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ATC Jams #2

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Swap Coordinator:Emika (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:3
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.95
Last day to signup/drop:November 3, 2011
Date items must be sent by:December 9, 2011
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

ATC Jams are sets of three similar ATCs which have been worked on by three people. The first person starts the ATCs by picking out three similar backgrounds. The second person adds something to the ATCs (something similar to each of the three). The third person adds something else and finishes the ATC. Then each person gets to keep one of the three finished ATCs.

So this swap is limited to three people - myself and two others. First come, first served. Requirements for joining are 4.95 rating and at least 10 Type-3 swaps under your belt. As soon as three people are signed up, the swap will be back-dated and partners will be assigned.

Now, the nitty-gritty about how the swapping, mailing, ratings, etc will work:

  • Officially, you will have 2 partners for the swap, which will allow you to see the addresses of both others in the swap, and to rate both of them as well. For the sake of further explanation, they will be swapper A, B, and C (after three people have signed up I will edit the swap so that A, B, and C are swappers' names to make ti less confusing). Edited: swappers A, B, and C are Emika, PJ, and user6937 respectively. I'm altering the swap instructions below to change A, B, and C to actual names:
  • You will make your three backings and mail all three to one partner (Emika will mail to PJ, PJ will mail to user6937, and user6937 will mail to Emika). The deadline for this first send is Friday, November 11.
  • Secondly, Emika will receive the cards started by user6937, add something to them, and mail them on to PJ. PJ will receive the cards started by Emika, add something to them, and mail them on to user6937. user6937 will receive the cards started by PJ, add something to them, and mail them on to Emika. This second send should be completed by Friday, November 25.
  • Thirdly and finally: Emika will receive cards and add something to them, then keep one of them and send the other two to PJ and to user6937; when PJ and user6937 receive the completed ATCs, they should both rate Emika. PJ will receive the cards and add something to them, then keep one of them and send the other two to Emika and to user6937; when Emika and user6937 receive the completed ATCs, they should rate PJ. user6937 will receive three cards and add something to them, then keep one of them and send the other two to PJ and to Emika, and when PJ and Emika receive the completed ATCs, they should both rate user6937. Edited on Nov 15 to add: this final send should be completed by December 9. The final send-by date has been adjusted to reflect this.
  • So, another way of looking at it: in the first round you send three cards to one partner. In the second round you receive three cards, add to them, and send them on to one partner (the same person you sent to in the first round). And in the third round, you receive three cards, add to them, and then send one to one partner and the other card to the other (and keep one for yourself, of course!!)
  • Rating should be based on quality of the work and timeliness. You can not rate on how much you like the finished ATCs or how well you think the elements fit together.

So... clear as mud? It sounds much more complicated than it actually is, I think. But if you've read this far you must be interested, so let's give it a try :)

If more people are interested, I'm willing to set up multiple swaps!

Edited to add: what about clicking sent? Sorry I forgot to think about this detail before! Please click sent after you have completed the last send of the swap - meaning, when you send the two totally finished ATCs in the separate envelopes to your two partners. When you send the first and second rounds, please make a note of it in the comments below. This way, we can see that everyone is sending on time. Thanks!

Discussion

PJ 11/ 4/2011 #

LOL ... I was sitting here trying to decide whether to contact you by PM (more work) or on your profile (you might not read it right away) to say that I was interested in this idea. And then I saw the #2 hit the "newest swaps" list and jumped over to hit "join!"

I am a bit worried about the tight timelines for the 2nd and 3rd send, given that it's an international swap - but I'm assuming that with only 3 of us in the swap, things could be adjusted if something gets delayed in the mail?

user6937 11/ 4/2011 #

I just heard about this type of swap - my partner said it was hard, but fun. I'd love to join in.

Emika 11/ 4/2011 #

@PJ - yeah, that's what I was thinking too - with only three people, hopefully everyone could agree on an adjusted deadline if its needed because of postal mischief... But anyway, I deliberately picked two weeks as the time frame between the first and second sends because, even for me in Hungary, things usually take one week to arrive, so I think it'll all work out!

PJ 11/ 7/2011 #

Mine are going in the mail in the morning . . . my goodness, it's hard to stop at just "background!"

Emika 11/ 9/2011 #

I sent out mine today (Wednesday, Nov 9)!

user6937 11/10/2011 #

Mine are in the box today!

user6937 11/14/2011 #

I've received PJ's today. Already I can see our ATC's are going to be very different! My backgrounds were all different and hers are all the same. Thanks for the inchies, PJ!

PJ 11/15/2011 #

Glad they got to you so fast. Can't wait for some to arrive to me. And, you're welcome for the inchies! First thing I've done in a while just because I felt like it, rather than because I was signed up to do it. So I had fun making them

PJ 11/23/2011 #

Hi, Just checking in to say I received from both of you. After exchanging pm's with @Emika I will work on adding to hers, and forwarding them on to Sandra for completion.

Emika 11/24/2011 #

I've finished altering @user6937 's backgrounds and they are going in the mail to @PJ today!

user6937 11/24/2011 #

Part II: mine are in the mailbox to be picked up at 9 AM! Can't wait to see what it turns into :)

PJ 11/28/2011 #

Aargh!

Sorry. Second send by date slipped past me, because it is further down in the list of swaps on my dashboard. I didn't realize the send by date had been extended to capture the final send. Going out tonight!

user6937 12/ 5/2011 #

Rec'd PJ's additions to Emika's backgrounds. Will finish them off today. You made it hard on me, PJ, but came up with something :)

Emika 12/ 6/2011 #

I'm sending the finished ATCs out tomorrow (Wed, Dec 7)! I'm so excited to see all the finished ones :)

user6937 12/ 8/2011 #

Dropping in the mailbox this afternoon - will be picked up at 9 AM.

user6937 12/ 8/2011 #

Found a mailbox that picked up at 5 tonight - yay!

PJ 12/10/2011 #

Oh dear, late on the last send too. We have 4 different functions going on at work over the weekend (crazy!) and even though it's my day off, I knew I needed to go in. I waited until late afternoon thinking everyone else would be clearing out and out of my way but it was a hive of activity and took much longer for me to finish prepping for our open house as a result. So I didn't make it to the post office tonight as I had planned. However, the ATC's are done, along with an extra each from the extra set of backgrounds that Sandra sent me, and they will go out tomorrow.

p.s. Yes, Sandra, this was hard, wasn't it!?! But worth the stress and effort, I think, for the fun challenge.

PJ 12/12/2011 #

Crazy weekend, as I said in my last post. I did get the ATC's sent off, although I didn't get a chance to mark sent and post an update until today. So enjoyed playing ATC Jams with you two!

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