~ The Shaker Box: Educating Your Creativity ~

What's Shakin'!

Educating Your Creativity

October 2004
Vol. 1 Iss. 3

We have had an exciting few weeks here at The Shaker Box! With the conclusion of the Grand Opening Festivities, our ranking in the ScrapbookingTop50 has climbed to number 98 and we have over 300 registered members!

Our accomplishements these last few months have been phenomenal l and I would just like to thank each and every one of you for participating!! The support we have received from the community as well as our sponsors has been tremendous. I can' t wait to see what the next 6 months holds for us!

With that said, I would like to introduce you to this month's newsletter! Packed with exciting tips and tricks from page titles to taking photographs to a recap of the Grand Opening events! So sit back, relax and enjoy this month's edition of What's Shakin'!

Sincerely,
Michele Ciola
Proud Owner of TheShakerBox.com

DT Member Contest !

We have put together a very talented Design Team with diverse styles and expertise to help others in their creative journey. However, we are looking for one more incredible designer to round out our team!

Do you have what it takes? If so, we would love to have you submit your latest work of art! For full details, please visit the contest forum . To submit your layouts, please upload them in the DT Contest Gallery !

Looking forward to seeing those wonderful submissions!

----------------
Michele Ciola

New Swap Forum!

By popular request, the new Swap forum was unveiled during the Grand Opening Celebration! You asked for it, we listened!

Currently we have two swaps going on now. An embellishment swap and a ribbon swap! Both are hosted by Design Team members and are sure to be lots of fun!

Have a swap idea? Please feel free to request a swap in the Swap Chatter thread. We would love to hear your ideas!

Visit the brand new Swap Forum today!

----------------
Michele Ciola

M e m b e r S p o t l i g h t !

Our featured Shaker Box member for this month is Jessica (Jess) Scherr! Jessica began scrapbooking about 5 years ago when she entered a local store and saw all of the amazing embellishments, stickers and papers. Hooked every since, Jess has been creating some uniquely clean and fresh layouts and has definitely developed her own style! Read more about her life and her passions and don't forget to visit Jess's gallery for some wonderfully inspiring layouts!