For the past three years, my girlfriends and I pack up our cars with every scrapbooking tool, accessory and piece of patterned paper in our possession and head upstate into the Catskill mountains for a weekend of creativity, relaxation and fun!
This year was an extra special weekend for us, as we celebrated with our friends Tracey & Karina, as they hosted their first weekend crop! All their hard work paid off, it was an incredible weekend. I hope some more of you will join us next year.
We spent the weekend at
Soyuzivka, a year round Ukranian resort nestled in the Catskill mountains in Kerhonkson, NY.
Tracey & Karina were gracious enough to allow me to set up shop at the crop. I was thrilled to spread the word about
Memory Works and share all of my newfound favorite products. Here are a few photos of my first ever vending display:
During the crop, I held a raffle where Danielle won $106 in
Memory Works products.
And I was delighted to see Tracey's mom walk away with my Door Prize Gift Basket filled with a scrapbook, cardstock, paper theme set & other
Memory Works accessories and tools!
In between scrapping, we had the most delcious family style meals. It was
heaven having 20+ moms in the room and not one of us had to slave away in the kitchen or wash a dirty dish! We loved having our own bartender, which I am fairly confident, helped fuel our midnight dance party. :0) We love you Ga Ga!
CROPPERS BY DAY:
Here is the reason
why Michaels stays in business!
Our Scrapbooking Diva, dodging the Paparazzi!
I have always felt completely at ease in the mountains... I am sure it stems from the years spent at our family's cabin(that my father built with his own hands) just before I was born. I always loved walking in the woods... the gurgling streams, the padded paths of fallen leaves, majestc trees that protected a vast, tranquil playground. It didn't take me long before I decided to take a hike on the grounds. I grabbed Allison and Michele and off we went. Here is what we found:
CROPPERS BY NIGHT
Me & the girls finding our inspiration... at the BAR! ;0)
You haven't lived until you've tried a Thin Mint S'more (and spent a weekend with Stefano!)
Uh, get your Cricut on! LMAO
And yes, just in case you were wondering...I did manage to get a little scrapbooking done! Here are some of my favorite layouts:
I'm counting down until next year!!!!
Click on the following links to stay up to date with
Tracey &
Karina's classes & crops. I'll see you there!
We spent the weekend at Soyuzivka, a year round Ukranian resort nestled in the Catskill mountains in Kerhonkson, NY. 
Here is the reason why Michaels stays in business!
Our Scrapbooking Diva, dodging the Paparazzi!
I don't remember wearing the classic green Girl Scout uniform, but I do vividly remember being a Brownie. My mom was one of the troop leaders and I really enjoyed spending time with my friends and working together. I vividly remember those little brown beanies, earning patches for my sash, Girl Scout cookies piled high in my orange living room and oh, that song! That infamous song. I wonder if they still sing it?
The girls learned about matting, stamping, journaling, embellishing and paper piecing... and they were pros! I was genuinely impressed with their level of creativity and willingness to try something new. When they were worried about "messing up" or something didn't quite turn out they way they thought, I asked them to see this as a "happy accident." (An idea someone once shared with me). I showed them one of my own layouts, where I accidentally ripped my cardstock and explained how this one tear wound up inspiring a complete distressed transformation to my original layout idea. To this day, it is one of my favorite layouts!
I cannot even explain how excited I am about the release of the new Spring/Summer Memory Works catalog! Seriously, everything is GORGEOUS! Take a sneak peek by clicking on the links below:
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