Ft Meade Pajama Party Shoe Box Swap!

[tracyltripp]

We will host a Pajama Party shoebox swap on Saturday, November 8, 2008, from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., at Ft Meade, MD. Come in your PJ’s. For those of you that do not have a military ID you are still able to come, you will just need to have a driver’s license or a state ID with a photo, and car info that is required by state law in order to drive onto post.

This swap will be open to 20 stampers.. There is a $20 non-refundable charge per stamper to cover the Community Center, lunch, dinner, snacks, prizes etc. Please fill out the attached form and mail in your $20 fee to reserve your space by October 25, 2008. No children under 18 years of age please.

All cards are to be full cards with a winter/holiday theme. Please bring enough supplies for everyone to make your card including all cardstock, stamps, inks, embellishments, tools, etc. Please also bring your own basic stamping kit, which should include your adhesive and scissors to use on all the projects we make. Please make sure all of your supplies (stamps, ink pads, scissors, punches, etc.) are labeled with your name, so we all go home with the stuff we brought. We'd like each stamper to have a sample and typed instructions in their box telling how to make their card. Everyone should have their swaps in baggies or envelopes containing everything each stamper needs to do your card. This helps make the swap go smoothly.

There are no vendor restrictions on cards or projects. However please use quality card stock like SU!

We will have a door prize drawing for all who want to participate in it, please bring something altered or stamped along with a $5 value of product. It can contain partial packages as long as the value is at least $5. Please make your swaps look pretty so whoever receives it will be surprised!

There will also be small door prizes given throughout the day with a large door prize drawing at the end of the swap. All stampers will walk away with a door prize!

For all of you that would be willing to donate cards, we will be collecting them to give to the Stamp for a Cause scs program. It all depends on how many we get.

We will also have a silent auction for whoever would like to clean out stamping/scrapping items they no longer want. Just let me know if you will be bring items for the auction so we can have space allocated for your items.

So for a recap here is, what you should bring:
-shoebox swap in a winter/holiday theme for 20 stampers
-door prize drawing (if you are wanting to participate in it) an altered item and $5 value of product with it.
-any cards that you would like to donate to the Fisher House or Stamp for a Cause.
-any silent auction items you are wanting to get rid off.

So start posting your RSVP’s. Please feel free to post or pm any questions you may have.

Amanda and I are looking forward to Nov and seeing you all again.

Once I receive your form and payment, I will mark you paid.


1. tracyltripp-Tracy PAID
2. AmandaW-Amanda PAID
3. kathi127-Kathi PAID
4, sweetstamp-Sharon PAID
5. rjstamper-Rhonda PAID
6. mrsjvb-Dawnmarie PAID
7. chicagogirl-Sara PAID
8. twget -Joyclynn paid *
9. PAcowgrl -Kristyn PAID
10. EmGee458-Mary PAID
11. bone01-Julie PAID
12. creativestamp-Brenda PAID
13. Julie's friend Jennifer PAID
14. melenaprincess PAID
15. emerald77 - Stacy PAID
16. Barb's friend Karen
17. jtax - Jeanneen PAID
18. hnbmoore - Barb[/COLOR]

[AmandaW]

Yeah!

[Mrsjvb]

WooHoo!!!! I already know which Jammies I will be wearing too....

oh wait.. cameras.. umm, never mind....I have an image to maintain dontyaknow.....

I am even thinking about being brave and trying to alter something..I loved all those door prizes that you all had.

Already have one vote for Resiling..any other requests? and I DO have a very nice NON alcoholic elderberry sparkling for those of you don't imbibe!

[rjstamper]

This will be great! I love the holidays so it will be fun to see what everyone comes up with. Every single card yesterday was awesome! I laid everything out on the table last night and couldn't believe I did all of those in one day. And learned a few things from my first swap....like paying attention to detail! LOL!! Hope all of the ladies sign up for this one, and bring a few friends.

I'm moving slow this morning though. lol!

Rhonda

[chicagogirl]

Okay, I need to double check with dh, but I should be able to make it.

[AmandaW]

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Originally Posted by chicagogirl

Okay, I need to double check with dh, but I should be able to make it.

