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| Select Artwork for Fast Click Access to Articles Featured | September 1, 2008 | |
 A personal note from your Captain...  I'm excited about our trip to Germany this month. I lived in Germany for 3 1/2 years when I was young. My father was in the Royal Air Force and we were stationed at RAF Laarbruch in Weeze. While we lived in Germany we traveled all around Europe. My parents had a VW Beetle and we packed up the tent and away we went exploring all over Germany and the surrounding countries. We were limited in some of the countries we could go to because my Dad worked for NATO at that time. I don't remember much of this time but I do have a few fond momories. We didn't live on the base and my Mom tells me that I spoke German better than I spoke English...it's such a shame I didn't keep that up! My Mom taught nursery school and I can remember visiting her class at snack time every day (grin). I remember camping along the Rhine and my grandparents would come over from England to join us. I can remember a friend at one of our favorite camp sites by the name of Inka. I have cousins who live in Dusseldorf and are raising their own families. Unfortunately I haven't seen any of them in almost 17 years now! Where does the time go? I'm featuring a layout below that my Mom did many years ago when she first started scrapbooking. She made an album of my life for me for Christmas one year and I thought I'd share one of the pages with you. I treasure this album as my Mom put all her love in it. This was in the days when unless you were doing Creative Memories you scrapped 8 1/2 x 11 pages!! The trends of course have changed so much over the past 10 years but the love is still reflected in each page. Yes, that is a picture of me at the age of 4 at the bottom of the layout!  I had wanted my Mom to write our intro to Germany this month but she's rather shy and didn't feel that she was interesting enough...Man, she is so wrong. I wish I could introduce you to my Mom as she's an amazing woman and I'm so proud of her! Well, there is so much more to Germany than my little intro and I'm sorry for this being so wordy! I really love it when our reader's share their own stories about the countries we visit but if no one writes to me then I have to tell my own stories...and that may be rather boring!! So, without further adieu let's get this party started!! Cap'n Dawn  As part of our celebrations, we will have a brand new contest over the next few months! The first person to email me at publisher@ssreflections.com with the list of pages that each piece of artwork in the front page collage comes from will get a small prize! I need the name of the designer who created the art and what page you would find the art on! The August winner was Carolyn Miller who won some fabulous collage sheets by "Altered By Design"! Congratulations Carolyn! So, if you'd like to participate in the September contest then the person to get all 5 images listed correctly will be the winner!   Our Designer’s Challenge sponsor this month is Sugarplum Paperie! Nicole of Sugarplum Paperie has some fabulous digital kits. We first became aware of Sugarplum Paperie when Ramie did a review on their product line last May! We are thrilled to share some fabulous artwork using Nicole's gorgeous kits. I'm sure you will love this challenge! The art featured to the right was created by Yvonne Busdeker!
Here is the picture from August's contest:
Jan Jenitis is this month's contest winner with... "See Jane Win" Congratulations Jan! Now, if you'd like to see September's Caption Contest card, you'll have to visit Cindy's Caption Contest page! We can't wait to hear your captions! 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/ Special thanks to Third Coast Stamps for sponsoring the September Caption Contest! We at SSReflections appreciate our sponsors so much! Thank you Val!  Donalda has been busy organizing such awesome swaps on the Ezine Yahoo! Group. The swap featured right now is from the Paper Crazy swap from this past August. The backgrounds featured to the right were created by Wendy Carr! Congratulations to all the ladies who participated on a job well done! If you'd like to participate in one of Donalda's swaps all you have to do is join the Ezine Yahoo! Group and sign up! We'd love to show your work too!
