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>>2732344482011 - 2024 /ss/ photo albums of cards and giftshttps://pastebin.com/KiFBcHRM2017 - 2024 /ss/ thread archives https://pastebin.com/u/SecretSanta2017Previous thread:>>273170382
>>273234615Canada Post has gone on strike, shutting down the mail service. Delays are expected even after services has resumed.https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/our-company/news-and-media/corporate-news/negotiations/2024-11-15-cupw-announces-national-strike-that-will-cause-service-delays-for-canadians
>>273234765https://www.usps.com/holiday/holiday-shipping-dates.htm
>>273234765Why did you spoiler the link?
>>273234765So like, let's pretend for a moment that I'm yuuro and I need to send a card to Canada. It probably wouldn't arrive in time even if I shipped it first thing tomorrow?
>>273234448I wish I was rich so I could participate in these threads. It always looks like a fun time. Too many unplanned expenses preventing me from having any real savings.Looking forward to seeing the cards and presents in a month's time either way.
>>273235521you can participate in just cards you don't have to sign up for a present
>>273235390Are you just saying that to avoid responsibility for being a lazy fuck?
>>273235608>get paired with someone across the pond since most anons are from the US or Canada>oh you want to send a card to the other side of the globe? that'll be a quadrillion euros+tax+VAT+service fee kthx, also there's a chance they won't even receive it
>>273235709have you read the signup form? you can choose to be paired only with someone from your continent
>>273235766I keep getting the same few people over the years I wanted someone fresh to send my badly edited Ms paint card to
P from Canada, can you provide an email to reach you at?
>>273235709I've never paid more than 4 bucks for an intercontinental card and they always arrive just fine.
>>273235709Are you sending it in a regular envelope? That's weird, in America you can send even a thick envelope to any other country for less than the cost of an energy drink
>>273235709Given that we have the stats each year, it’s almost entirely just the US.
>>273236160I always get a batch of new anons to send my card to every year and ive been doing this for almsot 10 years, the closest thing to a repeat is sending a card to an anon who sent me his card in previous years but thats only has happened once
Just to be sure, I need to wrap all the items and make a card for my gift anon, right?
>>273236520yes
Does anyone care if these snacks I'm sending expire december 6th
>>273236677Your gift recipient probably does...
>>273236724These things are like 25% preservative he'll be fine
>>273236677I doubt anyone would look at the date
>>273236677looks like pinoys aren't they only ones sending pagpag
>>273236160>Badly edited MS paint cardSend it to me, because I'm doing the same thing. Are you editing the cards in MS paint? I'm drawing mine from scratch and they're coming out pretty good. As far as MS paint doodles go I mean.
>>273236520Yes, but you could leave things like snacks (if any, of course) unwrapped if you'd like.>>273236677Eat them yourself while they're good and get replacements. That's what I do when I accidentally buy snacks for my anons with early expiration dates (has happened multiple times by now).>>273237102I was going to say that I do, but honestly that's only for left overs in February. Anon's got me vigilant this year though.
>>273236677Sending people expired food is a health risk and just reflects poorly on you. Get new snacks or mail them right now so they can be enjoyed before they expire.>>273237226That was so crazy. If I got mailed pagpag I'd call the cops, email the santas, notify my senator, etc.
>>273236677I would still eat it. I'm still using hondashi that expired in 2021.
For the anons who have a hard time drawing,here's some tips,maybe you find it helpful:-if you can't draw hands,draw the characters wearing mittens or long sleeved sweaters-alternatively,find poses that hide the hands-if you have trouble drawing the second eye,make the character wink or just draw the ^_^ or :3 expression-draw christmas ornaments to decorate the card if you run out of ideas-don't have ideas? pinterest,pixiv,danbooru are literally full of references,find a picture you like and try to replicate it making it fit with your character,search for "character base" or "drawing base",this shit helps a lot if you're stuck. There's a lot of AI art flowing around and even if we hate it,that doesn't mean it can't be used as reference-if you're brave and want to draw hands,just search for hand references,pose and mirror them in paint or an editing software and use them for your drawing. Or just take a picture of your hand or your imouto's hand (if you have one). Alternatively, make your imouto pose for reference,make good use of your sisters anons!
>>273237531If my cards pass the 10 inch test, I'm perfectly content with them
>>273237307the 2 day out of date m&ms won't kill you
>>273237531you forgot the most important one: the t-word
>>273237531>alternatively,find poses that hide the handsIf my waifu doesn't have hands, I'm reporting you for AI art
>>273237531My biggest problem is drawing eyes and facial features on a weird angle, because it's hard to really understand the size and perspective of features as a newbie, I've mastered the front profile at least
>>273237531>how to put less effort for your cardsThe challenge of wrestling to draw and thinking up ideas is all the fun, what's the point of cutting corners?Also for the love of god stop reminding me I don't have an imouto. Life is hard enough as is, no need to salt the wound.
>>273234765Can't we just use FedEx or UPS instead? They're probably more expensive but I'd rather pay more to ensure nothing is delayed.
>>273237815Stop posting ZD
>>273237226Still upset I can't give my anon pagpag, it's not the end of the world to experience new things you pussies.
My Anon included couple of gacha games on the list. Should I just send him a Google Pay-card or something?
>>273237898
>>273237974You should have just moved to Detroit so you could be part of the US.
>>273237968Never support gacha even indirectly.
>>273237994>moving to DetroitWould you be willing to pay for my funeral?
>>273237968That reminds me. Long ago I bought a US google pay card as a yuro that I couldn't use because the play store was interrogating me about the shop where I got it. I'm guessing these don't expire so If I include it with a card, can my USA anon use it?
>>273238271I mean you already pay rent to live in Windsor, so you've got that covered.
>>273237531
I need to finish these fucking cards it's almost thanksgiving.
>>273239214HURRY UP ANON
>anon hasn't replied to initials in the thread or the emails from the santas
>>273240599I purposely ignore when my Santa asks anything in the thread or via email and then either tell the Santas that they ignored my wishlist or post about it in the thread.
Since you guys are my whitelists cards I'll ask again:SM of ORSH of AZRR of Canada (Manitoba)Do you have any food allergies?
CB of GAI shipped your card Friday.KM of GAI'm working on yours now, will put it in my mailbox tonight.
>>273240960>SM of ORNo allergies
I have finished TWO CARDS today!
>Finally got all my cards done and ordered>Got a bit experimental with editing the cards. ..Welp, gomen card anons if they come out weird.
>>273236677My rule of thumb: As long as they are not heavily dairy or egg based and were stored in well controlled environment (AKA: You didn't leave it out in your shed all year), should be OK. Most shelf stable items generally are fine for awhile after the expiration in most cases.
>>273242774Pagpag is fine?
>>273242802Hell are you on about? Pagpag is literal trash food from a restaurant. Of course it wouldn't be OK to send.
>>273242848>from a restaurantPatently false.
>>273241030>I shipped your card Friday.I'll be looking out for it, I can't wait!
do you guys ignore taxes for the gift values
>>273243190Yes, and shipping costs.
