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ATC Mixed Media Swap

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ATC Mixed Media Swap
Swap Coordinator:travelgirl (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art  Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:64
Location:Regional - United States
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:September 14, 2013
Date items must be sent by:September 29, 2013
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This swap is for 1 ATC made using mixed-media styling.

What is mixed-media? think recycled items, fabrics, paints, glitter, torn pages, textures, buttons, chalks, layers, stamps, rub-ons and anything with style. (PS Don't use stickers).

You will make one homemade inspired ATC to swap with a new friend. Please take your time make it creative and use your imagination- you decide the theme.

Anyone interested in examples I suggest googling "Mixed media art" or trying anything to do with Sommerset Studios!

Please email with any questions. Anyone with more than 1 swap under there belt or with a 1000 swaps may join. Please make sure that you have no 1's in the last 3 months. I look forward to seeing everyone's creative side!

Discussion

Dakini55 08/13/2013 #

This is an email swap?

user2637 08/14/2013 #

I think marking it type 1 was an accident. @travelgirl this should be type 3. :)

travelgirl 08/14/2013 #

You were right! I changed it up ... thanks!@

papergirl45 08/15/2013 #

Sound like fun!

heathers38 09/11/2013 #

Hey could someone let me know who I am swaping with

twobluecrows 09/12/2013 #

@heathers38 the partner will be assigned after the sign up deadline, the host has time (up to three days, I think) to review the participant list for potential flakers, etc, then she will click the "assign partners" button and poof! You'll know who to send to! :)

luv2kraft 09/13/2013 #

Oh dear! I have 1000 and one swaps,may I still join??? ha ha JK lol

Alyak 09/14/2013 #

Hi! I am a newbie. Could you tell me more about ATC. Like what size they should be, what kind of paper they should be on and do you decorate one or both sizes?

Thanks!

CarlaDMG 09/14/2013 #

@Alyak ATC: Artist Trading Card. They are 2.5” x 3.5” (6.5cm x 9cm) artworks. Should be created on stiff paper (or mounted onto a stiff paper; often card stock or playing cards or …) so that they will be sturdy. The medium used to create the art/design/pattern will depend on the instructions of the swap (e.g., craft punch, a specific color, butterflies, fabric). The biggest thing is probably “no sticker slapping” (simply putting one or more stickers on a piece of paper and calling it an ATC creation). Naturally there are tons of sites out there to explore for finding out info on ATCs. Here are two: http://www.ehow.com/how4524510make-artist-trading-cards.html; http://gomakesomething.com/category/ht/atcs/. The back should include title of your ATC, date, artist (your Swap-bot user name [& your real name, if you like], and the name of the swap. You can decorate the sides, too, if you like.

CarlaDMG 09/14/2013 #

I love my latest typo: "you can decorate the sides, too, if you like." LOL!! I meant to type "back" not "sides" (I started typing "both sides" and changed my mind!!).

TC 09/14/2013 #

There is a very helpful, informative thread about ATCs in the Newbie Helper group.

Alyak 09/15/2013 #

@CarlaDMG Thanks for the info! Also, I am having a difficult time uploading my picture for my bio page. Is there some trick to it? I've tried many times with no luck. :)

midteacher 09/22/2013 #

Travelgirl: I made extras so offering to angel should someone get flaked.

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