CLOSED for Inventory!

WE WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28TH AND MONDAY NOVEMBER 29TH FOR INVENTORY!! We'll REopen Tuesday November 30th with regular hours (10-6), see you then!!

The last wednesday sketch for November is from PageMaps (this one should be easy peasy lemon squeezy!)......"If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost"  Zig Ziglar

This weeks sketch is brought to you from....Page Maps!!  (again! love that site!)....and your "fluff"...."Believe in yourself, even when no one else does." Harvey MacKay

This weeks sketch is from Page Maps!!  

Your "fluff" for the week!!..... "There is only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything."  Vince Lombardi

Love, Chloe Crop - REscheduled :(

I wanted to pass along this letter that went out to those that registered for the Love, Chloe crop that was scheduled for this upcoming weekend.  

We are sorry to inform you that the Love, Chloe VIP crop for Wichita has been cancelled.  The response for this event was not what we had hoped for and so we will be rescheduling it for Spring or Summer of 2011.  We hope that you will be able to join us then.  We will keep you informed of all the details as they become available.  Please note that we will be having our 3rd annual Love, Chloe Crop in Salina in early 2011.   We will keep you informed of those details as well. 

  

We appreciate your support of our very important cause and look forward to seeing you at a future event!

 

Sincerely,

 

Michelle Boos

Love, Chloe Foundation

www.lovechloe.org

My (steffanie!) hope, is that the MORE information we can give you, further in advance, we'll be able to make this crop a HUGE success in the spring or summer of 2011 - so please be watching for more information coming your way on this event!!

Upcoming THANKFUL class!

Check out the latest class Laura has created!!  These fabulous WOODEN blocks are the PERFECT addition to ANY decor - holiday or not!!  These lovely's can stay out all year long!!!

The blocks have officially ARRIVED at the store!! Come in and check these out IN PERSON!!! 

This class has been set for Tuesday November 2nd 630-930...you'll complete all 10 WOOD blocks, covered on all 6 sides with paper, and each block is embellished with dimensional goodies!! PLUS - this class will be the first to purchase BLANK blocks, if you would like to make MORE to give as great holiday gifts!!

 $35.00 reserves your spot!! 

Hurry - seats are limited!!! 

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Lots of dimension on each block!! These are WOODEN blocks! So they'll look great year round!! You could even come up with another "phrase" or "word" or even your last name and put it on the back to change things up a tad!!

a little closer look at the detail of these blocks!! Love these warm colors! They'd look great in your living room, dining room...think of all the possibilities!

Wednesday Sketch Challenge UPDATE!!!!

Okay - so you might have read on Facebook already....but for those of you that don't "do" facebook....i wanted to update ya'll on the new LOWDOWN on the Wednesday Sketch Challenge!!

Since so many of you have said that you LOVE the sketches and all that jazz, but you just can't make every single week....we wanted to make it a little easier on you (and us too!)....to be involved!!  We're going to start putting all the entires that are submitted into a "jar" each week.....then at the end of the MONTH we'll draw ONE winner from the MONTH!!  If you are doing the challenges WEEKLY this, obviously, will increase your chances of winning...yet at the same time (hopefully) entice SOME of you to participate once a MONTH, at least.....which was more than you MAY have already even considered attempting?!?! 

Sooooo, come on !!!  JOIN IN!!! You won't be SORRY!!!  PROMISE!!!

***now for those of you that are scratching your head and saying...."huh?!!  what IS the Wednesday Sketch Challenge?"....well,,,,,real quick, lemme tell ya!!!

Each wednesday we (really, it's just ME!!  I do it!!  Lets just be honest!) post a sketch for YOU!!  It's just a sketch that I've chosen...from several of my favorite sketch sites....sometimes it's one pagers - sometimes double pagers....i try and go back and forth!!  I also like to attach a "quote" or title idea, poem, statement...just something to peek your interest....use it...don't.....doesn't matter - either way - you now have a sketch and some WORDS to START somewhere!!!  

The whole idea behind the WSC, is to get YOU to scrapbook MORE OFTEN!!  So many times, we hear "i just don't have the time"  "i just don't know where to start"  "i'm not creative"  "all of my pages look alike".  So - i thought this might be a great way to SPARK some creativity and jump start some of you busy scrappers out there!!  PLUS - seeing everyone's "take" on the sketches reallllly is fun!!!

So - NO RULES....lift the sketch exactly as you see it - or don't use it at all!!  NO RULESS!!!!!  just scrapbookin'!!!  And Inspiring!!  And encouraging!!!  We'd love for you to JOIN US!!! : )   you can email your challenge entries to scrapfunattic@cox.net OR post them directly to our facebook page!!  

February Crop*A*Ganza 2011!!

Here it is!!!  

The Crop*A*Ganza Registration form for February 4-6, 2011!!!

I KNOW - don't be SHOCKED - it's a TAD bit early!!!  Registration OPENS Saturday October 30th at 9:00am!! 

You can register via Telephone: 316-733-0029      Fax: 316-260-2559   Or IN PERSON at the store!!  If you have any problems downloading the form - email us at scrapfunattic@cox.net and we'll get it sent to you individually!!!

**maybe i'll even get the countdown ticker back up on here pretty soon!?!?!? ; )

Wednesday Challenge #29

HERE'S your Wednesday Challenge for this week!!  

And your words to ponder this week with this challenge......A grandma is a mom with extra frosting!!  (compliments of scrapbook.com!)

DID YOU KNOW that THIS challenge is the #29th challenge for this year?!?!  That means if you've done EVERY ONE with us - you've created at the VERY LEAST 29 pages!!!  AWESOME!!!  I would LOVE to hear from anyone that has done them all - or even MOST of them!!!  I know that many of you print them, or file them away for a later date, and that works too - just good to hear from everyone, knowing that i'm not doin' this for NOTHIN, ya know!! : ) 

FIRST Annual Love, Chloe - VIP Event in Wichita!!!

TODAY'S THE DAY!!!

Registration opens up for the First Annual Love, Chloe-VIP event in Wichita!!!  Are you able to join us?!?!!

Here's the Registration Form (if you have troubles downloading/printing it - email me (scrapfunattic@cox.net) and i'll get it to you personally!)

Let's get this crop FULL and SELL OUT !!!!  Support a FABULOUS cause, and CROP at the same time with some fabulous friends!!  What could be better than THAT?!?!

Attic Wednesday Sketch Challenge #28

I'm SO excited about this new site that a good scrappin' friend suggested to me!!!  (i wish she had some double pagERs though!!)  But check it out.....My Little Sketch Blook!!  (lizqualman.blogspot.com)  Lemme know what you think!!  I like her style - LOVE the use of bellies on her sketches!!!

This one is a SINGLE page sketch.....have at it! GOOD LUCK!!  HAVE FUN!!

"Friends are chocolate chips in the cookies of life!"

(scrapbook.com)

BIG WEEK....biggER weekEND!!

Man oh MAN - where did SEPTEMBER GO!?!?!  However, there are LOADS of FAHHBULLOUUSS things goin' on in October - so BRING IT ON FALLL!!!!

Important REMINDER DATES are at the bottom of this post - so mark your calendars NOW!!!

FIRST Annual LOVE CHLOE Crop'n Roll "Backstage Pass~VIP" event!!!

We're SOOO excited (and nervous, anxious, giddy, passionate!) about this FRIDAY!!!!  We are helping to host the FIRST ANNUAL EVENT to raise money for a VERY VERY VERY worthy cause!!!! What better way to spend a friday/saturday in November, than cropping with your girlfriends in an intimate, plush hotel - all the while raising money for a fabulous charity.....?!?!  We've got some fahhhhbulous things lined up for the lucky THIRTY croppers that attend the event!!!  Yep - you read that right - 3-0!!  I meant it when I said "intimate"!!!  It's going to be great!!  You're going to have loads of cropping space.....some fabulous VIP treatment and you're going to feel WONDERFUL, knowing that you're helping a wonderful cause!!! 

The Love Chloe Foundation is looking to raise money to fund their "Monkey in my Chair" program!!!  You can read ALL about it by clicking HERE and checking out their website.....but the "gist" of  it is this...the "Monkey KIT"....is supplied FREE to families that have a child that has been diagnosed with cancer.  It's to be used as a "coping" tool...not only for the child with cancer, but it can also be used in the childs classroom while they are not able to be.  It can be used to help the childs classmates cope as well.  The monkey can be left in the chair - holding the childs place while gone - allowing the other children to have someTHING to look at (instead of an empty chair)....they can take the monkey back and forth to gym, lunch, music, art, etc.....they can take JUST the backpack.....leave notes in the backpack for the sick child to read.  It also has a disposable camera inside the backpack....a note book, and some other fun items that can be used to help all the kids "cope" with the illness.  

