Playing Card Journal Book

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Swap Coordinator:	Lorivintage55 (contact)
Swap categories:	Art Handmade Journals
Number of people in swap:	14
Location:	Regional - USA ONLY
Type:	Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:	December 19, 2015
Date items must be sent by:	January 9, 2016
Number of swap partners:	1
Description:
We will make our partner a playing card journal book using at least 10 playing cards. Don't just send plain old cards with holes in them. Cover the cards with paper and add things to it and make it something you'd love to receive. You must have at least 50 type 3 swaps under your belt, must live in the USA (due to postage), no 1s or 3s in the last year. I do check profiles. I do not angel so this is why my requirements are strict. EDIT: More info: This is sender's choice.........you can put the cards together by string, ribbons, book binder rings or any other object that will keep the pages together. You decorate and add what you want to put into the journal....this is more like an art journal than writing journal. What you put on each page is up to the creator, google art journals and such but just make it on playing cards. You don't have to decorate the backsides of the playing cards, just the number/suite fronts. As I said, this is sender's choice but make sure you look at your partner's profile page to not send something she dislikes.

Discussion

joyceann888 11/25/2015 #

Could you give an idea of what you have in mind? How would we put it together?

CajunLady 11/25/2015 #

Is this something that the partner will fill in later? Or is it more like an art journal?

I found this

user2637 11/25/2015 #

I'd like more info too. This looks interesting.

phylvo 11/25/2015 #

google playing card journal - lots of ideas - never heard of this before but I'm in - looks like fun

Lorivintage55 11/25/2015 #

This is sender's choice.........you can put the cards together by string, ribbons, book binder rings or any other object that will keep the pages together.

You decorate and add what you want to put into the journal....this is more like an art journal than writing journal.

Lorivintage55 11/25/2015 #

Something like this but with holes to bind the book together: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/191614159119163425/

Lorivintage55 11/25/2015 #

Sorry, you have to copy and paste the link, don't know how to make a link on swap-bot.

jandmterry 11/25/2015 #

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/191614159119163425/

drgngirl 11/26/2015 #

Link

Danitium 11/26/2015 #

Hello.... is there any chance you create another one of this very same swap but international?? Very neat idea :) We wanna play too.....

joyceann888 11/26/2015 #

Do we cover and decorate both sides of the cards.

Lorivintage55 11/26/2015 #

Thanks drgngirl for the link :)

Danitium, please feel free to make an international one for our International friends. Postage has gotten so ridiculous for sending packages over seas that I don't include it in my swaps unless it's just an ATC. So sorry....but again........feel free to make one for international :)

Lorivintage55 11/26/2015 #

@joyceann888 - it states that you only have to cover the number and suite side, the backside doesn't have to be decorated. Unless anyone wants to do it, that's up to them.

grandmaroro 11/26/2015 #

My daughter got an over-sized deck of cards, punched holes in them, used the jokers as front and back, and divided the rest of the cards between herself and her three siblings. "52 Reasons Why We Love You" is the name of the journal - it is my most prized possession. It was given to us for our 70th birthdays.

user2637 12/ 2/2015 #

Hm, @grandmaroro 's comment brings up a good question. Is there a specific size these cards need to be? Poker size (ATC size)? Bridge size? Larger? Shaped funny? What's required?

Thanks!

Lorivintage55 12/ 6/2015 #

@user2637 that is a good question but I would like them to be rectangle. No funny shape ones. I don't care about the size of the rectangle just as long as it's a rectangle :D

user2637 12/13/2015 #

Super!

bluecrayons 12/14/2015 #

love this. i made a book from playing cards for my friend. labeled it 52 reasons why were friends. made a bag to put it in too.

AZmom875 12/29/2015 #

I mailed mine off, and here is the tracking info. It of course didnt fit into a regular envelope. 9400109699939564454196

Angeljewele 12/31/2015 #

I received my beautiful book from AZmom875 thank you so much. Happy New Years

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