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Educating Your Creativity

December 2004
Vol. 1 Iss. 5

With Christmas right around the corner, I'm reminded of what is important in my life and what I sometimes take for granted. My family, our health, our home and our wonderful friends often become overshadowed by the burden's of every day life. This Christmas season will be a special time as I will truly count my blessings and recognize the greatest gift of all: happy, healthy, family and friends. Let's celebrate this special time with the ones we love and create wonderful memories to document for years to come. What gifts will be your greatest this season?

Sincerely,
Michele Ciola
Proud Owner of TheShakerBox.com

Welcome Mac! Our newest DT member

With all the wonderful submissions, Our Design Team had a very difficult time choosing who will be our next DT member. In the end though, I think our team made an excellent choice!

The Shaker Box would like to welcome and congratulate Mac Stanley a.k.a Mac to our family. She not only possesses an incredible talent for scrapbook design but also a witty and welcoming personality.

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Michele Ciola

Xmas Traditions

It isn't often one brings a large, live tree into their home or hangs poisonous berries from their rafters to lure affection from anyone passing by. It is also highly unlikely you would ever allow a stranger to crawl down your chimney at night and gain access to all your belongings, including snacks from your kitchen. Yet, this is exactly what many do each and every year during the wonderful season called Christmas! Read more about how these and other traditions began, grew and continue today in Jennifer's article “Christmas Traditions.”

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Mac Stanley

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

What her husband calls a “collection,” she calls her “addiction.” Either way, Sandra Mathis has amassed a weighty gallery of talent at the Shaker Box and we are pleased to showcase her as the December Featured Scrapper.

From participating in contests to challenges, her work has inspired many at The Shaker Box and reading about Sandra, “Sandy” to her friends, will inspire you even more. You will want to also visit her online gallery and see not only her layouts but her large assortment of card as well!