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Hi Everyone. I just wanted to say that 18 Illinois stampers met today and did we have a blast..Look for our pictures and cards posted as soon as we can. I had a really fun time and met some really hot stampers. wow!! You all amaze me with your kindness and energy for stamping. I can't wait to post the swaps. And for anyone out there wondering about should we get together or not...I say Go for it!!
Illinois SCS Stamping Together Rocks!!!
Bev
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. :shock: ..today involved a lot of chocolate...must do treadmill tomorrow...
My husband asked me what I was so tired from as I was napping early evening on the couch....he said from doin' this all day (demonstrating stamp to ink pad to paper)...had to tell him to shut his yap. He obviously doesn't realize how much talking was involved too!
We must do this again & again & again...we were a great bunch I must say.
I agree Kim. just give a person some stamps,ink, paper and chocolate and oh yes, her stamp a ma jig.... Add 17 others and you have a day of fun!!!
I know, I picked up my son from High school and came home and just vegged out... Having fun wears a person out!!!
I agree, what a great bunch of stampers.
~Bev
I agree, the day really ROCKED!!! Thanks Bev for organizing & pulling this all together. Glad to hear you enjoyed the Milky Way Caramels, they are soo good. The make and takes were great, especially the shaker card, thanks Cami for sending Bev the sand! Let's definitely do this again.
Karrie G.
__________________ Stamp as if your life depended on it!
SCS Member #8990
I agree the shaker card was a blast to make and the Cami Sand made it even more special.
I have to say that Danita's Butt Stamping for the Paisley card makes her the Queen of Lana's Butt Stamping Technique. You go girl!!
And Karrie, I need to email you :lol: :lol: :lol: You really held my hand while I was getting ready for this wonderful event.
I wouldn't never finished my swaps if it weren't for Molly and her help!!
I had just as much fun stamping as I did talking to everyone. OMG you ladies Rock!!!I loved it and can't wait til we do this again!!
Gotta go do some laundry...
Bev
I am sorry you missed it ,too!! Please pm me with your email address and I can add you to the list to notify you when we do this again. Hope that makes sense. There were some other stampers that couldn't make it and they want to come to the next one. Bev
OMG!! I just remember that Moberkitty was looking for Creamy Caramel and I was so obsessed with the candy that I thought I missed taste testing a Creamy Caramel from one of the candy bowls!!! When in fact she was looking for Card Stock!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
No wonder that tomoly had to help me with my swaps....I was obsessed with the candy.....I blame it on KarrieG she got me going on those Milky Way Caramel goodies...Can you tell that I am still in heaven over those.Remind self to put that on the grocery list...MMMMMMMMMMM
I better remind self to load our swap pictures. I am just having so much fun remembering all the fun I had.
Bev
Stampin_Sher, I think that Moberkitty is going to go to your Shoebox Swap!!You will have fun with her She is a good Butt Stamper---Be prepared.... I hope you all have as much fun as we did with our get together...
Yvaloveeh, So glad that you can pencil us in when the next get together is scheduled. I will let you know. It would be an easy drive for you!! Can't wait for the next get together...Illinois Stampers Rock...We thought we would try to get together quarterly..
Bev
Had a great time. Made my first ever shaker card and LOVED IT!!! Definately gotta' case that one for my next demo - thanks Bev! Can't wait to do it again!
Had a great time can't wait for the next one. Thanks Bev for getting this all together!! Had fun talking and getting to know all the SCSer's in the area.
Alison
Hi everyone -
I'm working on the pictures, not sure if I'm savvy enough to get you know who into it but I'm willing to try!! Bev - Many kudos (or should I say caramels) to you this was an awesome idea and Yve you could have brought your baby girl - she just would have to cover her ears if she sat be kim and me!! Even though we all know ALISON DID IT Said all the naughty stuff and was in general a trouble maker!! I can't wait to do this again!! Claudia
Okay, Claudia, you can't come to the next one until you get a Stamp a ma jig!!! (And no you can't borrow Kims cuz she uses it for everything!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: )
Can't wait to see the photo :shock: ......hmmmmm, hope you are successful with your editing!!!
Bev
I forgot to mention that we all got little prize bags. But Cindy S won the prize that was a stamp set. She already had the stamp set...So she generously gave it to Andra. What a gal!!!
Alright
I'm feeling like a geek - I keep trying to upload our photos with our special guest and they keep telling me my format is wrong - okay they don't take bmp images and they don't take jpg images what do they take heeelp!!!!!
Claudia
Can you send it to me at my private email? It seems that if it comes email then it would go in gallery. Kim might know cuz she has downloaded digital images. If you had a stamp a ma jig you could wave it over your computer and say the magic words and it would probalby work!!LOL
I know the down loads are slow. Lots of people are adding to the gallery. Can you download it in this forum as an attachment?
