the goodies

Well... have you got yourself organised yet? I haven't! Been putting together some make & takes as well as the goodie bags & sorting out all the RAKS & prizes... there are more boxes arriving tomorrow!!!!! these are just some of the goodies in store for you at the retreat with huge thanks to Scrapbook Outlet & Scrapbook Essentials. There is something coming from digital max, a great prize from up2Scrap.. a very useful prize from scrappyware, some Queen & Co stuff from Nic H via Megan R and hopefully some fiskars products too! I think we are being spoilt! The chef is doing the ordering tonight and prepping for the weekend come Thursday - he can't join us at the retreat - he has to look after our children!
OK, I gotta stop procrastinating... not sure if there will be anymore updates till after the weekend... hope you all travel safely, remember your scissors and are prepared for relaxing, creating, pampering & being challenged!

Later.

some pampering

since Saturday while we are retreating is international womens day....apparently???!!! well it was on my diary anyway, we will be having a special dessert & crop evening with some pampering too (this may cost a little for product etc), one of our retreaters is bringing tiramisu (did I spell that right?) & we have some other yummy desserts being made too. There is to be some 'interesting' crop challenges ... but I've decided against the one where you have to scrap blindfolded & some spot prizes......So Saturday night... 7:30pm ... that's what's happening!

scrapping goals RAK

yep, I've 'heard' that some of you talk - ALL THE TIME... but it would be fantastic if you all set yourselves a goal or two for the retreat weekend - preferably scrappy... it might be about using a different technique, about using some of your stash, about sticking to a spending budget, to create 2 layouts...complete a particular project... make all your birthday cards for the next 6 months... something!

leave a comment with your scrappy goal for the retreat.... RAK will be Drawn on Thursday 28th Feb (just one week before the retreat begins for some people).... so set yourself some goals and a RAK might just be waiting for you at the retreat... along with your goodie bags, make & takes, great company, tasty food.....

my goals:

• I hope to get at least 10 layouts done
• Use my left overs to make cards
• get 5 pages of my sons 5th birthday album done

guess if I aim high I might surprise myself LOL.

Lara

more Valentines...

Julie Bode
This was sent but never made it to my inbox...eaten by Mr Cyber Space! Apparently Leo loved it anyway so that's the main thing!

Have decided that a wee RAK for all those who gave the cards a go is in order so congrats to those with cards on display here!

Might have some good news to share regarding space for scrapping at the retreat... will wait till it's confirmed before announcing though... maybe later!

Lara

Valentines card Competition

I'm hoping all entries got to me.... had a few email issues lately... so sorry if it didn't get here... but there will be other chances to win stuff leading up to the retreat and or at the retreat... so don't loose hope! I'm not getting online till later in the day so thought I'd post this now rather than make you all wait.

Thanks heaps for all your inspiration in these cards... I found a card that i purchased ($6.50!!!!) for dh last week (& had to give it to him later that day cause it was so perfect)... it reads:
LOVE. "I love being married! It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." rita rudner. Was made by icandy. Check out the great cards in the two posts below!

Ok, for this one (the album kindly donated by Scrapbook Outlet NZ)... Miss 7 did the old pull a name out of the bowl trick.... & the winner is....


Janine!

This album will be waiting for you at the retreat Janine.

Valentines cards set 2

Tanya

Valentines cards set 1

Bronny

Janine

Julie

Kim

challenge RAK winner

using www.random.org...

Tanya is the winner of this RAK... will be waiting for you at the retreat.

If you come up with any more challenge ideas... feel free to post them... & for you talkers... talking is cool :-)

Lara

time to challenge

or rather for you to give me your challenge ideas - you can multi task right - think of challenges & create valentines cards....

add your challenge ideas for the retreat in a comment (what do you want to be challenged to use, create, do?) and next weekend I'll randomly pick one of the comments next Saturday evening (9th Feb) & announce who for a RAK that will be waiting for you at the retreat.

Lara

Feel the love...

Another little comp with a Making Memories 'noteworthy' album as the prize courtesy of the Scrapbook Outlet for Scrap Retreaters.

But to win this, you have to do something.... I want to see some valentines cards - not just any though, they need to be created both for someone special & especially for this comp (don't want to see them on other online galleries - but on your own blog if you have one is fine (though if your recipient will see it there maybe keep it hidden).... to share it please email it to the link up to the right there on the blog but please make it less than 100kb so my email can cope.

The winner will be randomly drawn on the morning of Wednesday 13th Feb & announced on the blog here on the 14th along with images of all your creations.

so... create a valentines card, email it to me (less than 100kb) before midnight Tuesday 12th Feb and it might just be you who has the above album waiting for you at the Retreat!

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Lara

a little competition

Ok, here's a little information & a competition (only people attending the retreat are eligible)....

Have confirmed one of our 'creators' of the make & takes (we will be having two over the weekend)... the materials for which are generously given by Scrapbook Essentials and Scrapbook Outlet. There will also be some challenges..... & you just wait for the goodie bags.....

anyway back to the make & take (with the make & takes you will get the materials excepting tools & instructions to be able to do the 'thing' either at the retreat or take it home....so you can do it when you want) creator.... 'she' (clue #1) has involvement (past or present) with Up2Scrap (clue #2) and creates boy pages (clue #3). Post your 'guess' as to who this person is.... I won't be confirming 'who' till the retreat but there will be a little prize for the first person to guess correctly...

get guessing!