>>273236342I've gotten the same whitelist card both years now, and in the last ten years I generally see the same few names over and over. I understand what anon means about wanting to spread out. I keep thinking every year maybe I'll just not sign up to the main exchange and stick to homocards where international is my only option, but then I wouldn't have time to do more cards.>>273237531I chose to draw robots and guns, it's all over for me. Why did my placeholder "gun shape" look more like a gun than my attempt at copying reference photos? How does that happen?>>273232718I'm late but the anime, cover arts, and merch gave them different colours so they could be told apart more easily, but in the manga they're described as having the same and use the same tone. Some plot points become hilariously stupid because the MC isn't meant to know which girl he's talking to but the anime made her hair unique so it's downright obvious.
My match does not have his real name, will it really work :/ do they just leave the package at address?
>>273243835It depends on the country. Presumably they know the rules for their own country and did not set you up for failure. I know the United States does not care about the name of the recipient, but you can also look up the rules for wherever you are sending it if you are worried.
>>273243835>He doesn't receive weekly spam mail for "Resident"Pretty sure you can put whatever you want in the name line. As long as it's a valid mailing address, USPS will deliver it.
>>273243835you can always reach out to the santas to have them check, especially if you need to ship through customs
>>2732363422/3 of my whitelist cards are to anons I had in both 2022. One year two of my anons were roommates, and another anon in the threads mentioned he had both of them as well. I've always wondered if the santas have some sort of criteria they set on their matching program/macro, because I've always had small things like that. I also frequently get matched with femanons while other people complain they've never gotten one before.
>>273244211I don't think I've ever knowingly been matched with a femanon and I've been doing this for quite a long time. I'd imagine most use an alias, and I think I would to if I were a woman participating in this.
>>273244282Hell, I should have use an alias as a male. People are deranged
>>273244282You should use a female alias simply because retards here will gift you more expensive items.
>>273244313At this point I mostly use an alias so I know which mail to open in private. I've had people send me whole boxes for cards, and it's nice to know where a package has come from.
>>273244406*and use a po box
>>273244282I usually get at least 2 or 3 anons using a female name, granted it could be a guy using an alias. Even though I use my real (male) name, I've had anons assume I was female, so I wondered if the santas try to match girls with girls and I got sorted into that group.
>>273244455That’s if you’re grinching.
>>273243835I've had no trouble sending to obvious pen names to US, Canada and Euro but I apparently can't send one letter names. Sorry, initial anons, you'll be getting weird new names in your address.
Samurai Flamenco. Watch it.
>>273245932You're a decade late newfag
>>273245946No you misunderstand. I've been shilling it for a decade and I will for the next few decades
What kind of glue do you guys use for cards?I used those purple gluesticks in previous years but I worry that they might be too cheap and break down too easily.
>>273247016Elmer's gluestick. It's cheap as fuck, works, and the kind I got is purple when you apply it so you know where you applied, but turns to clear after some time. There is zero reason to buy anything fancy unless you are working with unique fabrics or wood.
>>273247016I use normal glue stick for most things. Sometimes white glue, but it can warp the paper and takes a long time to dry. Double sided tape is nice and clean but the quality varies depending on the product. I rarely use it just on its own. Super glue for full lazy mode, but sometimes it seeps through the paper and leaves marks on the other side.
>>273247016Tacky glue and the purple gluesticks
What character(s) are you drawing on your current card? I'm drawing CC from Code Geass
>>273247900Yuno.
>>273247900Last one I drew was Itsumo Hokuto from Scorching Ping Pong Girls. Tomorrow will be Ran Mouri from Detective Conan.
>>273247900lum
>>273247900A few of the boxers from Ippo
CP of VA Em of ut hereI tried to email you but haven't seen a reply.Is your address the same as last year?I've moved
Goodnight see you next Friday. PLEASE START YOUR CARDS AND ORDER GIFTS IMMEDIATELY
Ms from il Grey, red, or purple?
>>273247900Giraffe
>>273248180I can't decide between her for my next card or a manga character I've never seen posted before...
Got my presents wrappedI can finally ship them tomorrowUnless I procrastinate
>>273247900Will continue coloring Yui but I have to go to buy groceries before that
Would anon like a bracelet with their card?
>>273251359That depends, how pretty is the bracelet?
>>273245932>Samurai Flamenco. Watch it.>6.8 on MALNo, I don't think I will
>>273243835If you're worried, address it to "The occupant"
>>273251907It’s one of those “you had to le be there!” shows that’s mediocre in every objective metric
custom declarations are so gay, why do I have to spoil the items inside on the box
>>273252618just say toy/figure and sweets, you don't have to go into autistic detail
>>273252618yeah, put only>toys>sweets
>>273252618>spoils the surpriseThat, and recipients might even have to pay taxes and whatnot - depending on the price bracket, and only if you were honest about the value. Should be able to get away with undervaluing though, as long as you don't put $1 on every item.Have to ship to the UK, hope all goes well.
Reminder that shipping costs also count towards the taxable value of an item. Higher tiers might need to ship their stuff in parts if talking about multiple items. Please make sure your anon won't have to pay for his gift.
>manage to just squeeze all presents in to one parcel>realise I haven't wrapped anything yetWell fuck, two parcels it is then, I'll make sure my anon gets pretty Christmas wrapping!
>>273253734I bought and sent directly to my anon, does he have to pay taxes on that?
>>273253882It depends where your anon lives but you're probably getting blacklisted for doing that
>>273254068Why?
>>273253882That depends on where they live and where you ordered it from. Intercontinental? Very big chance, yes.>>273254107Because you're supposed to wrap the presents and add in a card. I think it's time for this to be added to the faq since it goes wrong so many times every year.
>>273253734sexually dominating anon with my powerful currency!
>>273237531Instructions unclear, drew anon's waifu with giant yaoi hands.
>>273254757Only the strongest would send their anon their gift in a "box" made out of bin bags, sticky tape, and dragon dildos.
I'm about 99% done with one card and I'm not entirely sold if it actually looks good but at this point is way too late to come up with new design and start over.
>>273254757Please sexually dominate me with your superior currency.
>>273255072One of my cards looks so bad (even for my own standards) that I'll make a new drawing and then send both so that anon can laugh looking at my original piece.
>>273254757>No findom anon to give me all his money so I can invest and live on easy street while he dies happy in his cardboard box.
>>273255072The more I work on a card the more I start questioning on how it looks but it's probably not as bad as you think it is. Don't worry, your anon will love it regardlessly
Is it safe to ignore the last posting date for my Canadian anons because they won't get it even if I posted my cards by then?
>>273255787Just send your stuff as soon as possible and hope for the best.
>customs charges Fuck off, fucking shitty ass parcelforce always send the charges via letter, surely there's a better way Good thing my gift is same country so I can trust that at least getting my gift delivered will be relatively quick
>>273256590From other anons' experiences, I've gathered that if you're not in the US it's just not worth the hassle
>>273256686What isn't? Participating? Within the EU you don't have to do customs declarations either and delivery is reliable and cheap.
>>273256786>Within the EU you don't have to do customs declarations and delivery is reliable and cheap.
