CPG: AI Made Me Do It! (global)

@Sonya is hosting this swap in both CPG and in the Absolutely Inspired Art Group. Both are USA only. I thought the swap was brilliant and @Sonya has kindly given me permission to post it as an international swap as well.

The description and image are all Sonya's -- I'm just the person making it possible for those of us outside the USA to participate! (although we'd welcome US swappers as well ....)

Have you ever blamed your cat, your art supplies, or Mercury retrograde for your creative choices? For this swap, you can blame AI (artificial intelligence).

Your challenge is simple: ask an AI tool to give you a creative, mixed media art challenge, then follow it to create one piece of happy mail art for your partner, such as: - Journal card - Tag - ATC (2.5"x3.5") - Artist postcard - Mini collage - Art journal page insert (no larger than 5"x8")

🗣️You can ask AI things like: "Give me a mixed-media art challenge." "Give me five random things to include in a collage." "Create a whimsical art journal prompt." "Give me an unusual color challenge." "Invent a strange theme for an ATC."

💬Examples the AI might tell you to: - Use only circles. - Create art inspired by a lost civilization of mushrooms. - Combine celestial and kitchen themes. - Use three random colors you would never choose together. - Illustrate the world's worst motivational quote.

Whatever AI gives you, run with it!

Requirements -

✔️ Handmade original artwork ✔️ Have fun interpreting the challenge ✔️ Make it recognizable as your own artistic style ✔️ Tell your partner about the AI question and response

Please Do Not - ❌ Send unaltered AI-generated artwork ❌ Let AI do all the creative work ❌ Stress about perfection; the fun is seeing how different artists interpret wildly different challenges.

🥜In a nutshell: 💠Use any AI tool (Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.) 💠Ask it for a creative mixed-media challenge. 💠Create artwork inspired by the challenge. 💠Include a quick note with your swap telling your partner what you asked AI and its response.

😉AI (Copilot) was used in creation of this swap and its image.

Be inspired every day!