Scrapdoodles Retreat

February 2012 Retreat Classes!

2012-02-08T10:39:00.001-08:00

Springtime Greetings - $20.00

Instructor - Tessa Wise
Friday, February 24
7pm-9pm

Creating your own greeting cards is a fn way to use your beautiful Scrapbook papers. Join us in creating five unique cards that will truly impress your friends and family. Learn new techniques that can be used over and over again in all your paper crafting projects. Greetings can be mixed and matched to your liking.

Supply List: Basic Class Kit

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Re-Design! - $35

Instructor - Nicole Samuels
Saturday, Feb. 25
9am-12pm

Sketches can be a fabulous source of inspiration in designing your layouts. They provide an easy starting point for planning out your page elements. However, you don't need a huge library of layout sketches to be a design diva! Just a handful of basic sketches will provide an endless variation of layout ideas. In this fun, fast-paced class, we'll create THREE very different layouts from one simple sketch. You'll learn how to adapt and "re-design" a sketch to better match your style, product selection, and photos. The hardest part of scrapping is often just figuring out where to put everything. This class will give you tools on how to use simple sketches as a quick springboard to fabulous pages.

Supply List:
trimmer
scissors
adhesive
adhesive foam/pop dots
paper piercer
paper needle
border punch (scallop or any other design)
1 inch circle punch (slightly larger or smaller is okay)

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Love Story Journal - $35
Instructor - Nicole Samuels
Saturday, Feb. 25
1:00 pm-3:00 pm

Have you ever documented YOUR love story? How you met, fell in love, started a life together? This class is all about detailing and recording a love story using Basic Grey's Kissing Booth papers and embellishments and Studio Calico's 4x8 woodgrain journal. A little paint, some mist, a few stitches, and lots of fun details will make this journal a beautiful book in which to record memories and memorabilia. This would also make a fabulous heritage album for documenting your grandparent's love story or a fun newlywed gift for a couple to fill out on their own. It's all about LOVE!

Supply List:
trimmer
scissors
adhesive
adhesive foam/pop dots
paper piercer and foam mat
paper needle
border punch (scallop or any other design)
crop-a-dile or other hole punch

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Fine & Dandy - $25
Instructor - Cheryl Reiter
Saturday, Feb. 25
3:30-5:30pm
Come have fun with me creating two beautiful layouts using Fine & Dandy from My Mind's Eye. We will play with a little mist, some stamps, and the matching embellishments. We will show you how to make chipboard accents stretch for two different layouts and how to enhance them for dimensional fun! You will receive plenty of product to make additional layouts/projects.
Students should bring their basic kits (scissors, adhesive, trimmer, and pencil/pen) brown ink and foam adhesive.

Registration is OPEN to everyone!

540 548-3788

Please note that the classes are held at the Virginia Crossing Hotel and Conference Center in Glen Allen.

August 3-5, 2012 Retreat Opens for Alumni Registration January 20!

2012-01-18T10:53:00.000-08:00

Join Scrapdoodles for the best scrapbooking retreat in Central Virginia! Escape with us August 3-5, 2012, for a weekend of make n takes, classes, scrapping those beautiful family memories or just be crafty for the weekend with your friends!

This is the perfect time and place to take some time for yourself...this retreat has been thoughtfully put together with you in mind! Your weekend of scrapbooking includes breakfast and dinner on Saturday, breakfast and a champagne brunch on Sunday, a candy bar, a 6 ft x 30 inch table with electricity, wi-fi in the crop room & the guestrooms (included in this retreat), an ergonomic chair, spacious crop room, free make and takes, gifts, and prizes, on-site mini-store and so much more! Your meals will be served in the restaurant with so many amazing choices! Breakfasts will include an omelet station, waffles, cereals, fresh fruits, and muffins while dinner will include soups, deli and vegetarian choices, hot entrees and chef's specialties and a dessert bar!

All of this at the luxurious Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center in Glen Allen Virginia. For hotel registration see below or the sidebar with room rates. The hotel may need a few days to get the group rate up :)

Registration Opens

Friday, January 20, 2012 @ 10am for

Scrapdoodles Retreat Alumni

Friday, January 27, 2012 for the Public

Please note that your registration is NOT complete without your registration form.

Please do not send checks by mail.