Sooooooo, take a look at their site.....and make the decision to help out!!!!  Be a part of something AMAZiNG!!!!  (from the beginning!!!).....how cool is it going to be to start something from the VERY FIRST EVENT...and look back 10 years from now and say "I was a part of something AMAZING!!!"

this is a picture of Chloe!!

Mark your calendars NOW.....THIS FRIDAY is the first day you can register!!!  10:00am - Scrap*Funattic - either CALL 316-733-0029 or in PERSON!!!  

The event fee is $100.00

Begins Friday November 5th at 6:00pm-midnight

Saturday November 6th 6:00am-6:00pm

Homewood Suites at the Waterfront, Wichita-Kansas

The Homewood is "behind" us all the way!!  They have been SO generous!!!  They are offering a discounted room rate for all Love Chloe Croppers!!  $99.00 a night - and the rooms are SUITES!!!!!! PLUSH, AWESOME SUITES!!!!  

We've got some other "VIP" things planned for our lucky croppers too.....we'll be filling you in on all that VERY SOON!!!

Chicks in the Attic Kit Club Subscribers......ATTENTION!!

  Have you or ARE you CURRENTLY a Chicks in the Attic Kit Club Subscriber???  EITHER WAY - we're offering a FREE FRIDAY NIGHT CROP JUST FOR YOU!!!  Bring your past kits in.....we're going to be here to help you!!!!  You can use ANY of our tools that we've used on past kits.....We can help you "figure" something out, that's been holding you up on a kit!!!

JUST COME AND HANG WITH US!!!  FREE!!  Please call and reserve your spot, so we can assure enough space!!!!    THIS FRIDAY !!! 5:00-midnight!!!!

Super Scrappin' Saturday!!

We're SOOOO excited for FALL!!  THIS month, for our Super Scrappin' Saturday event....we're thrilled to be getting some help from a fellow friendly cropper!!!  Joyce McCain is coming to help Kristy this Saturday....they're going to be making some FUN Halloween goodies!!!  Think....halloween parties......kids....gift ideas!!!  I will post a sneak of some of the things they're planning later this week!! BUT MAKE PLANS NOW!!!  FREE FREE FREE!!  the FREE FALL FUN begins at 9:00AM!!!  

AND - our SSS always brings a fabulous SALE!!  Soooo, be watching for THAT too!!!

Greater Andover Days!!

Our Greater Andover Days event begins "city wide" Thursday September 30-Saturday October 2nd!!  If you're planning to be in the area for the carnival, events, parade, etc.....stop by!!  (click on the link and you can see an itinerary of the weekend events!!)  Show your Greater Andover Days Pin and we'll give you DOUBLE PUNCHES for your ENTIRE PURCHASE.....ALL THREE DAYS!!!  (please limit one per day!!)

PJ CROP!! 

YES, we know that there's a LOT GOING ON!!!  Seems to be happening more and more on these PJ CROP nights!!! Soooo, fro 5:00pm-5:00am - we'll be holding our CROP (for only $10.00)....but we have to have a MIN. of 10 croppers signed/paid by THURSDAY!!!  If you're interested - GET SIGNED UP NOW!!

Baby Cooper meet n greet!!

Come and FINALLY meet baby COOPER BROWN!!!  We're holding a laid back, come and go meet and greet!!  We'll have snacks and the usual "shower punch"...BUT NO GAMES!! ; )   We'll begin at noon and Renee promises to "hang out" till 3!!  Sooooo, come see her!! You're more than welcome to bring gifts if you'd like...however do not feel obligated!!!  Renee welcomes EVERYONE - gifts or not....however you MIGHT get more holding time if you have a gift!!  HAAA!!  JUST KIDDING!!! : )   We've been telling those of you that have asked....gift cards!!!  That's the BEST thing for the family!!!  Gifts cards to Target, Dillons, Babies R Us, Toys R Us, Baby Gap, Gymboree, QT, Cheddars, McAllisters, Panera, Teds Steakhouse, Baskin Robbins, Starbucks, Vics Popcorn.....you get the idea!!!  We'd love to see you!!   **the store WILL be open on Sunday as well!!**

Love Chloe registration opens Friday October 1st  10:00am  $100.00

Chicks in the Attic FREE CROP!!  Friday October 1st  5:00-midnight - FREE!!

