ATC Swap Proposal

[Linda V]

Gentle Reminder, Please Mail ATC Swap Cards by the 20th. Thanks

Have received the following participants ATC Cards:

These Cards are truly amazing, everyone is going to be so pleased and excited when they receive these!!!!!

1. Dana Ansell cute cute cute Mailed to you 10/11/11 Received 10/13
2. Linda Vanorio LOL Received 10/11
3. Lisa Howell Ahhhhhhhhhhhh so adorable Mailed to you 10/11/11 Received 10/14
4. Elizabeth Maxcy-Humphrey Spooooky Mailed to you 10/11/11 Received 10/15
5. Elsa Riedel Beautiful Mailed to you 10/11/11 Received 10/13
6. Penny Duncan Wonderful as Always Mailed to you 10/11/11 Received 10/13
7. Retta Sumpter Beautiful Mailed to you 10/11/11 Received 10/13
8. Kathy Bessey Crisp and Pretty Mailed to you 10/11/11 Received 10/13
9. Jeannette Cowen Wooooo Spoooooky Mailed to you 10/11/11 Received 10/22/11

SWAP COMPLETE!!!!!








If you did not receive the email from me with my snail mail addie here it is:
Linda Vanorio
1492 Pine Meadow Road
Lexington, KY 40504




ATC is Closed at this time

Reminder that ATC Entry will Close to participants at Thursday, September 1st at 8PM EDST. We now have 10 participants. Please consider doing this, I know you will be amazed at what will be created and what you will receive!!!!!!

Linda

HI Everyone,

I have been Absent without Leave from the forum, as my mother has been very ill and I have been responsible for her care. She is finally on the mend and does not need my loving attentions as much as she did, sooooo.....

I would like to propose an ATC Swap. Z has done these on the MTC forum and I participated in one and loved it. I would love for us to do these here, as I love ATCs. I am proposing one for September for the month of October with a Fall/Halloween theme. You can do either topic! I pleade guilty to bias for the theme as this is my favorite time of the year LOL. But, am open to other theme if others would prefer something else.

I am willing to act as coordinator, unless Z or someone else wants to provide this service. Cards should be completed and mailed to the coordinator by the 20th of September, so that they can be grouped and mailed to participants.

ATC Card participant's envelope should contain appropriate number of cards for each participate to receive one depending on number of participants and whether there are several groups (If participants are broken into multiple groups, 12 participants will be assigned to each group unless we have less than 24 participants). A self-addressed return padded envelope with same amount of postage as 1st envelope and an extra 25 cents. Change if any will be returned to each participant.

Private Message coordinator with name and email contact addie so list can be compiled and posted here with your name only. List of names will be available no later than September 1st on this message, so that everyone knows how many are needed or if groups have been assigned.

I hope this does not step on anyones toes, I just love to make these cute little cards. If anyone else has any other thoughts or ideas, please just let me know or please, please make any suggestion you would like.

Or, if this isn't appropriate please advise me also, and moderators feel free to remove this message.

Could everyone help this be "bumped to the top" I have no idea how things get penned to the top.

Thanks Linda Vanorio


Participants:

Woooo Hoooo only 3 more for this Group to be full! List/Groups will be closed evening of Thursday, September 1st at 8pm EDST

1. Linda Vanorio
2. Elizabeth Maxcy-Humphrey
3. Penny Duncan
4. Retta Sumpter
5. Dana Ansell
6. Lisa Howell
7. Jeannette Cowen
8. Elsa Riedel
9. Maxine Richards
10. Kathy Bessey
11.
12.

[Elizabeth]

Count me in Linda! I love fall, and I love ATCs! This sounds really fun.

So happy to hear that your mother is recovering!

[PennyDuncan]

Oh COUNT ME IN TOO!!! I absolutely LOVE ATC's!!!!!! I've not done any in a couple of years and miss them!!!!! How FUN!!!

[Thyme]

Linda, welcome back and so pleased to hear your Mother is improving!

