Back from the Cha Cha CHA!!!!

SBR went to CHA in force. As promised yesterday, here are some more photos!! Here is the committee and volunteers with Cheryl Waters, Lead Fiskateer #2, on day one of the show (Sunday):

And here is a slideshow I made of SBR at CHA!

Scrapbook Royalty is HAWT!

Yes, this is a video of Paris Hilton at CHA from a story in the OC Register but the real star is our very own Patty Burdick, wearing her SBR t-shirt waiting in line to see Paris. Yeah Patty! Check it all out here:



Scrapbook Royalty spent a week at CHA networking, collecting donations, and spreading royal good cheer this past Sunday through Wednesday! Here are some fun snapshots from CHA:

Cricut loves Scrapbook Royalty!

Elena and Cuttlebug make peace!

I'll be adding more pics throughout the day!!

Royalty On the Road Update

We're embarking on a new endeavor at Scrapbook Royalty!!! Elena and I will be traveling to Scrapbook Stores all over Southern California to bring Scrapbook Royalty events to you.

Scrapbook Royalty is approached multiple times each year to help organize events to benefit every kind of charity you can imagine. As much as we'd love to help every single worthy cause, we simply do not have the time or woman-power to organize that many large scale events every year. So we figured we'd bring the event to the community where the charity is!

We've partnered with several Local Scrapbook Stores to kick off this tour. Each event will be held IN the scrapbook store and includes an optional class. The class will help to raise money for Scrapbook Royalty and you'll make a really cool project! We'll also have raffles going on, sponsored by each Scrapbook Store and Scrapbook Royalty, to benefit a designated charity.

"Royalty On the Road" Events include:

• Fairy Fly-Bys for everyone who comes to the event!
• Goodie Bags for everyone who registers for the class during the event!
• Raffles to benefit a local charity chosen by the Scrapbook Store!
• A Papercrafting Class full of techniques and goodies (fee applies)
  
• More awareness about the charity being featured!
  
• Fun fun fun!!

Tour Dates
Join us for "Royalty On the Road" events at these stores:

Saturday February 7, 2009
A Charity Event to benefit (charity TBA)
Hosted by: Scrapper's Cafe, Corona, CA


Class Details:
"Whooo Do You Love"
Owl Mini Book Class
A Prima Marketing Inc Certified Class
11am-2pm, Class Fee: $38
Event Hostess: Jennifer Priest



Sunday February 15, 2009
A Charity Event to benefit the Cancer Coping Center
Hosted by: Pink Pineapple Scrapbooks in Vista, CA


Class Details:
"Whooo Do You Love"
Owl Mini Book Class
A Prima Marketing Inc Certified Class
1-4pm, Class Fee: $38
Event Hostess: Jennifer Priest

Saturday February 21, 2009
A Charity Event to benefit City of Hope
Hosted by: Pages From the Heart in Monrovia, CA


Class Details:
"Princess" Crown Book
A Prima Marketing Inc Certified Class
1-4pm, Class Fee: $40
Event Hostess: Jennifer Priest

Saturday February 28, 2009
A Charity Event to benefit Komen For the Cure
Hosted by: Ever After Scrapbooks in Vista, CA


Class Details:
"Princess" Crown Book
A Prima Marketing Inc Certified Class
10am-1pm, Class Fee:$40
Event Hostess: Jennifer Priest


Upcoming Events to be announced at Scrappin' In The Hills and Scrapbook Boulevard shortly!!

CHA Kids Craft Day in Anaheim

On January 13, 2009, Mayor Curt Pringle and the Anaheim City Council officially proclaimed January 23rd as Kid’s Craft Day in Anaheim on behalf of CHA which sponsored the kids craft day and kids craft fair as a way of saying 'thank you' to the City of Anaheim for being a gracious host to its annual Winter Convention & Trade Show. Scrapbook Royalty volunteers, Gloria, Julie, Paola, Emily, Isabella and Elena traveled from San Diego to help with this event. There were about 300 kids that came through the craft fair, all eager to make a project and have some fun. All of the sponsors and volunteers were so nice. When we left, we all knew today had been a productive day. It is always a blessing when we get to make a difference sharing what we love to do!

