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« Reply #25 on: January 16, 2012, 05:21 »
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RacePhoto

« Reply #26 on: January 16, 2012, 23:28 »
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I still have to order mine, so I'll be in delay. :(

Me too!   ;)

Me three!   8)

Not me!


Yeah, I got yours before we even had the list finished.  ;D

Since today was a mail holiday in the USA, I suspect a bunch of people will be getting cards tomorrow. UPS worked today.
« Last Edit: January 16, 2012, 23:36 by RacePhoto »

« Reply #27 on: January 17, 2012, 14:02 »
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Hey guys, I was trying to get a good colour last night on my cards but my Xerox printer is CMYK and the purples are just not printing well at all.  I figured I would run some quick photos at Costco today and bloody hell, Windows has crashed on me!!!  My files are on a different drive so it shouln't be lost.  It wasn't flattened though so hopefully I don't have any issues with CS5 which was on that main drive - I spent a lot of time on the phone with Adobe when I bought CS5 to get it to perform properly!  If I had only flattened it and put on a disk last night. 

So, apologies for being tardy.  You'll get cards, hopefully I can mail this week.  I am screwed if my desktop is gone for long.  That's what I get for leaving everything to the last minute!!!!

« Reply #28 on: January 17, 2012, 15:11 »
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my cards are ordered and in the mail to me... perhaps in the mail to you all at the end of the week

« Reply #29 on: January 18, 2012, 18:23 »
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For my part should be able to print and mail them by Friday I hope.

I just got my new baby girl on the 17th (yesterday), wasnt here for a few days, but tomorrow I should get the time to complete and send the cards ;)

« Reply #30 on: January 18, 2012, 22:11 »
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Congrats!  How exciting Morphart!  (I wonder if we will be honoured with a new baby girl postcard?)

Sounds like the shop will be done with my computer Thurs or Friday so I hope I can ship too. 

Race, got yours today!  Intersting story.  Thanks.

reckless

« Reply #31 on: January 18, 2012, 22:59 »
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I also received yours today Race. Very nice. Can't wait to get the rest. I mailed one to myself and got it back without a postmark, just had a barcode at the bottom. Morphart, Congratulations on your new baby.

« Reply #32 on: January 19, 2012, 08:43 »
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Congrats!  How exciting Morphart!  (I wonder if we will be honoured with a new baby girl postcard?)

Sounds like the shop will be done with my computer Thurs or Friday so I hope I can ship too. 

Race, got yours today!  Intersting story.  Thanks.
Morphart, Congratulations on your new baby.

Thanks to you both :), a very happy moment in my life. I was not sure if there were any rules as to what to put on the postcard, but yes I will definitely send you a picture of her, ''freshly out of the box'' :).

Eager to see your postcards also!

Thanks for the postcard and for the story Race!

« Reply #33 on: January 19, 2012, 17:06 »
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Congrats, Mophart, I wish her a blessed, healthy and prosperous life.

RacePhoto

« Reply #34 on: January 20, 2012, 03:28 »
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I also received yours today Race. Very nice. Can't wait to get the rest. I mailed one to myself and got it back without a postmark, just had a barcode at the bottom. Morphart, Congratulations on your new baby.

Yeah I like the two sided postcard. Maybe they didn't know which side to cancel? Valerie says thanks too. I'm trying not to ruin any surprises for people, but it's always fun to see how many different ideas people come up with! I'm never disappointed!

« Reply #35 on: January 20, 2012, 16:19 »
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re Morphart: "I just got my new baby girl on the 17th (yesterday), wasn't here for a few days, but tomorrow I should get the time to complete and send the cards."

Congratulations, Morphart!  :D   My baby girl turned 30 on January 17th!

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My lot is stamped, addressed, and waiting for me to think of something to write next to address.

2 years of cards scattered over & under furniture when I swung my monitor into postcard display holder,
so hope I'm not leaving any out:
  • racephoto - peaceful Falls, sad legend
  • karimala - atmospheric, contrasty BW
  • reckless - jazzy, 2-sided (barely survived reckless attack by postal machinery)
  • Opla - image + glossy pearl paper made for each other
« Last Edit: January 20, 2012, 16:27 by ann »

« Reply #36 on: January 20, 2012, 18:52 »
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re Morphart: "I just got my new baby girl on the 17th (yesterday), wasn't here for a few days, but tomorrow I should get the time to complete and send the cards."

