Quick Quotes Weekend

Karen and I went to our first Quick Quotes retreat in Carefree, AZ this weekend. We had no idea what to expect other than attending 10 classes throughout the weekend. Honestly, our schedules had been so hectic we were just happy to get away for a scrap weekend that we were'nt in charge of! Yippeee....Well I have to say we had an awesome time. The QQ team was great and it seemed like everytime we walked into the room they were handing out prizes or calling out our names. We each easily walked away with over $100 worth of free stuff and I thought it was well worth the price.

The classes were very fast paced and out of our "comfort" zone but also challenged us from just doing things the traditional way. We are hoping to work with QQ in the future for our retreats.

We also hung out with the THURSDAY THERAPY girls which made it extra fun!!! Went out for fabulous Steak at Mastro's Friday night and just laughed and hung out all weekend. Thanks TT for letting us hang with you !!!

Also met some women from Kaneohe, Hawaii...my home state. They flew all the way from Hawaii just for the retreat...We also saw a few other SCRAP SISTAZ there too and lots of other new people.

QQ also gave us a bunch of stuff to give to CROPS OF LUV for the Wish albums which was soooo generous of them.

All in all awesome weekend and can't wait to start planning our retreat for 2010!!!!!!

Getting ready for 2010

Can you believe it's November and we're still in the 80's?? Oh well, better than the 100's. We are getting ready to start sending out our bids again for our 2010 Summer Retreat location!! Yippee.....We will be sending out SAVE THE DATE info by the end of the year. Enjoy the holidays and start saving your $$ for Scrap Sistaz Summer Retreat 2010!!

Fall Retreat was Awesome!

We had an amazing weekend with 21 croppers at the Mesa Hilton. We got to see our old friends, new ones and just hang out and crop all weekend long. We started at 9am on Friday and cropped non stop till midnight and then the Crop room opened at 6:30am and believe it or not we cropped until 6:30am Sunday! Deb Adler won the Early Bird prize...Kristi Villa won the Getting to Know You game on Friday. On Saturday Nichole from A Scrappin Affair came and brought us a lot of new stuff that had not even hit the stores yet...and of course we were all like vultures trying to get the "New Stuff". Our miracle worker Thelma came to massage us all Saturday afternoon to keep us going.

We played Bingo and had 5 winners all at once...I mean really who gets that lucky! Anyways after drawing names the top three winners were Michele Shipp and Susan Singh and Kristi again.

The contests entries Saturday night were also amazing. I was so glad that me and Karen didn't have to vote! Roberta Baker and Kelly Mueller tied for Best Travel/Vacation layout....Sherry Petrelli won for Best Cricut use and Kristi Villa won for Best Overall. Man Kristi was on a role!!! I'm thinking she shoulda bought a lottery ticket.

The Grand Prize went to Roberta Baker and special prizes went out to our 3 biggest supporters....Michele Shipp...Deb Adler and Kristi Villa for attending all 4 Scrap Sistaz events since we started this last year.

After midnight we tried to get the group going with some more sily games....Janet Meza and Rhonda Jones tied for "How Well do you know your Scrap Sistaz"... Janet also won the Word Jumble game at 3am in the morning!!!! I think I had 2 brain cells left at that time.

And Jody McNelis and Julie Lucian won our Last Man Standing Prize after staying up with us for 24 hours till our crop ended on Sunday at 6:30am!!!!!

Whew....we were beat but had a Fabulous time as usual and can't wait till next year.

We will be checking out hotels again in November and making decisions by the end of the year for our Summer 2010 dates.....Happy Croppin for now and thanks to everyone who came this weekend..We had a blast!!!

Fall update

Okay....so can't believe that it has been over a month since we did any blog on Scrap Sistaz stuff...but I have a great excuse. My hubby and I went to Paris and Italy for 2 weeks in September...no kids...no work....no laundry....it was fabulous! We ate some amazing food and saw great things and I will never forget. And of course I took a bazillion photos which means I will probably get to scrapbook this trip in 2012! anyways...it was a blast.

Can't believe its October and we are just two weeks out getting ready for our last Scrap Sistaz weekend of the year!!

I have to say that Karen and I love doing the retreats but we are so ready to take a break and enjoy what's left of the year. We will be concentrating on one big summer one next year again and start planning for that Nov/Dec.

Hope you are all doing well and Ciao for now!

Devine Memories Closing :(

As most of you probably already know, Devine Memories scrapbook store in Gilbert is closing it's doors on Aug 28th. Michelle Devine and her staff have been such AWESOME supporters of Scrap Sistaz and one of our main cropping places! We are so sad to be losing them and especially to be losing another scrapbook store in area. I guess I just can't stress how important it is to support our local mom and pop stores because we really need them.

