Turn ATCs into Cards

Do you like to make ATCs?  ATC stands for Artist Trading Card.  It's a miniature work of art, and people really do trade them.  The standard ATC size is the same as sports trading cards - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2", and that's where the "trading card" name comes from.  They even have Artist Trading Coins - 2 1/2" circles!  

I make an ATC-like card to include in packages when I'm selling off old craft supplies.  I make mine 2 3/4" x 4 1/4".  I still think of them as ATCs.  It's actually a 1/4 sheet of card stock, cut in half again.  I like this size to stamp a quick thank you.  I make a different batch every month or so, and I try to keep them seasonal.

These were my last batch of cards - I used some stamps from Unity Stamp Co, and kept them very simple.  Some leaves along the border in Tangelo Twist, and then a Thank You in Early Espresso.  I write a little note on the back, and stick them in my packages.

It is my hope that people get these, and turn them into cards - but they may just throw them out...I'm none the wiser. 

 

Here's what those same ATCs look like, turned into cards.  I used Soft Suede card bases, with am embossed layer of Dusty Durango (because I have like 5 pieces left, and I'm using it up!).  I added some Brown/Copper-ish Stickles, which I don't really care for anymore.  It doesn't seem to dry nicely.  It always ends up blobby and lumpy.  Not a nice, smooth looking circle like the Nuvo Drops.

 

I hope you take a new look at the cards you receive.  You can always cut the front of a card off and make it into something new!

 

 

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: All of these are from Unity Stamp Co - Count Your Blessings/Aug 2020 Kit of the Month, Say it Big, Thank you on the right side....this was a single that I got from them, I don't know what set it came from.

Ink:  Tangelo Twist, Early Espresso

Paper: Naturals Ivory, Dusty Durango, Early Espresso, Soft Suede

Other:  embossing folders from Sizzix (don't know the names), Brown/Copper Stickles

** Don't forget about my November Workshop!  I am donating 25% of Workshop sales to the Wreaths Across America organization!

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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