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Found Poetry in My JUNK Mail-INT

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Found Poetry in My JUNK Mail-INT
Group:All about ATC
Swap Coordinator:AZmom875 (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:3
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:March 31, 2015
Date items must be sent by:April 10, 2015
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I did this swap last year and Promised to do another round. I have changed the title. This is a two card swap to one partner. (better for postage).

For this swap you need to use a piece of junk mail, such as a letter from a credit card company, or insurance company. You can use junk mail in any language you have received that you can understand. Translate to English, on the back of the card or on a sheet of paper.

Cut out words from the letter, to create a meaningful few words, aka found poetry. If you dont understand what found poetry is, please google it before signing up.

PLUS you must add at least ONE cancelled used postage stamp from any country. This swap is mainly about the words in the letter, and not about the images. It is about found poetry in Junk mail.

After you have added the words, and one image, you are required to do at least one more thing to your card. Ink edges, or add an image, a flower, a butterfly, a punch, use a rubber stamps, etc.

Your cards need to measure 2.5 x 3.5, have a sturdy backing, have contact info on the back, and be mailed in a safe manner.

The cards are senders choice so you can get started now. But please do not do scary themes, or patriotic themes. No holidays either.

This is the international version. USA players are welcomed to join this swap or the USA only swap or both, but keep in mind you might run the chance of getting the same USA player. If that happens you can mail all 4 cards together, but You will need to make that player different cards. It does happen.

BTW YES you have to use junk mail not a book or a magazine, but junk mail. Dont have junk mail? Hmmm Im jealous!

Discussion

AZmom875 03/13/2015 #

Just to be clear you do make 2 different cards for one partner. You can use the same piece of junk mail for both cards if you want.

I got some junk mail yesterday which is what inspired me to host this swap again. I got mail from Cox cable and Glogal fund for Women, both have some great words. loyal opportunity experience

Lady 03/19/2015 #

Does each of the 2 junk mail (treated) found poetry ATCs need at least one canceled postage stamp or does only one need a cancelled stamp?

Does the found poetry need to be "ransom style" or can it be more like these [http://mrsvanhekken.blogspot.com/2013/08/found-poetry.html](examples found on a blog)?

Thanks for hosting - I just don't want to surprise or disappoint a partner!

AZmom875 03/20/2015 #

Each atc should have one postage stamp on each. There are 2 ways to do found poetry. Using the whole page and emphasizing words that make poetry or the ransom style where you cut out the words and re arrange them on your atc.

To emphasize a word, I have seen highlighters, or circling words in colors, blacking or obscuring other words.

Lady 03/22/2015 #

So can the found poetry be either of the two ways we have described, goody! Since the swap said "Cut out words from the letter" I was not sure. I've got plenty of junk mail.

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