Are you looking for that perfect place to gather your scrapbook friends for a getaway to crop, chat, and laugh? (Oh yeah, eat and sleep sometimes too!)
We're gathering information about scrapbooking retreats in all Canadian areas: Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon. Listings we have found are shown below, but watch this site for more to come!
Do you know of a great retreat center or event for scrapbookers? Recommend a retreat.
Take a few minutes to explore all of the pages on this site, where you'll find:
- Fun ideas for retreats, such as activities, games, local tours, and, of course, treats!
- Ideas for digital scrapbooking, the hot new trend that will give you even more creative choices!
- Reviews of Internet scrapbooking sites and links to great online deals. (coming soon)
- A sneak peek at soon-to-be published scrapbooking books.
Alberta
- Edmonton area: Giggles and Girlfriends Mini Retreats. Weekend retreat at country lodges. Focuses on personal scrapbooking time, but massage is available by reservation. Maximum 100 guests.
- Pigeon Lake: Crop Till You Can't Weekend Retreat. Annual events at a lakefront resort with cabins. Available for individual registration. Includes meals, door prizes, inventors.
British Columbia
- Abbotsford: BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids. Annual weekend event at a local hotel with open crop, classes, make-n-take sessions, and a silent auction. Benefits the BC Children's Hospital Foundation.
- Harrison Hot Springs and Whistler: Scrapping Away. Weekend events that include most meals, equipment access, make & takes, other fun activities, and on-site vendors. Accommodations in hotels or condos with many amenities in these popular resort towns.
- Qualicum Beach: Wyldflower B&B. Weekend events in a cottage in a country setting with walking trails and gardens. Open to groups or individuals. Includes home-cooked meals and access to equipment. Maximum 8-12 guests.
Labrador
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
- Cornwallis: Annapolis Basin Conference Centre. Oceanside, professional conference center for group retreats. Large site includes a variety of meeting rooms, lodge accommodations, catered meals, Internet access.
Nunavut
Ontario
- Brantford: Spa-tacular Weekend Retreat. Weekend retreat events at a ranch-style retreat center. Includes accommodations, meals and snacks, 24-hour access to the crop room, gifts and prizes.
- Ingersoll: Cropalooza Ladies Bi-Annual Scrapbooking Weekend. Twice-yearly retreat events at a local inn. Includes meals, welcome bag, games, prizes, and on-site vendors.
- Orillia: Fern Resort. Weekend events open for individual registration; work on your own project or choose an instructor-led make-and-takes. Hotel accommodations in a lakefront resort with a spa and recreational activities onsite.
- Port Lambton: Windswept Retreat House. Large cottage converted to a retreat center for small groups. Large workroom, fully equipped kitchen, laundry facilities, Riverview from enclosed front porch. Maximum 10 guests.
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
