Doodle ATCs

For inspiration, you might enjoy the children's book Doodler Doodling, by Rita Golden Gelman, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. I got it from my public library, it's really cute.

Hi, where would we upload the finished image? Thanks, Janet

oh man, this is soooo weird!! Yesterday, I cut a piece of cardstock, doodled all over it, cut it up into nine atcs and made an ATC page in my binder... I seriously thought about making a swap like this...I logged on today intending to start the swap... This is crazy!!! cue the twilight zone music!

Hi, Janet, I have e-mailed the Swap-bot coordinators about that. This is my first swap to host, and I had noticed that other swaps always have a photo gallery you can upload images to, but I couldn't find a way to add that feature to this, so I'll have to wait for their reply, I guess.

If you want to see the full page of my doodle, you can go to my blog, www.sharonscompendium.blogspot.com

Maybe in the meantime, if you have a spot where you can upload your image (a blog or a flicker page or something), you could post that information here for others to see.

Hopefully we'll have a swap gallery here soon.

sharon

Hey, Gartenzwerg, that is cool, in a weird sort of way. Must be that great minds think alike!

Sharon and Janet: The option to upload a picture appears automatically either after the close date or after the send by date.

It's possible to get ten ATCs out of an 8.5 x 11 piece of cardstock, too! Less waste of all that cool doodling--

measuring down one side (11") mark every 2.5", then measure across the top to 3.5" and draw a line down--this makes four cards oriented horizontally.

Then on the top from there measure and mark three 2.5's and measure down the other long side two 3.5"--this gives you six cards from the remainder oriented vertically.

Saves a lot of paper. I'll try to post a template for this on my blog and link it here.

Here's the URL for the picture of the template.

http://twobluecrows.blogspot.com/

Cyn

Hi Sorry, English is not my first language so I'm a bit unsure of what cardstock is. Is it the same as mounting board? Or is it some kind of weighted paper? If so what would be the density or thickness of the card?

Anyways, the swap sounds great; I've never done ATCs before but I'd like to give it a go even though I'm not exactly an artist.

Christina

Hi, Christina, cardstock is heavier and stiffer than regular paper, like the sort of thing trading cards or greeting cards are printed on. It may be the same thickness as a cereal box or cracker box, but it can be a little thinner than that. You could use hot-press watercolor paper as another option (hot press because that is smoother than cold press).

For an article about ATCs, including a little history, written by Carrie Mercer, who recently hosted a swap on this site, go to http://www.mplsobserver.com/node/501

To find sites about ATCs in languages other than English, try a search on "ATC" but also add your language's word for "art" and "trade" and you are likely to have something come up that you will find useful.

I hope that helps! Thanks for your interest. sharon

Cyn, thanks for that link to the template for cutting 10 ATCs from a single sheet. It's a great idea to cut 10 of them and have two left over for other trades or to keep. The reason I had decided on 8 was two-fold. One was to fill all but one slot in a 9-pocket trading card sleeve, with room to add one of your own to complete the set; the other was to allow some leeway if a person wanted to make slightly "off" cuts for the best results. Probably the smaller or more abstract your doodles the more likely you will be satisfied with cutting 10 of them. Anyway, it's great to have the guidelines.

sharon

Are you accepting Newbies to this swap?

I had replied to Etayne directly, then realized that there may be others who want to know, so, yes, if you are new and don't have a rating yet, please hop on. Because we each have 8 different partners, and because this isn't too difficult (I think!), I figure the risk of a no-send is small (that is, if someone doesn't send, their partners should still get 7 cards).

But I do want to know if anybody didn't get all eight cards once two weeks have passed after the send date, so please contact me via the Swap-bot message form on my profile at the end of Feb. if you come up short and I will try to remedy the situation.

I have done a similar activity with a very large sheet of paper that I doodled on both sides and then cut apart at random. The random cutting made for some very interesting images but it does mean that sometimes images are cut in half or at weird angles, and details that you thought were minor become major. So are you a gambler or are you a careful template cutter?

