Happy New Year's & Grapes to you!

Happy New Year! (Ok so this is a duplicate post from my personal blog, but the sentiment is the same =-)

In just a few short hours, we will either quietly or with much celebration bring in the New Year, we will count down the seconds ring in a new year and go to bed (well at least I will) Actually hubby and I are going to dinner then we will be staying up to play Wii with the girls until midnight, quietly with the one's I love, and at the stroke of midnight I have to eat 12 grapes, I went to pick them up from my grandma's house and she had them all ready to go sorted into baggies for myself, hubby and the kids. This is actually a Spanish tradition that has been adopted by many hispanic cultures. The tradition consists in eating a grape with each bell strike at midnight of December 31. According to the tradition, that leads to a year of prosperity. Each grape is eaten with each beat of the bell. After the 12th strike everyone should have eaten all their 12 grapes, although this seldom happens due to its difficulty. (I hijacked this info from Wikipedia)because in all honesty I had no idea where it cam from I just knew that my grandmother had the grapes ready for us every year, oh yes and yellow underwear, no that's not a typo. Actually I didn't remember the yellow underwear until a few hours ago, despite the fact that it has been many years since I have received yellow undies from my grandmother, I still look back on the tradition with a smile. I did a little internet research and found this on the yellow underwear tradition:

In many Spanish-speaking countries, wearing yellow panties into the New Year will bring wealth and luck. Yellow is the color of choice because it is most closely associated with gold, Varon says.

Tradition says you must cast away your old underwear at the stroke of midnight on New Year's and put on a yellow pair. To be lucky, they must be new. Want some extra luck? Wear them inside out. How you get the underwear is believed to make a difference, too; receiving them as a gift is said to be best.


So I hope you have a Happy & Safe New Year!! I leave you with some New Year's quotes, enjoy!


Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.
Benjamin Franklin

Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.
Oprah Winfrey


For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.
Edith Lovejoy Pierce

A happy New Year! Grant that I
May bring no tear to any eye
When this New Year in time shall end
Let it be said I've played the friend,
Have lived and loved and labored here,
And made of it a happy year.
Edgar Guest

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential.
Ellen Goodman

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.
G.K. Chesterton

Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.
Author Unknown


Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.
John Selden


Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.
Oscar Wilde

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.
John Burroughs

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions.
Joey Adams

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the year's.
Henry Moore


New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.
James Agate

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.
Charles Lamb

For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.
T. S. Eliot

Each age has deemed the new born year
The fittest time for festal cheer
Walter Scott

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
Bill Vaughnv

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
Bill Vaughan


It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets.
William Thomas

Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.
Thomas Mann

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas filled with family, friends, and good food!

Las Vegas card class sneak peak

Check out this adorable card class from Kari of Urban Anthology, CUTE!!!

Where have I been & working on getting Las Vegas Classes listed today!!

So where have I been? No not hiding under a rock although I really felt like it at times recently, I have been busy getting all my ducks in a row. I had several issues come up with 2 of my venues recently and that was SUPER STRESSFUL, but alas it has all been resolved and we ended up with 2 MUCH BETTER venues out of it. You know what they say “everything happens for a reason” It doesn’t always feel like that but at least its an optimistic way to approach life’s speed bumps. Anywhoo onto fun stuff I am working on getting the Las Vegas retreat classes listed, we have some very cool classes planned for you! So for now have a great day and get that Holiday shopping done!

A fabulous Retreat, a lost camera, a little pneumonia, and some runny noses and sore throats and oh yes a holiday!

Happy belated Thanksgiving!

So it has been 2 weeks since our San Diego Retreat, as always it was wonderful seeing so many familiar faces and getting to know new people. Thank you to everyone who took part in our San Diego Weekend Retreat! Well my title sums up my life over the last two weeks, I spent several days unpacking and getting everything from the retreat put away. I spent many hours hunting down my camera, my hubby had left it in the hotel room in San Diego luckily the staff found it and shipped it home, YAY!! Then let's see my hubby got super sick he came down with pneumonia, yup he is heeling very well and will be back at work on Monday. Plus as if that wasn't enough my girls both had colds, nothing serious but bad enough to have to keep them home. SO this last couple of weeks has felt like I was in a fog, but thank goodness I am back to doing all the good stuff and have some very cool stuff planned for the coming year.

Enjoy the pics of our San Diego weekend!!

Here are some pictures of our weekend, I am so bummed I didn't get everyone and not all the pictures came out well (my fault of course)

Scrapbook Girl & The Little Crop Shop

I will be at the next Scrappin' Escapes retreat in August and am offering a special on pre-orders for any regular priced Scrapbook Girl merchandise. I will hand deliver at the retreat and you will save 10% and get FREE shipping on all regular priced items. You can view Scrapbook Girl at http://www.scrapbookgirl.com/. Please DO NOT order through the website, special is only available through me! If you have any questions about sizes please feel free to email me at crystal@littlecropshop.com. I will send a reply to confirm I received your order. All pre-orders need to be received by Noon on Tuesday Nov. 5th.
Happy Scrappin'
Crystal
951-735-4098

Creative Holiday classes and more coming soon!

Remember December class with Stephanie Ackerman

Christmas card class with Kari of Urban Anthology

Big Bear Retreat this Weekend

Hi Everyone

I am heading out to Big Bear for a retreat, I will have very limited to no e-mail access if you need to contact me please do not hesitate to call me at 951-809-9068. This is usually the fastest way to get me.

Have a great weekend!!

New 1-night packages for the San Diego Retreats!

We are happy to offer 1 night packages for the Nov. retreat you may select Fri./Sat. or Sat/Sun.
Rates are as follows:
Single $175.00
Double $120.00 per person
Triple $110.00 per person
Quad Occupancy $100.00 per person

To register please fill out the registration form and in the comments section put the following:

1 night special Fri/Sat OR
1 night special Sat/Sun

San Diego Nov. Registration

Creative Holiday Classes posted on the CH Blog

Visit the Creative Holiday Blog to see all the classes, click here:

Hotel Accommodations Las Vegas

Hi ladies the website has been updated to show the overnight discount code for the Suncoast, here is the info as well:

Suncoast Hotel Las Vegas,
Scrappin' Escapes has negotiated a special price of $85.00
per room per night for Friday and Saturday night, rates are
based on single & double occupancy. This rate will be
available from September 15th - December 29th, 2009. Use
the discount code below to make your room reservations.
The price above does not reflect the applicable taxes or the
daily resort fee of $5.00 per room.
Click on the link below to make your hotel reservations
on-line, or you may call the hotel at 866-636-7111

Our group code is: 1SCRAP1

http://www.suncoastcasino.com/groups

Creative Holday Classes will be posted on Oct. 5th

Hi everyone sorry for the delay, we had to push back the Creative Holiday class announcements back to Oct. 5th, plus don't forget you can attend classes without attending the event, we have some great classes, make and takes, and mini-workshops . . .did I just say mini-workshops? I know you are wondering what that is well visit the CH blog on Monday to find out more. Have a great weekend!!

Want to complete 10 pages in one day? How about 20, 30 40???

Yes you read that right how would you like to complete 10 to 40 pages in 1 day, the choice is yours, I won't lie to you it will be hard work but soooo worth it! Class samples for Creative Holiday will be available on October 1st, 2009.

Creative Holiday

Congrats to the first 12 registered Las Vegas guests

Hi everyone,

Congrats to the first 12 registered guests who paid their crop fee in full, you will be getting a bonus goody bag when you arrive to the event!

I know many of you are curious as to who the bonus goody bag recipients are so here you go, if you think there might be a discrepancy please feel free to contact me and I will double check. Please keep in mind that to be one of the first 12 to qualify you have to have paid your crop fee in full for the Las Vegas Retreat. Thanks and I am looking forward to seeing you all in January!!!

Mary Konstalid
Janice Beers
Heather McMurran
Cali Baxter
Dianne St. Regis
Jessica Kerr
Deanna Wiley
Susie Fly
Audrey Freedman
Luann Wilson
Christina Hood
Patti Huston

Las Vegas registration is now up plus a special incentive!!

Be sure to register early we are offering Early Early Bird prices, that won't be seen again after next Friday and as if that wasn't enough we are offering another special incentive. The first 12 people to pay your entire “CROP” fee in full will receive an additional goody bag valued at $35.00 when you arrive at the retreat. Your goody bag will contain fabulous coordinating product from 1 of several awesome manufactures: Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, BoBunny, Creative Imaginations, Best Creations and more.

Even if you are not one of the first 10 people to pay your crop fee in full you will still get the awesome Early Early Bird price we are offering for one week only! After next Friday you will be eligible for the regular early bird price until Oct 31, 2009.

