Complete: Ongoing ATC Swap, April 2022

Ongoing ATCs, April 2022! April Showers bring spring ATCs! (ok, these are getting a little odd, don’t mind me…) :partying_face: :green_heart:


Mouse Guard card by @curiousfae, photo by @bluebird

Discussion and Gallery thread is here: Ongoing ATC swap gallery & discussion 2022
Please make sure you are Watching this thread, or check it regularly.

From the old c’ster thread: This is an ongoing swap, with your level of participation determined entirely by you, with a minimum of one card for the month. People of all levels of card making are welcome. Sign-ups are open all month. Please make sure you are not late or flaky in any of your other swaps, and that you have good communication.

Artist trading cards can be made by anyone, from any material, with any method. The official card is the size of a rectangular baseball card, 2.5 by 3.5 inches done in a cardstock weight paper. This swap tends to openly interpret what that means. We have seen cards made from nature, sewn, woven, and knitted, pop-ups, movables, mini books, stained glass, clay, and even a 4-d dollhouse room. All skill levels welcome, just send your best work (and try to refrain from critiquing your own cards in the gallery any more than you would anyone else’s!) Preferences can be mentioned when you make a claim.

Definitons:

atc: artist trading card.

artist’s choice: in claiming the creator chooses any theme but sticks to requests like flat cards only or hand-drawn only.

tbd: to be determined, in claiming the artist will pick from the theme list later.

kid card or card made by kiddos: only allowed where the theme list specifically mentions that they would like a kid card. Kid cards are always welcome as extras and should be posted in the gallery.

bulky: are cards that will not fit in a plastic baseball card sleeve

Swap name: Ongoing ATC swap April 2022
Lettuce Craft member who is organizing this swap: thanate
Sign-up date range: April 1 through April 30 2022
Send out Date: 2 weeks after the day you claim
Limited to a certain number of people? no

Restricted to people who all live in the same country? no

Additional Age requirement? no

Swap Organizer himself/herself meets these conditions:

Has fully read the Swap Info Guide: YES
Has successfully completed two swaps as a participant: YES
Is not organizing more than three swaps right now: YES
Will recruit a co-organizer or give all details to a Swap Moderator if this swap has more than 25 participants: YES
Is at least 18 years old: YES

Swap Organizer will check each participant to make sure they meet these conditions:

Has been a member for at least one month: YES/NO
Has posted at least 15 times: YES/NO
Has completed one swap successfully before signing up for multiple swaps at a time: YES/NO
Is not currently signed up for more than five swaps: YES/NO
Does not have any negative feedback: YES/NO

Participant has agreed that he/she is at least 16 years old: YES/NO

IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.

Questionnaire:
*Name of swap: Ongoing ATC Swap – April 2022
*Lettuce Craft username:
*Email address:
*Your real name AND Mailing address including the country (written as it would appear on the envelope):

*Are you at least 16 years old?
*Have you read the entire swap information for this swap?
*Have you met the Participant Conditions?
*Have you checked in with the gallery/discussion thread?
*What is the exact size of an atc?
*Are you able to post pictures here of what you receive?
*Are you aware that if a card is lost in the mail, you are required to resend?
*How soon should you post pictures of the cards you receive?
*When sending sent/received messages to the swap organizer, there are four pieces of information that must be included about each swap. What are they?
*Bonus Q: Do you prefer sunrise or sunset?

CLAIMING:
Starting April 1, you may begin claiming as soon as the organizer has approved your questionnaire. You may make as many claims as you like during the month as long as you have fewer than 10 claims outstanding (ie, that have not been SENT). After you make a claim, you have 2 weeks to send it; if you look at a calendar, your “due date” will be two rows down. Please keep track of your claims; the organizer will do this also, but in case of confusion it’s always easier not to have to keep scrolling back upthread in search of stuff! :wink:

New swappers: If this is your first swap, you are allowed one claim to start. Once that card has been RECEIVED, you may make up to 10 claims just like everyone else.

Claims are made chain-style:
Swap Organizer posts a list of themes.
Swapper A chooses a theme from Swap Organizer’s list, and posts their own list of themes.
Swapper B chooses a theme from Swapper A’s list, & posts their own list.
etc…
At the end of the month the Swap Organizer will make a last claim and close the swap.

Your claim should look something like this:
I claim ATC Maker for “happy theme”, due (2 weeks from today)
3/1/1 (3 claims made/2 sent/1 of those received)

Hi I’m Swapper, from Country! Please don’t send me anything 3D or with fiery death.

My themes are:
Ponies
Hearts
Sandcastles
Tomatoes

After you have claimed, please message the person you claimed to ask for their address.

Then make your card & send it! :green_heart:
Because this is a swap of tiny papercrafts, you do not need a postal receipt. However, if your card does not arrive within 2 weeks, you will be asked to make and send a new one. (Given the pandemic & global mail nonsense, we’ll play this by ear, but we want everyone to get their cards!)

When you send or receive please be sure to message the organizer and the person your are sending to/receiving from with the following info:
*to (who is getting the card)
*from (who sent the card)
*due date
*theme chosen

this can be super simple:
I sent today!
due 8/14, from Swapper to ATC Maker for happy theme

When you get a card, post a picture to the gallery! You have 3 days from the day you receive to do this.

Feedback will be given when all your claims have been received & all the pictures you are responsible for have been posted.

Please post your general questions, encouragement, and other chatting in the gallery/discussion thread also. (For specific questions message the organizer.) This thread should contain claims only.

Enjoy your ATCs!

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Swappers:
:rainbow: @thanate 2/2/2
:rainbow: @endymion 6/6/6
:rainbow: @Lynx 4/4/4
@bluebird (no claims made)
:rainbow: @jellybean 1/1/1
:rainbow: @Cindy 6/6/6
:rainbow: @curiousfae 5/5/5
:rainbow: @GeekyBookworm 6/6/6
:rainbow: @megwell 2/2/2
:rainbow: @gozer 3/3/3
:rainbow: @Kwality570 2/2/2
@Reinikka (no claims made)

Key:
:seedling: new swapper (one claim until first card is received)
:snail: running late (with communication)
:package: sent!
:gift: received!
:rainbow: swapper is finished!

Claims:
due 4/16:
GeekyBookworm to thanate for map of somewhere you love or miss :package: 4/11 :gift:
curiousfae to GeekyBookworm for tbd :package: 4/12 :gift:

due 4/18:
Cindy to curiousfae for Anthro inanimate object :package: 4/12 :gift:
endymion to Cindy for tbd :package: 4/11 :gift:

due 4/19:
Kwality570 to endymion for Artist’s choice :package: 4/18 :gift:
endymion to Kwality570 for tbd :package: 4/11 :gift:

due 4/20:
gozer to endymion for animals :package: 4/18 :gift:
curiousfae to gozer for tbd :package: 4/12 :gift:
megwell to curiousfae for tbd :package: 4/16 :gift:
endymion to megwell for tbd :package: 4/11 :gift:
Lynx2Lancer to endymion for image from a dream :package: 4/16 :gift:
Cindy to Lynx2Lancer for artist’s choice :package: 4/12 :gift:

due 4/21:
gozer to Cindy for cute dinosaur :package: 4/18 :gift:
endymion to gozer for tbd :package: 4/18 :gift:

due 4/22:
jellybean to endymion for artist’s choice :package: 4/22 :gift:
Cindy to jellybean for artist’s choice :package: 4/18 :gift:

due 4/24:
megwell to Cindy for letter S :package: 4/16 :gift:
GeekyBookworm to megwell for keyholes :package: 4/16 :gift:
endymion to GeekyBookworm for artist’s choice :package: 4/30 :gift:

due 4/25
GeekyBookworm to endymion for windows/doors :package: 4/18 :gift:
Kwality570 to GeekyBookworm for artist’s choice :package: 4/19 :gift:

due 4/26:
curiousfae to Kwality570 for tbd :package: 4/16 :gift:

due 4/27:
Lynx2Lancer to curiousfae for mother nature :package: 4/18 :gift:
endymion to Lynx2Lancer for artist’s choice :package: 4/30 :gift:

due 4/28:
Cindy to endymion for abstract/geometric :package: 4/18 :gift:

due 4/30:
curiousfae to Cindy for tbd :gift:

due 5/1:
GeekyBookworm to curiousfae for artist’s choice :package: 4/19 :gift:

due 5/3:
Lynx2Lancer to GeekyBookworm for artist’s choice :gift:
Cindy to Lynx2Lancer for artist’s choice :package: 5/3 :gift:
thanate to Cindy for letter N :package: 5/5 :gift:
curiousfae to thanate for magical properties of plants :package: 4/25 :gift:

due 5/6:
gozer to curiousfae for Anthropomorphic Cryptids :package: 5/5 :gift:
GeekyBookworm to gozer for Star Wars :package: 5/3 :gift:
Cindy to GeekyBookworm for things related to books :package: 5/3 :gift:
Lynx2Lancer to Cindy for optical illusion :package: 5/4 :gift:

due 5/7:
GeekyBookworm to Lynx2Lancer for teacher/teaching :gift:

due 5/14:
thanate to GeekyBookworm for tbd :package: 5/5 :gift:

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And first list:
Hi! I’m Ann, currently in Maryland. I prefer kid-safe (creepy/nature is fine, profanity/R-rated not) & no unsealed microplastics, but otherwise have fun! :slight_smile:

Themes for me:

*draw me a map of:
-someplace real that you love or miss
-someplace that doesn’t exist
-something that’s not a place

*something you’d include in a spell book
*good potion ingredients
*things Baba Yaga would keep on her shelf

*things painted or carved on stone (cave art, runestones, garden rocks, etc)

*Little Good Things (something that makes you happy!)

