Ongoing ATC Swap, October 2024


(ATC by @Mountains_and_Clouds, photo by @bluebird)

:ear_of_rice: :maple_leaf: :jack_o_lantern: :ghost: Ongoing ATCs, October 2024! :jack_o_lantern: :maple_leaf: :ear_of_rice:

Swap name: Ongoing ATC swap October 2024
Lettuce Craft member who is organizing this swap: thanate
Sign-up date range: October 1 through October 31, 2024
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


Discussion and Gallery thread is here: Ongoing ATC swap gallery & discussion 2024
Please make sure you are Watching this thread, or check it regularly.

This is an ongoing swap with a minimum requirement of one claim for the month. Sign-ups remain open for the entire swap, so join us whenever the mood strikes! Good communication is a must, and please make sure youā€™re not late in any other swaps before you commit.

Tracking numbers & postal receipts are not necessary for this swap (most people send in a standard envelope) but if your card goes missing you will be asked to make and send a replacement. This swap is open to people in all countries, so if you have shipping restrictions please pay attention to the location of anyone you claim.

What is an ATC?

*An Artist Trading Card (ATC) is a unique piece of art the size of a standard collectable card (3.5" x 2.5") with at least the structural integrity of a piece of card stock. Feel free to interpret this as creatively as you wish.

*an expression of your art-- Youā€™re welcome to use other peopleā€™s art as a jumping-off point (collage, copying a character design, embellishing a preexisting image, etc) but make it your own in some way.

*should represent your best work. All skill levels are welcome!! ATCs are technically listed as an ā€œextra smallā€ in the swap guidelines (defined as taking less than an hour to make) but be aware that some swappers will put in significantly more work than this. If you have a brilliant idea for a card that takes 10 minutes youā€™re encouraged to send it as an extra, but please commit to taking the time & effort you need to make art someone will love.

(Relatedly, we know weā€™re often our own harshest critics-- remember that your recipient didnā€™t see the vision in your head before you began & try not to stress about it or critique your work in the gallery. :green_heart:)

Some other helpful definitions:

artistā€™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.

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


So how does this work?

CLAIMING:
Starting October 1, you may begin claiming as soon as the organizer has approved your questionnaire. You may make as many claims as you like throughout the month so long as you have fewer than 8 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 ā€œdue dateā€ will be two rows down. Please keep track of your claims; the organizer will do this also, but in case of confusion itā€™s always easier not to have to keep scrolling back upthread in search of stuff!

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 8 claims just like everyone else.

Claims are made chain-style:
Swap Organizer posts a list of themes.
Swapper A chooses a theme from Swap Organizerā€™s list, and posts their own list of themes.
Swapper B chooses a theme from Swapper Aā€™s list, & posts their own list.
etcā€¦
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 ā€œhappy themeā€, due (2 weeks from today)
3/1/1 (3 claims made/2 sent/1 of those received)

Hi Iā€™m Swapper, from Country! Please donā€™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: If your card doesnā€™t show up by 2 weeks after the due date, weā€™ll have a look at how the mailā€™s doing & see whether itā€™s time to send a replacement.

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.


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 ā€“ October 2024
*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: Pumpkin spice: love it, hate it, or donā€™t get what all the fuss is about?


This thread should contain claims only.

Please post your general questions, encouragement, and other chatting in the gallery/discussion thread. For specific questions, please message the organizer. If you have any concerns, both the organizer and the mods are here to make sure everyone has a good swap experience.

Enjoy your ATCs!

1 Like

Swappers:
@thanate
@gozer 1/1/0
@TruGritty 2/2/0
@bluebird 1/1/0
@LindyBlues
@curiousfae
@jellybean 1/0/0
@pioneer9

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 10/15:
TruGritty to thanate for witchy/cottagecore :package: 10/5
gozer to TruGritty for Frankensteinā€™s Monster :package: 10/7

due 10/16:
TruGritty to gozer for Bobā€™s Burgers :package: 10/7

due 10/17:
bluebird to TruGritty for tbd :package: 10/4

due 10/19:
jellybean to bluebird for tbd

2 Likes

first list here!

Hi! Iā€™m Ann, currently in Maryland. I prefer kid-safe (creepy/nature is fine, profanity/R-rated not) & please seal any glitter, but otherwise have fun! :slight_smile:

Themes for me:

*your version of that wolf & skull tattoo design where the skull is actually a raccoon Morphology. Drawing. Life.

