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by Chinadoll on Thu 10 Apr 2008, 2:26 pm
Hi There
ATCs are my favourite at the moment although I love making cards too. Here are some examples of my work that I have already swapped.
Would love to get some input from other swappers on how to go about swapping on this forum.
Mary
xxx
ATCs are my favourite at the moment although I love making cards too. Here are some examples of my work that I have already swapped.
Would love to get some input from other swappers on how to go about swapping on this forum.
Mary
xxx
Re: ATCs made recently
by Guest on Thu 10 Apr 2008, 3:01 pm
Hi China doll , I'm not a swapper as I love making cards and my own embellishments !! However a suggestion would be for you to post pics of your atc's you wish to swap under a new thread called "ATC forum swap shop" explaining that you would like to swap ATC's could people interested state which ATC they are interested in and pm you with there address DO NOT LET PEOPLE POST PERSONAL DETAILS ON THE THREAD!!!!! You could then confirm that a swap can take place and others can post in thread showing off their ATC'S for swaps and so on kinda like an ATC auction quickest swapper gets the swap. Make sure you tell people that you would like an ATC in return and if they doon't know what one is explain to them size, details provided on the back of the card and general materials used.
Hope this was helpful
Hope this was helpful
Re: ATCs made recently
by craftymaz on Sun 18 May 2008, 10:34 am
mary i am going to get swop shop going in altrincham
Re: ATCs made recently
by larryal on Wed 21 May 2008, 8:12 pm
I love your ATC they are in a style I'm trying to acheive, I have a few up for swap in the galley at Trimcraft.co.uk and I have swapped in my local Craft Central. hope this helps
ATC'S
by roni54 on Mon 26 May 2008, 1:29 pm
Hi I am new to this site and just started to make card's could you tell me what are ATC's, they are lovely by the way
Re: ATCs made recently
by larryal on Mon 26 May 2008, 2:41 pm
As their name indicates, ATC,or Artis Trading Cards, are collectables, a brilliant idea born of the older sports-themed trading cards. The one rule that makes an ATC derives from their origins: the dimensions of the ATC must be 2.5"x3.5", or 64x89mm ,the size of a playing card.
To this rule are appended a couple of conventions. First, an ATC mustn't be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting (by correspondence or online if need be) and exchanging their works, thus meeting many artists and getting exposed to many personal styles. Second, on the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information, title of the ATC and number (1/8, 2/8...) if it's part of an edition. By definition ATCs are made in limited numbers, often no more than one of a kind. Unique ATCs are called originals; sets of identical ATCs are called editions and are numbered; sets of ATCs that are based on one theme but that are different are called series. Don't be intimidated by the concept of small editions or originals: very few people are anal about this. What most collectors really want are cards that were made with care. Based on that, numbers are meaningless.
That's all! The above is all you need to know to start making your own ATCs. Common sense dictates that they should be sturdy enough to survive mailing, and of reasonable thickness (unless you specifically want them otherwise. Transparent card sleeves are useful to protect the cards if need be. This is particularly true if they can easily get smudged or if the medium might stick during transport."
Hopefully this should make things a bit clearer to those who didn't know what an ATC was. The above was lifted directly from: http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html This is a brilliant site with lots of info on it.
My thanks to Twintrouble from cardmakingandpapercraft forum who gave me this information when I asked the same question
To this rule are appended a couple of conventions. First, an ATC mustn't be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting (by correspondence or online if need be) and exchanging their works, thus meeting many artists and getting exposed to many personal styles. Second, on the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information, title of the ATC and number (1/8, 2/8...) if it's part of an edition. By definition ATCs are made in limited numbers, often no more than one of a kind. Unique ATCs are called originals; sets of identical ATCs are called editions and are numbered; sets of ATCs that are based on one theme but that are different are called series. Don't be intimidated by the concept of small editions or originals: very few people are anal about this. What most collectors really want are cards that were made with care. Based on that, numbers are meaningless.
That's all! The above is all you need to know to start making your own ATCs. Common sense dictates that they should be sturdy enough to survive mailing, and of reasonable thickness (unless you specifically want them otherwise. Transparent card sleeves are useful to protect the cards if need be. This is particularly true if they can easily get smudged or if the medium might stick during transport."
Hopefully this should make things a bit clearer to those who didn't know what an ATC was. The above was lifted directly from: http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html This is a brilliant site with lots of info on it.
My thanks to Twintrouble from cardmakingandpapercraft forum who gave me this information when I asked the same question
Last edited by larrie on Mon 26 May 2008, 2:47 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : left someting out)