This past July was the first retreat I’ve organized! It was a Christmas in July theme and it was a blast. Scrapbookers came to Lougheed Lodge to work on a variety of projects. We even had someone who completed her first layout ever!! It was a very happy moment!
The weekend was filled with surprises and treats along the way. It started when the overnighters woke up on Saturday morning (Christmas Day) and found Santa had come to visit during the night! There were gifts under the tree for everyone.
Here are a few early morning scrapbookers checking out what Santa had left in their goodie bags.
Without wasting much time, everyone got into their projects as well as a few make and takes that got the creative juices flowing. Everyone was in deep concentration doing the make and takes!
The day progressed quickly and after dinner there was a short break from the scrapbooking for a mini-spa treatment from Linda at PartyLite. It was a late night for most of the group with another interlude as Diane pointed out, as though it was from a credit card commercial:
1:22am + 6 scrapbookers + 1 card = Priceless
(sorry the picture is blurry, but you get the point!)
The next day was our “Boxing Day” and there were bargains galore! Thanks to Diane for contributing so much to make this an extra special weekend, including the prizes for our “Pass the Hat” game with the Santa hat! It was a fun weekend. Thanks to everyone for coming out! Keep making it crafty!
