Hand-Carved ATC's

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Swap Coordinator:	mercmom41 (contact)
Swap categories:	Paper Goods Crafts Art
Number of people in swap:	12
Location:	Other
Type:	None
Last day to signup/drop:	November 14, 2006
Date items must be sent by:	November 25, 2006
Number of swap partners:	3
Description:
Make 3 ATC's using stamps you have hand-carved (You'll be sending 1 to each of your 3 swap partners). If you've been wanting to try this technique, here's the push to do it! You don't have to be Monet to carve an eraser and make a fun design. Find some very basic instructions at http://members.aol.com/Letterboxr/carving.html and see some of my creations at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/merc3805/my_photos in the hand-carved folder. You can use other materials in your ATC, but please make the main design using one or more carved stamps.

Discussion

alteredtome 10/16/2006 #

Do we only send one ATC to each partner? This is a great idea. I just started letterboxing. I only collected 3 stamps in my log book but love letterboxing. It combines two of my favorite things hiking and art. Plus the whole family can do it.

user3447 10/16/2006 #

What is letterboxing?

alteredtome 10/16/2006 #

Cearbhallain,

The url below will help explain letterboxing better than I can. It is fun. You can do it alone, with friends, spouse, children even your dog. Men like the carving and hiking aspects. Although not all letterbox searches involve hiking; some are in doors or "drive by" and some are even handicap accessible.

http://www.letterboxing.org/

waterbaby 10/16/2006 #

Whoo-hoo! Love carving stamps and love ATCs. Signing up now!

user3447 10/17/2006 #

So it's like geocaching, but with art. Cool, thanks.

mercuriousmith 10/31/2006 #

Holy crap! Letterboxing?! My mind is reeling at the concept. I looked and there are a dozen in as many miles from my home. Thanks for the heads-up.

twobluecrows 11/ 7/2006 #

Letterboxing is the greatest! I did leave behind my personal stamp by accident next to a box in in Conway, New Hampshire! Sad! I hope someone finds it and it gets to be used, not spend eternity lost in the woods! Cyn

twobluecrows 11/15/2006 #

FYI--don't click on any of the ads in this page (or any others in the Swap-bot comment lists for that matter) I accidently clicked on one and got the worst piece of Spyware imaginable. It hijacked my homepage and was a keylog, info stealer, dataminer! Not Good!! Thank goodness for Spybot:Search and Destroy and my dh who was checking out my 'puter yesterday! Be very careful where you click, it's not a happy place to be! Cyn

dreamstealer 11/21/2006 #

I recieved 2 ATC's from Chris Wise today and both are great....smile...one is a vase of flowere (3D) and the other Joy with a figure of a person leaping...nice work... thanks Dreamstealer

dreamstealer 11/21/2006 #

I recieved 2 ATC's from Chris Wise today and both are great....smile...one is a vase of flowere (3D) and the other Joy with a figure of a person leaping...nice work... thanks Dreamstealer

dreamstealer 11/27/2006 #

I recieved a wonderfulll hand carved ATC from Katherine Coulter...smile...thank you ...I really like the way you collaged the top and bottom with your carving in the center...after stamping I like to know other ways of adding to the design.... Dreamstealer

scottgirl 11/29/2006 #

Kathy C. Dreamstealer...glad you liked the card. I received delightful cards from Carrie M. and Cyn R. They are displayed here on my desk. A fun swap! Kathy C.

twobluecrows 12/24/2006 #

I just uploaded pics of the ATCs I've received! Is anyone else uploading? I'd love to see some more! Cyn

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