It just won't be the same for us and we'll have to find a new "home" for our once a month get together's :( We wish Michelle and her family the best of luck in their future events and if you guys get a chance please stop by.

Devine Memories final farewell crop will be Friday Aug 28th from 6-11pm. If you can make it, please click on their link for more details.

Fall Retreat SOLD OUT!!!

Yep, it's official, we are now sold out for our last retreat of the year!!! Yahoo! Obviously there are quite a few of us and that want to get in those last minute scrap pages before the holidays start to take over!!

If you didn't get a chance to get in to one of our retreats this year...don't worry we will be doing more Next year and will update you guys as we put together new and exciting stuff!

Fall Retreat Almost SOLD OUT!

Wow....registration has just been open a few days and we are almost sold out. We have about 4 spots left! If you have not sent in your REGISTRATION don't wait any longer!!!!!

Fall Retreat Registration NOW OPEN!!

Yippee! Registration is now open for our Scrap a thon retreat in October. Remember space is limited to just 20 scrappers so don't wait to send in your registration and reserve your spot. It is going to be lots and lots of FUN!!!email us at scrapsistaz@yahoo.com to get your registration packets now!

SCRAP SISTAZ FALL RETREAT

Call us Crazy but we are doing another retreat this year and are very excited to announce our Scrap Sistaz Fall Retreat October 16-18 at the Phoenix East Mesa Hilton! We are inviting just 20 scrappers to crop with us over the weekend and the best part is EVERYONE will have 6 feet of scrap space for the whole weekend! Yippee...no more worrying about the person next to you taking over your space.

We will also be starting our retreat at 9am on Friday to take full advantage of the whole day. Lots of other FUN things are planned, including a 24 hr SCRAP A THON if you think you can hang!

More details will be coming your way soon and registration will be open at the end of July so get ready for an another AMAZING time with the SCRAP SISTAZ! Also feel free to email us for more info scrapsistaz@yahoo.com. See ya in October!

Summer Retreat Recap!!!!

Wow....we have finally gotten some sleep and just wanted to thank all of you who attended our Scrap Sistaz Summer retreat at Hytatt Gainey Ranch this past weekend. WE had a BLAST!! We hope that you all had a lot of fun hanging out with old friends and meeting some new ones too.

When the doors opened at noon on Friday we were ready for a stampede and by 2:00 we had about 20 scrappers already getting to work. EARLY BIRD PRIZE WINNER was Melanie Volz, who won a basket of stamps, paper and other goodies. We kicked off the weekend at 6:00 and played a little Getting to Know you game later on the evening. Lee Gillingham won the GETTING TO KNOW YOU GAME and received a shirt appropriately titled "What Happens at the Crop Stays at the Crop"

Saturday morning started with the group photo outside in the 90+ degree weather. Thanks for putting up with us guys...next year we'll look for a spot indoors! Susan Mast had a fabulous mini album class, Patti from I-Scrap did a Sure Cuts A Lot demo and we had lots of make in takes sponsored by Devine Memories, Krista Koenig and A Scrappin Affair throughout the weekend.

Congrats to our SCRAPBOOK BINGO WINNERS: Lee Gillingham, Lisa Carlin, Kristi Villa and Marla Husovsky.


Congrats to our June Birthday girls: Peggy Reyna, Gale Asberry, Brenda Schonig, Connie Glancy and Reaj Roberts

We also had some AMAZING CONTEST ENTRIES this year: Congrats to BEST HOLIDAY/BIRTHDAY winner Stevie Lockhart...BEST VACATION winner Josie Pakula and BEST OVERALL CREATIVITY Reaj Roberts

GRAND PRIZE WINNER Christine Prezant was happy to get our beautiful flower pot and then thrilled when she realized that there was money hidden in the flowers totaling $100!!!

As you can tell we had a fabulous time and can't wait to see everyone again for our Scrap Sistaz Summer retreat 2010!!!!!!!!!! Yahoo!!

****** More Weekend Photos coming your way ***********

Summer retreat next weekend!!

Wow..so time has really flown by and we are so excited and very anxious to see everyone next weekend. We have been working really hard trying to get everything in line so it will be an AMAZING WEEKEND FOR ALL OF US! This year we have got more local store discounts, vendor donations, games, prizes, make n takes, classes...the list just goes on and on. We hope that this means you all will walk away with lots freebies, prizes, ideas and great memories! 11 more days....Yippee

Scrap Sistaz Mini Album Class

Also, if you are still debating taking this fun class - only 10 spots are left!!! You will leave the Scrap Sistaz Event and only need to add your photos to this special keepsake! All papers have been precut for easy assembly! This mini book is overflowing with embellishments including but not limited to: rhinestones, die cuts, tons of flowers and ribbons, buttons! Click here to see the complete project: http://www.masterscrapbookdesigns.com/SS09/index.html
Email Susan at info@masterscrapbookdesigns.com to register for this class and receive a PayPal invoice.

