Feel the Magic!


Stampin' Up! convention 2004







This year I only made one style of card to swap - and only 40 of them (yeah, I know... I must be crazy only making 40). I have quite a few swaps from participating in swaps all year and I don't need any more from the current catty. I'm going to participate in swaps after July 19 to get some cards with some of the NEW stamp sets!





I used Parisian Plaza for the background and Travels Abroad for the main image. Classic Alphabet provided the text.




The new catty cover has a ruby theme with a scrapbook page with butterfly, and a card with a sketches set and other stuff!


WE HAVE BEADS!!!



Thank goodness we finally got black, copper and brass brads! It really makes sense to have these! I had to use non-SU black brads in my contest submission to the WOW Art File Stampin' Up! demo contest in 2003 because they didn't sell them in the catty (I still won the contest anyways, even with a non-SU product on my entry... I was surprised) NOW they are "LEGAL" and not contraband (not that I pay much attention to the whole contraband issue anyways... I create with what I want too)




Guess what the $59 accessory is... drumroll please... A STAMP PAD RACK!!! Whooo Hooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been saving for one of these for a year 'cause they are sooo expensive... now I can purchase one AND get the hostess benefits for my purchase too!!!! AND, its cheaper than the ones I've been looking at!!!!!! I'm so psyched!




NEW CATTY SETS!!!!!!


Somebunny New (kind of a Peter Rabbit type set)


Paris in the Spring (Whooo Hooo!!!)


Summer by the Sea and Seaside Sketches!!! (similar sets)


The mini catty chocolate set Oh so sweet


Words by Wanda, Wanda Wit and Wisdom


Something Marvelous (blah, don't like that set... they should have put Nature's Sketchbook in and left this one out)


There are new really nice sports sets, more like Have a Ball than last years' sports sets


A cool word set with 56 stamps in it!


cute baby set with feet & hands (didn't we have a baby foot set a few years ago?)


There are a few new shape sets...fun with shapes, simply circles, great shapes (I'm glad... I was getting annoyed with the the little "torn edge" look of the shape stamps in the old catty... those have been around way past their time IMHO)


Sassy Sayings I and II...."I Love You More", "You're

My Hero", "You Make Me Happy", "You're My Favorite".... II is "Just

Because I Care", "I want to be you when I grow up", "Just what I wanted"

and "You take the cake".




And... I'm so happy!!! Encore metallic pads are back!!! I was sad when they took out all except silver & gold a few years ago.



We have journaling markers in about 16 of our 48 colors...


Wheel cartridge refills are gone, guess we have to use classic reinkers in them now.



No more glitter stacks... just separate colors of basics (I'm glad, I could never figure out why someone would want to purchase a whole stack if they only wanted one of the colors)












I was going to write more, but I checked my email and somebody posted stuff on a list I'm on...





New frame sets—flora & fauna—stipply daisy, sunflower on the frame

Woodland Frame—wood carving style--leaves, swirl, acorns



Fine Frames—4 little teeny oval tags, amost like a bookplate, but

smaller.



Letter Perfect Backgrounds—rhomboid shadow, circular kind of square

shadow and outlines for both for $11.95 (instead of little shapes)

Shining Star Frame



Halloween background set



Great Shapes—large rectangle wavy edge; window pane looking thing;

square that's 3x3"; 9 circles 3x3 or less



SU Jumbo wheel called Square Pegs that matches retro paper



New Paisley Print—big background stamp



Shape ups—like Little Shapes except square, rectangle, circle and 2

rectangles slightly out of line w/each other



New background—Dots & checks---positive/negatives—square with

circles in the middle



Background—on safari—skin of an elephant, maybe?



