CHAT THREAD: Group 5 ~ non-house members

[scrappybunny]

Welcome to your Advent Chat thread.

Your hosts will be Anita (AJH) and Nina (Kermit)


sign up information is in THIS THREAD (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=2532548#post2532548)


if you have any questions, please use the QUESTIONS (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=2532552#post2532552)thread :)

[AJH]

Hi all non house members from myself and Nina , I will be dealing with the signups and Nina will be helping me along the way, if you need any help with anything just ask ! I will confirm receipt of your emails as soon as I can and then you will here from me by email again when we are ready to let you know who your Secret Santa is!

PLEASE NOTE THAT SIGN UPS WILL BE CLOSED AT 9PM ON 31ST OCTOBER SO THAT WE CAN GET YOUR 'SECRET SANTA' DETAILS TO YOU ASAP ON THE SAME NIGHT

Sign ups received from :

Sue Bailey - Sue
Marge1969 - Sally
Gwyneth - Gwyneth
dizzy - Selina
Princess Lily - Beth
iamdozytart - Kay
icklemissus - Zoe
Jemm - Jayne
RebeccaP - Rebecca
Caroline - Caroline
janeycutting - Jane
suzytagain - Suzanne
Posh Stars - Victoria
traceyjohnson - Tracey
juliab - Julia
trudyw - Trudy
alison1544 - Alison
SueC - Sue
Whizzy - Emma
Jem - Jan
Stef - Stef
Maddy - Maddy
Janie - Janie
kiwinuk - Emma
Lesley136 - Lesley
Natoni - Tamahaine
Charliesangel - Julie
smiffy73 - Rebecca
cathk - Cath
welsh girl - Becca
dragonfly Jane - Jane
Efemera - Gail
Esjay - Shirley
nicoladale - Nicola

xxx

[Sue Bailey]

Thanks Anita..I've sent my email...plus a follow-up because I didn't read it properly!! Really looking forward to this.

[gwyneth]

Thanks Anita,
Just signed up and looking forward to buying and wrapping.
Gwyneth

[Marge1969]

sent you my info Anita, thought I'd get that done as soon as so that I can deal with my sign ups!!!

Love

[AJH]

Thanks girls , all received , just need your phone number Gwyneth - have emailed you.
Good luck Sally with your group.

xxx

[dizzy]

hi ya i have emailed you too, also taking sign up so though i would do so beforee i forgot

[AJH]

Hiya Dizzy and welcome, good luck with your sign ups as well!

xxxx

[icklemissus]

Hi,

Just sent my email

WHOOO HHOOOO, Im so excited I even gave hubby the last choc digestive! he he he

Zoe

[AJH]

Hiya Zoe - welcome ! Oooo lucky hubbie , I am so excited too - am almostr feeling Christmassy already !

xxx

[janeycutting]

Hi everyone, I have just emailed you Anita. Looking forward to another shopping spree.

Don't you just love this time of year - all so happy and exciting :):lol::)

[__TJ__]

bookmarking this thread as i havent sent the email yet but as i have done this three years running now i wouldnt miss it for the world. will email later on i looooove adbvent swap :)

[AJH]

Hi Jane - thanks for your email and Tracey looking forward to receiving yours.

I so cant wait girlies to get my swappee from the Red Ribbons group and get shopping !

xxx

[jemm]

Hi just signing in and asking do we have a sign up list like the houses so that we can check we are on it or not?

[AJH]

Hi Jayne

Yes I can do that with pleasure , will add it later. However , I have emailed everyone back who has emailed me so you should have that confirmation too that you are on it.

xxxx

[Kermit]

Hello Advent swappee's! Just thought I'd pop in and say hello to you all. It sounds like Anita is getting lots of sign-ups for the swap. If you have any questions post here and either Anita or I will try to help!

[jemm]

thanks Anita I have it - helps if you actually check your e.mails and not your pm's. (I'm cracking fast)

[Posh Stars]

Anita
I have sent you an email about this, I would love to be included, this is the first year I have been involved in one of these, and I am very excited about it!

xxxx

[Posh Stars]

Anita
I have sent you an email about this, I would love to be included, this is the first year I have been involved in one of these, and I am very excited about it!

xxxx

[AJH]

Hi Nina Jayne and Posh Stars

No worries Jayne - will definately add the list this evening.

xxx

[Posh Stars]

Thanks

I cant wait to go shopping once I have the persons likes and dislikes. this is my first advent swap and I am very excited about this!

Thanks
xxxx

[__TJ__]

signed up :) i looove advent swap this will be my 4th :D

[juliab]

I have sent my email now - this is my third time and I'm excited too! I think the bit I like the best is the shopping, wrapping, writing clues, etc - ie the giving bit rather than the receiving

Julia

[Princess Lily]

Hello ladies & gents if there are any out there!

I am so exciting about this swap - I love collecting all the little bits & bobs & deciding which one should be for which day & wrapping & labelling them all.... So excited that I started collecting some little bits whilst on my travels today & hey ho if they don't fit into my swapee likes then I guess I'll have to give them a good home myself!!! Oh boy I can't wait to find out who I get!!!

Anyway just wanted to say hello & let you know another REAL excited bunny has joined the gang!

Love from one Christmassy feeling
Beth x

[Trudyw]

Hi everyone have sent my email just waiting for confirmation (email been playing up) This is my third year it is so nice in the mornings in Dec something to get up for :)

[AJH]

Hi ladies

Sorry I was a little late confirming a few of you , hadnt got a chance to get here sooner this evening. I have also updated the first post of mine on Page 1 with a list of sign ups so far. Please could you just check that youre on there OK. Also quite a few of you have been sending very handy comprehensive likes / dislikes lists with your emails , which are great and will make Santas job soooo much easier, if anyone else wants to do the same I will add the details in with your address details etc , I know of course many of you will have them in your profile so if thats the case then you dont need to worry.

xxx

[AJH]

Sounds like lots of excitement already! Yay !! Its good to see some people who have previously participated in Advent swaps, I am over in the red Ribbons group and this will be my very first one.

xxx

[alison1544]

hi,please can i join:)this sounds fun

[RebeccaP]

Hi there. Soooo looking forward to this.

[SueC]

Just sent my e-mail and bookmarking here. Skipped the swap last year but done the couple of times before and had a ball so looking forward to it again this year :D

[AJH]

Morning Sue

Thanks for your email, will add you to the ever growing list !

xxx

[kiwinuk]

Can I join, please. Thanks Emma

[whizzy]

Just sent my e-mail!!

Done this swap the last 2 years & looking forward to another good one!!

Love Whizzy xx

[gwyneth]

I've done this swap for a few years now and enjoy every minute of buying, wrapping, waiting to see if your swappe likes what you've got. Having a little parcel every day in Dec to brighten the month. IT'S GREAT!!!!! Fa la la la la la la la la la!!!!!

[juliab]

***waves*** - hi Whizzy - how are you? Hope you finally got a CJ back?
Julia

[Miss S]

hiya everyone :D I've signed up as I've done it a few times now and always enjoy it! Roll on 1st November! :lol:

[icklemissus]

Hi all, Im so excited!!! I cant wait!!!
This will be my fist year doing the advent swap. Usually my mum makes me and my sis one, but has said this year she wont! :( BOO HOO. Always part of my birthday pressie (30th Nov) but she says I am now too old, plus now im a mum I get less pressies! No fun!
So if all goes to plan I will have a big box of goodies arrive on my birthday!!!! Yay!

Zoe

[SueC]

*waves* hi Whizzy - long time no see - how are you?

*waves* also - hi Gwyneth how are you too :D

I am so excited already - but Christmas so soon :o

[Marge1969]

Hi everyone, not posted on here yet even tho signed up - too busy sorting out my group as I am hosting the Green Buttons lot! Glad we are all getting excited - Me and iamDozytart have been hatching some plans today for the main pressie....oooohhhh, it is so exciting. I loved it last year but it was my first so it was all new. This year will be even more fun as I now can fine tune it a bit!
Speak soon
Love

[AJH]

Hi girls

Have just added everyone from today to the front page , please could you double check to see if you are there , although if you have had a confirmation email from me then you should be !

Emma - kiwinuk - I dont seem to have an email from you , if you could follow the normal sign up procedure that would be great thanks. xx

I missed out on last years as I was new here and was too scared to join in !! So pleased I am doing it this year , like all of you I am really excited about getting the persons details that I am sending to and doing some shopping ! Wow it will be a lovely birthday getting your box of goodies !

xxxx

Zoe - sorry to hear that your mum thinks youre too grown up now to do an Advent thing for you !!

[Janie]

Have just emailed you Anita! Can't wait for this swap - I love it! Last year Gwyneth was my Secret Santa - you'll be a lucky lady who gets her this year cos she does a fab parcel of goodies!!

I included a few likes/dislikes in my original email as I thought this could be sent straight to my swappee for reference - hope thats ok?

I also just wanted to say to whoever gets me as either giver and receiver that I get married on Dec 2nd, so am unlikely to be around much for the first week or so!

[AJH]

Good morning Janie

Welcome ! And to Maddy too , have added you both to the list.
I think your likes / dislikes will be a great help to your Secret Santa Janie , dont forget if anyone else wants to send me likes and dislikes I will forward them onto to your Secret Santa will your other details.

xxx

[AJH]

Thanks Emma - kiwinuk - for your email - youre added now too !

xxx

[SueC]

I also just wanted to say to whoever gets me as either giver and receiver that I get married on Dec 2nd, so am unlikely to be around much for the first week or so!

Congratulations :D At least whoever is your "giver" can throw in a few Wedding style things as I'm sure you'll be scrapping some pages after - what is your colour theme? :D

[Janie]

red wine and ivory are the colours. Scrapping might have to wait until the new year though!!

[RebeccaP]

the suspense is going to kill me......... want to get started.........want to know someones likes and dislikes.......... :)

[whizzy]

***waves*** - hi Whizzy - how are you? Hope you finally got a CJ back?
Julia

Hi Julia - good to hear from you. Never did get my CJ back!! 3 people did repeat entries for me as seperate pages but although they were very nice, not the same!! have been put of CJ's cos of this & haven't done one since!!

Anyway!! Hopefully Advent swap will go OK!!
Are you going to get over this way again? Will watch out for you!!

Love whizzy xx

[whizzy]

*waves* hi Whizzy - long time no see - how are you?

*waves* also - hi Gwyneth how are you too :D

I am so excited already - but Christmas so soon :o

:lol: Wave to you too Sue!! All well at this end - just wish I could sell my house!! Too stressful!!
Hope to catch you at a crop soon

Love Whizzy xx

[gwyneth]

Gwyneth waves to Sue C and Janie.
What could you be busy doing until the New year Janie!!All the best for the wedding, you could take lots of little parcels on your honeymoon but if you are going abroad they might cause a stir at customs.

