It's That Time Again

Hello,

I hope your week is going well. Our December crop is this Saturday from 5:00-11:00 at the church. This is a great time to work on those last minute gifts for neighbors, teachers or family. Remember that crafters are welcome too or anyone that likes great conversation and food, so invite a friend.

If you plan to attend please respond to this e-mail so that enough tables are set up. I hope to see you there.

Also, Angie Ellis sent this info along - If you purchased a Cricut Expression machine recently, go to cricut.com! You could send in your receipt and $8 for shipping on 2 FREE CARTRIDGES!!!

Have a great week!

Lydia

December Crop?

We missed those of you that couldn't make it on Saturday and hope you can join us next time. We were happy to welcome Jessica's friend Stephanie and Karen and her daughter Nicole!

As always, we had some great food which was only surpased by the great company. We enjoyed a DJ compliments of the party next door. In fact he was so good we contemplated inviting him back for our next crop. ;)

I know that Christmas is a very busy time for all of us. I personally have some presents I would like to work on and several other people have mentioned they have gift projects as well. If you are interested in coming to a crop on Saturday, December 13th, please let me know.

Lastly, some you may remember Jeanie Luke from when she joined us to crop one time or you may know her from church. She is very ill and I know she and her son Wes would really appreciate our prayers for them right now.

Have a great week and don't forget to respond regarding the 13th.

Thanks,
Lydia

Retreat Pics!

Here are a few pics of the retreat. When we arrived it was cold and rainy so it was very cozy our first night with a fire in the fireplace! Many people brought snacks to share and the coffee was brewing. It took us NO TIME at all to get all our stuff out and start scrapping!We were blessed that Lydia felt well enough to come as planned. Everybody chipped in to help out with setting up, etc.

After dinner everybody started breaking out the pajamas. Some people stayed up until the wee hours. I think the record was 5:00am!

We even had a row of ditital scrappers.

Once the rain stopped, the rest of the weekend was beautiful! Here are some fall pics.

We had a lot of fun and can't wait 'til next year!

November Crop

Well the scrapbook retreat was a blast. We enjoyed spending time with old friends and making new ones. We had 11 out of 17 people report numbers and a total of 1,630 photos scrapped!!!! One person cropped over 500 pictures! Other than some really spicy lasagna, I think a great time was had by all. We will definitely plan another next year so stay tuned.

Our November crop is planned for Saturday, November 8th from 5:00 - 11:00. Due to a scheduling conflict, the youth room will be in use that night so we will meet in the foyer. Please enter through the glass doors on the sanctuary end of the church. Please let me know if you plan to attend so that the correct number of tables are set up. I hope to see you on the 8th.

On another note, I would like to say thank you for all the prayers. I am feeling much better and hopefully will be as good as new soon.:)

Thanks,
Lydia

It's Almost Time!

Only 3 more days until the retreat and I can't wait! Directions to Camp Fellowship are below. Once you turn into Camp Fellowship, just follow the road to the end (maybe 1/4 mile) Our building is on the left. It's the only real obvious place to stop. There is a nice sized parking lot, can't miss it! Check in is at 2:00 pm on Friday. We need to be packed up and out of our rooms by 12:00pm on Sunday, but then we can go to lunch.

Plan ahead to bring everything you need for scrapping, paper, adhesive, etc. Here is a coupon for A.C. Moore if you need one. It is good through Saturday. Also, there is a Walmart and a scrapbook store called Two Old Bags located about 20 minutes away from Camp Fellowhip if there are any adhesive/paper emergencies, etc. The directions are below.

Here is a checklist of things to bring:

• Breakfast food – lunch and dinner will be provided. Breakfast is not. There is a microwave, full sized refrigerator and coffee maker available for our use. (We will supply the coffee, but you might want to bring your own sweeteners if you are particular like me. I only use sugar free hazelnut creamer, or no coffee for me!)
• Snack items and drinks (No alcoholic beverages allowed on the premises)
• Cup with a lid
• Desk lamp (the room is pretty well lit by skylights, but if it is overcast you may want extra light)
• Seat cushion
• Extra bed pillow/towel
• Extra adhesive and paper (don't forget your photos! Hey, it HAS happened...more than once!)
• Flashlight
• Umbrella
• Favorite cd
• Socks or slippers
• Toiletries

If you have any new items that you bought and then decided you didn’t need, and would like to donate for a prize that would be great. We will have a prize area set up. If there is anything else you need to know, leave a comment. See you in 3 days! Yay!

