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We’ve had two new arrivals for our StoryTellers team. On October 2nd, Alayna delivered a beautiful little pink bundle of joy named Madelyn, weighing in at 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 20 inches long. SheriDawn delivered a little boy Tracen on May 17th, weighing in at 8 lbs 9 oz. Both moms and babies are doing well, though probably not getting much sleep. Congratulations to Alayna and SheriDawn on their new arrivals!
As far as our other news, we’re just about to finish up our traveling for the year. Our show schedule for November is:
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Monthly Tip of the Trade: Have you tried sewing on your pages? It’s a technique that can give a page a lot of detail, and it’s really pretty easy to do. Hand sewing and machine sewing both can be a good way to add texture and visual interest. It can be done to the page itself in rows or even make a plaid pattern. You can also use fibers to sew a detail around a frame or embellishment. Straight stitching and looping around the edge are two different ways to accomplish this detail. The main lesson being—get creative and you’re bound to come up with something that’ll give your page some great details! |
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Creative Expressions Workshop: Jaime has created some great projects with the October kit, all of which have the versatility to work with any of our themes. She’s created a darling fold out box that would make a great gift or keepsake. It would be a cute way to decorate treat bags, a sign for a treat bowl, or as part of a flower arrangement. The box gives you a fun and creative way to display and preserve your photos and memories with a little something extra that we’re sure you’ll love to try out.
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Member’s Only Blowout Sale: Our cornucopia is full of Cut-Outs! This month we are offering a variety of Cut-Outs from our 2004 products along with some coordinating textured cardstock. We're sure you'll have a great time scrapping pictures of all of the people you're thankful for. You'll receive 23 Cut-Out sheets and 6 pieces of coordinating cardstock for $10.00 + shipping and handling. 
With Christmas just around the corner, we'd like to suggest a great gift you can pick up for your friends and family, or even for yourself! We've put four of our favorite themes into one great Ultimate pack! Not only did our designers work hard creating great die-cuts and double-sided pattern paper, they went the extra mile to design embellishments to match. This pack was offered as a previous monthly special for just $15.00 and can be found by choosing June 2008 in the Special Offers section of your account. That’s an exclusive StoryTellers Ultimate Pack for only $15! To see this month's special, our Ultimate pack offer, and other specials, log-in to your account. |
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Discussion Board News:
This month our Featured Member is Chris (Crissa). Come get to know her better by viewing her featured member page. Chris will be featured in two of this month’s weekly contests so come on by, participate, and have a chance to win some great prizes! Each month we pick a new member to feature so we can get to know each other a little bit better!
Thanks to all who participated in our Fall Cybercrop!! We had a great time scrapping together and playing games. We had a fun month of weekly challenges. Join us each week for a new chance to win some great prizes and have a lot of fun! Winners for October were: Connie (cmconniew), Brandi (scrappyB), Carol (Astelyn), Di (LadyBright), Cassie (Cass) and Linda (Grannielinda)! |
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Challenge from SheriDawn: The holidays for me mean lots of family! As we start to get into the holiday season I’m always grateful for my family and all they do for me. This month I’d like you to use your kits to create a layout centered on a family theme. Upload your layout to the gallery and then post a link to it in the November challenge forum. I’m really excited to see what you all put together! The deadline for this challenge is December 15th so get those creative juices flowing ladies! |
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Thanksgiving Thoughts: Rather than doing trivia this month, we’ve found some great quotes about gratitude and Thanksgiving that will surely give reason to pause and help us all think of our blessings. (Not to mention some great journaling ideas you can include on your pages.) Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving filled with friends, family and good food! "It is therefore recommended…for solemn thanksgiving and praise, that with one heart and one voice the good people may express the grateful feelings of their hearts and consecrate themselves to the service of their divine benefactor…" – Samuel Adams, father of the American Revolution on November 1, 1777 (adopted by the 13 states as the first official Thanksgiving Proclamation) "One act of thanksgiving made when things go wrong is worth a thousand when things go well." – Anonymous "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." – John Fitzgerald Kennedy "Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." – WT Purkiser "Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds." – Theodore Roosevelt "The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving." – H. U. Westermayer "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." – Melodie Beattie |
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Contact Us For any questions, comments or concerns regarding the monthly Newsletters, Creative Expressions Workshop, or any related topics, please send an e-mail to Suggestions@StoryTellersClub.com. We value your opinions and ideas; don't hesitate to let us know what you are thinking. |
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