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C+P: Anne Taintor Style Handmade PC

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C+P: Anne Taintor Style Handmade PC
Swap Coordinator:stephiedee (contact)
Swap categories: Postcards  Handmade  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:13
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:April 29, 2013
Date items must be sent by:May 13, 2013
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Make one collage postcard for one partner modeled after Anne Taintor's hilarious, irreverent, snarky, retro-fabulous line of products. You've probably seen the cards, stationery and images, but in case you are unfamiliar, check out her website: Anne Taintor: Vintage Revisted.

What we'll do is make our own postcards using her "formula": a person (man, woman or child) on a patterned background with a snarky, humorous caption in cut & pasted style text.

You do not have to go vintage with your images. You can borrow quotes and jokes from elsewhere, but it's really fun thinking up your own, too!

Postcard size is sender's choice. Artwork needs to be original, cut+pasted collage work. Please take time making your card interesting: make a mixed-media background, layer, add paint & ink stampings, etc. Simply taking an ad from a magazine, gluing it to a piece of board and adding some words will not cut it.

Here are a couple examples of handmade cards in this style:


By the great captioner, @iamrushmore


By me :D

Discussion

Angie 04/12/2013 #

OMG. Love the second example. You're so cheeky!

mummsie 04/12/2013 #

What a hoot. Great swap idea!

jukejan 04/14/2013 #

I am so in, can you make this a series swap?

stephiedee 04/14/2013 #

@jukejan - I hadn't thought of it, but sure! Maybe with themes? Or just open?

mummsie 04/17/2013 #

I'd be "in" for that kind of swap also.

aliceinconverse 04/18/2013 #

please make this a series! I want to join but it's in the middle of my "blackout" dates when I'm not swapping due to a move!

jukejan 04/28/2013 #

I went to a great retro store and found a Fuller Brush catalog chock-a-block with images. If we do a series I would vote for open theme!

roaddummy 04/29/2013 #

I vote for open themes!! It makes it more unpredictable and more fun!!!! I just hosted an ATC swap for an inappropriate ATC. It was great!!!!

camelsamba 04/29/2013 #

I just noticed that one of my officemates has an Anne Taintor coffee mug - now I have to do it :^)

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