Rescued ATCs

The Box

I have a sorting box for all the bits and pieces related to the making of ATCs.

Two sections in the box are shown here.

The first is for partially-completed ATCs.

The second is for all the canvas backgrounds that are made whenever I have leftover paint.

I plan to use this page as a record of "rescued" pieces. On March 1, 2026, I went through the "ATCs - partial - finish" box and threw out about a dozen cards that were probably hopeless to recover. There are a dozen cards left. My goal is to FINISH as many of these as possible during the month of March.

If a card is nearly finished and just needs a touch-up, I name and number the card. Hence, "Rescued Mini - 1."

Often, I get too excited to take a "Before" picture. (To traders, it really doesn't matter how it looked before.) But when it comes to this website, I suffer from something similar to OCD.... I want to document, document, document. And the numbers won't add up when it comes to tracking the "rescued" cards. I think. I can live with that.

Rescued Mini - 1

Before

I have no idea how OLD this little painting is. It's been "in the pile" for quite a long time. The first problem is the composition. Everything is way too low on the canvas. It may have started out as a larger piece and I cropped out a better portion.

After

This was never going to be one of my better pieces. But I like to have on hand ATCs of all "grades," since I often trade with children. Adding some black coloring-book style outlines, and a flock of birds gives the piece a bit more interest.

And a double frame always makes a little ATC look classier.

Before....

It just needed more dots.

After

Black Dots!

Before

Well... the real "before" had a solid pale green piece of cardstock as the backing, but I got carried away with the re-make and forgot to take a photo first....