ATC Swap Land !!!: 2005

Monday, December 19, 2005

Victorian Splendour - Cindy Roland

Victorian Splendour - Brenda Duncan

Victorian Splendour - Frances van Velzen

"Deardaoin"

December Swap Posted - Victorian Spendour

Sharon Durfy, Cindy Roland, Carol Moore,

Jessie Koenigsberg, Eugenia Toledo-Keyser, Emma

Carol Schmidt, Nancy Henry, Susan Shute

Note on Swaps

American Gothic was an unusual theme - so thanks to those who played - i loved all of your cards.
I think the interpretations could have been endless, so i'm looking forward t0 an AG2 next year!!

RE: Mystere! If you want to do the mask - let me know right away - i've only got a couple of takers so far - how it works is I'll send you a file with a mask to print and decorate - then send back for swapping - I'll take signups for the ATC swap and the Mask swap till the 30th - both are due January 15th.

American Gothic - MK Colling

Goth Girl

MK writes: " Kids who looked like this used to visit my gallery on their study hall breaks from the nearby High School of the Arts. They said my art was 'cool'.
I'm sure they would have loved having it installed in their nose holes and incised in their flesh. "

American Gothic - Eugenia Toledo - Keyser

Scarface - Prison of the Mind

October Swap Posted - American Gothic

eugenia toledo-keyser, pam poor, mk colling

lorna gundaker, mary rowin, dee radcliffe

beth coates, alicia wade, anon?
(don't forget to sign your cards kids!!
i know who did this but can't remember now)

Shall We Dance - Eugenia Toledo-Keyser

Three fabulous cards - with totally different interpretations of the same theme - aren't these little cards grand?

Shall We Dance -Chantal Simon

Shall We Dance - Susan Shute

Septemeber Swap Posted - Shall We Dance

carol moore, chris tessnear, pam poor

dee radcliffe, toni busch ratzlaff, gail anderson

susan shute, mary rowin, beth coates

Monday, October 24, 2005

I Dream of Architecture

St. Peter's
Michelangelo's plan for the piazza in Rome.
Vicci Henderson

Mosques - by Eugenia Toledo-Keyser

Measure by Denise Lebenstein

We measure beauty in Architecture by our own first experiences of home.

Columns

Well Aged by Susan Shute

I Dream of Scary Houses

I Dream of Architecture

Susan Gallagher Turner, Lubna Ul-Hassan, Vicci Henderson
Pam Poor, Carol Feiner, Lisa Edwards
Toni Busch Ratzlaff, Carol Henley, Michelle Boyd

I Dream of Architecture

Mary Rowin, ???, Dee Radcliffe
Christine DM, Chris Tessnear, William Charlebois
Lorna Gundaker, Carol Moore, Donna Elio

Monday, September 12, 2005

The Roaring 20s - Flappers, Jazz and Bathtub Gin

Thanks Everyone for a great swap! Don't forget to click on the cards to enlarge - the details are fabulous~

Look for I Dream of Architecture in the next couple of weeks!

Till then,
Deb

The Roaring 20s - Flappers, Jazz and Bathtub Gin

Cards and History by Graphic Artist M. K. Colling - www.evedom.com

The Roaring 20s - Flappers, Jazz and Bathtub Gin

Toni Busch Ratzlaff, and Chantal Simon, our player from Ireland~

The Roaring 20s - Flappers, Jazz and Bathtub Gin

Vicci Henderson, and the Fabulous Emma, our youngest player at age 10.

The Roaring 20s - Flappers, Jazz and Bathtub Gin

Gated card in 20s Art Deco style by Carol Henley

The Roaring 20s - Flappers, Jazz and Bathtub Gin

Aimee Bishop, Bill Charlebois, Name not on Card?

The Roaring 20s - Flappers, Jazz and Bathtub Gin

Dee Radcliffe, Chris Tessnear, Lisa Edwards

Thursday, August 25, 2005

The Mermaid Who Loved the Moon

By Teri Velazquez

Imagine

By Chris Tessnear

Rub a Dub Dub

By Jan Bartlett

Amazon Red Riding Hood

By Chantal Simon

"The Tortoise and the Hair"

By M. E. Duff

The Sick Child

A. P. Shur

Fariry Fey

By Carol Moore

Tiny Faery Stories

Carol Henley and Jan Bartlett

Saturday, August 13, 2005

First Swap for Fall Announced

New Swap - Shall We Dance?

This one can go Retro, Victorian or anywhere in between - Shall we dance - what a great theme!
The basic ATC guidelines are 3.5 x 2.5, on a cardstock base, you may use playing cards if you wish.
The swap is four for three, so you send 4,
And I keep one, for publication on our new ATC site,
“Artella’s ATC Swap Land”, http://artellaartistcards.blogspot.com/
and you get back 3 cards from other artists.

You must send a Stamped Self Addressed Envelope with your entry! The signup deadline for this swap is Aug 30th
Cards are due in my hands Sept 30th- firm! To sign up- email Deb at deb@artellaland.com before the deadline, with the name of the swap in the subject line. You must be willing to make a firm commitment to this swap. If you need more info about ATCs before you sign up - check out this link- http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html

Be on the lookout Victorian Splendor this Holiday Season.

2nd swap for Fall Announced

2nd swap for Fall - “American Gothic”

In keeping with Artella’s tradition of words and art, our second summer ATC swap is “American Gothic”.
For this swap we’re asking for a bit of writing on the back, anything from why that particular depiction to your own little Gothic Tale.
The Focus will be up to you, inner, or outer, we're sure it will be fabulous!

The basic ATC guidelines are 3.5 x 2.5, on a cardstock base, you may use playing cards if you wish, just don’t forget
You’ll need to write on the back.
The swap is four for three, so you send 4,
And I keep one, for publication on our new ATC site,
“Artella’s ATC Swap Land”, http://artellaartistcards.blogspot.com/ ,
and possibly the magazine, and you get back 3 cards from other artists.

You must send a Stamped Self Addressed Envelope with your entry! The signup deadline for this swap is Sept 5th
Cards are due in my hands October 5th - firm! To sign up- email Deb at deb@artellaland.com before the deadline, with the name of the swap in the subject line. You must be willing to make a firm commitment to this swap. If you need more info about ATCs before you sign up - check out this link- http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html

Be on the lookout Victorian Splendor this Holiday Season.

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Spotlight on Retro Housewives Gone Mad!

Retro Housewives was a fabulous swap. ALL of the cards were outstanding, but a couple, I think really summed up the theme very succinctly.
Glenda Miles' "Last Night Ira Asked For a Divorce ,
with the perfectly coiffed smiling faced woman drinking her coffee, just says it all for me.

Spotlight on Retro Housewives Gone Mad!

And Pam Poor's "Latest in Alien Pest Control" sums up the paranoia of the times perfectly.
Yes, you were just expecting a fun swap, not a Sociological analysis, but I'm a Sociologist at heart - so unfortunately you're stuck with it. lol

Retro Housewives Gone Mad!

Kebra Bangs

Carol Henley

Retro Housewives Gone Mad!

Be sure to click for a close up!

Glenda Miles, Gail Anderson, Dee Radcliffe

Teresa Stebbins, Elizabeth Egleston, Vicci Henderson

Pam Poor, Michelle Dressler, Lubna Ul-Hasan