Occasions Catalogue - items retiring on 2 June

It's been very quiet around here with my preparations to go to the Stampin' Up! Inspire Create Share convention on the Gold Coast last week...& the aftermath of returning home.

The good news is that I came home with a copy of our fab new 2015 -2016 Annual Catalogue so I can share which items from the Occasions Catalogue are not carrying over. If any of these items are on your wishlist, you'll need to order them before they disappear on June 2nd.

Boy are there lots on the list, including some of my Occasions favourites:
- Indescribable Gift
- Balloon Bash stamp set & coordinating Birthday Bas DSP etc
- Petal Potpourri stamp set (available as a bundle with the flower medallion punch)
- Spring Flowers embossing folder

I've listed all goodies not carrying over in catalogue page order below, with pics & links so you can see more info or wish to order them. Some stamps have multiple listings because they're available in wood or clear mount, or photopolymer. Some are also available as bundles, so keep any eye out for these.

See ALL Occasions Catalogue goodies here in my store

You can order all items & any other current items on my online store using the links below or you can e-mail me your order if that suits. If you have any questions about anything, just leave me a comment or e-mail me.

Back soon with some projects.
Inky wishes, Di

Occasions Catalogue Items only available until 2 June 2015
- not carrying over to 2015-16 Annual Catalogue

You Plus Me Wood Stamp Set	You Plus Me Clear Stamp Set	Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack	Stacked With Love Designer Washi Tape	Wood You Be Mine Photopolymer Stamp Set
Hey, Valentine Wood Stamp Set	Hey, Valentine Clear Stamp Set	Birthday Bash Designer Washi Sheets	Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Series Paper	Calypso Coral Pompom Trim `
Balloon Bash Photopolymer Stamp Set	Gold Basic Metal Buttons	Cheerful Critters Photopolymer Stamp Set	From The Herd Wood Stamp Set	From The Herd Clear Stamp Set
From The Herd Photopolymer Stamp Set	Hooray It's Your Day Card Kit	Hooray It's Your Day Photopolymer Stamp Set	Painted Petals Wood Stamp Set	Painted Petals Clear Stamp Set
Painted Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set	Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper	From The Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set	Moon Lake Wood Stamp Set
Moon Lake Clear Stamp Set	Petal Potpourri Wood Stamp Set	Petal Potpourri Clear Stamp Set	Petal Potpourri Wood Bundle	Petal Potpourri Clear Bundle
Big On You Photopolymer Stamp Set	Chalkboard Paper	Large Kraft Grid Journal	Aquamarine Colorbox Chalk Ink Pad	Aquamarine Colorbox Chalk Ink Refill
Rose Coral Colorbox Chalk Ink Pad	Rose Coral Colorbox Chalk Ink Refill	Yellow Citrus Colorbox Chalk Ink Pad	Yellow Citrus Colorbox Chalk Ink Refill	Artisan Embellishment Kit
One Tag Fits All Wood Stamp Set	One Tag Fits All Clear Stamp Set	Build A Bouquet Project Kit	Build A Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set	Love Is Kindness Wood Stamp
White Simply Pressed Clay	Alphanumeric Simply Pressed Clay Mold	For Peeps' Sake Wood Stamp Set	Indescribable Gift Wood Stamp Set	Indescribable Gift Clear Stamp Set
Happy Easter Bunny Wood Stamp	Sweet Laughter Wood Stamp Set	Sweet Laughter Clear Stamp Set	Mum's Love Photopolymer Stamp Set	Painted Blooms Cotton Twine
Baby Bumblebee Wood Stamp	Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paper	Sweet Dreams Designer Buttons	Sweet Dreams Designer Washi Tape	Hello Honey 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Quilted Cotton Ribbon
Little Sunshine Wood Stamp Set	Little Sunshine Clear Stamp Set	Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack	Adventure Awaits Photopolymer Stamp Set	Something Borrowed Embellishments
Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper	Something Lacy Wood Stamp	Something Lacy Clear Stamp	Your Perfect Day Wood Stamp Set	Your Perfect Day Clear Stamp Set
Your Perfect Day Photopolymer Stamp Set	Sophisticated Serifs Photopolymer Stamp Set	Class Of 2015 Wood Stamp	So You Photopolymer Stamp Set	Seasonal Snapshot Project Life Card Collection
Seasonal Snapshot Project Life Accessory Pack	Project Life Holiday Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set	Cherry 6" X 8" Project Life Album	Natural & Old Olive Two-Tone Trim	White & Tangerine Tango Two-Tone Trim
Bright & Beautiful Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Bright & Beautiful Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Feathers Framelits Dies	Four Feathers Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Four Feathers Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Four Feathers Wood-Mount Bundle	Four Feathers Clear-Mount Bundle

