2009 A Muse Calendar - now available!

I am excited to announce the availability of our 2008-2009 Calendar! 

Last year we raised $1,167 for Scleroderma Research through the sale of our 2008 Calendar.  We have once again decided to donate funds to a worthy cause.  I asked for suggestions from the A Muse Addicts group and my inbox was overflowing with suggestions. The #1 one suggestion was to do something in honor of Victoria, a fellow A Muse Addict who was diagnosed earlier in the year with Hodgkin's Disesase.  We agreed, this is an excellent idea!

I emailed Victoria and she was surprised and excited about the opportunity.  Here's a note from Victoria to let you know more about her and why you should consider making a donation to the charity she has chosen to receive the funds from the sale of our 2008-2009 Calendar.

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My name is Victoria, and I have been a fan of A Muse from the very beginning. Earlier this year, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, a specialized cancer of the lymphatic system that represents about 11 percent of all lymphomas diagnosed in America this year. While the cause of this type of lymphoma is still unknown, Hodgkin’s disease is now considered one of the most curable forms of cancer.

I just completed six months of chemotherapy, and will begin a month of radiation in a few weeks. My prognosis remains positive, and I expect to make a full recovery once my treatment regimen concludes.

I was surprised and honored when Linda contacted me to select the charity to receive the proceeds from the purchase of this year’s calendar. I have chosen The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. The mission of LLS is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

On behalf of all patients with a blood cancer, thank you very much for your support!

~ Victoria ~

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The A Muse Calendar is a very fun project.  Personalized calendars make great (and useful!) gifts for teachers, students, family and friends! 

We have expanded our calendar offering to give you more options!  There are three different versions of the A Muse 2008-2009 Calendar available:

1. Square format (designed to work with A Muse square notecards 4.25" square)
2. A2 format (this size - 4.25" x 5.5" - is perfect for all sorts of projects and fits well inside CD Calendar cases)
3. 4-Bar format (this size was designed by Geeta to work with A Muse 4-Bar notes - 3.5" x 5". Geeta has some great projects on her blog to share with you today!)

All versions of the A Muse Calendar include 16 months (Sept. 2008 - Dec. 2009).  They also include a perpetual calendar which is great for keeping track of birthdays and anniversaries.

There are THREE donation levels per calendar. The minimum donation is $4 per calendar, but, there is also an option to donate $10 or $20 for each version.

We hope you will enjoy stamping these calendars as fun gifts for friends and family, while contributing to a great organization at the same time!

Victoria created a sample calendar for you using the square format. I love the all of the fun colors she chose!

Our talentined A Muse Creative Team has been busy making calendars.  Be sure to visit their blogs today for lots of fabulous ideas!

• Julie
• Geeta
• Elena
• Michelle
• Jennie
• Heather

Wait!  There's more!  We asked a few of our stamping friends to join in the fun.  They have created some amazing calendar projects to share!!  We are grateful to these amazing women for lending their time and enormous talent to this project.  I hope that you will visit their blogs today to see their fabulous creations and leave them a comment. 

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A few notes regarding the purchasing process for the A Muse Calendars:

• The A Muse Calendar(s) are available as download products only.  Nothing will be shipped to you. 
• If you order only the A Muse Calendar, we should be able to quickly process your order and make the file (PDF) available to you right away. 
• If you order the A Muse Calendar, and items that must be shipped to you, it will take a bit longer to process your order as we must first pick and pack the items to ship to you before processing.  If you would like to have the calendar right away, I recommend creating an order that includes only the calendar. 
• Orders will only be processed during our normal business hours Monday through Friday.

And, to top it all off, A Muse will match your generosity, dollar for dollar, for ALL calendar purchases through Sunday, September 21st.  So, be sure to visit the A Muse website and choose a calendar TODAY!

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Comments

[Dissertation Proposal]

Blogs are so informative where we get lots of information on any topic. Nice job keep it up!!

[Linda Spraggins]

A friend gave me a calendar a couple of years ago. It fit in one of those 4 X 6 acrylic stand up frames. The calendar was on the bottom half and she had decorated the top half to match the month. I ask her how she made it and she couldn't remember. I have tried so many calendar places and can never find one that size. Do you think that one would be the right size? Thank you, Linda

[Lorie]

I just wanted to let you know I mentioned your calendar fundraiser on my blog today. Thanks for doing a great fundraiser!

[Jemima]

This is such a fantastic idea! I have visited all of the blogs posted above any my head is swimming with all sorts of idea! I think I'm going to have to buy all three calendars.

I just *love* A Muse! Your company serves as an inspiration to all and I wish you continued success!

[Rhonda]

WOW!! This is very exciting!! What an awesome cause to support and very special to my heart cuz Victoria is spotlighted to promote this great cause!!! Thanks so much for these great calendars Linda!!!!

[Sarah C. (WAstamper on SCS)]

WOW!! Just popped in on everyone's blogs and all of the ideas are fantastic! Maybe this year I'll be inspired to do MORE than just download the calendar.;) LOL

[Pam]

WOW-WOW-WOW!!!!!

Thank you for making the calendars available again this year and WOW did you just go way over the top!! These are all incredible! I am absolutely thrilled and can't wait to start on all my Christmas gifts now!!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[Joyce]

All of these samples are awesome! Thank you so much for participating in this worthy cause, ladies!

[Lori Barnett]

This is such an AWESOME way to help contributing to a great organization! Look at all the work these amazing ladies put into the samples. Thanks to A Muse we can help make a difference!!! And Victoria....you are such a CUTIE :)

[Beate]

What a wonderful cause! The calendar pages are beautiful! Thanks so much for letting me make a sample.
My Dad died of Leukemia 9 years ago, so this fundraiser is close to my heart.

[Cheryl Sims]

Is it possible to give the exact dimensions of the calendars as I am not familiar with the terms? I know I should be, but I am not. Which one is the square one? The 4 bar? I think others would possibly like the dimensions also. thanks
Cheryl Sims