BIG News....Big....Huge.....

Good Morning Stampers!
Many of our demonstrators are in San Antonio, Texas at Leadership Convention and they are reporting some breaking news regarding our catalogs....and the changes start this year!

Stampin' Up! is trying to make things easier on all of us and one thing they have heard repeatedly is "too much" and "overwhelming."  As much as we LOVE our stamps...sometimes less is more, especially when our catalog can be overwhelming to many people, especially new stampers.

So- here is what is going down:

• The current Idea Book and Catalog is going to end on May 31st (NOT June 30th) so you may want to consider that (especially club members)

• The new Annual Catalog (as it will now be called) will be live on June 1st.  I am not sure what this means for our retiring list, but they will keep us in touch soon, I'm sure.

• The new Annual Catalog will be shorter by 40 pages and made of a lighter weight paper so that demonstrators are able to mail them to our customers via SU at a reasonable price.   I, for one, am happy about that because mailing one of those suckers costs the same amount as the catalog itself!

• The Decor Elements and Simply Adorned line will be discontinued (they just weren't going over well) I expect to see them on the retiring list and hopefully on sale!!!

• We will NOT have a Summer Mini this year

• We will have two Minis per year- Holiday and Spring- they will be much larger (8 1/2 x 11) and about 8 pages longer and be available for a longer time frame.

That's about it......I have heard that the "seasonal" or "holiday" sets will be featured more in the mini that is covered during that time frame.  So, the Big catalog may have some sets in, but you'll find more of a selection in the mini. 

Look for more info to come.....especially on pre ordering those new catalogs!  Any questions.....just let me know.  Happy Stampin'!