Moving on to 2009!!

So sorry that new information has been scarce lately. This writer has not been able to attend the last two crops, nor will I be able to attend the next crop...when is that, you ask?? Well, it is January 17th, from 1:00 - 10:00 PM. New things are on the agenda for 2009, so why don't you make a New Year's resolution to be at the next crop, and at the ones throughout 2009. (I will update the calendar as soon as I get this year's dates!)

Speaking of the New Year, don't forget to scrap your 2009 Resolutions!! Do a 6 x 6 page and hang it somewhere you can see it everyday!

December Crop Reminder

Please note: the December Crop is from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and will be catered. Merry Christmas!!

Two Events Coming Up Soon!

The SISF Fall Retreat is this weekend, Nov. 7-9.
And the November Crop is Sat., Nov. 15.
Hope to see you there!!

Threading Water Punch tutorial

Wanted to share something that I found today; I haven't tried it yet...but I hear it is a good tutorial on how to use the Threading Water Punch to make a perfect scalloped square. I have this punch so I am excited to try it...let me know how it goes for you!! And if you see any other good tutorials online, let me know that too (just comment to this post with a link!!)

December's Mission Project

We are going to support Morningside Church's Christmas Project for the children of Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. However, the items need to be brought to the November crop! We need 120 of the following items:
Barbie Dolls
Baby Dolls
Trucks
Hot Wheels Cars
Small, McDonald's-type toys (for stocking stuffers)
Toothbrushes & Toothpaste
Keep these items in mind while shopping. Please purchase quality items - these children deserve it. Buy as you would for your own, & bring them on Nov. 15th!

The October Crop recap

We had several new people, and several people who hadn't been able to attend for awhile. It was a great to see everyone. We all commented about how QUIET it was without several of our regular attenders (LOL!) The swap for October (by popular vote!) was a Christmas card, and we had 6 people sign up for that, which is due at the next crop. Many people are getting ready for the retreat coming up in 2 weeks, can't wait for that! And stay tuned for our next crop November 15th.

Please VOTE!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Please take a moment to vote for the next swap, coming up in October & due at the November crop. It will be our last swap of 2008, so think hard!! (The poll is on the right of this blog!) Thank you!!

October Crop Reminders

The September crop has come & gone again - and we had a great time. You have been outdoing yourselves on the food carry-ins lately!! The Favorite Quote swapped went well, and we had more great examples of art. The garage sale allowed us some great buys at cheap prices. And we got the news that the SISF Fall Retreat is already full. (I'm excited - this is my first time to go!!) Finally, we had our big Secret Sister reveal, and boy, wasn't that fun?? Some of knew, and some of us didn't. Thank you for participating!!

The October crop is coming up on the 18th. The theme will be "Happy Haunting". There will be a $25 JoAnn's gift card raffle, and hourly Attendance/End of Night drawings. The Stampin Up Ribbon swap will be exchanged, and we will have sign up for our last swap of 2008. See you in October!

September Crop Reminders

Take note scrap sisters - reminders for our September crop!!

The big Secret Sister reveal will happen - don't disappoint!!

We will have another yard sale - bring your $$, and bring your items bagged & pre-priced!

Don't forget to bring your favorite school photo to the crop Saturday to share with everyone.

And don't forget to bring your swap items - no flakers please!!

See you there!!

Sept. Crop coming up!!

Only a week and a half away from our September Crop!! Sept. 20th, 1- 10 PM!
And don't forget the BIG Secret Sister REVEAL!!!! Treat ya sista' right!!

Favorite Quote Swap

We had great signups for the August Swap - your Favorite Quote Swap. There are 3 strings:

