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So some of you struggled a bit with my "motif" question last day so I thought I'd give some more examples of possible suggestions...

One of my favourite motifs are birds... I don't actually decorate my home with this one, but do LOVE birds and we are seeing them all over in the crafting industry (and we have some neat plans for them at our Scrapbook Your Heart retreat in May!!!)  The top picture is a template from Crafter's Workshop and below you can see an entire line from one of my favourite companies... FANCY PANTS!!!

Even the title of this new line makes my heart sing... "It's the Little Things"...

and I'm all about these quick and cute journaling aids... there is now NO EXCUSE for not including some journaling on every page!!!!!

And some Maya Roads stamps that I think are simply perfect just as they are!!!!!

Glitz Design has some beautiful new lines....

And one of my favourite motifs that I do use in both decor and scrapbooking is "ornate" type patterns...

Even their blingy "glitzers" have beautiful ornate designs!!!  This makes me happy... combining ornate with bling!!!!!!!

And I just threw this one in because my father-in-law lives for crosswords and I think it would be so fun to create a layout with this on it!!!

So another motif I thoroughly enjoy and am confident will NEVER go away is flowers!!!  Check out these new metal ones from Graphic 45!!!!  How fun!!!

Kaiser Craft presented a "Magic Happens" line perfect for the princess in your world!!!  I love these colours together...

Kaiser Craft also does a lot of wooden "motifs" like the butterflies, birds, flourishes, etc. that make the perfect accent as is or altered.

And back to princesses for just a quickie... LOVED this stamp from C.C. Designs!!

And these ones from Unity Stamps...

And these push-pins from Webster's Pages... how cute!!!

Okay... today's question (hopefully a less intimidating one!!!)...

What things do you think make for the BEST Crop events????  Is it the location, the facility, the food, the instructors, class projects, the sponsors, having a "cause", the people organizing, the people attending, etc.  Tell me your top things you like at an event to make it EPIC!!!!!

Leave a comment here and then be sure to head over to Christy Riopel's BLOG for more chances to win a prize bundle worth $50!!