Hello! We hope you are having a beautiful and creative week. What about a new ATP Exchange challenge? We have changed the rules and it's format a little bit so please make sure you know them before you enter. All rules can be found here and on the right sidebar of our blog.
Our new challenge is very simple and we think it gives you the possibility to create in your own style. All you have to do is to create an Artist Trading Card inspired by Trading Post.
• This ATP Exchange challenge is a mixed-media challenge, and we do not require you to use any specific technique or products so just spread your creative wings and have fun.
A Trading Post was the name given to an original American place or establishment where the trading of goods took place and was the inspiration behind the name Artist Trading Post. We thought it would be an interesting challenge to interpret this term into a unique work of art in the form of an ATC.
Here's how an original Trading Post looked like:
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To give you more inspiration we decided to provide you with a mood board:
And there is even more. Here is our special Pinterest board for this challenge, to help you even more!
• Please note that it's a very wide brief and we are not expecting everyone to do an ATC with an old shop on it, but to seek ideas and inspiration from the words, the content, the atmosphere of such a place. Below are some of samples we both made:
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Product suggestion for this challenge:
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• The prize for this challenge is a set of new Prima Watercolor Pencils and guest designer spot on our blog. Read more about prizes and the way we are going to choose winners here.
If you are entering our challenge and would like to share this badge on your blog, please copy the text below and paste to a html gadget.
If you are entering our challenge and would like to share this badge on your blog, please copy the text below and paste to a html gadget.
To celebrate our first challenge in the new format we decided to organize an ATC Swap. If you wish to participate then let us know by leaving a comment below this blog post after adding your entry to the Inlinkz list below. We will share more details about this ATC Swap in the last week of April.
You have time until 21st April to share your ATC with us.
After our last visit we were speculating about how your company name came about, good to know we came to the right conclusion!
ReplyDeleteFab challenge, great theme and i do enjoy making an ATC. Would love to join in the swap.
Thanks for some great inspiration, the new badge is very kewl:-) xxx
We can't wait to see your ATC :)
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ReplyDeleteWishing you all the very best with the new format challenge blog Jamie. Great inspiration for your April challenge! Anne x
ReplyDeleteLooks fun! I'll join in on the swap! Thanks for the inspo!
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely! Thank you :)
DeleteWhat I good inspiration I'm going to try to join . Greeting Janny
ReplyDeletePlease do Janny :)
DeleteLove the inspiration of the Trading Post and creating ATCs! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteHi Suzanne, thanks for the message and your entry :)
DeleteFab inspirations and I am going to push myself and create a sepia ATC (not what I normally do). Lovely challenge thank you! Karen x
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, thanks for your comments and your entry :)
DeleteI'm very excited about the new format. And what a lovely story about the origins! Great inspiration, DT!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara !
DeleteI'm very excited about the new format. And what a lovely story about the origins! Great inspiration, DT!
ReplyDeleteThe new blog format sounds great. This challenge has been fantastic inspiration and I'm really glad I've been able to enter this time! Sarah x
ReplyDeleteHmmm - thought I left a message but I don't see it here! I'm slippin'. Love this challenge. Working on mine!! j
ReplyDeleteThanks for the challenge, I really enjoyed taking part X
ReplyDeleteGreat challenge and what a fab theme!
ReplyDeleteHi, it's my first time joining your challenge. Glad I found you. Love ATC's and would love to join the swap. Hugz
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