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Anyone fancy a card challenge?

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Dingle · 04/09/2007 08:50

I am in chaos here with the extension going on . I have moved my stash to it's new home but it is in complete turmoil!!!!
I have been trying to keep afloat in the school hols but my crafting has taken a nose dive.
I am attempt to "be prepared" does anyone fancy joining me in a weekly challenge for Xmas cards and maybe even a few pressies?

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UCM · 06/09/2007 23:19

Right, I will start. I didn't send any Christmas Cards out last year because I was about to give birth and nothing else seemed important at the time.

This year I have set myself a challenge, to send some.

Some will be shop bought but some will be personalised.

What are we going for in this challenge.

Is it Childrens cards

Mothers

Fathers

or can we have categories??????

Gingermonkey · 07/09/2007 07:45

UCM, i think we are having a general free for all crafty challenge! So you can do whatever takes your fancy. Whizzz is doing beady things, I am making christmas decorations and toys for presents. My progress on the decoration front is here

Pixiefish · 07/09/2007 07:56

I'm in a similar position to UCm last year- 8 weeks to go till B day and not my birth day. Is your dd really nearly 1 UCM.

By some odd fluke I made 5 cards yesterday- but just ordinary ones not Christmas- shall be buying those I think although I have seen some lush Rusty Pickle papers fro Christmas- guess they'll be for Layouts later

JARM · 07/09/2007 08:01

i havent crafted for months

im 11 weeks from due date, am moving house tomorrow, get keys today, and everything is everywhere!

ive got 40 wedding invites to do my oct half term........... havent even started them yet!

SoupDragon · 07/09/2007 11:36

'Frau "10 5x7 8 page scrapbooks for $1 each"

SoupDragon · 07/09/2007 11:40
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SoupDragon · 07/09/2007 20:10

I have a problem. I dragged out the pizza box full of all my Christmas stuff and it's all too nice to waste on Christmas cards! [pout]

I'm not sure I know enough special people who deserve cards made with it!

Whizzz · 07/09/2007 20:16

You could always use the cloggy stuff ...or I do still have some lovely silouhettes I could spare.....

SoupDragon · 07/09/2007 20:17

Snort!

Those silhouettes are still in the catalogue you know!

Pixiefish · 08/09/2007 08:47

So cards- by when?

Dior · 08/09/2007 08:51

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Gingermonkey · 08/09/2007 08:56

Weekly on a tuesday we will show our progress, pixiefish. R u in?

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Dingle · 08/09/2007 09:21

Right, let's try to keep track of this then!!
Our aims for Tuesday 11th:

Dingle
make at least 5 Christmas cards
start one pressie
continue sorting my stash!!!

Gingermonkey
aim to have some christmas decorations made at least 4 horses and/or cats

Whizzz
a tidy version of a star
maybe another seed beady something

Califrau
one of the billy bargeroo scrapbooks with sepia photos

Dior
Cross stitched card

Have I missed anyone? Got DD running around causing chaos!!LOL!

Pixie, Soupy, JARM, UCM.....anyone else going to join us & set themselves a little crafy goal?

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Pixiefish · 08/09/2007 09:27

I'll make some cards for Tuesday but don't want to put a number on it as I'm waiting for some new stamps plus am oop dda duff so shattered. So target for Pixie- make cards

Whizzz · 08/09/2007 10:00

Well done for the organisation

We could use our profiles to display pics or a picture trail if you have one rather than a Yahoo page. Is that a good option do you think ?

Gingermonkey · 08/09/2007 10:57

Yes, I can link to my blog (I'm so modern nowadays!!!!!) or I have flickr as well....options, options!!!

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Dingle · 08/09/2007 12:28

Does everyone have a pic.trail/blog..or someway of showing their progress?

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Pixiefish · 08/09/2007 14:08

whizz- i think your idea of putting pics on the profile is fab

Dior · 08/09/2007 16:28

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Dingle · 08/09/2007 16:54

Not sure but using the Yahoo site doesn't someone need to moderate it all rather than us all just controlling our individual pics.

I have never used my profile do you need to resize your pics, I don't seem very lucky with that.

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Dior · 08/09/2007 16:55

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Dingle · 08/09/2007 17:55

Yes, it does, thank you Dior. Just gone in and set up a quick page and loaded a pic of Xmas card number 2!!

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auntyquated · 08/09/2007 19:54

this is a great idea.
can i join you all please?

it is a good idea to add the pics to our profiles but easy enough to do the yahoo group too

uk.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/mumsnetcrafters-share/photos/browse/b777
i have set up an album if anyone wwnats to use it. Whizzz is a moderator of it, and i can easily add you too Dingle.

my target - to make 2 cards by Tuesday.

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Dingle · 08/09/2007 20:07

Roll up, roll up then....our first deadline is approaching FAST!!!

Update then!

Dingle
make at least 5 Christmas cards
start one pressie
continue sorting my stash!!!

Gingermonkey
aim to have some christmas decorations made at least 4 horses and/or cats

Whizzz
a tidy version of a star
maybe another seed beady something

Califrau
one of the billy bargeroo scrapbooks with sepia photos

Dior
Cross stitched card

Pixiefish
some cards

auntyquanted
2 cards

Anyone else?

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