Say "I'm In" and Get Free Coffee!

This week (Jan 21-25, 2009) Starbucks is doing a call for volunteers! Pledge to give 5 hours of your time to help a worthy cause and Starbucks will give you a free tall coffee. All you have to do is make your pledge online HERE and then go into Starbucks and say "I'm in."

Want to volunteer for Scrapbook Royalty as part of your pledge?

Email us info@scrapbookroyalty.org and we'll send you a volunteer questionnaire to help us use your talents and time most effectively. We are always looking for volunteers to help at Expos, Retreats, our events, and for the prep work involved in putting on our charity events. We also need talented web designers, people with publicity experience, grant writers ...you name it! Local or across the United States, we can use your help!

And hey, you might even get a free coffee out of it.

Need to get organized?

I just found out about this very cool site for families to stay organized! I am seriously impressed by it. Cozi (http://www.cozi.com/), is a FREE web service that helps busy families manage crazy schedules, track shopping and to do lists, organize household chores and stay in communication, all in one place. Cozi not only provides a shared family calendar, but also includes customized shopping lists, quick messaging tools, mobile phone access and a family journal.

I went on there and created an account and it is seriously cool! Each person can add to the calendar or if you use outlook, it can sync to your outlook which is super easy to set up. You can everyone can add to the to do list, grocery list and they can all see it and you can send the list to your cell phone! They also now have a mobile version for the iphone and windows mobile. You can add to your lists and calendars from you phone! I love technology! Especially when it is working for me!

Families today are busy--we have so much to keep track of including appointments, play dates, birthday parties, sports and other family activities, not to mention the challenges of coordinating home and work schedules. It can quickly get hectic without a central place to organize, coordinate and keep track of so many important household details. In fact, in a recent survey conducted by Cozi, 40% of the 4,169 households surveyed admitted to using sticky notes to manage their family activities!

Anyway, I thought this was cool and wanted to share!

All of January 2009: "Sock it to Poverty" Sock Drive

Our Founder, Elena, is part of the Fiskateer Charity Fiskamittee and every month they will be choosing a different way to help others. January is "Poverty in America Awareness Month" and with that the Fiskateer Charity Fiskamittee is starting 2009 off by focusing on this special cause.

Here are some facts about socks and how they can help "sock it to poverty."

• Socks are vital to overall health of those living on the streets.
• Socks are often not donated enough and are greatly appreciated by the recipient.
• Most homeless and impovershed people do not own shoes that fit properly or are not in good condition. This increases the importance of socks.
• Many people suffer from diabetes and other ailments and they could benefit from socks with extra support.
• Not all shelters accept clean used socks so it's important when collecting that we collect new socks.
• Socks are relatively inexpensive to donate.
• There are men, women and children that live on the streets and all could benefit with a new pair of socks.

PLEASE SEND US SOCKS!!

All sizes are needed!

Please send them to:

Scrapbook Royalty

PO Box 910665

San Diego, CA 92191

For more information and to find out different ways you can donate socks please Click Here.

Get Fit with Games

New Year's Resolution anyone? I know I made mine and broke it already. I want to lose some weight! Especially my holiday pounds.


But sometimes getting out for a run or to the gym can be a challenge, especially for you busy moms. Nowadays there are new ways to get in shape that makes a fun alternative to the treadmill or bike and enables us to burn calories, alleviate stress and enjoy quality family time.

What's that you say???

Play popular videogames! like Wii Fit, My Fitness Coach or Dance, and Dance Revolution. Its makes exercise fun! And games like Brain Age or Crosswords DS give your brain a workout too. And its addictive. Seriously, there is a reason that kids sit in front of the TV for hours with a remote in their hands. Its fun! I love my Dance Revolution Game. I look silly and I am horrible at it but in the end I know I got off my booty and burned some calories!