Registration Options:

Early Bird Rate $179.00 expires February 4

**Special Alumni Layaway Rate Good for 1st week**

**$79 down, 2nd payment of $100 due by March 17th**

After February 4, 2012

Single Payment at Discounted Rate $189.00

Layaway Payment ($50 down) $199.00

Balance due by June 1, 2012.

$50 non-refundable after May 1, 2012.

No refunds after June 1, 2012.

The Hotel & Rate
Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center, 1000 Virginia Center Pkwy | Glen Allen, Virginia 23059

Single Room Rate $89 per night
Double Room Rate $99 per night
Triple Room Rate $109 per night
Quad Room Rate $119 per night

Mention code SCRAPDOODLES RETREAT to take advantage of discounted group rate. Reservations must be made by July 3, 2012 to receive the group rate. Reservation Line - (877) 999-3223 or for hotel registration click here.

We look forward to you joining us!

February Retreat

2012-01-18T10:33:00.000-08:00

We are working hard to make sure you have a fabaulous time at the February Retreat! We already have a lot of door prizes and are collecting the goody bag items. We are so excited and looking forward to seeing all of you!

Door Prizes and Goody Bag Items for the November Retreat!

2011-11-15T15:48:00.000-08:00

I am totally blown away by the generosity of so many of our manufacturers! Just this week alone we have received more product from Nikki Sivils, Creative Imaginations, Authentique, My Mind's Eye, and more stuff is on the way from American Crafts! Thank you!

This does not include all the product we have already received! Thank you!!!

November Retreat Classes!

2011-09-29T08:03:00.000-07:00

We are excited to release for registration our classes for the November Retreat! Registration is OPEN for retreat attendees and will open to the general public on October 22. You can register at Scrapdoodles or by telephone 540.548.3788.

No refunds after November 1 (supplies are ordered and kits will be made). If you cannot make it due to illness or other unforeseen event, you can pick your kit up on Monday after the event. Some supplies such as stamps will not be provided in the kits as they belong to the instructors.

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"Splendid Family" Album - $43.00

Instructor Lisa Patterson

Friday, Nov. 18

7pm-9:30pm

In this class you will construct this lovely, little album using unconventional items such as canvas panels and paper towels. The book's pages are made from Authentique's beautiful "Splendid" paper line and are then decorated with a collection of icons, tabloids, tickets and vintage ribbons. You will learn basic book making techniques as you create a book that has lots of places for your cherished family pictures and spots for journaling your special memories.

Supply List: Personal Trimmer, Bone Folder, Scissors, Ruler, Pencil, Awl or Japanese Screw Punch and an UHU Glue Stick.

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December Daily Mini Album - $42

Instructor Nicole Samuels

Saturday, Nov. 19

9am-12pm

Take time to document the special moments, memories and traditions of the holiday season this year! In this class we will create an entire mini album to count down the days until Christmas. You'll have your album all ready to fill once December starts so you can fully enjoy the most wonderful time of the year. Add daily photos, memorabilia, recipes, traditions... anything that makes Christmas special to you and your family as you count down to the big day.

Supply List:
paper trimmer
scissors
adhesive (wet and dry)
paper piercer
paper needle
Versamark inkpad (optional)
heat gun for embossing (optional, but the more the merrier!)
cropadile hole punch
pop dots or adhesive foam
3 inch circle punch (optional)
corner rounder
2.5 inch circle punch (optional)
2 inch scalloped circle punch (optional)

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Year in Review Layout - $20
Instructor Nicole Samuels

Saturday, Nov. 19

1:30pm-2:30pm

In this class we will create a double paged layout showcasing some of your favorite memories and/or photos from 2011. Ten wallet-sized (2x3) photos work best on this layout, but it could easily be adapted for fewer, standard sized prints. (I will include instructions on how to resize photos to create wallet sized prints in photoshop. Photos not necessary for class.) This layout features Studio Calico's Memoir line of papers and embellishments.

Supply List:
paper trimmer
scissors
adhesive (wet and dry)
pencil
pop dots or adhesive foam
paper piercer
paper needle
corner rounder
brown/black stazon inkpad

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Inky Holiday Greetings Class - $25

Instructor Tessa Wise

Saturday, Nov. 19

3:30-5:30pm

Join Tessa for a fun-filled holiday card class full of techniques and inky goodness! Students will complete 6 cards in class and come away with ideas for many more!

