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Swap Card Swap #6

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Swap Card Swap #6
Swap Coordinator:gramsbuttonbox (contact)
Swap categories: Art  Newbie  Card Making 
Number of people in swap:21
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:October 9, 2015
Date items must be sent by:October 23, 2015
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

International swap, Open to newbies, if you have a well-thought out and filled in profile. (A good rule of thumb is: when I open your profile page, I should have to scroll down to read it.)

What IS a "Swap Card"?

Whenever you send out a swap, it's really nice to include a little card, identifying yourself, the name of the swap, and when it was sent.

I have received swaps, and had NO idea who had sent it!

These little "notes" - (recycled cards, computer-generated, etc., etc., Are FUN to make, and they can be made of almost ANY materials- from leftover kids' construction papers, to recycled greeting cards! The sky's the limit!

And since they are so much FUN to make, and use up some materials that might not work for other projects (color, size, etc) You can just let your imagination go with these!

SWAP DETAILS: you will have TWO partners (that means you will get two ratings)

and will make for EACH of them, FIVE swap cards.

Yes, that's 10 total! (I was a math teacher, so I know! Heehee)

These can be all different, or all the same.

Be sure to print onto the card, space for the following:
Swap Name, My ID, and Date Mailed.

You can print out labels, to attach to the cards, or just write it out, making sure that your partner will have space then, to fill it in, and send with their future swaps.

ALSO, make two more swap cards, filled out for yourself, to send with each swap. Be sure that you include (for yourself): your swapping ID, the name of the swap, your "real" name (just your first name, if you want), and the date it was mailed.

Have some creative FUN with these, and make them adorable and cute! (Well, the adorable part might be optional, but please make them CUTE! 😀

This swap is open to newbies, since they are just starting out, and should know what these little gems are, as well as inspire their swap partners, to include this information about themselves.

Discussion

HelenG6 09/ 9/2015 #

This is a great idea! You can use up note cards with the pretty decorated side to use.

I have a question. If you are printing out labels, can you stick the labels on the cards you are sending for the swap card, or do you just attach the label with the swap card (paper clip), for the swapper to affix.

gramsbuttonbox 09/11/2015 #

Thank you for the great comments and questions. Sorry it took me this long to answer!

Absolutely, we can cut old greeting cards, or holiday or any other kinds of cards, and recycle them, just as long as there is room for your partners to fill in the info, so they can send one with their future swaps.

Labels can be printed out, with the info....

Please DO attach them to cards, or even colorful card stock, or any other kind of paper, so that the swap cards YOU send for them, are "complete",lacking only the info that they would write. (I hope that makes sense). -

  • I just want the swap cards to be "ready to send", as your partner receives them, please
rayce 09/30/2015 #

Quick question, is there a recommended size for swap cards?

gramsbuttonbox 10/ 2/2015 #

Not really, as long as they will have enough room to write the name of a swap, their own swapping ID, and the date. I've seen them business card size, or even random shapes, cut from recycled greeting cards...

bluecrayons 10/ 5/2015 #

can we hand write on back of cards? do they have to be printed?

gramsbuttonbox 10/ 7/2015 #

They can have printing, like "thinking of you" but not holiday or other ,"specific" greetings. AndYES, you can hand write the words "Swap Name, 'My ID, and Date Mailed" with maybe lines for them to write their info on.

And cutting apart old greeting cards, so that NO original writing appears, is great.

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