In September, Croppin' Chicks hosted a Scrapbook Getaway weekend in upper Michigan. My sister and I got in plenty of scrapping as well as some shopping and good coffee stops!

~A Scraptastic Weekend~

So last weekend my sister and I made our way out to Camp CoBeAc in beautiful Houghton Lake Michigan for a long relaxing weekend of scrapbooking...This was our first time to a Scraptastic event. It was nicely done though I will say the cabins were pretty rustic! I was shocked at first but it was fine; we were very comfortable and would consider going back. Its in a prime location-there is a McD's on the corner and a fabulous craft store called Arnie's on the opposite corner. I was lucky enough to win the door prize, a $50 gift cerificate to Arnies, so of course we went shopping first thing Saturday morning!     

I only completed 6 pages but was able to finish up a few others I had previously started so I feel good about what I accomplished. My problem is I spend a lot ot time staring at my pics and reminiscing...then I stare at my page for an hour trying to set up my layout. My sister is much more productive than me; she gets in a zone and blows through her pages. I am envious...but I guess thats why we're all different!

The theme of our weekend was "BLING" so I used lots of glitter and sparkle embellishments. I really like how the pages turned out. I used stickles for the first time...AWESOME..I am happy with the results.  

These layouts are of my niece Shelby at her 17th birthday party. 

I won a Girly stamp set at the crop too and was able to use them on this layout.

New Blogger

Ok I'm not sure what to say here. I've never done this before. My sister Andrea is the one who encouraged me to start blogging. You may have visited her site Loveleigh Scraps. She is the creative one in the family and got me started in scrapbooking 6 years ago. Scrapbooking is something she and I share. We go on lots of day trips and weekends just to hang out, scrapbook and drink some wine! I've viewed several sites and am amazed at the creativity out there. I love it that everyone is so willing to share their ideas. The challenges are cool too.