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APC Deck swap #3: Diamonds suit *Newbies welcome*

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APC Deck swap #3: Diamonds suit *Newbies welcome*
Swap Coordinator:p0cketwatch (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Crafts  Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:7
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:September 8, 2009
Date items must be sent by:October 6, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Swap-bot defines an APC as: "Altered playing card, like an ATC except that you use a poker sized playing card(2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″), as the base. The only other rule in making APCs is that you must leave one of the corner numbers and suit visible."

There will be four of these swaps, and I recommend joining each of them as they come up. The goal is to create an entire APC deck with each suit coming from a different swapper.

Step one: Run off to the dollar store and pick up a deck of cards. Step two: Get rid of the jokers and any other unnecessary-for-playing card, and then sort the remaining 52 cards by suit. Step three: Take all the cards of the diamonds suit. Step four: Alter away! Each card can be completely different, or you can have groups of things be of a certain theme. Examples of groupings: All the Royal cards (jacks, queens, kings) have one theme, aces and number cards another; each suit can be a different theme; each type of card can have its own theme (ex. tens have butterflies, aces have stars, etc.); or whatever else you can think of!

KEEP THE REST OF THE DECK! There are swaps for every suit!

For this swap you are sending ONE complete suit - this one is DIAMONDS - to ONE partner. This is a SENDER'S CHOICE swap, but if you'd like to scan your swap partner's profile to see what they're into and base your cards around that feel free!

I've given a fair bit of time to complete this swap as I imagine it'll be rather time-consuming and having a long time to finish it should help cut down the number of flakers. All swappers of good standing and newbies with well-completed profiles welcome. Also, beginners at this craft (like myself!) as well as experts can join!

I might be able to angel but if anyone here would like to volunteer to do so if necessary please let me know!

Look out for the other three suits: Spades, Clubs, and Hearts!

Discussion

p0cketwatch 07/16/2009 #

Here are the other three:

Hearts (#1!): http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/40757

Spades: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/40758

Clubs: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/40760

LadyStephanie 08/23/2009 #

Intriguing! Is it pretty much limited to pen and ink, so that the cards can actually be used? I would think that stickers wouldn't shuffle well :) And, um, looks like this is the last suit for this series. Should I wait until it starts over, or can I jump in now...and eventually get a full deck of altered cards?

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