French Swap

[ArtKar]

Hi Gang!

Since February is the month for <3love<3 (forget the groundhog and those dead Presidents), I'm proposing a FRENCH swap for February.

I had ATCs in mind, but if everyone is still working on their Hearts 4-4-4, we can make it a card swap.

Please vote for ATC or greeting card by midnight Friday the 25th (I know there are plenty of night owls with inky wings out there!). I will post the pertinent swap info on the 26th.

Thanks for playing,
Karlene

[marstamper]

What is a French swap? (You want something I picked up in France? No, keep your minds clean! I meant something from one of their quaint little town stores.)

[ArtKar]

What is a French swap? (You want something I picked up in France? No, keep your minds clean! I meant something from one of their quaint little town stores.)

:)) LOL!! You certainly can pick up interesting things in France!

I meant a French-themed swap. I'm a Francophile who has LOTS of French images all inked up with nowhere to go.

Too funny.
Karlene

[Inky Whiskers]

Oh la la! I'm in!!! I'm good for either ATCs or a card. Whatever the majority desire. :D

[piecesandpom]

I can probably come up with something. . .count me in.

[andreasscraps]

Ok, me too! I vote for ATC's, but can do either.

[Inky Whiskers]

I'm changing my vote to ATCs. 1-4-1s are nice, but ATCs give us more ideas per mailing. :D

[ArtKar]

Oops! I should have listed this as the French Swap instead of February swap. I forgot we already had people hosting monthly swaps!

:blush: SO SORRY!!!:blush:

Hopefully people will figure out my faux pas. Maybe I can figure out how to change the title in the Swap & Exchange list. . .

Karlene

[ArtKar]

Yippie! :applause: Amy fixed it so the thread has the right title now!

I was asked by Joan of Gos if French Fries count for this swap. Well, they're called "French," right? Oui! :))

[Inky Whiskers]

I was asked by Joan of Gos if French Fries count for this swap. Well, they're called "French," right? Oui! :))

I heard somewhere that fries originated in Belgium and aren't French at all. :lol: How about French Toast? French Bread? :D

[joanofgos]

Ok, I'd like to join in, too. I do have a stamp of French fries--and a few other French items. :D ATCs or cards, whichever gets majority votes. I *can* be obediant, at times.

[othar rubbar]

Sounds like a good idea to me.......sit, stamp, drink french wine.
Count me in.........I vote ATC's...............
I hope it's more than a one for one........but always fun no matter what the count is.
TOR...........The Othar Rubbar.......Paul

[marstamper]

I think I will have to sit this one out. I doubt I can get to any of my stamps that would work.

[ArtKar]

I heard somewhere that fries originated in Belgium and aren't French at all. :lol: How about French Toast? French Bread? :D

And you would be right. In fact, there are many very rude French jokes about Belgians and fries.

If we call it French, it counts! Hmm. . .February - Valentine's Day - French kissing?

[Inky Whiskers]

Hmm. . .February - Valentine's Day - French kissing?

You have a stamp of THAT?!? :shock: I wanna see it! :D

[alsmouse]

If we call it French, it counts! Hmm. . .February - Valentine's Day - French kissing?

If we get to see it, does it need to come in a plain brown wrapper???:shock::blush:

[Inky Whiskers]

If we get to see it, does it need to come in a plain brown wrapper???:shock::blush:

I would think a regular envie would suffice, but no cello envies please! :shock:

[ArtKar]

You have to use your imagination, but I do have quite a few stamps of couples locking lips. I also have images of people locking other body parts, but this is a PG-13 board.

[alsmouse]

Ok. I found the image I had tucked in a "safe" place (read lost). I'm in, let me know if cards or ATC, either way, I'm ready. Got an idea perking in the brain already. I may not make it for the rest of these swaps since I have very little that's french other that assorted images & fry stamps so may not have many chances to play unless I [ooops] 'find' a few new images that fit. Jerry Lewis doesn't qualify, does he??? ~C8>

[Inky Whiskers]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue" Jerry Lewis doesn't qualify, does he??? ~C8> [/COLOR]

Is he kissing somebody? Eating fries, toast or bread? Wearing a beret? Could he be made to do any of these things with help from you & Tucker? :D

[ArtKar]

It looks 100% ATC so far, so can I close the format vote a day early?:confused:

:clap: I officially declare this the French ATC swap.:clap:

How does 6 ATCs sound to everyone? Make 6, mail 6, get 6. I know most will make 10, send 6, get 6 though!

The mailing deadline is Friesday, February 22. Be sure to include a SASE to get your ATCs back.

For anyone lingering undecided, there is a thread in the Stamp Search section of Rubberstampchat that talks about finding foreign stamps.
Come on and play!

