Discover the Fun of Crafting with NCCR
Welcome to the 2025 North Carolina Crafting Retreat VIRTUAL information page, your one-stop-shop for all the exciting information to join our community of passionate crafters today!
What's included
Crafting Presentations
Join our crafting workshops to learn new techniques and improve your crafting skills. Our instructors are experienced and passionate about sharing their knowledge with you. We offer classes on using Copic markers to create fun and creative cards and projects, featuring different coloring styles and techniques. Our team members may create similar crafts, but with different techniques and perspectives, which is great for providing new ideas or ways to do your favorite crafty techniques.
When:
Thu, July 31, 7:00 PM - Sun, August 3, 2025, 6:00 PM EST
Where:
The comfort of your own crafty space with our virtual option
****All photos on this site are from the 2023 retreat. Any projects or decorations will not be the same for 2025. Photos for 2024 will be uploaded soon! We like to keep things fresh and exciting!
goodies
Valued at over $175
- Tote
- Event memorabilia crafty apron
- Event memorabilia pandora bracelet charm
- and more - we don't want to give out surprises
Exclusive Stamp Sets by
Crafty Stamp Co. is happy to be creating exclusive collection stamp sets for retreat! You will not be able to get them outside of retreat - they are just for YOU!
Fantastic items from Sponsors
We have many great sponsors we know you will LOVE! We have bigger sponsors but we also believe in the little guy so we love to promote our smaller companies too!
Sponsors will be in our Facebook community group while retreat is going on to interact with you, and give you great coupons or inspiration!
only some of the 2024 Fun
Classes
Full project kits
Everything (except images) pre-cut and scored for you. We do a bit of fussy cutting, feel free to bring your scan and cut, or coordinate with friends.
Supply + Cut & Scoring Guide
Supply list is given 1 month prior to retreat date.
Cutting and Scoring Guide is given in each project class kit for you to either follow along, or make it again later.
All Classes are recorded
The classes are pre-recorded as well as recorded Live while we are in session. You can watch them later if you fall behind or want to make the project again.
Who is teaching
2024 WELCOME GET TOGETHER super sponsor Creation Stations
FUN make your own waves stencil with stamp set prizes provided by our SUPER sponsor Pajama Crafter Stamps
CUTE Birthday card with reverse stamping I Puff You Stamp Set prizes provided by our SUPER sponsor Jaded Blossom
ADORABLE fun fold, interactive card with I Yam What I Yam Stamp Set Prizes provided by our SUPER sponsor Scrappy Boy Stamps
Games & Contests
Games
We have games every night after dinner -
Friday night - Hybrid Game Night! (both virtual and in-person players)
- Bingo
- Wheel of Fortune
Saturday - Virtual goers - Crafting Scavenger Hunt
Card Swap
We have a card swap that everyone including virtual attendees are welcome to participate in. Get new ideas from the wonderful people you are attending with! (more information in our facebook community group)
We will also hold a card swap contest and everyone votes on their favorite card! We will have prizes for the top 3!
Workspace / Craft Room Decoration Contest
Decorate your crafty space to the theme of the retreat for the chance for a prize!
Prizes
Door Prizes
We have door prizes after each break!
Many prizes
all games and contests will have prizes from Crafty Stamp Co. and our amazing sponsors!
While you cannot do all of the contests in-person attendees can do, you will have different contests to make sure things are fair, such as the retreat fairy leaving extra door prize tickets or goodies in your boxes, extra scratch tickets, and things we can manage virtually.
Grand prizes
Play along for a chance to win one of the following:
- Silhouette Cameo 4!
- Sizzix Big Shot Foldaway!
- Stamp pack valued at over $150
a few of our 2024 winners
Queen of the Retreat & Silhouette Cameo 4 Winner
One of our at home Scratch Ticket Winners
Our Bunco Winners
Our Hotel Door Decoration Winner
Our Left Right Center Winner
What else you can expect
Want to feel like you are at the event?
Fantastic! That is exactly what we are trying to provide!
Live camera set up
so you can see all of your retreat friends "in person".
How do we make this possible?
With Zoom meetings! They are great! If you do not have this on your device it is something you will need.
Someone always there
Just like all our virtual events - you will have someone in front of the computer ready to read your comments and ask your questions to the person teaching the class, a virtual personal assistant. We just ask you give her time to type her response or for the instructor to answer your question.
