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skad1 Member 
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Deadline is January 30, 2012 But earlier is good too! Here is the challenge. the basic design is the forum fool from the upper left corner. BUT he is sized up a bit, and then cut into pieces, which each piece then being a card. each card will contain some black lines, when all the cards are laid in order, the lines are the Forum Fool. for example, whoever does the fool will get a file, probably a jpeg if I can figure out how to export it. (or .ai) you put whatever you want on that card, but the basic lines must remain. it'd be nice if the lines are incorporated into the card design, but it's not necessary. card size is 2.5 x 4.5, with no borders, each card must have the card name added to the design somewhere see diagram below. the first one is the full deck, the second is an example of what the fool would require. obviously the 2 files are very different scales. the full deck will be 15 x 18, individual cards are 2.5 x 4.5 Attached Image (viewed 113 times): Last edited on Thu Feb 9th, 2012 04:17 am by skad1 |
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skad1 Member
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bottom half Attached Image (viewed 108 times): Last edited on Thu Feb 9th, 2012 04:21 am by skad1 |
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gregory Administrator 
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OK. I'll take The Hermit. We do whatever we like in there as long as the lines show, right? |
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goldenweb Member 
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The Moon please... Don't forget that there'll have to be a bleed if the cards are borderless - ie. we'll have to take our images at least 3mm over the edge of the finished card size - more if the printer needs more. Pen |
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Marcia959 Member 
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Oh, how fun! May I have the Emperor??? |
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Sumada Member 
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Wheel of Fortune please. This is an interesting concept, yet could end up looking a bit chaotic, but I'll give it a go. |
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Mr. la-luna Member 
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I'd love to have The lovers |
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skad1 Member
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goldenweb wrote: The Moon please... I am going to talk to the printers and see what they say. but for now, don't plan on bleed. and for those who don't know what 'bleed' is, don't worry about it! |
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Quarkling Member 
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The Hanged Man please. |
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skad1 Member
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here's my first go at the justice card. had an idea and couln't sleep... what cha think? background is Allegory of Justice, by Raphael yeah, i know i kinda tied the image and the linework, but you don't have to Attached Image (viewed 479 times): Last edited on Sun Nov 20th, 2011 10:14 pm by skad1 |
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skad1 Member
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and just because i can take things too far, here;s what it'd look like in the layout Last edited on Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 02:37 am by skad1 |
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Ambriel Member 
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May I please have The Sun? :) Last edited on Sun Nov 20th, 2011 11:27 pm by Ambriel |
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blistersnbutterflies Member 
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I will take the Death card if it is still available..........this should be fun |
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acucent Member 
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May I have the WORLD, please ? |
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rylla Member 
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May I have the Judgement card please? Last edited on Mon Nov 21st, 2011 01:21 am by rylla |
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Kimber Member 
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Hierophant, please? I'm not quite sure I have a good understanding of the requirements, but I need a card with ...not so many lines.  ETA: Yes, template, please - pm me for e-mail addy. ETA2: Are the lines supposed to be visible in our cards and actually made part of the representation, or just an overlay to whatever we do? Sorry if these are dumb questions....  Last edited on Mon Nov 21st, 2011 01:29 am by Kimber |
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AprilFool Member
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I love this idea!! Such a merging of graphic design and artistry!! I'd like to do The Empress, please. I will need a template and will PM you my e-mail address. |
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nicole Member 
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I would love to take Judgement and I have no idea what you people are talking about :) |
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Marcia959 Member
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OK skad1, I sent you a couple of Emperors. I rather like Emperor 2 better. Let me know what you think. Attached Image (viewed 450 times): Last edited on Mon Nov 21st, 2011 05:01 pm by Marcia959 |
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Langustl Member 
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I would try the Tower ;-) |
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palestrina Member 
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The devil if possible.... |
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Morwenna Member 
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High Priestess, please! Cool idea!!!!!!! |
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Mr. la-luna Member
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I've been extremely quick this time it seems...I hope the result is as nice as I think is is... Attached Image (viewed 452 times): |
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skad1 Member
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nicole wrote: I would love to take Judgement and I have no idea what you people are talking about :) sorry nicole, rylla already has judgement, i'm updating the list so check again, and check thread to see if any others are taken |
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truelighth Member 
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I also want to join in, but I am still not sure which card I would want to take. I am doubting between Strength, Wheel of Fortune and Temperance. I hope I can make my decision tonight. Last edited on Mon Nov 21st, 2011 04:39 pm by truelighth |
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skad1 Member
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better hurry, we're down to 5 cards i was really worried that no one would want to participate! this is wonderful. there are even 3 cards on the board!!  i've sent out a few pm's to confirm email addresses. we can't send attachments thru rhe pms. and remember to let me know the type of file format you need, jpg, psd, or tif. Last edited on Mon Nov 21st, 2011 04:59 pm by skad1 |
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papoon Member 
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I'll take the Star. Template in .psd. |
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truelighth Member
