Mystic Paper Swaps & Trades

Look for more next year!

2011-12-06T10:39:00.000-08:00

Hello ATC people!

I have decided to combine the blogs back to one.
So look for ATC information on the regular blog coming in the New Year.
Until then we won't be doing any swaps.
So take some time off to dance...

Thanks!

"LIVE" ATC Swap

2011-06-08T10:38:00.001-07:00

Join us this FRIDAY, June10th, 2011 for our "LIVE" ATC Swap!

This swaps theme will be Birds, Butterflies, & Bumblebees.
It's all about the B's.
"Live Swap" for June will be held Friday,
June 10th, and will start at 7:00 P.M.
See you here!

2011-04-22T16:12:00.000-07:00

April's Drop Off ATC Swap...

These ATCs are all about CIRCUS FUN! They are all so adorable, we love 'em.

"LIVE" ATC Swap

2011-03-14T14:29:00.000-07:00

Last Friday's "LIVE" Swap...
It was Friday Night Out in Downtown Mesa and we hosted our "LIVE" ATC Swap. This month's theme was Carnival or Carnivale, whichever you wanted to choose.
These ladies all came with ATCs to swap and some dropped their cards off because they couldn't attend "LIVE" and in person. It's always a fun Friday during Mesa's Friday Night Out with live music, art vendors, and shops and restaurants open late.

Fun cards everyone~ see you next month!

Playing a Little Catch Up...

2011-02-12T13:39:00.001-08:00

ATC Swaps!

I'm not too sure where January went and now half of February is already over with.
Here are a couple of photo from previous ATC Swaps and Second Fridays.
February's Sweet Swap was on our last Second Friday, the 11th.

We really have a lot of fun on Second Friday's!

January's Drop Off Swap was anything that starts with the Letter J.

We also had our Second Annual Elvis Look Alike Contest, and the winner was...Zombie Elvis!

Thank you, thank you very much...

2010-12-22T13:42:00.000-08:00

December ATCs...

We look forward to all of January's ATC cards!

2010-11-10T12:08:00.000-08:00

"LIVE" ATC Swap this Friday Night!Starts at 7:00 P.M.
The theme is Autumn...
Make 6 ATC cards to trade "LIVE" with others~ it should be fun!

2010-10-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

Black & White ATCs...

October's Drop Off ATC Swap~
So much you can do with Black & White as a theme, we might just have to do this one again!

Friday's LIVE ATC Swap!

2010-10-11T16:54:00.000-07:00

Steampunk "LIVE" ATC Swap...

Here are cards from Friday Night's ATC Swap!
Very clever cards everyone, maybe we should do this one as a theme again.
What do you think?

Come in next month for our "LIVE" ATC Swap when the theme will be "Autumn".
Happy Creating!

Altered Barbie Swap

2010-10-04T17:46:00.000-07:00

Here are the Girls!

The following four altered girls and boy are by Carolyn Goff.

The next four lovlies are by Pamela Medaglia.

These next four pieces are by Alrene Conklin.

Four Billies by Jennifer Wyatt.

The next two are by Wendy Cone.

The next three are by Kevynn Brewer.

Mooove on over to Mystic Paper and take a gander at these altered dolls! They are so much fun, we are also expecting a few more, so make sure you come in to see them in person!

2010-09-20T17:25:00.000-07:00

September's Drop Off Swap...

Artists' Choice!

Wonderful cards ladies~ can't wait for next month!

2010-09-04T18:24:00.000-07:00

Altered Barbie Swap...

Altered Barbies are due September 25th! Is everybody ready? They are starting to come in. If you are participating be sure to get in "The Swing" of things to get yours here on time. They will be displayed in the case until the next swap.

Swinging Barbie Foosball~ LOL! Love it!

Close up & personal

2010-07-24T18:24:00.001-07:00

Ready for some close ups?

Here are more Barbie photos~ we had so much fun we ARE DOING IT AGAIN!
The next set of 4 dolls will be due Saturday, September 25th.
Just alter four dolls, they can be all the same or each one different, it's all up to you and your imagination!
Everyone who participated in this swap is ready to go again with the next one. It may be a little slow at first, then when you start making them the ideas won't stop. To join in, just leave a comment that you want to be in the trade, then go get them Barbies and get altering!

Aren't they so cute? We can't decide which are our favorites....REALLY!

2010-07-20T18:05:00.000-07:00

Just a peek...

