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Voluntarily Hosted By: Patty (Pattyb), Lorien (vz5dzh) and Tracy (TracyM.) Dates: March 18 & 19, 2011 Location:DoubleTree Hotel in Novi, MI Cost: $50/person until December 15th � After that price increases to $55/person as long as spots are available � All Registrations must be received by 2.15.11, regardless if we are full or not Available Spots Left: 0 out of 48
This event is designed as a SplitCoastStampers Community Event. You are welcome to invite friends, but we do ask that they register a screen name here at SCS and really make an effort to participate in the "chat"thread(<---click this link). It really makes the event more fun when you have chatted with people ahead of time and gotten to know them a little bit.
There will be no vendors at this event. Vendors will not have anything on display nor will there be anything for you to purchase. The intent of the weekend is to meet and get to know other SCS'rs, not acquire customers. Solicitation of any sort is strongly discouraged.
The theme of this year�s event is K.I.S.S�keeping it sweet & simple. This weekend retreat is intended for you to relax, stamp and laugh with your old friends while making new ones. It means wearing your favorite PJ�s on Friday (and Saturday too, if you want!), shopping nearby if your heart desires (you can do that in your PJ�s too if you want!) and not worrying about what the kids are doing � they will survive without you (they just might need bath when you get home!). You can expect:
Team Icebreaker Activity (optional)
Fri. Night Pajama Contest (optional)
Name Tag Contest (optional)
Prize drawings throughout the weekend
Food - Friday night snacks, breakfast and lunch on Saturday
Organized swapping of your choice (optional)
Jump Start My Mojo door prize swap (optional)
Recipe for Creativity (optional)
Registration:
This is a 2-day event; participation on both days is required (hours are listed on the Registration Form)
Registration fee is non-refundable
This is an ADULT only event; 18 and older please
Each registrant's SCS screen name MUST be included on their Registration form
Registration will be done in the order payment is received; emails or PM's in advance of payment will not be considered "placeholders"
If your Registration/Payment is received and there are no spots available anymore, you will be notified via PM and your payment will be promptly returned to you
You will receive a PM when your completed registration has been received
SASEs (Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelopes (business letter size) with $.61 postage) will be used to send materials to attendees prior to the event (expect to receive this in February; I will PM you when it has been mailed out) or to return checks to those who did not make the cut-off, whichever is applicable
Swapping - participation is optional:
Please follow the instructions in Post#3 to sign up for as many types of swaps as you�d like to participate in
Including the card recipe optional, but very much appreciated. If you choose to include the recipe, please put it on a post-it note and place the post-it note inside the card
We will have a specific time set aside on Friday night to facilitate all of the organized swaps
We will have a display wall for the swaps, so please bring one (in a clear envelope if it's a card) to post on the wall (it will then be donated to "Cards for Heroes")
Request
Patty, Lorien and Tracy will not be participating in the Swaps due to our responsibilities at the event over the course of the weekend. We are fine with this arrangement and enjoy running the event. The only bummer is that at the end of 2-days, we won't have any of the awesome cards and projects to take home with us. So here's our request for anyone who would like to help us out. If you would like to make extra samples of swaps for us, we will have 3 RAK baskets (one for each of us) at the event. This is totally voluntary and in no way required. I guarantee all cards/projects received will be greatly appreciated by all 3 of us!
Sleeping Rooms We have reserved a small room block for both Friday and Saturday night. Room choices are: one king bed, two double beds or two queen beds for $89/night. The hotel does not have an elevator and the rooms with two queen beds are on the 2nd floor. Please contact the hotel directly at 248-344-8800 to make your reservation with the �Michigan Mingle� group. You can also make your reservation online by going to this special page that is just for our group. A credit card will be needed to reserve your sleeping room. If you are looking for a roommate, pls. post your desire on the chat thread. The room block is only available until 3/1/11. If the room block is full or you have problem making your initial reservation, pls. send a PM to TracyM.
Tentative Schedule of K.I.S.S. Mingle Events (subject to change as determined by the coordinators)
Friday
Registration - Open from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Introductions/Team Ice Breaker
Organized Swapping
Design a " {TBD} "
Open Stamp/Mingle
Snacks
Saturday
Breakfast/Lunch
A Recipe for Creativity
Raffle Prizes/Auction
Awards & Accolades
Open Stamp/Mingle
As additional information becomes available about the event specifics, it will be posted here. Another thread has been set up to "chat" on and get to know one another before the event. Please go to the "chat" thread and introduce yourself, don't be shy! If you have any questions, you can also post on the thread I just referenced and one of the hosts will respond to you.