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Ok, well, that makes it easy for me then. I'll take Temperance please. And the file preferably in tif format. Last edited on Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 12:29 am by truelighth |
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skad1 Member
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skad1 wrote: nicole wrote:I would love to take Judgement and I have no idea what you people are talking about :) since we're running out of cards, i put you down for the fool, hope that's ok. |
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skad1 Member
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WOW, i was worried that no one would be interested in this crazy idea,, but there are only 2 cards left!!! Everyone who requested a card should have received an email from me with their template. if you didn't i may not have the most up to date email for you. Pm me with your email and I'll send it again. |
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nicole Member
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Fool is fine - as long as I can follow along and pretend I understand :) |
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goldenweb Member
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The Moon. Darker than the others so far, but the lines do still show... Pen Edited to add that uploading this has made the colour appear very bright (which s'not) - I s'pose it's something to do with the CMYK file, which will be the one printed. Not sure whether to adjust the jpg to appear closer to the original or to leave it. I've uploaded an RGB one instead of the CMYK file and the colour is OK now... Attached Image (viewed 356 times): Last edited on Thu Nov 24th, 2011 08:02 am by goldenweb |
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skad1 Member
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goldenweb wrote: The Moon. Darker than the others so far, but the lines do still show... for some reason I can't see the file.  Everyone-remember to send final high resolution cards to me. skadrmas1(at)gmail(dot)com Last edited on Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 03:37 pm by skad1 |
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goldenweb Member
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skad1 wrote
I wonder why...  Can everyone else see it? In any case, I may have a little tweak before I send the hi res file to you. Pen |
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Marcia959 Member
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Pen, I can't see it either. |
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Mr. la-luna Member
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I can see it.... |
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Ambriel Member
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Okay, I admit this was challenging...but I LOVED it. Attached Image (viewed 387 times): |
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Marcia959 Member
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Ambriel! Love it! |
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truelighth Member
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Pen, I also can't see the file. The link doesn't work. Don't know why. |
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papoon Member
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Hm... I can see Pen's card (lovely, BTW). |
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gregory Administrator
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It isn't a link - it is an image in her post - and it's LOVELY :) |
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nicole Member
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I cannot see it either |
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gregory Administrator
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I'll try uploading it again here.... Any good ? Attached Image (viewed 449 times): |
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Marcia959 Member
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No, I still can't see it. Wonder if it's a Pond thing? Marcia |
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debra Member 
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I'm in the States and I see it fine. It's terrific. Let me try uploading it in case it's holding a grudge from 1776. I'm just copying the image from the screen as a .jpg. Attached Image (viewed 441 times): Last edited on Wed Nov 23rd, 2011 02:22 am by debra |
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Marcia959 Member
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oh mumble bunnies, I even changed computers and I still can't see it. foodles. |
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goldenweb Member
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How weird that only some can see it. But has anyone else noticed that their card image becomes more colour saturated when uploaded to the forum? Great cards so far...  Pen |
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gregory Administrator
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That depends on your monitor, in part. |
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goldenweb Member
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gregory wrote: That depends on your monitor, in part. How so? I'm viewing it on the same monitor whether in Photoshop or here... I think it's something to do with CMYK. Pen |
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gregory Administrator
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Oh - got you. I thought you meant they looked more saturated for OTHERS ! |
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goldenweb Member
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 debra wrote: I'm in the States and I see it fine. It's terrific. Let me try uploading it in case it's holding a grudge from 1776. 1776...? Edited to add that having been enlightened as to the sig. of the above, I don't think there are grudges on this side of the Pond. History taught at school always seemed on the side of fairness and justice. Last edited on Thu Nov 24th, 2011 08:48 am by goldenweb |
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gregory Administrator
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I tried and clearly there is a grudge there somewhere. (In fact I wonder if it is a browser setting - I re-uploaded a few cards in the other deck, when they were too big for some browsers to allow....) |
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Marcia959 Member
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Maybe I will see it when Sherry posts it to the bigger picture. |
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skad1 Member
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Marcia959 wrote: Maybe I will see it when Sherry posts it to the bigger picture. It is worth lookin' at, too. really neat cards coming in. ok, i talked to the printer, and if we print it one one sheet, and they don't cut it, the cost isn't bad at all. the problem is that it's larger than a standard shipping envelope and it'd need to be shipped in a tube and that would make shipping really expensive. another option is to side it down to fit in a flat envelope, but the individual cards would be small (1.5 x 2.7 inches). another option is to have them printed as individual cards and the printer cut them, but then they get more expenisive. I kinda like the small idea because I'd like one cut and one uncut. what do ya'll think? |
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Marcia959 Member
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Thanks, Sherry! I can see them now on the master sheet. Re: Size, I would go along with what other people want on this. I liked the idea of a set of cards big enough to see (for instance the wording on the Sun; would that get lost in such a small size?). But I also like the uncut sheet idea. Love this project! Marcia |
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papoon Member