** Please be sure to read the Las Vegas Retreat Information in full the registration is a bit different then past Scrappin' Escapes events.

Las Vegas Retreat Information

San Diego Weekend Retreat - August 21-23, 2009

I am back and rested (well sort of) What a fabulous weekend!! As always I got to see many familiar scrappers and met many new ones. I consider myself lucky that I have a great group of gals that comes out to crop. Here are some pictures from this past weekend, I think I need a new camera although I'm pretty sure it has more to do with operator error than the camera itself. Enjoy!

San Diego Retreat Information has been sent out!

Yes finally the information e-mails have gone out!! Now it's on to final preparations for next week (AHHHHHH NEXT WEEK) by Next Thursday night I will be in San Diego preparing for the arrival of the retreat guests. Can't wait to see you all there!!

San Diego Vendor Specials!!

Urban Anthology

25% Discount!
Urban Anthology Store

Get a head start on your shopping. Visit the Urban Anthology Store and use coupon code 4b18ccdbbd for 25% off your entire purchase until Wednesday, August 19, 2009 This includes 25% off sale or marked down items! Now that is a fantastic deal! Order now, and save on shipping… and pick it up at the Scrappin’ Escapes August Retreat. Just mark for pickup, and leave me a comment at check out. Orders must be placed by 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009 to be hand delivered to the retreat!


Scrapbook Girl & The Little Crop Shop

I will be at the next Scrappin' Escapes retreat in August and am offering a special on pre-orders for any regular priced Scrapbook Girl merchandise. I will hand deliver at the retreat and you will save 10% and get FREE shipping on all regular priced items. You can view Scrapbook Girl at http://www.scrapbookgirl.com/. Please DO NOT order through the website, special is only available through me! If you have any questions about sizes please feel free to email me at crystal@littlecropshop.com. I will send a reply to confirm I received your order. All pre-orders need to be received by Noon on Tuesday August 11th.
Happy Scrappin'
Crystal
951-735-4098

August San Diego Retreat Information Coming Soon!

I know so many of you attending the August Retreat are soooo excited, and we can't blame you it is going to be a WONDERFUL weekend!! The information e-mail will be going out early in the week, so don't worry we haven't forgotten. In the mean time why don't you check out our classes here

Have a great weekend!

Vegas , Vegas, Vegas!!!!!

The poll has closed and we have a date for our Las Vegas weekend, we will be road tripping to Las Vegas on Jan. 29 - 31, 2010!!! WOOOO HOOOOO!!!

Thank you to everyone who posted a comment on here and on facebook, you were all entered into the drawing.


The winner of the prize pack is, (drum roll). . . Rochelle!! Rochelle posted the following comment:

Rochelle said...

I am sooooooo looking forward to a Scrapbook retreat in Vegas!!! Woohooo!!


Thank you also to those of you who offered alternate dates, unfortunately next year we cannot do February due to a retreat in San Diego in mid March.

Thanks again everyone and all the retreat details will be going up asap, plus a special EARLY EARLY BIRD CROP INCENTIVE.

Rochelle, please send me your address and I will send you a prize pack!!

Guess who is coming to San Diego in August?

Well besides Scrappin' Escapes, besides our fabulous teachers, besides our wonderful vendors, guess who? SCRPABOOK ROYALTY!!! YAY Elena from Scrapbook Royalty, Elena will be joining us from 10:00 - 2:00 pm on Sat August 22nd to bring us a few raffles, some fairy fly-bys, and a Canon photo printer for you to use for a small donation. All money raised will go to ChildHelp, a child abuse and treatment organization.

So even if you can't join us for the whole weekend join us on Sat. for classes, cropping, games, contests, dessert, and a ton of fun!

Thanks to everyone who has voted

Thanks to all of you who have voted in our Las Vegas retreat poll, you still have one day left to vote!! This poll is the final word in when we head out to Sin City, so cast your vote now!

Las Vegas, NV Retreat - we need your help (again =-)

Las Vegas, NV Retreat - we are narrowing down dates and we need your help, take part in our poll to the left to help us decide when we will road trip to Vegas. When you have voted simply leave a comment here stating that you have done so and you could win a prize. Winner will be drawn when we close the poll on July 31.

Check out where we will be staying, Suncoast Hotel & Casino

4 weeks till San Diego & I need your help!

