Any interests for an ATC swap?

[Michi Belle]

I would like to do an ATC swap, but I have never hosted before, plus I m not computer savvy to do all the listings that everyone does.:confused3
I know, I am a dumbo right?:rotfl2:
Maybe we can do it after the holidays if there are interests. Thanks for checking me out.
Michi Belle

[AlexWyattMommy]

:dumbo: Not.
The lists are just copied and pasted from other swaps. Then we change the particulars to match what we want - Due dates, check in dates, groups, element requirements, etc.

Now here is my Dumbo question - What is an ATC and what do you need to make one?

[123SA]

I would like to do an ATC swap, but I have never hosted before, plus I m not computer savvy to do all the listings that everyone does.:confused3
I know, I am a dumbo right?:rotfl2:
Maybe we can do it after the holidays if there are interests. Thanks for checking me out.
Michi Belle


Can you tell me more about it? Some examples would help too. Thanks!

[Michi Belle]

Sure, they are called "Artist Trading Cards". They measure 2.5x3.5. You double matt them & you can embelly them how you want. I find them to be really fun.
You collect them. It's kinda like how guys collect their baseball cards & trade them. Then they keep them in a plasic sleeve. You can paper peice them, put stickers, stamp them. All kinds of stuff. Plus, there are ATC swaps as well like how we do here. I haven't joined any, but I think I might. But I'd prefer to start one with you all:goodvibes
When you go to a crafting convention, you can wear a button that says "I swap ATC's" & boy let me tell ya, they start flocking.

It's also like when you go to Disney & we trade the pins with the cast members. It's a great way to see peoples ideas & keep them for people to look at. You can make a book for the one's you want to keep, & another book for the ones you want to swap. Of course you would make several of the same ones to swap with people. I have gotten really hooked on them. I wish we could do that here!:yay:

Is that a good enough explanation? I feel like I just wrote a novel,:rotfl2:
Thanks for your questions...
Michi Belle

[123SA]

Sure, they are called "Artist Trading Cards". They measure 2.5x3.5. You double matt them & you can embelly them how you want. I find them to be really fun.
You collect them. It's kinda like how guys collect their baseball cards & trade them. Then they keep them in a plasic sleeve. You can paper peice them, put stickers, stamp them. All kinds of stuff. Plus, there are ATC swaps as well like how we do here. I haven't joined any, but I think I might. But I'd prefer to start one with you all:goodvibes
When you go to a crafting convention, you can wear a button that says "I swap ATC's" & boy let me tell ya, they start flocking.

It's also like when you go to Disney & we trade the pins with the cast members. It's a great way to see peoples ideas & keep them for people to look at. You can make a book for the one's you want to keep, & another book for the ones you want to swap. Of course you would make several of the same ones to swap with people. I have gotten really hooked on them. I wish we could do that here!:yay:

Is that a good enough explanation? I feel like I just wrote a novel,:rotfl2:
Thanks for your questions...
Michi Belle


Do you have a link or a site that I can go look at some?

[Michi Belle]

Ok here is a site that is cool & started to do swaps. A lot of people seem to do clip art & vintage pics (which I love). We can totally do stuff with Disney as well. I'm warning you though, we can get VERY hooked...

http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/atcnov03.html Let me know if this link works.

[Michi Belle]

Here's another one. See if this attachment works. This website will give you the basics & explanations.
<a href="http://www.altered-art.net/make-artist-trading-cards.html"><b>How to make Artist Trading Cards - basics and backgrounds</b></a>sics & an explanation.

[Michi Belle]

I don't think the last one worked. Lets try this one.

http://www.altered-art.net/make-artist-trading-cards.html

[AlexWyattMommy]

Here is one I found.
http://www.artist-trading-cards.ch/
and
http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html

What I don't see is what goes on the other side?

[Michi Belle]

All you put on the other side is a label with your info. Your name, & mayber email. So lets say someone really likes your card, they can email you & ask how you made & with what materials. It's just a card you see from the front. Very easy, but fun stuff to do.:goodvibes

[New England Eeyore]

If you search the gallery at Two Peas, you will find a ton. There are some Disney ones on there too.

I think a swap like this could be interesting.

[Michi Belle]

Thanks New England Eyore. Here is a pic onf one...

Umm, mayber not. It's not letting me paste it. She has some cute one's of Donald Duck & Woody on there..

[Michi Belle]

I just got a vintage set Mad Hatter stamps that I am itching to use! They would be perfect to swap with for ATC's. We can even start a monthly ATC swap group. But, we can do 1 first & see how everyone likes it. We can do Disney themed if you'd like. Everyone will get some Mad Hatter's from me, that's guarenteed!:banana:
How does February Sound? Of course people wanting to do it who have an interest.

[Mischief_Managed]

I thought I would help my non-computer savvy friend with photos, so anyone interested wouldn't have to go looking for Disney examples. These are not mine - I found them online in someone's public Flickr account. They are really cute, and don't use stamps, which ATCs are primarily stampers items.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj247/krans_76/Scrapbooking/arielatc.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj247/krans_76/Scrapbooking/catatc.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj247/krans_76/Scrapbooking/tinkatc.jpg

[rlovew]

Sounds like fun!!! I love to swap but I am getting to the point where I have too many items to use. I just got some new tools today that could be fun with doing these though.

Rebecca

[123SA]

I think this is interesting too, not sure about the Feb timing for me.

[Michi Belle]

Yay! Well, I guess we may some possible interests. I was thinking maybe doing sign ups in February & due date in March. That way it gives everyone plenty of time to think of what they want to do & make them since we have a ton of other swaps out there. But I will cjeck the calendar to see which month is the slowest fo swaps.
The only thing I am worried about is the computer stuff. I have my good friend Mischief_Managed that can guide me through this.

I will wait to see how many possible interests I have. Please go ahead & post if this is something you'd like to do & I will go ahead & figure out what kind of groups I want to do.

Thanks a lot everyone for sharing your opinions with me...:yay:

[Michi Belle]

Ok, no prob. I will check the calendar. I will think of what to do for the swap. Once that is done, I will email Bamb & see if they will approve it.

[TinkerBean]

ME, ME, ME!!!

I would love to do this. Then I would *have* to get a 7 gypsies ATC holder I've been eyeing...;)

[Michi Belle]

Yay Tinkbean. I'm totally excited. :banana: I just checked the 2009 calendar & I'm thinking March for the sign ups & mid April for due date. Anyone else interestred in playing?:rotfl:

[TinkerBean]

ATC are so cool. I think of them as really cool business cards...

Check out these stamps from Catslife Press...

http://www.catslifepress.com/catalog/atc1.htm

[Michi Belle]

Those ATC stamps are cool. They are cool for the backs of ATC's. Would March work for you?

[TinkerBean]

Yup March works for me:goodvibes

I love the thought of having all of my disfriends' cards on the ATC spinner...I can point to each one and say...This is AWM, and this is SusieStone, and this is 123SA, and this is Party of Three, and this is MichiBelle and this is...Well y'all get the picture;)

[marlynnp]

ME, ME, ME!!!

I would love to do this. Then I would *have* to get a 7 gypsies ATC holder I've been eyeing...;)

I was looking at that for over a year and I finally bought it this summer. Now I just need to fill it, lol!

[Michi Belle]

You are so right! I would love to have all my DISfriends on the carasel spinner too.:lmao: It looks so fun & pretty when it's full. You just run to run your fingers through it.
Marlynnp, your lucky to have it already. I will get it as soon as we get going on the atc's. I'm super excited. :cheer2:

[party of 3]

i'd like to do this too! i'd like to see my friends on the spinner thing too!!!!

[AlexWyattMommy]

Maybe that can be one of the requirements?
On the back we have to put a small picture of us, like we do with the circle journals?