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goldenweb wrote:gregory wrote:That depends on your monitor, in part. Yes, it's best to convert to RGB when uploading to the web (specifically sRGB). Depending on what version of Photoshop you're using, under the View menu you'll find Proof Setup and Proof Colors items that will allow you to see what a file is going to look like when viewed under different scenarios. |
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goldenweb Member
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I've uploaded an RGB one to my original post instead of the CMYK file and the colour is OK now... Thanks! Pen |
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truelighth Member
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Funny, I can see the original file now in Pen's post. But not the copied files in Gregory's and Debra's Post. Dunno what is going on? But anyway, I can see it now and it is lovely. |
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truelighth Member
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goldenweb wrote: I've uploaded an RGB one to my original post instead of the CMYK file and the colour is OK now... Oh, maybe that is why I can see it now. Maybe my computer just didn't like the CMYK file or something. Anyway, great work. |
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nicole Member
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Pen that is awesome - hey- I read along here and do not see the due date.... Last edited on Wed Nov 30th, 2011 05:18 pm by nicole |
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goldenweb Member
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Truelighth, Nicole, thanks! Pen |
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skad1 Member
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nicole wrote: Pen that is awesome - January 30, 2012 is the absolute deadline. but many are coming in earlier, so it'd be nice to be done sooner.  |
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acucent Member
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Hello Duh. I need Photoshop assistance please. How do I layer Skad's lines over the image I created for The World. In other words i need the lines to show and the white background to be transparent. Thanx Susi |
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goldenweb Member
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It's a little weird and doesn't behave the way you'd expect. I did mine ages ago, but if I remember rightly, the lines are not on the layer you'd expect them to be on, but on the other layer, which does have a transparent background. I had to play around a bit - I'd be more helpful if I could remember exactly what I did... |
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truelighth Member
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I think Gregory knows a lot about how to do that kind of stuff. For her collages, I think she usually uses the transparant overlays. Mind you, I don't know if she uses Photoshop Assistent. I have Photoshop elements myself (used to have an old Photoshop) and I am still trying to work it out how it works, so I am afraid I can't be of much help at the moment. |
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goldenweb Member
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I've had a look at my final psd file, and it appears that the lines are on the layer named 'fool'. If you arrange the layers so that the the fool layer is above the grid, you can paste your image/working layer between the two (over the grid) and it should work. Pen |
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acucent Member
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YAY and many thanks to Marcia!!!! She Photoshop'd the grid onto The World. This card is actually called, The World is a Challenge. -Susi Last edited on Thu Dec 15th, 2011 04:17 am by acucent |
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Marcia959 Member
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Here is acucent's World Is a Challenge! Attached Image (viewed 230 times): |
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skad1 Member
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Sorry if I don't respond very quickly to questions. for some reason I am not always recieving notifications for the forum. |
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goldenweb Member
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I don't seem to be receiving any notifications at all at the moment. Pen |
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papoon Member
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goldenweb wrote:I don't seem to be receiving any notifications at all at the moment And I just got a notification that you'd posted this. Pretty meta... |
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gregory Administrator
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I do indeed use Photoshop, and I do indeed know how to do that, if someone wants to know. I did a card, though was going to edit it, but I was just away and took the PERFECT photo, so - it's pending again - I'll have it up in a day or two. Disregard the one skad posted !!!!! |
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sacredashes Member 
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May I take The Magician card please? I promise I will be good with the deadline.. |
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gregory Administrator
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I has sent Skad my new card but the old one is still up there. If she insists I use that it will be changed ANYWAY.... |
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nicole Member
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palestrina wrote: The devil if possible.... Love how you used the line :) |
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skad1 Member
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gregory wrote: I has sent Skad my new card but the old one is still up there. If she insists I use that it will be changed ANYWAY.... Awwwwww, I'm just slow to respond. I'll get there... One card left. the chariot |
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skad1 Member
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sacredashes wrote: May I take The Magician card please? I promise I will be good with the deadline.. sounds wonderful to me. I emailed you a jpg of the magicians lines. let me know if you didn't get it. |
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sacredashes Member
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Hi skad.. :) I got the file. Starting on it right away. |
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gregory Administrator
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skad1 wrote: gregory wrote:I has sent Skad my new card but the old one is still up there. If she insists I use that it will be changed ANYWAY.... ACKSHERLY mine beloved has suggested a change. I may or may not DO it  |
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skad1 Member
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gregory wrote: skad1 wrote:gregory wrote:I has sent Skad my new card but the old one is still up there. If she insists I use that it will be changed ANYWAY.... Changes are cool, at least until Jan 30th. |
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gregory Administrator
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skad1 wrote: gregory wrote:skad1 wrote:gregory wrote:I has sent Skad my new card but the old one is still up there. If she insists I use that it will be changed ANYWAY.... Sure - but can I be BOTHERED ???? Um probably actually ! |
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nicole Member
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I am such a douche - I am all ready to begin now that the holidays are over and I can't find the bloody template. arghhhhhhhh Can you please send the fool to me at: pagangds at hotmail dot com thanks!! Last edited on Mon Jan 2nd, 2012 11:34 pm by nicole |
