ÿþ<html> <head> <title>StoryTellers Monthly News Letter&mdash;December 07</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#E0E9E4" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-image: url(../common/NLBG.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-y;"> <tr> <td> <table id="Table_01" width="700" height="391" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="5"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_01.gif" width="700" height="43" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="12"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_02.gif" width="357" height="347" alt=""></td> <td colspan="2"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_03.gif" width="273" height="104" alt=""></td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_04.gif" width="70" height="116" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_05.gif" width="273" height="12" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_06.gif" width="15" height="231" alt=""></td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#1"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_07.gif" width="264" height="19" border="0" alt=""></a></td> <td rowspan="10"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_08.gif" width="64" height="231" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#2"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_09.gif" width="264" height="19" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#3"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_10.gif" width="264" height="20" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#4"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_11.gif" width="264" height="21" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#5"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_12.gif" width="264" height="19" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#6"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_13.gif" width="264" height="22" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#7"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_14.gif" width="264" height="19" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#8"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_15.gif" width="264" height="20" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="#9"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_16.gif" width="264" height="23" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/dec_newsletter_72_17.gif" width="264" height="49" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/spacer.gif" width="357" height="1" alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/spacer.gif" width="15" height="1" alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/spacer.gif" width="258" height="1" alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/spacer.gif" width="6" height="1" alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/spacer.gif" width="64" height="1" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <table width="590px"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="1" /> <img src="../common/n1.gif" width="29" height="27" /></td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b>Hello from Leslie</b><br /> <br /> <b>Merry Christmas</b> to all our StoryTellers friends! I know there are quite a few of us and some don t celebrate Christmas. Please realize my greeting is a warm, friendly, hello and wishing you well for the season. I love this time of year. I know it can get really hectic and busy, but I love that feeling that we all have a  connection with each other. Somehow, strangers don t seem so  unknown and people are more warm and friendly with each other. Clay and I are lucky to have both our families close by. We ll be able to spend lots of time with everyone and have fun with all our nieces and nephews. I hope your Holidays are filled with happy, memorable times. (Don t forget to snap those photos!) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to each of you. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="2" /> <img src="../common/n2.gif" width="29" height="27" /></td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b>StoryTellers News</b><br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/1.jpg" border="0" align="right" width="200" height="200" /> The past year has been a great one here at StoryTellers. We ve been blessed to work with amazing people and we have many terrific new members too. A big congratulations goes to Meagan in Customer Service who just had her first baby on November 27th. Jase is a very handsome little guy and we just can t get enough of him. He and his mom are doing very well and his dad survived too! </td> </tr> </table> <table width="590px"> <tr> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="3" /> <img src="../common/n3.gif" width="29" height="27" /></td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b>A Christmas Gift for You</b><br /> <br /> Thank you for helping to make StoryTellers Club one of the greatest and fastest growing <a href="http://store.storytellersclub.com/login/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/2.jpg" align="left" border="0" width="200" height="126" /></a>scrapbook clubs in the country! To show our thanks and gratitude, we would like to send you a little Holiday Cheer. Each member has a $10 Gift Certificate redeemable for purchases of $20 or more at the <a href="http://store.storytellersclub.com/login/" target="_blank">StoryTellers online store</a>. This Gift Certificate can be used in combination with any other offer or discount and is automatically available at our online checkout. You do not need a certificate number. Thanks everyone! </td> </tr> </table> <table width="590px"> <tr> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="4" /> <img src="../common/n4.gif" width="29" height="27" /></td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b>Members Only Blowout Sale</b><br /> <br /> <b>5 double page packs for only $10.00!</b> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://secure.storytellersclub.com/login.asp" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/3.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="250" height="254" /></a> For this month s Members Only Sale, we are offering the best of both worlds. For $10.00 plus shipping, you get the January 2006 Seasonal pack and the Ultimate Upgrade from March 2006. The January 2006 Seasonal pack includes 6 pieces of patterned paper, 4 themes of cut-outs and a sheet of stickers. The Ultimate Upgrade for March 2006 has 6 sheets of patterned paper, 12 pieces of Bazzill cardstock, a sheet of stickers and 3 packs of embellishments. <a href="https://secure.storytellersclub.com/login.asp" target="_blank">Click Here</a> to sign into your account, see the products and make your purchases. <br /> <br /> Did you know you can still access and purchase the prior month s blowout sales? Once you re logged in to your account and have the  Members Only Blowout Sale selected, you can click on the drop-down list and view prior months. Some are sold out, but we still have many of the sales available. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="5"></a> <img height="27" src="../common/n5.gif" width="29" /></td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b>Creative Expressions Workshop</b><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/Tutorials/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/4.jpg" align="left" border="0" width="250" height="173" /></a> Thanks to Alayna once again for an awesome project! This cute recipe album is a great idea to store all those favorite holiday recipes, and it doubles as a home decoration too. If you ve got a couple of hours to spare this weekend, this is a really fun project. I wish you could see the finished book; the photos just don t do it justice! I want to make a few and give some as gifts. It s such a great idea, and very easy to personalize too. Have you seen all the cute workshops? Anytime I need a gift idea or just have the desire to do a fun, creative project, I turn to our <a href="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/Tutorials/" target="_blank">Creative Expressions Workshops</a> and I can always find something. It s either perfect just as it s shown, or I can easily adapt one of the projects to fit my needs. Make sure you try it out. We get so many great comments from those who do. They always say the finished project is  so cute and  really easy to do . </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="6"></a> <img height="27" src="../common/n6.gif" width="29" /></td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b>Christmas Trivia and Fun Facts</b> (from Christmas Celebrations.com)<br /> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/5.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="200" height="211" />The word Christmas is Old English, a contraction of Christ's Mass. <br /> <br /> The first President to decorate the white house Christmas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce. <br /> <br /> Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895. <br /> <br /> The first Christmas cards were vintage and invented in 1843, the Victorian Era. <br /> <br /> "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie. <br /> <br /> "Rudolph" was actually created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday promotion. The rest is history. <br /> <br /> "The Nutcracker" is the most famous Christmas ballet. <br /> <br /> "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving and then became one of the most popular Christmas songs. <br /> <br /> If you received all of the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", you would receive 364 presents. <br /> <br /> The poinsettia plant was brought into the United States from Mexico by Joel Poinsett in the early 1800's. <br /> <br /> Holly berries are poisonous. <br /> <br /> Contrary to common belief, poinsettia plants are non-toxic. <br /> <br /> In 1843, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens in just six weeks. <br /> <br /> The first state to recognize the Christmas holiday officially was Alabama <br /> <br /> Christmas became a national holiday in America on June, 26, 1870. <br /> <br /> Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion. <br /> <br /> Clearing up a common misconception: in Greek, X means Christ. That is where the word "X-Mas" comes from. Not because someone took the "Christ" out of Christmas. <br /> <br /> More diamonds are sold around Christmas than any other time of the year. <br /> <br /> In Mexico, wearing red underwear on New Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="7"></a> <img height="27" src="../common/n7.gif" width="29" /></td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b>Monthly Member Activity</b><br /> <br /> We know December is a busy time for everyone, so we wanted to make entering this months contest super easy for everyone. Members are what make StoryTellers so much fun, so we want to get to know you a little bit better. Just follow this <a href="http://forum.storytellersclub.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11062" target="_blank">link</a> and it will take you to the December Challenge thread. Take a minute and introduce yourself and tell us about your favorite holiday tradition. That s it! Super easy isn t it? I would love to see you all there and get to know you a little bit better! <br /> <br /> We have winners for two challenges to announce this month! The winners for the October Newsletter challenge were& ..1st place: Astelyn; Runners up: ScrappyB and scrappinSAHMof4! And the winners of the November Newsletter challenge were: ScrappinDiva and donnatylersmom! Congratulations to all the winners!! They each get a free StoryTellers Ultimate Pack. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="8" /> <img src="../common/n8.gif" width="29" height="27" /></td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b>Discussion Board News</b><br /> <br /> December s Featured Member is Lori Simonson (Her discussion board name is luvtotravel)!<a href="http://www.storytellersclub.com/Community/FM/fm.asp?200712" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.storytellersclub.com/NewsLetter/December07/images/6.jpg" border="0" align="left" width="200" height="211" /></a> Congratulations Lori! Come get to know Lori a little better and see some of her amazing work by visiting her <a href="http://www.storytellersclub.com/Community/FM/fm.asp?200711" target="_blank">featured member page</a>. Lori will also be the star of two of our contests this month so be sure to check those out. Each month we pick a new member to feature. It s a fun way to get to know our members a little bit better. <br /> <br /> Congratulations to the Discussion Board contest winners in November: Lady Bright, cmconniew, Tinathepainter, Ainerae, michelle and bethlorr!! </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a name="9" /> </td> <td style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> <b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.storytellersclub.com/contact.asp">Contact Us</a></b><br /> <br /> For any questions, comments or concerns regarding the monthly Newsletters, Creative Expressions Workshop, or any related topics, please send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:Suggestions@StoryTellersClub.com"> Suggestions@StoryTellersClub.com</a>. We value your opinions and ideas; don't hesitate to let us know what you are thinking. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="../common/NLBtm.jpg" width="700" height="96" /></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>