Tuesday, July 25, 2017

T Stands For Anniversary ATCs

Last week, Bluebeard and Elizabeth celebrated 4 years of T Stands For posts on their blog. In honor of the anniversary, Elizabeth arranged an ATC exchange among participants, if they wanted to play. The rules were simple, you only made one ATC to send to the person who linked their blog below your link on the linky page Elizabeth created for the blog post. The last person in the list would send an ATC to the first person on the list.

The acronym ATC stands for Artist Trading Cards. The artwork is 2 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches in size. ATCs are always traded and never sold.



Saturday, when I got home from the workshop at the library, I found a delightful envelope from Erika at BioArtGal.  She had used the bird stamps.



The back was decorated with a fun tea themed rubber stamp and washi tape which I was able to carefully peel off.


Inside the envelope was a wonderful, hand-made card and not one, but three ATCs



Perhaps, you would like some raspberry herbal tea?


Or perhaps, you'd care for a cup of coffee?


Me? I'll take a cup of steaming hot, English Breakfast tea. Good any time. Day or night.

Thanks, Erika, for the wonderful mail surprise. The details of your card and ATCs are so delightful. I love the little spoons, the hearts, and the trim which reminds me of fancy napkins.

Thank you also to Bleubeard and Elizabeth. I really enjoy the T Stand for meme and being able to have a good to go subject for Tuesdays.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.

34 comments:

  1. Lucky YOU. Those ATCs put mine to shame. Seriously, I'm now rather embarrassed, since mine are really dull and plain compared to the ones Erika made. They are fabulous, and you are really lucky.

    Two things I like about ATCs:

    1. They are never sold, although people try to sell them on E-bay and such, but call them ACEO.

    2. You never have to worry about conversions, because they are the same size whether they are created in Russia, Brazil, or Massachusetts.

    Thanks for sharing these with us for T this Tuesday.

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    1. I feel the same way about the one I made. But instead of calling them dull and plain, let's say we are minimalists. :-D

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  2. Oh my, those ATCs are just fabulous and thanks for explaining what they are and how they work too 😀. Erica has done such a fabulous job creating these, the texture on the backgrounds is amazing and then there are the lovely embellishments and that lace trim is so pretty! A perfect T Day treat and as I don't drink caffeine I'll join you for a raspberry herbal tea please - Happy T Day! J 😊

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    1. Ericka was thoughtful enough to include something for all tastes.

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  3. I agree lucky you!! the atc's are just so creative and beautiful-enjoy!
    Happy T Day Kathy

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    1. Aren't they just? I've put them in a revolving display.

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  4. you got some really awesome atcs... and i adore your blog Background with the cats kaleidoscope-style blended together!
    happy t-day!

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    1. Erika was so generous. The blog background is a picture of my cat, Ink, that I used a seamless tiling filter on.

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  5. The ATC 's you received look fantastic. Your cup in the first photo looked really pretty.
    Happy T day.
    Yvonne xx

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    1. The cup is a cloissonne Christmas ornament. I keep it in a curio cabinet the rest of the year.

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  6. What wonderful mail art you received. beautiful details on the ATCs and the card is lovely as well. Happy T day!

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  7. Love your cup and the card and ATCs. A Mail day is always a good day!

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    1. As Nan says always better to receive a card than a bill.

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  8. How lovely to receive the wonderful cards in such a special way as well.

    Have a very happy T Day

    Love Chrissie xx

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  9. You got some striking ATCs, and packaged in such a creative way :) You must've felt like it was Christmas when you opened your package.

    I love the cup and saucer in your photo at the top of the post. So elegant!

    Happy T Tuesday

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    1. Christmas, indeed. the cup and saucer was a souvenir from a Christmas shop we visited when we took The Eldest to Boston for the first time when she was 4 years old.

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  10. What lovely ATCs you got from Erika, how kind of her to send you three, enjoy! Your cup and saucer are gorgeous, too. Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie

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  11. Wow, Erika really went all out with her ATC package for you, CJ! The card is lovely and every ATC is just charming. I enlarged all the photos to admire the tiny details ;-)

    Happy T-Day! Hugs, Eileen

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  12. Those are some gorgeous ATC's!!!! I'm not so sure if making them is my cup of tea though... i made two for the exchange but don't really enjoy working that small.. Thank you for explaining about them.. The best i can understand about the difference between ATC and ACEO's is the ATC can be a print of your artwork say but the ACEO has to be all original.. you would actually paint your pic on the small size... happy T day!! Hugs! deb

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    1. That's the beauty of art. You work however you like best. Big or small. It's all art.

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  13. Snail mail art is the BEST! Aren't you the lucky one! :D

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  14. Aww, how neat. And I love the way everyone is decorating their envelopes!
    Thanks for explaining the acronym. I was wondering.

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  15. I'm glad you enjoyed the card and ATCS. I think they way you photographed them on that lovely vintage looking doiley makes them look better than I remember them being. LOL. Happy T day CJ. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Your card and ATCs made the doily look good. Thanks again for your generosity

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  16. Wonderful atc's...so fun, and I think many of the T Tuesday beverages were covered there! also, I have to say that is an absolutely stunning tea cup!

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  17. I love that cup and saucer! What great happy mail too! Enjoy the weekend! Belated Happy T Day! Chrisx

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  18. Lucky you!!! I love the ATC'S you got! So much fun!!

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