Don't call the geek patrol yet...
Bev
Claudia, Go into Forum Index and go to Site Suggestions & Forum Questions. Then go to the thread that is titled Trouble with Photo uploads. Maybe the answer is there. I am so compute illiterate that I don[t know how to do anything like highlite the thread to show you. Bev
I feel like I am talking to my self....ha ha. Anyway, I have to confess...Aileen made me this cute goodie bag and filled it with home made yummies. I ate them for breakfast. Now that is what I call "A Breakfast of Champions-the stampers way"
It's now almost supper time and I am craving those homemade goodies...Aileen do you deliver door to door?
Bev
Thanks again for all the hard work you did organizing this get together! I know that Julie P, Nancy & I Had a blast and cannot wait to do this again. Enjoy your stamping goodies, you deserve them!
Karrie G.
__________________ Stamp as if your life depended on it!
SCS Member #8990
Karrie, Between Aileen's goodies and the Milky Way Caramels I am in heaven...Thanks Girlfriends!! I had an absolute blast too. Now I need to go do something "houseworky" like.
Check back later. Bev
I forgot to mention that we all got little prize bags. But Cindy S won the prize that was a stamp set. She already had the stamp set...So she generously gave it to Andra. What a gal!!!
After reading all your posts here I can't wait for the shoebox swap in Lincoln, IL on April 2.
Is anybody daring enough to go to both?
Me, me, I'm "daring" enough to go! Or just that addicted to feel I have to go to both! :lol: This one was sooooo much fun, I just can't wait till April 2!! Wow, I'm still flying from all the fun and creative energy from Saturday!
Bev - you are truly a wonder to have organized this incredible event!! And thank you so much for introducing me to the shaker card - what fun! Have to give a shout out to Cami for the lovely sand!
And thanks to all for telling me about Archivers. WOW! I went to the one in Algonquin on Sunday and dropped a mere hundred bucks! And I restrained myself!! :shock: The closest one to me is Indy...may just have to make the trip! I felt like I had walked into my haven!!
I would be sooo up for doing this again with all of you ladies! You inspire me!!!
I went to the craft store this morning and bought some 3m foam tape and well let me tell you I have been going crazy making shaker cards since I got home. Totally lost track of time, and suddenly realized that I've got to take my 3 year old to preschool and head over to my 7 year old sons school to do lunch supervisor! I just want to stay home and shake!!!!!
Woohoo, we had a funtastic time! Be jealous if you didn't go!!
Bev, thanks so much for organizing everything. Cindy G. had a chocolate high all day! I think I got a lot done because I filled up on Smarties. We definitely have to do this again. It was great to meet everybody. Maybe we should have more food next time. I think Kim left a little hungry - NOT! Did I say that? ....Alison told me to. :P
Hi Bev and Everyone who was at the Sat. IL SCS event!!! It was great and someone should tell the people at StampamJig that it also can be used as a microphone.
I posted pictures at: http://community.webshots.com/user/jules613613
go to the "newest" and they should be there!
Thanks again, and can't wait for the next one!!!
Julie :lol:
Hi Bev and Everyone who was at the Sat. IL SCS event!!! It was great and someone should tell the people at StampamJig that it also can be used as a microphone.
I posted pictures at: http://community.webshots.com/user/jules613613
go to the "newest" and they should be there!
Thanks again, and can't wait for the next one!!!
Julie :lol:
Just took a sneak peek on scs to see what is going on.
OMG!! I am laughing just thinking about the fun we had. OMG!! It was truly an amazing day. :lol: :lol:
Danita, I tried Butt stamping and although I have a rather ample butt for this...I didn't pay close enough attention to your instructions...so my friend,Sam, who was there on Saturday, listened more carefully than me, so at lunch I am practicing Butt stamping!!(Just the correct way to approach it...didn't have the stamp or ink with me.) I think I got it now!!
OMG You ladies, we need to meet and go shopping....My golly gosh, Tianne and Danita...I love how you shop!!! We are so worthy!
I know I love shaker cards,too, Julie, Gosh, how time flies when you are making shaker cards....Geez... Let's all go shopping!!!!
well I suppose my family will want to eat tonite...better go find something to fix
Hmm and Kim didn't get enough to eat???? What's the story on that?
Bev
It's me again. I just turned on the oven..... so it appears that I am making supper instead of being on SCS....
I have 2 questions-
#1.When is the next quarter? So we can start figuring out a date for the next time to stamp together and
#2. Danita, give us a report on the Shoebox swap get together...so you can tell us which way you think we would do better at...If that makes sense. I can go either way...
IL/SCS Stamping Together Rocks!