YAY! I can't wait I am totally looking forward to the upcoming retreat (actually I look forward to ALL my retreats) I always get to meet some awesome individuals and and I get to see many faces I only get to see at the events.

I need everyone's help we will be playing scrap trivia at the retreat, I have a bunch of trivia questions but would love to hear yours. If I select yours you will be entered into a drawing for a fun prize pack AND you will already know the answer to one of the questions.

To submit your trivia question please keep the following in mind:

*Please keep your questions related to the scrapbook, stamping, and crafting industry.
*Please submit the answer to your question.
*You may submit TRUE or FALSE questions.
*You may submit as many questions as you like, each question I select will be worth an entry into the drawing.
*You do not need to be attending the retreat to participate, you can still win the prize pack.
*Submit your trivia questions to jessica@scrappin-escapes.com or rivpunk@aol.com with the subject line Trivia

Looking forward to your trivia questions. Have a great day!

Cricut cartridges available

Hi everyone!

I know you have been asking what cartridges I have so you know what to bring with you to the retreats so here you go I have the following 26 cartridges and both machines (Cricut & Cricut Expressions. Plus I have the Design Studio software available for your use, please contact me with any questions. Thanks, Jessica S

Accent Essentials
All Mixed Up
Alphalicious
Base Camp
Celebrations
Christmas Cheer
Cuttin’ Up
Doodlecharms
Fabulous Finds
George & Basic Shapes
Going Places
Home Décor
Jasmine
Jubilee
Life's a Beach
Locker Talk
Makin'the Grade
Mickey & Friends
Mickey Font
Mini Monograms
New Arrival
Opposites Attract
Paper Doll Dress-up
Plantin School Book
Simply Sweet
Sports Mania
Storybook
Tear Drop
Walk in My Garden

Special Discount plus a NEW BLOG!

In honor of the launching of the new Creative Holiday Blog and because I just want to I am offering a great deal, this is a chance to save some money off of our already awesome retreat prices.

For one week only you can register for the San Diego August and November retreats with a $25.00 deposit, so here are the details

· This deal is only valid on registration for BOTH events, the August Fun in the Sun Retreat in San Diego AND the November Creative Holiday weekend. If you register for both then you are only required to pay a $25.00 deposit per event ($50.00 total) to hold your spot for both events.
· PLUS you will receive an additional $10.00 discount per event off of the early bird rates!!

To take advantage of this special offer enter the following discount code when registering.

CHRINJULY

This offer expires at midnight on Sunday July 26th, 2009

Creative Holiday

Creative Holiday

Well So I haven't said too much about it other than it will be totally awesome! Well here is one more wonderful detail for you too look forward to:

3-days of creative classes.

Samples, Samples, Samples ... I know you all want to see samples, don't worry I hear ya you will. For those of you who are familiar with CHA it is right around the corner and all the manufacturer's will be debuting their new fall lines well once those papers and yummy goodness start rolling off the line you will start to see samples coming your way. Plus 3 of our teachers work with different manufactures in the industry so they are busy getting all their samples ready to take to the shows. Let me say that the projects we have planned for you are your fun scrappy projects but we also have some "OFF" the page things coming your way!.

Have a great day!

Summer time Mini Book with Nicole!

Nicole Capote will be doing this darling summer mini-book at the August Retreat, don't forget you can always take the class even if you are not attending the retreat!

Space still available for our August Retreat!!

Have you been thinking about attending our San Diego August Retreat, but aren't sure yet? Well what are you waiting for? We are are planning some awesome stuff for you, I mean who doesn't wanted to play scrap trivia for prize3s, plus with 2 awesome theme days that means twice the opportunities to win. As if that wasn't enough we are up some great sponsors for prizes, check back here as we start unveiling them.

Final Invoice for August Retreat are starting to go out.

If you have a balance for the August Retrea I will be sending out paypal invoices over the next few days. As always you are not required to have a paypal account to pay by this method, you can also mail a payment or call and pay by credit card over the phone. Final payments are due by August 1st, if you have a problem with this time frame please contact me personally to discuss alternate arrangements.

Have a great day!!

Creating, Kitting, Driving, Planning . . .

And the list goes on and on and on, yup it has been a busy summer I am actually feeling a little dizzy, anywhoo I wasn't blogging to share how hectic my life is (I'm sure everyone out there can feel my pain) I wanted to blog to share some fun news with you all!!! First San Diego is just 6 weeks away WOOHOOOOO, it is totally going to rock. We have some fun challenges and contests planned, let's just say that this event will be a bit "Magical". In case you have not had a chance check out the awesome classes we have planned for you in August, i added the link below. Don't forget you can join us just for classes, you do not have to be a registered guest to attend classes, however you must pre-register for classes. See you in San Diego!

San Diego Classes

Happy 4th!

Hope you all have a fun and fabulous 4th of July!!

Lower price for our San Diego Retreat

I have lowered the price for our San Diego Retreats!! WHY? Because I can, when I get a good deal I try to pass it on to you all as well. The price for San Diego has been reduced by $25.00. Click here to get all the necessary info. PLUS the early bird price has been extended!!!!

See you in San Diego!!

Creative Holiday - What is it and why you won't want to miss it!!!

It's the best of a scrapbooking retreat and a creative event all wrapped into one!
Creative Holiday is a fabulous 3-day scrapbooking weekend with a focus on creating fabulous homemade gifts made from the heart. Each of the classes is designed to make a wonderful gift for someone you care about. Imagine leaving a scrapbooking weekend having completed your holiday cards, completed gifts ready to wrap, and your own pages, what a wonderful gift to yourself!! More information coming soon!!

Awesome Class with Leah Fung!

Isn't this adorable, Leah Fung will be teaching this class at the San Diego Retreat in August, all the important details coming soon.

Plus don't forget you do not have to be a retreat guest to participate in our classes.

Another awesome teacher - LEAH FUNG!!

We are excited to have another fabulous teacher join us for the San Diego Weekend retreat in Aug, more details coming soon.

Full class info will be posted on Friday June 19th, 2009.

Viva Las Vegas

Ok so this post is a bit premature but I have a Las Vegas Retreat in the works. When I started doing weekend retreats I thought it would be sooo cool to do one in Vegas, then as time went on I put that idea on hold. Well recently the idea has gained some new momentum, thanks to my Vegas girls, you know who you all are ;-). So although the plans are not finalized be on the lookout for some exciting news in the coming months. In honor of our Vegas Scrapbooking Road Trip I thought I would play some Elvis. I don't know what it is about this song that is sooo fun. Enjoy!

Coming to San Diego? Do the Shop Hop too!

If you will be joining us in San Diego for the August Retreat, you should definitely take some time to check out the So. Cal Shop Hop, what a great way to hit a few more stores and participate in this fun event.

So Cal Shop Hop Info

Another Great Class from Stephanie Ackerman

This class will take place at the August Retreat in San Diego
Time - TBA
Class Cost is $25.00

More Classes Coming Soon!

Roomates Wanted

If you are interested in attending the August Retreat but need a roommateplease contact me directly at jessica@scrappin-escapes.com. I have had several individuals contact me about attending and are in the need of roommates.

Congratulations Cynthia!!!

COngrats to my good friend Cynthia for winning the "Tell us why you like Scrappin' Escapes" contest, this is why she said she digs us:

My favorite reason for attending S-E is the friendship, bonding and scrappin' time that I get with my "friends!" But the best part, i must say, are the great prizes and gifts that Jess spoils us with! Thank Heaven for Scrappin' Escapes!!!!

I LOVEEEE IT!!

Thanks again Cynthia,

Send me your mailing address and I will send you out a prize!!

Congratulations Elizabeth!!!

Congrats to Elizabeth Williams for the winner of the "Retreat Locations" drawing. E-mail me your address and I will get a prize out to you. Jessica@scrappin-escapes.com

This was Elizabeth's Location suggestion:

"Hey Jessica, I would love to see a retreat up North here. I live in San Clemente. Your Irvine retreat was fabulous and I just went to the all day crops. I'm planning to go to your San diego retreat in august and stay the full 3 days! I think Dana Point would be Awesome for a retreat."

Well Thanks so much Elizabeth for the awesome suggestions and let me tell you we are working on an event in that very location for 2010!!

Tell us your favorite reason for attending a Scrappin' Escapes Retreat and you could be a winner!!

Yup that's it tell us your favorite reason for attending a Scrappin' Escapes Retreats and you could win a fun prize (if you have not had the pleasure of attending yet, tell us what you hope will be your favorite thing). Just leave it as a comment and I will select a winner at random, this is the first of many daily contests you will find from now on on our blog. This contest will close on Saturday night at midnight and the winner will be announced on Sunday!

