Time for a change.....

Having been involved in ATCs as a participant for more than 7 years and co-ordinator of this group for the past 5 years, it's time for me to step away from ATCs. Life changes and some things just run their course.  What was once a joy is unfortunately not so much so now and I do need a break from ATCs. I also have commitments over the next several months which don't leave me time to run this group either. 

I'm wondering if any of the regulars of this group would be willing to take on the co-ordinator role please?  If not, I'll unfortunately have to close the group. 

If you are interested in taking on this role, please contact me - happy to chat. 

On a happier note, I will be posting the Feb-March ATCs out tomorrow and you'll have your happy mail by early next week.  Thanks so much for participating - this has been a fantastic group to work with, always meeting the deadlines and lots of creative goodness shared amongst us all.

As many of your know I do have a day job (in IT) and am also an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  If you're interested in following what I'm doing in my creative space or have questions at any time, here are my key sites:

Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/AngelasPaperArts/
Online store: http://www3.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx?dbwsdemoid=4011749
Blog: http://angelaspaperarts.blogspot.com.au/

Happy crafting,
Angela

Feb-March 2016 Baby Love Swap is now closed

The Baby Love Feb-March 2016 swap is now closed.

Can you please make 8 ATCs, keep one for yourself and send the other 7 to me for swapping on or before 18 March. Thanks for joining in.:)

1. Angela   Completed/Received
2. ChrisK      Posted / Received
3. Michele    Posted / Received
4. Julie          Posted / Received
5. Lyn           Posted / Received
6. Vicky F    Posted / Received
7. Mazz        Posted / Received
8. Lizzy       Posted / Received

Feb-March 2016 'Baby Love' ATC Swap

****THIS SWAP IS NOW CLOSED****

Happy New Year & welcome back to Ideal ATC Swaps.

The theme for this swap is:

              Baby Love

We have a new Grandma in our group (congratulations Michele!) and it's Valentine's Day soon so I thought I'd combine these two events to give us the criteria for this swap.  Hearts represent love and families often put baby photos in frames.  Feel free to interpret the Baby Love theme anyway you like but your ATC must include:

• A heart, and
• A frame

Guidelines:

1. Australian papercrafters are encouraged to participate in this ATC swap.
2. If you commit to this swap please, out of consideration for all participants meet the set deadlines.
3. To participate, write a comment to add your name to the list of participants below and I will email you my address details.
4. Post your ATCs and a stamped self addressed envelope to me on or by the posting deadline (see 7. below). I recommend that you put your ATCs into a plastic bag to protect them from bad weather.
   
   Deadline dates:
5. Registration list for this swap opens Thursday 21 January and closes Sunday 31 January.
6. To register to participate, please leave a comment before the closing date. I will then confirm the number of ATCs needed to be made for the current swap.
7. Swaps must be in the mail to me by no later than Friday 18 March (as mail can take a business week to arrive to me, depending upon where you are located and I should receive them all by Friday 25 March at the latest).
8. I will post swaps received on Monday 28 March at the latest so you should all receive your ATCs shortly thereafter.

Participation governance:

• ATC swap numbers will be limited to ten people per swap. 
• Founding members have automatic entry into each swap (but still need to confirm their participation for each swap).
• With the exception of founding members, participants will be eligible to take part on a 'first in' registration basis.

I do hope you will participate - any questions feel free to leave a comment. 

What's an ATC?

An ATC is the acronym for Artist Trading Card.

For anyone new to ATCs, it's a small piece of original work that measures 2.5" x 3.5". There is no right or wrong way to create an ATC - you just need to stick to the measurements and the rest is up to your imagination.

Oct-Nov 2015 ATC Group Swap

Here are the ATCs from the October-November 2015 Bottle Blonde swap. The criteria was to include a bleaching technique and the colour yellow or gold on the ATC.
 

Oct-Nov 2015 Bottle Blonde Swap is now closed

The Bottle Blonde October-November 2015 swap is now closed.

Can you please make 7 ATCs, keep one for yourself and send the other 6 to me for swapping on or before 20 November. Thanks for joining in.:)

1. Angela    Completed/Received
2. Julie           Posted / Received
3. Lyn            Posted / Received
4. Michele     Posted / Received
5. Mazz         Posted / Received
6. Vicky        Posted / Received
7. Catherine  Posted / Received

Oct-Nov 2015 'Bottle Blonde' ATC Swap

****THIS SWAP IS NOW CLOSED****

The theme for this swap is:

              Bottle Blonde


The year has flown by and this is our last ATC swap for 2015.  We'll be back again in February 2016 for more ATC challenges. Our last ATC swap was a technique challenge which seemed popular with the group, so I'm setting another challenge.  Feel free to interpret the Bottle Blonde theme anyway you like but your ATC must include:

• A bleaching technique, and
• The colour yellow or gold.

If you're not familiar with papercraft bleaching techniques, here are a couple of tutorials from Splitcoast Stamper's which have good examples:  Stamping with Bleach and    Bleached Out Images

 
Guidelines:

1. Australian papercrafters are encouraged to participate in this ATC swap.
2. If you commit to this swap please, out of consideration for all participants meet the set deadlines.
3. To participate, write a comment to add your name to the list of participants below and I will email you my address details.
4. Post your ATCs and a stamped self addressed envelope to me on or by the posting deadline (see 7. below). I recommend that you put your ATCs into a plastic bag to protect them from bad weather.
   Deadline dates:
5. Registration list for this swap opens Wednesday 23 September and closes Wednesday 30 September.
6. To register to participate, please leave a comment before the closing date. I will then confirm the number of ATCs needed to be made for the current swap.
7. Swaps must be in the mail to me by no later than Friday 20 November (as mail can take a business week to arrive to me, depending upon where you are located and I should receive them all by Friday 27 November at the latest).
8. I will post swaps received on Monday 30 November at the latest so you should all receive your ATCs shortly thereafter.

Participation governance:

• ATC swap numbers will be limited to ten people per swap. 
• Founding members have automatic entry into each swap (but still need to confirm their participation for each swap).
• With the exception of founding members, participants will be eligible to take part on a 'first in' registration basis.

I do hope you will participate - any questions feel free to leave a comment. 

What's an ATC?

An ATC is the acronym for Artist Trading Card.

For anyone new to ATCs, it's a small piece of original work that measures 2.5" x 3.5". There is no right or wrong way to create an ATC - you just need to stick to the measurements and the rest is up to your imagination.

Aug-Sept 2015 ATC group swap

Here are the ATCs from the August-September 2015 Bokeh Bouquet swap. The criteria was to include the bokeh technique and at least one flower on the ATC.