Postage Stamp ATCs

I made these two ATCs for a swap. The theme was used postage stamps. I used a couple of non-profit stamps. I get alot of those in the mail!

First Class

Misdirected Mail

They are not my best. I just could not think of anything else to do with them!

Above The Crowd ATC

This is another swap item I made. I'm not really happy with it, but here it is.
The main image came from a Trader Joe's flyer. They always have cute drawings in them, with a vintage look.
The theme for the swap was Year of the Horse and had to have a horse image.
For some reason when I saw it all I could think of was 'Above the Maddening Crowd' which I know is not the real quote! It's very paraphrased from 'Far From the Madding Crowd' by Thomas Gray's poem

Far From the madding crowd's ignoble strife

Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray;

Along the cool sequester'd vale of life

They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.

Madding = Maddening! ... My brain warped it! Haha!
Anyway, horses take us above the crowd!

Eli Bowen ATC

This Artist Trading Card was made for a swap with the them of Medical Oddities.
I picked Eli Bowen, the Legless Wonder. He toured with the Barnum & Bailey circus in the 1870s. Some info on him can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Bowen
This card was made with fabric, 

Silver & Gold ATC

I created a new ATC this afternoon for another swap. This swap was a bit of a treasure hunt and you had to choose 4 from a list of items to make the card.
I chose something red, textured paper, rubber-stamped image and something silver.

Rainbow ATC

I haven't made anything to post here in a while. But, I made a cute ATC for the Rise challenge at the We-R-Soto forum, so here it is!

It's based on a song from the Disney film, Chimpanzee. So, I found a cute little pic of Oscar to use, too.

Brownie ATC

I made this ATC for a swap that had to include a camera image. So, I took a picture of one of my old Brownie cameras. Then, I did a search to find the history of my model. It was a 'No. 2' model made between 1929 - 1931. You can tell by the color of the case (dark brown - although it looks black in the image) and that it has a wind-up key. My grandfather bought it new, probably in 1929. I also found an ad with a similar model. I put both images together in PSP, then printed it out.

I really like how this one turned out. I love working with vintage images and items.

Vintage Stamp 'Liberty' ATC

Another artist trading card I made last week. This one with used postage stamps and rubber stamping.

Vintage Bicycle 'Ride A Bike' ATCs

I made this set for a swap last week. Sort of a collage. Two of them have a suede-like paper as the background.

Two ATCs

I made two ATCs the other day and forgot to share them. They were for a couple of swaps I was in.

 Elephant Walk

Apple Delight

Do Not Disturb ATC

I had some extra images that were similar to the Do Not Disturb postcard I made a few weeks ago, so decided to make an ATC version. I am auctioning this one on Listia:

Do Not Disturb - Original Collage ATC/ACEO. Check it out - http://www.listia.com/rh8bpw/174106