Weekend Wrap-up

I had the pleasure of spending my birthday weekend doing what I love...running a scrapbooking weekend and with lots and lots of my fave peeps. There was some shenanigans of course...we stole Jean's bowls for hats while she was trying to set up her booth for a photo op lol

And since it was my birthday weekend, we had to have cupcakes for our dessert social. It couldn't be just any cupcakes...we had to have mini cocktail cupcakes - margarita, pina colada and mudslide to be exact!

Here is a view of 1/2 the room. We had 71 total in the room for the entire weekend. And yes that You Go Girl canvas class is still a big hit.

 When April is in attendance, Just Scrappin' isn't Just Scrappin' if there isn't a late night dance party :)
Next Just Scrappin' event is June 1-4 at the Sheraton Hartford South. See you soon!!!

Weekend Wrap-up

Happy Monday! I caught completely off-guard by the snow flurries this morning. I do have to admit it was pretty out and the snow covered grass made me think of Nemo and ane-me-ne-mo-ne 😊 I had a wonderful weekend the best of ladies at Cool Crops Nashua...Thank You for your support! Always have to get a shot of a sale in progress.

While at Nashua, I discovered The Pressed and totally wishing there was one nearby. It could be dangerous but everything I tried was delicious and healthy. Looking forward to the next time we're in the area or maybe I'll just have to take a drive up just for a meal, or two!

I had some new products delivered this weekend and the one I'm most excited about is the Chibitronics intro pack. Light-up cards here I come. Looking forward to playing with it and thinking my engineering boys will want to play along.

But first, we need to get ready for Chinese New Year. Stay tuned!

Weekend Wrap-up

So summer came and went, and the crop season started with a bang. I had three events in a row and somehow here we are in October. I'll do a quick recap of the 3 events and then get back to the regular schedule here.

First event of the season was my own crop...Just Scrappin' in Westboro, MA. I debuted my You Go Girl! canvas class at this event and loved how it the turned out, every single canvas was an original masterpiece. Our sold out event had a few bumps along the way but nothing we couldn't handle or roll with. If you would like more information on Jean and my crops, check it out HERE. Our next event will be held Feb 16 - 19 in Milford, MA.

Next up was Cool Crops Portland and I had had a little too much fun shopping over the summer. The say my car was packed was an understatement. I think a trailer will have to go on my shopping list for 2017! It was another great Cool Crops weekend, they're always great.

And just this past weekend, I had the pleasure of joining the ladies at Purity Springs Resort for their second Fall weekend. It was such a pleasure to meet (and re-connect) with the wonderful ladies that scrap there. I loved the space, the resort, the staff and of course the scrappers. Best part is, their crops start on Tuesday and go through Sunday.

The store just keeps growing!

Time to get off the computer and take this sad puppy for a walk! Be back soon!!!

Weekend Wrap-up

It is always such a pleasure to get to spend the weekend with a group of scrapbookers. This past weekend had to be one of our best Just Scrappin' weekends yet. Despite the little bumps we had with banquet, Elks men, and lost students...the room had the most incredible energy and I think I speak for all who attended, we had a wonderful weekend. 

The food was delicious...my opinion and comments from the girls. So glad all of you enjoyed my choices and I'm looking forward to Ben & Jerry's next time we're there ;)

The most deserving scrapper friend of ours won the free weekend drawing...what's it going to be Kim...September or February...make it both?

The best part is we have made reservations to go back to this Sheraton Hartford South next June...to be exact, the first weekend in June. Save the date!!!

Upcoming Just Scrappin' Weekends

If you haven't seen or heard about it yet, we have TWO Just Scrappin' events scheduled, one in June and one in September.

• The June crop will be held June 2-5 at the Sheraton Hartford South in Rocky Hill, CT. More details can be found HERE. *There are 12 seats available if you're interested*
• The September crop will be held September 8-11 at the Doubletree in Westboro, MA. More details can be found HERE. *Seats going fast, 3 left*

The crop room at our last event - Feb Just Scrappin in Milford CT

Weekend Wrap-up

Another great weekend with the Cool Crops crew in Portsmouth, NH. A great weekend with a great group of scrappers. And the perks of staying in a hotel with a diner, especially the Roundabout Diner on site, is yummy meals and desserts. It didn't help that my partner in crime was around this weekend and we totally indulged!

On another note...I am going to break my 6 weekends away from home streak by backing out of the Scrap-A-Way Warwick weekend. It was a tough decision to make but someone has to stay home to fill the chauffeur and chef role while the other is away for work. My apologies if you were looking forward to shopping at the Time2Scrap booth. If you do have something that you really want, let me know ahead of time and if there are enough requests, I would be happy to make a road trip to deliver goodies on Saturday.

Upcoming Events

Here's a list of upcoming events for me plus a link to the crops...

