Photos - Contest Winners!

Photos - Cropping!

Photos - Shopping/Vendors

Thanks to everyone that purchased product from our vendors. Keep them in mind for future purchases and home parties as well! Special thanks to the vendors also. We appreciate you working on a Saturday for us!

Photos - What it's all about!

Here's what it's all about - Dalton, Noah and other children with autism.

Huge Thanks!!!

I just wanted to send out a huge thanks to a LOT of people:

First and foremost... the ladies that attended the crop and made the event a wonderful SUCCESS!!!

I'd also like to thank all the local and national contributors that allowed us to have great goodie bags, fun prizes and profitable raffles & silent auction!

And, I personally, want to thank those that helped me pull this off. I did not have a "committee" or anything formal, so everyone's help is so appreciated. This includes Brigitte Herron & Jennifer Lopez, and also my family - my mom, my two sisters, and even my brother-in-law and nephews (P.S. - my husband's pretty awesome too but he had to work all weekend).

We raised a total of $1360, which is just plain AWESOME!!!!

THANKS!!!

Recipe from Crop

The wives of the Northwestern High School football coaches did an amazing job with our salad lunch at the crop. There were some recipe requests that followed. This one was my particular favorite so I thought I'd share with everyone.

Broccoli Cole Slaw Recipe
courtesy Linda Fuller and Christine Lakhani
obtained from The Food Network website

Ingredients:
2 bags (3-ounce) Ramen Noodle Soup in Oriental (other flavors will work, too)
3/4 stick butter
1/4 cup slivered almonds
2 bags (12-ounce) bags broccoli cole slaw (in the bagged salad section of the grocery store)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
Chopped green onions, for garnish

Dressing Ingredients:
3/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup brown or white sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 ramen noodle seasoning packet

Directions:
Put the ramen noodles in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin while melting butter in a large skillet over low/medium heat. Add the crushed noodles and slivered almonds to the skillet and saute, stirring occasionally (keep temperature at low/medium heat). Meanwhile, whisk together all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Place the shredded broccoli into bowl and toss with the noodles, almonds, and sunflower seeds. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat. Garnish with chopped green onions.

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 10 to 12 servings

Trading Table

Everyone attending the event should bring their unwanted supplies to get rid of! There will be a trading table set up for you to place unwanted scrapping supplies. Everyone is welcome to dig through the stash and take what they want. This is not a place to sell anything, simply free trading. At the end of the evening, you can either take your supplies back, or I will donate whatever is left! It's a great time to do some purging!

Layout Contest

All crop attendees should bring one completed layout to enter into our layout contest!! It can be either single- or double-paged, but should be 12"x12" or 8.5"x11". All scrapbookers will vote for their favorites and the winner will receive a prize. Don't be shy about sharing your work!!!

Cornerstone Memories

The most generous donation that we have received for our special event is from Cornerstone Memories, located in Tipton, Indiana. The owner of this unique craft retreat home has donated a weekend retreat for TWO, at a value of $500!!!This includes all meals, snacks, beverages, boarding...and of course, plenty of space to create!! You only have to get yourself to Indiana! This item will be in our silent auction. Check out the website and give it some thought!!

Noah's Ark

A special thanks to Pat Hendry and Cheryl Stowe of Noah's Ark Animal Workshop for donating a Hope Bear for our event. If you like the concept of Build-a-Bear, you will love Noah's Ark and definitely should check out their website!

Southern Living at Home (Loa Osborne)

Loa Osborne, a local independent consultant, has donated a beautiful basket from Southern Living at Home, valued at $70. It is really beautiful and I will try to get a picture posted soon!

Andrea's Scraps

A HUGE thanks to Andrea Cloutier for donating two gorgeously altered magnetic easels. You just must check these out on her website.

Thanks to Local Grocers

Two local Harris Teeter stores and one Lowes Food store have donated gift certificates to help the foundation purchas drinks, snacks and paper goods for the events. HUGE thanks to them!!!

Home Interiors (Amy Sue Salvatore)

Amy Sue Salvatore is a Decorating Consultant for Home Interiors (Better Homes & Gardens). She is donating a gorgeous basket for our event which is loaded with goodies: a planter, candles, garden orb, flowers, room fresheners, and more... Valued at $80!!! Huge thanks to Amy for this awesome contribution. Be sure to check out her website, or look for more information at the crop.

Classy Coordinates

Classy Coordinates Scrapbook Club is a monthly kit club that features some pretty amazing Plush Paks each month! And they've been so kind as to provide us a few samplings. You will love the rich papers they've included, as well as the fun, coordinating extras!

ClearSnap/ColorBox

ClearSnap, the company that makes ColorBox, sent us three of their Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Stylus sets. If you haven't tried these ink pads before, you definitely need to! With a chalk-like texture, they are truly unique in the world of ink pads. The stylus is designed specifically for these small pads and makes your paper crafting fun and easy!.

Paper Trunk

Paper Trunk is a very new scrapbooking company that has some really wonderful patterned papers and stamps. They have sent us a sampling of their gorgeous products for our event and I am impressed. I can't wait to see what's next for this great company. The selection we received contains tons of beautiful patterned papers, two sets of stamps (a full alphabet and a sheet of 12" borders), as well as a 2"x12" acrylic block - perfect for use with their stamps. A retail value of $70!!

Scrapbooks Express

Scrapbooks Express, a local store in Rock Hill (which is, unfortunately, closing) has donated this basket of scrapbooking goodies. It's value is $30, with a variety of items such as an ink pad, adhesive, embellishments and even a mini album! If you're looking for some good deals, or even some fixtures to purchase, you need to check the store out soon!

ScrapGoods

ScrapGoods has donated some really unique kits for our event! In addition to the traditional paper and accents often seen in page kits, they include innovative materials such as copper foil tape and etching medium.

ScrapGoods is a monthly kit brimming with papers, embellishments, and information. Each month's kit focuses on a different technique. Kits include suppliies, plus exclusive rubber stamps and templates, and newsletters filled with instructions, tips and ideas.

Avon & Premier Designs

Our TLC consultant, Joyce Groom, is also a consultant for Avon and Premier Designs Jewelry (busy lady, huh?). For the crop, she is also donating a 4-piece Imari set from Avon, which is valued at almost $30. If you're a fan of Avon and need some products, come prepared to shop. Joyce will be donating her commissions from that day's sales to the foundation!!!

If you're not familiar with Premier Designs jewelry, you definitely need to meet Joyce at the crop. They have high-quality, but reasonably priced, jewelry - and a huge selection as well. Trust me, you'll be impressed. Anyone that places an order at the crop, you'll be entered in a drawing to win a bracelet valued at $33. She'll also be donating 25% of sales on the day of the crop to the foundation - and an extra $10 for each person that books & hosts a party.

A huge thanks to Joyce for reaching out and really helping our foundation!

TLC Update!

TLC (Top Line Creations) consultant, Joyce Groom, is donating an Artist's Choice kit and 2 additional 4x4 mini albums. The kit will make four 12x12 pages and 28 4x4 pages (this is where those mini albums come in handy!). These themed kits will be perfect for all those snapshots you've been collecting this summer!! The retail value of this awesome donation is $43.00!

Sunday International

For all the stamp lovers out there, Sunday International sent us quite a stash of items you will just love! From ink pads and embossing powders, to stamps and acrylic blocks. We've got lots to give away here!!

Altered Arts

If you enjoy doing altered books or using mixed media in your paper arts, you will love Altered Arts! This magazine is full of creative ideas to spark inspiration in all artists, and they've sent us a few sample issues and a full-year subscription! In addition, they've provided us with one of their outstanding kits in a Wild West theme. It's going to be hard for me to give this one away!

Scenic Route Paper Co.

Scenic Route Paper Co. is one of the hottest scrapbooking manufacturers right now. And for good reason. They're designs are fresh and unique. They've generously provided us with a collection of products to share with our crop participants - letter stickers, chipboard accents and 12"x12" patterned paper!

Purple Cows, Inc.

This 2-in-1 Combo Trimmer is a first class, must-have scrapbooking tool made by Purple Cows, Inc. It's a dual cutter with 12" rotary and guillotine abilities. The alignment gride, patented safety blade and built-in-handle make this a one-of-a-kind product! And one crop participant will leave with this added to their collection!

A Page in Time Scrapbook

A Page in Time Scrapbook is a fabulous monthly kit club. Each month they feature a kit which is actually three 12"x12" page kits, and they've generously donated their June 2007 kit for our event, a $33 value!

Vendor: Creative Memories

Here we go - another great vendor for our awesome crop!!! Let's welcome Lori Leslie with Creative Memories to the line-up! Of course, Creative Memories needs no introduction considering we pretty much owe them for making scrapbooking the huge industry that it is today. Today they are still making high quality supplies for us and really help put the focus on preserving stories and getting pages done.

Vendor: Close to my Heart (CTMH)

Let's welcome Christina Miles to our growing list of crop vendors! Christy is a consultant for Close to my Heart. CTMH is a great stamp company that also has some papers, markers, kits, etc. If you're not familiar with their product, you'll love it! Christy is graciously donating a Stamp Starter Basket, three kits and a portion of her proceeds to the foundation.

StoryTellers Club

StoryTellers Club is a monthly kit club with original papers, stickers and punch out embellishments. They were so kind and sent us 6 kits for the crop...you'll love these exclusive designs! Each kit has a retail value of $30 or more, and it comes in an incredibly nice zippered pouch.

