Thursday, February 25, 2010

Here's MY List - Whadya Think!?!

Ummmm... Paper Packs, Storage, Ribbon, Tombows, Stamps and Stickles, Alcohol Inks and maybe a Jukebox... Oh..oh... oh.... what about a Clip it Up or a Bind It All or maybe even a BIG SHOT!  What would you think about THAT KIND OF STUFF!!!!!  AAAHHHHH.... I'm just sayin'!

Oh, and guess what else.... I'm printing more CROP CASH this weekend!!!  I was talking to Sheri at the ScrapNook today and I get the feeling she may be digging into my stash again.  So, I need to be prepared!  And it will just be incentive to give away MORE!  And with what all is lining up for auction items... we are going to need a TON of CROP CASH!  Can I just start right now by saying... NO FIGHTING LADIES.... NO FIGHTING!!!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Wanna Save Some Money?

Since you all are so good and have either subscribed to this blog or have joined as a follower, you are going to get this news FIRST!  (I'll let everyone else know later this week!)

I am going to be offering a 10% discount off your ENTIRE Close to My Heart ordered (placed through me - call or email me as my website can't give the discount!) to everyone who is registered for my 2010 Spring Retreat!  That's a great deal!  This is a no-nonsense, everything included sale!  I plan to submit the order by mid March... just in time to get everything back so you will be stocked up for the RETREAT!  AND... for every $ you order, you will earn that with a zero on the end in CROP CASH!!!  So... if you order $20, you will earn $200 in CROP CASH!!!  WOOHOO!!!

What a great way to get yourself organized!  Order your paper packs and embellies... or, consider the Workshop on the Go kits!  That's what I'm doing this year!  And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, shoot me an email and I'll give you ALL the info!

I'm officially setting March 15th as our "closing" date, so make sure you get me your order by then!  If you need an Idea Book, let me know, but remember, you can view it online from my website... www.jmpurves.myctmh.com.  Let me know if you need any help!

Happy Shopping!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Less than 2 MONTHS..... WOOHOO!

I cannot believe we are NOW less than 2 months away from our SPRING RETREAT!  I can't believe that!  I really HATE wishing away my life, but I really WISH it were starting today!  I need a getaway and I need SPRING!

Ok. that's really great news, but this is even better!  SINCE we are within 2 months of the RETREAT... I think... it's time.... to...

START THE CROP CASH GAMES!!!!!

We need to get EVERYONE following this blog.  It is my preferred way to play CROP CASH games!  It's easier than sending a thousand emails and it's WAY easier to track and keep track of your CROP CASH earnings!  SO... be sure and tell all your friends who are registered that they need to get on here and sign up for email notifications and/or FOLLOW MY BLOG!

Starting right now... leave a message (or, send me an email if you can't get the "leaving a message" figured out) and respond to the following!  (here's another cool thing about blogging.... I don't have to put an end date on the games!)

CROP CASH AUCTION ITEMS

I need ideas.  What would you like to see on the auction block?  You know me... I'll put anything up there! 
So don't hold back!  Leave a message here (or, if you can't, send me an email and I'll add it here to the blog comments) and tell me what you want to see and would bid on.  Let's see, that's pretty easy, so let's make it worth...
$100 in CROP CASH!!!

Don't worry about duplicates... that just tells me that item will be worth fighting for!!!  Oh, and you can list as many things as you like!  Remember this is to give me an idea for some great auction items!!!

Have a great Thursday and start watching this BLOG as I AM going to start doing this more and more frequently as we get closer to the RETREAT!!!  (thanks, Vickie, for reminding me to get this going!)

Friday, January 29, 2010

Spring, Where Are YOU!

As I was driving home tonight, after scraping snow and ice off my car after work, I was thinking... SPRING, Where are YOU? and then it dawned on me... it's not very far away!  Nor is our retreat!  Isn't it nice to chink Spring and think about the Spring Retreat!  And then, I came back to reality and changed the background on this blog.  SNOW!  It's okay, for a little while, I guess!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

What the Heck IS Crop Cash, someone asked!

Rita, a new cropper EVERYONE SAY "HELLO, RITA!" asked me an interesting question. What is the deal with Crop Cash? So, I responded to here and here is what I said... In case you were wondering, too!

Here's the scoop on Crop Cash.

Prior to the retreat, I do all kinds of things to give everyone opportunities to earn crop cash. From simply sending me an email asking for CROP CASH when I send out a notice to responding to a quiz I email out. You never know what I'll ask you to do, so you want to be sure to read your emails from me and check this blog often. And then, at the retreat, we will play some games when you can earn more CROP CASH. Or, I might need a tool that I don't have and I'll offer CROP CASH to the first person who can get one to me! Like I said, you never know. I'm a little crazy and a lot spontaneous, so get ready! AND... then, there's Sheri, who has no problem, whatsoever in stealing my "CROP CASH STASH" and just randomly start giving it away. Now that caught even ME off guard!

Then, every night, a little bit after dinner, I have a CROP CASH AUCTION! And that's what it's all about! Last year, I auctioned off over $1,000 worth of stuff. I think it worked out to be about 12 or 13 items each night. And on Saturday night, those items sold for a total of $49,000 in CROP CASH! It was WILD! But oh, so much fun! And with more people there, I think it will be even crazier.

Vickie and Lyla ogt into a bidding war over an organizational bag... I think that's what it was... and they had everyone in stitches! Vickie won! You'll have to ask her about that! She was quite proud and Lyla is still fussing about it.

I just don't like boring old drawings... even though I do a few of them... so I came up with the auction idea a couple of years ago at my very first retreat. It was a hit and has become a highlight of my retreats.

I think you'll like it. And as I get a little more organizes, I'll be letting everyone know what their CROP CASH balance is. And it will all be waiting for you at the retreat. Just a bonus for joining my fun, Crazy Cropper Scrapbook Retreat!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Is Anyone Out There?

I guess we could call this "The Very First Crop Cash Opportunity" on this blog! If you are following, subscribed or just stumbled upon this, leave me a comment and YOU will earn $100 in Crop Cash! It's simple. I recommend getting a Google account. It's free and you can sign in that way and it doesn't call you "Anonymous"! I also recommend you become a "Follower" and/or "Subscribe". You are not going to want to miss any of the posts that are going to be appearing over the next few months.

Can you believe we are less than 3 months away? WOW! I'm working on Retreat stuff today and I'm ready to get THIS PARTY STARTED!

If you experience ANY problems posting, let me know so we can get you fixed... quickly!

Talk to you soon,
Janis

Monday, January 11, 2010

The Contract is Signed!

WooHoo! I signed the contract at the hotel this past Friday! That's always a milestone and a little scary. Fortunately, I've had such a good EARLY response, I'm not scared anymore! I was talking to Nancy (Cobblestone Events Manager) on Friday and she was still in awe at how much stuff we brought in to that room. I said "yeah... they all have a bunch of stuff! And we really need to spread out and I'm thrilled we are going to double our space" ... and she said "It's not double, it's triple what you had in October!" WHAT!!! So we walked over to the convention center and sure enough.. I thought we had half of the BIG room, but we really only had a THIRD of it! This is gonna be SOOOOOOOO nice!