11/1 - Week 1: Person Shaped. I had envisioned Gingerbread people, but you could also do Santa, Elves, Scarecrows, Pilgrims, etc.. Just pick one you like and enjoy. Minimum size 4” tall.

1. CandyHazz
2. Lbaker
3. SweetCreations
4. DeniseEmmerich
5. Sunnybrook494
6. LauraHunter - RECEIVED
7. CricutJunkie
8. Scraprageous - HERE

11/8 - Week 2: Orange. Create something for this week with orange as the main color. You may use cardstock or patterned paper or both, just be sure that orange is the main color. Items to choose from for this week: Photo mat(s), Paper piecing, embellishment baggie, or license plate.

Photo Mat requirements: 1 per person if it can hold a standard 4x6 photo (must show at least 1” around the photo); 2 per person if designed for smaller photos.

Paper Piecing requirements: 4” in length or width. (it can be larger, but no smaller please). At least four pieces. If you choose something that is only one piece, remember you can add to it. Ex: I created a three piece flower and added a garden sign for the fourth piece. As long as they are attached, it counts.

Embellishment Baggie: This is an option for all weeks, however, please don’t do more than two per round. This is for those weeks when time is just getting away from you. Minimal requirements are: 1 yard of fiber or ribbon, 2-4 buttons (depends on size), 4-6 brads (size affects), plus three more items (not all the same) of your choice. Ex: sending three pieces of bling does not count as three items, but as one.

License plate requirements: One per person if dimensions are at least 2” x 4”; otherwise 2 per person. Two layers and either 4 brads or other items required for the corners. Please be sure to round the corners like real license plates.

1. CandyHazz
2. Lbaker
3. SweetCreations
4. DeniseEmmerich
5. Sunnybrook494
6. LauraHunter
7. CricutJunkie
8. Scraprageous

11/15 - Week Three: DCWV. This week we will be using Die Cuts with a View papers. Any stack you like, just remember, when using the thin paper, it needs to have another layer. You can create photo mat(s), embellishment baggies, journal items, or deco squares.
Journal Items: 1 per person if 3”x4” or if they have a journal pocket, otherwise 2 per person.

Deco Squares: 2 per person if 2.25” x 2.25” or larger, otherwise 3 per person at 2”x2”. Each square to have two embellishments (inking edges does count as one, same with spraying with glimmer mist or something similar).

1. CandyHazz
2. Lbaker
3. SweetCreations
4. DeniseEmmerich
5. Sunnybrook494
6. LauraHunter
7. CricutJunkie
8. Scraprageous

11/22 - Week Four: Outdoors. The sky is the limit here – you choose what outdoors represents, what you see, interpret as you will. Item choices for this week: Photo Mat(s), embellishment baggies, Journal Items, license plates or Deco Squares.

1. CandyHazz
2. Lbaker
3. SweetCreations
4. DeniseEmmerich
5. Sunnybrook494
6. LauraHunter
7. CricutJunkie
8. Scraprageous

11/29 - Week Five: Choice Item. Each round I always include a week where you choose the item, the theme, everything. Why? There are so many talented scrappers/card crafters out there that I want everyone to have a chance to show off a new or favorite technique or try a new item. Some past items have often been 3-d, including glass creations, shaped items, mini-album pages, mini album kits, beaded sprays, notepads, 3-D flowers. Standard items are fine for this week too!

1. CandyHazz
2. Lbaker
3. SweetCreations
4. DeniseEmmerich
5. Sunnybrook494
6. LauraHunter
7. CricutJunkie
8. Scraprageous

12/6 - Week Six: King Tut Day. Eachround I include a theme day. This round is King Tut Day, which was November 4. What to create? Something with King Tut/Egypt/Treasure in mind. Photo mat(s), License Plates, Journal Items, Embellishment Baggies, Deco Squares or Bead sprays are the choices for this week.

Bead Spray Requirements: At least 3 beads and 2 flowers required. Bead Spray to be a minimum of 5” in length or width.

1. CandyHazz
2. Lbaker
3. SweetCreations
4. DeniseEmmerich
5. Sunnybrook494
6. LauraHunter
7. CricutJunkie
8. Scraprageous

12/13 - Week Seven – Clearly Seen. I love to use recycled items whenever I can, so this week, when creating your items for this week, some part of it must have a piece of something clear. The item can be new, it doesn’t have to be recycled, but it could be. This could be clear acrylic, an overlay, a slide, acetate, glossy accents, etc.. Save some packaging from an overlay or cricut cartridge to create a piece to go with this week’s theme. Alcohol inks work great, so do stazon inks for stamping. Your choice! Items to choose from for this week include: Photo mat(s), journal item(s), mini-album page, standard size greeting card, license plates, bead spray, paper pieced item, deco squares.

Mini-Album page – at least two embellishments, minimum size 3” x 3”

Greeting Card – if you create a standard size of 4.25” x 5.5” card, no envelopes are required. Please include an envelope if you create any other size.

1. CandyHazz
2. Lbaker
3. SweetCreations
4. DeniseEmmerich
5. Sunnybrook494
6. LauraHunter
7. CricutJunkie
8. Scraprageous

12/20 - Week Eight – creatively exhausted yet? Well, here is an easy week for you :D. Each round I keep week eight reserved for the same item. It is amazing how different things are, even when we have the identical challenge. What is it? Create a journal item to coordinate with one of the previous seven weeks.

