CHUNKIES: Mixed-Media Words of Wisdom--Due July 15

[amyfaerie]

Swap Due Date: July 15
Signup/Withdrawal Date: July 1
Number of Chunky Pages: 6 for 6
Number of Participants: 36 maximum

"Words of Wisdom" Mixed-Media Chunky Book Pages Swap

So I was thinking that focusing on quotes in a chunky swap would be a wonderful compliment to other swaps, like Katxena's "Creative Life" swaps . . . because I'm only asking participants to send in 6 pages, the returns could easily be added to or alternated with the pages from another swap. And, if this swap is successful, I'll run a sequel!

By WORDS OF WISDOM, I mean that each page should have a famous quote or a literary quote on it. The quotes can be about art, about cats, about love, about life . . . no limits! It should just be a quote that speaks to you.

There are many web sites that have search-able databases of quotes on a wide variety of topics . . . look around, or use ones you already have.

wisdomquotes.com (http://www.wisdomquotes.com/)
quotegarden.com (http://www.quotegarden.com/)
quotationspage.com (http://www.quotationspage.com)
coolquotes.com (http://www.coolquotes.com/categories.php)

You must have a positive iTrader rating of +5 to sign up & to play.

This swap is open to US and international artists. [See the "Postage" section below for more information re: postage requirements.]

You'll be making 6 pages to send in . . . and you'll receive 6 pages from 6 different artists in return.

These will be due on July 15. All withdrawals must be made by July 1--if you decide before then that you can't complete the swap for any reason, it's totally fine! Things come up, and priorities change. I'm cool with that! However, if you choose to withdraw after July 1, you will receive a neutral iTrader rating, as it will be more than likely too late to replace you in the swap.

This swap is for 4"x4" chunky book pages. This is an MIXED MEDIA chunky book--so make sure you are comfortable with this medium before signing up. On the host forum recently, the idea of "effort, not expertise" was discussed--and that's what i'd like to see here. All artists should confidently send in work that highlights their own level of skill, but all the results should consistently show time and care.

ALL pages must be original artwork. NO making one page and then photocopying it five times. Also, mixed media means that no pages can be wholly digital collage.

Please make double-sided pages, so that when they are in a book, they are appealing on both leaves. Include your name & artist ID on the back of each page, but feel free to also include other info [date, location, title of page, or whatever].

Use a thicker paper or light board for the pages themselves--the chipboard from cereal boxes & cake mixes is a perfect, cheap answer. The minimum thickness would be postcard-weight. Mat board would be the thickest you'd want to go.

note: pages cut from "recycled" food boxes can be covered with papers or text pages, or painted/gessoed--if you don't want people to know you eat FrankenBerry.

Remember these pages are intended [in theory] to be used in a book. Please do not place chunky embellishments on the left edges, as this is where people choose to bind them or use them for hanging. Everyone will be binding their own returns.

Chunky pages can have fibers, wire, beads, tags and/or assorted weird things dangling off of and around the edges. The pages themselves should not be so thick that they can't close comfortably into a book. Look at the posted images in other chunky swap threads, or see the examples below [coming soon] for more ideas. Feel free to use sewing machine stitching, staples, brads, eyelets and other more offbeat fasteners on your pages.

Please avoid sticky pages . . . do not use ModPodge as a final seal on your art.

U.S. Postage:
SASE--When you take your chunky book pages to have them mailed, BEFORE sealing the envelope, have it weighed and then add the same amount of loose postage to the envelope. Or, if you like, pop 2 well-concealed dollars in the envelope.

International Postage:
International players can send U.S. currency, or use PayPal. PayPal will require a 50-cent bump, to cover their fee. These are low-ball estimates; I'll cover any overages in postage cost.
Canada: 3.00 [3.50 PayPal]
Australia or Europe: 6.00 [6.50 PayPal]

NOTE TO ALL PLAYERS RE: POSTAGE . . . I love super-chunky pages, so I'm not setting any limits, but be kind-hearted. If you're pages are super thick or super heavy, toss an extra couple of stamps or an extra buck in your envelope.

Anyone who as yet to send their pages: each card should be enclosed in a sandwich/zippie bag, as the other options (wax paper, bubble wrap, envies, plastic wrap) are harder to swap. Cheapo bags from the dollar store are fine--these also keep your pages from melting into one giant heap.

Chunkies will be due IN MY HANDS by July 15, 2008. This gives everyone about six weeks to get pages done & mailed. Late pages will not be swapped, and will be returned to the original artist[s].

Everyone, including me, can only sign up for ONE set of six, so we reach maximum variety in returns!


Who wants to play?

Pages waiting to be received:

Stormarela

[OriginalYouth]

I would LOVE to join in! This is SO exciting! :D I may work on these this weekend at the art retreat.

[katilady]

I have never made a chunkie page but your PM convinced me to try so sign me up! Any pointers would be wonderful, too!

[stormarela]

please sign me up!

[Bluebelle235]

Please may I play ???

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/bluebelle235/Shrek2.jpg

[manycolours]

Count me in! Please

[art4mysanity]

I'd like to join Amy!

[amyfaerie]

oh my goodness, everyone! lol . . . i woke up this morning to find the swap posted, and wonderful people interested! too awesome! you're all in!

[JoyFlower]

May I play, please?

[ElectaBlue]

Could I join please? All my pages lately have had quotes on them, so this is perfect for me.

OY, we could work on our pages together!

[amyfaerie]

joyflower & electablue, welcome! wow . . . i'm tickled! i use quotes a lot, too, EB . . . so i thought it would have to appeal to at least a group of us who use them already!

heck, if we fill up to 24 by the end of the weekend, i may decide to up the limit to 36!

[Glittercrow]

Sign me up Amy I have been wanting to make some of these for awhile now..Diane

[Paperfairys]

as per pm ... can i join please hun ?

elaine :)

[amyfaerie]

so cool! i have you in, Glittercrow & Paperfairys! :D

[grrrdjules]

Count me in baby!

[Lise Bu]

me too hun x x x

[amyfaerie]

yay! thanks for joining, juli & lise bu! we're getting a nice lil' group together here!

[inkadinkado]

you've reeled me in mum. lol. (if that bothers you i can stop, lol) i am a quote fanatic, so this will be perfecto!

[amyfaerie]

heh heh heh . . . my avatar said "inka's big momma" for a few days this week! i am glad to pull you aboard! we're already up to 14 players! woot!

[jonquil]

my history and garden pages will be done this weekend so I'm ready for a new lot of pages.

[amyfaerie]

wonderful, jonquil! glad you're in!

