Hello everyone, I wanted to talk about comings and goings this week – especially because we’ll shortly be saying Cheerio to some items from the current Catalogue, I know it’s a sad time of the year …. but it’s also exciting because it means the new catalogue is on its way!

So, the dates you need to know are these:

• 30th May – Retirement List is available
• 30th June – Current Catalogue ends

This means that on the 30th May I will be posting the Retirement Lists for Stamps and Accessories here on my Blog – look out for special links on the post that will take you to a Retirement Page where you will be able to download the lists. You will also be able to purchase from the 30th May your Retirement List items in my Shop. Please note Retirement items are on a first come, first served basis whilst stocks last – Stampin’ Up! will not make new ones, so when they are sold out – they’re gone! Somethings sell out amazingly fast – usually those items which are discounted, but not always, so if you want it – grab it!

I will be putting in orders sometime in June, but I cannot guarantee you will get what you want if you wait for class or my orders – so the best thing to do is order it when you see it.

I will also be offering a free gift to anyone who uses the Hostess Code that you will also find on the Retirement page from the 30th May – just enter it when you come to check out. This will help me get more lovely products by combining your order amounts and then I can share some little gifts with you all!

So, now that we’ve covered the Retirement Lists what else do I need to tell you? Oh yes, last week was the fabulous Regional Training for us Stampin’ Up! demonstrators and we had a great time, we got to see some sneak peeks of the new products coming in July and wow you’re going to love them I think! We also finished the Coram Charity Auction Cards for Keeps and we raised over £8578 isn’t that wonderful? I am now the proud owner of a hand-crafted card made by Lisa Tarbuck no less, and it’s about to be framed and put up in my craft room – did any of you participate in the auction? If you did I’d love to hear how you got on! Here’s Paula Gorry from Head Office handing over the cheque!

Here’s a photo of me with Karen (one of my team, we’re the Royal Stampers!), it was Karen’s first SU event and she was the lucky winner of a Prize Patrol – we always have a good time at SU events, but getting prizes makes it that much more fun 🙂 We also found out that there are going to be some amazing promotions during June, one of which will be the pre-launch of the Project Life range created specifically for Stampin’ Up! – not everything that is coming in the new catalogue will be available, but there will be a range of Project Life products that are and I can’t wait to get my hands on them – check out next week’s blog post when I’ll update you more.

Finally, I’d like to announce the date for my Catalogue Launch Party as Saturday 28th June, 2.30pm at St Mary’s in Ash Vale. Yes – 2 days before the Catalogue goes live! Tickets are just £3 and for that you’ll receive your own copy of the new catalogue (normally £5 each), a catalogue survival kit (because it can be a bit overwhelming with all the lovely new stuff to look at), a make & take and of course cakes and refreshments. I will also be holding one of my Buy One and get 50% off new items sale and you’ll have plenty of time to just sit and check out the new catalogue, plus a chance to play with some of the new products. All orders will be placed on 1st July and p+p will be just £1 if collecting from me or class. So if you’d like to get your hands on the new catalogue and have a bit of fun and creativity at the same time, just book your place with me via my Events menu or by emailing me. I’d love to see you there and share the brilliant new products with you. If you can’t make the 28th please let me know if you’d like your own Catalogue so I can get one to you.