Shouldn't this be a Type 1 swap since it's email only?

Yeah, I thought that should be a type 1 since you aren't actually mailing anything, just sending it electronically.

But you are creating. Should be both

You are creating, but you are only emailing. If you read the description of the types, it should be a type 1 for being electronic.

Type 3 - Crafts and Packages - Any time-intensive craft swaps or swaps that must be mailed in a package. Most swaps will fall under this type. Anything sent in a box, bubble mailer, or large envelope is a Type 3 *These are time intensive craft swaps. I spend hours creating my journal pages, then photograph them and email.

As I understand it - Type 1 swaps are "all electronic" only. This falls under Type 3, because you are making a physical craft - creating an actual page in a journal with paper, paint, ephemera, etc...

The issue, IMO, is that I could download an image of someone else's hard work and email it to the four partners in this swap and there is no way for my partners to know I put zero effort into "my" creation.

As this swap stands, there are no checks and balance on what is supposed to be a creative endeavor. People will be getting credit for hard work they might not have done.

Hmmm... Well we are creating a page according to the theme (different each time). I would be OK with adding a video of me flipping through my junk journal to show all of the pages I have created to "prove" that it was all my work in my journal, and not "stolen" from someone else. I do have all of my pages posted on my blog and do include a link to that as well. I'm not exactly sure why this is an issue ... can't we just have faith in each other? Most people are honest, and what would be the benefit of trying to cheat on artwork? I'm glad we do have open discussion, though.