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I think the current system is probably fine. We're having a little trouble getting the hang of it, but we'll figure it out. And to the Goonette in California who got my February submission, I hope it's arrived. It went out from the corporate mail room 2 weeks ago and the fact no one's mentioned receiving it means I I shouldn't send personal mail from work anymore. Actually, I'm not sure if anyone has received my last two cards.
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Krispy Wafer posted:I think the current system is probably fine. We're having a little trouble getting the hang of it, but we'll figure it out. That's kind of the problem. There's 14 people on the list, and a hell of a lot fewer than 14 posts about receiving cards each month.
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Mar 11, 2019 16:51
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I'd be down for donations to a general envelope fund - although I have no clue about anything international shipping related so no help on that. Also, Johnny on the Spot, my post office said with the way I wrote down my address it should still arrive just fine. So just snail mail being snail.
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Mar 11, 2019 19:23
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Krispy Wafer posted:I think the current system is probably fine. We're having a little trouble getting the hang of it, but we'll figure it out. I got your February card on the 28th. BEHOLD, WAFER GLORY!!:  Johny-on-the-spot, my apologies for the delay. February card is going out today. durrneez fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Mar 11, 2019 |
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Mar 11, 2019 20:10
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No worries durrneez, I'm looking forward to receiving your card! Bad-rear end Tiger Wafer!
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Mar 11, 2019 20:31
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lofi posted:That's kind of the problem. There's 14 people on the list, and a hell of a lot fewer than 14 posts about receiving cards each month. I think that the problem right now is that we’re lacking in accountability. There aren’t any consequences for not sending a card or sending one super late, like myself. For reddit gift exchanges, participants self-report if they’ve sent or received their item. If a gifter doesn’t send one or has multiple offenses, then that gifter is barred from any subsequent exchanges. Also, there’s a pool of people who volunteer to be others’ backup gifters in case someone’s original gifter bails.
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Mar 11, 2019 21:46
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OK, we'll give it a go with accountability rules, I'll ask people to mail me when they send and recieve cards. If that doesn't work, we'll have to switch to the other system. I got notice from my landlord that he's booting me out of my house of nearly a decade so he can sell it, so this month's theme is REVOLUTION.
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Mar 12, 2019 20:20
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I've managed to gently caress up my spreadsheet! Krispy Wafer, please could you email me, I've managed to overwrite your email adress with Keetron's, which has meant I've mailed them three times. 
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Mar 12, 2019 20:53
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Well hey, I got a card today! It's Krispy Wafer's January card that finally arrived, and it's got some nice ritualistic dancing on it! I really like how the lighter colours convey a sense of continuous movement.
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Mar 13, 2019 14:22
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Omg it’s beautiful!!!! 
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Mar 14, 2019 04:58
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Okay, so it takes **checks calendar** 41 days for mail to reach Switzerland.
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Mar 14, 2019 05:05
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Finished my card for March today, will send it off tomorrow morning. Hopefully it won't take forty days to cross the ocean this time.
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Mar 14, 2019 21:19
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Please can you email me when it's sent, just so I'm only having to keep track of one place for info. 
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Mar 14, 2019 21:43
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 I had already sent a mail before posting.
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Ta!
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Mar 14, 2019 22:28
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I got the best card from Shrimpwhiskers! It's me! I love the detail in this so much. It warms my cold monster heart. Life has come full circle. My user name is inspired by this lithograph I did in college which is the opposite of the card.  Shrimp, I want to buy a larger version of this card if possible. Shoot me a pm.
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Mar 16, 2019 04:33
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I got my card from durrneez yesterday! I didn't see it was one whole image till I scanned it, great concept! Also the calligraphy for the address on the envelope was a really sweet touch!
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Mar 16, 2019 23:21
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Yay!!! It made it!!! I was laughing with my husband after I sealed the pastel that I didn’t do a great job at creating height and size context; Slendy could be very tall or very small depending on if you interpret the trees as trees or as misshapen cake pops. 
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Mar 17, 2019 00:27
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Let’s chat about technique! Do you make a larger piece and then scale it to fit on the card, print, then ship? Or do you make your art directly on the card? I cut the substrate (uh, i have no idea what the proper word is) into trading card size and then make my piece directly on the card. I then take a picture for the gram and send it off.
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Mar 20, 2019 18:28
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I used to draw directly on a card but the laminated nature of the blank playing cards made that too difficult. Sharpies were all I could use and those are unforgiving. Now I do it all digitally, print it on 110lb cardstock, and cut it down to size. Everything was looking like rear end when I finished my March card last night until I realized I imported the original 2000x2000 sized image into Photoshop at 150dpi. You need at least 300dpi to look good, even on a small playing card.
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Mar 20, 2019 19:23
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I draw digitally, then turn it into a calendar card and lay it out on A4 using InDesign. I then print it using the laser colour printer at home with 200g/m2 paper and cut it up. I used to go to a print shop, but it's tedious and too expensive for what they offer. As for the digital format, make sure to use at least 300dpi (standard home printer resolution) and convert to CMYK colour space -- preferably using the profile of your printer, though home printers often don't have a colour profile file available.
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Mar 20, 2019 19:39
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Last month I used 300gr Bristol board and cut it to size and then drew on it with pencil, fineliner and marker. This month I have blank playing cards and a prompt that leaves me blank so one card is ruined with a bad sketch and I am not sure what to do next.
