je t'aime, blissfulmama

...when I dipped back into crafting via 1001 journals, postcardx.net, and swap-bot.com I kept seeing ATC everywhere and I had no clue what it was. I had to google it.

an ATC is an Artist Trading Card. It's 2.5" x 3.5", just like a standard sports trading card. Only difference is they represent you in an artistic sense. They are like a combo of a mini canvas and a business card. They are always supposed to be traded, never sold (although there is another type ACEO or something that people do sell for $3-10 a piece). The concept is to meet other artists and trade cards while networking.

I've only had the chance to trade ATC's through the mail. I've heard of large ATC's meet ups. Maybe I'll do that some day.

I've not really made too many ATC's though. My first few didn't really seem worthy of photographing. I've probably made about 10-15 of them.

Here are the most recent, for an "Anything French" swap:


the 2 on the bottom went to the swap host, and the two on top to another swapper

And the one's before that:


this is one of my all time faves so far. went to Lily Lemon, which is fitting, as I received my first and some of my favorite ATC's from her.


this one went to FerretLady.

so they are getting better. I have a couple of ATC swaps I need to get cracking on. they are nice because I can finish one or maybe two in a few hours.