Holiday Pajama Drive for Kids with Cancer

Being in the hospital is never fun but we can make it a little more comfortable for children with cancer by donating soft comfortable 2-part pajamas to our local hospital's Oncology ward. They especially need teen sizes.

Don't have a local children's hospital? Scrapbook Royalty is collecting pajamas for Friends of Scott for Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego's annual PJ Drive.

Here's how you can help:

• Purchase PJs online and ship them to Scrapbook Royalty at the address below. Be sure to go to Good Shop first to locate an online retailer and input Scrapbook Royalty as your charity of choice. The retailer will then donate a % of your purchase to Scrapbook Royalty.
  

• Purchase PJs locally and mail them to Scrapbook Royalty at the address below.
  

• Drop PJS off at Pink Pineapple Scrapbooks in Vista, CA.
  

Please ship pajamas to:

Scrapbook Royalty
PJ Drive PO
Box 910665
San Diego, CA 92191

To learn more about Friends of Scott, please visit their website at

Please send PJs by December 15, 2009.

Giving Back

It's that time of year again for food drives and Thanksgiving Basket collections. Here are a few ways you can donate this year:

Scrapbook Boulevard in Victorville, CA is collecting non-perishable canned and boxed food to donate to the local Homeless Shelter in Victorville, CA. They are offering a free crop night coupon just for bringing in food!! The food will be donated on November 25, 2008. So give a little and get a little crop time for free! For all the details, contact Scrapbook Boulevard.

Jennifer Priest is collecting canned food for the local Food Bank and Community Health Center. Sheis hosting an event at her home for her friends to come crop and make some fun projects -- friends coming to the event are encouraged to bring 20 cans of food with them. The food will be donated on December 14, 2008.

Are you helping collect food for the homeless or assemble baskets for those in need? Please share your story below in a comment by November 30, 2008. Jennifer will choose one lucky winner to receive a set 10 handmade "Thank You" cards in a tin. And thank you for being generous and doing your part in these times. We know we all are feeling the effects of the economy but if we just give a little to help someone else that makes the whole world a brighter place.

Listen To Elena LIVE!

This Wednesday our Founder, Elena Etcheverry, will be a guest on the Diva Craft Lounge Radio Show! She'll be talking about their new book, Designing with the Divas, as well as all the things Scrapbook Royalty is doing. One of Elena's projects is featured in the book! Don't miss out on the show at 12-1pm PST on Wednesday, November 19, 2008.

Cards for Troops *Update*!

Two weeks ago, when we last updated you about our Cards for Troops Campaign, we had collected over 1600 handmade cards for the troops! Since then, over 400 more cards have arrived, bringing our total to over 2000!!! WOW!!

That means we've collected 500 more cards than last year! That's 30% more!! Thank you so much for your support in this nationwide effort!

Elena Etcheverry traveled to Camp Pendelton in Southern California earlier this month to present the cards to Gunnery Sergeant Remi Rodriguez of the United States Marine Corps:


In addition to the cards we gave to Gunnery Sergeant Remi Rodriguez of the United States Marine Corps, we also gave cards to a local scrapbooker, Marie Cartmill, who is distributing them to her husband's Army company.

We received cards from these donors in the last two weeks:

• Susan Hamilton, Los Gatos, CA
• Terry Oulboub, Santa Clara, CA
• Maryam Davodi Far, San Diego, CA
• Diana Saldivar, Burbank, IL
• Christy and Maddy Gallardo, Anaheim, CA

Thank you so much for making our Cards for Troops Campaign 2008 a success!

We're In Print!!

We knew this day was coming...

We've been published!!!

Warren Gruenig of Scrap & Stamp Arts featured Scrapbook Royalty in his Questions & Answers article in the December 2008 issue! The article features an interview with Elena Etcheverry, Scrapbook Royalty's founder, as well as a card and layout by Jennifer Priest, our Creative Director.

