See You Tomorrow!

I'll be out in Palm Desert bright and early for these two morning classes:

"Play All Day" Layout Class
May 31, 2008
10:30 am
Only $10!!

"Our Little Sweetheart" 6x6 Book
May 31, 2008
11:30am
Only $15!!

Plus don't miss the silent auction Scrapbook Royalty will be putting on in the morning as well. See you there!

Get a Makeover!

Don't forget to sign up (with a friend!) for our 2-on-1 makeover sessions. You will have the chance to try out the skincare line from Mary Kay, plus you will learn some makeup tips for applying new mineral colors. Won't everyone be excited to see the 'new you'!

Attendees to the complimentary appointments will also receive $15 spending money to go shopping with! No obligation ..and there are lots of fun things available at that price.

Enjoy the free sample of our amazing hand cream in your goodie bag and come by to check out my other products available to try and take home.

Andrea Lewis
Mary Kay Indpendent Beauty Consultant
writetodre@hotmail.com
www.marykay.com/writetodre

Desert Scrappers May 30- June 1st, Weekend Retreat has sent out itineraries. Right hand side of this blog offers teacher and Vendor list and links.

We Have Classes!!
Saturday May 31st

OPEN TO ALL: You don't have to be a Retreat attendee to take the classes offered!

9:30 am
Metal Mania Class $20
Judy Graham

About Judy:
My name is Judy Graham and I am a Scrap-a-holic!!! I have been scrap- booking for around 13 years and I am the owner of ScrapYard 329. I do trade shows and have an online store www.scrapyard329.com.

About This Class:
First we will be making a fun set of dog tags then we will also make a cool tag book using the Ten Seconds Metal Embossing Tools. This is a great chance to try something new and to stretch and bend your creativity. I will also be bringing a store to our cropping party. I will be selling all the Ten Seconds Tools and a few other fun things. For your $20 you will have two fun projects finished, you will also receive an Alpha Metal Stamp Set complete with a Pounding Pad and last but not least, you will receive a coupon for 15% off any of the products you buy from me at this retreat. Hope to see you there!!!!

10:30 am
"Play All Day" Layout Class $10
Jennifer Priest

See photo in Jennifer's post below

About Jennifer:
I teach scrapbooking classes at several Southern California scrapbook stores to help promote Scrapbook Royalty. I've been teaching for about 5 years now and scrapping for over 10 years. I am also a member of the Who Gives A Scrap? Yahoo Group. Scrapbook Royalty is a group of volunteers who organize crops in the United States, mostly in California, to benefit charities all over the world! Desert Scrappers works with us to help raise funds for the charities we support and we really appreciate being able to be a part of Desert Scrappers' events as well. You can find out more about Jennifer and her classes by visiting her blog at: http://jenniferpriest.blogspot.com

About This Class:
We'll be creating a playful layout showcasing your playful boy using Bo Bunny's "Play All Day" paper line.
Supplies: General class kit, 3D adhesive (foam/pop dots), glue dots, and Chalk Cateye Inks (Chestnut Roan color).

11:30 am
"Our Little Sweetheart" 6x6 Book $15
Jennifer Priest of Scrapbook Royalty
See photo in Jennifer's post below

About This Class:
"Our Little Sweetheart" is the perfect scrapbook to showcase the love of your life. This sweet little mini book is embellished with lovely details, such as chenille stems, ribbon, brads, and more. Bound with the Zutter Bind-It-All machine, "Our Little Sweetheart" features innovative techniques to increase the number of photos the book can hold, without increasing the number of pages.
Supplies: Adhesive (glue dots and a liquid glue or glue stick), 12" paper trimmer, sharp scissors, and black ink if you'd like to ink.

2:00 pm
Express Yourself with Vellum & Embellishments... $15
Kris Compton- Creative Memories

About Kris:
My name is Kristin, but I am called Kris. I am 59 years old. I have been married to my high school sweet-heart, Vic, for 34 years, and we have one son, Ian, who is 26. We have lived in Hemet since 1976, more than 30 years!
I have been teaching album making for more than 13 years (I became a CM consultant in 1995) and I have 59 members on my team. I have made more than 38 family albums & I have made 19 gift albums and more than 8 for my customers (this is something I just started to do).
I specialize in PowerSort & Power Layout.
In teaching this step-by-step method I help my customer's complete classic albums that are generational legacies for their families. I love what I do! I teach at the Valle Vista Community Center in Hemet and have additional classes and workshops at my studio in Avery Canyon, where I live. However, I love sharing fast formulas for easy pages. My designs look complicated, but are quick and easy!

About This Class:
Spring inspires fresh and colorful ways to express yourself in memory celebration. Ten timeless verses printed on vellum and matched to spring perfect pastel color mats. They are perfect for any memory. For use in your album, or on a card- includes a box of CM frosted photo splits-that disappear on vellum.

3:00 pm
"I (heart) U" Chatterbookz $15
Crystal Deckard

See photo in Crystal's post below

About Crystal:
My name is Crystal Deckard. I started scrapbooking in 1998. I am a former Top Line Creations Premier Member. I live in Corona, CA with my husband and 5 children.

About This Class:
This unique chipboard album says "I Love You," like no other gift. You'll get everything needed to complete a stunning album: "I Love You" Chipboard Album, Die-Cut Sheets, Monograms Outerwear, Designer Papers, Cardstock, Ribbon, Rub-On Sheet and Heart Charm. ChatterBookz are made from white covered, heavy-duty chipboard. The letters on each page were designed to perfectly fit the Monograms Outerwear. The album comes tied together with jute, but is adorable when TLC's ribbon is added as the binding.12 1/2"x4" Retail Value $24.95. Supplies: Trimmer, scissors, wet adhesive or glue stick, and ink.

