Ongoing Inchies Swap Round 3 - sign up closed

[nilmerg]

***CLAIMS BEGIN June 1st 2012***


 
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2011/02/valentines-day-inchie-cards.html

Gallery and Discussion thread


Swap name: Ongoing inchie swap 3 - July edition
Craftster member who is organizing this swap: Nilmerg
Craftster member who is co-organising this swap: will recruit if more than 25 participants
Sign-up date range: May 24 to June 24
Date to send item by: 2 weeks after date claim was made
Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): No
Restricted to people who all live in the same country? NO
Additional Age requirement? Yes - 16 years

Swap Organizer himself/herself meets these conditions:
- Has fully read the Swap Info Guide: YES
- Has successfully completed two swaps as a participant: YES
- Is not organizing more than three swaps right now: YES
- Will recruit a co-organizer or give all details to a Swap Moderator if this swap has more than 25 participants: YES
- Is at least 18 years old: YES

Swap Organizer will check each participant to make sure they meet these conditions:
- Has been a member for at least one month: YES/NO
- Has posted at least 15 times: YES/NO
- Has completed one swap successfully before signing up for multiple swaps at a time: YES/NO
- Is not currently signed up for more than five swaps: YES/NO
- Does not have any negative feedback: YES/NO
- Participant has agreed that he/she is at least 18 years old: YES/NO
*International shipping is required*
*DC #s are not required but you will have to resend if the inchie set is not received*

Details of swap:
In the style of all ongoing swaps, the ongoing inchie swap was first launched during the holiday season of 2011.  We are trying to hold one every month and a half, with a month or so layover.

For anyone who is not sure what and inchie is or how to go about making one, here is a great post on the papercraft forums by phizzychick (who makes amazing inchies!) http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=303188.0

You will need to make a list of at least 8 themes for people to choose from. I will put up my list first and will wrap up the swap by making the last claim. Once you claim you will need to craft and send 8 inchies of the chosen theme and send them within 2 weeks of the claim date.

Everyone is encouraged to join.  If you can contain your art to a square of 1 inch, you can make an inchie!  With that said, please make your inchies with love and care.  Whether you paint, print, stamp, color, draw, ink or embellish, spend a bit of time and energy making the inchies you send to the best of your ability.  Everyone you claim should receive inchies you are proud to have made and would love to recieve.  They are a lot of fun, and a great way to experiment with the inchie techniques, if you are unsure.

Friends of craftster will be allowed 5 claims, people who have completed one swap or more may make 3 claims and new swappers may claim once, and 3 times once the first claim has been recieved. Once these claims have been received, you may claim again. You can make as many (or as few) claims as you want throughout the duration of the swap as long as you never go over your allowed amount of outstanding claims. (An outstanding claim is a set of inchies that has not been received; when that set is received your number of outstanding claims goes down leaving you open to claim again.)

Making a claim:
When you make a claim please use the following layout in the swap forum:

Send by Feb. 20
kimchery to anothercraftster for seasons

1/1/0
(Claims made /sent/that have been received)

Hi, I’m kimchery, from Louisiana, in the USA. My favorite color is red, and I'm trying to collect red.  I don't like the color green very much.  My style is.....  I’d prefer not to receive any adult or political themes, or gore. I have no allergies.  I'm trying to frame my inchies, so please no 3-d elements that are deeper than... (please list here anything that is important for your partner to know)

My themes are:
1.   nature
2.   wild animals
3.   children's books
4.   spirals
5.   all things crafty
6.   cross stitched
7.   astronomy
8.   European

Please only claim from the last person in the list / chain. When you claim, you should message the person you have claimed and ask for their address. You do not need to message me when you claim, I’ll read this on the forum.

Sending and recieving
You MUST message me (Nilmerg) when you send or receive. When you message me about a send or receive, Please title the message 'OIS 3 Sent' or 'OIS 3 received' and please copy the first 2 lines of the claim you made ie:

Send by Feb. 20
kimchery to anothercraftster for seasons

That is Date, sender name, receiver name and theme. Without this information it is impossible to keep track of the claims.


