Variety Collage Supplies!

Collage/assemblage are my thing! I'm excited to paw thru my mountain of paper...and I just sorted a HUGE stack of magazines, plus I'm downsizing my life and I appear to save every single magazine I've ever purchased... so my partners could get some real surprises!

i see there's a min # of papers to send. Is there a min. size? I've been in similar swaps where you send "x" number of sheets that are at least "x by x" in size.

Nah, no minimum size.

When I did this swap in May, my partner sent me dozens of magazine cut outs. It was nice because they were already perfectly cut out so I could just glue them in projects. I imagine it would be like that so no size neccessary. I also imagine people will do more than a dozen cut outs as they find more interesting things but that is just the minimum.

My first swap...when do you get the addresses? When do you need to send it? any other advice would be helpful. I have so much stuff, and want more more more....K

For my partners... If you need some ideas - I'd love more foreign text pages, vintage pictures - especially nudes, botanical, vintage postcards, fabric, lace, etc. Oh, and I love music sheets! or old fonts...

Please make sure you have some info out there either here or in your profile so when I receive my two names I can try and accomodate!! I can't wait!!

I like vintage photos, retro images, odd or unusual paper, lace, small embellishments, I do alot of ATCs.

You will get an email when the addresses are available on Sept. 1 :) then you need to send the envelopes out on Sept. 14th. You may begin assembling your materials now, though. Contact me individually if you have any more questions that the FAQ section doesn't answer.

For my partners -- I do a lot of collage work and handmade postcards. I love fun patterns, asian, vintage, mulberry, handmade and earth toned papers!

For my partners - I do all sorts of collage and altered book work so I love variety... love vintage as well as Native American... Also love things that are rather surreal or ethereal in nature.... as well as great clips of mother nature's art... color, color, color! :) Lee

i love anything vintage, children's images, botanical, fashion-related, 50s, flashcards, playing cards, illustrated text, sewing, etc and i love red, turquoise, pink, brown, green thanks!

I LOVE anything old and vintage...images of women...homemade paper..red...brown....old ticket stubs..retro....unusual cards...postcards...THANK-YOU!!!

I love vintage things! Foreign text, ledger pages, photos, images from books, etc...anything vintage will make me very happy! :0)

I really like old handwritten notes or parts of letters.Old photos are always fun too.

HI ALL, THIS IS MY FIRST SWAP.I CAN'T WAIT !!!I LOVE ALL SORTS OF OLD VICTORIAN PICTURES,VINTAGE,LACE RIBBON,POSTCARDS ETC..ALL THINGS OLD ARE WONDERFULL. CHARLENE

For my partners - I too love vintage images and have many to share. I like foriegn text, pin up girls, botonical, retro images of women, art magazine cut outs or other people cut outs for ATC's. I like tinted real people post cards, especially those of children. I also use a lot of distressed paper. Wahoo, let the swapping begin!

This is my first swap and I'm so excited! I like scrapbooking, collage and altered art. I like gothic and retro images, and anything exotic-looking.

So it's okay to have more than just paper, right? Because my envelopes have all kinds of "stuff"--trim, lace, weird stuff--as well as papers. I like the idea of getting things that I wouldn't necessarily pick myself, and then creating from that mix.

Is it ok to send copies? We have some sheet music that my husband's grandfather wrote the music and some words for, would be willing to share if it's ok.

For my swap partners... I like all kinds of papers, foreign magazine cutouts or pages, old photos or other b&w stuff, stamps, old postcards, retro images, lovely patterned papers, almost anything... :) Just enjoy and make me a nice envelope with different kinds of material! Thanks!!!

I'm new to Swap-Bot and this will be my first swap! I love vintage items, papers, old text, cancelled postage stamps, sheet music, wallpaper, and embellishments. I love anything Paris themed as I collect Eiffel Towers. I will be sharing the same items with my swap partners.

I like most things except goth, "dark", or really New-Agey stuff. Also nothing too too "cute." I particularly enjoy texts in different languages and fonts, suns/stars/celestial, African-looking things or patterns, stained glass look, anything Catholic, leaf/tree shapes, fish, turtles, otters, dragonflies, butterflies, robin birds, Shrek, Spiderman, 1950's and 60's, maps, old tickets/receipts, knights and Medieval, scrollwork ...

