I am coordinating the Itchin To Scrap Christmas card swap!

So, how does a card swap work?

Basically, you make a bunch of the same cards (handmade cards only, please) and mail them to me. I gather all of the cards and combine them all into different sets. Then, I send you back the same number of cards you sent me.

Why do a card swap?

Because it's nice to mix things up a bit. :-) I really enjoyed
sending out handmade cards to all my friends and family last year. It's much easier and cheaper to make one kind of card. By swapping, everyone can have an assortment!

Who can participate?

Everyone is welcome...from novice to expert. There will be a minimal fee charged (only $5) and that will help me offset the cost of all the shipping I'll have to do! PLUS...I hear there may be a prize for the best card involved!

Deadlines

Please let me know you are interested by November 20th. All cards need to be mailed no later than Dec 1 to be included in the swap. I will compile and send out the sets on Dec 6th so you can get them mailed by Christmas.

I know this is cutting it close this year, but if we can stick to the time frames, we should be okay. Please let me know if you'd like to participate! Please email me off list at caryn.salamy@gmail.com if you'd like to join.

Blessings!
Caryn

Wow this was a CLOSE one and came down to the last minutes of the voting period too. Contestant number 2 won by ONE VOTE!

Congratulations to Tina Slone of San Diego, CA

Also in my book all these gals are winners, why? Because out of many intended contestants these gals followed through. So all that entered will be receiving a prize from me in the next few weeks inside of an altered envelope made by me. This is my thank you for participating and following through Of course our grand prize winner will get extra special goodies.

To see all the envelopes again click here: http://www.itchintoscrap.com/blogs/index.php/c17/Swaps/altered-envelope-contestants

I have just the thing for you! Heritage Makers is having a design contest. Using our studio you can design unique and original 12x12 pages and decks of playing cards then enter your projects into our Drag & Drop Design Contest. You can go onto my website and sign up for a completely free account...no strings attached at all. Look around: www.makephotostories.com. The contest specifics are on the website. There's a secret...you don't even have to purchase what you submit into the contest. But, I betcha you will want to publish and even create more projects when you see how fun and easy it is!

Contact me with questions! We have GREAT Spring specials going on right now...I have the scoop.
Nikki

Please use the poll to the right to issue a vote and comment on anything you liked about our contestants work! Voting shall end the 31st with the winner announced the 1st!

Contestant #1

"I used different scrapbook papers. I cut certain pieces of paper out for embellishments and layered that on top of the scrapbook paper I used to wrap the envelope. My goal was to make something that would mail without falling apart...lol. So, scissors, a steady hand, scrapbook paper, and double sided tape."

"Embossed paper, an envelope, chalk, brads and a hook, swirly paper clips, ribbon, and liquid glass.
Cut paper and formed to the envelope and shaded with chalk, glassed the mermaid and all of the bubbles, pierced with the brads and hooks and strung ribbon through to tie the envelope closed."

"I used a white 5x7 envelope, painted it w/ grey acrylic paint, made white lines with a unibal opaque white pen, the dragon is a paper piecing I made for a scrapbook layout, I scanned it and printed it onto sticker paper smaller than actual size, windows are hand cut cardstock, there is stippling with ink. (all ink is Stazon so it could be mailable) The scroll fence, scroll corners around postage, dragon stamp and foliage images are Becky Chabot Flourishes stamp sheet by heartsintouch.com, there is a punch of gold foil paper dragon, the shield was a clip art printed onto sticker paper. The way the flap opens is shown; the window hangs over the edge a bit, I even put a real USA postage w/ oriental image on it., there is another window behind the large dragon on the front of the envie."

Dont mind the delay in voting for the altered envelopes. I got all the info now from the contestants that actually followed through! (whats up with people these days not doing what they say they will sheesh)

So hopefully tonight or tomorrow Ill have them up. Just working on homework and finals this week and next so Im a little distracted (not to mention the baby and toddler that are distractions that never go away!)