American Crafts

American Crafts generously donated a large box of awesome scrapbooking supplies for our crop!!! This picture is just a sampling of what they shared with us. I don't want to ruin any surprises so I will just say this - some of the goodies will be used as prizes, but every cropper will receive some AC product!!

Vendor - I Remember When

Stephanie Cutshall of I Remember When is the newest addition to our vendor list! Their diverse list of scrapbooking products includes plenty of your favorites... Creative Imaginations, Doodlebug Designs, American Crafts, Scenic Route, Bazzill, Scrapworks, Fiskars, and Xyron!! She'll also be donating a Xyron 510...be sure to bring your lucky charm with you.

Vendor: Top Line Creations (TLC)

Our 2nd vendor for the crop is Joyce Groom of Top Line Creations (often known as TLC). TLC has its own wonderful, unique line of scrapbooking products. From coordinating page kits, to individual embellishments, they have everything you need for your scrapbook layouts in a variety of themes and color schemes. They've even branched out into digital scrapbooking with their Lifetimez software.

Vendor: Memory-Works

The crop will feature various vendors that will allow everyone there to shop for the latest and greatest in scrapbooking products. As vendor participation is finalized, I will post their information here on the blog.

Our first official vendor is Lori Martin with MemoryWorks! She will be selling products from some of the biggest names in the industry right now: Basic Grey, Scenic Route, SEI, Love Elsie, Heidi Swapp and Daisy D's...just to name a few. She will also be donating an album.... will you be the lucky recipient???

Directions to the Crop

The crop is being held at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Rock Hill, SC on the corner of Main Street and Saluda Street. The actual event will be in the gym. It has its own entrance towards the back of the church. I suggest temporarily parking your car out front for unloading and loading purposes. However, close parking is limited, so please move your car for long term parking.

Directions
From I-77, take Exit 79, Dave Lyle Boulevard exit.
If you are coming from the north (Fort Mill, Charlotte), turn right onto Dave Lyle Boulevard.
If you are coming from the south (Lancaster, Columbia), turn left onto Dave Lyle Boulevard.
Continue toward Rock Hill on Dave Lyle Boulevard approximately 3.8 miles to the intersection with Main Street.
Turn left onto Main Street and continue approximately 0.5 miles.
First Presbyterian Church will be on your right.
Parking can be found in the large Municipal City Parking Lot located just past the church at the corner of Main Street and Saluda Street. Parking is free.

Crop Flyer & Registration Form

Check out the crop flyer here.

If you are interested in signing up for the crop, download the registration form and email it to me at queenbeeofscrap@yahoo.com.

Lunch & Desserts!

A huge thanks to the wives and children of the Northwestern High School football coaches! The wives have agreed to provide a salad lunch (think variety - potato salad, fruit salad, chicken salad, etc). The children are graciously providing some yummy dessert treats for all of us to enjoy on the day of the crop!!

Background

What's this all about?

The Herron family started the Dalton Help Foundation to raise money for the fight against autism. The funds raised are being used in two main ways:
- To help families handle the financial needs caused by autism
- Donated to organizations that research autism looking for a cause and cure, and organizations that provide services or assistance to autistic individuals and their families.

Why'd they do it?

The Herron family consists of Strait, Brigitte, 9 year old Syndey, and 5 year old Dalton, who is autistic. Despite the demand they already have on their daily lives, they have chosen to take on this foundation as a way of helping others that are in a similar position as themselves.

Who am I?
I'm a friend of the family and have become involved with the foundation. I have served on the committee for their golf tournament fundraiser and was recently asked to be on the board. I wanted to find a way that I could help and scrapbooking is my area of expertise!

What's a crop?
A crop is an event where scrapbookers gather to work on their projects - usually scrapbook layouts. They vary in length, size and location, but the general concept is the same. Crops usually feature scrapbooking tools that everyone is allowed to use, but the majority of the supplies are brought by the individual. Often there are extra activities such as: door prizes, contests, games, goody bags, demos, make-n-takes, classes. If you are not a scrapbooker, simply spread the word about the event!

Why a blog?
I wanted a way to quickly update everyone involved with the crop over the next few months as things come together. It's a method for people interested in signing up to get all the information they need. And it's also a way for me to continuously provide new information for those that are already registered. I recommend bookmarking the blog, and checking in for frequent updates.

Crop Information

Dalton's Crop for Autism benefiting the Dalton Help Foundation

Saturday - August 11, 2007
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church (gym) in downtown Rock Hill, SC

Crop Fee is $40, which includes:
- a spot to crop for 11 full hours
- plenty of food (2 meals, snacks, drinks, etc)
- goodies, door prizes, and contests!
- shopping at vendor booths
- a day of relaxation and fun!!!

If you would like a flyer, more informaiton or a registration form, please contact me at queenbeeofscrap@yahoo.com.