relax: retreat Chaverim

how good was it?

2009-04-06T03:33:00.000-07:00

Like Cassie said, it was an excellent retreat. I know I really, really, actually RELAXED so this retreat certainly lived up to its name. Thanks again everyone for making the whole retreat hassle-free and enjoyable for all. What a great group we have.

Clearly I was too busy on Friday night enjoying myself to take any photos. So this was the first one out of the camera - misty Saturday morning. How's the serenity?Things were hotting up again by the afternoon though - a flurry of refreshments in preparation here girls?
As always the wildlife was stunning for anyone who ventured outside the scraproom.
Or even in the scraproom. Look at this cute little froggy who wanted to join in under our table!
Here's Cassie in action scrapping her beautiful shepherd boy. No red pen in sight, just a bottle of red wine there.Missed it by that much. The sunrise on Sunday morning - if I hadn't stopped by the fridge for a snack upon rising (did I stop eating at all? Did anyone??) I would have caught the pink sky but at 6.05am things actually change very quickly.
Sweet little Zacharry enjoyed all the attention - no wonder he didn't have many daytime naps with so many ladies to love him up.
I don't think we have every seen Chaverim so green - we even brought the rain with us for a few brief sun showers.
And here we are for our compulsory group shot - what a bunch of hotties!!!
mmm....yeah, I think we might do it again next year!!!!!!!!!!
How many sleeps?

2010

2009-04-05T21:18:00.000-07:00

How funny is that!!!
Writing 2010?
But I do have the dates for next year, so pencil them in, and if you want I can even put your name on the list as a "fairly Certain" place. Just email me or comment on the post here.

Drum roll ::::::::::::

April 16 to 18, 2010.

Ok people, I know that I had a wonderful time, as always, however I was a bit ill on Sunday???
Some are saying it wasn't from my flue shot on Friday, (they think it was from the off bottle of wine I was drinking?) but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Have a good week.

who is sleeping with who?

2009-04-01T04:25:00.001-07:00

or should that be whom?

Once again, pretty much the same as past retreats - just click on my dodgy map to see it properly.

you asked for it

2009-04-01T03:35:00.000-07:00

A few ladies have been asking if we could have a map of the scrap room and the accommodation buildings just so that we all know where we are sitting. No worries.
As you can see I have pretty much left everyone in their usual spot and just done some red pen scribbling ;-)

Just click on the pic to make it bigger if you can't see the detail properly.

And if you are squinting at that map in the sidebar and can't quite see how to get there - here's a bigger map of the directions.

I'll be back later with the accommodation mud map.

Numbers Confirmed

2009-03-31T04:04:00.000-07:00

Yes P, I'm getting exciting !!!!!
So excited I'm getting into that confused, anxious, horrible mood.
Bring on Friday night drinks girls!!!

I have just updated the names on the blog list and yes I included those sweet girls who have visited my house on several occasions trying to catch me. But let no moss form on this Rolling Stone.

I have just been talking to P and she has had her Green (creative) hat on and has come up with a few challenges. And thanks to Kerry in advance for the donation of Prizes for the few Quick draws we will have. This does not include P's idea of the $10 prize draw.

Have a good week of preparation.
Love
Cassie

3 more sleeps!!!!!

2009-03-31T02:31:00.000-07:00

Anyone else getting excited? Or, like me, are you in panic mode wondering what the heck you need to pack and how you are going to get your life organised in time???? Wait, 'get my life organised' - what am I thinking!!!??? As if!

Yes, only 3 more sleeps. I spoke to Geoff out at Chaverim today and he's got Pamela (same cook as last year) working on our menu - I think it is the 'meals served up' that I always get the most excited about!!!!

Have you got a checklist going on? Here's mine:

Arriving from 5pm. Check.
Supper for Friday night. Check.
Sheets/blanket/pillow/towel/PJs/trackie dacks/other clothes/slippers/toiletries. On the list.
Gift sorted for swap. Check.
BYO drinks. Check.
Chocolate. Check.
Scrap supplies sorted. On the list. (although I am afraid that this might also be in the 'get life organised' category!!!)
ummm...what else...??????

