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Okay we hadn't posted this under challenges and this is going to be really simple. So here you go . . .

I am posting an SVG, SCAL3 and MTCC file for you to download. I have SCAL and MTC but don't use it. Dana is checking the MTC file and I made a SCAL file but didn't check it. Free to download and use - or make your own. The sheet is 8 1/2 x 11 and you will be making Faux Postage and will be assigned a swap partner. So you will be sending it out to just one person. You will post when you send to your partner and your partner will post when received so we can keep track of everything. No additional postage to send with, just send the sheet you make.

Ideas for the swap are stamps, chalks, alcohol inks and embossing, cutter files of course and embellishments of any kind. They should fit in a normal envelope to send though. So cost should be manageable.

Faux postage can be really fun to trade and collect. They can be used for tags, decorations on packages, envelopes and ATC's for those of us that are having fun with them. Encouragement with sentiments on them, or just pictures.

Clear as mud. This would be a time you could try your Print and Cut on your machine too. So many options.

Here is a digital picture of an example:



You have until June 30, 2012 to sign up. And We will send out partners and give you until July 31 get them to your partner. Please mail a bit earlier to get there on time!!! LOL Please PM me with your address and e-mail. Or, send to sumpter5 at embarqmail dot com We would appreciate once this is over, that you took a picture of your faux postage and post here once everyone has theirs. If you don't know how to post here, please let me know or e-mail me the picture and I will post. Thanks!!!

I'm so excited.

1. Jann
2. Elizabeth
3. Dana
4. Retta
5. LisaH
6. Mary Kobel

We have 4 participants right now and I will update as needed.

ok, sign me up.

Don't have a clue how to do this...but I'm gonna try it LOL (look out Dana - you will prolly be "Skyped" while I try to figure this thing out!)

Yay! I think that this is going to be really fun. I'm going to try to get mine started this weekend.

Yeah!!! I know your work and it is beautiful!!!!

Thanks, Retta! You sure know how to make a girl smile!

Ok...I will sign up! I have no idea what I am supposed to do, but willing to give it a try!

This is coming at the right time! We are going to a friend's house at the lake...no internet!!! and this will give me something to create! (I am not good at "sitting" and doing "nothing"...my ADD kicks in!!) I have been trying to figure out what I will do besides sit!! The guys will be fishing...my husband says it is "so much fun" really???? I would be happy to just play with paper! In the A/C...it will be 97 degrees!

Fishing can be fun, if you drink enough. LOL. I wanna come

Okay... with Retta's permission... I test cut and fine tuned the MTC version of this file.

Suzan wrote:Fishing can be fun, if you drink enough. LOL. I wanna come

You can go...I will stay in the A/C and wait for you all to get back!

You earned it Elizabeth. Yeah Mary!!!! Susan - you should be doing this too!!! LOL

Hey - you could decorate a whole page full and just cut the stamp pieces out?? You could do individual stamps.

Dana - you rock girlfriend and thanks so much for doing that!!!

Dana - what are the little plus signs in the middle of the square cuts for?? Or is it just how MTC Looks. Thanks agian!

Nope no more swaps for awhile. I have way to much on my plate right now.

BTT -
Check the first post for information!

Retta wrote:Dana - what are the little plus signs in the middle of the square cuts for?? Or is it just how MTC Looks. Thanks agian!

not Dana, but that is the center mark for whatever you have grouped together

Yep.. I forgot to group the squares together. It doesn't affect the file, if you hide all the layers but the square later and do a join, you will get one plus sign in the middle of the group. Sorry

Here is just a quick sample of what you can do with the digi stamps we have all collected. I placed the stamp on the top square layer. This would be the print and cut layer. You would cut the scallop layer if you want a scallop. Then do you perforation base layer. Glue down the other two pieces.

This is just one way.

Another way would be to stamp, color, your base perforation layer how ever your want with real time stamps and then just cut the perforation layer. You wouldn't need to cut the square or scallop layer.

Oodles and oodles of ways to do this! Thanks Retta for the fun file!!!

Dana - thanks for the explaination. Now I learned something else new!!!

Your example rocks. You are making this fun for me too!!! I guess the ticket swaps that were going on and a faux postage swap on one of my Oriental Groups, just kind of made me want to try this too!!!

Oh this is going to be fun!!!

Retta - I was thinking (actually my body wouldn't sleep and neither would my mind, lol ) about the postage file and I tried figure another way of making the file using one to two sheets of paper instead of the three sheets and without the perforation marks. I think you get the same look without the extra sheet.

Here I took the base layer and made a scalloped border very tight so that it will cut as one sheet but you can fold and tear to get your individual stamps. Then the second sheet... if you CHOOSE to use it, can be done as a print and cut or you can just decorate the base layer.

I hope this is okay that I messed around with your file. I have attached the file too.

I'm loving the idea AND I found several images where people were using these. Just google "faux postage swap"

https://www.google.com/search?q=faux+postage+swap&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2UHkT86PBcPs0gGw4tiMCg&ved=0CFEQ_AUoAQ&biw=1467&bih=730

Dont mind at all. I do the same thing when I get a file and an idea!! Thanks so much Dana.

I finally had a chance to play around with these tonight! I am pretty excited about my idea. It is working jus the way I wanted it to. I love this quick and easy swap! Thanks, Retta!