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Junk Mail ATCs

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Swap Coordinator:blueyz75 (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Artist Trading Card (ATC)  Handmade 
Number of people in swap:17
Location:Regional - USA only
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.70 (unrated swappers allowed)
Last day to signup/drop:March 17, 2011
Date items must be sent by:March 22, 2011
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

I have an envelope full of stuff I was cutting out of my "junk mail" when there were a couple of junk mail atc swaps not to long ago. I decided I wanted to use them to make some more cards, hence my very first swap. I decided not to wait on someone else to post one, I'm creating my own!

Easy peezy rules: you must use only stuff you get in the mail that you consider "junk" to make your ATC cards. Obviously you are on your honor. There is not time constraint as in it has to be only stuff you get during the course of a week. If you have it laying around still b/c you haven't cleaned out your mailbox inbox lately, now's your chance. Be creative. Also you must have a rating of 4.7 or better. If your not a flaker this is not hard to have. It allows for an opsie or a misunderstanding or whatnot. I will check this as I see people start to sign up so I won't have to do it all at the end.

I'm going to make the sign up deadline Thurs March 17 (St. Patty's day) and I will be able to finish up checking anything I need to on Friday when I get off and assign by Friday night. That gives you the weekend to make the cards and then send them on their merry little way by Tuesday the 22nd. However, there's nothing to stop you from starting on them as soon as you sign up either!

I am limiting this swap to the USA only, I've been spending way to much money on postage here lately so want to keep costs down for everyone. You will have two partners, you will make one card for each. If you want to make more that's entirely up to you but one for each partner is the requirement.

If you get flaked on (which I hope doesn't happen as we are all adults here and why would you want to sign up if you weren't planning on following through?) please let me know and I will clear out my creative constipation and get a card made for you.

Discussion

NicHahn 03/14/2011 #

Please let me in… I way new… like tonight new, but I would love to give this a try. I don't know how to even get rated because I'm not qualified to trade with anyone:) I would like to build my ratings. Will you help me and let me join this swap? Thanks for considering it.

TurtleLove 03/15/2011 #

Interesting swap. Can you please clarify if we can use inks, stamps, stickles, glossy accents,markers, water colors pencils, etc on the paper "junk" mail? Or just junk mail, and adhesive?

blueyz75 03/15/2011 #

MMM didn't think of that! I am going to go with opening it up the ones I did, did not. I am rather curious to see how some embellish their junk though. You can use whatever you would like to embellish your "junk mail", BUT the base of your embellishments should still be 100% of the junk mail and not covered with stickers to the point that this is not obvious.
Does that make sense? Or is it as muddy as the Mississippi?

blueyz75 03/15/2011 #

I do not plan on excluding new people who are unrated, was one nto so long ago myself. But please don't flake!

TurtleLove 03/15/2011 #

thanks for the clarification!

blueyz75 03/15/2011 #

Thank you to everyone who has joined so far! Makes me want to host more in the future.

blueyz75 03/16/2011 #

I noticed there aer a few newbies here who are unrated, hope you enjoy one of your first swaps and if you have questions feel free to post them here or send me a pm if you prefer

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