Congratulations, Morphart!  :D   My baby girl turned 30 on January 17th!


@Ann Wow what a coincidence :), same birth date for your <<baby>> as mine... Your baby is as old as I am... I turned 30 the 17th... of July :).

@Madelaide Thank you for you good wishes and blessing !

« Reply #37 on: January 20, 2012, 21:04 »
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Yippee!  Babies!  My eldest babe will be 30 in a couple of months.   :D

Congrats, Morph!!!  Such a special time in your life, and I can't wait to see your precious daughter.

FYI...I'm still being lazy about ordering cards. 

« Reply #38 on: January 20, 2012, 21:30 »
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And you and my older daughter also have something in common for 2012, since she & her husband are expecting a baby (boy) early May. First grandchild on both sides of the family.... a (furless) model who (literally) can't say no!

Hope you'll have a chance to share baby pictures down the road, Morphart.


re Morphart: "I just got my new baby girl on the 17th (yesterday), wasn't here for a few days, but tomorrow I should get the time to complete and send the cards."

Congratulations, Morphart!  :D   My baby girl turned 30 on January 17th!


@Ann Wow what a coincidence :), same birth date for your <<baby>> as mine... Your baby is as old as I am... I turned 30 the 17th... of July :).

@Madelaide Thank you for you good wishes and blessing !
« Last Edit: January 20, 2012, 21:36 by ann »

« Reply #39 on: January 24, 2012, 20:21 »
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Got Racephoto's, thanks!
I ahve not even ordered my prints yet...  :-[

« Reply #40 on: January 25, 2012, 13:11 »
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And you and my older daughter also have something in common for 2012, since she & her husband are expecting a baby (boy) early May. First grandchild on both sides of the family.... a (furless) model who (literally) can't say no!

Hope you'll have a chance to share baby pictures down the road, Morphart.

Congratulations to your daughter... and for the grandmonther-to-be! :)

I will definitely share some pictures, as you say, this model can't say no... yet! :)

RacePhoto

« Reply #41 on: January 25, 2012, 13:59 »
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And you and my older daughter also have something in common for 2012, since she & her husband are expecting a baby (boy) early May. First grandchild on both sides of the family.... a (furless) model who (literally) can't say no!

Hope you'll have a chance to share baby pictures down the road, Morphart.

Congratulations to your daughter... and for the grandmonther-to-be! :)

I will definitely share some pictures, as you say, this model can't say no... yet! :)

You did figure out the rules about what goes on the card, right?   There are no rules.  ;D

« Reply #42 on: January 25, 2012, 14:42 »
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Got Racephoto's, thanks!
I ahve not even ordered my prints yet...  :-[

On my side I have just completed the graphic design for the postcards, and will be sending to a print shop today. My first thought to be quick about it was to go to Wal-Mart and print them there since that's about the only quick solution I have here in my small town, but after doing the card it would be a shame to print this on low quality material.

It might take a week more but I'm having them print at one of my printing provider for my company... will be worth the extra time to wait ;)

On my side I received RacePhoto (Thanks for the Starved Rock photo and history), Opla (wouldn't want my kids going to school next to a 90km zone road ;)), and Reckless (really awesome illustration, very talented!!)

Will keep you posted (haha) when mine are in the mail!

« Reply #43 on: January 25, 2012, 14:43 »
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And you and my older daughter also have something in common for 2012, since she & her husband are expecting a baby (boy) early May. First grandchild on both sides of the family.... a (furless) model who (literally) can't say no!

Hope you'll have a chance to share baby pictures down the road, Morphart.

Congratulations to your daughter... and for the grandmonther-to-be! :)

I will definitely share some pictures, as you say, this model can't say no... yet! :)

You did figure out the rules about what goes on the card, right?   There are no rules.  ;D

Yes I did figure that out hehe :) Waited to receive a few to be sure :P

RacePhoto

« Reply #44 on: January 25, 2012, 15:24 »
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And you and my older daughter also have something in common for 2012, since she & her husband are expecting a baby (boy) early May. First grandchild on both sides of the family.... a (furless) model who (literally) can't say no!

Hope you'll have a chance to share baby pictures down the road, Morphart.

Congratulations to your daughter... and for the grandmonther-to-be! :)

I will definitely share some pictures, as you say, this model can't say no... yet! :)

You did figure out the rules about what goes on the card, right?   There are no rules.  ;D

Yes I did figure that out hehe :) Waited to receive a few to be sure :P

Always worth the wait. I already got two from Opla, talk about over achievers. Took me some time to figure out the joke. Ah, hey, I'm in the US and don't know all the international signs.  :D

Next time I'll be going to VistaPrints reckless card came from there and maybe if people would advise where they had their done? Mine are clearly printed on the back "Walgreens Photo" I was lazy, and they also had offered 25 free prints one day. So I jumped on it.

Also trying to figure out how the card from reckless has no Vistaprint logo and when I went to design one, there's a forced logo in the lower right corner. I need to know for sure if paying more, you get the logo removed, or what I'm missing on this question. I suppose it's not that big of a deal to do the free advertising for them, just wonder.

#80 paper for his looked/felt just fine. Makes me also wonder how much different #120 is. I guess I can order one of my own from Zazzle and see?

I decided to take anything that's refused for Micro and that I think may have some potential and put it up as postcard or greeting card on Zazzle. I've already added and removed things, because I thought that I put up a dupe, when it was the system making two kinds of products from one entry. Will I ever learn?

« Reply #45 on: January 25, 2012, 15:40 »
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Always worth the wait. I already got two from Opla, talk about over achievers. Took me some time to figure out the joke. Ah, hey, I'm in the US and don't know all the international signs.  :D
There's a first time for everythng, never been called that before :)
The first card was a season's greeting card, nothing to do with MSG PCEX 2012.

Got yours last week, thanks!
Also got reckless' card, very nice!

« Reply #46 on: January 25, 2012, 17:01 »
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Next time I'll be going to VistaPrints reckless card came from there and maybe if people would advise where they had their done? Mine are clearly printed on the back "Walgreens Photo" I was lazy, and they also had offered 25 free prints one day. So I jumped on it.

Vistaprint I think will be good enough. but they have too large a quantity.

We could all order in a print shop together to save on pricing and get a good quality, however we would need to have everything shipped to each of you, or have the one who prints it send the card for everyone, which might not be a good idea either.

Either way, different quality, different pictures, I like the variety and styles we currently get, no use to get too fancy if we lose the Fun along the way :)

« Reply #47 on: January 25, 2012, 20:12 »
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Since Vistaprint is coming up again, I'm going to share my referral code which I posted on RacePhoto's National Postcard Month thread:

When people use this "tell a pal" link for 1st order, they get up to 80% off & I get referral credit:

ann's Vistaprint referral: http://vistaprint.tellapal.com/a/clk/3qJdd

I'm puzzled about the forced Vistaprint watermark situation, since none of my Vistaprint postcards have them.
When you go to design the back of your postcard, you should be able to select and delete any Vistaprint info you see, and replace it with your own, or leave the area blank.

Hope that works, helps.

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Thank you for your good wishes about impeding new generation to family, Morphart!  :)

« Reply #48 on: January 26, 2012, 11:57 »
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Posted mine this morning, Jan 26 Birds Hill Manitoba Canada.  

I thought I lost my postcard, when I got my computer back from the shop it was missing some sub folders in my Stock folder.  I was at a loss for what to print up, then I found the psd file in a new folder I had opened for personal projects.  Was a happy find!  Of course I had to fiddle with it some more (even though it was ready to go the morning my computer crashed).  Had to take out a lot of the purple blends for it to print somewhat decent.   I managed to print at home with a LOT of trial and error - of course in the end I chopped off zip codes etc. when trimming, but you should get shortly!  

Hehe I realize I referenced Jan 18 on the back of the card but that isn't even accurate - it should have said Jan 25 if anyone is tracking weather conditions....  

« Reply #49 on: January 26, 2012, 20:06 »
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Got Opla's and Reckless's yesterday - very cool!


 

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