The Altered Barbies are gathered and hanging out having a little party amongst themselves.

We will have a full unveiling of the Altered Barbies at opening this Saturday, July 24th.
Come take a look! We will have another Altered Barbie swap soon!

2010-07-20T17:48:00.000-07:00

ATC Drop Off Swap for July...

This month the theme was TRAVEL TO ANOTHER LAND. Who doesn't love to travel?

Worldy swap ladies!

2010-07-05T15:37:00.000-07:00

How's your Barbies?

If you're doing the Altered Barbie Swap you have until Saturday the 17th of July to turn them in. The ones we have seen so far are pretty incredible. Good Luck!

2010-06-23T13:04:00.000-07:00

June's Artist Trading Card "Summer" Swap...

Here are the cards from the June Drop Off Swap~ Super Summer Swap ladies! All the cards are so much fun and summery.

2010-06-05T13:38:00.000-07:00

Gypsy ATCs...

2010-05-03T13:00:00.000-07:00

Altered Barbie Swap!

This is a typical scene at any thrift shop I go to. I find it sad that all of these beautiful girls are all tangled up, scantily clad, and their hair amiss.

I have been thinking about it a lot lately and have decided to host an Altered Barbie Swap! Doesn't that sound fun? Who's in?
Alter 4 Barbies, send them in or drop them off at Mystic Paper and get 4 Altered Barbies back! That means you can participate even if you are out of state. I recommend hitting the thrift shops for some Barbie girls to alter. They will be due July 15th!
Please leave a comment to sign up.

2010-04-12T18:00:00.000-07:00

FAME!

Here are some of the ATC cards from Friday's LIVE swap.

Sorry, I didn't take any live action shots.

2010-03-02T11:02:00.000-08:00

"LIVE" ATC Swap

Friday, March 12th, 2010
beginning at 7:00 P.M.

With all the buzz about the new Tim Burton film being released this month, we thought we'd join in on all the fun with ALICE being our ATC theme!

Bring in 6 to 10 ALICE cards to trade with others. We'll start trading right at 7:00 P.M.

2010-02-11T09:24:00.000-08:00

Did somebody say CHOCOLATE?

This Friday (February 12th) at 7:00 P.M. is our "LIVE" ATC swap!
The theme is......CHOCOLATE!
So make 6 to 10 ATC cards to swap with other Chocolate Lovers, the swap will start at 7:00 P.M.
YUM!

2010-01-21T13:10:00.000-08:00

January's Journey ATCs...

I love how each of you interpreted the theme. Great Job!

2010-01-11T10:40:00.000-08:00

"LIVE" ATC Swap...

Last Friday was our first "LIVE" ATC Swap in months.
Maybe we should bring it back every Second Friday?

To celebrate the King of Rock n' Rolls birthday the theme was of course ELVIS!

So many great cards! Thanks to all who came out in your blue suede shoes and swapped.
"Thank you, thank you very much."

2009-12-30T16:10:00.000-08:00

Celebrating the King of Rock & Roll Elvis Presley~

Friday, January 8th, 2010
We will have an Elvis "Lookalike" Contest.
Come dressed as your favorite Elvis and enter to win prizes.
The Elvis "Lookalike" Contest will begin at 7:00 P.M. out in front of the shop.

And in honor of Elvis' birthday we are holding a LIVE ATC Swap beginning at 8:00 P.M.
Make 6 to 10 Elvis themed ATCs to trade with others!

This evening holds many other events on Main Street including Class Car Cruising,
Twist Contest, Poodle Skirt Contests, Beer Gardens, DJ & Sock Hop and much more!

2009-12-19T16:20:00.000-08:00

December ATCs...

Pastel Christmas was the theme this month. What a great job everyone! Can't wait to see the next swap!

2009-12-08T17:03:00.000-08:00

Spoon Swap...

Not your everyday cutlery!

Who knew spoons could be so artistic?

2009-10-10T15:58:00.000-07:00

Spoon Swap Update...

Due to illnesses and other busy things. The deadline for the Spoon Swap will be moved to Saturday the 24th of October! Those of you who are participating please do 6 spoons and bring them in before the 24th. You'll be able to pick them up the next Wednesday the 28th.

2009-09-26T18:53:00.000-07:00

What A Doll...

That was the theme for September's ATC Swap.
Can you tell how much fun everyone had making their ATC cards?
Thanks to everyone who participated this month, we received such wonderful cards.

