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Opps! I posted that on the wrong blog, meant to put it on mine! Don't know how that happened!

FRIDAY Nov.16,07 Rusty Pickle Challenge

Dear Diary, Long time no post! I have been sooooo busy lately I have not had time to get anything posted. First off...I would like to say how much I enjoyed the last retreat. I met some new ladies that took my class & they were really nice. I hope I get to see them again soon. Ok, for all of you that know me , you know that I have a pretty wacky sense of humor. So you will understand this layout I put in the Rusty Pickle Nov. Blog challenge. I had actually purchased this paper to make a Easter L/O & it worked good with these photos I took of KK's "mock Bunny Poo" Easter basket. To sum it up fast she was being very rowdy & I told her if she was not good the Easter Bunny would leave her a basket full of Poo. She didn't listen & so this was her fake basket. I knew that the expression would be priceless so I had my camera ready . (those are choc. chips by the way :) Easter Bunny is not that mean!) She was really mad! But as soon as she saw this one I took her outside where I had put her "REAL" basket under a tree. So then she was really HAPPY! (yes, I do have HAPPY pictures of her & her real basket too!) You should have seen her face when her sister Ashtyn ate a choc. chip out of her basket :) LOL! For this challenge I had to use 3 different Rusty Pickle papers & Rusty Pickle Stamps on the title. I used the Chocolate Bunnies line & used the Princess Bride stamps on the blue title blocks & also the blue letters in Bunny. I stamped them with versa mark .On the letters in the word Bunny I also coated them with making memories glitter glaze so the stamping does not show well in the pic. I also used a big Rusty Pickle Chipboard B. The chocolate Bunny on the Big chipboard B is oven baked clay I cut from a cookie cutter & painted.Hope you enjoy ...I just had to share my funny Easter! You can click on the L/O to enlarge it.Hope everyone has a Scrappy weekend !

Had a Blast!

on saturday!!! sorry girls for the classes going long. we won't mention any names, lol. all of them may of went over a little! i still love all the projects. Angelia has gotten me into wanting to do more paint cans. they are the coolest things! Penne's card class was sooo cool. she had a lot of techniques snuck (is that a word?) in there. lol and Nikki's book. i love how she used all sorts of things to make 'pages'! I hope you can find something to do with mine! I think i will give mine to my sister in law for christmas, or i may keep it for myself!!!

again thank you for coming and i hope you all had as good a time as us 'teachers' did!

Look for the next retreat in late January or early February!

Unless you have children or grandchildren then.......................

We have been discussing having a Small Town Girls kids retreat. what we have thought about so far is this-- having it on a friday night from 6-10. ordering in some pizza charging something like 25 bucks (give or take a few $$) and helping them get started with their christmas list! now we couldn't tell you everything they will make since it might be for you! but we can tell some of them, but we have to get that list finalized, hopefully soon. what we figured is this will give you some time alone to help you get started on your christmas shopping! as soon as we get it all finalized, we'll let ya know the full details!

Goody Bags

Ok ladies...tell us about you. What kind of fun scrapping things do you love? What are your favorite colors? Do you like textured or smooth cardstock? What is your favorite paper line?
We are going to start putting the goody bags together and would love use some of your favorite things.
Leave a comment and your name will go into a drawing for a prize. How about something extra special in your goody bag!

Pics for my class!

Yeah! I finally got pics for my class!

They can be seen here:

http://www.amillionmemories.com/forum/viewlayout.php?id=5310

And here's a sneak peek:

November Retreat Schedule!!!

Sorry it has taken so long, but here is the schedule!! Projects are at the store for you viewing pleasure (all except Nikki's, and mine is not finished yet, but there just the same, just know it will be more blingy!!!!)

ok here we go!

10-12 Penne's Card Class $15.00

12-12:30 Potluck Lunch, Ya Know, Family Reunion Style!!!! Bring your Favorite Dish!

12:30-2pm Cynde's Event Calendar Class $15.00

215-315pm Angelia's Paint Can Class $15.00

330-530pm Nikki's Book Class $20.00



5:30 til 6:30 Supper--Fried Chicken with all the fixin's! You know, stayin with the family reunion theme!!!! $6.00

It's all about family ya know!


Then we'll scrap/work on kits from 630 til 1000.

Angelia's Class!

isn't it the cutest!!!



I stole this picture from her blog, i hope i don't get in trouble!!

Penne's Card Class

These are the cards that we will be making at the November 10th Small Town Girls retreat.

Card Class for November 10th Retreat

Penne’s Creative Card Class - $15.00
Give a gift that keeps on giving and take this fabulous card class! You will make 10 cards using different types of paper and techniques. We’ll be using lots of ribbon, buttons, stamps, flowers, and bling. You can personalize these cards with any sentiment you want. The ones I used are just for example.
You will need to bring the following items to class: Wet and dry adhesive (I used Zip Dry and Glue Dots), Black Staz-On ink. Rona has all of those things available in the store if you need to purchase something. You will also need a stapler, corner rounder, and a small bit of sandpaper or emery board.
These cards will make a great gift for anyone…or you could just gift it to yourself!
Additional kits are available for purchase at a discounted price ($11) if you want to make several sets.

November Retreat!

Hey, Hey, Hey!!

Sorry it has been toooo long since my last post. The September retreat was great and we had alot of fun!!! i am so sorry i have not posted some of the winners of the prizes that haven't picked them up, well, because they didn't know they won. i will get that done this week!!!


Now for the November Retreat!

We will have samples of our classes at the retreat on saturday. We all are gonna make something that will be suitable for a awesome Christmas gift. I know i am making a event calendar. Penne is making cards. I'm not sure what Nikki and Angelia are doing yet. But it will be awesome i'm sure!!!


So don't miss the sign up's at the retreat on Saturday. If you are out of town and want to call Rona, that is ok too!! i will do my best to have class examples on the blogg no later than friday.

Can't wait to finalize all the details!!!!

Cynde

Cosmo Cricket Layout

from the retreat.

I HAD SO MUCH FUN SATURDAY!!! I am so looking forward to the next retreat on November 10th. I hope more of you will be able to attend that one. I missed seeing so many of your friendly faces! And FYI...Cynde puts tree leaves in her spaghetti sauce! LOL j/k Cynde makes an awesome spaghetti dinner! And that eclair...OMG!!! Bliss...I should do a mini album about it. Ok, guess I should get to work! Everyone have a great day!

Tic Toc Tic Toc Tic Toc

Still time to reply and get your name in for the tshirt!!! i only have one reply, i think. let me know if there are more!!!

You still have time to sign up for classes! or if you just want to do kits, come on down anytime saturday. it is best to sign up for the kits so we know to make them up. if you decide you want one and we don't have one made up, i know i will be able to make mine up. did that make sense?

So the general concenous is everyone loves the name tags. of course i guess if you didn't like them you wouldn't tell me! lol. i am making one for everyone who signs up, even teachers! they are so easy and i think cute! i'm not usually the first to say that about something i have made.

Cynde

Ok Girls!!! Here's a little incentive for you! For each class or kit you sign up for you will receive one ticket. The more you sign up for the more tickets you get and the better your chances are at winning some great door prizes. If you sign up for ALL of the classes you will get an extra ticket. For every FIVE kits you purchase you will recieve an extra ticket. Sign up for ALL OF IT and who knows what we will do! :) We are also working on having a final prize drawing (but don't take my word on that yet :) So go to the store and start signing up! There is plenty of classes and kits still available! And by the way...do any of ya'll like ice cream? :)

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock

That is the clock ticking. give me a response, no one has yet!!!!! and if you don't have a google acct., just shoot me a email at cyndesharok@hotmail.com and let me know you want in on the rak, and of course that you read the STG blog!!! (don't you just love that name, Small Town Girls? that was Rona's idea. I love it! thank you Rona!)

tick tock!

Cynde

RAK RAK RAK RAK

ok, to boost my hit count, i am offering a RAK! all you have to do is send the link of this blog to all your scrapbooking (or wanna be scrapbooking) friends. THEN leave me a comment and tell me how many people you sent it to. whoever sends it to the most wins a Small Town Girl t-shirt (sz xl). Now there is no way i can track this SO you have to be honest. i will pick a winner on thursday around 1pm.

Good Luck!
Cynde

PROJECTS!!!!