If any of the things I have put in that list there are confusing you, have a read of some of the recent posts or send one of us an email so we can set you straight.

I'm going to put my mobile number up here if anyone needs to contact me from Friday afternoon onwards. If I don't answer, try again or send a text (I never listen to my voicemail messages so don't even bother leaving one). 0458366676

3 more sleeps!!!!!!!!!!

One last thing.....there is some construction work going on out at Chaverim and there is the possibility that we may not be able to drive our cars up close to the scrap room - be prepared for a bit of a trek.....

list updated and decisions made

2009-03-22T02:55:00.000-07:00

For those of you checking the list to see who is coming on the retreat, it has now been updated. Thank you all those ladies who paid the remainder today - it really does make our job so much easier. We still have a few people who need to get in touch with us by the end of the week with payment - please send an email to Cassie to let her know what/how you are paying (mcthorne@bigpond.net.au). You can also see there are some places at the bottom of the list there - we have a few people who are undecided or who still haven't given us any money yet so if that could be sorted by the end of the week that would be greatly appreciated.

Chatting to a few retreat-goers at Simply Crafty this afternoon (love the new venue!!!) we've sorted a few organisational things. In regards to the prizes - thank you everyone for letting us know that you like the idea of everyone bringing a $10 gift. Instead of using these gifts for prizes, we will now use them for a bit of a gift swap. Bring along your wrapped gift - Cassie is going to get a big sack to put them in and then hand them out Santa style. Sound good? We'll still have some challenges - more like prompts - and I think Cassie might just have a few prizes rattling around somewhere for the competitive ones amongst you ;-)

Friday night. Please feel free to begin arriving on the Friday night from around 5pm onwards. We thought it might be nice to have a shared supper so if you are interested in being part of that, please email me (petrinamcdonald@bigpond.com) with a bit of a description so we can get a mix of sweet and savoury to keep us going. I know chocolate is an important part of the essential food groups but really if everyone brings that then we might be in strife. I'll put a list here so you know what everyone is bringing.

Petrina. (hot pumpkin soup and crusty bread)
Carol & Debbie (a most delightful cheese/nibbles platter)
Bev (meatballs and dipping sauce)
Kathie & Jo-Anne (quiche/chicken wings)
Ann (something delecta-ma-ble from the cheesecake shop)
Andrea H (rice based pizza slice)
Linda (sandwiches)
Annemarie (salad and cold meat platter)
Danielle (banana muffins)
Rachael (dip and camembert, and a sweet, yummy slice)
Dilys (fruit platter)
Cassie (lasagne)

bit of a long post that - sorry!!!
....and because it would be a sad post without a photo.....have you all seen this layout Ann did after last year's retreat? It's in the current issue of SC. Now we can feel the famousness ;-)

How nice are these?

2009-03-20T02:32:00.001-07:00

You know you want some. Here they are.

Nicole from Craft Queen is doing a deal for retreat ladies only. You will get 10% off anything that is not already on sale and 20% off all ribbons. You can order online and your postage will be FREE!!! Everyone's order will be sent to my place just before the retreat and I will deliver it to you on the Friday night. Gotta love free postage ;-)
Here's what you do: go through the regular ordering process and when you get to checkout select the 'print order form' option. Leave the code "Petrina Retreat" in the comments field and Nicole will manually sort out your total and email you the amount. You can then pay by either credit card or bank deposit. If you have any Qs just send Nicole an email and she can help you out. info@craftqueen.com.au

There are so many things in Nicole's shop that are perfect for sharing, such as these K & Co Amy Butler tea box die cuts for just over $10! 88 pieces!

All orders will need to be placed by Sunday night the 29th of March so that they can arrive in time for us all.

Ok

2009-03-18T21:05:00.000-07:00

The count down is on for the retreat.

Ohhhh I'm getting excited.

I have had pages ready to go for weeks.

Simply because I really don't get much done at home lately.

So if you are looking to get some pages ready also, drop into some of the local shops.

They all have challenge packs, so just get some of these, they all coordinate and the hard work is already done.

Drop your money in anytime, My hubby can always take your money and give you some form of recipt if you need one.

Thanks.

the PRIZES

2009-03-15T03:15:00.000-07:00

There's always prizes, right?

For those of you who have been along to any of our retreats in the past you know we have always had lots of prizes on offer for all of the challenges. Most of these prizes have been generously donated or we have figured them into the budget along with your products. This year because we are not providing you with packs of products we have not been able to ask our suppliers to sponsor any prizes (that would be a bit cheeky!) so we are asking YOU to donate the prizes.

If each person can please bring along a prize of scrappy product to the value of $10 each then we will have lots of lovely prizes to offer. An example might be: 10 sheets of bazzill= $10, or a few pieces of patterned paper plus matching ribbon= $10, or some inks and a small clear stamp=$10. You get the idea. Please purchase something new for the prize if possible. If you would like to combine with a friend or two to make a single prize valued at $20 or $30 that might be a nice idea. We will have lucky door prizes, challenge prizes, random draws, etc.

**Updates on "the list":
As you can see we clearly have enough people coming along to make the retreat viable. Cassie still has a few more names to add to the list - she'll get to that this week. I think there might also be a few names there who are still yet to pay the deposit - if that is you can you please get onto Cassie ASAP. details are S.M BSB 484 799 Ac no: 031124951

**Updates on paying your total:
Cassie will be updating the list as people get all their money paid (you're going to be busy Cass) so that will be happening soon as well. If you are coming along to "simply crafty" on Sunday and would like to pay your total then that is fine. If you are popping $ into Cassie's acct - that will need to be organised this week please. details are S.M. BSB 484 799 Ac no: 031124951

I'll be posting an online special offer from Craft Queen this week that is exclusive to our 2009 retreaters so check back soon to see what is on offer!

just in case....

2009-03-11T02:52:00.000-07:00

...you don't have time to shop before you go!
Kerrie Skilton will be having her table of goodies for sale at the retreat in case you need to buy something extra for your page at any time of the day or night. Kerrie has been retreating with us every year and always has some great things to buy.

And just like last year, the BIG PINK BUS will be making an appearance stocked with all things chipboard AND scrappy in case you need something as well. Check out the hotties!!!

Annemarie and Kerrie have been in discussion so they don't double up so be sure you bring along your cash so you can gain the inspiration that only new products can give!

anyone else getting organised yet?

2009-02-23T20:09:00.000-08:00

I've heard a few people are already getting themselves organised for the retreat. Some people are making up their own kits of stuff rather than bringing EVERYTHING they own. I can never decide what to bring and usually fall into that catergory.

If you are feeling like getting organised is just too much trouble, what about buying a ready made kit? Michelle from SISSEY has a huge sale going on at the moment with a lot of kits reduced by 30-40%. It doesn't get much better than that. Some of you may recall that Michelle has previously donated kits for us to raffle - just ask Danielle or Michelle P how good they are!!! Why not order some with your mates and save on postage ;-).

Check them out here.

Stay tuned over the next few days as we will let you know about the challenges we'll be having and how we will be organising the prizes.

THE list

2009-02-09T20:01:00.000-08:00

Retreating this year.......

1 Cassie Fully paid
2 Petrina Fully paid
3 Annmarie H Fully paid
4 Ann L Fully paid
5 Rachael B Fully paid
6 Shana F Boo Hoo now unable to come and play
7 Kerrie S Fully paid
8 Danielle M Fully paid
9 Carol G Fully paid
10 Debbie M Fully paid
11 Dilys C Fully paid
12 Linda M Fully paid
13 Michelle P Fully Paid
14 Bev M Fully paid
15 Andrea H Fully paid
16 Kathy C Fully paid
17 Joanne C Fully paid
18 Andrea B Fully paid
19 Linda Keidge Fully paid
20 Denise J Confirmed booking
21 Jody T Confirmed booking
22 Louise C Confirmed booking
23 Debbie C Confirmed booking
24 Lisa M Confirmed booking
25
(numbers are limited to 25 due to room space)

We'll update this post as deposits come in.

update update update

2009-02-04T18:06:00.000-08:00

Get ready to relax on retreat in 2009!!!

As you can see we have both been relaxing so much already this is the first post for 2009!

We've had a few people contact us regarding payment of deposits so we thought it was about time we gave everyone a reminder and let you know what is happening.

A deposit of $50 needs to be paid by this Sunday, 8th of February 2009 to secure your place at the retreat.
Full payment (remaining $80 - taking the total to $130) needs to be finalised by Sunday 8th of March.

Hopefully everyone will be pleased to see that some things haven't gone up with inflation. However there is a change this year in that we won't be providing you with any materials - BYO scrap stash will be the name of the game this year. We all know how much you love to shop so get yourselves out and about in Bundaberg and make up some little kits in preparation ;-). Maybe you would like to use your time at the Simply Crafty get-togethers in the lead up to organise yourself.

MAKING PAYMENTS:
Down to the nitty gritty. If, in the past, you have made payments into Cassie's bank account and would like to do so again - go right ahead. Just pop her an email to let her know how much you have deposited. You might like to make some regular payments so that it doesn't hit you all in one big whack come the due date.
Alternately, if you are coming along on Sunday, Cassie will be popping into the hall around 3pm to collect payments.

QUESTIONS?
If this is the first time you have heard about the retreat and you would like to ask us what it is all about - please do. You might like to scroll down through some older posts and see what we got up to last year. This is our 5th retreat we have organised together.

You know you can always email us if you have any questions.
petrinamcdonald at bigpond dot com
mcthorne at bigpond dot net dot au

Petrina & Cassie xx

2009 it'll be fine Retreat

2008-11-14T02:17:00.000-08:00

with a title like that you know that P and I are going to be extremely relaxed.
I know more relaxed than ever before.
We really want to just make it a come along and scrap to your hearts delight.
Now we know that we all enjoy challenges, and they will still be apart of our weekend, but we are going to call upon our local scrap suppliers to come up with these.
Most of the shops already have a monthly kit, so we will be encouraging you to get in there and get your packs from them.
We want to keep the price this year to the basic cost of Food and accomodation. When we have the actual on this I will post here again.
Now if you paid into my (Cassie's) bank account this year, thank you and I had a nice holiday. Just jokes, you can use that account again.
If you want to do that, just email me and I will reply with the bank details.
At this stage we are looking for a $50.00 deposit commitment by February, with the balance paid by end of March. That way P and I are not out of pocket too much before hand.
Any more questions or suggestions, you know what to do, email P, she always answers people, me I take at least a few days to get back to my safe haven here in the study. Of course you can CC me so I know what you are talking about.
Enough already.
Happy Holidays.
Cassie and Petrina.

Sunday's challenge

2008-09-04T21:20:00.000-07:00

Yes I know it is what everyone has been waiting for. but for some crazy reason I thought this blog posting thing happens by magic. Thanks P for all the times you have managed to do the posting on this site.
Anyway enough about me.
the challenge next weekend will be for you to get together in a group, each member of the groups must contribute one part of the overall kit for the group. Eg one person gets everyone card stock, another gets everyone pp, another enbellishments and so on.
You will need to get into a group, it doesn't matter how many are in the group and decide on a theme/colour ect.
But here's the catch, we want to support our local scrap shops, so one to do that we are making it a shopping challenge.
You must have a reciept from each of the four shops amongst your group. Eg the person who buys the card stock might get it from Colleen, the person with PP might get it all from Donna, ect.
Now why you might ask.
Well I have always noted how the local stores always pitch in a provide some freebies when it comes time for us to raise money for a worthy cause and I thought it might be a good idea for us to be better pattrons to these wonderful shop ladies. (that does include Lora Blue)
So ladies, support you community, BUY LOCAL.
That is the challenge.
Now with every great challenge, there will be prizes. We have some spare money at the moment in the kitty, so I'll visit the local stores myself and pick out a nice group prize.
Have fun shopping.
Cass

Good bye....

2008-05-24T23:21:00.000-07:00

To yet another year and retreat. But hello to next year. We have a date for next year's retreat and are pleased to say that it is in April, from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th. 2009, so get out your calendar's right now and mark it in.

Now ladies I did try my best to get you another date this year, but it was certainly out of the question. Chaverim is so fully booked out that we really are looking only at getting our regular one weekend a year their because Geoff is a kind to his loyal customers.

I guess this leaves an opening for the likes of Donna or even our new found friends at Stuff 2 Scrap Anne Marie and Wayne with their big pink bus to organise a retreat in the second part of the year.
Hint, hint, hint.

Now to the formalities that didn't seem to happen on Sunday, I forgot to thank every one for once again supporting ISTIA by attending the retreat. Next a thank you to Sandra, Renita and Petrina for putting the food together for supper on Friday night. The suggestions for next year is that we meet at about 6pm for dinner in the dining hall, that way we can have a bit more of relaxed start, everyone may feel like they don't have to just sit down at their space and get stuck straight into scrapping (which of course you can if you wish).

Thanks to all the companies such as Donna at the Creative Arts cottage, Crafting Queen, Stuff 2 Scrap and Kerry Skilton for the wonderful gooding we were able to offer you in your kits. And if you are after anymore of those goodies you might like to contact P or myself to find out where we got them from.
I must thank Rachel Baker for being my personal shopper for the Cuttle bug dies and also for cuttting out your butterfly's that were the basis to your name tag. They all turned out beautifully. I must admit I spent so much time focusing on myself that I really didn't take a picture at all and I am very disappointed in myself. But Petrina took quite a few so we will certainly be seeing them soon up here I am sure.

Lastly Thanks to my partner in crime Petrina, I must admit I did have a panic attack (seriously) on Tuesday when we were not sure if stuff for my pack was going to arrive on time, I had a few issues at school to deal with, plus Abbey decided that she would get sick, but just for a short period of time. So emailed Petrina and she immediately went into the "calm down Cass" action plan, had it all sorted out by Wednesday and everything was great on Friday when I turned up at Chaverim. So of course a big THANK YOU MATEY.

Ok again thanks everyone for you well wishes and we will see you on next year in April.
Yours in Scrapping
Cassie

finally some retreat photos.....

2008-05-24T22:56:00.000-07:00

Sorry everyone - it has taken me a while to get back into the swing of things after such a relaxing weekend last weekend. I can't believe it was all over this time last Sunday.

I am sure many of you have seen my favourite photos from the retreat on my blog, but here are a few more.

The group shot was a little dark - but I did manage to get some nice "small group" shots.

We had so many adorable scrappy sisters on the retreat this year!! Thanks Cassie for taking this great shot of my chin ;-)

Scrappy sisters Renita and Petrina.

Scrappy sisters Dilys and Linda modeled their retreat t-shirts for us. Thanks for organising our logos on the shirts Cass - well done.

Scrappy sisters Debra and Carol scrapped up a storm. Debra drove all the way from Emerald to join us - and then she even gave us an impromptu demo on how to use alcohol inks - thanks Debra!

Now you would think that we might have all been a little full after being spoilt by Pamela the cook all weekend? No way!!! We lined up for fresh-baked date cake and a cuppa before we headed home!!!! Yum :)

I still have more photos to share - hopefully I will come back later in the week with some images of the prize winners. If anyone has any photos of the Friday night that they would like to share I would be ever so grateful if you could email them to me. I might have been enjoying myself too much to take photos I think!

And in case you haven't heard the goss....not too long to wait for the next retreat - we are "locked in" (just! that place is hard to get into!) for the first weekend in April next year.

are we psyched?

2008-05-15T19:53:00.000-07:00

I am!!! Of course most of you are probably already packed and waiting to go - I hope so!

Any last minute things? Anyone wake up at 4am and remember extra stuff to pack? Got your photos? That is definitely the most important thing to remember.

One more thing you might not have thought to bring. Some $$cash$$. Why? Well for a start I will have the raffle tickets to sell for the Cancer Council raffle. I will have some cans of coke and diet coke to sell ($1 each) to also raise funds. I will have some little choccies (50c) as well. Kerrie will have her "shop" there for anyone needing to buy that "little something" for a layout - or in case you are having withdrawal symptoms from missing the Sew What's Crafty expo.

And last but not least.....drive safely. Renita has just called me to say she is almost here and I think she has come the furthest distance. For anyone driving any distance, please be careful on the road. We are looking forward to seeing everyone tonight - BRING IT ON!!!

One more sleep!

2008-05-15T04:05:00.000-07:00

If you can sleep that is!

Here's another cryptic hint for one of the challenges. How do I take my coffee?

sewing machines

2008-05-13T17:54:00.001-07:00

If you've got one and you like to sew on your layouts, bring your sewing machine along. Mine is having a few tension issues (Tension? What tension? We don't have tension in this house!!) but I will bring it along anyway - everyone is most welcome to use it. If you have an extension cord and powerboard that will also be very helpful.

another hint?

2008-05-13T17:50:00.001-07:00

This one is an easy one. You are all madly packing and making decisions about what to bring and what to leave at home, right? You've probably gone through all your patterned papers and perhaps found some you no longer like? Well this is the simplest challenge to enter and win! Bring in your most revolting piece of patterned paper that you own. It must be a whole piece, not a scrap, ok? Enter it in challenge#2 for a chance ;-)

more goodies

2008-05-13T05:14:00.000-07:00

I had a lovely visitor this afternoon :)
Helen Ross kindly dropped around a super prize for one of our challenges over the weekend. You may have seen Helen recently selling her wares at Hinkler Mall - or you can go and have a look at them on her site as well. Of course I peeked in there and spied some lovely things...like this tiara and wand - too cute!!! There were some M&Ms in there too........;-)

sit on it!

2008-05-13T04:57:00.001-07:00

So here is a bit of a plan of the room with the tables all set in a lovely welcoming "circle" and a spot for everyone. I've put this here in case anyone arrives while we are setting up and wants to help out - and so you can find your place of course. I have no idea if this will show up big enough for anyone to read - if you click on it you should get a larger version, or just right click and save it to your computer and then you can zoom in if need be. Of course if this doesn't suit and you want to swap around with eachother, go right ahead ;-) we don't want anyone to get stressed out over it.

And now for the roommate arrangements. I think most people sent me something to let me know who they want to share with. My apologies if this is different to what you told me - feel free to swap around if need be. Now you would think that this being the 4th retreat we have done that one of us would know how the rooms are numbered, hey? No idea. So this is how I have done it. Rooms 1-5 will be the rooms closest to the dining room, with #1 being the closest to the carpark at the top. Rooms 6-10 are the ones closest to the scrap room, with #10 being closest to the moo cows.....

1.Andrea H/Bev

2.Kathy/Joanne

3.Shana/Kerrie/Sandra

4. Debbie/Louise/Leanne

5. Sharon/Lisa

6. Dylis/Linda

7. Danielle/Janet

8. Cassie/Andrea B/Rachael

9. Carol/Debra/Annmarie

10. Petrina/Renita/Ann

challenges.....

2008-05-11T19:35:00.000-07:00

Yes, of course there will be some challenges over the weekend. One thing you will need to remember if you want to take part in the challenges - page protectors. For each layout you wish to enter in a challenge you will need a page protector so that it can be displayed safely.

Oh, you want a hint? Ok, so you might have seen on my blog that Mel from Point Shoot Play is donating a prize for the Cancer Council Raffle. She's also donating a prize for one of the challenges. Here's the hint then: for this challenge you will need to use a photograph that you have altered digitally. Don't worry if you think you have no idea about digital stuff - we want everyone to be able to take part in this challenge. Got a digital camera? Ever converted a colour photo to black and white using imaging software? Then you have the perfect photograph for this challenge!! If you want to alter it some more then that is fine as well. Perhaps you have an old photo that you have restored? Then that would be perfect for this challenge as well. See - this challenge is going to be easy.

Don't say I don't give good hints ;-)

supper and arrival time

2008-05-11T17:41:00.000-07:00

Now we don't want anyone to have to drive all the way out to the retreat in the dark, do we? So if you can drag yourself away from work, any time after 5pm is a great time for you to arrive on Friday night, ok? Please drive carefully everyone. I'll try to sort out my mobile phone and remember to charge it in case anyone needs a few last minute instructions. Email me if you would like the number.

Don't forget ladies - we will have supper for you on Friday night so there is no need to do that last minute drive thru for junk on the way out there. We'll serve supper from 7pm - those who are dressed up as QUEENS will be served first, of course. We'll be having some wholesome home-made pumpkin soup for those of you who feel the cold, as well as the obligatory nibblies for those of you who need something to sop up the champers ;-) Of course there will be some wicked little sweet treats as well.

trackie dack day

2008-05-04T04:55:00.000-07:00

Yes, Saturday the 17th of May at the retreat has been declared trackie dack day. We are looking out for the comfort of everyone in making this decision - no one should be restricted by waist bands!!! All track pants are welcome, fleecy, grey marle, sporty, drawstring, velour even. As long as your pants have an ELASTIC waist band then they will be acceptable.
Of course if your body looks like this it might be best if you cover your tummy - there will be a lot of chocolate eating women armed with cutting tools in the room.

Any last minute takers?

2008-05-04T04:50:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately we've had a cancellation over the weekend so if anyone knows of someone wanting to come on the retreat, please send one of us an email. Not long to go now ladies!!!

Challenge Hints

2008-04-30T03:16:00.000-07:00

You've got to be kidding haven't you? We're not giving you any actual hints on the challenges yet!!! But we can tell you that we have got some great prizes lined up. Already on the list we have prizes from Craft Queen, The Creative Artz Cottage and Point Shoot Play. Giddy up!!

Don't get lost.

2008-04-29T02:06:00.000-07:00

In case that little map there on the side is a bit hard to see, you can go here to see it in more detail. There are a few pics of the cabins and surrounds (how's the serenity?!) and if you scroll down you will find a nice big map. Easy.

Got your photos ready?

2008-04-29T02:00:00.000-07:00

Just in case you were wanting to order a few 6x8s in time for the retreat, Camera House currently have a great offer for online orders. 68c each!!!!
If you have never ordered online it is super easy - just go to Camera House and follow the instructions. The code for this promotion is CANON. Hurry though - offer ends tomorrow!!!! (and if you need any help, just email me - it's easy.)

So, who's your roommate?

2008-04-22T16:41:00.000-07:00

In an effort to be super organised this year, we would like to know who you would like to share your room with for the retreat. Most of the rooms have 3 double bunks so you can sleep 3 people comfortably (or you can even squeeze in 6 if you like.)
Don't forget each room has its own ensuite and comfy innerspring mattresses (just bring your own sheets and pillow).
So if you know who you would like to share with, just discuss it amongst yourselves and nominate one person to send me an email (petrinamcdonald at bigpond dot com) with your list. Hopefully we'll be able to sort it out amicably. Don't worry if there are only 2 of you who want to share, that is fine - depending on numbers we might have to squeeze and extra in with you but if we can keep it to 2 to a room we will try. Does this all make sense? It's got to be better than shuffling people in the dark on Friday night when they are dressed as queens anyway ;-)

updating THE list....

