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    Default Virtual swap anyone?

    I realise that during this time of lockdown, many of us might not be able to get out to the post office or postbox and also maybe don't want unnecessary items coming through the letterbox. However, most of us will still be crafting and perhaps making cards for friends and family members (and maybe relishing the extra time on our hands if you're prevented from going to work.)

    I thought perhaps we could have a virtual card swap. Maybe on a given theme (e.g. butterflies). Then you share a picture of the card on here, but you send the real thing to whoever you want - your own friend or relative. We could try it as a one-off to start with and, if there's support, make it more frequent. Only until the lockdown is over - I don't want to detract in any way from the real life swaps. Oh and I guess it doesn't need to be a card - if you make a home decor piece or something, that could be your contribution.

    To be honest I love looking at all your creations and I'm sick of everything I look at being about coronavirus. I want to be kept informed about it as much as anyone, but a bit of light relief and something nice to look at wouldn't go amiss.

    Who knows, I might finally get the hang of posting decent pictures on here.
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    I will have a go please Mitzi.
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    Great idea. I'll join too.
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    I'm in too.
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    Excellent! What should the deadline be, I wonder?

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    OK the theme for the virtual swap has three elenents:

    1. Butterflies
    2. Use something from your stash or tools that you've had a while but not used
    3. The colour blue

    You can pick one, two or all three of these themes e.g. using a die set that you've not used before would meet theme 2. It doesn't have to be butterflies or blue. Does that make sense?

    Get creating and have fun!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitzi View Post

    1. Butterflies
    2. Use something from your stash or tools that you've had a while but not used
    3. The colour blue
    Oh blimey! I don't 'get' the hype about butterflies in crafting, blue isn't a colour I use very often. And having recently moved my craft room I can now access tons of stuff I've never used or not used in a while!!!

    Can I suggest the end of April for a deadline as March is all but ended. And should we remove the word 'swap' so this doesn't interfere with LJ's swaps?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pyjama princess View Post

    Can I suggest the end of April for a deadline as March is all but ended. And should we remove the word 'swap' so this doesn't interfere with LJ's swaps?
    How about calling it a "Challenge"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lioness View Post
    How about calling it a "Challenge"?
    Oh that's a good one - Virtual Challenge I like!

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    Can we do more than one? I was sort of hoping that it would be more frequent than monthly, but if we could do more than one it wouldn’t matter if the same challenge lasted for a month.
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