Send one selfmade Artist Trading Card to your partner. Senders choice. Please check your partner’s profile before sending in order to avoid triggering some of their fears or strong dislikes. Send in a decorated envelope. (Doesn’t need to be fully decorated. Just make sure it’s nicer than a plain envelope.)

Easy? Well, here’s the

Challenge:

For making this ATC you can use any technique or materials you like - except for the prefabricated items that are on the following list:

Do not use these items:

• bling embellishments
• collage items from books that are specially made for cutting out
• design papers
• decorative tapes
• die cuts
• digital artwork
• postage stamps
• rubber stamps (factory made - handcarved ones are appreciated)
• stencils
• stickers
• washi tape

Besides that, you can use any medium/technique you like.

Communication / Newbies./ Banning etc

Also open for Newbies with a well filled-out profile. Make sure to log in to swap-bot at least on the day before the signup deadline. If I have questions about your participation I will contact you before the latest day of signup. Make sure to answer to my message. If you don't answer, I will remove you from this swap.

Ratings No unexplained 1 or 3 ratings. Please be aware that I might remove you from swap if I think you don’t match the criteria or are not a reliable swapper.

Please give a „5“ rating when you receive an ATC in a decorated envelope from your partner that matches the above criteria. Please take into account that there might be artists with various skill levels participating. Everyone is welcome to join this!

In case something goes wrong, you don’t receive anything from your partner and they don’t react to any communication: Please contact me. I will angel after a „1“ rating is given. But I really hope this will not be necessary. Also please contact me as soon as possible if there are some issues that prevent sending your Mail Art in time. Life happens, this is a hobby. But: Communication is the key to happiness and understanding!

It can be helpful for everyone if you take a photo of the contents of your envelope and the addressed and stamped envelope before sending, so you can show a proof of sending in case the international mail monster is too hungry or too slow. (This is no obligation for this swap.)

Swap image shows hand felted ATCs I made in 2014.