NEWSLETTER 1-3-09

www.7kidscollegefund.com HIGH HOPES SPECIAL ORDERS I am about to place another High Hopes order, so now is the time to place your special order for stamps that I might not carry or stamps I carry that you do not want to sell out before you get a chance to make your purchase. I have had MANY request for Luigi and is associated sentiment. I will be ordering these, but if you want to ensure you get yours, I recommend placing a special order. CLICK HERE for instructions on placing your order. I will be taking orders through Wednesday, Jan. 6.   SCOR-IT PREORDERS Make it your New Year's resolution to make better scores! And, you can fulfill that resolution with the newly redesigned Scor-It and Scor-It Mini! These new products (including tote bags) are expected to be shipping to retailers in January, so preorder now to ensure you get your boards and totes as soon as they are available. Let me tell you a little bit about this board so you can see why it is superior to other scoring products on the market. #1: It's PINK...and pink is the ultimate color! #2: It has a STAINLESS STEEL scoring tool. This will provide you with incredibly precise and professional scores, and it won't wear out like plastic does. Your tool is also attached to the board with a chain, so you will never lose it forcing you to spend your money unnecessarily to purchase a replacement. #3: It has a reversible ruler. If you are doing projects in metric instead of inches, you won't need a whole new board like with some other products! You just flip the ruler over and voila...metric! Scor-It cares about you as a customer having the highest quality, most versatile product available to you, not just selling you more and more of their products because of inadequate design or the use of cheaper construction materials. Which is why the next quality is important... #4 It is BUILT TO LAST! The Scor-It is simply made from highest quality materials intending to give you the ultimate performance from a scoring system. #5 There are more customized options. If you are not a crafter who needs the big board because you do cards only or you don't want to carry a big board with you when you travel or craft away from home, then the Scor-It Mini, endorsed by Tim Holtz as a compact and innovative must-have tool, is for you! #6 For each Scor-It sold, a donation is made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Kill two birds with one stone: better scores and supporting the cure!   NEW BASIC GREY RELEASES AVAILABLE! Basic Grey has released two new collections: Sugar Rush (perfect for Valentine's Day) and Origins. Be sure to check out all the products available from each collection. For those of you looking for Bittersweet from last year, I've got 6X6 paper pads and the card kits that were so popular last year. DESIGN TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT The new term for the 7 KID DT started Jan. 1. I had many ladies submit their blogs and, I have to say, narrowing it down was VERY difficult. I truly appreciate everyone who submitted and hope you will do so again when I put the call out in June for the July-December term. So, please head over the the blog and check out the 9 new designers that have been added to the team. I think each one will add their own sense of style and provide tons of inspiration to you for your future projects. Again, thanks to everyone who submitted and congratulations to those who were selected: Pam Sparks, Jami Bova, Mindy Baxter, April Rose, Lisa Futch, Kathy Menzies, Heather Huggins, Debbie Seyer and Jorunn Klakegg! CHALLENGE BLOG SOON TO BE UNVEILED!!! Keep checking the regular store blog for the announcement of the new 7 KIDS CHALLENGE BLOG! Yes, there will be PRIZES!!!       NEW PRODUCTS IN THE STORE HELLO KITTY Just like the regular BIG SHOT...just cuter and LESS $$$!!! EZMOUNT SCISSORS Looking for the perfect scissors for cutting EZMOUNT? How about the scissors from the company that makes EZMOUNT? Here they are! BUTTERFLIES Going in the store today! New super beautiful, sparkly, gemstone encrusted, glitter kissed butterflies from Prima! A FEW MUSINGS... MAGNOLIA CUSTOMS ISSUE. Right before Christmas, I put a group of Magnolias in the store because I had a delivery date from UPS of Dec. 23. However, when the package arrived, there was an error on the invoice that valued the package at $31,000! This resulted in a very large customs levy. I had to have the package held until Magnolia could correct the issue so I could receive shipment. I did receive an e-mail from them on Dec. 28 indicating that they had resubmitted a corrected invoice. I will be calling UPS Monday to verify when I will be receiving that shipment. I have partially shipped most orders that contained these stamps and will ship the stamps as soon as I get them. ZVA CREATIVE products are on order. Some of the designs were super popular and have sold out. I will be ordering those and new ones. NEW PRODUCTS! I am also adding the 1 ounce SHIMMERZ SPRITZ to the store this weekend. If you have any questions, product requests or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at 7kidscollegefund@cox.net   www.7kidscollegefund.com Join Our Mailing List!