Scrapbook Generation We Create 2024

Me and my 2 pals are going. This will be our third year.

Have fun! I went a few years ago and it was a nice game away. People may cancel their rooms if they don’t get in. They are allowed to book a year in advance.

The 300 crop spots sold out in less than 2 minutes today

and that one you tube lady said scrapbooking was dying...lol. Guess not!

That sounds like fun!

Me and friends drive from Colorado Springs. It's a days trip for sure.  We leave at dawn and get to Springfield around 7 that night. We don't ever stop talking so it's really an enjoyable trip and our little adventure together..

Apparently, I have lots to say but someone mentioned about the Oasis being sold out. Don't be afraid to look at the surrounding hotels. The first year, we stayed at the Oasis. We thought the rooms were a bit "tired" although it was nice to be able to go back and forth to our room. The second year the Oasis was sold out so we stayed at The Drury Inn across the street. We actually enjoyed that hotel more. They have free breakfast and dinner (although our dinners are included with the crop fee) and on Friday they give 3 tickets to have a beverage (booze!). The breakfast was more than a continental breakfast that most hotels usually offer. Beds were more comfortable too. We're staying at the Drury again this year.

Table Set-Up: One thing I always find helpful is taking my attachable drink holder (with trash bag). Even with a lid I don’t like my drinks taking room on my table. It doesn’t fit on the plastic tables, though does work well on the collapsible fake wood one. Not for classes, but for a crop I’d bring my ScrapNEasel to keep my layout together without taking up much room on my table. And I’ve started to prefer to use a Sterlite 3-drawer unit on my tabletop for my tools instead of a tool tote because things get lost in the tote for me. My ATG and scissors live on the top and are immediately accessible. An OTT light and work surface as posted above. Baby wipes (almost all water content) to keep my hands clean, and snacks that won’t dirty them.

Comfort: I have back issues so for a crop of this length I’d bring my back support and a cushion to sit on. It’s never an issue for me, but a lot of times my neighbors have been cold so they bring a slip on cardigan.

I second the recommendations to pre-prep page kits with printed photos and design sketches and to limit what you bring. I don’t bring stamping or embossing, and very few inks as well. If you have some basic cardstock you frequently use (white, black, grey, navy, etc.) I’d bring extra of that in case you need to expand a page kit. Extras that can save your bacon: blades for your trimmer and exacto, staples for your tiny attacher if you use that a lot, preferred journaling pen(s), and tape for ATG or refill(s) for your favorite adhesive. Post-it notes so that if you think of something you have at home to add you can note it immediately on the page. Along that line of thought, whatever paper you sketch your ideas on. Write down journaling or any tidbits to remember as it comes to you too! 

For classes: I like to label a separate 12 x 12 plastic snap envelope to put everything in. And if they give enough of a sneak peak, then photos that might work for the layouts.

For shopping: I always make sure to bring something sturdy to hold individual papers and another for embellishments. 

That’s all I can think of off the top of my head. I haven’t been to a convention in ages so this is based on that and when I take stuff downstairs to craft with. If space is a concern you can keep your extras in your vehicle or room. Or if you haven’t done an event like this before, space isn’t an option, and you just aren’t sure what to bring, having the “maybe I might need this” in your vehicle can take away some of the stress and worry for you. Have fun!

No wonder the hotel was booked. The event sold out within a couple of minutes according to yesterday's email I read today. Have fun!

Something I did when I went-
Each month I purchased things online from scrapbook generation during their free kit weekend and then got all the goodies when I got to the crop. I did buy while there too but that was fun!

I went a few years ago, you're going to have so much fun! I'm getting FOMO about not going this year now lol.