[TinkerBean]

I like that idea...Does a picture from 2 yrs ago count (I was 60 pds lighter then;) ):laughing:

[AlexWyattMommy]

I like that idea...Does a picture from 2 yrs ago count (I was 60 pds lighter then;) ):laughing:

:rotfl2: Only if I can use a photo from when I was 20 years younger.

[TinkerBean]

:rotfl2: Only if I can use a photo from when I was 20 years younger.

Since when does 60 pounds = 20 years?;) (Like you have anything to worry about miss eliptical trainer babe)

[TinkerBean]

ATC are so cool. I think of them as really cool business cards...

Check out these stamps from Catslife Press...

http://www.catslifepress.com/catalog/atc1.htm

There are 3 pages of ATC stamps from Catslife Press...I only posted the one.

http://www.catslifepress.com/catalog/atc1.htm

The other thing that is totally cool about doing these is one you get a group together of swapper who enjoy making these, we can swap Holiday ATC, Altered ATC pockets, make birthday ATC for each other's b-days, the possibilities are ENDLESS!!!

[Michi Belle]

You guys are too!:rotfl2: Your right though, the possibilities are endless. You CAN use them in your scrapbooks too, but you DO want to keep extras to just have to look at & show others. I'm really excited that you guys are interested. We can do a ton with this.
Like you said Tinkerbean, one month we can have a b-day atc swap, then holidays, vintage, Disney, words, yo uname it!:cheer2:
Would you guys like to do a Disney one first, or does that not matter? I will certainly take suggestions & work them in.
Also, if everyone likes the 1st swap, would you want to do one like every month & a half or so? Thanks yall!!!:flower3:

[pretty in tink]

I think this sounds interesting. I would definitely consider signing up for this one, but I think I'll wait for the specifics until I say 'yes' for sure. (i.e. how many in a group, and specifications for embellishments, etc. On a budget here...) I've heard of these before, but had never really seen any until now. Its such a cute idea!

[MazdaUK]

How DARE you sow me cute stuff and stamps to tempt even more ££££ out of my purse??:lmao: This looks so much fun:banana: but I'm not sure how you do the vintage pics - do you print it from your computer and paste on, or buy the stuff (like for decoupage?). I like that they are small = not too much cardstock:thumbsup2 but like pretty intink I'd want to see how many in a group etc.


I'd love to do an Easter group - I've got some cute chick stuff:goodvibes

[Michi Belle]

I believe I would only have 6 in a group at the most, because finances are tight for everyone including myself. We can totally do a holiday theme, even though X-mas & Thanksgiving will have passed. I will include an Easter catagory for you.
They will have to be double matted, & have at least two embellie's on them. Whether it's stickles, sticker's, brads, eyelets, ribbon. The same applies for our regular swaps. I'm working on what other catagories I want for this.
As Tinkerbean said, they look like really cool business cards!:yay:

[Michi Belle]

I believe I would only have 6 in a group at the most, because finances are tight for everyone including myself. We can totally do a holiday theme, even though X-mas & Thanksgiving will have passed. I will include an Easter catagory for you.
They will have to be double matted, & have at least two embellie's on them. Whether it's stickles, sticker's, brads, eyelets, ribbon. The same applies for our regular swaps. I'm working on what other catagories I want for this.
As Tinkerbean said, they look like really cool business cards!:yay:

MazdaUk,
So sorry about thaty, hahah:banana:
As far as Vintage, you can totally download a ton of Vintage pics from clipart & use that. There are such cool looking one's. I am a sucker for vintage looking things. I thought that the women were so beautiful then. Because that's how Real women looked. I saw a website that swapped naked vintage atc's. They were so beautiful....

[MazdaUK]

Hey, its not THAT difficult to get me to spend:lmao:
Not sure if my printer is good enough to print things off and get them looking that nice, but I've got a couple of sources for other stuff, and there's always stickers etc:thumbsup2

What DH will love is that they are small