A quick round up of some essential information:
Your list must contain at least 8 themes
You must make 8 inchies for each claim
You have 2 weeks to make and send each claim
You must resend if inchies are lost in transit (Remember to keep your reciepts we might need to see them).
Do NOT message me when you claim
DO message me as soon as you send or receive – You need to include the send by date, your user name and the user name of the person you have sent to/received from as well as the theme.

ANY QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions please post them in the discussion thread or PM the organizer. This thread is specifically for claims only.

Ongoing inchie swap Claims from June 1st to June 30th 2012
If you want to participate, information to send to organizer (Nilmerg):

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap: Ongoing inchie swap (OIS) Feb-March 2012
Craftster username
Email address
Your real name
Mailing address including the country
Would you be willing to ship to an address outside your own country? YES
(This is a requirement of this swap.)
Confirm that are at least 16 years old or, if not, that you have moderator approval(YES/NO)
No DC# is required for this swap. Are you aware that you must resend if your inchie set gets lost in transit? YES / NO

How many claims can you make?

What 4 pieces of information are you required to send to the organiser (Nilmerg) when you send AND receive?

Do you have access to a scanner or camera?
It is prefered (and polite) that you post photos of your recieved inchies in the gallery. Please inform your claimers if you do not have access so that they can take images before they send.


IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.


Also, remember to read the Swap Info Guide to find other rules about participating in a swap.

(thanks also to the ongoing ATC swap organisers as I have used some of their organizational rules and text)

[nilmerg]

Participants list:

5 claims
Nilmerg
Quasior
MunLtStmpr
Kaz814
pioneer9
Kimchery
JillHogan
javaannie
Seeuudee

3 claims
johnson.mom2two
Teamama
geekgirl1000100
Sakaki
Yoopidou
plucky1_08
mariak
JuliG47 - Welcome first time swapper (first claim sucessfully completed, can now make up to 3 claims)

1 claim
PeaceinParis - Welcome first time swapper.
(You can move up to 3 claims once your 1st claim is sucessfully sent and recieved, I'll let you know when this can happen)

Strikethrough means feedback given

[nilmerg]

Reserved for claims list

Due 14th June 2012
Johnson.mom2two to Nilmerg for her fingerprints and/or nature theme

Due 15th June 2012
Kaz814 to johnson.mom2two for the Harry Potter theme
Nilmerg to Kaz814 for Light houses and doors & windows
Quasior to Nilmerg for zentangles and silohettes

Due 17th June 2012
johnson.mom2two to Quasior for Jasmine Becket-Griffith inspired inchies
pioneer9 to johnson.mom2two for a combination of themes

Due 18th June 2012
Seeuudee to Pioneer 9 for farscape theme
Teamama to seeuudee for twilight/artist's choice
johnson.mom2two to teamama for a combination of themes - Lost in post, resent 6/7/12

Due 20th June 2012
kimchery to johnson.mom2two for a combo
geekgirl1000100 to kimchery for cute/googley eyed animals


Due 21st June 2012
JillHogan to geekgirl1000100 for...something
JuliG47 to JillHogan for a mix

Due 22nd June 2012
Seeudee to JuliG47 for the celtic knots theme

Due 23rd June 2012
Sakaki to Seeuudee for a mix of her themes
geekgirl1000100 to Sakaki for Panda
Nilmerg to geekgirl1000100 for Butterflys and owls
JillHogan to Nilmerg for some black and white Mr. Men
Pioneer9 to JillHogan for cats

Due 24th June 2012
Nilmerg to Pioneer9 for steampunk
MunLtStmpr  to Nilmerg for zentangles
Pioneer 9 to MunLtStmpr for Artist's Choice
Yoopidou to pioneer9 for narwhals

Send by 25th June 2012
Nilmerg to Yoopidou for beach / surf etc
Yoopidou to Nilmerg for non paper
Quasior to Yoopidou for a combo of sea-related themes

Send by 29th June 2012
plucky1_08 to Quasior  for the theme of Pagan and possibly Celtic knots
Nilmerg to Plucky1_08 for Gnomes

Send by 30th June 2012
Seeuudee to nilmerg for time/clocks (in black and white) theme
Pioneer9 to seeuudee for a combo of themes

Send by 1st July 2012
johnson.mom2two to pioneer9 for sock monkeys and possibly a few numbers

