LP ScrapSwap - Characters

Originally Posted By Labuda

Well, I'm FINALLY getting started today! hehe Bought the stuff for the photo mats a short while back, now busy cutting, realizing I need to buy a glue stick, and decorating! hehe

Up this week or next Saturday: a visit to the local scrapbook shop to see if they can help me figure out how to do this paper piecing of Mickey I've got to do! lol

 

Originally Posted By DreamFairy

Mine are done and I have sent an email requesting the mailing info

We move in 4 days *yikes*

 

Originally Posted By smedley

Good luck with the move DreamFairy!! I am sure it will go great, I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed either way

I am hoping to finish my last set of squares today (need a smaller embossing tool than I own, so there's one of those, I am going to spend $3.00 leaving spending 20 trips to the craft store coming up lol) I want to make sure I get mine posted as soon as possible, because I know how rubbish the postal service from here to the US can be, and I don't want to keep you guys waiting.

Labuda, good luck with the paper piecing, I hope it turns out to be nice and simple for you

 

Originally Posted By sherrytodd

I have only 3 library pockets to go. =)

 

Originally Posted By smedley

I'm done! Got my final set of squares done last night, hopefully I will get them into the post in the next couple of days

Now to sit back and look forward to all the fun stuff other people are going to have done!!

 

Originally Posted By Kala

My squares look like garbage, redoing them. Thank heavens we have until 5/22! Thanks!

 

Originally Posted By Labuda

Got the first photo mat 100% complete and the other 21 are over halfway done!

 

Originally Posted By Kala

My squares look like garbage, redoing them. Thank heavens we have until 5/22! Thanks!

 

Originally Posted By smedley

Awwh I bet they're not garbage Kala! I'm pretty pleased with what I've done, but I await feedback once they've got out to you guys, to let me know I'm on the right track lol! The pressure of one's first scrapbook swap lol!

 

Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS

How do you think I feel, smedley?
This is only my 2nd swap and I'm hosting it! LOL

Oh, the pressure.....J/K

 

Originally Posted By LadyKluck

Why is it that I can come up with the most brilliant ideas in the world in my mind, and then when I do them on paper it looks like crud?! I know what I WANT to do but it never comes out that way! Oh well...back to the drawing board!

 

Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS

I know what you mean.

I'm COMPLETELY stuck on this Mulan thing. I thought I had a great idea, but it won't work.

Now I don't know what to do. Use stickers? Too boring maybe?

Try to paper piece something small for the side of the frame? Yikes! I don't know...

 

Originally Posted By LadyKluck

An interesting way to use stickers is to stick them on a piece of cardstock of a contrasting color and trim around it, like a "matting" for it - then stick it to the piece using those puff/foam adhesive dots to make them 3D - that's how I use stickers to make them a little less "stickery" looking.

Did that make any sense?

 

Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS

Oh, great tip - maybe if I find some decent stickers I will do that!

 

Originally Posted By hopemax

Klucky, I know what you mean. I signed up for some swaps on the DIS, and I have these great ideas in my head, but they just don't seem to be working out right, like something is missing.

But that foam/3D thing might help with one of my problems.

And one of these days, I will get *this* swap in the mail, and off our kitchen table. Why does going to the PO have to be so annoying?

 

Originally Posted By smedley

I know exactly what you mean hopemax, I got to get it sorted. As a matter of interest, how do you guys usually post stuff? Do you send them in a padded envelope or a box? I'm tempted to try to find a small box as I don't want them to get crushed.

 

Originally Posted By hopemax

I send mine in the flat rate priority mail envelopes, it is $4.05. The post office also has flat rate boxes, those are $8.10 no matter how heavy they are (which is nice for other stuff.)

 

Originally Posted By Labuda

Well, finished up the photo mats last night, but STILL going crazy trying to figure out an easy-to-do paper piecing! Good grief! Soprry, all, but you may end up with Mickey's shorts! LOL

 

Originally Posted By DreamFairy

lol Labuda!

 

Originally Posted By disneynafrica

Ok, so here's my dilemma...I thought Dory would be a cool character to do - no problem if I was back in CA - but this Africa!


Anyone care if I switch horses in the middle of the stream and do Lion King theme instead? Like I said, this AFRICA...lol! (alot more bush here than fish...hee.hee).