Helpful VSN tips
 

Here's a list of things to help get you ready for VSN. Feel free to add to the list if I forgot anything.


Have chocolate supply nearby.

Precut your cardstock to card size (or card front size).

Take out only 5 or 6 of your favorite sets and a couple backgrounds.

Have all the shopping list items in one place.

Set up an extra card table (or just a corner on the floor) to put stuff that you may need, so that everything is handy.

Have some snacks ready, or dinner in the crockpot if you have a family to feed.

Let the answering machine pick up the calls.

Hang the "leave me alone I'm busy" sign over the door.


Most of all, relax and have fun!

Oh, that's a great list! Can't wait!

fabulous list Jeanne!! concise, thorough... Brava!

I forgot the caffeine(very important) and extra batteries for your camera..........

Oh, and a Leaf Blower or fan to clean up after it's all over. (ala Paris Hilton!)

Ooooo... never thought of the leaf blower! LOL! I have learned the hard way that ceiling fans need to be turned to LOW or OFF before using glitter or EP.....

Actually, I have a little baby shop vac in the stamp room for quick and easy clean up. Dump everything on the floor and WOOSH! ALL GONE! LOL! I do have to barricade the stamp area from the cat when I do that tho.... she has a tendency to play in the scraps otherwise..... She is giving me the stink-eye currently.... she HATES VSN.... no Mommy Attention during that time..... heh heh heh..... She knows it's coming.... it's the only time I clean up the stamp room THIS MUCH! LOL! Poor kitty.... so neglected.... YEAH, RIGHT!

There's caffeine in the chocolate.... he he he.... Not being much of a chocolate lover (yeah, I know, something is genetically WRONG with me), I keep the chocolate in the stamp room just for the sugar/caffeine boost.

Of course, now that I read your list, I realized that I forgot to buy snacks when I was out..... Oh well... I have to go back out later anyway.... add WallyMart to the list! LOL! I have frozen pizzas in the freezer just waiting to keep me fed and happy Saturday! Oh, and Haagen Daz Bailey's Ice Cream....... How much weight WILL I GAIN during VSN????? LOL!

Make sure your stamp-n-scrub cleaning pads are cleaned and dried.

He he he.... just did that a while ago before I ran out to buy snacks!

Another tip: Empty the garbage can in your stamp room!

Great tips, thanks! This is my first one and I am so excited to play!!! Gotta go get things cleaned up and get the laundry done!

These are great! Thanks for those players who have done this before and can help the other new players out!

Figures, I gave up sweets for Lent!!!!!!

OOOHH, THANKS for this list Jeanne!!

AND, I am PRETTY sure that I heard the Pope has given a dispensation for Lentin sacrafices for this WEEKEND.......VSN!!!!

hehehe

Same with me! No chocolate. (No potato chips either. :( )Bad Jeanne for tempting us. :p

Great tips, Jeanne! I'll just add:

• Clean up your space before hand (if it's in a mess like mine :p )
• Print off the VSN Schedule - an easy way to keep track of the challenges and a place to write down your supplies/inks/stamps as you go along
• Make sure you get your inks or stamps-on-loan back from your friend *lol*

More tips...
 

Make sure your camera batteries are fully charged.
Paper supply and ink in printer.

Great list Jeanne!

One more thing that I find helps is to take a few minutes between each challenge and tidy up your space. It's amazing how quickly you run out of stamping room once you get going :)

Okay, as of right now I am ready for tonight! I have my room completely tidy ( I will have to take a picture of before and after! :eek:), I have put all the items from the shopping list on one table and I have pulled some stamp sets out to use. Now I just have to get through work and figure out something for supper. Oh and I guess I need some chocolate!! :D

Gerri

GACK!!! Right!! Thanks for the reminder I'm off to clean them right now!!

Awesome tips, seriously, very helpful!! AS the phone rings and rings and rings!!!:D :D :D

These are great VSN tips, so I thought I would bump them up for anyone getting ready for the next round!
Anybody have any to add?
I like to have my favorite tools and embellishments all set out at my fingertips - bone folder, crop-a-dile, ticket corner punch, sponges and Primas are all within arm's length.

I am so excited to join the fun ~ I hope I can keep up! One more thing for the list~ I'm checking my supply of adhesive. I learned from experience before a swap. :o

Jeanne - as always has great advice and this advice still stands true!

Great tips everyone ( whew, needed to careful with typos on that one ! )
Hmmmmmm....one of these days we should compile a VSN Master Tip list to add to the other threads, don'tcha think !!!

That would be great if I knew how to get the pictures out of my digital camera and onto the computer :)

I'm still learning that myself or I'd offer to help!

Yes...I think that would be a great thing to do!

Thanks so much, Jeanne! You've posted this a couple of time and your tips really helped me. LOL, I'm a slow stamper, and I had such a hard time getting anything presentable done in 45mins, but Jeanne's tips really helped me!!

Sheesh, I sound like a paid commercial on TV, but it's true!! :mrgreen: