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I've sent out your Secret Sister info to each of you.... time to start having fun!!!

Debi



First some rules:
1. Signups open until October 9th (That's the Sunday of that weekend)
2. You must follow ALL deadlines once the 1st comes and goes. You may pull out before BUT not after.
3. To sign up fill out the questionnaire and send to me. Do not post answers on the thread.
4. October 10th - I will forward you your secret sister's name and answers. I can act as a go between should you need clarification or need to ask further questions. (feel free to add teasers as you fill your box though)
**I'll be participating, too.... I'll have Mike pull the names but I'll wind up knowing who has me... if that would make you crazy, just IM me and let me know and I'll make sure you get someone else's name**

You can also IM me and let me know if you don't want to accidentally get the same person you had last year or the year before. I forgot to keep those names, so please let me know and we'll re-draw so you can get someone you haven't gifted before.

5. PACKAGES MUST BE MAILED BY DECEMBER 7th (I'm making that a few days sooner so we're not flustered about the mail) keep it to a medium flat rate or smaller box (I'm not attaching monetary value this year, you always ignore that part anyway) <-- I left that line in there, too... cuz I can't follow a rule like that!
6. You must let me know when you mail your package.
7. DO NOT OPEN your package when you get it. Dec 17th (That's a Saturday) we will all open them together.
8. YOU MUST INCLUDE 1 HANDMADE ITEM IN YOUR BOX this can be anything you want to make but try to tailor it to the person you are sending to

Here are the questions to be answered and sent to me in an IM:

1. Name / Mailing Address
2. Favorite Color
3. Favorite brand of supplies - favorite paper designer... or favorite ink or multimedia supply
4. Are you a card maker, scrapbooker, or everything under the sun maker?
5. Are you a neat or messy worker?
6. What new technique have you been wanting to try?
7. What is your favorite place to visit?
8. What theme photos do you have a big stack of that need to be scrapped? Holiday photos, travel photos, a special event?
9. Coffee/ Tea/ Hot Chocolate?
10. Sweet / salty? Or... what's your favorite scrapping snack?
11. What is your favorite scrappy subject?
12. What artists' (or paper-crafters') work do you like to follow/ look at?
13. Plain or pattern?
14. Organic or Geometric?
15. Paint, ink or mist
16. Whose scrapbooking or cardmaking style do you like or want to try?
17. What type of die cutting machine(s) do you have? (in case someone wants to get a die or cut file for you)
18. What kind of paper would you like to see in your package? Patterned paper, colored cardstock, white cardstock, watercolor paper?
19. What kind of chocolate do you like? Milk or Dark?
20. Regular scrapbook layouts (8.5 x 11 or 12 x 12) or Project Life (pocket pages) .... or both?

Participants:

Debi Daugherty
Debbie Barnhill
Rachelle Emigh
Pam Cook
Farley Cross
Keitha Redmond
Cheryl Henderson



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I'm sure I'm overlooking it - mailing deadline?

Still trying to make this work!

That's in the first post. December 7th. You can do it!!

I couldn't have PM'd that question...just wanted to reinforce the mail-by date. Yeah! That's it!

Yes...Okay...Sign me up...

I always have so much fun making up the box...it's too fun to miss out on that and also the surprise of what someone else has thought of.

Me! Sign me up!

I'm hoping lots of us will participate in the Secret Sister swap... it's always a special part of my holiday time...

I'd be interested in participating, if people don't mind mailing to Canada. I know postage to me will cost more than to anyone in the US, but I'm happy to reimburse my Secret Santa for the difference after the fact, so they don't need to worry about that extra cost. However you will still need to fill out the customs form to go on the package; typically if the package states the value is $50 or less the Post Office won't come after me for duty & taxes - although if they do, that's payable on my end.
Perhaps if those of you who've signed up could IM Debi and let her know if you'd be okay with this or you don't want that extra bother, then she can let me know if it's okay to sign up.

Not a problem finding someone to mail to Canada.... so send me the answers to the questions and you're on the list... yay!!!

Okay then. I IM'd my list to you Debi.

Just had a thought.... if Matthew does come pay us a visit... it'll be a few days (LOL) til I swap our names for the SS Swap.... I figured you'd all figure that out... but wanted to be sure I mentioned it... the storm track models have shifted yet again and it's looking ickier... is ickier a word??

In this case ickier is definitely a word!!

nchoney wrote:Just had a thought.... if Matthew does come pay us a visit... it'll be a few days (LOL) til I swap our names for the SS Swap.... I figured you'd all figure that out... but wanted to be sure I mentioned it... the storm track models have shifted yet again and it's looking ickier... is ickier a word??

Debi you are not to worry about a swap of any kind. And yes, ickier is a word.