May 2025: I was trying to get the ATC materials in good shape! I made a very fancy binder that no longer exists, but I am keeping this page as a record of all the various efforts I have made to get an ATC group going in Topeka.
This big binder has a LOT of information about ATCs.
The first few pages show some cards that I have made, along with some information about the media used to make them.
There is also a section with little informational booklets. Be sure to take one!
The third section of the binder has materials for making some simple ATCs.
Here's what you will find:
For your first ATC, it is best to start with simple card stock.
In the binder you will find two choices:
Eco-friendly recycled cards that have been cut from various scraps of white cardboard.
Less eco-friendly but still wonderful blank cards cut from new white card stock.
Plastic sleeves for ATCs are not required... but they are fun!
And if you decide to trade online, it is considered polite to put your card in a sleeve.
Many traders use scrapbooking supplies to create ATCs.
This "mini-kit" includes scrapbook paper, scissors, and double-stick tape.
No pens or pencils or paint required!
You can also use these papers with glue sticks from the colláge center.
ATCs are the perfect project for trying new art media.
If you've never tried watercolor pencils, now is the time!
MAY 12, 2026
The ATC binder is no longer in the Art Lab. I now have a small kiosk of ATC materials. Most of the time, it gets ignored, but recently one of our "regulars" discovered it and was delighted.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
The kiosk disappeared when the butterfly sculpture was added. Now there is a display of "additional projects," near the painting table. It is only up when I am volunteering.
I have been trying to get an ATC group going in Topeka KS since December 2022. I did workshops at the Topeka Art Guild for most of 2023. I did regular Sunday workshops at the library for about seven months in 2024. I started volunteering at the Mulvane Art Lab in September 2024, but I have not had many people interested in ATC.
But I shall keep trying.