*draw me a map of: (https://www.pinterest.com/interfacemasque/swap-ideas/maps/)
-someplace real that you love or miss
-someplace that doesnā€™t exist
-something thatā€™s not a place
-a maze or labyrinth

*something youā€™d include in a spell book
*things Baba Yaga would keep on her shelf
*Witchy/cottagecore

*things painted or carved on stone (cave art, runestones, garden rocks, etc)
*Simple drawings in ocher & charcoal colors
*Cyanotypes, shadows, fallen leaves printed on the sidewalk by the rainā€¦

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

*Plants/animals/fungi native to North America (spotlighted or in their ecosystem)

*anything from one of my previous lists

Themes for my kid: (favorite colors gold, red/blue/green)

*Anime, especially Legend of Zelda, Studio Ghibli, & (ugh) Demonslayer
*dragons
*Cute animals

1 Like

I claim Thanate for ā€œwitchy/cottagecoreā€, due 10/15!
1/0/0

Iā€™m Daisie, and I live in St. Louis. I just love different artwork and designs, so Iā€™m open to receiving whatever you would love to send! I have a board on Pinterest of pins that I love: (https://pin.it/3EA06TSoA)

  • German expressionism
  • Books/reading
  • Turning trash into treasure
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Locked Tomb series
  • Collage art
  • Cats
  • Baked goods
  • Frankensteinā€™s monster
  • Artistā€™s choice
3 Likes

I claim @TruGritty for Frankensteinā€™s Monster
Due10/15

Hello! I live in VA with my four wonderful cats. Hand-drawn or Painted flat cards are my favorites.

Cats (especially black cats, but all are welcome)
Bride of Frankenstein
Fountain Pens
Female with Horns
Otters
Books and Reading
Cute Animals Reading
Monster High, Frankie Stein
That doesnā€™t belong in Space
Bobā€™s Burgers (especially Louise, Rudy, & Millie)
Dinosaurs
Funny or Cute Family Portraits
Mothman or Yeti
Ghosts on a pink background
Snail with Skull shell
Something you see every day
Koi Fish
Stippled
Teeth
The third subject on YOUR list
Vintage Fisher Price Little People doing bad, weird, or inappropriate things
Anything inspired by my PINTEREST & ART

2 Likes

I claim gozer for ā€œBobā€™s Burgersā€, due 10/16!
2/0/0

Iā€™m Daisie, and I live in St. Louis. I just love different artwork and designs, so Iā€™m open to receiving whatever you would love to send! I have a board on Pinterest of pins that I love: (https://pin.it/3EA06TSoA)

  • German expressionism
  • Books/reading
  • Turning trash into treasure
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Locked Tomb series
  • Collage art
  • Cats
  • Baked goods
  • Frankensteinā€™s monster
  • Artistā€™s choice
  • Hazbin Hotel
  • Take chances, make mistakes, get messy.
  • Evil gingerbread people
3 Likes

I claim TruGritty for TBD , due October 17

1 / 1 / 0

Hi! I live in the USA.

I prefer flat, paper cards as I store them in a binder. (flat sequins or glitter ok, but no 3D embellishments)
Hand drawn / painted illustration is my fav style (all skill levels!), but please do feel free to do other styles.
I love: shiny, metallics, glow in dark, glittery goodness (sparkle pens or sealed glitter), holographic
Please no digital prints/reproductions of your work in lieu of the original.
No: creepy bugs, bears, clowns, Santas, politics, nudity/pinups/NSFW, curse words or blood/gore.

Thank you for claiming me! :slight_smile:


ā€¢ Birds
ā€¢ Hens
ā€¢ anthropomorphic birds, bunnies, mice
ā€¢ birds as a famous character (e.g. A bird as Gandalf)
ā€¢ Birds getting into trouble / doing silly things
ā€¢ birds/bunnies/mice in clothing
ā€¢ birds/bunnies/mice wearing a crown
ā€¢ birds, bunnies, or mice reading
ā€¢ robot or steampunk bird
ā€¢ fantasy creature (e.g. dragons, jackelope, wolpertinger, phoenix, unicorns etc.)
ā€¢ cute woodland creatures (no bears!)
ā€¢ an autumn forage
ā€¢ ornate dagger or sword
ā€¢ treasure
ā€¢ Geodes
ā€¢ crystals
ā€¢ gems
ā€¢ jewel encrusted object (normal like jewelry or silly like a jewel encrusted wooden spoon)
ā€¢ FabergĆ© egg
ā€¢ a dragon egg
ā€¢ light in a bottle
ā€¢ light shadow box
ā€¢ mysterious
ā€¢ Enchanted forest (sweet or dark)
ā€¢ a secret portal

ā€¢ Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
ā€¢ Star Wars - original 3 only - (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi)
ā€¢ Lord of the Rings
ā€¢ Hunger Games (books or movies)
ā€¢ Harry Potter book series
ā€¢ Dumbledore
ā€¢ Snape
ā€¢ Calvin and Hobbes
ā€¢ Wallace the Brave
ā€¢ Red Riding Hood
ā€¢ Life is Strange video game (some ideas, but not limited to: Max is my fav character, Arcadia Bay)

ā€¢ Map illustration - like an illustrated map in a book. See my illustrated maps board for ideas. Can be a real place or a place that doesnā€™t exist in reality (like from a fiction book, or your imagination).

