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Let the party officially begin!

We’re so excited to invite you to join us for the Little Monkeys Turns One Celebration

For: You & Us
When: Sept 30th (with the fun running through the month of October)
Where: Little Monkeys website
R.S.V.P. not needed, just come for the fun!

Today we’re going to start by introducing the Design Monkeys and let you know about the fun bonuses and contests that start today and continue through October. We’re working on our first newsletter and that will go out next week to wrap everything up in ‘one place,’ so to speak, and also to add some new highlights that aren’t ready to be revealed. *sneaky smile

Get in the party spirit with the Design Monkeys - check in for inspiration, challenges, and fun giveaways! Since this is our first group of Design Monkeys, we’re still getting started, but watch throughout the month as everyone gets in the swing (haha) of things!

We’re so excited to introduce our first ever group of Design Monkeys!!
Laura Kaplan, Design Monkeys Coordinator
Aimee Fleck
Lara Badanes
Laura Canale
Molly Peckham
Raechelle (Rae) Bellus
Ria Mojica

Also, watch for the Design Monkeys blinkie to start showing up here, there, and everywhere!

We made one just for you, too, so you can let the world know you’re storing more stamps than ever before!

 Download your’s here

Birthday Mini Set (Sleeves w/Inserts) - as a special thank you, we are giving away a mini set of Sleeves w/Inserts in birthday party theme colors for each Little Monkeys order over $25! Each mini set will include three sleeves w/inserts in a variety of yummy combinations of yellows, pinks and teal sure to make you ready to hit the nearest bakery for at least a festive cupcake! These mini sets are available with ALL purchases over $25 from ALL retailers and the Little Monkeys store. This is automatic - there’s no work needed on your part. Everybody’s getting in on the fun with this special bonus!!

Green Tickets for new color set w/each release (or Green Set, if preferred ) There are five Green Tickets hidden in the Birthday Mini Sets, so watch for your’s! Think like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.    This one’s gonna kill me with the waiting to see who gets them. Don’t know how I’m going to make it! Distractions, I guess - gotta stay busy, gotta stay busy, gotta stay busy…

Now for the sappy part you knew was coming…thank you, thank you…from the bottom of my toes to tip of my nose & so much more! It wouldn’t be much of a celebration without your interest, support, and inspiration throughout the last year. This party is so much fun because it is in honor of all of you! So, it can’t be said enough - thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m sure you’ll hear it many more times, just had to get it in there from the beginning! )

So, let’s have some fun!! We’re going to be doing giveaways and having contests all through October, but we’ve got to get things started, right? ) Here’s the catch - you’ve got to give me ideas for future color sets! Leave a comment with your color set name or an idea of some color combinations you’d like to see, themes for sets, etc. I’ll use one of the suggestions for the new color set coming up in November and you’ll be the first (well, besides me! ha!) to get your set! I was going to leave this open until the end of the month, but can’t wait that long to get things going for the November release, so I’ll leave it open until the 15th. On your mark…get set…go!

Oh, and did I say thank you?

Not real sure what I was thinking having two different prizes for the giveaways – I sure can’t decide who gets what.  Did the random number generator and then realized I didn’t designate #1 was this and #2 was that.  So, I’m going with the flow and giving two Starter Systems.  If either of you want the Sleeves w/Inserts, you know where to find them.  Ha!

#31 - Debby said,

September 23, 2008 @ 7:15 am

I would be delighted to win anything from you. Your system looks fabulous!

#33 - Julie Bock said,

September 23, 2008 @ 7:21 am

Oh PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME, please?

I NEED THE ORGANIZATION

Please send your mailing addresses to me at susan@storemorestamps.com and I’ll get packages out to you!

Thanks so much to everyone that entered – be sure to keep watching as we begin the Little Monkeys Turns One Celebrations because there’s more fun to come!

In celebration of the first day of Fall, let’s have two giveaways - one for a Starter System and one for Sleeves w/Inserts, both with the Indian Summer Set inserts!  Just leave a comment here and I’ll use the random generator to pull the winners.  I’ll keep it open until tomorrow night to give everyone a chance.  Get entered and then get outside and (hopefully) enjoy a fun fall day!  Simple & sweet!
PS - If you prefer the Green Set, I’ll switch it out - no worries. 

Picking the Design Monkeys team was lots harder than I imagined. Up there with coming up with the whole Store More Stamps thing in the first place! ha! We had no clue what to expect as far as number of submissions & we received TONS! Surely the big names get tons more (and soon we’ll be in that group, too! ) so I can just imagine how much harder it is for them to choose. It was starting to seem like the only way to choose was to draw circles on the ground, throw the papers in the air and see who landed in the circle. LOL Not what we ended up doing, but the idea was there…

Next most impossible thing was sending messages to each person that submitted to let them know either way, and I’m not talking about the sheer quantity of the messages in case that’s what you’re thinking. All of the submissions were amazing and selections were based on the group of submissions as a whole, so passing on the news to those not selected was very difficult. Getting to know each of you through your submissions was awesome and made the process really exciting. I looked forward to seeing the submissions come in and finding the different things that make you ‘you’. I miss that part already! I can keep up with everyone at least a little, though, since I know where to find you. hehe I can’t wait to seeing and hearing more from each of you.

So, now that we’ve made it this far, I’m REALLY looking forward to seeing the Design Monkeys in action. I can’t wait to see everyone’s different style shine through and inspire us all! You might find them sharing their news one by one, but we will wait to announce the full team until the Little Monkeys Turns One Celebration. Lots to do between now and then to get ready to introduce the full group - better get movin’!

In case you didn’t know, today is Talk Like a Pirate Day!  Argh!  Just what everyone needs to kick off the weekend in the proper spirit!    Got any plans to celebrate?  lol