Post-Christmas/New Year ATART Dec 28-Jan 8 ‘23

[Donnacr]

This ATART is open to everyone and every kind of level and types of art.

If you want to try something new but are worried you can’t make enough for a swap - try it here!

If you have questions about a particular technique - ask here! There is sure to be someone who has tried it before, if not, I LOVE learning something new.

Start time (in MY time zone) 12.01am (JUST after midnight) on Wednesday 28 December, 2022 and end time 11.59pm (midnight) on Sunday 8 January, 2023 in the latest time zone, or thereabouts.


What we can do: ATCs, APCs, ATCoins (2.5” circle), Chunky pages (4” x4”), Inchies (1” x1”), Twinchies (2” x2”), Moos (1” x2.75”), tags, shaped cards (houses, arches, etc), postcards (4” x6”) or whatever type of art your Muse calls you to create

All mediums are welcome: collating, sewing, painting, drawing, digital, napkins (with or without beeswax), washi tape, photographs, beading. . .

All styles are welcome: zentangles, stamps (postage and rubber), stickers. . .

And, of course, we can trade.
OPTIONAL CHALLENGES FOR THIS ATHON:

Wednesday 28: Christmas &/OR making cards from leftover wrapping paper &/OR ONLY using Christmas colours (red/green/gold/white)

Thursday 29: APCs &/OR ALTERNATE Christmas colours - ie NO red or green allowed &/OR after Christmas (Santa, elves, us)

Friday 30: try a different size - smaller (Inchies, Twinchies, Moos), bigger (Chunky, postcards), etc &/OR monochromatic &/OR b/w with 1 other colour

Saturday 31: try a different media - if you normally collage try drawing; if you normally draw try napkins and beeswax; try origami; try iris or teabag folding; try stitching or fabric; try zentangles (tangle patterns link to come); etc &/OR snow (snowflakes, people/animals/things in the snow, snowmen and women, etc)

Sunday 1: New Year (resolutions, greetings, party, Father Time and baby New Year, etc) &/OR something old/something new (old favourites - techniques/colours/styles but used in a new way) &/OR celebrate the Past (Vintage anything, favourite decades - I love flappers and Art Deco (20s and 30s), etc

Monday 2: cards showing the season you are in (Summer/Winter depending on where you live) &/OR phobias (things that you do NOT look forward to in the coming year) &/OR travel (places you want to visit/have been, modes of travel, . . .)

Tuesday 3: all the good things in life &/OR with text &/OR stencils and/or punches

Wednesday 4: stamps (postage and rubber) &/OR stickers &/OR washi tape

Thursday 5: things with wings &/OR tea and coffee (use them to draw with/colour your cards; teapots and cups; tea parties - think Mad Hatter, etc) &/OR shaped cards (start with a standard ATC then cut your shape, keeping as close to ATC size as possible - houses, arches, etc)

Friday 6: animals (rubber stamps/postage stamps; HD - realistic, whimsical, cartoon, setting, etc; punched/die cut; etc) &/OR the 12 days of Christmas (link to list of gifts to come) &/OR a Christmas movie - eg It’s a wonderful life; Miracle on 34th Street; the Grinch; Love actually; etc

Saturday 7: make cards using a prompt you haven’t used yet &/OR your Muse is on a roll - keep making great creations

Sunday 8: reuse your Christmas cards (make ATCs, Inchies, Moos, etc) &/OR finish those cards that you started but didn’t finish during this ATART

What IS an ATART
It’s an All Types of ART marathon where you can create art, done over the same time in each time zone. This thread will be our craft room.

How it works:
Start creating when it’s time to start, then upload your lovely creations to your Athon Gallery and post to the thread. Trading and chatting are going on all the time as people are awake in different time zones.

How to ask for a trade:
When you see a piece of art you would like to trade, please SEND A PERSONAL MESSAGE (PM) to that person asking for a trade. Please DO NOT post requests for trades to the thread - it can get way too confusing and may be missed in all the chatter.

NOTE: when you do make a trade, please be sure to send it to your trade partner within 2 weeks. If you’re running late, communicate!

Want to compliment an artist:
And you will. . . remember you can click the You Rock button and leave your compliment/ comment there.

HOW TO POST YOUR ART TO THE THREAD
From your atcsforall.com gallery
It’s easiest to have 2 windows open
1) go to your Gallery and right click on the picture you wish to post - this brings up a menu that includes “Copy image”
2) Click on this
3) Go to your post in the thread and hit Paste (Ctrl V)
4) This allows you to add 10 images to your post
OR
Thumbnails(only 5 of these can be attached to a single post)
1) at the bottom of a new post in a thread there is a ‘Go advanced’ button - click this
2) you will be taken to a new window, which will still show you have already written. In the top line of commands there is a paper clip - put your cursor over this and it will come up with the label ‘Attachments’
3) left click on the paper clip and a 2nd new window will appear.
4) click on ADD FILES at the top and then click BROWSE. This will allow you to browse your computer and choose the image you wish to upload.
5) click the DONE button in the bottom R of this screen - the images you have chosen will appear at the bottom of your post.
6) if you want to attach them in your post, click on the INSERT INLINE button instead.

NEW TO ATARTS?
If you have any questions at all, feel free to PM me or post your questions to the thread. We have a lot of experienced art-a-thoners who are more than willing to help those of you new to this craziness.

IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR USERNAME ON THE BACK OF YOUR CARDS. ​You can’t get an iTrader if your trading partner doesn’t know who you are.

[Suzi]

I’m looking forward to this!

[CynthiaSillitoe]

I'm planning on it.

[Donnacr]

So glad that you found the thread - I am currently visiting children and grandkids away from home and my iPad won’t let me hot link anything.

[jo.on.the.go]

Thanks for the invitation to join. I’ll definitely be popping in for a look and most likely creating and trading as well.

[JavaZarf]

I will be lurking.

[AngelJoy]

Really enjoyed it last year, hope to join in again this year. Thanks for the invite.

[somnia]

Looking forward to this ATART athon!

[Vicki Z]

Really excited.
I pulled out so many FUN supplies, now I cannot find anything.
Good thing I got a few days to organize before we start!!

[HHC]

Thanks for the reminder, Donna! I hope your time with family is joyful!

[sniisk]

I don't have a vacation at the end of this year but I hope to play a bit.

[Bramble]

I have a new computer and have been challenged with learning how to upload pics. Maybe I'll "practice post"!

[Seascape131]

I will be lurking for now, but will try

[KESagers]

I'm hoping to play.

[CastleQueen5]

I am glad to see the new art a thon. Thanks for hosting Donnacr

[jfaskdown]

Popping in. Lots of great optional challenges with this, my mind is spinning already with possibilities. Looking forward to seeing some great art!

[Donnacr]

Lovely to see so many people here already
Bramble - I love the idea of using this thread to practice post

[jfaskdown]

Thought I’d take time to clean up my craft area in preparation for this, ha! Didn’t get far. I found leftover cut offs from other projects, so I cut some moo and inchie bases. I haven’t done those in a while so maybe I’ll be able to make some during the athon.

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[jezebelle]

I have some bits and bobs accumulating for moos too!

[Donnacr]

Those will be perfect for Friday 30’s theme: try a different size.