Retreat 2011 Highlights....Saturday Morning!

 Rhonda is up and busy at work after breakfast Saturday morning!

Here Michelle is helping Bonnie!

It was a late night Friday; but a bunch of fun!

Till next year!

Retreat 2011 Highlights....Friday Night Part 2

 Here is Jan with her cute Turkey!

 Michelle and Bonnie are hard at work!

 Michelle is happy with her Turkey!

 Michelle was the first to finish her "Nut Case" card.....

 Wanda and Juliah are concentrating on their projects!

Rhonda, Linda, Michelle and Bonnie crafting and chatting!

A Couple of Projects from Retreat 2011

 How cute is this Turkey?

This "Nut Case" card was one of the favorites!  I think my acorn looks a little mischievous?

Retreat 2011 Highlights....Friday Night Part 1

 Everyone is working hard!

Marilyn is proud of her Turkey cone!

More Santa's from Retreat!

Here is Chris with her Santa!

Smilin' Katie wtih her happy looking Santa!

And Michelle with her jolly St. Nick!

Annual Retreat Day 2.....Part 2

A little more punch art!

Isn't this Santa Card the cutest?

Tomorrow I will show you more of these cute Santa's along with their creators!

Annual Retreat Day 2.....Part 1

Punch Art!

How cute is this Chrismouse?

We added him to a little tin of decorated Hershey Nuggets using Avery 8160 labels!

Makes a great teacher gift or a gift for a co-worker!

Annual Retreat Hour 2....Part 2

More "Tags, Tags, Tags"!

I love the Forest Friends set!  This tag could be used for any occasion!

Same with the Medallion Tag!
The Jolly Old St. Nick set was one that we won at Convention!

LOVE that Santa!  It is hard to see in the picture; but there is Dazzling Diamonds on the Ball and Cuff of Santa's hat!

Annual Retreat Hour 2....Part 1

"Tags, Tags, Tags"!  was the theme for the 2nd hour of Retreat

Group 1 started with Halloween Tags!

They were able to mix n' match with the supplies they had in their kits; these were the tags I made as examples!

Batty For You and Baroque Motifs stamp sets were used here!

Love the Rich Razzleberry and Pumpkin Pie cardstock for Halloween colors!

Visit again tomorrow for Part 2 of "Tags, Tags, Tags"!

This is not the best picture, it is a bit on the dark side. (Sorry!)

This was the 1st project at this year's Annual Retreat!

Can you believe that this was our 5th year?

We all had a great time!

This project is a 6x6 recipe card!  Garden Green, Whisper White & Real Red cardstock were used.

I was going for a more, old world, vintage look. So we used Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Soft Suede inks.  I chose the Very Vintage Wheel, Sense of Time stamp set and added just a few of the large swirls from the Priceless set!

We were all to bring an Italian Recipe to exchange! Now I have some new recipes to try!

The night's dinner was themed "Little Italy".  We had Spinach Lasagna, salad and Garlic Bread! Yummy!

Then we headed over to Cabin #6 to start stampin'.

I will be posting the projects and some fun highlights from this years event throughout the week!

(It was a late night!  We did manage to get to bed by 2:00 AM!  Lots of giggles going on in our cabin!)

5th Annual Retreat!

Our 5th Annual Retreat will be held October 1st & 2nd!

Where: Croll Cabins, Vallecito Lake

Dinner will begin at 6:00 PM on Friday October 1st. The theme is "Little Italy"

We will be serving yummy Lasagna, Bread, Salad and Desert!

Stamping is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM with themed hours.

Open stamp time will begin at 9:00 PM.

Saturday Morning Breakfast will be a "Bagel Bar" and YES coffee and other beverages will be provided!

Saturday stamping will begin at 9:00 AM with a brief noon time "Snack Attack"!

Stamping to end around 2:00 PM (ish)

Registration and Non-Refundable Fee of $35.00 needs to be received no later than September 22nd.

Registration is filling fast so please call or email me to reserve your spot!

Registration Fee includes all food mentioned above, stamping kits and a place to rest your head!

You will need to bring with you, WARM PJ's, Pillow & Blanket or Sleeping Bag!

*Remember your paper cutter, snips and adhesives! (Something no paper crafter should go without!)

(If you do not have a paper cutter, snips or adhesives; no worries, we share!)

I hope you all join us for a GREAT TIME!

During open stamp time, if you do not have a project you want to work on, that's okay! We have fire pits, where you can sit and roast s'mores by the lake, you can chat with the new friends you make or you can rest up for Saturday's activities!

If you are in the Southwest Colorado area and want to attend; we would love to have you join us!

RSVP: Kellie Paxton

Email: kellieanyn@msn.com

Phone: (970) 759-2128