Hello and happy holidays to you!  I’m finally back after being MIA for the last few weeks.  This month turned out to be crazy for me so I had to put Stampin’ Up! on the back burner.  I took a week-long trip to Appleton, Wisconsin to help my brother out after knee replacement surgery.  This also involved taking care of his two large dogs, Ramsey, a 10-year old German Shepherd and Triton, a 2-year old Belgian Malinois, both of whom are taller than I am when they stand – what a handful!!   This was my second trip there this year, as I was there for his first knee surgery back in March.  His recovery is going very well so I’m happy for him.  For those of you that might not know, I have been a business reference librarian for over 35 years and have had my own consulting business since 2012.  Right before I left for Wisconsin I got a research project from a client and the deadline was the day after Christmas.  When you are in business for yourself, you take the work when it comes your way, so when I got home, I dropped everything and glued myself to my computer until I sent the completed project off to my happy client!  This meant dropping everything else, including making my own holiday cards, which I finally got in the mail yesterday, just in time to wish everyone a Happy New Year!! Sometimes a girl just has to do what she has to do!!

My brother Mark (with Buck, his first Shepherd, who is no longer with us)

Triton, left and Ramsey, right

 

Now on to these Stampin’ Up! end of year specials and promotions.

It’s almost time to say goodbye to the 2018 Holiday Catalog as we get ready for the Occasions Catalog sales period beginning on January 3.  You can still order items  from the Holiday Catalog, while supplies last, until January 2nd.  Click here for a list of retiring products, some of which have discounted prices.  Click here for a list of products. On the list are the First Frost and Winter Woods bundles.  These products will be carried over, however, they will no longer be sold as bundles, meaning that the stamp set and coordinating framelits dies must now be purchased separately.  Other items carrying over are the Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim, and the Wishing You Well Stamp Set.  A number of items have already sold out and are now discontinued.  Click on this link to view a list of Discontinued Items Holiday Catalog 2018.

Stampin’ Up! has just refreshed the Clearance Rack and there are some deeply discounted items, including dies, punches, ribbons, ink, designer series papers and embellishments, while supplies last!  You can shop the Clearance Rack on my online store by clicking here.  Here are some of my favorite items.