SCRAP RETREAT AT THE LINDEN TREE INN

It's time to Crop-port in Rockport again!! Autumn is fast slipping away and soon the holidays will be upon us. I am so excited about the third scrap retreat here at the Linden Tree Inn! We had so much fun the last two years, I can't wait to see what this year will bring! Come and scrap all those Holiday pictures uninterupted no kids, phone, no need to worry about the cooking and cleaning! We try to promote a relaxed, fun, scrapping atmosphere, with lots of good food, friendship and a fab scrapping goodie basket to take home. And don't forget all the scones you can eat for breakast!!!!

This year I have decided to have more days available for the Scrap Retreat. I am going to offer retreat time from January 10th through January 21. Come for any two or more days that fit your schedule. You will have your own scrap space to set up for the whole time you are here with 24 hour acccess, use of a Sizzix die cutter with 8 alphabet sets, and over 100 dies and embossing dies, punches, rubber stamps, and a variety of other tools. The cost for 2 nights is $220, which includes tax, meals, drinks, snacks, your own guest room with private bath, and an awesome goodie basket. Special pricing for extended stays or for adding an extra day or two to your 2 night reservation! We require a 50% non-refundable deposit to hold your place, with the balance due on arrival. On reciept of payment, you will be sent a questionnaire to fill out regarding any food allergies and preferences for drinks and snacks. If you would like to register, you can post a comment, or check out our Linden Tree Inn website for contact information.

So when dropping your "What I want for Christmas" this year hints, don't forget to add the "Crop-Port in Rockport" in January to your wish list!!! Bring along a friend or two, or maybe a family member....make it a girl's weekend crop!

Hope to see some of my online scrappy friends this January!

Having Fun With My Scrappy Friend!

My online friend Terri came to visit with her Mom and son! They had a blast sightseeing and checking out all the fall foliage. But they had to leave today....I really enjoyed having her here, and meeting her family. It's only been an hour or so and I miss her already! We had so much fun chatting and talking about scrapping, and even did a little scrappy shopping at Absolutely Everything! I got some cool new stamps and the second Clean and Simple Scrapbooking book by Cathy Zielske. I loved her first one!



Here's a picture of Terri, Pat and I....can't wait till we are altogether again!



And here is a picture of Terri and Me:

It's October, Where did the Summer go???

WOW is all I can say!!! Where has the time gone, last I knew it was the start of the summer, and now here we are smack in the middle of Fall! It has been so busy at the Inn I haven't had any time at all to sit down and spend time at the computer to post to my blogs. I have been able to find a wee bit of time to squeeze a little scrapping in..and will post some of my more recent LOs for you.

I have been busy planning the January Scrap Retreat and will make another post with all the information you will need to plan your getaway to scrap at my "Crop-Port" in Rockport at the Linden Tree Inn. We have had a great time the past 2 years, and I am really looking forward to hosting it for another year.

What projects have you all been working on? I hope to start making my Christmas present LOs soon, as I always end up leaving them till the last minute! I'm always looking for great present ideas, so feel free to post me some project ideas in your comments.

Here are a couple of my recent LOs....hope you enjoy them!

This LO is of our 6th wedding anniversary that I did this summer...I decided I needed to scrap the 6th anniversary before we celebrated our 7th this September. I really like the way it came out!

My night bloooming cereus bloomed in September, the second time this summer, I was very excited and was able to get a lot of really fabulous photos of it while it was blooming. I decided to make a LO with some of my favorite pictures of the inside of the flower. The paper is all Arctic Frog, from my October 4 Scrappy Sisters Kit!

Thanks for checking out my blog! Happy scrapping everyone!

IT'S THE 4th!!!

Wow, can you believe it is the 4th of July? We will have a busy day planned, with lots of good photo opps I hope! Breakfast for the guests, then sometime during breakfast, I will drive the truck down to the bottom of the street to park for the parade....love having a seat waiting for me!! LOL! Then in the afternoon we will have a cook out for all our guests that don't go to visit friends or family. Parade at 6pm, Bonfire at about 9pm, it will be a full day!

I've been Tagged!!! WOW! OK, so here's the scoop... you have to post 7 random things about yourself on your blog and then tag 7 others to play. The 7 people I tag do the same thing and so and so forth...so, here goes:

7 Random Things About Me:

1. I make a really fabulous Chicken Chow Mein that is better than take out!
2. When I find a pair of shorts/pants I like, I buy about a half a dozen of them!
3. I love to fold sheets and set the table, it's like a meditative retreat
4. My favorite thing to drink is root beer
5. I wear my sneakers out in 3 months
6.I like a cup of green tea in the afternoon
7. I love to photograph sunsets

Now for the 7 to tag....guess I am so tired I will have to add this in the morning!

IT'S SUMMER

At least, that is what the calender says, so how come we all have on long sleeves, and the A/C is off? Today was an assortment of weather, sun, clouds, sprinkles, downpours, thunder and lightening!

Still working on moving my paper to the basement, yeah, I know, I think I have way too much, so how come I keep seeing all this paper I want/ I have to have, I have been very good and not bought any paper in the last month or two! I need to keep scrapping and use what I have, so I can justify buying more! The space is shaping up a bit...I have all these wire racks for storing paper that I got at AC Moore at a great price, combined with a 40% off coupon, I only paid $12!! I have 2 for 8 1/2 X 11, and 2 for 12 X 12. They are really super! After I have this one particular pile of paper down, then I am going to start setting up my new wire shelving, and start to get my fabric cubes organized. I am trying to decide what to do with my ribbon, it is all in a jumble in a fabric bin, and I need to dig to find what I want.....I'm thinking large glass jars for the loose ribbons, but still not sure what to do with the ribbon on reels.

All this moving of supplies, has got me really itching for a good scrappy session....I have some photos I particularly would like to scrap, so maybe I can just stop thinking about it and just get down to business!

JUNE?? TIME SURE DOES FLY!!

Where did May go???? Here it is June already! I got a few pages done in May, so that was good! I hope to keep going with my scrap room to the basement....I am in the process of moving all my paper down there....I now have all my kits in wire cubes more or less organized, so I can just take one off the shelf and play with it. Once I have the paper all sorted and organized, then I think I am going to work on the embellishments, ribbons and fibers. I know that just getting organized is going to make me much more productive! If anyone has tips on how to sort their papers, I certainly would love the feedback!


4 SCrappy Sisters just underwent a face lift, and the new logo and the gallery look great! We had a "Going Down" challenge, and I did this LO for it! I like the way it came out....thanks for the challenge 4SS!! The photo was taken quite a few years ago....it is one of my favorites of my Mother and Godsister...why not sort through your photos and find one of your older favorite pictures of your family that hasn't made it into a frame, a scrapbook or photo album and scrap it this month? That way you can enjoy looking at it instead of wondering where it went.

Hope that where ever you are this finds you enjoying some fine weather and the feeling you would get as a child towards the end of school anticipating the summer stretching out before you!