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Okay ladies - The date is set.....
SAturday November 13th 2:00-6:00 at the Apple Valley Community Center (in Apple Valley of course).
SCROLL DOWN to my next post for the full details.
If the Deadline has come and gone, you are still welcome to join us on the 13th!! You can arrive at the door with your 10$ fee and bring along any contest entries with $1 fee per entry (limit of 5). You just won't be able to participate in the swap. There will be a craft table set up so bring your supplies to work on your personal stamping projects.
REMEMBER: anyone is welcome to join! You can be a lurker, a member, or a SCS regular. Either way it's going to be a day full of stampin' and socializing. What a great way to spend your Saturday!!!!!
Splitcoaststampers
Twin Cities gathering
“ATime to Share�?
WHAT: A gathering of Splitcoaststampers’ in the Minnesota area to meet
and share rubber stamped creations. This is not limited to
Stampin’ Up!, any Splitcoaststamper with a passion for rubber
stamping is invited.
WHEN: Saturday, November 13, 2004. 2:00 pm -6:00 pm
WHERE: Apple Valley Community Center (multipurpose room)
14603 Hayes Road, Apple Valley, MN / 952-953-2300
HOST: Paris Otremba (SCS: parisotremba). Assistant Host: Kathleen Hopperstad
FEE: $10.00 per person. The fee covers the room rental, snacks,
beverages, and door prizes. Registration is now closed.
But guests are welcome to arrive at the door. Guests can
participate in any of the activities except for the shoe box swap.
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ACTIVITIES: All activities are optional. If you are interested in signing-up for any of the activities please mark “YES�? on your registration form. If you do not sign-up, you are still welcome to join in the fun. Bring a camera to take pictures of your favorite creations and new friends!
1. Social Hour: We’ll spend sometime just socializing and getting to know each other. A roster will be available for those who want to be included on it.
2. Personal Display Boards: Make a display board of stamped goods created by you or other stampers. There are no rules or regulation for the displays….just A Time to Share. The display boards will be set up around the room for everyone to view.
3. Holiday Card Contest: To participate in the contest create a Holiday themed card and submit $1.00 per card you enter (no limit). Entries will be placed on display and attendees will vote. The amount of entries will determine the amount of Cash prize for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. No rules, or limits, all rubber stamping companies and accessories are welcome. Label entries with your name and email address & bring them with to the gathering.
4. Shoebox Swap:see the post dated (11-7-04) or check your email.
5.Scrapbook Preview: Bring along any scrapbooks you have created that you would like to share. Be sure your books are labeled with your name and address. They will be placed on tables for everyone to look through freely. Once again, there are no rules or regulation…just A Time to Share.
6.Door Prizes: Door prizes will be supplied but if you would like to bring additional door prizes PLEASE DO! Door prizes will consists of SU! catalog merchandise and hand stamped projects (Demo Quality only)!
7.Food: Yes, snacks and beverages will be supplied. However, if you have a special desert you want to share you are welcome to bring it.
8. Craft Table: There will be an additional craft table set up so that if you do not participate in the swap you can still bring your stampin' supplies to stamp. It's a great opportunity to get caught up on your Holiday cards or scrap books!
THanks to those who are volunteering their time and have joined the "A Time to Share" Committe.
Kathleen Hopperstad is the Assistant Host
Terri Thill is the Contest Supervisor Cindy Rider-Seeker is the Food Supervisor- Dotty Windhauser is the Door Prize supervisor
It looks like I can clear my calander for that day! I can't wait! I was so excited when a fellow SCSer emailed me the link - thanks Jodi! Now, all I have to do is come up with a swap idea......
Jen
Oh - I'm so glad someone responded to this TREAD!!! Anyone is welcome to add a post....it's more fun that way
I've recieved a lot of emails asking if friends are welcome to join, even if they are not SCS users. I would say "YES" bring them along. You might want to fill them in on some of the SCS lingo.
Also - ANYONE IS INVITED...wheather your a luker, a member, or a SCS regular. THE MORE THE MERRIER!!!!
I've also made one other update. If you participate in the swap...make 1 extra CARD (not a cardfront) to donate to the Troops in Iraq. We'll have a card box at the entry way to drop them in. THANKS. I've attached a document with more details on this.
PLEASE NOTE That the card front swap has been changed to a SHOEBOX SWAP!
THis will be a whole lot more fun!!!!
Depending on the total amount of guests we will break up into 2 or 3 groups. You will be assigned to a group and will make the swaps in your group. This way you shouldn't have to prepare suppies for more than 15 swaps.
I'll keep this updated with the names of those who's registration forms I have recieved. Please check it regulary to make sure your name is added.