And it is completely appropriate, please go ahead

[Linda V]

Oh this is exciting
Thanks Elizabeth and Penny for participating. I have already started to work on mine!!!!!

[fairwayflunkie]

Okay...dumb question alert...what is an ATC?

[PennyDuncan]

ATC = Artist Trading Card.....They are 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" pieces of little ART designed to your heart's passion..... here's some I've created over the years..... https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&ci ... &sc=photos They can become SO ADDICTIVE!!!

[Mary Kobe]

Penny, that is A LOT!!!!! WOW!!

[fairwayflunkie]

Wow is right! Holy smokes! Thanks for the eye candy....and the explanation....

[Angel135612]

Penny,
I just looked at all your ATC's and all I can say is WOW!!!

I have never joined in a swap, mainly because I never know how much time I would have to participate, and I wouldn't want to hold up things because I didn't have time to complete my share. I have a hard enough time making ONE of something, let alone 12!! But I think making ATC sized projects would be a great way to "play". You can try out new techniques. Try new supplies, that you just HAD to have but now, don't know how to use or what to do with them. And you won't be using a lot of supplies, and if it doesn't turn out... well, you didn't waste much. I was also thinking, if you were "playing" with ATC sized projects, you could always put one on the front of card, for when you needed a "real sized" card for something.
I can't wait to see what all the participants in this swap create... I'm sure they will all be amazing!!!

[Retta]

1. Can they have 3D type items on them? ie: flowers like Penny's had in her examples.
2. Do they need to be reinforced with some type of stiff board? ie: cereal type board or chipboard?
3 - Can they be shaped cards? Ie: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 size but in a shape?

Thanks and I would like to sign up also.

[Linda V]

Retta Thanks for joining us!!

3D is great, just a thought some people like to put them into protector sleeves. But you should create what you desire
no larger than 2.5w x 3.5h but shaped is fine
I always back mine with another piece of cardstock.
And I didn't mention to everyone, a label on the back with Name, Date, Swap and I mark mine 1 of how everymany there are.

It always amazes me the creativity that can be put into 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

Linda

1. Can they have 3D type items on them? ie: flowers like Penny's had in her examples.
2. Do they need to be reinforced with some type of stiff board? ie: cereal type board or chipboard?
3 - Can they be shaped cards? Ie: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 size but in a shape?

Thanks and I would like to sign up also.

[Linda V]

Penny,

Truly Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ATC = Artist Trading Card.....They are 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" pieces of little ART designed to your heart's passion..... here's some I've created over the years..... https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&ci ... &sc=photos They can become SO ADDICTIVE!!!

[PennyDuncan]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...THANKS so much ladies!!! Some of them I don't like as it's when I first began YEARS ago....but I still am thrilled I have the pics of them.....They are SO much fun to make and easy to hang on to and view to get inspiration for other projects!!!! I'm excited about this swap!!!!

[Retta]

Penny - I'm thinking - as always so beautiful. Thanks for sharing that link. Skydrive, does it cost to save things there and is there security features too. Just wondering. Thanks.

[Linda V]

Dana, thanks for joining the Swap. Received you addie and email.

[PennyDuncan]

Penny - I'm thinking - as always so beautiful. Thanks for sharing that link. Skydrive, does it cost to save things there and is there security features too. Just wondering. Thanks.

Hey Retta....NOPE it's FREE!!! And WONDERFUL...You get 25GB of FREE storage.......and very safe!!!!! You can make anything private, or share with just certain people or everyone..YOU get to decide!!! I absolutely LOVE it!!!!

[Retta]

When I'm not at work, I'll have to check it out. Thanks honey!!! Have a great day!

[Linda V]

Thanks Lisa, Jeannette C and Elsa!!!!!

[Gigi]

OMG Penny - what am AMAZING ATC gallery!! Talk about inspirational and creative -WOW!

I have never made an ATC - I think it's a great idea but not sure how much I can jump into until the wedding is behind me.

Gorgeous , Penny- you never cease to amaze me and you never disappoint - not ever! I know I have said that before, but it bears repeating!!