Great American Scrapbook Event

If you live anywhere near Arlington, TX and you love learning, shopping, cropping or anything to do with paper, tools, stamps and gadgets you'll want to know about this: The Great American Scrapbook Convention

Thursday, June 2nd to Saturday, June 4th
at the Arlington Convention Center

1200 Ballpark Way
Arlington, TX 76011
www.arlingtoncc.com
Parking at the Convention Center is $5.

Admission: $12 at the door, $10 in advance, paid online.

Shopping Hours:
Thursday, June 2, 2011: 10:00am - 6:00pm ** Special PREVIEW shopping hour from 9am - 10am; requires additional purchase

Friday, June 3, 2011: 9:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday, June 4, 2011: 9:00am - 5:00p

It's not a Stampin' Up! event but it is bound to be tons of fun! Last summer my friend Connie brought back tons of goodies to show me after she attended The Great American Scrapbook Convention. I had never heard of Tim Holtz before then. Maybe I was living under a rock or something. I think she even went back for a second day. Well, this year, I am going on Friday with Connie and a few other friends. I do not like going to new places alone - and shopping is always better with friends. It has been a long time since I attended something this BIG. I went to the Houston Quilt Festival several times before kids. I am excited that this event is within easy driving distance and I can be home in time to put my children to bed.
Hope to see you there - along with 1000's of my other BFFs.
~Kim

Well... Spring is here and my garden is in full bloom!
I am inspired by nature and can't wait to get in my craft
room and play with colors.

VC Rocks

What is VC Rocks?

VC Rocks is a virtual celebration of the rubber stamp company Stampin' Up!

Our annual celebration runs from mid-April through August.

It's a CELEBRATION of Stampin' Up!'s new catalog release and annual convention.

It's a gathering spot for both Stampin' Up! demonstrators and customers.

It's an expression of our ENTHUSIASM for Stampin' Up!'s new stamps and products.

It's a SHARING of creative stamping and scrapping ideas through swaps, make and takes, challenges and classes.

It's SUPPORT for our SU demos with swaps and ideas for their business,

And it's ENCOURAGEMENT of friendships based on our common interest in stamping and Stampin' Up!


Dear Friends,
I love this group! It is a very high volume email group. There are challenges to keep you motivated, swaps to keep you creating and lots of information exchanges as well as a few pirate raids and forking incidents. Last year, I earned the Silver Medal for my participation and made a lot of new online friends. After a discussion on "oooie gooie butter cake" several of us North Texas Rockers met at 5th Street Pizza in Allen, TX. I am still in touch with several of these ladies. I am looking forward to meeting more Rockers at the real convention in July. They are accepting new members until the end of May. Read the membership guidelines on the site listed below.

If you want to know what I am talking about, check us out at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vc_rocks/ If you do not have the time to devote to the group check out our blog: www.vcrocks.blogspot.com

The first 2011 Blog Hop will be next weekend, May 14-15, 2011. So for there are over 15 ladies signed up. Don't know what a blog hop is? Well... A blog hop is a listing of blogs, linked together to form a trail of inspiration. This month's theme is Color My World. You can also find a list of VCRocker blogs on the right side of the blog. This is a group of amazingly talented women. Some of whom have an unnatural obsession with punches.


Happy Hopping,
Crafting Kim