[juliab]

have been put of CJ's cos of this & haven't done one since!!

Anyway!! Hopefully Advent swap will go OK!!
Are you going to get over this way again? Will watch out for you!!

Love whizzy xx

Hi whizzy

Sorry to hear that you have been put off CJ's - although I haven't done any more since the handwriting one I was hosting finished in April. Decided that I should put more effort into scrapping my own stuff rather than doing stuff I was going to give away to other people :huh:

Jen sends me the emails about the all day crops and I keep thinking I might come but life has been mega busy over the last 12 months and I never quite manage it. :( . But if I do I will let you know I'm coming and you can save me a seat :D

Really looking forward to this advent swap ... maybe I'll get you!

Julia

[juliab]

By the way whizzy - is your avatar your boys at the Crocky Trail?

[Lesley136]

Sent mine in today - hope you got it ok as aol e-mail has been a bit iffy.
Lesley

[AJH]

Rebecca - its horrid waiting to see who youre buying for isnt it ?! We will be sorting out the Santas on the cut off day and will let you know then who you will be able to spoil!

xxx

[AJH]

Yep have received your email Lesley , thanks and have added you.

xxx

[jemm]

Oh Anita you spoilsport the other groups have started to get their swapees I feel soooo left out:)

[Posh Stars]

I want to start shopping!!!!

I already have quite a few ideas!
xxxx

[RebeccaP]

Oh Anita you spoilsport the other groups have started to get their swapees I feel soooo left out:)


Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo:mellow: :( :( :(

[AJH]

Oh Anita you spoilsport the other groups have started to get their swapees I feel soooo left out

Am I horrid ?!!? Yep one team have started swapping out, another at the weekend and the other 2 are waiting till sign ups are complete, the same as this group. Just so you all done think I'm being totally horrid I will explain why. If I created a cut off point and swapped some of you out then the others would think it unfair that they didnt have their swappees , but if I swapped the whole group out and only another 6 or so people joined after that then those 6 people would probably be able to more easily guess their Santa out of the few that have been swapped out at the same time as them.
Have I explained that OK ??!! Am hoping by swapping a big group out altogether then you will all have great difficulty and lots of fun guessing ! :lol:
Rest assured you will be told straight after cut off who youre buying for , Im in the same situation as you and absolutely cant wait either , in fact have been buying a few bits already in the hope that they may suit my Red Ribbon swappee.

Hope thats OK and fair for everyone!

xxx

[AJH]

Just to get some chat going and maybe give your swappee some ideas for when they are researching you , is there any product or technique you would like to try but havent done so yet , you never know Santa may be able to help ?!!?

xxx

[RebeccaP]

It may be fair Anita but it is VERY MEAN. lol

[Posh Stars]

I agree I am just inpatenient!!!!!

I hear and understand why.....

[jemm]

AAAWWW Anita it wasn't a dig I just want to do everything yesterday LOL

[SueC]

I think it will be more fun Anita - we are just an impatient bunch :lol: Mind you there is no harm in starting to think about what to get - we are after all buying for scrappers so we have one thing in common :)

[Marge1969]

Hi Anita, I am right with you hun about the swapping out dates - the group I am hosting is also waiting til after the 31st. I didnt realise some groups had swapped already - I wanna make it as difficult as poss for people to guess who's buying for them so I am waiting to do the whole lot together to reduce the chances of guessing!!

LOL - we are all just SOOOOOOO impatient arent we!!

Love

[Miss S]

I agree about the name swapping dates. I've hosted a few swaps and would get totally confused giving out swapees a bit at a time. I think it's much easier to do it all at once... it will keep us all excited and curious for a little longer :D

[juliab]

I totally support you Anita - I think more than half the fun of this swpa is guessing/not being guessed! And anyway, there is another payday between now and 1 November - what better excuse to go shopping in early November!

[whizzy]

By the way whizzy - is your avatar your boys at the Crocky Trail?

Well spotted Hawk-eye!! They loved the day we spent there and the weather was fab too!! I was worried it would be a bit naff but pleasantly surprised.

would be great if you could get over for a Crop some time, but I know it's tricky when life is chaotic - will enjoy chatting on here anyway!!

Love Whizzy xx

[Sue Bailey]

Hello ladies....really looking forward to this - first time for me though!

[dizzy]

i started to buy a few bits to start off with,

if there not suitable for my swapee then what a shame i will have to keep it for myself,

that really will be a shame ;) ;)

[AJH]

Hi ladies

Thanks for your understanding , just thought I would explain so you all knew !

Jayne - definately didnt think you were having a dig ! Lovely to hear from your daughter who has such very good taste !!

Hope everyone is well today , like some of you , this will be my first advent swap. Ive been doing some browsing to get ideas for when I have my swappe , have quite a few little things in mind, just need to know her likes / preferences. It will be great fun getting it altogther and choosing the order for the pressies.

xxx

[Miss S]

i can't wait.. i love doing all the wrapping up and stuff :lol: (just a big kid at heart really LOL!)

[kiwinuk]

I have a question, How do you get your likes and dislikes at the bottom of your signiture. I filled in the likes and dislikes on my profile. But I noticed that some have them on there signiture and some don't. If you understand this please help.

[Miss S]

do you mean the little link part that you can click on and go to the page with a list of your likes / dislikes?

[kiwinuk]

Yep that's it, some are blue

[SueC]

There used to be a thread that you could type in your likes / dislikes and then link back to it but the thread got so big it was too much for the system to carry on. You have to put it in your profile now but why don't we all do an introduction on here of ourselves which will help each other when we are swapped plus will help getting the chat going?

I'll start shall I...

My name is Sue and I hit the big 40 this August! I have an 8yr old DD (going on 18 at times :lol:) and I have been married to DH for 19 years. I currently work full time as a PA to the MD of a chain of daycare nurseries which is fun but I want to work from home so I can be there for DD after school more often.

I have been scrapping for about 7 years - started with Creative Memories and then found this place and my whole style changed :lol: I have done lots of albums of DD / family holidays etc but now I am concentrating on my own Book of Me.

I am now slipping down the slide of altered art, ATCs etc and really enjoy getting "messy".

I love pinks / purples and the sort of "arty" vintage browns. I will have a go at most techniques and on a non-scrapping theme I love ANY kind of chocolate (:lol: ) but would like to avoid smelly stuff as I have a tendency to be allergic to perfumes / bath bombs etc.

So that's me in a nutshell - what about you guys :D

[AJH]

This is a great idea Sue, I wont join in here as I am not in this group only co hosting it. Hope some more of you join in soon !

xxx

[SueC]

Oh Anita - does that mean you will be given a swappee from another group? I was wondering how the hosts would keep their own Santas secret ;)

[Princess Lily]

Ok I'll take a turn:

My name is Beth, I am 29 & have just had our fifth wedding anniversary.
I am stay at home mum & love most crafts esp. scrapping.

I like plain & simple stuff. I prefer to work small & love making mini books, journals & tend to scrap a celebration or event in a small book rather than adding to huge great heavy albums!

I love the lightly ribbed & waffle cardstock that bazzill basics do.

I like dull & dirty colours but can't bring myself to deliberatly distress. I like the new england/american folk art look & LOVE anything gingham.

Not really into novelty items or themes. Can't really do bright, sparkley girlie stuff as it's just not me. & have gone off **ducking for cover** ATCs!

As for Christmas I tend to go for a traditional country style. Good excuse to use lots of red & green ginghams!

& now a days I love chocolate of any variety... (except strawberry flavours)

Not really into bath/smellie type stuff as real sensetive.

Hope that make sense.
Beth x

p.s. so excited that I made 25 little tags last night. DH thinks I am mad a) for making 25 tags, b) for been so excited over 'a bit of card board & a pair of scissors!' & c) Christmas in October...

Oh well whose next?

EDIT to add fav colour is blue!

[icklemissus]

I'll go next.

Im 24 (25 on 30th Nov) and have a little girl called Rosie who was 1 in August. I have been married to my hubby (Phil) for almost 5 years. We moved to Westcliff in July and are currently doing up our flat and garden.

I have always been in Art and Craft since an early age as my mum owns a bead and button shop, my grandad used to be a jeweller. I went to Surrey Institute of Art and Design to study 3-d design-metalwork, but came home as I missed my then boyfriend and wanted to get married! :rolleyes:

I make cards, stetch (occasionally) but I mainly scrap and make my own jewellery. I mainly scrap in 8x8 as I'm doing my daughters first year. But desperately trying to get going on our family album (12x12) and Book of Me (8x8).

I have a quickutz squeeze(pink of course) and a big shot. Both brought for the business! But I love having all those alphas to choose from! I am addicted to alphas of any kind especially those lil davis black plastic ones.

I like like the vintage altered art thing. but most of my actually album is fairly modern in style. Thinking Freestyle/Designing with Colour/Designing with Type.

I LOVE pink, purple, lilac, black and turqouise. Non scrapping I am really into those pressed glass coloured things from charity shops, enamel tins of anykind and venitan/beveled edge mirrors to give you an idea. But despite being quite girly I love wearing quite punky style clothes. I am def a jean and t-shirt kind of girl. Bright green, black, cerise pink, colbat blue.

Sorry I have waffled for far too long!

Zoe

[gwyneth]

Hi everyone, I'm Gwyneth 52 going on 25. I have 2 children Lizzie 18 and Richard 16.I have 2 wonderful labradors I take out each day. I'm a nurse in health education. ( Drugs and Sex) mainly. I make cards and scrap any size really. I like autumn colours or any for that matter. I am into charms at the moment. I don't like smellies as I too am sensative although I am also an aromatherapist. I should be steering clear of choccy as I am on a diet before Christmas but a little treat would be able to be squeezed into the diet plan!!!
I have done this swap for a few years now and love everything about it, all the buying and wrapping and the feeling that someone else is thinking about me gives me a warm feeling. So anything at all will bring a smile. Thanks

[dizzy]

right then my turn,

my names selina im 24 years off and stilll live at home, poor wages and house prices dont offer much, im an only child and have three cats which are the main pictures i tend to scrap.

i love choclate but have been on a helath kick and diet for awhile now so am limiting my intake, i love pinks and purple and anything fluffy,

i had a slight scrapper block for the past year, have only done about 5 page shock horror through time, but am going to make a new years resolution to make more time for myself and scrpping in the new year.

i work as a nursery surpervisor with the 2-3 and so very much young at heart, i love my job and spend more time than i should working or thinking about work.

im very much a girly girl and am very close to my nan and grandad.

i hae taken part in this swap for three years now and lve every bit of it.

