Michi Belle
"There must be more than this provincial life"
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Hello everyone. On Wednesday is suppose to be sign ups for the ATC swap. Do you all mind if I do it for the following day? I just got back from vacation not long ago & still haven't gotten my groups together.
I still maybe able to get it going for Wednesday, but not sure yet. I will let everyone know for sure by tomorrow. Thanks everyone.
Go ahead & post the groups you would like to see going for it. Thanks again.
I can't wait to swap you all! I will be adding to this thread for other instructions as well.
The 1st swap I hosted was a handfull for me so hopefully this will be better. Any help along the way is definatley appreciated, hahaha.
Thanks again everyone for checking this out. I truley hope I get some new players as the one's who played last time. These groups are not set in stone, so I can add more, take away, or make new ones. PLEASE let me know what you think & what ideas you have.
How to Make and Share Artist Trading Cards (ATCs)
ATCs Are Born to Be Shared Not Sold
An ATC is the same size as a standard trading card for baseball, football, & other sports & character themes. ATCs, like their commercial counterparts, fit easily into the plastic sleeves made for collecting cards.
ATCs & Mail Art
An ATC is just that, a trading card…An ATC is not meant to be sold or auctioned. It is meant to be given away or traded. A great & fun way to get into art & inexpensive compared to regular crafting. You can use other Mediums on the paper you use. It’s a great way to show your vision & creativity to others. Anything does as long the art is original & yours.
The only rule when making an ATC is that is MUST measure 2.5 x 3.5 (pr 3.5 x 2.5 for vertical renderings). It is best to use cardstock, watercolor, or acrylic paper as the base of your card. It is possible to use this cardboard or paperboard.
You can apply ink, stamping, cut up a card, oil paint, acrylics, watercolor, charcoal, pastels, pencil, or really anything that marks an image. The images can be in color, black & white, or layered colors. Attachments are good as long as the main card itself remains relatively flat.
It is important to put the following on the back of each ATC you make:
Your name
Your username on the website you are trading with
Your email address
The title of the work if it as one
The medium & the date
If you have created a series, any number of ATCs in the same theme need to be numbered with the original number etc. 1/5 2/5.
The reason for putting this info on the back is: you may want to contact the artist & see what exactly they used for that card.
Or maybe you like it so much you’d like them to make more for you in the future. You can purchase an ATC stamp for the info on the back of your cards.
There are some people out there that will throw a couple of commercially produced stickers on a card & call it art. For the person who spent an hour creating an original image receiving a card of stickers is very disappointing.
Please use good judgment on the ATCs you are making. Be creative as possible. If this is something you can see your self getting into, you can purchase an ATC carousel from 7 Gypsies. That way you can put the carousel on your desk & enjoy them. It will start to look like a “FAT” book. It’s so much to skim through them.
Also when you go to a crafting convention, some people wear a button that says “ I trade ATCs” & they come flocking. You want to make several of each one & keep them in a binder when you are trading. Make sure you keep an original for yourself.
These tips are from Pam Gaulin & were found on the internet.
Just to add, there will not be stickers allowed at ALL in this swap please If you are using a thin piece of cardstock, it must be matted, so it will last years to come. Must be embellished at least 2 or 3 times please. Inking & distressing is absolutley welcome, but not considered an embellishment, it's a technique. It's not fare for people who put a lot of work & emphemera on them. So please add another embellie to your distressing. Thank you...
SIGN UPS-Thursday July 9th @ 10am
CHECK IN DATES:
*-July 16th (To make sure groups are good)
*-August 1st
*-August 17th
*-Mail In Date/September 1st
*Due Date
*-Mailed to Me
*-Recieved
*Mailed Back to You
ANGELS
1.
2.
3.
4.
PACKAGING
Please make sure each ATC is in it's own baggie of some sort please, that way EVERYONE gets the original baggies that the person you swapped with made.
If your postal person seems to be rough with your packages, I wouldn't send it in an envelope. Be sure to put in return address label & money for me to mail it back to you please. Also indicate if you would like DC.
Group 1-Flowers
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 2-Gothic/Punk/Biker
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4
5.
Group 3-Sports
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 4-Pirates/Knights/Vikings
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 5-Food/Kitchen/Cooking/Recipes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 6-School
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 7-Nature/Birds/Bugs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 8-Old School Toys
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 9-Surprise
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 10-Anything Vintage/Cars/Fashion/People
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 11-Ethnic
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 12-Fantasy
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 13-Automobiles
1. Car or Truck-
2. Train-
3.Tractor-
4. Boat-
5. Motorcycle-
Group 14- Time
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 15-Monuments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 16-Sentiments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
I still maybe able to get it going for Wednesday, but not sure yet. I will let everyone know for sure by tomorrow. Thanks everyone.
Go ahead & post the groups you would like to see going for it. Thanks again.
I can't wait to swap you all! I will be adding to this thread for other instructions as well.
The 1st swap I hosted was a handfull for me so hopefully this will be better. Any help along the way is definatley appreciated, hahaha.
Thanks again everyone for checking this out. I truley hope I get some new players as the one's who played last time. These groups are not set in stone, so I can add more, take away, or make new ones. PLEASE let me know what you think & what ideas you have.
How to Make and Share Artist Trading Cards (ATCs)
ATCs Are Born to Be Shared Not Sold
An ATC is the same size as a standard trading card for baseball, football, & other sports & character themes. ATCs, like their commercial counterparts, fit easily into the plastic sleeves made for collecting cards.
ATCs & Mail Art
An ATC is just that, a trading card…An ATC is not meant to be sold or auctioned. It is meant to be given away or traded. A great & fun way to get into art & inexpensive compared to regular crafting. You can use other Mediums on the paper you use. It’s a great way to show your vision & creativity to others. Anything does as long the art is original & yours.
The only rule when making an ATC is that is MUST measure 2.5 x 3.5 (pr 3.5 x 2.5 for vertical renderings). It is best to use cardstock, watercolor, or acrylic paper as the base of your card. It is possible to use this cardboard or paperboard.
You can apply ink, stamping, cut up a card, oil paint, acrylics, watercolor, charcoal, pastels, pencil, or really anything that marks an image. The images can be in color, black & white, or layered colors. Attachments are good as long as the main card itself remains relatively flat.
It is important to put the following on the back of each ATC you make:
Your name
Your username on the website you are trading with
Your email address
The title of the work if it as one
The medium & the date
If you have created a series, any number of ATCs in the same theme need to be numbered with the original number etc. 1/5 2/5.
The reason for putting this info on the back is: you may want to contact the artist & see what exactly they used for that card.
Or maybe you like it so much you’d like them to make more for you in the future. You can purchase an ATC stamp for the info on the back of your cards.
There are some people out there that will throw a couple of commercially produced stickers on a card & call it art. For the person who spent an hour creating an original image receiving a card of stickers is very disappointing.
Please use good judgment on the ATCs you are making. Be creative as possible. If this is something you can see your self getting into, you can purchase an ATC carousel from 7 Gypsies. That way you can put the carousel on your desk & enjoy them. It will start to look like a “FAT” book. It’s so much to skim through them.
Also when you go to a crafting convention, some people wear a button that says “ I trade ATCs” & they come flocking. You want to make several of each one & keep them in a binder when you are trading. Make sure you keep an original for yourself.
These tips are from Pam Gaulin & were found on the internet.
Just to add, there will not be stickers allowed at ALL in this swap please If you are using a thin piece of cardstock, it must be matted, so it will last years to come. Must be embellished at least 2 or 3 times please. Inking & distressing is absolutley welcome, but not considered an embellishment, it's a technique. It's not fare for people who put a lot of work & emphemera on them. So please add another embellie to your distressing. Thank you...
SIGN UPS-Thursday July 9th @ 10am
CHECK IN DATES:
*-July 16th (To make sure groups are good)
*-August 1st
*-August 17th
*-Mail In Date/September 1st
*Due Date
*-Mailed to Me
*-Recieved
*Mailed Back to You
ANGELS
1.
2.
3.
4.
PACKAGING
Please make sure each ATC is in it's own baggie of some sort please, that way EVERYONE gets the original baggies that the person you swapped with made.
If your postal person seems to be rough with your packages, I wouldn't send it in an envelope. Be sure to put in return address label & money for me to mail it back to you please. Also indicate if you would like DC.
Group 1-Flowers
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 2-Gothic/Punk/Biker
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4
5.
Group 3-Sports
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 4-Pirates/Knights/Vikings
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 5-Food/Kitchen/Cooking/Recipes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 6-School
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 7-Nature/Birds/Bugs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 8-Old School Toys
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 9-Surprise
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 10-Anything Vintage/Cars/Fashion/People
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 11-Ethnic
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 12-Fantasy
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 13-Automobiles
1. Car or Truck-
2. Train-
3.Tractor-
4. Boat-
5. Motorcycle-
Group 14- Time
1. Michi Belle
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 15-Monuments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Group 16-Sentiments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
this is me at the moment! I'm new to this area but not to stamping and ATC's. I've been stamping for 10 years and got to know Michi. She told me about the swap's she's hosting. I'm very interested. Can I play with you guys! 
Those of you who will be joining her groups, you will be getting real treats.