JAI 260 sketch challenge - with a touch of gold

If you love a good sketch as much as I do then you'll love this week's new challenge at Just Add Ink. The sketch Narelle has created is full of possibilities. Even better, most of the team are off to Stampin' Up! convention next week so this challenge runs for two weeks. That means more time for you to try it. Lookie!

Here's what I made with it - a very clean & simple creation with a touch of gold for a lovely friend's birthday. I really hope she likes it....& doesn't check my blog before I see her today - shhhh!

I used the butterfly as my circle element from the sketch, but also added a circle behind it to ground it to the card. I love that the Birthday Bash DSP has little gold foil elements in it which add a little more subtle bling. You can perhaps see the gold shimmer a little better in this pic.

My only uncertainty with the card was that I didn't want a sentiment to detract from that beautiful gold butterfly so I didn't add one. It felt weird to leave it off, but hopefully the fun gold embossed sentiment from Balloon Bash I added inside made up for any absence on the front. I don't know why this looks pink in the pic - maybe the early morning pic or bad photo editing did it ;-)

So what do you think? Did I do justice to the sketch challenge? Leave me a comment to let me know where/whether you'd add a sentiment. Do also check out all the lovely creations by all the design team & remember we'd love you to try this sketch challenge yourself.
Thanks for visiting today. Hope to see you back here soon.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies

Print Recipe

Big Shot	Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Bundle	Balloon Bash Photopolymer Stamp Set	Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Series Paper	Gold Foil Sheets
Card Stock A4 Crisp Cantaloupe	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock	Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack
2-1/2" Circle Punch	Hexagon Punch	Heat Tool	Versamark Pad	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Annual catalogue retirement list is here

Today's the day we share which products from our 2014-15 Annual Catalogue will not be carrying over to our new Annual Catalogue. It's always a sad day seeing favourite items on the list but the good news is that most items on the list are discounted - some 50% off. 

Important: All retiring items are only available while stocks last (until 2 June at the latest) so download the lists below and/or look at them in my store ASAP so you don't miss out.

Annual Catalogue Retirement Lists
Download Alphabetical List by Category
Download Annual Catalogue Page Order List
Google download tip - Choose 'download', not 'share' to see & save the documents

See & shop all retiring items in my online store

I've just seen the retirement lists this morning too so I'll be back later to update you on my full picks of the list. In the meantime, please don't miss getting retiring in-colour goodies (ink refills & card) as they'll sell out quickly. There are LOTS of punches, dies & Project Life cards retiring too ( more sobs) so I'd definitely look at them too.

How to Order
The quickest & easiest way to make sure you don't miss out on goodies is to order online from my store. I'll be taking order by phone & e-mail too so let me know if I can help you with any info or orders.

My Digital Studio
My Digital Studio (MDS), our digital design software & digital downloads is also being discontinued from 2 June (sob) so if you're an MDS user, this will be your last chance to purchase our awesome digital downloads. MDS & all digital downloads are 30% off until then.
Please order all digital downloads here via my online store for easiest access to them.

Download MDS download list as an excel spreadsheet

New Annual Catalogue coming in June
Our new 2015-16 Annual Catalogue begins on 2 June 2015 - almost 1 month early this year for us in the South Pacific - so that it will start on the same date in all Stampin' Up! markets - awesome news!

Even more exciting, I'll get to see it next week at our South Pacific Convention. I'll share more info & start taking requests for a copies as we get closer to launch date. Just wanted to make sure you had the date.

If you have any questions about anything retirement or SU, then please leave me a comment or e-mail me. Back soon!

Inky wishes, Di