Do you ever leave things to the last minute? You know, things that you could have done weeks, even months before an event, things that require other people to do things too? Just me? Well in the last few weeks, a number of all of my friends attending the FQ Retreat have been showing off their Moo mini cards:
Susan:
Hadley:
Judith:
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I was holding out – deliberately, it wasn’t procrastination, honest! It’s just that I didn’t think I had enough quilty photos to justify making any up. I explained this and got replies along the lines of ‘to hell with that, we want the bears’. Right then, bears it was… So I went through a long, tedious process of resizing everything, had to use the calculator rather too much, and finally had them at the size Moo recommends (378 x 874 pixels). Oh, except what it doesn’t say is that you lose a whole chunk round all the edges – argh! I discovered this last night about 11 pm, having spent all night resizing, and there might have been a few sweary words come out! So tonight, I’m resizing them all again, with extra borders round them, and having another go… Then I looked at the delivery times *sigh* Okay, so procrastination costs you rush rates! So what have I learned from this? Take better photos of quilt blocks for Moo purposes, and resize and save as you go!!! By Sewing Summit I’ll have it cracked…
A lesson learned?
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Ah that would be me too! Then I would get it in my head that I needed to make the cards myself and there would also be much cursing and wasting of toner cartridge! I can't wait to see your cards.
Those mini cards will look great, but I agree, they sure are a fiddle to get sorted. I keep getting reprints of the same ones over and over because I can't face all that resizing!
Sounds like there are just some things you can't leave until the last minute!
Hope you get the sizing sorted out to your satisfaction in time.
Everything in my life seems to be pushed to last minute it is a hard cycle to break because you can never get caught up..
When I ordered my Moo's long before everyone needed them for FQ swapping I seem to remember them coming much quicker than they'd said they would. I bet your bears are going to make fab moo cards.
Yeah… my moo cards were a lesson in "take better photos" and pay very close attention to your edges and photo quality… and mine were the easier size too!
Mini moos are such fun! If you do lots of designs even if some don't work out therell be lots that do!
I didn't resize as much as just use their cropping thingy. Is that what you mean? Get the bears on there, swear a bit more and then save one for me. Thanks!!
Just use the Moo crop thing – no need to re-size anything – sorry love! Oh I only did normal posting and they came in 3 days xxx
oh poo, and you missed the sale too
I find it more exciting to leave everything to the last possible moment. Love that rush of panic! It's especially challanging when things don't go as planned, then there's that extra little zing. Lessons to learn?! Who needs lessons? Can't wait to see the finished moo cards.
LOL! I spend an entire evening and 3 attempts before I got mine right! It will be so worth it in the end, and I fully expect to get one too! Just sayin'! Jxo
There's no hope for me with Moo cards. I'm not capable of getting family photos developed, let alone mini cards in time for swapping at an event! Bears will look great on yours. Keep going! You can do it!
Have I been under a rock or what?!? I've never heard of these moo cards, but now I know and I've got to get some! Can't wait to see yours!
Mine are waiting at Susan's house, I hope you will trade one with me. I just used their crop thing, yours are going to be so much nicer I expect.
Moo cards are the coolest! I couldn't quite figure out what photos to use so for my first round I picked one of their designs.
I have no idea what you are talking about?? But, id your bears are going to be on them …I so want one!! Pretty Please:):):) with a cherry on top ! I love your bears!! hugs
Upload them to flickr and then connect, makes it easy to resize.
I love moo cards and people love to get them.
Tell me about it! I had the same problem. And delivery time! 15th of June. Did you know you get them for about 5$ if you allow Etsy sign on them?
I need some of those!
I resized and then found out I could use the crop thing – which was much better than resizing my photos! Pity they don't tell you about the cropping!
I need one of your bears so please swap one with me!
Do I ever leave things until the last moment???????????
I'll be your one wee (sad) friend who didn't succumb …. only because I'm so far behind everyone else! But I'm looking forward to seeing yours 🙂
oh honey. it's going to be so worth the effort. they're going to be great!
i have seen them all over the place too and i haven't gotten any yet but someday…
Awww, poor thing! I'd have been sweary too, finding that out at the end. And boo on rush rates!