Framing & Displaying your ACEO's and ATC's -Miniature Artwork
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Framing your ACEO's and ATC's - and Displaying them
Are you an artist that creates ACEO's and ATC (Artist Trading Cards) and just wants to find some different ideas for framing and displaying them?
I'm going to share some different ways to frame and display your treasured miniature pieces of artwork throughout this website.
For those of you new to the term ACEO or ATC, these are highly collectable miniature pieces of artwork, different artists use different mediums to create them. Some are paintings, drawings, collages, etchings and more.
For more information visit Aceo's - Artist Trading Cards
Please note the pictures and artwork on this page are all copyright by the artists that created them, these are shown for examples on the framing only and are part of my own collection.
Quick guide to content of ACEO and ATC framing and displaying
- How to keep your ACEO's clean and protected
- Top Loaders
- How to frame your artwork - The first step- Purchase Supplies - Card Stock
- Cardstock
- How to frame your artwork - Step 2- Purchase Supplies - Corner Cutter
- Corner Cutter
- How to frame your artwork - Step 3- Cut your paper to the proper size
- How to frame your artwork - Step 4- Cut The Corners
- Displaying Your Newly framed Artwork
- Creating a frame out of popsicle sticks for your ACEO
- There are some great frames too
- Aceo Frames
- Matting for ACEO's
- Easel's
- Some Easels
- Plate holders work great to display miniature artwork
- Easel
- I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas
How to keep your ACEO's clean and protected
You can find great deals on Amazon, see below
Top Loaders
Ultra Pro Grading Systems: Graded Card Submission Semi-Rigid Card Holder (200 Count Box)
Amazon Price: $15.25 (as of 07/14/2009) 
8" x 10" Clear Rigid Toploaders 8" Side Open (1 Pack of 25 Holders)
Amazon Price: (as of 07/14/2009)
4" x 6" Postcard Toploader (Pack of 25)
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 07/14/2009)
How to frame your artwork - The first step- Purchase Supplies - Card Stock
An easy and affordable solution
The first step is to purchase some cardstock in different colors, so that you will have a variety to chose from. You can find these in most department stores, or where ever you buy your paper normally.
I choose pastel lilac, blue, green and pink for my first batch.
Cardstock
Wausau Paper Index Card Stock, 92 Brightness, 110 lb, Letter, White, 250 Sheets per Pack (49411)
Amazon Price: $10.95 (as of 07/14/2009)
Diecuts with a View Match Makers 12 Inch by 12 Inch Cardstock Stack
Amazon Price: $16.25 (as of 07/14/2009)
Wausau Exact Index Cardstock, 92 Brightness, 90 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, White, 250 Sheets (49108)
Amazon Price: $9.49 (as of 07/14/2009)
How to frame your artwork - Step 2- Purchase Supplies - Corner Cutter
They look like these:
There is many different designs.
Corner Cutter
You have to be sure to get the kind of corner cutter that makes a fancy design and leave a little slot to slide your artwork into.
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How to frame your artwork - Step 3- Cut your paper to the proper size
For the Rigid Top Loaders that I have, I found that if I cut my paper to 2 7/8" x 5", it worked best for me. But be sure once you cut the first one, to make sure it will work for your artwork before cutting the rest out.
If you are not using a Rigid top loader, but a soft sleeve, you will need to make your frames a little smaller.
For cutting my paper, you can use the same type of cutter used for scrapbooking.
How to frame your artwork - Step 4- Cut The Corners
Make sure you are on a hard surface such as a table.
WARNING: DO NOT HOLD THE CUTTER IN YOUR HAND WHILE CUTTING IT - SHARP BLADES POP OUT THE BOTTOM
Just slide you paper into the corner of the cutter, making sure it fits snugly against the guides. Like this:
Press down firmly, then pull the paper out and you know have a beautiful corner cut like this:
Cut all four corners and slip your card into the corner slots like this:
You now have a beautifully framed card:
Displaying Your Newly framed Artwork
They are rigid enough to just sit on a shelf, leaned up against something.
They can be placed in different types of easels,
or those plastic plate holders.
or you can use them as a type of matting, that will hold your picture well in a slightly larger frame.
You can even use them to make frames in a scrapbook full of your collected ACEO's or ATC's. Here are a few examples of scrapbook pages with the artwork displayed. You can add the little notes, certificate of authenticities, stamps from other countries, or whatever you desire.
Creating a frame out of popsicle sticks for your ACEO
- Ice-Cream-Stick Photo Frame - Crafts - HighlightsKids.com
- Decorate ice-cream sticks to make a photo frame for yourself or for a friend.
There are some great frames too
Below you will find many different types of frames, matting, easels and more.
Aceo Frames
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5" Wooden plate stand, easel
Amazon Price: $1.49 (as of 07/14/2009)
12-Pack - Gibson Holders 1PL Small Display Stand - Black Base/Black Wire
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 07/14/2009)
5 INCH CLEAR TRANSPARENT HINGED PLASTIC PLATE STAND HOLDER - EASEL
Amazon Price: $2.49 (as of 07/14/2009)
Easel
Dollhouse Miniature Wood Easel in Cherry
Amazon Price: (as of 07/14/2009)
Mabef MBM-21 Lyre Miniature Easel
Amazon Price: $28.88 (as of 07/14/2009)
Dollhouse Miniature Wood Easel in Mahogany
Amazon Price: (as of 07/14/2009)
I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas
I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas on Framing and Displaying ACEO's and ATC's. Please share them with me here. Or just drop me a note so I know you stopped by.
Thank you,
Best wishes,
Linda
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artyfax wrote...
great concise advice for collectors and artists of aceo/atc art
Posted January 09, 2009
0ctavias0fferings wrote...
Excellent lens, thanks for sharing the ideas :-)
Posted November 09, 2008
LisaMarieArt wrote...
Fantastic lens! I would have never thought of half of these ideas. Great job. I've added this lens to my lens about ACEOs as way of thanks... hope you don't mind. www.squidoo.com/whatisaceo
Posted October 07, 2008
Sneddonia wrote
Some great ideas here :) I never knew there was such a thing as a corner cutter. I also didn't know that you could buy frames specifically for ACEOs. I'll have to look out for those!
Posted September 07, 2008
jackmorgan wrote...
What a great lens! Thanks for joining my group of aceo enthusiasts!
Posted August 26, 2008
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