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USA Beginner's ATC Swap #2

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Swap Coordinator:user2637 (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:16
Location:Regional - USA only
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:October 16, 2015
Date items must be sent by:October 26, 2015
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

As requested in the PFs, here is a beginner's ATC swap! We are going to do 2 partners for twice as much practice.

The only constant rules for Artist Trading Cards are that they are 2.5" x 3.5" (positioned either portrait or landscape) and have a sturdy backing. ATC "blanks" can be purchased and come in many types, for watercolor, drawing, etc. Or you can cut your own but make sure the are cut well with 90 degree corners and to the right size. ATCs are also traded, swapped, gifted but never sold.

You are the Artist for this card, so express yourself on it. Many of us consider ourselves more crafters than artists, and that is fine. There is no theme or technique required for this ATC swap.

The only other thing usually prohibited in ATC swaps is "sticker slapping". This is when you take a piece of scrapbook paper and put a sticker or two on it, and call it done. That's not an acceptable ATC. Stretch yourself! Try layers of paper, punchies, diecuts, paint, drawing, inking, brads, ephemera, borders, stitching, textures, stamping, embossing, etc, etc.

To recap:

  • 1 ATC to each of 2 partners (2 ATCs total)
  • Sturdy and the right size
  • No sticker slapping
  • Try to use a few techniques, but ultimately sender's choice (which means you can make these ahead of time)
  • Write "Swap-Bot", your username, and the name of the swap on the back. Optionally, date and title the ATC, and provide contact info such as an email address.

Send on time! Late sending is grounds for a 3 rating. If some emergency comes up, email your partners and me as soon as possible.

I will manually screen for poor ratings, late swaps on profiles, and problem swappers. Newbies happily welcomed with a filled out profile; veterans are welcome too, of course! I will angel or arrange angels in the case of flakers. Post questions below or PM me.

Discussion

user2637 10/17/2015 #

I'm giving a newbie a bit of time to flesh out her profile. Will assign partners on Saturday, the 17th, evening. :)

elimunroe 10/18/2015 #

I'm sad. The newbie was my daughter. She was working all day and couldn't make the profile adjustments. She was super stoked but ended up banned from this swap.. I love swapping but you lost one for good today and that is no fun. It's awful when people walk away from a fun community feeling yucky.

user2637 10/18/2015 #

Yeah, it is sad. I didn't want to ban her, and waited until after midnight Sunday morning to assign partners; I wanted to make sure to give all the other participants as close to the full 10 days as I could in case they want to do profile-based swaps for their partners (I usually do). She only signed up for the 'Bot on the 16th, too, so that's not a lot of time to get all sorted. With only 2 sentences on her profile, I couldn't keep her in the swap, but I did offer to do a private swap with her!

elimunroe 10/18/2015 #

Thanks for trying!

user2637 10/21/2015 #

Wow, more than half of you have already sent! Awesome!

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