Send by 2nd July 2012
geekgirl1000100 to johnson.mom2two for Dr. Seuss
Pioneer 9 to geekgirl1000100 for a combo of themes
geekgirl1000100 to pioneer9 for Farscape
Johnson.mom2two for geekgirl1000100 for Dr Seuss
Nilmerg to Johnson.mom2two for quotes and penguins

Send by 4th July 2012
Seeuudee to nilmerg for flowers in black and white theme
Nilmerg to seeudee for twilight and a username/real name inchie

Send by 6th July 2012
Yoopidou to nilmerg for lttle houses
javaannie to yoopidou - tropical/ocean
Pioneer9 to javaannie for a combo of themes

Send by 7th July 2012
Quasior to Pioneer9 for monsters and sock monkeys and maybe faces
JillHogan to quasior for colored zentangles

Send by 8th July 2012
plucky1_08 to Jill Hogan for a combo of themes

Send by 9th July 2012
Pioneer9 to plucky1_08 for zombies and maybe something else
javaannie to pioneer9 for whimsical/collage
Yoopidou to Javaannie for woodland
Johnson.mom2two to Yoopidou for something--probably a combo
Mariak to johnson.mom2two for the theme sunrise/sunset
Jill Hogan to mariak for music

Send by 10th July 2012
Nilmerg to JillHogan for fabric inchies (I think)
mariak to nilmerg for music in black and white

Send by 11 July 2012
Quasior to Mariak for Tinkerbell and The Hunger Games!
Nilmerg to Quasior for artists choice

Send by  13 July 2012
Quasior to Nilmerg for gothic fairies
Sakaki to Quasior for a mix of themes! returned in mail, resending 27/7/12
Yoopidou to Sakaki for cats
javaannie to yoopidou for gardening

Send by 14th July 2012
Sakaki to javaannie for woodland, steampunk and a couple morereturned in mail, resending 27/7/12
Nilmerg to Sakaki for Cute monsters
Sakaki to Nilmerg for Fairy tales and Owls returned in mail, resending 27/7/12
plucky1_08 to Sakaki  for a combination of themes
Javaannie to Plucky1_08 for a combination of themes
seeuudee to javaannie for Baking theme
Yoopidou to Seeuudee for under the sea and one artist choice with name
Pioneer 9 to yoopidou for cats
Yoopidou to Pioneer9 for whimsical/ quirky monsters or creatures
Nilmerg to Yoopidou for gardening

CLAIMS ARE NOW CLOSED


Colour code:
Sent
Recieved
Late with communication
Please contact Nilmerg ASAP

[nilmerg]

My list is first up, I will start and Finish the swap

Hi all inchiers – I’m Elaine and I live in Rural NSW, Australia. I’m putting together an inchie frame that is simply black and white (or greyscale, but no colour at all). So if you could keep all of your inchies just Black and white, it would be much appreciated. 3D elements are fine, I prefer to recieve individual inchies rather than ones that go together to form a bigger picture. A wise swapper (smmarrt) once said to me “I’d prefer a badly hand drawn inchie to one covered in stickers” and I tend to agree

Themes:
1. Artist choice – go on have fun, I love to see what people choose to draw (in black and white)
2. Celtic knots / pictish symbols or runes (in black and white)
3. Silhouettes of women - faces, hair, pregnancy, breastfeeding, bodies etc. (not sexually explicit please - but tasteful nudity is all good) (in black and white)
4. Nature - trees, flowers, leaves, vegetables etc (in black and white)
5. Zentangles (in black and white)
6. Music (in black and white)
7. Time (in black and white)
8. Farm (in black and white)
9. Finger prints (in black and white)
10. Steam Punk - (in black and white)
11. Non-paper - (in black and white)
12. Buttons - (in black and white)
13. Flowers - (in black and white)
14. Containing Crochet or knitted elements - (in black and white)

Check out my inch-spiration pintrest board for more ideas

Please could you put your Username and your inchie creation date on the back of each inchie. Thank you.