Super Scrappin' Saturday!!  Saturday October 2nd FUN starts at 9:00am ***(we're not necessarily MAKING this item, but wanted to give you an idea of some things that we're working on!!..this was from the Scrapbooks Etc. magazine issue this month!)

Greater Andover Days!!  Thursday September 30 - Saturday October 2

PJ Crop!!  Saturday October 2nd  5pm-5am  $10.00 (must have 10 signed up!)

Baby Cooper meet n greet with Renee!!  Sunday October 3rd  Noon-3

PAGEMAPS #2 is HERE!!! : )

YEAH! YEAH YEAH!!!!

Pagemaps 2 is here!!!  these will go SUPER FAST - GUARANTEED!!  If you've not "heard" of PageMaps...check out her website - we LOVE LOVE LOVE her sketches!!!  This book is AWESOME, a DEFINITE must for sketch lovers!!!

NEW ARRIVALS!!

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!  New Stuff - we've been so swamped around here that we've neglected to let ya'll know what NEW stuff has/is arriving!!  Even in the newsletter!!  OOPPPSSIES!!

Here's a QUICK update - i'll be back later with more!!!

Girls Paperie!!!

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We R Memory Keepers EXCLUSIVE line....White Christmas!!

There's more - but i gotta run for now - be back soooooooon!!!!!!!!!!  Or better yet - COME SEE US! : )

Ganza Thank you's Recap!

  Man oh MAN!.....i have been MEANING to get on here and update ya'll on how, what, where, when, why, how come, etc. all the happening's around here...and LIFE just keeps gettin' in the way!!  KWIM!?!?  Anyone else feel like they've been in a FAST FORWARD movement for about the last 6 months?!?!?!? I'm ready to SLOW down a tad bit!!!

I'm gonna just give ya'll a quick "overview" of the Ganza MADNESS that occurs!!  THIS time, we had more "setbacks, bumps, and curve balls" before we even OPENED the crop room for croppers!!  BUT...we pulled through!!  Thank the LORD for answered prayers and special HELPERS sent just at the right time!! ; )

This is a final shot of the crop room (2am, to be exact!)....hubby finished up the cords and took the kiddos HOME to bed!!  WHEW...it was a LONG night! 

 comparrrrrred to THIS (saturday night!)  

Something that was VERY much a POSITIVE change....9:00am OPEN time!!  Here's the crop room, not even 9:30am yet!!  It was AWESOME!!

We debuted the Sisterhood of Scrapbooking Apparel!!  It was VERY well received!!!  (notice MAX in the corner,,,,catchin' his breath between trips in and out of the heat!)

The hospitality room is STOCKED up and ready to go!!  (we DID make note of MORE diet mt. dew, diet coke and diet dp...next ganza!)  

The Centerpiece Contest was a HUGE success!! SERIOUSLY, we were BLOWN away with all the participants!! You guys NEVER CEASE to amaze me!!  It makes it SO MUCH *MORE* FUN when everyone else "gets" it too!!! (these were just a few of the tables that kate got photographed from the weekend!)

The winner winner chicken dinner of the Centerpiece Contest (judged NOT by me!! hee hee!!)...."Beyonce's Group"!!  They really get into the ganza themes each event, and come up with a lot of the ideas that we implement as well, so it was nice to see them WEINNNNNERS!!

Teri made us these fancy schmancy "singing angel" head bands!!  And we wear them DAILY, Teri! ;)                 This was mom's "first" all weekend ganza event!! I think she did purdy darn good!!!  Didn't complain TOOOO much! : )   She is usually holdin' down the store front all weekend and out to help out at ganza in the evening!!  But with SARAH (my lil sister!)...unable to be my sidekick - mom stepped in!!  And it worked out VERY WELL!!  I was pleasantly surprised!!

I started to upload all the pics from the event, but noticed that DC and Lindsay had already posted videos, updates and pictures for you!!  I'll put the pics that i took on our facebook fan page for you to see...they are pretty much along the same "lines" as hers!!