[goatgoddess]

I should but I can't pass this one up

please sign me up :)

[BigKay]

Can i join this swap even though I know nothing about wisdom and whatever quotes I come up with may be delivered by surly, smoking, gogo dancing birds?

It's all I know.

[katilady]

Can i join this swap even though I know nothing about wisdom and whatever quotes I come up with may be delivered by surly, smoking, gogo dancing birds?

It's all I know.

HAWT!

[art4mysanity]

In that case, I would like ALL of BigKay's pages please.

[amyfaerie]

hey hey hey! bigkay's in--my cigarette-smoking, bird-flipping mermaid chunky page is very lonely.

[amyfaerie]

hey, everyone . . . if any of you have a chunky page w/ a quote on it in your gallery, let me know if i can link to it!

[amyfaerie]

GG! i missed you somehow! i'm so glad you're playing, debra!

[BigKay]

Oh No! Did the other mermaids kick her out of the book!? :cry:

hey hey hey! bigkay's in--my cigarette-smoking, bird-flipping mermaid chunky page is very lonely.

[amyfaerie]

LOL! nah, she's right at the front. but she has no friends . . . she got drunk, went home with the one merman, and now the rest of the maids think she's a whore. go figure.

[BigKay]

Awwww!! She got the same reputation while she was still living here with me. She'll never learn. Hussy.
I really frickin' missed you, AmyFabs!!

LOL! nah, she's right at the front. but she has no friends . . . she got drunk, went home with the one merman, and now the rest of the maids think she's a whore. go figure.

[Janice]

I know I shouldn't as I take ages but I just can't resist chunky pages please count me in:twitcy:

[amyfaerie]

yay, janice! welcome!

[TheRoseCottage]

I would love to join this swap

[Paperfairys]

Going to have a play with these tomorrow... get started :)

Thanks for adding me ... elaine x

[amyfaerie]

TRC, so glad to have you! thanks for joining!

Paperfairys, i love that new signature!

[Gezza]

Amy, Words of Wisdom, "I'll Play" it should make a change.:idea:;):sleep:

[amyfaerie]

lol . . . gezza, i'm so glad you can join us!

[art4mysanity]

Gezza, you are officially addicted to chunkies!

Amy, I can't see the little smiley with the bulb above its head anymore without recalling your light fixture accident. :idea:

All kidding aside, I'm glad you were not badly hurt aside from the bump.

[Paperfairys]

amy faerie ... this is an excellent site : http://www.quotegarden.com/

THANK YOU for the link :D


elaine x

[amyfaerie]

oh, good . . . i'm glad! some quote sites are a little stinky, so i tried to pull a few i use when i'm making ATCs. some of them are just amazing with what they have collected up--quote garden is one of my faves.

A4MS, that is TOO funny! i should start adding that smily to my posts. lol! yes, i was glad to end up with only a bruise and a bump . . . hard heads are good things. :idea:

[susietex]

Amy my walking art friend, I nearly missed this, and I sooo wan't to play, I can think of loads of words of wisdom, but not many you'd say in front of your Granny!!!
So can I play, purleeese.

[amyfaerie]

woot! susietex in da house! lol! bring on those saucy words!

[susietex]

Thanks hon, I will!!!!

[kaisaj]

I've never done this before, but art4mysanity told me about this swap and I would like to give it a go! So sign me up, please!:jiggy:

[amyfaerie]

i can't imagine you won't be great at it! i'm so glad mireya sent you this way!

[kaisaj]

I've already got ideas floating around this headachy head of mine!

:biglaugh:

[heymaggie]

I would love to join this chunky swap!

[amyfaerie]

i am so glad to have you on board, maggie! :D

[jetleg]

Amy, I would love to play. Do you still have room?

Thanks,

[amyfaerie]

mos' definitely, jeanette! i'm happy to have you in the swap!

[amyfaerie]

okay, so it's early sunday afternoon, and we're already at 24 . . . so i'm gonna go to 36 players. 'cause i'm sure that we can at least tempt a few more artists to join our already fabulous list of players!

[katilady]

I am excited about this! Does anyone have any tips on lettering? My handwriting is OK, but I don't know how to make some of those funky letters or what types of pens to use. I have 2 backgrounds ready to go and would love to get started.

Also, serendipity at work, I bought some vintage dominoes on Etsy and as a thank you gift the seller sent me 10 quotes written out on fancy paper and some of the are awesome!

[stormarela]

I love the sample pages posted. VERY inspiring!

[amyfaerie]

i know, susan . . . not meaning mine [lol], but there's a good mix there. and i love that stamp on electablue's page in the background!


kati, i often use fonts & microsoft word to print out pages, cut out the lines, and glue them on. some great typewriter fonts and handwriting fonts [amid tons of other stuff] can be found online:

Typewriter Fonts (http://www.1001freefonts.com/typewriter-fonts.htm)
Handwriting Fonts (http://www.kevinandamanda.com/scrapbook/fonts/)

And www.twopeasinabucket.com sells fonts, like 3 bux each, that are awesome. It's a pain to find that section of their site, though . . . here's the link: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/list/?c=46&f=506_c

additionally, there's always the ransom-note magazine collage look. :D And, your own handwriting can be awesome, even if it's not traditionally "cute."

your pages will be great, i know it. :spinny:

[katilady]

Thanks Amy!

[amyfaerie]

sure . . . that link to the handwriting font site is really great! and, if you have the hard-drive room, she lets you download all her fonts in one shot! oh, i love that!

[ArteDar]

Can you put me in coach? I wanna play too! Great theme topic....who wouldn't love it!!!! and mixed media.....now we're talking!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!!

[amyfaerie]

OMG! Dar! That's awesome! I'll even buy the first round of $5.00 drinks in those lil' bottles . . .

[katilady]

OK, I have finished the front side of my first chunkie ever! A question: The back side has the same texturizing and color as the front...I know I need to add artist info, but do I need to add more art or is that enough?

[amyfaerie]

kati, that looks fantastic! :D

if you're back is textured & colored like the front, then adding your info would be fine! it's just not cool to leave a back blank, or with only your info. usually, everyone does a "light" version of the front, but that's all, and that's what you're describing!

i really like the page . . . and i love the lil' skullie in the fibers!

[katilady]

OK, great! It does have the same texture and coloration...varied of course, but similar. I will add my info and call it done! Thanks for walking me thru my 1st chunkie page!

BTW, the quote reads: "You gain strength, courage an confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face." --Eleanor Roosevelt

[amyfaerie]

i love that! awesome quote!

[Mar]

I love quotes and I love chunky books, so I love to join. Can I?

[katilady]

Here is #2. The quote is courtesy of Ani DiFranco (Goddess Extraordinare): "Art is why I get up in the morning but my definition ends there. You know it doesn't seem fair that I am living for something I can't even define."

[amyfaerie]

Mar, I'm thrilled to have you in the swap! Awesome!

Kati . . . that's a great art quote--and one i'd not read or heard before!

[Mar]

Thanks Amy, I'm looking forward to start with the pages I have tons of ideas. By the way you have also a great list of artists.

Kati great job in them.

[katilady]

Thank you both! I am really having fun with this! Amy you have turned me on to chunkies, one more thing to obsess over...shame on you, lol!

BTW, all the backgrounds look deceptively simple but they took hours to create....I posted how I did them in the art discussions area.

I have a 3rd done and a 4th started on, I think I will post my remaining ones all together so as not to crowd the thread.

Also, what is a good hostess gift for a chunkie swap? Another chunkie like in ATC swaps or is there some other tradition?

[ArteDar]

Okay Amy,.....I'll have a scotch and water....just a lil' ice too....ROFLMAO!Thanks baby cakes!
I found some quotes that I might be able to work with. Guess it would be better to pick the quote and then build on it....daahhhh!!!

Here's a few I picked....so HANDS OFF YA'LL!!!!! just kidding!!

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before. Mae West

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. Lily Tomlin

Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn

here are some of my fav funny ones and can't wait to do 'em!

Some cause happiness wherever they go: others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde

The mosquito is the state bird of New Jersey. Andy Warhol I live in Jersey and can't wait to do my first Andy W. interpratation....fun!

LOVE this one!!! O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet. Saint Augustine

A converted cannibal is one who, on Friday, eats only fishermen. Emily Lotney
wanna try and make a man that is part fish....zetti, funky and fun!

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate- you know someone's fingers have been all over it. Julia Child MMMmmmm FOOD!!!!

AND LAST....too funny... for us Amy....heehee.....
I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food. W.C. Fields

Now I'm pumped up and would love to hear a few that others have picked to work with.
KATIE.....I love your chunkies.....really really well done!

[Mar]

Ooooo, LOL, I was just thinking of

He who hesitates because he feels inferior is being surpassed by those who are busy making mistakes and becoming superior. — Henry Link :P

And for the others I'm still been thinking. Buuuuut, I have a few in mind.

[ArteDar]

Mar...you are funny....does this mean I picked all the wrong kind of quotes? Uh~Oh....nope.....I won't let ya make me feel inferior :P:biglaugh:

[Mar]

Also, what is a good hostess gift for a chunkie swap? Another chunkie like in ATC swaps or is there some other tradition?

It depents of the host.

- You can check Amy's profile if she has a wishlist
- You can asked her

or, and that's what I often do, make an extra page as an ATC-swap or sent extra and special goodies which she really could use. Mostly I look into the gallery to see with what kind of material a host loves to work and what kind of style she/he works.

[Mar]

Mar...you are funny....does this mean I picked all the wrong kind of quotes? Uh~Oh....nope.....I won't let ya make me feel inferior :P:biglaugh:

No, I love them, and I promise I won't use them, LOL.

[stormarela]

GREAT quotes posted,,, I'm going all green with mine: (although now the funny ones are really pulling at me)


Do not be afraid to go out on a limb... that is where the fruit is... anonymous
He who plants a tree plants hope... Lucy Larcom
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come... Chinese Proverb
A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible... Welsh Proverb
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money...Cree Indian Proverb
Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world... John Muir

[katilady]

I love everybody's quotes!!

Thanks for the feedback ya'll!

[ArteDar]

Susan....I love the first one and have Mary Engelbreit's interpretation on note cards.....has a lil' girl in the tree on the end of a branch reaching for the "fruit". She makes AWESOME quotes of her own also....and of course her illustrations are endearing and sweet.

And....ALL GREEN....how kewl is that! I'm sure we all have tons of stuff that can be recycled....junk mail....food and item packing containers...found objects...etc. Great idea....may have to try it myself!

[stormarela]

hehehe,, mine are green coloured and green themed ,,, but not necessarily ALL recycled.... now wouldnt that be a good theme for a swap! I have to admit I am trying 'real' water colours for the first time... not just waters and markers!

[ArteDar]

hehehe,, mine are green coloured and green themed ,,, but not necessarily ALL recycled.... now wouldnt that be a good theme for a swap! I have to admit I am trying 'real' water colours for the first time... not just waters and markers!

Yes, it would....and I have contemplated it for some time.....the thing is I have a LOVE/HATE thing for plastics and find it hard to envision it as pretty, kewl or the lest bit sexy....it would be the challenge of all time for me to recycle ol' plastic bottle caps, baggies (CD's have been done nicely before),Styrofoam or the sort.....BUT....would have NP with ol' phone books, junk mail, newspapers and the like.

Green color is good....generates creativity, so they say! Can't wait to see 'em. Have fun with the water colors too.

[stellacometa]

May I join too?

[JoyFlower]

"Listening" to all the chatter and quotes is getting me all revved up to start on my pages!! I bet go quote hunting... :laugh:

[amyfaerie]

Elisa, I've got you on the list! My goodness, everyone's chatting it up tonight, and I wasn't here! LOL!

I love the quotes you're all posting . . . awesome stuff! and Dar, those funny ones are great. I LOVE that Warhol quote, and that Mae West quote rocks!

Kati, as with all swaps, you don't have to send a hostess gift. If you'd like, I'm not picky. LOL! Some hosts like an extra page [just like suggesting an extra ATC] in the swap theme--but heck. That's some work, and I'd never want anyone to feel obligated. :cute:

I've sent other hosts extra pages, but I've also sent ephemera, or bits 'n bobs, if they're collage artists. I think with my "fresh fish" pages, I sent several "fishy" things . . . stuff I didn't use on my own pages.

[art4mysanity]

Artdar, I have been cracking up like a fool laughing so hard reading your posts!

I've got a a couple of quotes:

"It's not a party until the shrimp ring comes out." - Juli Waller

"It's all fun until someone puts an eye out." - Juli Waller

JK, those are just a couple of Grrrdjules' user titles that I can remember. That girl cracks me up too.

[amyfaerie]

i read that shrimp ring user title, and almost changed mine to "i ate the whole freakin' shrimp ring." LOL!

[knesi07]

oh, this looks like so much fun, but i've got a bunch of pages to do before i can commit to this...
i'll have to see what i get done this week!