Here are the name tags i made this weekend while camping. I think they turned out cute! Pink and Blingy!!!! And of course flowers and buttons!!! What do ya think

Nikki is the man, uh woman!!! she took all these pictures of the projects and i copied them!!! so here they are in no particular order:

Hello!

Well sign ups are well under way and there are still plenty of room left for everyone!!! See the projects at the store!

I got the final proof of the tshirts and they are soooo cute!!!! even if you can't come to the retreat, be sure to call Rona and reserve your size! if you let us know what size you want and you want one, they will be around 10 bucks. if you wait, they will be alittle more and i'm not sure we will have your size, so order early!!! they are too cute. brown with pink flowers and white writing!! design on the back and small chest writing on the front.

The next retreat is scheduled for November 10th. the week end deer season starts and the weekend before the craft fairs. for this retreat we will be focusing on christmas gift giving. Wait til you see what we have in store for you!!!

Cynde

Details, Details, Details

Small Town Girls Retreat

Sept. 8th, 2007

1 pm - midnight

1-2pm Technique Bazaar ~ Free for participants We'll start out with a technique bazaar. During this hour we will go over techniques that we will either use in class or is a must to know! Then we'll move on to classes.

2:00-2:45pm Cynde's Class Cost $18.00 2 two page layouts with cosmo cricket (4pg total)

3:00-3:45pm Nikki's Class Cost $20.00 Acrylic mini-book using lots of 7gypies!

4:00-4:45pm Penne's Class Cost $16.00 Recipe Box please bring 11 4x6 recipe cards (same recipe) for a recipe swap.

5:00-6:30pm Angelia's Class Cost $15.00 2 page layout using Piggy Tales. In this class you will sew, sew, sew on your page. It is very cool!!!!

We'll break for supper after Angelia's class.

Supper Cost $6.00 spagetti, salad, bread, drink, and dessert

T-Shirt Cost $10.00 Size _______ S-3X

Then after supper we will work on kits that are available for you to sign up for. You can see these at Stamps and Scrapbooks. These all range in different prices.

***Please note that times are subject to change. Classes may go over the time alotted just alittle, but we'll make it work the best for you!!!!

See all projects at stamps and scrapbooks. pictures to come to the blog SOON!!!

Details......................

Coming Soon!!!!!

So I thought i

would create a blog for our retreat. I am soooo hoping this is a hit and we can do one about every three months or so. heck if it is a big hit lets do it every month, naaaa, just kidding. lol. so there won't be alot on here for awhile, but once we get projects coming in we will get them on here. here is what i have so far for the retreat:

Small Town Girls
with
Big Idea’s RetreatSaturday, September 15th, 2007
1p.m. til midnight
Planned activities include:
1-2pm Technique Bazaar ~ Free for participants
2-2:45pm Class with Cynde
3:00-3:45pm Class with Nikki
4:00-4:45pm Class with Penne
5:00-6:30pm Class with Angela
6:30pm Supper
7:15pm~12:00am Time to work on purchased kits
with the help of instructors all evening.
First eleven people to sign up for all four classes
and supper receive a free gift.

Sign Up's will be August 25th

Technique Bazaar will consist of learning new techniques that will be included in the classes and kits that will be for sale by each instructor. Techniques that will be included, but not limited to, are Distressing, Inking, Ranger products, glueing, using stencil’s, sewing on your pages, and more. If you have anything you are wanting to learn, please let Rona know and she can pass it on to us and we will be sure to cover it!

Classes offered will be each teacher’s own creation and examples will be displayed several weeks in advance. These will be taught in a classroom like environment and if you choose all four classes you will be able to stay in the same seat for each class.

Supper will include bottomless homemade spaghetti, seven layer salad, garlic bread, chocolate eclair and strawberry lemonade or tea. Cost is $6.00. Snacks will also be served during the evening. This will be a surprise!

We will also be purchasing t~shirts to sell. If you are interested and want to make sure you get your size please tell Rona or email me at cyndesharok@hotmail.com and I will make sure you get one. I am estimating the cost of the t~shirts will be less than $10.00.

This retreat is something I have been wanting to do for a long time and I hope you will considering coming and enjoying a evening of fun with friends that enjoy the same hobby as you do! Hopefully this is a first of many more to come!!