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Five Journaling Tips from Wendy Sue
Teens Disorganized? Just Chill(in)!
Spring, by the Slice
Video Contest Begins NOW!

	Five Journaling Tips from Wendy Sue Wendy Sue Anderson is the queen of journaling. Just a visit to her blog and you'll see the creativity that pours from her fingertips. We asked her to share her top five tips for creating meaningful journaling on any project. Keep it Real: "Don't just write a lot of fluff to take up space. If you don't have anything to say, then let the page speak for itself!" Use Your Blog: Your blog, your Facebook updates, even your Twitter posts can be a great source of journaling material! Keep a Notebook: "I have one section for my son, and one for my daughter. When they say something cute, or when I just want to remember what they were doing on a certain day, I just jot it down." Write by Hand: "I'm a big fan of handwritten journaling. My grandmother just passed away and I treasure anything she wrote by hand." Make Lists! "Everything can become a list. Favorite memories, favorite restaurants, places visited. Just make it a simple list and your journaling is done!"

	Teens Disorganized? Just Chill(in)! We don't know about you, but around here we're always comparing notes about how often our kids lose things. "Mom, where's my cell phone?" "Mom, have you seen my shoes?" Well, we've got one project that might just put a little organization into your teen's life. Providing they don't lose it, that is! This handy organizer, designed to sit on a student's desk or be pinned to a bulletin board, shows the best of what the Just Chillin' line has to offer. Designer style that any crafty designer will love, mixed with adhesive stickers and torn-out notebook paper, keeps this project authentically teen. With a touch o' Mom thrown in for good measure! Check out some of our other great Just Chillin' projects in our Idea Gallery, plus the Just Chillin' Slice Design Card, to get the ideas rolling today!

	Spring, by the Slice With spring finally making its much-needed appearance, we're feeling our creativity bloom as well! Fortunately we have a bounty of new Slice "toys" arriving in stores nationwide to help nourish this creative boost. This month alone, you will discover FOUR new Design Cards including "Words & Expressions," "Sports," "Spring," and "Tag Maker." As for that last Slice shape we mentioned, we're feeding that beast even more with a new and updated Tag Maker (in the robin- egg blue to match the Slice) and glitter-embellished Tag Rims. To find a retailer near you that is carrying the new Design Cards and Tag Maker, visit www.whyslice.com. And make sure you also check our own retail source - ShopATron - where we're now selling Design Cards as well as the Slice Cordless Design Cutter itself! Happy Spring Shopping!

	Video Contest Begins NOW! We've been hard at work creating how-to videos to help you make the most of your Slice. But we're discovering so many of you are putting your creative ideas to video as well that we wanted to do our own video contest. So here we go: Calling all would-be online Slice instructors! Create a video demonstrating your favorite self-created project using the Slice between now and April 24, and we're going to choose THREE contributors to receive one of our soon-to-be released Slice Design Cards (of your choice!) Naturally, we'll feature most if not all of the videos that come our way on the www.whyslice.com web site. When you're ready to share, just send a link to us at blog@makingmemories.com. So HAVE FUN! We can't wait to see what you send!