Newsletter

_{Happy
New Years Everyone!}

_{I
can’t believe it’s a new year already…that means those
resolutions need to be put into gear! One of my resolutions is
to do the newsletter every two months instead of a three month
cycle. For those of you that know me this will be a great feat!
This will enable us to keep you more informed with new products
and ideas that are happening in the rubberstamp world. We are
also going to be emailing more updates more frequently. We have
been getting a lot of “undeliverable mail” or “sender
unknown” so if you have not received emails in a while you may
want to check your bulk mail.}

_{My
other resolution is to work on the web site. I’ve been
fortunate to have someone who has been updating the site for me
but now I’ve asked him to teach me how to do it. This will
allow us to keep the site more current with updates, products
and such. So watch for a “new” look coming soon to the site…}

_{Mostly
importantly I’ve made a decision two months ago. As of January
1, 2005 I am retired from my banking job thus allowing me to
spend more time at the store. I am so excited that I have an
opportunity to do sometime I absolutely love in a full-time
capacity. This will allow us to offer more day time classes
which many of you have requested.}

_{We have a new instructor,
Mark Griffith, who will be teaching some scrapbook classes. Mark
is a recent transplant from Omaha, Ne who is a full-time floral
designer in Buffalo. He was introduced to scrap booking after
visiting the Foofala Store in Nebraska. (Foofala carries a great
line of embellishments which we will be carrying after the first
of the year) You can look for Mark’s work in upcoming issues
of Better Homes Creative Collection and Legacy Magazine. He is a
great addition to our other fantastic instructors, please check
out his classes.}

_{Lastly, this is a wonderful
time of the year. Shortly all the companies will be releasing
new stamp designs and products. Hero Arts new 2005 catalog is
out and we now have many of the new releases in-stock. Stop by
and check it out!}

_{See You Soon….. Sharon}

Wacky Wild Weekend Sale

“The early bird gets the worm”

Sat. Jan. 29^{th & Sun. Jan.
30th}

Sale begins bright & early, the earlier the better the discount…check store for more info…

Stamp Camp

Mark your calendar for the first of our 2005 series. Dates will be Sun. February 27^th^{and Sun. March 13th both
1-4 pm}^{. As usual we will
be having 3 hours of non-stop stamping fun! Pre-registration and payment
is due at sign-up. Please bring basic supplies, baby wipes, paper towels
and a freezer bag to hold your complete projects. All other supplies are
included along with refreshments, snacks and a 20% discount on your
purchases!}

Stamp Club News

^{We are looking for new members to
join our stamp club which meets at 7:00 p.m. on the last Monday of every
month! It’s fun and it’s free! We get together for about 2 hours and
stamp, share ideas, and chat. We will begin to post upcoming club
projects in store. Next meeting dates:}

^{Mon. January 31st Mon. February 28th}

Birthday Special

^{Stop in the week of your birthday
and treat yourself to 25% off your entire order! Week starts Sun-Sat.
Proof of your birthdate must accompany you. Happy Birthday from us to
you!}

^{New Store Program!}

^{We now carry the AccuCut Zip’e
Mate personal home die cutting machine. It can use Sizzix dies, QuicKutz,
Embossing stencils and its own line of dies! We are offering a 10%
everyday discount on any all dies from Sizzix, QuicKuts and AccuCut
Dies, this includes in-stock & special order dies. Stop by and check
the machine out and all the dies available form each company.}

^{Backroom Bonanza}

^{Thurs. nights 6-9 p.m. Backroom open
for use…$3.00 per person}

^{Use our class supply of stamps,
punches, stencils & die cutter!}

Card Contest

Enter our monthly card contest and get a coupon worth 20% off any stamp or stencil and get a chance to win a $15.00 store gift certificate. Each month’s card theme is due by the last day of the month. Good Luck!

January Theme- Hearts A Flutter

February Theme- Bottle Cap Cards

March Theme- Cards for Men

Demo Sunday

Sun. Jan 16^th & Sun. Feb. 20th…Demo begins at 1:30 pm

January Coupon

This coupon entitles you to 20 % off any stamp or brass stencil, 20 % off any paper punch, 20 % off any book and 20% off and 20% off packaged note cards. One coupon per customer per month.

Expires 1/31/05

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February Coupon

This coupon is good for 15% off your entire purchase! One coupon per customer per month.

Expires 2/28/05