Your Creative Escape Awaits:

 

Join Me for a Marion Creates Retreat Weekend

Have you been craving a little time to yourself… time to relax, create, and just be? 💛

My Marion Creates Retreat weekends are designed to give you exactly that — a cozy, welcoming space where you can spread out your projects, enjoy great company, and spend uninterrupted time doing what you love.

Whether you have a full weekend available or just a day to sneak away, there are now flexible options to fit your schedule and budget.

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✨ Choose the Experience That Fits You

Ultimate Retreat Experience

The full weekend experience — everything is taken care of so you can focus on crafting, relaxing, and having fun.

Craft & Stay Retreat

Enjoy the full weekend of crafting and connection with the flexibility to add meals if you’d like.

Craft Getaway (2 Day / 1 Night)

A shorter option that still gives you time to unwind, create, and recharge.

Craft Escape (Day Pass)

Come for a day (or more!) and enjoy dedicated crafting time in a relaxed, creative environment.

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🧡 What Makes This Retreat Special?

This isn’t just a place to craft — it’s an experience.

You’ll have:
• Your own 6' crafting space (with extra room to spread out!)
• Access to a wide variety of Stampin’ Up! tools, stamps, dies, inks, and more
• A cozy retreat house atmosphere that feels like a creative getaway
• Time to focus on your projects without interruptions
• A welcoming group of women who love crafting just as much as you do

It’s the kind of weekend where:

• You lose track of time (in the best way)

• You laugh more than you expected

• You leave feeling refreshed and inspired

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🍽️ Make It Even Easier

If you’d like to fully relax and not worry about meals, you can add a weekend meal package or select individual meals.

If you're staying during meal times, you're welcome to add the meal package.

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💬 Not Sure Which Option Is Right for You?

That’s totally okay — I’m happy to help you choose what fits your schedule and budget best.

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📅 Save Your Spot

Space is limited to keep the experience comfortable and personal.

If this sounds like something you need (and honestly… most of us do!), I’d love to have you join us.

👉 Message me with any questions or to reserve your spot.

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Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is step away for a bit…
and come back refreshed, inspired, and maybe with a few finished projects too. 😊

Stamping Cross Country - Fall 2025

 

Join Us for the 14th 

Stamping Cross Country Online Retreat!

 

We’re so excited to invite you to another weekend of creativity, friendship, and stamping fun! I’m teaming up, 

once again, with my stamping friends Marion, Marcy, Cyndy, and Barb to bring you a retreat packed with inspiration.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• 10 Live Demonstrations on our private YouTube channel – stamp along in real time with the supplies 

  from your retreat box.

• Exclusive Retreat Box (for full retreat registrants) filled with pre-cut cardstock, embellishments, 

  designer paper, and special surprises.

• Written Tutorials for all the retreat projects, plus at least 12 bonus tutorials to keep your creativity 

  flowing long after the weekend ends.

• Games, Challenges, and Prizes in our private Facebook group (don’t worry—if you’re not on 

  Facebook, you’ll still see every demonstration on YouTube).

• Craft & Chat Zoom Session for connecting with fellow stampers across the country.

Retreat Schedule:

• Friday, October 24 | Welcome Session at 5:30 PM Mountain

• Saturday, October 25 | All-day stamping starting at 9:00 AM Mountain

Registration Options:

• Full Retreat (Retreat Box Included!)
  Early Bird: $89 (+ $10 shipping) if registered by September 9
  After September 9: $99 (+ $10 shipping)
  Includes $235 in value—projects, supplies, surprises, and more!
  Deadline: September 24

• Digital Only
  Early Bird: $50 if registered by September 9
  After September 9: $60
  Includes tutorials, access to all demonstrations, games, and community fun—a $150 value!

Featured Products:
This retreat will showcase the Peace On Earth Bundle and Gathering Moments Bundle. You can add 

these bundles during registration (we’ll include them in your retreat box) or order them on your own and 

even earn Stampin’ Rewards.

When registration closes, we’ll email you a complete list of inks, Stampin’ Blends, and other supplies 

you’ll want to have on hand.

Your Hosts:

• Cheryl Wright (Circle, MT), Craft with Cheryl

• Marion Dornan (Lake Jackson, TX), Marion Creates

• Cyndy Wilde (Show Low, AZ), Stamping the Wilde Way

• Marcy Daniels (Clackamas, OR), Lady n The Stamps

• Barb Brimhall (Oak Harbor, WA), The BZB Stamper

Come join us for a retreat that brings stampers together from across the country for creativity, connection, 

and inspiration!

 

Click here to purchase your admission now!

 

Stamping Cross Country Virtual Retreat - Fall 2025

$60.00

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Stamping Cross Country Summer 2025

Join us for the 13th Stamping Cross Country Online Retreat! I'm teaming up with my stamping friends,  Cheryl, Marcy, & Cyndy for a weekend of stamping fun. See at least 8 live demonstrations and make the projects right along with us using the supplies in your retreat box! Plus there will be challenges, a Craft & Chat Break-time Zoom, prizes, and more!

All of the demonstrations will be streamed on our Private YouTube Channel. There will still be a Facebook group with all the fun you've come to expect, but if you don't have Facebook, you won't miss out on the demonstrations.

Get even more tutorials! In addition to the written tutorials for the projects we make, you'll get at least 16 additional tutorials during the retreat. 

Dates: June 6 & 7

Friday Night: 5:30 PM Mountain, Saturday: Starts at 9:00 AM Mountain

Cost:

• Early Bird Full Retreat $89 (plus $10 shipping) - Register by April 23! After that - $99 (plus $10 shipping)

• Early Bird Digital Only $50 - Register by April 23! After that - $60

Full Retreat Registration Deadline: May 5!

Register for the full retreat to get an awesome retreat box!

Full Retreat includes ($235 Value!):

• Retreat box with all of the pre-cut cardstock, embellishments, and paper to create 8 different projects!
• Retreat favors / pillow gifts and more surprises!
• Written tutorials for all 8 projects demonstrated, plus at least 16 more!
• Exclusive access to a private retreat Facebook Group
• Friday Night Welcome Live 
• 8 Live Demonstrations on our Private YouTube Channel
• Saturday Break all-retreat Craft & Chat on Zoom

Digital Retreat includes ($150 Value!):

• Written tutorials for all 8 projects demonstrated, plus at least 16 more!
• Exclusive access to a private retreat Facebook Group
• Online games and challenges
• Friday Night Welcome Live
• 8 Live Demonstrations on our Private YouTube Channel
• Saturday Break all-retreat Craft & Chat

We'll be using the NEW Notes & Totes Bundle and Sunrise Sailing Bundle (stamp sets and dies). Registrants can order bundles as add-ons during registration and they will be included in your retreat box. You can also order them for yourself and earn Stampin’ rewards.  An email will be sent when registration closes with a full list of inks, Stampin' Blends, and anything else not included in the Retreat Box.

Your hosts:

• Marion Dornan (Lake Jackson, TX) Marion Creates
• Cheryl Wright (Circle, MT), Craft with Cheryl
• Marcy Daniels (Clackmas, OR), Lady n The Stamps
• Cyndy Wilde (Show Low, AZ), Stamping the Wilde Way

Stamping Cross Country - Winter 2025

I know it looks like we only do this once a year, but we actually do at least three a year. I just get so busy I forget to post about it.

Here's the next one coming up....

The Winter 2025 Stamping Cross Country Virtual Retreat is going to be amazing! Expert Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from across the country will take you on a virtual card making adventure like none other.

We'll get the party started Friday night with meet the presenters and demonstrations. Saturday, the party continues with live demonstrations shared all day long. We wrap things up Saturday night with a presenter wrap up.

There are two options to choose from: Virtual Only and Physical with goodie bag.

