Last but not least...

We are near the end of our teacher introductions but not without you meeting our last teacher Lorree Bogden...

"Lorree is a professor of Criminology at Douglas College and has been teaching since 2000. Her research interests include the gendered nature of child custody, the (mis)treatment of federally sentenced female offenders in British Columbia and, housing and support systems for Troubled Women.

Prior to becoming a professor she worked directly in the field at the Elizabeth Fry Society where she pursued practical applications of her research interests by designing and implementing a program that assisted hard to employ and underemployed criminalized women to acquire literacy, essential skills and employment.

Lorree has been scrapbooking since 2002 and has taught various scrapbooking classes across the lower mainland. She developed the Prison Scrapbooking program at Fraser Valley Institution for Federally Sentenced women in 2010 and has successfully been helping women explore their creative scrapbooking side since January of 2011.

Lorree resides in Maple Ridge, British Columbia with her wife, son, three dogs and four cats."


5 random or funny things about you:

1. I love black
2. I am a high functioning procrastinator
3. I have a passion for cooking
4. I love the water
5. no matter where I shop, someone inevitably asks me for assistance…apparently all I am missing is a nametag and a hairnet….:)

What kind of Camera do you use? Nikon coolpix (but I will use anything disposable in a jam too – especially underwater cameras – they are so fun)
How long have you been scrapping?  Since 2002

What got you started? My next door neighbour begged me to start and came over with all of her stuff and said “help yourself”. I was reluctant but submitted ☺
12X12, 8 1/2 X 11, or other? 12x12 and project life

When do you feel most creative? at retreats with a nice glass of red in front of me ☺Are you a fast scrapper or a slow scrapper?  I can get a lot done when I put my mind to it but it depends on the project and the layouts…Project life has been great and very liberating as it is quite fast and very easy.Who are your scrapbooking idols/inspirations?  I am inspired by everyday life but two scrapbooking idols would be Diana Wakely and Tim Holtz. They both work out of the box and use whatever, whenever….

Favorite Drink/Food/Candy? A bold Italian red wine Candy? Runts
Favorite Movie/TV Show/Singer/Song? Movie? Gosh…I have so many. Probably Country Strong right now…TV show? Nashville Singer? Peter Gabriel Song? Drowning Man by U2

Favorite Hobby (other than scrapbooking)? Snowboarding

Lorree has been a huge supporter of BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids as an attendee and this year we are lucky to have her teaching a layout class on Friday night, 7:00-9:00pm...

Make sure to check out all the details for Lorree's two classes 

 and all of our classes this year...head on over to the 

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids website.

Back for more introductions!

We have so many wonderful teachers for you to meet and we hope you are enjoying getting to know some fun facts about each of them!

Today you are meeting Karen Haugland! Karen has been a huge supporter of BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids since the beginning as an attendee and a sponsor! 

"I’m a married mother of three boys, with a work background in textile design. When my first son was a few months old I was invited to my first scrapbooking gathering. I was sold immediately! Seven years ago I was introduced to Close to My Heart. My first order was over $300, my second order was my consultant kit! Just a few months later I attended and taught at my first Crop for Kids event. What a great group of ladies, what a fantastic cause. I’ve been proud to get more and more involved each successive year."

Random things

1. I love to garden both flowers and veggies and I’m the only one “allowed” to mow our lawn
2. I have a weird obsession with gravity in my scrapbook layouts – things must make gravitational sense, nothing hanging around in space
3. I love to sew, my high school job was in a quilting shop
4. My Husband I got married 3 years to the day after our first date. Remembrance Day, my anniversary is always a holiday and my hubby literally CANNOT forget it.
5. When I was a kid I wanted to be a fashion designer, wound up designing fabrics for household textiles (Tablecloths, placemats, teatowels, duvet covers etc)

What kind of camera do you use? I own a very nice Cannon Eos Rebel 3i, I love learning to use it and get some great pics, however, most of my photos are taken with my iphone 5 as its with me almost all the time and can quickly and conveniently get real life snaps.

