tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35924979241473249012012-01-22T22:03:06.653-06:00preserving memories. preserving hope.Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.comBlogger451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-5671306248315079992010-03-28T19:45:00.003-05:002010-03-28T19:55:07.165-05:00

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

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-79529544902735216332010-03-21T13:20:00.002-05:002010-03-21T13:23:20.203-05:00

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 Gallery

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-54146265625843742592010-03-19T22:23:00.004-05:002010-03-19T22:26:18.112-05:00

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the Scrap for Survival! Don't forget your trimmer and adhesive!

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-35941708421471459172010-03-14T15:18:00.003-05:002010-03-14T15:25:53.872-05:00

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.

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-13319186745746314022010-03-11T10:18:00.003-06:002010-03-11T10:41:30.091-06:00

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

Alanehttp://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

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

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-77323548947548932402010-03-02T14:17:00.002-06:002010-03-02T15:02:50.733-06:00

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. "More

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-11814262706055190592010-01-22T15:51:00.003-06:002010-01-22T16:26:41.716-06:00

No, 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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-28373439167751543932010-01-16T11:19:00.003-06:002010-01-16T11:34:59.435-06:00

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.

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-21831061253537807912010-01-13T19:07:00.002-06:002010-01-13T19:20:31.877-06:00

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,

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-84292141149492894542010-01-07T18:34:00.002-06:002010-01-07T18:37:39.881-06:00

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

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-59723588255530754052009-12-28T17:26:00.003-06:002009-12-28T17:37:21.921-06:00

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!

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-83010836463798766912009-12-18T10:09:00.003-06:002009-12-18T10:28:41.780-06:00

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

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-11796945714997382132009-12-08T13:43:00.002-06:002009-12-08T13:45:48.273-06:00

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-66910594859358289122009-12-02T14:19:00.004-06:002009-12-02T14:44:00.494-06:00

Yesterday, 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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-60951993436011629622009-12-01T21:06:00.004-06:002009-12-02T14:10:17.463-06:00

The 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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-76043917665482251552009-11-13T17:32:00.002-06:002009-11-13T17:44:28.866-06:00

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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-44664173078448764532009-10-12T14:39:00.004-05:002009-10-12T14:55:10.532-05:00

This 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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-48271064213720278552009-10-10T18:36:00.008-05:002009-10-16T13:04:26.607-05:00

Many 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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-73301847489800568582009-10-05T22:47:00.003-05:002009-10-06T07:06:56.549-05:00

So, 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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-38710977026845749942009-10-04T13:10:00.003-05:002009-10-04T13:17:01.481-05:00

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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-85669432908675600192009-08-07T14:56:00.002-05:002009-08-07T15:04:44.504-05:00

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

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-33595001589392340072009-01-15T13:51:00.004-06:002009-01-15T14:16:41.917-06:00

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 trust

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-28486048373406476772008-10-30T17:31:00.004-05:002008-10-30T17:56:01.516-05:00

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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-3104573036500108122008-10-26T14:28:00.006-05:002008-10-26T16:01:45.178-05:00

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 Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-31273100125654486142008-10-19T15:04:00.002-05:002008-10-19T15:07:03.795-05:00

OK - One additional reminder.If you have raised $250 or more for the YSC, e-mail Alane (bradnalane@charter.net)  to letus know!  This helps us get everything ready for you and will make things run much more smoothly on Saturday morning!Thanks - KimPlease read below for the other reminders!

