[scrappinchar]

Oh man. I'm good at following directions. lol Where are the specific instructions?! Just kidding.

Just gotta decide what "look" I want. Hmmm. Funny? Victorian? Collage? Abstract? Floral? Spiritual? So many choices...

[Becca]

scrappinchar, on Jul 18 2009, 05:22 PM, said:

Oh man. I'm good at following directions. lol Where are the specific instructions?! Just kidding.

Just gotta decide what "look" I want. Hmmm. Funny? Victorian? Collage? Abstract? Floral? Spiritual? So many choices...

No reason to pick just one, right? You could have 20 cards of one design, 20 of another, etc...

[scrappinchar]

Becca, on Jul 18 2009, 05:43 PM, said:

scrappinchar, on Jul 18 2009, 05:22 PM, said:

Oh man. I'm good at following directions. lol Where are the specific instructions?! Just kidding.

Just gotta decide what "look" I want. Hmmm. Funny? Victorian? Collage? Abstract? Floral? Spiritual? So many choices...

No reason to pick just one, right? You could have 20 cards of one design, 20 of another, etc...

Oh great. Now it's DOUBLE the pressure.
lol

[mimes1]

scrappinchar, on Jul 18 2009, 02:31 PM, said:

Becca, on Jul 18 2009, 05:43 PM, said:

scrappinchar, on Jul 18 2009, 05:22 PM, said:

Oh man. I'm good at following directions. lol Where are the specific instructions?! Just kidding.

Just gotta decide what "look" I want. Hmmm. Funny? Victorian? Collage? Abstract? Floral? Spiritual? So many choices...

No reason to pick just one, right? You could have 20 cards of one design, 20 of another, etc...

Oh great. Now it's DOUBLE the pressure.
lol

LOL! Really Charlene, no pressure. Just meant to be fun!

[JoannB]

Yeah, no pressure! Just let the design be you! LOL.

[Peppi]

LOL Charlene! I bet yours will be wonderful!! Yeah ... a photo of you!!!

[scrappinchar]

lol
Well, I started working on something last night.
We'll see how it goes. Maybe I can finish it up within the week and have them printed and done with.
Before I look like this:

[csaintly]

Thanks so much for the heads up on the artscow.com site... its a funny thing I was going to spend some time today working on my ATC but I have been stalling since I was not looking forward to attempting the printing of both sides of the paper and getting them to line up... I actully had an idea in mind and after I visited the website for printing I got excited and spent until 1:30 last night creating my ATC and sending it to the printers... If you decide to use this service make sure that you allow enough room on the edges so that your artwork will not get cut off... even tho I used the template shape from SG (which is the right size) I wanted to put a bit of printing on my card, and when I brought it over to Artscow it appeared that the printing might get cut off it I ran it all the way to the edge... you know how images are deceiving to the eyes... so I had to go back to my image and re-adjust the printing so it looked better when you dropped your image onto the cards...anyway I sent my order off last night and I hope I'm not disappointed... I ordered 3 sets of the same cards (162) so I should have more than enough.

[Smiles]

This sounds like SUCH a more sane way than what I put myself through last year!

[scrappinchar]

Woohoo! I've been working a tad here and there for the past day and a half...and I think I'm done! Well, with the more "decorative" side.



lol


Now to do the "informative" side.

[scrappinchar]

Argh. I have decided that I am finished with both sides.
You know...go with it...stop analyzing it.
But, I can't get artscow to cooperate. Maybe there are too many people in the world trying to make cards right now.
Now, if I wanted a mouse pad or apron...I'd be good to go. lol (I tried other things to see if they were working.)
Maybe I'll try in the morning.

[scrappinchar]

This morning it worked!
I had to go back and make a little more "bleed" area to make sure nothing "important" was cut off.
I clicked on the tab on the site that said special sale and saw some codes for the custom playing cards. I copied a code and used it when I checked out. I got 3 decks (54 in a deck) for $29.97. That's including shipping. Worth it to me so that I don't have to worry about printing and cutting, etc.

Thanks, Caroline for starting this thread!
I had it in my mind to start a thread sometime asking for details about ATCs. Time was slipping away though.
Now to find some airline tickets!

[mimes1]

scrappinchar, on Jul 22 2009, 05:04 AM, said:

I had it in my mind to start a thread sometime asking for details about ATCs. Time was slipping away though.
Now to find some airline tickets!

Nothing like priorities! LOL!

