Crop Night - October 16th meeting minutes

In attendance - Schellye and Michelle (Allison popped by for about 30 minutes).

No devotional.

Worked on the journals for the Women's Retreat.

The following items still need to be completed
(1) 60 fronts decorated - Cumberland Cropper group
(2) Holes drilled in the notepads
(3) Schedules printed - Michelle
(4) Names printed - Michelle
(5) Inside cover printed - Michelle
(6) Inside cover glued to front - Cumberland Cropper group
(7) Assemble notepads - Cumberland Cropper group

As you can see, we have many items to get completed. If you can help at ANY time, please contact me so I can give instructions. Anytime that you are available, even if it's just for 30 minutes would be fantastic.

Our next scheduled work night is Tuesday, November 10th at 5pm in Gore Hall. An additional day is reserved for Thursday, November 12th, however the retreat committee will also be setting up for the weekend.

Let's work to get these completed!

Crop on Friday Night

Our next regular crop is Friday October 16th at 5pm in Gore Hall.

If you need child care, please contact Amy B. by Monday October 12th

Remember to bring your handmade cards - check the website www.operationwritehome.org for details on sizes and what to include and not include.

Devotion is provided by Andrea D.

Those that would like to help, we will be creating our display for the women's retreat. ANY pictures from our events and crops - PLEASE upload to Walmart Photo Center. If you need the link please email Michelle H.

We will also be decorating the fronts of the notebooks with ribbon, cardstock, etc. The bases are complete.

Hope to see everyone there!

Don't Forget

Don't forget - October 6th at 5pm in Gore Hall we will be creating the front covers.

Please bring some cardstock to match the sample in the previous post for the inside cover.

If you have a craft knife and mat - please bring those as well.

Glue sticks are provided.

Hope to see you there!

Notebooks for Women's Retreat

See tasks below that need to be completed.

Just a note - originally we were to have chipboard donated, now we don't. So we need to get some rounded up. These can be off the back of notebooks, from a stack of printed forms, invoices, etc. I'll be requesting from the church, but everyone needs to be on the lookout. We will need about 50 pieces.

(1) Cut chipboard into pieces (100 of each size)
. (a) 5" x ¾"
. (b) 5" x 7⅛"

(2) Purchase notepads - Michelle to complete

(3) Drill holes in notepads - Johnny H. to complete??

(4) Create covers October 6th at 5pm in Gore Hall

Here's the main paper for the cover. Please bring scraps that would coordinate with this paper. Thanks to Ruth Jean for donating the paper!


(5) Cut plain light color cardstock to match above paper for inside cover
. (a) 4¾" x 7¾"
. (b) give to Michelle for printing welcome message

(6) Print custom items - Michelle on 11/09/09
. (a) Print schedule
. (b) Print pre-registered names

(7) Assemble books - 11/10/09 and 11/12/09
. (a) Bring ribbons, fabric, etc. to tie cover and schedule to the notepad.
. (b) Need everything above complete

Service Project

While at CKC-Nashville, I stumbled across a pretty awesome group and thought, "This would be a GREAT service project for our group!

It is Operation Write Home.


This group sends handmade cards to troops around the world so that they have cards to send back to family and friends.

We will be collecting cards each month at our crop. I will send them to the volunteer shippers and they will disburse them to the troops. If you would like to do this as an individual, please feel free to do so.

Here are some basic items to remember (and they are explained better on their blog and website):

(1) No glitter - there are some items that are acceptable, so check the website for more info

(2) Themes - general is best (missing you, thinking of you, hello, love, etc.) birthday (especially children), and holiday themes.

(3) Size - Should be A2 size which is a folded size of 4¼" x 5½" Any other size needs to include an envelope

(4) Handmade ONLY - our troops LOVE choosing these cards to send to their loved ones. Please no store-bought cards

(5) AnyHero Cards - Also think about sending a thank you note to one of our troops. These are distributed to those who rarely receive mail or are in need of encouragement.

There are other guidelines and information, so please check out their website.

CKC-Nashville Trip

Rebel, Michelle, Schellye and Ruth Jean took in CKC-Nashville.








Fun was had by all. There are some great shopping opportunities to get some deals and see new things from manufacturers. There's also the opportunity for make-n-takes and classes.

As you can see, some shopped more than others! It was a great time. Hopefully more can join us next time!

Spoken too soon

Memory Miser has upped their prices by about $4 per cartridge.

However, if you buy 3 or more, there is a 10% discount and free shipping.

Now would be a good time to get together with some friends and buy some cartridges!

Tips and Techniques

Others have told me I need to write a book on little tips and techniques. Well, I'm going to post a little something at least once a week here. These will range form software, digital scrapbooking, hybrid, sales, cricut things, conventions, retreats, ways to save supplies, etc.

These are just some things that I have picked up over the last few years from a variety of friends, teachers, blogs, books, etc. If any others have some tips or techniques to share, please email them to me and I will post for you!

So here's the first tip!

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If you want to purchase a cricut cartridge - go to memorymiser.com (see link to the side). Most are $30. Not all cartridges are available.

Another option is to watch for classes that feature the new cartridges. These usually include the new cartridge plus some great techniques and things to do with it. Classes generally include a scrapbook layout and possibly a card.

There may be other websites that offer deals and such - the best thing to do is sign-up for the newsletters and watch for the sales! When I come across one, I'll throw it on the blog!

August Meeting Minutes

Next meeting: September 18, 2009, 5:00pm, Gore Hall

Old Business

• Andrea opened the meeting with prayer
• Reviewed yearly devotional list and added additional people to months
• CKC in Nashville will be Sept 10 - 12. Michelle will be attending Thursday night through Saturday. There might be a group going down during the day on Friday. Contact Rebel if you are interested.
• If anyone needs to order additional Cumberland Croppers t-shirts, contact Michelle. Sizes and prices are on our blog.
• Reviewed roles and responsibilities of group. Rebel and Michelle will be leading the group.

New Business

• Ladies retreat November 13 and 14. We are responsible for the journaling book favors. Michelle and Schellye will organize the book and bring to next meeting. A schedule for work dates will be made then.
• Christmas swap will be in November since December is such a busy month. It was decided that we will spend $10 for the swap gifts.
• Hillbilly Heaven pictures should be uploaded to the WalMart GCPC account. This will be the next group of pictures to go in the church scrapbook.
• A Jan/Feb weekend trip to Petticoat Junction (a craft/scrapbooking bed and breakfast) was discussed. Andrea will research information about this for upcoming crops.

Devotional

• Devotional was given by Michelle. THe topic was "Myself". Scripture readings were: Psalm 139, James 2:8, Ephesians 4:22-24, 1 Corinthians 6:20 and Psalm 8.
• Next month's devotion will be led by Ruth Jean entitled "Church"

Prayer Requests

• Eva Pogue, friend of Jennifer's
• Debbie Daniels' son just diagnosed legally blind, cousin of Frances
• Vickie Brwon
• Larry Glas, Sr.
• Cathy Craddock's father
• Wilbur Carroll, neighbor of Frances
• Larry Delk
• Linda Vore

Cropical Paradise Retreat

Aloha from Paradise - Cropical Paradise that is!

We have had the best time scrapping, fellowshipping, bonding, laughing, crying - it's been a fabulous time. Thanks to Melanie, one of the owners of Cropical Paradise, for a great weekend!

New Devotions

We are starting a devotion series called God's Good Gifts.

Each month, someone is assigned to lead the devotion / bible study. Throughout the month before, each member should read the "Daily Bible Readings" - but these can be weekly. There are some questions to answer on the second page that is especially geared for women.

The intent is that each person participating will create a scrapbook concerning God's Good Gifts and how it relates to your life. This can be any size, shape, page count - it's your style. However, if you do not want to create the scrapbook - that's ok too!!

Here is the schedule as I know it. I will update as I receive more info!!

Extra Crop Time!!

On July 17th and 18th (Friday & Saturday) Amy has booked Gore Hall for a two-day crop. Both days will be from 8am - midnight.

This is open to all crafters at GCPC and any friends too. Also, anyone that would like to contribute to the church scrapbooks - we need those stories!! Please attend! We'd love to have you.

Also, if you can only come for one day, part of a day - that's great! Come join us!

Each individual is responsible for their own meals / beverages. But you know how us scrapbookers are! We love to eat and share. So if you bring chocolate, bring enough for everyone! :)

Please RSVP by Tuesday July 14th to Amy B. via email, phone, or comment here.

This sounds like fun!!

Cropical Paradise Is Now Booked!

Cropical Paradise is now booked for the weekend - August 14 - 16

Those that I know that are going:
Jennifer
Rebel
Andrea
Schellye
Michelle

Did I miss anyone?

If you missed out on this trip, CKC is coming to Nashville (see previous posts for more information) in September.

Mini Retreat to Cropical Paradise

Here's the scoop on Cropical Paradise.

Some of our Cumberland Croppers are going August 14th - 16th. As of this posting there are 2 spots available as listed on their website.

Those that are signed up as of this post:
Jennifer
Andrea
Rebel
Michelle

If you would like to go, here is some important information.

Check-in is noon on Friday. Check-out is 3pm on Sunday. Some are going up to be there by noon. I will be going up in the afternoon - unsure of the time as of yet.

Various spa services are available for various fees and must be requested when making reservations.

Items available for use -
*Cricut Expression & Cricut Create
George & Basic Shapes
Animal Kingdom
Celebrations
Christmas Cheer
Jasmine
Stamped
Walk In My Garden
Cuttin Up
Going Places
Teardrop
And more cartridges!
*AccuCut Cutting System
*Creative Memories Cutting System
*Quickutz
*Sizzix
*Fancy Scissors
*Stamps
*Paper Punches
*Journaling Station (computer and printer)
*Idea Books and Magazines
*Wireless Internet
*Whirlpool

Total cost is $200
*$50 is required as a deposit
*$75 is due July 14th
*$75 is due at check-out
*They accept cash, check, Visa, Master Card & Discover

To make a reservation, email or call: scrappin@cropicalparadise.com 270-448-CROP (2767)

Then mail the guest registration form with the deposit. The remainder of the information can be found at www.cropicalparadise.com

The Early Bird gets the Worm!

If you are planning to attend the CKC-Nashville event in September, pre-register NOW!!

There are weekly drawings for prizes. Below is a sample prize (note that this may not be exactly what you would receive).

I did not know this was happening and... I WON! :)

So pre-register and get in on the goodies!

Sorry about the confusion...

The wedding that was to take place at GCPC this weekend has been canceled!

So, we are cropping at GCPC (aka church!) in Gore Hall.

Our devotion this month is on God's Good Gifts - the first being "Myself". (And I don't mean me personally, I mean each individual God created!)

So, cropping starts at 5pm! Bring something to munch on and share.

Place to crop on June 19th

For whatever reason, I cannot add comments...

Scrapbook Village is available for us to crop. It is a regular Friday Night Crop that night, however Bonnie can arrange seating / tables so that we are all together.

We will need confirmations on who will be attending. Also, no babysitting will be provided that night.

I am a little fuzzy if there is a crop fee - I do not think there will be though. Also, you are under no obligation to purchase items from the store, however it is very convenient.

There is a picture machine if you need to reduce, change, resize, or just print out a couple of photos. Bonnie also has a diecut machine with a TON of dies that can be used along with a variety of punches, paints, foam stamps, etc.

So, basically we need some feedback! Where should we crop? Bonnie will need to know soon to save spots.

This is another place that's in Tennessee called Petticoat Junction bed and breakfast. I do not know of anyone that has been, but it looks so nice. And, they have really good specials pretty often. The only drawback with this one is that you have to book the whole place whether you have 3 or 15. But, the good thing is that you can have 15 people. It's about an hour from Nashville (what they say, anyway.)



Reservations can me made up to a year in advance.
To see Calendar Click Here!

Your all-inclusive worry-free weekend retreat includes:
2 nights full accomodations. Your own bed in one of our 4 gorgeous bedrooms!
Homemade meals for the entire weekend: Fri.-dinner, Sat- breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Sun- brunch
Unlimited beverages and snacks...think Chocolate!
Your own 5 or 6 foot well-lit workspace.
Use of tools and equipment: Sizzix, Cricut, and more! Click here to see that list.
Use of computer with internet and color printer.
Optional spa services with prior arrangement.
Use of parlor w/ VCR-DVD player and chick flick library.
48 hours of unlimited scrapping!
2009 Rates
prices are for the entire house regardless of the # of renters
Weekend all-inclusive- $2700
that's $180 per person with occupancy of 15
Add a night for just $300!
a $300 deposit is due within one week of making your reservation. It is non refundable, but will be applied to your balance which is due in full no less than 30 days before arrival. Click here to make a deposit online.
To make a reservation, call Bonnie at 931-842-1280 or email us, and be sure to include: first and last name, email address, phone #, desired dates, any questions or comments.
Don't have 15 people? Find small groups and individuals on our message board!
Click here for weekday pricing and special events planning.

Last Minute Specials! Click here!

Next meeting

Hey fellow croppers!! Our next meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 19. We cannot have it at the church, so we can use my office which is located at 220 W. Washington Street. Turning Point Counseling. I should be there beginning at 4pm. So, anytime after that is great! There will not be a place for childcare to be provided, so we will not have it that night. Sorry! Also, WARNING!-- my office has steep steps going into it. So, you may just want to bring a special project or something instead of bringing everything. It IS hard to get stuff up the steps.

If anyone can think of another place to have it, let me know. We also need someone to provide the devotional for that night. If anyone is interested, please let me know.

Rebel

Cropical Paradise in Paducah

I received this information via email yesterday - looks like some fun! $200 per person for June, July & August!

Road Trip anyone?

CKC is coming to Nashville!

This just came out a few days ago. CKC will be in Nashville - September 11th & 12th.

This time, I'm thinking about a 2-day trip! I say this as Friday is the time to get there early and sign-up for a bunch of make-n-takes. Saturday is the day for classes and such.

So anyone that would like to attend, registration starts June 10th at noon our time. Check out the classes and event information at http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/.

Time for another outing!

Meeting Minutes - May 15th

There aren't any!!

I forgot to bring my book with the devotional and we just did not have a business meeting. We did get a "Behind the Scenes" tour of the Cultural Center!!

As we have many involved in Relay for Life, we should keep our crop night on the 3rd Friday - June 19th. However, GCPC is not available. Gayle is checking to see if the Cultural Center is available.

The REALLY good thing is the room is GREAT as a crop room - the bad thing is no place for babysitting.

So, stay tuned to find out our next crop night!

"Free" Crops

A friend of mine from Franklin, KY is having some crops coming up this summer. Here's the email she sent out:

You are invited to Attend:


WHAT: ALL DAY CROP ( 9:00 to 4:00 )

WHEN: Saturday - MAY 16th , June 20th & July 18th

WHERE : Electric Plant Board Building - Franklin, KY

WHY: Get some scrapping done and share some ideas.


We can walk down town for Lunch , bring a snack & make a day of it!!!

Please feel free to bring a friend - just need to know how many!!!!

I will try to have a project for every month.

If you have something to share with the group, please let me know and I’ll send out a special note for that month.

Looking forward to seeing you all for at least one of the next few months………………Rita

Anyone that wants to attend, please let me know. I won't be able to in May as I am going to SBV for the Pamper Crop. But I am planning to attend in June. Just let me know!!

Michelle

A few things...

Yes - I'm behind! Yesterday was National Scrapbook Day!! Hooray!

Our next crop is at the Cultural Center - no babysitting though. Rebel commented on the previous post.

Also, Bonnie Wilcome has invited our group to a class - Scrapbooking your faith; Fruits of the Spirit. The store is closed during the class - it is about prayer, reflection, fellowship and scrapbooking. This starts May21st (a Thursday). I will post price, time, and additional dates as I can get them. The last time she held this, it was $5 per class.

Thanks to Rebel for her help on getting pictures taken of kids for the play. Also, Jesse Carson has some wonderful pictures that I hope we can use for scrapbooking. Here's the board for the play...

Important Information

Hey croppers, Just wanted to take a few minutes to explain a few things in the April minutes.

One, we will not be able to have our crop in May at Gore Hall. So, we are in the process of finding another location. When I get a location verified, I will let you know asap. I've got a great place "in the works" but not for sure if it will work out or not.

Two, in June, our date has had to be changed. Instead of the third Friday, it will be the 2nd Friday (June 12, 2009). We had a conflict for that month as well, and this seemed the best choice. This will only affect the month of June. All other dates are scheduled for the third Friday of the month for the rest of the calendar year.

Three, we have been "organized" for almost a year now!! That's hard to believe!! One of our "officers" has to step down from her position. So, we have decided this will be a good time to reorganize. In our May meeting, we will vote for new "officers." I keep "quoting" those because I'm really not for sure what we call ourselves. Anyway, we have a chairperson, a co-chairperson, and a secretary. If any of you are interested in ANY of these positions, please let me know so I can create a "ballot" for May's meeting. Anyone that regularly attends our ministry that is not able to attend May's meeting will be given an opportunity to vote as well. So, please let me know if you are not going to be there and want to vote. That way, I can send you the info ahead of time. I know this may be very confusing (the way I've written it) so if anyone has any questions, please let me know.

Thanks to EVERYONE for being involved in this ministry. I'm so excited about how it's growing.

Rebelee

April Minutes

Croppers Agenda
April 17, 2009

Present:_4
Next Meeting: May 15, 2009

I. Announcements
a. Opening prayer by Rebelee Byrn

II. Discussion (old business)
A. CC tshirts-Tshirts are completed. Will be in bottom shelf of plastic storage unit for anyone that has ordered a shirt and not received one yet.
B. Devotional-discussion of having a “make n take” type devotional was floored until next meeting.
C. Photo Group-group set up via Walmart. Anyone in group can download/print photos from this group.
D. Scheduling-CC have been placed on calendar for rest of calendar year.
III. Discussion (new business)
A. Scheduling—Conflict in scheduling for May and June. Discussed possible options for those months. May location will be somewhere else—will be announced later. June has been rescheduled for JUNE 12!!
B. Officers—A. Deckard needs to step down as co-chair. Will send out email re: possible interest in any “officers” and will vote next meeting for those positions. If you need any info. re: duties, please contact Schellye, Rebel, or Andrea. Positions available are chair, co-chair, secretary.
C. Donation—M. Hornback has purchased another shelving unit for C.C. A B.G. group of scrapbookers donated numerous items for our ministry .

IV. Closing

Helping with "Are You There Yet?"

If you haven't heard, the WOW kids and youth are going to be performing "Are You There Yet?" the first weekend in May.

For last year's musical the middle school and high school youth did a TON for promotions and such. They will not be able to do as much this year.

So, the Cumberland Croppers have been asked to help with the BIG board that was up with EVERY child's photo on it. It's kinda like the Homecoming one that Rebel & Andrea did last fall.

So, the first thing is to have people taking photos of all the kids. We're looking for some close-ups. This could be during rehearsal if we can do it without disruptions. We'll also need some pics of the rehearsals, dress rehearsals and during the performance also.

Keep in mind there will be lots of low light. So anyone that has an awesome camera and tripod - please help!! :)

We will complete the board the week of the performance. Time and day TBD.

If anyone is interested, please contact Michelle.

Crop Friday Night - April 17th

Just a reminder, our crop is Friday night!

A couple of items...

(1) If you have not received your shirts, they will be available Friday night at the crop.
(2) We do not have the church scheduled in May - in fact there are TONS of activities that look like they will be using the entire church. Be thinking of other locations / dates that would be possible - preferably free!! :)

Prayer items -

Two members of our group need our prayers.

Ruth Jean was in a car accident on Saturday. This had the potential for much damage as she was hit head-on. She is doing well, but still needs our prayers of healing and praise that she is doing well.

Andrea D. had a mishap at work and has some neck pain. Please pray for healing and comfort for her.

Otherwise - see you all Friday Night about 5pm!

March Meeting Minutes

Croppers Agenda
March 20, 2009

Present: 9
Next Meeting: April 17,2009

I. Announcements
a. Devotional given by Ruth Sharp; Discussed the importance of the linen cloth being folded. John 20:7
b. April devotional will be given by Frances Cash

II. Discussion (old business)
A. CC tshirts-Tshirts will be delivered this coming week to people that ordered them.
B. Devotional-discussed having a “make n take” type devotional. Discussed +/- of having it this way. Will discuss further next meeting.
C. Creating Keepsakes Convention-discussed finalized arrangements for those attending that event.
D. Storage Unit-Discussed possibilities of where to have that permanently located

III. Discussion (new business)
A. Photo Group-plan to develop a group site via Walmart. Michelle Hornback to work on this. This will be a way for people to download/print photos to help complete church scrapbook.
B. Scheduling-Speak with church officials re: putting this ministry on church calendar.

IV. Closing
a. Meeting closed by prayer from Ruth Sharp

CKC Trip Report

A great time was had by all!

Just wanted to take a minute to discuss our Saturday experience at CKC. WONDERFUL!! That sums it up!

Rebelee, Ruth Jean, Stephanie London (Calvary Baptist Scrapbooking Ministry), Frances, and Phyllis all went on Saturday. We got there bright and early and stayed thru the tornado warnings and into the late evening. It was a great day of shopping, fellowship, make and takes, and cropping.

We all wore our CC tshirts and I, personally, had several people make comments about the design and the message it sent. A couple of people said they planned to return home and discuss implementing a ministry within their church. Mission accomplished!

It was so fun to watch Phyllis and Frances. It was their first "scrapbook convention" and they were definetely taking it ALL IN! We didn't even have to talk them into staying for the crop, even if they were ALL blaming me (to their significant others). lol! ALMOST everyone won door prizes in our group as well.

I know others got to go as well and I hope they had as much fun as we did. I also hope it becomes an annual thing for our ministry to be a part of.

Rebel

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I went on Friday and while I'm glad I went, I wished I could be with our group!

However, one of my Bowling Green friends was going to go alone, so then she had me. Our group grew when a couple of friends I crop with at Scrapbook Village decided to go. Then, my mom came down (surprise!) and she came along too. So it all worked out.

I could really have stayed TWO days - I did not participate in the make & takes as I was too busy shopping, eating and taking classes. :) There were some great items and so many deals!

I'm ready for next year!

Michelle

Good news / Bad news

Well, the good news is that I'm going to be at CKC-Louisville, just not on Saturday. I have to be home that Saturday.

I will going up Friday with one of my BG friends - she was going to go by herself, so that works out well. It will be a long day, but a good one. We won't be home until midnight!

Shirts - PLEASE let me know by Sunday, March 15th. I won't be at church, so please email!!

I will be ordering shirts that Monday morning. That way I can have them ready for our crop night that Friday.

CKC-Louisville

So, who's ready for CKC-Louisville!! Deadline to register online is Sunday, March 8th at midnight EDT.

Original thought was to leave at 5am, but I do not have to take the early morning class. I would recommend the crop on Saturday night, but make some page or project kits in advance. It sounds like there will not be a lot of room at the crop and we want to take a few vehicles as possible. If you need help creating page kits, we can do that at our March Crop.

The crop has special deals, celebrities, games, prizes, etc. It is not a time to get a lot done, but maybe finish up some class projects too.

SO, who's with me???

Creating Keepsakes Louisville Convention Website
http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/events/louisville.html

Class Matrix - Times and locations. Remember - times are all Eastern
http://www.4shared.com/file/89723724/52e3a03b/CKC-Louisville_Class_Matrix.html

Fiskars Event At Cave City

For those of you who did not attend - IT WAS AWESOME!!

We got a tone of product with each class. I learned some different techniques, got to use some Fiskars tools and of course the shopping!!

Here's a few pics of Rebel, Ruth Jean and me...

As you can see there were a TON of people there.

So, on that note - who wants to go to CKC in Louisville on March 28th? I think I would like to go on Saturday and stay until LATE!

The first class I want to take is at 8:30am (7:30am our time). Registration starts at 8am (7am). If we left GCPC at 5:00am, that would give us enough time to grab some breakfast along the way.

The crop that night is from 7pm - 11:30pm (6pm - 10:30pm). Theoretically, we could be back at church by midnight. I may have to take a nap in the van in the middle of the day though! :)

Any takers? Online registration closes March 8th!

February Meeting Minutes

Cumberland Croppers
Meeting Minutes

February 20, 2009
17 members present
Next meeting: March 20, 2009, 5:00 p.m., Gore Hall


I. Devotional
Devotion was given by Schellye Gentry. Scripture reading from 1 Corinthians 13. Devotion theme was love. God is the source of all our love. Loving God and loving other people are so interrelated that we cannot have one without the other! Love is a consequence of faith in God. When we have sufficient faith and trust in God, the Holy Spirit. Gives us the gift of love as a sign of what is to come in the Kingdom of God. Love is a divine gift that occurs only when we allow Christ to live within us.

II. Old Business
Ø Rebel opened the meeting with prayer.
Ø Child care was provided for those who attended
Ø An email distribution list was updated for communication purposes.
Ø 2 or 3 groups will be attending the “Creating Keepsakes Convention” (CKC) in Louisville on the weekend of March 27th.
Ø All members were encouraged to browse our Cumberland Croppers blog site to keep updated on current information.
Ø Michelle is organizing the finishing touches to our t-shirts. Members were asked to email her what size and shirt type they needed in hopes to have these for the CKC event.
Ø Ruth Jean discussed possible ways to compile pictures from the 50th anniversary. Creating a Cumberland Croppers photo site through WalMart was suggested and copying them to a CD for storage. The picfolio has been purchased and is ready for work.
Ø The Fiskars day trip in Cave City will be Feb. 21st. Rebel and Ruth Jean are planning on attending.

III. New Business
Ø Michelle has donated a storage unit to hold and organize our items. Schellye donated paper.
Ø We will be creating a devotional calendar and will have this posted on our blog.
Ø Ruth Jean will have the March devotional.
Ø Michelle had posted a blog about a devotional book project for members to work on. Since Michelle was sick, this was table until March.

IV. Prayer Requests
Ø Michelle Hornback-strep
Ø Fankie Crabtree family-works for Diamond Caverns, loss of wife/mother
Ø Amanda Acree Duggar-Andrea’s friend
Ø Wayne Hamilton-Tammy’s father

Crop Night!!

Tomorrow's the crop night!! Is everybody ready?

I have the rolling carts as pictured in an earlier post. I'll be bringing those as well as some donated supplies. My scrappin' buddies from Bowling Green donated some items to be used for our church scrapbook!

I will bring the cricut and some cartridges too!

Also remember t-shirt orders are due! (see previous post)

I hope to see everyone there!!

Devotion Page Layout

So I finally got them scanned...


Page 1


Page 2



Page 3




Page 4

Page 1 has the Bible verse for the month and room for a 4x6 photo.

Page 2 has the devotion for the month.

Page 3 has room for 2 3x3 photos.

Page 4 has room on the tags to answer the questions and has the prayer that concludes the devotion.

Let me know what you think!

Devotions

So I spent the weekend scrapping with some of my BG Buddies - It was a fabulous time. I'm sure it will be something similar to The Gatlinburg trip.

While I was scrapping, I created a 4-page 8x8 layout for the Gifts from God series. The first is "Myself". The cost was approximately $6.50.

I need to know if this is something the group would like to do during our monthly meetings. This would take about 1 hour to complete. Another option would be to have kits and everyone assemble on their own time.

I will scan and post pictures tonight.

Meeting Minutes

Minutes can also be found at the links to the right.

Croppers Agenda
January 16, 2009

Present:_11
Next Meeting: February 20,2009

I. Announcements
a. Devotional given by April Shirley; Used conversational hearts to illustrate different verses in Bible.
b. February devotional will be given by Schellye Gentry

II. Discussion (old business)
a. Any issues re: childcare? None
b. We have church photos, picfolio, and some embellishments for a church history album. If anyone is interested in working on that.—or ideas on how we should do that. It would be nice to have a completed one to show the church so they know more about what we do.
c. Tote for donated scrapbooking items? Michelle Hornback plans to obtain
d. Scrapbooking retreat/outing ideas
1. Cropical paradise
2. Narrow Way
3. Diamond Caverns
4. CKU--May
5. CKC—March
6. Gatlinburg—April
7. Any other ideas/discussion—will possibly postpone trip to CP, NW, DC until fall since there are so many other cropping things in Spring
e. Filing cabinet?
f. Discussed tshirts—Michelle Hornback designing these
III. Discussion (new business)
a. Homecoming board dismantled
b. A “devotional” schedule—Michelle has purchased books
c. Any other new business
IV. Closing
a. Meeting closed by prayer from Francis Cash

Getaway Info from Rebel

Okay, based on the feedback I have received, our getaway will be to Gatlinburg. This means, we can check in on Saturday, April 18. We (mom and I) plan to stay until Tuesday, April 21--but if someone wanted to stay longer or have a family vacation later in the week that is possible. Or, if you need to leave earlier--whatever. We have the room until Fri. APril 24. It will be the same location we stayed last year--which are cabins--really cool.

We have had a fantastic response thus far and are sooo excited about it. To reserve your spot, we are asking for a $25 nonrefundable deposit. If you could get the deposit to us by February 20, that would be great.

Just as a reminder, we take the number of people that are going and divide it by the cost of the rooms. So, that could be anywhere from $34 for entire stay to $70. That's NOT a night, that's the ENTIRE time. The more people we have, the cheaper it will be.

If you have any questions about this, please email or call me.

Also, if you are interested in CKU AT ALL, the registration begins February 4 and usually sells out quickly! Mom and I have a room there as well (the event is in May) and the most that room would cost is $60 per person and could be cheaper if we get more people.

Rebelee

Storage Cart

Here is the cart I was looking at for storage at church. And it has come down $10.00!! (I just might get one for me too!)

The individual drawers actually remove into a carrying case. So, if we have certain projects (VBS, 50th Anniversary, etc) we can store the items in the case and take the whole thing to the table to work on.

We can start with this and see where it goes.

If everyone is ok with this, I will have it for next meeting!

Here's the link to check it out at Target:

http://http://www.target.com/Sterilite-7-Drawer-Craft-Cart-White/dp/B000MQ62IG/sr=1-1/qid=1232733568/ref=sr_1_1/182-8826924-6642828?ie=UTF8&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=1038576&rh=k%3Ascrapbook%20storage&page=2

T-shirts

Yes, I have been slacking!

Here are the prices for white shirts.

T-shirts:

S - XL $7.00

2XL - 5XL $8.50

Long Sleeve T-shirts:

S - XL $12.00

2XL - 5XL $14.00

Sweatshirts (run a little bit small):

S-XL $15.00

2XL - 5XL $17.00

Design for the front:

Design for the back - middle upper:

Our new blog!

To all the Cumberland Croppers and any other scrapbookers - we now have a blog!

We will add activities, meeting dates and minutes, prayer requests, and more to the blog.

We hope you stop by often!