I can hardly believe another Stampin’ Up! year is drawing to an end. It is always a time of mixed emotion, when some of my favourite stamp sets and accessories are sadly retired and yet I am longing daily for my brand spankin’ 2009/2010 Idea Book & Catalogue to arrive. I can’t wait to see all of the funky new goodies!

The great news for you is, this year Stampin’ Up! have decided to send out the current catalogue with a BANG!!! There are so many stamp sets and accessories retiring, it’s incredible.

Just in case you miss the fine print on the flyer, I’ll explain the asterisk legend. Any item with (*) has been reduced by 25%  Any item with (**) has been reduced by 50%  Please note that prices have already been reduced for you. Any item with (***) half of the purchase price is being donated to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal (Scroll down to the next post for further information about this fundraiser).

If you have not yet lived through a Stampin’ Up! retirement, let me give you a few tips. If there is something on the list that you have to have, order it now, products on the list have a habit of just disappearing. If there is something you are thinking about, keep a lookout here every day, I will daily update the list of what is getting low on stock (Chocolate) and what has run out (Red). Please be aware that items can go from plentiful to unavailable in the setting of an eyelet. Can you believe that at the end of the first day 11 products have already sold out!

To view the retiring list in alphabetical order, click here. To view the list in order of page number, click here. There are two pages to each link, one of stamps and one of accessories.

If you don’t have a catalogue of your own, go the right hand column of this blog and under the heading of Favourite Sites, click on the 2008/2009 Idea Book & Catalogue. This will allow you to view the catalogue and the list on dual windows. This link will be changed on the 1st of April to the 2009/2010 IB&C for your viewing pleasure.

Now that the catalogue is finished I have removed the rather long list from this post, if for no other reason than you’ll get to the next post quicker

Warmest wishes

Melanie Packham

Hello and welcome, I have started this blog to share with you, my thoughts and creations that blossom from being an Independent Demonstrator with Stampin’ Up!

The purpose of this first post is to fulfill my legal obligations of giving recognition to the copyright and trademark registrations that Stampin’ Up! have made just for us. So here they are:

• Aqua Painter-TM
• Bold Brights-TM
• Color Coach-TM
• Color Caddy- TM
• Crystal Effects- TM
• Definittely Decorative-TM
• Earth Elements-TM
• Embossing Buddy-TM
• Forget-Me-Not Keeper-TM
• Greetings Glue-TM
• Hodgepodge Hardware-TM
• Powder Pals-TM
• Rich Regals-TM
• Simply Scrappin’-TM
• Simply Sent-TM
• SNAIL Adhesive-TM
• Soft Subtles-TM
• Stampin’ Around-TM
• Stampin’ Dimensionals-TM
• Stampin’ Emboss-TM
• Stampin’ Glitter-TM
• Stampin’ Ink-TM
• Stampin’ Memories-TM
• Stampin’ Mist-TM
• Stampin’ Pad-TM (or Stampin’ Pads-TM)
• Stampin’ Pastels-TM
• Stampin’ Scrub-TM
• Stampin’ Spot-TM
• Stampin’ Write-TM
• The Tearing Edge-TM
• Two-Step Stampin’-TM
• Two-Step Stampin’ Logo
• Watercolor Wonder-TM

So yes, it is quite a list but Stampin’ Up! have named these exclusive products just for us and that’s pretty special. Thanks for your time.

Warmest wishes for your day.

Melanie Packham