Just Checking In ....

Hello everyone!

Our little holiday is almost over and we'll be home soon! I checked with home base, and there are boxes of new CHA goodies waiting for us when we get back! I can't wait to see what has arrived! All orders placed while we were gone will be shipped out on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, here is another peek of the Sept. kit. This is a card made by Deb.


See you all soon!

It's the 15th!

Time for a little peek! September's kit is a full little whimsical kit. Here are a few samples from Deb ...





September will be Deb's last month with us as a guest designer. I am so glad she was with us, even if it was for such a short time. She is very talented and I look forward to seeing more of her work in the future.

We Will Be on Vacation!

We are leaving for a little holiday tomorrow morning. So, that means Em and Erin will be in charge while we are away ... Oh No! While the cat is away the mice will play! Any orders received in the next two weeks will be shipped out starting again on August 26th.

You will still get your sneak peek on the 15th. That's already all scheduled. And maybe Em and Erin will pop in now and then to entertain you all.

I am going to try and blog while I am away. No promises, but you can follow our travels on my personal blog, Wasting Time.

Jaa mata!
(That's Japanese for "Later")

Claudine Hellmuth and Tim Holtz

I was reading Claudine Hellmuth's blog and she has posted two new videos from the Summer CHA. In this first one, she demos a transfer technique using her line of paints:


And then in this one, she makes a cool pendant using a resist technique:


And here is a card I made with her paints. I love the quality of her paints. They are very creamy with a lot of pigment.


I sell all of her products. You can find them in the Miki-Mart. Here is a direct link.

I also have some new Tim Holtz products in the shop ... the tiny attacher, the refillable alcohol pens, and some of his new distress stickles. Click here to find them.

PAYPAL ISSUES **Please read**

If you have recently ordered from us and your Paypal receipt has a date of 12/31/1969 and the transaction id# is 0, your order did not go through. There are some system errors at Paypal and they have told us they are working on it but they do not know when this issue will be fixed. This is not a problem just for us, as there are other sellers having this same problem.

The majority of the Paypal transactions do go through with no problems. But for some unknown reason a few get subjected to this glitch.

If you do receive a Paypal receipt with a date of 12/31/1969, send your order in an email to terri at colormemiki.com and we will send you an invoice.

We am so sorry for this inconvenience and we hope Paypal can resolve it soon!

Let's Boogie on Down with ...

JUNGLE BOOGIE!


The August kit is a mix of Crate Paper's Lil Sprout and Sassafras Lass' Jungle Bungle. Get out all those crazy and wild pictures of your kids, they are perfect for this kit! The kit is $30, plus shipping.


And for a little mechanical fun, how about DOES NOT COMPUTE!


This is a mini-kit for August and is only $15, plus shipping.

And for now until Sunday, Aug. 2nd, the shipping for U.S. customer will remain at the Anniversary special rate - $6 for California, Arizona and Nevada; $6.50 for the rest of the U.S. and it's territories. After Aug. 2nd, the rates will go up slightly, and we will be going to a flat rate. You can read more about it on the website.

Here are some layouts from the gang. You can see more in the gallery.




Can't believe it is already August! Hope everyone is enjoying these last few dog days of summer. Take care!

Anniversary Celebration coming to an end!

Only a couple more days left in our anniversary celebration. The giveaways are finished, but we are still offering a flat rate shipping for U.S. customers and a goodie bag with every order. We have also decided to extend the flat rate shipping until Sunday, Aug. 2nd. So, you will be able to get the August kit and other goodies shipped to you at a low cost. Take advantage of this offer because after Aug 2nd, the shipping rates will go up slightly.

Here is another August project from Erin:


Speaking of Erin, she is having fun in sunny Florida right now, working the My Little Shoebox booth. Check out the great video on the My Little Shoebox blog. I can't wait to hear all her stories when she gets back!