>>273256975Anon, that's the entire idea behind the EU.. Close cooperation. Customs only comes into play when importing goods from outside of the EU - goods travel freely within its borders. A big 2kg parcel to the other side of Europe costs me 15 euros -- fully tracked -- and is guaranteed to arrive without any hidden costs; it's as simple as mailing domestically.
If all goes well, I should be able to mail all my international cards before next weekend. Depends if I can get shitfaced and write something funny. Still one domestic card to do after that, but they'll do Christmas cards with cheaper rates here and they won't even start delivering those before early December so I have more than enough time.
>>273257081For a 2kg parcel it's 20E for the countries that touch my country's border, 30E for ""most"" European countries and 40.5 for everywhere else. If the package is 2.001kg it's not considered 3kg and the prices are 25/38/49E respectively. You also always need to declare items for customs. You might be confusing small mail (<2kg) and parcels (=>2kg) in which case you don't need to declare your items, but the prices are still far from 15E to ship to the other side of the continent. That is to say that your country has cheap shipping and it has nothing to do with the EU, as only customs are affected by it's regulations on that front.Everyone who is part of the EU knows it's a sick joke but I don't really care for politics.
>>273257537>You also always need to declare items for customs.You don't. It's the entire idea of the EU, free trade. Your items do not pass customs when you send them within the EU and customs declarations are therefore not needed. Are you from Ireland? AFAIK they're the only exception.>You might be confusing small mail (<2kg) and parcels (=>2kg) in which case you don't need to declare your itemsI'm not. This is the case even for parcels weighing 30kg.>but the prices are still far from 15E to ship to the other side of the continent.That's up to you. We don't know whether your country is the exception in terms of pricing or mine. Just 20ish bucks would be fine too, I assume Americans pay over 10 usd for domestic as well. And it's not really relevant to the initial argument of this event being more troublesome for non-US anons regardless.You can find plenty of other sources, but let's take these two: https://verksamt.se/en/import-export/trading-in-goods>There is free movement of goods within the EU, so you do not have to pay customs duties or submit a customs declaration.https://www.laposte.fr/envoyer/how-to-send-a-parcel-from-france-to-another-country>Good news ! No customs declaration is required for parcels sent from mainland France to other countries in the European Union. Since the goods do not leave the European economic area, they are not considered as being imported into the destination country, but simply in transit.
BH of CApart of your gift came in the other day and all of the other items just shipped. I think I should be able to get your gift shipped out before thanksgiving
>>273248596Yep, same address! Sorry I haven't caught your email yet, I've been pretty busy with things this past month and haven't been keeping up with as many things as I've wanted to
>>273258250I'm not arguing against your initial point and never said I am.Anon, I really wish you were right, It'd make my life far easier and every single color brighter, but you can't against the post office's demands when shipping things. I'm not in a particularly remote or potato fueled shithole so unless my national post service is a big scam (more than the usual at least) I'm inclined to believe my tear stained folder of postal receipts.
>>273258855They really shouldn't be asking you for it since regulations are very clear and most other EU countries don't do it either, so that sucks. If you're purchasing the label at a physical post office, then maybe they're just clueless and assume it's a requirement for all international mail? I've had to correct the people at mine before when I still went there. If so, maybe you could try purchasing a label and whatnot online and see if that requirement is still there? That's of course assuming that's possible in your country.
>>273251907>Giving a shit about what MAL thinks, especially when it's highest rated shows have recency bias
>>273259218If an anime is rated high it can absolutely be overrated.But if an anime is rated low then there's always a reason.
>>273235390>>273255787It will travel normally until it reaches Canada where it will stop until the post starts up again. With all the backed-up mail, it will probably take a while to process so it will definitely take longer than normal.The strike only affects mail processed through the national post office, courier services (UPS, DHL, FedEX etc) are running normally. They're more expensive, however.
>>273259577>what's his name againLavender Lecher
>>273259873Mauve Mack
>>273259577Soulful Spectre
>>273259577Amethyst Assaulter
>>273259289The reason doesn't matter when the people voting for it are the same people that would have been shunned here 10 years ago.
>>273259112Since a couple years ago I'm required to use my post's online form to make a web label (to,from,priority tier,weight/size,customs declaration,extras) and stick it to my package. I then take it to the post office to pay and deposit it for shipping, no other label options. Arguing with them has no point as they don't have anything to do with creating the labels and they flat out refuse to do it for you even if you are there. Some time ago when the change was still fresh I misremembered which countries need a web label and which ones need a form filled at the post office, so I was forced to try and make the labels on my fucking phone. I got real lucky as my father decided to randomly pop in having heard i'd be shipping stuff and I could use his iphone to fill the web label. See, my chinkphone couldn't deal with the form's format so if I didn't get deus ex machina'd I'd have to take back 5+ medium size packages because of mail bureaucracy.
>>273259577Fucking saved. Purple poltergeist
>>273259577BIG PURPLE BOOTY DADDYHOLLA IF YOU HEAR ME
>>273260714Sounds awful and convoluted. I complain about my country's mail service a lot, but we're nice in this regard. Fill in address online, pay, print and stick on package, and just drop off at the gas station. No long forms, waiting, or thinking, and impossible to screw up.
>>273259577Grinchin' Gengar
>>273256975kek
Is there a "charity" tier where you sign up to receive gifts without having to send any yourself?
>>273247016Using "Gloo" sticks this yearhttps://www.jetpens.com/Kokuyo-Gloo-Glue-Stick-Wrinkle-Free-Medium/pd/29998
Just finished card #9, HOLY FUCK. This one took me four hours but I'm really proud of it. Sometimes you have the perfect stupid idea for a card and it works perfectly. I'm happy.
>>273260470No one cares about what was relevant here 10 years ago. Stop coping on old /a/.
>>273265033Get a job loser>>273266633There are TONS of people on /a/, and these threads in particular who have been involved with this board for well over 10 years.
NB of CAI just now finished your card and it's in my mailbox waiting to be shipped.
Glad to have thought of a card design that lends itself towards steps being done in batches. 0% done on 13 cards done this morning, and probably +60% done on 13 cards now. The character drawings cannot be done in batches though, obviously.
Is there any way to have these snacks I want to send be duty free? I'm sending like 2 candies and usps is telling me the recipient has to pay like 30 bucks in landing costs this is ridiculous
>>273266959You should be able to send gifts up to a certain value free of duty and tax, you just have to declare them properly as gifts
>>273267047I set the contents as Gifts in the little online label maker thing, should I just ignore the bit where it says the recipient has to pay a landing cost?
>>273267085It says duties $0 but there's like 10 bucks in taxes and fees, is this just a normal euro thing?
>>273266704very excitedalso zachar of ?? check your email, your address is incomplete
>>273267130What did you set the value to? there should be no tax for gifts under 45€
>>273267259
>>273267379People think america increasing tariffs is crazy, meanwhile Euros have a 1000% tariff rate on chocolate cakes...
>>273267379Yeah that's complete bullshit. I don't know why it's getting calculated like that sine I'm Euro and never dealt with usps directly, your best bet might be going to the postal office and asking how to declare it properly
if you're a burger sending to yurop mark that shit down as much as you can otherwise your anon is going to pay 20%+ in fees
>Euros talking about taxes getting gifts from burgersNot /ss/ related but I plan on mailing a friend in the Netherlands a card and some candy. What is the best way to do that so that I pay as little as possible and they don't get taxed on it? Not sure if a flat rate shipping envelope is appropriate because that's too expensive/not worth it for what I plan to send, which is a card and a bag or two of Nerds Gummy clusters. What does /a/ recommend?
>>273267923Wish I knew this before I sent my cardsOh well, it's my fault entirely and there's always next year
>USPS pulls up to my driveway>they walk up to the door and leave a missed delivery slip>cant pick it up until tomorroww-wtf i was standing at the door waiting for them to knock i hate these guys
Feels good to live in a freeport with no taxes
>>273268516One day when the mailman pulls this shit while I'm in the kitchen window making eye contact with him I want to have the balls to open the fucking door as they go to put the slip in the letterbox. I just assume they'll ring the doorbell if it's a parcel that won't fit and continue washing up, but it's like 50/50 how benevolent they are.Then there's the guys who drop the parcel in front of your door without ringing and you instantly get a text saying it's been "Left in your safe place". Ah yes, this open area anyone can access in front of my house on a busy road. I'm just fortunate that the drive is long enough people feel too awkward to walk up unless they have business. The small blessing of being European and everyone avoiding social situations.
what in the actual fuck happened to amazon jp shipping prices? this shit would have cost half 2 years ago, last year i paid around 7k for shipping a figure with a big box,but now I only have several small items
>>273268034please respond, I don't have anyone else to talk about shipping prices/international mail with.
>>273269752they only get taxed if you declare the value,for example if you send a gift,declare the goods as 100$,depending on the european country,they'll have to pay a certain % in taxes.If you can fit them in an A4 bubble envelope and send it cheap,that would be the best
>>273266671>muh oldfaggotrykwab
273270038 is the kind of person who only watches attack on titan, my hero academia, or really anything that is mainstream popular with only a surface level interest in the hobby. I wonder if they have a favorite animation studio or director? What are those?
>>273270374Sounds like a colossal faggotI hope they're not one of my anons
>>273266671Embarrassing post. You shouldn't be proud of having wasted your life here or on shitty anime.
>>273270374So you mean the majority of /a/ these days?
>>273269525covid and yen going to shit
saving bump
>>273273344let it die anon. its monday
>>273273453no
>>273237226>>273237921https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbAvrE9zxic&t=1m7s
>>273273866reddit
>>273247900>I'm drawing CC from Code GeassOh BOY I hope this is for me!!!
>>273273898I think it's a bit more reddit to send literal garbage to an anon than it is to post a YTP from over a decade ago
>>273274112Yeah, your shitposting being less cancerous than someone else makes it completely fine.
>>273274128I was literally just calling garbage as shit, calm downOr were you the one insistent on trying to send pagpag
>>273274128Your application got rejected that quickly, huh?
>>273273898How
>>273274170NTA but I'd like to try pagpag
>>273247016spray glue for joining the outer and inner sheets of cardstock, then mod podge for everything else.
It's too fuarking cold to work on cards tonight. I promise to work on them tomorrow. Even if there's that strike.
>Every card but the two domestic cards are doneFinally, a week break
>>273274662How do you not have heating in your home?
>>273275534It's cheaper to freeze
>>273275534how else to afford spoiling our giftee
>>273275534>>273275991Not that anon but this. My downstairs is a glorified basement since the building's built against a hill and it's all I can do to just keep the pipes from freezing and still pay an arm and a leg.
>>273231528I’m glad it got there so quickly! I was terrified of canada freezing the mail again so I wanted it in to you asap. I had to send it out early because I left for Japan a few days ago. Alas my gift anon will have to wait until early December.>>273207399Behold, my evil plan to force you to rewatch the rolling girls. A dastardly plot if I say so myself. Glad you liked it!>>273212164waku waku
>>273275534>>273276474>tfw it's the inverse problem here, where we can turn on the AC whenever we want but the heating is controlled by the building>my room is so fucking hot in the fall/winter and there's fuck all I can do about itLET ME CONTROL MY OWN HEATING, I'LL PAY FOR IT OR JUST BUNDLE UP FFS
>Thread still hereFucks sake. Might as well let FV from Italy know that I've sent his card today.
>>273278829How do you play video games like that?
Would you like something that kinda relates to your waifu, even though you can't use it?I found these cute socks but it's only in women's size.
>>273280420What do you mean, the rental company doesn't control video games, I can torrent whatever I can run>>273280429I'd have them on display or hug them affectionately if it has her face
>>273252618You can usually get away with being somewhat vague
>>273280429>only in women's sizeDon't worry, I have tiny feet.
>>273280435It's not official merch, it's just something cute that kinda relates to the series and character. Example: character loves pretzels and the sock has cute pretzel designs.>>273280578Guess I'll buy it!
>>273280627>very low chance I'd wear a pizza scarf out in public or wear pizza socks>if it's soft and snuggly, I might hug it in bedI don't know if I'd want it as a main gift, as I'm rather indifferent to clothing, but it would be a comfy bonus. I'd think "ah, this belonged to my waifu! She wore this, she gave it to me! I'll hug it and think of her!"
>>273280627You should. I wanted to buy socks for my anon too, as a little extra thing.
>>273280678That's cute. It's not the main gift since I'm in the handmade/25 but my giftee only gave a few series and they're all kinda hard to get merch. The socks I saw have a cute design from a sock specialty store would be a perfect bonus except it's for women.
>>273280823Hopefully your anon likes it, that sounds sweet.Also I assumed socks were all unisex. Like, aside from the colours they're all stretchy socks, right
I planned to make a card for my anon from Canada first, to make sure it arrives before Christmas, but I saw that he signed up for 22 cards and I don't want to lose my card virginity to a slut. I would be just one of many for him and I want it to be special
>>273281299>When you start reading anon's letter and he says "This is my first card".
>>273281462>The faint smell of anons love juice emanating from the card as you open the envelope
>>273281654>anons love juiceThe only smell coming from my cards is the smell of beer and doritos.
>>273281912You aren’t using actual glue to seal the envelope right?
>>273281932Nah, I'm using good old adhesive tape.
>>273281932What's wrong with using glue?
>>273282247Nothing as long as you make sure that the glue doesn't make contact with anon's drawing inside the envelope.
>>273281912Slip some triangles in there, will ya boss?
>>273282405Why would I send you MY doritos?
>>273282481You're sending me YOUR dna and fingerprints, what's a triangle or some thousand bags in comparison?
>>273282604>YOUR dnaAnon it's current year, you no longer need to lick the envelope to close it.
>>273281284Well, I hope they fit him if he wants to use them. Haha.
>>273283019Your sweaty paws have been sitting on that card when you were drawing, it's possible you also drooled a bit too. It'd be a piece of cake to get the 'na.
Dear MO from Switzerland. I had a funny idea for your card, but it would require me to draw a male character from one of the series that you mentioned. If you don't want to see men in your /SS/ cards, please tell me and I'll draw a girl instead.