[AJH]

I love reading through your messages ! Its really nice to hear a little about you all.

xxx

[Marge1969]

Hi girls, I am awau from home at the mo and just popped onto th PC for a mo - will join in this when I am back Tuesday - love reading all about you all....
Love

[Miss S]

I'll have a go :D

My name's Sarah, I'm 27. I'm not married and don't have any kids. I've got 1 older sister and 2 beautiful nieces (5 yrs old and 1 yr old) but they don't live in England. I've got 2 cats and 1 dog and i love all animals. I love photography, too and am trying to teach myself from my many photography books lol. I often do charity / voluntary work and this christmas I'm helping with the Shoe Box appeal again. I'm currently on a diet (WW) and have lost 62.5lbs this year, since February when I started - so I don't eat any sweeties or chocs etc. I don't drink alcohol either, but love my cups of tea and am always collecting nice mugs :lol:.

I've been scrapping for quite a while now. I'm not sure I have a scrapping 'style' as such, I just do whatever comes to me. I adore the look of the 'freestyle' style and am very keen on having a go. I love all the Autumn Leaves books. My favourite stash comes from companies like chatterbox, autumn leaves, daisy d's, bazzill, prima, fancy pants, K&Co, Queen & Co etc. I don't like stickers, eyelets and fibres at all really and don't use them. I'm not into all the patterned papers with real life sort of pictures on them - like pebbles, sky, buildings etc and don't really like the kiddy / childish looking stuff like 'MAMBI' and things like that. I'm also not so keen on holographic and pearlescent stuff.

I looove patterned paper, cardstock, alphabets and also unusual embellishments and loads of stuff, I could be here all day listing it all LOL. I like most colours, but not fluro, acid and not sooo keen on primary colours. I'm dying to try some pretty fabric on my layouts too! I'm not a card maker and really only do scrapbooking these days. I have tried many a craft and found that scrapbooking is definately the one for me!

I'm not sure what else. I'm a girly kind of girl and love pinks, purples, fluffy stuff etc etc.. but I don't wear make up or nail varnish. I love jewellery and I have long hair and love all that kinda stuff. I love smellies of all kinds, but we only have a shower. Like someone else said, I am also a jeans and tshirt type of girl, despite loving all the girly stuff! LOL. I love all sorts of things from curiosity shops.. love fairies, windchimes, candles, incense, little boxes, mirrors, hanging things, coloured glass things etc etc - you get the idea! LOL.

Christmas and Winter are my absolute favourite times of year! I love Christmas and all the decorations / preparations etc.. I can't get enough of it :lol:. Our Christmas decorations aren't themed, we have lots of colours with multicoloured fairylights - i love it, it takes me back to my childhood :lol:

[AJH]

Hi Sarah

Well done on that fab weight loss, thats brilliant !

xxx

[kiwinuk]

Hi everyone, going to have a go.

My name is Emma, I am 32 years old. I have been married for 10 years and Have 2 DS 7yrs and 6yrs. I work part time as a admin assisstant. I love swimming, reading romance novels and movies. I love scrapbooking, but don't have as much time with it as I would like.

Likes
I love prima flowers (yum yum)
Alphebet stickers
Karen Foster Papers
unsual brads
butterflies
lindt chocolate
clear stamps
Dauber Duos Stamp pads
Anything blue
doodling
Rub ons

dislikes
Ribion and Fibers (yuk)
Pastel anything (double yuk)
ATC or anythink altered (shiver)

[Posh Stars]

Hello

I am 28 I live with my dog and Toy boy boyfriend!!! I am a PA in an investment bank I have been scrapping for a couple of years now, and absolutely love it!

I LOVE
PHRESH AND PHUNKY (more than most things!)
RIBBON any sort
ANYTHING TO DO WITH DOGS (buttons, paper, ribbon)
ALPHABETS
Patterned paper
Ribbon charms
Basic Grey
Chocolate
Bath Bombs
rick rac (sic?)
Love glitter!
primas
sweets
chocolate
green mascara
brads
inks
anything green
love books
note pads for altering




I dont like
Work
pooy boys (they smell)
being ill
.... sorry diverting a bit there!
ATCs
I dont really like doodeling, or stamping
blue eye shadow
red lipstick
eyelets

[janeycutting]

Okay, I will have a go now :)

I am pretty easily pleased actually, especially when it comes to scrapbooking stash :) I like most brands of papers, but do have lots of pp, so some cardstock is always useful. I work in 12x12 mainly but would be willing to try other sizes.

I love ribbons and buttons and eyelets and brads and so on, the only thing I can't seem to get my head around is fibres :wacko: Just never know quite what to do with them other than on tags:lol:

I have a QK, Big shot and tag-a-long.

I have more stickers than I know what to do with so probably wouldn't need anymore :lol:

I am married to Neil (for 5 years) and we have 3 children, Charlotte (4) who has just started school, Olivia (3) who is very strong willed and confident and Edward, my little man who will be 2 in January :)

Oh and number 4 is due in April - unplanned and unexpected, but now we are used to the idea very much looked forward too :)

Mmm, anything else - I don't really wear much jewellry I'm afraid and I am definatley a jeans and t-shirt girl!! and I am a nurse in a community care home (not just eldery)

Hope that is enough - I have probably waffled on for too long now :lol: Sorry if I have bored you :( :lol::)

[janeycutting]

Argghh, forgot the main like - love Cadbury's choclate :)

[AJH]

Hi girls

Welcome to 2 more ladies - Natoni and charliesangel - hi Tamahine and Julie.

xxx

[Princess Lily]

These posts all keep popping up in my mind when I am out shopping & if we don't find out who we get soon I am in danger of making an advent for everyone!!!! OKay so maybe I need to calm down a little, steer clear of teh shops & be patient but OH OH OH OH so excited & can't wait to start collecting for my swapee!!!!

[AJH]

I am soooo excited too, counting down the days now till we can swap out names! xxx

[janeycutting]

Can I ask a daft question that may already have been answered - do we get swapped within our individual group or are they swapping across the groups???

[AJH]

Hi Jane

Not a daft question at all, you are swapped within your own group, you will receive details to shop for someone within the Group 5 - non house members group.

xxx

[__TJ__]

it is the 31st you will be swapping us out tho isnt it cos im dying to go shopping :)

[Sue Bailey]

This is me:

42 years old, mother of one 18 year old son, married for 21 years, work full time as a radiographer in Cardiff. I have been scrapping for 2 years.

My likes:
I like just about anything but I made a list anyway!

Pink anything if its for me but scrap a lot in blue
I do like to use lots of colour though
PP: BasicGrey
My Minds Eye
Autumn leaves MOD
Rub-ons
Ribbons
Ric-rac
Eyelets and Brads
Charms
Buttons
Glitter
Small gems
Handmade books
Fonts, fonts, fonts
Gel pens
Chocolate (Thank goodness for Cadbury)
Salt and Vinegar crisps!
Indie music
Christmas!!

My dislikes:
Peel-offs !!
Seafood
Nylon lace (don't go there!)

[SueC]

Nylon lace (don't go there!)

:lol: The mind boggles :blink: :D

[Natoni]

Hi
I’m Tamahine, Tam for short I am 38 and live with my 2 children Nathan 16 and Toni 5. Work full-time as an accounts admistrator

Am really looking forward to taking part in the swap, I love Christmas and this sounds like the perfect way to start getting in the christmas spirit

I have been scrapping for about 9 months now

I am really boring and like almost everything especially

Sheep (not real ones)
Bright colours
My children
Brads
Eyelets
Buttons
Rub-ons
Handmade items (not very good myself though)
Strokable materials
Most embellishments
Dark chocolate
Oh and Christmas

Don’t like

Marmite

[jemm]

Ok I'll go next

I'm Jayne and am married to Jay(confusing I know:)). We have three daughters Rhiannon, Justine-Holly and Ffion-Jayne.
My scrapping likes are many and I like to try new things.
Almost always 12 x 12 and mainly my Dh and DDs
I love bright colours Pinks, purples, Limes especially.
I like patterned papers current fave are Cactus Pink, Bo Bunny, AMM Couture and Be Unique.
Addicted to Brads, Buttons, Beads and eyelets and love the Queen and Co range.
I have sizzix, bigshot and quickutz machines
I also cross stitch

Don't needs would be Fibres and Ink pads but I wouldn't mind.

Total dislikes would be Vintage colours, Fairies and Angels

Non Scrapping wise I am less easy to please:
I don't really like chocolate with the exception of a bit of white now and again.
I have very sensitive skin and although I love smellies I always have to buy my own so that I know I am ok.
Candles I am a Yankee Candle girl and wouldn't use anything else but I sell these IRL:)

[__TJ__]

oooh i didnt do my list did i. :)
tracey johnson 31 ( aaargh!) , married to wayne ( crane driver - harley riding - chip foose fan) got 6yo ds, jack. 4yo dd Catherine, and DOG ben LOL he is a black lab,
i have a craft robo which i looove, i like most BG, SEI, lil and daisy d, 7gypsies and woven lables etc. love music altho i dont play anything anymore i love to sing, i eat galaxy chocolate and not really any other ( chomping on some now as it happens) i garden, love my veggie patch. i love candles but with two kids and a dog i never get to burn them. i watch LOST, 24, west wing ( i miss the west wing*sob* ) the bill, stargate and two and a half men. love anything disney as am off there in march :) oh and i mainly scrap 12x12 :) also very hot on ALF.( acid and lignin free)

dislike, paper that looks like wallpaper, dark chocolate ( hate it with a passion) anythign really really bulky altho i do use buttons sometimes ;) got primas, use primas but have no idea why everyone loves them so much so probs not a huge amount of them please.and i detest green holographic wheelbarrows :lol:

[smiffy73]

and i detest green holographic wheelbarrows :lol:

And you call yourself a crafter:rolleyes:

I am still undecided about joining in this year. I have loved the last 2 years but I'm not sure I can really afford it. I have zero willpower though so I will probably give in to my love of pretty wrapped surprises:lol:

[jemm]

and i detest green holographic wheelbarrows :lol:[/QUOTE]

Oh well I'll go to bed early then - no point in my staying up to fight for some for you then Tracy:P

[AJH]

Hi girls, lovely to read through your likes and dislikes !

Tracey , I am sorting out with Nina as to when we are swapping you all out, will let you all know when it will be over the next few days.

Also if there is any reason why you shouldnt be swapped with someone else within this group could you let us know, that doesnt apply to the people who have already contacted me.