1. CandyHazz
2. Lbaker
3. SweetCreations
4. DeniseEmmerich
5. Sunnybrook494
6. LauraHunter
7. CricutJunkie
8. Scraprageous

Next step? Time to ship your items. Please place items for each swapper into a ziploc baggie and label with your screen name (minimum). Mail to arrive to my house by 1/9/2013. Please post the day you mail. I will post the day items arrive.

Any questions? Just ask

Round 5 would normally start 12/28, but we are doing two weeks off for Christmas/New Years due to scheduled things I have this year, so it would not start until 1/10/2013. Once Round 4 begins, I will do a posting for round 5. Still max of 8. It is fun to have a project listed by my table to think about during the week, then I usually create when inspiration hits. :D

Edited by user Friday, January 04, 2013 8:21:32 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Cherie

Yes, a few links (they are from my blogs so they show past projects in a previous round)

From my original blog - August 11, 2011 - this shows the pieces from this particular round. 6 participants. There is a license plate that has swthrt in one of the photos. Shows some paper piecings and other items (ATC's, Bookmarks, etc.. Each round brings something new)
52 week swap - 2011

From my current blog - http://www.scrapbooksandcows.bl...und-one-2012-rounds.htmltried with just 4, but too small of a group, however the results are beautiful. The 2nd photo shows some deco squares.

Bead sprays are also shown (I will find the post) as well as in a video I recorded on Ustream under Scraprageous.

gotta run drop off kids at the train - will post a few more samples later :D

Thanks for joining in

Let me know if you are looking for further examples of items. I think I have them all covered above. (Visitors in town, so I posted kind of quick. If I missed something just let me know - thanks)

Scraprageous

Sent you an email with questions... This looks like fun!

Thanks all, can't wait to get started on this!!

Sweets

How long are you going to keep it open? I would love to join, but need to see how far I get with my other swaps.


Denise

Sign me up for all categories. I am making progress on my SS Christmas swap, so I am good to go.

Thanks

Denise

Hi Lucinda

Thanks for your reply! I think this does sound like lots of fun so I would like to join for all 8 weeks. I'll be sure to check in if I have questions since this is my first big swap! Speaking of that... Do you like to keep the items seasonally oriented (ie fall/ winter) or can it be anything?

Looking forward to lots of fun!!

Rebecca

I have been thinking about this for awhile and would like to join. I did it last year and had a good time.

Thanks, Laura

ok I'm in put me in for all eight weeks, what the heck I need to be pushed a little!

Edited by user Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:30:43 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Candy - thanks so much for your help while I am traveling :D

Laura - welcome back! It is a lot of fun :D

Cricutjunkie - welcome! This is a fun swap!

Lots of ideas here! :D

Cricutjunky - No problem! Hope this helps (it may be more than you were looking for, sometimes I get long winded )

Yes, you do create eight of each item.

As an example for everyone new to this swap - here is what I usually do. I print out the listing of items and put it by my calendar that I see each day (or by my desk - depends if it is during the school year or not).

Then, if I come up with an idea - I can jot it down (before I forget - I can't always remember what I went downstairs to get, so this is important for me). Then, as I have time/mojo hits, I try to create one item (8 each) each week. I seldom get the week done that is written - I go with the mojo - if I feel like creating a different week instead, I do. Just so I have 8 of each item completed by the end, it really doesn't matter what order you follow.

So - week 1 for round 5 is making 8 people. I am not sure on that (not time to start, so not a big deal). However, I have been doing some really fun, orange, pumpkin cutouts for church, so I am leaning towards creating a pumpkin piecing for my item for week 2. That is my plan for now, it may change (I don't want to spoil surprises)

After creating all items for all eight weeks, I allow two weeks for things to be packaged and shipped. I know things come up, so that is why the two week time frame. Several people routinely finish early, others like to have it arrive just before/on the due date.

Ziploc baggies: It makes swapping out much easier if you put all eight items for each of the eight participants into separate, sealed baggies with your screen name on them. That way if a piece of bling comes off (or something comes apart), there is no doubt where it belongs. It also makes swapping this out much easier. As this swap goes along, sometimes we get to know each other fairly well and come up with some specific items in a swap (example - monogrammed pieces all require the correct initials). If you label a baggie to go to XYZ swapper, I do make sure that that particular individual gets that baggie.

I ask that you post on this thread, the day you mail. That way I am on the lookout for your package. I will be pm'ing my address to you about the first of November so you have it, otherwise, feel free to pm me and I will send it out. I do not post my address on the boards for safety reasons.

Also, please do not post DC#'s on this board. You can pm them to me. It is public and you can find out locations of people shipping/receiving with that number. DC's are optional, and in almost 8 years of swapping, only two packages have gone missing. One with a DC, one without. The one with DC was never found, so swapper rec'd her postage back. The other one didn't get anything.

Once swaps arrive at my house, I will post RECEIVED by your name in the thread (I think it is the 2nd post here) as well as a post on the thread so that you know it showed up safe and sound. The other thing I do is to check that all rules were followed/enough items are included - if anything is up, I let you know (usually all is perfectly fine).

Hope this makes sense?

Edited by user Sunday, October 07, 2012 3:25:31 PM(UTC)  | Reason: typo

I have a question, can we make anything for the theme, or are we to make the things you suggest?

Making progress on my items... And having loads of fun making things (like deco squares and license plates) I've never done before... But you'll have to wait and see which week they go too... Not telling! :)