I've participated in these types of swaps on several of the 15 ATC groups I belong to. They are so much fun! It's exciting to get new and different thing to use in art projects. I'm filling my envies now!

Well this is exciting. This is my first swap but I do have a lot of goodies to send out. I really enjoy anything retro, old buttons, pretty paper, red and pink are some of my fav colors, old postcards, library cards and trims of all sorts. Lately I have been looking for photos with doors (who knew :). Please no gothic or new age items. This is fun. I will start loading my goodie bags sometime this week. Maggie

I normally check the person's profile that I am swapping with for specific clues or likes...Is everyone updated?, LOL!

Gosh! Don't know where to start! This is too exciting!! So I should be getting 2 envelopes ready and on September 1st I will be emailed the name and address of my partners? Is that right?! And can I send my envelopes before the due date if it's ready to go?

Do you all think it is OK if the envelope (and items inside) are a little larger than 6 x 9?

Strawberry 08/23/2006 I'm lookig so forward to this exchange. My favorite things to get would be anything vintage(postage cancellations,photos of people,receipts,fashion).Please no magazine cutouts. It's not that I don't like them,I do, but I have tons and we have an art place that also has tons and I go there alot.TIA and I can't wait to see what I get :)

First swap here! I am excited as can be. hehe! Gonna go check out that profile thingy to see if I can leave clues to what kind of things I like but I will include it here too.... vintage (I have NONE!), B&W, people, nature, colors....lots of colors,rubber stamp images, old newspapers, notes, letters, etc....pretty much anything except porn (tasteful nudes ok), goth or really dark stuff. Some of what I plan to share is a floppy disk with different fonts I think are interesting, collaged wall paper samples, magazine clips, scrapbook papers and all sorts of little embellishments....brads, beads, buttons, fibres, eyelets, etc. Hope everyone will be happy with my selections..but if your not, email me and we can arrange a personal swap based on taste! lol :)

I love japanese papers and different textured paper.Look forward to being part of this swap.Planning on swapping all sorts of goodies including vintage wallpaper and cut outs.

I like odd bits and pieces, but not cute. Also nothing religious, please. Any language is fine and I really like anything to do with wine, coffee, bees, honey and camels. Looking forward to this! I have two envelopes hanging by my crafting table and I'm having fun filling them.

For my partners I love anything vintage, floral, pink, really anything thats pretty but nothing cute, I can't wait it's so exciting.

For my partners, I love all vintage, heritage items. Old images, Vintage ads, I LOVE vintage COKE items (paper, sticker or other) basically anything ephemera. I love to make ATCs (Altered Trading Cards) so I am looking forward to using these envelopes for my ATCs! I am SO looking forward to see what I'm going to get!!!

Sounds like most of us agree, cute is OUT, vintage, ephemera and fibers are HOT, HOT, HOT. I'm excited about trading "stuff" and getting rid of some of my things that need a new home!
I assume we'll get our partners' info after the deadline?

For my partners, I love vintage items as well, and old photos, nudes, fun textures, handmade paper, paper with vintage/retro patterns, old, funky wallpaper remnants, birds, leaves, words, trees, etc. Not too into magazine cutouts or cutesy stuff (e.g. animal pictures)as I have stacks of magazines at home, but if there is a perfect image I am open to that. Looking forward to sending out goodies and getting goodies as well!

Whoever my partners are...I don't care for cutsy things... I like handmade papers..oriental papers, old photos, Carnival images.....bright colors and black and white...

I love vintage items (like everyone else here!), mainly from the 1940s-1960s ( especially mod), as well as turn-of-the-century (but not overly flowery/Victorian). I love old photos, postcards (used/written on), wallpaper, patterns, ads, ephemera, birds, fashion, children's book illustrations (yay), travel, etc. Magazine cutouts okay, esp. if they are vintage fashion type stuffs.

what about buttens? and charms? or is it just paper goods?

I love old photos, postcards, ephemera, vintage children's book illustrations. I love stickers - unique kinds please I love vintage buttons and ribbons (but not sure if we allowed to send those :)

has the host made sure and weeded out past flakers?? i was just flaked on in my past swap and am weary to send out stuff again :(

I love these swaps and just about anything youy send will be O-K with me. I loveit all!

I love old postcards and photos, handwritten letters, nudes, vintage, earth-tones, Asian items, but not too crazy about cute (kids) or religous stuff. I like the outdoors/nature stuff like trees, leaves, snowflakes, pinecones, flowers.