Thanks girls, wont be long now till shopping time, I got a few bits today in preparation!

xxx

[AJH]

PLEASE NOTE THAT SIGN UPS WILL BE CLOSED AT 9PM ON 31ST OCTOBER SO THAT WE CAN GET YOUR 'SECRET SANTA' DETAILS TO YOU ASAP ON THE SAME NIGHT

[AJH]

Morning ladies , the lovely Nina and myself have decided that we will be closing the sign up at 9pm on Tuesday 31st October so that we can get who you are shopping for sent to you that evening, am sure you will all be very excited to get the details so you can get shopping and organising ! I have posted on the first page about the sign up by time but will pop a message up every now and then over the weekend, etc so that any one viewing who is unsure will hopefully see that they only have till 9pm to decide. Its sooooooooooo exciting isnt it !?!!??!! I WANT TO SHOP !!!

xxxx

[SueC]

I am still undecided about joining in this year. I have loved the last 2 years but I'm not sure I can really afford it. I have zero willpower though so I will probably give in to my love of pretty wrapped surprises:lol:

It doesn't have to be expensive - you can make things from your current stash (ie tags, embellishments etc) and chocs don't cost too much :)

[Kermit]

Sue, that's true, but don't forget the minimum spend is £25. Maybe you could talk your family into giving you £25 towards your own Christmas pressie, and use that for your advent swap knowing you will get at least £25 worth of stash back!!

[__TJ__]

also remember postage is nor included in that. i spent over £15 on it last year :o ( course they failed to deliver by 1pm so i got a refund of that;) ) but bear in mind how much it will cost to post at least £6 if you send it recorded ( id recommend that so at least it will be insured if its lost by the po)

anita, last year sundrop gave out her work address so that we could all put that down on theparcel as the return address in case they couldnt deliver, if we go all secret santa and put "santa, santaland, santasvilles s4nt4" as the return addy it will never get back to us if it cant be delivered. is there anyone with a work addy this year that would be willing to re-direct or contact the santa who's parcels get lost? just an idea :)

also sundrop used to ask for an extra present to be seperatly wrapped and sent to her so that if anyones parcels did get lost completely there was an alternative parcel made up ready to go, anyone else think this is a good idea? am happy to send a little extra parcel to one of the organisers if need be :)

finally i know that santas little helper was completely abused last year, i beleive santa got kidnapped for the cyber crop LOL. will there be someone who we can pm, that can post "this message isnt from me but so and so your parcel has been delayed by late snow and will be with you thursday" or something? im happy to volenteer if the organisers dont want a full pm box LOL. perhaps someone form each group could be designated "helper" status?

[SueC]

Sue, that's true, but don't forget the minimum spend is £25.

Yes but what I meant to say was if you make some of your gifts from stash that you already have then you are still adding to the overall value up to the £25 but you aren't having to go out and actually spend a full £25 now as you have already got the stash you are using - if that makes sense :wacko:

Although as TJ says it is worth remembering you have postage to go on top - hummm, how light can I make it all :lol: Mind you this year it will be size as well won't it - flipping Royal Mail ;)

[Princess Lily]

lol lol lol how much can you get in a c6 envleope less than 5mm thick lol lol

swapee fear not - this a joke!

[smiffy73]

I was £18 for postage last year:o and that was just the main box, I had to send the stuff that wouldn't fit in the first box seperately.

Oh what the heck, I'm going to join in, I've been following this thread and I know I'd be so jealous once you all started opening your presents:D I told you I had ZERO willpower:rolleyes:

[SueC]

It'll be fun Rebecca - go on, you know you want to :lol:

[smiffy73]

Sent my email so no going back now:lol:

[__TJ__]

yay smiffy :)

[AJH]

Hi girlies

Welcome Rebecca , thanks for your email .
I dont have a work address Tracey but would be happy for anyone to include my address on the box if any of you would like that , when you are sent details of your 'Santa' I will include it for those of you who choose to add it , maybe you could add that its 'Secret Santa' or Advent Swap , just so I dont go tearing into it !
Again re the extra pressie I dont have a problem with them being sent to me but I am not sure that everyone will agree that its a good idea to be honest .... especially with the expense that they will be incurring already doing their 'big shop' and postage and then afterwards theres the cost oif returning them all back if none are needed , as I say I am totally happy for that to be done but dont think its anything I could really enforce..... saying that it need only be a little something and not much postage to be sent to me but its lots for me to send back out to you all if not needed - IFKWIM!

I have no problems at all for people to use my email address to request any messages to be sent on , as the groups are smaller this year than one big group, and as far as I know we all will have our own Santas helper , hopefully the abuse / kidnap (!!) wont be as much as a problem as last year. I would rather messages be sent to me by email (as in the sign up link) however as my PM inbox does get a bit over full at times !
Thanks ever so much for bringing these things up , its really helpful to have previously experienced Adventeers!!

xxx

[cathk]

i've been following the thread as can't decide whether to play or not but if I was then wouldn't mind sending a little extra something and if it wasn't needed then i'd be happy for it to be a thank you to the organisers or donated to charity instead of having it sent back - just a thought...

[juliab]

i've been following the thread as can't decide whether to play or not but if I was then wouldn't mind sending a little extra something and if it wasn't needed then i'd be happy for it to be a thank you to the organisers or donated to charity instead of having it sent back - just a thought...
Hi - just back from a little holiday in Northumberland and catching up with this thread!

I will post a bit about me later when I have unpacked, put the laundry on etc (had to come on here first - get your priorities right!!!!) but thought I would just take a minute to add my p'nnthworth to this particular debate....

In the past we sent two extras to Sundrop in the event of a non-arrival. After the first year there was a lengthy thread about what should happen to the things that weren't used - should they be cybercrop prizes, raffled for charity etc... I don't know what the end result was. I don't think we did the same last year - if my (poor!) memory serves me right, Sundrop said it wasn't necessary because she still had the pile from the previous year! I think maybe one or two parcels got made up from these to send to two non-arrivals (but that may have been a stocking swap - as I said, poor memory!).

In another advent swap, when one parcel (I think that WAS a stocking!) didn't arrive, everyone in the swap then sent a little something to the host with a 31p stamp and she sent a stocking on to the person who hadn't had anything. Maybe this would be a better solution in the event of a non-arrival?

I would def recommend sending recorded for the extra 65p (insured up to £30 I believe).

Just my thoughts .....
BFN

Julia

[SueC]

Hopefully in a smaller group and all using recorded delivery there is a smaller chance of parcels going astray and I'm sure as a group we could get a little package together quickly if someone was missing out. We could even all agree to send one or two bits directly to the person who's parcel hadn't turned up.

[cathk]

in another advent swap, when one parcel (I think that WAS a stocking!) didn't arrive, everyone in the swap then sent a little something to the host with a 31p stamp and she sent a stocking on to the person who hadn't had anything. Maybe this would be a better solution in the event of a non-arrival?

that sounds like a good idea :)

[Marge1969]

Right, I really ought to do this.......

Hi, My name is Sally, I am 37, married with 4 children...Rebecca 10, Lucy 8, Adam 6 and Sophie 1. I work very part-time as a Pharmacist.

I have been scrapping for about 20 months, and also do a little card making, which I have just got into. I also enjoy my garden (when I have the time), and I love reading, and listening to music. I like Robbie, Snow patrol, Bonjovi, a real mix. I dont drink much, except tea!, love all chocolate, but esp Cadbury DM, Galaxy, Minstrels,and anything minty, love all stationary, books, smellies (tho dont like musky perfumes and prefer Boots/Body shop). We are holidaying at Disney soon, I love the sea and the beach, hubby Dives, love my car ....

Scrapping wise -
I love PP, and esp like BG(but no Blitzen please as have loads!), Crate, Scenic Route, Junkitz, Doodlebug, Gin X, Chloes closet - infact, any really!
I adore Bazzill!
My fave colurs are Purple, Pink, and Green, but I love Blue, Orange, Yellow, so pretty much any colour!
I adore Ribbons, esp May Art Spotty(tho have most colours), Maya Road, American Crafts - but any Ribbon is Fab, esp if patterned in some way. Not so bothered about plain, unless textured(do I sound picky??!)
I love fibres, tho do have a lot.
I love brads, esp metallic ones, but I love all sizes, types, etc.
I like eyelets, and dont have many novelty ones, so any would be great.
I like charms, buttons, any bits and bobs really - not at all fussy!
I adore flowers of all types, big, small, primas, anything!
I love alphas of all types, dont have a robo, or sissix or QK, so would love to receive any along those lines (have to rely on crops to cut out any titles!!!)
I like stickers, but only in moderation! Not into the flowery, old fashioned, twee, novelty types. Papermania ones in small amounts are the types I can cope with (or alphas of any type of course)
I am really into Rub-ons, but not so much the phrase ones, unless they relate to kids, holidays etc- I dont tend to do the twee sort of journalling.
I love chalks and inks - have quite a lots of cats eyes, would love to try some different sorts, iridescent types maybe? I like inks too, and recently started stamping and embossing so anything related would be fab.
I like chipboard bits too - flowers, shapes, alphas
I love homemade tags, coasters, bookmarks etc. I have made matchbooks, paperbags books, havent ever done a starbook, accordian book, but would love anything anyone would care to take the time and effort to make me! Havent yet tried ATC's.

Cor that went on a bit - makes me sound really fussy!

I did this swap last year and thoroughly had a fabby time and love the shopping for my partner so the receiving is a bonus!! I will love anything anyone has time to buy, make, wrap etc so please dont worry!!!

Love

[AJH]

Morning girls, not long to go now till shopping time !

Yep I think the idea that if there is a problem to all pull together and send something to the person concerned but am happy whatever we decide as a group. Lets hope that there are no problems , at least this year the Advent swap is being managed in smaller groups so its nice and easy to keep on top of everything. I would definately agree in sending at least with recoreded delivery for your peace of mind, at least then a signature is obtained , be it the receiver or a neighbour etc and then you know its definately safe and sound.

Sally I dont think your message makes you sound fussy you ought to see mine over on the Red Ribbons thread !!! I really didnt mean to make it sound fussy but just helpful !!

What have you got in store for today girls ? Have to help DD make a volcano for Geography on Tuesday and then I think we will go out for a bit of fresh air , hope you all have a nice day whatever you do.

xxxx

[__TJ__]

so not long now then :lol: why dont we have a jumps-up-and-down smiley??!!

[gwyneth]

:D :D Good morning everyone. Getting just a little ( she lied):wub: excited about the swap. I am going to the NEC in just over a week so I have an excuse to spend some money 'on the advent swap. Made a little something yesterday, first in a long time. You see this swap gets to the scrappers block that other swaps fail to reach'!:lol: As for the non arrival of parcels I don't think anyone would mind sending a small extra parcel out to anyone unfortunate enough not to get theirs.

[juliab]

Okay - something about me now :)

I'm Julia (you probably could have guessed that bit!), recently 48 yrs old. I am married to Colin - just two and a half years although we were living together for 23 years before we finally decided we were ready for serious commitment :D :D

We have two children - daughter aged 19 who is studying sociology at Durham University and son aged 9 who isn't studying anything discernable - unless you count how to play Gameboy games, or the history of the Simpsons .....