2008-04-22T16:37:00.000-07:00

Due to a few "blogger" issues (got to blame someone, hey?) it has taken a little while to get this list up here - sorry for that. Let us know if there is a mistake here please and we will sort it out ASAP.

Kathy PAID IN FULL
Andrea PAID IN FULL
Bev PAID IN FULL
Joanne PAID IN FULL
Sandra PAID IN FULL
Carol PAID IN FULL
Debra PAID IN FULL
Rachael PAID IN FULL
Dylis PAID IN FULL
Linda PAID IN FULL
Shana PAID IN FULL
Renita PAID IN FULL
Ann PAID IN FULL
Danielle PAID IN FULL
Debbie PAID IN FULL
Louise PAID IN FULL
Lisa PAID IN FULL
Jenny PAID IN FULL
Leanne PAID IN FULL
Petrina PAID IN FULL
Cassie PAID IN FULL
Kerrie PAID IN FULL
Andrea B PAID IN FULL
Annmarie PAID IN FULL
Janet PAID IN FULL

Counting down....

2008-04-18T04:36:00.000-07:00

Isn't it about time you were treated like royalty?

2008-04-13T04:32:00.000-07:00

I could try and make out that this is a hint for the dress-up theme for Friday night at the retreat but it would just be way too cryptic. So here it is.....

Friday Night Dress Up Theme:

Set yourself free, enjoy the weekend, and treat yourself like "royalty" as you begin your journey on the retreat of the year. Come along dressed like a QUEEN for the night.

So, who's coming anyway?

2008-04-10T21:19:00.000-07:00

The following list will be updated after the weekend when we have received payment from a few more people.
As you can see there are quite a few people who have not finalised payment (which is due this weekend). If you are interested in coming on the retreat and your name is not on this list, you might want to send us a quick message so we can see what we can do. (petrinamcdonald at bigpond dot com)
If you would like to make your payment via the net, just send Cassie an email (mcthorne at bigpond dot net dot au) and she will give you her details.
As you all know we work pretty closely together on all of this stuff so if you can't get one of us - just try the other one!

Kathy PAID IN FULL
Andrea H PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Bev PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Joanne PAID IN FULL
Sandra PAID IN FULL
Carol DEPOSIT PAID
Rachael PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Dylis DEPOSIT PAID
Linda DEPOSIT PAID
Shana DEPOSIT PAID
Sharon PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Lisa PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Jenny PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Jody PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Renita PAID IN FULL
Ann PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Charmaine DEPOSIT PAID
Danielle DEPOSIT PAID
Debbie PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Louise PART PAYMENT RECEIVED
Petrina PAID IN FULL
Cassie PAID IN FULL
Kerrie PAID IN FULL
Leanne PART PAYMENT RECEIVED

Of course if you think we have made a mistake here, please let us know.
Cheers,

Cassie and Petrina.

Final Costs

2008-03-15T18:57:00.000-07:00

We have been able to finalise our costs for this year (keeping in mind that we make no profit and if there is ever spare money from the retreat we buy club stuff with it.) So here goes:::

$165 for members/ $175 non members if final payment is recieved by the 13th April 2008

$185 if payment is recieved after 13th April and before 30th April 2008. At

At this stage we have people on our waiting list and if final payment is not received by this date your place will be given to one of those on the list, with no refund on any monies already paid.
A refund will be granted however if there are special circumstances.

If you would like to make final payments into a bank account please contact Cassie via email on
mcthorne at bigpond dot net dot au.

Thanks for your patience

Yours in scrapping
Cassie and Petrina

Retreat Numbers

2008-03-09T18:30:00.000-07:00

Things are looking really good to date. We are two months away from the actual weekend and already have a full booking sheet with a waiting list. Don't forget to keep checking this site from now on for updates on what to bring, our theme for the dress up evening and the final costing.
Yours in scrapping Cass and Petrina