ATC Techniques Create-A-Booklet

This idea comes directly from one of our wonderful Bev's -- Bev Tircuit!

Each participant will be creating a masterboard employing a specific background technique. If you're not sure what to do, do a little online research--there are tons of ideas out there online.

Here are the steps to take for this swap:

• Decide on the technique you will showcase and list your technique in the comments section below

• Create a masterboared (on heavy duty ATC-background-type paper)

• Cut your masterboard into ATC-sized pieces.

• VERY IMPORTANT: On the BACK side of each ATC piece, paste a typewritten instruction sheet of: 1) the products you used to achieve the effect, and 2) how you used them--NOT JUST A LIST OF PRODUCTS. We'll want to be able to duplicate your results in our own artwork.

• When partners are assigned--I'm hoping for at least 10 to 12 participants--you'll send 1 ATC-sized background technique (backed with the products/instructions sheet) to each participant and receive many in return!

• When you receive your ATC Technique "pages," punch a hole in each of them and string them onto a ribbon or a chain or a ring and -- VOILA! -- you have your own book of ATC background techniques!

So . . . . sign up, research a technique, list the technique you plan to use in the comments section below, create a masterboard using your chosen technique, cut the masterboard into 2.5" x 3.5" pieces, back them with instructions, wait 'til partners are assigned, mail them out!

You don't need to list your technique as soon as you sign up--just make certain that techniques are not duplicated.

Hope everyone joins--wouldn't it be wonderful to have a booklet with 25 different ATC background techniques to draw from in our own artwork? Fingers crossed, we will!