Cost:Full Retreat with Goodie Bag & Kit 

• Early Bird $89, + shipping, if needed - Register by January 11th! 
• Price goes up After January 11th to $99 + shipping, if needed 
• Deadline to register January 26th

Digital Only Option Cost:  

• Early Bird $50 - Register by January 11th!  
• Price goes up After January 11th to $60 
• Deadline to register February 25th

Full Retreat includes ($235 Value!):Retreat box with all of the pre-cut cardstock, embellishments, and paper to create 10 different projects! Retreat favors / pillow gifts and more surprises! Written tutorials for all 10 projects demonstrated, plus at least 20 more! Exclusive access to a private retreat Facebook Group. Friday Night Welcome Live 10 Live Demonstrations Saturday Break all-retreat craft & chat 

Digital Retreat includes ($150 Value!): Written tutorials for all 10 projects demonstrated, plus at least 20 more! Exclusive access to a private retreat Facebook Group Online games and challenges Friday Night Welcome Live 10 Live Demonstrations Saturday Break all-retreat craft & chat. 

We'll be using the NEW; Beautiful Butterflies Bundle, Delightful Wishes Bundle. These can be ordered as an add-on to your Goodie Bag and they will be delivered with your retreat box, or you can order them on your own.

Registrants will receive an email with ordering information for the bundles and a full list of inks, Stampin' Blends, and anything else not included in the Retreat Box.

Dates: 

• February 28th & March 1st, 2025; 
• Friday Night 6:30 PM Central; 
• Saturday Starts at 10:00 AM Central 

Your hosts:

• Marion Dornan, Marion Creates (Lake Jackson, TX)
• Heidi Collins, On Y Go! Stamping (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
• Cheryl Wright, Crafting with Me (Circle, MT)
• Melissa Faust, Stamp with Melissa (Twin Cities, MN)
• Alanna Wharf (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Sleepless Stamper

Creative Play April 2024

 

 This is a very popular event, don't wait to register. Click here to register.

I am so excited for this event. It combines two of my absolute favorites, Creativity and Bunco.

To register click here.

 April 21, 2024, 1:30pm

we will be meeting at

TBT Real Estate, Lake Jackson, TX

 

Registration DEADLINE: April 16, 2024

We will be creating cards in-between rounds of Bunco. If you don't know how to either one or both, we'll teach you. Both are easy and fun!

Not everyone will make the same project, it all depends on which table you land at the end of a round. The price covers the cost of the projects, not to play, the game is just something we do to add to the fun!

 

 

Stamping Cross Country - Winter 2024

 

Click here to register

The Winter 2024 Stamping Cross Country Virtual Retreat is going to be amazing! Expert Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from across the country will take you on a virtual card making adventure like none other.

​We'll get the party started Friday night with a meet the presenters event. Saturday, the party continues on Facebook with live demonstrations shared all day long. We wrap things up Saturday night with a presenter wrap up.

There are two options to choose from: Virtual Only, or Physical with goodie bag.

With the goodie bag option you will receive a Retreat Box with $50 in product S.W.A.G. (stuff we all get to stamp with...) and surprises. You'll have everything you need (except the stamps, dies, inks, and adhesives) to make the 8 projects we share - plus a whole lot more!

Early Bird Registration:

Goodie Bag Option: Get supplies to make 2 of each of the 8 projects.

Virtual Option: Get a project kit with cardstock, DSP, embellishments and Ribbon to make one of each project. You will still need to get the stamps & dies being used.

Dates: February 23-24, 2024

Friday Night: 7 PM Central

Saturday: Starts at 10:00 AM Central

Cost:

$80 (plus $10.00 shipping) includes project kit and goodie bag

$50 Virtual Option - No project Kit or Goodie Bag

Registration Deadline: January 28, 2024

Early Bird Registration:January 19, 2024

Retreat includes:

• Written tutorials for all 8 projects demonstrated, plus some extras
• Exclusive access to a private Facebook Group
• Online games and challenges
• 8 Live Demonstrations

Add on the Goodie Bag to receive:

• Retreat Box with $50 in Stampin' Up! products and all the paper and embellishments you need to make 8 projects
• Special surprise gifts

We'll be using the NEW Notes of Nature Bundle and Hot Air Balloon Bundle not included in registration, must purchase separately. Registrants will receive an email with ordering information for the bundles and a full list of inks, Stampin' Blends, and anything else not included in the Retreat Box.

