Political Panache

Well, it looks like I'm pretty into this collecting hobby.

I just put in a bid for a spot on the Exceutive Committee elections. The EC is an advisory board servicing the members of the various national and international biz card collector clubs. In addition to my 100-word "Vote for Me" essay, I came up with a list - it's about 14 items now - of goals and suggestions for enhancing the sense of community for all members.

We'll see how I do. Thanks for your support.

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Glistening Gem

This awesome card arrived yesterday mixed in with a batch of 200 general cards...and is definitely among the elite Favorite Favorites in my collection. I couldn't take my eyes off it and kept picking it up to see how the light would play off the surface of the embedded embossed features. I'm afraid the scanned image doesn't do it justice...you've got to handle it yourself. A video should give a better idea of the card's properties: Also, I managed to sort my formerly disorderly drawers of unorganized cards into my "favorites" categories. Next, I'll get around to actually putting them in my storage/display binders.

Organizing with Favorite Categories - Art Museums

Collections of any sort can be more fun with structure. One way I've found to make my collecting enjoyable is to focus on specific categories of business cards. Though some folks are "generalists" -- those who are happy to get just about any kind of card in any condition -- I like sticking to a few types. My favorites are listed along the right hand column: from Artists to Western Themes featuring cactus. Right now the list is around 30 subjects and can fluctuate...just personal preference more than anything else. I'm currently in a letter writing campaign with Art Museums around the United States. For better or worse, I'm addressing my notes to the executive directors or whichever title sounds most like the head of staff! Approximately 25 per cent of the recipients replied to my first round of requests -- and that's with me including a self-addressed, stamped envelope, too. The initial goals are 1) to get at least one from every US state and te

Moo View

They're even better in color. Don'tcha wish you had one?

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