You may ask yourself "what exactly is an atc?" and I think it's a pretty simple answer. It is a small piece of art that measures 3.5"x2.5" (oriented either portrait or landscape). This means that if the cards aren't super dimensional they are easily stored in sports cards storage sleeves. The size really is the only hardfast rule which I love! And provided your finished piece is backed onto something solid like a piece of thin cardboard (think cereal box thickness) and you have your details on the back (your name, title of the card etc) you should be good to go!
Most swaps do allow for any medium to be used, painting, drawing, collage, mixed media etc, but some swaps do call for a certain type of medium only. I have almost no artistic bones in my body (in terms of drawing or painting talent lol) so my preferred medium is either collage or mixed media.
I would like to share a few atc's I have created for past swaps....nothing fancy/arty but I think they all turned out pretty well :)
This swap was for an atc created with a background made of scraps. My partner liked butterflies so when I found this diecut in my stash I pulled the rest of the elements from that. I did some collaging of different scraps on the background and added some chunky glitter to the butterfly for some sparkle.
This swap was for a teal themed atc. With my favourite colour being teal you just know I had to join it! I did some collaging on this one too...and I added some pretty sequins and thin sparkley washi too.
This was made for a swap for a flamingo atc. I had just recently purchased a very cool flamingo stamp set so I just knew I had to join this one too. I used the stamp set to create the flamingo, decoupaged mulberry paper for the background, and used some Stickles type product for the "water" at the bottom.
I am no atc expert, by any stretch of the imagination, but if you have any questions etc about them or need some pointers to some good atc swaps please let me know.
Until next time!
CrystalZ
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