NEW OFFER - Scrap Sistaz Mini Album Class

Our summer event has a fun class opportunity for you. Susan Mast, of Master Scrapbook Designs, designed a project especially for our event and will be instructing this adorable mini book class at our event. For an amazing value of $29 you will create a 6” x 6”, 12-page mini book. You will work with shaped Bazzill cardstock, ribbons, ribbons, tulle, brads, pom poms, tags, die cuts, chipboard, brads, flowers, bling and more in this great class. All you need to add are your photos and keepsake from this event to complete. Click here to see more of the project.

Please bring your basic tools for class (paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive, paper piercer, hole punch or crop-a-dile) in addition to: a corner rounder, brown pen, and 1/8" tacky red tape. Pre-enrollment and pre-payment for this class is required. Please email Susan at info@masterscrapbookdesigns.com to request a PayPal Invoice to be enrolled in this class. If you are unable to make the class for any reason a class kit, complete with directions and color photos will be provided. You will be responsible for shipping charges if necessary.

Susan Mast has an on-line kit business, serves on Nationwide Design Teams and has had her work published in idea books, catalogs, scrapbooking magazines and currently instructs Master Mini Book Classes at Scrapbooks, Etc. in Mesa, AZ. Visit Susan's website and/or blog to view more of her art work.

Summer Retreat Countdown has begun

WOW....I really can't believe the Summer Retreat is next month!!!! We are busy planning like crazy to make sure you all have a wonderful time. A few new things..a couple favorites and hopefully just a really good time. We will have updates starting in the next few weeks by email and in our blog. For now, just RELAX and get lots of rest because you will need it to crop with the Scrap Sistaz all weekend long!!!!

Spring Scrap Sistaz Kudos

Wow...we had such an amazing retreat this past weekend at the Hilton. Although we are still trying to catch up on our sleep, it was a Super FUN. We caught up with some old friends from our retreat last year and also met some new ones. Couldn't have been a better group of gals scrappin all weekend long! We actually also got some stuff done too! Yippee! Big Kudos to Boxer Scrapbooks and Xyron who gave us prizes and coupons to use at the CKC convention! Our local scrap stores were also amazing!! Thanks to Nichole and Barb from A Scrappin Affair for the make n take, goodie bags, gift certificates and scrap supplies. We would also like to thank Devine Memories, I-Scrap, Mystic Paper,Paper Vineyard and Scrapology for their donations and discounts.

Congratulations to our raffle winners, Secily, Pam and Sherry B.....Most Creative/Original page layout winner Janet....Best Holiday/Birthday winner Josie...Best travel winner Kristi.

And of course our GRAND PRIZE winner Deb... who at first actually thought we just gave her a card signed by us till she found the real prize :-D

We also celebrated two birthdays with Sherry P and Phoebe with cupcakes and presents.

We really cannot say enough about how fun the Spring retreat was... now we take a breather and then re-group for Summer retreat just two months away!!!!! Hope you guys are ready for us!!

Scrap Sistaz Shirts -Cafe Press

Well we thought we would order some Scrap Sistaz shirts so we would look extra cute at our Spring event this week. Since we heard the shirts ran small at Cafe Press we got a size bigger than we normally would and figured we'd be good. Wow...we were totally wrong! What we found out is that the "Jr" designation for shirts really means that you have to be like a size ZERO. Even the extra large Raglan Jr. design is probably more like a size medium. Not too mention if you wash it, be prepared to show off your belly :) But no worries, we added a similar shirt from the men's line so those of us over size ZERO can still wear the shirts:)

So if any of you purchase any Scrap Sistaz shirts at Cafe Press remember to order a size larger and let us know how it works.

p.s. Of course, my hubby thought the extra snug fit around my chest was perfect :)

Summer Retreat now SOLD OUT!

This is no belated April Fool's Day joke...we are officially SOLD OUT for our June retreat at Hyatt Gainey Ranch!!! Yahoo! If you didn't get in, don't be too discouraged, we do have a few ladies that registered that may not be able to make it, so you definitely want to call or email us to put you on our waiting list. The last day to cancel for the retreat is April 30th so you never know.

We also still have some space for our Spring retreat April 17-19, just two weeks away! So if you need to get away, we can still sign you up for that one.

17 days and counting

WOW! I can't believe the spring crop is only 17 days away. For those of you joining us, don't forget to purchase your Scrap Sistaz logowear to sport over the weekend at www.cafepress.com/scrapsistaz . We are purchasing our new t-shirts this week and you can look forward to seeing us in Scrap Sistaz wear all weekend long. Oh, and don't forget your cool PJs for pajama night. For those of you on the fence about joining us, we still have room and we would love to have you. We are going to have a fantastic time!
(PS - the cafepress t-shirts run small so make sure to order the correct size)

Scrap Sistaz Summer Retreat Almost Sold Out!

