{BLOG CHALLENGE #3} - Show us your "wheres"

For our 3rd blog challenge, we have a question for you:

WHERE do you get the most scrapping done?

Do you scrap alone in your customized scrap room? At a friend's house? Do you have a favourite hangout? Do you only scrap at retreats or crops? Tell us where your pages get done!

The BC Crop for Kids Blog Challenge sponsor is Cherish The Thought in Port Moody. (they're new in town! Here's a map). They will be supplying the blog challenge winner with:

• American Crafts Mini Marks Accents Book 2
• Imaginesce Snag ‘em Stamp (Blossom)

To qualify, add your answer in the comments section on or before April 29. A winner will be drawn randomly from all qualifying entries. One entry per person please! Thanks for playing along!

www.bccropforkids.ca

NEW CLASS SPONSORS!

BC Crop for Kids is pleased to announce its newest class sponsors:

• Upsy Daisy Designs
• Paper Trunk
• Scrap Arts

Scrap Arts, a scrapbook store located in North Vancouver, will be sponsoring and teaching two fabulous classes at BC Crop for Kids. Details of those classes will be announced in the coming weeks.

We are so very excited to announce that Cari Locken has jumped on board as a teacher at the event. So far we have confirmed that Cari will be designing and teaching two classes, one sponsored by Upsy Design Designs and the other sponsored by Paper Trunk. You can read more about Cari and see more her work on her blog http://www.myandmythoughts.blogspot.com/.

FREE SEAT DRAW WINNERS!!

We are pleased to announce the winners of the free crop seats for BC Crop for Kids offered by Photo Express and Lovebug Scrapbooking!!!

The winner of Photo Express' draw for a free crop seat for BC Crop for Kids is Michelle V. Congrats Michelle!!!

The winner of Lovebug Scrapbooking's draw for a free seat to BC Crop for Kids is Lyssa E. Congrats Lyssa!!

Blog Challenge #2 - We have a winner!

Jodie!

Congratulations Jodie! You're the winner of 2 packages of Thickers and a grab bag of ribbon courtesy of Lovebug Scrapbooking, our sponsor for this round of the BC Crop for Kids Blog Challenge.

Jodie, please email bccropforkids@yahoo.ca with your address and contact info so that Lovebug can get your prize out to you ASAP.

Thanks to everyone for playing along. Stay tuned for BC Crop for Kids Blog Challenge #3 which will be announced next week!

www.bccropforkids.ca

CLASS SPONSOR AND OTHER STUFF

BC Crop for Kids is pleased to announce that Scrap Arts has come on board as a class sponsor. Scrap Arts will be sponsoring and teaching a class at the event. You can check out their blog here.

Have you seen our new website? If not, please go check it out!!

www.bccropforkids.ca

Don't forget to post a response to our latest blog challenge (below). You could win a prize just for posting!!

BLOG CHALLENGE #2 - Give This Photo A Caption

Welcome to our 2nd Blog Challenge!

This time our sponsor is Lovebug Scrapbooking and the lucky (random) winner will receive 2 packages of Thickers and a grab bag of ribbon.

A winner will be drawn randomly from all the entries. To be entered, post your caption in the comments. (don't forget to include your name) Deadline for entry is April 15.

And here's the photo:

BC Crop for Kids Wants YOU!

Are you a local scrapbooking manufacturer, retailer, freelance instructor or designer?

Would you like to donate your time, talents or products to the event in return for some awesome exposure in the local scrapbooking community?

If so the BC Crop for Kids would love to hear from you!

We’ve already contacted the people and businesses who participated last year, and everyone who expressed interest in taking part in the 2008 event. If we haven’t contacted you yet it’s because you haven’t made it onto our radar, and don't want to leave anyone out. Our sponsors and volunteers are vital to the success of the 2008 BC Crop for Kids event.

We're seeking class sponsors & instructors, door prizes, challenge & contest prizes, goodie bag items, and more. If you have other ideas for how you can help, we'd love to hear them!

In return for your participation, we have a list of ways that we will highlight & promote you & your company. Please email the planning team at bccropforkids@yahoo.ca for more information and copies of our sponsorship packages.

Sincerely,
Mary & Sandra
BC Crop for Kids Coordinators

NEW CLASS SPONSOR!!

BC Crop for Kids is pleased to announce that Jillian Kirby of Jillian Kirby Photography will be teaching a photography class at the event that weekend. You can read more about Jillian on her website and see some of her amazing work there as well. Jillian also has a blog and her April 5th entry is about the workshop she offers called “Taking Better Snapshots”. Jillian is also donating a silent auction item to the event as well. Thanks Jillian!!

Did you get our latest newsletter? It went out late last night. If you haven’t received it please let us know and we will resend it to you.

NEW CLASS SPONSOR

BC Crop for Kids' newest class sponsor is PaperCapers. PaperCapers is a home based design studio offering classes in scrapbooking, cardmaking and decorative painting. PaperCapers will be sponsoring and teaching a class on the BC Crop for Kids weekend. Please check out their website here.

NEW CLASS SPONSOR

BC Crop for Kids is excited to announce that Cherish the Thought, a brand new scrapbook store in Port Moody, will be sponsoring and teaching two fabulous classes at the event. You can find out more about Cherish the Thought on their website and their blog.

We're working on the next newsletter and expect it to go out very soon, so watch your email boxes for it!! Enjoy your weekend everyone!!

ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN A FREE CROP TICKET!!

We are very excited to announce that there is yet another chance for you to win a crop ticket for the weekend at BC Crop for Kids!!!

Lovebug Scrapbooking, one of our biggest sponsors, is giving away a free crop ticket (a $99 value). The free ticket includes:

- a crop seat reserved in your name for the duration of the event
- 2 continental buffet breakfasts
- unlimited water, coffee & tea
- welcome package
- entry into to the door prize draw for a chance at great prizes

To be eligible to win all you have to do is place an order for $50 of instock items at Lovebug Scrapbooking and you will be entered into a draw for a free ticket for BC Crop for Kids. You will get one entry for every $50 spent between now and April 13th. The $50 calculation is before shipping and taxes and after any discounts. Preorders exluded from promotion.

Be sure to check out Lovebug's website here. The draw date will be on April 14th. Good luck to everyone!!

NEW CLASS SPONSORS!!

BC Crop for Kids is excited to announce that Pageframe Designs and Pick of the Patch have both jumped on board as class sponsors. They will be co-sponsoring two fabulous classes at BC Crop for Kids. Please check out the Pageframes website here and their blog here. You can check out Pick of the Patch’s website here and their blog here.

And we have more exciting news!!! Sonja McLean, who is on the design teams for Pageframes and Pick of the Patch, will be designing and teaching both of the above classes. Sonja will also be teaching one other class at BC Crop for Kids, details of sponsorship of that class will be announced in the near future.

WANT A CHANCE TO WIN A FREE CROP SEAT??

Want a chance to win a free crop seat to BC Crop for Kids?

One of the biggest sponsors and cheerleaders of our event is Photo Express and they are giving away a free crop seat to the event (which is a $99 value). Michele and the gang at Photo Express will be sponsoring and teaching FOUR classes at BC Crop for Kids.

So please go check out their blog right now for all the details on a chance to win a free seat. You can find their blog here. The draw for the free seat will be held at 9:00 AM on April 14th so make sure you go in and see them very soon!!

Good luck to everyone!!!

CLASS SPONSOR

BC Crop for Kids is excited to announce that Diane Pais and Get Creative Scrapbooking Company will be sponsoring and teaching a class at the event. Please check out Get Creative’s website here.

Please remember to check the blog regularly as the BC Crop for Kids team has more exciting sponsor announcements (including scrapbook store and manufacturer announcements), contest and challenge announcements and much much more coming soon.