Stampin Up! Retiring Accessories List

The retiring Stamp Sets are shown here http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/BWFlyer_RetiredList_Demo_Apr1512_US.pdf . They are available through May 31^st, so my local customers should be fine to order with May stamp club.

Accessories are first come, first served however. Here is a link to the pdf file http://204.228.150.61/docs/lastchance/en-US/Availability_en-US.pdf and the excel file http://204.228.150.61/docs/lastchance/en-US/Retiredlist-sort_en-US.xls , but I have hit some of the highlights below. Remember these items are only available while supplies last, so get your order in as quickly as possible. Either CALL me by tonight at 10:00 p.m. to let me know you have an order or after that time order online and choose me as your demonstrator (you don’t want to pay extra by not choosing a demonstrator). As always call or email with any questions—I’m happy to try to help.

 There are 12 pages of Retiring items listed today. Some of them are expected, such as the complete retirement (ribbon, inks, paper/cardstock and markers) of the 2 year old In-colors (2010-2012), hostess items, designer series paper, several Stampin’ Around wheels and the Simply Adorned items. A good quantity of retiring ribbon has also been the norm in recent years, and the ¼ inch grosgrain, satin and Wide 1-1/4 inch striped grosgrain are retiring. Other items are unexpected such as the mat pack, cropadile, a variety of punches and Big Shot folders and dies, the Versamarker and the Stampin’ Pastels.

1. The Craft inks other than Black and White are all retiring, and the Classic ink pads are being redesigned to have a firm foam surface. The idea is to prevent the “curling or cupping up” of the edges of the ink pads when they need to be re-inked and to improve quality.

You do not need to replace your ink pads!! Only the 5 colors mentioned below will ever need to be replaced in my opinion. The problem will only be that you will need to re-ink new pads with new formulas of re-inker because they had to change them a little. If you have an old ink pad, it can be re-inked with old or new re-inker. The new ink pads for ONLY these 5 colors need NEW re-inkers. For the other colors, New ink pads can be re-inked with Old re-inkers nicely.

This is a link to the explanation about the ink pads: http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/22574.asp

Please note: Five ink colors have undergone formula changes to improve functionality and color stability with the new firm foam pads. These colors are

•Basic Black

•Basic Gray

•Marina Mist

•Perfect Plum

•Tempting Turquoise

2. Textured 12” X12” cardstock will no longer be available. Several colors will no longer have separate colors of 12X12 smooth cardstock available for purchase and will only be available in the color family combination packs. Colors not on this list are assumed still available in a single color pack. (8-1/2 X11 cardstock is unaffected and available in all colors.) These colors are:

• Regal Rose
• Tangerine Tango
• Tempting Turquoise
• Perfect plum
• Pink Pirouette
• Rose Red
• Always Artichoke
• Bravo Burgundy
• Cajun Craze
• Not Quite Navy
• River Rock
• Melon Mambo
• Pacific Point
• Baja Breeze
• Bashful Blue
• So Saffron
• Wild Wasabi
• Elegant Eggplant
• Garden Green
• Riding Hood Red
• More Mustard
• Basic Gray
• Chocolate Chip
• Sahara Sand
• Soft Suede

3. Some Stampin’ Write marker colors will now only be available in the color families (or the large marker caddy). Now is the time to check your markers for wear on the brush tip ends, so that you aren’t disappointed later. The markers that are no longer available individually are:

· Always Artichoke

· Bravo Burgundy

· Cajun Craze

· Elegant Eggplant

· Garden Green

· More Mustard

· Not Quite Navy

· Riding Hood Red

· Basic Gray

· Chocolate Chip

· River Rock

· Sahara Sand

· Soft Suede

· Melon Mambo

· Pacific Point

· Regal Rose

· Tangerine Tango

· Tempting Turquoise

· Baja Breeze

· Bashful Blue

· Perfect Plum

· Pink Pirouette

· Rose Red

· So Saffron

· Wild Wasabi

I’m excited as I imagine the lovely new things Stampin’ Up! will have for us when the new catalog arrives. I’ll be able to order boxes of catalogs for you all at midnight on May 7^th, so they will likely be here the next week. If you are in Stamp Club, of course your catalog is free. For everyone else, the slightly smaller catalog will only cost $3.00. I’ll send an email when they’ve arrived.

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