Your hosts:

• Marion Dornan, Marion Creates (Lake Jackson, TX)
• Heidi Collins, On Y Go! Stamping (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
• Cheryl Wright, Crafting with Me (Circle, MT)
• Melissa Faust, Stamp with Melissa (Twin Cities, MN)

 

Creative Play - February 2024

 

I am so excited for this event. It combines two of my absolute favorites, Creativity and Bunco.

To register click here.

February 4, 2024, 1:30pm

we will be meeting at

TBT Real Estate, Lake Jackson, TX

 

Registration DEADLINE: January 31, 2024

We will be creating cards in-between rounds of Bunco. If you don't know how to either one or both, we'll teach you. Both are easy and fun!

Not everyone will make the same project, it all depends on which table you land at the end of a round. The price covers the cost of the projects, not to play, the game is just something we do to add to the fun!

Here is one of the projects that will be offered that afternoon.

 

 

 

 

Creative Play - September 2023

 

I am so excited for this event. It combines two of my absolute favorites, Creativity and Bunco.

To register click here.

September 24, 2023, 1:30pm

we will be meeting at

TBT Real Estate, Lake Jackson, TX

We will be creating cards in-between rounds of Bunco. If you don't know how to either one or both, we'll teach you. Both are easy and fun!

Not everyone will make the same project, it all depends on which table you land at the end of a round. The price covers the cost of the projects, not to play, the game is just something we do to add to the fun!

Here is one of the projects that will be offered that afternoon.

Stamping Cross Country - Fall 2023

The Fall 2023 Stamping Cross Country Virtual Retreat is going to be amazing! Expert Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from across the country will take you on a virtual card making adventure like none other. Plus, we're welcoming a new guest host this time around. 

​We'll get the party started Friday night with a special all-retreat Zoom event. Saturday, the party continues on Facebook with live demonstrations shared all day long. We wrap things up Saturday night with another all-retreat Zoom filled with games and prizes.

Everyone gets a Retreat Box with $50 in product S.W.A.G. (stuff we all get to stamp with...) and surprises. You'll have everything you need (except the stamps) to make the 8 cards we share - plus a whole lot more! 

Retreat includes: September 29-30, 2023

• Retreat Box with over $50 in Stampin' Up! products and all the paper and embellishments you need to make 8 projects
• Written tutorials for all 8 projects demonstrated, plus some extras
• Special surprise gifts
• Exclusive access to a private Facebook Group
• Online games and challenges
• Friday Night All-Retreat Zoom Welcome Party
• 8 Live Demonstrations
• Saturday Night All-Retreat Zoom Wrap-Up Party

Everything you receive is valued at well over $130, but we're offering it for $75.

We'll be using the All About Autumn Bundle and Merry & Bright Bundle; both sold separately, not included in the retreat price above.

Early Bird Special: 

Get supplies to make an extra of each of the 8 cards when you register by August 20! So you'll have the cardstock to create 2 of each project instead of only 1.

Registration Deadline: September 15 2023

All-day rubber stamping, card making, and paper crafting event filled with fun, friends, and lots of inspiration!

Click here to register

Birthday Cards at Duckie & the Grackle Gallery

I recently hosted a Birthday Card Class at the Duckie & the Grackle Gallery, where we created unique and personalized birthday cards that are sure to put a smile on anyone's face.

After three years of hosting events in my studio or on my patio, it was exciting to step "out in the wild" and host an event at the Duckie & the Grackle Gallery. The gallery's artistic ambiance provided the perfect setting to inspire our creativity and let our imaginations run wild.

Three lovely people attended the event and had a blast designing their own birthday cards. We used a variety of materials, to create cards that reflected each person's unique style and personality. The result? Beautiful, one-of-a-kind cards that will be cherished by their recipients.

But this is just the beginning! I'm already planning my next crafty event, and you won't want to miss it. Check out my Facebook page, Marion Creates, to stay up-to-date on the latest events and workshops. Whether you're a seasoned crafter or just starting, you'll find something to inspire your creativity.

The Birthday Card Class at the Duckie & the Grackle Gallery was a fantastic experience that brought people together, sparked our imaginations, and resulted in beautiful creations. Join us at the next event and let your creativity soar!

Diane made these cards

Sherry made these....