ALTER 1 ROLODEX CARD for each of your partners.
The number of partners will be determined by how many join the swap! The maximum # allowed is 20, so, if that many join you will have 19 partners. If only 10 join you will have 9 partners, etc...
A fun thing about this kind of swap is that each person in the swap will send and receive from everyone else as long as participants stay under 20! This is a great way to get to know each other by receiving art from a lot of different partners!
A rolodex card is roughly 2 1/4 inches high by 4 inches wide with notches in the bottom to fit into a rolodex holder. Office supplies, thrift stores and friends retired from office jobs that don't do crafts are excellent places to acquire one! Please look in comments section of my profile to see an awesome altered rolo!!! Also check out the rolodex-junkies group!
Office depot sells a pack of 100 cards for $2.50! Once you have a card as a pattern you can cut your own cards out, The holes can be cut with scissors or they have a hole punch for $8.50! OR, Just glue 2 together or back one with printed paper, cardstock or collage to make your altered rolo card STURDY! Trust me, you and others will be thumbing thru them often to enjoy your collection of all the amazing artist in swap-bot!
ALSO A PLUS IS: The holders allow for extra room on sides (Up to 1/4 inch) and top (Up to an inch) for tabs, elements of the design, creativity to LIVE!!!! ; )
I think you will enjoy the freedom of ROLOS as they aren't as restrictive as ATCs!
Also lightly decorate the back, Be sure to SIGN IT! AND WRITE MEGA ROLO SWAP on the back. You may add any description on the back you choose like the TITLE of the piece and I always write the location of where it came from because that is part of the point of a COLLECTION!
This is ARTIST CHOICE .... so you may go ahead and make up several, but look at your partner's profile to make sure you aren't sending something they say they hate! I go thru the profiles when i am writing down partners and addies and jot down fav. colors, things they like & don't ,... SEND A SWAP U WOULD B GLAD TO GET!
ENJOY! AND BE SURE TO RATE ASAP!!! ; )
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