What a Weekend

Well, what a wonderful weekend we have just had. Thank you ladies for all your lovely chats, and it so nice to get to know everyone better.

So, we are now down to business for our next Retreat, the details are........

Friday to Monday, 23rd to 26th April. Please note Monday is a Public Holiday. YAY.
$375 for 3 nights accomodation, all meals, including dinner on Friday, plus 4 great workshops.
We are now taking bookings, please call us at the shop (3378 7257) to reserve your space.

The payments must be made as follows
$50 at time of booking
Minimum $200 to be received by 1st January, total of $375 to be received by 1st April.

Thanks everyone
Leisa

Hi everyone,

Only 3 sleeps to go!!!

Here are all the details for our workshops. Just drop us a line if you need any further information.

Prima Layout – Classic layout featuring a beautiful array of Prima flowers, bling and papers.

Requirements

Glue Dots

Circle Cutter

Ink/Glimmer Mist
Photo required – 6” x 4” or 7” x 5” Portrait photo

Can Be Shared – but please bring if available

Martha Stewart Border Punch – Doily Lace

American Crafts Album – 12 x 12 Album with a funky collection! You will receive a 12 x 12 album along with enough product to create 5 double page layouts.

Requirements

Scissors/Shape Cutter
Brown Journal Pen
White Gel Pen
Mounting Tape
Photos required
Layout One – Two 4 x 6 Landscape – one 6 x 8 landscape
Layout Two – One 4 x 6 portrait – two 4 x 6 (to be cropped) – one 5 x 7 landscape – one 5 x 7 portrait
Layout Three – One 6 x 8 portrait – one 4 x 6 portrait – two 4 x 6 (to be cropped)
Layout Four – Three 4 x 6 landscape – two 5 x 7 portrait
Layout Five – One 6 x 8 portrait – two 4 x 6 landscape

Can Be Shared – but please bring if available

EK Success Border Punch – Binding Edge
Fiskars Border Punch – Apron Lace

Christmas Card Class – Using the wonderful Spellbinders, these Christmas cards are sure to delight!

Requirements

Blender Pen
Foam Tape
Xyron 150 – or something similar for attaching ribbon
Scrap paper – computer paper is sufficient
Black Stazon Ink
Stamp Cleaner (stamp scrubber, baby wipes etc)

Can Be Shared – but please bring if available

Die cutting machine – Cuttlebug, Big Shot, Wizard
Spellbinders – Large Circle Scallop, Large Circle, Small Circle, Labels 3, Labels 4, Renaissance Hearts Pendant
Heat Gun
Martha Stewart Border Punch – Embossed Zig Zag
EK Success Border Punch – Dotted Wave
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Snowflakes
Sizzix Texturz Plate – Christmas No. 10
Tombow Pens – Red 847, Green 192, Yellow 991, Fawn 992
Liquid Appliqué

Websters Pages Calendar

This particular project lends itself for an abundance of small embellishments. We will be supplying a collection of different ribbons and flowers, however if you choose to there will be additional items to be purchased at the retreat if you desire.

Requirements

Mounting tape
Glue Dots
Liquid Glue
Paint and brush
Ink Daubers

Can Be Shared – but please bring if available

Any Border Punches – EK Success, Martha Stewart, Fiskars
Metallic Inks or paint of your choice to colour letters

See you on Thursday!

Kerri

Hello Everyone

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Dinner is definitely on, on Thursday. It will be at 6.00pm

If you have let us know that you would like dinner, please give us a call on 3378 7257 for payment please.

Otherwise ladies, I can still take more bookings if you would like dinner on Thursday evening the cost is $15.00.

Arrival time for those ladies having dinner can be anytime from 5.00pm, and arrival time for those not having dinner will be from 6.30pm.

Full timetable, plus photos of classes and photo requirements will be coming shortly. Stay tuned.

Thanks everyone
Leisa

Urgent

Hi again

Sorry to trouble you ladies, but I urgently need to know if we are going to get 20 for dinner on Thursday evening. Some of you have already let me know, but could I please trouble you, to contact us at the shop, with either a yes or no, if you haven't already done so.

Thanks heaps
Leisa

Some Class Info

Hi Everyone

I hope you are all well. I know that many of you just can't wait to get some class info, so here is what I can tell you so far.

1. Yes we are having an Album class again. This time the album is 12x12 plus you will receive a kit full of papers and embellishments. I can't tell you how many photos you will need yet, but I would recommend if you start thinking about a theme. The shop example is going to be "2009 - What a great year". We are trying to make everything as neutral as possible, but there may be "girlie" type papers in the kit. So put your thinking caps on, and start thinking themes. We hope to have at least 6 Double Layouts done as an example.

2. Because we loved it so much last time, we are having another class with products from Prima. I won't say too much more, but imagine Flowers, Flowers, and more Flowers. A portrait 5x7 or 6x4 photo would work for this layout. Check out the sneak peak of the top of this post.

3. Our 3rd workshop, is an "Off the Page" and it will be a calendar. I know you will love this, we have been planning this one for ages. No photos will be needed for this workshop.

4. And 4th but not least is Kathy's cards. I have seen them in the flesh, and they are truly beautiful.

Well thats all for now, more soon

Leisa

Challenge Kits

Hi Everyone

Can you believe just 23 more sleeps, wow how close is that.

First of all could I please just remind everyone, that at least $300 needs to now have been paid. The remainder $50 is due no later than 1st October, thanks everyone.

Well the good news is, that I have just gone and ordered the Challenge Kits, yay.

Normally I don't give any clues as to what will be in the kits, but this year there will be a few twists, so I thought I would be kind and give some clues.

The kits will cost $50, but will be worth approx $80 retail. And the theme is "Christmas", and one of the challenges we will be asking you to make some cards.

Ok no more clues. The kits are strictly a limited number only and we will not be available for purchase at the retreat. And they must be prepaid. Sorry, first in, first served. Call me now (3378 7257) if you would like one. Even email if you don't want one, then we don't have to hassle you. Thanks everyone.

And finally please please please, let me know if you want a massage, and also if you want dinner on Thursday night, otherwise if not, arrival time is 7.00pm.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Take Care
Leisa

Hello Everyone,

Our October Retreat at Brookfield is nearly upon us, so here are some details about the weekend!

Dates - Thursday 8th October – Sunday 11th October, 2009

Address - Brookfield QCCC, 179 Gold Creek Road, Brookfield, QLD, 4069. Click on this link for further information about the address of the conference centre: -www.qccc.com.au/pageContent.aspx?id=61

Payment – Please note that $300 in total should be paid by 1st September and the $50 balance by 1st October.

Sleeping Arrangements - You are required to bring our own linen – this includes towels, washers, bath mat, pillow, sheets, blankets/sleeping bags. Alternatively, you can hire linen from the venue at an additional charge. Please let us know if you require linen to be hired.

Meals – All meals (from supper Thursday to lunch on Sunday) are included over the course of the Retreat. Special Dietary Requirements – Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements so that we can notify the venue.

Dinner Thursday Evening – Dinner will be available, however we do need 20 people for this to happen. The cost will be an additional $15.00. Please give us a call at the shop (3378 7257) or email us on info@scrapbookcity.com.au if you would like dinner on Thursday evening, it would be around 6.00pm.

Downtime – There will be some downtime during the Retreat. For those who have not been to a Retreat before, now is the time for you to tackle some of the projects that you have been meaning to get around to! Bring these along to work on in between the Workshops. If you are arriving on Thursday, you will be able to work on your own projects in the evening and then again on Friday prior to the first Workshop. Don't forget to bring your self healing mat, any tools and adhesives that you might need over the weekend and any projects you would like to work on.

Mini Shop - As we have previously done so, we will once again have a Mini Shop at the Retreat. We will have the basic products here, but we also have the option of ducking back to the shop should you have any special requests.

Please keep checking the blog from now on for regular updates on the Retreat.

If there is any further information that you require, please do not hesitate to contact us at the shop. We are looking forward to having another fantastic weekend!!

Leisa and Kerri

Hi Everyone

Well can you believe it is just 38 more sleeps until our October retreat, yipee.

Now I know that many of you have been asking for some info, so here is what we have so far.

Yes, there will be 4 classes again. We are really really excited to announce that one of the classes will be a Christmas Card Class, and we are very fortunate to have Kathy Jones representing Just Rite Stamps, as our class instructor. Kathy is on the Design Team for Just Rite, you may already know her, she is a local lady. Take a look at her blog, I'm sure you will love her work

www.inspiredtostamp.blogspot.com

Now the great news is that in this class, everyone will receive a set of the brand new Christmas stamps from Just Rite, (so please don't go and buy any) until after the retreat. We will also be using Spellbinders dies, and using Tombow Markers. I have been having chats with Kathy, and I am so excited about this class. More info coming soon.

