All good things must come to an end, and in the case of the 2021-23 In Colors, this is a tragedy! I love this collection of 5 beautiful colors – EVENING EVERGREEN, SOFT SUCCULENT, POLISHED PINK, PALE PAPAYA, AND FRESH FREESIA – and hate to see them retire!!!! These were some of the most beautiful, easy to coordinate, and joy to design with. Of course, in their place will be 5 new in colors, but it may take time for me to accept!
This is also the time of year that demonstrators struggle with! What stamp sets are going to be retired? What products will no longer be available?? Will there be a color refresh to our Color families???? So, even though the retirement list is a few weeks away from posting, NOW is a great time to take stock of what you have, what you need to add to your stamping arsenal, and what can I do without????!!!!
First Step – Look At Your 2021-23 In Color Materials!!
- Check out the amount of CARD STOCK you have left of each color – do you have enough on hand to use when you want this specific color?? If not, pick up the card stock collections with 4 sheets of each color!
- Do you have the matching RE-INKERS for these ink pads??? They will last a long time so you can still use your pads for several years!!!
- How about your BLENDS??? Are they fresh and full of ink pigment, or do you need to replace before they are gone forever????
- Do you have a SPOOL of RIBBON or a PACKAGE of GEMS for future cards????
- Check the coordinating 6×6 IN COLOR DSP PACKAGE! When these colors are gone, there will be no DSP produced using the shades – a package of this DSP will allow you to continue to make cards with your card stock well after retiring!
Second Step – Check Out Your Ink Pads As Well As Your Re-inkers And Card Stocks Of The Color Families!!!!
With the release of the Irresistible Blooms DSP we learned a VERY IMPORTANT ITEM! TWO retired In Colors are listed on the package!!! PRETTY PEACOCK and LOST LAGOON!! With that info we can be relatively sure that a COLOR REFRESH is headed our way!!!!! And since each color collection – BRIGHTS, NEUTRALS, SUBTLES, and REGALS – has only 10 shades that means several colors are going to be leaving.
- TAKE TIME NOW to be sure you have the RE-INKERS that coordinate with your pads!!! Don’t let a shade disappear without having a way to get great coverage with your ink pads.
- TAKE TIME NOW to check your INK PADS!!!! Some of our shades have a funky, gunky covering on the surface of the pad. Colors specifically – MANGO MELODY, RICH RAZZLEBERRY, CALYPSO CORAL And BLACKBERRY BLISS – get this and the best thing to do is toss and replace!!!
- TAKE TIME NOW to check your card stock supply!!! It may not be economical to buy a package of EVERY COLOR in CASE they retire, but it IS ECONOMICAL to purchase a package of the card stock collections with two full sheets of every color.
Final Thoughts….
Once Stampin’ Up releases the retiring product list and new catalog, these items – CARD STOCK, INK PADS, RE-INKERS – will be the first products to disappear, sometimes within a couple of hours. Use the remaining part of February to purchase your 2021-23 IN COLORS items since we KNOW they are leaving. Then have a game plan ready to go with your list of items needed when the catalog is available!!!! If a COLOR REFRESH is heading our way, you will be prepared and not lose out with your favorite shades!!!!
Until next time, keep stamping, keep crafting, MAKE A LIST AND CHECK IT TWICE, and God Bless!!!
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