How long have I been scrapping: 16 years


What got me started? My friend Michelle White hosted a Creative Memories Gathering for our Baby Group

Size to scrapbook? 12 x12 all the way

When do I feel most creative? Under a deadline, music blaring, candy handy

Fast or Slow scrapper? Both . . . Slow when I’m in the mood to get really creative with the scrapping, FAST when I’m feeling so far behind and I just want to get the pictures down

Scrapbook Idols?  I don’t subscribe to any magazines, or follow any one person. I google and pinterest a LOT and if you looked at my Pins you’d see that I rarely pin the same person twice, I just like what I like.

Favorite Drink? Wine / Coffee  Food? Salad with all the bits Candy? anything Chocolate

Favorite Movie?  this is my shameful secret: Overboard with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell

TV Show? Currently: Downton Abbey

Singer/ Song?  The Story by Brandi Carlile

Favorite Hobby? Gardening

Karen will be teaching and sponsoring TWO classes this year! The first class is a Chalkboard Countdown Canvas and it's on Saturday 2:00-4:00pm...

The second class Karen is offering is on Sunday at 9:00-11:00am and it will be a very cute mini-album for all of your summertime and/or holiday photos!

Make sure to check out all the details for Karen's two classes 

 and all of our classes this year...head on over to the 

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids website.

Let's introduce you to Leanne today!

Hello! Are you starting to feel like you are really getting to know this year's line up of teachers?!!! Great!

We are back today with another teacher introduction! 

Let's meet Leanne Payne! Owner of Cherry Lane Scrapbook Shoppe in Mission and a great supporter of 

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids! 

Leanne has taught and sponsored classes, donated prizes and been a crop attendee for many years! 

We are thrilled to have her support for yet another year :)

Leanne is a photography enthusiast, avid scrapbooker, organizing nut, family historian, a baker, a gardener, seamstress, bookworm, dog & cat lover and will 
find any excuse to be outside.

She spends most of her hours at Cherry Lane Scrapbook Shoppe, teaching classes, chatting with customers, gluing herself to stuff (see photo above!), playing with paper and getting inky. Any "spare time" is spent with her husband and tiny dog and trying to stuff in the all the hobbies above!

5 random or funny things about you:

1. I have a secret dorky dance

2. I procrastinate the heck out of everything... ie: I work well under pressure :)
3. It took me four days to get this questionnaire back to Kristine... see above!
4. I like to wear socks. And flip flops... at the same time.
5. My first job was cleaning pin decks at the bowling alley every Friday night

What kind of Camera do you use? DSLR, Pentax

How long have you been scrapping? I've been scrapping in the most basic format (gluing bits in a book) since I was little, and saving even more bits & making sure I wrote down dates & what the photos were about etc... I didn't stumble across modern scrapping until about 10 years ago.

What got you started? My sister in law's scrapbook of her daughters first year... I saw it, and it was like a light bulb turned on. THIS is PERFECT for all my photos and bits and stories and stuff... I got started right away!

12X12, 8 1/2 X 11, or other? 12x12, double pages and a little bit of pocket scrapbooking to supplement

When do you feel most creative? Morning... evening... afternoon... whenever I get a chance to sit down at my desk!

Are you a fast scrapper or a slow scrapper? Sloooowwww. I have to tell myself to make a freaking decision and stick it down! And that really, it IS only paper. You can get more!
Who are your scrapbooking idols/inspirations? Umm... Tim Holtz is pretty awesome, but not so much for scrapbooking, more for mixed media fun. Scrapbooking? Not sure I can name anyone in particular
Favorite Drink/Food/Candy? Hot coffee, cold can of Coke, cold bottle of beer on a hot day... chocolate. Vanilla ice cream. Nachos with LOTS of cheese
Favorite Movie/TV Show/Singer/Song? Don't really watch TV. Don't watch very many movies either. I like watching the original "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" on Christmas morning. Too many artists, songs & genres to list!