Registration Forms recieved as of 11/6/04
------------------ SCSusername - 1st name-participating in shoebox swap
Parisotremba - Paris - yes
KathleenH - Kathleen -yes
TerriTweety - Terri -yes
CindyRiderseeker - Cindy -yes
Dotty- Dotty - yes
Crazy4stamps - LeAne -yes
Gilly - Maria -yes
Diane Ritchie - yes
Chris Fuhs - Chris -yes
Jodiann - Jodi -yes
Stamplady10 - Shelly -yes
dostamlping - Dawn O - yes
pinefeather - Heather N. - yes
stampercr - Christa R. -yes
GGirl - Mary G. - maybe
baronsmom- Suzanne H. - yes
tmarie- Tami M. - yes
Patti Kubat - Patti - yes
kshepgirl - Kim S. - yes
stamperkim- Kim V. - yes
p smith - Pamela S. - yes
stampingalor - Gloria F. -yes
Jenstamps2002 - Jen J. - yes
Marie Otremba - yes
Heidi Hoffbeck - yes
Kelly Emerson - no
scraphappystamper - Elsa T. - yes
Jennifer Lehman - yes
judi_stamparooni - Judi M. - yes
I can't wait to meet everyone in Apple Valley on Nov 13. A big thank-you to Paris and Kathleen for organizing this event. Sounds like a fun stamping afternoon. Shelly
As of today (october 29th) I only have 15 confirmed atendees! What's up with that. My goal is 30!!!!!!!! THE MORE THE MERRIER!!!!!!!!!
So come on ladies. Send in your registration form and get your friends to come too. You can be a lurker, a member, or a splitcoast regular to attend. It doesn't matter...we just wanna meet other stampers and STAMP (of course).
Registrations are in the mail for Kim S. (Kimshepgirl??) and Kim V. (stamperkim). Also, there should be another one coming from Gloria. We are all looking forward to the big event! See you soon and thanks much for organizing and hostessing this big event.
YAAAA - today was the deadline to register and I recieved 1 more registratoin. THANK judi_stamparooni for sending yours in on time!!! We have a total of 29 confirmed guests!!! That's wonderfull!
I'll keep watchin' the mail just incase a few more dangle in.
We do have room for more guests. If anyone still wants to attend they are welcome to show up at the door with their $10 fee, contest entries ($1 fee / limit of 5), and their personal stampin' supplies to work on a stamping project (like holiday cards). However, they will not be able to participate in the shoe box swap. There will be a craft table set up for Non-swappers to use!!!
I'd love to see more guests arrive...so tell any SCSer you know that they can still join us on the 13th!
JUST 1 WEEK!! It can't come fast enough!!! I 'm waaaaay to excited...might have even PIP :oops: while writing this.
stamplady102 - I'm going through the numbers right now. Each registered guest should get an email from me with FULL details. i'll post them here too in a short while!!!
29 COnfirmed guests. MOre are welcome at the Door!
HUMMMMM - why am I the only one posting on this tread? I feel like I'm talking to myself :oops: .
ANYWAY - HERE's and Update. You will get this in an email too so you can print it off. Or just click on the attachement to print it!
“A Time to Share�? Update
Just a few reminders….
Shoe Box Swap: It’s just like getting ready for a Make-N-Take. Have all of the cardstock pre-cut and bring along all of the supplies to make your swap, throw them in a shoe box or container labeled with your name. You will move from station to station making the other swaps.
•Swaps should be full cards made with SU! ink, cardstock, and stamp sets. Non SU! accessories are fine!
•Have a Visual Aid pre-made and add directions if needed.
•NO Embossing guns or other items that need to be plugged in. Thanks
•Bring your own adhesive! Everyone uses their own kind of adhesive so bring your own to bring with you from station to station. You do not need to supply adhesive at your swap station unless it is especially needed for your swap (like glue dots or dimensionals).
•Because we are breaking into groups, you only need to prepare supplies for 14 swaps. Bring your camera to take pictures of the other swaps!
Non-swappers: Bring your stampin’ supplies because there will be a craft table available for you to use.
It’s a great time to get started on your Holiday cards or what ever.
Donate a Card for the Troops: Bring a handmade blank card to donate to the troops.
•The card can be any theme.
•Please also enclose 1 envelope.
Donated Door Prizes: Thanks to everyone who is donating! We appreciate it very much!!!!!
•Please only donate items that would be appreciated by either a Demo or a Non-Demo.
•Door prizes should be placed in a gift bag.
•Also attach a label/tag that describes the door prize and include your name.
Holiday Card Contest: Bring your contest entries to the event!!!
•Each member is allowed to bring a maximum of 5 entries.
•$1 per entry.
•At the end of the day don’t forget to take your cards back home. Or donate it to the troops.