[alsmouse]

The mailing deadline is Friesday, February 22. Be sure to include a SASE to get your ATCs back. So since the Mailing deadline is FRIESDAY, February 22 does that mean the first theme is fries??????~C8>

[ArtKar]

So since the Mailing deadline is FRIESDAY, February 22 does that mean the first theme is fries??????~C8>

Only if you want it to be. The theme is anything French or French-connected.

You just gave me an idea: an altered McDonald's gift certificate!

[Inky Whiskers]

You just gave me an idea: an altered McDonald's gift certificate!

Do we each get one & will they be valid at the local McD's? :))

[ArtKar]

Do we each get one & will they be valid at the local McD's? :))

I guess that depends on how badly, er, uh - creatively it's altered. Or how much you bat your eyes at the clerk behind the counter. :lol:

[alsmouse]

I guess that depends on how badly, er, uh - creatively it's altered. Or how much you bat your eyes at the clerk behind the counter. :lol:

Or how much you bat your eyes at the clerk behind the counter. I sure read that wrong. I read that as: Or how much you bat the clerk behind the counter.
I guess I've gone to too many bad McD's :noway: ~C8>

[Inky Whiskers]

I guess that depends on how badly, er, uh - creatively it's altered. Or how much you bat your eyes at the clerk behind the counter. :lol:

Considering I'm old enough to be the mother of the average McD's employee, I think I'll pass on batting my eyelashes. I wouldn't want to be responsible for anybody needing therapy. :lol:

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]Or how much you bat the clerk behind the counter. I guess I've gone to too many bad McD's :noway: ~C8>

I wouldn't strike a McD's employee! I don't believe in being cruel to dumb animals. There's a good McD's out there? Where? Somebody call Guiness Book people!!! :shock:

[andreasscraps]

got it!

[SophieLaFontaine]

Eh bien! Je voudrais bien jouer aussi! *grin* That means I want to play too! Okay, 6 ATCs mailed by Feb 22nd. Got it. This is the first time I've ever joined a swap publicly. I love French also.

[ArtKar]

Eh bien! Je voudrais bien jouer aussi! *grin* That means I want to play too! Okay, 6 ATCs mailed by Feb 22nd. Got it. This is the first time I've ever joined a swap publicly. I love French also.

Bienvenue ! Nous sommes heureux de vous avoir ! Si vous avez n'importe quelles questions, chacun sera heureux d'aider. :o Welcome! We're glad to have you! If you have any questions, everyone will be happy to help.

[Inky Whiskers]

Bienvenue ! Nous sommes heureux de vous avoir ! Si vous avez n'importe quelles questions, chacun sera heureux d'aider. :o Welcome! We're glad to have you! If you have any questions, everyone will be happy to help.

Any 'help' I offer will be in English as my high school French is so rusty I think a part of it fell off. :))

[alsmouse]

Bienvenue ! Nous sommes heureux de vous avoir ! Si vous avez n'importe quelles questions, chacun sera heureux d'aider. :o Welcome! We're glad to have you! If you have any questions, everyone will be happy to help.
Thanks to both of you for reminding me of my creaky/rusty 3ed grade french class. If this keeps up, I may be able to read French again. I will not be able to speak it(be very happy with that, even in 3ed grade, the teacher said I spoke with an accent{bad}). :)) ~C8>

[ArtKar]

There is still plenty of time to sign up for the French ATC swap! :clap:

You don't have to actually speak French to play.
Doesn't everyone have an Eiffel Tower, wine or cheese stamp?
Maybe a French fry plastic charm (I've been browsing Etsy.com a while today)?
Who doesn't adore Belgian chocolate - use those wrappers on an ATC!

Just come on and play. We won't be snobbish - honest!

[Marie]

:D Is there room for one more? I would like to join.

[andreasscraps]

I LOVE Eiffel Tower stamps, don't know why, but I just do. So, guess what my French one will have on it???

[Inky Whiskers]

I LOVE Eiffel Tower stamps, don't know why, but I just do. So, guess what my French one will have on it???

A turnip? :D

[alsmouse]

A turnip? :D

Silly, no, it's a parsnip, hello, paris, eiffel tower, parsnip. :)) ~C8>

[Inky Whiskers]

Silly, no, it's a parsnip, hello, paris, eiffel tower, parsnip. :)) ~C8>

Oh yeah! Turnips would be for the English ATCs. :D

[ArtKar]

:D Is there room for one more? I would like to join.

Sure there's time! Welcome to the swap!

[andreasscraps]

lol, you guys crack me up!

[piecesandpom]

Got the stamp I needed yesterday so am I remembering that these are 8 ATCs and due when? ? ? I signed up for so much this month that I'm losing track, especially with trying to get eldest off for her trip to Costa Rica on Valentine's Day!

[Inky Whiskers]

...I signed up for so much this month that I'm losing track...

