STAMPLCITY NEWSLETTER FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2009

Another year ahead of us!! I tell myself not to make News Year resolutions as I just somehow can't keep them but made a couple anyhow. So far not bad but it is only Jan 8th!!! The holidays were nice although sad without Mom and Dad this year. Thank goodness for the grandkids!!!
Our friends, Bryan and Sandy Hann managed to fly from New York City to join our News Year Party so that was an added bonus. Had a great day with the Bain side for our Christmas get-together. A little crazy with 7 grandkids, but that's the best part of the day, just being together!!
Starting the New Year, Shawna, my daughter, went back to work 2 days a week and Keith and I are taking the 2 girls for just a day. We had that day yesterday and now that Rosemary is crawling and pulling herself up to couches andcoffee tables there wasn't much time to sit down.
At one point Keith asked me "Doesn't her little legs get tired standing there for an hour???"
We spent the day amusing Grace and keeping Rosemary away from all the things that she was trying to get her hands on. I'm sure you all have the picture now. It was wonderful!! These little ones are keeping us young. We only feel old when we look out the window and see that it's snowing again. There was a time that we welcomed the snow to play in. It's going to be a long winter so let's get into talking about keeping our hobby front and centre during these cold winter months. It's time to enter the world of Stamplicity again....

WHAT'S NEW IN THE STORE

We have some new initiatives starting in the New Year involving scrapbooking!!!

BRIGHT IDEAS WITH BRENDA

Every month Brenda will introduce a scrapbook kit that can be pre-ordered and available the following month. This kit once received, can become a class with Brenda for an extra $10.00 or you can just take the kit and complete it yourself. Instructions will be provided in the kit. We will have the monthly completed pages on the site and on the "BRIGHT IDEA" wall in the store. Most of you know how creative Brenda is. I'm sure you'll be excited and eager to become involved in this program.

QUARTERLY ALBUM KITS

Everyone loves little specialty albums but are hesitant to attempt these wonderful keepsakes. Well we have made it easy for you by providing a kit that takes the guess work out and provides you with ALL the materials and step by step instruction. These albums make great gifts for loved ones or makes a great conversation piece for your coffee table. We will offer a different album each quarter beginning in January. Pre-order your kit and then start scrapping!!

January - BO BUNNY Family Word Album - $39.75
What a wonderful keepsake to honour family.

Kit includes:

• 1 chipboard word album
• 11 [12x12] sheets of BO BUNNY double sided patterned paper
• 1 sheet of Rub-ons
• 6 yards of Ribbon
• 1 package of Leaf Embellishments
• 1 sheet of Family Cardstock Stickers
• 3 Binder Rings
• Step by step instructions

Taking pre-orders for the Month of January. Classes will be available to guide you through your album if needed for an additional $10.00

CLASSES

We're making a few changes, deleting some, adding others and this will probably be an ongoing thing especially with the new products I'll be investigating at the Retailer Convention in California. Yep, I'm going to CHA at the end of January. It's always exciting to look forward to seeing what paper and stamp companies will be bringing out for 2009. Many booths offer make and takes on their new products and designs so I'll be bringing back lots of ideas and information to share with all of you. I'll try to bring back some nice weather....at least some sunshine.

Copic markers are becoming a popular product on the market right now. We have investigated them and Sue is very anxious to pursue this by taking a day long course to become a registered teacher. Sue is certainly the one to do that as she has been taking classes for a few years now in painting and has become very proficient at it. You should see her work as she has a natural talent for colour blending etc. Stay tuned for a new class in this area with these wonderful Copic Alcohol Based Markers.

The last few years I have held a Super Bowl Party for my 3 "S" members on the Sunday of the Football Super Bowl. We don't watch the game but the ladies enjoy some time with each other, talking about their hobby, having some pizza and wings and entering some contests. I have decided to postpone this event due to the time of year and the uncertainty of the weather. Instead we will host a "Spring Fling" in April for all our 3 "S" members. One thing we will be doing at our event is allowing everyone to bring the treasures they are finally deciding to part with and have a garage sale. Invitations will be sent out to all our members once we decide a date. In the meantime, why not start a spring cleaning of your inventory and put away items you are ready to pass on!!

WHAT'S COMING IN THE FUTURE

That's hard to say until I come back from California. We have placed an order with Hero Arts from their new 2009 catalog. Valentines is just around the corner so you can expect to see new designs for that celebration. We have new wedding invitation samples in the store for those brides that want to personalize their own wedding invites. All of us at the store can help you find just the right colour in papers, cardstock etc to put together very original wedding invites, favours, shower invites, thank you cards, programs etc. Let us help you keep your wedding affordable in this area!!! Cutsy is certainly gaining popularity again (everything goes in cycles). Look for stamps that "just make you smile" on the shelves in the near future.

In the meantime Stamplicity currently has a sale in the store. All Christmas scrapbooking papers, stamps and other items are on for 25% discount. There is an area of the store that we continually add items to that are either 25% or 50% discounted. Zig markers are all on sale, some Cuttlebug products, Cricut cartridges and many other products.

Brenda and I are working on putting together a class or two for the younger generation for March break. Stay tuned for news on that.

NEW TO MY WEBSITE

I have changed a few pages due to popularity of products, new classes and programs, so be sure to check out Sweet deals for 2009, Brenda's Bright Ideas, Stampscapes, Birthday parties and 2009 programs. There is lots of new customer projects always being put on the site as well as new ideas from stamping and scrapbooking so check that out as well. Also check out the deals for Feb and March, they are really sweet!