[amyfaerie]

well, i hope you can join us, knesi07! :D there are some great chunky swaps all going on right now, so i'm spreading myself thin with all of them, too!

[inkadinkado]

i'm having no problems with the quotes, just the bases and the chunkies, lol.

[OriginalYouth]

Okay, read through the last 4 pages and got all caught up. FUN Quotes guys!

Someone remember to refill Dar's glass, too.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mar's quote. That's pretty much my philosophy (keep trying til you get it right) and would have loved to hold that over heads this weekend at the meet up!

I have chosen my quote, I love it SO much I will probably use it on all my pages. It's an Anton Chekhov quote. It's from a letter he wrote to his wife. I found it several months ago in a book I was tearing up to alter and have it pinned above my computer on the board so I see it every day. If it inspires me, I hope it will do the same to you guys! I'll work on these later this week.

[Mar]

My goodness, everyone's chatting it up tonight, and I wasn't here! LOL!

We have a quote here in the Netherlands for that, LOL, don't know if you know it too in the States, it sounds:

When the cat is out of the house, the mouses are dancing on the table, :jiggy:.

I was thinking a little as OriginalYouth, probably one quote, different theme. But I'm still not sure, I will let you know when I know what direction I will go. And which quote(s) I will use. I have so many favorit English quotes they sounds so different and beautiful as when you say it in Dutch.

[stormarela]

Mar, I know that quote, in Canada, we say; "When the cats away, the mice will play"

[Mar]

Mar, I know that quote, in Canada, we say; "When the cats away, the mice will play"

See this is what I mean, in English it sounds to me much better :cute: as in Dutch.

[Paperfairys]

i will be posting mine this week, only have 1 to do now. elaine x

[rocketwoman]

i would love in. thanks!

[amyfaerie]

mar, i actually adore the dutch version of the saying! it's the same in the US as in Canada, but i like the dancing mice better. :cute:

rocketwoman, you are officially signed up! thanks for joining us!

[ElectaBlue]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mar's quote. That's pretty much my philosophy (keep trying til you get it right) and would have loved to hold that over heads this weekend at the meet up!


Hey OY! We had a 20 hour craft making session and we didn't keep at it long enough?:swoon:

I can't wait to get started on all my pages. I have some of my backgrounds done already, but haven't decided on the quotes.

[amyfaerie]

that's right! i forgot you were at the DFW weekend too, electa! i hope it was as fabulous as it sounded like it would be!

[adriayna]

I want in on this too! :)

[amyfaerie]

glad to have you in, dana! oooh, i hope you aren't TOO sick [noting your mood]!

[amyfaerie]

i am REALLY stoked with how this swap is shaping up--an awesome lineup of artists! i really am tickled that all of you have joined. :cute:


there are seven more spaces open, and over three weeks left before the deadline . . . so i'm sure this will fill up. [pssst . . . send your friends over!]

[katilady]

I have finished chunky #4 and though I won't post a piccy for now, I will share the quote: "All art is erotic." --Gustav Klimt

[art4mysanity]

Oooh Katilady, I like, I like. Can't wait to see the pages!

[Tanya]

Hey baby! I want in!

I've got a little notebook stuffed with mad quotes perfect for this swap - how about lyrics? One of my favourites is by The Lemonheads "Patience is like bread I say. I ran out of that yesterday." Oh and "May the force be with you"??? oooh and I have a brilliant Dolly Parton quote scribbled somewhere...

so you want me or not? ;)

[Tanya]

OmeGoodness you picked a Dolly quote too?!? we live in parallel bird ;)

[amyfaerie]

LOL! i am so glad to have ya on board, tanya! music lyrics are fine . . . and gosh! i haven't thought about evan dando in ages. LOL! those dolly parton quotes are fabulous--she has tons of great, great quotes! too funny.

[OriginalYouth]

Hey baby! I want in!
Oh and "May the force be with you"??? ;)

If I get a page with a Star Wars quote I dont' think we can be friends anymore!

[amyfaerie]

LOL! i'll keep that in mind . . . ALL star wars quotes go to OY, automatically! :laugh:

[ArteDar]

Don't ya think she might have looked like this as a child? I adored her, as many people did....I can still remember how her voice sounded....one of the first in television cooking.....bless her heart! This quote says, It's so beautifully arranged on the plate- you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
This has a pocket on the back with vintage goodies and ol' index receipt card, the real S&H green stamps.....and I LICKED 'EM TOO!!!! ROFLMAO!!! and I added my own lil' blurb of a treasured memory in the kitchen with mommy and relatives.

I have 4 others too, but this crystal eye thingy is not the easiest to get good pix with.....and ya sure as hell don't wanna see me live....:err: :no:



Yeah....ALL Star War stuff goes to OY!!!!!

[inkadinkado]

whoa, i JUST realized this was a 6 for 6 swap. i'd better get crackalackin. first one will be done and uploaded tomorrow.

[JoyFlower]

Ooohhh, Dar! That Julia Child quote page is TOO AWESOME!! :notworthy: You are amazing!!

[knesi07]

s&h green stamps! hey i remember those...that's how my mom bought one of our toasters!

[grrrdjules]

Fabulous page Dar - I LOVED Julia Child too.

[amyfaerie]

very cool . . . i love the julia quote and the whole page! you know meryl streep's playing her in an upcoming movie--? i can't believe how much she looks like her when she's in character!

[liverson]

Oh I just finished Magic chunky and im really enjoying this size. Please sign me up... I need more!!!

[stormarela]

hey Dar, is that a POG on your page? The whole page is great, but that circle really jumps out at me!

Amy, I'm a huge Meryl Streep fan, she really can get into any character. I'll have to watch for this one now.

[amyfaerie]

lol . . . i haven't thought about POGs in years! i would have guessed they were silly enough to have never made it out of the US. ha!

[ArteDar]

hey Dar, is that a POG on your page? The whole page is great, but that circle really jumps out at me!

Amy, I'm a huge Meryl Streep fan, she really can get into any character. I'll have to watch for this one now.

Ooooo....me too.....what's the name of the movie?

Nope....not a POG (game peice).....this is the real thing.....I bought some OLD milk caps at a local flea market. I'm trying to use my best materials and original emphermera....I'm having fun and will have a good reason to go thrift store, flea market and yard salein' if I use it up.....yeah, right.....well any excuse to go find lil' treasures when in a pinch:rolleyes:

[grrrdjules]

It's a movie based on the book "Julie and Julia" - it was a blog in which Julie tried to cook every recipe in Julia's cookbook. I used to follow the blog, it was hilarious. She liked her vodka and tonics! The blog is still up. http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/2002/08/25.html

[inkadinkado]

so i finally have my first page done and ready to post. somehow my work never goes where i inteded for it to, but let me know what you all think! (the quote is, "I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I've ever know." --Walt Disney)

[grrrdjules]

It's fabulous inka - you are a true "chunky" even if you're a size 0. (And btw, if you are a 0, eat for god's sake, geeez - it's called P-A-S-T-A...

[stormarela]

lol LOL

[Tanya]

Great Pages Inka & Dar!!! - me needs to get a shuffle on!

[knesi07]

beautiful pages inka...i just love a vintage mickey

[amyfaerie]

great pages! i love that mickey one, inka!

i just sent a PM to Carolina Soap Chef to see if she wants to play . . . she's a newbie, but she makes chunkies, and hopefully she'll give this swap a spin! i hope that's okay with everyone!

[my reason for making the +5 iTrader rating rule was just to avoid including newbies who might disappear mid-swap. In my first swap, 3 participants with a 0 iTrader rating just fell off the face of the earth. so don't think it's a quality thing . . . it's not.]

[amyfaerie]

knesi, are you caving in yet? LOL! :yes:

Carolina Soap Chef is in . . . yay!

[PaperScraps]

May I join? :)

[grrrdjules]

YIPPEE - paperscraps is in the house!!!!!!!!

[ArteDar]

AmySwapMum.....you are so brilliant!...I also found out about some newbies getting in too deep and then disappeared as well. This CA. soap chef....man,....I'm scared now.....if I slip and say chit or something I might get her soap in my mouth....:wideeyed: .....oh PLEZZZZZZZZZ say she's funny and kind!

I ADORE the Micky Mouse chunkie Inka....you are GOOD!

Ah~Ha!!! there is a wonderful group of awesome artist gathering here....I see great mail coming my way....:wubclub:

[stormarela]

I see it too, ArteDar! Mouthwateringly wicked, wise and wonderful word filled awe inspiring chunked up pages. I really can't wait another minute. (of course, I will...)

[amyfaerie]

yay, mary! i'm adding you right away, paperscraps! woot!

[amyfaerie]

DRUMROLL > > > I received kaisaj's gorgeous pages today! already! Those are the first ones in! Awesome work!

[amyfaerie]

liverson, i missed your post earlier! i'm so sorry--you are officially on the roster! yay--i love your stuff!

[Mar]

LOL, o Amy you lucky girl, and you get all the yummies at first in your hands. It should be hard to let them go.

Great work until so far.

I think I have my theme and almost all my quotes, yehhh. I stay in the old classic feeling as far I am now. Need to do a little shopping for embellies and so on. I will make a connected serie. Just to try something new.

The base of the chunkies will be one large painting of fabric, but still all different :goofy:.

[amyfaerie]

that is really a cool idea . . . using one large painting to then break up into the bases for all the pages, mar. i'm anxious to see how these develop, as a series and as individual pieces.

i know . . . i've never hosted a chunky swap, and already [with the first pages] i'm thinking i can see how hard it's going to be to let these little babies go in july!

[grrrdjules]

Here's my favourite quote!
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=17455&w=o

[stormarela]

love love love it Juli, all my favourites, Ice cream, Miss Piggy, AND a cupcake... yummmmmy

[JoyFlower]

Lol! That's TOO cute -I want that big ice cream cone!!

[amyfaerie]

adorable, juli! :D

[Tanya]

Aww Class Jules!!

[PaperScraps]

I've got one page done. :)

[katilady]

Wow Juli and Mary! Great pages!

[amyfaerie]

oh my, paperscraps! gorgeous! :D

[ArteDar]

LOVE your chunkie Juli....and ice cream....how kewl! What a great artist you are!!!

All the chunkies are wonderful.....I hope mine fit in some how.....this is my first time at these and I think I put stuff too close to the left edge and will try and get more done.
Oh Amy.....WARNING!!!! I'll be sending in extras so that you can pick out the better ones to swap....I'll send extra $ for the returns that you don't use....if that's ok with you.....have to ask first



Here's some more chunkies....just the front. Let me know what I can do to improve on these.....the backs are done but not as much stuff. THANKS!

[ArteDar]

I made the wine bottle and add the text behind it.....opps.....should have put it on top to look more like a label.....I'll keep trying.....these are lots of fun.

[OriginalYouth]

Those are a HOOT Dar!

[OriginalYouth]

I pretty much want every page I've seen so far. LOVE Ice Cream AND the Eiffel tower ladies!

[Mar]

All the chunkies are wonderful.....I hope mine fit in some how.....this is my first time at these and I think I put stuff too close to the left edge and will try and get more done.

Dar they been wonderful. The most I like for chunkies is just that they all been so different, after every page there is a new suprise and never boring.

[katilady]

Dar, yours look great. And this is my 1st time doing chunkies too! I guess we're the 'virgins', lmao!

[JoyFlower]

Wow....amazing pages everyone!!

[amyfaerie]

i concur . . . i love everything that's being posted! i worked on some yesterday, and i hope to get finishing touches on them today . . . so i'll have two more done, at least.

[i'm also making gnome chunkies, magic chunkies and circus chunkies . . . i'm sure my DH is getting tired of fibers and eyelets and ephemera being all over the place! LOL!]

[amyfaerie]

oh, and don't worry about going too close to the edge. i'm sure that people can turn the page another direction if they need to . . . the wine page is awesome! i love that quote! i know juli is gonna want it, too . . .

[grrrdjules]

Nice one Mary!

[katilady]

My muse just slapped me upside the head with a brilliant idea...may I use a line from a poem as my quote? Pretty please with sugar and ATC's on top????

[katilady]

Well, I went ahead and did it, so you can't say no now, lol!

[ArteDar]

Well, I went ahead and did it, so you can't say no now, lol!

And what pray tell has you pee~peein' your panties.....I CAN'T wait to see it!

Paperscraps.....you know I adore your style and art.....oh my....all the chunkies are just so kewl! Why did I wait so long to try 'em?!

[katilady]

And what pray tell has you pee~peein' your panties.....I CAN'T wait to see it!

LMAO! OK, you asked for it! Here are 3 pages, the last page is drying, I will post when it's done. The last chunkie is the one I got so excited about! Enjoy!

[adriayna]

Really fun pages, everyone. I did some backgrounds for these, but I'm still thinking hard about the quotations.

[ArteDar]

LMAO! OK, you asked for it! Here are 3 pages, the last page is drying, I will post when it's done. The last chunkie is the one I got so excited about! Enjoy!

Oh, you are a doll for sharing.....I love 'em all....and the last one is very funny and kewl! you can call me "Batty" if you'd like....heehee!
The colors and textures are great from what I can see too! AWESOME!


OK Dana......you can do this.....:cute:.......:v_spin:!!!

[katilady]

Thanks Batty...I mean Dar! LOL! So here is my last one, the quote reads: Never let go of the fiery sadness called desire. It's by Matsuo Basho. BTW, the pic transfer is of a nekkid lady but you can't tell cause of the glare.

[Tanya]

'Nekkid'? love it ;) These pages are turning out incredible!

[grrrdjules]

Katilady - those pages are fab!

[amyfaerie]

awesome pages, katie! poems are TOTALLY fair game . . . and that sexton page is just wonderful. Basho has some lovely quotes--i never thought about checking out my book of his haiku for ideas!

juli, i almost peed myself when i read your new avatar line . . . BK's circus pages are amazing, but i didn't know she used you as inspiration! LOLOL!

[Bluellen]

hey you guys, I wanna get back into this..is there room for me? I promise to get them in on time and leave reps for all. Deal?

[amyfaerie]

yay! ellen, i'm so glad--

1.) that you're back in the neighborhood, and
2.) that you're joining us here!

woot!

[katilady]

Thanks so much ya'll! I wasn't sure what the hell I was doing most of the time, but once I got into it I discovered that chunkies may be awesomer (yes, it is a word....in MY dictionary anyway :P) than ATC's. The bigger size means more room to play AND you can add lots of stuff to 'em which you can't do in some of the ATC swaps!

[amyfaerie]

shhhh . . . it's true, kati. chunkies may indeed be the awesomest [also a word] mail art invention ever. just don't let it get around! LOL!

[jetleg]

Hi, I am back in town....I am very excited for this...should be fun!

[Paperfairys]

Shame of shame, aparently i sent them to Arteeztmom by mistake :no: :unsure:
I dont know why i thought she was hosting this swap, as obviously i knew she wasnt. :nah: im a fool! and am getting worse by the day.

Terrible, terrible memory...


arteeztmom has kindly said she will pass them on for me .... (( off to hide in a dark corner )) :dull:

[katilady]

Awww, it's OK Paperfairy's! I bet she enjoyed a sneak peak at them!

[ArteDar]

Ah!Ha....peeps are so busy uploading in the gallery I thought I'd come here.
I wanted to share this "GREEN" chunkie with ya'll.....and NO...ROFL.....it's not color green...heehee!
We have a really nice zoo here in Cape May....and free too...but we always make a donation. A few yrs. ago I found journals and cards in the gift store that was recycled elephant poo~poo made into paper....well, of course I HAD to have it!!!!
I use it sparingly 'cause it's so special to me.....who knew I could get turned on with chit?!!! ROFLMAO!!! I'm including a part of the lable and a bit of elephant history...it's just too kewl! I used an old tea bag envie, old junk jewelry, metal bits from mail envelopes and a Chinese fortune which is the quote..."Your heart is a place to draw happiness"...as well as the blue and beige (?) color poo~poo paper.

the last 3 (front pix) are going to have more fibers and lil' dangels too.

[katilady]

LOVE your cards! The bird one freaking rocks and the poo paper is neat-o!

[Bright-Spark]

I'm a bit late here, and have never done chunkies, but I am very interested cos I love quotes, so, is there still a spot for me?

Happy to paypal you the postage Amyfaerie. I will pm you once you have confirmed I am good to go....

[katilady]

My pages have zoomed off to ya Amy! I thought the would be expensive to mail, but even with the extras I added it came to under $2 with a bubble mailer. Maybe next time I need to make 'em chunkier! LMAO!

[DotMatrixHero]

Ive been viewing this thread everyday, skulking around until I had enough iTrader to join!!! I cant resist it! If you will have me that is :spinny:

[grrrdjules]

Wicked pages Dar!

[amyfaerie]

i love them, dar! i can't wait to see this poo paper up close! lol!

DotMatrixHero, you're too funny! you're definitely in, and after Bright-Spark, you've also gotten the last spot! woot!

well, we have our big whoppin' group of 36 quote-masters! LOL!

paperfairys, it's no big whoop--arteezt's gonna have them off to me shortly! trust me, i've made some goofy postage errors in the past, too.

kati, i'll let you know when yours show!

[amyfaerie]

okay, all! i'm reporting our thread to have it moved to "active swaps" today! WOOT!

[grrrdjules]

OMG - why does "being reported" make me feel like being sent to the principal's office in high school? Congrats Ames - you are my new swap goddess. (did you see the thread in the lounge? I google mapped your house woman, do some flippin' weeding would ja!")

[amyfaerie]

i don't know what thread in the lounge . . . but it's absolutely creepy that anyone can google-map my house and virtually stand on the street outside.

those aren't weeds! lol . . . they're actually columbine, if the picture's recent, or cleome, if it's from last year. just not blooming at that moment.

omg, this house looks SO awful. i'm so glad i don't own it . . . lol!

[DotMatrixHero]

Woop! I get to share my words of wisdom with you all! And after I was RAKed this morning by smokeysmom (:wubclub:) I have loads of great supplies to make these chunkies super!

[DotMatrixHero]

A quick question! Can I use the same quote for all my pages? Completely different artwork of course, just with the same quote? (ten points for whoever guesses what my quote is :cute:)

[Tanya]

Ellen's back, London's in the house and I might even get some elephant poo??? Oh Happy Day! :spinny::spinny::spinny:


{Ohmegod thank the heavens you can't google map me or can you??? aaaaahhhh freak unique...}

[Bluellen]

lol...(shout out to you, TanyaLove!) and Dar, I love that you have poo-poo paper! I will have to look for some at our zoo...hmmm methinks I may make some of my own poo-poo paper as sell it on Etsy! LOL ewwwww!!

[amyfaerie]

same quote is fine . . . esp. if you're putting it on different pages!

[amyfaerie]

watch, el, you'll become the reigning millionaire on etsy!

[grrrdjules]

jeepers, I'd better get moving on these! Here's my 3rd...
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=17955&w=o

[PaperScraps]

Here's my 2nd page.

http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=17956&w=o
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=17957&w=o

[Glittercrow]

You guys are speedy, I love the ones that I'm seeing...Here is my first one..Diane

[grrrdjules]

Arteeztmom, can I get your address to send my pages?