Background--Bitty Blossoms—stems & circles



Background--Sparkle—big starbursts



Background--Geometric—goes w/simple shapes



Wonderful Words—handwriting "Celebrate,' `friendship, love, thank you



Tiny Talk—looks like mini mates, just with words—Thanks a melon, to

from, lucky you, happy new baby, let it snow, you make me smile,

you're a star, you're invited, love you



Sassy Sayings I—I love you more, you're my hero, you make me happy,

you're my favorite



Sassy Sayings II—Just because I care; I want to be you when I grow

up; Just what I wanted; You take the cake (in big letters) in little

letters underneath it says `Happy Birthday'



Words of Wisdom—Each one of us is God's special work of art; God

understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say

them; My presence will go with thee and I will give thee rest; To

everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the

heaven; Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; Be still and know

that I'm God



Brighter Tomorrow—The best thing about the future is that it comes

only one day at a time; Tomorrow's forecast—brighter than today;

Whatever happens God is there to keep you safe within his care; may

the beautiful memories that fill your heart help to bring you

comfort; After the showers the smell of flowers; With sympathy



Sections in catalog


Our Stamps


How to use our products


Hostess Plan


Getting Started


Holidays


Seasons




New summer set called Sparkling Summer in fine line drawing, not

bold. Obvious to go with glitter or pearl effects. Sandy hill with

3 shells; a glass of sparkling lemonade; a popsickle w/sparkle sign;

beach ball; beach chair w/umbrella/ 3-scoop ice cream cone; pail

w/shovel and more.



A Year in the Country---similar to Country Greetings—a snowman in

the yard of a house; pumpkins in the yard of same house; topiary

trees in blooms—in frames just like Country Greetings (not as cute

tho)



Window on the World—window w/lace curtains w/things you can put in

the window $19.95



Year Round Fun II—cute stamps—cuter than the original Year Round Fun



Preorder discount stuff that Convention Goers get to buy--

Fun w/Shapes (13 stamps for $24.95)

Simple Type Alphabet

DD Bold Butterfly (2 different butterfly shadows & outlines; flower

outline and shadow)

Sassy Sayings I

Thinking of Father (nostalgic; collage style stamps—thinking of you

on Father's Day; a compass; protractor; e/w compass; sealing wax on

a map; collage w/pen, watch, glasses, stamp & sayings; airmail

postal cancellatoin

Pretty Princess—a crown happy birthday, magic wand, fancy high layer

cake, princess, `a princess is what you were meant to be because

being sweet comes naturally" (This one I get for my princess! Yay!!)

Beads & Buttons (accessories)

Jumbo Wheel—Flitting By (matches bold butterfly)



Jumbo turntable caddy--$59.95

New punches—All punches have whaletail now! Yay!!—new NOTE—There

are new larger circle and square punches to REPLACE THE ALPHA

ACCENTS! So, no more alpha Accents! Buy these now if you can't

live without! (I asked her about the Perfect Precuts. She didn't

see them, but will look later and I'll call her back in a couple of

hours.)

1-3/8" circle; 1-1/4" circle; 1-3/8" square; 1-1/4" square; paper

piecing punch—3 kinds of triangulated stripes; slit—like a photo

corner; ½" circle; small double circle; snowman; snowflake;

concave square; convex square; a balloon w/string; party hat;

daisy; diaper pin, butterfly, a leaf; folk heart; folk star; notched

corner punch; large corner rounder; small corner rounder; stair

steps, create a corner, corner slot punch called simplicity; wrought

iron. (no zigzag or the other corner punches anymore)

Handheld are ¼", 1/8", 1/16", and rectangle



Star spangled banner stamp set—God Bless America w/eagle and '76

w/stars on it. Liberty bell that says `We the People.'



More Asian stuff—Calming Garden, Oriental Brushstrokes (like done on

fabric)



Wheels—Splot



Smile Some More to go w/ Smile set (stick figure to go w/head;

swirly line; ornament holder & hook; wishing you a season of happy

smiles; wishing you many happy surprises)



We now sell that new style Fiskars cutter to replace the old

one--$24.95



Colors have moved to front of catalog



Monoadhesive holder that says SU on it (black & clear) should fit new

refills $6.95 for holder; refills $4.25 (same old mono; just new case

with our logo on it--about time!)



Lots of new punches...snowman, snowflake, diaper pen, butterfly, balloon, birthday hat plus concave square and convex square also a double hole punch.



wrapping paper - 50 feet per roll - white smooth matte surface - 6.95

New glue stick that's square for getting into corners!