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Sumada Member
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Here's my spin on the Wheel... Sumada Attached Image (viewed 131 times): |
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AprilFool Member
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Working on mine now & almost have it done; but I'm asking permission to use an image I found online. |
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goldenweb Member
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Sumada wrote: Here's my spin on the Wheel... It really is a spin - like it lots! Pen |
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nicole Member
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I can't find the template in my emails so I took the picture at the beginning of the thread and cleaned it up a bit and sized - I hope that works...sorry I am such a ditz. Let me know what else I need - it would be simple to adjust if this is wrong .. I save everything...please let me know Thanks! Attached Image (viewed 115 times): Last edited on Fri Jan 6th, 2012 05:15 am by nicole |
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gregory Administrator
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I love the image and the way you made it fit - feel sure Sherry can overlay the lines more precisely ! And congrats on knocking over this forum - it dropped dead right after you posted your card !!! I will try and do my (minor) tweak on mine after Sunday when I put Him on a plane ! |
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nicole Member
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gregory wrote:And congrats on knocking over this forum - it dropped dead right after you posted your card !!! Just one of the services I provide ! FWIW - I still need to figure out how to use my photoshop to get the sky right - I can't make it blend. I had to crop a small bit and paste it to fill in the top and it is making me nuts since all I notice is the 'mistake'. Someday I will actually read the photoshop help and have a clue LOL - I will be working on this over the weekend ... |
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gregory Administrator
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nicole wrote: FWIW - I still need to figure out how to use my photoshop to get the sky right - I can't make it blend. I had to crop a small bit and paste it to fill in the top and it is making me nuts since all I notice is the 'mistake'. Someday I will actually read the photoshop help and have a clue LOL - FWIW it's worth - PM me. I read the book :) PS any help ? Attached Image (viewed 101 times): Last edited on Fri Jan 6th, 2012 10:53 pm by gregory |
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nicole Member
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beautiful gregs I heart ya |
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gregory Administrator
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Now we need to see if Sherry needs a higher res version ? PS what you need to use to do that is the "healing brush" - looks like a bandaid !!! It toggles from the patch one - which looks like - well, a patch !!!! Last edited on Sat Jan 7th, 2012 12:59 pm by gregory |
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AprilFool Member
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Sumada graciously pasted my Empress Card two messages below because I could not remember how to copy an image into my own post - thank you!! I've deleted the PDF attachment I included earlier. The lines on my particular template reminded me of a pregnant woman's profile, so I searched for an image that would fit exactly right into that lower left area. The flowing water was created & twisted with a bunch of filters & effects in Photoshop & the background is a muted image of an ultrasound, recolored for a more watery effect than in a typical ultrasound image. I received written permission from Rachel, the photographer who took the photo of the pregnant woman (website: pregnancyportraits.net). I cropped and blurred the image considerably in Photoshop, but I still felt compelled to ask permission to use it. Last edited on Sun Jan 8th, 2012 10:22 pm by AprilFool |
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truelighth Member
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It is gorgeous, AprilFool! I really like this card! |
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Sumada Member
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Here you are! Nice card! Attached Image (viewed 82 times): |
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gregory Administrator
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LOVE the bellybutton !! |
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AprilFool Member
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gregory wrote:LOVE the bellybutton !! Oh, my goodness... believe it or not, that didn't occur to me; but it IS rather accurate, don't you think?? Maybe it will go back "innie" after the baby is born?!?!!?Last edited on Sun Jan 8th, 2012 10:21 pm by AprilFool |
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Marcia959 Member
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The circle that connects us all! I love it! |
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rylla Member
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I wanted to post here my Judgement card; I'm getting the message that my file is too big; it is a jpg file, I already reduced the resolution to 72 and the size to 0.1 inch. I can hardly see it. What am I supposed to do? Thank you for your help. |
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Marcia959 Member
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rylla, if you want to send it to me, I can try to get it small enough to post. Marcia |
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rylla Member
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Thank you Marcia. |
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skad1 Member
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Yikes, my bad. I hadn't realized I hadn't checked the forum for awhile. I am getting some notifications. but not to all threads. weird. everyone should have my email addy by now, just email me if you want to get hold of me. I've updated the list in the front. cards are so cool WE'RE HALF DONE, 11 CARDS IN, 11 CARDS TO GO. 2 WEEKS TO GO. last chance for the chariot REMEMBER TO SEND ME THE HIGH RESOLUTION VERSION. and if you could, add the title of the card on the card. and, actually, if you want to send a version without the lines, that would be cool too. i'd make it easier for me to match the lines up card to card. i'm trying to add a low res version of judgment. hope it works, it's a neat card Attached Image (viewed 330 times): Last edited on Thu Jan 12th, 2012 10:19 pm by skad1 |
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gregory Administrator
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You vont TOITLES ? OK.... That will spur me to make the amendment I want to make.... |
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Marcia959 Member
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Goodness thought you meant turtles. I am blonde. |
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skad1 Member
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Marcia959 wrote: Goodness thought you meant turtles. I am blonde. well, I don't WANT turtles, per sey, but if YOU want a turtle or two, I have no actual objection to a turtle. It can even be a blond turtle. Just as long as he has a title. DEADLINE COMING UP QUICK. TIME TO SEND THE HIGH RESOLUTION CARDS TO ME!! DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31st Last edited on Tue Jan 17th, 2012 09:50 pm by skad1 |
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gregory Administrator
