I attended a cookie exchange party today: take 6 dozen of one type of cookie to a party, play some games and come home with 6 dozen cookies of various varieties. I liked how this party was manged regarding the volume of cookies and yet there were like 15-17 women who attended. Everyone was given a box and we were divided into three teams. Each team made a total of six trips to the cookie table. Each trip you were allowed to take exactly 12 cookies and no more than 3 from a single tray in each trip. I haven't figured out the math just yet, but it worked great.
Anyway, on the way home, my brain said I could do that with scrapbooking!! I scaled my thinking to cards specifically. I thought someone on this group certainly has hosted a card swap party before and can share some ideas.
My general thoughts would be at each participant makes a set number of cards all the same. One person makes birthday, one, anniversary, wedding, get well, thinking of you, thank you, etc. At the party, you take turns choosing from the card stacks. You come home with a year's supply of hand made cards!
It sounds cool, but 72 cards sounds like a huge undertaking. I can bake 6 dozen cookies in 2-3 hrs but it would take me 6 weeks to make 72 cards! LOL. It still sounds like a fun idea.
-- Amy L.