Directions from Harbison Blvd to Camp Fellowship:

1. From Harbison Blvd., merge onto I-26 W. 49.3 mi.
2. Take the SC-72 exit, EXIT 54, toward CLINTON. 0.2 mi
3. Turn LEFT onto SC-72. 20.3 mi
4. Turn LEFT onto WHITTEN RD/ SC-S-30-147. Continue to follow SC-S-30-147. 1.1 mi
5. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto CAMP FELLOWSHIP RD. 0.1 mi
6. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT to stay on CAMP FELLOWSHIP RD. 0.1 mi
7. End at 457 Camp Fellowship Rd Waterloo, SC 29384
   
   Estimated Time: 1 hour 16 minutes Estimated Distance: 71.78 miles

Directions From Camp Fellowship to Walmart

Start at: 457 Camp Fellowship Rd
Waterloo, SC 29384

1. Head northeast on Camp Fellowship Rd toward State Hwy S-30-147
   About 1 min
   go 0.4 mi
   total 0.4 mi
2. Turn left at State Hwy S-30-147/Whitten Rd
   Continue to follow State Hwy S-30-147
   About 2 mins
   go 0.8 mi
   total 1.3 mi
3. Turn left at SC-72
   About 12 mins
   go 8.5 mi
   total 9.7 mi
4. Turn right at Bypass 25 NE/SC-72/US-178/US-25
   Continue to follow SC-72
   Destination will be on the right
   About 5 mins
   go 2.5 mi
   total 12.3 mi
5. End at: Wal-Mart Supercenter Greenwood (Ph (864) 229-2232)
   508 Bypass 72 NW
   Greenwood, SC 29649

Directions from Camp Fellowhip to 'Two Old Bags'

Start at: 457 Camp Fellowship Rd
Waterloo, SC 29384

1. Head northeast on Camp Fellowship Rd toward State Hwy S-30-147 0.4 mi
2. Turn left at State Hwy S-30-147/Whitten Rd Continue to follow State Hwy S-30-147 0.8 mi
3. Turn left at SC-72 9.8 mi
4. Turn left at 221/E Cambridge Ave
   Continue to follow 221
   0.2 mi
5. Turn left at 178/25/Hampton Ave/Southern
   Continue to follow 178/25
   0.2 mi
6. Make a U-turn at Oak Ave
   Destination will be on the right
   0.2 mi

End at: Two Old Bags 204 Main St (Ph (864) 229-0814)
Greenwood, SC 29646

Prayer Request

Our fearless leader, Lydia, was admitted into the hospital Sunday with a ruptured appendix. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.

No October Crop

If you were unable to come on Saturday, please know that you were missed. We had a great time and a great turn out. Please continue to invite friends and family. We love meeting new people! :) A special welcome to Shawna, Robin and Wendy. We really enjoyed meeting them.

I personally would like to thank everyone that stayed to help clean up. As my grandmother use to say, "Many hands make light work." The help was very much appreciated.

Just a reminder that we will not meet in October due to the retreat. Our next crop will be November 8th. I hope to see you then!

Have great week.

Lydia

This Saturday...

School is back in session and everyone is falling back into a routine. Saturday is our monthly crop and I hope that you will be able to make it. If you plan to come, let me know so that enough tables are set up. Also, let me know what snack you will be bringing to share. As always friends, neighbors and relatives are welcome! ;)

See you Saturday.

Lydia

Retreat Update!

Greetings My Fellow Retreaters!

