Enough for a year Swap Progress Thread- Items here- I have to ANGEL a Group and find

[SusieStone]

I my fried mind, I have thought I needed to angel Thanksgiving group!!!!!!!!!!!! wrong it is Christmas Eve.So I have no progress to report on that one.
Winter B - FULL
- General Winter - mommy2mrb
- Christmas Eve - Faerie
- Christmas - happypooh
- New Year- susiestone
- Valentines Day - bearbear
Year Round Swap - This swap is a chance to basically get an entire year's worth of work done at once.

Any certain colors, etc. - you want me to use.?

Mail Date: October 15
Due Date: October 22

1. Choose your Group

2. These kits will consist of 1 topper/title and 2 elements of your choice. See list for more details. Each item will need to be embellished a minimum of 2 different ways.

TOPPER - The size and orientation is up to you. Please do not make it over 8 inches. You may cut letters out to spell a title but make sure the letters are at least 1 1/4 inches and have a shadow matted behind each letter. If you choose to cut out a title, place letters in a separate baggie and let us know what they spell.

3. PM me with your DIS name, name, home address, email address, and phone numbers. Email and phone numbers will only be used to follow up if I have not heard from you.

4. Post your weekly status on the Progress thread - which will be posted after the slots are filled.
You must check in 2 weeks prior to the due date. If I have not heard from you by then I will send you a pm or an email.
I WILL ANGEL YOUR SPOT IF I DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN TWO DAYS OF THE PM OR EMAIL.

5. Check the progress thread for your status - it will be updated with ship info and received info.

6. Packing Instructions - use a Ziploc for each person and put everything for that person into their bag. Please label each bag with your name so we know who made each element. You‘ll have 5 bags to enclose in the larger (gallon size) Ziploc bag for each group you are in - be sure to include your name, your DIS name and your group number. Include your return postage, please. I am glad to pick up priority packages . If you want delivery confirmation, don't forget to send in the extra money for that as well as a completed d/c slip.

Please don’t send metered or click-it/ship-it postage – some hostesses have had issues with these.

7. PM me if you have problems and need to drop out or if an emergency happens (we all know things happen beyond our control sometimes), let me know so we can make arrangements for an angel or other help if needed.

8. There will be 5 people per group. The total groups will depend on enthusiasm.


NO hand written lettering on ANY items. Please use computer fonts, rub-ons, stickers or stamps.

NOTE: Embellished means using brads, eyelets, charms, ribbon/fiber, 3D stickers (matted stickers/cliparts are okay too) or embossing (dry/heat).

Ok - here are the elements to choose from (if you have another idea for an element, let me know and I will add it).

Element Selection:
Journaling Box: 1PP at least a 3x3 writing area, double matted and embellished with actual journal area placed on top of the two mats
Tag: 1 PP for medium or large tags, 2 pp for 2x3 tags, double matted and embellished, include either ribbon/fiber or eyelet/brad in the hole. may include both....the fiber and or eyelet does not count as part of the 2 embellishments.
Embellished Shapes: 3PP 1-1/2x1-1/2 or larger if you wish, double matted and embellished. These can be circles, squares, flowers, etc. be creative. If it is a shape that would not look right double matted please use your best judgement.....Just make up for it in another way. Maybe make a few extra or throw in something extra.
Slide Mounts: 2PP be creative here please
File Folders or Matchbooks: 1 PP if medium size or lager, 2 pp if mini sized. Please make sure to enclose a blank page in the matchbook if this is the element you choose to do.
Bottle Caps: 2PP if metal, 4PP if paper
Library Pocket and Tag: 1PP embellished, no smaller than to hold 2x3 a tag that should have ribbon/fiber or eyelet in the hole
Shaker Box: 1PP be creative please
Paper Piecing: 1PP be creative please
License Plate: 1PP be creative please
Signage/Bookmark: 1PP 2x6, double matted and embellished
Song/Lyric/Poem: 1PP, double matted and embellished
Altered CD cover: 1PP be creative please
Altered letter: matted at least 4 inches
Altered Paper Clips: 3 large size ones
Embellishment baggie to include the following items: 3 yards of fiber, yard of ribbon, 2 pieces of 6 X6 coordinating paper, 8 brads and 8 eyelets.
Individual wrapped store bought embellishment package.(example Jolees, shaped clips,etc.)