We are also having another Album class, plus an off the page class, plus another Layout workshop, but I promise more info soon as those.

I know for sure that Kathy's class will be on Saturday. The plan is to have 2 workshops on Friday and 2 on Saturday. Now if you plan to come late on Friday, please let me know, so that I can start working on a timetable.

We also hope to have a Retreat Open House here at the store, before the retreat, so that you can come in and see all the class projects. Get an idea of what photos and tools etc you may need.
At this stage that date is tentatively Thursday evening the 1st October approx 6.00pm.

We are now also taking bookings for massages. The cost is $23 per 20 minute session, and you may have as many sessions as you like. Bookings are essential, as we need to give the Massagers and idea before hand of how long we need them for. So please please book in before the retreat. You only need to pay once you are there.

Also Challenge Kits, would you like them again, do you know what they are? Drop me a line and let me know what you think.

And Fancy Dress, would you like this again?? Would love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks everyone, and stayed glued for more info shortly.
Leisa

Hi Everyone
Well what a wonderful weekend we had. Thank you very much to everyone, Kerri and I had such a great weekend, you are all so lovely. Thank you again.

Well now..... right down to business.... our next retreat is

8, 9, 10 and 11 October (Thursday through to Sunday)

$350 for 3 nights including accomodation, all meals and 4 workshops.

Here are the due dates for payments, and we will be strictly sticking to these dates.

$50 upon booking, we will not hold names without paymet
another $50 by 1st June ($100 in total)
another $100 by 1st July ($200 in total)
another $50 by 1st August ($250 in total)
another $50 by 1st September ($300 in total)
another $50 by 1st October ($350)

Please contact the shop if you would like to organise a payment plan with us!!

And we also have April 2010 booked, this time though we believe that the public holiday will be on the Monday, so the dates are

23, 24, 25 and 26 April (Friday through to Monday)

We have no prices yet ladies for this weekend, but we are anticapating a price rise.

Once again we will only hold names with a $50 deposit.

Thanks everyone
Leisa

Hi Ladies,
Dinner is definitely on, on Thursday evening. We now have the numbers, so give me a call for payment if you can.
Or its still not too late to late me know if you would like dinner, but it must be today please.

Also I can now also confirm that we have the Massagers for both Friday and Saturday, and its not too late to book in for a massage.
Thanks everyone, just 3 more sleeps, Leisa

Hello again.
Probably lots of new posts will come between now and Thursday, so please keep checking this blog everyone.
But what I need right now is final numbers for massages please. We have to have these prebooked so I know how many massagers and how many days we need them for.
If possible can I please have final numbers by Saturday 18th, I am at the shop until 4.00pm, give me a call on 3378 7257, its $22 per 20 minutes, you are welcome to have as many 20 minute sessions as you like. Just bring along cash to pay the massagers on the day.

Also this time we have quite a few groups of 5, but in the past we have put the tables in clusters of 4 (with 2 People on a table). Unfortunately we may not have enough tables to put a 3rd table together so that 5 can be together (this would leave a spare space), but what I am thinking is have some clusters of 10, this would be for 2 groups of 5. This wouldn't be the case for all tables, but just enough to keep the groups of 5 together. Let me know if you are not ok with this.

Also please let me know in advance if you have any special dietry requirements, ie vegan, etc.
We must know in advance.

Also Challenge Kits must be paid for prior to the camp, we will only be bringing enough kits for those ladies who have paid.

Thanks everyone, just 6 sleeps now, how exciting.
Leisa

Hi Everyone,

We are so excited here at Scrapbook City to show you all the great classes that you will be doing in just a few days time. Unfortunately we will only have photos of the Album workshop next week, so keep checking back for that.

Here they are, we hope you like them.....

Prima - Family Layout

6" x 4" Photo
Craft Knife
Glimmer Mist (optional)
Edge Distresser

Fancy Pants - Frame

Anything goes with this class ladies, but we have used....
Photos - 1 - 6" x 4" portrait
2 - 2 3/4" x 4" portrait
2 - 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" landscape
1 - 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" landscape
1 - 2 3/4" x 4" portrait
2 - 2" square

I printed all these photos at Harvey Norman, but you are welcome to have any size you like. Each frame is 5"x7", so obviously nothing bigger than that.

