big, big, BIG Stampin' Up news!!!

Wow, I have been enjoying Stampin' Up products for 3 years and NEVER have I seen such a big shift in how they do things!
They have introduced a "color renovation"... and anyone that's gone through a renovation (and yes, I have!) understands that this means changes, and problems, and time to get used to change...
and that's exactly what just happened with Stampin' Up! They introduced to demonstrators yesterday that they are completely changing the way they have done colour... instead of having 4 colour families, plus neutrals, we have scaled down to 40 core colours... including 5 never before seen colours!
Here's a sneak peak:

 Okay, now, if you're anything like me, you're kinda freaking out right now.  You're saying... what does this mean?  What about taken with teal?  What about pale plum?  But let me tell you , this is a wonderful change!  There are 5 brand new core colors, (daffodil delight, cajun craze, marina mist, cherry cobbler and early espresso) that are absolutely fabulous!  Not to mention 10 returning IN COLORS! (melon mambo, rich razzleberry, pacific point, tangerine tango, soft suede, river rock, riding hood red, wild wasabi, baja breeze and pink pirouette).

Now, the sad part is... saying goodbye to 30 colours you may love... the good news is, you have June 30th to stock up on your favs!  Now, I recommend doing this asap... because they will go on backorder, or may even become unavailable... so I will be putting in an order THIS WEEK... email me at yummy_starbucks@yahoo.ca for more info!
here are the colors we have to say goodbye to:

Now, there's one more piece of good news... on July 1st, with our new catalogue... we still get 5 new IN COLOURS!  And you haven't heard the best part... they stay for 2 YEARS!  And, this may sound confusing, but bear with me... n addition to that, there's a new format for In Colours – now, we will have 5 new In Colors each year, with each set lasting for 2 years instead of just one. In July 2010, the first 5 new In Colors will be released and run until June of 2012. In 2011, 5 additional new In Colors will be released and run until 2013. So every year there will be a change, but there will always be 10 In Colors after this first year.  I'm so excited!

Well, that was a lot of information... but now it's your turn!  Anyone who comments on this post will go in a draw to win a stampin' pad and 8 1/2 by 11 paper of one of the retiring colors!  I want to know what color you're most excited about, and what color you're sad to see go... and I'll post more info as soon as I have it!