Journals & Collaborative Projects

Below you will find a sampling our members' work from previous collaborative projects.  Click on images to view them larger. We hope this will inspire you to come and play with us! If you are interested in joining our group, please visit us at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Paper_Traders/

Tutorials & Techniques

Below are some of our favorite tricks for adding depth and dimension to your art.  We hope you have fun giving these a try!

Current Group Swaps & Projects

Below is a list of current swaps and projects available to group members. If you are interested in joining our group and participating in these projects, please visit us at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Paper_Traders/.  

For existing group members, you can sign up to participate  in these projects here: Swaps & Current Projects.  

We look forward to swapping with you.  Happy Arting!

Member Gallery for Group Swaps
 
Below you will find a sampling our members' work from previous group swaps and projects.  Click on images to view them larger. We hope this will inspire you to come and play with us! If you are interested in joining our group, please visit us at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Paper_Traders/.
 
Come play with us... Join today!

Paper Traders is a friendly online community of artists from around the world. We nurture and value creativity, embrace new ideas, products, and techniques yet also value tried and true methods of artistic expression. Our projects consist primarily of paper arts, mixed media collage, artist trading cards, altered art, assemblages, collaborative journals, mail art, and more.

We are interested in creative individuals of varied skill levels who wish to challenge themselves artistically and help build a supportive community. We are at our best when we can share our creative efforts as well as techniques, resources, feedback, and insights. We encourage conversation about art, the art process, and what it means to be an artist.

Paper Traders is hosted on Yahoo Groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Paper_Traders/.
We hope you will consider joining us on an artistic journey!

In order to prevent spammers and to insure that all applicants are actual persons interested in creating art, a questionnaire will be sent to all potential members. When applying, please submit digital examples of your work or direct us to a website where we can view your art. The intent of the questionnaire is not to judge the merits of your art but to safeguard the integrity of our community.

Free Images for Download
Below you will find images that are owned by our group members and offered for your personal use as well as images found in the public domain. Images may be freely used in your personal artwork but may not be used for commercial purposes of any kind without written permission of the owner. No images may be used to create collage sheets or image collections for resale.

To download, follow the link provided. In some cases, you may be able to just click on the image to enlarge it, then right-click and select "save image as". Content changes frequently and many images are available for a limited time.  Please check back often for newly posted images to use in your art journey.

Open Art Challenges !

We're changing things up here at Paper Traders. Instead of the monthly challenges of the past, we'll now be hosting special challenges that might feature a specific technique or product and will be rewarded with actual prizes sponsored by our group members.

Our new challenge for 2013 is a year long word prompt journaling project/challenge. Each specific challenge will be open for one month and all art bloggers can participate, whether you are a Paper Traders member or not. Each artist will comment with a link to their blog post that features the artwork for that particular challenge. For each challenge, a winner will be selected whose art best exemplifies the challenge. The winning artist will be featured here and get a "Trader Treasure" blog button to display on their own blog. They also will receive one chance for each entry for the end of the year prize drawing. Watch this page for more details and challenge announcements.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Carnivals and Fairs Blog Challenge

This Challenge is now closed.
September!
Carnival and Fair time in many of our areas.
Funnel cakes, cotton candy, fried candy bars (really?!)
Midway rides and prize stuffed animals
bigger than your kids!

As you can guess, our theme is Carnivals and Fairs for this challenge.

You don't have to be a member of Paper_Traders Yahoo Art group to participate
but if you would like to join us and be privy to even more great paper crafting swaps &
challenges plus better than ever artistic support, that would be super!
When the challenge closes, we will pick a winning piece that best showcases the theme
of the challenge and/or supply requirement.

 Challenge Rules
1. Make a paper craft, mixed media or digital piece of art ( any size). The theme is
  "Carnivals or Fairs" .
2. Post your art to your blog, Flickr, Picasa (online albums). Mention
   our name PaperTraders Art Blog with a link back to this post.
   You are more than welcome to grab our button and post it on
    your blog as well.
   The last day to post for this challenge is September 29th, 2011.
3. After posting your "Carnivals or Fairs" art on your site,
   come back to this post and  use the Simply-linked widgit below
   to leave us a link to your post/image.
   You must include a direct link to your image or post,
    not a general link to your album or blog.
  NOTE: after using the Simplylinked widgit, you will need to refresh the page for
   it to show your submission link.

   Or you may create a link within the comment box below:
   All you will need to do is copy and paste the url address of your post found
   at the top of your browser window.
4. The winner(s) will be awarded our "Trader Treasure" blog badge which
     they can choose to feature on their blog.
    Their art will also be posted on the PaperTraders Art Blog for 2 weeks.

Free images to get you started!




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Member inspiration work


by Beckie H.


By Amy W.


by Heather R.


By Karen B.

by Cathy C.
Posted by Cathy L. Calamas at 12:00 AM
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7 comments:

abby j said...

Your call for Carnival and Fair art couldn't have come at a better time as my family and I just went to the New York State Fair. I sent you all a postcard... it's at the top of my blog at www.thevivere.blogspot.com. Please stop by...

Enjoy the rest of your summer (or winter, as the case may be!) :o)

Hugs,
abby

September 2, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Светлана said...

I love carnivals.
My postcards in the style of collage:

http://drofbe.blogspot.com/2011/09/carnivals-and-fairs-blog-challenge.html

September 2, 2011 at 12:36 PM
aprilmariecole.blogspot.com said...

These are amazing...!
Thank you for sharing, love the carnival theme :]

September 2, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Debbie said...

Awesome challenge! Great artwork form the DT!

September 10, 2011 at 6:41 PM
Aimeslee Winans said...

Well, I didn't find enough time to finish this by today. Mine is started but won't be finished for a couple days. Just wanted you to know that I did mean to participate. Can I post mine when I finish it, even if it is after the deadline, just to include it? Everyone's pieces are wonderful. xoxo, Aimeslee

September 29, 2011 at 1:10 AM
Cathy L. Calamas said...

Absolutely Aimeslee. We would love to see it!!

October 1, 2011 at 8:17 AM
Aimeslee Winans said...

Well, better latelatelate than never I guess, here it finally is:

http://paper-paisleys.blogspot.com/2011/10/too-much-art-not-enough-blog.html

I tried inputting the linksy thing, don't see it yet, anyway.

Thanks, enjoyed the theme. xoxo

October 24, 2011 at 4:01 AM

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