For those of you who attended Crop*A*Ganza this time, THANK YOU for an AWESOME weekend!!  We really did have a great time!!  Very little "hiccups" along the way!!  We're getting better and better at this every time!!  I have taken up the "issues" that we did have, with the hotel.....so we'll see what happens from that!!  

Each Ganza, we always have a little "pow wow" afterwards, recapping the weekend, things NOT to do next time, things to DEFINITELY do next time, etc....something that was VERY well received this past event, were the group photo shots!!!  If you've been attending ganza since the first event (and we know that there are quite a few of you that have been to EVERY SINGLE ONE!!), then you MIGHT remember the Group Photo NIGHTMARE that would happen!!  Not everyone wanted to be a part of it....some would HIDE.....some would POUT.....and then there was KATE who would sing "the song that never ends"...ugh that was a NIGHTMARE in itself!!!  : )   Welllllll, i-personally, am NOT a fan of group photos when i attend crops...i know, i know, it's just a picture...it's only 15 minutes out of my life...whats the big deal!??!  Wellll, when i'm scrapbookin' - i don't wanna be interrupted!!  THERE, i said it!!!  As selfish as that sounds...i just don't!!  So about 6 ganza's ago, we got "rid" of the group photo!!  It was VERY WELL RECEIVED!! Of course there were still a few moans and groans, about not having a photo of the group to document each event......SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, this time....we had quite a few of these guitar sunglasses for "Decor"....i thought it would be a FANTASTIC idea to take them around to each table, and get group shots of the CROPPERS~as THEIR own group!!!!!!!  I know, i know - GENIUS idea!!!  SOOOOO, Kate and Dawn took the camera, glasses and their CHIPPER personalities and headed out to "work the room"!!!   I edited each group shot (as best as i could with the lighting that we are blessed with at ganza!), and then sent them out to the "groups" in an email - thanking you for coming and hanging out with us!!!  I hope everyone got theirs...if you didn't, just lmk!!  

I know that there were quite a few groups that didn't get pictures taken.....i apologize if you weren't all together when the girls came around, and we missed you......we've made a note of that and will do that again in February - but LET YOU KNOW ahead of time a TIME frame that we'll be doing that - so you can plan for that as well!!!!!  Here are just a few of the fun group shots that we took!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE how happy everyone is!!!  You can tell they are really having a good time....and that's what it's allll about right?!?! 

A few "extra" thank you'sSOOO much for all your help with the games and activities!!  I know that Kate LOVED having you as her side kick, and i KNOW that the croppers LOVED having some fun new games to play as well!!    Max!!  It was AWESOME having a strong young man to help us "hoarders" of scrapbooking supplies, unload our cars!!  ESPECIALLY with the heat, it made it SUPER nice to not have to make 25 trips to and from our cars with all of our supplies!!  THANK YOU SO MUCH for assisting our croppers with unloading AND packing up on Sunday!!  We hope you come back and join us in February!!!  Sharon/Theresa/Shannon/Lindsay/Missy/Dawn - thank you thank you thank you thank you!!  Words canNOT express how much we appreciatED your help with setting up and/or tearing down for the weekend event!!  SINCERELY,,,,, we had quite a few set backs this time (before the event even BEGAN!), so the extra UNEXPECTED help was amazing!!  Thank you SO much - THANK YOU!!!!!

Lastly - here's our FANTABULOUS *emcee* ...  the amazing, insane, one and ONLY KrrrrrrAZIE KatIE the scrapbook LADY!!  (of the night..!!)  there really IS only one KATE!!  We are SO blessed, and LUCKY to have you in our lives Kate!!  REALLY!!  you make things SO much easier during Ganza for us!! We can focus on what WE do best....and YOU can focus on what YOU do best!!  THANK YOU!!  Ganza would NOT be what it is without YOU!!!!

Things can get a little CrrAAzzzyyyyy on the LAST day of ganza!!!! *we love you momma*!!  

AND NO GANZA weekend is complete without SOME form of physical activity..................we didn't have the "scrap Olympics" this year....but Chollet came through with cartwheels instead!!!

Charity/Raffle information!!!  This year we raised $500.00!!!!

We're SO happy to be dividing that between "Victory in the Valley" and Yareli's Scholarship Fund (Resurrection Catholic School)!!

That's allllll folks!!!  Our Ganza Recap!!!  Thanks for EVERYTHING you do to make ganza a memorable weekend, time after time after time!!  We appreciate allll of you SO much!