Scissors and the City Scrapbooking Retreats

09/20/2024

We have dates for the Spring 2025 retreat, April 3, 4, 5, & 6, 2023. Registration will open on November 1, 2024. The cost will be $195 for Thursday through Sunday or $180 for Friday through Sunday.

09/18/2024

Only 1 week until the next retreat. If you are looking for a project to work on we will have a limited number of Christmas Sleigh kits available for purchase. The cost is $40. This kit comes with everything you need to create this really cute sleigh.

05/27/2024

Always remember them.
All gave some, some gave all.

05/07/2024

We only have two seats left for the September retreat, so grab your best friend and reserve the last spots.

05/04/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vFt85nsaRU Here is the "Sunday Simple" Make & Take from our last retreat.

This cute Daisy Card was made using Spellbinders Fresh Picked Daisys die.

04/29/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMtabdAxoXE Here is Saturday's Make & Take. We used 49 and Market products to create this page. Everyone loved the Rub-Ons. They were so easy to use and looked great.

This awesome page was created using 49 & Market Curators Botanical card stock, Vintage Artistry Everywhere Rub-Ons, Color Wash Rub-Ons, Vintage Artistry Wish...

04/26/2024

Did you register for the September retreat using a gmail account? If so, please check your spam folder. Some invoices sent to gmail accounts have not been read.

04/25/2024

This is Friday's Make & Take. We used Lawn Fawn's Ta Da die and Carta Bella's Fourth of July paper.

This fun interactive card will put a smile on your face for the 4th of July. We used Lawn Fawn's Ta-Da Diorama die and Carta Bella's 4th of July paper. This ...

04/23/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hbP1mjr94c Here is a link to the Thursday Make & Take from our last retreat.

We will make this Birthday Money card using My Favorite Things dies, stamps, and Lip Balm Pouches .

04/22/2024

Scissors and the City Retreat Registration Now Open
September 26 – 29, 2024 Four Days $195
September 27 – 29, 2024 Three Days $170
The retreat starts at Noon on Thursday. It will close each night at 2:00am and reopens at 7:00am.
Included with your registration Goody Bag, Prizes, Table Games, Daily Make & Takes, 6 Foot Table Space, Friday and Saturday Dinner at Hotel Restaurant.
Hilton Garden Inn 6575 S Country Club Rd, Tucson, AZ 85756 (520) 741-0505
Discounted room rates $122 for double room includes breakfast for two.
To register just send an email to [email protected] telling who you would like to sit with and if you want to start your weekend on Thursday or Friday.

04/22/2024

Registration for the September retreat is now open. To register send us an email with your name, who you would like to sit with, and the dates you want to attend.
The retreat is September 26 - 29 (if you want to only attend Friday - Sunday it will be the 27th - 29th)
The cost is $195 for the 26th - 29th or $170 for the 27th - 29th.
The location is the Tucson Airport Hilton Garden Inn.
To register send us and email at [email protected] We will then bill you through PayPal.

04/17/2024

The April retreat starts tomorrow. Can't wait to see everyone. If you want to see the Make and Takes they will be available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/ starting Thursday morning.

Scissors and the City is a family run business that offers Scrapbook and Craft retreats in Tucson AZ. Our videos are the instructions for Make & Takes and Bo...

04/17/2024

Registration for September 26th - 29th retreat opens Monday April 22. Cost for all 4 days is $195. If you can only attend Friday - Sunday the cost will be $170. To register send an email to [email protected] we are no longer using our website.

12/25/2023

We want to wish each of you a very merry Christmas.

09/30/2023

We have dates for the 2024 Retreats.
April 18th - 21st and September 26th - 29th
The retreat will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with Thursday being an add-on option.
Registration opens January 1, 2024 at 1:00pm.

09/20/2023

Here is the Bonus Project from our last retreat.

We used Tim Holtz 3-D Luminary die to create this Halloween Lantern display. We are sure you will enjoy decorating this luminary with a Black Cat, Spider and...

09/18/2023

Here is Sunday's Make & Take. This little Christmas Ornament was really easy to complete.

Sunday's Make & Take. We made this Christmas Ornament using Sizzix's Woodland Die. We are sure this will take a special place on your Christmas Tree for year...

09/16/2023

Here is a link to Friday's Make & Take. We used the new BetterPress from Spellbinders.

We will make a very cute card using the Sizzix BetterPress stamping system. The die we used is the floral stamp that is included with the Better Press Starte...

09/15/2023

Well, we just finished another great retreat. For those of you that do not know we expanded to 4 days. We added Thursday, and this seemed to be very popular. We will be adding Thursday as an option to all of our retreats next year. Here is what we did for a Make & Take on Thursday with a link to the YouTube instructions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laXGN3pko7o
I will be posting the other Make & Takes along with the Bonus Project over the next couple of days.

07/24/2023

Have you heard the good news? We will be starting the September retreat on Thursday. Yup, that's right an extra day of scrapping, crafting, and just general fun.

04/17/2023

Registration is now open here is a link to the registration page. https://shop.scissorsandthecity.com/main.sc

04/17/2023

At the last retreat we included a Bonus Project as part of the Goodie Bag. Here is a link to the instructions for the Bonus Project. Everything to complete this Flip Book was in the Goodie Bag.

This was the April Retreat Bonus Project. We use Simple Stories' Life Captured papers

04/16/2023

Here is a link to today's Make & Take. https://youtu.be/uwMaF8rpwiY
This was so easy and a really cute card.

This is our Sunday Simple Make & Take. We used Spellbinders Sealed Blooms and Sealed Twine dies along with the Spellbinders Wax Seal Kit to create this very ...

04/16/2023

Here is today's Make & Take. We did a 2 page spread using Simple Stories Vintage Life in Bloom. You can find the instructions at https://youtu.be/xDQqlHMD-e0

Remember that registration for the September retreat opens Monday at Noon. You can find the registration page here. https://shop.scissorsandthecity.com/main.sc

04/15/2023

If you are missing the retreat here is what we did for a Make & Take yesterday. If you want to try to make it at home you can find the instructions on YouTube. https://youtu.be/O8q8J564Rsw