JANUARY ATC CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH: WINTER

This is the January ATC Challenge of the Month and requires you to make an ATC card (2 1/2" x 3 1/2 inches) with a winter theme. This is NOT a Christmas or New Year's ATC! It must have a WINTER theme and is sender's choice, allowing you to get started right away on creating this ATC. Be certain your ATC is the exact size shown above and that it has a sturdy cardboard backing and a neatly finished back of the card where you will put the group name, swap name, date, and your Swap-Bot name so that your partner can easily rate your ATC. Additionally, you need to USE at LEAST 3 OFFICIAL Tim Holtz products--paper, stamps, stencils, die cuts, Distress inks, Distress Crayons, Distress Oxide inks, metal ephemera, paper ephemera, etc. Challenge yourself here if you have some products that are new to you. Check out "how-to" videos on YouTube.

SUMMARY: * Make one ATC (2 1/2" x 3 1/2"). * Use a winter season theme--varies in terms of what part of the US you live in---but generally the coldest time of the year--time for skating, sledding, skiing,taking brisk walks in the woods, drinking hot chocolate or hot tea, etc, * Use at least three (3) genuine Tim Holtz products. * Send by January 31. * ATC is sender's choice.

For those who like to make sender's choice swaps in advance, these are the next three ATC Monthly Challenges:
* February----Valentine's Theme. * March----St. Patrick's Day OR windy, stormy weather (trying to bring Spring but not quite making it in much of the US). * April---- Spring is Coming (almost, depending on where you live)-- April Showers Bring . . ., etc.

Most importantly, have fun making these ATCs! Experiment with new products if that's a possibility for you!