Mar 4 to 6 - Cool Crops in Portsmouth, NH

Mar 11 to 13 - Cool Crops in Portsmouth, NH

Mar 18 to 20 - Scrap-A-Way in Warwick, RI *seats available*



Apr 15 to 17 - Cool Crops in Portland, ME

Apr 28 to May 1 - Point Sebago Scrapper's Weekend in Casco, ME

Hope to see you at one of these events!

Flashback Friday

Flasback to when I taught my first ever scrapbooking class...the Lullaby Album at Maria's house. I had a full class and remember being super nervous. Fact, I'm always super nervous before an event and calm right down once I get there. The lullaby album had a title page, and then 12 lullabies plus space for a pic of baby on the opposite page - one more each month of the first year. I believe everyone had a choice of a boy or girl album and we used Chatterbox papers!

Flashback Friday

Flashback to, I believe, the very first crop Jean and I hosted. We started with all day crops at the Hampton Inn in Sturbridge, MA. We had their small conference room and were allowed to bring in our own food. This first one, Jean and I both brought our stores and it eventually evolved to taking turns. I still miss those all day crops :(

Prizes...it's not a crop without prizes!

Look at those design runners and bags. We are really dating ourselves here!

Fast forward to 2015 and we're getting ready to start a new season with THREE weekend crops. We're still working on the contracts with the hotels but I can tell you to save the following dates...October 1-4 and February 25-28. We have one more for Spring but are still working on dates, we'll let you know as soon as we can.

Weekend Wrap-up

Kicked off the 2014-2015 season with a Just Scrappin' Weekend in Westboro. As always, there was wonderful delicious food...

Classes...

and more classes...

 This year there was surprise fire sale that got everyone up and moving...

 And of course the usual scrappin' shenanigans to keep us on our toes

Entertainment for the weekend was the traditional Indian wedding being held in the ballroom next to us...the ladies all lined the hallway to watch the groom ride up on his horse and the bride being carried in on a paladin.

A wonderful weekend spent with the best group of ladies evah! Even in one kid ended up in the ER Friday night and another sliced open his knee during a puppy escape...it's never boring around here ;)

Flashback Friday

Flashback friday...when I post about past events or old layouts or anything I feel like reminiscing about. Are you enjoying these flashback posts? Let me know if I should keep them or toss them.

Flashback to October 20th, 2006...8 years ago...when I had my very first crop in my scrap cave. I don't have any photos of attendees but am pretty sure I had at least 4 scrappers.

We put together a 2 page Halloween layout - KI Memories papers, Making Memories foam stamps with acrylic paint and my staple, Bazzill cardstock!

The products have evolved...in fact, some of these companies have closed their doors - Cosmo Cricket and Chatterbox.

Some things have changed and yet others haven't. I no longer host crops in my home and have in fact moved my space to the other side of the basement (I actually have windows now). We've also put in new floors and yet those orange poles remain :(

Just Scrappin' Commuter Seats NOW OPEN!!!

Those of you that have been anxiously waiting for this, Jean and I are happy to announce that we are now accepting commuters for our May/June weekend! Commuter rate is $195, includes everything except the hotel room. 

We also still have spots for those who want to come and stay for the weekend, but we are about 2/3rds of the way full, so please send me your deposit to reserve your seat! 

 Hope you can join us!

Registration forms can be found HERE in the files tab 

or by emailing me at sluvs2skrap at yahoo dot com.

Weekend Wrap-up

Mom n Me weekends are always fun and eye-opening. Kids just have such a different view on crafting. I taught two sessions of my Kids Kards Class and had 11 kids in each class, ages varying from 8-14. They dived in without any hesitation...distress you say? OK! Use a souffle pen?  OK!  mask and ink? OK! Musical cards? YES Please!  What is musical cards...6 different cards and 11 kids meant I had to get creative with how I taught the class.  There wasn't enough for everyone to work on the same card at the same time.  So I set up stations, walked them through it at the beginning of class.  There was also a time limit...soooo...I put on some music, told them to work in pairs one station at a time and when the song ended, they moved to the next one.There was singing and bopping...so much fun.  I should do this with adults too ;)

 The other thing I noticed why how they just rolled with it...on this card, they had to cut out the bee with scissors and 2 girls told me they cut off the antennas by mistake.  And before I could say anything, they piped up to say, "It's not a big deal, we stuck it on and drew the antennas back on!"  Amazing and so creative!  Nothing threw them off...smudge? Just color over it with a darker color. Crooked?  I like it like that.  

Upcoming Events

Four back to back events coming up starting this weekend.  Looking forward to it!  Prepping like a busy bat in scrap cave ;)  I will be teaching my 2 page Winter Wonderland class at all 4 events.  I will also have my Card Class kits available for sale.  Limited availability of the card kits...message me if you would like me to save you a kit. 