Earlier this year Warren Gruenig contacted Elena about doing an article on Scrapbook Royalty and what it is we do. The article is featured on page 9:


There is alot of great information in it about Scrapbook Royalty , our mission, our accomplishments, and how our organization functions. To purchase the magazine, click here to find a location to purchase it at or purchase a back issue online.

Jennifer's page and card are all about what we do at Scrapbook Royalty. The layout features products from some of our loyal sponsors, such as Prima Marketing and Tattered Angels, as well as "bling" and photos from our"Fantasyland Crop for Kids" in March 2008.


We also wanted to thank Warren Gruenig for this opportunity. He is so genuinely interested in Scrapbook Royalty and the charity work we do. And he so thoughtfully shared our story through his column in Scrap & Stamp Arts. Thank you Warren!!

The Great Southern California Shake Out

Posted from Jennifer Priest's blog:

Think you're prepared for an earthquake? Think again.

Don't Freak Out!
SHAKE OUT!!

Participate in The Great Southern California Shake Out tomorrow. To register, click here.

Many Californians live near the San Andreas fault line. I live RIGHT next to it. The drill is supposed to get our agencies, emergency services, businesses, schools, and residents prepared to react to a 7.8 magnitude quake centered on the San Andreas fault, that is anticipated to last 2 to 3 minutes. The 1994 Northridge Earthquake only lasted 7 seven seconds. And you remember the aftermath from that quake. So imagine what will happen if the shaking were to last 20 to 30 times longer as the USGS predicts the next big California Quake will last?

What can you do to prepare?

• Check out the ShakeOut website.
• Register to participate.
• Prepare your emergency kit.
• Check for possible danger zones in your home, such as objects that might fall.
• Find out what families can do to participate.
  

There is still time to prepare. We NEVER know when an earthquake will hit so NOW is the best time to prepare. Visit my PERSONAL SHAKE OUT PAGE if you want to join. If you want me to send you an invitation to join in this effort, please send me an email at jennifer@scrapbookroyalty.com or leave a comment here.

"Innovations" Contest!

If you've been to a Scrapbook Royalty event, class or run into us at a local event then you probably have received a pack of green stencils from Kaiser Craft. We're announcing a contest with those stencils--we want to see what you can do to push the envelope with these fun items. Spray paint them. Use them with paint, chalk, ink, glimmer mist...cut them up and use them on your page...whatever! We want to see your innovative uses for these stencils!

Kaiser Craft generously donated to us 900 POUNDS of these stencils! To get your hands on a pack of these stencils simply stop by a Scrapbook Royalty event or class between now and December 31, 2008. Or send an 9" x 12" SASE (stamped for 4 oz) to:

Scrapbook Royalty
PO Box 910665
San Diego, CA 92191

Submit your entries to us via email at info@scrapbookroyalty.com by January 31, 2009. That gives you a couple of months to let inspiration strike!

Here's where we'll be handing out stencils:

Head to Toe Women's Expo, Elena Etcheverry, Nov 7-9
"Our Family Recipes" Class, Jennifer Priest at Now & Then Scrapbooks, Nov 9
Desert Scrappers Retreats, Jennifer Priest, Nov 14
Fiskateer Regional Event, Elena Etcheverry, Nov 15
"Nifty Gifties Class", Jennifer Priest at Scrapbook Boulevard, Nov 22
"Be Jolly" Class, Jennifer Priest at Pink Pineapple Scrapbooks, Nov 23
"Be Merry" Class, Jennifer Priest at Collective Journey, Dec 2
Book Club, Elena Etcheverry at Pink Pineapple Scrapbooks, Dec 4
"Good Eats" Recipe Book Class, Jennifer Priest at Collective Journey, Dec 7
"Holiday Crop", Jennifer Priest's House, Dec 13

We can't wait to see your entires!!

