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January 1, 2007
From the Helm
Cap'n Dawn Heath,Publisher
David Lake took this picture in Prickly Bay, Grenada, The Caribbean, while writing the novel "Three of a Kind".
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! WELCOME TO 2007!! I want to take this opportunity to wish every one of you many blessings as we begin this new year. The crew also joins me in wishing you the very best for 2007! We are starting the New Year off with a brand new cruise! We're visiting The Caribbean this month!! We'll warm ourselves up and start on our awesome tans! We'll plan for lots of day trips sailing on the beautiful waters off the various islands we visit, waterskiing, playing with the jet boats and maybe even parasailing!! Of course, we'll laze on the beaches allowing the cabana boys to wait on us, bringing our stamp pads and supplies as needed!! Let us enjoy this beautiful part of the world and bring our muse out to play!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. We ate way too much, but I'm not complaining!! The food was fabulous, the time spent with family was wonderful and I feel that the boys and I were spoilt this season. Now I can concentrate on working off the excess weight I have gained!! My New Year's resolution this year is to organize my home and purge stuff that I no longer use. Ramie, our Managing Editor and I have vowed to help and encourage each other make these changes!! Anyone else want to join us? Now would be a great time to join our Yahoo! Ezine Group and we'll encourage each other. I also want to make time to create more this year. I really need a boost to do this. You may remember Cricket who used to be on our Stamping Deck Crew, well Cricket and I plan to get together at least once a month and create...now I need someone to come and make sure I get out of the house to do this!! The few times I met Cricket in 2006 were wonderful! Would anyone like to volunteer to nag me to do this? Nagging is good!! Well, I've shared my plans for 2007, now share with me YOUR plans!
With the start of a new year we thought it was time to create a new logo! I hope you like the new look!! Be sure to let us know your thoughts!
The goal of S.S. Reflections has always been to make the world just a little bit smaller and that you can enjoy (virtually) visiting as many parts of the World as we can! Please be sure to share your own inspirations with all of us and we have made this even easier for you with our brand new interactive Readers Photo Gallery! If you are having trouble uploading to the photo gallery please feel free to email Diana at dianascott@ssreflections.com as she is our officer in charge! I know several of you have written to me, but I'm clueless on some of these issues! Diana is our resident expert and I'm sure she can help you!
We hope that you are taking advantage of our program to actually purchase the designs created by our amazing designers! All you need to do is click on the thumbnail of your favorite design, and if it is for sale it will be listed at the bottom of the supply list. You can email the crewmember directly for information about purchasing the design featured! Shipping and handling are not included in the price of the design. Insurance is required on all sales. Our featured piece of art for sale this month was created by Debi Wind!! This gorgeous card is for sale by Debi! Please be sure to read her feature and see all the gorgeous cards she has created! Debi has been very successful in selling her work, be sure to ask her if you have any questions!
Here is the picture from December's contest:
We had quite a chuckle at the entries, but especially at our winning caption:
"And Paris thought she started something!"
by Lyn Thomas
Congratulations Lyn!
Now for this month's card sponsored by Val at Third Coast Stamps. We at SSReflections appreciate our sponsors so much! Thank you, Val!
All entries must be sent to our yahoo group, just click the link below to join and be part of the fun and have a few laughs! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SSReflectionsezine/
Our Designer’s Challenge this month has been sponsored by Lindy's Stamp Gang! The crew had so much fun playing with Lindy's Moon Glow that they couldn't just stop at one design! You'll see some gorgeous designs this month that will certainly get your own creative juices flowing! Be sure to visit Lindy and let her know that you just had to have her Mood Glow because of what your favorite magazine had to show you!! (I couldn't resist putting that little plug in there!). The gorgeous page to the right was created by Cindi Bisson! Awesome job Cindi!! This is just one of the designs created by Cindi using Lindy's Moon Glow!
Korbyn's Korner - S.S. Reflections Advertiser Spotlight!
korbynmay@ssreflections.com
Director of Sales
As you finish reading this jam packed issue of S.S. Reflections, please make your way to our Making Waves page and visit our advertisers! We have revamped the page to make it more accessible to you and easier for you when you are shopping! Some of our Advertisers have wonderful specials and announcements just for you! We have also changed our COMM policy on the Ezine Yahoo! Group and the Forum Message Board! We are now allowing COMM's from all vendors on the Ezine Yahoo! Group and message board on Mondays!
Don't forget that we have created a store directory listing for you and if you don't see your favorite store listed, be sure to send them our way! If you own a store and are interested in having your store included (Brick and Mortar stores and Online stores) please contact Cap'n Dawn at publisher@ssreflections.com as we have a very low rate of $50 for one full year as we build this program up!
Posh Impressions is always up to something exciting! You can read all about it in their latest celebration in a special feature we had this past September in The Stateroom feature on the Editorial Deck...of course, if you can't wait I'll tell you now. Club Posh just celebrated their 5th Anniversary!
Hearts in Touch. Have fun with these exciting brand new FUN FRAMES©. The is an exclusive new line by Hearts in Touch! The frames are die cut cardstock with scores ready in place with holes when folded provide for wall hanging using simple common pins. Simple and easy to use you can decorate these FUN FRAMES© to your hearts content! To see more about Fun Frames check out our Stateroom feature this past June!
New from PaperArtsy: Be sure to check PaperArtsy's website often as Leandra is constantly launching new stamps to play with!!
All plates are available unmounted, or on EZ mount. email sales@paperartsy.co.uk for details or go to www.paperartsy.co.uk
Stamp Francisco: Did you know that you can receive FREE (yes, I said FREE) stamps from Stamp Francisco? You can read all about it here: Free Stamp Program
Memory Maker Bracelet I hope you were able to take advantage of the special offer to SSR readers, but if you didn't...you'll not want to miss out on these awesome memory bracelets! Check out their website right away to see what they have to offer you this month!
If you would like to see your company spotlighted please contact either Korbyn or myself at info@ssreflections.com for information!
Be sure to check our sponsors websites often for monthly specials! Remember, without these very special sponsors we wouldn't have S.S. Reflections for you to enjoy!
Our fabulous Design Crew have outdone themselves with gorgeous artwork for you! Read below for a quick description of what you'll find inside the first issue of 2007!
On our Editorial Deck we have a fun and fabulous monthly Caption Contest! The card to the right is our Caption Contest subject for January! You'll need to join our Yahoo! Ezine Group to post your caption ideas! The contest card for January was created by Cindy!! Thank you Cindy!! It's just fabulous! The January contest is sponsored by Val at Third Coast Stamps.
Now on to the Scrapping Deck! Anita's tutorial is direct to paper stamped backgrounds for her layouts! Anita's layouts are just wonderful! Becky's is bringing her fibers out of storage! I'm so excited! I LOVE fibers!! I have quite the collection to prove it too! Becky's sharing some fabulous ideas with us! Cindi is feeling very chipper this this month and has just amazing chipboard designs to prove it! Jill is accessorizing! Just take a look at the fabulous purse to the right to see one of her ideas! Marilyn is celebrating the birth of her new grandbaby by scrapping her sonograms! Just wait until you see her ideas for what to do with these amazing images!
On our Digital Deck this month, you will find some awesome ideas! Dyan has created an easy tutorial on creating your own digital frames! Tricia has done a special review on portrait studios! What to look for, what to ask for and how to get what you really want! Yvonne is at it again! She's sharing a brand new hybrid mini album with you and how you can create it for yourself! You can see the album for yourself to the right! You have to agree...it is just precious and I know that I need to have one for myself!!
Now on to the Stamping Art Deck! Andi is having fun with our Caribbean theme this month by celebrating the COLORS of the Caribbean!! You can see for yourself as one of Andi's special cards is to the right! Debi's is altering postcards! Debi does such fantastic work with collage and her altering is no exception to her amazing talent! You've already seen one of her gorgeous postcards up above as its for sale! Flo is tantilizing us with her gorgeous coral colors of the Caribbean sea! Judy's book review this month is "Scrapbooks on the Go: Collect & Create While you Travel" by Jan Bode Smiley published by C&T Publishing. This couldn't be a more appropriate book for our cruise this month!!
Now on to the Altered Arts Deck! Cindy has done a fantastic review on Ranger Inks. You can see one of her gorgeous creations just by looking to the right! Now, go and get your Ranger Inks out and start playing!! Michaela is altering accessories for her kitchen that are just gorgeous! I have to buy one of these cutting boards for myself!! Sue Shute has created a beautiful, functional tax planner!! This looks like such a fun project to create as a gift to your favorite disorganized Cap'n!!! (hint, hint)
Our Interactive Reader's Gallery! is not just for showcasing your scanned images, its also for your photos and your digital layouts! We want to see everything that you are proud of! So, come on in and share what you are most proud of! We all want to see! The fun beach card featured to the right was created by Scrapcaatje! So, don't be shy...share your ideas with us!! You just never know what we'll feature next or who we'll ask to be a guest designer on SSR!! IT COULD BE YOU!!! The photo gallery is so much fun and filled with fantastic designs...stamped art, digital layouts and scrapped layouts not to mention the photo gallery! You can upload all the designs that you want to share with us ANYTIME you'd like! We have an opportunity to make comments and talk about the products you used and the techniques! You'll want to definitely add this to your favorites and come back often!
Do you have a project that you created? Do you remember how you created and have pictures of it? We'd love to feature your ideas in The Stateroom in future issues if you'd be interested in writing down the instructions. Email me with your idea and photos of your project and we'll see what we can do to get you on our 2007 editorial schedule! We'd love to hear from you if you can spare a minute to write to us! Tell us what it is about SSR that you love so much. What is it that brings you back each month? What would you like to see on SSR next year? I'm so glad that SSR is as important to you as it is to me! We are always honored by your choosing to come aboard SSR for all the fun we can offer! Remember to find the joy in each day. Until next time...
Calm Sailing,
Cap'n Dawn
publisher@ssreflections.com
Publisher
Reflections Publishing Group
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