Diecut Mess!!

Oh no! Poor Dave...

Awwww Dave...what a nightmare :o( I am sure you'll find a way to make it all work.....eventually! ((((Hugs))))

These moments are known as a "design opportunity". Throw out your original idea (or at least that small part of it) and play with what you've got. Maybe a larger piece underneath can serve as a unifying element?

Gina

OKC Dave wrote:

I'm sure you'll come up with something useful Dave. :-) Hopefully some sleep helped you clear your mind of it and now you can tackle it once again.

Send them to me and I'll sort them out for ya! :-)

Carolyne "Got some time on my hands now that Maya's in kindergarten" in TX

Ahhh Dave, I'm sure you will find a way to make it work. It may not be your original idea, but it will be great. Think outside the box!!

Well first of all thanks for a few ideas.

I thought well I will sort these by the piece. After spending 4 hours and having a lot of them sorted into the only thing I could find, a plastic drawer divider, well I thought I would practice laying out one of my ideas. I got a few pieces out and then it happened - aaaaahhhhhhh!

I had puzzle pieces everywhere!! WAAAAA! I banged the edge of that stupid plastic divider, it flipped up and all that hard work is now history.

Anyone want any puzzle pieces cut into a myriad of colors?!! I am so mad right now I would even consider sending the die away - just kidding - LOL!!

So to say the least these pieces are going into a bag or something for a long time in the future endeavor and guess I will think about another card idea.

GRRRR!!!!!

AND TO BOOT, the tree sizzix die I want to use for my other card idea, well guess what, it is bad. There is a whole section of it that does not cut. So double drat and big GRRRR!!!!

Thanks for letting me vent and I know some of you have had some experience like this too, hard work sorting, placing, piecing or something, then by the fickle finger of fate - well you just are not to do that idea!!

(going to bed fuming now and wondering if I put those stupid pieces out of sight!)

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Yeah! Kinda like sitting at the table working on a project using embossing powder and saying something about being warm in here only to have DS (bless his heart) flip the switch on the wall to turn on the ceiling fan........which had been set on high speed the last time it was used......... Sandy

I know you don't even want to look at the pieces now, but I have a suggestion. It sounds like you wanted to actually fit the puzzle pieces together. Why not just overlap them? Make them look the pieces do when you dump out the box, going every which way. Whatever you want to do, just thought I'd share.

Katrina in KS

OKC Dave wrote:

I'm serious, Dave--if you want to send me the pieces, I'll divvy them up properly for you! :-)

What tree die is it? I might have it, and be able to send some precuts to you...what kind of paper are you planning to use?

Carloyn, Thank you so much for the offer but I really could ot do something as trivial as that to ANYONE, plus you he Myra to keep occuped or your eye on!!

And Katrina,you are right, I am so aggarvated with them I do not want to even see them right now!1 April made a suggestion and I told her the same thin - LOL!!

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I must be too tired from working a double shift but I had to laugh Dave!!! LOL this is the kind of stuff I do. and in a case like this, I would just chunk 'em and starat over. It's not like you don't have any paper! LOL (ducking and running for cover behind the bunnies, I know Dave wouldn't hurt the little bunnies)

ROFL I've done that to myself!

That's a great idea Katrina! Hey Dave are listineg or still sleepin?

Hey, that's a really good idea! :-)