Crop*A*Ganza 2012 - February Registration Form

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Crop*A*Ganza TO PACK List!!

Fax Number!!!

For those of you who want to fax your 'ganza registrations... our fax number is 316.260.2559!!!

Another Local/Area Crop Coming up!

2011 NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY WEEKEND EVENT

Two full days of Scrapbooking!

When: April 30^th and May 1^st, 2011

Saturday 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Sunday 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Where: Haysville Learning Center

150 Stewart, Haysville, Kansas

Cost: $40 for both days or $25 to attend only one day

What’s Included:

· Six to eight foot table space, good lighting & fun

· Gift pack for all participants

· Door prize drawings

· Two Make-It Take-It’s each day

· Coffee, tea, soft drinks and one meal each day

Please bring a snack to share.

Facility has large paved parking lot and disability access.

To register please call: Margo Walker at 316-522-8478 or

e-mail mjwalker5@juno.com

Mark your calendar NOW to attend our FALL Crop*A*Ganza event!! The dates for this event will be Friday-Sunday September 16-18th, 2011!!

Crop*A*Ganza Registration Form HERE!!!

Ganza registration opens up THIS Saturday, April 9th at 9:00am SHARP!!! If you'd like to read more about just HOW you and your friends can register - click HERE to read our most recent ganza newlsetter!!

Local Crop!!

The 3^rd Annual Love Chloe Crop on Saturday, Feb. 26. Please read the attachment for details. All proceeds go to help fund the Monkey in My Chair Program. This program helps children battling cancer. More details can be found on the website www.lovechloefoundation.org.

Local Crop Weekend!

Alicia's Organizational Class ReCap with Photos!!

Well, Hello There!! It's me----d.c.!!! Do you all remember me?? I hope so! Sorry I have been gone so long. I took a blogging hiatus which was only planned to last a short time. For a couple of reasons, I have had to extend it and for that I apologize dearly! Our gal Steff just doesn't have the time to blog so our little Attic page has been sorely in need of some updates, wouldn't you agree? When I talked to Steff on Saturday we wondered if between all of our hectic schedules, do we even need to blog? Steff is BRILLIANT at updating fb (and if you are like me that is where I spend the majority of my cyber time!)...is that enough? Do you feel in the loop and taken care of that way? We would LOVE to hear your feedback here or on fb. The blog is MUCHO time consuming. In a perfect world we would have daily posts but as I'm sure you understand we just can't do it! If we have enough of you out there that want to keep reading the Attic blog, we will do our best to keep updatin'! If not we may just take a break from it all together! You help us decide!
In the mean time, do I have a post for you?!?! How many of you out there have heard about, thought about taking, or have taken Alicia's organizational class? Welllll, let me tell ya. I have taken the class before, a few years back. And when I found out she had agreed to do another round of classes I JUMPED on the chance to spend the day with her again! Not only did I meet some great new scrapbooking friends that first time, I got to sit all day with my stuff and just go though and PURGE. Ahhhh, it feels so good! Not only that, I felt SUPER motivated to keep the ball rolling and get everything in order. I have 3 weekend crops in a row (LUCKY ME!!) coming up so what even better reason to get all my SCHTUFF together!

In the class description it says to "Bring Everything" and that I did!! We stuffed it all into Alicia's car at that! And when she looked at me like I was out of my mind for bringing so much I just reminded her that she wanted us to bring EVERYTHING!!

Now, I did leave a few things at home. I actually have a couple of things (like my big rolling tote and my CITA kit bag) that I feel okay about. I know I didn't want to waste valuable time MESSIN' with it so I left it at home. This is a picture of my space at the beginning of the day:

We started the day with tools... Alicia gives a tutorial (with handouts) of ideas for each phase of the process and then she lets you have at it, asking any questions you have along the way and offering great tips and advice to get your stuff-o-la in order.

This is my tool bag before:

Alicia and the girls at the Attic always give me a hard time about it...they think it looks like my tool bag is "BARFING" scrapbook supplies!! And I would have to agree!! First, I took out several items that I do not use on an every page basis. Second, I purchased an adorable hot pink vinal bag that I had been eyeing for awile to put my punches and scissors in.

That freed up some SERIOUS space for me and I was able to put all of my pens in my orignal bag as well!

We then moved on to paper where I spent the majority of the rest of my day. Let me tell you though, this was BY CHOICE! I have TONS (as I am sure we all do) of paper and I felt like between that and my pictures is where I needed the most work. That is the brilliance behind this class, during each 1.5-2 hour session she gives you each tutorial-then you are free to be. You can move on to the next phase if you feel satified with your progress there (like I did with my tool bag) OR you can go back to what you were working on before.

This was my table mate Rachel. (she actually had her own table across from mine) We spent the day bouncing ideas off of each other, sharing organizational items, and just keeping each other company throughout the process (oh and talking each other into "must have" organizational purchases. Isn't that what scrapbooking friends are for!?!?!). Thanks Rachel-it was fun getting to know you! I look forward to cropping with you! Go Pokes!

And then there is me.... eyeball deep in my stuff, having a ball sorting and hanging out!

Literally...as you can see, I am expecting AGAIN! You may remember that just over a year ago I had a baby girl named Paisley. Well, we are back in business and expecting baby #5 in early April. HE, yes HE, is much anticipated as you can imagine, by his daddy and mommy and FOUR older sisters!

Add my new little guy to the list of reasons I have been a blog slacker in the last months!! :)

I have felt sooo motivated by Alicia's class that I went home and kept on truckin'! I sorted all of my pictures last night and will finish them tonight. I am so excited to have all of my pictures in one place and know exactly what I have to work on!

If you are interested in taking the organizational class call the store asap 316-733-0029 to reserve your spot. The February class is FULL so they have opened up a March 26th date. The class is from 9-5, be on time, you will use EVERY minute!! (The girls had coffee, donuts and pastries for us on Saturday! YUM! Thanks girls!) The cost is $35 which includes lunch, chocolate :), a package of Cropper Hopper page kit planners, Alicia's instruction, step by step checklists and printed tutorials, a 15% discount on all organizational products purchased that day, and 30-45 minutes of one-on-one time with the organizational guru Alicia!!

You won't be sorry!! Well you will if you miss out on the class! Hope to hear some blog feedback and I'll check in again soon. besos, dc

2011 Clover Crop!

2011 Winter Scrapbooking Retreat!

2011 Winter Scrapbooking Retreat

January 22 - 23, 2011

 

Saturday 9am to 11pm, Sunday 8am to 7pm

mjwalker5@juno.com for more information.

 

Two full days of scrapbooking!!!

 

Cost is $55 for a four foot table space or $80 for a full table all to yourself for the two days!.

 

Gift packs, prize drawings, drinks, snacks and make-it take-it’s are included in your registration fee. Just come and have fun!!!

 

Please be sure to include your favorite soft drink and let me know if you have any special requests (seating, dietary, medical or physical.) when you register.

 

Location

Clarion Inn & Suites
5805 West Kellogg 
Wichita, KS 67209

  

If you would like to stay the night at the hotel, the group rate is $69 (plus taxes) with up to four people in a room. You pay the hotel directly for your room.

 

 

 

The hotel provides breakfast Sunday morning for those with a room, however you do not need to stay the night to participate.

  

Please contact Margo Walker at 316-522-8478

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!! : )