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"Bubble-wrapped" Mingler
Last edited by TracyM.; 03-18-2011 at 05:18 AM..
Reason: Updated chat links
We will be doing organized swapping again this year. How that works is you sign up for the swaps you are going to do and I'll tell you how many you need to bring to the event.
To sign up for swaps, please PM me and let me know which groups to put you down for. Then I will update this post.
Swap signups will close February 15th. Once the signups close I will notify each group of how many swaps they need to make based on the number that signed up. So you won't know how many you need to make until about a month before the event, but you can get started on your designs and even start making some before then. To give you an idea of what you are getting into, the card swaps last year had about 20 people in them, and the 3D item had about 10.
Please use a post-it to attach your contact info/recipe to each swap you make.
SU! ONLY FULL CARD SWAP
This should be a full card with ONLY current SU! products used on it. Showcase your best work!
1. theelopers
2. milighthousegal
3. DawnMaries
4. dgreenx2
5. brandela12
6. piccadillie
7. Huntwoman
8. hatterschmuck
9. amf1066
10. dgill
11. plaid pony
12. nenimlasj
13. caspen1973
14. moebuck
15. SUhomeschoolMOM in care of Moe
16. shari stamper
17. okiechic
18. SeelieCourt
19. MichelleGoodrich
Anything Goes FULL CARD SWAP
This should be a full card. You may use any stamps, paper, etc. Do your best work!
1. theelopers
2. milighthousegal
3. brandela12
4. Huntwoman
5. Miquey
6. morgainegeiser
7. sylviad
8. hatterschmuck
9. dgill
10. nenimlasj
11. moebuck
12. darcyb
13. JODY D
14. lisa foster
15. mstowers
16. shari stamper
17. kristine703
18. McSusie
19. SeelieCourt
20. kschafer
21. NeeceyMcKay
22. MichelleGoodrich
3D Swap
Non-vendor restricted. This swap is for altered items, journals, boxes, bags, etc. Check out the Anything But a Card gallery for ideas. Make something you are proud to swap!
1. brandela12
2. morgainegeiser
3. piccadillie
4. amf1066
5. peggysue
6. dgill
7. SUhomeschoolMOM in care of Moe
8. SeelieCourt
9. cmomma6
By clicking this link or the one in my signature we make an extra 15% toward the mingle.
The top four sayings in the store are the new ones for this year. Some have more than one design inside of them.
This year I have loaded the designs on the front and back of a t-shirt, a long sleeve shirt, and a hoodie. You can open any one of them and choose a different shirt design and color in the box on the right. The designs are also loaded on a mug and a bag. You can choose different options for those as well.
If there are other items you would like to purchase and aren't able to pick them from the options there yourself, please PM me and let me know.
Donations & Prizes – will be updated as the prizes start rolling in!
In the past I’ve been ask if individuals can donate a prize, the answer is yes but we do ask that it be new, unopened, and well thought out – PM me if you have an idea but aren’t sure if it’s appropriate.
Donations received from:
Pony Unlimited ;)
Brandela ;)
Scor-Pal
JustRite Stamps
Flower Soft
Daily Window
Mark's Finest papers
The Pixie Cottage
SU! By Debra
Shady Tree Studio
My Favorite Things
SCS
Kitchen Sink Stamps
Jill Salminen
Brenda Akerley
Contests, Competitions, Tournaments, & Iron Chef Minglers
Contests, Competitions, Interactive Stuff, & Iron Chef Minglers
Name Tag Contest Requirements
No larger than 4" x 4"
Must have your SCS screen name
Must have Your Real Name
Include your favorite food or restaurant
Colors, embellishments, etc should be inspired by your favorite food/restaurant
Jump-Start my Mojo Door Prize Swap! (This is optional, it is bring one to get one)Requirements:
Value of approximately $10.00 to $15.00
Include one of your personal favorite creative products. (New & unopened)
Include one of your personal favorite stamping snacks.
Include something that you�ve made using your favorite product
If you feel like prettying the package up, please use clear bags or wrapping. This way everyone can see what all of our favorite products are!
ALL NEW � Totally Optional � Testing your mettle with a:
PJ Contest!!! We want to see how unique everyone can get with loungewear (not lingerie, this is not a pretty picture)
Requirements:
Start shopping/thinking now
Friday night only
Come to the Pajama party in your most unique loungewear
Keep it realistic � something that you would actually wear again ;)
MI Mingle - March 2011 - Registration is CLOSED!!
Confirmed Registrations
Reserved for Mingle Gear Info
Donations & Prizes
