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Post by joblackford on Apr 6, 2023 19:56:53 GMT
A place to share Sheetloads you've made with old/previous year's sketches without having to find the old thread... as requested by MichyM  show us your random sheetloads! |
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Post by MichyM on Apr 6, 2023 21:54:57 GMT
Thanks joblackford. I think this is the easiest way to go as far as being able to reference back and find this thread. I donated a bunch to C4Cs a couple of weeks ago, but I'll see if I took any pictures before I did! |
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Post by MichyM on Apr 13, 2023 17:11:12 GMT
Here's a few SLoC oldies that I finally got around to photographing. April 21  June 20  Feb 22  March 21  |
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Post by joblackford on Apr 13, 2023 17:54:42 GMT
They're all fabulous MichyM I love your color and pattern choices. This is also a great reminder of some of the old sketches I haven't used like the one with the rounded corners. I don't think I ever tried that one but it looks wonderful with those papers. Thanks for sharing! |
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 13, 2023 20:28:41 GMT
Wonderful cards MichyM as always. You have a very good eye for colors and layers. |
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Post by joblackford on Apr 15, 2023 16:27:43 GMT
These were loosely based on March 2020 - I didn't have wide enough pieces to angle across so it's not very much like the original, but I did start with the sketch   April share, Sheetloads by jo.blackford, on Flickr ETA: I added more cards using these papers that MichyM shared with me to the March and April 2023 threads |
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Post by MichyM on Apr 16, 2023 20:41:39 GMT
Love those joblackford, and I enjoy seeing your take on using those papers! I need to make an effort to make (lets say a dozen) holiday cards for donation every month instead of totally getting overwhelmed with making a ton of them at once like I did last fall. |
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Post by joblackford on Apr 16, 2023 21:17:21 GMT
Love those joblackford , and I enjoy seeing your take on using those papers! I need to make an effort to make (lets say a dozen) holiday cards for donation every month instead of totally getting overwhelmed with making a ton of them at once like I did last fall. I've done it both ways! The binge making has a certain satisfaction, lol. But if I can make a Sheetload of holiday cards some/most months it takes a lot of pressure off and I can choose whether I want to make even more in the holiday season or work on something else entirely. |
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Post by joblackford on Apr 17, 2023 17:02:14 GMT
I found a cute Santa paper at Joann's when I was shopping for cardstock so I picked a matching-ish stripe and made an Aug 2020 Sheetload. I cut the stripe paper into narrow strips (2"x5.25" cut into 2 pieces) instead of wasting the part hidden behind the Santas so I got 12 cards out of 2 sheets of patterned paper. The original cutting guide only gives you 6 cards from 6 pieces of 6x6. There's also a challenge for stretching an element by hiding the cut behind something else so that's an extra bonus.  April share- random Sheetload by jo.blackford, on Flickr |
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Post by MichyM on Apr 21, 2023 19:38:48 GMT
Those holiday cards are adorable joblackford and I love your choice of striped paper to coordinate! Almost makes me want to hunt down a Joann's location near-ish to me that carries a decent supply of papercrafting items. |
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Post by joblackford on Apr 21, 2023 20:04:40 GMT
Those holiday cards are adorable joblackford and I love your choice of striped paper to coordinate! Almost makes me want to hunt down a Joann's location near-ish to me that carries a decent supply of papercrafting items. Thanks They're cute prints but I really dislike working with their thin (open stock) patterned paper. I always get sucked in! |
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Post by joblackford on Apr 22, 2023 0:02:44 GMT
2 sheets of open stock 12x12 paper, same Sheetload, no matting layer on this one though. I just attached the 3 pieces from behind with washi tape and then glued them down to my cards. These are for a no sentiment red white and blue postcard drive so they're super simple. Plus 2 scrap cards at the bottom.  April share - 14 RWB by jo.blackford, on Flickr |
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 22, 2023 17:44:03 GMT
joblackford - love those holiday cards, the color pallet is so pretty!
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Post by Shakti on May 25, 2023 10:03:57 GMT
Has anyone here done the membership thingy where you get access to her visual archive or whatever? If so, do you find it worthwhile?
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Post by melanieg on May 25, 2023 13:11:56 GMT
Has anyone here done the membership thingy where you get access to her visual archive or whatever? If so, do you find it worthwhile? I'm doing this for a few months. I did this bc I wanted the extra sentiments she has for members. |
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Post by 950nancy on May 25, 2023 13:36:39 GMT
I am glad I wandered onto this thread. Love those cards!
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Post by anaterra on May 30, 2023 17:46:00 GMT
WOW!!! I love this thread... please keep posting the pictures!!
these are some amazing cards... I may be tempted to do this sheetload thing...
