Ongoing ATC swap 2024 Gallery & Discussion

@thanate that pub sign ATC is amazing! Definitely a place I’d stop at for a pint.

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I received two very excellent ATC’s.

@jellybean made this oh so cute corgi!! Look at that lol’ face :heart_eyes: I love it. Thank you!

And @geekgirl has done it again. I love your mixed media/snark combos!!! And this one hit home, a little too well :joy: thank you so much! Love both of these.

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I got 3 amazing ATCs

This sassy cat from @curiousfae
She looks like a Princess. And a ton of trouble.

This super cute woodland scene from @Myruka with all the woodland themes: cute animals, woods, flowers,mushrooms. Your colors are so vibrant!

And this incredible Discworld ATC from @jellybean. It’s awesome! Great A’Tuin is giving some side eye to the elephants!

Thank you all!

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Oh my! We have gotten so amazing cards recently! Wow! This gallery is exploding with creativity and talent!

I received from @LindyBlues for my Books and Reading theme. She nailed it! Look at the attention to detail here! and the little kitty. Purrfection! The names on the books crack me up, Cat Naps, How to get more treats, How to convince your human you don’t need baths. My Dahl could have used that last book. She got many a bath! Its amazing and I love it! Thank you so much!

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I’m so glad you like it :heart: I had so much fun coming up with the book titles :blush:

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I received my cozy vibes card from @gozer. I’m a big fan of coffee/tea and books. She also sent me some ATC scratch blanks!

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I received a “zine ATC” from @thanate for my writing/books theme!

I love all the quotes, the binding and bookmark, and all the unique stickers.

I have placed it on my desk, where I do most of my writing, for encouragement to write daily:

Thank you :heart:

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I am going to do my commenting in masse drops, if you can’t tell. :wink:

@geekgirl – the llama is so fun and cute! I love that little face peeking out from the flowers. And you collage with the girl. Her expression is so perfect for that quote. Oh my. It’s like looking at one of your friend’s kids that you secretly want to slap. Hahahah!

@Lindyblues – The Canadian card is fun! You put so many details in: the moose, hockey, maple leaf, mountains, beaver, and a bird! Great roundup of Canada! That dragon – I have a thing for metallic! The gold is fantastic. I can also see the dragon playing the piano. And you know I love my card. The books and cat are amazing!

@pioneer9 – You nailed it with the Cute Ghost theme! It looks so cheerful! The flower is a nice touch, too.

@Thanate – again, I love, love, love this card. The mood you set, the purr-fection of the cat pose. You nailed it! Absolutely amazing card! And you made a zine?! How clever! Great idea.

@jellybean – Look at that little corgi! I want to hug him. Such a cutie! The Discworid card is amazing. So neatly drawn and carefully rendered. You can tell you are a fan! Beautifully done.

@curiousfae – You have been KILLING it this round. You are giving me serious swap anxiety! That cat is phenomenal! I love her expression and fluff and everything. LOVE it!

@Myruka – Once again, building a world! The deer peeking in from the corner is precious. It’s such a sweet scene!

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@gozer, that books card is gorgeous!

I received from @thanate for my poison bottle theme today. A very cool card-- I love the background fabric, and the “liquid” is very iridescent/ shimmery!

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Life’s been hectic, but I wanted to chill for 10 minutes and look through the awesome cards people have been making and receiving :heart:

@thanate, I love the potion card, especially the sewn edges and how well the colours work together.

@gozer aww, thank you so much for the kind words :heart: The Canada card is a mini-version of a greeting card I made for the greeting card swap last year, but the ATC has more muted colours (mostly because I used markers over top of acrylic paint and it dulled the marker colours, but I think it ended up being a cool effect). I’m so glad you loved the reading/cat card :blush: I had fun drawing the dragon, too :slight_smile: Your cozy vibes card is gorgeous! It makes me want to go there and sip some tea while reading a book. What medium did you use? The lines, colour, are all so perfect. I love the pages in the book in the background; such cool details!

@jellybean Wow; that card is amazing! I love the textured background! I am unfamiliar with Discworld, but now I feel like I need to look it up.

@Myruka, the little bunny and deer are so cute, and I love all the details in the background as well—how the trees inthe back are “out of focus.” It makes the subject in the forefront pop and ties it all in so well :heart:

@curiousfae, I love htat cat! I love the fur details especially. I find this kind of thing hard to do, so I love seeing how people shade it.

I hope to come back soon to comment on more cards!

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Discworld is a series of books by Terry Pratchett! I’ve enjoyed the ones I’ve read and someday I’ll read all of them!
(Terry Pratchett books website)

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Thanks @LindyBlues, the Cozy Card was done with Copic markers with a touch of Prismacolor pencils and some Pitt brush markers for the white highlights

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Is the liquid also a fabric?

It seems pretty plastic-y? Maybe @thanate could chime in?

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The background is actually not fabric-- it’s a bit of security envelope over-painted w/ watercolor & gel pen. The “liquid” bit is a decorative vinyl meant for sewing.

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It’s really an interesting mix of materials!

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Very cool!

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Im loving these ATC’s so much!!! Everyone’s doing amazing! @jellybean that discworld is so cool. It’s a theme I’ve been wanting to do but it scares me! Lol

@LindyBlues love your books and reading.

@gozer love the cozy vibes

@thanate the idea of an ATC booklet is so awesome! Love it. And that poison bottle is beautiful :heart_eyes:

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Received 3 ATC’s this weekend. Woohoo!!!

Received from @thanate

Very beautiful cherry blossom. I love the background to this. And the dark muted colors are so calming. :heart_eyes:

Received this awesome X-Men ‘97 themed ATC from @LindyBlues !! It’s awesome. I love how it’s VHS tapes. Also, if no one is watching the episodes, you must. Better than all the X-Men movies.

And received from @gozer

Look at this cute little ghost with fa bouquet :bouquet: Did you use markers? It does not look like that when I use markers :joy::joy::joy: and I don’t know why, but it reminds me of a Victorian ghost :joy: love it



Oh and @gozer also sent a cool scratch board, which I’m excited to try and a card from @geekgirl (as soon as I saw the card, I had a feeling :joy:)

Thank you for the amazing ATC’s!!

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We are at my house! So nostalgic.

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