GREAT!

[AmandaW]

bump

[Kathi127]

I am so looking forward to this one, yesterday was so much fun, you two are awesome hostesses! My friend Mary wants to come now after she saw all the pictures from yesterday, she now realizes how much fun she's been missing! I'm sure she'll be signing up soon!

[Kathi127]

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Originally Posted by rjstamper

This will be great! I love the holidays so it will be fun to see what everyone comes up with. Every single card yesterday was awesome! I laid everything out on the table last night and couldn't believe I did all of those in one day. And learned a few things from my first swap....like paying attention to detail! LOL!! Hope all of the ladies sign up for this one, and bring a few friends.

I'm moving slow this morning though. lol!

Rhonda

Rhonda, it was so great to see you again yesterday! I'm glad you enjoyed your first swap. You will now be addicted like the rest of us! Looking forward to seeing you at this one!

[Kathi127]

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Originally Posted by Mrsjvb

WooHoo!!!! I already know which Jammies I will be wearing too....

oh wait.. cameras.. umm, never mind....I have an image to maintain dontyaknow.....

I am even thinking about being brave and trying to alter something..I loved all those door prizes that you all had.

Already have one vote for Resiling..any other requests? and I DO have a very nice NON alcoholic elderberry sparkling for those of you don't imbibe!

Dawn, it was nice finally getting to meet you yesterday, you are a blast! Glad you are going to join us again! I'm with Amanda, a nice sweet red would suit me just fine!

[Kathi127]

Tracy, can you attach the registration form to the first post? Unless it's really already there and I just can't see it for looking!

[twget]

I am going to try to be here Still waiting to see if I can get my permission slip signed.

Tracy, when Krys and I told Georgann how much fun we had I think she was a little jealous she didn't go! I can't wait to catch up with her so she can be envious of the cards and projects!

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by Kathi127

Tracy, can you attach the registration form to the first post? Unless it's really already there and I just can't see it for looking!

oh, duh! Doing that now.:mrgreen:

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by twget

I am going to try to be here Still waiting to see if I can get my permission slip signed.

Tracy, when Krys and I told Georgann how much fun we had I think she was a little jealous she didn't go! I can't wait to catch up with her so she can be envious of the cards and projects!

*giggles*

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by Mrsjvb

WooHoo!!!! I already know which Jammies I will be wearing too....

oh wait.. cameras.. umm, never mind....I have an image to maintain dontyaknow.....

I am even thinking about being brave and trying to alter something..I loved all those door prizes that you all had.

Already have one vote for Resiling..any other requests? and I DO have a very nice NON alcoholic elderberry sparkling for those of you don't imbibe!

Oh you better believe I will be going shopping for a new pair of pjs! No one needs to see my ratty stamp stained ones.:mrgreen:

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by chicagogirl

Okay, I need to double check with dh, but I should be able to make it.

Oh good! PS can I get your mailing address?

[tracyltripp]

Afternoon bump!

[AmandaW]

Thanks Tracy!

[AmandaW]

What the heck. I can't get the sig line thing to work.

[EmGee458]

Okay, I've printed out the registration form. I'll get it mailed soon! PJ's, huh? Hmm, guess I'd better go shopping!! Just PLEASE don't make me dance!! ;) Kathi- I'll talk to you soon about this! I think Mrsjvb lives right around the corner from me...

[Mrsjvb]

could be.. I am a mile off the 100.....

[EmGee458]

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Originally Posted by Mrsjvb

could be.. I am a mile off the 100.....

I can tell you're not from around here by you saying 'the' 100.
I'm off Mountain Road just behind Blockbuster (across from Pizza Hut), about 1/2 mile or so from the Mountain Road/Hog Neck Road intersection.

[Mrsjvb]

yeap yer close.. I live in Applegate North.. Hog neck and Ft Smallwood, basically. I can hear the Bands at Brass Rail every weekend....

[EmGee458]

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Originally Posted by Mrsjvb

yeap yer close.. I live in Applegate North.. Hog neck and Ft Smallwood, basically. I can hear the Bands at Brass Rail every weekend....

Hope they're playing decent music!

