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From the Helm
Dawn Heath, PublisherShip's Captain
Welcome Home! We made it! Our first virtual world cruise has come full circle! We are in New York!! We left 13 months ago from San Francisco and have visited some of the most beautiful spots in the world! Last Christmas we were in Russia, then headed to China for Chinese New Year! In February we were Down Under in Australia and New Zealand! Who knew back then that we would have our Wendy, who lives in New Zealand, on the Stamping Team!! We then visited India, Egypt and South Africa and Brazil! We then headed back and up to the Mediterranean and visited Greece and Italy, went around to Spain and then on up to England. Last month we were in Scotland! We've had so much fun learning about these beautiful countries and our Crew has created such beautiful art! Now that we are back in the States, we can visit Rockefeller Center, Broadway (what shows should we see?), The Empire State Building, The Statue of Liberty, Shopping down 5th Avenue, ice skating in Central Park and of course, to end our stay in New York City, we can bring in the New Year in Times Square! But, soon after we need to head back to the ship as we prepare for our next world cruise! We're going up to Nova Scotia for our first stop! I can't wait!! There are so MANY countries we still need to visit and so much to learn!
It's time to announce the winners of our FIRST Anniversary Sail-ebration contest! We had three contests - our Scrappers contest winner is Jeni Calkins our Stampers contest winner is Judy Cantrell and the Scrampers contest winner is Melissa Huber! We have the winning designs with a picture of the designer and a short bio of our winners for you to enjoy! The prize baskets that each of these winners will receive are AWESOME! We're also sending a small prize to each person who submitted a design! We feel that ALL of our readers are WINNERS but we only have the addresses of those who submitted something to our FIRST Anniversary Sail-ebration contests!! You will also see all the designs in future Reader's Galleries. CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Winners!
Jeni Calkins |
Judy Cantrell |
Melissa Huber |
We also hosted our FIRST PHOTO contest. Our winner was announced with the Mid-November newsletter but we didn't want you to miss seeing all the wonderful photos that were submitted! You can still see the submissions in the Mid-November Reader's Gallery! Christine Goulette won our FIRST photo contest!
If you are a member of the Ezine Yahoo! Group then you know that this month we've been playing a round of Bingo! We had our first winner just yesterday! CONGRATULATIONS to Holly McMillen! I Guess my local post office is going to be very happy with me with all these prizes being shipped! Holly is going to host the next round of Bingo and there is still time to get in on this next round and we have also started our Wednesday Tip Day where you can share your favorite tips with everyone! You may even find your tip featured in a future issue of S.S. Reflections!
Scrapbook Premier has a very special feature for you this month! You will get a personal look at Beverly Mitchell! Beverly has a rather high profile career as she plays Lucy on Seventh Heaven! Beverly has been scrapbooking since she was 13. Lori Elkins Solomon of Scrapbook Premier has written a wonderful feature about Beverly that you won't want to miss. Beverly's story is the reason we need to get the younger generation scrapping or stamping, or better yet...scramping! We know the importance of this which is why we have Megan, our teen scrapper on board, sharing her ideas!
Our Celebrity Headliner this month is Ashley Smith, Creative Director of Magic Scraps! The Magic Scraps line of products are innovative, fun and can be used by both scrappers and stampers! Our crew loves Magic Scraps and I'm sure you have noticed many designs through the past year using Magic Scraps products. Magic Scraps is everywhere these days! I opened up the Oriental Trading Company catalogue a couple of months ago and there was Magic Scraps!!
Our special VIP Lounge guest this month is Scottish Border Stamping! There were so many designs submitted using these wonderful stamps that we can't fit them all into the Lounge this month, so we'll share some of them in future Reader's Galleries!! In January, Joyce is releasing her new line of tartan scrapbook pages to go along with her other wonderful Celtic designs!!
Our Designer’s Challenge this month was sponsored by Ma Vinci's Reliquary. Our professional design crew has created works of art using a selection of trademark Mona Lisa stamps! Ma Vinci is well known in the industry for her Mona Lisa impressions and for her alphabet stamps!! They are wonderful for stampers and scrappers! The design to the right was created by Lori Roberts, a member of our Stamping Crew!
S.S. Reflections Advertiser Spotlight!
With Christmas almost upon us we thought it would be a wonderful addition to our monthly review to provide you with a list of specials that our faithful advertisers are having! As you finish reading this delicious edition of S.S. Reflections, please make your way to our Making Waves page and visit our advertisers! Some have wonderful specials and announcements just for you! If you are looking for that special logo-wear of your favorite online magazine, you can purchase your own t-shirts or sweatshirts in the Purser's Store! If you have any special requests, please email us at info@ssreflections.com and we'll see what we can do!
Posh Impressions has a whole new website! It's wonderful and very easy to navigate! Warren and Dee have worked exceptionally hard to provide you with the quality service that they are known for with this new site.
Hearts in Touch is proud to announce a special agreement with Stewart Superior. They will be working with Stewart Superior to provide images and designs that will showcase their stamped images with the exceptional inks that Stewart Superior manufactures.
Fibers By The Yard owner Tracey Olson, has expanded her business to include Scrapbook Fabric!! She's offering a special discount for YOU!! If you place an order in the month of December and mention SSR, you will get a FREE grab bag of fibers!
PaperKuts is very excited to announce that PaperKuts magazine will now be published 8 times a year, so all our readers can now get even more "I can do that" scrapbook layouts, ideas, tips and techniques. For a limited time, anyone can subscribe or renew their subscription and get all 8 issues for the same price as 6 issues.
In The Showcase this month is a review on the Canon 10D Digital Camera by our own Ship's Photographer, Bill Thorsby. In The Stateroom this month is a feature by The Rubberstampdepot on using Unmounted Rubberstamps. Also on our Editorial Deck, Bill is advising us on taking photos of our Christmas lights at night! Tonya, our advanced digital scrapper, will show you how to use your digital software to create a stamped look on your layouts. Tara is explaining step two in using the HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant software program.
Dyan is creating designs using foreign fonts! What a cool idea!! Dean is onto part two of his series building a cupboard for your craft room. Megan is sharing some beautiful Christmas cards and decorating a paint can to keep your Christmas cards in. Sharon our Librarian, is reviewing The Ultimate Guide to Celebrating Kids by Linda LaTourelle. Marlis works very hard to find answers for your questions. This month she is helping with journaling your Christmas layouts. Please remember Marlis the next time you are wondering about something!
Cricket has come up with some very cute ideas for Christmas teacher's gifts! Debi is giving instructions for using eyelets! The design to the right is one of Debi's Christmas cards! Cindy has created 10 minute Christmas cards that are just gorgeous with some awesome ideas for creating your own! Robin and Wendy have done a review on The Altered Book Club that you won't want to miss! If you are looking for a special kit for embellishments, then this is a review that will help you make your decision. Altered Books are such a personal way to share your muse! Lori has done an awesome feature creating art with NAPKINS!
This month we are thrilled to welcome Cindy Cade on board as a new Stamping Crew Designer! Please join us in welcoming Cindy on board! For her first regular feature Cindy is keeping warm in the wintertime with wood burning, UTEE, and more. The design featured on the right was created by Cindy! This will be Snow's last regular feature in the Solarium with Purnima. But, Snow isn't leaving us, she will be helping us out with the Designer's Challenge features! Andi Mulholland will be joining Purnima in the Solarium and we are thrilled to bits! Andi is a dear friend and I'm honored to have her on board! For her last feature, Snow has created beautiful Christmas shaker cards! Suzanne has glitter everywhere! You will LOVE what Suzanne has been working on for you - I personally think that Suzanne was one of those children who loved to play in the mud, what do you think??? Now, on to the Scrapping Deck...
Larolin Weisinger! Larolin is our personal tour guide around New York City!! Larolin has a way of brining you into her story, you do not want to miss this wonderful feature! Ramie has been creating some special layouts for some of our crew! This may sound funny...but if you are thinking of doing this for other people, you won't want to miss Ramie's feature! Diana is playing with frames and as usual has created beautiful layouts to encourage and inspire you! Chrissy is doing Christmas through the eyes of a child. We know this is a busy time of year and I hope you will enjoy this special feature! The layout to the right was created by Chrissy! Stacie is scrapping the holidays and making it a family affair! Laura is capturing the extreme in photos! Laura does a fair amount of travelling for work and she has shared some very cool ideas with us!
Kelli is painting metal with acrylics! Wanda has been playing with shrink plastic! I think she's remembering the days when we played with Shrinky Dinks!! Marilyn is debating between simple and embellished pages. The great debate continues! Cindi is creating layouts using velvet ribbon! They are just incredible!
Our December 1st Reader's Gallery has been sponsored by Penny Wise Arts! This is a very special gallery where we are featuring JEWELRY!! The piece of jewelry featured to the right was created by Sue Lorang of Lynwood, Washington! This has actually become the mascot for Penny Wise Arts!
Our mid-December Gallery will feature Christmas cards decorations, ornaments, etc.! If you would like to show off your Christmas cards, please send them to Dyan at dyancross@ssreflections.com by December 12. 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 complete our first world cruise. On behalf of the crew, I'd like to wish you all a very happy, safe holiday season. Remember to count your blessings each day and please remember that as we enter the busy month ahead, to relax, sit a little and read your favorite online Scrapping and Stamping magazine (S.S. Reflections!!).
Happy Sailing,
Cap'n Dawn
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