What an adventure our October weekend retreat turned out to be...the venue we were booked into fell through 2 weeks before due to new owners who decided that we couldn't rent the hall 24/7 but had to pack up ALL our stuff at 11.30pm to then haul it all back in again at 8am each morning! A retreat where we cannot create all day and night...well we said forget it!

Then the panic set in....

We had all the ladies booked and raring to go so we spent that day and evening on the internet and phone to find most venues booked but we eventually found somewhere that would fit us all in...just!

So...emails were sent out...the ladies rallied around and really supported our new venue decision and it ended up (once again) being a fabulous retreat!

The Pink and Pearls came out on Saturday night after great company and a meal with everyone at the restaraunt.
      
We followed this with bubbly and a chocolate fountain...strawberries and marshmallows dipped in chocolate...YUM who could resist!

Queen Louise won the dress up comp and the Scrap Pack Challenges were won by Alison and Bec who were both new to a Creatively Inspired retreat.

Lisa gets special mention for scrapping through both Friday and Saturday nights again...and once again we wondered how she did it!!

We once again had some fabulous new products in the shop and

Scrappy gave out plenty of awesome prizes as usual!

All in all we had a fantastic time...we made some new friends, caught up with some old ones, scrapped really great pages, made some wonderful cards and came away with fabulous memories...can't wait to do it all again next year in May!

We are really excited to announce our weekend retreat for next year will be held on 25th - 27th May 2012...

We will be at a new venue and the retreat is all inclusive from 3 course dinner on Friday (and Saturday night too) night through till lunch on Sunday...also included is all classes (including class kits), make and takes, demo's, goodie bag, scrap pack challenge, prizes and giveaways!

The following are some pics from our new venue...Juniors on Hawkesbury...this venue is only 30 mins easy drive from Windsor (with no ferry crossings), they have comfortable twin share rooms with ensuite and we have a fabulous scrap room upstairs with views of the Hawkesbury River through floor to ceiling windows which also let in plenty of light for being creative.

The cost of the weekend is $325 but we have a super duper Early bird SPECIAL for all our retreat enthusiasts....

Book and pay your $65 deposit by 31 December 2011 

and pay in full by 1 April 2012 and receive the retreat for 

only $310

We are only taking 30 ladies and already have a couple of cardmaking ladies booked in so if you love your scrapbooking or card making and would love a relaxing weekend away with nothing to do but create then why not join us...