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‌handmade greeting cards, journals, specialty books, and posters. www.cheaptherapy.net cheaptherapy@embarqmail.com 910.646.3394
A Note from Lisa Earlier this year, I had the honor of working with the art students of a local academy. We made journals. Since my original excuse for playing with paper art was to learn to make my own journals, working with these creative, inquisitve, and sassy ‘I know more than you could ever teach me, but hey, show me again how to do THAT.’ humans was beyond sacred. I remember when I knew everything, too. That’s the gig, isn’t it? Creating nudges us humans to observe, ponder, reach-out, and transcend. So THANKS for your interest in and support of Cheap Therapy. You help me transcend. This is our 16th year and we are grateFULL. As has been our foundation, since the beginning, at least 90% of our profit goes to various charities – including the Cheap Therapy Pay it Forward Grant, Honor Flight, Habitat for Humanity, the Brownies and the National Honor Society. I was kicked-out of the last two. So they hold a special place in my heart. I hope this catalog makes ordering your Cheap Therapy even easier. Greeting Cards pp 3 - 5 Journals & Specialty Books p 6-7 Posters pp 8 – 11 I send you all that is good and hope to create for you soon.
lisa
The Fine Print How much is S&H? Up to $100 = $10.95. Up to $200 = $13.95. Up to $300 = $17.95. More than $300 is FREE! When can I expect to receive my order? Normally, I create and ship within 3-4 weeks. When I receive your order, I will send you a confirmation along with an estimate of when to expect your goodies. What kind of pre-payment do you accept? I request pre-payment on first orders. I accept checks (with a $30.00 NSF fee if the unexpected should happen - OUCH!), MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and PayPal. Net 30 is available on repeat orders, with approved credit. If you would like to request credit, thanks for providing me with three references. Speaking of Net 30 - Hate to get tough here, but Net 30 really means Net 30. If you know you are going to be late, please contact me to make arrangements. Otherwise, 10% will be added each month you're late. Our Guarantee The older I get, the more I realize that true guarantees are few and far between. So please know if you buy anything from me and are disappointed or dissatisfied- for any reason- just return the merchandise to me within 15 days, I will promptly replace it or refund your purchase price. Your choice.
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Handmade Greeting Cards ColorFULL Cards These distinctive and affordable seven NEW handmade ColorFULL Cards are printed on A2-sized watercolor paper. Hopefully they’ll become bestsellers for you! Each wholesales for only $1.50 .
grateFULL - CTCF01 peaceFULL – CTCF02 hopeFULL – CTCF03 playFULL – CTCF04 joyFULL - CTCF05 wonderFULL – CTCF06 mindFULL – CTFT07
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Word Cards For years I’ve sent out a monthly e.newsletter which features a SoulBooster Word of the Month. For as long as I’ve been doing this, people have asked me to create cards with these SoulBooster Words. I’ve selected 18 of the words that seem most universal. These A2 sized WordCards are printed on 89% recycled sand colored card stock with coordinating envelopes.
Please visit my website for detailed images of all 18 WordCards. They wholesale for only $1.00 each Heal - CTW01 Honor - CTW02 Normal - CTW03 Mend - CTW04 Risk - CTW05 Transform - CTW06 Balance - CTWO7 Stop - CTW08 Choose - CTW09 Treasure - CTW10 Knowledge - CTW11 Shed - CTW12 Teach - CTW13 Listen - CTW14Graduate - CTW15 Linger - CTW16 Notice - CTW17 Refuse - CTW18
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Wisdom Cards So many of you have requested a simple, modern line of cards that can be used to encourage, remind, nudge or just help someone laugh. Hopefully, I’ve come close to the mark with Wisdom Cards. I print them on 100% recycled cardstock. And of course, they come with 100% recycled white envelopes. Wisdom Cards wholesale for only $1 each!