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Is nicky's all right as it stands ? |
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Marcia959 Member
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A Chariot for us? We are in control of the forces of dark and light. Attached Image (viewed 311 times): |
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nicole Member
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I love the Chariot ! |
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truelighth Member
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Ehm, just a quick question. The lines don't have to be a part of the actual design, do they? I have this great idea, but not sure if I could make the lines fit with it. And yeah, I now the deadline is coming... I guess I am one of those eternal procrastinators when it comes to making my cards. Hopefully in this coming week I finally get going   |
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Marcia959 Member
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tru, the lines are supposed to be on your card, if that's what you mean. If you see the layout in the first posting, when we put all the cards together, the lines create the TCF Fool. That's part of the 2011.5 idea. Is that what you were asking? Marcia |
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gregory Administrator
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No - I think she means do we have to create an image where the lines are - like, say - the edge of a house or something. No ! (well, I didn't except for two of them !) |
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Marcia959 Member
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OK, so if you look at the Chariot I just submitted, the lines are just on top of the image. I kind of like the placement but they weren't necessarily a shaded belt-buckle, etc. Hope that helps! |
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skad1 Member
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Marcia959 wrote: OK, so if you look at the Chariot I just submitted, the lines are just on top of the image. I kind of like the placement but they weren't necessarily a shaded belt-buckle, etc. that's it! there wil be two parts to this deck, the individual cards, then the picture when they are all put together. I got the idea from the Minotaur deck. |
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truelighth Member
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gregory wrote: No - I think she means do we have to create an image where the lines are - like, say - the edge of a house or something. Yeah, that is what I meant. Because I saw several imaged where the lines were really a part as well. So I just wanted to check to be sure. Ok, overlay is ok, I can do that  |
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nicole Member
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photoshopper Attached Image (viewed 271 times): |
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Langustl Member
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This is my Tower ;-) and te original size http://www.langustl.de/sonstigefotos/turmtcf.jpg |
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truelighth Member
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OMG, I am just such a... I finally started work on my card today. Made a drawing, am reasonably happy with it.. and then I find out that I have been using a different paper size then the template...   I assumed we were using the same size as the other TCF decks... I guess we are not? This template looks longer and smaller...  Oh, and does anyone know how to make the template transparant.. the white I mean in photoshop. Because I am trying and not making it work yet...  And another thing, does the card need to have the title on the card? Maybe that will actually save me... Last edited on Sun Jan 22nd, 2012 04:14 pm by truelighth |
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gregory Administrator
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Truelighth - you have email. And yes - it needs to be the exact same size and shape as the template skad sent you. |
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truelighth Member
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Boohooo... that means I can throw all my hard work away... snif, snif, snif... |
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gregory Administrator
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Or scale it. Read your email - you can probably fit it in there and add some ! Yes it has to have the title (my revised one has it now.... I should maybe post it... Skad has the hi res one...) I wasn't happy that the light started so far from the lantern. Actually now I want to change something else.... Attached Image (viewed 252 times): Last edited on Sun Jan 22nd, 2012 04:44 pm by gregory |
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truelighth Member
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Hmm.. scale it... not sure if that will work or if the proportions will be all weird. I am already not sure if I want to use the actualy version I made (and scanned) or the colour corrected version (which is darker, but has more contrast). I made a pastel drawing.. not so easy to just change that. But I will make it work... somehow...  |
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blistersnbutterflies Member
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Death..........a bit on the dark side today Attached Image (viewed 245 times): |
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gregory Administrator
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OOOH ! CREEEPY ! I LIKE ! |
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Marcia959 Member
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Bliss, that is spookylicious! |
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rylla Member
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I love it! (as I do so many other cards, I just didn't get a chance to mention it earlier) ...and the post with the photoshop (6 month later...) is HILARIOUS!!! Last edited on Mon Jan 23rd, 2012 08:04 pm by rylla |
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blistersnbutterflies Member
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Thanks, can't wait to see them all together. I am always one of the last to finish so shouldn't be long now, LOL |
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skad1 Member
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truelighth wrote: Boohooo... that means I can throw all my hard work away... snif, snif, snif... or save it for the next deck. the size of the cards was actually not arbitrary, but defined by the size and shape of the fool picture. |
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palestrina Member
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The devil Attached Image (viewed 215 times): |
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gregory Administrator
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Now THAT is using the lines ! Way to go. I just - hadn't the artistic skill to do that ! |
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blistersnbutterflies Member
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Love it........love the play on color and the mysteriousness of it |
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truelighth Member
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Ok, deadline approaching fast... And I managed to tweak and crop my original drawing so it would fit the format. And surprisingly, I am actually happy with the result. (Btw, Skad, let me know if you prefer the hi-res with or without the lines): So here is a bit of a different take on Temperance (idea thanks to my boyfriend): Attached Image (viewed 175 times): Last edited on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 10:39 am by truelighth |