Favorite Hobby (other than scrapbooking)? Reading

Leanne will be instructing a layout class on Saturday, September 27th at 9:00-11:00am...

For more information on Leanne's class and all of our classes this year head on over to the 

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids website.

Classes are open but we've still got more...

Classes are open and we've still got a few more teachers to meet this week...are you ready to meet another one today?

Let's introduce you to Kristine Ponte...

"...daughter, sister, wife, mother and auntie....but deep down I'm full of Shenanigans...I LOVE to laugh, love to create and love to share my passion of scrapbooking with everyone I meet!"

5 random or funny things about you:

1. My favourite colour is teal.

2. I'm afraid of heights.

3. I cry like a baby...all the time...doesn't take much :)

4. I LOVE organizing...anything

5. I do not like going to the mall

What kind of Camera do you use? Nikon D90

How long have you been scrapping? 9 glorious years!

What got you started? my oldest daughter's Science Fair ribbon back in 2005...attending my first Close To My Heart gathering at a friends and then signing up for a monthly scrapbooking Club with a CTMH Consultant...that got me started and I've been hooked since ;)

12X12, 8 1/2 X 11, or other? 12x12 and multi-pocket pages

When do you feel most creative? anytime usually, but mostly late at night when I should be sleeping!

Are you a fast scrapper or a slow scrapper? I'm fast if I'm motivated (deadlines) and slow if I'm just not feelin' it!

Who are your scrapbooking idols/inspirations? oh boy, tough one...dropping names, Vicki Boutin, Tim Holtz, Kelly Gorree, Summer Fullerton...I'm inspired by patterns and colours and if you give me a challenge or sketch and I'm in heaven...nothing better to get the creative juices flowin' !!!

Favourite Drink/Food/Candy? Coffee/Greek/Chocolate

Favourite Movie/TV Show/Singer/Song? too many movies to list! current TV favs are Outlander! Rookie Blue, Ellen and Seth Myers...I like almost anything (no rap) and my favourite song changes almost as much as the radio station plays a new one!

Favourite Hobby (other than scrapbooking)?  Photography, Organizing things and Gardening...in that order...I don't pick favourites in case you hadn't noticed!

Kristine has been a supporter of BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids for many years as a teacher, sponsor and attendee and this year we are happy to say she is teaching and sponsoring not one but two classes!

Join her on Saturday, September 27th at 2:00-4:00pm for the Holiday Happenings Card Class featuring everything Close To My Heart and get a jump start on those Christmas cards...

Stay in the classroom for Kristine's Multi-Photo Madness layout class which is at 4:30-6:30pm right after her card class...

For more information on Kristine's classes and all of our classes this year head on over to the 

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids website.

Meeting more teachers...

We hope you are getting excited about all of our upcoming classes at this year's BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids event!  

We have many more teachers to introduce to you this week so let's meet Sandra Brindley!

(Sandra's on the left! In case you didn't know LOL)

"In 2002, I convinced the owner of a new store to give me a job by dropping off a box of my albums and assuring her that I could teach classes. As time went on, friends would ask me to teach private classes. They asked where to buy the products that I was demonstrating, and from there The Memory Workshop mobile store was born! Soon after, I introduced a successful monthly Kit Club, which is going strong almost 10 years later. As The Memory Workshop evolved, crops and retreats won out over classes, though I’ve never lost the urge to teach the tips and tricks I’ve gathered over the years!"

5 random or funny things about you:

1. There’s no word in the English language that rhymes with Sandra
2. I sleep with socks on year round
3. I’ve never done the Macarena
4. I don’t have a passport
5. I always win staring contests

What kind of Camera do you use? Almost always my iPhone 4s, sometimes a clunky Canon PowerShot

How long have you been scrapping? 14 years

What got you started? I was given a partially finished Creative Memories baby album by my sister in law when my daughter was born. It took about 6 months to get started, but after the first weekend, I was hooked.

12X12, 8 1/2 X 11, or other? Almost always 12x12, but occasionally a mini album for a special occasion.

When do you feel most creative? When I pick up a new stack of freshly developed photos!

Are you a fast scrapper or a slow scrapper? I’d call myself slow, because I’m easily distracted. But some of my most satisfying layouts have been the quick & easy scraplifts.

Who are your scrapbooking idols/inspirations? This is easy!! Summer Fullerton, Kelly Gorree, Cari Locken, Becky Fleck. One of the most motivating people to scrapbook with is Kristine Ponte. And I’d have to say that wayyyy back in the beginning, Becky Higgins’ books had a huge impact.

Favorite Drink/Food/Candy? Margaritas and coffee. Don’t ask me to pick a favourite food. I love all the food!

Favorite Movie/TV Show/Singer/Song? The list is way too long and too eclectic. But I’ll happily watch home reno and design shows all day long. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen Pitch Perfect. And I can’t wait for the new season of Walking Dead to start!

Favorite Hobby (other than scrapbooking)? Gardening & cooking (as long as someone else cleans up). I dabble in knitting and crochet.

Many of you know Sandra as one of the main organizers of this fantastic event...some of you know her from the crops and retreats you've attended around the Lower Mainland and some of you have her wonderful Memory Workshop kits arrive in the mail every month! 

We are very fortunate to have the Memory Workshop and Sandra support and sponsor this event every year and this year is no exception!

Sandra is back in the classroom on Saturday, September 27th 11:30-1:30pm with her Everyday Layout Overload class which has been generously sponsored by Elle's Studio and The Memory Workshop.  There will be a tonne of valuable tips, tricks and theory covered in the class that you won't want to miss!

For more class information and to sign up for your favourite classes... head on over to the BC Crop for Kids website!

Let's meet Jessie!

This week is all about introducing you to our teachers

 at this year's event...so let's meet Jessie Hurley today!

"It all began, as it usually does, with a home party for Stampin' Up! Classes in my dining room followed, Cherish the Thought Scrapbooking was born, and now I travel over the lower mainland spreading the love of this hobby to any who will join me. My poor husband and daughter now find themselves immersed in all things paper, glue, and glitter!"

5 random or funny things about you:

1. I LOVE the word "Cahoots".
2. I LOVE buckets of buttons big enough to stick my hands in...
3. I LOVE that all the things that drove me crazy about my mom, I now do to my daughter!
4. I LOVE the rain...especially on a lazy Sunday morning.
5. I LOVE Hugs! I read once that hugs are the best gift, because one size fits all...and that suits me perfectly!

What kind of Camera do you use? Canon something or other...can't find it at the moment...need to clean my craft space! (Jessie emailed us later with...found my camera...it's a Canon Powershot G10 !)

How long have you been scrapping? I made my first scrapbook as a guest book for my wedding in 2005. My husband says that scrapbook cost more than the entire wedding as I was at the Scrapbook store EVERY week for more supplies!

What got you started? After the guestbook, I didn't make another scrapbook page until 2008 when I opened a "Scrapbooking" shop and figured I needed some samples up on the walls for inspiration, so I bought my first (of MANY) Memory Workshop Monthly page kit!

12X12, 8 1/2 X 11, or other? 12 x 12 when it comes to pages, but my first love will always mini albums, in various sizes, and the stranger the container it sits in, the better!

When do you feel most creative? Right after I visit a Scrapbook Store!

Are you a fast scrapper or a slow scrapper? Because I don't scrapbook very often, I'm a slow scrapper, however, as an instructor for card classes, I'm usually under the gun, so I consider myself to be a fast "carder"...