THIS PAGE IS FOR CLAIMS ONLY - PLEASE USE Discussion and gallery THREAD FOR ALL CHAT AND PHOTOS. THANK YOU

CLAIMS ARE NOW OPEN - claim until 30th June 2012

If you haven't already joined the inchie fun, sign up are continuing until 25th June 2012

[johnson.mom2two]

I am excited to claim Nilmerg for her fingerprints and/or nature theme
This makes me (1,0,0)
Due June 14th

Hi, I’m Laura. I live in SE Ohio, but I am from Anchorage Alaska and this reflects a lot in my personal taste. I am 31 years old, married almost 9 years to my High School Sweetheart and stay at home mom to our two beautiful children.

Please, I ask my inchies come from a smoke-free home. I have allergies! I am obsessed with the Big Bang Theory (Leanord is my favorite!) and Alaska themes, espeically the mountains and animals.  I would ask for no nudity/profanity/vulgarity.  I am ok with cutesy. I like earthy tones the best..greens, browns, teal, light purple, orange (like burnt orange), yellow. I wouldn’t like a lot of red or pink, but they make ok accent colors.

Any questions, just ask! Here’s my themes:

Big Bang Theory (Leonard is my favorite!)
Criminal Minds
Alaska (scenery, animals, anchorage inspired)
Inspiring phrases from my Let’s Consider This Pinterest board
Tinkerbell
Superheroes (Batman, Superman, Avengers, etc)
Pirate (for my young son--treasure box, treasure map, pirate---kid-like, not scary!)
Animals: penguin, manatee, dolphin, turtles, giraffe, anything zoo related
Butterflies, dragonflies
Dinosaurs (triceratops is my son’s favorite)
Super Mario
Harry Potter
Hunger Games
(My patronus is a mockingjay)
Books (I love romantic thrillers...Allison Brennan, Lisa Gardner, Karen Rose, etc)
Anything off my Pinterest boards (except my I’ve made board, or I’ve received board)
   I am happy with your interpretation of my pins unless I’ve said otherwise.


http://pinterest.com/bigbangmomma

[kaz814]

I claim johnson.mom2two for the Harry Potter theme.

This makes me (1,0,0)
due June 15th (I think?)

Hi, I'm Kaz!  I'm 32 and live in my tiny condo with my two bunnies in Maryland, USA.  To fund my crafting, I teach 8th grade Language Arts and Social Studies, and I love it!  I'm really looking forward to summer break so I can craft a lot.  I'm with nilmerg - I'd prefer a badly hand drawn inchie than one just covered in stickers.  I like most colors, though I'm not especially fond of neons or pastels.  Check out my profile for what colors my house is, if you want to coordinate.   Please no adult/nudity/swearing on my inchies.  Thank you!

My themes are ...

Trees
Green
U.S. History
Gardening
Doors and Windows
Grammar (preferably good grammar!)
Beach/Sea theme
Maryland (crabs, Chesapeake Bay, Old Bay, etc.)
Crafting (sewing, crochet, knitting
Lighthouses (to be framed and given to my mom for Christmas!)
Cooking
Nativity (I know, Christmas, but I'd love to add an inchie nativity to my collection!)
Christmas in general
Summer
something inspired by my Pinterest

[nilmerg]

Due 15th June
Nilmerg to Kaz814 for Light houses and Doors & windows

(1/0/0)

Hi all inchiers – I’m Elaine and I live in Rural NSW, Australia. I’m putting together an inchie frame that is simply black and white (or greyscale, but no colour at all). So if you could keep all of your inchies just Black and white, it would be much appreciated. 3D elements are fine, I prefer to recieve individual inchies rather than ones that go together to form a bigger picture. A wise swapper (smmarrt) once said to me “I’d prefer a badly hand drawn inchie to one covered in stickers” and I tend to agree

Themes:
1. Artist choice – go on have fun, I love to see what people choose to draw (in black and white)
2. Celtic knots / pictish symbols or runes (in black and white)
3. Silhouettes of women - faces, hair, pregnancy, breastfeeding, bodies etc. (not sexually explicit please - but tasteful nudity is all good) (in black and white)
4. Nature - trees, flowers, leaves, vegetables etc (in black and white)
5. Zentangles (in black and white)
6. Music (in black and white)
7. Time (in black and white)
8. Farm (in black and white)
9. Finger prints (in black and white)
10. Steam Punk - (in black and white)
11. Non-paper - (in black and white)
12. Buttons - (in black and white)
13. Flowers - (in black and white)
14. Containing Crochet or knitted elements - (in black and white)

Check out my inch-spiration pintrest board for more ideas

Please could you put your Username and your inchie creation date on the back of each inchie. Thank you.

