HEU Altered Playing Card Deck - Month 1&2 Makeup

Here are the guidelines. You must follow these in order to make sure you and your swap partner wind up with a proper complete deck. Failure to follow these few rules could result in a 3 rating and that would not be fun for anyone.

First, the deck of cards you will use must be high quality and be standard poker size cards (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") Do not use Bridge card size, they are too narrow. Bicycle and Bee brands are good ones, but you might also use a deck from a casino, as long as they are the right size and are high quality, coated playing cards. It does not matter what image is on the back.

Second, each month I will assign the exact suites of cards you will be making. I am going to list all the swaps at once, so you'll see the pattern. The final month is going to be a make up month, in case someone has missed a month and is missing some cards

Finally, the cards will serve as your art base. You will essentially be creating 52 ATCs with one twist - each card must have one corner exposed so that you can fully see which suite it is. You should cover at least 2/3 of the card surface with your art.

Now, with regard to the art you do on the cards - of course the theme is Halloween, but I am going to leave it up to you as the artist to determine the theme and style. However, please look at your partners profile and avoid dislikes. I am making the sign up time rather short and the completion time as long as possible so I ask that you do not start your cards until partners are assigned. You do every card differently, or you can choose a theme for the entire suite or even a consistent theme for the entire deck.

You can use any type of medium on the card as long as they are neatly done, Paint, collage, fabric - No glue showing (unless it is glitter glue). Please do your very best work. No sticker slapping!!! Each card should have at least 3 layers or design components. I encourage you to add embellishments, but keep in mind, they should be able to slide into a plastic sleeve. You can also tear, punch holes or cut into the card slightly. You must put each card you create into a plastic sleeve once it is dry to protect it in shipping. You will have plenty of time to complete 6 or 7 cards each month.

The backs of the cards should be marked just like an ATC - please list your name, swap title and date. No further design is required, but feel free to decorate if you desire.

January - Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9 of Hearts February - 8,7,6,5,4,3,2 of Hearts