Our September issue is being sponsored by Glue Dots! I hope you visit their website and remember the SSR VIP Sponsors when you are ready to purchase your own Glue Dots! Be sure to tell them how much you enjoyed what you saw on SSR! Each month SSR will have a new sponsor. It could be one company or 5, we never know!! But, we are having fun creating great designs and art for you using these fabulous products! If you are a manufacturer and would like to sponsor a month of SSR and be featured through out the issue please email Robin at SSRproductreview@ssreflections.com an see what is available in our editorial schedule! |
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 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! If you would like to come on board as a VIP Sponsor on the BEST online magazine for stamping and scrapping anywhere on the internet. Please feel free to view our ad rates and sponsorship information by clicking here! You can email Dawn at publisher@ssreflections.com if you have any questions. Please click here to read our terms and conditions for the legal information when advertising with SSR. S.S. Reflections: SSR has created a store directory listing for you and if you don't see your favorite store listed, be sure to send them our way! We have two separate directories for easy access to anyone interested which includes an alphabetical store listing and location listing. Please contact Cap'n Dawn at info@ssreflections.com for more information. There is a minimal fee to be included in our directory program of only $100 for one full year! SSR keeps it's costs low as we are committed to supporting the small business! SSR is celebrating it's 5th anniversary in just a few months. We're already planning some great activities for our big celebration! 5 years is a long time on the internet and we've consistently provided the best information on the internet with an amazing crew of designers. SSR is NOT a non-profit business but we promised to keep our ad rates down so the small business could afford to advertise on a quality magazine. The industry is changing. Manufacturers are creating more and more choices for you to buy and it's harder and harder for the small business to keep up with the demand for the latest products and that effects their advertising budget. SSR is a free magazine for you to enjoy and that isn't going to change. We will continue to offer SSR free of charge to you, our faithful readers, but we would appreciate your donations to help offset the operating expenses. We have not set an amount to donate. You can donate $1 or more that is totally up to you via paypal. Here is the donate button: Everyone's Secretary is the answer for small businesses! Now you have the option to only pay by the hour for needed office assistance. Everyone's Secretary only charges for the work you require. Whether you need two hours a week or two hours a month, you only pay for what you need! This is a confidential and personalized service. Please email Dawn at esecretary@charter.net or call 262-374-1491 for rate information.  Hearts in Touch has a new Oriental sheet, #124 HIT/STAINED GLASS. Go to the website, www.heartsintouch.com, click on Rubber Stamps, then click on Oriental. It's the first one there. Be sure to join the HIT Yahoo! group at HIT Yahoo! Group and keep up to date on all the new products coming along very soon and meet a lot of wonderful crafting friends. We also have free, online classes at the HIT website chat room. Anyone is welcome to join.  PaperArtsy: New from PaperArtsy this past spring are the mini stamps. These are on EZ mount and perfect for ATC's, small gift cards and 'inchie' art. Also new from the 'Urban Snapshots' Stamp Collection is the Fancy Dress series and Wrought Iron series of 4 plates in each of these families. Check out www.paperartsy.co.uk  Stamp and Scrap Canada: Stamp and Scrap Canada: Read our latest newsletter online - Stamp and Scrap Canada newsletter.html See what's new in the shop (items added regularly) - http://www.stampandscrapcanada.com/new.html We've got a HUGE clearance sale going on - 25 to 50% off on lots of items (most are 40% off) - sale items And if you're buying regular priced products here's a couple ecoupon codes you can use. Type the ecoupon code in the text box on the shopping cart page. To get $5 off an order that includes $40 @ regular prices type: ssreflections5 To get $15 off $100 @ regular prices type: ssreflections15  If you would like to see your company spotlighted please contact us at info@ssreflections.com for information! Be sure to check our sponsors websites often for monthly specials! Remember, without the VIP sponsors we wouldn't have S.S. Reflections for you to enjoy!  We need more images on the SSR Interactive Reader's Gallery! So, share your work with us! We want to see all that you are doing at home! The Reader's Gallery is for you to showcase your scanned images, your photos and your digital layouts, stamped cards and altered projects! We want to see everything that you are creating! So, come on board and share what you are most proud of! The beautiful card featured to the right was created by Chris Keys and was shared on Reader's Gallery! (My sincere apologies, I originally said this was Wanda and it is not!) We hope that you are inspired by all that was shared this month by both our professional designers and by our faithful readers who participate on the Yahoo! Ezine Group, and the Interactive Reader's Gallery!
 As I'm putting the finishing touches on the September issue I'm drawn to having the news on as Hurricane Gustav comes ashore. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is affected by this disaster. I personally think it's really dumb to force reporters to stand outside during a hurricane to tell us how windy it is outside when most of New Orleans has been evacuated as the "boss" is safe and sound in his sound booth watching a reporter and camera crew risk their lives. But, what do I know? (oops? Did I just say that?). Anyway, I'm quite comfortable watching the news when the reporter is safe and sound inside and getting updates when they are able. Don't forget to share your blog space url with me and I'll add it to my own list of favorites! I have a list of the crew's blog web addresses on my own blog and a list of some of our readers! I haven't had a poll in a while but keep checking as I'll try and update my blog later today! I do have music on my blog though as it's important to me. Be sure to turn your speakers down if you aren't interested in hearing some of my favorites! You can find my blog by clicking Here! School starts tomorrow and I think we are ready at my house. It appears that I inadvertantly forgot some supplies the boys need but I don't think they will need them all this week anyway so I have a little time. It will be so nice having them back at school again. The structure of their day again will be such a good thing and having my house clean will be such a blessing! We'll have to create a new routine in the morning though. Four of us need to shower and hopefully we'll be able to do it all with hot water. Unfortunately bed head isn't a particularly good thing when you are in middle school/high school ;-) so we'll have to figure this out the hard way! I hope you have a wonderful week and enjoy the peace! Calm sailing, Cap'n Dawn publisher@ssreflections.com Publisher Reflections Publishing Group http://dawntheath.blogspot.com/  |
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