We’re only a month a way and I hope you are as excited as I am. We drove to Camp Fellowship yesterday to check things out and here is the skinny. It took around an hour and fifteen minutes to get there. It is right outside of Clinton, SC and the directions are very easy. The building we will be in has the rooms located on each corner and a large common area where the tables will be set up. The lighting is adequate but a little dim. You may want to bring a desk lamp for your table. There are plenty of outlets but we will need a couple of extension cords.

There is also a screened in porch and deck in the back.

You will be able to roll out of bed and take your PJ clad self straight to your table. The rooms have two twin beds and a bathroom. They provide a pillow, sheets, and towels. As stated before if you are picky about your sheets or towels you may want to bring your own. The ones provided are a little on the thin side. It has a small kitchen area with a coffee maker, full size refrigerator, toaster oven and microwave. The dining hall is just a short walk away. And if you need to take a break and stretch your legs, there is a lake and a walking trail.
Check in time is 2:00 on Friday the 24th and check out time is 12:00 noon on Sunday the 26th.

Below is a list of items you may want to bring. Also, this is in the middle of no where. We passed no scrapbook stores and I didn’t see a Wal-Mart. I have been told the closest AC Moore/Michael’s/Hobby Lobby is a 50 minute drive. So stock up before leaving home.

Breakfast food – lunch and dinner will be provided. Breakfast is not.
Snack items and drinks (They do not allow alcoholic beverages on the premises)
Cup with a lid
Desk lamp
Seat cushion
Extra bed pillow/towel
Extra adhesive and paper
Flashlight
Umbrella
Favorite cd
Socks or slippers

If you have any new items that you bought and then decided you didn’t need, and would like to donate for a prize that would be great. We will have a prize area set up.

All balances are due this month. If you want to give them to me next Saturday at the crop that will be fine or you can mail them to me.. Let me know if you need the address. I will be sending out more info closer to the date. If you have questions or think of something that I left off, please let me know.

Thanks,
Lydia

S.C. State Fair

The SC State Fair has a scrapbook page contest. The deadline for entries is August 31st. Angie Schuster's children won ribbons last year for their page entries. Just thought I would pass along the info for anyone interested. For more details on the contest check out the link below.

http://www.scstatefair.org/

Thanks,
Lydia

We're Growing

We missed those of you that weren't able to come on Saturday and hope to see you next month. We had another great turnout with 16 people. It was great to see some friends we hadn't seen in a while. We also enjoyed meeting some new friends as well, Holly and her mom Erle, Pam's daughters and niece, Lisa's daughter and Vivian's daughter Krystal who was visiting for the weekend.

A special thanks to those that made cards for the card ministry. They are always appreciated.

Our September crop is scheduled for the 20th. We will not have an October crop due to the retreat but will resume in November on the 8th. I will send out a reminder closer to the dates. As always you can check here for updates.

Lastly, a great big thank you to all those men that helped move the tables after their cookout on Saturday in preparation for our crop. It was appreciated more than words can say. If your husband was one of them, please extend our thanks.

See you September if not before.

Lydia

August Crop

Greetings Fellow Scrapbookers! I hope each of you had a great weekend. I just wanted to remind everyone that this Saturday, August 16th is the scheduled East Lake crop. We will be there from 5:00 - 11:15. If you plan to attend, let us know so that we have enough tables set up.

So grab a friend and a snack to share and plan to join us this Saturday for a great time.

Also, the card ministry is in need of cards, baby cards in particular. If you have any that you would like to donate they would greatly appreciate your generousity.

I hope to see you on Saturday.

Lydia

It's A Record!

We set a record with 15 in attendance this past Saturday night! A special welcome to Rhonda, Joy, Pam, Nikki and Nikki's daughter and her friend. We enjoyed having each of them join us and hope they will come back again next month. Looking over our pages we can truly see how much God has blessed us. Christi Sheppard created the following page:

Wendy Frankle even brought her laptop and worked on some digital pages:

As always we had some great share time, lots of laughs, and created some awesome pages and cards. We even got to meet some terrific skateboarders. :) The food was great as always, especially Brenda's homemade, melt in your mouth pistachio cake. Can you say, YUM!

