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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Jo Johnson: mail Art Swap!

From Jo Johnson in Indiana - 4 great stamped postcards!

Thanks for participating in another creative swap, JO!

on November 24, 2010

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PAST SWAPS we've done . . .

February 2020: The Stitchie Swap

Completed February 4, 2020. View all the Stitchies here! This Stitchie by Linda Freeman!

April 2016: Ocean/Sunset ATCs

Completed April 23, 2016. Click to view this swap! These ATCs are by Julia Lang-Shapiro.

Jan 2016: Inspiration Collage Swap

Completed Jan 30th, 2016. Click to view this collage swap!

Sept 2012: Prayer Flag Swap

The Prayer Flag Swap was due Sept. 15th, 2012.This swap was complete 9/18/2012. View all of the beautiful Prayer Flags HERE!

March 2012: Bead Swap

The Fabric Bead Swap was completed 3/31/2012. View all of the beads from the swap HERE!

October 2011: Haiku ATCs

Haiku ATCs: This swap is completed 10/11/11. View all of the Haiku ATCs here!

Sept 2011: Postcard mail art swap

The Postcard Mail Art swap is due Sept 17, 2011 is completed. View all of the creative Mail Art HERE!!

Postcard Mail Art sent out!

August 2011: "I am" ATCs

"I am _____" ATCs, due Sept 3, 2011 - is closed and completed. See the "I am" ATCs here!

July 2011: Colour my World ATCs

Colour my World _____ due Aug 6, 2011

Registration for this swap is closed: 07/31/11

View ALL of the Color my World ATCs HERE!

June 2011: The Little Book Swap

The Little Book Swap was completed in June, 2011. We had 49 participants registered from all over the world complete two, three or four little books sized 5" or smaller. Watch a video sharing all of the books!
It is quiet impressive.

Feb 2011: Vintage Note Card Swap

The Vintage Note Card Swap closed on 2/26/11 with 34 participants. Registration fee included 4 pdf files, images and instruction, documentation on the blog and return postage. We swapped vintage note cards 3 for 3. More details about this wonderful creative exchange, read the original post here.

Dec 2010: Mail Art Swap!

This swap was due in my hands by December 4th, 2010. We had 50 participants complete this wonderful swap!! The $12.00 fee to register included a 22 page lesson on mail art sent as a pdf file. The $12 fee also includes documentation on the creative swaps blog of all mail art sent in for the swap, return postage/ handling anywhere in the world for your returns was also included. The swaps were returned inside a Mail Art envelope created by me - Lenna Andrews! This was a really fabulous swap we all enjoyed. View all of the awesome MAIL ART here!!

October 2010: Technique Tag Book

"Techniques" - This swap was due in my hands October 9th, 2010. The $15.00 registration fee for the swap included a 25 page PDF file featuring step by step photos and 15 different techniques. The registration fee also included swap organization, handling, packaging and return postage to anywhere in the world!! Techniques were created on the set of 10 tags in the "Envelope & Tag Book" we found at Alpha Stamps. To view all of the tags click HERE or view below.

August 2010: Alpha Stamps 'Garden Variety' Postcard

This swap is complete & swapped out as of Sept. 1st, 2010 with 49 participants! For the swap details click here! View a video showcasing one of each of the participants swap pieces below. Click on the brackets in the lower right hand corner to view full screen. Thanks to all who participated.

June 2010: Colorful Words Tag Book

June 21st, 2010: I have created 24 tag "books" from everyone's tags and mailed them out. To see all of the swap returns click here.

April 2010: 4"x 4" Collage swap "Roads + Paths"

*Click on the 4x4 piece above for a short video of the swap pieces. This swap wrapped up April 26, 2010. CONGRATULATIONS to Val Cowan in Scotland for winning most creative, and FREE registration to the next swap of her choice!
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Feb 2010: Love Gone Wild ATCs!

We had 28 participants complete 32 sets of 4 ATCs for this swap that was due Feb 15th, 2010. The ATCs could be fabric OR paper OR both! View all of the ATCs HERE. Three prizes were awarded: Barbara Roberts won via a month's free unlimited downloads from the Vintage Image Madness website, Sarah Boblit won a 4" x 4" collage created by Lenna for this swap and Donna Butcher was chosen for the most creative ATC artwork and free participation in the next creative swap of her choice!

Love Gone Wild winner for 'most creative' -Donna Butcher!

ALL swaps sent out February 17th 2010 - This swap is complete and Donna wins FREE registration for next creative swap of her choice!

April 2009: Fabric Techniques 12x12 mini Quilt

Our second swap of 2009: 1 for 1 12"x12" mini quilt swap due 04/22/09. As of March '09 we had 40 participants and the swap was full. This swap was completed and sent out 4/29/2009 with 32 participants finishing their pieces. What an AWESOME swap!! Cynthia Zdanzukas won the Most Creative and there were 3 runners up: Mary Zimany, Andrea Millington & Val Cowan. Congratulations to all! See all the 12 x 12's HERE.

12x12 Fabric: winner for Most Creative: Cynthia Zdanzukas!

ALL swaps were sent out as of 4/29/09.

Feb 2009: Alice in Wonderland ATCs!

