Awesome Journaling Cards

Pixiezilla at http://pinterest.com/pixiezilla/free-project-life-cards-disney-style/ has some awesome journaling cards for Crops of Luv, Disney, Give Kids the World, and much more.  I was blown away by the fantastic designs she has posted on Pinterest.  Check out the link and, believe me, you will want to use these on your COL pages! Enjoy!

Crops of Luv 2013 Calendar of Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars to insure you don't miss out on these FUN upcoming Crops of Luv events:

 

MONTHLY:  There will be a regularly scheduled crop  on the second Wednesday of each month from 9 am to 5 pm. The location for these crops is: Kelly Hammonds home at 2124 E Kerry Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Just north of Union Hills - West of Cave Creek Rd)  Looking forward to meeting lots of new scrappers and completing lots of books for our recipient families! 


JUNE:




12 June: regularly scheduled Wednesday Crop from 9 am to 4 pm at Kelly Hammonds home at 2124 E Kerry Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Just north of Union Hills - West of Cave Creek Rd)


12 June:  Crops of Luv Volunteer Prep Time 3 pm to 9 pm

15 June:  Crop at Crops of Luv Studio from 10 am to 6 pm

19 June:  Crops of Luv Volunteer Prep Time 3 pm to 9 pm

21 - 23 June:  Scrap Sistaz Retreat at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.

22 June:  COL at the Creating Keepsakes Event in Las Vegas.

22 June:  Pantano Christian Church private event at 1755 S. Houghton Road in Tucson, Arizona




26 June:  Crops of Luv Volunteer Prep Time 3 pm to 9 pm

JULY:
10  July: regularly scheduled Wednesday Crop from 9 am to 4 pm at Kelly Hammonds home at 2124 E Kerry Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Just north of Union Hills - West of Cave Creek Rd)

13 July: Crop from 9 am to 7 pm at the Arizona Community Church, 9325 S. Rural Road in Tempe, Arizona.

20 July: Crop at the COL Studio in Phoenix, Arizona from 12 noon to midnight.


26 July-28 July:  SAVE THE DATE!  Crops of Luv proudly announces our first ever Tucson Scrapbooking Retreat at the beautiful Loew's Ventana Canyon Hotel in Tucson.  Cost for the retreat is $100 and registration begins on 1 March. 
 
AUGUST:
10 August:  Crop at the COL Studio in Phoenix, Arizona from 12 noon to midnight.


14 August: regularly scheduled Wednesday Crop from 9 am to 4 pm at Kelly Hammonds home at 2124 E Kerry Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Just north of Union Hills - West of Cave Creek Rd)

17 August:  Crop at the COL Studio in Phoenix, Arizona from 12 noon to midnight.

30 August - 2 September:  SAVE THE DATES!  Crops of Luv Sedona Retreat.

SEPTEMBER:
11 September: regularly scheduled Wednesday Crop from 9 am to 4 pm at Kelly Hammonds home at 2124 E Kerry Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Just north of Union Hills - West of Cave Creek Rd)
14 September:  Crop at the COL Studio in Phoenix, Arizona from 12 noon to midnight.

20-22 September:  Quick Quotes Event in Palm Springs, California

28 September:  Crop at the COL Studio in Phoenix, Arizona from 12 noon to midnight.


OCTOBER:
5 October:  Crop from 9 am to 7 pm at the Arizona Community Church, 9325 S. Rural Road in Tempe, Arizona.


9 October:  regularly scheduled Wednesday Crop from 9 am to 4 pm at Kelly Hammonds home at 2124 E Kerry Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Just north of Union Hills - West of Cave Creek Rd)

12 October:  Crop from 9 am to 4 pm at Cardinal Health in Chandler, Arizona

19 October:  Pantano Christian Church event at 1755 S. Houghton Road in Tucson, Arizona

Month of October:  Start sign-ups for Gift Wrapping with Amazon holiday event;


NOVEMBER:
2 November: Crops of Luv Yard Sale, 7 am to 1 pm at the COL Studio.

9 November: Crop at the COL Studio in Phoenix, Arizona from 12 noon to midnight.

13 November: regularly scheduled crop from 9 am to 4 pm at Kelly Hammonds home at 2124 E Kerry Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Just north of Union Hills - West of Cave Creek Rd)


16 November: Crop at the COL Studio in Phoenix, Arizona from 12 noon to midnight.

DECEMBER:
7 December:  Crop at the COL Studio in Phoenix, Arizona from 12 noon to midnight.

11 December: regularly scheduled Wednesday Crop from  9 am to 4 pm at Kelly Hammonds home at 2124 E Kerry Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Just north of Union Hills - West of Cave Creek Rd)

14 December:  Volunteers' Christmas Party at the COL Studio

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If you are interested in participating in any of the above events, please contact us at 480-634-7763.

ON-GOING CROPPING:  If you would like to get a small group (up to eight people) together to work on a book here at our studio, please let us know.  We would love to have you and can always use the extra help.  Just give us a call to make sure we have space available (480-634-7763)

COL in JUNE Issue of WOMAN'S DAY Magazine!

Be sure to go out and get your JUNE issue of WOMAN'S DAY magazine (on sale now at most retailers)--Crops of Luv is featured this month and the national exposure we are receiving from Woman's Day is phenomenal!  We're moving up....

Crops of Luv Charity EBay Auction

The first-ever Crops of Luv EBay Auction is in progress and runs through Saturday, 4 May at 8 pm.  Currently there are three different "lots" available to bid on:  Baby Boy Lot; Baby Girl Lot; and Baby Boy or Girl Lot.  Each lot contains a beautiful 12x12 album, cardstocks galore, embellishments galore, etc.  Head on over to EBay and get your bids in!  Here's the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=151035809624&ssPageName=ADME%3AL%3ALCA%3AUS%3A1123

Once you've reached the COL EBay site, you can click on "See Other Items" under the seller's name and it will bring up pictures of all Crops of Luv lots currently available to bid on.  Hope everyone goes to EBay to check it out and give Crops of Luv a helping hand by bidding on the available lots.  (p.s.  Even if you don't have a baby, surely you know someone who does or is about too...also, as we all know, most scrapbooking items can be used in a million other ways for crafters, card-makers, etc. so don't let the "Baby" theme deter you from participating!)  Happy auctioning!

First COL Scrapbook Retreat in Tucson!

Get ready for our First Crops of Luv Scrapbook Retreat in Tucson. Registration opens on March 1st, so be ready to go !!!
When : July 26-28, 2013
Where: Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Cost: Registration is $100 per person and hotel rooms per night are just $90 +tax.

We only have limited spots availiable and you don't want to miss out on all the FUN we have planned.  Contact Crops of Luv at cropsofluv@cox.net or www.cropsofluv.org or call us at (480) 634-7763.

Oh! The Pages We'll Do with Doctor "You-Know-Who!"

Wow, wow, wow!!  Offray Ribbons delivered a load of Dr. Seuss ribbons for our Crops of Luv albums....we can make so many FABULOUS pages with these amazing ribbons!  One fish, two fish, Offray sure fulfilled our wish!  THANK YOU so much Berwick Offray for the generous support!

Be sure to visit Offray Ribbons' Facebook page and also their websites:  www.berwickoffray.com and www.offray.com .  They are fantastic!

Viva Decor! Check 'Em Out!

One of our newest partners, Viva Decor,  posted this on their Facebook page!  We love Viva Decor's puffy and glitter pens!  Be sure to check out their website and also "like" their Facebook page!  Thanks, Viva Decor!