I have my envelopes ready to send and they are pretty full.....they will go out as soon as I have my names and addies. Hope who ever gets them, hope they will enjoy them.

Sounds like we all like the same things. This is my first swap but am looking forward to sending out goodies. I was just at an awesome estate sale and picked up lots of old photo's, cards, old books and more...so have LOTS to share. This should be fun.

I love old photos, vintage, dark/goth images, old/foreign text, sheet music, epemera, nature, nudes, b&w, old letters, handmade papers, brads, eyelets, old watch pieces, skeleton keys. scrabble tiles, typerwriter keys, wierd/unusual images, rubber stamp images, etc. NO RELIGIOUS please. And not so keen on the cutesy stuff either.

I love vintage, french, japanese, collage and bright colors. No cutesy or new age (weird) stuff. Please not alot of magazine clippings. I love texture items like papers and lace and fabric. LOVE LOVE Embellishments, charms, beads (no pony), coins and etc. Very into the antique items. Even stamped images on tissue paper would be great.

I do collage and altered books.

Thanks.

wow a lot of people are being pretty specific I hope that I can accommmodate what you want because I'm limited on what I have to give. Me just stuff the envelope with what you want. I'm just starting to collect.

What I'm into: 70's design, modernist stuff, Japanese fabric in fact I love pattered fabric of all varieties, typography of all sorts, and just stuff in general. Thanks alot

I pretty much love it all except "cutesy".

Thanks! :) Just stuff some cool stuff in the envelope for me!

For my partners, I prefer vintage or vintage-looking. I am not a big fan of magazine pictures, so random papers, trims and buttons totally make me smile.

I didn't know people are going to be this specific in their requests and I already sent my envelopes today, so to my partners: I sent squares of paper for backgrounds, some cut-outs from magazines and old children's books and some stickers for embelishements. If you don't like what I sent you, please contact me via swap-bot mail and I will try to work it out.

Don't feel bad Flecto, I sent without realizing people would comment with specifics as well. Same with my partners, if you're unhappy, feel free to mail me. I did send a lot of various papers from my collection, literally packing the envelopes, so I do hope you find the papers enjoyable.

I'm sorry if I seemed overly specific with my little wants post up there...I'm very easy to please, so if you're my partner, don't fret or anything. I'll be giddy to go through an envelope of whatever I get!

I received my envie today from Carolyn B -- It was chock full of goodies galore -- Am I gonna play this weekend!

Thanks Carolyn !

I mailed off my packages today. :)

I received my envelope from Bonnie Jeanne today - all the way across the Pacific to Australia and it got here before the deadline for sending them out. Great stuff, Zmrzlina :-)

received an envelope from Slovenia today. i can't read the name??is it Lisa? She sent some cool cutouts, papers and stickers - a great assortment.

I rec'd my package from Tricia, awesome goodies again my friend. You rock!!!! Thanks a million, I'm already planning my next round of atcs with that gorgeous shiny paper you sent.

I rec'd my package from Jacey today. Thanx for all the goodies my dear! xxx

I rec'd my package from Amy D. today...and it has the best retro comic book page ever! I wanted to read more! Great cards including playing cards and game trading cards. What fun, and what an awesome job for her first swap!

recv an envelope from Jackie today. Thanks so much for some quirky little bits!

Sent my 2 out today. Enjoy!!

I got two completely awesome envelopes in the past few days! What a great swap! Thanks!!!

I sent my envelopes out before I read participants' desires also. I haven't heard anything from my partners and sent them 9/2, so I don't know if that is good or bad.

Just sent my envelopes out yesterday! To my partners, I hope you enjoy! Question: Are folks going to post images of the goodies they receive?

I posted images on my blog...

Never mind...that was for the other swap. :)lol

I uploaded images of what I received. How does that work and where can we view them? (My first swap - can you tell?!)

I received an envie of stuff from Flecto today. You did just fine. I can use it all. Thank you! Jackie

I received an envelope from Regina yesterday, all the way from SWEDEN. It was full of fun, interesting goodies. Thanks, Regina!

This is my first swap and I'm not sure how to provide a feedback rating for Regina, or even how to find her swap-bot user I.D. Can someone help? Thank you.

Reina

re: leaving ratings: According to the "Rating Info" link (right under FAQs upper left corner of page), the ratings link for your swappee wont appear until a week after the mail deadline.

And everyone who is fretting about the specific-ness of members "here's what I like" postings - DON'T! It just helps people get an idea of what themes you're into (or not) but in no way is it a "please send me X items" - most swappers enjoy a surprise, but hey if you happpen to have these items I'm into, all the better. Ya'know? It's always good to check your swappees profile but there's no big deal if you want to be totally random too :)

I would like to add one comment to all new swappers - PLEASE identify your swap with some kind of info, whether it's a note in the package, a marking on the envelope or a quick email "Hi, I'm so-and-so from here-or-there and I sent you something for such-and-such swap, hope you get it!", etc - Alot of us join multiple swaps at a buncha various sites and it's sometimes hard to tell who has sent something if all you have is a return address that doesn't match up to any name you recognize from anywhere. (Right now in fact I have a big envie of greeat collage supplies that I have NO IDEA what swap it's for or what site/member it's from and will have to snail-mail a thank you just so they know I got it!)

Thanks and I hope my swappees like the materials I've sent ... I didn't load down the envelopes but hopefully I picked some relevent stuff for you :) Take care!

~ gem ~

Thanks for the info, Gem. I did, in fact, include a note with my name and user I.D. indicating this was a swap-bot.com swap. I know some user names (like mine) don't correspond with actual names, so better to be safe and include both.

Reina :)

L. Smith - thanks - got your things today - love them!

Very cool package from the UK today (S. Brown). Lots of stuff that has to have been matched to my interests because lots of beverage related items! Many, many thanks! Now I have lots of new stuff for the beverage ATC swap :)

Oops, I didn't write "swap-bot" on my envelope. Sorry, I'm new to swapping and will know to do it next time! My name is easy to identify, though. I got a cool envelope full of stuff from Finland today! Fun swap! Thank you!

Hi! I received a wonderful package of papers and stickers from Cherise (Pookahdots)last week. Thank you Cherise, I will have a lot of fun with the goodies you sent. Rosebud Maggie I sent a note with my pkg. but didn't think to identify myself other than Maggie, sorry.

Tiny Baker sent an envelope full of fun stuff...thanks Tiny Baker...whenever i learn how topost the ratings I'll be giving you a 5.... I'll keep trying.....

Received an amazing envelope stuffed full of unusual and charming items from Sarah. The Thankgiving and Halloween themes will be so much fun to play with!

Sent my envelopes a while ago. Haven't heard anything from either swap partner. I filled them with goodies and just want to make sure all arrived safely.

Reina

Thanks for lovely things TeaCup, Love them all -

Help, am I being dumb? I don't know who sent me stuff. They gave me real names not swap-bot names (exactly like I did too, so I'm not complaining) I just want to post thank you's to them and sort out their ratings! So if you sent to L. Smith then drop me a message! Thanks

Received an awesome envie of goodies from Strawberry Shake/Lizabeth. Thanks so much for your generosity and the great variety. I especially love the pretty tissue papers :)

Reina

I got my envelope from Robyn in Australia today! So much fun to open and ogle all the goodies! Thanks so much! -Molly

I got my envelope from Robyn on Monday. Great stuff, you did a great job Robyn and it was so fun getting a Dingo stamp on the envie!

I think when it comes down to rating your partners it gives you their real names and not the Swap-bot name so you shouldn't have a prob forestmum.

Hey, I don't have anything yet, and this is my first swap...you ten people who haven't sent your stuff yet, please, please, I am so anxious, I can't wait to thank you...but I am leaving town for 5 days, so I will get it when I return, I hope.

Kristin-kyates

Got my envie from Cind today. Lots of wonderful goodies! Thanx!!!!!

I've not received anything yet from my two swap partners. I hope I do, as I LOVe these swaps and it's so much fun to get them in the mail.

I received an awesome package in the mail today, but..... it had NO return address or note inside to tell me who it is from and I would love to "Thank" the person who sent it. Ifr you sent a package to BrendaLea in Illinois would you please drop me an email and let me know. I would appreciate it. Thanks!

I have recieved one thing and no word from the others who I mailed to :/

by "thing" I mean wonderful envi of collage items

I received my long awaited package today from Deb..and it was so worth the wait!!! Real vintage ads and photos! Thank you so much!