As well as being a Mum I work full-time as Chief Executive of a charity supporting people who live in rural Shropshire and cannot access services most people take for granted - shops, health services, buses .... it keeps me very busy and I don't have much time for leisure so scrapping is my relaxation.

I started scrapping about three years ago after I had been to America for a month and discivered it there (I wonder now if I would have discovered it at home if I hadn't been there .....). Anyway my first big project was to do an A-Z of my daughter's first 18 years. It was a huge learning curve and a labour of Hercules as I had to do it in secret but she was utterly thrilled.

At the same time I did about 4 Circle Journals which I really liked but then felt I was doing all that for someone else instead of scrapoing my mountain of pictures, so I decided not to do any more.

After that I rather lost my mojo! - but I have done a few LO's for my DS, some of our wedding photos but mostly I make lots of small books - accordian and starbooks which I then fill with photos and give away as presents!

I am NOT a cardmaker - I have tried to transfer the skills across but I just don't "get" cardmaking - I love receiving handmade cards and always think "I could do that!" but then never can! But I love anything handmade by someone else and always appreciate the amount of effort and work that goes into it - even something simple like a tag!

When I am not scrapping I love to walk and I love to travel (and have done a lot over the years). Earlier this year I completed the Inca Trail in Peru raising almost £2,000 for a Breast Cancer Research Charity so my on-going project is an 8x8 album of my trip.

Scrapping wise I have been on a bit of a stash diet recently - I felt I had so much stuff I really needed to make a bit of a hole in it. My inclination is towards a fairly "clean" and simple style - but I also like to use lots of photos on my LOs.

I love:
Bazzill - can you ever have too much?
Basic Grey - I am so cross with them for bringing out so many new ranges! But I love them all.
Other patterned paper I like seem to include Bo-bunny - love the bright colours, Karen Foster, and random odd sheets (eg with words on them)
I love rub ons but don't like stickers, I love brads and eyelets but not buttons
and I have loads of fibres and ribbons which I never really seem to use. I like to ink the edges of almost everything so have a few cats eyes chalk inks - but always want more. Any kind of glue, double-sided tape etc will find a use in my tool box. I have a heat gun but only one kind of embossing powder (how sad!) so don't use it much. Neither do I have many stamps but I do have some foam stamps (but not much paint!).

I do like chocolate - but I don't eat it much - white and milk chocolate but not plain. I prefer licorice and I have a real weakness for very good fudge. I don't really drink, and I don't really do "smellies" - would prefer fruity rather than musky and I like Body Shop stuff.

Crikey - are you still reading? Well, that should be enough to be going on with!

Julia

[cathk]

hi all, I finally took the plunge and signed up - my first advent swap so hopefully will get it right :)

[AJH]

Hi all

Glad to hear the swap if helping you get past your scrappers block !
Fab list Julia, will no doubt really help your swappee!
Cath - I'm sure you'll be fine , and welcome by the way, just ask if you have any questions!

xxx

[AJH]

Girlies - have just double checked through my emails and cross checked them to the list on the first page and everyone seems to be there but if you could maybe just double check that you are on the list to make tripley sure !!
Also just a reminder again that if you shouldnt be swapped with someone for whatever reason just let me know , if you need to double check Ive received a message from you about this let me know (have received 2 requests) .

Cant wait to get swapping out tomorrow night !

xxx

[__TJ__]

oooh miss im there :) ( really, why dont we have a jumping up and down smiley:P)

[AJH]

Hiya Tracy - yeah I think we should one of those too ! I guess whilst SMAX is busy with the prec lear up stuff its not the best time to ask him... !

xxx

[dragonfly jane]

hello, i just signed up, i have not done one of these before it seems great fun.

[AJH]

Hiya Jane

Welcome ! Dont forget to post your likes / dislikes , either in your profile or somewhere here so that the person who is sending to you has an idea what you like. There are also some polls you can vote in too, see the main Advent swap forum for those.

Am just sooooo excited about getting my swappee tomorrow night and letting you all know yours !

xxxx

[jemm]

I am excited too Anita - I agree with TJ we should have a bouncy smiley.

I hope I get you TJ so I can send you some green holographic wheelbarrows.(I don't have any would defo have to buy you some:))

[AJH]

Oh Jayne - now Im sad Im not in this group , I have oh so long been waiting for green hologrpahic wheelbarrows.... sob sob .... !!!

[Esjay]

I've just signed up. Sorry to have left it so late but I wasn't sure if I could afford it or not. Just decided that I can so I'm here for the fun.

[AJH]

Yay great news Shirley - welcome !

xxx

[AJH]

So who will be staying up tonight waiting for their email ????!!!!

[stef]

hi everyone was aaway last week so this thread totally passed me by i am so excited about doing this cannot wait i love shopping wrapping and giving presents so this is perfect

speak soon


stef
xx

[__TJ__]

tonight :D http://smilies.vidahost.com/kao/otn/pbubbles.gif

[Natoni]

I am getting so excited now, not long to wait
cant wait to go shopping but will have to till the weekend, oh well I can still think of what to get

[AJH]

yay Tracy - love the excited jumpoing up and down thingy !!

Just under two and a half hours for those still unsure whether to sign up or not.

xxx

[dragonfly jane]

ohh it's exciting, i'm hardly ever in bed before 2 so i'll be up waiting for your e-mail Anita

[smiffy73]

I'm getting excited now:D

I can't wait to start stalking my person:lol:

[nicoladale]

Yey, I just made the deadline in time! Ive done this for the last two years and am just as excited about it as when I signed up the first time round. Better go and update my likes and dislikes.

nic

[iamdozytart]

hi, will put on thread my likes and dislikes later tonight been chatting to much this evening...... i am going round to marge 1969's (sally) house now to sort out our ladies in our advent swap..... we are doing green buttons....... but as we are not in a house ourselves, we are in this group.... and just as excited as everyone else......

[nicoladale]

I cant seem to edit it. Im on the pre 2005 list~ does anyone have any ideas?

Nic

[dizzy]

the likes and dislikes thread has been closed theres a place of your profile for you to add you likes and dislikes, some of us have put our on this thread so that it s easy for your swappee to find

[icklemissus]

Im V.V.V.V.V. Excited!!!! Hurry up!:wub:

I have my likes/dislikes in my profile and on the link in my sig(only did it a couple of days before they closed the thread:D )

I was also thinking it would be good to look at what people had been looking for in retail therapy boards and other posts ie in polls and stuff for your swapee!

Zoe

[AJH]

I know who youre all sending too !!!!!!!!!!!! Off to start the emails now ..... will be as quick as I can .

xxxx

[dizzy]

wow the suspense

[dizzy]

is really intense, its all very exciting,

[Caroline]

I'll add my likes and dislikes here.
I love Bazzill, Basic Grey and anything Doodlebug. I mostlyuse bright colours for scrapping,don't like shades of brown or green unless it is lime green. Love brads but don't really use eyelets anymore. I am addicted to ribbon and buttons,don't use fibres though. I love anything to do with alphabets: stickers,rubons etc but don't really use any other type of sticker.
My favourites colours are pink and purple,I love smelly candles especially foodie smells,adore all things to do with cupcakes,but don't really use smellies at the moment due to sensitive skin. We don't really celebrate Christmas a wholel ot,the kids get pressies from my family and we have a big dinner but not much apart from that so no obviously Christmas things please.
My favourite scrapping items at the moment are chipboard shapes,I haven't bought any of the new BG yet and I would love to try some Tim Holtz products after watching his DVD's.

Hope thats ok!

[cathk]

ok i just booted up eudora ... waiting... waiting... :D what can i do? work?? or surf uks and eat more chocolate? :P

[whizzy]

I'm hanging on in expectation too!! Will go away & make a brew - hopefully THAT e-mail will have arrived by time I get back!!

Love Whizzy xx

[icklemissus]

Whoo Hoo! I have my swappee! off for a nose now!

Zoe

[dizzy]

i always was very impatient, arghhhhhh,
even been and had a shower to take my mind off, reslly need to go to bed got to be at work at half seven

[smiffy73]

Here are my likes/dislikes pasted from the other thread incase it dissapears in a few days. I've updated it a bit too.

Hi, I'm 33 and been married to Steven for just over 11 years. We have 2 beautiful daughters Katie(7yrs) and Jessica(21/2yrs). I have been scrapbooking for 3 years now but I still have a LOT to learn

I am very easily pleased and like all colours but especially pinks, lilacs and purples and natural earthy tones.

I love Basic Grey, Junkitz, doodlebug, AMM, Pebbles Inc, and pretty much everything else

I can't live with out my corner rounder at the moment and I'm getting very into inking and chalking, although my collection of inks is a bit pitiful.

I like all sorts of embellishments - metal, acrylic, eyelets, brads, snaps, fibres, ribbons, blossoms, buttons - anything goes.

My Mum would like me to do something with the boxes of really old family photos that she has so I would like to build up a stock of heritage stuff.

I have a Quickutz and Frankie Skinnie Minnie and Katie Uppercase alphabets and a sizzix with curlie girly and doodle block uppercase.

I have done 12x12, 6x6, 8x8, 8.5x11 and I've made paperbag books and it's only a matter of time beofre I'm altering everything in sight

I am interested in trying anything scrapbooking related.

I love animals, we have a miniature schnauzer called D-for (DH chose the name) and a rabbit called Fluffy. I've had animals all my life so have lots of their photos to scrap.

I also love teddy bears, I've made a few myself and enjoy collecting them. I have a dollshouse and I've made a few tiny bears to go in that. A project for way down the line is a 12th scale teddy bear shop. I have very recently started making jewellery because a girl can never have too much bling:lol:

I like chocolate, especially galaxy, truffles,nuts, caramel or marzipan. I don't like fruit creams or ginger sweets but anything else is lovely.

I am alergic to perfume but I still like to smell nice and often use scented handcream and body lotions. I love scented candles.

I love anything that is handmade, for someone to have taken the time to make me something is very special.

[suzytagain]

Now that that we've got our swapees I'd better add my likes and dislikes.

