Saturday, June 28, 2008

Southern Illinois Card Frenzy

Okay, so I have a ton to tell you about today's swap. First of all, I finally got to meet Shirley(wannabcre8tive) and Jenn(jenn1203). It was awesome getting to meet the other two people that have kept our thread going on SCS. We were the ONLY three chatting everyday, and got to know each other really well!! Secondly, I WON the nametag contest, WOOOOHOOO!!! Go me!! I got this awesome gift package from Starlit Studio as my prize. Here is a picture of it all inside it's pretty tin. GORGEOUS!! Here is a picture of the loot inside!! It had scrabble pieces, Basic Grey magnetic snaps, 9 memory frames and a package of Memory Glass, heart and key charms, brads, red star Sakura glitter pen, white Inkssentials pen, key charms and a chest. Starlit Studios was one of the fabulous businesses that answered the call to donate to our swap and we couldn't be more thankful!!

Waiting at our station when we got into the room to set up our stations was a FULL SET of Rubbernecker stamps!! Do you see how stinkin cute my set is!! WOW!! I had no idea I was gonna get all this free loot, but seriously, it rocked!! Also at our station was a free stamp from Alotta Rubber Stamps and from Clear Dollar Stamps, which totally rocked!! And you see those cute little Peppermint patties, well, you won't find them here anymore, but they were awesome too!!LOL!! Also, one of the ladies(actually two for me) took the time to print out a coupon for a local scrapbook store that I had NEVER HEARD OF!!! How could they hide such a thing from me. To think, I was driving right past this little jewel on my way to Joanns and Hobby Lobby! I can't wait to go see what they have for me to spend too much money on!!LOL!! Thanks Trudy and Thala!! I totally need help being enabled!!


Next, between the entrie fees and all the donated stuff(Rubbernecker, My Favorite Things, I Brake For Stamps, Clear Dollar Stamps, Rubber Stamp Avenue, Alota Rubber Stamps, Starlit Studios, Carol Payne(SU demo), Christy Sullivan(The Angel Co. demo), and Thela Chestosky(SU)), everyone got a door prize, and some people got two. My friend that was supposed to go with me, had to back out at the last minute and the ladies that hosted the swap insisted on making sure she got her door prize, free set, and a card from everyone. I spent the last couple of hours working on cards for her because I got done early. Some of the ladies even went ahead and made theirs for her, and I couldn't thank them enough, it will mean so much to her!!


Lastly, here is a full picture of my card, I don't know what happened to the one from the last post, but it disappeared, so here it is. That's it for me now, thanks for stopping by!!


15 comments:

  1. Oh wow Jessie!!! Sounds like an amazing time!!! I will have to watch for a shoebox swap near me!! What fun prizes and HEY!!! Congrats on the name tag win.....like there was any doubt you'd win! You totally ROCK!!!!

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  2. CONGRATS! I knoew you were going to win! I am glad you had a good time!

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  3. Oh man, now I see why you are so tired, the excitement wore you right out - LOL! I wish we had this kind of thing where I lived!! How fun!

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  4. Woo hoo - I knew you would win cause that was just an adorable name tag!!!

    I'm so glad you enjoyed such a wonderful creative day!

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  5. CONGRATS on winning the name tag contest, and WOW, you got TONS of stuff!! Awesome!

    ...that was so nice of you and the other girls to make cards for your friend who couldn't make it. :)

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  6. Congrats Sister! What a great prize!

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  7. I just found your blog and LOVE it! Thought i would share it with others by tagging you and adding you to my list to share.

    Kirsten

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  8. Wow, sounds like you had a great time!!! And look at all that stuff you got, how awesome!!! :D I love you card, so bright and cheerful! Congrats on winning the name tag contest, your strawberry ROCKED!!! Loved all those brads!!!! :D

    Jenn

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  9. how fabulous, thanks for sharing all the deets/pics!

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  10. Oh Jessie, you make me so jealous! I so wish I could come stamp with you! Congrats on all your winnings..loved your name tag and the card was awesome!

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  11. Congratulations, Jessie! Of course you won the name tag contest. Sounds like you had a blast!

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  12. Look at you you lucky ducky - LOL!!! I love all the stuff that you have won...sounds like you had a lot of fun and got to meet some great people!!! I wish I gould have been there - LOL!!!

    Your swap card is super cute!!!

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  13. Wow Jessie!! We all knew you were going to win the name tag contest. I LOVE all the loot you got and I'm so glad you had a great time. :)

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  14. So glad to see that awesome nametag won. Wow, what a fun prize! The entire event sounded like tons of fun!!

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  15. Love this strawberry card. I got to your blog through Jen Del Muro's and you do great work. I actually live near Quincy,IL. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

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