[johnnysgarden]

I did it!!! I finished my ATC and uploaded it to artscow.com to have them printed on blank playing cards. Ooohhh I hope they turn out OK. I didn't want to use my own printer. I knew that I'd get a OK quality at Costco, but I didn't want to "glue" the fronts and backs together. I haven't always been as happy with Office Ma. or Stapl. printing..... so I decided to try this website. I was thinking about maybe just putting a printed label on the back, with the info that was included on Valerie's ATC special template, but I wanted to "design" both sides. I hope I'm pleased with them. They should arrive in about 2 weeks (or so). Can't wait to see everyone's. Cindy

[scrappinchar]

I'm anxious to see mine, too! lol
I hope the colors are as vibrant as they are on my screen.
If not, you'll find me apologizing for them as I exchange them. lol

[scrappinchar]

Oh, and Hi Cindy! Nice to meet you. lol

[johnnysgarden]

Hi Charlene: Nice to meet you too. I also hope the colors and clarity are as nice as the preview. I'm a little nervous that I put toooo much on that tiny card and that we'll need a magnifying glass to see the details!!! And I too was also wondering about the "bleed" --- some of the actual design might get cut off. But this is a learning process and it will be fun to trade them no matter how they turn out. Cindy

[Smiles]

Swapping the ATCs is one of the best parts of the convention!
They help you fix the name and screen name to the face (the nametag help too)

[csaintly]

I ws notified on Friday that mine have shipped... OH boy I can't wait to see how they turn out...Oh and by the way I also can't wait until October

[pennynoel]

Hi everyone ~
I didn't read through all the posts (so please forgive me if this is duplicate info) but I wanted to share my experience with ordering my ATCs from two different companies. I bought a set from ArtsCow and a set from Zazzle. I prefer the cards from Zazzle for two reasons. First, they have sqared corners (not rounded like the playing cards at ArtsCow) and second, and most importantly, the colors are much more vivid on the cards from Zazzle. I had a coupon for a free deck at Arts Cow, so I ordered them, but I'm not going to use them. The cards from ArtsCow are in sets of 54 for $9.99 and the cards from Zazzle were 100 for $18.99 ~ so virtually the same price. The ArtsCow products come from Hong Kong (literally that was the return address!) and Zazzle comes from San Jose, so I got them very quickly. I've talked a friend of mine into coming to convention with me and we made ATCs with a pic of both of us and I just love how it came out. (But I do have to say that the ArtsCow cards were also really cute.) Can't wait to trade with everyone! See you soon.

[scrappinchar]

Never heard of Zazzle...off to check them out.

[scrappinchar]

Penny...can you put a link to the specific product?
I see one...but you can't design the back. Is that the same one?

[pennynoel]

scrappinchar, on Jul 28 2009, 08:47 AM, said:

Penny...can you put a link to the specific product?
I see one...but you can't design the back. Is that the same one?

It's the chubby business card:

http://www.zazzle.co...m/businesscards

You'll see on the page free 2-sided printing. Below that is the "Design a Chubby" card link.

(Did I mention that I love my cards!!)

[scrappinchar]

I'll have to ooh and ahhh over your square-edged, vibrant cards when we exchange.
You can smile and say how "lovely" my round-edged, dull cards are.


Hopefully they won't be too bad.
Since I've already paid for them...I don't think I should try to justify ordering a new set.
(Unless they really are horrible. I'll be sure to post my thoughts when they come.)

[pennynoel]

scrappinchar, on Jul 28 2009, 09:31 AM, said:

I'll have to ooh and ahhh over your square-edged, vibrant cards when we exchange.
You can smile and say how "lovely" my round-edged, dull cards are.


Hopefully they won't be too bad.
Since I've already paid for them...I don't think I should try to justify ordering a new set.
(Unless they really are horrible. I'll be sure to post my thoughts when they come.)

I'm sure they'll be absolutely darling ~ because you are an amazing scrapper!!

[scrappinchar]

Aww, thanks. lol
I do worry a tad about them not being vibrant.
I guess I'll see.

[Smiles]

Well, Candy said hers were a little on the dark side - so wait and see.

[kimmybutton]

pennynoel, on Jul 28 2009, 12:04 PM, said:

scrappinchar, on Jul 28 2009, 08:47 AM, said:

Penny...can you put a link to the specific product?
I see one...but you can't design the back. Is that the same one?

It's the chubby business card:

http://www.zazzle.co...m/businesscards

You'll see on the page free 2-sided printing. Below that is the "Design a Chubby" card link.

(Did I mention that I love my cards!!)

Penny, what is the "durability" like. Are they matte and the weight of business cards? Easily bend? And, Charlene, what do the ArtsCow playing cards look like in terms of matte, semigloss, etc.

[kimmybutton]

Hey, I just realized I have to change my blinkie!!!

Edit: Done! I really like my new Product Designer blinkie (wink!)

[scrappinchar]

kimmybutton, on Jul 28 2009, 01:35 PM, said:

Hey, I just realized I have to change my blinkie!!!

Change that blinkie, girl! lol

Well...I still haven't found the cards I had made for Christmas. They might be in the garage somewhere. I have a bad habit of clearing everything out of my car (SUV) after a trip and then a box or bucket, etc winds up sitting out there with misc stuff in it. Maybe the boys had them on a trip and now they are in the garage graveyard. lol

Gotta find them!

My recollection was that they were a soft gloss. Felt durable to me. Have rounded corners (which seems okay to me.) But...I think the colors weren't "perfect." But...I think the picture itself wasn't as great as I would have liked. When I tried (in PSE) to brighten the colors, it would start to look fake. I'm referring to the picture of Ethan on his bike (for the Christmas time cards.)

Maybe I'll know in a couple of days how they look. I'll report in as soon as I get them!