April News

Paper Pumpkin is something which the USA market has had for a while - it's a monthly subscription where you get a project kit each time.  At the Annual Stampin' Up! Onstage it was announced that a special one-time release in our Australian market is coming in May.  I believe it will cost around $33.00 and will be available on a first come, first served basis.  It looks gorgeous!  I can't wait to order it.

The retirement list will be released next week, so watch this space for information about what will be staying and what is leaving.  Speaking of leaving, it was announced at the Onstage that Stampin' Up! will be implementing a change in die cutting and embossing products.  That means the Big Shot will not appear in the new Annual Catalogue.  I can't wait to see what will replace it!

However, we will offer new dies and embossing folders in the 2019–2020 annual catalogue. Since we’re using a new supplier, the dies and folders will be manufactured differently; this means the way you use the new style of dies and folders will be a little different than how you used the old style. Both the new-style and old-style dies and embossing folders can work with any die-cutting & embossing machine (in some cases, adaptations like shims may be required because the gap between rollers on machines may vary slightly between manufacturers).

One of the significant factors in this decision is that instead of working with a supplier who works with a manufacturer, we are moving to a direct-to-manufacturer relationship. This means that we will work directly with the factories who manufacture our dies and folders instead of working with another company who then works with different factories. This gives us greater control and potential in the manufacturing process. Here’s one example of how that will work: having a direct-to-manufacturer relationship will better allow us to implement die and folder ideas we gather from you, our power users. When we gather feedback and ideas from you, we will now be able to work directly with the factories making the products to implement those innovative ideas.

So while the current situation isn’t ideal, we are setting the foundation for greater die-cutting and embossing opportunity in the future.

And finally, Stampin' Up!  also announced that they are parting ways with the current Stampin' Trimmer.  They will be taking the opportunity to research and explore a replacement option for this product, which will not be the same as the current Stampin’ Trimmer.

There will be a gap in time between when the current Stampin’ Trimmer retires and when a new product becomes available, but we do not currently have an estimated timeframe. Once we feel confident in the new offering, we will communicate more details with you about the new product.