Darkroom Door

New Swap - Viva La Flora Collection

It's time for another swap! We thought it might be nice to do a swap concentrating on just one collection... so this swap will be using the Viva La Flora Collection!

Here are all the details: 

Use any product from the Viva La Flora Collection to create Artist Trading Cards. You can use the rubber stamps, Montage, Photochips, Filmstrips, and Wordstrips. You can also use other embellishments but the main focus of the ATC should be the Viva La Flora image.

ATC's: 10 for 9

Please note: The extra ATC will be kept as a 'master set' here in the Darkroom Door studio. These may be shown on display at trade shows. All images will be put into a Viva La Flora Swap gallery here on the website. All participants will receive a small goodie bag of Darkroom Door product in return for the extra artwork.

Due Date: Wednesday 8th July, 2009.

If you're keen to join, please email us here: info @ darkroomdoor.com and we'll send you the full details! This swap is open worldwide - everyone is welcome!

Looking for inspiration? Check out the Viva La Flora Gallery!

If you'd like to see what swaps we have done in the past, please check out the galleries in the left side bar.

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Filmstrips Swap Gallery!

The Filmstrips Swap has been completed and all of the swappers are starting to receive their return parcels! I am so excited about this swap - the diversity and range of ideas and styles was amazing. I just LOVED what everyone created!!

Click here to view the gallery!

Thanks to everyone who participated! I am always so inspired by your artwork and really appreciate you taking the time to be a part of our swaps. I'm eager to start another swap soon... so watch this space!

Filmstrips ATC and Card Swap!

So the year is already racing by... who's ready for another swap? This time we have decided to run a Filmstrips ATC & Card swap! Here are all the details: (Filmstrip ATC on the right was created by our guest artist Michelle Loffler)

Use Darkroom Door 'Filmstrips' images to create Artist Trading Cards or Greeting Cards. You do not need to create both - just choose if you want to do ATC's or Cards. You can use other embellishments, papers, stamps, techniques etc, but you must use one original Darkroom Door Filmstrip image as a part of the ATC or Card.

ATC's: 10 for 9

Cards: 7 for 6

Please note: The extra ATC's and Cards will be kept as a 'master set' here in the Darkroom Door studio. These may be shown on display at trade shows. All images will be put into a Filmstrip Swap gallery here on the website. All participants will receive a small goodie bag of Darkroom Door product in return for the extra artwork. Rumour has it there's going to be some new goodies available soon... so that means some of it is bound to end up in the goodie bags. Exciting? You bet!!

Due Date: Tuesday 10th March, 2009.

If you're keen to join, please email us here: info@darkroomdoor.com and we'll send you the full details! This swap is open worldwide - everyone is welcome!

Looking for inspiration? Check out Jeannie Reese's ATC's. There's also plenty of samples throughout the Darkroom Door Gallery!

And remember...
Unlock the artist within!

Photobooth Artist Trading Card Swap

So we're in swap fever right now... and have decided to run a Photobooth ATC swap! Here are all the details: (Photobooth ATC on the right was created by our guest artist Michelle Loffler)

Use Darkroom Door 'Photobooth'  images to create Artist Trading Cards. You can use other embellishments, papers, stamps, techniques etc, but you must use one original Darkroom Door Photobooth image as a part of the ATC.

You can use all ladies or all gentlemen, or a combination of both in your swap.

ATC's: 9 for 9

Due Date: Friday November 14th, 2008.

If you're keen to join, leave a comment here and we'll send you the full details! This swap is open worldwide - everyone is welcome!

And remember...
Unlock the artist within!

Darkroom Door Swap Gallery

I have just finished hosting the first ever Darkroom Door Swap! Participants could take part in the Card swap and/or the Artist Trading Card swap, and needed to use Darkroom Door Rubber Stamps as a part of their creations. All up there were 30 artists who took part. I have loved receiving the swap parcels in the mail, eagerly opening each one to see what goodness and creativity was inside! I especially loved seeing how the stamps were used. The artists really used their imagination in this swap. There were lots of  inking techniques, layering, collage, interesting backgrounds, unique stamp combinations, papers, Photobooth, and lots of texture. For a few of the artists - this was their first swap ever! I'm so pleased you all took part and shared your creativity with us.

Here are the galleries to check out all the art:

2008 Swap Card Gallery

2008 Swap ATC Gallery

Thank you to all of you who participated! I feel like I can never express how much I love seeing our stamps used in such different ways. When I design the stamps, I have a fair idea of how I'd be using them myself, but I always look forward to seeing what other artists create with them. It's the most wonderful feeling knowing that you are enjoying using them too!

I'll be hosting a Photobooth swap soon... I'll post the details up on the blog next week.

Thanks again to all the participants for this swap - your artwork is truly inspirational!

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