Last Day to Order from the Retiring 2012-2013 Annual Catalog from Stampin' Up!

Hello, Studio Visitors!  Happy Monday!  Today is the *FINAL* day to order from the retiring 2012-2013 Annual Catalog from Stampin' Up!

• Here is the link for the {retiring stamp sets}, which are guaranteed to be in stock through today.

• Click the link here for the {retiring accessories list}, containing items available while supplies last.

The final orders must be placed no later than tonight at 11:50 PM Mountain Daylight Time.  You're always welcome to contact me and I'll help you to place your order.  *If you're local, I'm placing an order today and you can combine your order with mine to save on shipping.*

Need a copy of the new 2013-2014 Annual Catalog?  Drop me an email and I'll send one right out!  Can't wait?  Check the link to the right...

Stay tuned this week for My Digital Studio updates, my Top Ten list of Must-Haves from the new catalog and news on a couple of promotions Stampin' Up! is running.  If you missed my post on Saturday, check it out {here} for a lot of good information about current specials and promotions.

More News from Stampin' Up! and the {NEW} 2013-2014 Annual Catalog

Holy moly, what a day!  Yesterday started for me in my daughter's kindergarten classroom as I taught our final art docent lesson of the year:  a self-portrait inspired by Frida.  Whew!

Next, Stampin' Up! launched its new 2013-2014 Annual Catalog and it happened an hour EARLY!  Woo hoo!  Demonstrators and customers everywhere were flooding the phone lines and getting busy online placing their first orders.  Yesterday provided a rare opportunity; the Spring Catalog, retiring 2012-2013 Annual Catalog and the *NEW* 2013-2014 Annual Catalog were all available from which to order!

Here's what you need to know today:

• While the 2013 Spring Catalog is retired now, we can still order from both annual catalogs through Monday.  Retiring stamp sets {list here} are guaranteed through Monday; retiring accessories  {list here} are only available as long as supplies last.

• Are you a fan of the photopolymer stamp sets?  If so, I've got good news for you.  Stampin' Up! will be releasing a fun new set each month!  Another woo hoo!  Here's this month's set, Wanderlust:

Here are links to the previous sets:  Show and Tell 1 and Show and Tell 2, Bombs Away Birthday, and Designer Type.  

• Now, through the end of June (can't believe we're there already!), you can order any or all of the following three sentiment sets and get them for 25% off!  

Sale Price	Regular Price	Stamp Set	Item #	Page #
$17.96	$23.95	Sassy Salutations, Wood-Mount	132070	39
$13.46	$17.95	Sassy Salutations, Clear-Mount	126707	39
$14.96	$19.95	Sweet Essentials, Wood-Mount	132085	41
$11.21	$14.95	Sweet Essentials, Clear-Mount	126457	41
$21.71	$28.95	Petite Pairs Wood-Mount	128706	73
$15.71	$20.95	Petite Pairs Clear-Mount	122497	73

Sassy Salutations:

 Sweet Essentials:

Petite Pairs:

• Finally, Stampin' Up! released its latest "Best of" stamp set in commemoration of its 25th anniversary, Best of Greetings.

That's a lot of new stuff!  Whew!  Contact me if you're without the new 2013-2014 Annual Catalog and please let me know if you have any questions!

New 2013-2014 Annual Catalog from Stampin' Up! Is *HERE*!

Okay, Patient Stampers, the day is upon us! The shiny, {NEW} Stampin' Up! 2013-2014 Annual Catalog is available now for ordering.

• Click {here} for the PDF of the new catalog.  

• Click {here} for the link to click through it online (with Flash).

Plotting out the next couple of days:

Available Catalogs	Friday, May 31	Saturday, June 1	Sunday, June 2	Monday, June 3	Tuesday, June 4
2013 Spring
2012-13 Annual
2013-14 Annual

Today, Friday, May 31:  As I mentioned in THIS post, you may purchase from all three catalogs today!  Just remember that the retiring 2013 Spring Catalog is available only until shortly before midnight tonight, Friday, May 31.  

You may also order from the retiring 2012-2013 Annual Catalog through Monday, June 3.  I'll leave both links to those catalogs on the right side of your page until they retire.

Need a catalog?  Drop me an email?  Want one for free?  I'll be posting soon about the bennies of being a Studio-Sara Select Customer.

Have a great weekend and enjoy perusing the new catalog!  

Stampin' Up! Retiring Accessories List -- Have You Seen the Updates?

Hello, Stampers!  Just a reminder that with the publication of this year's Retiring Accessories List, items are already beginning to sell out (especially those retiring colors from the the Color Refresh).

Every afternoon, Stampin' Up! updates the Retiring Accessories List to give you a more up-to-date look at what's still available.  Since Stampin' Up! manufactures its own stamps, those can be expected to last through June 3, which is the final date to order from the 2012-13 Catalog.  Accessories, on the other hand, are manufactured elsewhere and the stock isn't guaranteed.

Contact me if you need something that is retiring and/or if you'd like to get on my list for receiving the *NEW* 2013-14 Catalog.  Those will be in your hands by May 31!

Stampin' Up! Retiring Products Lists are *Here*!

Every year at this time, Stampin' Up! releases the lists of stamp sets and other products that will not be available when the new catalog debuts.  Those lists are here today and are available by clicking on the correlating links.

• The Retiring Stamps are available until June 3 at 10:50 PM PDT.  

• The Retiring Accessories are only available while supplies last.  Each day, Stampin' Up! will update us about what has sold out.  Especially with the latest Color Refresh, if you've got a favorite color making its final curtain call, I'd suggest ordering it now.  

Want the new catalog?  If you've placed a qualifying order through me in the last year, you've already got one set aside for you (and due to arrive no later than May 31).  If you'd like one sent directly to you, please notify me by clicking on the "Email Sara" button on the left.  There are special perks and gifts for those who order through Studio Sara (in addition to Hostess Benefits and free Catalogs), so contact me now to learn more...

{Sneak Peek}: Projects from the New Stampin' Up! 2012-13 Annual Catalog

I've got the line, "Getting to know you..." floating through my head this weekend.  The new 2012-2013 Annual Catalog is "live" now and I've worked on a few projects between pulling retired items from and organizing my new ones in the Studio.  I hope to bring you a number of posts this week with details for each project.

This color palette (courtesy of my Color Coach) combines the new In Color Midnight Muse with More Mustard, and Rich Razzleberry.

A card for an upcoming baby shower features another new In Color, Primrose Petals: 

Make a Cake is the cute set I used here (along with my Stamp-a-Ma-Jig to line up the cake with the pennant flags).  The Designer Series Paper, Patio Party, highlights Summer Starfruit, another new In Color.

I used Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon in this card, which features Mixed Bunch. 

I'm so glad Tea Shoppe returned from the Occasions Mini Catalog this spring! 

Another Occasions hold-over is Apothecary Art, which pairs beautifully with the Labels Framelits. 

Finally, Raspberry Ripple is the color paired with the Perfect Plum and Crumb Cake in this project:

Hope your June has gotten off to a good start!  I look forward to your next visit, when I delve deeper into these projects...

New Stampin' Up! 2012-2013 Annual Catalog is *HERE*

It's here, it's here, it's here!  We can order starting at noon Mountain Daylight Time, so I'm busy putting the finishing touches on my first order.  What would you like to order?

Do you have a copy yet?  Customers who placed $50 orders before May 31 received one for *FREE*.  If you'd still like one, I've got a couple in stock.  I'll pop it in today's post (Priority!) for only $5!

Can't wait?!  Here's an electronic link to the PDF of the 2012-2013 Annual Catalogand the Stampin' Supplies.

Enjoy!

Stampin' Up!'s Grunge Rock in Blue

Today's project was a card I created for the 365 Cards challenge last week called "The 3 Bs."  We were to include three things in our card:  blue, black and a button.  I chose a card base of Marina Mist.  The stamp set, Grunge Rock, retires at the end of May, so I thought I'd highlight it.  

I've said it before and I'll say it again; I love using this set for more than just the tweens/teens in my life.  I've used this set for men's cards and I've really enjoyed the way they've turned out (sans crown, though).  

The center tag was made with the Decorative Label punch, inked with the edges of my Marina Mist Classic ink pad.  The button was adhered after I'd threaded a sliver of Basic Black Card stock through two of its holes.  It's hard to see in the photo, but the holes in the button line up with circles decorating the middle of the crown; I loved being able to utilize those!

The "Happy Birthday!" sentiment was stamped on a rectangular piece of Whisper White and I used the corner of one of my square punches to make the pennant flag.  I then ran it along the edge of my Basic Black Classic ink pad.

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Grunge Rock (W117080, C120555)

Papers:  Marina Mist (119682), Basic Black (121045) and Whisper White (100730) card stocks

Inks:  Marina Mist (119668) and Basic Black (101179) Classics

Accessories:  Decorative Label Punch (120907), 2-1/2" Circle Punch (120906), Paper Piercing Tool (116631) and Mat Pack (105826), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) 

Don't forget!  If you're interested in receiving the Stampin' Up! 2012-2013 Annual Catalog for free, you have until May 31 to do so.  Click here for more details...

{Sneak Peek} This Weekend's Projects

I hope you had a great weekend.  In our neck of the woods, it was uncharacteristically warm and sunny, so between baseball/softball and Mother's Day, it was a terrific weekend!

As we're counting down the final weeks before some favorite stamps and accessories retire, I thought I'd focus most of my efforts on retiring items.  Here are a few things I was working on this weekend:

Here's Cottage Garden, a favorite which will be retiring at the end of May.  Love that tag stamp!

Tiny Teacup is a single stamp ("a la carte") which will retire on May 31.  It's got a sentiment "Hello" attached, but I inked just the cup for this project.

Bling, bling!  A rhinestone brad adds a bit of shimmer and twinkle to Pendant Park, which *SADLY* retires at the end of May.

Grunge Rock (another retiree) is the stamp set I used for this final project.  What is marketed as a set for the tween/teen set,  I've had a lot of success using it for grown men, too!  I love the distressed look of its images and the useful diamond pattern stamp (you can see it in the lower left corner).

Thankfully, this sweet stamp set, Easy Events, is not retiring (the tree and cupcake below are from this terrific set).  I love both the line images and the sweet sentiments!

You can see a sliver of the Lattice Bigz die in this picture; I love how versatile it is (nothing on this card is retiring -- phew!)!

Looking forward to telling you more!  Check this post for how you can earn a free Stampin' Up! 2012-2013 Annual Catalog from Studio Sara...