New Punch Design Announced

Stampin Up made this big announcement as well:
Starting with the new 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog and continuing with all new punch designs going forward, Stampin' Up! has adopted a new body style for our punches!

A few features of the new punch style:

• Low-profile, rectangular punch body allows for easier stacking and storing
• Punches lock shut for easier storage and transport
• Dual labels on top and end allow for easy identification and selection when stored
• Available in three sizes: small, medium, and extra-large
• New punches allow for larger punched images and more intricate designs while providing greater ease of use.
• Extra -large punch images also allow for two-step designs like the Two-Step Bird punch in the Occasions Mini Catalog
• Corner punches allow you to punch a corner design along the inside edges of a page, not just corners
• larger, whole-hand handle design provides better leverage for easier use
• Available in an exclusive Stampin' Up! color

Part of Stampin' Up!'s commitment to providing demonstrators and customers with the very best crafting tools includes the belief in what we call continuous improvement. Essentially what this means is that even if something works very well, but we see a chance to improve it, we will work to make it even better. While new punch designs will be in the new body style, existing designs will remain in the existing body style for now.

Ribbon Share Club Coming in January!

The Stampin Up Mini Catalog will be coming out soon! I have seen the catalog and the products are YUMMY! I am really excited about some of the satin ribbon they are coming out! It is 5/8" wide Satin Ribbon in the following colors:
Basic Black
Real Red
Chocolate Chip
Certainly Celery
Pretty in Pink
Bashful Blue
Very Vanilla
Old Olive
Basic Grey

It will be $8.95 for a spool of 15 yards. Not a bad price unless you want ALL the colors! If you want all the colors, consider doing a ribbon share! For only $20 you will get 3 yards of EACH of the 9 colors! I will order Jan 5, so please let me know and pay by Dec 31! There are many uses for these ribbons not just on your cards and scrapbooks as embellishments but in a variety of other craft projects so please let your friends know about this product share as they may be interested even if they are not stampers! :)