IT'S FRIDAY!!!!! IS THAT AN ECHO I HEAR???

Have you had enough of the cold weather?  Well, Echo Park's "Splendid Sunshine" will help you shake those winter doldrums.  Lots of beautiful bright colors and fun images.

Trees, flowers, pinwheels, bicycles, birds, sunshine, and rain boots are all part of springtime.  

Check out all of those beautiful spring-y colors - cheers you right up!

Warmer weather brings soccer games, so pick up some of this fabulous soccer collection.

What is springtime without a trip to the zoo?  Such a fun zoo collection - This will go fast, so hurry in to pick some up for your zoo trip.

"My Life" is for those pictures of your everyday life.  LOVE it!

Another springtime event is graduation, so Echo Park has a great graduation collection for all of those photos of the big event!

Independence Day is a wonderful patriotic collection for those 4th of July pics.

 

 This collection from Echo Park is perfect to capture the memories of your "Summer Adventures".

This isn't even all of the new product.  I will share more tomorrow, so be sure you plan a trip to the store for some of the fabulous new product that has arrived this week.

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS.......

COME ON.....

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS......

IT'S DOUBLE PUNCH THURSDAY!

JUST MENTION THIS POST AND

GET DOUBLE PUNCHES ON YOUR

PUNCH CARD.

GREAT WAY TO FILL THAT PUNCH CARD UP

FOR $10 OFF OF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE.

THERE IS LOTS OF NEW PRODUCT FOR YOU TO 

CHOOSE FROM AS WELL AS RESTOCKS.

SO, COME SHOP AND

GET DOUBLE PUNCHES!

IT'S NOT TOO LATE.....

There is still time to sign up for the NSD retreat and thanks to the new larger building at the park we have some spots open.  Don't miss out on the fun-filled weekend of classes, craziness, and Elvis!

Each May Cat’s brings you the National Scrapbook Day Celebration that is out of this world. Our focus is Education, Food & Fun. We bring you a convention style setting in the country complete with cropping, designer classes, make & takes, piñatas and loads of inspiration.

In 2013 we went with the Flamingo Funnies theme and everyone loved it saying they loved the theme fun. The ladies had a blast finding flamingo clothes, jewelry, table decorations and just about everything. It was a hoot! Sooooo, 2014 will find us all in the jungle with our theme of “It’s A Jungle Out There”. Start planning your strategy ladies. We will have a prize for the best decorated table, the best dressed group and the most original individual.

Our 2014 NSD CatVention will start on Thursday May 1 at 1:00pm. We will go thru Sunday May 4 at 4pm. You can crop, take classes, take a nap, do the Make & Take Frenzy, shop the new goodies brought to the retreat just for you, play Putt Putt, play golf, eat, head into town for the PJ Raids, smack a piñata, laugh, scraplift—just whatever your little heart desires.
What does our NSD CatVention Include?

•  *Cabin for 2 (larger cabins for 3 are available)
• *9 delicious meals including Filet Mignon from The Mesquite Pit on Saturday night
• *Goodie Bag for each person
• *Make & Take Frenzy (3-4 M&T tables all different themes)
• *6 foot cropping table
• *2 designer classes
• *Pinatas full of scrapbook product
• *Filet Mignon Dinner Saturday Night with entertainment by ELVIS

All of this for just $315.00 per person. All you have to do is bring your favorite cropping tools, supplies and creativity!
 
Additional Designer Classes are also available for purchase. Prices vary based on product with average being $30-$45.
 
$25 deposit will hold your spot.  $145 will be due to Mitchell Resort on March 3rd. The remaining $145 will be due to the store by April 7th.

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR MARCH MADNESS!!!

There is so much fun on our March calendar.

I hope you are ready for some F.U.N.!!!

 

This Saturday is the first Saturday crop.  We already have quite a few signed up so you better call now to reserve your spot for a day full of cropping fun.

 

Then, next week on Thursday through Sunday we are participating in a blog hop.

Lots of prizes will be up for grabs, so mark the date on your calendar!

 Saturday, March 8th, is another one of Nanci's tag classes.  Each month we have more and more people participating in this fabulous technique filled class.  Call now to reserve your spot so that you can learn how to use all of those supplies you own.

Then, grab your partner and get ready to 

CROP AND ROCK 

AROUND THE CLOCK!!!

Picture this:

 50s attire, 

50s music, 

Coke floats, 

non-stop classes 

and loads of FUN. 