[Tanya]

^^^^^^^ haaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[adriayna]

Everyone is so speedy! I have the backgrounds done for mine, but nothing else yet! hahaha! Nice work!

[DotMatrixHero]

My muse has been leading me down the wrong path! (as she often does) so Im starting my pages again.
I really dont like realising I dont like my own work :(

[amyfaerie]

oh, don't feel that way . . . DMH, it happens to all of us [i think], but don't fret! there's lotsa time!

jules, i LOVE that page--and pscraps, i'm gonna have trouble parting with that one!

[amyfaerie]

glittercrow, that's lovely! wow! everyone's stuff is looking fab!

[Gezza]

All the Pages look Great, here are my first two offerrings:unsure:

[ArteDar]

All the Pages look Great, here are my first two offerrings:unsure:

ROFLMAO......Oh my gawd.....is that not just too funny? up your arss!!!

Man~O~Man.....I haven't seen a chunkie that I didn't love.....they ALL are so very plush and intriguing! This is a great group and the inspiration is non stop!

Ellen.....my son worked for Ringling Barnaby Bro. Circus (traveled all over the states and LOVED it) and cared for the elephants....was not easy he said....they are so flipping smart. Well, any way....about the time he was with them they had on the news a clip of an elephant that sat on top of a guys head.....I thought for sure it was son.....TG it wasn't....that po' guy could have suffocated....imagine the poo he had to clean off his face....ROFLMAO!!!!!!. BE VERY CAREFUL when you start to collect your poo!!!!!

[stormarela]

HA HA HA.. I don't know which post is funnier,, everything in the last few days is a riot in here. I think Amy should be charging tickets just to view this thread.

[katilady]

All the Pages look Great, here are my first two offerrings:unsure:

I soooo want the head up your ass one, fantastic!

[ArteDar]

I soooo want the head up your ass one, fantastic!

It's just AWESOME....or what better words could I come up with....uh, FEIRCE!
uh ha....it's ALL that! MORE MORE MORE!

[amyfaerie]

katilady's awesome pages and Paperfairy's lovely chunkies both arrived today! great work, you two! Thank you for the extra goodies! :D

[amyfaerie]

really funny stuff . . . i know, susan! we are definitely a lively thread! :laugh:

[BigKay]

Here's the first page I made for the swap.
I almost want to keep it. I haven't decided. It cracks me up.
I'm still laughing.

Six pages is a lot!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2573422829_6c4a9a3161.jpg?v=0

[amyfaerie]

i might just have to loot this one if you don't keep it . . . it's hysterical! :laugh:

six pages is a lot . . . you know you wanna do it, though. LOL!

[DotMatrixHero]

Friday = my day to work on my chunkies... I need to keep up with the standard being set by everyone else!

[katilady]

Here's the first page I made for the swap.
I almost want to keep it. I haven't decided. It cracks me up.
I'm still laughing.

Six pages is a lot!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2573422829_6c4a9a3161.jpg?v=0

LOVE it!

[grrrdjules]

"Big K, little k, what begins with K?" I don't remember... it's from Dr. Suess ABC book but if I go looking I'll wake up a kid or worse - a husband - so I'll get back to you. Your page is a hoot. I'm just not feeling the love for any quotes, pages or anything right now... been 2-3 days, that's a big slump for me. Oh well, it'll come to me.

I may need to make slush. Or dump my demanding corporate client who is so wasting my time right now - that's it!

[BigKay]

I showed this to my boyfriend and he said:
"Eh. They all can't be pygmies fighting a giant gorilla"
That may be my next quote.
6 pages is easy.
6 quotes is hard.

And my desk is messy.

[DotMatrixHero]

Right, here is my first proper offering of a chunky page ever! I have quite literally worked on this page for five hours straight :laugh:
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/index.php?n=18428

[DotMatrixHero]

Here is my next one! Im slowly getting into the hang of this chunky page business!
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/index.php?n=18447

[Lise Bu]

My pages have been posted - just off to my paypal account to get my postage paid for you hun x x x

[stellacometa]

I am sooo sorry, but I have to withdraw from this swap.
Hope it is not a problem... if it is, please PM me.

Sorry Amy. :(

[grrrdjules]

Okay, so I was getting in a funk trying to find important quotes of the change-your-life variety and now that I've given up that lofty goal (for me anyway!) I think I got my groove back.
Check out this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/grrrdjules/) (the first two images in gallery) and be prepared for the "always wear clean undies" page.

Wooohooo!

[katilady]

I LOVE your sense of humor as well as your art grrdjules!

[Paperfairys]

can i have your paypal addy please hun ?

If you gave it me before i am sorry ive deleted a lot of PMs as my box was full.

elaine x x x

:spinny:

[ArteDar]

I LOVE your sense of humor as well as your art grrdjules!

Oh yes!!!! Me too....I still laugh when I look at the atc Money Swap card you made with the gal and two pennies over the breast and quote that says; "and worth every penny"....ROFLMAO.....You are best at making us laugh Julie....and of course you illustration art is to die for!


ALL the chunkies are monster FEIRCE AWESOME!!!! BigKay....DotM.....really I'd be happy to have anyone of 'em!
So glad ya'll are here!

[katilady]

ALL the chunkies are monster FEIRCE AWESOME!!!! BigKay....DotM.....really I'd be happy to have anyone of 'em!
So glad ya'll are here!
Agreed! All of these pages are wonderful!

[Glittercrow]

I showed this to my boyfriend and he said:
"Eh. They all can't be pygmies fighting a giant gorilla"
That may be my next quote.
6 pages is easy.
6 quotes is hard.

And my desk is messy.

This is great inside and out......

[susietex]

Wow you guys and your artwork all rock, just taken me ages to read all this, and to drool over the eye candy!!!

Not been in the thread for a while, so a huge hello to all the new players, and 'HI GIRL' to Bluellen on her red sofa!!!

All the pages and quotes are just awsome, I've done some backgrounds and collected some quotes, now I just need to put it all together. Am I intimidated now I've seen all your fab work..... you bet your ass I am!!!!!!

BTW, you do know that I collect elephants right!!!!!!!

[DotMatrixHero]

*standing ovation for all the fab artwork on display* well done everyone!!

And susietex - Im way intimidated too! All these great artists flying around in here!

[amyfaerie]

OMG, everyone! i am loving ALL of this stuff! don't be intimidated, peeps--you're all fab artists, and i already know all the pages will rock!

we've had to bid farewell to Tanya and stellacometa, but we wish them well! [if you know anyone who wants to step in, send them our way!]

[amyfaerie]

oh, bk . . . the wisdom of orel is beyond my grasp. LOL!

