French Connection Crop

Oooo la la! Had some fun this weekend at the French Connection crop by Captured Moments. Tara and Tiffany had these fun props for us to use to take photos. Fun prizes, great company and good crafting.

In keeping with the theme, T&T always have fun in the food department. We had French dip, strawberry crepes, chicken cordon bleu, and for the evening dessert (photo), a fruit tart, and get this, a French toast and bacon cupcake! I must say, I have never had that before.

Just for fun!

Went to a Captured Moments crop yesterday with friends...photo op at our
"Cropical Getaway"!

Halloween Crop at Captured Moments

Here's a snapshot of the day and projects I worked on....

We had a number of witches at the crop on Saturday, including Doris and Georgia!

I worked on some Halloween kits...

Above - Michelle's collage, and below from the store...

Then, to top off a great day, I won this G45 Steampunk Spells pack!!!

And...my friend Doris won the grand prize - a free crop!!

Definitely a fun day!!!

Queen of the Crop

This is the lucky duck that brought me the honor. I think Tara and Tiffany made an awesome crown for the Queen, and hopefully I fulfilled all of my duties from the pink throne! Thank you to my court for willingly being part of the fun!

Sharing one of the projects I made at the crop...a patriotic hanging designed by Maria. I love what she came up with, and this will decorate my home for the upcoming holiday. Beautiful red, white and blue papers.

Pajamarama Crop

So, what is more fun than scrapping in your pj's? I am sure we could put a few things in a list, but this is one fun way to spend the day! Our friends at Captured Moments put on this great crop last Saturday.

What did I do? Well, I chatted a lot, drank coffee, ate great food, and oh, yeah, did some scrapbooking. Here's a look at some of the projects I did.

Easter collage designed by my friend Michelle

Easter collage #2 designed by Maria at CM

CM page kit on the left, my design on the right

G45 place in Time March layout

March page 2

My surprise...that I would choose purple for March over green! Go figure! Another surprise...that I won something special that will be finding its way to a crafty sister I know :) shhh...don't spoil the surprise!

Queen of Hearts Crop

"Name tag" I made for the crop...just slipped this into my lanyard to celebrate the crop theme. I had fun making a couple of extras for my good friends at the crop Michelle and Lynda. We all had fun at the crop, and we even had a "Queen" and her court - she got a throne chair to sit in, they were first in line for the yummy meals, got cushy red cushions to sit on. Tara and Tiffany at Captured Moments keep coming up with great ideas!

Tag I made at the crop...love the design Tara and Tiffany.

Crop page we made

Darling little bunnies make and take...I'll be ready for Easter!

And...I won this lovely prize - Tim Holtz Blueprint stamp...oh, be still my heart!

Cropical Getaway

Our friends at Captured Moments hosted an amazing crop yesterday with a tropical theme (much needed with our recent temperatures running in the negatives...brrr!). We got our crop goodies which included leis, so I had to have a bit of silly fun with mine!

We also got name tags and lanyards and themed pins to add (palm tree). Well, as soon as I made my name tag, my friend Michelle wanted me to make hers, so here they are. Oh, so you ask, what's with Norma and Kim? Well, here are the stories. Michelle, aka "Kim" was at our LSS when Tiffany introduced her to another customer as Kim. This happened more than once, and I am sure people wondered why Michelle did not respond to "her name". Norma evolved when our friend Sheree left me a note at a weekend crop to tell "Norma" that she had gone downstairs to crop. So, Michelle and I latched on to our alter egos, who are always the ones who seem to get into trouble!

Cute little scrap page to hold our crop memories. Hmmm, maybe that photo of me with the flowers in my hair? We also got to choose a themed kit as part of the crop, and as always, there was lots of delicious food, prizes, a make and take...what more could a scrapper ask for?

Michelle designed this Valentine frame kit, which I love! So, I had to have one and make it!! It is on display and ready to lead us into February. Red, black and cream...what a fab color combination!

And finally, a sneak peek at a Valentine project which I will share in an upcoming post. Hmmm, wonder "Who" this could be??

There you have it-the very latest in crop news. The voyage to the tropics was a LOT of FUN! Maybe it will hold me through the next round of winter storms :)

View from the crop

How does a day of crafting with friends sound to you? You might have figured out by now, that I like to go to crops....LOL! I thought I would share a few moments from the after Thanksgiving, after Black Friday crop with you. Anyone hit the stores at midnight, the wee hours of the morning, at home in PJ's? I will admit to a "bit" of web surfing and buying.

Working on past crop pages

Lynda and Doris enjoying the day

Gingerbread Man, our make and take

There I am, sitting next to Erica the lucky

Love how they "dress" the form for the holidays

Oh, and yes, I won a prize!! $5 off my tab-yay! Thanks Captured Moments!

Here's a Peak at the Crop

We did a little gift exchange for fun, and Lori made these adorable snowmen!!!

Me, Lynda and Michelle having fun! Can you see that room full of scrappers in the background?

Calendar exchange...one will be raffled off to raise money for the women's shelter.

Seems like magic when a friend gives you a neck massage after hours of scrap booking.

Beth (left) won a prize for her awesome project! She took an old wooden drawer with lots of sections, and filled it with all kinds of memorabilia she's been collecting over the past couple of years.

The crop was dedicated to the organizers mom who passed away this year from cancer. We all made luminaries dedicated to our own loved ones, and had this vigil in front of the hotel. A weekend crop was donated to one of the croppers battling breast cancer right now. Beautiful dedication.

Crop a Lot Goodies and Classes

What a great weekend, scrapping and crafting with friends! We had a great time, stayed up WAY too late (what were we thinking??) crafting the night away.

Lollipop make and take

Class- notebook, hmmm, good for the Santa lists

Envelope book class

Lots of interactive pages

Now, I think I need about a week of sleep....but totally worth it!

Captured Moments Anniversary Crop-8years!!

Congratulations to the entire Captured Moments family, Tara, Tiffany, Nick, Maria, and all of your wonderful helpers on 8 amazing years!

We spent the day at the Cooperative Extension in Albany, and they had these wonderful gardens. It was such a beautiful day (until it rained, which we need), that I just had to go outside and soak in the serene beauty.

The anniversary crop is not complete without "Papa Nick's" meatballs and ziti! Homemade meals of deliciousness are always served up at their crops.

Princess Layla came to visit and found a new friend in Sheree.

I am not the only messy scrapper....just sayin... :)

I enjoyed a wonderful day of cropping with friends. Congratulations again on 8 years!

I will be at the store on Saturday Sept. 29 doing a demonstration of one of the techniques we will be doing in my upcoming Ladies Diary class. You will even get to make a sample to take home. Hope to see you there!