Let's Crop!

Now that the dust has settled after DFW’s first Scrapbook Expo, why not gather up your new goodies and come crop at one of our upcoming events? 

We’ve got Fabulous Food, Fun, Friends and some Fantastic Prizes, too!

Community Crop Party

Saturday, April 6, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

$25 meals included

Join us for an all-day crop party sponsored in part by Memory Lane Inn!  Proceeds from this event will benefit the students at R. L. Turner High School, but you do not have to have any connections to the school to attend – ALL CRAFTERS AND SCRAPPERS ARE WELCOME!  Did we mention that we’re sponsored by Memory Lane Inn?  Jereme Downs is a Turner Alumnus and he and Jennifer have VERY GRACIOUSLY donated not one but TWO retreats to Memory Lane Inn – one for Tyler and one for McKinney!  But you can’t win it if you don’t register!  The rate is just $25 with lunch and dinner included.  Registration is now open; just click here.

May the 4^th Be with You, National Scrapbook Day Crop

Friday, May 3^rd through Sunday, May 5^th

$50, lunch and dinner provided on Saturday only.

We’ve teamed up with the Dallas Crafters Marathon to bring you an out-of-this-world National Scrapbook Day crop featuring fun, games, prizes and much, much more!  Register online at Meetup.com/DallasCraftersMarathon

6^th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise

September 22-29,

Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel

Join us for a fun-filled floating vacation and crafting extravaganza departing from Galveston, Texas aboard the Carnival Magic.  We’ll spend 7 days cruising the Caribbean including 3 full days at sea for scrapbooking, card-making, crafting, games, prizes, and lots of fun.  This is NOT the same old cruise you took two years ago!  We’ve added lots of new features, new activities and events, new prizes, new instructors and much, much more!  For more information, check out our FAQ site, or visit www.craftyneighbor.com to register.

For registration or information about these or other events, please visit our website at www.craftyneighbor.com and http://www.meetup.com/craftyneighbor.  You can also email us at mailto:info@craftyneighbor.com

Mark Your Calendars for New Events in 2013!

We’ve been busy setting up our schedule of events for next year, and we have a really exciting year planned!  We have so many new events going on, you need to mark your calendars NOW to make sure you don’t miss out!  Registrations are now open, so don’t delay.  See our website at CraftyNeighbor.com for more details!

Scrapbook Garage Sale

Have old scrapbooking supplies or products you're tired of looking at? Need to get rid of the old so you can buy some new? Do you love a good deal? Are you looking for some incredible bargains on some gently used scrapbooking supplies, tools, and embellishments? Then join us for a Scrapbook Garage Sale Saturday, February 9,from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Joann Fogg Service Center, 6001 Summerside Drive, Dallas, Texas 75252.  See our website for details 

R. L. Turner Community Crop Party

April 6, 2013, bring your scrapbooks, bring your friends, and let's raise some money for R. L. Turner Orchestra Boosters while we scrapbook the day away!  This is a community-wide event -- you do NOT have to have a vested interest in R.L. Turner High School or the orchestra to participate!  You don't even have to know how to scrapbhook! We'll teach you how! Registration inlcudes a full day of cropping, your option of either one or two meals, access to silent auctions, raffles, and vendors, as well as demos, make-n-takes, games, prizes and a FREE Beginner Scrapbooking class!

National Scrapbook Day 2013

National Scrapbook Day, 2013, May the 4th be with you! We are partnering with Dallas Crafters’ Marathon to host a National Scrapbook Day party that’s going to be out of this world! We will have a grand prize, door prizes, food, games, make-n-takes and other goodies!

6th Annual Scrapbook Cruise

Need a little MAGIC to help you with your scrapbooking?  How about some Carnival Magic?  Join us on a 7-day all-inclusive cruise to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel, featuring 3 full days at sea for lots of scrapbooking and fun! Register by December 17 for just $150!  Tell your family you want Magic for Christmas!

Orchestra is....

Don't forget to register for our National Scrapbook Day Community Crop Party to benefit R. L. Turner High School orchestra programs.

National Scrapbook Day 2012

Community-wide crop ‘til you drop fundraiser!  

Open to the public!

R. L. Turner High School Cafeteria

1600 South Josey Lane

Carrollton, Texas 75006

Please join us on

May 5^h
from 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.

For 12 hours of non-stop cropping to benefit

Turner High School Orchestra Program

sponsored by R.L. Turner Orchestra Boosters

FREE beginner scrapbooking class!

All-day cropping, make-n-takes, raffles, vendors,
games, prizes and much, much more!

On-Site Registration is $30

Space is limited

Click here to REGISTER NOW!

For registration and more information

Please visit:   www.CraftyNeighbor.com

Email: nsd@craftyneighbor.com

or call:

Cindy Murray (972) 965-2606

Brought to you by Crafty Neighbor Retreats

Hot, Hot, Hot!

Whew! It's HOT out there!  I know summer is the time to be doing stuff outdoors, but if you're like me, it is just too darned hot to be outside in 100° heat.  Air conditioning was invented for a reason! This weather is the PERFECT weather for sitting inside under some air conditioning and doing some good scrapbooking and crafting and that means crops and classes!  

Here's a peek at the Crafty Neighbor calendar.  You can see we have a few events coming up!  We hope you'll join us for one or two (or more)!  All classes and crops are at our Carrollton location unless otherwise noted.  Please RSVP or pay online to reserve your spot!

Crafty Neighbor Studios

Cindy Murray's house

2006 Stefani Place

Carrollton, Texas

972-965-2606

cindy@craftyneighbor.com

http://www.craftyneighbor.com

 Wednesday, 8/10/11, 2pm - 4pm:   Stamping Basics; Learn about the different kinds of inks and stamps; $15

 Wednesday, 8/10/11, 7pm - 9pm:   Stamping Basics; Learn about the different kinds of inks and stamps; $15

 Thursday, 8/11/11, Noon - ???:   Weekday Crop Party; Bring your supplies and crop for the day; $5

 Saturday, 8/13/11, All Day:   Scrappin' Goodtime Workshops; Christen and I will be in Corsicana and the fabulous Scrappin' Goodtime Store and Retreat.  Join us Friday evening for some cropping and classes on Saturday.  Stay all night at the retreat and take classes all day!  See the Scrappin' Goodtime website for a list of available classes; price varies.

 Friday, 8/27/11; 7pm:  6-Pack and Pizza Combo; Join us for an evening of pizza and three 2-page layouts (6-pack).  See website for details; $40

 Saturday, 10/9/11 - 10/16/11:   4th Annual Scrapbooking Cruise;  Space is still available at the current market rate.  Join us for 7-days aboard the Carnival Conquest including Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Cozumel.  Classes, demos, prizes, and lots of fun!; Call for pricing -- very, very low rates!

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                                 Learn to Scrapbook!                            

Do you know anyone who is interested in learning to scrapbook?  Tell them about our Beginner Basics class!  For just $15, they can learn all the basics of scrapbooking and complete a two-page layout.  We can also provide one-on-one tutoring and instruction upon request.  Let us know if you are interested and we will arrange a Beginner class or private session to suit your needs!

New Classes Added to Our Calendar!

It's time once again for a Beginner Scrapbooking class!  This workshop is open to anyone who has an interest in scrapbooking, genealogy, or preserving memorabilia.  We will cover archival preservation of memorabilia, photos, and documents, creative presentation techniques, tools and supplies, as well as beginning scrapbooking techniques.  In this class, you will complete one 2-page layout in either a "boy" or "girl" theme plus a simple handmade card. 

Choose one of two dates available!

Thursday, May 12 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM, or Tuesday, May 24  from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at the Crafty Neighbor Studios (Murray House) in Carrollton.

Workshop cost:  $15.00 (includes all paper and materials)  This is a GREAT bargain...you get a beginner class PLUS one 2-page layout and a card.  A typical layout class at a local scrapbook store will cost $20-25!

We will provide:  Light refreshments, paper, tools and supplies, experts and professional scrapbookers to answer all your questions and guide you through the scrapbooking process.

You will need to bring:  scissors, your favorite adhesive (optional), and any photos* you wish to add to your layouts (optional).

Experienced scrapbookers are welcome!  Come learn, share your knowledge, or just to make the layouts!

Spread the word!  Don't need the class but have a friend who might be interested?  Please pass it on!  Everyone is welcome. 

Register online at CraftyNeighbor.com

New Classes!

Have you ever wanted to learn about Copic Markers?

Do you want to take your stamping skills one step further?

Want to learn something new AND contribute to a great cause?

Then join us

Wednesday, May 25th 

at

7:00 pm

for a

Beginner Copic Marker Class taught by Frank Vento!  

Registration is just $30 and Crafty Neighbor will donate $15 for each registration to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk Team "Ta-Ta Sisterhood". 

Register online at http://www.craftyneighbor.com/classes/classes.html

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Registration is still open for our National Scrapbook Day Retreat and our 7-Night Exotic Caribbean Cruise.  Scrapbook aboard the Carnival Conquest and visit the islands of Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel.  Don't miss this incredible price!

Yes, registration is still open!

Just jotting down a quick reminder that registration is still open for our National Scrapbook Day Crop and for the 7-Night Caribbean Cruise in October.  If you are interested in learning more about the cruise or the crop, please visit our website at:

http://www.CraftyNeighbor.com

And now, so that this post isn't entirely advertising and self-promotion, here are some recent cards and some holiday magnets I made, as well as a few paint cans I did for our 3-Day Walk Team fundraising.

A couple of my cans:

These are some magnets I made for a customer for her magnetic calendar.  I thought they turned out pretty cute!  Creating something that conveys a message in such a small space can be a real challenge!

Boy Scout Layout Ideas and more....

I teach a beginner scrapbooking class for the parents in our Boy Scout troop each year.  My focus is on teaching them proper preservation of photos and memorabilia as well as some easy techniques for embellishing pages without breaking the bank.   Here are a few pages we've made in these classes and a few I've done for my own scrapbooks.

For this "Court of Honor" page, I used a flattened bottle cap, a couple of circle punches with some leftover paper, and ribbon to create a cute doodad.  The photo mats were embellished with a corner punch I bought for $1 at a garage sale.

How simple is this one?  We used a Crop-o-dile to punch holes at intervals around this photo mat and then laced it with some hemp cord purchased at the dollar store.

A tag, some buttons, ribbon and a Dymo label maker were all I used on this color-blocked page.

The "pole" on this fishing page is made from a grill skewer stained with distressing ink.  The "fish" were a graphic found on the internet that we printed onto shrinky dink paper.  The "lures" were made from jewelry eye pins, construction paper, and some loose feathers from a boa -- and don't forget the googly eye!

Even a more formal page is dressed up with a bit of ribbon and a bit of glitter.  The fleur-de-lis was stamped on cardstock with a glue "ink" pad and then glittered.  The title is a combination of stencil, die cuts, and a stamp on a tag sticker.  A dotted outline around the word "scout" makes it standout from the background.