I'm Suzanne. 43, married to Henry and with one son, Simon who is 6 and has just been out trick or treating for the first time.
I'm currenly working full time but yearn to get back to part time so that I can get my life back as I have to work very long hours and I miss having my own crafting time and quality time with Simon.
I love all crafts but have been scrapbooking for a few years now. I love making mini books and canvas's and make loads to give away as presents. I also like altering things, which I've been doing since I was a young girl before I had a name for what I did i.e I would decorate things I would get in car boot sales - frames, tables, vases - you name it.
I have really wide tastes i,e I like almost everything and don't have a "style" as such - rather I'll try anything. I love doing classes, like in the cybercrops. I'm a magazine addict and book addict too - that's my nighttime reading - in fact I spend more time reading about scrapping than doing it!
Brands I like - doodlebug, 7 gypsies, rusty pickle, anything old ( I use old papers and bus tickets and watch faces in collage style things) - also basic grey, blonde moments, heidi swapp, crate, wild asparagus and almost anything else that takes my eye. I do some stamping, but not as much as my collection of stamps would suggest. Mind you if you locked me into my craft room I could probably make things for about 3 years without having to come out, I'm so addicted to buying and sorting my stuff
I'll do an album just about Christmas.
I scrap in date order mostly - but take photos of day to day stuff on the way, rather than just special occassions.
I do like smellies and candles and chocolate - although I'm at weight watchers so probably should avoid choccies - although my DS would love to take them off my hands. He loves crafts too and making his own mini albums, so I'm happy if he gets a surprize some days rather than me as last year he was very jealous of my parcel and opened it for me every day. Ooops - quite an essay........ time for bed me thinks.
Looking forward to it
S

[AJH]

Right girlies - theoretically you should all have had an email with who you are sending to hopefully !! Quite a few of you have confirmed receipt , thanks so much for that, looking forward to hearing from everyone else.

Please please dont hesitate to contact Nina or myself if you have any questions or problems.

As Zoe said dont forget to 'stalk' the person you are sending to , i.e. in the polls etc.

Hopefully we should have news that Santas helper is on his way soon , as soon as we have his log in details we will let you know - as of course you are sending in secret and wouldnt want your recipient knowing who you are too early !!! In the meantime if you have questions for your 'Santa' direct them through myself or Nina.

Lastly - Nina it was great talking to you tonight and sorting the swappees out , hope you enjoyed the rest of your card making session !!!

xxxx

[alison1544]

hi everyone,thought i would add my like's for my swappe:)
i'm married to gary for the last 8 year's,i have 3 children,dan is 16,lewis is 8,and my little princess ellie is 6.i had my 40 birthday this year,and gary got me a summer house which is now my craft room.it's the best present i have ever had so any crafty bit's to decorate my room:)
i love bazzill
basic grey
prima's got a real soft spot for these.
blonde moment's
ribbon
altered art,atc's ect.
love making mini book's,paper bag book's.
embellishment's
lindt chocolate(red)
any truffles(thornton's)
yankee candles
also like body shop stuff
and my fave thing of all is anything to do with FAIRIES:)
oh and almost forgot my fave colour's are PINK & PURPLE.anything girly:)
well i do hope this help's.this is so much fun:)

[Princess Lily]

YAY I have my swapppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Off to STALK!!!!

Think I might be scaring DH a little what with all this talk of stalking!

[Lesley136]

I've just updated my likes etc on my profile but who ever my santa is please don't worry - I've never had anything in an advent swap yet that I haven't liked or used. My daughter is always using my stash and I do card making and take Girls Brigade as well so a lot of my stuff gets used for craft there too.So anything I'm given will be used somewhere.
I love all chocolate and smellies too. I have tried to put as full a list as pos in my profile.Sorry - I have no layouts posted as they are nearly all of my daughter and she asked me not to put them up.
Off to stalk my swapee now.
Lesley

[__TJ__]

got mine, :D off to stalk.

[AJH]

Morning all , still excited ?!?!?

If you havent posted any likes / dislikes already and you really want to help your Santa please could you add a few notes to your profile or post here ?

Thanks so much !

Happy shopping everyone

xxxx

[Posh Stars]

I am already shopping!!! I love this, I am addicted, I think once this is over I will be counting down the days till the next one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[jemm]

Got mine Anita - thanks:)

[AJH]

I am already shopping!!! I love this, I am addicted, I think once this is over I will be counting down the days till the next one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah I know what you mean ! Maybe we should have a mid year swap too!

Thanks Jayne for confirming - happy shopping !

xxx

[stef]

got mine tothanks i am so going shopping this morning.

thought i had better add my likes and dislikes to make it easier for my secret santa!!!

i am 37 married with two kids ethan 6 and amelia 3 and two cats topaz and oscar

i love gordon ramsey, making paper bag books chocolate and ribbons in that order.

i do not like peel offs, fibres, rub ons and any alcohol (cannot stand the taste.)

hope this helps.

ooooohhhh i am so excited


stef
xx .



i l

[Efemera]

Hi eveyone!
First time for an Advent swap! Took me some time to sign up...Got my swapee
Need to go find some info! Better put up something about me! this is quite difficult.. don't do me!
I'm of a certain age,Married for 29 years (don't know who needs the medal.. him or me!) one DD and one cat. Likes a few things and hates a lot! here goes..really into altered art and altered books.
Likes
Patterned paper BG, T Holtz ..anything grungy
Rubber stamps..Zettiology..Queens Dresser Drawers.T Holtz..anything wierd
Paints..metalics.irredescent
Colour..pink, orange,lime green,turquoise
Embellishments..brads, eyelets.
Alphabets...anything with text on...chipboard, rub ons,stickers.
Love pointy hats and crowns..and wings
Vintage ephemera

Dislikes
Cartoons anything 'cute' or girly
Animals
Fairies
Disney
Primary colours...don't do blue..pastel colours
Peel offs
Buttons
Chocolate
Sweets
Smellies
Jewellery

Hope this helps..
Really looking forward to putting thinks together for my swapee!
:D :D :D

[maddy]

I love this time of year , its just not christmas without this swap. Gonna have fun shopping :)

[RebeccaP]

Hehehehe I've done some snooping......... hehehehe. Got just the right thing for my swapees final pressie...... hope she likes it hehehehe.

[__TJ__]

done almost all mine too :P few extra bits fell into my basket when ordering so i get a few goodies too. i love xmas :)
i did mention poss a summer holiday swap but noone was really that keen, it'd give me something to wake up for in the mornings in the summer i know that much :lol:

[whizzy]

Hi fellow Xmas swappers!! thought all my likes/dislikes were safely in place on my profile but when I checked today half of the info I typed in has gone!! Guess there wasn't enough room!!
Anyway - will leave the info below

I'm Emma & am 35 years old. Married to Andy for 12 years & have two boys - Matthew 9 & Thomas 4. Am a Community Nurse for Adults with Learning Disability.

Am very easily pleased - tend to scrap 12x12 but am happy to try anything. My subject matter is usually my sons so tend to use a lot of bright colours ( usually blues & greens). I do have nieces so don't rule out the pinks completely!!. I like all sorts of paper as long as not too floral or muted. Haven't really got into heritage yet either. Love Basic Grey especially their more recent offerings. Also Junkitz & Doodlebug as I find the designs bright & refreshing. Like using embellishments although not a huge fan of fibres - got loads from doing swaps but then never used them!! Do like ribbons though. Have got a SideKick and several Alphas/sizzlits. I tend to scrap very randomly going for a picture I like rather than focusing on a set event/theme. Think home-made items are lovely & recognise the effort that go's into them. Not really into altering though.

Away from scrapping i LOVE chocolate (except orange choc./fruit flavour fillings & marzipan) but loathe fruit jellies. All round sweet tooth really!!
Love pampering in the bath with bubbles & smellies etc (yuk to lavendar though). Love baking/cooking. Have no pets (except the children!!)

Running out of things to say - if santa needs to ask more just shout!!


Hope this helps

Love Whizzy xx

[gwyneth]

Hi everyone, wouldn't you just know BT had me offline last night as the swapees were anounced. I got into work early to access my email acoount but there is a block on the uk scrapper site at work, ( they can't think we would spend all day on uk scrappers can they?!!!!!) Back home just got on and thought I would reasure my swapee ( who can you be????) that I have all your likes and dislikes in my brain and don't be afraid if you see a shadow over your shoulder,. It's just me stalking to get a feel for what you like.Just looked on my profile to find likes and dislike not shown up but have put something on page 6 of this thread if that helps my Santa. ( Now have I been naughty or nice?, when you get to my age you forget, no doubt Santa will know)

[Janie]

Got my swappee...very pleased! Off to stalk and snoop some!

[Efemera]

Hi,
Been and done some snooping but not been able to find out that much!
Will keep trying!
:ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:

[gwyneth]

Hi again, it didn't take me long to get shopping, just ordered something special from the states. I hope it comes in time for the posting date.My swappee had better be good santa has his spies out!!!!

[smiffy73]

I've done a bit of snooping and have a few ideas. I'll get down to some serious shopping when I get home from work:)

[Efemera]

Hi,
What do you do? Shop on line or go shop shopping?
:D :D :D

[smiffy73]

It has to be online for me, there aren't any decent shops near by:(

[nicoladale]

I have my swappee's details and will start the lurking shortly.

My likes and dislikes....

I like tonal, muted colours (dont do brights) love the shabby chic look and am starting to get into patterned paper. Im a total Bazzill addict and love alphabet stickers and rubons. I have thousands of buttons already, so no need for anymore, but the scrapping item that I cant live with out is my ink pads, and you can never have enough of them. Another one of my favs is chipboard, the one thing that I do aspire to is having a set of BG mono's (hoping DH is reading this and taking note!!!) I would like to get into using fabric... I just need to figure out how to use my sowing machine first!
I live in sunny Cornwall with my two children (one of each) and my hunk of a husband. I only scrap in 12x12 and its mainly of the kids. I lothe novelty buttons and funky foam.
Im a bit of a chocaholic at heart and I love handmade items. Not too keen on smellies as I have sensitive skin.
Hope this helps my very own santa.

Nic

[cathk]

ok about me...

i'm married to ian and have 2 boys james (5 nearly 6) and ethan (nearly 4) who are the main focus of my photos. we have no pets as i'm allergic to cats and dogs :( I work ft teachign chemistry at a comp. I scrap pretty much exclusively in 8.5x11 (i always buy 12x12 and trim down) and am really a clean and simple, graphic scrapper at heart.I like my photos to be the main focus of a page and use embellishments kind of sparingly. I have done atc's and did a more grungy distressed thing with those with acrylics and ink - i just don't have a lot of time to play :(

i love bazzill - like the places we love texture but use lots of the other stuff too and i scrap mainly in blues and greens - don't really do pink - even my niece hardly ever wears pink! i do like patterned paper even if i just use small bits of it! - most recent stuff i bought was ki memories grateful and crate paper cowgirl. love chipboard and alphabets - stickers, rubons, etc mainly use black and white. like brads but plain coloured ones, like ribbons, like flowers but not really bright colours like orange, have just got into 7gypsies stuff like the little note slips and rubons stuff.

i live in freezing cold newcastle where i drink copious amounts of tea (at work) and coffee (at home and in starbucks!) and eat too much chocolate to stay warm.

hth and santa's elves can always ask if they need to know more right?

forgot to say i've been making a list :ph34r:

[SueC]

well I have a few ideas but not started shopping yet - think I might just have to do a little bit of that when I get to New York next week :D

[Princess Lily]

Wow lucky you - New York. Enjoy :D

I have just started doing a little online browsing... I'd heard people talk about Banana Frogs stamps but had steered clear as I have no will power what so ever when it comes to stash, (well any shopping really if truth be known) but oh boy they are so delicious I love all the flowers and stars and oh oh oh I am really gona try and hold back & buy for the style of me swappee but it's just so tempting to add in a little somethig for yourself too!