Top 5 Reasons to go to a Scrappin’ Escapes Retreat:

Top 5 Reasons to go to a Scrappin’ Escapes Retreat:
5. The awesome prizes – guests constantly tell me how much they love the prizes, some of our previous prizes include Making Memories Embellishment Shelf, Cuttlebug, & Bind It All, plus tons of other prizes from companies like Prima, Creative Acrylics, Doodlebug, & so many more.
4. We offer the longest crop times of any event around, up to 60 straight hours!
3. Our retreat rates are one of the best deals of any Southern California event!
2. Our t-shirts are the coolest, really you have to check them out!
And the number 1 reason to join us for a Scrappin’ Escapes Retreat is . . .
1. My adorable Scrubby Matt – he is there to help you with everything from bringing in your supplies to running extension cords.

Great Class with Stephanie Ackerman

This class will take place at the August Retreat in San Diego
Time - TBA
Class Cost is $25.00

More Classes Coming Soon!

June Special

Join us in San Diego for 3 days and 2 nights on non-stop scrapping fun. Our August event is just around the corner so come on out and join us we offer offering the following prices throughout June, these rates include: Hotel, 3 days of cropping, snacks, goody bag, & prizes.

$200.00 per person based on double occupancy
$180.00 per person based on triple occupancy

Hope to see you there!

Good morning

Time is flying we are just a little over 2 1/2 months away from the "fun in the sun" Summer Retreat in beautiful San Diego. We have some great classes lined and will be posting them as soon as the schedule is finalized but for now I will leave you with a tease about one of our instructors . . . Stephanie Ackerman!! The very talented Stephanie will be joining us for a fun adorable class check back for all the details.

Could I be any more connected!

So it has taken me a long time to get connected, first the website, then the blog, then facebook and now twitter. I seriously don't think I am interesting enough to have that much to say and if I said it on one form of technology wouldn't that be enough? Apparently not, so bear with me while I learn the in's and out's of all this lovely technology. Eventually I will be able to link them all and when I post on one it will show up on all! Have a great night I am off to twitter ;-)

Check us out!!!

This was way cool, Shannon from the Examiner.com (San Diego) contacted me yesterday for some info on San Diego Retreats. So I chatted with her for a bit and gave her the details for our rocking retreats! Check out the link below:

Scrapbook re{treats} around San Diego by Shannon Fralish

Help us scout out new locations for our awesome weekend retreats

Hi everyone,

We are always getting some great suggestions for different retreat locations, believe me every time we hear one we check it out. We love San Diego and we love Big Bear, but we are looking into a few other locations as well. We would love to hear about any places you have been and think would totally rock to spend the weekend scrapping at.

How to submit a location:

E-mail me at jessica@scrappin-escapes.com with the subject line "Retreat Locations" everyone who submits a location will be entered into a drawing to win a prize pack!! I will announce the winner on my blog next Friday!!

Upcoming Retreats

Busy, Busy , Busy. That describes me right now, I have been working on some FUN stuff for our upcoming August and November retreats. Both events will have all the things you love; like plenty of crop space, extended cropping times, more games, and more contests. Plus a few extra surprises . . .More about that later.

Don't forget you can also add-on Thursday night this is becoming an increasingly popular option for scrappers who want to make sure they have 3-full days of scrapping. Come on Thursday unload your supplies, set up your scrapping area, and spend some time getting ahead on your projects! For more information on Thursday night add-on click here.

Big Bear Retreat - What a blast!!

What a fun weekend in Big Bear it was beautiful although a bit hot for this time of year, we had a great group of croppers, great food provided by the Knickerbocker, and of course plenty of scrapping! Check out the photos of the girls in their adorable Scrappin' Escapes t-shirts! If you would like to see the rest of the photos of the weekend click here.

Thanks again to the girls who joined us in Big Bear, it was wonderful to meet you all!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

In 4 days I will be in beautiful Big Bear for our Big Bear Retreat enjoying the fabulous weather and some fun scrappin'. YAY I can't wait, the prizes are piling up and we are going to have an amazing time!!!

Don't forget if you missed out on Big Bear you still have plenty of time to register for our San Diego August retreat!!

Have a great day!!

A couple of spots have opened up for Big Bear!

