STAMPLICITY NEWSFLASH AUGUST 2009

I really didn't think I would be sending out a newsflash this soon but there's some news I must share with all of you. I'll keep it short but those of you who like to keep up with the new products will want to know about these items. In the last newsletter I mentioned the Gyspy. Here's the latest reliable information I have about this amazing product. The Gypsy is the newest crafting "toy" to be introduced by Provo. It puts the designing capabilities of Cricut Design Studio into the palm of your hands. Previously to use the Design Studio, you had to own a computer and that computer had to be hooked to your Cricut. The Gypsy allows crafters to create ANYWHERE and then cut their designs later with the Cricut. Think of the Gypsy as an "iPod for your Cricut". Or a harddrive for all your cartridges.

The Gypsy allows you to combine elements from any cartridge that has been linked to that Gypsy. (The cartridges then become "linked" to that particular Gypsy and will still work in a Cricut but can't be downloaded into a second Gypsy.) The Gypsy screen will display all the images available for each cartridge. No more hunting for a cartridge manual to see what you get. If you hit SHIFT-SHADOW-L! it will show right on the display. The Gypsy allows you to manipulate each image. Shrink, enlarge, rotate, skew, flip and more are available instantly. Watch this video to learn more about the Gypsy's features. http://www.provocraft.com/gypsy/test-drive.html I received this information from a distributor I deal with. She has also told me they do not expect the Gypsy to be available until late in the year. It seems no one is sure exactly what the price will be. I will take pre-orders from my customers but I know many won't commit until they know what the price will be. I will be getting one for the store for the staff and myself to try. As soon as I have a price I'll be announcing it on the site. I have heard from a friend who receives emails from Michael's that the Gypsy will possibly be available in Michael's sometime in October and they are taking pre-orders for it. They have not quoted a price accordingly to my friend. So that's the scoop on the Gypsy that I know of at this time. I does seem like an awesome machine!

Other information to share with you is that Provo Craft has released information on 7 new Christmas Cuttlebug folders. You can check my site under new products to see the 7 designs. They are very nice and I expect them to be quite popular. For those of you familiar with the folders from last year you will probably recognize that the lace tree is not new. It was introduced last year before Christmas, taken off the market early in 2009 as they said it was being discontinued. Surprise!..here it is again. Now when these will be available is anyone's guess. What I am doing is taking pre-orders from my customers to ensure you receive them as soon as possible. Please call or email me with your order....don't be disappointed by not getting the first shipment that arrives.

Now the big news! I have all the new Cuttlebug folders and combo dies that were announced two months ago. Brenda has already put samples up on the black boards in the store and we are pleasantly surprised on how nice these designs are when put through the Cuttlebug. I was not very impressed when the images came out but have since changed my mind on quite a few. Come and visit the store and check them out for yourself.

Another pleasant surprise is all the Spellbinders that were introduced and I took pre-orders for will be in the store next Friday. This is indeed a surprise, as they were not expected until late August or September. You can be assured Brenda will get the samples of these up on the boards as soon as they arrive. We have a huge selection of Spellbinders as well as the new Pendants.

As well as receiving the Spellbinders, I am keeping my fingers crossed that the Hero Arts, Stampendous and Penny Black orders will be in as well.

We just received another order of Hot Off The Press new Dazzle stickers. Beautiful stackable stickers. Come in and check out our samples.

We are expanding our line of Copic Markers. Still only carrying Ciao markers but will soon be carrying many more colours.

Well that's it for now. Hope you can find time in your busy schedules to come and visit us and allow us to show you what's new and exciting at STAMPLICITY!!