Scrappin' Creations

So maybe I fibbed just a little...

I know, the picture was PROMISED with a capital P this weekend and it was actually finished and ready to post but I just didn't get the darn picture taken to post until right now.  Sorry, sometimes my life just gets in the way!  Anywhooo, here it is...the first pages of the school album!

This is the album we will use.  You don't have to use red...it comes in lots of colors and we will decorate the front of it but I am not positively sure that I want red so it will be home to Preston's book for now...and maybe forever.  You get the album as a freebie as long as you do all 10 months!

This is page #1.  The album is starting with the very first day.  We are using BoBunny's school paper for this month but that doesn't mean we will use BB each month.  Of course we will switch it out based on the grade level and if you have girlies than we may need to add a little girly bling...anything goes.  We are using the Cricut, Thickers and a journal block.

This is page #2...a combo of pics I took the first day...classroom sneak peak, walking in the school...all that jazz.  Now if you are cursing me because I didn't post this fast enough and you didn't take classroom pictures or walking in pictures...STAGE them!  yes, I said STAGE them!  No one cares...no one will know...it's all about the story, not which day you took the darn picture!  Those blank strips are for Preston to do a little journaling about his first impressions of the first week...I am letting him do it...in his handwriting!  

This is page 3 and 4.  It is hard to tell from the picture but this is American Crafts groovy 10x12 page protector.  The pockets are 4x6 vertical and horizontal which is perfect for whatever little gems I can collect this month.  I have included the postcard that we received from the school with his teacher assignment, a letter from his teacher and the note I put in his lunch box on the first day. :)  I am watching for things that I might stick in there in the next few weeks and I will most likely add some pictures that may or may not have a things to do with school.

So, there you have it...as simple as that!  Didn't take that long and now each month I can come back and add another 2 page spread along with the picture pages.  Class is $20 each month and everything is included.  If you haven't ever taken a class with me it is a little different than most classes because I am all about making choices.  You are welcome to copy my page exactly, a little or not at all.  You will get all the supplies you need to complete your pages, your page protectors each time and at the first class I will give you a container to keep your pictures, papers, and memories for the month in.

Call us today and get your name on the list!

Back to School!

Yeah, yeah, I know I am a bit behind with contests but I am trying to figure out how you can load pictures.  For now, load your picture of your favorite layout to flickr, shutterfly, box.net or wherever you like to load pics to share.  Once you load it you should have a share option.  Click that option, get the link and then paste it into the comment that you leave on the blog.  So, we will carry on with the contest from last week until some people can get their layouts loaded.  In the meantime we are starting a new contest!  This also involves sharing your masterpieces...hey, I am not the only one that has to work around here!:)

School has just started for many of our children and back to school pages are everywhere.  I am sure you have many superb back to school layouts from years past that you need to share with us.  So do it!  Be brave!  Share those layouts!  The winner chosen next Friday night gets a free spot in the first session of our Back to School Album Class!  You didn't know about that class?  Well, check out the details below!

We are doing a year long class that will help you scrapbook your child's or children's school year while managing all the papers etc that come home every day.  Class will meet at the end of each month and you will spend the following month gathering all the gems that represent school!  Now, in an effort to make things relevant and real right now, I am using my two boys who started kindergarten and 5th grade today as models for this class.  I took pictures this morning and have almost finished putting the pages together.  Pictures will show up here before morning...I PROMISE!  But, I wanted you to grab thoughts from them before they go to bed tonight...while it is still fresh.  Some questions that you might ask them (or even have them write themselves) to add life and humor to your pages...

• What was the highlight for the day?
• What was the very best thing that happened?
• Did you make any new friends?
• Is there anything that you are worried about, happy about, sad about?

You can also capture any funny things they have said about the first day...lot's of possibilities there!

Grab up the bits and pieces of things they brought home...bus stickers, notes from teachers, classroom assignment postcard or letter, the note you stuck in their lunch box! :)  get a big envelope and stash these treasures in it.

In the next few days, load your pictures onto your computer and print out a first day of school shot in a 5x7.  print any other crazy shots in regular size.  I use Walgreen's for my picture processing and they are great!  Stash these away with the bits and pieces.  Gather these things and take more pictures over the next week and then call the store and join us for class on the 28th!  It will be fabulous!

P.S.  Come back later for those promised pictures of the layouts and a little more info on the class!

Yeah Sharon! You win the free seat in the Friday night crop on August 20th! Thanks so those of you who gave us your favorite websites! I learned about some new sites and had fun visiting some old favorites! So much out there to see! Are you ready for another contest!?! Maybe one that requires a little more work!?!? I sure am! I have gotten to see so much talent in all you regular customers and I am sure much more talent lurks out there! So, how about this week everyone share there absolute favorite layout! Might be your favorite this week or it might just be a favorite that you keep coming back to. When you get a chance post your most favorite layout right here for all of us to see! Since this contest requires a little more risk and a lot more work on your part lets do something big for the prize! How about a seat the Scrap Pink Crop! All weekend...just for posting your favorite layout! Get posting!

Classes Oh Yeah!!!

Alright friends, the Artful Legacy folks are coming back and Saturday is the day!  The beautiful books sitting on the counter, that you have been drooling over for the last 3 months will come into being in your crafty hands on Saturday!  We have a few spots left in each class so call today for more info!  Check out the link below to take a look at all of our class offerings this month!

August 2010 Classes! 

Just a Peek...

Chef Mom and I went and visited the Blue Ridge Assembly last week so we could get great pictures and the full scoop on the location for our upcoming Mountain Retreat and let me say that I am pretty darn excited!  The Blue Ridge Assembly YMCA camp is nestled into the woods of Black Mountain surrounded by nothing but trees.  It is a pretty large establishment that has been around for quite some time and I do believe will become the home of all Scrappin' Mountain Retreats!  Our particular building...Weatherford Lodge is a completely self contained building that is hotel style accommodations with two large meeting areas and a kitchen on the ground floor and rooms above.  Each room has a single and double bed and shower/toilet/sink of it's own.  We will even have daily refreshing of our accommodations while we scrap away!  The parking lot directly in front of our building is ours and ours alone so we won't be schlepping from one end of the universe to the other to get all of our things inside!  Mom and I have a pretty fantastic menu planned and some secret surprises up our sleeves so be ready for an amazing weekend!  If you didn't get to sign up and just can't stand the thought of missing it we can squeeze in 4 more people but that will max us out at 50 so call today to pay your deposit and get on the list!