LOVEMY3KIDDOS
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 31, 2009
Rides / Attractions ~ 2" Words & 4" Altered Letters Swap
Information for the Rides / Attractions letter swap (Groups in the next post)
Sign ups will open on Thursday Feb. 24th starting at 9am EST. Due date is May 20th. This thread will become the sign-up thread at that time and the progress thread after.
Newbies are welcome. If you haven't swapped with us on this board before, then I will limit you to 2 groups.
There are 2 different types of groups listed:
1.) The first set is for 2-inch embellished letters
Here are a few links with photo examples of complete titles using these letters made by swappers here on the Dis Boards:
Disneyland Altered Letters Swap, 4/10, hosted by Hopemax
http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=77a2b873.pbw
Resort Swap, 7/10, hosted by Hopemax Altered Letters
http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=1f54529b.pbw
Hollywood Studios Swap, 5/10, hosted by morgansmom2000
http://s412.photobucket.com/albums/p...t=78fbbc6b.pbw
2.) The second set is for 4-inch altered letters
Groups are listed in the next post.
After sign-ups, please pm me your name, DIS name, mailing address, email address and phone number when you sign up (I will only use these in an emergency).
Groups 1-38 are 2" letter groups.The letters each swapper will individually make can be combined to spell out the entire word on your scrapbook page. Make your specified letter(s) 2 inches tall with a shadow/mat behind it. Embellish your letter(s) at least once to go along with the theme of the title. You may use patterned paper or solid colored cardstock. Please be creative and use colors that represent your group selection.
***IMPORTANT NOTE*** For Longer titles, please TRY to choose a font that is NOT WIDE. The Mickey Font Cricut Cartridge is a wider font for example. Width is a tough one, because the fewer letters are in a word, the wider we can go. Make your individual letters with the assumption that the longer completed words would expand across a 2 page layout. Sometimes you end up with words on both the top and the bottom of a layout. Take the word "Frontierland" for example. That is 12 letters, in order to fit across a two-page layout, the letters need to be a smaller width than 2 (24/12 letters minus a little so there can be a gap between letters when they are laid out). But with the words "Magic Kingdom", you could theoretically put Magic at the top of a layout, and "Kingdom" at the bottom, so you can go wider with your letters. Just be mindful of how the word will fit on a page. Basically, this means that not everyone can use a wide font like the Mickey font, with a large single word. Keep in mind also that we may need to overlap letters slightly for titles with even longer words like "Adventureland" (13 letters) so embellish them accordingly. Shorter words like "Africa" for example are not an issue--it's just the longer single words that get tricky. If you are unclear on this or have questions, please ask me. *Note - I borrowed this from mycutiepatooties' lands and parks swap. The long words may not pertain to this swap as much as they can be split up easier on the pages.
Groups A-G are 4" altered letter groups. Make a 4" letter, matted, and embellished at least once. You may use patterned and solid colored paper. Please be creative. You are making the first letter of the word only. An example is: You are in Group A and chose S for Space Mountain. You will make a 4 inch S and when everyone gets it back they can add "pace Mountain" to it anyway they want or just use the "S" on their page to represent Space Mountain.
Suggestions for embellishments include:
Die cuts, stickers, stickles, flock, ink, chalk, brads, charms, flowers, eyelets, ribbon/fiber, sewing, tearing, embossing, stamping, clipart, additional layers of paper beyond double mats and specialty paper (such as embossed, glitter, Bling).
Packaging: Place your completed elements in a Ziploc bag THAT FITS YOUR LETTER(S). The bag MUST close. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE use a bag that closes. Bags that do not close make the sorting harder than it needs to be. One piece falls out of a bag and then I have to check every bag to see where it goes. Label your bag with your DISname, name and group letter. Do not address your items to a particular swapper. (That makes it harder for me to sort!) Your label should look like this:
LOVEMY3KIDDOS
Erin Palys
Group 1
For All 2 inch Letter Groups: Please put identical letters from a group into a sandwich size bag. Please be sure it is labeled clearly and that none of your letters are sticky or have pieces that could break off or damage another letter. For example: If you choose 2 letters for Group 1 ASTRO ORBITER and you make 6 Rs and 6 E's then you will put all 6 Rs in a labeled sandwich size baggie and all 6 Es in a different labeled sandwich size baggie and put BOTH of those bags in a Quart size baggie that is labeled. If you want to bag every single letter individually, you can but you dont need to unless your letters are sticky or fragile and need to be separate to keep them intact and keep items safe.
