New 2024-2025 Stampin; Up! Annual Catalog is here
Welcome, everyone!
It's been a few years since you last heard from me and what a crazy ride it has been. Covid was really rough on us, as it was for so many people. My mother in law passed away from Covid in December of 2020 and my daughter was having a hard time with being at home three days a week instead of in school. She was a freshman in high school and really needed me. Then, school opened up and she joined the volleyball team. So, for the past three years, I have been a volleyball mom.
If you have a child in high school sports, you probably know how much time that takes. Volleyball took over our life. She played volleyball all the time - not just in high school. She joined club volleyball and we traveled to tournaments. Volleyball took on a life of its' own. Then, we started looking at colleges. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do other than play volleyball. Then, last year she discovered Chemistry. She loved it and decided she was going to major in Chemistry and Business. Then, she discovered the Costmetic Science at the University of Toledo. All of a sudden, we were making plans to visit the school and one visit was all it took. I guess after seeing all of the colleges she had visited, she just knew. So, she is now a senior in high school and will be going off to college in the fall. I'm not going to lie. I miss volleyball. Part of me hopes that she tries out for the club team at the University of Toledo in the fall but I also know that she has a lot of things she wants to do and she may just find that she won't have a lot of time for volleyball. I get it but I will miss it. I knew I would and that was why with all of those hours in the car traveling I looked at it as time that we were spending together that I would never get back (Happy Volley at Penn State, I'm looking at you).
And, now, that I have almost gotten her to the point of being at college, it is time to start focusing on me again.
That starts with doing things that make me happy. So, here, I am.
Recently, another papercrafting company announced that they were closing. Close to My Heart has been a staple in the papercrafting community for many years. I have quite a bit of their stuff and they always did a great job with their scrapbooking and cardmaking kits.
Stampin' Up! recently announced that they have been in talks with Close to My Heart to purchase the rights to some of their products. We haven't heard what they are BUT I am very excited that Stampin' Up! will be venturing into the scrapbooking world again. There have been rumblings on what items Stampin' Up! will be doing but they are committed to this and have even reached out to Close to My Heart demonstrators (called Makers) and from what I can see there are a lot of them who have decided to come over to Stampin' Up! as of May 1.
I got some of the new Stampin' Up! products the other day that I pre-ordered and decided to jump right in and do an un-boxing video. As Stampin' Up! demonstrators we get the chance to order a selected number of products before they go live. I purchased some of the products that we had access to.
I already have my list ready for May 1 when everything is available.
Here is the link to the youtube video: 2024-2025 Annual Catalog Pre-order Unboxing Video
As with so many companies, there are supply chain issues. If you see something you like, I would order it because there is the chance that it won't be available. One of the new products is currently unavailable and that is the 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots.
These are a part of the Unbounded Beauty Suite. I found a good substitute for them, however. And, that is the 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems.
2024–2026 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle
2024–2026 In Color 8-1/2" x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) Cardstock
2024–2026 In Color 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper
2024–2026 In Color Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment
