RQOTD: How many Holiday cards do you plan to make this year?

Great question!

I make about 25 holiday cards for friends and family each year. I've never donated them, but definitely could. Thank you for that idea!

I've done the 2peas holiday card exchange 2 or 3 times over the years and intend to play along again. It's been so much fun doing the seasonal card swaps on the board this year.

I haven't come across anyone that looks down on handmade cards, at least not that I know of. If someone ever made a negative comment I would remove them from my recipient list. One less for me to make!

I’m finished. I only made 17 this year because I went overboard last year so I have more then enough. I’ve never done the 2Peas exchange and unfortunately I have too much going on over the next two months to participant this year, maybe next year.  

Excellent question! I make about 30 for friends and family. Last year two neighbors and their daughters and me and my daughter got together and made cards for everyone on our block. Then they had the idea to make cookies as well, so we all made cookies then got together and made assortments. We split up the deliveries. People who were home when we delivered the cards and cookies seemed quite pleased.

I make about 25 cards for family and friends. I also participate in the 2peas card exchange.

I send out about 40 cards to friends and family and Peas/IG friends who send me lovely greetings each year. I stopped doing the Pea swap mostly because it was a lot of incoming cards to manage, a little bit because of the drama. I still have a good sized stack of Pea cards to chop up and rework into cards to donate. I don't like to waste them.

Also because of glitter. I hates it, and Peas loves it. lol.

I would prefer to streamline my personal cards by sending a photo card, maybe with a creative touch, but I have too many cardmaker friends on my list now who don't want to see my face, they want craftiness. That's cool, I only do it because I enjoy it. But I do have a few people who want the photo card not the crafts, so I get a little grinchy at having to do both. I'm not good at only making one design and I waste a lot of energy deciding who gets what and I don't have that kind of energy to spare over Christmas. I need to do it in October or November.

I receive a couple of dozen cards each year - a few are from people I actually know IRL and a couple are from family. Most are from Peas or IG friends.

I make or upcycle ~150-300 cards for charity, usually a medium or flat rate box full, sometimes two. I think I made closer to 300 one year, but a lot were Pea cards that I chopped the fronts off and attached to new bases, with a stamped greeting inside. When I did the Caring Hearts drive they also had to have a greeting and signature which I handwrote, ouch. I think I have 200-odd ready to mail to Bring Smiles to Seniors this year, a lot of Sheetloads. Not sure if Caring Hearts will come back this year or not but I'm not sure I'll participate anyway.

I honestly don't know how many I usually make. I have a list of family and friends I send to (maybe 30?) and then the last couple years I've sent to the birthday card exchange peas and pokey peas. I have done the big 120+ exchange a couple times, but it is a lot. Some years I give cards to my co-workers depending on how many cards I make. I basically make cards as long as it's fun. I rarely do more than 6 the same; although, this year I found a sheetload of cards design I love, so I've been using the same base but different papers and focal images. I have made 36 so far, but we'll see how it goes.

I made and have sent off about 130 cards to the Canadian troops. I have about 35 made to send out to friends and family. I haven't decided if I will do the holiday swap this year yet...have to figure out the budget for stamps.