2009-08-28T12:56:00.000-07:00

Our next Swap...

Altered Spoon Swap!

Alter them, ink them, flatten them, bend them, bead them, paint them,
fill them, glue them, collage them, curl them, anything you can think of.
Just alter this cutlery up!

If you would like to participate please leave a comment on this blog. The deadline for sign ups will be Saturday, September 19th.
Depending on how many people sign up will determine how many you will make.
Deadline for projects will be October 17th, "The Sweetest Day" what that actually means we don't know, but it says that on our calendar.
More info to follow. Keep an eye or two on this blog.

2009-08-27T17:15:00.000-07:00

August ATC Swap...

These gorgeous ATC cards were all about Alcohol Inks! The Alcohol Inks were applied to papers, plastics, and metallics. They all turned out great! It's so fun to see how the theme is interpreted every month. Thanks to all the participants this month.

2009-07-21T10:27:00.000-07:00

Latest Swaps...

These ATCs are from Our July Swap. Black & White with a little Red. They all turned out great, thanks to everyone who participated.

And here is a photo of all of the wonderful Puzzle Pieces we received from our Puzzle Piece Swap!

Keep an eye out for more postings of upcoming swaps & trades.

2009-06-26T08:48:00.001-07:00

Altered Puzzle Piece Swap is due today...

If you are participating in this your swap pieces are due today, so bring 'em on in!
They will be available for pick up Wednesday, July 1st.
(For those of you who have to drive far, we need them tomorrow at the very latest!)
So far we have gotten in some incredible mini pieces of wonderful artwork. To make suggestions on some more upcoming swaps, please leave write your suggestion, we look forward to choosing our next swap!

2009-05-17T14:24:00.001-07:00

Altered Apron Silent Auction...

Our Silent Auction for all of the beautiful altered aprons our customers have made has now ended. Some of the aprons sold and some are still available. If you were the highest bidder on one of the aprons we will contact you via email. In order for us to help raise as much money as possible for Bernie Berlins "A Place To Bark" we will be reposting the available aprons on our main Mystic Paper blog. Please watch for it and be ready to place your bid!

Bernie is a wonderful artist who is doing everything she can to save the helpless dogs and cats who are becoming victims of our economy not to mention the puppy mills that are out there. We are sure that Bernie will greatly appreciate all the support we can give her.

2009-05-13T09:54:00.000-07:00

Our Next Swap...

That's right...Puzzle Pieces!
Alter 10 Medium to Jumbo Size Puzzle Pieces.
The bigger the better...and they say size doesn't matter!
These will be due in the store Friday, June 26th. So that gives you all over a month to get them to us. Use your imagination you can do any theme you want~ how fun is that gonna be?

Thanks Becky & Carlene for the swap suggestion.

Sidebar: The best way to do these puzzles is to trace the shape, cut out the paper, and then use your Basic Grey Tool set with all it's lovely files! It's the best tool kit ever!

2009-05-13T09:22:00.000-07:00

Our Altered Art Apron Silent Auction is still underway...

If you haven't been in to view all of these little lovelies, you still can!
The Silent Auction is running through Friday, May 15th, that's just a few more days!

If you'd like to bid on an apron, keep scrolling down for directions.

2009-05-02T10:42:00.000-07:00

Altered Apron Auction Update...

Hey everyone! We've decided to extend the deadline for bidding on all of these fun aprons to May 15th. We are hoping to get the word out to more people so we can raise as much $ for "A Place to Bark" as possible.

2009-04-24T17:47:00.001-07:00

Here are April's ATC's...

The theme was to make an ATC that has a pocket. These ladies were very creative!

2009-04-20T17:33:00.000-07:00

Altered Apron Art Auction is On...

We have many, many, many wonderful Altered Aprons up for Auction! All Altered Aprons on this post are up for our Silent Auction.
(We will post a few more altered projects later that are not for auction.)

Please remember that all proceeds will benefit Bernie Berlin's A Place to Bark.
Bernie is currently holding "TEN" To LIFE!!" A Place To Bark's Annual Fundraiser.
Please check out Bernie's Blog she does such incredible work.

Here's how the auction will work. If you want to place a bid you will need to email us at mysticpaper@yahoo.com please write the number of the apron you are bidding on as the subject line and also in the email along with the amount of your bid.
Bidding will go through May 5th.
That means you all will have just 15 days to bid!

The following photos are the full apron and a close-up.

APRON# 1

APRON# 2

APRON# 3

APRON# 4

APRON# 5

APRON# 6

APRON# 7

APRON# 8

APRON# 9

APRON# 10

APRON# 11

APRON# 12

APRON# 13

Come in to see them all in person. We love them hanging up all over the store, when the time comes we won't want to give them to their highest bidder!

We will also have a couple of additions to the apron collection this week, so stay tuned.

2009-04-17T21:48:00.000-07:00

Altered Apron Show and Silent Auction...

Altered Aprons are hanging up in the store. The silent auction will begin Monday and run through the end of the month.
We'll post photos of each apron so you can get a look at each one.

2009-04-02T15:45:00.000-07:00

ALTERED APRON UPDATE...

As you can see, we are getting altered aprons into the store! Here is the lovely Becky with hers. Sew pretty!

If you do have an apron to alter, they are due back to Mystic Paper by Friday, April 10th! Sew get busy ladies!

Also, if you'd like to donate your altered apron we will be having a silent auction and the proceeds will go to Bernie Berlin's animal rescue A Place to Bark! Please consider this as an option and let us know when you turn your apron in if you'd like to donate.

The Altered Apron Artshow will be April 17th & 18th. More info to follow...

2009-04-02T15:41:00.001-07:00

Here are March ATC's...

March's theme was to use a springtime theme (eggs, flowers, birds, etc.), and make a card that was simply folded. Everyone started with a piece of cardstock that was 3½” x 5” and folded it to ATC size.

As you can see everyone was very creative with this one! SWEET!

2009-03-14T18:57:00.001-07:00

February's ATC Swap...

This ATC Swap everybody used their choice of Tim Holtz products (stamps, hardware, papers, tickets, etc.) and created a card with a vintage theme. We just love 'em all!

2009-02-24T14:48:00.000-08:00

Altered Apron Artshow Update...

There is a new deadline for the Altered Aprons. They are now due Friday, April 10th. We thought we'd give everybody some extra time to work on them.

We also want everyone to know that we are doing something a little different. If you'd like to donate your altered apron, we will have a silent auction and the proceeds will go to Bernie Berlin's animal rescue A Place to Bark! Please consider this as an option and let us know when you turn them into us if you'd like to donate.

The Altered Apron Artshow will be April 17th & 18th. More info to come.

2009-01-23T12:19:00.000-08:00

Altered Aprons...

We have many of these aprons and we decided to let everyone Alter them. Paint them, sew them, paper them, glue them~anything you want!
We'll hang them up in the store and have a little "Altered Apron Art Show" where they can all be viewed. So, if you'd like to participate you can come in and grab an apron. Take it home and ALTER AWAY!
Bring your altered apron back to Mystic Paper by March 13th. We'll hang them all up and have our little "Altered Apron Art Show" the following weekend starting Friday, March 20th through Mid April. How's that sound?

2009-01-17T17:40:00.000-08:00

Look Alikes and ATC's...

After staring at Judy B's ATC, her Glamour Queen in Blue looked so familiar.
It was really bugging me who this looked like and then we figured it out!

Isabella Rosellini!
This little movie clip she's even wearing blue. Oh yes, and she's glamourous.

2009-01-17T12:44:00.000-08:00

January Drop Off ATC's...

Using Tattered Angels Glimmermist everyone created a card that has glitz and glamour!

2009-01-04T10:16:00.000-08:00

2009 ATC Drop Off Swap Themes~

January ATC Swap:
ATC cards for January are due in the shop by Friday, January 16.
Using a Tattered Angels Glimmermist in your choice of color, create a card that has glitz and glamour!

February ATC Swap:
ATC cards for February are due in the shop by Friday,
February 20. Using Tim Holtz products (stamps, hardware, papers, tickets, etc.) create a card with a vintage theme.

March ATC Swap:
ATC cards for March are due in the shop by Friday, March 20. Using a springtime theme (eggs, flowers, birds, etc.), make a card that is simply folded. Start with cardstock that is 3½” x 5” and fold it to ATC size. Fold in half, fold as a triptych, fold and cut so it interlocks. Use your imagination!

April ATC Swap:
ATC cards for April are due in the shop by Friday, April 17. Using any theme you would like, make an ATC that is a pocket or has a pocket. Insert a tag, ticket, picture, or ??? in the pocket.

May ATC Swap:
The ATC’s are due on May 15. Using a paint chip from a hardware store in your favorite color, create a card showing your favorite thing in your favorite color.