Students should please bring their basic kits (scissors, adhesive, trimmer, and pencil/pen) as well as foam adhesive.

November Retreat Instructors

2011-09-15T11:14:00.000-07:00

Here are the bios of our very talented designers and instructors for November's Retreat! We will be releasing the class line-up next week via email and the blog. Registration will be open to the November Retreat Attendees only and then we will be opening registration to the public. We have seen the sneaks of some of the projects and can't wait for November to get here!!!

Lisa M Patterson

I am a mixed media artist living and working in Bowie, MD with my wonderful husband, Scott and our cocker spaniel named Beau.

For as long as I can remember, my most cherished possessions have been my art supplies; crayons, paints and paper. Combine that with my passion for collecting vintage ephemera, fabric and old photographs and it's easy to see where my art begins. Saving pieces of history and finding ways of incorporating them into my projects fascinates and inspires me. I love creating mini books and three dimensional pieces of art and sharing my knowledge with other artists.

Lisa designs for Ten Second Studios and is also a Design Team Specialist for Authentique. You can visit her blog here http://www.lisapatterson.typepad.com/.

Nicole Samuels

Nicole Samuels lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with her husband, Brian, and 4 children, Connor, Jack, Cate, and Will. She started scrapbooking about 10 years ago, never imagining how this "hobby" would impact her life. Since then she's taught classes at local scrapbook stores, GASC and Creating Keepsakes Conventions, met a ton of amazing women who share this passion, become a wannabe photographer, and burdened her children with more albums then they will ever be able to move.

Nicole is currently on the design team for Studio Calico and BasicGrey and her work has been published in Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbooks, Etc., Scrapbook Trends, Cards, and several idea books and online newsletters. You can visit her blog at http://nicolesamuels.wordpress.com.

Tessa Wise

Tessa Wise lives in Northern Virginia with her husband Jeremy and two little girls, Zoey and Natalie. She has been obsessed with scrapbooking and card making since 2000, when she created her first mini albums as Christmas gifts. Tessa started teaching locally about 5 years ago and currently is part of the Scrapdoodles team. She has been published in Cards Magazine as well as some web-based paper crafting publications. Tessa was a Stampin' Up! Artisan Award winner in 2010. She was also a runner up in Paper Crafts Magazine's 2011 Gallery Idol contest. Tessa is a self confessed technique junkie and loves trying new things with her tools and supplies. You can visit her blog here http://craftygrl.blogspot.com/

Newsflash!!! Early Bird Rate extended to August 16!!!

2011-08-13T10:24:00.000-07:00

We just extended the early bird rate until Tuesday, August 16! Now you have until I come home from vacation, heehee! This is truly the most luxurious hotel/conference center I have ever seen for a 3-day crop! Although I have been on vacation, I have been working on the classes for this event, too! It will be fabulous!

You will have the largest crop space of 30 inches by 6 feet and electricity PER PERSON! You will also have ergonomic chairs (so you don't have to bring your own office chairs and cushions). AND a little birdie has been telling me little secrets of success of another local crop.....

You really don't want to miss this one!

February 2012 Retreat!!!

2011-07-31T14:09:00.000-07:00

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!!

Join Scrapdoodles for the best scrapbooking retreat in Northern Virginia! Escape with us February 24-26, 2012, for a weekend of make n takes, classes, scrapping those beautiful holiday memories or just create for the weekend with your friends!

This is the perfect time and place to pamper yourself...this retreat has been thoughtfully put together with you in mind! Your weekend of scrapbooking includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday, breakfast and a champagne brunch on Sunday, late night snacks, a 6 ft x 30 inch table with electricity, wi-fi, an ergonomic chair, spacious crop room, free make and takes, gifts, and prizes, on-site mini-store and so much more! Your meals will be served in the restaurant with so many amazing choices! Breakfasts will include an omelet station, waffles, cereals, fresh fruits, and muffins while lunch will include soups, deli and vegetarian choices, hot entrees and chef's specialties and a dessert bar! The brownie bites are delicious, as Michele's little boy, Trevor can tell you!!!)

All of this at the luxurious Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center in Glen Allen Virginia

Registration Options:

Single Payment at Discounted Rate $169.00

Layaway Payment ($79 down) $179.00

Balance due by November 1, 2011.

$50 non-refundable after October 1, 2011.

No refunds after December 1, 2011.

Register by calling 540.548.3788
Please do NOT send checks.

Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center
1000 Virginia Center Parkway, Glen Allen, Virginia 23059

New Sponsors!

2011-07-31T13:13:00.000-07:00

I had a great time at CHA and brought back lots of goodies and new orders and met with old friends and new! I also lined up many new sponsors for our Retreats! Yes, that's right! Retreats! We are getting ready to release our 2nd retreat in Glen Allen for February 24-26, 2012!!! If you are an Alumni, you should have received your email with a registration form, you will have the opportunity to sign up one week early! Registration will open to everyone else next week!

We are proud to announce the following new sponsors for our retreat!
Teresa Collins
Helmar, USA
Nikki Sivils,
Jillibean Soup
Kaiser Craft
Tonic Studios
Graphic 45
Echo Park
and of course, everyone loves Little Yellow Bicyle Bags!!!
There are a few more that I will be adding, need to get these wonderful companies on the sidebar, too!

New Sponsor! Authentique

2011-07-13T09:41:00.000-07:00

We are proud to announce that Authentique will be sponsoring our retreat this fall! Yay!!! Be sure to "like" them on Facebook and let them know we sent you! Authentique Facebook

Kris from Silhouette America!

2011-06-14T10:35:00.000-07:00

Kris from Silhouette is planning on attending our retreat in November!!! He will be showing the Silhouette and we will have a make and take planned. I believe that there may even be new product to see and learn about...shh...

Special Guests!

2011-06-07T09:57:00.000-07:00

Look who is joining us at our Retreat!!! Ken Oliver from Unibind and Wendy Jo, Fiskateer Legend!!! They were both at Scrapdoodles this past weekend for a Unibind event that was fabulous!!!

More announcements to come :

Proof Positive of the Brownie Deliciousness!

2011-05-26T12:00:00.000-07:00

Here is Trevor, Michele's little boy, who tagged along on our visit to the Wyndham. He loved the food! He had chicken, vegetables and BROWNIES!!!

The Yellow Tavern Menu

2011-05-23T08:56:00.000-07:00

Here is the Yellow Tavern Menu which will be open for dinner at the Wyndham for those of you who do not want to leave the facilities during the Retreat. The menu may change slightly between now and November but this will give you a general idea of food choices and cost. The hotel also offers room service. Enjoy!

Classes and Make & Takes in the Works!!!

2011-05-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

I just came back from the most amazing week with Donna Downey at her Inspired Artist Workshop! I am full of inspiration and ideas for our retreat this winter and have met the most wonderful people and artists (some of who) may be coming to the retreat! Ken Oliver from Unibind is coming and he offers the most amazing make and takes and we have a few more in the works along with some fabulous classes that we will be announcing soon!

By the way, we are more than a third sold out!!!

Winter Retreat!

2011-05-04T08:49:00.000-07:00

November 18th - 20th, 2011

Join Scrapdoodles for the best scrapbooking retreat this winter! Escape with us on November 18-20, 2011 to do your last minute holiday projects, cards or just create with your friends! Use this weekend as your last moment for yourself before the holiday rush!
This is the perfect time and place to pamper yourself...this retreat has been thoughtfully put to together with you in mind! Your weekend of scrapbooking includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday, breakfast and a champagne brunch on Sunday, late night snacks, a 6 ft x 30 inch table with electricity, wi-fi, an ergonomic chair, spacious crop room, free make and takes, gifts, and prizes, on-site mini-store and so much more! Your meals will be served in the restaurant with so many amazing choices! Breakfasts will include an omelet station, waffles, cereals, fresh fruits, muffins while lunch will include soups, deli and vegetarian choices, hot entrees and chef's specialties and a dessert bar! (The brownie bites are delicious!)
All of this at the luxurious Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center in Glen Allen, VA just 45 minutes South of Fredericksburg. For hotel registration click here or see sidebar with room rates.
Registration Options:
Single Payment at Discounted Rate $159.00
Layaway Payment ($79 down) $179.00
Balance due by August 15, 2011. $50 non-refundable after June 30, 2011.
No refunds after July 15, 2011.
Register by calling 540.548.3788
you will need to complete the registration form found under "Pages - Registration"
FAX No. 540.548.3799

Registration is OPEN