So I wanted to let you all know that GameStop is having a special promotion it's called "Sharpen the Mind, Shape the Body" and I just read this:


“As a special incentive, all shoppers who spend $35 or more on designated products will receive a free 12-month trial subscription to their choice of Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Redbook, Good Housekeeping or Esquire.”


This is cool. buy a game, get fit, and then enjoy a soak in the tub with your free magazine.
This promotion is only till end of January so go get your gaming on! Your kids will love you for it!

Check Us Out In Creating Keepsakes!!!

Creating Keepsakes Magazine featured Scrapbook Royalty in their February 2009 issue!! Elizabeth Karchner created a two page layout about us using photos from our very first event up to now for the article on page 94 in the article "Scrapbookers Making A Difference".

Be sure to stop by your LSS to pick up your copy today! And thank you to Creating Keepsakes for chossing our story to feature as part of this article.

Support Us Through GoodSearch -- It's FREE!!

Times are tough--we all feel it whether we're millionaires or stay at home moms. I was recently reading an article in a magazine that stated that charitable donations are down across the board. Very sad because I know people want to help, it is just a matter of not having enough funds to go around.

But you can still help!!! And it is totally FREE!!

You search online, right? So instead of going to Google or Yahoo, why not use GoodSearch? Through GoodSearch Scrapbook Royalty earns a penny for every search you do. Just type in "Scrapbook Royalty" in the box for charity name and we'll automatically earn money every time you use GoodSearch in the future. You can even see how much we've made each month, in the past year, and since we joined Good Search. Here's some info from their website about our numbers as of today:

Amount Raised

Please use this site honestly. Fraudulent searches will result in a charity being de-listed.

Scrapbook Royalty (San Diego, CA)
ID: 884503

Year: 2007 2008 2009

10/31/06. We are currently working on speeding up the Amount Raised report and hope to have it available again tomorrow. All searches and revenue earned during earned this period continue to be counted. Thank you for your patience.

Month	Searches	Amount Raised from Searches (est.)	New! Amount Raised from Shopping – Updated Weekly	Total (Estimated)
January	256	$2.56	$0.00	$2.56
Total: Year-to-Date	256	$2.56	$0.00	$2.56
Total: Since Inception	2167	$22.49	$8.94	$31.43

The more people use GoodSearch, the more money will be directed towards your cause. The sky is the limit so please spread the word!

We estimate that each search will raise $0.01 for your favorite charity or school (image, video and site-specific searches are not included). However, for the fiscal years (October through September) of 2006, 2007 and 2008, each search actually earned 1.3 cents!

The data from GoodSearch is calculated in real time, while the GoodShop shopping data is posted weekly. GoodShop donations may also be delayed in posting as our retailers can take up to eight weeks to report sales back to us. Also, you may notice a change in the totals due to returned merchandise or cancelled orders.

Here's an example of how much your organization can earn:

Charity or School Size	Number of Supporters	Average Searches Per Day	Estimated Revenue/Year from Search	Amount Purchased Per Person/Year via GoodShop	Average % of Sale Donated	Estimated Revenue from Shopping	Total Donation/Year
Small	100	2	$730	$500	3%	$1,500	$2,230
Medium	1,000	2	$7,300	$500	3%	$15,000	$22,300
Large	10,000	2	$73,000	$500	3%	$150,000	$223,000

The data provided herein is estimated. For example, the revenue does not reflect certain adjustments which may be provided for in the terms of service (e.g. adjustments due to fraudulent searches, or returned or cancelled merchandise). As a result, we offer no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of this information. This information is to be used as a guide only.

So add Good Search to your toolbar to make it easy to search and help us earn money every time you search. You can also use GoodShop to shop your favorite online retailers and they will donate a percentage of the sale to Scrapbook Royalty. How cool is that?!

Royalty On the Road starting this Saturday!!!

We're embarking on a new endeavor at Scrapbook Royalty!!! Elena and I will be traveling to Scrapbook Stores all over Southern California to bring Scrapbook Royalty events to you.

Scrapbook Royalty is approached multiple times each year to help organize events to benefit every kind of charity you can imagine. As much as we'd love to help every single worthy cause, we simply do not have the time or woman-power to organize that many large scale events every year. So we figured we'd bring the event to the community where the charity is!