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Post by joblackford on May 30, 2023 21:08:53 GMT
WOW!!! I love this thread... please keep posting the pictures!! these are some amazing cards... I may be tempted to do this sheetload thing... Yes, do it! There won't be a new one this month because Alicia's taking a month off for a bereavement but there's going to be a challenge here to pick a past month's sketch, I think. They're an easy way to get started making something with all that lovely patterned paper out there |
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Post by lisacharlotte on May 31, 2023 17:05:58 GMT
Love that tan and red Christmas paper! 😍
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Post by joblackford on May 31, 2023 18:10:05 GMT
Love that tan and red Christmas paper! 😍 Thanks It's a Catherine Pooler paper pack. Very nice paper. |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 18, 2023 15:57:14 GMT
I found a cute Santa paper at Joann's when I was shopping for cardstock so I picked a matching-ish stripe and made an Aug 2020 Sheetload. I cut the stripe paper into narrow strips (2"x5.25" cut into 2 pieces) instead of wasting the part hidden behind the Santas so I got 12 cards out of 2 sheets of patterned paper. The original cutting guide only gives you 6 cards from 6 pieces of 6x6. There's also a challenge for stretching an element by hiding the cut behind something else so that's an extra bonus. April share- random Sheetload
by jo.blackford, on Flickr I thought these were very cute and I loved the idea of stretching the paper even further by using two smaller strips. The Q3 card is exchange is coming up and I got the print and solid Playful 6x8 paper pads from SB.C as one of their loss-leader/bonus buy thingies. I figured it would be perfect. But the colors in the solid pad do not match the colors in the prints AT ALL as far as I can tell. What kind of cruel hoax is this?! Has anyone else experienced something like this with their paper "sets"? |
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Post by joblackford on Jun 18, 2023 19:19:43 GMT
The Q3 card is exchange is coming up and I got the print and solid Playful 6x8 paper pads from SB.C as one of their loss-leader/bonus buy thingies. I figured it would be perfect. But the colors in the solid pad do not match the colors in the prints AT ALL as far as I can tell. What kind of cruel hoax is this?! Has anyone else experienced something like this with their paper "sets"? Argh! That's so annoying! I bought some of their solid color paper pads when they first came out and was disappointed by the weight and the Christmas reds being far more brown than red. The Christmas colors was all very dull and drab and it soured me a bit on their paper products. I didn't use them as much as I expected either so I haven't bought more. I hope you'll be able to make it work somehow. I went looking for reviews on their site and most are just gushing, just a few mention colors not matching. Maybe leave a review to warn others. |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 20, 2023 0:16:06 GMT
Has anyone here done the membership thingy where you get access to her visual archive or whatever? If so, do you find it worthwhile? I'm doing this for a few months. I did this bc I wanted the extra sentiments she has for members.. I’m not sure what this sentiment perk is. I’m wondering about signing up. I’ve only been following them since late last year or so, so I’m not familiar with many of the sketches. I’m pretty sure I’m giving up on the ones with 3 patterns because I don’t think I’ve ever really gotten that to work. But I’d love to be able to look through and find sketches that fit a set of criteria. |
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Post by melanieg on Jun 20, 2023 2:32:15 GMT
I'm doing this for a few months. I did this bc I wanted the extra sentiments she has for members.. I’m not sure what this sentiment perk is. I’m wondering about signing up. I’ve only been following them since late last or so, so I’m not familiar with many of the sketches. I’m pretty sure I’m giving up on the ones with 3 patterns because I don’t think I’ve ever really gotten that to work. But I’d love to be able to look through and find sketches that fit a set of criteria. She has extra pdfs of sentiments for cards. You can print them. Different fonts, sizes, etc. I printed some out on a laser printer and put them through my minc. Glorious! These are only available to members. |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 21, 2023 0:36:45 GMT
So, for the summer card exchange, I went a whole new direction with a different SLoC and LEMONS, so an homage to Crafty Al's mom which I feel really good about. I'm sure I'll find ways to use the SB.C papers, but I will add this to my "all my worst shopping mistakes involve SB.C file" melanieg , it sounds like you don't actually use the visual archive thingy, so I imagine you can't tell me how it works for you. |
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Post by melanieg on Jun 21, 2023 1:23:04 GMT
Shakti the archive is easy to maneuver. I have the ones I like printed so I don't use it much.
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Post by Shakti on Jun 21, 2023 9:46:05 GMT
Right now, I’m searching for the sheetload threads and checking them out that way, which is time-consuming at best and a bit tedious.
But I also don’t have a google account, so I can’t really engage with YouTube.
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Post by Shakti on Jul 1, 2023 12:31:02 GMT
So, I finally decided that if I can stand having a bare-bones FB account on an email address I don't use for anything IRL, I can probably stand to set up a corresponding Google account. I am now actually subscribed to SLoC. Haven't "joined" yet, but I feel better at least being able to subscribe.
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Post by Shakti on Jul 15, 2023 13:46:14 GMT
I think I started conceiving this in June, but now it's July. I am working on a double sheet load using the March '21 sketch and a lemon theme, as Alicia requested to honor her mom. Hoping to finish this weekend, but won't share until next, as this is for the summer card exchange. I figure if I'm able to mail Monday, I can give a week for most to arrive.
Assuming I remember to at least take a photo. For the spring exchange, I was so eager to get them mailed, I forgot.
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Post by Shakti on Jul 16, 2023 17:14:18 GMT
Sunova beech...luckily, I made 25 cards instead of just the double sheet load of two dozen.
Because just this very second I realized I did it again -- was so excited to send my happy mail that I finished them, wrote them out, and sealed them into their envelopes without taking photos.
I better go snap a pick of the spare before I find something to do with it and forget again....
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