PP = Per Person


Postal:

Recevied by hostess:
CHECKED IN

SWAPPERS
susiestone
katdisney

bearbear
michellepooh
123SA
hopemax:cheer2:
[COLOR="red"]AWM[/COLOR][IMG]:cheer2:
[COLOR="Red"]Faerie[/COLOR]
[COLOR="red"]Mickster:cheer2: [/COLOR]
[COLOR="red"]mommy2mrb:cheer2: [/COLOR]
:cheer2:
[COLOR="red"]Raine[/COLOR]:cheer2:
[COLOR="Red"]TPCShauna[/COLOR][IMG]:cheer2:


Spring A - FULL
[COLOR="Blue"]- General Spring - happycampers[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Blue"]- St. Patrick's Day - AWM[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Easter - hopemax[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Mother's Day -susiestone[/COLOR]
- April Showers Bring May Flowers - KatDisney

Summer A - FULL
[COLOR="blue"]- General Summer - happycampers[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Father's Day -susiestone[/COLOR]
- Fourth of July - Mickster
[COLOR="blue"]- Vacation - michellepooh[/COLOR]
- General birthday - Kat Disney

Fall A - Full
[COLOR="blue"]- General Fall - happy campers[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Leaf Picking- AWM[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Back to School - SusieStone[/COLOR]
- Halloween - KatDisney
[COLOR="blue"]- Thanksgiving or Family Dinner- happypooh[/COLOR]

Winter A FULL
-[COLOR="blue"] General Winter - happy campers[/COLOR]
- Christmas Eve - KatDisney
[COLOR="blue"]- Christmas - michellepooh [/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- New Year - hopemax[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Valentines Day - SusieStone[/COLOR]

School Year Group A - FULL
[COLOR="blue"]- Start of school- AWM[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- 100th day of school - SusieStone[/COLOR]
- winter break - KatDisney
[COLOR="blue"]- spring break - happycampers[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- end of school - Mickster[/COLOR]


Mixed Group - FULL
[COLOR="blue"]- General Spring - michellepooh [/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Easter - happy pooh[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Surprise - susiestone[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- AWM[/COLOR]
- TPCShauna

Summer B -FULL
[COLOR="blue"]- General Summer - Mickster[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Father's Day - hapypooh[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Fourth of July - susiestone[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Vacation- bearbear [/COLOR]
- General birthday - Raine

Fall B - FULL
[COLOR="blue"]- General Fall - Mickster:[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Pumpkin Carving- susiestone[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Back to School - TPCShauna[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Halloween - 123SA [/COLOR]
-Thanksgiving or Family Dinner - Raine

Winter B - FULL
[COLOR="blue"]- General Winter - mommy2mrb[/COLOR]
- Christmas Eve - Faerie
[COLOR="blue"]- Christmas - happypooh[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- New Year- susiestone[/COLOR]
[COLOR="blue"]- Valentines Day - bearbear [/COLOR]

Thanks for swapping

 

[Mickster]

Believe it or not, I had all of the paper I needed for this swap - at home! Not that shocking, I know. But I was able to shop my stash as they say... Of course, that is negated by my attendance at Beadfest over the weekend. I got all sorts of embellishments for my pieces. Oh, well. At least I didn't have to get any paper, right??

So to paraphrase... I have my supplies and even my designs. I have to finish the tag book swap first, then I'm ready for this one!

 

[ddavis860]

Of course, that is negated by my attendance at Beadfest over the weekend. I got all sorts of embellishments for my pieces.

I am SO JEALOUS you went to Bead Fest!!! I had to work

 

[bearbear]

Checking in. I won't be able to finish any of the swap pieces before I leave. My DH is sick. We went to the doctor today and she said that he should start feeling better tomorrow. I hope so cause we leave on Saturday. Not one thing packed and I have to work the rest of the week. Sorry for ranting.
Thanks for listening.