ā€¢ cute creature/mouse/bunny/etc on a journey (i.e. something like a little mouse with backpack and walking stick walking in a strange world. Doesnā€™t have to be this exactly, but something that evokes the same kind of feeling. Like a hobbit on a quest sort of feeling.)

ā€¢ Strange world concept art - (NOT Disney) Illustrate a strange world, like a new world from a video game. Could be futuristic, fantastical, alien. Could be the landscape with strange flora & fauna or rock formations or multiple suns/moons etc, could be the town with buildings. You decide.

ā€¢ apocalypse aesthetic world art - The zombie apocalypse has happened a few years ago. What does the world / terrain / buildings/ landscape look like now? You donā€™t have to add humans or zombies. Iā€™m thinking more like abandoned places etc.

ā€¢ art done in the style of:
-Edward Gorey
-Tim Burton
-Mouseguard (comic)
-Creaks (amanita designs video game)
-machinarium (amanita designs video game)
-Iain Mccaig

ā€¢ Inspired by my Pinterest boards: ā€œArt I Likeā€ board, ā€œHarry Potterā€ board, or ā€œBeautiful Thingsā€ board on Pinterest

ā€¢ A pen and Ink with watercolor

ā€¢ Limited palette art - black/white/grey PLUS one other color (can use all shades of this one color, light to dark). Subject matter is entirely up to you. :slight_smile:

3 Likes

I claim @bluebird for tbd, due 10/19.

1/0/0

Hi, Iā€™m Jamie from Michigan, USA. No blood/gore or loose glitter please. 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
-Bobā€™s Burgers, especially Louise
-Nancy Drew (books or games)
-zentangle
-gardens
-flowers
-libraries/books
-women in history
-altered playing card
-dinosaurs
-rainbows
-good things
-cute monsters
-Winnie the Pooh (any character)
-Animal Crossing
-PokƩmon
-inspirobot (https://inspirobot.me/, https://www.instagram.com/inspirobot.me/)
-Halloween :jack_o_lantern:
-artistā€™s choice

1 Like

I claim jellybean for ā€œa book you would recommendā€, due 10/19!
3/1/0

Iā€™m Daisie, and I live in St. Louis. I just love different artwork and designs, so Iā€™m open to receiving whatever you would love to send! I have a board on Pinterest of pins that I love: (https://pin.it/3EA06TSoA)

  • German expressionism
  • Books/reading
  • Turning trash into treasure
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Locked Tomb series
  • Collage art
  • Cats
  • Baked goods
  • Frankensteinā€™s monster
  • Take chances, make mistakes, get messy.
  • Artistā€™s choice
  • Evil gingerbread people
  • Pigeons
1 Like

I claim @TruGritty for artists choice
Due 2024-10-20T04:00:00Z
Claim 1
Sent 0
Recd 0

Hiya! Im Kelli in Michigan USA.
Interpretation of my themes are completely up to you! Do your thing. :smiley:

Themes: combine or mashup as needed
Artists choice
Haunted
Tarot
Frogs
Bunnies
Fall scenery
Evil/naughty but cute animals
Celestial
Crows, ravens and blackbirds
Moss
Heart with wings
Sea life
Owls
River rocks
Pie
Ouija
Autumn flowers
Acorns
Covered bridges
Berries
Wizard of Oz

I claim @curiousfae for Evil/Naughty but cute animals
Due10/15
Claim 2
Sent 1
Recd 0

Hello! I live in VA with my four wonderful cats. Hand-drawn or Painted flat cards are my favorites.

Cats (especially black cats, but all are welcome)
Bride of Frankenstein
Fountain Pens
Female with Horns
Otters
Books and Reading
Cute Animals Reading
Monster High, Frankie Stein
That doesnā€™t belong in Space
Bobā€™s Burgers (especially Louise, Rudy, & Millie)
Dinosaurs
Funny or Cute Family Portraits
Mothman or Yeti
Ghosts on a pink background
Snail with Skull shell
Something you see every day
Koi Fish
Stippled
Teeth
The third subject on YOUR list
Vintage Fisher Price Little People doing bad, weird, or inappropriate things
Anything inspired by my PINTEREST & ART