Cards for the Troops

Thank you to all the wonderful people who donated cards at local stores, at Survivor Crop 2008, at our booth at Ontario Scrapbook Expo and to all these people who mailed cards to us:

L. O' Connor-San Diego, CA

M. Geiger-Apple Valley, CA

D. Recker- Rootstown, OH

Glass Family- Buena Park, CA

C. Blackwood- Oceanside, CA

L. Geiger- Barstow, CA

J. Krause-Murrieta, CA

C. Familathe- Harbor City, CA

Girl Scout Troop #1055

M. Howell- Central Point, OR

Peteson Family-Coal Valley, IL

Recker Family-Rootstown, OH

Anonymous-Temple, TX

J. Brown-La Jolla, CA

J. Munios-San Diego, CA

J.Tsang-San Diego, CA

T. Kincaid-San Diego, CA

Priest Family- Hesparia, CA

J. Mora-Corona, CA
A. Venn - El Cajon, CA
L. Wolley - Palmdale, CA
Collective Journey- Redlands, CA
Scrapbook Boulevard - Victorville, CA
The Scrappin' Table - Placentia, CA

If we missed anyone, we are so sorry but extremely grateful.

All the photos of the individual cards are on the Scrapbook Royalty winkflash account.
Login: scrapbookroyalty.
Password: sharing.

Thank you again to everyone for your generous support of this wonderful cause!!! We collected 1642 Cards for the Troops this year!!! PLUS they are more coming in the mail!!! We'll keep you updated as new cards come in...

Fight the Flu!!

Check out how you can fight the flu:

Families Fighting Flu, a non-profit organization made up of parents who have lost a child to the flu, partnered on the Say "Boo!" to the Flu program to help educate families about the importance of flu prevention. As part of the program, Visiting Nurse Associations of America is hosting flu vaccination events across the country to encourage families to get vaccinated.

Information on the program's website www.saybootoflu.com covers flu prevention tips videos, family activities to help kids learn about washing their hands, and vaccination information related to your local area.

To help spread word about Families Fighting Flu and the Say "Boo!" to the Flu program. We would love your participation by posting about the program and linking to www.saybootoflu.com.

Survivor Crop Drawing Winners

These lucky ladies will receive some fun Kaiser Craft stencils from us!!!

Kani Blanchard
Melanie Halpern
Kate Murphy

Thanks so much for entering our drawing at Survivor Crop!

Scrap in Pink!!

We've got winners!!!

Each of these lucky ladies has won a pair of Fiskars Breast Cancer Awareness scissors donated by Cheryl Waters, Lead Fiskateer!!!

Everyone entered their names into our drawing at Scrapbook Expo Ontario, CA and here they are:

Friday Winners:

Korie Schultz

Donna Nielson

Gloria Vizzini

Saturday Winners:

Marlene Velazquez

Trisha Jones

Jacquelyn Cortez

Congrats and thanks for stopping by our booth at Scrapbook Expo.

Why Women Should Vote

A few months back this was forwarded to us via email--we thought it appropriate to share it now that election day is a week away...

WHY WOMEN SHOULD VOTE

This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago.

Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote.

The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed
nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking
for the vote.

(Lucy Burns)
And by the end of the night, they were barely alive.
Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden's blessing
went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of
'obstructing sidewalk traffic.'
They beat Lucy Burns, chained her hands to the cell bars above
her head and left her hanging for the night, bleeding and gasping
for air.

(Dora Lewis)
They hurled Dora Lewis in to a dark cell, smashed her
head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold. Her cellmate,
Alice Cosu, thought Lewis was dead and suffered a heart attack.
Additional affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging,
beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women.

Thus unfolded the 'Night of Terror' on Nov. 15, 1917,
when the warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his
guards to teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because
they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson's White House for the right
to vote.

For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their
food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms.

(Alice Paul)
When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press.
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So, refresh my memory. Some women won't vote this year because-
-why, exactly? We have carpool duties? We have to get to work?
Our vote doesn't matter? It's raining?

Last week, I went to a sparsely attended screening of HBO's new
movie 'Iron Jawed Angels.' It is a graphic depiction of the battle
these women waged so that I could pull the curtain at the polling
booth and have my say. I am ashamed to say I needed the reminder.