Sticky strip—double sided extra tacky ¼" tape especially for beads

Beads in all our color groups

Magic mesh in each color group 3 colors per package

Encore pads -- there's a copper

Still have pearl ex powders in assortments

Glitter still

Crafter's tool kit $39.95 (eyelet stuff; paper piercing tool; wire

cutter, hammer, paper piecing pad & template, setting mad (4x4)

basically, everything for wire and paper crafting)



Petal point chalk pads in brights & subtles; earth & regals (8 colors each)



Aqua painter (water brush—2 for $16.95)



No Stazon cleaner, unfortunately!



New Brassy Class templates-- Blooming Wonderful (like Daisy we used to have) polka dot party; simple seasons; shapes—squares of 4 different sizex; rectangles 3 sizes; little dots; big circles



We have copper cord now to go with the gold and silver we already have.



They got their Holiday Mini Catalog already. There are gold, silver and copper cards and envelope sets for sale in there. Sounds cool! Didn't get into the sets yet.



The markers and stamp pad prices did NOT go up.....Same 4 colors groups, but there are some new neutral colors added, outside of the 4 color groups (Neutrals—white, vanilla—these 2 colors come in Craft pad only, Basic Brown comes in Classic only) (Hmm---not sure why another brown is needed.) intro pages much better—show very clear picture of mounting stamps, clear pic of versatility, color coordination, good pic of SU wheels, accessories;



4 color groups are at the beginning - Jumbo ink cartridges—bril blue, glor green, lilac, real red, black, creamy caramel, more mustard, olive, ruby red, ballet blue, baroq burgundy, forest foliage, night of navy, bliss blue, mellow moss, perfect plum, pretty

in pink, white (I think these are the same colors as last time, maybe with white as an addition?)



256 pages to catalog.

Cover—montage—background like pastel wallpaper—summer sketches type set

(woman sitting in boat w/feet in water; little girl looking up w/3

butterflies), picture wraps around to back. Ruby red, brown, real

pale—maybe Mint Melody? Nice cover—scrapbook page, cards, markers,

pile of c/s, little box, classic pad & stuff



Personalized stamps—different text only line 9.95, 2 lines 12.95, 3

lines 14.95, 4 lines 19.95 (3 different fonts) 3-line $17.95, 4- $19.95

(personalized w/image—3 to choose from) Decorative design that says

“hand stamped by—your name here” $17.95 (3 of those) Large text only stamp

(simple serif font –1 line $12.95; 2 lines $14.95 (Happy Holidays from

Jan Smith)Alphas—Classic alpha, classic caps, NEW--simple type alphabet (double) &

numbers, NEW--newsprint alpha (double) & numbers (38.95, 16.95), all around,

brushstroke, crayon fun, alpha dots, NEW--contemporary alphabet (upper

caps $26.95—reminds me of where I would color in with felt tip pen, but

whimsical); alpha fun, crazy alpha; pure & simple; quirky New Phrases set—

Everyday Flexible Phrases—set of 56 with 28 blocks (day, daughter, grand, my, your, Halloween, Christmas, sister, boy, “”, &, …, !, @ Mother, baby, family, all, friend, son) $39.95)

Accessories—they show accessory with a picture and the p. number you

can find on (wheels, cartridges, ink refills, etc.) at the beginning of the Accessory section.



You can order Classic ink refills in color families now--$27.95 for 12

(or $2.50 for ea.) So, that’s about a $2 savings by ordering the whole set.

No Craft Spots; not sold individually

SU Pastels are the same. $24.95

SU Journalers –Colors .6, 2.3 tip $2.95; $4.95 black—sold individually

Colors—lovely lilac, real red, basic black, more mustard, old olive, ballet blue, baroque burgundy, pale plum, sage shadow

Markers still $119.95 for the set

Velveteen paper in 6 colors $12.95

Candy, Splash, Tudor, Victorian, Pickles, Tickles, Sweet, Sassy,

NEW—Pool Party—blues & greens, NEW--Slumber Party (pinks & lavenders); NEW--Copper

Kiss Metallic, NEW--Silver Bliss Metallic (white background with metallic on

it—leafy design; daisy design; swirly design w/flowers; and then the opposites) Metallic—last 2 pieces of paper that are positive and negative have words on them—joy, Dream happy, heart, wishes (these will make GOOD Background PAPERS!)



No 5x7 albums anymore

Only designs are: Groovy Lines, By Design, Love w/o End.