Try listing each swap with all info on sticky notes then posting them where you can't miss them. I use bright pink 2" notes & stick them to the cabinet door above my computer. When the swap is done, I toss the note to make room for the next one. Oh! And for the Tag-a-lious Color Challenge, I wrote down all the particulars we have to remember from month to month on size etc on a larger note taped to the cabnet door and stuck this month's colors on a mini note to the larger one. The notes are arranged by date due too.

Yes, I'm anal, but I rarely lose track of what I need to be doing or where something is. :lol:

P.S. How ever you keep track of your swaps, writing them down on a pad of paper, adding them to your computer calendar or tatooing the info to your forehead backwards, they sure are fun to do & receive!!! :D

[ArtKar]

Got the stamp I needed yesterday so am I remembering that these are 8 ATCs and due when? ? ? I signed up for so much this month that I'm losing track, especially with trying to get eldest off for her trip to Costa Rica on Valentine's Day!

It's only 6 ATCs, with the mailing due date of Feb. 22. They get mailed to my address, which is on my profile page.

I admit I had to go through all the swap posts to see what I had signed up for, too. Glad I'm not the only one!

[piecesandpom]

My work computer already has stickies flying off it and the girls/hubby use the home computer. So I'm taking notes, deadlines tonight and hoping that if I post them on the hutch of my stamping area I'll be all set.

56 baby shower invite outsides and 60 envelopes are stamped. I'm hoping SIL shows up this weekend with the particulars for the insides and addresses so we can get the two grandmothers-to-be all set.

DD came home from her internship at the local elementary school and now needs 23 valentines for her first graders - can you help, Mom? :))

[Inky Whiskers]

My work computer already has stickies flying off it and the girls/hubby use the home computer. So I'm taking notes, deadlines tonight and hoping that if I post them on the hutch of my stamping area I'll be all set.

56 baby shower invite outsides and 60 envelopes are stamped. I'm hoping SIL shows up this weekend with the particulars for the insides and addresses so we can get the two grandmothers-to-be all set.

DD came home from her internship at the local elementary school and now needs 23 valentines for her first graders - can you help, Mom? :))

Ain't it grand to be needed? :))

[piecesandpom]

I'm choking on the bill from the LSS - on the other hand, if she really does go on and teach early elementary ed I've invested in about five stamps she can take and keep using. Now I have to go stamp some out so she can decide which coloring technique she'd like to use. . .so many choices.

[L'Oreal]

Bon jour! Can I still sign up for the French swap? If so, then count me in.
Laurie

[ArtKar]

Bon jour! Can I still sign up for the French swap? If so, then count me in.
Laurie

Youre in! Bienvenue!:clap:

[France]

Hi Gang!

Since February is the month for <3love<3 (forget the groundhog and those dead Presidents), I'm proposing a FRENCH swap for February.[...]
Thanks for playing,
Karlene


Hi Karlene
thanks so much for the invitation, and I must apologize for not having gotten back to you sooner. I would love to join BUT I CAN'T! I just don't have time at the moment, and trying to join in a swap and making item I'd be happy with will be more of a burden than a joy at this very busy time :)
This said, "maybe next time" :)

Thanks again!!
France

[ArtKar]

I understand completely!

Maybe next time.

Best wishes,
Karlene

[Marie]

My ATC's went in the mail today. The extra one is for you Karlene.

[ArtKar]

My ATC's went in the mail today. The extra one is for you Karlene.

Oh thank you! I can't wait to see them!

[Inky Whiskers]

Mine are going in today's mail. 2 days early even. :shock: Egad! If I don't watch it I'll lose my reputation for being better late than never. :))

[piecesandpom]

Handed mine to the mailperson myself today. I couldn't remember how many folks signed up so I think I added an extra for you ArtKar.

[ArtKar]

Wow - the French cards are beginning to come in, and they are fantastic! Oops - magnifiques! :clap: :clap: :clap:

I can't wait to see them ALL!!

karlene

[ArtKar]

Tomorrow is the target mailing date for your French ATCs.

Realistically, I know some will use the weekend to finish their cards and mail on Monday (don't ask me how i know that :blush: ). So if you plan on sending yours to me later than Monday, please let me know.

The cards I've received already are some of the best I've seen in swaps yet!!!

COME & PLAY!!

karlene

[SophieLaFontaine]

I mailed mine on Tuesday! (J'ai envoyé les miens le mardi!)

[andreasscraps]

Mine are postal tomorrow. Thanks!

[ArtKar]

Here's an update on the swap:

So far I have recieved ATCs from Andrea, Paul, Marie and Lorie. I am sure most are in the post, working their way here.

If you haven't sent yours yet, please let me know. Except you, JoanofGos ;) I already know about yours.

Salut,
Karlene

[Inky Whiskers]

Egad! I mailed mine on the 20th and they're not there yet! :shock: I hope the snail didn't get lost crossing the mountains or worse, buried in an avalanche! :cry:

[SophieLaFontaine]

Yikes!! I mailed mine on Feb 19th!!!

[ArtKar]

Yikes!! I mailed mine on Feb 19th!!!

I'm sure it's working it's way to me. I'm watching for it.

Karlene

[ArtKar]

Egad! I mailed mine on the 20th and they're not there yet! :shock: I hope the snail didn't get lost crossing the mountains or worse, buried in an avalanche! :cry:

Part of the delay is where i live. Depending where an item is coming from, it may have to go through both Dallas and Ft Worth's postal sorting systems! I always get my swap cards after most others have had theirs, and my RSM subscription arrives a week later than Joan's in nearby Plano, Tx.

That's why I wanted to see who had mailed already - to know how many to watch for.

Karlene

[Inky Whiskers]

How rude of the PO to route your mail so your stamping gratification is delayed! :swear: It's bad enough that their delivery times are inconsistant. :mad:

[piecesandpom]

Have mine got to you? Strange that a card would get to you but not the swaps I mailed a week earlier. . .just wondering.

[ArtKar]

Have mine got to you? Strange that a card would get to you but not the swaps I mailed a week earlier. . .just wondering.

No, nothing yet. You're quite right about something mailed later arriving first! Now I AM wondering. . .:angry:

[ArtKar]

Sophie and Karen,

Your ATCs are here!!! And they're gorgeous, too!

My, what beautiful penmanship, Sophie!!!

Karlene

[SophieLaFontaine]

Hurray!!! I was on the verge of PMing you to suggest that you go on without mine... I had such a bad feeling about their whereabouts!

*grin* Thanks for the compliments!

[ArtKar]

The cards are going out in Friday's mail !!!

Today I'm semi-snowed in :shock: but the weather is supposed to clear up tomorrow and all 7" of the snow will melt in one afternoon. :eek:

I say semi-snowed in because this is Texas and nobody here can drive if there is any moisture falling from the sky. :rolleyes: I was raised in Ohio and learned to drive in really heavy winter conditions. it's those other people that keep me off the road.

Watch for your envelopes in your mailboxes. :clap:

<3 Thanks for playing!:wave:
Karlene

[SophieLaFontaine]

You're snowed-in in TEXAS?!! *giggle* Have some patience with the natives who can't drive in snow (or rain). I would be one of them. I've only seen snow (in my area) maybe 7 times! And I am counting the times where it only snowed for a few minutes! AND the last time it snowed (for maybe 20 minutes), everything stopped at work and all the natives went outside to marvel at the falling snow (even though each snowflake dried up as soon as it got to the ground - the ground stayed dry). The tranplants thought we were too funny.

When there is rain, it makes the news.

I am looking forward to the ATCs!!!

[Inky Whiskers]

Oh goody!!! I'm glad they all finally got there! Maybe the snail knew about the coming weather & took vacation time? :lol:

[alsmouse]

Just got my ATCs today, very cool. all of them are so interesting. Thank you.~C8>

[othar rubbar]

Oui, Oui.........my cards arrived today and I first want to thank the the host for hosting. I really enjoy french stuff despite my German background. :))
Thanks to Andrea, Marie P, Bungee1_2000, Jenna R, my snack of flying french bread with butterfly Alsmouse, and finally to my good local bud L'Oreal!
Paul

[othar rubbar]

Miss Roby.........could you private email me, I have a question for you concerning your wonderful artfrom the french swap. I could not find your email address. Thanks

[Inky Whiskers]

Mine came yesterday too!

My compliments to Laurie, Andrea, Paul, alsmouse (I knew the minute I saw the french loaf that one was yours! :)) ) Marie & Artkar. BRAVO!!!! :clap:

And the romantic extras are a treat! Thanks Karlene for hosting this swap!!! :D

[SophieLaFontaine]

I got mine today!!! They are lovely!!!
Karlene, thank you so much for the extra stickers!!!
I got ATCs from Alsmouse, Karlene, Laurie, Paul, Karen, Joan! They are so totally neat!!

[Inky Whiskers]

Miss Roby.........could you private email me, I have a question for you concerning your wonderful artfrom the french swap. I could not find your email address. Thanks

Ooops! Tho' I did check the box allowing folks to email me thru' RSC, I didn't check the box for direct access to my email. :o I 'fixed' it. I also PM'd you, so we can discuss whatever it is you wanted to discuss privately. :D

[andreasscraps]

I got mine yesterday too! I love them! Thanks to Karen, Joan, Paul, Laurie, Sophie, & Karlene.

[Marie]

:applause: Just got home from vacation and found my wonderful ATC's waiting for me. First mail I opened!! They are really great. Thanks Karlene for the goodie and hosting the swap.