Now is your chance if you didn't get to register for Big Bear we had a couple of spots open up. You don't want to miss the weekend event, Big Bear is absolutely beautiful at this time of year. Click on the link below to get all the info. Early bird rates are extended to anyone who registers. Hope to see you in Big Bear.

Big Bear Info

New tools

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to share that I recently made 2 new purchases that I am sure all of you Cricut lovers will enjoy. First I purchased the Sure Cuts A Lot Software, this enables you to cut any of the True Type Fonts off of the computer with the Cricut machine. Second I purchased Design Studio, this is the computer program issued by Provo Craft. Both of these will be available at all of our upcoming events for you to play with. We also have some excitingdetails coming up about our August Retreat so keep checking back. Have a great night!!

Big Bear is SOLD OUT!!

Big Bear is SOLD OUT! IF you missed registering for our Big Bear Retreat be sure to put your name on the waiting list and we will immediately let you know if a spot opens up. E-mail me at jessica@scrappin-escapes.com OR rivpunk@aol.com with the subject line Big Bear waiting list and I will add you. We are looking at future dates in Big Bear, we will keep you posted. Have a great day!

Add-On Packages

Hi everyone I know many of you have been asking about add-on packages for Thursday nights well you asked and we answered. We are now offering Thursday night Add-on packages, pricing will vary by event and venue.

Big Bear Retreat May 15-17, 2009 - The add-on package includes your hotel accommodations and early access to the crop room starting at 7:00 pm on Thursday night. This package will not include any Scrappin' Escapes hosted amenities, however I will be on hand for assistance and to answer any questions you might have . The Knickerbocker B&B will provide a delicious gourmet breakfast on Friday morning to all guests who arrive on Thursday. The official crop weekend will begin on Friday morning at 9:00 am. Cost for the add-on package for Big Bear is $165.00 per room, so for double occupacy rooms your cost per person for Thursday night would be $82.50. If you have already registered for the Big Bear retreat and decide you would like to add the Thursday night package please just send me an e-mail to rivpunk@aol.com.

San Diego Retreat - We are finalizing the details for the add-on packages for all of our San Diego events at this time. We will update you as soon as more details become available.

Happy Scrappin'

Jessica

San Diego Retreat

I am bit behind on psoting pics from my San Diego Retreat, but here are some. Enjoy!!

Scrapbook Royalty Royal Slumber Crop

Hi everyone!

Hope this post finds you all well, I am back and fully rested from this past weekend I had the pleasure of heading South to San Marcos for the Royal Slumber Crop sponsored by Scrapbook Royalty. I hosted a table and was the Fairy God Mother to a wonderful group of croppers, check out the slide show below.

A Fabulous Weekend Retreat!!

I am back from our San Diego Weekend Retreat and we had an awesome weekend, it was wonderful to meet so many scrappers and see so many familiar faces. I am very fortunate to have such a fun group of individuals join us. Check out the group shot below, don't they all look sooooo cute in their matching shirts??

Big Bear is almost SOLD OUT!!

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all doing well, we have been busy getting ready for our San Diego Retreat next week, YAYYY we have such a great weekend planned for everyone!!

But onto pressing matters, if you have been thinking about signing up for our Big Bear Retreat now is the time to do it, we are down to only a couple of spaces. Please keep in mind that we must receive your deposit in order to hold your space. Click here to visit our Big Bear Event page.

So Cal Scrap Clearance Sale!!!

So Cal Scrap is having an awesome clearance sale, they are making room for tons of great new product! Check them out and get some amazing deals!!!!!

Everything .25 cents
Everything .50 cents
20% Off Sale
30% Clearance Sale
40% Clearance Sale
50% Clearance Sale
60% Clearance Sale

The retreat roll call winner is . . .

The retreat roll call winner is . . . Shurie!!! YAY Shurie, thanks to all of the ladies who shared their enthusiasm here on our blog. Shurie you will have a cool prize waiting for you when you arrive on Friday Feb. 27!!!

Scrapbook Girls Order Date Extended!!

Scrapbook Girl & The Little Crop Shop

Hi Everyone, I will be at the next Scrappin' Escapes retreat in February and am offering a special on pre-orders for any regular priced Scrapbook Girl merchandise. I will hand deliver at the retreat and you will save 10% and get FREE shipping . You can view Scrapbook Girl at http://www.scrapbookgirl.com/. If you have any questions about sizes please feel free to email me at crystal@littlecropshop.com. I will send a reply to confirm I received your order.
All pre-orders need to be received by Noon on Sunday February 15th.
Happy Scrappin' Crystal
951-735-4098

San Diego Classes Cosmos in Bloom

Check out these 2 great classes being offered by Kari of Urban Anthology.


Cosmo’s in Bloom
Cost: $25
Instructor: Kari Eskridge of Urban Anthology
Class Description: Use Prima’s Urban Cosmo paper line to create a 2 page layout, learning how to fussy cut, use cardboard, distressing techniques on your layouts. These layouts use layers of paper, ribbon, fibers, and cardboard to create a modern, yet distressed feel. In this class you will make custom looking 3-d embellishments… why buy them when you can make them in a matter of minutes!
This two page layout holds 1 - 4x6 photo horizontally, 1 – 4x6 photo vertically, and 3 – 2x3 photos horizontally. Bring these photos, or add them when you are done at home.
For this class please bring:
· Paper Trimmer
· Fiskars Finger Tip Craft Knife, Xacto Knife or Fine Tip Scissors
· Cutting matte – Glass or regular
· Distressing ink or chalk (brown or black)
· Glue Dots
· Fabric Tac or other strong holding liquid adhesive
· Scallop Edge Scissors
· Pencil


Techniques galore!
Cost: $35
Instructor: Kari Eskridge
Class Description: Learn how to incorporate distressing, layering, fuzzy cutting, and more
into your layouts, as well as learning how to make the most out of a single sheet of paper!
This class will take you through 3 layouts with directions to complete 2 more on your own.
Plus get directions to make 5 tags out of your scraps! The layouts will be made from the
Urban Anthology September Kit “Who’s That Cutie” containing Pink Paislee, Tinkering Ink,
Chatterbox papers, pared with a variety of embellishments. You will get OVER $40 retail in
product, plus complete color directions. Here are a few peaks at the layouts you will make.

Retreat Roll Call

Hi everyone are you attending our San Diego Event in 3 weeks? Share your excitement here on our blog, we will randomly select a winner to receive a fun prize pack!! Let the retreat fun begin!!!

San Diego Retreat Vendor Specials!

Scrapbook Girl & The Little Crop Shop

Hi Everyone, I will be at the next Scrappin' Escapes retreat in February and am offering a special on pre-orders for any regular priced Scrapbook Girl merchandise. I will hand deliver at the retreat and you will save 10% and get FREE shipping . You can view Scrapbook Girl at http://www.scrapbookgirl.com/. If you have any questions about sizes please feel free to email me at crystal@littlecropshop.com. I will send a reply to confirm I received your order.
All pre-orders need to be received by Noon on Friday February 6th.
Happy Scrappin' Crystal
951-735-4098



Urban Anthology
Online Scrapbook Store & Kit Club

Retreat Special
25% off Online and at the Retreat until March 15, 2009.
Use Coupon Code 8767e04c9e
Check out the Urban Anthology stire (www.urban-anthology.com/store) for great deals on scrapbook supplies. Pre-order for the best selection, and use coupon code 876704c9e to get the 25% retreat discount and have your order delivered right to your table!

Pre-orders must be made by 5:00 PM Wednesday February 25, 2009





Creative Memories Consultant Anita Salazar-Garza

Anita will be offering a 10% discount on all retreat pre-orders. All orders will be hand delivered to the retreat. Visit the website today to place your order.

Pre-orders must be recieved by Wednesday February 18th, 2009.

ONLINE Special’s
Order the New Heart Punch and the Paisley Punch and receive the Precision Point Adhesive Pen for Free ($6.00 value)! Order on my website and your order will be shipped to your home within 4 days. At the event I will give you your Precision Point Adhesive Pen.
Order one of the punches (online) and receive the Precision Adhesive Pen for $4.00, at the event.

www.mycmsite.com/asalazar
(714) 277-5314

San Diego Classes Coming Soon!

We have some awesome classes planned for all of you attending the San Diego Retreat in February, check back in the next few weeks for updates.

Registration for our August San Diego Retreat is now open!

Registration is now open for our August San Diego Weekend Retreat! You won't want to miss it register early to reserve your spot and for the best price!! Click on the link below.

San Diego Scrapbooking Retreat - August 21-23, 2009