February swap

[Little Jan]

Romance or Friendship
Swap open for anyone

Cards to arrive by end of February
I will do PM’s around 20th Feb

[Victoria]

Great. I’m in!

[Borderline]

sounds good to me,

[PinkPig]

Yes please LJ.

[Mitzi]

Count me in; I seem to have dozens of friend-themed stamps.

[pyjama princess]

Mine’s almost finished - just the insert to make and take photos.

[Little Jan]

Oh my
I’m still working on January’s ATC’s :embarassed:

[pyjama princess]

Oh my
I’m still working on January’s ATC’s :embarassed:
You know me Jan. I won’t commit until I’ve at least started making something. I’d be horrified if I let someone down and didn't send a card before the deadline.

[Little Jan]

Still time to sign up for this swap PMs will go out next Friday

[Mitzi]

Mine is ready to go, believe it or not.

[Victoria]

Mine's ready too.

[Little Jan]

Hoping to do mine tomorrow
Been decorating
Started up as just filling in a few cracks and repainting but had to do the whole room as there was not enough of the same colour paint
Wish I hadn’t started it

[PinkPig]

Finishing touches tomorrow then it will be ready to go.

[Little Jan]

Pm's going out tonight

[Borderline]

Thanks for doing this, LJ

[Little Jan]

Thanks for doing this, LJ
Your welcome I enjoy doing it
Just wish we had more people joined in as it is getting harder to pair up names
so they don’t get the same people too often

[Little Jan]

Victoria you lovely card arrived
I will post a picture tomorrow when I have better light

[Little Jan]

Here is my lovely card from Victoria
a lovely embossed card with a splash of rainbow colours
which make the black silhouettes pop
The phrase is very apt
https://i.imgur.com/m8G0m5r.jpg

[pyjama princess]

My Friendship card arrived several days ago - apologies for not posting sooner.

https://i.postimg.cc/Gm0c0N5m/1-February-Friendship-Borderline.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bsTXk6P7)

I think this is a Tatty Ted design (?) - thanks so much Borderline. I love the soft pastel colours and the lace along the edge.

I've been very naughty and not posted my swap yet - sorry! The weather is beautiful today and it's really lifted my spirits so I might manage a walk to the post box later. I have about 5 things to post for various swaps and birthdays so need to shrug off this lack lustre feeling and get things done.

[Borderline]

Glad it arrived safely. It's from an old Popcorn CD. Consider it a hug from me and I hope you feel a bit perkier after a walk in this lovely sunshine.

[PinkPig]

What a card LJ! The embroidered sentiment is amazing, a card to treasure . Thank you so much.
https://i.postimg.cc/4KV4SJB6/3985276-E-056-D-47-C6-B8-E9-C472-A27-BCC05.jpg (https://postimg.cc/4KV4SJB6)

[Little Jan]

Glad it arrived ok

[Victoria]

It must have taken ages Jan. A real keepsake.

[Borderline]

Here is my fantastic card from Mitzi -

https://i.imgur.com/E6duxWC.jpg


And here is the even more fantastic inside -

https://i.imgur.com/QcAZIFR.jpg

How amazing is that? And of course even the envelope was pretty. Thanks so much, Mitzi.

P.S. If you don't already join in with swaps, what are you waiting for? It's such a good feeling to make, send and receive cards and ATCs.

[Victoria]

Really amazing!! Good point about the swaps - it would be lovely to see more of you joining in.

[Little Jan]

Wow great cards ladies
I am so happy I did not give up on the Swaps

[Victoria]

Just arrived - this stunner from Pyjama Princess. The die cut flowers are layered and coloured beautifully on the wreath with a cute stamped image in the centre. The sentiments inside are also heart warming. Many thanks dear forum friend! Click on photos for enlarged images.

https://i.postimg.cc/QKm0xtFJ/IMG-0951.jpg (https://postimg.cc/QKm0xtFJ)

https://i.postimg.cc/fVVnp4Pr/IMG-0953.jpg (https://postimg.cc/fVVnp4Pr)

https://i.postimg.cc/MM8CnnpC/IMG-0954.jpg (https://postimg.cc/MM8CnnpC)

[pyjama princess]

I'm sorry it took me so long to post it Victoria. It's been made for ages, I just couldn't make myself walk to the post box. I feel awful at not making the effort to get it to you sooner. :confused:

[Victoria]

I'm sorry it took me so long to post it Victoria. It's been made for ages, I just couldn't make myself walk to the post box. I feel awful at not making the effort to get it to you sooner. :confused:

Not at all! I haven’t even been down to town in over a fortnight!

[Mitzi]

My lovely card came a couple of days ago. Just need to sort photos.

[Victoria]

This is an experiment to see whether I can post BIG photos!

https://i.postimg.cc/XXShLB3m/IMG-0951.jpg (https://postimg.cc/QKm0xtFJ)

[Victoria]

Yipee! Thanks for the tip PP! I was using the Thumbnail link for forums.

[pyjama princess]

Yipee! Thanks for the tip PP! I was using the Thumbnail link for forums.

Yes I've used that in the past. The size of the photos aren't too bad but the Hotlink gives the really big photo. Glad you managed to get it to work.

[Little Jan]

Beautiful card PJP
can I be nosey and ask what you used for the flowers,Die Cuts, Stamps ?

[pyjama princess]

Beautiful card PJP
can I be nosey and ask what you used for the flowers, Die Cuts, Stamps ?

I've used a die from Carnation Crafts called Mixed Floral Card Shape and cut out the vignettes that go with it. I cut it twice to make a frame. You also get separate flower dies and vignettes so I cut a few out and dotted them here and there to fill in any gaps. Postimages site isn't playing ball this morning so I've added a picture using the forum system so it's a bit small.


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[PinkPig]

I have not seen a picture of the one I sent yet.

[Mitzi]

Very sorry all, was hoping to use the picture posting a la Pyjama Princess but I just haven't had time to figure it out. Very stressed at the moment. But enough of my excuses.

This beautiful card arrived and I was a bit slow on the uptake because I couldn't figure out how to make it stand. Then the penny dropped and I realised it's a triple easel card! Made of the most wonderful silver glitter card, pink pearlescent card, black and white printed paper all on a black card base.

Honestly the photo doesn't do it justice. Even my DH was impressed and that doesn't happen often.

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[PinkPig]

This was my first ever easel card and I went for the triple but the stopper bit was tough. I was worried the stoppers might not make the journey to be honest.

[Victoria]

Can you post a bigger photo Pink Pig?

[Mitzi]

I'll have another go tomorrow as I still have my ATCs to post.

[PinkPig]

Sorry Victoria I did not take a picture as I was busy snapping all the ATCs , I posted this one at the same time.