Winner, Retreat Announcement, and Project Sneak Peek...

Hi Everyone! I know, I'm a day late. I was really busy yesterday filling orders from the weekend, and a Prima shipment arrived. Sorry! But, better late than never, right?! Today I'm going to announce the random winner of Friday's giveaway. First, if you missed it let me tell you about the event of the summer I am hosting. I'm so excited!! You'd see me doing the happy dance if you were here. I've been working on putting this together for over 3 months, and the moment is here. I'm throwing a luxury retreat this summer!! Here's the details:

Luxury Scrapbook Retreat Getaway

July 15-17, 2011

Join Melissa Samuels, your hostess, for a fun filled weekend of being pampered, meeting new & old friends alike, and preserving memories of a lifetime. Be inspired, and ignite your creativity in the beautiful setting of the Sheraton Richmond Park South. Scrap the weekend away in the Chesapeake Room, an atrium with natural lighting seemingly designed for scrapbooking. Every guest will be seated at their own 6' table with electricity. The crop area will be available 24 hours, but if you need a break enjoy the indoor/outdoor pool, jacuzzi, fitness facility, or use the hotel shuttle service to take you to an appointment at the Salon del Sol only minutes away. A mini-store will be setup on site to ensure you don't run out of essential scrapbooking supplies, and there will be exclusive deals for Retreat guests. Registration will begin Friday, July 15th at 1pm outside the Chesapeake Room, where you will be greeted by Melissa with a swag bag filled with amazing products. Meals are included from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.

The cost is only $299 for this unforgettable weekend of scrapbooking (does NOT include hotel overnight accommodations). A $100 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of your reservation. June and July payments are due on the 1st of the month. A PayPal invoice will be sent 5 days before your payment is due. Late payments are subject to a $25 late fee. Or, you can pay the fee in full (click here and choose "Pay In Full" from the drop-down "Retreat Payment" menu).

Hotel room accommodations are NOT included in the Retreat fee, however, a special block room rate of $99/night has been reserved for this event. Feel free to share a room with a friend. Upon payment of your Retreat deposit, you will receive information on booking your room, and you'll be signed up for the Retreat newsletter updating you on the agenda. Melissa will be teaching a workshop TBA on Sunday (fee is a la carte). Details in the newsletter.

Sheraton Richmond Park South, 9901 Midlothian Turnpike

Richmond, Virginia 23235

(Click here to reserve your seat)

Registration for this event just began on Saturday, and we're 1/2 sold out already! Don't delay in reserving your seat!

As you can imagine, I'm beyond excited about my event.

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In other news, here's a little peek at a project I was working on over the weekend. I started it as a stress reliever, however, I'm thinking of doing it as a UStream kit because I thought it was so cute. What do you guys think??

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Here's what you've been waiting for! The random winner of Friday's giveaway. Thank you all so much for playing along. I appreciate all the wonderful comments. I used random.org to pick a winner. And, the winner is...

I can't pick just one!!!! They are all beautiful but I guess if I had to choose one . .it would be Fridays. . . because I am currently using that paper as well!! You continue to amaze Melissa! would ♥LOVE LOVE LOVE♥ to win the giveaway!(I'd have to add on uhaul style! LOL)

Posted by: Nikki Brown | Friday, April 15, 2011 at 10:26 AM

Congratulations, Nikki! Send me your address at melissa@melissasamuels.net to claim your prize, which by the way is my newest UStream kit, "Treasured Memories" Double-Page Layout.

There are only a couple days left to purchase your kit at the 10% pre-order discount (click here). Kits will start shipping today, and they should all be shipped by Thursday.