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Themed Hand-Made Card Swap♥

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Themed Hand-Made Card Swap♥
Group:Handmade Cards
Swap Coordinator:rayfancy (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Card Making 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:May 16, 2010
Date items must be sent by:June 6, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Ever since I have started getting more into my "Crafti-ness" I have been OBSESSED about making cards and getting my Scrap Booking finished, between work of course, lol.

After running one of these swaps already, and having success and so much fun, I thought that I would host one for the group.

One theme will be given out to each person, and that person would make 4 cards within that specific theme. Themes will be assigned, (of course with participants input) and cards can be about anything. Like, but not limited to...Good Luck!, Birthday, Sympathies, Blank Note Cards...etc...BUT You would also make 1 card based on your partner's profile. For a Total of 5 cards with Envies

I will also leave plenty of time for sign up and sending out, so you can make a beautiful hand crafted surprise for your partner!

OK..RECAP:

  • ONE send partner, to keep tabs on postage

  • Themes to be decided at random, and one theme to one person (I will draw themes out of my awsome Nightmare Before Christmas Hat! lol)

  • 4 cards according to the theme with Envies

  • 1 card based on your partner's profile with Envie (BLANK)

  • A little note saying Hello! ^.^

  • Swap to Start in the Middle of May

Now for the Picky part...

  • Rating of 4.9 to join, Sorry no Newbies for this round!

  • NO 1 or 3 Ratings within the last 6 months, without a good explanation. (This I leave to my sole discretion)

  • Must have 10 Completed Swaps with Ratings, Not including email ones

  • International Swap, as sending 5 cards will not be expensive.

If anyone has questions feel free to PM me or leave a comment here! Also, if you have any ideas for specific themes, feel free to leave them on the message boards! Thanks

Happy Swapping!!!

Discussion

rayfancy 04/13/2010 #

Ok so some themes I have been thinking about include:

  • Vintage

  • Black/White

  • Floral

  • Rainbows

  • Island Vacation

  • Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Does anyone else have any ideas?

grlegal 04/15/2010 #

How about "birthday," "baby," "kids," "thinking of you," "get well" and other categories like that ... or colors ... or certain embellishments ... buttons, ribbon, brads, etc., or animals ... or cards specifically for women or men or children.

rayfancy 04/22/2010 #

The Colours and Embellishments ideas are awsome, but I have left the kind of card open. You can make any kind you want, as long as its decorated within the specific theme that you were given.

JorjaMaria 05/10/2010 #

Ok- I just have to say I'm jealous about your Nightmare Before Christmas hat... =) My most favorite movie - EVER...

A few ideas I have are: Round card; Monotone (just one color and white); Nautical-boats, beach, water, ocean; Wildlife - flora, fauna; Food; Distressed/aged look; Repetitive use of a specific shape - square, stars, circles, ovals, etc...

papercaper 05/15/2010 #

Some more ideas:

  • Text-based card: where the text is the dominant theme, pics allowed too though (eg, use printed media, your own fonts, rub-ons, anything involving text)
  • Rubber-stamped: use at least 1 rubber stamp on your card (Does everyone signed up have access to stamps?)
  • 4-in-1: A card divided into quadrants depicting one season in each.
  • The sky: aeroplanes! birds! high in the treetops! clouds! hot-air balloon! weather! etc!
  • Floral with a colour theme: the coordinator nominates the colour theme (eg, pale blue + mauve + white, etc)
  • Insects: a fun challenge to make it look reasonably appealing!
  • Japanese: something that makes you think "Japan" when you look at it (not necessarily a card that could pass itself off as authentically Japanese), a card inspired by Japanese craft, culture or their beautiful papers
  • Ballet or Dance
  • Collage: make one of the cards be collaged
  • "Swap-bot": how would you draw/convey/illustrate "swap-bot" so that if you wrote to another swap-botter on it, they'd 'get' it. ;) Challenge: Not allowed to write "swap-bot" on the front!
  • Forest, woodlands, mushrooms, toadstools...
  • A River Runs Through It: draw/convey a river running through your pic.
  • Sunrise, Sunset: split-image.

OK, I detect a song and movie themed list about to start.... I'd better stop now!

rayfancy 05/18/2010 #

Hey there All! I am very sorry that I have posted partners late! I was up-country on a whim of a trip, and I didnt have access to a computer alot of the time! So here I am! //Waves!!\

The Themes are given out as Follows:

@papercaper - Rubber Stamps! Be creative, and I am sure you will be!

@dorsetdumpling - Food! Take it, and go nuts! (lol no pun intended!)

@countrykippie - Pro Enviroment, Go Green! Mother Earth, Go with it! ♥

@leecytx - Under the Sea!

@KountryGurl - Black/White w/ Embellishments!

@grlegal - Flowers....take it where you will! Create!

@JorjaMaria - Vintage/Old Fashioned!

@rayfancy - Animated Movies/Characters!♥

Ok guys! There you go! Commence Creating when you are READY!

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