create ATC cards (artist trading cards)

I downloaded a templete for an Atc envelope, getting closer.The local art colony is starting their meetings next month and I will be attending. So very soon I should have this done. April has been crazy, with a wedding I am involved in. After this week things should settle down.

The Life and butterfly card are remakes of my first two cards, and I still don’t like them as well as the others. The cupcakes are a remake, too. This set are intended to be doorprizes at a Stampin’ Up! workshop. I was concentrating on Bold Bright colors, but I’m not sure why YoYo Yellow was dominating.

This was actually my third card, I don’t really like the first two. They’re still on display in the guest room, though. ;)

My love of this little artform has survived the harrowing brush with the insane world of ‘swapping’ (on places like swapbot.com)... I learned to dislike the swapping thang, but I have still clung to my love of the ATC. What a fun thing!

I taught it to the kids I was watching last year, and this year they’ve infected all thier schoolmates with the ATC bug- and their school would like to do a ‘guest artist’ program, where they are taught to do projects by local artists- starting with ATC’s! (laughs) Very cool!

I’ve really been focusing my time on scrapbooking but I have not given up on this goal.

Have not done any ATCs lately but I have completed 5 scrapbook pages in the past month so I’ll give myself some credit there.

Okay, so it’s been a while since my goal was to learn how to make ATC’s… but MAN am I hooked now! I’m just totally overtaken by the concept of a tiny little work of art on a tiny little card (2.5” by 3.5”) that is traditionally only traded or given, instead of sold. I love it… totally addicted! Yay!

I recently made two scrapbooks pages about my grandson and his parents. They were a “Max and Mommy” and “Max and Daddy” theme. So then I took 3 small photos and made ATC bookmarks for all of them,,,:-)

I made a scrapbook page of a day at the beach that I spent with a friend. Then I used the same paper and embellishments to make an ATC for her. She really seemed to like it but I forgot to take a picture before I gave it away.

and they’re addictive. I want to make more more more!