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*MD* 06/25/2011 SBS Laurel, Maryland - Maryland City VFD Hall
Hello Stampers. I hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather and that you are ready for another Shoe Box swap in Laurel, MD.
The shoebox swap will be on Saturday, June 25, 2011, from 9:00am until 5:00pm, at The Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 3498 Fort Meade Road, Laurel, MD 20724. Doors will not open till 8:30am to allow me to finish setting up. This Swap will have no particular theme.
There will be room for 26 stampers (over 18 years of age please) to attend and each stamper will bring a shoebox swap for 25 people to make and something to share for lunch. There is a $10 non-refundable charge per person for hall rental and will need to be sent to me prior to the swap to secure your spot. Everyone who signs up must have a Splitcoaststamper ID. After you sign up I will send you a reply with the registration form included. Please complete a registration form and return it to me along with your swap fee. The information collected is for my use if I have to contact you regarding any changes in the swap.
All cards are to be full cards. Please bring enough supplies for everyone to make your card including all cardstock, stamps, inks, embellishments, tools, etc., along with your own adhesives and basic tools (like scissors, bone folder, etc) to use on all the projects we make. Please make sure all of your supplies are labeled with either your name or initials, so we all go home with the stuff we brought. Each person is to provide a sample of your card for reference in your box along with typed instructions telling how to make your card. Please also separate your supplies in to individual baggies or envelopes containing everything each person needs to do your card. This really helps make the swap go much smoother. PLEASE use Stampin� Up! stamps, cardstock and inks. Stampin� Up! Paper and ink colors can either be current or retired.
Everyone is asked to please bring something to share for lunch. When you sign up for the swap, please post what you�ll bring for lunch. I will have access to the kitchen for ice and refrigerator use but not the stoves, so please do not bring anything to be baked or that needs to be heated up. Crock pots are always welcome.
There will be several door prizes throughout the day.
I will be setting up a FREE table where you can bring in anything you have that is stamping or scrapbooking related that you don�t want any more and you are willing to give away to a good home, like � used sheet of stickers, cardstock or page kit leftovers that you don�t need/want any more. You know one stampers trash is another stampers treasure � LOL.
I will again be collecting full cards for Operation Write Home (Operation Write Home: Helping Heroes Keep in Touch with Home). OWH is an organization that collects handmade cards and sends them to our hero�s stationed over seas so they have something to send home to family and friends. I will have 2 drawings for the cards donated. First drawing will be for anyone who brings in full cards that follow the OWH guidelines that I will post below, with an envelope and stamps the OWH stamp on the backs of the cards for me (I will have 2 stamps for you to use at the swap). This means these cards are complete and can be sent to them right away. The second drawing will be for any cards without envelops, card fronts and cards not stamped on the back. You will get 1 ticket for ever 5 cards, or portion there of, donated in either group. Prizes: the drawing for the completed cards with envelopes and stamped on the back will be $20 in Stampin� Up! product from me, your choice. The drawing for the cards without envelopes, card fronts and cards not stamped on the back will be $10 in Stampin� Up! product from me, your choice.
Here are the Operation Write Home guidelines: No glitter or any kind (it poses a hazard to the troops in the field), A2 sized cards (4 � X 5 1/2), Dark cards must be lined inside with light paper so they can be written on. Some lumpiness on the card is fine. No written sentiments on the inside or outside. Use quality supplies and please make sure everything is glued on well. No adult cards themes. No store bought cards. Please no party invites, baby/bridal announcements, mommy or daddy cards, retirement or wish you were here. Good card themes are: Birthday, Love, Thank You, Miss You, Thinking of You and blank or note cards. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Everyone seems to like the mini Yard Sale at the swaps so let�s do it again. Here is the info:
I will have several tables around the room marked as Yard Sale tables. Each attending stamper may bring 20 items to sell. I am limiting the number of items to make sure there is enough room for everyone who wants to sell something. Each item must be clearly marked with a price and who is selling the item. Put small items in a zip loc bag with your info and price clearly marked on or in the bag. It will up to each seller if they will accept checks or just cash. You will be responsible for the items you bring and neither I nor the Fire Department will be responsible for any lost, broken or stolen items. Please let me know when you sign up if you will be bringing any yard sale items so I can put up enough tables for everyone. Please note that the sales tables will be shared so PLEASE be mindful and leave room for others to put their stuff on there too. If there is not enough room on the table then place you items under.
So your list of stuff to bring is: your shoebox swap (any theme), something to share for lunch, your basic tools (scissors, adhesive, bone folder, etc), any items you wish to sell and cards to donate to Operation Write Home if you wish.
So your list of stuff to bring is: your shoebox swap (any theme), something to share for lunch, your basic tools (scissors, adhesive, bone folder, etc) and cards to donate to Operation Write Home if you wish.
I look forward to seeing you there and having another great day of stamping.
Kathy
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Whoo hoo! I need another play date!! I'll bring yard sale goodies too. When you say "No written sentiments on the inside or outside" for the OWH cards, what does that mean? Can we stamp "Happy Birthday" or something on the front? Do we need to leave the inside completely blank?
Thanks for signing me up, Kathy! I'll bring a dessert and yard sale stuff. I can hardly wait!!! I have a lot of cards from swaps that I can bring for OWH. I have a stamp here, too, that I can stamp the backs...just gotta find it in the mess on my desk! ;)
They are saying no hand written sentiments so stamping Happy Birthday or Thinking of You on the outside is fine. By leaving them blank on the inside gives the hero more room to write to their loved one.
Does that help??
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Originally Posted by Theresa Romani
Whoo hoo! I need another play date!! I'll bring yard sale goodies too. When you say "No written sentiments on the inside or outside" for the OWH cards, what does that mean? Can we stamp "Happy Birthday" or something on the front? Do we need to leave the inside completely blank?
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Kathy :( I will be in Mass with my girls.....partying on the beach.....with a martini, maybe. I will miss this one and miss you all! Someone take pictures of all the cards so I can drool over them when I get back!
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Kathy :( I will be in Mass with my girls.....partying on the beach.....with a martini, maybe. I will miss this one and miss you all! Someone take pictures of all the cards so I can drool over them when I get back!
Mom and I are gonna miss it too Jane. Maybe we can all have a pity party together.
I would like to sign up for this swap at the Md City VFD. I live in Md City and am neighbors to two others who have been at the swaps in the past. I am stampin4Jan as my Splitcoast ID. Please advise how I sign up. My name is Jan Burroughs and you can email me at [email protected]. I've never signed up for anything through splitcoast so am not sure how it is done.
Awe man. I will need to find someone new to pick on. Nuts.
No really, I hope you have a fantastic trip with tha girls and the martinis. You will be missed.
Kathy
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Kathy :( I will be in Mass with my girls.....partying on the beach.....with a martini, maybe. I will miss this one and miss you all! Someone take pictures of all the cards so I can drool over them when I get back!
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Kathy, My cousin would like to come she can not sign up while at work. Her splitcoast ID is jgegorek..... Her name is Janine she will bring a vegetable tray
Hi Kathy i was able to get to a computer to sign up for the class. I would like to come could you sign me up, if you would like something else for me to bring instead of the vegetable tray please let me know.
Hey Kathy! It's been awhile and I'd love to join your swap. I'll bring a crock pot of chili and yard sale items. It'll be good to see you again and so many of my friends.
Hi Kathy, My daughter is off work that weekend and she wants to know if she can sign up too. She doesn't have a splitcoast ID but I'll sign her up for one tomorrow. Her name is Mandi Kelly. Thanks.
*MD* 06/25/2011 SBS Laurel, Maryland - Maryland City VFD Hall