>>273283331You think you're very smart, but I washed your card with bleach before putting it inside the envelope. I'm two steps ahead of you.
>>273283712This might have worked in the past you foolish anon but not anymore. People now are 40% preservatives and 20% microplastics, your dna corrupted the bleach and it spread everywhere. An amateur mistake proved to be your undoing. Now let me see my triangles.
>>273283871At this point I think I'd send you a bag of Doritos for real if you were one of my card anons.
gay
>>273281299You mean MP? He’s autistic
>>273284024I might be, maybe send some to everyone and you might get me.
>>273285075But for real now, I don't think I'll do that. Every year I pay tracking for every single card and the price for that rises considerably if you include anything heavier than a flat card.
>>273285267JUST A COUPLE TRIANGLES MAN THEY DON'T WEIGHT ANYTHING.But yeah, I'd also never ship anything without first priority tracking but considering it's already expensive I go full concord fallacy and pad it with extra snacks. If I go down I'd rather do it in flames. Just draw some Doritos on the back and it's all cool.
>>273284925>You mean MP?It's MK
>>272996180I'm lazy so I'm phone posting but for every continental and international anon in my post, I've sent them by post between Friday and today. I'll email the santas with your tracking codes.As for my gift and domestic card anon, have no fear, I believe in the Royal Mail so I'll take a few days break and work on your cards, I'm now aiming for the 1st at the latest.I did my best so please don't bully my drawings
My fevered mind came up with the perfect lewd card. Now we shall see if my hands will transform my vision into an eldritch abomination
>>273285570>Just draw some Doritos on the backI'll do that on each of the four cards that I still need to draw. I hope one of them is for you. And speaking of cards, time to start working on #10.
>>273286627>Now we shall see if my hands will transform my vision into an eldritch abominationThis happened to me. I'm never drawing lewd cards, ever again.
>>273284925There are eight anons in Toronto alone and some more out of it in Caanada. Why did you assume it was me.I mean. Him. Why did you assume it was him.
>Toronto hee hee haw hawIf there are like 10 of you in this one location, why wouldn't you organize a Christmas party meetup? I'm asking for real. If I lived in a location where tons of my friends were located I would host a party. I totally get the anonymous nature of 4chan and it's largely introvert userbase, but you all are actually my friends (real) and I would love to hypothetically do something fun like this, and I'm jealous of the Toronto anons. Is this unusual? Do you guys not feel this strong bond and camaraderie that you would want to meetup once a year and have drinks etc? Am I a normalfag now?
I spent an inordinate amount of time photoshopping something for the front of my cards.I shudder to think how my attempts at drawing will go.
>>273288896Because people in the /ss/ threads would have a stroke because they hate Toronto. They’d twist it into another bad thing because of the past record.
>>273288896Not a leaf but unless it's an anon I've had multiple interactions with and I actually like, I won't even consider meeting them and seeing if I can put up with their autism if be. An inordinate amount of people think acting like a weirdo and then saying "lol I'm such an autist" makes them not insufferable. I can't even put up with a normalfag's amount of autism anymore so an entirely random channer is off the table.
>>273288896The offer for the Christmas party still stands, I even emailed a few of the Toronto participants.
>>273288896You’re forgetting that a lot of people unironically need a monitor to say most of the shit they say. Anons are as self conscious as the next guy and considering they’re on 4chan instead of doing anything else, they probably have a good reason for it. Why would you go showcase that to other people? Not only would it be depressing, it would be awkward.
>>273287446Got his ass
>>273289338Would you really throw away a golden opportunity to talk about anime (REAL anime, not the shit on Crunchyroll) in real life?
The majority of participants are in the United States. Are you seriously telling me there aren’t even 2 that live in the same city? Why is that the Canadians all live in the same city?
>>273289967would you really want to discuss shit like classicaloid with a leaf
>>273290207I’m a leaf and I would discuss Classicaloid with a leaf.
>>273290207I would. I really enjoy hearing people describe how into their favorite things they are. Whether it's something "normal" like sports, hiking, travel etc. or something "weird" like Warhammer, anime, magic the gathering, etc. I love hearing and seeing how passionate people are about the things they love.
>>273290207I would gut it like a fish. Especially that obnoxious one.
>>273290207Yes, because I need someone to explain to me why is anime Beethoven obsessed with gyoza.
It's weird how I saw "I thought you were gone forever!" a lot in the thread last year but haven't seen it once this year.
>>273290207>classicaloidWhen I said real anime, I certainly didn't mean an anime from freaking 2016.
>spent three hours in bed instead of making my cardI knew doing four cards would be too much for me
>>273291230You have plenty of time!
>>273290923Yet those are the kind of 'channers you're likely to meet up from in these threads, you silly baka.
>>273291783B-But I want my own echochamber with people who like the same anime as me...
>>273291868I understand, I want my own sekrit club event without tourists, crossboarders or newfags with no gateway anime of the worst kind.
>>273290923You mean “I didn’t mean a shitty anime”
>>273281299It's 23 cards, actually.Not like it's likely to arrive in time anyway, this retarded dumpster fire of a country is in another postal strike.
Alright since this is still up better give my anons an update.GIFT WA of MD I got all of your gift in finally, just gotta wrap and pack up to be shipped out by Thursday alongside all my cards. I hope you're gonna love the assortment of things I've picked out for you!CARDS AB of SC Ellis of UK OvN of The Netherlands NB of CA MS of Poland CY of Australia BP of IN AC of IN MP of Canada Whitelist Cards DMD of Germany LMK of Scotland RZ of NJ of Japan All your cards are 80% done and just need the final touches. I'll hopefully have everything sent out thursday and you should get em soon. Thank you so much for your patience!
>>273288896Sure, let’s test that theory right now. Every Toronto anon that would go to a party meetup, respond to this post with your initials. None of them will.
My point still stands: you won't actually like meeting up with other anons and talking about their favorite anime because you'll think they're shit. Don't bother doing irl meet ups unless you both know you'd actually like their company.
>>273292455The best recipe to become friends with an /a/non is not to meet them on or through 4chan, but to meet them elsewhere (e.g. MAL) and in the process of talking you discover that both of you visit /a/. That way you'll both know that their taste in anime is good and that they'll likely hit it off with you.
>>273292820>MALKill yourself
that's why you make the thread die on sunday you fucking stupid santatwat
>>273292853Without frothing at the mouth, tell me what's wrong with what I said in a calm and rational manner
>>273290094i live only a 30 min drive from my giftee but thats another city
>>273292948I asked the retard why he made another on Sunday night and he didn’t answer.
Why do we have so many obvious newfags this year?
Stop bumping the thread if you hate it so much.
>>273293169Not even one of the santas, but why are you still here if it makes you so mad?
How the fuck is it already almost thanksgiving
>>273293551Board has been completely taken over. There isn't even a hint of better times anymore. Next year I am scaling back and/or only doing whitelist cards.
>>273293551I would say it's because it's an election year but the catalogue on any given day really shows how shit the board has got since covid
>>273293551Because retards keep taking bait from obvious bad actors.
