|
in the spotlight
|
Artist Trading Card Collection
Affectionately called ATCs, Artist Trading Cards are winning the hearts of scrapbookers and papercrafters worldwide. They are quick to do, often using scraps, and there are no rules in making them except that they must be the size of a playing card, 2.5" x 3.5".
The idea is to let your personality shine with your choice of creative skill, and scrapbooking materials and techniques are proving to be the perfect choice. You're finished in no time, and it only takes a tiny bit of supplies!
Guided by Cyndi Hansen, our Senior Design Director, Leisure Arts quickly moved to take the lead in this emerging trend. Our Memories in the Making Collection was the first to introduce a full line of papers, albums, and other supplies designed especially for these little masterpieces.
|
|
|
|
 |
Items include idea books, 40-sheet pads of themed papers (2 each of 20 designs) that are just the right size to cover playing cards, albums with special pocket pages for displaying dimensional cards, refill pocket pages, ATC-sized protective vellum envelopes, and a collector's tin with designer playing cards.
"Anyone can be an artist with Artist Trading Cards," Cyndi said. "Just stamp, distress, add dimension, or incorporate your own special touches. It's quick and simple. Better still, the ATC Collection provides everything you need to create these miniature works of art with ease — from ephemera to designer playing cards. The albums, envelopes, and tin are the perfect storage solutions for your collection."
SKILLS: Many different skills are used to make ATCs: scrapbooking and other papercraft techniques, collage, illustration, painting, and more. Some cards are created to be one of a kind, while others are produced in a specific quantity like limited-edition art prints.
Once designed, the cards are then signed on the back and exchanged with other artists and collectors. Or you can keep your cards and use them to embellish frames, albums, boxes, and more.
|
 |
HISTORY: The original concept of Artist Trading Cards is believed to have been developed in Switzerland by M. Vanci Stirnemann. In 1996 he produced 1,200 handmade cards to document his activities with other artists. Visitors to his first exhibition of these small works of art were encouraged to create their own cards to trade with him and others at the close of the exhibit. Since then, trading clubs have formed all around the world. Card swaps are often posted on the Internet, as well as held locally among friends.
VERSATILITY: For the latest books and supplies developed especially for Artist Trading Cards, ask for the Memories in the Making Collection or visit our Web site. And remember, ATC products lend themselves very well to all kinds of papercrafting, such as tags, mini albums, and more. They also are fun to use with our Thinkable Inkable stamps, which offer a revolving selection of themed words or messages.
|
 |
|
Back to Newsletter
|
|
|