All these years later, voter registration is still my passion. But the
actual act of voting had become less personal for me, more rote.
Frankly, voting often felt more like an obligation than a privilege.
Sometimes it was inconvenient.

My friend Wendy, who is my age and studied women's history,
saw the HBO movie, too. When she stopped by my desk to talk
about it, she looked angry. She was--with herself. 'One thought
kept coming back to me as I watched that movie,' she said.
'What would those women think of the way I use, or don't use,
my right to vote? All of us take it for granted now, not just
younger women, but those of us who did seek to learn.' The
right to vote, she said, had become valuable to her 'all over again..'

HBO released the movie on video and DVD . I wish all history,
social studies and government teachers would include the movie in
their curriculum I want it shown on Bunco night, too, and anywhere
else women gather. I realize this isn't our usual idea of socializing,
but we are not voting in the numbers that we should be, and I think
a little shock therapy is in order.

It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy.

The doctor admonished the men: 'Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.'

Please, if you are so inclined, pass this on to all the women you know.

We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so
hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republican or independent party - remember to vote.

History is being made.

Where you will be on November 5th, 2008?

Scrapbook Expo!!!

We came, we "maked & taked", and we chatted about Scrapbook Royalty all weekend long!! It was so great to see old friends and make new ones too. Here's Elena with Elaine and Terina:


We had a blast in our usual royal fashion. Check out Katie and Jesse having fun:

See those cute aprons behind them? We were selling them to help raise money for Scrapbook Royalty!! Cute aren't they?

We had two make n takes -- Cards for the Troops and a cute little Luggage Tag Mini Book using Quick Quotes' Powder Puff Inks and Lil Davis Paper and Chipboard. We collected over 150 cards this weekend!! Woohoo!! We are well on our way to reaching our goal of 1500 cards for the troops so thank you!!

Here is Jennifer at the make n take station in our booth:

And Cori Solorzano teaching a mini book make n take at our booth:


We were giving away some cool stencils from Kaiser Craft for a contest we're doing until jan 31--all the details will be released in next week's newsletter so make sure you sign up over in the box to the left.

We also collected raffle tickets for a drawing to win one of three pairs of Fiskars Breast Cancer Awareness Scissors donated by Lead Fiskateer Cherly Waters. Winners will be announced in the next newsletter as well.



We also had the pleasure of meeting Daynah, a local scrapbooking blogger with her finger on the pulse of scrapbooking in Southern California.

She posted this fun little video on her blog:



Thank you also to our wonderful volunteers!! Jesse, Jim and Jeannie, Nancy, Eva, Elena, Jennifer, Tiffany, Cori, and Katie kept the make n takes running smoothly all weekend and kept our booth hopping!! And thank you again to everyone who stopped by our booth and made this weekend a success!!

Come See Us!!

All day today we will be at Scrapbook Expo in Ontario, California!! Stop by our booth to pick up your free Kaiser Craft stencil to participate in our "Innovations Contest"! Details about the contest will be going out in our next newsletter. Don't miss out on the drawings we are doing to win a free pair of limited edition Fiskars Breast Cancer Awareness scissors--they are pink!!

Also, we are doing two make n takes -- Cards for the Troops and a cute little luggage tag mini book. ALL of the money donated for the make n takes is being donated to Scrapbook Royalty and the charities we help support.

We are also selling fun little aprons, kits, embellishments, and other fun little "treasures" in our booth so don't miss out! See you there.

