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Altered Playing Card Swap

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Altered Playing Card Swap
Swap Coordinator:Kimbeewa (contact)
Swap categories: Crafts  Art  Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:37
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:February 18, 2009
Date items must be sent by:February 28, 2009
Number of swap partners:3
Description:

I did my first altered playing card swap last year and thought it was so fun.

Just make sure that the number and suit is visible somewhere on the card. Besides that rule, have at it. Normal sized playing cards, not those super tiny or huge ones.

You will have 3 partners and send 1 APC to each of them for a total of 3 cards.

New swappers welcome as long as you have a filled out profile. Everyone else please have a 4.8+ rating. Everyone must rate each other.

I will check profiles and ban anyone who needs it. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for joining!

Discussion

missychrissy 02/ 1/2009 #

Oh thank you Kimbeewa for doing this swap. I hosted a couple last year and thoroughly enjoyed them, but I'm not hosting any more and I've been waiting for someone to do this again.

Why is it in the bookmark swap category though?!!!

Kimbeewa 02/ 1/2009 #

I am having issues with my home computer and I can't get the swap catagories to display...It's really making me nuts! I'll edit it when I get on my work computer tomorrow. I was wondering if anyone would notice :-)

TangoAlphaMike 02/ 1/2009 #

This sounds great! I think I qualify? I'm signing up... :)

AuntB 02/ 1/2009 #

how do you alter card? glue? can it be lamanited? This sounds like fun but I have never done it. Please advise

Kimbeewa 02/ 1/2009 #

Do whatever you want to it as long as a number and suit is still showing. Like in the example in the swap description. Let your creativity go wild!

AuntB 02/ 2/2009 #

thanks

maestraw 02/ 2/2009 #

Too fun! I made one, went back and read the directions and made another. Ooops, for a teacher, I don't follow directions very well. I had to go back and make a third. They say that teachers make the worst students! :-)

missychrissy 02/ 5/2009 #

And doctors make the worst patients! You've got to make 3 anyway @maestraw ... one for each of 3 partners. Never mind, the more you make, the better you become at it!

alteredtome 02/ 8/2009 #

I have made ATCs using playing card but never a card that is APC. Can you use embellishments like brads, eyelets, and fibers?

Kimbeewa 02/ 8/2009 #

alteredtome....yes, you can use anything as long as you can see what card it was. Have fun!

SallyAnn 02/ 8/2009 #

I have used playing Cards for my back before to!! but never left any of it showing. This sounds like a lot of fun and a good idea!! Cant wait to create!!

maestraw 02/13/2009 #

My cards are finished. I can't wait to send them. Thanks for hosting this swap. (And, you are right. My ATC's ARE getting better!) lol!

Mo

aTrueBella 02/15/2009 #

this sounds like a really cool swap. most of my questions when i first looked at it have been answered already, but i've got one more. are joker's allowed to be used???

Clarian 02/16/2009 #

I'm a newbie here. I had a question. Do you ever seen the person's ATCs anywhere on this group? Do you post your blog page or anything like that?

whatsherface 02/16/2009 #

Im very glad you are doing this swap! I bought a deck of cards to make one ATC and now I have so many lying around and I need to make ATC's out of them! This is going to be so much fun, I look forward to receiving some too!

magpie55 02/17/2009 #

Clarian, the gallery hasn't worked since I joined last summer. It would be so nice to be able to see people's altered cards. Somethimes a flickr site is made but it is up to each individual to show their own card on their own flickr site unless the host makes one for us all. I have no idea how that is done.

VPettus 02/17/2009 #

I have a question. Now can we decorate the front and back of the card or just the side withthe number on it?

VPettus 02/17/2009 #

I moved to the watch list because I am new too making ATC making.

Kimbeewa 02/18/2009 #

Sorry, guys, I was on vacation. Let's see if I can get these questions answered:

  • Just decorate the side with the number on it
  • Since the photo gallery doesn't work, you'd have to check out someone's flickr if they had it to see any of their work.
  • I think Joker's would be fine to use.

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