Artist Trading Cards also know as ATC’s are baseball card sized works of art that are fun to create and trade with other crafty friends. Julie used some origami paper
folding paired with stamps from Club Scrap to create this … Read More...
Fall Fairies Mixed Media
I used vintage BINGO cards for the bases of these fun Fall Fairy Mixed Media pieces. The girl images are from Tim Holtz paper doll line but you could of course use your own photos instead. I decorated them with … Read More...
Artist Trading Coins
I’ve been making Artist Trading Cards for years but now there’s a new fun take called Artist Trading Coins. They’re like ATCs but instead of a 3.5×2.5 rectangle, it’s a 2.5″ circle. So fun! Blank Page Muse has made some … Read More...
Project: Game of Thrones ATC’s
Do we really have another year to wait for more episodes of Game of Thrones? How will we get by? Well, one way is to make fun projects like these awesome ATC’s (artist trading cards) using Game of Thrones inspired … Read More...
Join this LOVE themed ATC Swap!
Hey y’all, I wanted to let you know about this fun ATC swap. What’s an ATC? It’s an Artist Trading Card, they’re 2.5″ x 3.5″ in size, and sometimes made from old playing cards.
Mark Montano is hosting this swap. … Read More...
Tutorial: Mixed Media ATCs
These wonderful Artist Trading Cards from Susanne Rose use a variety of mixed media like Gelato sticks, stencils, stamping, gesso and vintage paper. Using vintage paper is one of my favorite things to add to a mixed media project, pages … Read More...
Project: Mini ATC Book
Believe it or not his cute little book is made from just one sheet of cardstock! It’s the perfect size for Artist Trading Cards (ATC’s), those fun little cards that are great to make and trade with other artists. Splitcoast … Read More...
Project: Jane Austen ATC’s
Visit my own personal blog P is for Paper for more information on making three lovely (if I do say so myself ;)) Artist Trading Cards with Jane Austen quotes and Regency Style fashions.
-Heather
Technique: Stamping with Recycled Materials
Renee at Bolton House shares how to make some interesting stamped backgrounds for Artist Trading Cards (ATC’s) using various materials like bubble wrap (very cool!) for a fun ATC accordion booklet.
-Heather
Tips: Using Background Stamps
Jenn with Penny Black stamps shares a video tutorial showing how to use large background stamps. She’ll show you what inks work well and how to get a good impression. Then she turned her backgrounds into lovely ATC’s (artist trading … Read More...
Card making Project: Simple ATC
Have you heard the term ATC or artist trading card and been curious what that means? It’s actually pretty simple, ATC’s are baseball card size cards that measure 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ inches and are made for sharing and … Read More...
Freebie: ATC Backgrounds
You can download these lovely vintage inspired ATC (artist trading cards) sized background for free over at the With Wild Abandon blog.
-Heather
Inspiration: Stamped Tray
Wow, this tray filled with stamped ATC size cards is amazing! See more pics of this fantasic project from Jill Foster using brand new stamps from Penny Black over on her blog Inspired by.
-Heather
Project: Halloween ATC
Claudine’s Art Corner has direction for making this spooky Halloween ATC (artist trading card). She shares how to use lots of different Tim Hots products like Distress Ink , paint daubers, stamps, metal tape and more.
-Heather
Sale: Shameless Self Promotion :)
Just wanted to pop in and share that I’m having a summer sale in my Etsy shop, P is for Paper. Use Coupon Code: 15PERCENTOFF at check out and receive 15% off your entire purchase until the end of … Read More...
ATC Contest and Giveaway
Denise Phillips is hosting an ATC contest and giveaway on her blog, Bird Nuts Mixed Media. You can enter up to three times and she will pick five winners to take part in an ATC swap. Out of these … Read More...
Winter in Clay
Angela of CraftyGoat made these darling ATCs a few years ago including this sparkly winter tree one. We’re having an oddly warm and comfy winter so far so I can’t even say about how much prettier the clay snow is … Read More...
Vivian’s way to create multiple ATCs
Vivian In Stitches made these Artist Trading Cards to exchange with some friends at the recent FAN (Fiber Art Network) retreat she attended in Naramada, BC. Her stitching is so durn pretty, I wish I was her friend. The best … Read More...
Technique: Batik Background
Tami Hartlet shares a fun stamped batik background technique for a travel ATC that also fits onto a card. Find her instructions here at Hero Arts.
-Heather
Online ATC Swap | Punk Projects
Katie at Punk Projects wrote in to let me know that she is holding an ATC swap. Sign ups run until Sunday May 15th 2011. Click here for all the details.