 

[123SA]

Susie -- for the topper

I plan to have two layers -- 2x8 and 1 3/4 x 7 3/4
On top of that I will have my cricut letters and embellishments. Do these letters need a shadow?

Embellish two ways -- is inking the edges one way?

If I have eyelets in the corners with fiber looped through across the length of the topper, is that 2 ways?

Thanks!

 

[hopemax]

Yes, I am a little confused about the title too. I have Sizzix alphas with shadows, but they are only 5/8ths tall. I have Sizzix alphas that are 1 1/2" inches but they don't come with shadows. I don't have a cricut, and the idea of cutting out two sets of letters by hand from the computer...

So what were you thinking the other possibilities might be? Is printing directly on cardstock, or vellum okay? Or did you want people to have the option to fill in their own title, and not have any words at all?

 

[Faerie]

No chance I"m starting this til after vacation

 

[SusieStone]

Susie -- for the topper

I plan to have two layers -- 2x8 and 1 3/4 x 7 3/4
On top of that I will have my cricut letters and embellishments. Do these letters need a shadow?

Embellish two ways -- is inking the edges one way?

If I have eyelets in the corners with fiber looped through across the length of the topper, is that 2 ways?

Thanks!

What I was thinking was people could do the regular kind of topper or they could do a topper iwth more of a title to it or a third choice would be letters cut out with shadows that people could place on the page as they want to instead of confined to a 2 X 8 rectangle ---- does that make sense?

Printed titles or what not are fine. I was trying to give people more options.

Yes ink around the edges count.

fiber and eyeltes would be two

by the way the cardstock is by doodlebug and it is either candy crusted or sugar crusted - I can't remember the exact name.

 

[hopemax]

Gotcha.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I'll be doing a general winter type theme for my mixed group.

 

[hopemax]

I bought my paper for my New Years stuff today. I probably bought my paper for my Easter group too (Recollections had their clearance paper 4/$1 this weekend) but I am not sure if I am going to use it or not. It's not specifically Easter paper, but the colors would work, so I have to think about it first.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Hey, you know we all okay with a feels like the theme. I loved what you did for the Fourth of July that was thinking outside the box.

 

[SusieStone]

I bought my paper for my New Years stuff today. I probably bought my paper for my Easter group too (Recollections had their clearance paper 4/$1 this weekend) but I am not sure if I am going to use it or not. It's not specifically Easter paper, but the colors would work, so I have to think about it first.

Feels like is great..... it doesn't have to be specifically Easter - crosses and bunnies and eggs, etc.

 

[KatDisney]

Yes, I am a little confused about the title too. I have Sizzix alphas with shadows, but they are only 5/8ths tall. I have Sizzix alphas that are 1 1/2" inches but they don't come with shadows. I don't have a cricut, and the idea of cutting out two sets of letters by hand from the computer...

So what were you thinking the other possibilities might be? Is printing directly on cardstock, or vellum okay? Or did you want people to have the option to fill in their own title, and not have any words at all?

Hope you can come play with my Cricut

 

[KatDisney]

third choice would be letters cut out with shadows that people could place on the page as they want to instead of confined to a 2 X 8 rectangle ---- does that make sense?

This confused me, so does that mean just cut out the letters and put them in a baggies, with a note saying what it is supposed to say? This is what I think it means but I want to see if I'm getting it right..

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I'm thinking "WINTER" in 2 inch letters with shadow adhered and a snowflake with shadow and stickled, loose in the baggie, as an option for topper. Is this right?

 

[KatDisney]

I like that idea Ann! Then you can make the letters go which ever way you want!!

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Cool. If our hostess is okay with it, I'll run with it.

 

[hopemax]

I think that's an example of what

third choice would be letters cut out with shadows that people could place on the page as they want to instead of confined to a 2 X 8 rectangle ---- does that make sense?

means.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Guess my Cricut is going to be a busy bug this weekend.