Welcome to our Artist Trading Card (ATC) community forums! Our focus is on friendly ATC and mail art trading and swapping in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Everyone is welcome here. All mediums are welcome too--stamping, painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, fabric, clay--you name it, we do it! And we don't just trade ATCs; there is a lot going on here. This includes chunky books, inchies, rinchines, twinchies, charms, art journals, altered art, rolodexes and rolo trading, and much more. We also have a gallery and trader rating system to faciliate trading between members and keep our community growing. We hope that you will join our family of art lovers and join us in trading art!

Will you be attending Art for All July 25-28, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this year?
Check out the Events Forum for further details!

Donating to ATCs for All New Swaps to Join at www.atcsforall.com

Donations are accepted!

We welcome your donations via PayPal to help us offset our server and software costs and maintenance. Your donation is greatly appreciated!

Members should donate through "Paid Subscriptions" in their UserCP (found in the forums). Thank you!

Dick Blick Art Materials: Our Sponsor

Textured Trees Challenge
Due: June 5, 2013 Silhouettes
Due: July 1, 2013 A 5 yr old could do that
Due: June 15, 2013

Spotlight on the Artists

Blue vase and flowers
Juanita Rojas

Pretty Purple Flower
gtds10hx

How does Her Garden Grow
catb
Spring Forward
Nancy

Fabric & Flowers
tg94901 Anemone
mariloupatch Spring is Coming #1
Just Ducky Field Flowers
SusyCM

Art Trader Magazine AFA Contests, Projects, and Winners!

We strongly encourage our members to check out Art Trader Magazine. ArtTrader Magazine is a web based publication (in PDF format) focused on mail art for trade such as ATCs (Artist Trading Cards), ACEOs, art journals, chunky books, altered art and altered art books. It has galleries and eye candy, discussions of art trading, and technique articles!

Our Latest Issue:

Halloween Door Art

Reactive Metal Paint

Acrylic Portraits

Crochet a Poe Raven

Latest Issue: Issue 20 (Fall 2012)

www.arttradermag.com

Congratulations to: IncessantPyre who won the March ATC Contest. His card is shown above.

Contests at Atcsforall.com

Monthly ATC Contest! Each month we have a themed ATC contest in which everyone can participate. Directions and information on the contests can be found in the Monthly Contest Forum. ATCs are voted on by the members, and the winner scores a prize packet and goody bag packed to the brim with art-related goods and empherma. Thank you to goatgoddess for organizing our monthly contests for the past three years!
Debs913 will be taking over as the Contest moderator as of the August 2012 contest. Please contact her if you are able to donate prizes for the contest.

Congratulations to: onyablue The second place winners in the March contest. His card is shown above.

The following companies have donated prizes for the monthly ATC Contest:

Strathmore

Liquitex

Koh-I-Noor

Golden Acrylics

Dr. PH Martin

Sakura of America

Copic

B'Sue Boutiques

Thank you to all the generous members who also donated prizes for the monthly contest.

Our Affiliated Websites

Donating to ATCs for All	New Swaps to Join at www.atcsforall.com
Donations are accepted! We welcome your donations via PayPal to help us offset our server and software costs and maintenance. Your donation is greatly appreciated! Members should donate through "Paid Subscriptions" in their UserCP (found in the forums). Thank you! Dick Blick Art Materials: Our Sponsor
	Textured Trees Challenge Due: June 5, 2013	Silhouettes Due: July 1, 2013	A 5 yr old could do that Due: June 15, 2013
Spotlight on the Artists

Blue vase and flowers Juanita Rojas	Pretty Purple Flower gtds10hx	How does Her Garden Grow catb	Spring Forward Nancy

Fabric & Flowers tg94901	Anemone mariloupatch	Spring is Coming #1 Just Ducky	Field Flowers SusyCM
Art Trader Magazine	AFA Contests, Projects, and Winners!
We strongly encourage our members to check out Art Trader Magazine. ArtTrader Magazine is a web based publication (in PDF format) focused on mail art for trade such as ATCs (Artist Trading Cards), ACEOs, art journals, chunky books, altered art and altered art books. It has galleries and eye candy, discussions of art trading, and technique articles! Our Latest Issue: Halloween Door Art Reactive Metal Paint Acrylic Portraits Crochet a Poe Raven Latest Issue: Issue 20 (Fall 2012) www.arttradermag.com	Congratulations to: IncessantPyre who won the March ATC Contest. His card is shown above.	Contests at Atcsforall.com Monthly ATC Contest! Each month we have a themed ATC contest in which everyone can participate. Directions and information on the contests can be found in the Monthly Contest Forum. ATCs are voted on by the members, and the winner scores a prize packet and goody bag packed to the brim with art-related goods and empherma. Thank you to goatgoddess for organizing our monthly contests for the past three years! Debs913 will be taking over as the Contest moderator as of the August 2012 contest. Please contact her if you are able to donate prizes for the contest.
	Congratulations to: onyablue The second place winners in the March contest. His card is shown above.	The following companies have donated prizes for the monthly ATC Contest: Strathmore Liquitex Koh-I-Noor Golden Acrylics Dr. PH Martin Sakura of America Copic B'Sue Boutiques Thank you to all the generous members who also donated prizes for the monthly contest.
Our Affiliated Websites