4:00 pm
Acrylic Journal-It Wire-bound Book $20.00
Jessica Guthrie

See photo in Jessica's post below

About Jessica G:
Introduced to scrapbooking in 1998 at a Yuma, Ariz., workshop, Jessica immediately jumped into the scrapbook craze with both feet. With a bachelor's degree in photojournalism, scrapbooking just was a natural fit for her, allowing her creative side to flourish along with the factual storytelling. After discovering the "new" three-
dimensional embellishments that were hitting the market in early 1999, Jessica branched out from her original style and began seeking out the latest products, styles and techniques.

Jessica was recently selected as the winner of the Creative Escape Treasure Hunt for a Teacher contest and will be teaching an acrylic album class at this national event in Mesa, AZ, in September.
Last year, Jessica launched Kits2Remember, a scrapbook idea site and online store that focuses on the latest techniques used with mini albums and home décor projects. She scrapbooks about 10 hours a week, attending crops, conventions and workshops regularly & teaching technique-driven classes at dozen scrapbook stores around California. She loves sharing the hobby with others - and turning hobbyists into addicted enthusiasts!
Jessica is an Orange County, Calif., native, and is wife to Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant and air traffic controller Rodney, mother to two boys, Will, 6 and Xan, 2, and owner to three boxer dogs, Slade, Marble and Ripley.

About This Class:

An acrylic mini-book class featuring Theresa Collin's new line of paper, "Journal-It," fabric paper, StazOn ink, Tim Holtz rubber stamps and more! Then we'll bind it all together with the Bind-it-All, using matching o-wire! A great class for anyone who wants to learn new techniques with the Bind-it-All and acrylic, especially rubber stamping on acrylic! And the project features calendar grids on each page spread. So, you can use this as a year-in-review album, a birthday reminder book, or journal, such as an event or weight loss journal.

All of the vendors/teachers represented at Desert Scrappers Weekend Retreats are independent of Desert Scrappers and are independently responsible for all of their products, services and actions. Thank you

Offered Saturday May 31st 9:30am- 5:30pm

Leave a comment on this post for an extra goodie at the Retreat.

Just two weeks away?

Are we really a mere 2 weeks away from crop time!? Wow... I can't wait, I really have some cropping I want to get done on my boys' and nephew's books! Plus, I think I want to take Judy's metal class. Anyone else taking that? And a massage sounds nice ...

Speaking of classes, I do still have seats available in my acrylic album featuring Teresa Collins' line. The more I flip through this project, the more I LOVE it. There are anumber of skills and techniques learned with it, plus, when it's finished, it can be used for a variety of subjects and/or purposes. Just to recap, I will be teaching an acrylic mini-book class featuring Theresa Collin's new line of paper, "Journal-It," fabric paper, StazOn ink, Tim Holtz rubber stamps and more! Then we'll bind it all together with the Bind-it-All, using matching o-wire! This is a great class for anyone who wants to learn new techniques with the Bind-it-All and acrylic, especially rubber stamping on acrylic! And the project features calendar grids on each page spread. So, you can use this as a year-in-review album, a birthday reminder book, or journal, such as an event or weight loss journal. I only have 24 seats available for this $20 class, so be sure to sign up early! If you would like to pre-register before the event, send an email with your name, email address and phone number to: jessica@kits2remember.com. Sign ups will be taken at the crop if space is still available.

Plus, I will also be vending at the crop. Anyone who takes my class will get a 15 percent off discount on their entire purchase at my booth the weekend of the crop. Want to make sure I definitely bring something you're looking for? Order ahead of time and I will bring it with me to the crop! Pre-orders receive a 10 percent off discount by using code MayDS. Be sure to designate Will Call so you won't be charged shipping! At the crop, I will have Bind-it-All supplies, acrylic, chipboard, crop supplies like adhesives, Stickles, paint dabbers and small embellishments, the new Rouge de Garance collections, just to name a few! Take a look at my web site www.kits2remember.com to see what K2R carries...

See you all in two weeks!

Jessica

"Play All Day" Class

"Play All Day" Layout Class
May 31, 2008
10:30 am (please note time change)
$10
Desert Scrappers Retreats

We’ll be creating a playful layout showcasing your playful boy using Bo Bunny’s “Play All Day” paper line and stickers. Please bring: 3D adhesive (foam or pop dots), glue dots, craft knife or scissors, paper piercer, and Chalk Cateye Inks (Chestnut Roan color). I will also have some of these tools available for you to use during the class.

To sign up, just leave a comment here or send me an email through my blog. See you there!

SCRAPBOOK GIRL PRE-ORDER SALE

All Desert Scrappers Retreat attendees that place a Scrapbook Girl pre-order will get FREE SHIPPING and SAVE 10% OFF regular priced merchandise. Orders must be submitted by NOON on May 15th and will be delivered at the May retreat. This offer is only available by emailing crystal@littlecropshop.com with your order info. DO NOT ORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE WEBSITE! http://www.scrapbookgirl.com/tees.htm

Stressed out from all that creative thinking ?

Do you need a massage?????
Have you scheduled your Massage yet!!! If not check out Massage by Rachel and get your massage scheduled early and get the time you want. I'm available for early morning and late evening ! You can e-mail me at rperrault16@aol.com or call me at (951) 378-4935 Talk to you soon ! Sincerely, Rachel