This is our first 2-day class event for 2014. 

We will have classes starting on 

Friday March 21st

 from 7pm to MN 

and start up again on

 Saturday March 22nd 

from 10am to 8pm. 

Layouts, mixed media 

and who knows what else we will do! 

Cost: $60
 
So, are you ready?
It is time to have 
LOTS OF FUN!
Call no wand join us for
MARCH
MADNESS! 

RETREAT MUSINGS FROM CAT

A few words from Cat at the end of another retreat.
 

As the sun sets on the hill 

and the lone bird flies 

across the fiery sky 

we complete another weekend of great fun, 

 friendship 

and frolic 

at our scrapbook retreat. 

Thanks so much ladies 

for all of your laughter, 

good sportsmanship, 

and most of all your friendship. 

You made the work worth it! 

It is you that make our store and events the B E S T!

SUNDAY RETREAT SHENANIGANS

A room full of busy, cropping ladies.  

Looking at this, you would never suspect

that there are steer riders in the crowd!  LOL!

Or that there were steer wrestlers among those croppers.

But there were and there were also

some photo bombers!  And some bag-heads.....

Oh my, the crazy things that happen at retreats!

Teresa learned not to get too distracted when "spackling" on your art journal pages

or you might wind up with spackle on your FACE!

This group of ladies had a blast and were loads of fun.

These girls swear they were framed...they are innocent!  LOL!

It is always fun to take pictures with the turquoise frame.

It took some doing, but everyone got together for a group shot.

A spectacular sunset on another spectacular retreat day.

Are you feeling left out?

Join in on the retreat madness

at one (or more) of these retreats:

There are three more retreats this year:

May 1-4 - NSD Retreat

September 18-21

November 6-9

Call now to reserve your spot for

RETREAT MANIA!

CAT-TASTIC FUN AND FOOD AT THE RETREAT

Aside from the fun we have at retreats, food is one of our favorite things about retreats.

Friday's meals did not disappoint.  

Spaghetti and meatballs for lunch....yummmmmm.

Check out the beautiful salad that Cat made to go with the spaghetti.

This zucchini is fantastic---LOVE it!

 Sometimes retreaters are treated to sale products--and they DO love it!

Trying new things is another thing we love about retreats. 

Friday afternoon everyone got to get messy with mixed media 

while altering the boxes their goodies came in.

Ann's an old hand at mixed media and creates some beautiful art journal pages.

Hmmm....do I want to add any more to it?  

After working up an appetite trying out mixed media, the Mesquite Pit van was a welcome sight.

Grilled chicken and their fabulous green beans were on the menu for dinner.

Lining up to fill their plates with Mesquite Pit yumminess.

After dinner it is off to the store for a pajama raid.  Time to get the card stock you need for those layouts.

Get a basket so you can load up on supplies.

Making sure you don't miss anything can be quite a challenge.

Wish you were there?

There are three more retreats this year:

May 1-4 - NSD Retreat

September 18-21

November 6-9

Call now and reserve your spot so that you can join in on the
RETREAT MANIA!

FRIDAY RETREAT FUN

AND......it's retreat time!

The retreat got off to a WINDY start!

On my way to the store yesterday I saw a bird sitting on a power line

 and the wind was rocking him back and forth. 

 He was hanging on for dear life.

Everyone who headed out to the retreat got 

BLOWN IN!

Today the cropping will get into full swing.  

Everyone will get to the retreat, get their stuff out 

and CROP..CROP...CROP......

Do you wish you were there?

It's not too late to sign up for the 

National Scrapbook Day Retreat.

So, climb aboard the retreat train

and have 

F.U.N.!

IT'S TIME......

The sign at the RV Park has our group's name on it and We are ready to CROP OUT!

Goody boxes are waiting on everyone to arrive.

Mini store is ready to fill your cropping needs.

Surprise bargains await...

 

 and yes.....there is elephant dung ready for you to purchase!

The patio is ready for everyone to enjoy the  beautiful weather.

Cat tried out the patio yesterday while setting things up.  

Sunrises and sunsets are always beautiful, so get ready to be WOWED.

Oh yeah....there will be some fabulous food!

So get your car loaded and head to Perrin for a fun-filled weekend.

Sorry for the lateness  of this post.  I fell asleep while writing it and decided to go ahead and go to bed rather than type it while I was half-asleep and make all kinds of embarrassing mistakes.  LOL!