[amyfaerie]

lise, thanks for the head's up! i'll let you know when they land!

[grrrdjules]

Here we go!
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=19372&w=o

[amyfaerie]

oh. my. god. those stretch pants are priceless!

[Tanya]

Ok. I may be out of this swap {sorry dudes} but I just can't avoid this crazy thread! Great work Jules! June is really busting out all over! Tx ;)

[PaperScraps]

That's awesome Jules. :)

[katilady]

Here we go!
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=19372&w=o

If I don't get this one I am going to cry! (But not for long as I admire the other ones I did get!)

[Glittercrow]

Here we go!
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=19372&w=o

OMg....This is so good. I love it.

[ArteDar]

ROFLMAO....JULES!!!! OMG.....WHAT DID YOU DO?!!!!!! I'm all wet on this side of the puter.....and it ain't from drooling....(not that I shouldn't be....I HAVE MAD LOVE FOR THIS ONE!!!!) What really cracks me up is the lil' pigeon (pigin' is what I've always called these birds 'cause that act more like pigs then birds!) that’s giving up this all over the world-renowned quote!!!! ROFLMAO....again and again!

Amy....I posted mine to you Monday...hope you help me sort 'em out as to what to swap and what doesn't make the cut and ya send back...I absolutely trust your judgment.

[grrrdjules]

Holy cow folks - I'm so glad you liked it! Since I now am developing a rep for being bawdy rather than deep and profound (which I really am sometimes) here is another...
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=19725&w=o

[grrrdjules]

makes more sense with the rear. literally.
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=19724&w=o

[katilady]

makes more sense with the rear. literally.
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=19724&w=o

Another awesome page! I want you to teach me how to draw!

[OriginalYouth]

Dang it, I've been so zonked I forgot this swap existed....Hopefully I can still play, I have TONS of work this next month.

[OriginalYouth]

Okay, and scrolling back, some of you have a distorted view of the word 'Wisdom'.....

[Gezza]

Holy cow folks - I'm so glad you liked it! Since I now am developing a rep for being bawdy rather than deep and profound (which I really am sometimes) here is another...
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=19725&w=o

OMG You are :D:wub:;):yes::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:somethin g else, this page has me sitting laughing like an idiot, and first thing in the morning that can't be bad!!!!!!

[Tanya]

Janie mack Jules - these pages are awesome!!!

[knesi07]

Another awesome page! I want you to teach me how to draw!

me too! i just love your style! how 'bout you do an internet class! bet you'd fill it up!

great page juli! are those charms made from shrinky dink?

[adriayna]

Lol great work! Mine are deep and profound. I need to get some good light to shoot them outside and then I will post.

[grrrdjules]

So OY, does that mean you don't think that it's wise to wear clean underwear?
heeheehee :cool:

[Glittercrow]

makes more sense with the rear. literally.
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=19724&w=o

Ho Ho Ho....I am laughing out loud on this one...How many mums really told that to their children???? What a hoot.

[ArteDar]

LOVE IT Jules....you really ROCK.....and we love to have a good laugh....you have brought that on and have become a master at it......ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

[amyfaerie]

this page is priceless . . . i do love those shrinkydink panties & manties hanging off the side! LOL!

the swap will totally have a VERY wide variety of pages to swap out . . . some silly, some serious, some silly AND serious. LOL!

dar, i'm hoping yours come tomorrow . . . crazy that they didn't come today! WOW! you're not THAT far away!

:D

i have a few of these quote pages to still do, since i'm doing 9 of them [6 for the trade, 3 bonus pages for the first three artists to send in pages]. i think i only have five done . . . i guess i should check! HAW HAW!

[amyfaerie]

hey everybody! doodlebug's joining in the fun! yay!

[PaperScraps]

My pages were mailed out today. :)

[ArteDar]

Yeah Amy....I was thinkin' the same damn thing......I'm not that far away! But if ya have a postie like I do they seem to let things pile up for the part~timers on Saturday. I always get bunches on Saturdays here myself and ALL the misdirected packages too.....they seem to think I'm the Queen of 'em, ROFLMAO!!! Why don't they just go ahead and get me my own special delivery truck 24/7!!! :cute:















this page is priceless . . . i do love those shrinkydink panties & manties hanging off the side! LOL!

the swap will totally have a VERY wide variety of pages to swap out . . . some silly, some serious, some silly AND serious. LOL!

dar, i'm hoping yours come tomorrow . . . crazy that they didn't come today! WOW! you're not THAT far away!

:D

i have a few of these quote pages to still do, since i'm doing 9 of them [6 for the trade, 3 bonus pages for the first three artists to send in pages]. i think i only have five done . . . i guess i should check! HAW HAW!

[BigKay]

I made two more pages!
I'm taking the rest of the day off from being wise.
It makes me sleepy.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/sum1dial911/IMG_1480c.jpg (http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/index.php?n=20057) http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/sum1dial911/Untitled-2gc.jpg (http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/index.php?n=20055)

[DotMatrixHero]

Hello everyone!
After wanting into this swap for so long, and then finally getting in, I am so sad that I have to withdraw :cry: Someone has just quit at my work so Im now doing double shifts so theres just not enough time for me to fulfil my obligations :( The chunkies that Ive made already I worked so hard on and I wouldnt want my remaining three to be really rubbish in comparison! If anyone wants one of my pages to add to their chunky book just PM me and I will send it to you, I have no use for them now!
I hope everyone understands and has fun in this swap which has been producing AMAZING work!

[amyfaerie]

awww . . . i'm so sorry to hear that, DMH, but it totally happens to most everyone from time to time!

no worries here--we'll miss ya, but we'll also be thinking about you! no one should hafta work double shifts! UGH!

[TheRoseCottage]

Well, today is the the day to finish up my pages....let me just say this....I live in Arizona and we have already hit 115!!!:arghh:

SOOOOOO......my pages will have ICE...just a teaser, I will post a picture when they are done:yes:

[heymaggie]

Here's an example of my page. This is the one I'm keeping. The ones I'm sending are the same but different.

[JoyFlower]

Well, today is the the day to finish up my pages....let me just say this....I live in Arizona and we have already hit 115!!!:arghh:

SOOOOOO......my pages will have ICE...just a teaser, I will post a picture when they are done:yes:

Whew! Too hot! - We are supposed to hit the 100 mark Sunday...summer is getting a late start here, but it's coming... Hope you've got an efficient air conditioner!!

[JoyFlower]

Maggie - all I can say to your page is, "Amen, sister!", but darn if I don't still love the fellas! :laugh: