What's Been Brewing?
Too many unexpected things happened contributing to the lateness of this edition of Ztampfever. Soon after my trip to Jakarta for my exhibition, I had to travel again. This time was to Singapore assisting my mother who has been struggling with some health problems lately. She lives in my hometown Jakarta so we met in Singapore. Preparation for the trip - arrangements with the hospitals and doctors, the trip itself and recovering from the trip all have taken longer time than I expected. But I'm glad because the doctors found no serious problem and they prescribed appropriate treatment for my mother. Yay! And then I caught a cold right after my 39th birthday... but I'm OK now :).

My first apologies to the participants of the Build-a-Robot Challenge for the late winners announcement. Thanks for participating with such imaginative and fun robots! The Winners are: Michelle, Helen and Lynn! Congratulations! Each of you are getting a $20 GC - except for Michelle whose both of her entries received the highest votes. I decided to give her a $30 GC instead :). Enjoy!

Finally, I managed to finish the all new Ztampf! Crafty Calendar 2009 Kit! This newsletter page is actually done using elements from the kit - could you tell? What's new in the Ztampf! Crafty Calendar 2009 Kit? Well, to start with, it comes with 13-Month Pre-Made Calendar Pages and 2 x 13 Date Overlays: Dark and Light versions to make it easier for you to use light-colored backgrounds and dark-colored ones. 2 Color Overlays are also provided so you can still use Dark Date Overlays on dark-colored backgrounds if you wish! You will get more Seasonal Charms in this new Ztampf! Crafty Calendar 2009 Kit too: 8 instead of 3! Plus 4 styles of Titles for use with the PullOut Cards (which you can use for other purposes as well) instead of 3, and each is provided in 3 different colors! And of course, you'll get all the rest as well. More versatility all around! Right now there are 2 versions available: Global English (weeks start on Monday) and US English (weeks start on Sunday). The French and German versions will be available before the weekend. E-mail me if you want the calendar in your language - or if you have any questions regarding the calendar kit!

Now for the most fun part! Especially for my subscribers: use this coupon code ZtampfCraftyCal0920 to receive 25% OFF discount when you purchase the CraftyCalendar 2009 Kit between now until midnight of Sunday, Aug. 31st. Don't miss it! Happy digicrafting!