Please visit my website for detailed images of all 12 Wisdom Cards and use the following information for ordering your cards. They wholesale for only $1.00. Gently Shake - CTwiz01 Right Places - CTwiz02
Beginning – CTwiz03
Normal - CTwiz04 Recovering People Pleaser - CTwiz05
Taste My Words - CTwiz06
It Goes On - CTwiz07
Jerk Whisperer - CTwiz08
Argument - CTwiz09
Respect - CTwiz10
Supposed to Be - CTwiz11
Chapter - CTwiz12
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Handmade Journals I’ve kept a journal for more years than I can count. Because of that, I was almost going broke buying beautiful books to house my hopes, dreams, fears, prayers and even doodles. That’s one of the reasons I started creating my own handmade journals. Cheap Therapy Handmade Journals are available in three sizes: 5×7; 6×9, and 9×11 and are filled with 20 pages of handmade paper. All journals are covered with handmade paper and bound with a beaded stick. I even write a special message in the back of each book describing where I found the stick that binds it. I love to find sticks and I love to get them from friends across the country too! Please know that the images of all of my handmade books on these pages show just a FEW of the available cover papers. As with Life, the choices are infinite, but don’t worry, I’ll help you choose.
Small (SJ) 5x7 $7.00 Medium (MJ) 6x9 $9.00 Large (LJ) 9x12 $12.00
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Handmade Specialty Books ABCs for Life offers a word, quote and several questions for you to ponder (or ignore until you're ready to ponder...) for each letter of the alphabet (even Q, X and Z!) I've included many of my own most profound lessons some of which I even wanted to learn. This book is 9x12 and can be covered with just about any color of cover paper you want. $15.00(ABC)
For couples planning their wedding, I've created Wedding Memories. This book is a wonderful way for the couple to record everything from why they are getting married to the details of their wedding and of course, plenty of space for photographs and memories. I've also created a Wedding Guest book that provides enough space for guests to leave a personal message for the couple. Both of these books are 9x12 and cover papers are wedding appropriate. $15.00 (WM or WG) My First Year is definitely not 'just another baby book'. In addition to providing lots of space for photos and memorabilia, it also provides a place to record all those precious firsts! This book is 9x12. Cover paper options are almost unlimited. $15.00
(BABY)
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Handmade Paper Word Posters
I’ve turned ten of my most popular SoulBooster Words into 8 1/2 x 11 handmade paper posters. Each poster is backed in simple black and protected in a clear sleeve. And of course, these posters are very suitable for framing. Please visit my website for detailed images of all ten Word Posters. Balance - CTWP01 Graduate - CTWP02 Know – CTWP03
Linger - CTWP04 Listen - CTWP05 Normal – CTWP06 Notice – CTWP07
Shed - CTWP08 Stop - CTWP09 Teach – CTWP10
These handmade paper Word posters wholesale for only $8!
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Hand Painted Handmade Paper Posters These 8x10 Posters are created on handmade paper and are hand painted. They were created on a whim and have become our BEST SELLERS! They're wonderfully suited for framing. And they're still only $8.00 each! Please visit my website for detailed images of all 78 Hand Painted Handmade Paper Posters. Here are the messages from which you can choose: CTP 1 When nothing is certain, anything is possible. CTP 2 Dogs aren’t our whole life - they make our lives whole. CTP 3 There are two remedies for the miseries of life: Music and Cats. – Albert Schweitzer CTP 4 Fear less, Love more. Shout less, Listen more. Regret less, Hope more. Do less, Be more. CTP 5 Not all who wonder are lost. – Tolkien CTP 6 Never settle for what someone else’s definition of who you can be. - Susan Sarandon CTP 7 When the horse is dead, get off it! CTP 8 If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague. CTP 9 Art isn’t a thing. It’s a way. - Elbert Hubbard CTP 10 Be gentle with the Earth. CTP 11 Don’t make your living at the expense of your life. CTP 12 The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight shoes. CTP 13 Chocolate and duct tape - what more could you need? CTP 14 What others think of me is none of my business. CTP 15 Don’t worry about avoiding temptation. As you age, temptation starts avoiding you. CTP 16 I’m not sure about the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone. CTP 17 The real world can be tough, but they sure have some great coffee there. CTP 18 Pain is inevitable. Giving up is optional. CTP T19 Life is too short to drink cheap wine.