Who are your scrapbooking idols/inspirations? My Scrapbook idols are Jennifer Edwardson, Sandra Brindley and Kristine Ponte, I'm not kidding, if you look through my completed pages, it's Jennifer's & Kristine's classes and Sandra's kits, I LOVE what those ladies create!

Favorite Drink/Food/Candy? Rootbeer & Sour Candies of any sort, yummy!

Favorite Movie/TV Show/Singer/Song? Downtown Abbey has my heart at the moment, and everyone knows Ella Fitzgerald captured my soul with "Someone to watch over me"Favorite Hobby (other than scrapbooking)? I love miniatures. I have 2 dollhouses in my basement just waiting for a larger house so they can come out and play.

Jessie has been a supporter of BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids for many years as a teacher, sponsor and attendee and this year we are lucky to have her showcasing her talents with two classes!

Jessie will be instructing Layered Inks Cards on Saturday, Sept. 27th from 9:00-11:00am...Making Memories with Scrapbooking and Local King Rubber Stamp has been generous in sponsoring this class...

 Jessie's second class has been sponsored by Memory Workshop and is maybe something you've heard of...Totally Scrapless...Jessie has created exclusive 'maps' where you use 4 sheets of patterned paper and you create 7 - 12x12 pages...join her on Sunday, September 28th 9:00-11:00am and she will show you how she does it!

For more information on all of our classes this year head on over to the BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids website.

Let's start meeting the Teachers!

With class registration opening shortly, we thought you might like to meet the teachers for this year's Crop for Kids event!

We have several lovely ladies volunteering to teach this year! You may know them from previous Crop for Kids events or from teaching out and about and at your favourite local stores! 

Today we would like to introduce you to Donna Schalkx!

Donna lives in Mission with her husband of 23 years. She has 3 boys, 18, 19 and 20. Donna has been hosting Stampin Up classes for 7 years and has also been teaching card classes at CherryLane Scrapbook Shoppe in Mission for the past 3 years. 

 "I love all the friends I have made over the years teaching classes. I do some scrapbooking, but my passion is for card making!" 

5 random or funny things about you:

1. love to stay at home

2. love AC/DC

3. love Glitter Ritz

4. love to make cupcakes

5. love fishing, especially on the ocean

What kind of Camera do you use? my iPhone

How long have you been scrapping? I have been making cards for 9 years 

What got you started? my stepmom got me started

12X12, 8 1/2 X 11, or other?  if I scrapbook, it is 12x12

When do you feel most creative? I like creating in the mornings while everyone is still sleeping

Are you a fast scrapper or a slow scrapper? I think I am a fast scrapper

Who are your scrapbooking idols/inspirations? I get a lot of my Inspiration from Deanna Pannell “Glitter Ritz” and “Distinctively Dee” die cuts. She is very creative 

Favourite Drink/Food/Candy? My favourite drink treat is a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato, I love all foods, except mushrooms and clams/muscles. Any my favorite candy is pretty much anything chocolate

Favorite Movie/TV Show/Singer/Song? Favourite movie The Notebook, TV show Criminal Minds, Singer Tim McGraw, favorite song Love a variety…

Favorite Hobby (other than scrapbooking)? I love to Bake and Cook and just hang out with the girls

This is Donna's first year as a teacher with BC Crop for Kids and we are so happy to have her with us!  Have you seen her class yet?

Donna will be teaching a Never-Ending Card Class featuring Stampin' UP products that she has sponsored!! 

This class will be on Saturday, Sept. 27th from 4:30-6:30pm...

For more class information head on over to the BC Crop for Kids website!

Howdy Scrappers!

Hello! Our last post was about blowing off the cobwebs...I think it's more like getting a broom and doing some serious sweeping!

In keeping everyone in the loop, we wanted to remind y'all about our merchandise pre-sale, class updates and sponsors for this year's event!

Our Logo Wear: Did you notice our new logo design? We love it and wanted to make sure y'all have a chance to order some Logo Wear in your favourite style and colour before the event so you won't be disappointed!