Our first swap of 2009: a 9 for 9 Alpha Stamps Alice in Wonderland ATC swap was due in my hands 02/03/09. We had 24 participants registered and 22 participants completed the swap! All packages were sent out 02/11/09 and you can view all the ATCs HERE. A fantastic swap!
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Dec 2008: Forest Quilties

Registration for this Quiltie swap is closed with 30 participants as of 11/23/08. All of the quilties were due in my hands by 11/29/08 in order to be included in the swap. The forest quilties were mailed out to participants 12/11/08. See all of the gorgeous Quilties HERE!
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November 2008: Star Ornaments

Registration for this swap is closed as of 10/16/08. We had 25 participants completing the swap. The returns of this swap can be seen HERE!
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September 2008: Shades of Sunshine Quilties

Swap 4 for 4 or 2 sets = 8 quilties. Summer sunshine, HOT colors, warm colors, sunrises and sunsets . . This swap was sent out to participants 9/25/08. View all HERE!

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August 2008: Itty Bitty Collage

A tiny 3x3” collage swap with a theme of summer: 6 "Itty Bitty" collages in exchange for 6. All row houses were mailed out August 25th -see all of the swap pieces HERE.

Aug 2008: ROW HOUSE SWAP

Participants created/decorated 5 little flat altered chipboard houses for 5 in return. All of the houses were sent home to participants on September 6th, 2008. See all of the entries HERE.
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July 2008: Shades of Spring Quilties

A Shades of Spring swap, more specifically, "Brown & Robin's Egg Blue" Quilties swap was due Jully 19th! This swap has been completed and all of the quilties were mailed out on July 23rd, 2008. We swapped 4 for 4 ~See ALL of the quilties HERE.

June 2008: Grimm Fairy Tale collage Swap

This was a 5"x5" collage swap based on the Brother's Grimm Fairy Tale collage sheet images from Alpha Stamps. This swap was completed on July 7th. First prize winner for the most creative collages was Lulu Hlavin! See ALL of the beautiful collages in this swap HERE.

February 2008: Creative Bags

This swap is complete! We had 26 participants -with the bags due in my hands by February 23rd, 2008 ~ All swap packages were sent out 2/26/08. This was a 1 for 1 creative bag swap -creating 2 sets and trading 2 bags for 2 was OK. Remember, anything goes!! View all of the bags that came HERE.

April 2008: Shades of White Quilties

This swap was complete and mailed out on April 30th, 2008. 25 Participants created four 6” x 6” Quilties in exchange for four different ones in return. We had 11 international players in this swap from Canada, Australia, The Netherlands & the UK! See all if the gorgeous white quilties in this swap, HERE.

May 2008: Altered by Design ATC swap

This swap was due in my hands by 5/24/08 and all of the ATCs were sent out to participants on 5/30/08! An Angel, Diva, Fairy theme ATC swap that required using Carol Murphy's beautiful 'Altered by Design' collage sheet images. The images are available through joggles.com. View the ATCs for the swap HERE.

March 2008: Alpha Stamps Tallulahs swap

This was a 5 for 4 swap completed and sent out on March 28, 2008. All cards were created with Tallulah’s vintage collage sheet images from Alpha Stamps. See the results of this wonderful swap HERE. Michele Witchell won First prize and Terrie Lightfoot won Second Prize for the most creative cards! --------------------------------------------------

Feb 2008: Valentine Ornament Swap

This swap is complete with all swaps sent out Monday 2/4/08. This was a 3 for 3 Valentine ornament swap. Please see the original post for more information or see all of the ornaments that came in: go HERE.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

August 2007: Garden ATC Swap

This was the very first swap I did using the Creative Swaps blog to share the swap art! Garden ATCs was a 3 for 3 Fabric ATC Swap with a Summer Garden theme, due July 31st, 2007. See the results of this swap HERE.

November 2007: Mother Goose Fabric ATC

This swap is complete and returns were sent out Nov. 5th, 2007. This swap was held in conjunction with Alpha Stamps. There was a required the use of Alpha Stamps Mother Goose collage images-mmmm! View all of the ATCs HERE. --------------------------------------------------

Nov 2007: Fabric Bag Swap 1

11/20/07: This swap has been completed! All the bags were mailed the 19th of November 2007. This was a one-for-one 'create your own' Fabric Bag Swap. View all of the yummy fabric bags from this swap HERE.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sept 2007: Circle Book Page Swap

This swap is complete. Returns were sent home on Monday 9/10/07. We collaborated on a 7-Gypsies Circle Book by doing a circle 'page swap' IN SETS OF 5. The theme was "celebrate color". View all of the beautiful circle pages from the swap HERE.

Alice in Wonderland ATC swap winner Sharon Walworth!

Sharon Walworth: Most Creative, First Prize!

Forest Quiltie Swap

Vicki Page - Most Creative!
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Star Ornament Swap!

Teri Calia - Most Creative entry
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Shades of Sunshine Quiltie Swap -complete 9/25/08

Kara Klein - winner of most creative!
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Itty Bitty (3x3) collage swap!

Val Duncan
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Row House Swap Mailed 9/6/08

Sharon Walworth's Row Houses
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Shades of Spring: Brown+Blue Quilties

Vickie Page
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Brothers' Grimm 5x5 collage swap

First Prize: Lulu Hlavin!
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2008 Creative Bag swap

Catherine Van de Hoff - 1st place winner!
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