ATC's

Never heard of an ATC (aka Artist Trading Cards), they are individual art miniatures which artist trade. It is believed trading ATCs began with M. Vänçi Stirnemann, who had trading sessions in Zurich, Switzerland in 1996. There are few rules or guidelines to art trading cards: they measure 2.5 x 3.5 inch size (64 x 89 mm), they are never sold, the artist signs and dates them. Since then hundreds of thousands, maybe millions have traded hands! (You may have heard of ACEO's or Art Card Editions and Originals.  The only difference between an artist trading card and an ACEO is that the ACEO’s are for sale – ATC’s are not.)



Falling Leaves Artist ~ Danie May

Cards are created flat and dimensional. Artist use various media including: pencils, pens, markers, watercolor, acrylic paints, papers, of collages, found objects, metals even fiber. AlteredPages.com carries all the products you need to create your ATCs. We even have ATC Kits!!!!

 

  

ATC Heavy Weight Blanks

 

 

ATC Blanks  of medium weight papers

Bingo Cards  3 1/2" x 2"

You will find PAINTS, Stamps, INK, Collage Images, PAPERS, Fibers and Trims, WASHI TAPE and Tons of Embellishments to make your ATCs!

 

 

Here are a few sample ATCs by our Design Team. Click on the links below to learn how they created them!



BOO Artist ~ Robin Horasanian



Intuitive Artist ~ Trisha Neal

Beautiful Artist ~ Barbara Rankin

Altered Pages has kit to make ATCs!!! 

 

 

ATC Tab Book - Kit

 

Pastel Steampunk Art Kit

 

Altered Gypsy Kit

 

 

 Have you ever traded ATCs?  Are interested?  Please let us know in the comments below!