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7 Day Journal Collage 8x10

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7 Day Journal Collage 8x10
Swap Coordinator:Lorivintage55 (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art  Journals 
Number of people in swap:2
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:August 29, 2010
Date items must be sent by:September 8, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Ok, I've never done anything like this but thought it sounded like fun. We'll take an 8x10" (sorry I can't convert!) piece of cardboard and line it with fancy papers or print outs of fancy papers (doesn't all have to match). We'll do this to both sides of the cardboard.

Then you'll start making your journal entries on a white (or lightly colored) paper (so we can read it). You can hand write it or type it, whatever you prefer. You'll cut out each day and paste it to your card board piece. Of course you don't want to make them so big that the fancy papers don't show through.

If you get all your entries on one side, then the other side you can decorate with quotes, stickers, photos, poems, etc.

You will also embellish your collage with bows, ribbons, flowers, gems, stickers, etc. You might even want to have a hanger on it so that the receiver can hang it up, but that isn't mandatory.

Please notice the last day to sign up that 10 days after that, this is expected to be mailed out. I don't believe in long wait times as people get busy, put it on the back burner and then forget and either they're late sending it or forget about it.

The photo I have is just a sample of what I'm talking about. If you have any questions, feel free to ask here in the post or note me.

Goes without saying that no flakers allowed, no one with a 1 or 3 rating in the last year or a rating below 4.8. Goes without saying that I can boot anyone out that seems fishy to me. Newbies are welcome, but must have a well filled out profile. Not just a paragragh or two. I read all profiles before assigning partners.

Discussion

Wanda 08/ 8/2010 #

What an interesting idea! I love it. My style is nothing like the neat, polite illustration above...but I guess that is okay?

SilenceDogWood 08/ 8/2010 #

I'm a bit confused on the instruction. Your journal entries in the illustration above look like each entry is a sentence or two pasted on one side. Is this correct?

Lorivintage55 08/ 9/2010 #

@Wanda glad you like my idea :)) Well that was just a sample but I don't want them messy :))

@SilenceDogWood it's just a sample, I didn't type much cos I was just showing you a way to lay it out :))

Wanda 08/ 9/2010 #

Lorivintage55 ~We don't have to wait until the sign-up is over and then start our 7 day journal from there, right? We can start it now? I started on mine last night, and I think I may put a photo up when I finish to see if it might be your definition of 'messy'. LOL! I tend to get attached to a lot of the things I make, so if I have to/get to keep it myself, it won't be a problem. ;)

Wanda 08/ 9/2010 #

...not 'finished', but part of the way along.

Wanda 08/ 9/2010 #

Are mixed media and painting allowed, or just collage?

Lorivintage55 08/ 9/2010 #

Wanda, look forward to seeing it and of course you can start now and any medium is allowed :)) I bet it's going to be great! Maybe we'll be the only 2 in this swap from the looks of it LOL

kimpulse 08/17/2010 #

this sounds like a great idea ^^

but i would give it more time- (maybe you should name a week which should be portrayed in this collage and add up another 2 weeks to finish it? it's just a suggestion though)

Wanda 08/22/2010 #

Since I started mine when I joined this swap it is almost ready to send. I just need to add some small final touches to the front, decide what to feature on the back and get that done, and then coat the whole thing with Modge Podge. Barring any unforseen snafus, I'll be sending as soon as the swap is closed.

Lorivintage55 08/22/2010 #

@sugarbun this swap has been up for a while and not everything has to be started at the last day of sign-up or after that. I have mine just about finished and it will be all ready to send by August 29th. Seems like Wanda is on track too.

I've noticed that people who have a 2 week or more period after the sign up ends, everyone waits to the last minute and then some forget or have just not cared to finish. I'm in about 8 swaps that have long waits and my partners seem to be the ones that wait until the last day and everyone else has theirs sent.

I happy with just 2 people in the swap LOL I know Wanda isn't going to flake on me :)) Or that Wanda is going to be ready to send out on time as I am. I should probably just make this a private swap and close it.

@Wanda - I have mine almost done too and it will be ready to send when the swap ends. Seems like we're the only two and that's just fine with me :))

BeverlyBling 08/27/2010 #

I just tried to join but it says its a private swap. Is that why there are only 2 in it?

Lorivintage55 08/30/2010 #

Well I had it open for a long time and no one joined in but the one person who joined the first day I made the swap. So I just decided to close it and make it a private swap. I don't understand why people wait until the last minute to join in. Both Wanda and I have our collages ready to be sent. :))

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