And The Winner Is....

I had a wonderful booth for PB & J Paper Crafters at the Permian Basin Fair this year. I had a drawing for a door prize. (A gift bag full of all sorts of goodies.) I know everyone wants to know who won so I'm announcing here that Melody Daniels of Wink, Texas won it.

I now need to mail it to her. Thanks for everyone who came by the booth and supported me. I'm hoping to have some other gals sit for an hour or so and make crafts AND submit goodies in the fair. If you'd like to enter something next year let me know. I'll walk you through the process. I know I loved winning 14 ribbons, but I know that had you gals submitted that number would have been much smaller! So seriously think about a card, a scrapbook or page you'd like to enter. I have minimal experience in this arena and won. I can only imagine what you gals with years of paper crafting experience could do.

Have an awesome weekend. I'm going to a CROP tomorrow and having a workshop at "The Littlest CROP House in West Texas" on Sunday afternoon (Gardendale, TX). If you'd like to know more let me know. You can always reach me at cerwelt@gmail.com. I get my emails on my cell and answer real mail VERY quickly.

Till then.

Cerise Welter
PB & J Paper Crafters
Ambassador

Meeting Notes

I have been so busy with the Permian Basin Fair that I am just now putting up the meeting highlights from our September meeting. Ammie Riggs was our guest speaker and her presentation was great. She brought a new product for us to enjoy, "Embellish Your Story". Here she is putting one of her favorite scrapbook pages on the metal display board and adding the cute magnet embellishments. I can hardly wait for October so we can see and buy the fall embellishments. I WANT the pumpkin and the little cute magnets. My fridge is black and the ladybugs I bought are adorable on it as well!

We also discussed the upcoming competition, "CROPPED" and had four gals sign us as contestants and one as an alternate. If you missed this meeting you'll really want to come to October's meeting to learn more about this fun new event we're going to make a regular part of our "Must Do" list. If you want to learn more about CROPPED read the previous blog posting.

I shared a technique using the new "Day of Gratitude" rubber stamps from Stampin' Up! and the marker pens. We will be using this new technique at my monthly stamp club meeting in Gardendale. If you haven't signed up holler. We'll also be doing some cute "Trick or Treat" cards with hilarious punched embellishments. Hope you come. You can always email me at cerwelt@gmail.com to learn more about the stamp club.

I'm working on something fun for October's meeting. I like to be a couple month's ahead, but getting ready for the fair really set me behind. I'm also collecting cards and scrapbook pages for our group submission for next year. You can submit any kind of greeting card, paper craft or scrapbook (single pages as well) and I will submit it under the group's name with the individual name of the gal submitting. I want everyone in the group to go home with a ribbon next year! Think about it now and when you make duplicates of something save it for our box and I'll keep them until we can submit next September.

We will be discussing forming an actual club next month so if you're interested in really participating and adding your thoughts PLEASE come. I have been the "little red hen" in previous clubs and know better. I will let this club go if I can't get gals interested in helping. I need you and your gifts. I don't mind starting something, but keeping a dead horse alive isn't my goal. If you love scrapbooking and love sharing your hobby with others then I need you to participate. Good clubs don't survive with one person doing all the work. They get old, dry and boring. Your thoughts, your creativity makes this thing work.

CROPPED!!!

Hey you GALS!!! Tonight is going to be so much fun. We have a great guest speaker (Ammie Riggs) and she's bringing an awesome presentation. She's demoing "Embellish Your Story". This product allows you to actually display your favorite scrapbook pages in a creative and easily changeable way. You pick a magnetic background in one of several colors. Then you choose the magnetic words and embellishments that not only hold your page but dress it up. You can create a triptych (three pages) or even just a two page spread of your favorite pages. You will love this demo and would hate it if you missed it.

NEXT we're planning our November competition "CROPPED". Loosely based on the TV show, "CROPPED" from the Food Network (http://www.foodnetwork.com), this game will be a blast. We will have three gals lined up on a scrapbooking table. Each will be given identical scrapbook supplies (gals need to bring their own photos and tools). They will compete for 30 minutes and make a layout. After time is called their work will be judged. The one with the lowest score will be eliminated. Then we repeat the process. Again the pages will be judged. The winner gets a great prize and the other gals will get ribbons. I know it will be great fun. I need all of you to come and help me determine rules, and plan all the details.

We will also talk about the fair because there are still several days left to come see the Creative Arts submissions (BARN G) at the Permian Basin Fair. I really want to submit cards, scrapbooks and other paper crafts from our gals so we'll talk about next year's theme and how EASY it is to submit and win. It's so nice to have folks see your work (after all most of our scrapbooks are relegated to coffee tables or bins in the attic).

If you have ANY questions you can email me at cerwelt@gmail.com.

When: Sept 14, 7:00PM
Where: Barnes & Noble, Midland TX
What else: door prizes, and don't forget to get something good from the cafe!

Come be part of the fun.

Cerise Welter
Permian Basin Jewels Paper Crafters
Ambassador