*anything from one of my previous lists

Themes for my kid: (favorite colors pink, gold, red, teal)

*anything Legend of Zelda, especially BotW
*cute animals
*flowers, herbs, or magical properties of plants

I claim thanate for someplace real that you love or miss due 4/16.

1/0/0

HI!!! I’m Savannah and I’m super excited to be here! I love to receive all types of atcs but nothing too gory please! If anyone needs my address its the same as Lynx2Lancer’s.

My themes:

-Anything music related
-Fictional (places, creatures, items … etc)
-Geography (places, maps … etc)
-Anything related to soccer
-Things related to books
-Sloths/koalas
-Pugs
-Frogs in suits
-Manatees
-Star Wars ( the little porgs are the cutest!)
-Tiger Lilies
-Minecraft Mobs (or anything minecraft).
-Mushu (from Mulan)
-Sock Cactus
-Six of Crows (books)
-Shadowhunters (books)
-Artist choice

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I claim @GeekyBookworm for tbd
Due 4/16

Hi! Kelli from Michigan, USA.
Go wild!

Artists choice
Rocks
Anthropomorphize an inanimate object
Monsters being naughty
Snark (swears ok)
Houseplants
Empress
Goddess
Mother Nature (as a life form human or otherwise)
Queen of cups
Trio of females celebrating
Tropical sunshine
Sirens (mythology)

1 Like

I claim @curiousfae for Anthropomorphize an inanimate object
Due 4/18

1/0/0

I’m Cindy from Canada.

I like bright colours. 3D is fine. Please keep everything family friendly.

My themes

Outhouses
Animal dressed for summer
Optical illusions
Cute dinosaurs
Cute monsters
Spring flowers
Colourful birds - realistic or cartoonish
Winnie the Pooh, Piglet or Eeyore
Matryoshka - Russian stacking dolls
Alphabet ATCs - A, H, I, J, M, N, O, S, V, W (bonus if you feature a bird or animal)
Use my Pinterest Funny Board for inspiration

2 Likes

I claim @cindy for TBD. Due 4/18.

Claims: 1
Sent: 0
Rec’d: 0

I’m Pam, in Illinois/USA for the moment.

Theme ideas:

Artist’s choice
Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts books/movies-Luna, Newt, Hermione, Harry, Snape, Deathly Hallows…anything HP related, really
Dancers
Self-portrait of you
Windows or doors
Fascinating people I’ve likely never heard of before
An image from one of your dreams
Virtues/positive humankind
Abstract or geometric
International inspiration (for example, Scandinavia, Scotland, Japan—absolutely anything related to the culture or place)
Animals (I esp like cats & rabbits & birds, but any animal would be great)
Food: sweets or fruit or veggies
Optical Illusions or color theory
Different shades of a specific color
Botany/nature
Homage to specific artists or artistic styles
Mechanical/kinetic
Celebrating embroidery, crochet, or tinkering … or ATC trading

Please avoid : rubber bands (latex allergy), shedding glitter (DH hates), NSFW, gore, creepy. Thanks!

Thanks for claiming me!

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I claim @endymion for Artist’s Choice Due 4/19/22.

Claims: 1
Sent: 0
Received: 0

I’m Leann from Michigan in the USA.

I would only like to receive flat, paper cards so I can add them to the sleeves in my binder along with the rest of my treasured cards from previous rounds. I especially love hand drawn or painted, but anything goes as long as it is created with love and care! No gore, politics, or religion please.

Here are my themes:

A colorful, bright, and cheerful “2022” of some sort - I’m hoping for a better year this year!
Watercolor landscapes
Cute monsters
People with flowing hair
Night sky
Unicorns
Animals wearing human clothes or drinking coffee or tea
Robots
Tiny houses
Dinosaurs (especially dinosaurs in space)
Woodland/Enchanted Forest
Rainbows
Fruit with kawaii faces
Stormy Skies
Letterkenny
Gilmore Girls
Cephalopods
Colorful fish
Sheep
Sunshine
Springtime

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I claim @Kwality570 for TBD. Due 4/19.

