Chit Chat for 2017 Speed Scrap marathon
 

Our annual marathon is this weekend! :yeah: :scrapbooking:

Let's use this thread to ask questions, etc...

Do you have any goals for the weekend?

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?

If not, how many years have you participated in?

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!

If you have any questions, post away!!

So excited for this weekend!!! My personal goal is a handful of pages to complete our trip from 2012. My non personal goal is to work on pages from my husband's cousin and his wife's trip to Disneyland Paris. I have copies of many of their photos, and as a thank you for my Disneyland Paris souvenears, I want to make them an album!

All set up in the chat room (I hope). I have participated in all of the ss marathons I believe, and get excited about each one of them!!!

Can you make my DLP album too? :lol2:

Hi! I'm Kim!

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
--Have fun? I really only do traditional digiscrapping for fun. All my printed books are pocket style (since I take too many photos if there is such a thing). I do want to eventually get an 8x8 book together of my favorite traditional pages, so maybe I'll make some for that!

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
--Nope!

If not, how many years have you participated in?
--Oh goodness. Three years I think?

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account?
--Yup!

Super excited!

I dont have DLP pics, but can send you some of my last trip to DW Dawn!!! LOL
:lol2::lol2::lol2:

I'll answer your questions Kim:

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
-Get some pages done of course as I have 6 books to finish, and since I'm now working buuu and may not be able to make the 4 hours deadline in most of the SS, I hope I can make the one for the goody bags!!!

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
--No

If not, how many years have you participated in?
--Not sure, since 2010? Can't read the year in my Mickey trophy in my siggie LOL

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account?
Yes

So excited!!! Got my new computer set up, and trying to be remotely organized for this weekend!!!!:yeah:

Here are my answers:

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
To actually scrap for the first time since the Marathon in 2015. That was the only time I've scrapped since I moved to Orlando 5 years ago:ack: :sad2:

In 2016 my computer was just to old to get anything meaningful done in a limited amount of time.

I'm really hoping to get back to scrapping regularly. I really miss it:woohoo:


Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
Nope. :D

If not, how many years have you participated in?
Even though I've been a member since 2011, I think I've only done 1 Marathon, in 2015! I'm a slow scrapper :blush:

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
Yes :yes:

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
My personal goal is to get organized and finish my book from our trip last February. I would also like to complete all the scraps!


Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
Nope.

If not, how many years have you participated in?
Every Year!

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
Yes

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
Would love to get the full marathon medal, but we are going on a college visit Friday. Might be able to catch up!

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
No, I have done the last two and got full medals. It is a hard weekend, but so fun and rewarding to finish lots of pages.

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account?
Yes, I used last year.

So excited for this weekend. I look forward to this weekend ever since I joined.

Do you have any goals for the weekend? My goal should be to finish previous trips so I can cross them off the list, but I will probably work on my October 2016 trip with my son. He is filling a little put out that I have spent so much time on his sister's book I have been working on. It was non-Disney but it documents a pretty important event to us. Regardless, I plan on finishing all the speed scraps, earn my medal, post lots of love and chat on Slack.

Is this your first time participating in the marathon? No this will be my 4th Marathon and I'm a three-time gold medal recipient.


Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? I am set-up and a shout out to JLynn and Megan for tearing it out with me Saturday.

Marathon chit chat
 

Do you have any goals for the weekend?

Just to keep up...my computer has really been giving me trouble lately, so I just want it to cooperate so I can have FUN!!

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
Nope

If not, how many years have you participated in?
Hmmm, I guess 4

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
YES! Just changed my profile pic there...I completely forgot if I even had an account or not, but I guess I'm all good!

so excited to see so many faces already! I'm looking forward to the weekend. I've cleared my calendar out as best I can. My dd has a friend staying over Friday, but that's easy and both kids have a friend staying Sunday night. Other than that, a basketball game on Saturday afternoon takes up a couple hours but then I'm free!

My goal is to finish them all again! And I see to create a new signature. LOL

I've done them all since 2012 - I think I may have recently lost all my medals, so that makes me sad. But I'm going to dig around and see if I can find them all.

*updated - found my old signature and am going to fix :)

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
Work on our 2011 Mousescrappers Trip Album (can't believe I haven't finished it yet)

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
Definitely not...love them.

