November 2011 Retreat

 We had a fabulous time this past November at our retreat! We wanted to share a few pictures from the weekend with all of you.

 I loved all the cute luggage everyone brought with them.  You know it's a scrapbooking retreat when most of it is full of supplies, and very little of it is clothes and makeup.

 We always have fabulous food at the retreats.  Deanne Hanson and Angela Haynes were our amazing caterers and spoiled us with home-cooked meals and yummy desserts!

 We did a little crafting of every kind this time.  Malinda showed us how to make bracelets out of old t-shirts.  They turned out so cute!  

 Malinda, Lisa and Missy in their cute coordinating scrapbooking t-shirts.  Everyone always looks so cute!

 Each morning and evening we had some cute gifts for the ladies.  Lindsey made these adorable ear warmer headbands for everyone.

 The ladies that came up for the extra night on Wednesday each got one of these owl sleeping masks.  We had several other surprises for the ladies to go to sleep to and wake up to each day.

 We have so much fun at these retreats!  Sadie, Taylor, and Shantelle showed us how to be awesome rockstars!  We laughed so hard!

 This table got some awesome photoshopping done after our class on basic photoshop skills and christmas card making.

Malinda won our guest teacher contest with this layout.  We can't wait to have you teach again in March Malinda!!

Here is the schedule for our upcoming November 2011 Retreat:

We usually do check in on Thursday at 12:00, but this time we are allowing registered guests to come up anytime on Thursday morning. We do not provide lunch on Thursday so if you do choose to come up first thing in the morning, just know you will have to either bring your lunch with you or go out for lunch.

Paper Muses Scrapbooking Retreat Schedule
November 3, 4, 5, 2011

Thursday, November 3:
12:00 pm Check in, get settled, open crop
4:00 pm Opening Orientation and get to know you game
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Guest layout class
8:00 pm open crafting

Friday, November 4:
9:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am Workshop Series #1
11:00am Workshop Series #2
12:00am Workshop Series #3
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Workshop Series #4
3:00 pm Open Crafting
4:00 pm Photo Christmas Card Class
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Open Crafting

Saturday, November 5:
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Open Crafting, enter your layouts for guest teacher contest
10:30 am contest voting and prize drawings
11:30 am lunch
1:00 pm Check out and clean up


*This schedule is just an outline. Class times may change based on the needs of the retreat guests.

April Retreat!

We just came back from our Paper Muses scrapbooking retreat yesterday! What an awesome and fun weekend we had :) We had 24 incredible and fun women come join us from Wed. to Sat. for a continuous girls night out. When the ladies got to the lodge (Hidden Springs Ranch) we had a fun welcome gift for each of them. They all got two clear stamp sets from Hero Arts, three Mister Huey sprays from Studio Calico, and some super cute wood veneer butterflies, also from Studio Calico.

It is tradition to watch Grey's Anatomy during the retreat, and this time was no different. I have to say, this was an interesting episode - wasn't planning on it being a musical! We all got some great laughs and a few tears too!
Taylor, Sadie and Malinda working on one of Lindsey's classes.
Mandee busy with the embossing powder. We always have some fun new techniques at the retreat, usually taught by Lindsey. :)
Laurie and Kassie taking advantage of the awesome meals we have at the retreat. The food is always one of the best things at the retreat.
Malinda won the contest to be a guest teacher next time with this layout. It is darling, especially with a photo of her brand new baby!
Every night we leave little treats and gifts on the pillows of our guests. This time they got some yummy chocolate dipped fudge made by Lindsey and some bath salts the other night. I forgot to take pictures of the cute necklaces and keychain lanyards they also got. We always leave a gift at their spots every morning too. We love to spoil our guests!

Denise rocking the paint and bubble wrap technique.
Malinda just had this sweet little baby boy a month ago and lucky for us, she brought him with her! It was so fun to have a sweet little baby there with us, we all got to fight over holding this sweet little thing! He was so good!! Here is Cindy taking her turn with him.
I think we had a few ladies sneak off before this photo was taken to go on a walk around the lodge. This is most of our good friends that we got to spend the weekend with. Every time we have a retreat it's like a family reunion! So good to see these ladies and make new friends too!
I love all the cute pink bags!! I think this was the supplies of two people. Yep, there is room to pack everything you own at the lodge!
This is looking down on about half the main floor. It is a huge place with lots of room to spread out and relax!
Taylor and Shantelle. Most of the ladies bring cute matching shirts and scrapbook related t-shirts. I love these cute scarves that said iScrap on the end of them.
Many of the ladies were up until 4, 5 and even 7:30 am. These two stopped for a nap between classes.

Thanks ladies for making mine and Lindsey's job so enjoyable! We had a great time with you all and can't wait to see so many of you in November!! Our next retreat is already on the books and about 1/3 booked. It will be the first weekend in November. You can sign up on our blog www.papermusesretreats.blogspot.com. Or feel free to email me or Lindsey with any questions!

March Scrapbooking Retreat

Registration for our March Scrapbooking Retreat is now open.
The dates for the retreat are March 31, April 1 and 2, with an optional Wednesday night on March 30, 2011.

We would love to get you signed up! We won't be holding any spots without a deposit so if you are interested then email Lindsey and we will get you all set up. We anticipate that this retreat will fill quickly so don't wait!

March Retreat

So...now that the next retreat is almost here, I guess I really should get the photos up from the last one :)

Mary (in grey) and Deanne (furthest on the right) were our awesome caterers. We definitely eat well at the retreats. Lot's of amazing yummy meals!
The first night of the retreat happened to fall on St. Patricks day. These ladies came prepared for the occasion!
This was the welcome gift that everyone received when they first got to the lodge. The albums were so pretty with the white stitched flowers. We are so excited about the gift we are giving at our November retreat, everyone will LOVE it!
One nice thing about the lodge is that there is plenty of room to bring ALL YOUR STUFF and spread out.
Part of our mini store that Heartfelt Creations provides for our guests in case they forget something they need!
Our bottomless snack table. Tons of yummy goodies to take back to your table when you are in need of chocolate or other snacks.
Our attempt at a shamrock, after all, it was St. Patty's Day!
One of our fearless leaders, Lindsey, all ready to clean up after an awesome three days of scrapbooking!
Part of our photography workshop. We were brushing up on our shutter speed skills.

Midge and Madge trying to fit it all back in the car on the last day of the retreat.

Thanks ladies for making March's retreat so much fun, we always have a great time. We love being able to see all of our old friends each time and meeting so many new ones too! We are really looking forward to November's retreat. See you soon!

November Gift

Lori and I just ordered your gift for the Fall retreat. It is so fun! I can't wait to give it to you! The retreat if filling up fast so if you think that you would like to join us let us know ASAP. We are looking forward to seeing each of you!

November Retreat Dates!

The Fall Paper Muses Retreat at Hidden Springs Ranch will take place on November 18, 19, 20 with November 17 as an optional night. We know it is close to Thanksgiving but we hope to see you there. You need a break before family and friends descend for Thanksgiving!