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My wise eldest sister suggested a few weeks ago that we play around with making Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). As I was clearing up a few things around the house, I came across an old box of (seriously outdated) business cards, and wondered, “Why not use these to make ATCs?” — so I did. Some gilder’s paste in Antique Gold and German Silver covered up the printed information beautifully on some; on others, I used the business card as a base for art clipped from old calendars. Text came from a variety of books, mainly poetry, that had reached the end of their viable lifespan and were rescued from the book shed at our local recycling center. Other materials used were ink, colored pencil, scrapbooking punches, and glue. All in all, an entertaining way to vent some stress and indulge those creative impulses (click on any thumbnail for larger image):