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It’s next week – Tues. May 22 at 1pm.  We will make the top card from the May 2 post (saying goodbye to Inspired by Nature), and an easy mini-album to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month.    Cost $5 or free for club members.  ALSO – bring your unwanted stamps, punches and other supplies to trade with your fellow stampers.   Club members:   Any items you choose to leave with me for our annual garage sale (June 2) will get you credit from the new catalog if it sells.  My new catalogs arrive tomorrow – contact me if you would like one.  New clubs starting soon!

This mini-album (or mega card) is made from the retired Good Times Simply Scrappin Kits.  Instructions tomorrow.  I will have a few of the kits for sale at the garage sale.

Flight of the Butterfly is a wonderful stamp set, but it is retiring soon, along with the Butterfly punch and other matching sets.  The old style punch is on the Clearance Rack!

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Last day available is May 31.

Loads of Love has been popular for many years, along with the accessory sets.  Now it is leaving us:(

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Last day available is May 31.

Season of Friendship is a favorite versatile set for all seasons – retiring soon!

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Last day available is May 31.

All in the Family is another fun set that is retiring, along with all the accessory sets.

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Last day available is May 31.

For the next week I will be posting photos of my favorite retiring stamps sets.  First up – the entire Build A Bear collection, including Big Shot Dies, is retiring.

All products pictured can be purchased at www.kwstamps.stampinup.net

Last day available is May 31.

Nautical Expedition is one of my all time favorite SU designer papers.  It’s great for masculine cards as made here by Beth and displayed at the SpringFest.  And it’s on the Clearance Rack for $4.39 (retail $10.95) while supplies last.  Pick up a few packs before they are gone!  The Open Sea stamp set is also still available and will be in the new catalog too.

All products pictured can be purchased at www.kwstamps.stampinup.net

Last day available is May 31.

Here are some more photos of swaps from SpringFest.  Remember, the demo starter kit is now only $99 and is fully customizable!  You can order right from my website www.kwstamps.stampinup.net

I said the other day that attending local and national events is one of the best things about being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.  Here are some photos from the SpringFest I attended in Buffalo last week.  I got to see my demo friends Diane and Linda.  Here they are working on shoebox swaps.

Here’s a cute little edible penguin one of the girls designed using the Summer Smooches DSP for the hats, olives, carrots and cream cheese.

And here’s a bunch of the swaps I received – more tomorrow.

Last week I decided to recreate some of my favorite cards with retiring stamp sets and colors.  The retiring colors are going fast – Blushing Bride and Concord Crush Cardstock is only available now in the multipacks.  Shop now at www.kwstamps.stampinup.net

Inspired by Nature and Peach Parfait are retiring:

Also used:  Chocolate Chip, Brayer, Sponge, Chocolate Chip Ink

Upsy Daisy and Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz are retiring:

Also used:  Herringbone embossing folder, Whisper White Inkpad

Flight of the Butterfly and Poppy Parade are retiring:

Also used:  Elegant Lines embossing folder, So Saffron, Whisper White ink and sponge dauber