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gregory Administrator
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Hey - that's clever ! Nice one, Truelighth ! Tell him to have more thoughts... |
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truelighth Member
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Thanks. I will tell him. I told him I wanted to make Temperance and something with fire and water. And this what was he came up with... why don't you make a smithy, you have fire, you have water, you need to "temper" the metal.. well... here is the result. Btw, the 4 of swords in the TCF II deck (sleeping cat with sun rising), was also his idea. I definately gonna pick his brain more often Last edited on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 11:12 am by truelighth |
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skad1 Member
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Two left, both have contacted me and are working on them. Aren't computers just the pits? can't live with them, can't live without them. I'm working on getting all the high res together. Learning paintshop as I go... |
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truelighth Member
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skad1 wrote: Two left, both have contacted me and are working on them. Aren't computers just the pits? can't live with them, can't live without them. Good luck, Skad1!! I know that kind of stuff is often hard to figure out. And yes, computers... but then again, my computer (and photoshop) saved my card this time . I am looking forward to seeing them all! |
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papoon Member
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Sorry to be late ("real" life intervened). The Star Attached Image (viewed 138 times): |
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blistersnbutterflies Member
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Love your card......Love how you did the girl. |
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goldenweb Member
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These are all wonderful - looking forward to the deck. Pen |
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goldenweb Member
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Sorry, double post... Last edited on Mon Feb 6th, 2012 08:45 am by goldenweb |
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truelighth Member
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I love that Star. It works really well with the lines too. I thought I better not use black&white, because of the lines, but so far I have seen several wonderful black&white cards that just work great with the lines. Great work! |
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skad1 Member
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I updated the picture on the first post. all that's left is morweena's HP and that is computer related. |
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skad1 Member
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FINAL VERSION IN FIRST PST ON PAGE 1 (and second post, I had to cut it in half to fit in within forum size limits). It's a low res version so final will look quite a bit better. only one missing is Morwenna's, send healing thoughts to her computer. I added titles to acouple. if you don't like them, send me an updated version and I'll swap them out. And, yes, I know that Death has a few problems. somehow the scaling of the lines got strange. I've emailed blistersnbutterflies about it.So, what to ya'll think? After I posted this, I received the files from Morwenna. It's somewhat appropriate that Death is the only remaining card, isn't it? Last edited on Tue Feb 7th, 2012 09:28 pm by skad1 |
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papoon Member
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skad1 wrote:I had to cut it in half to fit in within forum size limits If you upload it to any photo hosting site (Flickr, Photobucket, etc.) and then use the [IMG] tag to insert it into a post, you can get the whole thing in one post. Looks great, BTW. |
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Marcia959 Member
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WOW!! This is so cool to see altogether! I'm so impressed with the the work here! So, Powers That Be, will we have the option as a deck too or will this be a poster-only? Marcia |
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skad1 Member
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workin' on it the problem with poster would be the shipping, i need to find out how much a tube costs to ship, an option is full size cards cut, and a 9x11 poster....e |
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nicole Member
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what an interesting look when they are all together :) |
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truelighth Member
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I just looked at the cards at the start and it does really look wonderful. Except... I noticed how my card looks. Temperance looks really weird. It has lost all the structure of the pastel and well, the drawing really isn't what it was. You can't even see or recognize the furnace anymore. And the subtle flickering of the light against the background has become orange blotches, there are other light blue blotches near the sea area... well, the whole thing just seems very blotchy, with some colours showing very much and others not at all anymore. It has lost all it's original structure. So I really hope this is not the final version of the card for printing. As for the final format, I think I would prefer cards that I can put together if I wanted to. Last edited on Wed Feb 8th, 2012 12:53 pm by truelighth |
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gregory Administrator
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I imagine that is because you can only post low res images here....? |
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truelighth Member
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If that is the case, then I am fine with it. As long as the final result is like it should be. |
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skad1 Member
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truelighth wrote: If that is the case, then I am fine with it. As long as the final result is like it should be. Yes, it is definetly better. most of the high res cards I rec'd were too high to even post by themselves (if anyone wanted to) so you can imagine what the group size was. New top portion image with all cards accounted for. The dark lines weren't visible on the magician, so I made them a pale grey. I also switched the title card to a linework view so there would be a better idea of what all the cards together should be. There is a new bottom half also. now you can see how neat the death card is. truelight's card looks better too. it's still a very low res version of it, tho. Last edited on Thu Feb 9th, 2012 04:24 am by skad1 |
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truelighth Member
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I am glad to hear that. I was first looking and thinking... wow. And then I saw that my card looked so weird. So I started worrying. But yes, if it is just because of the low resolution, then it would make sense. Pastel does seem to need a lot of detail and with the low resolution that is probably lost. Thanks for putting my mind at easy on this, Skad1. And the new result looks great. You managed to fix the Death card too.. cool! I like the change to the title card, makes it easier to see the figure. And yeah, you said most of the high res cards have too high a resolution to even post. That is true. I had to make a lower resolution Jpg to post on here. The original tif was huge. I actually also had to cut that down to send it to you. Last edited on Thu Feb 9th, 2012 08:05 pm by truelighth |