Okay, for those of you still thinking about whether to sign up for the Summer Retreat, don't wait any longer. We have 6...yep, that's right, only 6 spots left for our June event!!! Hurry you don't want to miss out!

Countdown to Spring Retreat...

I can't believe it's March already and our retreat will be here before we know it. We are in full swing getting things together and filling up the final spots for next month. We will be rolling out the Scrap Sistaz vendor promo again for those scrappers attending that also have their own businesses. It's a great way to promote each other and gain some new customers. Remember to start putting aside all your scrapbook stuff you no longer use for the scrap swap area too. Happy Scrappin and see ya soon!

No more junkmail

Wow...Wow...Wow This last week has been like Christmas going to the mailbox and picking up registration for our Summer and Spring events. Seriously, I am like a little kid in a candy store flipping through the junk mail and bills and finding all the mail addressed to the Scrap Sistaz ! I put them all in a pile and look to see who's coming from last year and who will be attending our event for the first time. I absolutely LOVE this part of the process, almost as much as shopping for all the prizes and giveaways for the retreats!! I just can't believe how fast registration is going. We just have a few spots left already for Summer and Spring retreats. So if you're out there and haven't sent in your registration don't wait...my mailbox is waiting for you :)

TGIF !!!

Registration is in full swing now for Spring and Summer retreats!!! Yahoo. It is so exciting going to the mailbox everyday and looking through the registration forms to see who is coming. The best part for me is seeing all the folks who signed up last year coming again. Wow...we must be doing something right or there's a lot of women that realllly reallly need a break....either way, Karen and I are thankful that so many of you would spend the weekend with us.

Scrap Sistaz in Kids Celebrate Magazine

Check out the February issue of Kids Celebrate Magazine!! The Scrap Sistaz are featured on page 6 of the magazine. You can also go to their website at ww.kidscelebratemagazine.com. And, just in case you're wondering who those two adorable kids are making the Valentine cards....they belong to me...Jolie :)

Summer Reg now Open!!

Yahoo...summer reg went out today to our Scrap Sistaz Starz (those of you that attended our first Scrap Sistaz event last year) I cannot wait to start going to the mailbox for something other than junkmail and bills!! Yea, watch our Hyatt here we come!

A work in progress

Hello Scrap Sistaz,

You found us! Our new blog is a work in progress. The world of blogging is a new adventure for us but we are quickly getting the hang of it. If you have favorite sites or blogs to share, please let us know. We look forward to sharing Scrap Sistaz events and news with you.

Happy Scrappin'
Karen

More Perks!

Happy Friday!!! We hope your Friday is going great! For those of you coming to our Spring retreat in Mesa or if you're still deciding if you're going to join us......we wanted to let you know we were able to obtain a few additional hotel perks. Now including in your room rate of $109 is a Happy Hour - Free appetizers and drink specials at the Hilton lobby bar on Friday night. Can you say PARTY!! The Hilton is also offering complimentary breakfast buffet with a full menu on Saturday and Sunday mornings at the Hilton Zuni Grill. We are really digging this hotel. We hope to see you in April.

Have a great weekend!

Scrap Sistaz
Karen & Jolie

Hello Scrap Sistaz,

Thank you so much for your interest in Scrap Sistaz! We had our first Scrap Sistaz Weekend retreat in August 2008 at the Sheraton Wildhorse Pass Resort with 61 women. We sold out in a week for that event and it was so much fun we decided to do two retreats this year.

We are currently registering for the spring retreat on April 17-19 at the Hilton East Mesa to coincide with the Creating Keepsakes convention in Mesa. The hotel rate is $109 per night based on single/double occupancy. The hotel will be providing a free shuttle to and from the convention center for those that would like to attend.

Our second Scrap Sistaz weekend is June 26-28 at Hyatt Gainey Ranch. We will be sending out registration for that event via email on February 13. The hotel cost per night single/double occupancy is $95, which is an amazing rate for this caliber of hotel!

Our registration cost for each event is $70 for the whole weekend. This includes some snacks, prizes, contests and giveaways and lots of fun. The crop room is open from Friday at noon and does not close till Sunday at 2pm. You can come and go as you please! Most scrappers either get a roomie to share hotel costs or bring their spouses/families along for a mini vacation.

Email us for the spring registration packet for the April event so you can see what we're all about and we hope you decided to join us. We would love to meet you at one of our Scrap Sistaz events!

Happy Scrapping!

Jolie and Karen
Scrap Sistaz
scrapsistaz@yahoo.com