>>273294335>>273294459You retards act like that hasn’t been the case for over a decade.
>>273290094A 30 minute drive from me is still in the same city...Non US fags have zero idea why there's almost no public transport here...
>>273288896This has already happened once and it was extremely cringe
>>273294588You wouldn't know
Hey, JC from the UK. If by any chance you're here, please tell me if there are other Touhou characters that you like, apart from the one that you mentioned. Also, it would be useful to know if you play the games or are just a filthy casual. Whatever the case, I still love you and I'll make you a cute card. I promise.
>>273295264I meant flthy secondary. I'm tired. Too many hours drawing.
I wish my santa and cardanons were more interactive.
RL of VA Your card came in yesterday but USPS said I had to pay postage to come and get it. (It was only 5 bucks do I wasn't too ticked off and it ain't your fault).Thank you so much for the card, it looks amazing! The Aki you drew is adorable and its nice to know I got another waifufag as a santa! I really love the edits of Fubuki and the Breakwater club! Have a Merry Christmas and a happy Thanksgiving!
>>273295385They are so busy working on their cards and gifts that they don't have time to check these threads!
>>273292216I also forgot to ask Mohn Can you please respond to the santa anons, your address is invalid or a partial match and I cannot send it out with what you provided. Please update it or respond to the santas.
>>273295476I thought we were supposed to open gifts around Christmas-time?
>>273295744Where do you see the gift?
>>273294925There comes a point in your life, for me it was around 30, where you come to realize that cringe is based, and what's considered based is actually cringe.>>273292258I'm not a Canada anon, but a rich American. If there was something real being planned and there was decent interest, I would fly out and attend.
>>273295827The pocky
>>273295934Baka
>>273295834Sure, put an email. There’s already something being planned.
>>273295934
People already getting cards is giving me the motivation to push through and finish my cards here
>>273295744Cards are typically opened whenever but most people still wait untill closer to Christmas
>>273296062Good luck anon!
>thread is still up>Tuesday How much do you guys write in your cards? I do a drawing or digital (Ms paint) artwork on the front, then I fill the entire rest with handwritten text. Both sides of the inside, and the back of the cards. All words. From my heart.
>>273296535I just do big letters. it speaks volumes.
>>273295476Glad you liked it. Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to you as well!>USPS said I had to pay postageI must have needed an extra stamp for the pocky. Gomen in advance to the other anons that this might happen to.XH of Brazil I'm working on your card now, will put it in my mailbox tonight.
>>273296535>How much do you guys writeThis year I'm writing at least one full A4 page for each anon.
>>273296535>How much do you guys write in your cards?honestly depends on the anon's list and how much we have in common. if it's one of those lists where they have like one character and one series it's typically pretty short since I don't have much to go on.
>>273296719reminder to us anons, if your card is a bit over an ounce you don't need to pay for a full second stamp. Ask at the post office for an "additional ounce stamp" as they are only 28 cents.
I almost made 1 (one) card today, I hope my anon forgives me for the lack of coloring but after 6 hours of drawing I'm too scared of ruining it
>>273297036draw a copy and color it
>>273297036If you really spent six hours drawing something, I don't think the lack of colour will matter.
>order stuff for anon more than a week ago>get notified today that one of the products (the most expensive one) is out of stockI am fucked,I can't believe this is happening. It was the only local shop that had this,I'm trying to find it somewhere else that will ship it in time but I am not sure.
>>273297393you could always get a different item for them if it's not something oddly specific
>>273297464It was something specific and it's out of stock everywhere now,I am beyond pissed.
I'm so sorry DED but one of your cards is coming from Canada. I hope you'll get to see it some time next year. if ever
>>273295264Hey anon, I'm pretty bad at dodging bullets so while I have played the games, I've never beaten them. I prefer the music scene so I can play them in rhythm games. In response to your question though, Reimu, Marisa, Cirno, Reisen, Chen, Ran, and Kaguya are all great girls too.
>>273298053Thsnks a lot for your answer. I'll start drawing your card soon™ and then send it sometime next week. Oh, and you are one of my whitelisted anons so expect a tracking number sooner or later.
>>273297393Blacklist incoming
do you take into consideration price in yen when ordering something? for example, if an item is 50$ and available but it's 25$ and out of stock on mandarake, do you use the 50$ as the price?
>>273298814I go buy how much I paid for it. I try not to get fleeced and include multiple items as well.
I wanted to ship out my gift and 2 euro cards tomorrow but I have jury duty :(
>>273298665heavens forbid,I ordered something else,but I'm nervous the gift won't make it by Christmas now,but at least anon will get his nice gift
>>273288896If Toronto or Ontario anons are interested, I'll make it happen. Email seacatsanta@proton.me and we'll have a Christmas party meetup in December.
Finished cleaning my battlestation, took into account all my art materials. If you haven't already, I recommend giving your work place a good cleaning before working on your cards/gifts.
>>273298814I pass the savings to Anon, but if I pay more than original MSRP, I use the original value instead
>managed to get 12/14 cards done alreadyso close....
>>273287446If you know MP, could you tell them I got their gigantic autismal megalist and that it was very endearing
I finally bought supplies for cards today. I'm going to be fucking SWEATING making these now. Might have to look up routes to Canada and their laws on dropping things in mailboxes given the gay ass postal strike I keep hearing about if I want things delivered before Christmas.
>>273285954There's at least two MKs in Canada as long as I'm remembering correctly.Speaking of, is the strike really supposed to be that bad? I already mailed my Canadianon his stuff but I have someone I know IRL that lives not even 4 hours away across the border that you guys are making me wonder how badly their stuff will be backed up. I mean surely it won't last that long anyway, right?
>>273301602Pretty sure cardslut is MK from AB.The strike means no mail is getting sent or delivered in canada until it's over (or forced to over) so if you sent through normal mail it's gonna get stopped when it crosses borders, I think. Idk I don't work there.
Card art is done! I just need to get em ready to ship.Waiting on one damn item for my gift. It needs to get here soon.
>>273290207Fuck it, I'm going to torrent Classicaloid and see if MP will be there
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-strike-faq-1.7384539Here's the leaf strike faq
>>273301602Yes, the strike is total ass.t. a leaf
>>273290559Because when the professor busted him and Mozart out of the lab cocoons the first meal he gave them was gyoza, but it was a specific local dessert gyoza that Beethoven didn't know how to find.
>>273303388that is stupid
>>273303453Why?
>>273303388>>273303465It's going to take six hours to torrent the entire show, it better be worth it anon. The gyoza thing is cute enough but this better be good
>>273303489What kind of dial up internet do you have?
>>273303516The Canadian kind where the torrent only has one seeder
>>273301842We had a strike in here in Finland few years back and the gifts I ordered didn't even leave Japan until it was over and there was at least one case where Anon couldn't send a card, because his post office flat out said that we don't take those until they're done with the strike. Don't know how it goes with leafs though
>>273281299>>273284925I didn't sign up for that many cards.>>273303607anon, no...your poor braincellshttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wp4tgKi5cYfq4Tv5229Oih80zhYGI4n8I'd host the entire series/albums if I could but literally not enough space. I might also have to delete this after a few days. Sorry.