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CTP 23 Serenity isn’t freedom from the storm. It’s peace amidst the storm. CTP 24 Organized people are just too lazy to look for things. CTP 25 If it doesn’t include laughter, it’s not the religion for me. CTP 26 Life’s better when you add water. CTP 20 What good is a disease, if you can’t use it? CTP 21 Happiness isn’t having what you want. It’s wanting what you have. CTP 22 Getting older doesn’t have anything to do with getting old. CTP 27 Blessed are the cracked. They let in the Light. CTP 28 Parenting... Where’s the manual? CTP 29 Leap! And the net will appear. CTP 30 Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughta be. CTP 31 There is a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot. CTP 32 The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. – Bertrand Russelll CTP 33 There are two kinds of people - those who finish what they start and...... CTP 34 By the time you’re 80 you’ve learned everything. You just can’t remember it. – George Burns CTP 35 How can I manage my life when I can’t manage my hair? CTP 36 This box holds the answers to all of life’s questions. (Batteries not included. Some assembly required.) CTP 37 It’s not what you know that hurts you. It’s what you know that’s just not so. - Satchel Page CTP 38 Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. - Arthur Ashe CTP 39 Sometimes when you’re looking for what you want you run into what you need. CTP 40 Cancel my subscription. I can’t take any more of your issues. CTP 41 It’s not that I’m smart. I’m merely inquisitive. - Albert Einstein CTP 42 It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. - Grace Hopper CTP 43 There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. - Vincent Van Gogh CTP 44 Not all that counts can be counted and not all that can be counted counts. - Albert Einstein CTP 45 To play it safe is not to play. - Robert Altman CTP 46 Laughter is carbonated holiness. – Anne Lamont CTP 47 Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience - this is the ideal life. - Mark Twain CTP 48 Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it. - Lily Tomlin CTP 49 If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space. CTP 50 Let go or be dragged. CTP 51 If money can fix it, it’s not a problem. CTP 52 Life is not a buffet. Sometimes you have to take what you’re served. CTP 53 You’ve always had the power. You’ve had it all along. - Glinda The Good Witch CTP 54 I can’t change my past, but I can choose the rest of the story.
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CTP 55 Three things you can’t change: the past; the truth; and other people.
CTP 56 Imperfectoin encouraged here. CTP 57 Everything will be OK in the end. If it’s not OK, it’s not the end. CTP 58 You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep reading the last one. CTP 59 Stop worrying about the landing. It’s all about the falling. CTP 60 Look at things differently. CTP 61 I’m a recovering people pleaser. Is that OK? CTP 62 I love you with all my butt. I would say, “heart”, but my butt is bigger. CTP 63 If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is Thank You, it will be enough. - Meister Eckhart CTP 64 When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. CTP 65 Our anxiety doesn’t come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it. - Kahlil Gibran CTP 66 My therapist set a half a glass of water in front of me and asked if I was a pessimist or an optimist. I drank the water and told him I was a problem solver. CTP 67 It’s OK to ask for help. Even you. CTP CPT68 The Earth laughs in flowers. - Emerson CTP 69 Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. – Frederick Buechner CTP 70 Be here now. CTP 71 Peace is always beautiful. -Walt Whitman CTP 72 It takes a long time to become young. - PabloPicasso CTP 73 Don’t be like the rest of them, darling. – Eudora Whelty CTP 74 If you’re lucky enough to live in the city, you’re lucky enough. * CTP 75 If you’re lucky enough to live at the lake, you’re lucky enough. * CTP 76 If you’re lucky enough to live at the beach, you’re lucky enough. * CTP 77 If you’re lucky enough to live in the mountains, you’re lucky enough. * CTP 78 If you’re lucky enough to live in the county, you’re lucky enough. *
* I’m happy to customize any of these designs with the name of your favorite City, Lake, Beach, Mountain, or Country area.
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