Our next crop is set for August 16th. I hope everyone will be able to make it even if you just stop by to chat. We miss you when you aren't there. :)

Have a great week!

Lydia

*For those who are going to the Scrapper's Retreat, don't forget your next installment of $33.32 due August 16th.

Next Meetup

I hope to see you next Saturday, July 19th. We will be at the church in the youth room from 5:00-11:15. Join us for the entire time or anywhere in between.

So grab a friend, bring a snack to share, and please respond if you can come so enough tables are set up. I hope to see you on Saturday.

Lydia

Good Times Had By All

Thanks to everyone that came out tonight. It was great to see everyone. We are especially glad that Cara, Brenda and Lisa were able to join us. We missed those of you that were unable to make it and hope to see you next month on July 19th.
Don't forget, if you are planning to attend the retreat in October, the deadline for your deposit of $32.33 is June 30th. Please make your check out to East Lake Community Church and write scrappers retreat on the memo line.

Have a great week.

Lydia

Late Reminder

(I apoligize for not posting this sooner. We've had out of town company for a week and this just slipped right by me! Sorry! Angie)

Please plan to join us at East Lake Community Church this Saturday (June 21) for our monthly crop. We'll be there from 5:00 - 11:15. Bring a friend and a snack to share and join us for a great time.

Also, the card ministry is collecting hand made cards for anyone wishing to give a card or two. "Blank" cards have been donated if you wish to make some on Saturday for the card ministry. They have a specific need for baby cards right now.

Don't forget, if you plan to go on the retreat in October the first payment is due June 30th.

Hope to see everyone on Saturday.

Lydia

June Crop

Thanks to everyone that came out on the 17th. It was great to see everyone! We missed those that were unable to attend and hope to see you in June.

Mark your calendar for our next crop, June 21 from 5:00 - 11:15 at the church. I'll send out a reminder closer to the date. Have a happy and safe Memorial Day!

Lydia

October Retreat!

Well it has finally happened! I am very excited to announce that we have scheduled a retreat for October 24, 25 and 26 at Camp Fellowship located on Lake Greenwood in Waterloo, SC. (Thanks for the suggestion Wendy!) This is approximately an hour and a half drive time from Columbia. The cost for the weekend will be $97 which will include:

overnight accommodations for Friday and Saturday night
dinner on Friday
lunch and dinner on Saturday
lunch on Sunday

Everyone will be responsible for providing her own breakfast and snacks/drinks. There is a refrigerator and microwave in the common area. The rooms are hotel style and double occupancy with a bath in each room.

Please feel free to invite anyone you think would enjoy this weekend.

We will need to receive your deposit of $32.33 by June 30th. A second installment of $32.33 will be due August 16th and the final payment of $32.33 will be due September 28th.

Space is limited so if you are interested in going, please let me know.

Thanks,
Lydia

FYI - Retreat?

Just a note to let you know that we are once again working to schedule a scrapping retreat. The target date is in October. We are trying to keep the cost below $100. Keep this in mind as you are planning your fall calendar and check back for more information.

We had a great time last Saturday, fellowshiping with friends and meeting new ones. Welcome to Lydia's sister, Angie! Those of you who were camping with girl scouts, out with the flu or otherwise engaged, we missed you! Hope to see everyone next month....

May Crop

We had a wonderful time on Saturday. We were so glad that Vivian and Denise joined us. It was great to meet each of them. We missed those of you that were unable to attend and hope to see you in May. Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 17th, from 5:00-11:15. We will be at the church in the youth room. I'll send out a reminder about a week before the actual day.

Have a blessed week.

Lydia

April Crop

Happy April! With all this rain there should definitely be May flowers. I hope to see everyone on Saturday the 12th. Remember we will be at the church this month. For those of you not familiar with the church location, the address is 10057 Broad River Road, Irmo, SC 29063. You can call my cell if you have problems finding it, 206-6784.

The card ministry is in need of "Baby" cards. Blank cards have been donated if anyone would like to make some cards, baby or otherwise, for the card ministry. I know they would greatly appreciate anything you were willing to make. April is always very greatful and complimentary of the cards that we make for them.

