competitions

Hi Ladies

Regina and I have been very busy working out the raffle prizes and what competitions will run on the day to help raise a little extra money for Hunter River Community School. My spare rooms looks like a bomb went off in a scrapbook shop :)

so here is something you will need to prepare for at home before the crop day:

we are running a LO competition and the theme is "school/learning" so dig out all your school/learning related photos. now lets think outside the box when it comes to school/learning photos cause lets face it scrapping the annual school photos can be hard!!!! so here are a few tips to help you come up with some ideas:
school formal, sports carnivals, awards ceremonies, photos of the school bag/shoes etc, Uni photos or photos at a scrapbook class (i never said it had to be a primary or High school)

here are some photos to help you think what photos you might use for the LO comp

This is Laurens desk as she prepares for another semester at Uni

this is me getting ready to leave for my Year 10 formal in 1988!!!!!! - oh how i loved tulle in the 80's....LOL

This is Marion teaching a scrapbooking class - yes we are learning!!!!!

so what ideas have you come up with for the LO comp? we are not going to make it to easy on you as will will have a few small instructions/guideline's for you to follow on the day.

Back soon with some details on the amazing prizes that have been donated so far

Important Information

Hi Ladies

just wanted to pop by and answer a few questions that have been asked of me the last few days

what to bring:
most important your scrap supplies and lots of photos :)
you will need to bring your cutting mat to help us protect the tables
lots of gold coins to enter our competitions and buy our raffle tickets :)

meals:
the club has a yummy bistro and the staff are super organised. They will be planning our lunch breaks in 4 sittings, 12 noon, 12.30pm, 1pm and 1.30pm. This helps avoid any delays with lunch and doesn't take you away from precious scrapping time for too long. Dinner will run in a similar fashion.
As the club has a bistro you are unable to bring in your own meals and with it being a club you can not bring any of your own drinks. You can bring munchies such as lollies etc
we will be supplying a morning tea for everyone

voting:
yep that's right we all have to vote on the crop day.....PLEASE DO NOT FORGET. if you are unable to vote before arriving at the crop there is a polling booth just 5 minutes walk from the club.

classes:
there are still a few places left in each of the classes (can see sneak peaks in below posts) please email me on newcastlefundraiser@hotmail.com if you would like to book your place. We are limited to just 18 ladies per class. Kits will also be available from the shop on the day.
the classes will run for 2 hours each. Marion's class from 11am-1pm and Jen's class from 2.30pm-4.30pm

what should I wear:
something comfortable!!!!!! in the past we have had a colour theme for the day and this year we have decided to go with BLUE, WHITE, GREY AND RED. now you do not have to wear all these colours or even any of these colours but we just might have a prize for the best dressed.
A lot of you will be seeing many new faces on the day and hopefully making lots of new friends, so why not make a name tag to make it easier to remember all your new friends names? we just might have a prize for the best name tag.

I will be back very soon with some important information about competitions on the day and show you some of the donations that have started to arrive.
but before i do go here are a few photos from last year

some of the ladies enjoying themselves at last years crop

Marion in action teaching her class

Me with my trusty sidekicks

Jen, Liz and Lisa (from Embellies) and Leanne

back soon

a total of 3

Hi Ladies

I am back with a sneak peek of the 3 Layouts you will be creating if you take part in Jen's class.....thats right i said 3 Layouts.

the papers are just amazing and I have already ordered my kit (since i will be to busy on the day to attend the class) While Jen has used photos of her beautiful girls I am sure you could adapt at least 2 of the layouts to suit a photo of the boys in your life.

So do not miss out, email me now if you want to book your place. Remember numbers are limited for the classes and we can only take 18 ladies into each class.

I will be back soon with some very exciting news and some very important information for the day

I can not believe we only have just over 3 weeks to go

8.

just a quick update:

we have 8 seats available for the fundraiser, if you know of anyone who might like to come along please get them to email me, i do not expect these seats will last long

back soon with some exciting news

Sneak Peak

OK ladies i can finally put up a sneak peak of Marion's LO that she will be teaching at the fundraiser, this is only a sneak peak it is not the whole LO. I have had the honour of seeing the whole LO and it is amazing!!! as usual Marion had done a wonderful job in creating this LO
Marion has done the LO on her grandson playing sport, but it would also work well for girls playing sport, school photos or even travel photos.......the possibilities are endless!!!!

if you would like to book in please email me at newcastlefundraiser@hotmail.com the class is $12 and the WHOLE amount goes straight to the school....thanks Marion for allowing us to do this. Kits will be available on the day, i do not have a price as yet but once i do i will let you all know. Once you have booked in a list of photo sizes and any additional items you may need such as ink or sewing thread etc will be emailed to you

bookings have now closed for the fundraiser. We need to work out seating plans to make sure everyone will fit comfortably and if we find there is room to fit a few more ladies we will re open the bookings soon.

ladies please do not forget that payment is required before the day and if you have misplaced the payment details please email me and i will re send them on to you

back soon with more news

MORE!!!!

we have MORE donations being pledged.....it is truly amazing how supportive people are being

first Suzanne (who will also be attending on the day) from Words or Whatever has pledged to donate some amazing things from her store....check it out www.wordsorwhatever.com.au there is some really great stuff on her site...but then again i am always a sucker for laser cuts....lol

Jodie who runs this cute Etzy store http://kittyrobot.etsy.com  emailed me out of the blue the other day offering to donate a prize....talk about awesome. So i had to check out her store and was so thrilled when i found all these cute buttons and hand made rings etc......i am already working out what i want to purchase and will ordering very soon!!!!!!

to say Regina and I are thrilled with the kindness of others is an understatement!!!!

i also want to say a BIG thank you to some of my scrappy friends, firstly Nat and Karen from Scrapbook Divas who have offered to help me out with make morning tea for all you lovely ladies on the day. I have to warn you all that Karen makes THE best caramel slice.......thank you ladies for offering to help.

back soon to announce some more great news.........Jen and Marion are in the planning stages for their classes and i should know more soon :)

Mandy

15

hi everyone

just a quick post to let you all know we only have 15 places left for the fundraiser. So if you are thinking of coming or have friends who are thinking of joining you on the day you need to get in quick with the bookings

back soon with more updates

Mandy