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Artist Trading Cards

As their name indicates, ATC are collectables, a brilliant idea born of the older sports-themed trading cards. The one rule that makes an ATC derives from their origins: the dimensions of the ATC must be 2.5"x3.5", or 64x89mm.

An ATC mustn't be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting (by correspondence or online if need be) and exchanging their works, thus meeting many artists and getting exposed to many personal styles. Second, on the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information, title of the ATC and number (1/8, 2/8...) if it's part of an edition. By definition ATCs are made in limited numbers, often no more than one of a kind. Unique ATCs are called originals; sets of identical ATCs are called editions and are numbered; sets of ATCs that are based on one theme but that are different are called series. Don't be intimidated by the concept of small editions or originals: very few people are anal about this. What most collectors really want are cards that were made with care. Based on that, numbers are meaningless.

Send 10 or more Artists trading cards to Belscrafts, 12 Cannam Close, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZP and receive the same number in return.  In the future we hope to set themes which we will judge to see which one we think is the top ATC of that theme.

An ATC swap page where you can swap your trading cards with others from around the country, and beyond.

ATC Card Blanks

by Hampton Arts

100 white blank pre-cut to the correct size so you can get on with your ATC's straight the way.

ATC Stamp

After finishing your ATC card why not round it off with this elegant stamp for the back to let everyone know who made

this fabulous piece of work.