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Marcia959 Member
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What's next? |
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Kimber Member
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Bravissimo!! I love what we have created together!! I am wondering if we are going to have a lwb or pamphlet of sorts so that the individual artists can talk about their inspirations for the card. I know that mine looks like just a picture of some old guy without the background regarding how I chose to approach the card and the significance of the imagery (I did send a brief description when I submitted the image). Thanks! Kimber |
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sacredashes Member
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hey... I have not been around much... So when its time to print, please email me to let me know ow much and who to make payment to. Thanks everyone. This was a fun project to be in.. HUGS |
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Sumada Member
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Marcia959 wrote: What's next? ditto... |
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gregory Administrator
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Thritto ! |
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Mr. la-luna Member
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quatro? |
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skad1 Member
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Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I am intending to run over to the printers and talk over acouple ideas. so far I haven't had a chance, I should know more beginning of the week. |
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skad1 Member
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I still have another question for the printer, but I should know that by tomorrow. DON'T SEND MONEY UNTIL I KNOW IF THERE ANY CHANGES. Right now it looks like the deck will be 7.50 USD each with shipping USA shipping $5.15 (~$13.00 USD) to Canada $12.95 (~$21.00 USD) to everywhere else $16.95 (~$25.00 USD) There are 7 people in Europe (2-england, france, belgium, 2-germany, netherlands). Would it be cheaper to send the cards to one person, and that person shipping in Europe? If so, does anyone volunteer? I can mail it in a flat envelope. the cards will come in 4 pieces and will need to be cut. If you have problems with the cutting, I can do it, but I make no promises as to straightness or accuracy. |
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Marcia959 Member
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Thanks, Sherry! Getting excited about this one again! |
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goldenweb Member
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It's unlikely to be cheaper to send to one person so they can repost - a first class letter stamp has just gone up to 60p here... |
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gregory Administrator
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Not till April 30 - and if you buy a load NOW... I am doing ! $16.95 per deck is extreme. If it were passed on as a first class small packet + a share of that, it would certainly save. I would say I'd do it - but I shall be leaving the UK soon for 3 months. |
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goldenweb Member
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Or people could pay for their decks and wait until the 2012 deck is ready so both can be sent together. |
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gregory Administrator
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WELL - if these are flat, they wouldn't sit well in a package with a small box or whatever... Sherry - how soon would they be available to mail ? |
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goldenweb Member
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gregory wrote: WELL - if these are flat, they wouldn't sit well in a package with a small box or whatever... True. Surely a cardboard envelope wouldn't cost $16.95 to send though? I feel bad not offering, but I'm a bit overburdened at the moment. |
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gregory Administrator
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US mail is crap these days. Ours will follow shortly. Due for full privatisation in 2 years... |
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Kimber Member
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goldenweb wrote:Or people could pay for their decks and wait until the 2012 deck is ready so both can be sent together. Not everyone is participating in the 2012 deck, though. I can send $ anytime... |
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gregory Administrator
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I would ask truelighth, if I can't do it myself. It would TOTALLY depend on whether the decks can be with me by the beginning of May, and/or if NOT, whether Europeans can BEAR to wait till mid-July.... I can wait for the postage money till July, as I trust you all, and anyway if you let me down I will BITE you. |
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rylla Member
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Gregory, I think the $12.95 to Canada is for shipping in a standard box in my experience; the box would fit 2 MA (major arcana) decks quite confortably - why don't you have yours sent to me as well (no charge for you for shipping as I have to pay that amount anyway) and you could pick it up from me at Yorkdale :-) just an idea |
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gregory Administrator
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You have PM. Suits me ! |
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skad1 Member
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Finally have final quotes in hand, and have given the go ahead to print. The postage is going to cost more than the deck! I will PM everyone with my Paypal ID. Sorry it has taken so long. Attached Image (viewed 241 times): Last edited on Thu Apr 26th, 2012 07:48 pm by skad1 |
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skad1 Member
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I had a good question via email, and I thought I'd copy the answer to ya'll Fees at Paypal are simple, either you pay them or they take them out of the money you send, so basically I pay them. I am not making any money on doing this so I prefer that you pay the fees. Which option is up to you, I think 'personal' is the only one that gives the option for you to pay fees. I am planning on shipping the cards in a 9x12 flat Priority envelope. The cards will be coming in four sheets of six cards each that you will need to cut. If you are really stressed over the idea of cutting the cards, I can cut them for you. BUT I make no promises that it will be a better cutting job that you could do yourself, and then you'd be stuck with whatever I cut up. Last edited on Thu May 10th, 2012 12:27 am by skad1 |
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gregory Administrator
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Sherry - mine is to be mailed to rylla - did she mention this ? I pick it up in person, and I will pay HER towards our total fees... |
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skad1 Member
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New paid list, 2 holds. I forgot to figure the cost of a deck for adam into the overall, so I am planning on holding on to it and sending it with the 2012. REMEMBER TO PAY FEES ON PAYPAL. Select gift or personal, or whatever. Instead of the 15.15 for deck and shipping I only get 14.41 so the rest comes out of my unemployed pocket. acouple people have sent extra so I will break even (so far) but it's not fair to them. If you're paying with anything other than a paypal balance there will be fees. See later post for list Last edited on Fri May 18th, 2012 12:43 am by skad1 |