This year we are offering a Ladies Tee with a tapered cut, a Unisex Tee that's nice and roomy and a Full Zip Hooded Sweatshirt! 

Ladies Tee - Logo on the Front
Size: Small - 2XL available
Colours: Purple, Charcoal, Black
$18.00

Unisex Tee - Logo on the Front
Size: Small - 3XL available
Colours: Purple, Charcoal, Black
$18.00

Zip Hooded Sweatshirt - Logo on the Back
Size: Small - 3XL available
Colours: Black and Purple
$36.00

Make sure you head on over to the website to pre-order your favourites so they can be ready for you when you arrive at this years event! 

If you aren't able to join us this year but still would love to place an order, just indicate your desire to have your items shipped in the comment field when you order and with an extra shipping fee, we will be happy to ship them to you! 

Our Classes: Are you looking forward to all the wonderful classes we have lined up?!! We have been updating them slowly...hopefully you have a chance to really check each one out as they are updated on our website class page.

Class Registration will begin when they are all there so keep watching our Facebook page, website and this Blog for updates!

Our Sponsors: A huge part of every event is our wonderful sponsors...you will notice that we have a special place for them on the right hand side of our newsletters and this here blog!

Make sure you take the time to visit their sites, blogs or Facebook pages and leave them some lovin'...because without their support we couldn't offer you such great classes and prizes!

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Blowing off the cobwebs....

Oh dear!  We have been neglecting the blog!  What a sad state of affairs. But great things are on the horizon, and you're going to notice visible changes around here!

For starters, the 2014 BC Crop for Kids Team is bigger and badder than ever before, and with a few more helping hands around here, we are looking forward to accomplishing so much in the months leading up to the 2014 event!  Between now and September 26, 2014 we are going to be very busy.

Within the week we are going to reveal:

• Registration! The registration details, including the price, date and some exciting NEW registration options.
• Our NEW Team.  Funny thing, even though everyone now has an official role, each one of us has been a part of BC Crop for Kids in some capacity for years -- some of us since the very beginning!  You are going to see some very familiar faces.
• Our crop THEME. There is no excuse for not having a costume, because we'll be reminding you of the theme in everything we do from now until the doors open!

And over the next couple of months we will be updating you with news about:

• Our class sponsors.  Pay close attention to who the local stores are and be sure to visit them and shop often. We know you like to support the vendors that support BC Crop for Kids.  This 'pay it forward' philosophy is what keeps our scrapbooking community thriving through the ups and downs of the industry and these financial times.
  
• Class Registration.  All our sponsored classes will be revealed closer to summer.

• Local events supporting BC Crop for Kids.  In the past, some of our local store sponsors have held in-store mini events in support of  BC Crop for Kids and when these happen in the future we will make sure you know about them.

• New features and activities that we hope to add to the main event.  Believe us when we say that you will be entertained, and you will get your money's worth!
  
• Ways that you can be a sponsor. We want to promote and celebrate everyone who makes a donation. We want to put your name in lights! Supporting our cause is a great way to gain local exposure for your business.

Feel free to drop us a line!  

You can reach our Team by email at bccropforkids@gmail.com. 

ONLINE REGISTRATION...

...OPENS NOW!

Sunday, April 14, 11:00am

Register now to take advantage of the *Early Bird* price!

www.bccropforkids.ca

Our Facebook Challenge ends March 13!

Tonight is the deadline to LIKE and SHARE our Facebook post.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/BC-Scrapbooking-Crop-for-Kids/48803739369

Click on over to find out what you could win!

We're bringing "UYOP" back! June 1st

We're bringing UYOP back! Save the date for June 1st, as Jennifer Edwardson of Scrapbookin' Adventures guides you through this inspiring and productive 20-plus-page, 12-hour workshop! 

Get all the details on our website.  Registration opens Tuesday February 12, 2013, at 7pm