Vicky Breslin's No Frills Fall Workshops Event

The fabulous Vicky Breslin of Cut-It-Up is hosting a "No Frills Fall Workshop" event! Scrapbook Royalty is providing "Fairy Fly-bys" at the event (these are little gifts for each attendee). AND Vicky is doing a charity raffle to benefit Scrapbook Royalty! You won't want to miss out on this fabulous event--the details are all below:

No Frill Fall Workshops: Make everything by hand this year
Let's use what we have, recycle, renew & reinvigorate ourselves

Date: November 4 to November 10, 2008 Tuesday through Sunday
Time: Classes start at 9:00 a.m. end at 9:00 p.m.
Place: Daily workshops are at The Funny Pharm 30 North Main Street, Colfax and 32770 Main Street, Dutch Flat,

Sleeping Arrangements: Tues, Wed or Thursday
Dutch Flat Hotel next door to workshops
Accommodations are available: Tues., Nov 4, checkout Friday A.M.
Rooms are based on 2 people in a room 50.00 per night
5 people in a room, 30.00 per night
please call me directly to book the rooms 530 389-2233, 220-4103
If you would like to stay with me. No charge
To keep the expenses down we are going to do a potluck breakfast, lunch & dinner. Dessert too! Contact me for meals.

No frill Class fees: $10.00 per class plus supplies
Card Making Class: I will be bringing out my hand printing press
It works with the vintage wood type. You can make all of the holiday cards you wish & have a fun time doing it!
I will show you how to set the type.....the rest is up to you.
Black ink will be provided. Let me know if you want another color & I will get a price quote for you. This will be available all days!

5 Minute Collage: Learn how the experts make such amazing collages for their background art projects. It is a very fun, fast moving and a surprising hour of fun. Available every morning at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Soldering Class
I will bring my soldering iron & all supplies needed to make all kinds of glass hanging stuff!
Like houses, ornaments, ovals, rectangle & squares.
You can use your 5 minute collage paper too. Every day at 10:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Gift tags
Using Glimmer Mists & Stencils we will make tags that will dazzle.
We can even monogram them with our printer!
Every day 12:30p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Altered Silverware
This is the most creative silverware possible. You can make a hanging piece of silverware
A rack for the kitchen, place card holder, pin or necklace.
Every day 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Image Transfer
Learn how to use the new Golden digital grounds to copy all kinds of images to all forms of materials. Paper, fabric, foil, gel skins, acetate etc. Every day 4:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m.

Image Transfer Book
Make a cloth book using the fabric transfers made in the image transfer class. 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday

Chart Your Path
Paint on a piece of wood. Learn how to measure it out & make compartments to house all kinds of ephemera
This is a very fun class to do on a cutting board.
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday

Game Board
Make a game board using your family photos. We will use scrabble letters to spell out family names. You will need a vintage game board for this project. 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday

Convex Glass
Use our vintage convex glass to house a fun moveable art piece.
You can make it on a card. canvas or whatever your heart desires. I have them in sizes 3" to 7" sizes. These are all very old pieces.
Learn how to drill holes in them and screw them into your piece
Friday 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Bracelet
Everyone loves the button stacking class! I will teach you how to stack & add beads. We will then turn our pieces into a fabulous bracelet. Friday 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Resin Jewelry

Make fun jewelry out of resin. We will make a few charms & turn them into a fabulous necklace or a charm bracelet.
Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Frozen Charlotta Jewelry
Using these very vintage dolls we will make a very unique piece of jewelry! Give her wings or a saltshaker hat. Guaranteed beauty.Sunday 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Cupcakes
Crochet the icing & then add a vintage flower to the top made out of vintage sheet music
Sunday 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Wire Working
Using rebar you will create rustic looking ways to enhance old bottles. They make great hanging candle lights
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday 11:00 to 1:00 p.m.


Initial Photo Necklace or Magnet
Make a fabulous initial & back it with a darling vintage hand tinted photo. Then solder it for the amazing finish. These make the most charming gifts. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 2:00 p.m. to 4:00

Crown Making
Using cardstock we will make the most amusing crowns. We will add vintage jewels to bedazzle them. Tuesday 11:00 to 1:00 p.m

So let's have some fun & get our holidays started. Remember to take the handmade pledge Miss Vicky

Please make your reservations now: Miss Vicky 530 389 2233 or email vicky@cut-it-up.com . No refunds!

You will be given class supplies list when you register! Thanks so much! I am looking forward to a fun filled get ‘er done week!