Pocket on my ATC

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Swap Coordinator:	Kathy2eggs (contact)
Swap categories:	Artist Trading Card (ATC)
Number of people in swap:	95
Location:	International
Type:	Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:	August 7, 2009
Date items must be sent by:	August 21, 2009
Number of swap partners:	1
Description:
Have you ever tried making a pocket on your ATC? I just learned this a few weeks ago, and it's so much fun. It's really easy, so I'll explain verbally. If anyone needs further instructions, I'll be glad to help. First you decide if you want the pocket to be part of the design and/or the background paper. If so, make it big enough to put a little card or paper item inside it. You can just wrap the same background paper on the ATC gluing the sides and just the very bottom part of the paper. You must leave some space to be able to put something in it. Or you can cut another piece of paper...any shape as long as it has more than three sides is ok, and glue only three of the edges down. You can also use brads, sewing, or eyelets...remember, it's a pocket, so anything that holds down the three sides is ok. You usually have the opening at the top, but on the side is ok also. You can stamp, paint, color, emboss, decorate your ATC any style. So make it 2.5 x 3.5 "...one per partner, only one partner so this should be easy. The card shown has a postcard pocket with a stamp over it. I put a tiny Bon Voyage card inside it.

Discussion

Kathy2eggs 07/28/2009 #

Wow!!! I'm so happy to see all the people that have signed up...

JaceY 07/31/2009 #

Great theme! I look forward to the challenge. :)

Kathy2eggs 08/ 3/2009 #

Just a note, I will angel this swap if need be.

OfficeWeed 08/ 6/2009 #

what a groovy idea :)

DianneCC 08/ 6/2009 #

I have a little envelope-would that count?

Kathy2eggs 08/ 6/2009 #

As long as it's on your ATC, that will count... Look how popular we are!!!

gemma 08/ 7/2009 #

Hello, I really like this ATC. But it is for the first time I am doing this and I have a question. I can't find what is mean with Type 3.

Kathy2eggs 08/ 8/2009 #

What I think you mean to ask is about the shape of the pocket. It can be in the shape of a rectangle, or an octagon, or any odd shape, just as long as you can have an opening to insert an object inside it. Think pockets on the back of jeans. I hope that makes it clearer..

Jingles 08/ 8/2009 #

dear Co-ordinator, Atc's are only 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 and only traded the, only rule!

bluecrayons 08/10/2009 #

@jingles 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 is also 3.5 x 2.5

twobluecrows 08/12/2009 #

I think gemma is asking about where it says "Type 3: Package or craft" up there at the top--that's just the category of the type of swap.

gemma--this comes from the Create a Swap page, something the coordinator chooses, it doesn't have anything to do with creating ATCs.

Just FYI to the coordinator--ATCs are usually in the mail, flat category as "packages" are usually those that swappers fill with handmade stuff or stuff in a theme or something.

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