For All 4 inch Letter Groups: Please put each letter in its own labeled baggie and put all the baggies into a QUART or GALLON size labeled baggie. Everything needs to be in a separate bag for this.
Mailing:
* You may send to me, by any method you choose unless you are mailing after April 10 [note this is before the mail by date]. Then, you must mail Priority WITH Delivery Confirmation.
* I prefer to send to you using flat rate boxes/envelopes from the USPS. Please include enough postage in your package for return shipping. The rates are: Envelope or Small Box (9x6x2) - $5.20, Medium/Standard box $10.95, Large - $14.95. PLEASE NOTE THE RECENT INCREASE IN SHIPPING RATES.
* If you want your items shipped to you with DC, please include the $.70, and a filled out slip. I will not mail the items back with delivery confirmation unless you include the $.70 and the filled out DC form.
* DO NOT include click-it/ship-it postage. I will not be able to use it since it is only good on the day it was printed, and from the location it was printed.
Required check-ins will be:
March 5th - verify groups and pm info to me
April 4th - check-in with status update
April 25th - check-in and last call for angels
May 6th -
May 18th - update mailing status & detailed status on groups
May 27th - mail by date (must send priority with delivery confirmation if mailing today)
June 3rd - Due to me
I will pm you with a reminder if you forget to check in. After 48 hours with no response I will request angels for your spots. If you are going on vacation or will be out of town, please check in early. Please do not sign up for more than you can handle. If you need an angel, please ask for one as soon as possible.
I hope you have lots of fun in this swap!!
______________
Erin
Information for the Rides / Attractions letter swap (Groups in the next post)
Sign ups will open on Thursday Feb. 24th starting at 9am EST. Due date is May 20th. This thread will become the sign-up thread at that time and the progress thread after.
Newbies are welcome. If you haven't swapped with us on this board before, then I will limit you to 2 groups.
There are 2 different types of groups listed:
1.) The first set is for 2-inch embellished letters
Here are a few links with photo examples of complete titles using these letters made by swappers here on the Dis Boards:
Disneyland Altered Letters Swap, 4/10, hosted by Hopemax
http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=77a2b873.pbw
Resort Swap, 7/10, hosted by Hopemax Altered Letters
http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=1f54529b.pbw
Hollywood Studios Swap, 5/10, hosted by morgansmom2000
http://s412.photobucket.com/albums/p...t=78fbbc6b.pbw
2.) The second set is for 4-inch altered letters
Groups are listed in the next post.
After sign-ups, please pm me your name, DIS name, mailing address, email address and phone number when you sign up (I will only use these in an emergency).
Groups 1-38 are 2" letter groups.The letters each swapper will individually make can be combined to spell out the entire word on your scrapbook page. Make your specified letter(s) 2 inches tall with a shadow/mat behind it. Embellish your letter(s) at least once to go along with the theme of the title. You may use patterned paper or solid colored cardstock. Please be creative and use colors that represent your group selection.
***IMPORTANT NOTE*** For Longer titles, please TRY to choose a font that is NOT WIDE. The Mickey Font Cricut Cartridge is a wider font for example. Width is a tough one, because the fewer letters are in a word, the wider we can go. Make your individual letters with the assumption that the longer completed words would expand across a 2 page layout. Sometimes you end up with words on both the top and the bottom of a layout. Take the word "Frontierland" for example. That is 12 letters, in order to fit across a two-page layout, the letters need to be a smaller width than 2 (24/12 letters minus a little so there can be a gap between letters when they are laid out). But with the words "Magic Kingdom", you could theoretically put Magic at the top of a layout, and "Kingdom" at the bottom, so you can go wider with your letters. Just be mindful of how the word will fit on a page. Basically, this means that not everyone can use a wide font like the Mickey font, with a large single word. Keep in mind also that we may need to overlap letters slightly for titles with even longer words like "Adventureland" (13 letters) so embellish them accordingly. Shorter words like "Africa" for example are not an issue--it's just the longer single words that get tricky. If you are unclear on this or have questions, please ask me. *Note - I borrowed this from mycutiepatooties' lands and parks swap. The long words may not pertain to this swap as much as they can be split up easier on the pages.