Claims: 2
Sent: 0
Rec’d: 0

I’m Pam, in Illinois/USA for the moment.

Theme ideas:

Artist’s choice
Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts books/movies-Luna, Newt, Hermione, Harry, Snape, Deathly Hallows…anything HP related, really
Dancers
Self-portrait of you
Windows or doors
Fascinating people I’ve likely never heard of before
An image from one of your dreams
Virtues/positive humankind
Abstract or geometric
International inspiration (for example, Scandinavia, Scotland, Japan—absolutely anything related to the culture or place)
Animals (I esp like cats & rabbits & birds, but any animal would be great)
Food: sweets or fruit or veggies
Optical Illusions or color theory
Different shades of a specific color
Botany/nature
Homage to specific artists or artistic styles
Mechanical/kinetic
Celebrating embroidery, crochet, or tinkering … or ATC trading

Please avoid : rubber bands (latex allergy), shedding glitter (DH hates), NSFW, gore, creepy. Thanks!

Thanks for claiming me!

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Hello! My name is Becca and I live in VA. I prefer hand-drawn or painted cards of every level. All I ask is that you put forth a good effort.

I claim @endymion for Animals.
Due 4/20/22
Claim 1
Sent 0
Rec’d 0

Themes:
Fisher-Price vintage Little People doing bad, inappropriate, or funny things
Bob’s Burgers (Louise is my favorite)
Cats
Star Wars (classic)
Portraits
Whatever you feel you are best at drawing
Animals reading
dinosaurs
cute or universal monsters
Cute Peglegged Yeti’s (my cat is names Yeti Pegleg)
Rakes

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I claim @gozer for tbd
Due 4/19
2 claims outstanding

Hi! Kelli from Michigan, USA.
Go wild!

Artists choice
Rocks
Anthropomorphize an inanimate object
Monsters being naughty
Snark (swears ok)
Houseplants
Empress
Goddess
Mother Nature (as a life form human or otherwise)
Queen of cups
Trio of females celebrating
Tropical sunshine
Sirens (mythology)
Rain

2 Likes

I claim curiousfae for TBD, due 4/20

Claims (total for the month): 1
Sent (in transit): 0
Received: 0
Outstanding: 1

I’m Megan in Indiana, USA. I welcome cards from all skill/experience levels! Nothing political, preachy, Covid-related, or shedding glitter, please. I’m not a fan of vulgarity for vulgarity’s sake, but if you’ve got a great quotation you want to use with a swear word or something in it, go for it. (Except the c-word; no time for that.) I keep my cards in sleeves in a binder, so I appreciate low bulk, but that’s not a deal-breaker.

Here are my themes this month:

-Something for my TV Sleuths collection! Send me your fave, or I can provide a list of some of mine.
-artist’s choice
-adult merit badge
-InspiroBot quotation: https://inspirobot.me/
-time machines
-found poetry/found caption
-keyholes
-currently reading/current musical jam
-misheard song lyrics

2 Likes

I claim @megwell for TBD. Due 4/20.

Claims: 3
Sent: 0
Rec’d: 0

I’m Pam, in Illinois/USA for the moment.

Theme ideas:

Artist’s choice
Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts books/movies-Luna, Newt, Hermione, Harry, Snape, Deathly Hallows…anything HP related, really
Dancers
Self-portrait of you
Windows or doors
Fascinating people I’ve likely never heard of before
An image from one of your dreams
Virtues/positive humankind
Abstract or geometric
International inspiration (for example, Scandinavia, Scotland, Japan—absolutely anything related to the culture or place)
Animals (I esp like cats & rabbits & birds, but any animal would be great)
Food: sweets or fruit or veggies
Optical Illusions or color theory
Different shades of a specific color
Botany/nature
Homage to specific artists or artistic styles
Mechanical/kinetic
Celebrating embroidery, crochet, or tinkering … or ATC trading

Please avoid : rubber bands (latex allergy), shedding glitter (DH hates), NSFW, gore, creepy. Thanks!

Thanks for claiming me!

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I claim @endymion for an image from one of my dreams due 4/20.
1/0/0

I’m Laura and I live in Ohio.

My themes:

Pairs of socks
Teacher/Teaching
Watercolor scenery
Your best mixed media style
Artist Choice
Make Believe Bird
Cactus/Houseplants
Whimsical Trees

Thanks for claiming me! (Artist choice is my favorite!)

2 Likes

I claim @Lynx for Artist’s Choice
Due 4/20

2/0/0

I’m Cindy from Canada.

I like bright colours. 3D is fine. Please keep everything family friendly.

My themes

Outhouses
Animal dressed for summer
Optical illusions
Cute dinosaurs
Cute monsters
Spring flowers
Colourful birds - realistic or cartoonish
Winnie the Pooh, Piglet or Eeyore
Matryoshka - Russian stacking dolls
Alphabet ATCs - A, H, I, J, M, N, O, S, V, W (bonus if you feature a bird or animal)
Use my Pinterest Funny Board for inspiration

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I claim @Cindy for TBD (either animals in summer clothes or cute dino).
Due 4/21/22
Claim 2
Sent 0
Rec’d 0

Hello! My name is Becca and I live in VA. I prefer hand-drawn or painted cards of every level. All I ask is that you put forth a good effort.

Themes:
Fisher-Price vintage Little People doing bad, inappropriate, or funny things
Bob’s Burgers (Louise is my favorite)
Cats
Star Wars (classic)
Portraits
Whatever you feel you are best at drawing
Animals reading
dinosaurs
cute or universal monsters
Cute Peglegged Yeti’s (my cat is names Yeti Pegleg)
Rakes

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I claim @gozer for TBD. Due 4/21.

Claims: 4
Sent: 0
Rec’d: 0

I’m Pam, in Illinois/USA for the moment.

Theme ideas:

Artist’s choice
Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts books/movies-Luna, Newt, Hermione, Harry, Snape, Deathly Hallows…anything HP related, really
Dancers
Self-portrait of you
Windows or doors
Fascinating people I’ve likely never heard of before
An image from one of your dreams
Virtues/positive humankind
Abstract or geometric
International inspiration (for example, Scandinavia, Scotland, Japan—absolutely anything related to the culture or place)
Animals (I esp like cats & rabbits & birds, but any animal would be great)
Food: sweets or fruit or veggies
Optical Illusions or color theory
Different shades of a specific color
Botany/nature
Homage to specific artists or artistic styles
Mechanical/kinetic
Celebrating embroidery, crochet, or tinkering … or ATC trading

Please avoid : rubber bands (latex allergy), shedding glitter (DH hates), NSFW, gore, creepy. Thanks!

Thanks for claiming me!

2 Likes

I claim @endymion for Artist’s choice due 4/22.

1/0/0

Hi, I’m Jamie from Michigan, USA. No blood/gore, loose glitter, or bulky cards please (I store my cards in card sleeves in a binder). Any medium is fine!

My themes:

  • your favorite book (or a book you would recommend)
  • animals (any kind, real or imaginary)
  • space
  • fairy tales
  • mythology
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation
  • Bob’s Burgers, especially Louise
  • Nancy Drew (books or games)
  • zentangle
  • gardens
  • libraries/books
  • women in history
  • altered playing card
  • dinosaurs
  • rainbows
  • kid card
  • Animal Crossing
  • Pokémon
  • Pinterest inspired (my page)
  • Inspirobot (website, Instagram) - (randomly generated quotes/images - they can be NSFW, but I prefer the weird or funny ones :slightly_smiling_face:)
  • artist’s choice
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I claim @jellybean for Artist’s Choice (I plan to combine two things but I’ll keep them a surprise)
Due 4/22

3/0/0

I’m Cindy from Canada.

I like bright colours. 3D is fine. Please keep everything family friendly.

My themes

Outhouses
Animal dressed for summer
Optical illusions
Cute dinosaurs
Cute monsters
Spring flowers
Colourful birds - realistic or cartoonish
Winnie the Pooh, Piglet or Eeyore
Matryoshka - Russian stacking dolls
Alphabet ATCs - A, H, I, J, M, N, O, S, V, W (bonus if you feature a bird or animal)
Use my Pinterest Funny Board for inspiration

1 Like

I claim Cindy for alphabet: S, due 4/24

Claims (total for the month): 2
Sent (in transit): 0
Received: 0
Outstanding: 2

I’m Megan in Indiana, USA. I welcome cards from all skill/experience levels! Nothing political, preachy, Covid-related, or shedding glitter, please. I’m not a fan of vulgarity for vulgarity’s sake, but if you’ve got a great quotation you want to use with a swear word or something in it, go for it. (Except the c-word; no time for that.) I keep my cards in sleeves in a binder, so I appreciate low bulk, but that’s not a deal-breaker.

Here are my themes this month:

-Something for my TV Sleuths collection! Send me your fave, or I can provide a list of some of mine.
-artist’s choice
-adult merit badge
-InspiroBot quotation: https://inspirobot.me/ 2
-time machines
-found poetry/found caption
-keyholes
-currently reading/current musical jam
-misheard song lyrics

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