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 June 13-17, 2012 in Portland, Oregon 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 memberships" in their UserCP (found in the forums). Thank you!

Dick Blick Art Materials: Our Sponsor

Fabric,Stitching,Quilting,Cross Stitch-ATC Swap
Due: March 10, 2012 Abstract Art - Black, Gray & White
Due: March 7, 2012 Love Birds ~ A Bird & Heart ATC Swap
Due: March 1, 2012

Spotlight on the Artists

Pink Zentangle
Mrs T

Duckys Tree Farm # 2
Just Ducky

Blue butterfly
KittyNL

Birds and Hearts Swap
Shawnicaitlin

Crimson Gridlock 3
Jewels A tangled mind
Husum Jonathon J. Frog, Esquire
gypsymouse torn paper(abstract)
katelnorth

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:

10 Minute Mixed Media Fairies

Needle Felting

Framing Ornaments

Art Rooms

Wire Hanger ATC Holder

Latest Issue: Issue 17 (Winter 2012)

www.arttradermag.com

Congratulations to: kristinized who won the December ATC Contest. Her 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 conests!

The second place winner in the December contest was locatray
Her card is on the left.

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 memberships" in their UserCP (found in the forums). Thank you! Dick Blick Art Materials: Our Sponsor
	Fabric,Stitching,Quilting,Cross Stitch-ATC Swap Due: March 10, 2012	Abstract Art - Black, Gray & White Due: March 7, 2012	Love Birds ~ A Bird & Heart ATC Swap Due: March 1, 2012
Spotlight on the Artists

Pink Zentangle Mrs T	Duckys Tree Farm # 2 Just Ducky	Blue butterfly KittyNL	Birds and Hearts Swap Shawnicaitlin

Crimson Gridlock 3 Jewels	A tangled mind Husum	Jonathon J. Frog, Esquire gypsymouse	torn paper(abstract) katelnorth
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: 10 Minute Mixed Media Fairies Needle Felting Framing Ornaments Art Rooms Wire Hanger ATC Holder Latest Issue: Issue 17 (Winter 2012) www.arttradermag.com	Congratulations to: kristinized who won the December ATC Contest. Her 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 conests!
		The second place winner in the December contest was locatray Her card is on the left.
Our Affiliated Websites