Hey everyone! As you may have seen from last year's thread, I've agreed to take on the duties for distributing this years cards. I'll even be participating! You might not know this about me because I'm not particularly active in custom cards, but I was a professional graphic designer for several years and I occasionally made the convention circuit with some friends selling my T-Shirts and other Designs.
(The following is more or less taken from previous years)
For 2014, the MTGSalvation Holiday Magic Card Exchange returns for its eighth year!
Here is an introduction for those of you new to this - or - a refresher for the old timers:
How the exchange works
The premise is simple. First, MTGSalvation members from all over the world send me personally altered cards. Then, as Christmas approaches, I randomly send their cards to someone else who participated. It's a fun gift exchange that's always a blast.
What do I mean by personally altered? Does that you mean you have to be as good as the people over in the official altered art thread? Not at all! What's important is that you personalize your cards. For example, here are just a handful of cards done over the past few years:
As you can see, there is a lot of variation in what people choose to do. Featured is wide range of artistic talent, from doodles to full-blown alters. Just make it fun. In general, if you wouldn't be happy with receiving it from somebody else, you should alter it until you would be.
How to Participate
Participating is easy! Just send me a PM with your address, and I'll send you mine back. All you have to do after that is send me your cards along with appropriate packaging and postage to mail your cards along to the next person. After that, just relax and wait for your return package to make its merry way to you. It's that simple!
All participants must have their cards to me by December 12th, 2014. They will be redistributed and sent off over the weekend, and hopefully everybody will have theirs by December 25th. Please remember to budget enough time for your cards to arrive. For reference, I live in Maryland, USA.
Brand new accounts are excluded to avoid gaming the system. If you try and game the system to get more presents, I will catch you. Please don't do it. It will just result in a sad face for both of us.
This event is not sponsored or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast in any way. It is purely something done for fun by people who love Magic, and is not for for any financial gain or otherwise.
Tips and Checklist
Over the past three years, previous exchange runners saw a lot of cards come through. Here are some recommendations to help make the holiday exchange fun for everybody!
Try and modify cool cards. They don't necessarily have to be rares, but it's great when somebody can play the cards they receive in a deck and then tell the story of how they received them! If you are on a budget, think an altered playset of playable commons, an EDH staple, or basic lands are great... as long as it's playable it's cool!
Stumped for cards to alter? Try sending cards related to your name, avatar, or signature! That way there's a connection between MTGSalvation and the card's you're altering.
What you receive is random and a gift from someone else to you. Regardless of how you feel about the quality of cards you received, please be grateful. After all, it's a gift!
Part of the fun is ripping open the package when it finally arrives to see what you received. Do not post the alters you did ahead of time - though vague hints can be fun. We don't want to ruin the surprise!
Sending items such as letters, notes, or pictures along with your cards to the other person is not only allowed, but encouraged!
You might want to take a picture of your cards before you send them so that you can still show them off if the recipient has no way to upload an image.
You may submit as few or as many cards as you would like. Take your time and make some great alters!
IMPORTANT RULES --> READ THIS!!!
1. You absolutely must, must, must include a stamped envelope (no addressing please). If you do not include one, I cannot promise you that you will receive any cards back. Make sure this envelope has enough postage to mail the stuff you sent.
2. In the past, a couple of people have sent extra large/heavy items. This is great, and often these items are very cool! However, if you're going to do this, please include an extra envelope that is the appropriate size and/or has the right amount of postage on it.
3. If you are an international participant, please tell me in your PM so we can discuss how international shipping will work out best in your case. The US Postal prices have done some crazy things in the last few years, and shipping times may be a concern.
4. Along with your cards and Stamped envelope, please include a slip of paper with your MTGSalvation username. There will be a lot of cards coming in and if I don't know who sent me something I can't really let them know - which I'd like to do
Checklist
Send me a PM with your address
Check you inbox daily, I'm on all the time and will generally be quick to reply.
Alter cards!
Write your MTGSalvation username on a slip of paper.
Send me your cards, that slip of paper with your MTGSalvation username, and a stamped envelope with enough postage to mail your cards, inside another envelope. Don't forget any of those steps!
Time travel to later in December and check your mail. Enjoy your gift!