[Quasior]

Due 15th June
Quasior to Nilmerg for zentangles and silohettes.

(1/0/0)

Hey, I'm Julie and I live in Tasmania, Australia.  My current project of rainbow inchies (single monocoloured inchies that will one day be put into a large rainbow mural).  I am really needing in-between colours now, like orange-yellow, greenish yellow, bluish-green, red/purple, if you know what I mean.  So a singular colour would be fantastic.  It may be the background of the main feature of the inchies.  Say a Peacock feather coloured mainly teal highlighted with purple would find its way into my greenish bluish area.  Or if the background is mainly purple it may end up in the purple area.  IYKWIM. 

Themes:
1. Pagan
2. Natural ie landscapes/bugs/fish
3. Supernatural/Mythology ie Medusala/Day of the Dead/Rainbow Serpent
Inspirations:
4. Ruby Gloom
5. Teesha Moore
6. Gris Grimly (confusingly these can be dully coloured or B&W)
7. Jasmine Becket-Griffith

I also like children's stories, particularly cutely creepy kinds like "sipping spiders through straws", quirky like Maurice Sendak or complex like Graeme Base.  Hey just check out my Pinterest, there is even an inchie inspiration board!
http://pinterest.com/quasior/

Any questions? Please ask!

[johnson.mom2two]

I'm claiming Quasior for Jasmine Becket-Griffith inspired inchies. 
This makes me (2,0,0)
Due June 17th


Hi, I’m Laura. I live in SE Ohio, but I am from Anchorage Alaska and this reflects a lot in my personal taste. I am 31 years old, married almost 9 years to my High School Sweetheart and stay at home mom to our two beautiful children.

Please, I ask my inchies come from a smoke-free home. I have allergies! I am obsessed with the Big Bang Theory (Leanord is my favorite!) and Alaska themes, espeically the mountains and animals.  I would ask for no nudity/profanity/vulgarity.  I am ok with cutesy. I like earthy tones the best..greens, browns, teal, light purple, orange (like burnt orange), yellow. I wouldn’t like a lot of red or pink, but they make ok accent colors.

Any questions, just ask! Here’s my themes:

Big Bang Theory (Leonard is my favorite!)
Criminal Minds
Alaska (scenery, animals, anchorage inspired)
Inspiring phrases from my Let’s Consider This Pinterest board
Tinkerbell
Superheroes (Batman, Superman, Avengers, etc)
Pirate (for my young son--treasure box, treasure map, pirate---kid-like, not scary!)
Dr. Seuss
Animals: penguin, manatee, dolphin, turtles, giraffe, anything zoo related
Butterflies, dragonflies
Dinosaurs (triceratops is my son’s favorite)
Super Mario
Harry Potter
Hunger Games
(My patronus is a mockingjay)
Books (I love romantic thrillers...Allison Brennan, Lisa Gardner, Karen Rose, etc)
Anything off my Pinterest boards (except my I’ve made board, or I’ve received board)
   I am happy with your interpretation of my pins unless I’ve said otherwise.

[pioneer9]

I claim johnson.mom2two for a combination of themes.
5/0/0
Due June 17

Hi. I’m Valerie from NJ, USA. I love whimsical/ quirky art, and hand drawn inchies really float my boat (though other mediums are fine as well). I mount inchies in various art journals, so please keep them fairly thin (a layer or two of cardstock or watercolor paper is fine; corrugated cardboard or heavy/ rigid embellishments, not so much). Please nothing religious or scented. I would prefer "standalone" inchies rather than ones that have to be combined to make an image.


Themes:
1. whimsical/ quirky monsters or creatures (from your imagination)
2. whimsical/ quirky people/ faces
3. collage that includes (tiny!) vintage photos
4. sock monkeys
5. zetti-style
6. the TV show Farscape
7. steampunk
8. narwhals

**PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT HAVE A DIGITAL CAMERA OR SCANNER. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD TAKE A GALLERY PHOTO BEFORE SENDING, AS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO. (sorry for the inconvenience!)