If not, how many years have you participated in?
I don't know, how many have we had? I think I've participated in all except for 2 because I was traveling and did not have access to a computer.

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
Not yet, but I'm working on it.

Yay! I'm so excited for this weekend. I'm probably going to try to work on either my DLP album, my Disneyland 60th, or maybe some photos from the most recent Princess races. My real goal is to finish. I say this every year, that I'm not sure if I can do it all since I'll be working all weekend. Luckily I have easy shifts that get out early enough to scrap hard a night (especially if we get a Monday morning grace period!). I reinstalled slack on my phone so I can at least follow along on the chats when I can (Friday's shift has a ton of downtime). I want to say I've participated in most of the previous year's? I was always so bad at updating my signature with the medals, so I don't really remember how I did.

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
I'm attempting to actually finish an album for my cruise last year. I have about 8 layouts done lol. I also always try to work on my rundisney layouts. I am really hoping to get. Slot done, though I haven't been able to use the computer much the last few weeks thanks to annoying headaches. Hopefully they'll be gone this weekend!

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
No


If not, how many years have you participated in?
Since they started, though I think there was one when I was away and couldn't participate. They usually give me the kick I need to get back my scrapping mojo, which I really need.

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
Yes

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
Mainly to get a chunk of our 2016 Disney World AND our 2017 Disneyland trips scrapped!

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
No

If not, how many years have you participated in?
Last year was my first

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
yup


Is there a schedule posted somewhere so I can do my best to plan??!?

2017 Marathon
 

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
Just to participate and have fun! Love to say I'm going to finish an album but just have too many in the works.

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
Nope!

If not, how many years have you participated in?
This will be my 4th though I only have metals from the last 2.

Hi all! I am excited to participate. I am on a mission trip in ND right now and hope to be able to get online Friday night when I return from the site to get Friday's challenges done (hoping for at least 24-hour deadlines!) I have plenty of pictures to scrap. Will be heading home Saturday so hoping to get instructions before getting on the plane for some and complete in the air! Lofty goals - I know, but I hate to miss even a minutes of this!

Not my first time - I think this is the 4th one for me.

I am signed up in slack, but not sure if I will be able to chat until I am home Sunday.

answer to the questions
 

Goals: we just got back from a Disney cruise to Norway, Iceland & Scotland. I would love to complete those pictures.

Yes - this is my first marathon so I am not sure what I am suppose to do.

Yes - I have my SLACK account set up.

Any suggestions, advice, strategy would be very helpful.

thanks so much - Karen

Sorry, I have enough of my own photos to scrap! Give me another year, and I might be taking you up on it! I'm trying to stretch the layouts I have left to do, for as long as it takes before our next trip! If I fall short, I'll come hunt the 2 of you down and scrap some photos for you! ;)

Oh, I have another goal for this marathon. I'm scrapping with a new to me program, so I'm hoping it doesn't give me too many issues. So far, so good! Let's hope it doesn't decide during the SS Marathon to not play nice!

I would love to participate. This will be my first time participatin' in the marathon. I don't have a SLACK (chatroom) account, but I sent my email in a PM (fb). My computer didn't have java (I'm using Linux), but a neighbour came today to install it, hopefully I will not have troubles, however I would love if possible that the hoster designers would post the steps, in case that I would have troubles with the java, at least I will know the instructions to create my layout. Thanks

Hi! Each hostess will post the instructions within the forum too! No worries. We take care of you all! :)

I would LOVE to take that cruise!!! it looks gorgeous and I can't wait to see your pictures!

Each speed scrap will have its own set of instructions as well as its own deadline. if you meet that requirement then you'll get that individual pp. Then, the entire weekend has a deadline that if you meet that and complete half or all of the challenges (even if you didn't meet the individual challenge deadline, if you meet the weekend deadline you qualify for the goody bag at the end).

advise: take each one at a time. don't get overwhelmed. Cynthia will soon post a spreadsheet she uses to orgaize the scraps. It's very helpful!!!

I'm very confused. Are the scraps that have been announced the only scraps? The numbers skip around but I can't find anywhere a list of when they are so that makes
me think it is these 5 or 6 scraps and that's it???

If it is just these 5 or 6, that's fine. I'm just confused about what's happening and when. My friend Stacy is super confused too, so it's not just me, lol.

But we just got back from vacation, so maybe we are still on vacation brain.

I have to work Friday night, but I hope to catch up after work. It's been a while since I participated, but it's always been fun and I hope to get my scrapping mojo back! :)

Here's the master
http://mousescrappers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16244

I think it's just that the individual hostesses posted before the master was :blush:

This is my first time on this forum and my first time doing the marathon. I'm excited about it. :) I have a trip to Disneyland from 2012 that I wanted to get completed and a future trip this fall to Disney World to start getting ideas for. I don't have a SLACK account yet, but I put in a request for one.

So look forward to these marathons! Will be travelling over the weekend so most of my scrapping will be done on my phone.

My goal is to work on pictures from my trip this month to Aulani and DL. Doubt I will get them all done but at least put a dent in them.

I think I have participated in almost all the marathons. I really get motivated and actually get some scrapping done.

I don't usually get to chat and since I will be travelling by car to Tennessee, I doubt I will be in the chat rooms this time either.

Thank you to everyone involved- Carol and everyone that helps get this all together, the awesome hostesses for running the speed scraps and our very generous designers that donate prizes.

Here is the download link for the Master SS List, Donor list with links and Checklists to use to assist in your efforts this weekend.

Download link with zipped PDF files to print and use as you wish.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5dfaga...r_Marathon.zip

The file includes the following...
https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4c...emvrw1bg6g.jpg

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a3...6sw494876g.jpg

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/bc...qs6e4hbx6g.jpg

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/93...dwli27af6g.jpg

Download link with zipped PDF files to print and use as you wish.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5dfaga...r_Marathon.zip

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
I hope to complete the half. Busy weekend with Festival, and we just returned from Disney, so I'm unorganized and probably not going to have a lot of free time.

Is this your first time participating in the marathon? No

If not, how many years have you participated in? 4-5 now? I can't recall. I love them because I'm so productive.

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
Yes - I think I'm all setup!

Can't wait for all the fun!

Thank you to JLynn - I greatly appreciate your help.

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
Work on my 2012 Disneyland trip album
Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
Nope
If not, how many years have you participated in?
All but last year. I was making a skating dress for my daughter...
Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
Yup

welcome! :hooray:

what program did you switch to?

Do you have any goals for the weekend?
finish the half marathon at least!

Is this your first time participating in the marathon?
No

If not, how many years have you participated in?
i know i have a medal with pluto and one with a starwars robot (i'm not into starwars), not sure if there were more (as photobucket is not my friend right now and i seem to have locked myself out and can't find them) - i think i have at least 1 half medal and 1 full marathon medal...

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? If not, see the post about it!
Not sure, will have to check the post but most of the chats are overnight for me anyway or during Mon morning rush here (Sydney Australia - i just sat and created my own calendar with World Time Buddy ). At least that means when i wake up in the morning (Sat for me, it's nearly midday Fri here now) I can jump straight into 3 pages with instructions - and i am planning to get a heap of house work done now, or that's the plan anyway... but i'll be whistling while i work!
ETA: remembered my slack password- all good!

I am so happy to run across the notice for the speed scrap this weekend on...it has been forever since I have been on mousescrappers and probably about the same time scrapping...and I have 3 trips that seriously need to be scrapped.

Do you have any goals for the weekend? Get back into scrapping and complete all the challenges.

Is this your first time participating in the marathon? No...i have done several in the past, apparently I need to redo my signature!

If not, how many years have you participated in? I have at least 3 full medals.

Are you set up with a SLACK (chatroom) account? Yes...checked to make sure it worked still. Although I am not a real fan of the chat...

Looking forward to this weekend. Many thanks to all you guys who did, and are doing all the work to make this happen. Feeling a wee bit guilty that I didn't offer to help. Will do so next year. :yes:

Huge thank you to Carol for this awesome site!

OTT: What photo site are you guys now using to host your Siggies?

I switched to mediafire

Thanks, Lynn! Sheesh, I've got a ton of stuff at Photobucket. ;)