Currently Registered:
Aquila Noctis - Package Received
Bobthefunny - Package Received
Stoogeslap - Package Received
Elemental - Pacakge Received
Lechgame - Package Received
Slavan K. Guiser - Package Received
JstarfireT - Package Received
PikachuGundam - Package Received
Pet Snake - Package Received
entity zero - Package Received
KaiSchafroth - Package Received
Grant1 - Package Received
wrathofvolrath
Feyd_Ruin
DrWorm
Glimflicker
boom
sent mine in!
Talk it up people,
this is so great
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Human Rigger Rebels
Resisting The Tyranny of the Anti-Contraptionists. Viva L'Assemblage!
Modern-- Fish; Jund; Burn; Affinity; Mill Legacy--UGBFood Chain; UFish; UBRG Delver Commander--UB Sygg, River Cutthroat; W Isamaru, H.O.K.WRG Naya grouphug Enchantress 60 Card Singleton -- WB value drain UN- -- W Weenie (Wordmail on Knight of the Hokey Pokey is good beats)
So, being that I can't miss one of these. I'm in. I want say that I've only missed it a couple of years since I started participating and I'll not let that happen again.
Boomshakalaka. I seriously haven't spent much time on Salvation since the move to Curse, but I've made this part of my holiday tradition for my family. I'll come back for this. Art + Magic? SIGN. ME. UP.
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Jay, just to make sure this is correct, but you want us to send a stamped envelope, but no address on it? I've read it a couple of times and this just seems weird. Are you going to be addressing them then? Usually we just self-address and stamp. Or should it be the same amount as the cards we send so we can make sure they get where they're going without extra funding?
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Proud Owner of: Extremeicon's Hamster-balled soul Istanbul's Soul, Bidder of Myself votan's Linux-loving Soul grappler12's Poop-smithing Soul Sir Blakely's Fencing Soul CraZedMiKe's Soul Transferred Back at His Request HAWKEYE 7's Calvin and Hobbes Loving Soul Tanthalas' Greek Alliance Soul Avatar of Kokusho's Island-Hating Soul Salubrious' Rather-Belatedly Added Soul
Jay, just to make sure this is correct, but you want us to send a stamped envelope, but no address on it? I've read it a couple of times and this just seems weird. Are you going to be addressing them then? Usually we just self-address and stamp. Or should it be the same amount as the cards we send so we can make sure they get where they're going without extra funding?
I wanted some flexibility. It should be stamped with the same postage you used to send it to me. For most people that'll just be a forever stamp or two.
Some people are planning on sending more than just a couple cards, and several are out-of-country, and if you self-address it makes it difficult to send you a bigger package if necessary.
OOPS! Didn't read the rules about unaddressed envelope until now. Sorry, but mine is addressed. I don't care about getting back lots of cards, but I put more than enough postage on it. I sent enough cards to hopefully help spread the cheer to everyone so give them out as you see fit. They aren't as sharp as last year's Duresses, but a crappy alter is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick! Maybe?
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I had amnesia once, or maybe twice. I don't remember.
OOPS! Didn't read the rules about unaddressed envelope until now. Sorry, but mine is addressed. I don't care about getting back lots of cards, but I put more than enough postage on it. I sent enough cards to hopefully help spread the cheer to everyone so give them out as you see fit. They aren't as sharp as last year's Duresses, but a crappy alter is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick! Maybe?
(The following is more or less taken from previous years)
For 2014, the MTGSalvation Holiday Magic Card Exchange returns for its eighth year!
2007, 2008, 2009 , 2010.,2011, 2012, and 2013
Here is an introduction for those of you new to this - or - a refresher for the old timers:
The premise is simple. First, MTGSalvation members from all over the world send me personally altered cards. Then, as Christmas approaches, I randomly send their cards to someone else who participated. It's a fun gift exchange that's always a blast.
What do I mean by personally altered? Does that you mean you have to be as good as the people over in the official altered art thread? Not at all! What's important is that you personalize your cards. For example, here are just a handful of cards done over the past few years:
As you can see, there is a lot of variation in what people choose to do. Featured is wide range of artistic talent, from doodles to full-blown alters. Just make it fun. In general, if you wouldn't be happy with receiving it from somebody else, you should alter it until you would be.
Participating is easy! Just send me a PM with your address, and I'll send you mine back. All you have to do after that is send me your cards along with appropriate packaging and postage to mail your cards along to the next person. After that, just relax and wait for your return package to make its merry way to you. It's that simple!
All participants must have their cards to me by December 12th, 2014. They will be redistributed and sent off over the weekend, and hopefully everybody will have theirs by December 25th. Please remember to budget enough time for your cards to arrive. For reference, I live in Maryland, USA.
