tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post1341583121252086549..comments2024-03-26T07:59:11.094+00:00Comments on Craft Stamper Magazine: ATC swap - is it time for a change?Santahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403090040379880246noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-71891133513298987232010-04-25T13:37:59.231+01:002010-04-25T13:37:59.231+01:00I love a new chalenge but ATC is also OK. But let ...I love a new chalenge but ATC is also OK. But let overseas people also send in their work, we loved your magazine ..I buy your magazine every month, an I love to do your swaps also.<br />Jolande<br />www.justjolande.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-48082348475266991002010-04-09T16:22:06.717+01:002010-04-09T16:22:06.717+01:00Please keep the atc section it is the first thing ...Please keep the atc section it is the first thing I turn to when I buy the mag,Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448395449706766578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-1929562323011857912010-04-07T17:16:37.467+01:002010-04-07T17:16:37.467+01:00I love the ATC swap! Please stop making changes to...I love the ATC swap! Please stop making changes to the magazine! You're trying to fix what isn't broken! Seriously though, I want to subscribe but I'm holding off for a while to see what else changes first.... please leave the ATC swap alone, at least!Mrs Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-66671021179656954482010-04-06T14:40:36.645+01:002010-04-06T14:40:36.645+01:00I fully intend to join in the ATC swap in the futu...I fully intend to join in the ATC swap in the future. I'm new to the magazine and think it's an excellent feature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-43011163523091511022010-04-03T19:03:40.853+01:002010-04-03T19:03:40.853+01:00Please keep the swap - I love it and have gained s...Please keep the swap - I love it and have gained several new crafty penfriends by writing to people whose ATCs I got through Craft Stamper. I don't think a stamp is too much to 'pay' for a lovely new ATC.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773746101766266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-21993727274363206122010-04-02T16:16:30.790+01:002010-04-02T16:16:30.790+01:00I have never made an ATC and have no intention of ...I have never made an ATC and have no intention of doing so but I like the photos of these because I find them enteresting and also inspirational. Craft Stamper is the only craft magazine I have subscribe too and I love it even though timewise I have the projects on hold. i have little time for the others which are now becoming useless, boring and repeatative ans so blatently about selling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-43191200710826540632010-03-31T11:33:10.207+01:002010-03-31T11:33:10.207+01:00Hi Katy
I love the ATC swap, not only is it a way ...Hi Katy<br />I love the ATC swap, not only is it a way of seeing readers work in print, but I love and have treasured the swaps I have received from my entries. ATC's are usually quick to make and easy to post despite the cost of postage, if the feature continues I will be continuing to enter. There are many different formats of ATC now, perhaps varying the format and introducing a technique Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07742819591844903462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-38312750964634903362010-03-29T17:36:09.386+01:002010-03-29T17:36:09.386+01:00Do you like the ATC swap? Not particularly, if any...Do you like the ATC swap? Not particularly, if anything I just glance over the ATC's!<br /><br />-Is it something in which you participate? No, never!<br /><br />-Is it a reason to buy the magazine for you? No, I love the rest of the magazing but as I said before I barely glance at the ATC page and that may be on the 3rd or 4th time I read through the magazine (yes I read it over and over Sarah Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10831104160054787970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-29601211008858500202010-03-27T06:05:52.064+00:002010-03-27T06:05:52.064+00:00I do enjoy seeing the Atc's. Please do not ta...I do enjoy seeing the Atc's. Please do not take Clare's advice and make yet another article about items made from the free stamps. Since we no longer recieve the stamps with our subscriptions in the USA it would be one more section of the magazine that irritates me instead of inspires me. Terri AndersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-23803091987322450652010-03-26T14:55:46.820+00:002010-03-26T14:55:46.820+00:00Please don't stop the ATC swap! I have entered...Please don't stop the ATC swap! I have entered many of them, have had a few published, and have an amazing collection of ATCs from other reader-artists. I would be happy to alternate swapping ATCs with inchies, tags or similar small pieces of art, but feel that readers' larger pieces of artwork are already well catered for in the magazine.<br /><br />I'd like to also say how impressedUKCraftySalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-63429481865266942972010-03-22T23:54:27.612+00:002010-03-22T23:54:27.612+00:00I love seeing the ATC swaps printed for the huge v...I love seeing the ATC swaps printed for the huge variety of techniques and to see friends published. I was very disappointed that the reader gallery was pulled as its so nice to see friends artworks in there.<br /><br />If it was pulled then I hope that there would be something to replace it that is dedicated to readers, not just one or two but several like it is with the ATC'sVixykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711503850883838421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-82875833996879672092010-03-21T18:18:18.521+00:002010-03-21T18:18:18.521+00:00I live in Spain and subscribe to the magazine main...I live in Spain and subscribe to the magazine mainly so that I can swap ATCs. I would be really sad to see this feature go. I pay more postage than UK swappers but am happy to do so, as I love getting my swaps. I would not renew my subscription should the swap go, even though I enjoy most of the other articles in the magazine. It is the first page I go to, and through my swaps I have made many mamapez5http://mamapez5.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-61349922271774544922010-03-19T19:35:34.097+00:002010-03-19T19:35:34.097+00:00Hi Katy,I love making and swapping ATCs so I reall...Hi Katy,I love making and swapping ATCs so I really hope you don't stop this feature in the magazine, especially as it does not use up a great deal of space. It is also great fun to see some of your efforts in print. I agree it would be helpful to be able to send just one SAE each month as with other swaps,but single ones wouldn't stop me entering.Just publishing the photos would be no Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-78754399787270540022010-03-18T18:30:33.818+00:002010-03-18T18:30:33.818+00:00I've just entered the ATC swap for the first t...I've just entered the ATC swap for the first time & I'm really hoping I got the rules right! I wouldn't stop my sub to CS if the swap ended, but I would miss it as a feature, as I love seeing what other crafters are up to. If it continues, I probably won't enter every month, but only because I can't always afford the postage.Kirsten Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522849402331114498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-29430853647369747602010-03-16T16:41:03.812+00:002010-03-16T16:41:03.812+00:00I love the ATC swap feature in the magazine and is...I love the ATC swap feature in the magazine and is a real plus for me buying it. I don't join in but I would if had a little more time! There's not a lot of ATC'S in the craft magazines so if this goes feel would be a shame for us that enjoy making them.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511176166409762508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-26283326821822793482010-03-16T00:21:21.056+00:002010-03-16T00:21:21.056+00:00I love looking at the ATC pages as they provide so...I love looking at the ATC pages as they provide so many ideas. I would love to participate but being in NZ it makes it extremely hard to get the stamps required for the return envelopes. So I remain a looker!Janet Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588927782017468158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-59960680056556895612010-03-15T22:06:51.505+00:002010-03-15T22:06:51.505+00:00I've never taken part in the CS ATC swap but I...I've never taken part in the CS ATC swap but I do swap ATCs in other groups. Perhaps instead of swaps there could be challenges which people could do & then send pics/scans in. Also I like seeing reader's work as well as DT work & it would be nice to send a stamp to a few willing readers & see what they came up with.Scrapmatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169597992802573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-48315118364958345962010-03-15T21:21:13.010+00:002010-03-15T21:21:13.010+00:00I love the ATC swap, I was published with my first...I love the ATC swap, I was published with my first entry and I walked round SINGING for days, I can't tell you how proud I was. However varity and basic grey are the spice of life how about card, moo and tag swaps as well as ATC?<br />EEEvil Ednahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858426967130278949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-72336034032175160132010-03-15T13:44:11.747+00:002010-03-15T13:44:11.747+00:00Please Please Please keep the atc'sPlease Please Please keep the atc'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-68835005302711098652010-03-15T13:41:26.692+00:002010-03-15T13:41:26.692+00:00I'm afraid I haven't sent in an ATC recent...I'm afraid I haven't sent in an ATC recently, mainly because I've been busy with other things. BUT I would certainly miss them - it is one of the sections I turn to first when the magazine arrives! I would be sorry to see it go. I usually only send in one ATC for a swap, so it's not too expensive postage wise. And I have actually made one for the latest swap - posted it off today.AngelaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885330552468702434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-85202558375809474672010-03-15T08:29:55.818+00:002010-03-15T08:29:55.818+00:00I buy the magazine for technique based tutorials a...I buy the magazine for technique based tutorials as i now do lots of mixed media work. Obviously I'd like to see much more of that. I've traded lots of atcs in the past few years and can see the appeal of the feature for some.TanyaMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195767948366396285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-29808626698496963502010-03-14T17:51:36.603+00:002010-03-14T17:51:36.603+00:00Each month I look forward to seeing all the beauti...Each month I look forward to seeing all the beautiful ATC's...think it would be a big mistake on your part to "let them go..." I agree that some more "new" techniques would be a bonus for the mag (some articles are getting a tad old hat)....but don't see why ATC's should suffer or become a victim.<br />x x xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-83851960972392312072010-03-14T10:15:17.065+00:002010-03-14T10:15:17.065+00:00I would be really disappointed to see the ATC sect...I would be really disappointed to see the ATC section disappear, it is one of the main reasons I have a subscription. It is a fab mag in so many respects, however one of the first things I do is look at the ATC pages to check out these great little works of art from readers.Leighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-56667673537861368252010-03-14T10:02:20.979+00:002010-03-14T10:02:20.979+00:00As a subscriber to the magazine the ATC swap is al...As a subscriber to the magazine the ATC swap is always the first place i look, i enjoy seeing work being published by people i 'know' from forums i take part in. ATCing seems to take up a relatively small space in the magazine as a whole so can't see why it should be stopped. I think the postage issue is a major factor - it would certainly stop me from entering more than one ATC a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303851276169843438.post-488527384164002072010-03-14T09:56:40.785+00:002010-03-14T09:56:40.785+00:00I haven't taken part in the ATC swaps again be...I haven't taken part in the ATC swaps again because of individual envelopes/ cost. All other swaps I've done are large stamp both ways , large envelope requested if bulky ie A5. The ATC section is one of my favourite, lovely to see so many different takes and works on a theme. So many different technique which are great. I would like to see this feature retained.Sarah Chapmannoreply@blogger.com