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Greetings!
Happy Summer to all of you. Here at Crops Plus, I have dubbed it as "Social Network Summer!" I am doing many contests and activities on most social networking sites as I want to stay connected to you during the grueling summer before the September sold out crop. Do you have suggestions or tips or game ideas? I would love to hear them! You can email cropsplus@ourcropsplus.com, post on our Facebook page or Twitter. See you soon! The Crops Plus Team
PO Box 2041
Arlington, VA 22202
703-260-6105
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July Scrapbooking Tip
Improve your summer photographyMany of you may have heard of Big Picture Classes before. As they say: "At BPC, you'll find a myriad of super convenient self-paced classes as well as interactive multi-week workshops on topics ranging from scrapbooking to photography, journaling to personal well-being-but it is the light-hearted and liberating philosophy behind our education that sets us apart and enables you to find your muse, follow it and immerse yourself in personal expression." And these great classes are taught by such scrapbooking giants as Becky Higgins, Lisa Bearnson, Ali Edwards, Cathy Zielske and more! This summer, starting today (July 1) in fact, they are hosting a Phone Photography class. " In this month-long workshop, you'll learn to take better photos with the camera you always have with you as you document your summer adventures-with help from 32 incredible instructors. On top of daily smartphone photography challenges, you'll also enjoy:-
dozens of tips and tricks from the pros for taking better photos with your mobile-phone camera
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60+ photography app reviews for iPhone and Android, so you know which are worth your time and money*
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dozens of project ideas for getting photos off your device and into your world
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interaction with 32 experienced iPhoneographers and Androidographers, and hundreds of fellow students in a private classroom and on Instagram
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giveaways, contests, discounts, bonus downloads, and fun fun fun!"
Be sure to sign up for this class right away so you can take part in the fun. I personally have signed up and have already learned new things on this first day! Also, as inspiration from BPC, here is a list of 10 summer photos you can take RIGHT NOW! Feel free to post your summer photos to Instagram (Follow us here) using the hash tag #CropsPlus or #CropsPlusSummerPhotos
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Bonus July Inspiration
What to do with those revelry photosFor most of us, the big holiday in July is the 4th, when we celebrate the founding of the country and the men and women who make it great. And of course, celebrate it with food! :) Here is a slideshow of some great 4th of July inspired layouts for your summer scrapbooking enjoyment.
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June Contest Winner!
Congratulations!
 Congratulations to the winner of our first summer contest: Jen Harkema! And Happy Birthday to you today, too! Thank you everyone for voting.
A $15 gift certificate to Scrapbooks Plus will be waiting for you at the store so you can pick your own products!
We had three great entries and hope to get even more for our July contests. Thanks for participating!
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July Sketch Contest!
Keep an eye out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more contests this month!
For every month this summer, we will be holding contests on Facebook and here in the newsletter to win fabulous prizes. This is all just to hold you over until the September crop! We will hold a monthly sketch layout contest (details below) as well as one other contest (will vary) sometime during the month.
Every month in the newsletter, on Facebook, and Instagram, we will publish a sketch. Any scrapper who feels inspired by the sketch (above) should create a layout based on the sketch and post it on our Facebook page or Instagram (use hash tags #CropsPlus and #CropsPlusLayoutContest). You can also email it to us and we can post it for you if you do not have access to Facebook or Instagram cropsplus@ourcropsplus.comPlease remember your settings must be public in order for you to be entered via Instagram - we've got to be able to see your photo! Layouts should be posted by the 21st of every month and voting will start via poll on the 22nd until the end of the month. The monthly winner will receive $15 in brand spanking new product! Good luck! Get creating!
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2014 Dates
January booked; the rest coming in September.
We were hoping to have our 2014 dates all settled by now, but the hotel has changed it's policy and we have to wait to announce most of our 2014 dates in September. Boo! :( We are sorry for the delay, but I can say we are aiming to have them in the usual April, September and November time frames.
We can, however, announce our January 2014 date! It will be Jan 24-26, 2014 at the Hyatt Dulles. Registration for this date will open on September 2nd, so keep your eyes trained here on the newsletter, on Facebook and on Twitter. This event WILL sell out. So be ready!
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