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From the Helm
Dawn Heath, PublisherShip's Captain
Hi ya! We made it! We're in jolly old England the place that is home to me! I'm so very excited to finally be in England! I've literally been waiting a whole year for this port. Some of you may know that I was born in England. My father was in the Royal Air Force and my Grandfather was in the British Secret Service for most of his life. This is where I get my yearning for travel as it's been in the veins of my family for many generations. My Grandfather was a true hero during WWII and has been decorated many times, and even invited to royal weddings throughout Europe because of his service. Most of my family still lives in England, and we visit with them as often as possible...but that actually means that they come to us. We've not been back to England for 11 years now. I miss the rolling meadows and the large hedges bordering the lanes. Fish and chips, the smell of fireplaces burning, the milkman delivering our daily needs of milk, fresh juice, eggs and bread. Roast beef and yorkshire pudding...hmmmmm... I think I'm hungry!! Some of my favorite places to visit are Bath, York, Cornwall and London. I have so many fond memories in these beautiful ancient cities.
If you are a member of either of our Message Board or our ezine yahoo group you will know that Ramie, Marilyn and I just returned from the Memory Trends trade show in Las Vegas (last night!). We have a very special EXCLUSIVE to share with you this month and I can't wait to tell you about it! We've had to keep this quiet for 2 months now...I guess we should tell you what we have huh? You've been reading all about them in the magazines, on the yahoo groups and they were finally released at Memory Trends. If you haven't already guessed, we HAVE THE NEW DISTRESS INK COLORS!!! Elizabeth has done a fabulous review on the new colors and already has designs to share with you featuring the true colors! We feel so privileged to have this honor from Ranger to share with all of you! You are going to love these new colors and you can even order them from Hearts in Touch!
Our Celebrity Headliner this month is Karan Olson Smith the owner of Magic Mesh! I love Magic Mesh and have been using it in my layouts and cards for many years so I feel very privileged to have the lady who created this fabulous product on board this month! Magic Mesh comes in 34 different colors in all kinds of looks! Our own professional design crew has even helped to create some designs to show how versatile Magic Mesh is!
Our VIP Lounge guest this month is Paperartsy! Paperartsy is a new advertiser with SSR and they are in England! How cool is it that we can feature an awesome company that is actually based in England the country we are visiting this month! Leandra Franich is sharing a favorite technique of hers with us this month! You're going to have fun with this idea and she has step by step instructions for you!
Our Designer’s Challenge this month was sponsored by Fibers by the Yard and we are again privileged to share with you the brand new products that Tracey has developed just for Memory Trends! Tracey has released an amazing product called the FBTY Textile Stiffener. You just brush this stiffener on the fabric, let it dry and then shape it where you want it to go and your shaped ribbon or fabric is STIFF and it will stay that way! FBTY has also released a line of fabric tags, twill ribbon and ribbon! Laura has also written a fantastic article with some wonderful ways of using Fibers By The Yard that you won't want to miss.
We finally have a picture of Cindy wearing her new SSR t-shirt with the winning logo on the back in the Purser's Store! I'm sure you will agree that Cindy looks wonderful in this photo!! We really appreciate Cindy taking the time to model the new shirts for us so that I can share it with you! We now have a new printer and they are doing a fantastic job! The inks are bolder, and the image is simpler so it actually stands out better! If t-shirts aren't your thing, don't forget that we also have two different types of tote bags. Our sweatshirts are AWESOME and as the weather is starting to turn, now is the time to order one! We are offering a special 15% discount on all orders as a special Fall sale! Please email us info@ssreflections.com for details! We are coming into the cooler months now and I can tell you that you'll love the warmth and softness of our sweatshirts!
Thank you for coming on board the S.S. Reflections! BTW, if any of you are overseas and are interested in a shirt, we do ship overseas! Just send us an email at info@ssreflections.com and we'll get right back to you on the best way to ship.
In The Showcase this month we are reviewing the Epson Perfection 2480 Photo Scanner. The Stateroom is a special Memory Trends review with photos of some of our favorite Celebrities in the industry! Also in our Editorial Deck is Bill's feature this month on taking night lighting. Tonya is teaching us how to create woven textured embellishments in our advanced digital scrapping and Tara , is showing us how to create eyelets and tags digitally! Dyan is teaching us how to use Dingbat fonts! Dean has been very busy putting the Procraft gloves to a rigorous test! Megan is scrapping in the book of me fashion with some awesome ideas to help you scrap about your favorite things! Sharon our Librarian, has an awesome book review on Creating with Magic Scraps Metal Composition that you won't want to miss, especially if you collect Idea Books!! And last but not least, Marlis works very hard to find answers for your questions. Please remember Marlis the next time you are wondering about something!
Lori has written about microscope slide pendants. Debi is teaching us the process of dry embossing! Cindy, is working with the Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Inks. Cricket has left the cruise to visit Scandanavia, she is in Finland visiting family! In her place we have the great privilege of having Cindy Cade join us on this cruise! Cindy has done a wonderful review on the Wizard that you won't want to miss! Robin and Wendy have been very busy altering shaped board books! They have really had fun with featuring some favorite British subjects!! Elizabeth of course, has created beautiful art using the new Ranger Distress Inks. Snow has created some of the most beautiful trading cards you'll see! Suzanne has had a lot of fun with Magic Mesh!
Ramie has had fun creating some awesome layouts with Magic Mesh! You will truly see how versatile Magic Mesh is this month! Diana is all about tiles this month! All kinds of tiles! Chrissy has also done a fantastic job with Magic Mesh this month! Oh my goodness you are going to love what Chrissy has created this month! Stacie just loves BUTTONS! Laura has done some amazing work showing us how to use those fibers we are so addicted to! Kelli has ribbon, ribbon, ribbon as her feature this month and Wanda is having way too much fun with UTEE!! Marilyn is teaching us how to prepare power layouts and Cindi is scrapping with suede!
We are very privileged to share with you the beautiful art featured in the Grand Staircase. Carol Sweeney of Tacoma Washington is the artist featured to the right. If you'd like to be in our Reader's Gallery please send your designs to Readers Gallery Submission. We love to showcase all our reader's artwork! Please remember to send us your name and the city/state or country where you live along with a basic list of the products used. We hope to give our advertisers as much exposure in your designs as we can!
Thank you for coming on board our virtual ship as we travel all over the world. I know you will enjoy this issue and will tell your friends about us! I always ask that you please visit our advertisers; you can find their banner ads on the pages of our articles or you can find an alphabetical listing on our Making Waves page. Let them know we sent ya and tell them how important they are to you! Without them, there wouldn't be the S.S. Reflections.
Happy Sailing,
Cap'n Dawn
publisher@ssreflections.com
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