Check List (check off items that apply to you)
___ Blank card & envelope for the Troops ___ Adhesive!
___ Shoebox swap supplies ___ Contest entry & $1 fee per entry
___ Display Board ___ Scrapbook ___ Door Prize Donation
___ Desert ___ Camera!!!
Directions:
Go to www.mapquest.com to find a map. The address is 14603 Hayes Road Apple Valley, MN.
From Cedar Avenue (Bloomington area)
•Take Cedar Avenue (Hghwy 77) south into Apple Valley
•Take a right onto County Rd 42 (Burger King is on the corner).
•Take a right onto Hayes Rd (the AV Fire Station is on the corner).
From 35W or 35E or 35
•Take 35W or 35E into Burnsville
•Take the County Rd 42 Exit (Burnsville center exit), turn East onto Co Rd 42.
•You’ll drive for a few miles, take a left onto Hayes Rd (the AV Fire Station is on the corner).
•The community center is a few blocks up the road on the left.
I'm so excited - I will get my order on Wednesday, so I can put together my swap Wednesday night! Hmmm, then I'll just have to make my board -and equally important, my dessert!
I'm so excited - I will get my order on Wednesday, so I can put together my swap Wednesday night! Hmmm, then I'll just have to make my board -and equally important, my dessert!
See you all soon,
Jodi
Wish I had time to make a desert. Instead I'll just enjoy eating them!!!
THANKS to everyone donating Desert &/or Door Prizes! Our event wouldn't be as successfull without them!!!!
An idea: I'm going to make a nametag with my usersname on it!!! Maybe others would like to do the same?!
See you Saturday!
We're already on top of this.
Terri will be printing off name tags with your name and username. We got the kind that have the plastic cover on them...OOOHHHH!!
Than we'll have a table set up where you can decorate them with stamps. It'll be realy simple and kinda bland, so if you want you can still make your own to spice it up a bit!!!!
THanks for suggesting this though!! Glad everyone is sooo excited about this!!!
Lots to do still. Finish a scrapbook, make contest entries, put together another display board, enter names into the door prize drawing box, make a box to drop the Troop cards in, blah blah blah.....UFDAH!!!
If anyone wants to give items to the soldiers or civilians in Iraq and does not have a person to send them to, I have a care package that I'm sending next week, you can bring things to the MN gathering and include your name and address if you want. Paris and I talked about some of the cards from the gathering being included, and some going to the other address the SCSers are using.
Our church member, Mike, is stationed over there and works with communications, so gets to a lot of the different areas. He also has formed an Iraqi soccer team. He said things like shoes and clothes he gives to the Iraqi's, goodies and batteries, etc he puts out for the soldiers and he now has an orphanage connection, so he can bring toys to those children (mostly girls). The people over there are so grateful for the support and knowing they are remembered. Of note, Mike's 8 yo son died after 3 yr bout of cancer in Feb, and he has left his wife, teenage daughter and twin 5 yo girls home in Eagan while he is in Iraq fighting for freedom.
From today's E Mail from Mike:
Hello from Fallujah:
Know, that on this beautiful, crisp, sunny day. The Marines of the 1st
Marine Expeditionary Force, have taken Fallujah, destroying the resistance
and demonstrating the same precision and war fighting skills on this
November 10th that have been written in our history books for the last 229
years. Happy Birthday to all of you who are apart or in support of the
Worlds Finest Fighting Force...The United States Marine Corps. OOHRAH!
Paris,
I can't wait either! Surgery was a success! I'm impatiently awaiting the day I have my hand back full strength. Did you know it's the pits typing one handed?????????
Paris,
I can't wait either! Surgery was a success! I'm impatiently awaiting the day I have my hand back full strength. Did you know it's the pits typing one handed?????????
See ya Sat!
Suzanne
Okay - forgive me for not being upto par...but you had carpotunel surgery....Correct? Will you be able to stamp?!
Paris,
Yes, I had carpal tunnel surgery. I can type a little with both hands, but stamping will be another challenge! I think I've got friends that will help me out though. Can't wait til Sat!
I found out last night I would not be able to attend the gathering in Apple Valley...darn, and I was so excited@!
Dh has to go to Hudson in the a.m. for some Rotary training and I have nobody to watch our three kids. Of course I could always bring them.....HA-HA....that was a joke ladies, don't panic! Put me on the list for next time and I'll be sure to get in on the shoebox swap then too.
Hello Suzanne, you do have a friend that will help you out.
I had the same surgery about 8-9 years ago and found it the pits to do most anything when you're in that situation. My DH bought me my very first dishwasher when I had the surgery, so he wouldn't have to do the dishes.
__________________ LeAne SCS#2819 & Grandma to Lindsey! [email protected]
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