Embellishments - Buttons, Flowers, Rubons, Ribbon if you like

Dimensional Magic

Chipboard Alphabet Set

Cardstock (if you do not want a clear background)

Ladies, with this class, you actually get the chance to choose your own papers from the great new My Minds Eye Just Dreamy collection. If you can come into the shop before the retreat that would be great, otherwise you can choose your papers when you get settled in on Thursday.

Technique Tuesday - Ten Layout

5" x 7" or 6" x 4" photo
Paint Brush

Dimensional Magic
Pearlescent Ink Pad - your choice of colour

Stamp Press/Acrylic Block

7gypsies - Mini Album

12 - 6" x 4" photos plus 5 - 5" x 7" photos - alternatively all 6" x 4" - can be a mixture of both landscape and portrait - total of 17 photos

Black Ink Pad
Brown Ink Pad
Foam Tape

Anywhere hole punch

Hi Everyone
Well the countdown is now definitely on, just 8 more sleeps.
I promise tomorrow I will get a chance to post the pictures and requirements for the classes, it has been crazy and hectic in here with the last two classes arriving only yesterday.
But I do have some good news, you are able to start arriving from 4.00pm on Thursday if you would like to, and dinner is available at an extra $15 per person. We do need 20 people though to make it a goer, and I need to let the conference centre know in the next couple of days. So please give me a call at the shop (3378 7257) if you would like dinner on Thursday evening, it would be around 6.00pm.
Thanks and see you soon
Leisa

Hi everyone,

Don't forget that on Tuesday 14th April from 5pm to 7pm we will are having Pre-Retreat Evening. This evening you can come along to the shop and view the projects that we will be doing at the Retreat. We will give you information as to what photos are required and any other special requirements needed to complete these projects.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Kerri

Hello Everyone

Well, can you all believe that it is exactly 4 weeks today till our Retreat! How time flies! Below is some useful information about the Retreat.

Dates - Thursday 23rd April – Sunday 26th April

Address - Brookfield QCCC, 179 Gold Creek Road, Brookfield, QLD, 4069

Payment - As there is only 4 weeks until the Retreat we request final payments to be made by Monday 6th April.

Sleeping Arrangements - You are required to bring our own linen – this includes towels, washers, bath mat, pillow, sheets, blankets/sleeping bags. Alternatively, you can hire linen from the venue at an additional charge. Please let us know if you require linen to be hired.

Meals – All meals are included over the course of the Retreat. Special Dietary Requirements – Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements so that we can notify the venue

Workshops - As previously mentioned there will be 4 workshops during the Retreat – I am sure that you would have all seen our sneak peak of these! There will be two Workshops on Friday and two on Saturday (times will be advised shortly). It is not compulsory to attend/complete the workshops, that is entirely up to you. You will still receive all of the product and instructions to complete them at some other time.

Pre-Retreat Evening - Tuesday 14th April 5pm – 7pm – This evening you can come along to the shop and view the projects that we will be doing at the Retreat. We will give you information as to what photos are required and any other special requirements needed to complete these projects.

Challenge Kit – For each person who purchases a Challenge Kit there will be 3 – 4 Challenges that can completed over the course of the Retreat. The winner will receive a great prize compliments of Scrapbook City. Please advise if you have not already, if you require a Challenge Kit – they are $50.00 and offer great value – even if you do not complete the Challenges!

Massages – We have arranged two wonderful and professional ladies to be on hand to do massages for us. I can highly recommend these ladies to you, as I have had the wonderful benefit of having a massage with them before. Please let me know if you are interested. The price is $22 for 20 minutes.

Saturday Evening - In true Scrapbook City style you are invited to attend Saturday Evening’s Masquerade Party!! Don your best Masquerade Mask for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.

Downtime – There will be some downtime during the Retreat. For those who have not been to a Retreat before, now is the time for you to tackle some of the projects that you have been meaning to get around to! Bring these along to work on in between the Workshops. If you are arriving on Thursday, you will be able to work on your own projects in the evening and then again on Friday prior to the first Workshop. Don't forget to bring your self healing mat, any tools and adhesives that you might need over the weekend and any projects you would like to work on.

Mini Shop - As we have previously done so, we will once again have a Mini Shop at the Retreat. We will have the basic products here, but we also have the option of ducking back to the shop should you have any special requests.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is any further information that you may require. We are really looking forward to the weekend - we hope you are too!!

Leisa and Kerri

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