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Jasmine
30th April 2007, 10:07 PM
If you’re not familiar as to what ATCs are, they are basically Artistic Trading Cards. As their name indicates, ATCs are collectibles, a brilliant idea born of the older sports-themed trading cards.

Here are the common rules for modern Artist Trading Cards:-

1) the dimensions of the ATC must be2.5"x3.5", or 64x89mm.

2) an ATC mustn't be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting (by correspondence or online) and exchanging their works, thus meeting many artists and getting exposed to manypersonal styles.

3) on the back of each ATC the artist includes part or all of the following information: name, date, contact information, signature and number (1/8,2/8...) if it's part of an edition. By definition ATCs are made in limited numbers, often no more than one of a kind. Unique ATCs are called originals; sets of identical ATCs are called editions and are numbered; sets of ATCs that are based on one theme but that are different are called series.

cheesecake
1st May 2007, 08:36 AM
aida has give us the website to see the ATCs. it is so nice. :becky: how to make cards with that effect? really no idea of it.

ngthaodi
2nd May 2007, 10:07 PM
what kind of materials should be used to make ATC?

precious
2nd May 2007, 11:39 PM
ngthaodi,
any materials can be added on ATCs.there's no limit, jus stick to size 2.5"x3.5".

Juliet
4th May 2007, 05:31 AM
Hmmm...still no news on the Mega ATC Swap.....

Jasmine
4th May 2007, 11:29 AM
hi juliet...
we will post up the news soon! :)

coco
5th May 2007, 12:55 AM
will there be a workshop on this? It's seem like a kind of hobby collectable.

dreamie
7th May 2007, 11:25 PM
hmm..i am a make and keep kinda person..wonder if i will be able to give up my ATC when i do eventually make one! =) When's the swap?

elvi
10th May 2007, 02:08 PM
Akan datang! Coming reeeal soon. Info will be posted on our forum and website in a couple of days.

As for giving up an ATC, maybe focusing on the objective of a swap will ease the pain of giving away one of your scrap creations...

Cos with a swap, you're opening up your scrapbooking world and getting to know another like-minded person who's passionate about scrapbooking just like you.:becky:

Hope that helps!

This whole mega ATC swap is not so much about the numbers alone but a way of forging closer ties between scrappers from all over. Exciting isn't it? :becky:

dreamie
10th May 2007, 04:21 PM
wooooo...real excited about it..hope that i will have time to make enough ATC to swap!!