Ha! Good question! I guess if I were more of a gambler I would say cut the thing into 10 ATCs. But I found I didn't want to slice certain images down the center, so when I got done with mine I had 8 ATCs and that's the reason I chose 8 as the number for the swap.

Gamblers and careful cutters are both welcome here!

I finished mine and with great excitment ran downstairs to my studio and cut them up...sigh ...I forgot to scan the sheet first....guess I'll just place them all on the scanner... This was lots of fun...thanks Sharon....

It'll be like putting a puzzle together!

And they're off in the mail! happy swapping.

i did not upload a picture of my completed doodled page, but they have been done for weeks! I am glad to have partners finally to send them too! susi

It's fun to see those that we can, but I sure don't want anyone to feel they "must" upload the image if it is too much bother. Swapping is supposed to be fun, after all.

Thanks, Etayne, for uploading your image, it's really great.

It was a bit too large for me to see it all at once, but I discovered that if I use control-click (I have a Mac), then select "view image" it reduces it to fit in my screen. I think with Windows you right-click or something to get the same menu. Anyway, have a look, Etayne's doodle is wonderfully colorful and looks a lot like spring (we've had about a week of below-zero weather here in Minnesota, so I really appreciate the warmth I feel when looking at your doodle!).

I hope a few others can upload images too.

MINE ISNT AS COOL APART AS IT WAS TOGETHER... IM NOT REALLY AN ARTIST ...IM A PRETENDER... HOPE YOU DIG EM ANYHOWS...

ALSO I MADE PHOTO COPIES TO SEND WITH THEM SINCE MY NEW SCANNER WONT TALK TO MY COMPUTER YET...

SENT OUT TODAY...

CHEERS

i ended up uploading the image twice rolls eyes bloomin swap-bot said it didnt work first time round!

Mines not elaborate - they are biro doodles XD However they do look great as atcs :D

Can't wait to see what i get through the door!

Simply Sarah, I like your idea to send a photcopy with the ATC so each person sees the whole, that's a good alterntive to uploading an image.

Sp0z, your doodle is great--I love the notes and text and such along with the images. I think yours is more like a genuine doodle!

I recieved my Doodle ATC from Etayne and i think it's a great ATC...a face on it, stars and looks to be a planet...lots of color, nice work....I like art with a face on it.....

thank you!

I made a photo of my doodle page but I have to try again later to upload it. This is a very good idea for a swap.

I've just uploaded my full page to the gallery. I decided this was a good opportunity to play with my gel and chalk pens, so decided to do my doodles on a black gessoed page. I've got no idea what the individual ATCs will look like - it's Friday evening here in Oz, so I've got the weekend to try and work out the best way to cut it up so each one doesn't look too bad. I will post them on Monday. Bellecat - I thought yours was very interesting and I liked your hairy face people.

I love seeing the complete uploaded doodle. This is a very fun swap!

First two cards in one day; one from Sharon and one from Etayne. Thank you! Still working on my doodle page and it is coming along. It's nice to see people posting pictures in the gallery. Not many swaps I've been in have had that much participation in the image department.

Thanks everybody who has posted their images so far, it's really fun to see them. Etayne, your card arrived yesterday, it's great, thanks. I cut enough of mine to keep one, so I'll have a full-nine-card page when we're all done sending. It'll be like a really cool crazy quilt!

Paperholic, I love the gel pens on black, that is so stunning.

paperholic - My "hairy-faced people" are doodles i came up with in jr. high or high school, i don't exactly remember when they were first drawn. they are called "Thrills Babies" I'm at a loss to how it all came about except to say that there is a history to them. They are actually the side effect of falling into a pile of laughter. They kind of "pop" out of you when that happens. They became part of a book that i wrote. Their feet form a d and a b because they were my initials before i got married. So they kind of became my logo so to speak. That's not quite the right word, but it's as close as i can think of late on saturday night.

My full page is at: http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/sjensen73/

Belle the Cat, it's cool to know the story behind your "hairy faced people" image. I would say that it's like a "signature" image for you. If you were into letterboxing, you could make your signature rubber stamp from that image.

Thanks, Gemini, for providing a link to your image. That works too.

This is great, guys. I hope more people continue to post their images.

Aya, your very nice doodle ATC arrived today! Thank you!

I uploaded a picture of my doodle. The picture is much too big, sorry. I don`t know how to make it smaller.

It's OK if the image is too big to fit on a screen. To see it better, you can, with a Mac, do control-click, then select "view image" and it gives you a smaller one and you can see it all. I think with PCs it might be that you right-click first, then you should get to choose "view image" or something like that.

It looks cool, murmel--I especially like all the kitties!

K. DeLong - I don't know what your swap-bot ID is, but I got your card - it's lovely, thanks!

Hi Simply Sarah, Thanks you for your doodle! I love the idea of sending a copy of the complete page!...wish I thought of it...Mandy

Sarah - loved your doodle, thanks!! Dianne

Shannon, thank you! Nice ATC! My mother fell instantly in love with it!

Ann - received your ATC today, loved it, this is turning out to be a really cool swap. Nice job everyone! Dianne

Hi all, just a hint for uploading your pictures, if you can size them to be about 6"x7" (somewhere around 400x600 pixels) at 72 pixels/inch resolution, they will fit nicely on the screen for viewing all at once, without having to scroll up and down. Internet posted picture resolution doesn't need to be any larger than 72 because that's all it can show anyway, anything larger is pretty much wasted. Cyn

So far to date I've received some terrific doodles from: Lorraine Glenn, Grace Wolf, Anna Duvas (sp?),and Elke Schaub (thanks for the lovely stamps on the envelope, too!!) This is a very cool Swap!

Cyn

thanks, Cyn. I wasn't sure what size pix needed to be, so that's great and very helpful. Easier than my approach!

I received my ATC from Dianne Miller today, thank you very much! It's cool!

heya! I have sent my ATCs!!!!!!1!!!!!!!! Hope y'all like them.

Sarah Millhollen, recvd your Doodle swap today, thanks so much!

Thank you Shelly! I rec'd my doodle today!

I recieved a Smiling Seahorse doodle ATC today from Far Starr...nice work...smile.... Thanks

I recieved an ATC from Shelly ...I really like all the smiley faces.... I have a question...the card said "Hand Drawn" instead of Doodle...so I'm hoping it goes here.... I didn't find your name on the participants in this swap so maybe you go by another name....great ATC.... thanks Shelly

Yes, Shelly is one of our participants.

I have received cards so far from Etayne/Antje, Dreamstealer/Junanne, and Barbara (can't find your Swap-bot moniker); they are all great. I'm really enjoying the variety of doodles!

Sent all my ATCs today; it's the first I've ever tried this so I hope I won't let anyone down with my artistic capabilities.

So far I've received some terrific doodles from: Antje; Barbara; Dreamstealer (I loved your ATC B&W style and the cool stamps on the envelope); Mandy (I loved the extra picture ATC you sent me; it's going right up on my inspirational wall:).

Thanks to you all:)and to a really cool swap!

simply sarah got your 'starbucks' part today. I love starbucks ;) so good choice

I got all three ATCs in one day! Thank you everyone. Wonderful cards from Barbara, Mandy and Shelly.
They look good together, even though they are from three different pieces of art.

GRACE AND ANNE... I GOT YOUR DOODLES YESTERDAY....THERE ARE BOTH SUPER COOL. I DIDNT THINK ABOUT LAYERING IT TO CREATE AN ATC, ANNE ITS WAY COOL!!

NATHALIE...THE COFFEE CUP...THAT WAS THE PIECE I WANTED TO KEEP, BUT i FIGURED I'D KEEP THE MIDDLE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS...(THE MIDDLE SUCKED) GLAD YOU LIKE IT!

Barbara, your doodle ATC arrived today...Very colorfull...smile...nice work on the design...looks like a spinning eye and lots of trails to follow...thanks

Rcvd from Kathy Coulter today, how fun! Thanks!

Dreamstealer, the "hand drawn" was for this swap, sorry about the confusion!

