11th Color Cube Swap - #380 Due June 13, 2026

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Swap Due Date - June 13, 2026
Signup/withdraw date - None, just make sure you give yourself enough time for ATCs to arrive
Number of Cards - 3 for 3
Number of participants - Unlimited
Medium - You may draw or paint your ATCs, find pictures to make a collage, or make a digital image

HOW TO MAKE CARDS FOR THIS SWAP
Recently I learned about and purchased Color Cubes; however, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY COLOR CUBES for this swap. Color Cubes contain 1000 different cards with color palettes planned so that the colors on each card work harmoniously together. If you use one of the palettes you won't be making color "mistakes". This swap has a palette from the second edition of Color Cubes; there is no equivalent from the first edition of Color Cubes.

For this swap you will be making ATCs using ONLY the colors depicted on card # 380 (see below): pale cerulean, lavender mist, space cadet, mustard and wild orchid (and white if necessary for highlighting or outlining). You do not need to use all of the colors on any one ATC. Pick as many or as few as you want, as long as the colors on your ATC appear on the palette. Make the best match to these colors that you can, using your supplies. A perfect match may not be possible. You CAN'T use green, purple (only pale lavender), orange, red, brown.

This is the front of card #380, showing the colors and a picture using all of the colors.
#380 Front.jpg
This is the back of card #380, showing the five colors with variations of color intensity.
#380 Back.jpg

CARD GUIDELINES
* Only ATCs allowed. Cards need to measure 2.5" x 3.5" and must be sturdy enough to earn the name "card".
* Cards should be labeled on the back with your username, real name, where you live and name of swap. You may want to give each card a title.
* Each completed ATC should be in an individual sleeve for added protection, even if you use cut apart vinyl pages for stabilizing cards during mailing.
* Either when you are inspired to join the swap or when you mail your cards, please leave a comment in the thread. That way your name appears in the thread and when players receive your cards they have a location where they can leave a “reputation”. There will be no place to leave a reputation if you just send me a PM that you want to join.
* Consider posting your finished cards in this thread and in the gallery. We all love eye candy and it serves as an inspiration for everybody! If you don't post your ATCs to the thread, I will copy them to the thread so that everybody can see your creations.
* Let me know when you see cards that you especially like by checking "like" or "love" for a post or making a comment in the thread or gallery, or even sending me a message. When I swap out cards I look at comments made by players and try to give players cards that they like.
* A host ATC in the swap theme is appreciated and will be treasured, but is not a requirement!

MAILING GUIDELINES
* PM me for my address when cards are ready to send. The Beech Cluster address is where I live.
* US Players: Send a large label with your name and address clearly printed or handwritten on it. Please NO tiny return address labels. Include one "Forever" stamp for your returns. Leave enough border around your stamp so that I can peel it from the backing. Some people are not leaving enough border for me to remove the stamp from the backing. I WILL PROVIDE ENVELOPES.
* International Players: Send a large label with your name and address clearly printed or handwritten on it. I will provide postage. I WILL PROVIDE ENVELOPES.

FEEDBACK and REPUTATIONS
* I will give you a Feedback when I receive your ATCs.
* When you receive your cards, please don't forget to leave a Reputation for the artists whose ATCs you receive. To give a Reputation, click on Reputation in the lower right of any post made by the person who made the card. You may write a message (people like to know what card you received and maybe why you like the card) and points if you wish (points are optional). If I have posted pictures of a player’s cards, be certain that the reputation is placed at a post the artist has made and NOT at the post where I posted the images.
*Send a Feedback for me, if you like the way the swap was handled.
 
When cards are received, I will change your name to blue

Players
1. mybrokenart
2. sunderance
3. CiCiCreates
4. Ancient Planter
5. Lesley
6. Donnacr
7. LuK
8. CallunaCreative
9. leydab
10. misunderstand
11. MACE
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count me in, please
I always print the colours out (copied from the first post) and my printer is making the 'Wild orchid' more pink than blue, which is weird as the other colours are pretty true?!
 
@Donnacr check out this page. It describes that color as "Light grayish pink". We have a wild orchid here in the US (Cypripedium acaule) that is definitely more pink than purple, so perhaps the color cube creator had something like that in mind when naming this one.
 

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