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-4321137558228981432008-10-19T12:38:00.002-05:002008-10-19T12:57:17.854-05:00

Are you ready for the Crop for a Cure?Just a few housekeeping issues:1.  You may start arriving at Marshall school at 8am.  When you enter the parking lot, take the route to the right, closest to the school.  Signs will direct you to the "valet" service, where you can unload your car.  You will then need to move your car to the lower lot.2.  If you have items for the Queen of Crafts, Queen of A

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-9866215724305109372008-10-19T12:09:00.002-05:002008-10-19T12:38:52.608-05:00

Paula is our friend, and at CHA she was our prime navigator and partner in procurement!  She's helped from start to finish with all the preparations for this years' Crop for a Cure, making several trips to Duluth from her home in the Twin Cities.  Well, Paula won't be at the Crop for a Cure this year, she'll be traveling in Europe with her mom.  So, Paula, have a great time overseas!  Thanks for

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-33063898447493421952008-10-10T10:59:00.003-05:002008-10-19T14:24:29.748-05:00

October is breast cancer awareness month, and the Young Survival Coalition just wrapped up their signature fundraiser: the Tour de Pink. The Hershey candy company is a major sponsor of the YSC (please buy the pink Hershey candy for sale during the month of October!). The Tour de Pink is a 220 mile bike ride over 3 days from Hershey, PA to downtown New York City. Scroll down to watch the video and

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-80317987655436457072008-10-10T10:23:00.003-05:002008-10-10T10:41:18.024-05:00

I wanted to take a second to give a huge THANK YOU to the local restaurants that are supporting our event. They are donating all of the delicious food and drink that you will be enjoying throughout the day! Caribou Coffee, Great Harvest Bread Company, Famous Dave's and the Olive Garden have all agreed to support us again this year! (And if you participated last year, you will remember that you

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-16125044532017950432008-10-08T19:40:00.004-05:002008-10-08T22:10:56.789-05:00

Why do we ask?  Well, ladies, we're approaching "crunch" time!  We have THREE fabulous teachers lined up and they need to order & prepare their class materials for you.  They need a final count so they know just how many kits to bring with them.  We don't want to put too much pressure on you, but if you know you're going to register, you need to do it byMidnight on Sunday, October 12th!What are

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-61225484425682640422008-09-19T09:11:00.005-05:002008-09-19T09:30:09.120-05:00

It's definitely time I introduced all of you to one of our fabulous celebrity teachers for this year's Crop. Lisa Zappa is a design team member for Crafty Secrets (of vintagey shabby chic goodness) and a former team member for Hanna Stamps. She is also an Archiver's instructor and former Stampin' Up demonstrator. Lisa is incredibly talented, fun, and you all are absolutely going to LOVE her! Not

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-59318534590775807192008-09-11T10:02:00.003-05:002008-09-11T10:36:49.220-05:00

This may be a tad bit off the topic of the Crop, but it is definitely something that needs to be addressed. One of the hazards of working on an event such as this is that you will do just about anything to make it be successful. That means: allowing your friend and co-organizer to slap photos of you all over the worldwide web. For those of you who have visited our humble little blog more than

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-10475044602759511392008-08-25T09:46:00.003-05:002008-08-25T11:17:05.622-05:00

Writing this blog and planning the Crop for a Cure is a lot of fun, as I'm sure you can tell. It's also a lot of work. But fun, or work, nothing can compare with the real reason we do it all....the "moments". Some of you may know what I mean, and some of you may not. But I will do my best to explain. Putting on an event like this, you have to ask a lot of strangers for some pretty big things. I

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-90888484130720535442008-08-18T08:08:00.000-05:002008-08-18T08:09:59.999-05:00

Addendum: Okay, I am NOT that insane!!! I just noticed that at the end of my post it puts the time that I wrote it...it is SO NOT 5:54 AM right now! I do NOT need an intervention! It is currently 8:09. I have to fix that....Julie, Kim, don't get the straight jacket and hand cuffs yet!

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-47244376165852343772008-08-18T07:54:00.000-05:002008-08-18T08:07:57.279-05:00

Good morning, scrappers!!!I thought I would pop on in and write a quick post while I have my first cup of coffee! (It's a miracle that I'm chipper and I haven't had my first cup!) You may have noticed that there is a little stat counter thingie on the page that is counting how many visitors we get to our little blog site. Well, I got an email this morning saying we have had 50 individual, first

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-59547321511025964532008-08-12T21:13:00.001-05:002008-08-12T21:27:49.734-05:00

Wowie Zowie is all I can say!!!Registration for this year's Crop for a Cure has only been open for four days and we are already closing in on the half way mark!!! That's right, we are capping the number of registrations for this year's event and we are almost half full! We are so grateful for all of the enthusiasm we have received! Keep it up, ladies! With this kind of excitement we are sure to

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-82349707069721180502008-08-08T10:49:00.001-05:002008-08-08T10:54:26.692-05:00

THE UPS MAN!!!!!Yes, He has to think I am either a shop-a-holic or completely crazy (or both!) what with all of the deliveries he's been making at my house lately! That's right, deliveries of MORE DONATIONS!!! I am sure I solidified my place as craziest woman on his route yesterday when I snapped these pics of him making yet another delivery! Coming to my house is harrowing enough what with two

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-54216363799083696062008-08-08T10:40:00.001-05:002008-08-08T11:04:47.999-05:00

In order to give you an idea of the excitement around here, I decided I needed to take a couple of pictures showing you the pile of boxes of donations that is rapidly taking over my scrapbooking space. Don't look too closely...I don't want to give away any surprises! Julie raided the liquor store for some boxes to sort things in. Just so you know, here's the process: we take all the donations

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-74364821243734517782008-08-05T19:58:00.000-05:002008-08-05T20:23:07.234-05:00

A little birdie told me he'd be making an appearance at the Crop for a Cure!I wonder what we could make with all of THIS?Need more choices?I think that's all for now...but why don't you check back here on Thursday?  We'll give you another reason (or two, or three) that you won't want to miss Friday's Registration Day!

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-29851436488047013802008-08-02T19:56:00.000-05:002008-08-02T20:55:23.715-05:00

We're not counting down to the Olympic Games...we're counting down to our Crop Registration Day!  ((please read Alane's previous post, my apologies for stepping on her toes)).Alane promised I'd add more pics from CHA, so here they are!First, this is outside our hotel, after loading up our two carloads of donations.  We have never been so in need of showers in our lives!  YUCK!  But we were

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-44488346678694076332008-08-02T18:55:00.000-05:002008-08-08T10:58:05.564-05:00

...get ready to scrapbook!!!Seriously, we are so pumped up for the Crop for a Cure this year. It will be hard to believe, but we know it's going to be even better than last year! AND by the buzz that has been circulating around scrapping tables, we are going to fill up fast! Since last year's Crop we have been telling every scrapper we meet about our event and they are all fired up to come. Plus,

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-87008363140588896332008-07-25T12:03:00.001-05:002009-10-11T17:11:07.498-05:00

We are back from the Craft & Hobby Association convention (CHA) and we have LOADS of great things to share with you! TWO CAR LOADS! We left for Chicago on Thursday, July 17th. After visits to a couple scrap-stores on the way down, we arrived at a reasonable dinner hour without touring the O'Hare Airport arrivals gate, which was our major navigation blunder last year! Success! We spent 3 full

Kim Kosmatkanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-39324255562890635892008-07-06T09:06:00.000-05:002008-07-06T09:26:25.134-05:00

There are only eleven days before your intrepid crop-masters visit the CHA trade show in Chicago. The preparations are underway for bringing home lots of scrapping goodies!!! We are driving two (count 'em, two!) large, gas guzzling (okay, we're not proud about that!) vehicles down to Chicago in anticipation of bringing back a large load of donated items!!! Wish us luck! We are going into this

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592497924147324901.post-77214474283131062302008-06-15T21:19:00.000-05:002008-06-26T15:36:22.530-05:00

Hello, everyone! This is so exciting! This is our first ever blog post for the Duluth, MN Crop For A Cure! We are new to this whole blogging thing, but we are going to do our best to make it work. We want to make this a great place for everyone to stay up to date with the plans for this year's event, share information, and hopefully get some *sneak peeks* of what we have in store!!! We are

Alanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478153259464439032noreply@blogger.com0