Stuckinsideacloud and cherylld's Private Swap!

PRIVATE! Kawaii Whimsy Envelope Swap!

~ I've decided to put a twist on the whimsy jar swaps I've been doing, and try this new whimsy style swap! Instead of a jar stuffed with tiny goodies, we'll use an envelope stuffed with small and tiny flat items! Any envelope you would use to mail a letter or card is fine for this swap! So what do you think, ready to give this new type of whimsy a try?!~

For this swap we'll be creating a single KAWAII whimsy envelope for our 1 partner. This will be SENDERS CHOICE! Meaning all items you include can be of your own choosing. HOWEVER PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF YOUR PARTNERS ALLERGIES IF THEY HAVE ANY! (for example items smelling of smoke can be harmful to those with allergies or asthma, same with perfumes, etc)

Do your best when putting together these whimsy envies! Please follow the instructions.

This IS sender's choice, however that being the case PLEASE NO JUNK!

Do not just open up a junk drawer and grab a handful of paper products, be thoughtful with what you send your partner! Please no blank or plain colored post it notes or post it shapes, no blank address labels etc. This is meant to be 'whimsical' and so the items inside should be visually pleasing in some way, or something you feel is special somehow, something nice for your partner!

Remember, we want to make their day ^_^ Put together something that you would enjoy receiving if it were your gift, something that you're super proud to share with someone else! We want to warm our partners heart with our lovely package! Not leave them feeling a bit deflated by receiving someone's throw aways.

The theme this time is Kawaii....and all around super sweet adorableness!! Think...:

San-X, Sanrio, Q-lia, Crux, etc! Dollar store Hello Kitty! Other non japanese brand kawaii's are okay, we're not going to be super strict with brands or charactrers, for example I will also allow Jetoy Choo Choo Cats, Tokidoki, Pusheen, Num Noms, (and for any kpop fans BT21 are acceptable as well) but please NO Disney, Loony Toons, My Little Pony, Cartoon Network, Pooh Bear, Anime, etc. Let's stick to kawaii or brands/characters that are often debated as being kawaii.

We'll be using an envelope as our container, any envelope that you would use to mail a letter or card with. You're more than welcome to use or create a larger envelope if you wish, like those manila ones, however the requirements are just a standard letter type envelope. I am allowing a good amount of time for sign ups, and two weeks after sign ups to send.

We will also decorate the outside of the envelope! You can use stickers, washi tape, decoupage, you could paint it, draw on it, the sky's the limit! Sticker slapping is okay as long as you slap enough on to make it really cluttered and pretty/neat! (One or two slapped stickers won't cut it! lol)

Remember to include both your Swap-Bot name and the name of this swap, on a little card or memo inside your envie as well!

Please use tape around each edge of your envelope! Since your paper items will be freely floating around inside the envie, we don't want to risk an edge tearing and anything slipping out! Especially if you're shipping overseas! You can use scotch tape, etc, as long as the edges are secured, that's all we need to make sure of ^_^

Items should be LOOSE inside of the envie. If you purchase something wrapped, such as a packet of sticker flakes, or a little bag of die cuts, etc, you should open the bag and dump the loose items into the envie. The idea is to put everything inside so it can get all messy and mixed up in there!

Items that you may include:

Cut out images of kawaii characters! You can NICELY cut characters out of memo sheets, letter-sets, maybe you have a few used sheets of memo paper but don't want to throw them away because they're cute! You can re-purpose those sheets by cutting out the cuteness ^_^

Mini kawaii memo sheets, or smaller die cut kawaii memos!

Ribbon or washi tape samples! No limit on length, you can use the length or width of the envie, or even snip just a little bit to share, etc.

Sticker flakes, or cut out stickers that are kawaii in nature!

You could include inchies or little tiny papercrafts like those origami stars or tiny paper cranes (flattened of course)! (I know these aren't 'kawaii' but I do think they are cute, and you can use kawaii paper or memos to make them if you'd like ^_^

Wrappers from candies or tiny snacks that feature kawaii characters! (As long as they're clean!!)

Loose confetti or mini die cuts lol Who doesn't love confetti ^_^ I know this is also not technically kawaii, but I do feel like it fits the theme of cuteness so we'll go with it!

Kawaii bandaids! (Unused in their packaging of course!!)

These are just suggestions. There's tons of things you could add! Use your imagination ^_^ Of course handmade goodies are welcome if you'd like, though please do your best! Remember, DON'T JUST CLEAR OUT YOUR JUNK DRAWER!

So that's it!

One envelope, size you would use for a letter or a card (or equivalent)

Filled loosely with tons of thoughtful and nice paper goods!

Decorate the outside of the envie!

Don't forget to include a note with your swap handle and the name of the swap!

And send!

If I've missed anything, or if you have any questions or comments, feel free to let me know!

Kawaii Paper Good Image Examples: