WOW! You all have absolutely blown me away with your kindness, generosity and creativeness this Christmas! I am exceedingly grateful to be a part of such an amazing community and I wish everyone a wonderful festive season. Cheers to more snail mail in 2022!

/u/umeshufan – THANK YOU for the humorous Christmas card! One of the first I received this season. I love that your card also has on the back “Not Printed in China” LOL.

/u/tigerlady13 – THANK YOU for the cute Christmas card! I hope that you have a lovely time this season too. You have cute stickers and washi. Love the vintage stamps too.

/u/Ginger_ninjah – THANK YOU for the adorable penguin Christmas card! Cute stickers. I hope that you have a lovely Christmas too. Cheers to 2022 : )

/u/NoHumidity – THANK YOU for the gorgeous holographic silver Christmas card and the snowman snowflake ribbon you included. I hope that you have a magical season too.

/u/dwrfstr – THANK YOU for the stocking Christmas card with flowers in it! Love the colors. You have really cute washi; thank you too for the stickers and tea. My holiday plans include crossing off another National Park from the list :D

/u/iheartcitrus – THANK YOU for the nutcracker Christmas card and the envelope stuffed full with all sorts of goodies: wooden snowflakes, snowflake confetti, penguin sticker, washi sample and the tea! Cute stamp shaped washi on the envelope too. How is your quilt coming along?

/u/canameow – THANK YOU for the winter themed postcard; I love the colors and am happy to have you along for the de-stash of 2021! As always the postcard is impeccably decorated. I hope that you have a fantastic holiday and get to relax for your week off. Thank you too for the under the sea sticker sheet!

/u/travel4me22 -- THANK YOU for the gorgeous soot stamping Christmas card! I am so looking forward to trying out this new technique! I also have a fancy fold card I’ve been wanting to try… maybe over the holidays I’ll have some time to try these : ) Also, I bought similar washi at the convention lol!

/u/powelale000 x2 – THANK YOU for the adorable gnome card! I am so glad you have found joy in punch art… it is pretty satisfying to put it all together to form a picture. The matching washi is super cute! Thank you too for the stickers, tags, tree diecuts and the puppy dog postcard.

/u/nutriyum – THANK YOU for the snowman card! I am in LOVE with the postage stamps you used. I adore the holographic snowflake in the middle as well as the northern lights! The washi on the envelope is great too, I love that it matches the snowman on the card. Thank you for the washi sample!! I love that you’ve started making handmade cards and visiting new cities in your country… how fun : ) Have a lovely Christmas!

/u/welshfancy x4 – THANK YOU for the vintage Christmas postcard of Paris! I am looking forward to another year of exchanges with you too : ) Thank you for the stickers. THANK YOU too for the absolutely beautiful paper magic Christmas ornament card! I appreciate the kind words; please know it is 100% the same for me too when I think of you! THANK YOU for a THIRD Christmas card! Now you’re jus t spoiling me. The white barn with the snowflakes is so cute! THANK YOU too for the Wild Wishes postcard, I love wild cats! We will be road tripping this holiday and I am quite looking forward to it :)

/u/ez330 – THANK YOU for the handmade Christmas card! I love the washi with the red truck and tree in the back. Hope your peanut butter fudge turns our amazing this year, it certainly sounds yummy! Thanks for thinking of me at this time of year. I appreciate the washi sample too and the vintage stamps you used on the envelope.

/u/bluedecemberart – THANK YOU for the polar bear card and the penguin stickers! It will be a warm winter for me, even if I have to carry my heater around with me LOL. Love the matching polar bear washi you used on the envelope as well as the snowflake stickers!

/u/catnatomy – THANK YOU for the delightful handmade CHEERS card! I love all the glitter washi you used on the front and the inside quote and illustration is fantastic! Thank you for all the care and thoughtfulness you put into making this card. Love your address label too. I appreciate the snowflake stickers you included!

/u/zenshark33 – THANK YOU for the teal Christmas tree card! Its one of my fav colors. Thank you for thinking of me at this time of year. I hope that you have a lovely Christmas. Cheers to more cards in 2022!

/u/BATTLE_METAL – THANK YOU for the glittery sparkly shaped Christmas card! I hope that you have a merry, magical and bright holiday too. It has been wonderful to reconnect with you this year; can’t wait to see what the new year brings : )

/u/monetmonkey – THANK YOU for the punny under-the-sea Christmas card! It makes me want to design an under the sea card for next year; I haven’t seen anything like it in the States. Cute washi and stickers on the inside too. Hope you have a great festive season too!

/u/tinawebmom – OMG! This card is amazing! THANK YOU for spoiling me with this easel card. I actually looked up a tutorial on how to make one. That’s how excited I am for this card lol. I love that it is handmade; did it come with a kit? You’ll have to share details with me; I’d love to know! Have a lovely Christmas!

/u/DPClamavi x2 -- THANK YOU for the handmade Christmas card! I love that the cardstock is shimmery and that you used USA postage stamps :) Your handmade stamp is adorable. THANK YOU too for the silent night postcard. Lots of food seems like a tradition that people around the world share at this time of year :P Thank you for sharing that with me. The Yule log dessert sounds amazing, we call that a Swiss roll LOL.

/u/stockman1984 – THANK YOU for the glittery dove Christmas card and of course the crack cookies! Hope you have a good one, my friend! Cheers to more carding in 2022…right? Right! :P

/u/wabisabi_sf – THANK YOU for the embossed winter scene Christmas card and the stickii club sticker sheet! How cool that you finished a quilt after so long away from sewing! That’s amazing! I am saving my name from the envelope, your calligraphy is just too pretty to get rid of : ) Cheers to more exchanges in 2022!

/u/relax455 x2 – THANK YOU for two fantastic Christmas cards and for sharing your art with me. Your watercolors are lovely and I love that you used glitter cardstock. I am hoping that the ro-ro is behind us too :P Spoil that grandbaby and have an amazing Christmas! Thank you for the stickers too.

/u/jurassicjessica – THANK YOU for the lovely rainbow Christmas tree card from you and Pepper! Merry Everything indeed… I am a big believer in celebrating even the small stuff, it makes the last 2 years more enjoyable, don’t you think? Have a great holiday and cheers to 2022!

/u/colorlessmurakami – THANK YOU for the Christmas card! Love, peace and joy to you too especially at this time of year and in light of the past 2 years. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and may the new year hold endless possibilities for you.

/u/ContessaLolaMontez x2 – THANK YOU for the New Years card and all the stickers/goodies you included. THANK YOU too for the postcard. I hope that you have an amazing 2022. See ya on the flip side :P

/u/MoominMog -- THANK YOU for the Christmas tree card and your kind words! I have heard great things about the Lake District in the UK. I’ll have to check it out at some point :) Fro London, I’ve only been as far north as Coventry lol.

/u/snailmailer142 -- THANK YOU for the Holly Jolly card and the stickers, great design btw! Wishing you everything of the best for the new year ahead.

/u/UseYourRuler -- THANK YOU for the lovely handmade snowmen Christmas card. I loved the tags you included too! My mum and I used to do quilling together years ago, its something I’d like to pic up again at some point. Thanks for reminded me of it!

/u/chibi_haiku -- THANK YOU for the Christmas card! I’m glad you liked the weird card I sent you lol. Thank you too for the paper ephemera you included. Cute sweater return address label : )

/u/feellikebeingajerk -- THANK YOU for the lovely Christmas card. I love the texture and the bright colors! Thank you for the tag and the tea too. Cute snowman postage stamp :)

/u/ninjyang -- THANK YOU for the Year of Nina holiday card! Very cute :) I hope you have an amazing festive season too! We’re road tripping to three states so pretty excited!

/u/StephanieTay x2 -- THANK YOU for the glittery merry and bright card, you picked great even though you don’t celebrate any of these holidays! THANK YOU too for the postcard, tea and paper ephemera. Always a pleasure to hear from you. Love the washi tape and stamp you used too.

RAOC Holiday Card Exchange

/u/tiredpantyhose – THANK YOU for the wreath Christmas card! I had no idea I was one of your first RAoC cards that you received, how cool! Thanks for sharing that : ) Cheers to being able to do the things we want/ love in 2022.

Special Thanks for the Christmas Packages

/u/shadow-pop -- THANK YOU for the amazing handmade Christmas junk Journal and your note! The gold pen / ink is lovely! I am super excited to use the journal. I’ll probably send you some pics when I do : )

/u/mikepenpal6 -- THANK YOU for the delightful Christmas package - you spoil me! Your card is super cute and I love that you used a non traditional color for the card base – I’m all about that :P I’m excited to use the mermaid paper and the washi rolls! Thanks for being amazing!

If you don't see your name here, I did not receive your card or I thanked you in my last post. I will be away for the next two weeks so if your card arrives then you'll get a TY in the New Year!

Peace, Love and Festive Vibes