Masterbard & Emkay Treasure Journal Swap

Masterbard (Judith) and Emkay (Marion) are doing a private 'Treasure Journal Swap'. Each partner will buy or make a journal book and decorate it, then add 'treasures' to it.

The book itself should be at least 8 inches x 8 inches. You can store buy or handmake it. The outside should look very special... The journal will have a minimum of 10 pages and a minimum of 10 treasures (you can include more pages and/or treasures if you want).

You can attach the treasures into the book however you see fit... pockets, envelopes, fold-outs, tied in, etc. At least 5 of the treasures have to be removable items. The other 5 CAN be (but don't HAVE to be) permanently part of the book, like pop-ups, fold-outs, spinners, etc. The pages of the journal should be decorated and fun/beautiful/interesting to look at...

What IS a treasure, you ask? A treasure is any little surprise that you can somehow manage to stick into the book- tags, recipes, letter sets, notecards, postcards, bookmarks, cds, dvds, atcs, picture frames, zentangles, envies full of supplies (like ribbons, eyelets, beads, atc blanks, etc), patterned paper, and anything else that will fit and you think your partner can use and enjoy.

Some of the pages may be journaled, with details from your life, a fun day, a thought, woman's wisdom, etc. The pages may include photos if you choose.

The items are sender's choice. The style of the journal is sender's choice. Each partner can, however, provide a list of three or four 'themes' and a preferred colour scheme that their partner can choose from.

The signup date will be this week - March 29 - April 2. The due date for the journal will be May 28, 2010.

Credit for the original swap and permission to alter for an international private trade goes to @Rubyfreckles