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goldenweb Member
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Skad, I'm sending you $10 just for the deck - perhaps you'll keep one for me and I'll pay the postage when I have another to be sent. |
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goldenweb Member
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All done - it'll show up as coming from Fig Tree Press. |
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goldenweb Member
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Perhaps I could send Adam's on to him too if it's possible to put all 4 decks in the same package...? |
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skad1 Member
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First shipment went out today. Rylla and Gregory's fit well in one envelope. Three surprises for you. It was going to be only one, then I thought of one thing that just had to be done.... Then when the printers machines were down I sewed up the second surprise. Then the printer made a boo-boo, and they ended up giving us the mis-printed sheet. The cards in this picture are cut, but your are not, they are in sheets, so don't be surprised when you get them. The colors turned out really nice and intense and just nice! By the time I got the scan sized down small enough to fit on the forum, I lost alot of the brilliance, so they will look alot nicer in person. Alot! And yes, there is a typo. And no, there will not be a reprint. it is part it's charm and individuality. I tried to correct it on everyones prints, If I didn't. please do, One other thing, I didn't plan in a copy to the Meseu in Italy, anyone want to sponsor them? Unfortunately, it'd be 26.95, unless we just hold the copy to ship with the 2012 deck. Attached Image (viewed 173 times): Last edited on Fri May 18th, 2012 01:27 am by skad1 |
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deleted, Last edited on Wed May 23rd, 2012 05:09 am by skad1 |
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truelighth Member
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It is looking good! I can't wait to hold my copy in person and see all your surprises. Thanks for all the work you put in! |
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papoon Member
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Got mine! I won't spoil the fun for everyone else by revealing the surprises, but they're cool. (And everything looks great!) Thanks skad1! |
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skad1 Member
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papoon wrote: Got mine! Hey, everyone, let me know when you get them and what you think. Latest status Last edited on Fri May 25th, 2012 04:01 am by skad1 |
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Quarkling Member
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Got mine too! It's great and the surprise is........ heh heh, wonderful. |
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skad1 Member
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What should I do about fees? So far 3 people have left the fees to me, for a total of 3.25. Last year I tried the letting people know and having themsend more, but the only one who benifited was paypal. I guess the only other option is to refuse the payment. For the last 2 I have tried shipping a cheaper method, but I don't know how long they'll take. Plus it's almost impossible to plan ahead how much the shipping will cost if I don't use Priority Mail. (Gail, it wasn't you, yous came thru fine.) Also, if anyone wants a second deck, let me know. I can try shipping them in a plain envelope and let you know how much the shipping was. Last edited on Sat Jun 2nd, 2012 10:56 am by skad1 |
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gregory Administrator
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Next time, add a little to the price to allow for the fees, If you make a weeny profit - fair enough. You do all the work. |
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truelighth Member
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I received mine the other day. It is lovely! And I like the surprises. Thanks Sherry, for all your hard work. It is a real pity that some people have left the fees to you. I don't think that is right. I agree with Gregory for a next time. Just add some extra already, so you are sure you get paid properly. It is not like you make any money out of this, so if there is some extra, you deserve it. |
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goldenweb Member
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gregory wrote: Next time, add a little to the price to allow for the fees, If you make a weeny profit - fair enough. You do all the work. Good idea. |
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rylla Member
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goldenweb wrote:gregory wrote:Next time, add a little to the price to allow for the fees, If you make a weeny profit - fair enough. You do all the work. agree got mine, thanks for the suprises, thanks for evrything Last edited on Sun May 27th, 2012 04:23 am by rylla |
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nicole Member
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Skad oops my bad - I want one - are there any left? |
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skad1 Member
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nicole wrote: Skad oops my bad - I want one - are there any left? Yup, there are plenty for everyone left, and some extras if you want 2. I sent you an email awhile back with the info, I'll go ahead and send a PM today with the info again. I send acouple packages with cheaper shipping so even out the fees thing, so I am ok. I don't really like to so it because there is no way to know in advance what the charges are, but they are substantially cheaper. It would make the biggest difference for the overseas shipping. Last edited on Wed Jun 6th, 2012 12:07 am by skad1 |
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skad1 Member
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All the extras are gone, so now all I have left is enough for the people who participated. If they let me know they don't want theirs I can let someone else have it. Last edited on Wed Jun 13th, 2012 08:33 pm by skad1 |
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nicole Member
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thanks for everything - how lovely :) |
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skad1 Member
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So it looks like this deck is finally wrapping up. I never heard from Ambrial and sacredashes, usually they are pretty good,, But I came to .17 cents of breaking even. Acouple people sent alittle extra and acouple got different shipping. I need to review why my estimate if what the deck would cost per person was off, I guess i don't plan for snafu's. Having and selling the extra decks is what made the difference. So it ends well. Has anyone read with the various sizes? I am curious if there was any difference. Attached Image (viewed 61 times): Last edited on Wed Jun 13th, 2012 08:42 pm by skad1 |
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Sumada Member
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Package arrived and all is looking wonderful! Thanks so much for all your time and energy Sherry! Love the pouch too |
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gregory Administrator
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Package delivered - I love it. Well done, Sherry. Ash doesn't want one - unless she changed her mind recently. |
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palestrina Member
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Package arrived. Bravissima. |
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