I\'ve received 5 doodles so far: from LANCEA(?) - black and white microbes and flowers; ELKE - colour and glitter; ORIGAMI GRACE - lovely aqua and iris blue shades; LORRAINE - a bit of true doodling; and AYA - very intriguing pair of fishnet stocking legs and the words \"dare you\" - well cut from the original. And yes Aya, it is summer here, and currently 28° (somewhere around 90°) - you have my heartfelt sympathies, I can\'t bear being cold.

I posted mine today - I had to do a bit of careful measuring and cutting to get them each to come out right, but in the end I am quite pleased with them.

Belle the Cat - (by the way, is that from the old story about \"belling the cat\") - thanks for the info about the Thrill Babies. They rang a bell with me because I also used to draw something very similar when I was in school many years ago, and I had forgotten all about that until I saw yours.

Hi Sheely;

I got your \'Treat Me Like a Queen\' part yesterday. First thing I did was showing it to my boyfriend hinthint* ;)

Thanks it looks great:)

twobluecrows received your Atc today (that makes n°3) thx for the xtra

Jennifer M, thank you for the nice dragon in love!

Hi Jim,

Just got your doodle today and it\'s wonderful. I would really love to see the full version.

Thanks:)

Recd great doodles from Jim and Kathy. Thank you. They are great! Both sent color copies of the whole sheet...cool.

Big Thank you to Joy and Jim, rcvd your Doodle Swaps today, both are FANTASTIC! ~Shelly

Thanks to Joy, Jim and Cynthia today for their doodles. this is turning into such a fun and creative swap. thanks to everyone for participating. it\'s great to see what we can all do if we let ourselves go!! Dianne

I have received two more in the past week -- from Cap\'n Jim and Mandy/Farstar. They are both great. It\'s really fun seeing all the variety of doodles coming in. And I see that more images have been added to the group gallery. Thanks, guys.

I recieved a Labyrinth ATC Doodle today from Jim, thanks for the Labyrinth......smile..I\'ll walk it in my mind.....always good to get a note from a transplanted Texan....

My cards have been sent out and I received three more cards from Junanne, Barbara and Jim. Thank you! I really like this swap, receiving so many different cards, from so many different people, in one swap.

I received a labyrinth doodle from Jim yesterday. Delightful! Thank you for the note, too! :::uploading some fried Ocra::: Etayne

I just looked at the gallery again -- these doodles are fantastic! Etayne

Joy and Angeline your doodles arrived today thx

A big thank you to Antje, Junanne,Sharon, and Christina- your wonderful ATC\'s arrived over the past week..so much fun to find in the letterbox! I can\'t wait to put them all together!

Hey Christina, Glad you liked my doodle. I wrapped the ATC in the full color version... did you catch that? - JIM

I recd my doodle from nimzay yesterday. Thank you!

I got my doodle atc from Brenda today, WOW, you are an artist!!! Was that really a doodle??? susi

I've received 5 of 8 cards and they've all been great! Thanks to Lancea, sp0z, aya, Susi U., and Elke S. Great theme:)

Thanks Susi! Glad you like it! Yes, when I doodle, that's what comes out, little pictures.

I got another card from Christina, Thank you! I really like the worm on the mushroom and the knitting too. That's six so far.

Sharon- will you be doing another Doodle swap like this again soon? I like getting 8 cards from different people instead of 8 cards from one person.

wow, i have now received all 8 of my cards. i think everyone needs to give themselves a big pat on the back. this was a great swap. - i was thinking, from the conversation about having another doodle swap, what about a gel pen on black cardstock doodle swap? i think that was pure genius and turned out great! I am so glad i received one of them.
oh, and belle the cat is kinda play on words as in belling the cat and that my cat\'s name is isabella and lots of times i just call her belle rather than izzie. she\'s probably really confused, i call her belle, the kids call her izzie and my husband calls her dizzy. so thanks one and all, i can\'t wait to try this again! Dianne

I like it when folks indicate that they've received my swaps...so I'd better do the same!! Great doodles from Jim, Ann, Joy, Sherry, Sarah, Angeline, Dianne, and Cyn. Thanks for sharing "pieces" of yourself and your art. Great idea, Sharon...but then, I know you've got a million of 'em : )

Kathy C

Thank you to Carol Roque, rcvd your ATC

I recieved a great little doodle from Nathalie today all the way from Belgium....thanks nathalie....i have a leaf and acorn on it...i'll go look at the big picture...

