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We've got more ideas for stretching your papercrafting dollars. And this one is FREE!!

Artist Trading Cards

Did you know here at Bloomin Scrapbooks, we have a FREE Artist Trading Card swap once each month? It's a great chance to get together with fellow scrapbookers and card makers to create and trade these one-of-kind handmade cards. Each month we have a theme and it's always so much fun to see how everyone makes the theme their own. ATCs are a great way to try new techniques without fear of "messing up" an entire layout; it's also a great way to gather ideas and learn new techniques from others. Because they are the size of a playing card, they are easily created using your leftover scraps and can literally cost nothing to make! Upcoming dates and themes are:

May 5, 6-8 p.m. "Your Choice" (i.e. use your own theme!)

June 2, 6-8 p.m. "Masculine/men"

Here are some examples from past swaps here at Bloomin' Scrapbooks:

Cassidy Young:

Lori Clendening:

Leslie Miller:

Sharon Follendorf:

Debbie Ridlen:
Linda Connolly: