Spring Retreat at Scappoose Creek Inn!

I'm excited to offer a Spring Create with Karen Retreat!   It will be March 15-17 at Scappoose Creek Inn, 45 minutes west of Porland.   The venue is beautiful and the Inn looks so relaxing.   Here's a sampling of some of the rooms, meals and views...

Early Bird Registration is $90 for the retreat itself (register by 12/15).   Regular registration 12/16 and later is $100.    

Spring Retreat Registration

Register by 12/15 $90.00 USD Register 12/16 or after $100.00 USD

Your registration fee includes:

• 6 scrumptious meals
• 50 hours of scrapbooking time (1 pm Friday - 3 pm Sunday)
• Gifts and Prizes

Fine Print:  $15 of registration fee is non-refundable. If cancellation is necessary, please cancel by 2/1. Cancellation after that date will receive a refund if the spot is filled, or a credit for the next retreat if the spot is not filled.

Call Scappoose Creek Inn to reserve your room. 503 543-2740. Check out the various rooms and prices on their website: www.scappoosecreekinn. (Some rooms can be shared with a buddy so you can share costs.)

December Scrapbooking: 'Tis the Season!

Next month we're using the 'Tis the Season paper suite, along with some red pearls, red shimmer trim and (of course) the gold shimmer brush!

Layouts 1 and 3 are from the Workshop Your Way, and Layout 2 is from the WYW Deluxe, so I mixed things up a bit to make it work!

We're meeting on Friday December 14th, if you'd like to join us.   Or contact me for a materials list to make these layouts at home.

October Scrapbooking: Boutique

Here's the layouts for October Scrapbooking!   We're using the Boutique collection.   We are meeting Friday October 26th, if you would like to order a kit and join us.  These layouts were designed by Laurie Levorson.

September ScrapClub: Grateful Heart

So far Grateful Heart is my favorite paper in our new Holiday Expressions catalog (coming out September 1st!).   We'll be making these beautiful layouts created by Diana Veenendaal in September.

Which one is your favorite?   On the 3rd layout I switched things up a bit.   If you flip over the Mink gray print, there is a green stripe on the other side.   I used that instead to give a bit more color.   (Besides, I'm a big fan of green and blue together!)   If you would like to come and join us on September 21st/22nd OR get a kit-to-go, contact me at kvarcoe@aol.com.

You can also order the following supplies from my website on or after September 1st, and I'll email you the cutting guides.

X7237B Grateful Heart Paper Packet                            

 X7237C Grateful Heart Complements                           

X7237D Grateful Heart Coordinating Cardstock         

Z4221 Mink Twine (2 ½ yards)                                        

Z4215 Fern-stitched Ribbon (1 1/3 yards)                   

 Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape                                             

Z3316  Gold Shimmer Pen                                              

August Scrapbooking: Central Park and/or Documented

For August you can choose between Central Park and Documented layouts.   The Central Park layouts are pretty much according to the Workshop Your Way instructions.   For the Documented Workshop Your Way, I added a few mats and some flip flaps!

Here's Central Park:

And here's Documented!

Here's the same layout with the pink ribbon paper flipped to the purple!   I also left the zip strip on the top and cut .5" off of the bottom of the paper (so it would still be 12").  I also added saffron mats.

 Here's the left page detail shot of my layout.   I added 3 3x3 flip flaps on the left, and put that super cute PML door card in a 3 x 4 flip flap!  (It's supposed to open to the left or right, but I had run out of that orientation of flip flap, so I'll change that out when my new flip flap order arrives.)   Flip flaps will enable you to add one or two extra photos per photo spot.

Here's a detail photo of another opening door flip flap on the right page!

Contact me at 503 267-6080 or kvarcoe@aol.com to order your kit!

July Scrapbooking: Fresh Air

 Here are two of the 6 layouts created by Donna Blackmore that we are making with the Fresh Air collection at July Club.   They are simply beautiful and perfect for our Pacific Northwest!   They have  family and outdoors themes.    Contact me at kvarcoe@aol.com if you'd like to order a kit.   By ordering a kit through me by email or from my website, I will share the cutting guides and directions with you.

June Scrapbooking: Beautiful Friendship

We are creating 4 gorgeous layouts created by Chris Lothian and made with NEW products from the Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog next month at ScrapClub (June 15th/16th)   Contact me if you would like to order a kit to complete at home --- or come to my studio to make it!

May Scrapbooking: Postcard Perfect

Here are our ScrapClub layouts for May Club!   We will be using the National Scrapbook Month Special:  Postcard Perfect Paper Pack and Post Perfect Card Stock Pack, along with the coordinating stamp set, white ribbon and black and white dots, to make these great vacation layouts.  I also added clear shimmer brushing!  Contact me at kvarcoe@aol.com to order your kit, or go to my website on May 1st - www.createwithkaren.ctmh.com.  Product list is below.

Here's the Postcard Perfect Bundle - it includes the paper pack, cut above layout kit, stamp set and card stock pack.   You can order it under item number CC5185 for $53.95.   This and the following items are available May 1st.

 This is the Postcard Perfect Paper Pack for $14.95.   Order number is CC5181.   It includes 2 sets of printed vellum sheets and two sheets of cut-apart images.

Here's the card stock pack:  CC5183 for $9.95 - 10 sheets of coordinating card stock.

And this awesome and exclusive (May only) Postcard Perfect Stamp Set:  CC5184 for $17.95

We also used Black and White Dots:  Z3314  for $3.95 and White Ribbon Z4196  $4.95

National Scrapbook Day Crop!

Join us on Saturday May 5th from 9 am until 9 pm as we scrap the day away! 

You will get:

• Postcard Perfect Kit -make 3 vacation layouts -- everything precut and ready to go! ($27 value)
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Prizes
• 6' table

Fee is just $35.    I need your payment to reserve a table for you.   Bring a friend and get a free paper pack from our NEW catalog coming out May 1st!

I've been reading more about this special for National Scrapbook Day, and you can get an album bundle with those same Postcard Perfect Cut Above layouts, plus an album (Sea Glass or Gray, in D-Ring or Post Bound), a journaling pen and a tape runner.       You can get this special from my website starting May 1st, or order it as part of your crop package - just pay $65 for the crop to get this album bundle.    (Contact me at 503 267-6080 or kvarcoe@aol.com to get the bundle.)  (Shown here with the Sea Glass album.)

March ScrapClub: Whimsy Inspire Layouts

We are making four awesome Whimsy layouts in March, inspired by Tina Lovell!   Contact me for a shopping list and join us on March 16th!