String #1:
1.) Julia
2.) Kimmay
3.) Cyrilla
4.) Jenny
5.) Kathy
6.) Carol

String #2:
1.) Julia
2.) Judi
3.) Jill
4.) Marilee
5.) Kimmay
6.) Kathy

String #3:
1.) Kimmay
2.) Tracey
3.) Rebecca
4.) Julia
5.) Jill
6.) Teresa

Final Details:
-can be any quote, song lyrics, bible verse that you want.
-does not have to be a tag, but tags are welcome.
- must be matted, meaning at least 2 layers of paper.
-must be printed on the computer, stamped, or otherwise printed; NO HANDWRITING ALLOWED!
-must be on cardstock or scrapbooking paper; NO COMPUTER PAPER ALLOWED!
-must include a ribbon or fiber, and at least one other embellishment (see list below).
-1 quote per person in your string, for a total of 6. If you signed up for more than one string, you will have a different quote for each string, and will only make 6 of each quote.
-put your items in a bigger baggie, & include your NAME & STRING # on the baggie.
-bring your finished quotes to the next crop on Sept. 20th before 3:00 PM.
-Quality counts, and NO FLAKERS please.
-Examples of embellishments: brads, eyelets, snaps, charms, buttons, bottle caps, clips, metals, beads, stamping techniques, chipboard & more! "One eyelet" does not count as an embellishment, so if you use smaller embellishments, please use several of them. Stickers & rubons do not count as embellishments.

Contact Julia for more information. Happy Swapping!

August Crop has come & gone

Well, the August edition of the SISF crop has come & gone, and MUCH fun was had. Everyone commented on how we all outdid ourselves on the food that we brought - there was definitely some good eating going on!! "You Are My Sunshine" was the prize theme, and all the prizes were summery & yellow. Many secret sisters had gifts show up, including a few more that appeared in the ladies restroom (mmm, what does that say about us??). Scrap Bingo happened again, including our own version of yelling "BINGO", which some were more enthusiastic than others!! And our own Stephanie provided a wonderful make & take (a water bottle that had it's own pocket tag where you could add a flavor packet; perfect for giving to someone special) showing off some of the latest colors & stamps from Stampin Up. Also mentioned was the success of the St. Louis Road Trip, as well as the collection of donations for our troops in July, which resulted in 10 packages being mailed. All in all, I would say that there was a lot more than just scrappin going on in August!

Secret Sister

Reminder - have you sent anything to your Secret Sister yet? Have you received anything yet? Don't forget your sister...send her something today!! Gift #2 will be in August, as well as the big reveal with Gift #3 (a $10.00 gift) at the September club crop. In addition, if your "sister" has a birthday or anniversary during these months, please send them a card to show you care!

Flower Power Swap

We had great response with our signup for the Flower Power Swap.
Here are the final details:
Small flowers (3/4" or smaller) - 10 flowers/person
-There are 7 people in this string, so you need 70 flowers.
Medium flowers (3/4" to 1-1/2") - 5 flowers/person
-There are 8 people in this string, so you need 40 flowers.
Large flowers (1-1/2" & larger) - 3 flowers/person
-There are 5 people in this string, so you need 15 flowers.

Remember:
-Place each quantity per person in a bag for each person - please do not hand me one bag with all the flowers in it bunched together.
-Make sure that you give QUALITY flowers.
-Place your little baggies in one bigger baggie with your name on it - it is so easy to return that way.
-Bring your items to the next SISF crop on Aug. 16 by 3:00 PM.
-If you have any questions, please call Julia.

Coming Up Soon - Road Trip!!

Join us for the Southern Indiana Scrapbook Friends Summer Road Trip to St. Louis! Saturday, July 26, 2008

The bus has been reserved. The itinerary is finally set. We'll be stopping at 4 Scrapbook stores in the St. Louis area, including Archiver's in St. Louis Mills Mall! Other stops will be at For Keeps Sake, Red Lead Paperworks and Rock, Paper, Scissors. We will have 2 pick-up points this year, one at Morningside Church, the other at Hwy 41 and I-64.

Reserve Your Seat Today! Only 19 spots left, $55 per person.

Spread the word...tell all your friends and neighbors!

Deposit Required - $30 deposit due at registration. Balance Due by July 05, 2008. (I know we are past that, but there may be some spots still open.

Cancellation Policy - Full Refunds will be given prior to June 21, 2008. Any cancellations after June 21, 2008 will forfeit deposit. Balance must be paid by July 05, 2008 (again, I know we are past this date...) or deposit will be forfeited. There will be no exceptions. Charter Company must be paid in full 2 weeks prior to trip.

Contact Kim or Anastasia for more details!!

Helping out the troops at the July crop!

Please remember we will be sending boxes to Iraq and Afghanistan. We will start with small comfort items they can carry with them in their pocket.

