Ginger’s Corner Facebook page/swaps?

Elsabelle, thank you for responding. It would be very upsetting to get a simple stamped black and white image back as one of the swap items, especially if you put in a fair amount of time and effort making yours. The current rules do require a minimum of two layers, and they need to be hand made.

I did hear that they blocked someone from participating because the individual consistently ignored the rules, despite being warned multiple times.

It seems like a fun idea, though, and we are warned ahead of time that we may get back some items that aren’t as nice as what we make. I just didn’t expect how much time it would take for me to make four of each of my own offerings.

Mine are now all done for both swaps. I just have mail them once I get the info for where to send them. Whether or not I try any future swaps, however, remains to be seen.

Thank you, Elsabelle. I hope so, too. At least now I will have a better understanding as to what is involved, the time factor, etc., so I will know what I am getting into, if I join future swaps.

I’m a Newbie, so I am not the go-to on what is acceptable, but the item is supposed to be hand made, and with a minimum of two layers.

For one of the swaps, I stamped a sentiment on a background piece, then layered multiple die cut (cut with my Silhouette) designs. I’m not sure how long it took me to make five complete elements (one to keep, four to swap), but it was long enough that I could have made a layout or two. The issue with that one was that there were intricate details in the cuts, so it took time removing the tiny, delicate pieces without tearing or damaging the design. Gluing the layers wasn’t that time consuming, even though there were 5 layers.

For the other swap, I used a die that I had bought at convention. I cut it in two separate colors. One became the base, and the second became the detailed second layer. It was a design that would only have two colors, anyway. I also used Glossy Accents. It took a fair amount of time to do the cutting and layering, but not as long as the one with multiple layers/tiny detail pieces cut on my machine. It still looks good, even though it’s only two layers/colors. Cutting the details from the second color of die cut took a bit of time, too, but not as much as the 5 layer one.

It’s been a learning experience.

I don’t know if a print and cut design that is enhanced with shading, or glitz, or bling would be acceptable or not. I can ask. That would certainly be a lot easier than what I did, but if it is only one layer of card stock, I’m guessing that it might not be considered acceptable.