Can anyone else manage to just buy for gifts or do you end up getting just as much stuff for yourself too?

[Lesley136]

Does anyone know if we are having secret santa this year cos my swapeee has no likes or dislikes posted anywhere and I don't want to start shopping till I can check what she likes.

[cathk]

yes - i think they're setting up the password etc

lucky you Sue - can we come too? :D

Can anyone else manage to just buy for gifts or do you end up getting just as much stuff for yourself too?

no can't just buy for gifts - lots of stuff falling into basket for me :lol: eta and now you've got me looking at those too - bad princesslily :lol: santa's watching you know :ph34r:

[juliab]

DELIGHTED with my swappee (thanks Anita!) even though I don't know much about her (need to do some stalking!). I think we have similar styles and tastes!

However, now that I have had a quick look at likes/dislikes I think I am gonna have to have a little rethink about some of the things I was planning ... oh dear, will just HAVE to go shopping!

[iamdozytart]

Hi, here goes me........

I am married with 5 children Dean 24, Clare 22, Charlotte 10, Chloe 8 and Nathan 6..... i also foster children... have two at moment.

I am totally addicted to scrapbooking 12 x 12 and have a huge stash of the usual stuff...

my likes are

Basic Grey (havent got any of fruitcake or blush yet)
also have used most of my plain ones from other packs
I do like other papers as well like Senic Route....charlotte range is pretty...you dont have to buy me these but if you look at them hopefully it will give you an idea what sort of papers i go for.....hope that helps..

Ribbons, fancy like sari, may arts or any other really pretty ones, not plain.....

Really delicate fibres, that sparkle or that are soft and flufffy....not eyelash

Flowers, chipboard, die cut, large primas etc etc.....

Elements and monogrames plain or decorated

Unusual brads not to small please dodgy hands....

Anything homemade ie... tags, altered things etc...alphabets, machine cut or handmade.....

Colours im not really fussy but not keen of really really bright in your face papers like the BG colour me silly range...didnt buy that one

I Would like to receive mostly scrappy things...... but i do like the following things

like doing my nails.....so nail varnish etc...like dark colours and glittery, love fluffy socks, pretty purses, pink things,
Turkish delight, humbugs, dolly mixtures, Milk and White chocolate BUT ALLERGIC TO NUTS......
Ive just got a new (well new to me) car, maybe something on that line, ie key ring, smellie to hang up....



Things i dont like :::

Plain boring ribbon or brads and dont use eyelets much
NUTS allergic to them
Smellies and jewellery cant use sorry skin type


i will add to my likes as i think, hopefully this will help my santa,

[Posh Stars]

Hello my name is Vicki,
I thought i would elaborate on me, as I am sure whoever my santa is is pulling their hair out as I fear I may be slightly elusive as I have not joined many chat threads.......

I am 28 I live with my dog and Toy boy boyfriend!!! I am a PA in an investment bank I have been scrapping for a couple of years now, and absolutely love it! My dog is the most important thing in my life so anything to do with dogs is a big plus with me, he is a black retriever x collie...

I LOVE
PHRESH AND PHUNKY (more than most things!)
RIBBON any sort
ANYTHING TO DO WITH DOGS (buttons, paper, ribbon)
ALPHABETS
Patterned paper
Ribbon charms
Basic Grey
Chocolate
Bath Bombs
rick rac (sic?)
Love glitter!
primas
sweets
chocolate
green mascara
brads
inks
anything green
love books
note pads for altering




I dont like
Work
pooy boys (they smell)
being ill
.... sorry diverting a bit there!
ATCs
I dont really like doodeling, or stamping
blue eye shadow
red lipstick
eyelets

I have only just got into embossing so am dabbeling in that at the moment and I think I like it.

I dont like ATC's as I dont seem to use them.
I love anything to do with witches and magic and fairies.
I love reading and I can get through at least a book a week
I love all makeup stuff as well but have loads and loads and loads of it.
I hope this helps my santa a bit more.

xxxx

[dragonfly jane]

about me;

I love paper and fabric, in my crafting i tend to use more muted colours and i like folk art, country and vintage style, having said that I would find a use for any colours. I love doing atc's and circle journals. I don't use many stickers now apart from peel off boarders and corners but i use loads of brads and love, love flowers, i have started useing more eyelets since i got my silent setter. I tend to do a lot of collage and love little emblishments like, skeleton leaves, buttons etc. use a lot of ribbon, love plain, checks, dotted ones in any colours. I like to use vellum and unusual papers.
Not a great fan of chocolate but love sweets like dolly mixtures or butter popcorn. I collect anything with either dragongflies or flamingos on. Love all books though not been reading much fiction at the moment as i seem to have a very limited attention span :rolleyes: enjoy poetry, quotes and history books, anything from the 1940's back, currently i am researching my family history. I like cooking, love music.
I have to admit i have already had my main christmas present, had to make a hard choice between the new circut and a sewing machine and the machine won so any coloured cotton would be useful as i never seem to have the right colour for what i am sewing. The Circut will have to go on next years list but until then i have my trusty big shot which i love.

[iamdozytart]

this thread is really quiet tonight where is everyone.....

[cathk]

i'm marking (well I was) ... seeing how i spent all last night surfing for ideas :D maybe they're all sidetracked by the cybercrop announcement... can't wait :)

[iamdozytart]

i'm marking (well I was) ... seeing how i spent all last night surfing for ideas :D maybe they're all sidetracked by the cybercrop announcement... can't wait :)

probabley hadn't thought of that...... ive studied my swappee.... looked at gallery and likes and dislikes...its hard .... i want my presents to be really wanted.... looks like i will spend another night tossing and turning..... never mind.... in dec it will be like christmas day every day leading up to xmas... my friend did it last year and i was as excited as her every day i was ringing her up to see what she got..... glad im in it this year.....

[Marge1969]

you just like shopping.........


lol

[iamdozytart]

you just like shopping.........


lol

not as much as you, you must be nearly finished now..... ive only got 5 pressies so far......

[AJH]

Hi girlies

Sorry Ive not been around as much , DD was off school Wednesday and had a crop that night and yesterday DH had the day off and we went christmas shopping and out for a meal in the evening.

I have had a few messages with questions for some of you , so will endeavour to get my little Santas helpers to find out the answers for you all tomorrow!

I will of course let you all know as soon as there is an official secret santa sign in but in the meantime questions / messages can be sent via myself or Nina if that helps.

I think the 'waiting; for the cybercrop news' messages probably kept some other parts of the boards , including here, quiet!

Back later today !

xxx

[Marge1969]

Hi everyone, not been on this thread much cos been sorting out my lot!!

Have managed to get most of mine now, those which I am buying anyhow, but isnt it difficult to stick to budget? I still keep looking at it all and thinking ummm, doesnt look a lot, but hopefully when I have made my other bits and bobs it will look more. and added some new stash of my own. Hey ho, I expect everyone is finding it difficult too - now if I had £100 to spend, that would be much easier, and then I would get £100 worth back - nniiiiccceee!

I hope my swappee has found my likes and dislikes OK - any questions, let me know via santa - but i really am happy with most stuff - I scrap so much of our families lives, that I will use most things eventually. My eldest plays Netball, My DS does footy, we always take piccies at all the usual events like Halloween, fireworks, parties, Brownie/Guide camp etc so I will always have a need for any type of embellie or colour scheme. And of course, my poor "photographed every time she moves" youngest daughter should have her own album really as I am always scrapping cute pics of her - the others have next to none piccies compared to all the digi ones of her - my gallery prob shows you a bit of that idea! And she really is a cutie - a real blondie so it makes it all the more easy to "just do one more page " of her!!

I'll try and catch up with everyone on here again later - you must all think I am really unsociable, but by the time I have answered PM's, asked Santa questions, got replies etc, I am knick knacked!

Take care

Love

[__TJ__]

mine are wrapped and packed and ready to post :unsure: got over excited :)
cant send it now tho or it'd be obviousl who it was from .:lol: gotta sit and look at it for a month now

[Efemera]

Hi speedy!
That was so quick! Havn't stalked enough yet, never mind shopped!
:D :D :D

[Natoni]

I have only bought a few things, am I the only slow one ?
Hopefully I can get some more over the weekend

[Posh Stars]

I must admit I have nearly finished too! I am wrapping this weekend!

xxxx

[Trudyw]

I have been out today and brought a few bits.Blimey Tracey that was really quick:)

[scrappybunny]

hi all :D

just letting you know that the Secret Santa ID has now been set up and a new thread has been posted showing the ID and password :D

thanks :D

[Advent Santa]

MESSAGE FOR MADDY

Please could you write about yourself on the thread, would like to no what colours you prefer to scrapbook in and what papers you like, if you would rather not put on thread, could you pm a host

Santa wants a happy bunny

thankyou

[Advent Santa]

SueC

Please can you tell me your Hubby's first name/initial. Thanks hun

[SueC]

Ooh how exciting - a message from Santa :D His name is Jeff (and if it helps my DD is Allie - short for Alexandra :) )

I haven't even started to shop yet but I have lots of ideas :D

[Advent Santa]

JEMM

Hi - could you give me an idea of your likes and dislikes please. Have sussed some out from the polls but what kind of srapbooking goodies do you like or not like.Do you do stamping, embossing, do you like glitter, do you have a die cut machine.Any non scrapbooking things you particularly like and is there anything you absolutely hate.Have you any other hobbies. Thanks, Santa xx

[cathk]

mine are wrapped and packed and ready to post got over excited

omgoodness! am i the only one who's been thinking but not actually done any shopping yet???

[dizzy]

i been thinking and thinking and thinking, but havenbt really come up with anything insprieing yet, been looking in all the online shops for something a bit different but not found what i want so i havent bought naything either, whopps

[jemm]

Hi Santa - wow I am excited now:)
I posted earlier back in this thread my likes and dislikes - sorry can't so links. Tis page 7 post no. 99.

