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The Old Island Stamp
Company
Autumn 2006
 | STAMP DRAW WINNER: I am pleased to announce our latest stamp draw
winner is Kim Fulcher of Parksville,
British Columbia. Congratulations to Kim! Kim
was actually the third person picked by the computer. The
first two notices I sent out came back 'undeliverable', because the
addresses did not exist any longer. The proliferation of
spam has caused many people to discard their old addresses and
take other evasive measures. All of which has made trying to
maintain an e-mail list an exasperating experience! ...but I
digress...(already!) The new stamp draw is ready to go. To enter the Draw, click on [Home] above, and then
on Stamp Draw on the Home page. The prize this time is
an "Emily Christmas Medley". Check it out and Good Luck!
'THE FINE PRINT': Please note, now
that it is three months between draws, make sure you only enter once
during that time. We had a lot
more duplicates this time, and I cannot pick someone who has entered
twice or three times...it is not fair to everyone else. Also we
still have a lot of people putting their e-mail address as their
first name, and I disqualify those too.
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| AROUND
THE STUDIO: This is a bare bones newsletter for
number of reasons, some of which I will expand upon in the new year,
as the nature of our business is going to undergo some dramatic
changes in the New Year.
Following up on "Sentry Man" from the last
newsletter; suffice to say that I stuffed myself daily for three
weeks with fresh plumbs, and dried over 450!
Emily (in cyberspace) and Bonnie will take care of your on-line
orders while we are on the road. It will be a skeletal
coverage in the studio, so it may take a little longer to get your
order processed. So, shop early to avoid disappointment.
Also please note that we have made changes to our minimum orders,
etc. The changes are outlined on the Canadian and US price
code pages, which are accessed through the How
to Order page.
 We
have organized a real treat for those of you attending The
Art Market Christmas Show in Calgary this year. Emily
Hull is going to join us to make cards right in the booth for
four days. You will have an opportunity to witness the master
at work! I cannot wipe the smile off my face just thinking
about how some of you are going to be standing there with your mouth
hanging open when you watch this creative dynamo at work. She
is inspiring, and some of you might want to make sure you have
arranged for a Designated Driver. That way you can get stamping
as soon as you get back to your car. Remember; we encourage responsible
stamping. Each original card she creates will be for
sale as she completes them.
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| MARGARET'S MUSINGS:
If you have had an opportunity to see our display at anytime over the past
several years, you
would have seen sample cards by our friend Margaret Appleton. Margaret is always trying
something new, and comes up with some great effects with our stamps.
She has agreed to
write a short piece for each newsletter on stamping in general and on techniques slightly
beyond the basics.
[I did not think I was going to get any newsletter out before
we left for the Christmas shows. So, I told Margaret not to
do an article! Sorry about that. - Steve]
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| THE WEBSITE: I
have added one more Christmas stamp to the Latest
Images page, Emily's Christmas Elf.
Where to Find Us
is up-dated with the latest Christmas show information, including
our booth numbers for each of the shows and links to the show
websites where you can download coupons for a lower admission
charge at the door
The feedback on the tulip collage from the Drawing
Board was very positive and encouraging. I have put another
of Emily's new images on the Drawing
Board. We call it organic snowflake, and we are not
certain if we are going to develop it or not. So, we are
very interested in what you think.
As I write this it seems awfully early to be wishing you the very
best of the coming holiday season, but I will not be writing until
the new year. So, I hope you and yours have a wonderful
holiday. Thank you for making 2006 another great year for
us.
Happy Holiday Stamping! - Steve Mueller |
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we have moderately priced stamps that can be purchased at a discount at anytime through
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