>>273304350>episodes 1, 4, and 21, and then season 2 eps 1 and 5Th-thanks anon, I guess I can at least enjoy episode 1 tonight
>>273304405He only has the good episodes.
>>273304466But what about the narrative and continuity
I really wanted to finish my cards today but I ended up having a really shitty day and couldn't focus on them. Hopefully tomorrow pans out better
>>273305697I hope tomorrow is a better day, anon.
>shipping ended up being over $40 from Japan to me alone unless I was going to wait at least 60 daysYou'd better like your gifts, anon.
I keep drawing the heads too big. I KEEP DRAWING THE HEADS TOO BIG. WHERE'S THE RESIZE TOOL? AAAAAA
>>273307078embrace it anon
>>273305908That's why I stopped doing gifts. I can afford the gift fine but paying 80-100 dollars just to get the things is not OK.
my local mail service fucking sucksthey've had the japanese goods i ordered for like a week now and are refusing to deliver to my house for some god forsaken reason.here's hoping calling customer service will help.
>>273307078I keep drawing hands too small. It's a problem.
I have over 10 hours working on the same card and it doesn't seem like I'm finishing any soon the card is not even that great, at best is average lookingThere is still another card I need to start and the deadline to ship in time is approaching, but I'll feel bad for my anon if I put less effort than the first one
>>273295476Super cute Aki drawing!!
>>273307722I need to see some of these +10 hours cards already. What kind of masterpieces are you guys working on?
>>273307270My thoughts exactly, my autistic mind just can't handle the inefficiency.Not only do you have to import stuff from Japan (and pay customs fees), but after it gets to you you have to ship it again to another anon (and possibly make them pay taxes too). Not to mention that you are basically forced to choose a fast shipping method or you'll never make it in time for Christmas.
>>273308155i-im just bad at art
>>273308443
>>273308155>masterpiecesTotally! Please look forward to it!I spent too much time adding a stupid gimmick which probably won't be that funny in the end, and had to learn how to (badly) photoshop a cover for the front from scratch. And I haven't even drawn, yet.
>>273297918Daijobu desu ne, I understand the situation. Sucks that one of my cards is going to Canada too
Good news VV from France. Your card is officially on the way!
Question from a first time participant, do people typically include a return address or an email address when sending cards to their recipients? Think I've seen it mentioned before, I guess it's in case the recipient wants to send a return card to their card anon?
>>273309551The email is pretty much entirely optional, but you should probably put a return address anyway on the off chance it needs to be bounced back.
>>273309551>do people typically include a return addressYes, you do that just in case something goes wrong and they need to return your card to you.>or an email addressNot required.
>>273309551If you don’t put a return address in the US the clerks will be pissed off at you and it will go in the suspicious bin. Don’t put some stupid fucking return address either like the White House or something cause that’s an auto flag
>>273309885>Don't put some stupid fucking return address either like the White HouseBut I want Mr. president to see the cute little girls that I drew!
>>273309885I never put a return address for my first 6 years when sending overseas to the USA and I've had each one delivered
>>273310294And the guys at customs didn't think you were sending drugs? Lucky.
>>273310449You think that people sending illicit substances don't use return addresses? Most vendors just use fake ones. It's not something that customs looks at.
I always thought that it was mandatory to write a return address...Santas across the world know where my house is now
>>273310739It's only mandatory if you're sending cards or packages with tracking. At least that's how it works here on these lands. And don't worry, most of you guys live so far away from me that I wouldn't visit anyone, not even at 15:00 pm.
>>273310714I wouldn't know, I've never received or sent illegal shit. Yet.
>>273309075Cool! I'll be waiting.Now if I could get my shit together for mine
>>273279149Thank you anon I will be waiting warmly Btw WG from Poland NT [/spoiler ] from VA Your cards are ready to be shipped this week
JB from CZIt might or might not have anything to do with anything, but i need to ask you something: do you own a gameboy?
>>273312023>>>/v/
My second card is finished but now my first one looks even worse by comparison. I'm not sure if I have time to redo it because the last posting date for me is in a week and I still have two cards left.
>>273312245Send the first one, or redo it but send both.Thought of redoing one of mine, but decided against it. The jank is part of the charm.
>>273312245I have this irrational fear that some of my anons will think that I put less effort on their cards, when the honest truth is that I put the same effort into everything. It's just that some cards look "better" than others by pure chance. Like, sometimes you draw something that looks slightly better than usual and you have no idea how you did it.
>>273312499I deliberately put more effort in one card and I'm not going to deny it.
>>273312787I'll forgive you, but only if the card in question is for me.
>>273312023I do not, I have never owned a handheld or a console of any kind
>>273312962How miserable was your childhood
>>273312962How awesome was your childhood
>>273312962How handheld was your childhood
>>273312981>>273313030>>273313041I did emulate Pokemon Fire Red on my trusty Sony Ericsson k750i back in middle school. Though it froze whenever I reached the sea so I only ever played the first half of the game
CS from BCWho's your favourite Azumanga? This is important
>>273312962Alright, that's good.I was losing the plot a bit. Let's focus one one thing.
>go into Classicaloid with little to no expectations other than liking classical music>a bit bummed out that Mozart is a pink happy homo but Beethoven's familiar and silly voice is always good to hear>actually get to the emotional moment and reveal>hooked on episode one>even get robotsBless your heart MP, this is a good show
>>273313910Sugita automatically makes any anime he's in worth watching.
>>273314115Pretty much. Having a favourite seiyuu voice a favourite composer means the show is in good hands.Is it good hands for fifty whole episodes, we'll just have to see, but here's hoping.
>>273312962based and same
Why is trying to freehand メリークリスマス so hard? How do the nips do it
>>273314249So far I've only watched until episode 8 because I considered that enough information for the card that I wanted to draw, but I'll probably watch the whole thing once I'm done with my Santa duties.
>>273314461stop larping
>>273314482OhOh right, the cards
>>273314461I don't even try anymore because I know that anons will laugh at my nihongo handwriting.
>>273314461Best part is when you do another run on it to make it bolder, but you screw up and you have to make everything thicker now to hide the mistake. Or so I've heard.
>>273314520Yeah. Finish them. Or else.
>>273314520What, you mean watching anime and reading manga for "research" is not enough? I have to get shit done?Fine, I'll get to it.
>>273314602I-I'll start them soon
I finished all my international cards, and once I'm back from work, I will get shitfaced and write something funny on the inside.
>>273314635>startANON IT'S THE 20th WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS WHOLE TIME.
>>273314780Being sick and miserable!!!
>>273314800MOTHERFUCKER, I DREW THREE OF MY CARDS WHILE BEING SICK AND MISERABLE. IF I COULD DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT TOO. Take care of yourself and draw those cards when you're feeling better. Don't be a masochist like me.
>>273315203I'LL DO MY BEST. Thank you anon, I think I've largely recovered, have to buy paper and find reference images this week, and hopefully finish a few this weekend. Hope you feel better too, don't push yourself too hard!
I am shipping my gift out to an Australian tomorrowyou will have to guess if it is you
>>273315422There's three, maybe four of us so we may as well just have a battle royale on top of Uluru to decide who gets it.
I wanted to start on the cards today, but I have a toothache. oh god, oh lord, please, make it stop
Maybe I should draw everyone as a lego...
>>273315520There won't be any toothache if there's no tooth. You know what you must do.
>>273309983The White House accepts letters for the President!
>>273316544"Dear Mr. president: Plz watch Ojamajo Doremi. The world will be a better place if you do. Thank u".
Cards are finally ready, wondering whether to write something stupid on the backside of the card along the lines of>Wrong side you dingus!
>>273316958Why are you even wondering about that? You should do it for every card, it's always funny.
SA of AustriaI'll be finishing your card today after I replenish my art supplies.
>>273316958That's the kind of lighthearted bullying that is perfect for assholes from this place on a merry festive evening
>>273318298piggybacking off of this ill be shipping your card this week along with 8 other people, but you'll only see initials again from me if someone else posts them
I want to make a lewd card but cover it as a joke...should I make a hard censor with like a printed image or stick it with glue, so anon has the option to see the goodies?
Ok just sent out a card to Europe hopefully they won't have to pay 60 dollars of taxes
>>273314249The main showrunner isn't present during S2, and most people hate Wagner's drama (he legitimately has 2-3 of the worst episodes and THE worst musik, never let him sing again for the love of all that's holy), but Dvorak (Suwabe) is great and there's some stand out episodes I consider necessary to the full experience. Not MP though.
Is MK or MP the Classicaoidfag?
>Put four cards in envelopes>realize I didn't take pictures of themFUUUUUUUUUUCK
>>273321675It’s too bad your anons aren’t gonna post them.
>>273321346MP
Just finished card #10. Now only the three whitelisted cards remain. It seems like, for once, I'll be able to finish all my goddamn cards before December starts.
Just finished the silliest card. My anon better post it when he gets it.
>>273323476Is it expected of us to take photos of our own cards/gifts in case their recipients don't post them?
>>273323639No, but it is recommended. If you don't and anon is a fag that doesn't post it will be lost to time.Just don't post it yourself until next year if he is a fag.
>>273323639no. don't post your own cards, faggot.
I have to wait one more week to see if the stuff I want goes on Black Friday sale because I need every leaf dollar I can save to pay the insane shipping I'll have to pay to send the gift out on time.>>273323639It's generally a good idea; cards can just get lost and then both you and your recipient won't have anything unless you have pics.
>>273323639I always scan my cards on the highest quality setting so I can look at them whenever, even if anon posts them. Posting your own cards is fine but do it only on the closing threads when you are almost certain your anon isn't just away on vacation and can't post them himself.
>>273323639Do it...I made a really good Voynich Hotel cars for a Russian anon...I really out effort into that shit. I didn't take a picture and it never fucking arrived because mail to Russia was probably immediately discarded following the Ukraine situation. I regret not keeping a memory of it
Cards shipped for:VE from SpainJH from Finland
>>273324027>forgot to add douman to my listUnhappy.
>>273323841what if I larp as my recipient?
Forgot to add magus of the library and nick and lever to my autistic long list. Next year!
>>273323476All of my cards are so stupid that is hard for me to decide which one is the silliest.
>>273323639I never take pictures of my own cards. I live on the edge of life.
If I go into the handmade tier can I ask for a plush that I can fit inside? Something like an exoskeleton that I can enter and then close around me and then walk around with. Like a mascot costume but a plush. A fumoskeleton? Exofumo?
>>273327244Only if you can promise me that you won't engage into any kind of questionable activities while wearing the exofumo.
>>273327592Depends on what one would consider questionable. Sleeping/posing/doing solo skits in the mirror/maybe liftan/being an ally of justice are my planned activities in order of possible dubiety.
>>273327244Are you stupid? Why wouldn't you be able to request that?
>>273328340I don't know, are you?
>>273328504Yes
>>273328586Don't worry, we're all stupid little girls here.
>>273327244You can request but there's no guarantee your santa would have the skillse--hahhahaahhah here's your (you), merry christmas
>Just one card left and then I just need to package and ship everything
>How hard could it possibly be to draw hands?>try it>it's badMight have to resort to mittens.
>>273330625>How hard could it possibly be to draw hands?oh boy>Might have to resort to mittens.see I told you
>>273327244That would cost a fortune in materials and manhours to be honest. Either commission a fursuit or buy a kig.>>273330625You know what we should do. Mitten wearing girls eatin hot sweet potatoes in the cold with their breath all puffpuff.
>>273330625You will behold my sausage fingers and you will LIKE it!!!!
>>273330625Drawing hands is an artform unto itself, especially if it has to be more detailed than a sketch.
/ss/isters, it's raining outside and it's so hard to keep working on cards when when all you wanna do is snuggle under your warm blankets and drift off to sleep
>>273316044Just draw them as winter mittens, works every time>>273321192>no Beethoven for season 2Fucking dropped???>Dvorak is funI understand that he is a fucking hippo but he's a composer I like, so here's hoping. It sucks to hear Wagner sucks ass though...
>>273330625I've got hands down well enough, but my struggle is wings. How am I supposed to draw wings without drawing every single feather??? It is the teeter-tottering between "yeah this looks fine" and "good god what have I done" that really wears me out
die
>>273335411Yeah drawing each flight feather is a pain but you can simplify the fluffy inside feathers.
>>273336929I will, thank you.
All my cards are ready for postage this Thurs/Friday!Can Mohn of The Philippines fix his address and send it to the santas? I am kinda waiting on you buddy.
Ganbare, santa anons!
>>273340807You saw this thread at the end of Page 10 and decided to bump it instead of let it die in peace. Explain yourself, mister.
>>273340866we're in rolling generals era
>>273340890No we are not. At this rate the thread probably won't even be dead before Saturday. I'm posting with sage don't judge me
Since the thread is still up, FV of Italy I'm finishing your card today (Thursday).>>273335411For me, it's ears. I hate drawing ears and I'm relieved whenever I get a character that they're covered by hair.
>>273340945I'll make sure to kill this patient today. I mean, thread. But before that, good news for AF from Poland your card is officially on its way to you! I hope you like it.
>>273341014>earsReally? For ears I usually draw half a circle and call it a day. No need to go into autistic detail.
>>273342426even for elves?
>>273342452Well, if a character has pointy ears I of course respect that. But so far all of the cards I've drawn this year feature normal, human characters.
>>273318298>>273318498Great to hear, I'm looking forward to them!
>>273341704>first card on it's way>forecast says we'll get first snow tomorrowChristmas came really early this year
>>273342814Lucky bastard. Where I live, we haven't seen snow for the last 90 years.
Two of my cards are done but I need to finish the other two before I can get them printed
>>273342945well, it's only -1C so it will melt by morning but that won't stop me from wearing my Christmas sweater and underwear
>>273342659Hey, I'm sending a card to you too. Now you know for sure that you're getting at least three cards! Your list is so good and includes so many characters that I love, that I legit don't know which one to choose.
>>273343038That's the spirit.