What else can you expect
Retreat times -
Thursday - July 31, 2025
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Welcome Party a camera will be set up so you can visit with all your in-person retreat goers and have a good time. You wont even miss out on the Super Sponsor Creation Station.
Friday - August 1, 2025
- Doors open at 8:30am
- Classes from 9:00am - 6pm
- Card Swap from 7:30 - 7:45pm
- Bingo - 8pm - 9:30pm
Saturday - August 2, 2025
- Doors open at 8:30am
- Classes Start at 9:00am - 6:00pm
- Pajama Bunco from 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Sunday - August 3, 2025
- Doors open at 8:30am
- Classes Start at 9:00am - 4:30pm
- Prizes & Good-byes 4:30pm - 6:00pm
- Retreat over at 6:00pm
Payment options -
The following options are only available to virtual attendees - please be sure to read what all the options come with to be sure you get what you want, as we do not order extras.
Retreat Classes ONLY
$169.99
- FUN Zoom LIVE videos to walk you through every step of assembling during retreat.
- Pre-Recorded Copic coloring & card making classes! Can't make it for retreat? That is okay! Watch the videos later!
- PDF/SVG of any cuts you may need to complete projects
- games fun and prizes
**PLEASE NOTE: NO goodies, stamps, kits, or other physical or digital products (other than SVGs) are included with this option.
Retreat Classes + Stamps ONLY
$269.99
- EVERYTHING in the Retreat classes Only Option
- Clear Stamp Sets from Crafty Stamp Co.
- US Shipping included
**PLEASE NOTE: NO goodies, kit, or other physical or digital products (other than what is listed) are included with this option.
Retreat Classes + Kit ONLY
$269.99
- EVERYTHING in the CLASS Only option
- All paper supplies pre-die cut or cut for completing all projects (except pattern paper - sizes will be in pdf cutting guide)
- All Pattern Paper
- All brads, sequins, and other embellishments to complete the project.
- US Shipping also included
**PLEASE NOTE: NO goodies, stamps, or other physical or digital products (other than what is listed) are included with this option.
Retreat - Lovin' it
$365.99
- EVERYTHING in the options above
- Memorabilia charms
- US Shipping also included
**PLEASE NOTE: NO goodies, or other physical or digital products (other than what is listed) are included with this option.
Retreat - Gotta Have it All
$538.99
- EVERYTHING in the options above
- Goodie Tote (valued at $175+)
- US Shipping also included
**PLEASE NOTE: EVERYTHING comes with this option
Shipping
FREE shipping Goodies (before retreat), prizes (after retreat) home via USPS Priority Mail or UPS
IF IN CANADA please email us first or contact me here. We will send everything to you but you will be responsible for any shipping over the budgeted amount, along with any vat or customs charges.
Payment Plans - Retreat plus Stamps OR Kit ONLY
- Pay in full at the time of registration
- AfterPay - You can choose this option to have 4 interest-free installments.
- Option 1 monthly payment plan - $200 deposit due upon registration. After that, $69.99 to be invoiced on the first of next month
- Please see our cancellation policy
Payment Plans - Lovin' It & Gotta Have it All!
- Pay in full at the time of registration
- AfterPay - You can choose this option to have 4 interest-free installments.
- Option 1 monthly payment plan - $200 deposit due upon registration. After that, $100 to be invoiced on the first of every month for 2 months and the final and last invoice for $138 due the 3rd month.
- Option 2 payment plan - $200.00 deposit due upon registration and final payment of $338.99 due 90 days before event.
- Please see our cancellation policy
Waivers & Facebook Community
AFTER you make your payment or deposit, and digitally sign the Terms of Service Agreement & Waiver, You can ask to join the Private Facebook group HERE.
Please know until these things are done you will not be accepted into the group. Waivers will be emailed to you upon your registration. Waivers must be signed within 5 business days.
IMPORTANT! you will need a Facebook Account to join the event group. In this private group, you will receive:
- All class videos are Live and recorded for you to enjoy during and after the event.
- Event Updates
- Supply Lists
- Event Schedule
You will miss out on important information if you are not in the group. Please be sure to put your notifications on all so you don't miss out.
If you are not on Facebook and do not wish to be, please let NCCR know and we can work around it.
BY REGISTERING FOR THIS EVENT YOU ARE AGREEING TO:
Please be sure to put craftystampco@ outlook.com in your safe list and watch for your email to sign event waivers.
Seating is limited to enhance the experience for everyone!
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