Classic Leather Post albums in black, burgundy, forest & Pecan ($24.95;

$34.95; $39.95);



Classic Linen post albums (navy, natural—19.95, 24.95, 29.95)

Classic linen ring albums (12x12 & 8.5x11—3 ring $21.95; $26.95—1.5”

ring);

6x6 is 2 ring $16.95 (1” D rings) Uses different page protectors (20/pkg)

(3 spacers & 3 extenders included in page protector package for our post albums)

$5.95, 6.95, 9.95 for page protector refills—both kinds Pkg of 12 post extenders for $5.95



Simply Scrappin’ Kits--

Old Quick strips are gone

New quick strips are designed to coordinate w/designer series paper & vellum

(blue & something; pink & something like new retro sets) each has 6 sheets of SELF-ADHESIVE quick strips!

Simply Scrappin’ kits—have been redesigned and reconfigured to be better than ever. Every kit features new format w/self adhesive punchouts (!!!)

and contains 18 sheets of coordinating material to create distinctive scrapbook pages---8 pieces of 12x12 solid colored c/s; 4 sheets of 12x12 patterend c/s; 6 sheets of 6x12 self-adhesive punchouts featuring exclusive images and quick strips. IN ADITION all sheets can easily be trimmed to create 8.5x11 and 6.6 page!!

Scrappin’ kits –New Little someone boy & girl, Buttons, Bows &

Twinkletoes

(also has tag punchouts), NEW--polka dot party (blue, lime, white,

orange—tag punchouts!); Time for Fun (former hostess set); Campout; Toy

Box;

Summer Sketches (looks like c/s is watercolor lavender and mellow moss;

images are watercolory—photo corners, tags, picture of girl & boy from

beach



We got new boxes they are called pillar boxes and also a tall mini

gable box. New awesome background papers added to our current. They are in

copper and silver metallic also some called pool and slumber party that is in

blues and pinks with circles and squares



lots of new simply scrappin kits... Polka Dot Party and summer sketches

which also has a stamp set to match

KITS

- 4 basic stamping kits

All Natura1 – stamp set – cardstock – envelopes – assorted earth

elements –

3 stamp pads – $54.65 also has a step it up section with buttons

and twine

Also in:

Little hellos

Word play

All the best given at convention



- 2 scrapbooking kits

Vintage kit – classic double alpha, vintage kit – one inkpad and

marker ,

simply scrappin – looks like k and company

kit – all 12x12 also step it up kits here – brads, ribbon, eyelets



8 new 3/8" organdy ribbon colors

cording – gold, silver, copper – finer and more delicate – CHANGED





Country pleasures type set

Yule, bits and borders – made it in – Christmas card past year



Magic in wonder – like clown and rhyme time – 3 ½ " tall Santa set

Summer by the sea – sketch type sets

Summer with Popsicles, tube, beach, ball, chair, flip-flops

Window on the world – country window with 4 different things to put

on the

windowsill

Like Year round fun – new one – 28 piece set

Stipple celebrations

Figures of speech

Birthday bunnies

Princess set – very cutesy

Bride set – cutesy

New baby set – almost looks like old-fashioned cards – like from 50's

New moving set – welcome to the neighborhood

2 Wanda sets – words by Wanda and Wanda's wit and wisdom

new recipe cards

all the Best – free set at convention

Charming Children – pictures of children drawn – not cartoonish

I'm Here set – hand and footprints – baby announcements plus

background with

ABC's

New Ronald McDonald – little blocks – Kid's Cards – happy birthday,

happy

holidays, thank you, good for you.

Cool set – like girl friends – holding shopping bags and purse – I'd

rather

be shopping – 4"

Sports – assorted set – baseball, football, hockey

Early Spring set – that looks like linen – now have a Jumbo wheel to

match

Bold butterflies – like flutterbys – matches almost exactly

Fantastic – mermaid set – like fishy friends

Bearback horse set

Jumbo wheel for farmyard that matches on the farm

Something marvelous

Tire tack wheel (this sounds FUN!)

