Hi All!

We are now officially in the "holiday" season. Halloween has passed and we are heading towards Thanksgiving and Christmas. Of course the real hustle and bustle won't begin until the day after Thanksgiving....aka Black Friday. Shawna and Marcia are planning a huge blowout sale for that weekend. You won't want to miss it. Make sure to come in and use your Turkey Bucks. They expire on November 30th.

Vickie, Shawna and I are busy making projects for classes. We will be having Christmas explosion books and boxes, chipboard books, blocks, etc. All of these projects would make great gifts for family and friends. They are so cute and fun to make!

Our Cricut Club starts this Sunday. Be sure to call and sign up for this fun get-together. The club meets the second Sunday of each month. Just bring your machine and cartridges and exchange with other members and make the die cuts you want. Good way to get the dies you want without having to purchase the entire cartridge! Also a great way to get new ideas for using the cartridges. Membership for the 2009 year (+ 2 free months!) is $25. If you want to come month by month, the cost is $5 per month. We will be meeting in the back room from 1:00-4:00. Marcia has several cartridges that are available to us, too. Can't wait!!!

The Cricut II class is scheduled for December. I am going to show you how to use ink cartridges, cut chipboard, vinyl, etc. This will be a good way to learn the expanded uses for your Cricut. We have ink cartridges in stock now and the deep housing blade system for cutting chipboard, etc. is on order. We are getting a limited supply in the first shipment. You can call us and reserve one. We already have a list of people wanting them. Another exciting class!

Most of you are aware that the CKU convention is Nov. 14-15. We have some coupons left for a $2 discount on admission. Come in and get some for you and your group. Vickie and I are going on Friday; Shawna and Marcia on Saturday. I've never been to one so I'm excited. In Minneapolis we have the Archiver's ScrapFest in September every year. Its at the Mall of America and covers several floors of the mall. Its huge. I've done major damage there. We'll see how I do at CKU.

Our All Day Crop is scheduled for Saturday, November 22. Come in and sign up for a day of fun with friends.

Make sure to take time to enjoy this change of season. The leaves are beautiful, wet, but pretty just the same. I love the colors. Also, remember to get out and vote tomorrow. Its important.

Have a good week!

Debb