tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35924979241473249012024-03-19T05:45:23.982-05:00scrap for survivalpreserving memories. preserving hope.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-5671306248315079992010-03-28T19:45:00.003-05:002010-03-28T19:55:07.165-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!It's been a full week since the Scrap for Survival 2010 and I am finally recovered. I am so recovered, in fact, that I am almost ready to do it again!!!! (Almost! :) This year's event was so spectacular, we cannot thank you enough. We had so much fun. You were wonderful participants; you went with the flow (even when things got off schedule..and stayed off schedule) and you made all of our hard Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-79529544902735216332010-03-21T13:20:00.002-05:002010-03-21T13:23:20.203-05:00Scrap for Survival...the Photos!We had a wonderful day yesterday at yesterday's Scrap for Survival and we hope you did too! I'm posting a link to a gallery where you can see photos from the day. We'll have more to say in a future post!Scrap for Survival GalleryKim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-54146265625843742592010-03-19T22:23:00.004-05:002010-03-19T22:26:18.112-05:00The Time Has ComeWe look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the Scrap for Survival! Don't forget your trimmer and adhesive!Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-35941708421471459172010-03-14T15:18:00.003-05:002010-03-14T15:25:53.872-05:00Sneak Peak #2!I am so in love with this project that I had to share it with you. All I have to say is: "Ladies, don't be afraid to get messy!" We are going to mix things up with this one: vintage finds, scrapbook supplies, computer generated elements, paint, mod podge, and more! I hope you are ready for some FUN! I love the vintage photo we will be using for this project. It is a picture of Julie's Grandpa. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-13319186745746314022010-03-11T10:18:00.003-06:002010-03-11T10:41:30.091-06:00Just a little sneak peak!I don't normally do this, but I am going to put out a sneak peak of one of the classes we have planned for the crop. I will be teaching this one and it uses some of my favorite things: Cosmo Cricket patterned paper, punches, office supplies, Unity rubber stamps, and tags! I LOVE tags! Especially these HUGE ones! I hope this little taste will get everyone even more excited to come! Stay tuned for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-67992326857573852532010-03-07T13:35:00.003-06:002010-03-07T13:56:22.858-06:00"Getting So Much Better All the Time!"Right now I have the Beatles tune about things getting better all the time looping through my head and I'm loving it! We are so blessed to have wonderful participants in our crop who return year after year and we LOVE YOU ALL!!! Many people who have never been but are thinking of signing up balk at the mandatory minimum of $100 in donations we ask from every participant. But once you've been to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-77323548947548932402010-03-02T14:17:00.002-06:002010-03-02T15:02:50.733-06:00Update on March Creative Memories Specials! Proceeds Support YSC Duluth!Hi everyone!Creative Memories Consultant, friend, YSC supporter, and scrapper extraordinaire Kathy Stewart has some updates on the Creative Memories specials that will be available for the Crop during March.1. Try the new rotary trimmer or new Jumbo cutting patterns and receive a free gift. 2. Buy any two Palette Additions and get the third for 50% off. You pay $22.50 and save $4.50. 3. "MoreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-11814262706055190592010-01-22T15:51:00.003-06:002010-01-22T16:26:41.716-06:00You've Got to be Kidding MeNo, friends. We're not kidding. The weather outside is frightful, which means the event has been postponed.The good thing is: Only the date for the Scrap for Survival has changed. Everything else stays the same. You'll have the same great classes, the same food (OK, not the SAME food. The food will be made FRESH by our fine sponsors, not frozen in foil for two months!), and the same great Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-28373439167751543932010-01-16T11:19:00.003-06:002010-01-16T11:34:59.435-06:00Challenge Info For You Last Minute Ladies...Hi there! Just take a look at this guy...he's a cutie, but even better is what he brings with him when he visits the YSC Duluth office...donations!!!! Notice the name on the box. We all screamed with delight when we saw it. (And, yes, he thinks we're totally crazy...for the screaming and for the picture taking!) But we couldn't be more excited for you to see what's in store for you next Saturday.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-21831061253537807912010-01-13T19:07:00.002-06:002010-01-13T19:20:31.877-06:00Creative Memories Event Specials!!! Get 'Em While They're Hot!!!The Scrap for Survival team wants to send a HUGE thank you to our good friend, Kathy Stewart, who has been a supporter and volunteer for YSC Duluth since its inception. Even though Kathy has not personally had breast cancer, she has been a generous and devoted friend, volunteer, and sponsor of our Scrap for Survival. Kathy is a Creative Memories Consultant and in addition to helping decorate, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-84292141149492894542010-01-07T18:34:00.002-06:002010-01-07T18:37:39.881-06:00Check out the blog of our favorite teacher!Hi everyone!January is already moving past at a rapid pace and we are working as hard as Christmas elves to bring you the best day of scrapbooking ever! (The office really is starting to look like Santa's workshop with all of the goodies piling up :) I wanted to share something exciting with you. We are so lucky to have Heather Nichols from Papertrey Ink as one of our class teachers again this Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-59723588255530754052009-12-28T17:26:00.003-06:002009-12-28T17:37:21.921-06:00A different kind of sneak peak!Hi there! Thank you to those of you who have registered for the Scrap for Survival! Your welcome packets will be going in the mail this week so watch out for them! They're filled with information about the event, some fundraising tips, and other good stuff. Included in the event info is the details on some fun challenges we have planned this year. We are having a set of four page challenges! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-83010836463798766912009-12-18T10:09:00.003-06:002009-12-18T10:28:41.780-06:00Hopefully Kim won't mind...Kim is doing such a fantastic job as our blogger, I don't want to step on her toes, but I am getting SO excited for our crop this year! Lots of things have been happening, and I wanted to make sure to keep you up to date.First I have to mention that Kim's photos are a-maze-ing! They make me want to drool! It's almost better than looking at the stuff in person!I was in the office yesterday and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-11796945714997382132009-12-08T13:43:00.002-06:002009-12-08T13:45:48.273-06:00Sneak Peeks!Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-66910594859358289122009-12-02T14:19:00.004-06:002009-12-02T14:44:00.494-06:00A Word (or two) About RegistrationYesterday, I posted the link to the Scrap for Survival registration FORM.Today, I'd like to point you to one other place. It's a place where you can register ONLINE!All you have to do is click HERE, fill out the form, and put in your credit card number. It's that simple!Please note, if you'd like to pay your $50.00 registration fee, the number you enter is "1", for 1 ticket to the event. If you Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-60951993436011629622009-12-01T21:06:00.004-06:002009-12-02T14:10:17.463-06:00News, News & More NewsThe weeks are cruising by at warp speed! Doesn't it feel like as it gets closer to the end of the year the days go faster? Maybe that has something to do with the time change, and the days getting shorter...or maybe I'm just getting older.Ah, well, enough rambling. First, we hope you've received your registration form in the mail. If you've misplaced it, check out this website: http://Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-76043917665482251552009-11-13T17:32:00.002-06:002009-11-13T17:44:28.866-06:00We're Still Here!Just wanted to let you know we're still here, and still working to put on the First and Best Crop of 2010! We are receiving donations (check out the Donor List on the left!) and things are on track.Registration is delayed for a very exciting reason! We are working hard to "package" our event, so other YSC affiliates can run the same type of program in their cities! Doing that requires a little Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-44664173078448764532009-10-12T14:39:00.004-05:002009-10-12T14:55:10.532-05:00The New OfficeThis is the office "The Crop" built.Well, "The Crop", and the Mother's Day Walk, and a lot of really hard work!Julie and Alane have plenty of space to work in this place, and let me tell you, it's in a great location! Right on East Superior Street in Duluth, across the street from Pizza Luce. What could be better than that? There's plenty of storage room for any incoming crop donations, *wink*Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-48271064213720278552009-10-10T18:36:00.008-05:002009-10-16T13:04:26.607-05:00Take a Look At ThisMany of you have already seen and heard this news, but for those of you have not, our friend and fellow crop organizer Julie Bates (pictured left in our header photo) was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. This is her second battle with "b-c" so, unfortunately, Julie knows the drill.Last month, when Julie's first round of chemo started causing her hair to fall out, she made a few Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-73301847489800568582009-10-05T22:47:00.003-05:002009-10-06T07:06:56.549-05:00Alane's SurpriseSo, many of you know Alane rode in this years' Young Survival Coalition Tour De Pink, a 226 mile bike ride from Hershey, PA, to Manhattan. But how many of you saw her on the National News this morning?Click here to see Alane's Surprise!Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-38710977026845749942009-10-04T13:10:00.003-05:002009-10-04T13:17:01.481-05:00Get Ready for the "Non-Stop Survivor Crop"!Mark your calendars everyone! We have a date for our next event!SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010 9:00am - 12:00am (yes, that's 15 hours of scrapping time!)Marshall School, Duluth, MNWe'll be at Marshall School again, because we just love the natural light, the view, and the amount of room we have to spread out!Alane, Julie and Kim are getting all the details worked out...but we thought you'd at least Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-85669432908675600192009-08-07T14:56:00.002-05:002009-08-07T15:04:44.504-05:00Planning for 2010 Event Underway!!!!!It's hard to believe that a whole year has passed and we are already at work planning for this year's scrapbooking event to raise funds for the Young Survival Coalition Duluth Affiliate. Here's a spoiler for you: we cannot unfortunately call our event the "Crop for a Cure" any longer. We are going to have to change the name so we do not upset the people at Susan G. Komen for a Cure who use "the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-33595001589392340072009-01-15T13:51:00.004-06:002009-01-15T14:16:41.917-06:00Where has the time gone? And something pretty sweet is in the works!!!Hello everyone! Yes, it's been FOREVER since we last posted on the Crop for a Cure blog, but time got away from us, the Holidays arrived and, well, we've just been plain old busy! But, enough with the excuses already!!! I am posting today to remind you all of the fabulous, fantastic, one of a kind, most awesome sale in the history of Duluth! (Okay, that could be stretching things a bit, but trustAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-28486048373406476772008-10-30T17:31:00.004-05:002008-10-30T17:56:01.516-05:00Where did the time go?OK-Could someone please tell me where Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday went?FINALLY --- Let's take a look at our Queens!To the left, is Connie Adamec. Connie is our Queen of Crafts - by proxy. Her sister-in-law in the STATE of Virginia (not the city in Minnesota) is our real Queen of Crafts. She sent in beautiful handmade sweaters, minibooks and more.All tolled, her items brought in more than 170 Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-3104573036500108122008-10-26T14:28:00.006-05:002008-10-26T16:01:45.178-05:00Crop for a Cure Resounding Success!Well, it's over, and we had a great time with the 2008 Crop for a Cure! We're all still recovering from yesterday's marathon event (and all the planning leading up to it) but I thought you ought to have a few of the highlights today. We'll post more details later in the week so be sure to check back!First things first...(drumroll please)...our event yesterday brought in more than TEN THOUSAND Kim Kosmatkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557705547162041360noreply@blogger.com0