We've partnered with several Local Scrapbook Stores to kick off this tour. Each event will be held IN the scrapbook store and includes an optional class. The class will help to raise money for Scrapbook Royalty and you'll make a really cool project! We'll also have raffles going on, sponsored by each Scrapbook Store and Scrapbook Royalty, to benefit a designated charity.

"Royalty On the Road" Events include:

• Fairy Fly-Bys for everyone who comes to the event!
• Goodie Bags for everyone who registers for the class during the event!
• Raffles to benefit a local charity chosen by the Scrapbook Store!
• A Papercrafting Class full of techniques and goodies (fee applies)
  
• More awareness about the charity being featured!
  
• Fun fun fun!!

Tour Dates
Join us for "Royalty On the Road" events at these stores:

Saturday January 17, 2009
***Date Changed to February 21, 2009 10am-2pm***
A Charity Event to benefit City of Hope
Hosted by: Pages From the Heart in Monrovia, CA


Class Details:
"Princess" Crown Book
A Prima Marketing Inc Certified Class
1-4pm, Class Fee: $40
Event Hostess: Jennifer Priest


Saturday February 7, 2009
A Charity Event to benefit (charity TBA)
Hosted by: Scrapper's Cafe, Corona, CA


Class Details:
"Whooo Do You Love"
Owl Mini Book Class
A Prima Marketing Inc Certified Class
11am-2pm, Class Fee: $38
Event Hostess: Jennifer Priest



Sunday February 15, 2009
A Charity Event to benefit the Cancer Coping Center
Hosted by: Pink Pineapple Scrapbooks in Vista, CA


Class Details:
"Whooo Do You Love"
Owl Mini Book Class
A Prima Marketing Inc Certified Class
1-4pm, Class Fee: $38
Event Hostess: Jennifer Priest



Saturday February 28, 2009
A Charity Event to benefit Komen For the Cure
Hosted by: Ever After Scrapbooks in Vista, CA


Class Details:
"Princess" Crown Book
A Prima Marketing Inc Certified Class
10am-1pm, Class Fee:$40
Event Hostess: Jennifer Priest

The tour kicks off this Saturday at Pages From the Heart in Monrovia, CA. Don't miss out on this momentous event!! Hope to see you there!

FAQs:

Do I have to register for the event? No, just come on over to the store! But if you want to take the class, make sure you call the store to secure your space in the class.

Is there a fee for the event? No, just come on down to the store! There is a fee for the class and that varies from project to project. Check the listing for your local store to see which class is being offered during the event.

How do I get raffle tickets? Tickets are available for purchase from each store.

Do I have to be present to win the raffle? No, but we'd love to see the look on your face if you do win!

How can I help? Pass out flyers and let all of your friends know about the event at your Scrapbook Store. Collect monetary donations to help the charity and bring them to the event! Bring a friend to the event!

I own a store and would like to host an event. How do we get started? Contact us at elena@scrapbookroyalty.org and we'll set up the event!

Twirlin' Tutus Disney Birthday

Happy Belated Birthday to our Founder Elena...

As she does every year, she celebrated at Disneyland and this year she got a beautiful tutu to wear as a gift from Sarah Bassett owner of Mas Fina Cantina in Carlsbad, CA (yum!) and a wonderful Etsy store that sells beautiful tutus and fairy wear! Sarah's restaurant is sponsoring one of the meals at the Royal Slumber Crop as well as donating tutus for the Silent Auction! But you can get your tutu ahead of time and wear it! She is generously donating 15% of any purchase our supporters make. Just be sure and mention Scrapbook Royalty when you pay.


Here are some photos from Elena's Magical Disney Birthday Celebration and Parade. She insists they throw this parade in her honor each year-why burst her bubble :)

CAN YOU SPOT THE SCRAPBOOK ROYALTY

Guest Fiskateer In the House!

Our founder Elena Etcheverry was recently asked to post on the Fiskateer blog and her fabulous circle journal idea. Check it all out here.