New firefighter set – almost drawn like classic convertibles

Golf set

Sailboat set

Netherlands set – Dutch shoe, etc

Sun, moon, stars but in rhyme time style



Heritage Sets:

Thinking of father – like travel post

Nostalgia – key, etc



Really new frame sets:

Flora and fauna – frame made out of sunflower frame

woodland frame – leaf frame



shape ups – just like little shapes 11.95

simple shapes – 22.95

New saying sets

Everyday flexible phrases – single words – 56 stamps – sister,

holiday,

laugh, stamp, peace, dream - $39.95 – sample says "love your mother"

(put

together with 3 stamps)

New personalized stamps – text and image – 4 lines - $19.95

3 new hand stamped by stamps - $17.95

new font CD





Holiday Mini Catalog



24 pages

hostess appreciation – on angel wings – angel with 3 sayings

holiday tag team – like level 3 tag set – 14 pieces

loads of love – 7 stamps – pick up truck – hearts, flowers,

Christmas tree,

etc to fill truck – matching wheel – time for trees – cars with

trees on top

and in back

vintage brads – black silver copper and antique brass – 200 for

$7.95 –

available in all minis and next idea book

peaceful pastoral – fall set – barn, weather vein, 4-piece set –

large

stamps

web wishes – 4x4 spider web with little bugs with witch hat hold

treat bag,

bag holding candy corn, plus sayings

Yule time montage – vintage Christmas – 5 stamps

Spruced Up – woman Christmas tree holding bags (?)

All decked out – cutesy – Christmas tree, wreath – wheel to match

Painted Poinsettias – like petal prints – set of 9 – 2 step

Its snow time – trees and snowmen

Festival fun – cute Hanukkah set with wheel to match

Metallic greeting cards and envelopes – 20 fro 12.95

3 jumbo wheels – poinsettia, woodcut holly and swirling stars

wrapping paper – 50 feet per roll – white smooth matte surface – 6.95






Wheels that did NOT make it to the new catalog:




Spring

Butterfly

Dots& Daisies

Flower Power

Star Spangled

Ivy Vine

Fall Frolics

Jack-O'-Lantern

Harvest

Snowy Trees

Santa Stars

Bold Christmas Tree

Kids Christmas

Winter Kids

Bold Blocks

Splatter

Checkered

Bold Baroque

Teddy Time

Wild Horses

Dinosaurs

Confetti Streamers

Thank You

Zoom

Super Sport

Makin' Music

School Rules

Flower Fun

Autumn Breeze

Blizzard

Simply Shells



More sets that made it in!


Simple Somethings


Close to Nature


Memory of the Heart


Gentler Times (Whooooooooooooo HOoooooooooooooooo!!!!)



NEW CATTY WHEEL LIST


Hearts and Flowers(spring mini)

Love Swirls

All Heart(new)

Hugs and Kisses

Spooky Spiders

Holiday Sweets(I think new)

Heart Angels

Christmas Time

Candy Cane Craze

Many Mittens

Chocolate Chips

Snowman Fun

Star

Gifts Galore

Funky Firs(I think new)

Only Ornaments(Holiday Mini)

Gingerbread Men

Candy Cane Christmas

Snowflake

Pine Bough

Star Studded(new)

Joy Of Spring

Busy Bees

Acorns

Pindot

Lovely Ladybugs

Busy Blocks(BIG)

Polka Dots(I think new)

Paw Tracks

Double Line Stitched Plaid

Hot to Dot

Easy Check

Celebrate

Splat(new)

Happy Birthday

Party Fun

Pink Flamingo

Whimsical Blossoms

Graduation Day

Party

Swirl Style

Jazz(new)

Totally Teacups

Springtime

Wash Day(BIG)

Baby Time

Hand Prints(new)

Sweet Feet

Crayon ABCs

Carnival Fun(BIG)

Sports Fans(BIG NEW)

Go Team

Posies & Polka Dots(BIG NEW)

Delicate Design(new)

Bold Blossoms(BIG)

Whirly Twirly(new)

Dandelions

Bloomin’(new)

Blossoms & Bugs

Tulip

Great Outdoors

Dragonfly

Flitting By(BIG NEW)

Swirling leaves

By the Sea

Fishy

Bitty Bugs(I think new)

FarmYard(BIG NEW)

Heart of Africa

Feline Friends

Playful Pups

Making tracks(New)

Batik

Etruscan Vine(new?)

Swirl Fun

Square Pegs(BIG NEW)

Wonderful(BIG)



More later...