Feb 14 to 16 - Cool Crops in Andover, MA.

Feb 21 to 23 - Scrap-A-Way MOM'n'ME in Warwick, RI.

Feb 28 to Mar 2 - Ready Set Crop in Leominster, MA.

Mar 8 - A Crop to Remember in Souththington, CT.

Want to join Jean and I for our Just Scrappin' crop in May and/or September?  Registration forms can be found HERE in the files section and deposits are coming in daily.  Reserve your spot ASAP!

If you have been trying to get into a Cool Crops event, they have openings at their March Cromwell, CT event.  Head over HERE for more info.

Just Scrappin'

 Looking back, I realized that I didn't blog about our September Just Scrappin' event.  Better late than never PLUS this will serve as a friendly reminder than we have two events scheduled for 2014 - May 30 weekend and Sept 26 weekend AND that we are now taking deposits for both dates.  Your crop fee includes your own 6 foot table, access to our tool table with 2 cricuts, on-site shopping...

one FREE 2 page layout class, optional classes (for a small fee)

 your 2 night hotel stay, meals including this yumminess...

and best of all, a whole weekend dedicated to scrapping to your hearts content with a wonderful group of ladies.  Won't you join us?  

Registration forms can be found HERE in the files tab 

or by emailing me at sluvs2skrap at yahoo dot com.

It's CROP season!!!

5 crops in a row with a week off for Veteran's Day weekend.  2 down, 3 more to go.  I'll do a little recap of it here...and it's no wonder I barely make it over here to my blog these days.

The first of five was a Scrap-A-Way Retreats in Plymouth, MA.  The hotel was beautifully situated near the waterfront and there were even great restaurants and shops right across the parking lot.  The crop itself was great and I'm bummed I missed out on the Halloween festivities Friday night...life definitely gets in the way of my way of scrapping. 

Next up, Cool Crops in Portland ME.  It's always a great time at this crop and especially when it's in Portland.  I wonder if it has something to do with the bar 3 doors down and it being Halloween AND Karaoke night on saturdays.   Dressing up is always fun...check out the ladies celebrating Halloween Cool Crops style!

3 more to go...
Ready Set Crop in Nashua, NH
Scrap-A-Way in Cromwell, CT
and last but not least Lexie's Scrapbooking Retreat in Portland, ME.

If you would like more information about these crops, feel free to drop me a line or leave a comment and I'll get you connected to the organizers.

RED all about it!

Ever been to a Cool Crops event?  If you haven't then you've never experienced a colored evening...Saturday night's color was red and the girls totally ROCKED IT!!!  

Thanks for a wonderful weekend!!! 

March Make-n-Take

Busy as a bee (or should I say butterfly?)...introducing my March Make-n-Take.  There are two opportunities to take this class.

1.  Cool Crops Portsmouth #1 - Class will be taught on Saturday at 11am and 3pm.  $5.  Email me to reserve your seat. 

2.  Just Scrappin' 3/24 All Day Crop - Class is included in your crop fee.  Seats still available if you would like to join us.

2012 Schedule

Getting back to scrapping after a nice long hiatus, I think the last time I scrapped was back at our Just Scrappin crop in December.  This past weekend, my boys had some friends over for a sleepover and I re-discovered my glue gun, paper trimmer, inks and papers with the coolest kit ever...I'll save it for another post ;)...scrapping while the boys played and watched the Patriots vs. Broncos game.

Today, after a 2 hr school delay, I decided enough was enough and am back here blogging.  Starting small with my 2012 schedule. 

Jan 21 - Greendale Crop in Worcester, MA.

Feb 16 to 19 - Cool Crops in Andover, MA.

Feb 24 to 26 -  Beth n Theresa's crop in Westboro, MA.

Mar 8 to 10 - Cool Crops in Portsmouth, NH

Mar 24 - Just Scrappin' All Day Crop in Charlton, MA.

Apr 21 - Just Scrappin' All Day Crop in Charlton, MA.

Apr 27 to 29 - Cool Crops Mom n Me in Yarmouth, MA

May 19 - Just Scrappin' All Day Crop in Sturbridge, MA.

June 23 - Just Scrappin' All Day Crop in Sturbridge, MA.

Sept 28 to 30 - Just Scrappin' Weekend in Westboro, MA.

See you at a crop!

Getting back to it

Did you notice I was gone?  We hosted our very first Just Scrappin' Weekend in Westboro and had a wonderful time.  Thanks for making it a great weekend ladies...you know who you are!  As for having another one, you bet we will.  Here is a peek into our weekend...yummy treats...

Silliness and Make-n-Takes...

Scrappers hard at work

Surprised prize winners :)

I am back blogging and will be back with my spotlights and recipes :)