Can't work the secret santa thing either if anyone fancies telling me how I would be grateful:)

[Advent Santa]

CAROLINE

can you let me know if your able to wear any type of jewerly at all, and also what size shoes you wear >>>

santa getting alittle flustered thinking of bits to buy and worring that you may have the items avaliable to you in your shop,



ohh and what colours scheme was your last layout

and remember santas always watching

[Marge1969]

Hi Jemm
Log out, log in as Advent Santa (exactly)
Password is xmas2006 (exactly)

It does work

Love

[jemm]

Thanks Sally I did try that earlier but with no success - will try again.

[jemm]

Ha sorted now silly me thinks its because only one person can use it at once:)

[Caroline]

Hello Santa!

I love jewellery but don't wear earrings,I wear a tiny size 7 shoe!!
My last layout was bright colours and please don't worry about me already having things I haven't been stash shopping for at least 4 months!

[SueC]

I had a PM that Santa wanted to know a bit more specifics on my likes & dislikes. I don't use patterned paper a lot but when I do use it I like the bold stuff such as Blonde Moments (luurve the pink and keep thinking I must try the black and white).

Liked some of the earlier Basic Grey stuff but not so keen on more recent ranges but hey, will try anything once :D On that basis would love to try some of the other new trends in papers as just never seem to get round to buying any.

Most of my LOs are of my DD (8yrs old - the little angel in my avatar :) ) so plenty of pinks, purples etc. Love bright cardstock like oranges, bright blues, sunny yellows etc.

I have just started my Book of Me - all the pages will be "My..." so my family, my art, my loves, my hates etc and I plan a couple of pages on my beliefs so that will include angels, crystals, charms etc.

Really into altered art at the moment and ATCs so a lot of stamping, embossing, alcohol inks, getting messy. I love the vintage effect people get in altered art but don't seem to have mastered it myself yet ;)

Love embellishments - charms, fibres, ribbons, beads, gems, blossoms - anything really - think I had been a magpie in a previous life because the more sparkly the better :lol:

Hope that helps a bit more - oooh this is sooooo exciting - it has been a few years since I got to sit on santas knee and tell him what I want :lol:

[Advent Santa]

For SueC
Thanks Sue, I seem to have done Ok so far with my pressies and you have now finalised the rest!!!!Thats why I am Santa I suppose. The elves are busy and they hope you like their efforts. Just make sure you behave yourself between now and then otherwise they may change their plans (naughty elves!)

HO Ho Ho

[juliab]

omgoodness! am i the only one who's been thinking but not actually done any shopping yet???

Cath I am only a little ahead of you - I have bought a few bits and I have a shopping cart "pending" with one of the sponsors on here - but I am still looking. Also hoping that my swappee will like some handmade gifts (which I haven't yet made!) so I won't be wrapping this weekend - and probably not next weekend either!

Julia

[charliesangel]

Dear Santa

i have just recieved a pm asking for some more information, I'm 35, married to someone in the military so we move lots with 2 children- boy aged 12, girl aged 8- i have not done many pages on them as babys so that may be an idea for bits and bobs. I have a mad boxer dog, we just bought a caravan, i love disney and everything disney- have been 9 times, i love brads- don't have an eyelet setter. I like contemporary pages for scrapbooking - most colours really, don't like wishey washey though. I work full time, i'm a social care co-ordinator for the NHS (intermediate care - mainly over 65's) so time is tight. Love ribbons - especially gingham and sliders and all kinds of metal embellishments. I have more buttons than you can shake a stick at!!! I also have lots of paper/cardstock as i used to be a CM consultant, that should make postage easier!

Like most chocolate- not coconut though, quite fussy about smellies but do like candles.


I hope this helps - please feel free to ask me further questions Santa, i've been a very good girl this year:wub: :lol:

[janeycutting]

Had a PM from Santa too, :) I generally scrap in 12x12, I do some stamping, but limited with ideas so anything more would be great, and I love alphabets, of any type really, I really am quite easy to please :lol:

[Advent Santa]

...you'd better watch out, you'd better not pout...

[Advent Santa]

kiwinuk


Hello there Emma,

Thank you for the fab list of likes & dislikes, it really helps. The elves are busy working at this very moment, but I just wanted to double check a few things with you.

You love Prima Flowers - Do you like other flowers & flowery things?

Lindt Chocolate (Dasher loves the stuff too!)

Do you have a favourite colour?

What do you think of ATCs?

You spoke of 'clear stamps' but how does the postman see them??? ho ho ho

& you dislike Ribbon and Fibers - not a problem as Dancer loves playing with these so all the more for him!

& don't worry I shall not be sending anything PASTEL coloured as yes it is YUK!

Be good - I'm watching.
Have fun, it will be Christmas before you know it!

Love SS x

[Advent Santa]

HO HO HO ESJAY

hope dh enjoys his party - yes i've got my elves watching you :ph34r: :D

just a few questions for you hunny
which crate paper do you have? do you like the cutesy doodlebug papers? did you get yourself one of the doodlebug mini albums? i'm a bit worried with you working in a scrappin shop!
any particular types of milk chocolate?
do you use stamps? chipboard?
anything you'd like to try?
and is your likes and dislikes thread still up to date

that's all for now - have a great party! :D

nearly forgot to say your lo's are fabulouso :wub: ss
remember to be good :ph34r:

[Advent Santa]

FOR POSHSTARS
Whats your fav colour? do you have a colour you dislike?
You like primas do you like other flowery things?
Are you into altering?
Do you like stamping?
Do you like jewellery?
Have you anything you seriously dislike?
That'a all for now! might be back!
Santa

[Marge1969]

where is everyone..........

[cathk]

fireworks? or shopping? :D

this is driving me crazy trying to think what to get aaaaargh!!

[jemm]

I'm Here:)

[jemm]

shame no one else is I could have done with a chat. LOL

[AJH]

I'm here Jayne !

xxx

[Advent Santa]

Dragonfly Jane

My little helpers tell me you have been good this year so I was wondering if you could let me know a couple of things

Do you like xmas ?

I see you havent started scrapping yet, but when you do what size will it be ?

What size paper do you use at the moment for your lovely ATCs ?

might need to know a few more things later, but dont forget Santa is keeping an eye on you

[cathk]

i'm here as well just umming and ahhing over stash as well :)

[AJH]

Its difficult isnt it girls , really must get myself organised soon for my swappee , Ive got a few bits already and have fortunately got my main pressie for 25th . Its great to see the Advent Santa is being kept nice and busy!

xxx

[cathk]

that's my main problem - trying to work out what to do for the main pressie... don't know whether to go with christmassy stuff or other stuff.

that and it all looks so lovely i want to buy it all for mysefl! :P

[jemm]

Thats what I wanted to do. Lots of little bits and then 1 big pressie - is that acceptable?

[cathk]

i don't really know - i'm a first timer at this! it seems to be from what people say :)

think i'm going to have to give up for tonight and hope there's someone around tomorrow who can help :lol:

[AJH]

Sounds great Jayne , its what I am doing.

xxx

[jemm]

Oh good Anita I didn't want m person to be thinking - god shes mean. Just thought it would be nice getting a big pressie.

[AJH]

Yeah I think thats nice too, am trying to plan quite a few of my pressies so that they make up some page kits as well as some odd bits and pieces too, which hopefully will appeal to my 'person'

[Jem]

mine are wrapped and packed and ready to post :unsure: got over excited :)
cant send it now tho or it'd be obviousl who it was from .:lol: gotta sit and look at it for a month now

Good Grief Tracy!!! I haven't even stalked my swapee yet! I have a couple of ideas from her likes and dislikes, but not trawled through her gallery yet, and I don't know her so I have to go through posts etc to get a general piccy.

[jemm]

Oh heck - I have not done that - its my first time and I don't reall know what to do:(

[AJH]

Yeah Tracy just sounds so mega organised its not fair , Nina and I must have given her a far too easy to buy for swappee!!!

Jayne dont worry about it in the slightest , its just what will suit my swappee from her posts , likes etc .

xxx

[welsh girl]

it's my first time at this and i'm stuggling! i've checked out my person's pics but still not sure what are the "right" things to get. do we do "mostly" scrappy stuff? or "1 day a scrappy thing next day a non scrap thing" and repeat?!
what is the norm? so confused. plus i want to buy it all for myself!
i don't tend to hang around the main sites so i really don't know my person at all.

please help!

[jemm]

Poor Tutty is really stressed - she signed for the kids advent swap and started buying and SB says there has not been any interest:(

I really don't know my person either Becca

[welsh girl]

edited to say....sorry jayne, read your post wrongly..i thought i'd signed myself up to the junior swap..never mind!

[Jem]

Don't stress about it Jayne and Becca, you're meant to have fun. I try and go for about 70 % scrapping stuff, then mix in a few other things.
Last year I sent my swapee a mug with a twin sachet of hot chocolate in for one of the days because I read in one of her posts that she likes to curl up on cold nights with a hot chocolate and watch a film.
If you read through their posts in the community section you'll be surprised by what you can learn about them, in their gallery have a close look at journalling, you can often get great clues there and what they've used will help with what they like. Check out holiday threads, if someone is planning on going to Disney then I'm sure a few disney bits spread over the month will go down a storm.
Or if you're really stuck then use the secret santa ID to PM them and ask them to post you some answers to a few questions.

[jemm]

No Becca - Tutty id dd2 - she is a junior member:)

[AJH]

Hi Becca

I'm getting mainly scrapping stuff for my swappee but only because she has stated in her profile about other stuff not being suitable but I will be really grateful if I get a mix of stuff from my sender , I guess if it was me a 75 / 25 split would be nice but thats just my personal opinion.
For anyone who needs to ask their 'Santa' any specifics questions then please PM me or you can sign in as Advent Santa and anonymously ask questions that way.

xxx

[jemm]

Anita is Amy getting excited yet - Tutty is for her. LOL

[AJH]

Oooppps Jem , you beat me to it ! That sounds a lovely idea about last year with the hot chocolate, and what a great idea to check the journalling out. its a shame that the 2005 Advent swap posts arent available to be seen anymore as they would have been useful reference, but I understand it would have caused confusion to have both running.

Jayne - thats a shame about the Advent swap for the kiddies, was it a higher amount this year than last?? Like this one ? Amy did it last year but it wasnt a full advent swap, just 10 days I think and a £10 limit (not that we managed to stick to it !) . Amy hasnt signed up this year as shes not as majorly into scrapping as she was....

[AJH]

About next week Jayne ? If so yes very definately !!!

xxx

[welsh girl]

sorry jayne. i read... (pretty much)"i don't know anyone else interested in the kids swap except becca". that will teach me for trying to speed read without my contact lenses in!

thanks for the tips jem.... i will not stress,.... i will not stress. etc.... i'm off to read more into my person.i've gleaned quite a bit but still not sure what is expected.