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| I'm making ATC's and I can't stop! But I don't really want to anyway so all is good.... and, in case, someone wonders, ATC stands for Artist Trading Cards. |
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| I got the idea of cutting up some of my vintage French postcards for making ATC's. They make a terrific background and the backs often have writing or stamps that are cool. Win-Win! The two on the bottom here have a theme a la francais... |
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| Then you've got your air mail theme.... |
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| I love using my paper ephemera for making these....air mail stickers, old stamps, vintage post cards....anything paper and postally related is fair game. |
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| Here's a Russian theme ATC. I love Russian postage stamps and when I was in Russia I picked up A LOT of postal forms at a beautiful post office in St. Petersburg. I'm planning a whole series of travel/postal ATC's from the countries I've visited.... |
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| Another old French postacrd as background....I can get two ATC's from each postage. The perfect size. |
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| Some French and Russian themed ATC's... |
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| Here is another clever idea...if I do say so myself...I see these pre-paid postcards all over and often for less than face value. The postage is good but of course you have to add to to get up to current prices...I got a whole, wrapped set of these for $3..but what to do with them? |
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| How about this? I made two ATC's on each one to mail off to mail art pals....when the postcard arrives, they can just cit along the center lines and have two Postal themed ATC's that went throught the postal system... Don't you think this is a clever idea? |
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| I made them with on up-side-down to make them easier to cut.... |
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| Anybody want one? I will randomly pick one person who comments and send you an ATC postcard through the mail.... and I wouldn't mind if you send me one back.. In the meantime, I'm going to keep on making ATC's... I just can't stop. |
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| Cappuccino Break Whew--I need a break. Cappuccino time! I have so much more to show you (I've been busy) -- coin envelope booklets and little folders filled with surprises and outgoing envelopes...but i think there are enough photos here to keep you happy for a while. The fabulous and fantastic Vintage Paper Fair is coming up this weekend in SF. If you need me, you'll know where I'll be! Let's hear what you think -- and somebody will get a fun surprise in the mail. SEND GOOD MAIL -- GET GOOD MAIL |