Groups A-G are 4" altered letter groups. Make a 4" letter, matted, and embellished at least once. You may use patterned and solid colored paper. Please be creative. You are making the first letter of the word only. An example is: You are in Group A and chose S for Space Mountain. You will make a 4 inch S and when everyone gets it back they can add "pace Mountain" to it anyway they want or just use the "S" on their page to represent Space Mountain.
Suggestions for embellishments include:
Die cuts, stickers, stickles, flock, ink, chalk, brads, charms, flowers, eyelets, ribbon/fiber, sewing, tearing, embossing, stamping, clipart, additional layers of paper beyond double mats and specialty paper (such as embossed, glitter, Bling).
Packaging: Place your completed elements in a Ziploc bag THAT FITS YOUR LETTER(S). The bag MUST close. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE use a bag that closes. Bags that do not close make the sorting harder than it needs to be. One piece falls out of a bag and then I have to check every bag to see where it goes. Label your bag with your DISname, name and group letter. Do not address your items to a particular swapper. (That makes it harder for me to sort!) Your label should look like this:
LOVEMY3KIDDOS
Erin Palys
Group 1
For All 2 inch Letter Groups: Please put identical letters from a group into a sandwich size bag. Please be sure it is labeled clearly and that none of your letters are sticky or have pieces that could break off or damage another letter. For example: If you choose 2 letters for Group 1 ASTRO ORBITER and you make 6 Rs and 6 E's then you will put all 6 Rs in a labeled sandwich size baggie and all 6 Es in a different labeled sandwich size baggie and put BOTH of those bags in a Quart size baggie that is labeled. If you want to bag every single letter individually, you can but you dont need to unless your letters are sticky or fragile and need to be separate to keep them intact and keep items safe.
For All 4 inch Letter Groups: Please put each letter in its own labeled baggie and put all the baggies into a QUART or GALLON size labeled baggie. Everything needs to be in a separate bag for this.
Mailing:
* You may send to me, by any method you choose unless you are mailing after April 10 [note this is before the mail by date]. Then, you must mail Priority WITH Delivery Confirmation.
* I prefer to send to you using flat rate boxes/envelopes from the USPS. Please include enough postage in your package for return shipping. The rates are: Envelope or Small Box (9x6x2) - $5.20, Medium/Standard box $10.95, Large - $14.95. PLEASE NOTE THE RECENT INCREASE IN SHIPPING RATES.
* If you want your items shipped to you with DC, please include the $.70, and a filled out slip. I will not mail the items back with delivery confirmation unless you include the $.70 and the filled out DC form.
* DO NOT include click-it/ship-it postage. I will not be able to use it since it is only good on the day it was printed, and from the location it was printed.
Required check-ins will be:
March 5th - verify groups and pm info to me
April 4th - check-in with status update
April 25th - check-in and last call for angels
May 6th -
May 18th - update mailing status & detailed status on groups
May 27th - mail by date (must send priority with delivery confirmation if mailing today)
June 3rd - Due to me
I will pm you with a reminder if you forget to check in. After 48 hours with no response I will request angels for your spots. If you are going on vacation or will be out of town, please check in early. Please do not sign up for more than you can handle. If you need an angel, please ask for one as soon as possible.
I hope you have lots of fun in this swap!!
______________
Erin
I love the letters, they don't take too long and they look great on finished pages!!
6????
Can't think of any rides that you don't already have listed, but I'll think about it.
