Charleston Retreat April 15-17, 2011

Ladies, we received such a great response from the last email about this retreat that half our spaces are already reserved. Thank you!


This retreat will be at the St. Christopher's Camp and Conference Center on Seabrook Island. Your crop includes: croppin from 9am. Friday- 1pm. Sunday, 2 night lodging, 5 meals, 6 ft.of table space, snacks & drinks, goodie bag, prizes, and more.

All for $225 (based on dbl. occ.) additional night's lodging is $89 and you can start cropping Thursday evening.

Deposit of $55 is due no later than Jan.10, 2011

Space is limited, so sign up quickly. Email us to sign up now to reserve spot ( if deposit is not paid by due date, that space will be considered open.)

November Croppin n Columbia!

It’s a birthday party! Where? St Martin’s. When? November 5^th and 6^th, 9 am till midnight on Friday and 9 am till 11 pm on Saturday. Cost? $60 for 2 days, or 35 for 1 day. How to RSVP? Email us at memoriesinthemakingcrops@gmail.com or call Shannon at 803-865-3995.

Hello Ladies! You’re invited to our November Croppin In Columbia and Memories in the Making Birthday bash! Can you believe it’s been a whole year since Monica and I joined with Croppin In Columbia? Well, we’re celebrating! We’re going to have Demos with the Cricut Cake, a Holiday Market (with new vendors adding all the time!), a Sidewalk sale at our scrapbook store, and lots of prizes! Nan will be making the fabulous food she’s famous for, and we’ll have lots of cake! We’ll be having a Sidewalk sale, a Scrappy Yard Sale on Saturday, and all kinds of other surprises!

Our charity this time will be The Nurturing Center in Columbia, SC. We will be adopting a family with them, and will be posting and emailing information about the sizes and needs as soon as we get the information. We’re so excited to get to do this! Last year, so many of you asked about doing this, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity.

Operation Write Home

Operation Write Home (OWH) sends hand-made cards to deployed troops, so they can send them to their loved ones. The good news is that OWH is on track to double the number of cards they sent last year for the holidays. The only down-side to that is that they are going to need double the shipping funds to send all of those cards overseas. Cathy will be at the September 18th crop making cards for troops. If you have an extra few bucks, consider a donation for shipping.

 

By the way, there will be extra card-making supplies, so consider making a card to donate to OWH.

Croppin-n-Columbia, just weeks away

Hey ladies, we are well on our way to filling our next Crop. Sept. 17-18, 2010 at the St. Martins Church-5220 Clemson Ave. Columbia,Sc. 2 day pass is $55, 1 day is $30. No lunch this time because our catering staff will be in Europe. Email us at memoriesinthemakingcrops to sign up.

Sneak Peaks

Hi! Wow, it has been a LONG summer! Monica Moved, we've both had lots of family time, and we just got home from CHA! We're getting ready for our September crop (September 17-18th), and wanted to show you some sneak peaks of our products! We've ordered from SEI, American Craft, Pink Paisley, Fancy Pants, Jillibean Soup, Maya Road, Crate Paper, and Kaiser, just to name some! I think the UPS man and I are going to be on a first name basis soon - orders are already coming in! Can't wait!
In the pictures are Jillibean's Pasta Fagioli, Pink Paisley's Old School, and part of the Fancy Pants Christmas line.Oh, and did I mention the Pink Paisley Ink Resist line? Wow, it's amazing! You can use it with all of your mists and inks! It's so awesome. So, enjoy these ones, and look for more later! We hope to see you in September!

School Specials!

We launched a new charity for the summer/ fall at our Flip Flop Crop. We are collecting school supplies for local schools, and have asked some of our teachers that crop with us or see this to please send in lists of items that are needed in their schools. So, I wanted to let ya'll know about some school supply deals to help us all stretch our dollars. Here is a link to Staples deals done by Southernsavers
http://www.southernsavers.com/2010/07/staples-back-to-school-deals-711/
Enjoy! If we all work together, hopefully we can really make a difference!

Flip Flop Crop, take 2!

Hey, ladies! Okay, we had a slight snag with the date, and it has changed to the 25-26th of June. The times are still the same, and Croppin in Columbia and Memories in the Making are still bringing you an awesome crop! We are SO excited! I'm hoping that the changed date allows people to have more time to plan!

Flip Flop Crop June 11-12, 2010

Flip Flop Crop is just weeks away!


June 11 -12, 2010 is the date for our next crop. So sorry we haven't sent out our usual emails, it's been a busy time of year already. Shannon's hubby graduated yesterday from USC (Clemson fans: please don't hold that against us) and my hubby took a job in Washington DC so we've been back and forth house hunting. I will still be back for the crops and Shannon and I will expand our business into Virginia and North Carolina. So if you live in or have friends there, let us know. Okay so on to the crop news:

What: Flip Flop Crop

When: June 11-12, 2010

Time: Friday: 9am-midnight Saturday: 9am-11pm

Place: St. Martin's in the Fields Columbia,Sc

Cost: $35- 1 day $65- 2 days

Special offer: $10 off to all our Teachers and school staff ( you've worked hard this year and deserve a break!)

R.S.V.P. by June 1st: memoriesinthemakingcrops@gmail.com or call Shannon @ 803-865-3995

deposit due with registration ( to secure seat and remainder due by 6-1-2010)

Palmetto Health Richland Childrens Hospital!

Well, I'm late posting this, but better late than never, right? Our Cupcake Crop charity was the Children's Hospital. And wow, did everyone pull out all the stops! I packed everything into 3 boxes and two bags (it took quite a bit of organizing to make it fit! But I had to get it into my trunk, so it had to be done! :-) My children and I took everything down to the Hospital, and the loved giving the toys and money that we had collected to the ladies there. They were so excited to get it! Thank you again, everyone, for how amazing you all are. Every time we have done a charity, our croppers have really gone the extra mile to take care of them. We're so thankful to have such an awesome group! Thank you again!

How my Garden Grows!

Welcome to our April How my Garden Grows crop by Memories in the Making and Croppin in Columbia! We have a ton of goodies in store for you!

Our theme this time is How My Garden Grows. We will be having mini classes on lots of Scrappy topics, things that we all need brush ups on occasionally by lots of “Masters”: Journaling, Multi picture layouts, and Making the most out of your paper. We will also have Cricut Classes and a Gypsy class taught by the talented “Master Gardner” Honey Comer.  Not all gardens are made of greens, and we have TONS of things blooming for this awesome event! Some great Make n takes, great prizes, New Products, and just wait till you see the goody bag!

When? April 16^th and 17^th, 9 am to 12 midnight on Friday, and 9 am to 11 pm on Saturday.

Where? St. Martin in the Fields, 5220 Clemson Avenue, Columbia, SC 29206

Cost is $35 for 1 day, or $65 for 2. The price of course includes Lunch and Dinner, snacks and drinks.

Deposit of $30 is due upon registration to reserve your seat, and all balances are due by April 6^th. Email memoriesinthemakingcrops@gmail.com or call 803-865-3995 to reserve your spot now! 

Cupcake Crop and Cricut Swarm

We're Back!


Hi, and it’s so great to be back! We’re home from our Winter Kisses retreat in Myrtle Beach, and it was such an amazing weekend! We had a wonderful time, made great friendships, and “kisses” all around! It was such a fun way to celebrate Monica’s Birthday, and an even better excuse to have lots of chocolate! Especially the Chocolate fountain… mmmm….. Okay, so now that I’m having withdrawals, here is our other news

Cupcake Crop and Cricut Swarm!

Hello, Ladies! Well, we can’t believe it’s already the end of February, and that the Cupcake Crop is only a few weeks away! Memories in the Making and Croppin in Columbia have been working hard to bring you our first THREE DAY crop! Can you believe it? We’ve had several of you ask, and it’s finally here! We’re announcing the charity for this time: We are going to be taking donations for the Palmetto Health Richland Children’s Hospital. They have a Wish List :
( http://ch.palmettohealth.org/body.cfm?id=19&oTopID=13 ), and we will be collecting anything you see on the wish list, as well as some more specific items that you will see on our blog. Again, as normal, for every donation you bring, you will get a ticket into the Donation Drawing for a very fun grand prize. You won’t want to miss it!!

The crop is March 12-14th, and the prices are: $40 for one day, 70 for two days, and 100 for three days. And can you believe the location? The Columbiana Grande shopping center on Bower Parkway (Off of Harbison Blvd). We will be in the section by Lane Bryant. There will be signs to let you know you’re in the right place! Call Shannon at 803-865-3995 or email us at memoriesinthemakingcrops@gmail.com to reserve your spot – they’re going fast!

And don’t forget the Cupcake Contest! Bring in 6 or more of your favorite cupcakes, and we will have a panel of judges to choose the winners!

How My Garden Grows Crop
Memories in the Making and Croppin in Columbia bring you the How My Garden Grows crop, April 16-17th! Where? At St. Martin of the Field in Forest Acres. Not everyone’s garden is made up of flowers or veggies. Come in and see what creative things are popping up in our “garden”! New lines from some of our favorite companies will be there for you to pick, and some really fun make n takes are beginning to bud! Cost for this crop is $35 for one day, or $65 for two days. As always, we’ll have amazing food and lots of prizes, so be sure to come! Registration is now open, so email Shannon or Monica at memoriesinthemakingcrops@gmail.com or call Shannon at 803-865-3995 to reserve your spot!


And our events for the rest of the year... drum roll please...

• March 12-14th (Cupcake Crop on Bower Pkwy)
• April 16-17th (How my Garden Grows in Columbia, SC)
• June 11-12th (Name TBD – See contest on our blog)
• September 24-25th
• October 15-17th (Retreat in Charleston!!)
• December 3-4th (Holliday Bazaar!)

Reserve your spot for any of these crops with a deposit of $35, and if you sign up for three or more crops, get $20 off your total. We’re so excited about what’s coming up! Hope to see you there!!

Retreat is SOLD OUT!

I am so excited! Our first retreat is sold out. I think we even sold our seats. Even up to yesterday we had people asking if we could fit one more. Thank you to all that are joing us. We are planning our upcoming events and trying to make them even better. We had a package from American Crafts today with tons of prizes and give aways. I like giving stuff away and Shannon usually has to hold me back because I get so excited. But I just love to see the happy faces of the winners. We are headed to Myrtle Beach tomorrow afternoon to set up for the retreat. If you are in the area please come by the Retreat, we'll have a store full of scrapbook supplies on sale.
Grande Shores Ocean Resort

201 77th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572-4242
(800) 798-4074‎ – (843) 692-2397‎
grandeshores.com

Thanks to everyone that stopped by our booth at the Stamp Scrap Art Tour. And if anybody lives near their other shows you should go.

NAME THAT CROP

Okay, ladies, we have another contest! Name that Crop! We have a crop scheduled for June 11th and 12th, and we need a name for it! So, here's the deal - Comment here with your name idea. We will announce the winning name during our Cupcake Crop. If your name is the one we select, you will win a gift basked full of scrappy goodies, valued at $35. So, here we go! Good luck! We're so excited to see all of your ideas!

And the winner is...

Melanie Thompson  won the drawing for posting a comment on our blog. She has won a prize pack which includes  Kaiser stamp set, jewels, mini album kit, and rubons. Thanks Ladies for entering. The next contest will be..."Name That Crop". We have a crop planned for June and need a name for it. Post a  name in the comment section on our blog and win a gift basket worth over $35. Contest ends on March 5th. Just in time for us to announce it at our Cupcake Crop March 12-14.

Stamp Scrap Art Tour and Updates

Just a remider to check us out at the Stamp Scrap Art Tour this weekend @ Jamil Temple. We still have tickets on sale for this event. $5 in advance or pay $6 at the door. Let us know if you want one. And we have boxes of new scrap and stamp goodies arriving everyday. Remember to bring coupon or mention this post for 10% off your purchase at our booth.

We only have 2 more spots for the Winter Kisses Retreat next weekend. (Those are actually Monica and Shannon's seat) We are so glad to sell out our first retreat. Packages starting at $200. And we are well on are way to filling up the Cupcake Crop March 12-14. The first 15 people to sign up for all 3 days will receive a special gift pack. Email us at memoriesinthemakingcrops@gmail.com to sign up.
3-days:$100
2-days:$70
1-day:$40
And we are having a cupcake contest: Bring 6 or more of your favorite cupcakes to see if it's our favorite too. Everyone that enters will win a prize ...but the favorite will get a special goodie bag.

Here are some sneak peaks from CHA winter

New Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels and Heidi Swapp. We should have all the  new colors any day now. We do have 3 new shades in 1oz. bottles for sale now. Email us if you want one now.

Pink Paisley was Monica's favorite. We ordered some really cool ribbon and papers from them. We ordered this new 6x12 in albums, lots of buzz online about them. I can't wait to play with it.

New French company and we have the paper in stock for Stamp Scrap Art Tour. All papers are double sided and vibrant colors. Some have the look of ripped out notebook paper but in the same tone on tone vibrant shades. Also great for travel pages.

Maya Road has really cool Maya Mist. For those of you that like Glimmer Mist but want full covererage, their mist is great. 2 sprays cover grey chipboard. We ordered about 10 new shades. We also ordered a few mini albums 

Here's Shannon and Mark with his Big A** Book.

We also ordered from Crate Paper, SEI, Tattered Angels, Kiki Art, Pink Paisley, American Crafts,Kaiser,and many more. Let us know if you saw something online that you would like us to order. We will start selling on our blog shortly. We hope to see you and the Stampscraparttour Feb13-14 Jamil Temple, Columbia,SC. We have tickets for sale, just $5 and we are offering our customers 10% their purchase plus show specials.

Contests!

Okay, so if you've been checking your email, you might know that we have some things up our sleeves for the next little while. Here is the gist: We have some TOTALLY AWESOME crops and retreats planned for the next few months, and have just picked the dates for our crops and retreats for the rest of the year! Can you believe it?? Well, it's true. We are having a retreat in February, Winter Kisses, which is just about sold out. But don't worry too much - if you missed this one, we have another one in the works for later in the year, so you'll have another chance to come! Okay, so here is the first contest. Post a comment here with the thing you are looking for most in a retreat. We will select a random winner to receive a package of sneak peek goodies from our recent CHA adventure! Pass this on to others - we want to share the chance to win!! Check back soon, too. We will be picking a winner on Tuesday, February 2nd. Oh, and we'll be posting lots of pictures soon, too!
Shannon and Monica
PS - Become a follower of our blog and get an extra spot in the drawing!

Cupcake Crop March 12-14, 2010

Shannon and Monica are off to California for the CHA winter Show in Anaheim. It's where we get to see all the new scrapbook, stamping, and crafting for the first time. We'll be posting pics as we see all the cool stuff. So send us an email if you want us to order something for you. Just wanted to update you on our upcoming events.

Feb. 12-13: Stamp Scrap Art Tour at Jamil Temple, Columbia,SC we have tickets for sale for $5 ad you get 10% off your purchases at our booth

Feb.19-21: Winter Kisses Myrtle Beach Retreat: just about 3 seats left and packages start at $200 for 3 days(room included)

March 12-14: Cupcake Crop 3 day event- Columbiana Grande Shopping Center Columbia, SC. $100 for all 3 days and meals,snacks,drinks, prizes all included

April 16-17: Croppin Columbia $65 for 2 day , meals, snacks, drinks included. So much in store. We'll keep you updated.

Email us at memoriesinthemakingcrops@gmail.com

Crop and Shop

It's time for the first crop of the New Year! Economic Recovery Crop Jan.8-9,2010
Friday 9 am- midnight Saturday 9 am-11pm The crop and shop is open to all. If you can't join in on the crop, you can still shop with our many vendors and take classes.
Friday starting @ 2pm: Shannon's Coupon Class- learn how to maximize your grocery savings. The class is $5 and includes a starter kit.
Saturday 10-4: Cathy's card class- free if you donate 1 card to her charity: just bring your scraps
Saturday 2pm: Honey's Creating with Cricut Class $20 regularly $30. Just bring Cricut and 4 sheets of cardstock( discounted if you buy them at Memories in the Making booth)
Massages available after dinner: $5 for 10 minutes: proceeds donated to ONE WARM COAT
Coat Drive : ONE WARM COAT: They need large black trash bags, sugar, as well as coats, sweaters, jackets, hats, pants for Men , Women, and children

Swap Table:
Do you have craft items you don't use or have a sticker sheet that you just used one off of? Well bring them to our Swap Table. Leave one Take one.
If you have something you would like to sell: put price tag on it with your name. The cash exchange will be between you and the person buying it.
If the item is too expensive to put out, place a index card on table with description of item, price and your name & number. If the person wants to buy it, they can take the index card to you and make the purchase.
If you have any questions please contact Monica 803-414-5879
Can't wait to see you there!