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EP: Pretty Paper Swap (Edited)

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EP: Pretty Paper Swap (Edited)
Swap Coordinator:ArtyBeth3 (contact)
Swap categories: Craft Supplies 
Number of people in swap:12
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:January 4, 2019
Date items must be sent by:January 12, 2019
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

Edited: More paper weight information has been added to the comment section below, and there are a few added words within the main write-up as well. It was edited per the first questions in the comments section.

This being an ā€œeverything paperā€ group, letā€™s share some of the pretty papers in our stash (think scrapbook/patterned papers). If youā€™re like me you have tons of it that you probably will never use up - - so why not share it and get some new ones in return to play with?

Every time Iā€™m at a craft store or looking a YouTube tutorial for card making, there seems to be another colorful pad or pack (or 2 or 3) that of course, I want. But then I think of how many pretty papers I already have and say no, you donā€™t need to buy any moreā€¦this happens to me a lot. Sometimes Iā€™m strong and sometimes Iā€™m not! LOL

The idea of this swap is that we donā€™t go out and buy new papers, but rather share papers from our existing stashes. They can be used for ATCs, card-making, journals, die-cutting/punching, etc.

Here are the particulars:

  • 2 partners
  • A minimum of 12-15 different ā€œroughly 4 inch x 6 inchā€ pretty papers (see last bullet item), single or double-sided [pretty being in the eyes of the sender and hopefully the receiver (see note below)]. By my scale, 15 papers + the envelope came to just shy of 2 ounces, so for $1.41 weā€™ll all receive 24-30 ā€œnew-to-usā€ pretty papers to play with. Yay! :)
  • The paper weight should be sturdier than standard printer/copy paper. The 24 - 48 sheet scrapbook/patterned paper pads would work well. See more information in comment section below.
  • By all means, feel free to send larger sized papers (please do not fold them) or even a bigger quantity (knowing that you may only get the minimum). If you chooser either of these options, please adjust your postage; we don't want paper coming w/postage due.

Note: If you donā€™t care for the papers you receive, you can always flip them over and see if they are double-sided. You might like one side over the other. If you donā€™t care for the design side on the single-sided papers, you can always use the white back side for stamping on, etc.

Discussion

PrettyAlice 12/17/2018 #

Most of my paper pads are about the thickness of regular printer paper- just normal paper. How thick exactly do they need to be?

bjansen 12/17/2018 #

Same with me. I have some of the big square books of paper I would love to share as the whole paper instead of cutting them. Would these work?

ArtyBeth3 12/17/2018 #

@PrettyAlice as to paper weight, I'm looking for pretty papers that are sturdier than regular printer or copy paper. According to one paper website I found, they describe it like this: Patterned paper weight varies, but a standard weight is 60-65 lbs (being a medium weight paper).

Personally, my 12x12 pads are brands as DCWV (Die Cuts with a View), American Crafts, and Crate and they range from 36 (double-sided) to 48 sheets (single-sided) and they are all medium weight.

I'm sure there are other brands out there that have comparable weight papers.

Hope this helps.

bjansen 12/17/2018 #

Just looked mine are 12x12 papers

ArtyBeth3 12/17/2018 #

As long as everyone sticks to medium weight papers, what you share could come from 12x12 pads, 6x6 pads, or even single sheets.

Margothecat 12/19/2018 #

sorry Beth - I don't have any medium weight papers and I can't afford to purchase any right now.

ArtyBeth3 12/19/2018 #

That's ok. I'm sure I'll host other swaps for you to join. šŸ™‚

isabellasnow 01/ 2/2019 #

I LOVE swaps like this. I'll have a pile of 4"x6" papers to use--ready cut--for ATC's or 4x4 journal pages. What a great idea and I'm glad we're sending more than a couple designs.

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