I received number 6 today from Nathalie in Belgium. Neat leaves! Thank you!

Received a fun doodle from Laurie R! Thanks so much!

Boy, I'm really delighted with the continued communication and image sharing that we've had with this group. What a great bunch.

We do have 3 people who haven't sent yet, at least that haven't clicked the button, so I will contact them to see if I can find out what's up.

I got a card over the weekend from Lana Richey, a gel-pen-on-black doodle. Very nice!

sharon

Rcvd from Nathalie today in Belgium, thank you!

Heya I'm sooo excited to get my swap bot!!! It sure makes me feel less home-sick here in NZ. Thanks To Lorraine, Grace, Isis and Cyn! I put them all up on a notice board I made.Hope you all received cards from me as well. My full picture is at http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e107/horsesheep/DSCF0081.jpg. :) Enjoy!

There are two cards I have not yet received but I assume they are on its way.

Now I am only waiting for one card and I am informed that it will be on its way. This was really a good swap making creativity flow.

Still waiting for two ATCs but I'm hoping they're on their way...do you think I should contact the senders? Don't want to seem pushy, so I'll wait another week and see, I guess.

chrichri -- You can look on the list of participants to see if the partners you're waiting for have clicked "sent." If they have, you could let them know you didn't get them yet and ask how long ago they were mailed, anyway. If they haven't, you could give them an opportunity to explain why before you rate them. I hate to be too hasty with giving ones, but the rating system is designed to let swap hosts know who's reliable, so after you contact them, if they don't reply, I think it is fair to go ahead and give them a one.

Not bad..I received 7 out of 8. My 8th person is still marked not sent. I too don't like to give out '1's' unless deserved, but I don't think that one is on its way. I'm guessing everyone who was supposed to get one from me did because I haven't heard anything. Great Swap Sharon, thanks!

I recieved a great litle Doodle ATC from madievalmayden ...thanks Nie heart and cross......

Hi Jolyn (medievalmayden); I just received your doodle today, thanks a lot!

Well, now I've received 7 out of 8. I'll check to see whether my last partner has sent his/hers like you said Sharon... and wait a bit more.

On March 1, I e-mailed the two who have not yet checked the send button, asking them to contact their partners. I have not heard back from either of them and I am guessing neither have their partners.

It is always possible that they got sick or had a familiy emergency or something. It's impossible to tell without any reply to messages.

They may still try to catch up, but I think if you e-mailed and haven't heard back, it's quite reasonable to give a 1.

I did make an extra page of doodles, which I again cut into 8 ATCs (I'm just not ruthless enough in my cutting to make 10 ATCs from the page!) So, if you are short and would like one of mine, please let me know. I know some of you who are missing ATCs already have one of mine, so it's up to you if you want another.

Sometimes it's just nice to complete the set, especially if you include one of your own to make a full 9-card page.

Hi Sharon,

That sounds great about the ATC; I really wouldn't mind getting one of yours as I thought your example page was just awesome:) I'll give my partner a few more days 'til I rate her but there's not much I can do when she doesn't reply.

OK, Christina, an ATC will be on its way from me to you in Friday's mail.

sharon

I would love one of yours if you still have one! I'm one short, too. But, all in all it was a nice swap with great results. Etayne

Hi Sharon!

Just a quick word to say thanks a million for your lovely ATC; I really love it:) AND I'm really fond of mice so it couldn't have been any more right spot on. I'm very grateful that you bothered sending another one:) I would gladly give you a heart if I could rate you.

Christina

I've received and rated all but one ATC so far, just waiting for Indiana de la Cruz (weirdindy04). I put a 0 rating, but will be happy to change it if the ATC shows up. Cyn

Sharon, thank you for the ATC you sent -- it was a lovely addition to the doodle ATC set. You were a most gracious hostess.