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Simply 1-2-3: ATC swap

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Swap Coordinator:plaidgiraffe (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:20
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:July 30, 2009
Date items must be sent by:August 26, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Have you ever heard that its as "simple as 1-2-3". Are you overwhelmed with overly embellished ATCs? Lets make some that are as simple as 1-2-3... Choosing and gathering the items to use might take longer and more thought than the assembly!!

  • a Background (handmade or patterned paper)
  • an image (not a sticker and only HIGH quality images if printed from the computer).
  • one word (stickers can be used here).

Create each ATC using ONLY those three elements. These should be quite "flat" so I am making this an International swap. (Thats still less than $1 to send if you're in the US and happen to get a partner that is not!)

One partner. Two ATC, for each. QUALITY made ATCs!! If these are your very first ATCs, this might not be the swap for you. No "slapped" together creations. Make and send something that you would want to show off in your own collection. If you are not sure what an ATC is: google "artist trading cards" or look at my "picturetrail" (which is listed in my profile).

Are you up for the challenge to keep it simple!? I will ban participants at my own discretion based on profiles, history and overall ratings.

Discussion

user6937 07/23/2009 #

Some of the 3 dimentional stickers are quite nice - could they be used?

plaidgiraffe 07/23/2009 #

After considering that, I'm gonna have to say "no". They are nice but the idea is too keep it "simple" and to focus on the basics not heavily on the embellishment, which I would consider those to be.

DianneCC 07/23/2009 #

This would be a great opportunity to practice background techniques. In a Flickr group I'm in we used bleach to stamp with. I've had fun with that-made 4 cards already. Flickr is a great place to find awesome images-a group I'm in is called 'Collage art'-not for posting art- Copy Free freebies galore.

BrendaMarie 07/24/2009 #

This looks like a lot of fun. I'm putting it on my watch list for now but can't wait to join up.

Batmamma 07/24/2009 #

Is it ok if the image is handdrawn? As by me :)

plaidgiraffe 07/24/2009 #

Im glad that this swap is generating so much interest. Yes, a single hand drawn image is fine.

druideye 08/ 1/2009 #

I really hope that mine were good enough, it was quite fun and I hope my partner likes the cards. Here's a picture of the both of them. http://pamelaski.deviantart.com/art/ATC-Simply-1-2-3-131682535

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