UPCOMING RETREATS - JANUARY 26-27 and APRIL 13-14

I have two fun upcoming retreats.  I hope you are able to attend. 

First, on January 27-28 we are going to have a Happy New Year retreat at the Crystal Inn in Brigham City.  Now is the time to make your New Year's resolution - GET MORE SCRAPBOOKING DONE!!  Going to retreats is the perfect way to accomplish your New Year's resolution.  I have resorted to the fact that no matter how much I think I am going to scrapbook at home - I never do!  So...going to my retreats and other retreats is the way I get it done.  So, come join us and start the New Year off right!!

Red Moose Lodge

My next retreat will be a Happy Birthday Retreat held on April 13-14 at the beautiful Red Moose Lodge in Eden.  This place is one of my most favorite places to have a retreat.  It is located in the beautiful Ogden Valley and has a country/lodge type atmosphere with an outdoor jacuzzi.  All the rooms are decorated very beautifully and are very spacious.  We are going to be celebrating everyone's birthday.  So come and join the fun!!

Red Moose Lodge Lobby

Had a Rough'n It Good Time!!

My Rough'n It Retreat was full of lots of good company, food, prizes, and of course, scrapbooking.  Everyone loved the location and thought it was beautiful.  We all brought our mattresses, pads, cots or foam and slept either inside or outside (upstairs) on the deck.  We had "smores by the oven!" (We all decided we wanted to stay inside and have smores instead of going outside by the fire.  You know, there has been bear sitings recently!!)  We also had a watermelon eating contest and a water balloon toss contest.  Everyone was a trooper and endured my fun games either by watching or participating!  And, as with all my other fun activities I have at my retreats, everyone always gets a prize for just participating with more prizes for the winners!

I am already planning my Rough'n It Retreat for next summer.  It will be a two nighter, so watch for the date!

The "smores by the oven" were delicious! 
We first melted the chocolate which made them very creamy!

Waking up outside to the fresh air was so nice!

These beds look as comfortable as mine at home.
Who says this was a rough'n it retreat!!!

The beautiful morning sky.

Enjoying meals outside on the deck.

They didn't know they were going to eat
their watermelon blindfolded!

Anita was the winner!

Water balloon contest winner. 
Notice their wet shirts and pants!!
It was hot outside so I am sure it felt refreshing!!

I LOVE GOING TO OTHER SCRAPBOOK RETREATS TOO!

Last weekend my friend, Julie, and I were invited to go on a two night retreat way up in the mountains past Kamas.  The lady who put on the retreat started having retreats there a few years ago as a fundraiser for the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit for premature babies).  She had twin babies that were born premature and found a great way to give back!  We all had a wonderful time.  As you can see, the location was just beautiful.
 

We all received a sweatshirt with eyelets embroidered on the front that said "it's all FUN & GAMES until someone loses an eyelet!  They were so cute and warm.  We needed them in the evenings in the cool air!

Doing a make'n'take!

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP!!

I want to thank everyone who came to my 2nd annual Customer Appreciation Party!!  I enjoyed meeting lots of new ladies (and a few husbands!!).  It was fun meeting some of the ladies who have been following my blog!  Everyone enjoyed shopping for scrapbook supplies and kits I had marked at fabulous prices.  They also received a scrapbook gift and almost everyone entered into my drawing for a CRICUT EXPRESSION and lots of other scrapbook supplies and gift baskets.  I served some yummy refreshments and had a couple of make-n-take projects.  I also had a few ladies come and scrapbook.  I am already thinking about what I am going to do for my annual Customer Appreciation Party next year!

Lisa from Taylorsville won the
Cricut Expression!  Congratulations!!

Mom & daughter doing make-n-takes!
(Notice Lisa was also the
Cricut Expression winner!!  They were one
of the first ones to my party!)

Scrapbook friends and raffle judges!

Randa, my good neighbor and friend
won two gift basket items!

One of the scrapbook
supplies winner!

SUMMERTIME RETREAT WAS FANTASTIC!!

 

Grand Prize Winner!

My Summertime Scrapbook Retreat was great!!  I had 20 WONDERFUL ladies attend and we all had so much fun.  Thank you to everyone who attended!  You made this retreat so much fun for me!!  The accommodations and food were great and everyone enjoyed spending time together.  Most of the ladies enjoyed the hot tub too!  We had drawings and a raffle and gave away lots of prizes.  Carol won the grand prize containing a basket full of scrapbook prizes. We also had a super fun "Summertime Hat Party" and served yummy fruit pizza with raspberry and pineapple sherbet with a passion fruit drink.  Everyone received a pair of flip flops and some flip flop/summertime scrapbook supplies.

I want to give special thanks to Julie and Jenni for all the great help!  Jenni, owner of Time Flutters By, donated a fun summertime page kit for everyone.  Donna, the owner of Just Bee Scrap'n and Heartland Paper paper gave everyone the choice of a three month page club or card club membership.  She also gave everyone a cute decorated bottle of water with a packet of Crystal Light with each one. 

Thanks again ladies!!  I enjoyed getting to know all of you!!

Most of the gang!!

Julie and Jenni helped me sooo much!!



The ladies upstairs!



Hat contest winners!

Everyone who wore a hat!

Heidi was rock'n the shoes!



Mom and daughter.



The ladies downstairs!



Nanci and Cheryl. 
Nanci flew in from Santa Ana, California.



My scrapbook table friends!!



Fruit pizza is the best summertime treat!

Donated card club or page club
by Just Bee Scrap'n & Heartland Paper

Getting silly with the girls!!

Customer Appreciation Party July 22-23 WIN A CRICUT EXPRESSION!

Everyone is invited to attend my

2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Party!!

July 22-23

Friday and Saturday 12-9

Refreshments served

Receive a gift

Make-n-takes

Scrapbook supplies and gift baskets for sale

Win a Cricut Expression, scrapbook supplies and gift baskets!!  Raffle tickets $1.00 each, 6 tickets for $5.00 or 14 tickets for $10.00 (receive a pad of 12 X 12 textured cardstock with purchase of 14 tickets!!)

Come see my barn house and my scrapbook workshop!!

Happy Mother's Day!

I would like to wish everyone a happy Mother's Day!  I am a proud mom of three teenage children --  two girls and one boy.  They and my husband have made my day nice by starting out making me breakfast in bed.  They also got me a nice necklace with a matching ring.  Later on, we will be going to Brad's mom and dad's home and having dinner with his whole family which includes lots of siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews!  My mom passed away about 24 years ago so we spend every Mother's Day with Brad's family!

I also wanted to share this scrapbook page I made of Brad's mom.  I put it in a shadow box and I will give it to her for Mother's Day.  Her name is Rosalie and is a wonderful lady.  She is so kind and does so many nice things for our family.  I love her so much and am very grateful to have her as a mother-in-law.

I hope you enjoy your day whether you are a mother of a child, a mother of a pet or just spending time with your mother!!