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Mar 20, 2019 19:52
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I have been making them all originals with acrylic markers and or colored pencil on scraps of stonehenge paper I have lying around or matboard. In my regular art life I spend hours making a large original and sell prints of that, so making mini originals is a nice break for me.
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Mar 20, 2019 23:07
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Sometimes I might do a few thumbnail sketches on paper, but I mostly work on photoshop in grayscale, 300 dpi @ 3.75x2.75 for bleed. Once I've worked an image up to my satisfaction I'll make a press sheet in indesign and print.
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Mar 20, 2019 23:47
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Been a real slacker, but I'll be sending out my Feb and March cards tomorrow, assuming I can figure out how to get them printed to size at the UPS store. In the meantime, thanks to HungryMedusa for this little lovely, love the touches of blue in this one  and thanks to Johnny-on-the-Spot who sent me a pack of FOUR cards for seemingly no reason other than being awesome    
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Mar 22, 2019 21:43
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Johny-on-the-Spot, is the D&D card your “monster” February card? Thanks for posting, Ben Neverine!
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Mar 22, 2019 21:46
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No, the D&D card was my December card that got sent late.
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Mar 22, 2019 22:16
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durrneez posted:Let’s chat about technique! I buy the packs of premade cards (you can get them on Amazon, by Strathmore, they sell bristol and watercolor ones, maybe others too) and just draw directly on them. I thought about doing digital, but I don't have a printer capable of art prints, so it's not worth it to go elsewhere to print them. I've also cut colored paper to size and drawn on that with gel pens, that's always fun too.
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Mar 25, 2019 01:50
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Mailed my card yesterday! It’s going within the US, so they should get it within a few days if USPS doesn’t fail.
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Mar 26, 2019 13:27
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It occurred to me I could lie and say I just got this since it traveled halfway around the world, but in reality I got it a week ago and suck. Viva la revolucion!
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Apr 2, 2019 17:51
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Right, I've emailed the four goons I've not heard from... The problem with this system being whether I start doing April's cards, and try juggling multiple sets of email, assuming the silent goons are still up for it. This is getting complex! 
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lofi posted:Right, I've emailed the four goons I've not heard from... The problem with this system being whether I start doing April's cards, and try juggling multiple sets of email, assuming the silent goons are still up for it. Gimme 6 weeks to get my life in order and I can help out with logistics. I used to be a math/science tutor for middle and high school students so I have no problem being stern.
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Thank you Lofi for the cool card! (now I feel sorry for the goon receiving my card, it was terrible)
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I got my trading cards from funosaurus! Thank you!!! Also glitter!!!!!! (I literally dreamed about buying glitter last night, in case you're wondering the impact this has had on my crow brain.)  Also, extra goodies! Thanks especially for the little trading card sleeves, those are dope!   Do you mind if I ask where you got your business card made? (Business.... cardlette?) I love that it's smol and also ADORE that thick vinyly material.
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Oh wow! Those are all very neat looking! I'm totally jealous, gonna have to step up my game.
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I got my card today! It's a Wheel of Fortune that came with a pikachu! For some reason, the pikachu is giving me major deja voux. Also, the back of it came with a nice little message but it wasn't signed so I'm not sure who to thank. Regardless, thank you for the cards!
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Sorry about the slight delay, all! Life is being a bit mad. April emails are sent, the theme this month is motion. Whybird and HappySafer haven't sent their cards (or haven't responded to emails), so they're in the sin bin - I've removed them from the list, but I'll add them back on next month if they email me. Does that sound like a good solution to everyone? I'm open to suggestions. shrimpwhiskers posted:I got my trading cards from funosaurus! Thank you!!! Also glitter!!!!!! (I literally dreamed about buying glitter last night, in case you're wondering the impact this has had on my crow brain.) Wow, funosaurus, that's a hell of a package! 
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shrimpwhiskers posted:I got my trading cards from funosaurus! Thank you!!! Also glitter!!!!!! (I literally dreamed about buying glitter last night, in case you're wondering the impact this has had on my crow brain.) Yay I'm glad it all arrived safely! Sorry for glitterbombing, I couldn't resist. The cards are from Moo.com. They have really good printing quality, and a lot of different types/sizes of cards you can choose, also good quality and price for greeting cards (I get them there every year). The cool thing about Moo is the artwork side of the card, - you can upload a different image for every card in your order. You can also order a free sampler pack, to see their different printing techniques, card sizes, and stuff. Here is my referral link to Moo https://refer.moo.com/s/janestolyarova1 (I get Moo $ credit if you use it, but you also get 25% off) lofi posted:Sorry about the slight delay, all! Life is being a bit mad. April emails are sent, the theme this month is motion. Thanks! I have a lot of prints and stickers and stuff like that and I really don't put the effort to sell any of it, so I just include it all in my mail trades Also... I have not received my card yet  Very sad, hope it comes soon.
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Your goon has sent it, so hopefully it'll arrive soon - a lot of people are waiting on theirs, I guess the post is just slow.
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Funosaurus posted:Yay I'm glad it all arrived safely! Sorry for glitterbombing, I couldn't resist. Also thanks, I love a good discount! Although first I need to revamp my logo...
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