Examples:
black electric tape (this is like gold in some places right now)
baby wipes
bubble gum
camouflage duct tape
candy (no chocolate)
cookies
crossword puzzles
dried fruit
individual canned fruit (with flip top)
hand sanitizer
tuna and chicken in flat packages
propel or vitamin dry mixes (individual packs ) or Koolaid straws to add to bottle water
peanut butter
puddings
powder
power bars
nuts (individual packs)
snack crackers
socks
trail mix (individual packs)
tucks (hemorrhoid wipes)
ziplock bags (2 gal sizes)

They would always like letters, old newspapers, something to let them know we are with them.
And...remember money is always good...need to buy postage for all of this!

If you have any of these items, please bring them to the July crop!! Thank you for your generosity!

Fresh Prince Scrapper

OK - you have to watch this video from You Tube - you never know what will show up there. Turn up the volume!! Fresh Prince Scrapper!!!

10 ways to shake up your next all-day crop!

(Saw this at www.scrapbookandcards.com & HAD to put it here...so funny!! I may have tweaked a few though...)

1.) Add everyone at your table as a Friend on Facebook (or add them to your "joke" email list!)

2.) Set your egg timer every time you start to design a new layout.

3.) Start hammering an eyelet every time someone tries to strike up a conversation.

4.) Ask your neighbor every 20 minutes, "Are you going to use that?"

5.) Mark your workspace territory by laying down some masking tape on the cropping table (haven't I seen that done before?)

6.) Pull out your "All Day Crop Tool Belt", reload your stapler, and strap on safety goggles.

7.) Bring your Janome sewing machine to the crop and announce at your table that you are sewing ALL of your pages today.

8.) Line up 8 to 10 pill bottles (full of mints) and tell your cropping neighbor that they are just to get the creative juices flowing.

9.) Show your completed scrapbook to a neighbor and mention how you didn't purchase any of the supplies...you made it from stuff found in the trash at the last crop.

10.) When looking at others' layouts, mention that "The only thing missing is glitter...you can never have too much glitter!"

Do you have any that you would like to add?

Coming Up - June Crop

Several fun things happening at the June Crop on 6/21! "Garden Angels" theme. We will be playing B-I-N-G-O. For the prizes, we are asking that everyone go through their scrapbook stash, and bring in anything you don't want or use, so we can give them out as prizes for the bingo. Please make sure these are new, unopened items. Stuff you would like to get in return! Also, having a yard sale - bring your items pre-bagged & pre-priced, & bring your own card table.

Don't forget - if you are in the current swap ("5 for 5"), bring some pictures (if you want to participate in the random layout drawing!!)

Congrats to Julia

Congrats to Julia on her pick for "Layout" of the Week at scraplove.com. Not really a layout, it's an altered frame that her & her daughter designed as teacher's gifts, and can easily be scraplifted!! Congrats again to Julia!!

Welcome!

A scrappy hello to everyone who is visiting for the first time!! Hope you enjoy the information that will be shared here. If you have any suggestions, please let us know...this is for YOU - the scrappers of southern Indiana!!

Congrats to Marilee

Congratulations to Marilee on her pick for Layout of the Week at Scraplove.com. It is a beautiful 12x12, 1-page layout with a lot of detail. Not to mention that beautiful picture. Congrats again Marilee!! If you have a "toot" that you would like to pass on, please let us know!

May Swap (due at the June crop)

It’s called a “5 for 5 Swap” - all participants will fill out a short questionnaire (like favorite brands, favorite colors, favorite subject to scrap, 12 x 12 or 8-1/2 x 11, etc.), and turn those back in.
Then, each person will draw out a name. Where the “5 for 5” comes in is this...based on the questionnaire, we will get that person:
5 – brads or eyelets
4 – buttons or flowers
3 – patterned papers (at least 2 must be different patterns)
2 – cardstock (can both be the same, or both different)
1 – surprise item!!

All items would need to match so that we can make a page out it. Then, at the June crop, we will have a layout contest. The layouts MUST include at least a little of each item.

It's TOUGH being me!

Wanted to share my latest layout. It was of our puppy, Chip, who is NO longer a puppy. PP - Basic Grey, Scallop Punch - Stamping Up, Flowers - American Crafts, Brads/Tag - Making Memories, Other - Stamp, Ink, Pens

Welcome!

Only getting started!!