I did a super three card ATC trade last month and I got some great cards back. To be honest I've been mildly disappointed in some of the trades I've made in the past six months. I hand draw or paint nearly all of my cards and they take me about three hours each, so when I get a card back with a scrapbooking sticker stuck on it or a glittery mess it puts me off wanting to trade ever again. I don't expect everyone to trade a mini Van Gogh but I do like when someone puts in a lot of effort and it shows. It means they respect their art and I get to have a piece of that. That's the fun part.
On my ATC trading site which is lots of fun and slightly addictive, I signed up for a graphite trade. Here's what I sent, (four cards by the way because you always send an extra card as a gift to the gracious hostess of the swap) I am slightly obsessed with Mayans:
and here are the three amazing little cards I received in return:
It was a really gratifying trade. I think I might do more graphite cards in future trades. They're really stunning.
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