So far I have spinach dip and drinks. If you plan to attend, please respond to this e-mail so that we will have enough tables set up. Bring a friend (new to the group) and pick a prize! Sorry, flat screen tv's are not on the list.;)

Have a great week!

Lydia

FYI

I just want to remind everybody about the free all day crop at Lexington Presbyterian Church. The info is 2 posts down under 'Hey Ladies!' Also, if you are interested in going, she needs to know no later than April 8. Sooner if possible.

It's That Time Again

Mark your calendar for our April scrap night. We will be back at the church in the youth room. The date is Saturday, April 12th. Come any time between 5:00 - 11:15 or come for the entire time. If you plan to attend, please respond to this e-mail and let me know what snack you will be bringing.

If you know of anyone that would be interested in cropping, stamping, or crafting with us, please pass this information along and forward their e-mail address to me so that they can be added to the distribution list. If you are no longer interested in recieving the e-mails, please reply asking to be removed from the distribution list.

Congratulations to Marcie Reid who gave birth to Richard Wallace on Feb. 25th. Richard Wallace weighed in at 12lbs 4oz (no that isn't a typo) and 24 inches long. Also, Congratulations to Christi Sheppard who gave birth to Zachary Aaron on March 6th. Zachary weighed in at 7lbs 8 oz and 20 inches long. Our group is growing by leaps and bounds! ;)

I hope to see everyone in April.

Lydia

Hey Ladies!

Do you want MORE opportunities to scrap? Inspired by our little group, my friend Deborah from Lexington Prebyterian Church decided to start her own scrappin' ministry for her church, and boy did she! They meet Thursday mornings once a month at The Watershed and recently added all day Saturday crops once a month. These are FREE! On April 19th they are having a big deal crop with a special guest from Fiskars who will teach a class and give away prizes. (this crop will be at Lexington Presbyterian Church) Did I mention FREE? You can find out more here at their website, Fellowship of Scrappers. If you are interested in attending the April 19th crop you need to email them at FOScrapbookers@gmail.com to save your spot. If there are several of you let them know and she can arrange for you all to sit at the same table. Unfortunately, I cannot go. I will be in Boston that weekend, but if I were here, I would SO BE THERE! I recommend going if you can. Deborah is very sweet and you'll have a great time.

Have a Happy Easter!

Angie

Good Times

We missed those of you that couldn't make it on Sat. We had a great time at Wendy's house and the food was deliscious! Wendy, thanks for hosting .

Due to the Women's Retreat(I'm so EXCITED!), spring break, and Easter we will not have a crop in March. Be on the lookout for an e-mail and blog update regarding the date for April. If you are interested in hosting the April crop, please let me know.

I hope to see you all in April!

Thanks,Lydia

February Crop

We missed you guys at our last scrap night. Leanette made some rockin brownies! Thanks again Leanette for hosting.

February's East Lake Scrap Night is scheduled for Saturday, Feburary 16 from 5:00-12:00 at Wendy's. Wendy has offered to bake a main dish and have everyone fill in with sides i.e. (salad, bread, dessert, etc.). So let me know if you plan to come and what you would like to bring. If you don't get our email and need directions, leave a comment and we'll add you to our email list.

Hope to see everyone on the 16th!

First Scrap of the Year

Our next scrap night is Saturday, January 19 at Leanette's house. I hope everyone will be able to join us even if it is just for a little while. It will be great to catch up with everyone. Remember you don't have to scrap. You can also make cards, crafts or my favorite, just chat and eat. ;) Let me know if you need directions.

See you soon,

Lydia

Cute Idea

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I know this isn't strictly scrapping, but Brandy sent me this link and I thought it was cute and decided to pass it on! They look to be very inexpensive to make and Brandy suggested it would be a great gift idea for next Christmas.

Aren't they cute? These were made by Creative Kismet and you can click on the link to see her website with a complete tutorial on how to make them as well as link to her Flickr site to see step by step photos. Enjoy!