Brand new accounts are excluded to avoid gaming the system. If you try and game the system to get more presents, I will catch you. Please don't do it. It will just result in a sad face for both of us.
This event is not sponsored or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast in any way. It is purely something done for fun by people who love Magic, and is not for for any financial gain or otherwise.
Over the past three years, previous exchange runners saw a lot of cards come through. Here are some recommendations to help make the holiday exchange fun for everybody!
IMPORTANT RULES --> READ THIS!!!
1. You absolutely must, must, must include a stamped envelope (no addressing please). If you do not include one, I cannot promise you that you will receive any cards back. Make sure this envelope has enough postage to mail the stuff you sent.
2. In the past, a couple of people have sent extra large/heavy items. This is great, and often these items are very cool! However, if you're going to do this, please include an extra envelope that is the appropriate size and/or has the right amount of postage on it.
3. If you are an international participant, please tell me in your PM so we can discuss how international shipping will work out best in your case. The US Postal prices have done some crazy things in the last few years, and shipping times may be a concern.
4. Along with your cards and Stamped envelope, please include a slip of paper with your MTGSalvation username. There will be a lot of cards coming in and if I don't know who sent me something I can't really let them know - which I'd like to do
Checklist
Questions?
Please post below.
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
Aquila Noctis - Package Received
Bobthefunny - Package Received
Stoogeslap - Package Received
Elemental - Pacakge Received
Lechgame - Package Received
Slavan K. Guiser - Package Received
JstarfireT - Package Received
PikachuGundam - Package Received
Pet Snake - Package Received
entity zero - Package Received
KaiSchafroth - Package Received
Grant1 - Package Received
wrathofvolrath
Feyd_Ruin
DrWorm
Glimflicker
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
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Also, hahaha.... my Roja Lands are still the first image!! woot!
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I'm trying to keep everything as close to how Galspanic handled it as possible
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
sent mine in!
Talk it up people,
this is so great
The Steamflogged
Human Rigger Rebels
Resisting The Tyranny of the Anti-Contraptionists.
Viva L'Assemblage!
Legacy--UGBFood Chain; UFish; UBRG Delver
Commander--UB Sygg, River Cutthroat; W Isamaru, H.O.K.WRG Naya grouphug Enchantress
60 Card Singleton -- WB value drain
UN- -- W Weenie (Wordmail on Knight of the Hokey Pokey is good beats)
URGEDH Biovisionary.dec BShirei WBSelenia
The brain is the muscle that pumps stupid through the body
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Are tokens also welcomed?
Proud Owner of:
Extremeicon's Hamster-balled soul
Istanbul's Soul, Bidder of Myself
votan's Linux-loving Soul
grappler12's Poop-smithing Soul
Sir Blakely's Fencing Soul
CraZedMiKe's Soul Transferred Back at His Request
HAWKEYE 7's Calvin and Hobbes Loving Soul
Tanthalas' Greek Alliance Soul
Avatar of Kokusho's Island-Hating Soul
Salubrious' Rather-Belatedly Added Soul
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I was sad that I missed it last year too, so hopefully this time, I can!
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Yes, Tokens are okay.
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
Proud Owner of:
Extremeicon's Hamster-balled soul
Istanbul's Soul, Bidder of Myself
votan's Linux-loving Soul
grappler12's Poop-smithing Soul
Sir Blakely's Fencing Soul
CraZedMiKe's Soul Transferred Back at His Request
HAWKEYE 7's Calvin and Hobbes Loving Soul
Tanthalas' Greek Alliance Soul
Avatar of Kokusho's Island-Hating Soul
Salubrious' Rather-Belatedly Added Soul
DCI Advanced Organizer
I wanted some flexibility. It should be stamped with the same postage you used to send it to me. For most people that'll just be a forever stamp or two.
Some people are planning on sending more than just a couple cards, and several are out-of-country, and if you self-address it makes it difficult to send you a bigger package if necessary.
TerribleBad at Magic since 1998.A Vorthos Guide to Magic Story | Twitter | Tumblr
[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
10/10 agree on the poke in the eye!
Legacy
WUBRG TES
UWR Blade
UWB TinFins
EDH
UWB Sharuum
Rules Advisor
I'm giving it an extra couple days to get the rest in. Right now I have about 11 entries. I'm expecting at least one or two more.
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath