February 2021 ATC Swap Thanks and Photos

[Little Jan]

Here are my lovely ATC's
From Victoria Sweet Kisses
a clever play on noughts and crosses
Mitzi's Bugs and Kisses Love the shimmer on this beetle
followed By Bornerlines k.i.s.s.s.i.n.g
Had to put my glasses on to work this one out very clever optical illusion

[Little Jan]

from PJP
Kiss Kiss
lovely texture on the background and a lovely lippy frame and enamelled lips
From Pink Pig
A lovely lattice heart and a row of little red hearts and OXO wording (no not gravey cubes)on a cork background
very clever twists on the themes Ladies

[Victoria]

They're all super this month aren't they. Can't wait for mine. And it's a large letter stamp from now on!!

[Victoria]

Well they've arrived today - I paid the excess postage pronto yesterday so that's good. Many thanks!

Kiss & Lips by Little Jan


Cupid's Arrow by Pink Pig


Pucker Up! by Pyjama Princess


Bugs & Kisses by Mitzi

[PinkPig]

Have yours arrived yet Mitzi?

[Mitzi]

Oh sorry yes they did.

[PinkPig]

Just waiting for your pictures then Mitzi.

[Mitzi]

I used to post photos using imgur so I have been trying to get this to work on my phone (because that's where my photos are.) Tried the web site (Which works on my laptop) and I can't get in to my "own" area only the public one. Mind you I did enjoy watching a video clip of a stoat (?) bouncing on a trampoline.

The website encouraged me to try the app, so I did. Took ages to download and then made my phone run very slow, for everything not just that app. I tried turning off and on but in the end I had to uninstall the app. So now I'm back to having to email photos to myself to get them from phone to laptop, but often they are too big to email, so I have to go into photo editing software to resize, as my phone camera does cropping and loads of fancy effects but not something as simple as resizing. So, take photo and crop as required. Go into photo editor and resize. Email to myself. Fire up laptop (takes ages; it's very old.) Download photos from emails to hard drive. Open imgur, upload photos. Copy links and paste into forum post. I'm really sorry but it's just too much trouble.

I'll have a go with whatever hosting site you are all using (Postimage?) another day but right now I've had enough. Sorry again.

[Mitzi]

The lovely ATCs I received... small photos are better than none, right?

Lip Sync by Pink Pig - Lips cut or punched from different types of red card including glittery, shimmery, textured and plain. Faux Dymo tape strip and a stamped string of hearts all on a floral background.

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K.I.S.S.I.N.G. by Borderline- reminiscent of an album cover, two stylised heads done in gilding flakes or foil, with a hand coloured blue background with foiled hearts, inside a gold -coloured postage stamp style frame, all on red mirri card.

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More to follow..

[Borderline]

I know getting photos on here can be a faff. I use my camera, which is so old the batteries don't hold a charge any more so it goes like this... 1) put battery on to charge. 2) put battery in camera and take photos. 3) remove card and battery, put card in card reader. 4) put card reader in 'puter and download photos. 5) go into Paint and resize photos and save. 6) go into Imgur and get photos. 7) copy photos from Imgur and paste into forum post. 8) put card back into camera before I lose it somewhere in the mess on my desk. 9) heave sigh of relief until next time.