[Kathi127]

YAY!!!! Mary's coming!!!! Think it will be too cold to ride our motorcycles to the swap? LOL

[AmandaW]

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Originally Posted by Kathi127

YAY!!!! Mary's coming!!!! Think it will be too cold to ride our motorcycles to the swap? LOL

No you just need to leather up you will be fine!

[twget]

I got my permission slip signed! Now I just need to check if Georgann and/or Krys will be coming because it's waaayyyy to far to be driving alone.

And I have a new pair of jammies that would be perfect for this! I just won't wear them yet

[EmGee458]

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Originally Posted by Kathi127

YAY!!!! Mary's coming!!!! Think it will be too cold to ride our motorcycles to the swap? LOL

...but then I'd have 'helmet hair'...gotta make a good first impression! ;)

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by EmGee458

...but then I'd have 'helmet hair'...gotta make a good first impression! ;)

Hello we're wearing pjs...it will just look like bed head.:mrgreen:

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by twget

I got my permission slip signed! Now I just need to check if Georgann and/or Krys will be coming because it's waaayyyy to far to be driving alone.

And I have a new pair of jammies that would be perfect for this! I just won't wear them yet

Yay! I need to go get some new pjs too.

[tracyltripp]

Ladies,

We hit a snag with the community center so we are limited the registration to 20 stampers. Hope this doesn't leave anyone out. Have a great day.

[Mrsjvb]

all you PA ladies are welcome to spend the night if you feel it would be too much of a hassle getting back. I have a spare bedroom plus at least one or two air mattresses.... and you won't have to pack any jammies!

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by Mrsjvb

all you PA ladies are welcome to spend the night if you feel it would be too much of a hassle getting back. I have a spare bedroom plus at least one or two air mattresses.... and you won't have to pack any jammies!

LOL! I had offered this to them last time, they are scared to stay with me.he he:mrgreen:

[EmGee458]

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Originally Posted by tracyltripp

Hello we're wearing pjs...it will just look like bed head.:mrgreen:

No, helmet hair looks 100% worse than bed-head!! ;)

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by EmGee458

No, helmet hair looks 100% worse than bed-head!! ;)

I don't know, I look pretty scarey in the mornings.lol

[PAcowgrl]

Ok - I'm in.... god forbid Joyclynn has to drive alone....lol

I'll print the registration form and mail it in this week....

now for the Jammies.... I don't DO jammies in public.....lol

[tracyltripp]

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Originally Posted by PAcowgrl

Ok - I'm in.... god forbid Joyclynn has to drive alone....lol

I'll print the registration form and mail it in this week....

now for the Jammies.... I don't DO jammies in public.....lol

Yay! We're not in public, we're at a private get together.lol No one better be making fun of my pjs.:twisted:

[Mrsjvb]

wait til you see my jammies, Krys! Besides, the other day out shopping, I saw waaaayyy too many ladies out shopping in their jammies..and they were definitely jammies..cuz one lady had on the exact pair i had slept in the night before!


oh and ya'll should be extremely grateful Squidward isn't invited( unless at the end to eat any leftovers..he's already asked me to make Crack!.. and clean up).. he sleeps Commando.....Man has the body temperature of the sun. It's sick. I freeze 10 months out of the year and he'd rather sleep on top of the covers with window wide open.

and I offer to help with food making so ya'll don't have to do it all yourselves.

[Mrsjvb]

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Originally Posted by EmGee458

Hope they're playing decent music!

Not really, no.. we were happy to have a bar within staggering distance of home.. until we found out it's literally a dive.. so now we make do with Rocky Run or Du Claws. if we drink too much we can just take a few laps around the respective mall until he is safe to drive...

[EmGee458]

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Originally Posted by Mrsjvb

Not really, no.. we were happy to have a bar within staggering distance of home.. until we found out it's literally a dive.. so now we make do with Rocky Run or Du Claws. if we drink too much we can just take a few laps around the respective mall until he is safe to drive...

I've lived in this area for nearly 23 years and never been to Brass Rail...I'm not a bar-type of girl...I get woosy with one wine cooler! Both Rocky Run and DuClaws have the best Cuban sandwiches!