Stamped & Watercolor Artist Trading Coins

Artist Trading Coins are a fun new twist on the Artist Trading Card.  Instead of making the shape a rectangle, it is a circle.  The side to side dimension or diameter is still the same as a regular ATC so it can still fit into an ATC holder, but really you can make then as small or large as you want!  The fun part of an ATC (the coin still has the acronym), is that you can make into anything you want, that is the freedom of the ATC.  I made 3 coins for my first try, all with the same techniques, but in different colors.

Check out the video below to see how fun these are to make!!

I used the Derwent Academy Watercolour Pencil Tin, Derwent Academy Assorted Brushes, and Derwent Academy Watercolour Pad with the Xyron 1.5 in Sticker Maker.

I first stamped the image in a black pigment ink onto the Derwent Academy Watercolour Pad and then colored the spaces in with the Derwent Academy Watercolour Pencil Tin in various colors.  The first circle was done with hues of blue and purples.

After coloring in the section I used the Derwent Academy Assorted Brushes with water to brush the color into a watercolor effect.  It was wonderful!

After coloring in the sections with the watercolor pencils I cut it out into the circle shape with a die cut and inked the edges.  This one was done in colors are in reds yellows, and oranges.  

I just love this pairing of colors, they blended wonderfully!

I then printed out the phrase "Creativity Takes Courage" on my printer in a fun script font and cut out each word and inked them.  I used the Xyron 1.5 in Sticker Maker to turn each little word into a sticker to place on to the ATC.  This last one is shades of green.

For a little added flair I added in some staples and some gem rhinestones.

Using the Xyron 1.5 in Sticker Maker made the application of each of these tiny words so much easier and they stick wonderfully!

So if you are looking for a fun new twist on a creative little project, try out doing a little Artist Trading Coin, something about making it a circle is super fun!!

Supplies Used

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Shareasale Shop at: O	Rita Barakat Products Shop at: O	Tailwind Shop at: O	Swingline Stapler, Retro Shop at: AZ
Swingline S.F. 4 Premium Staples Shop at: AZ	Fiskars Scissors Shop at: AZ | LFL (UK)	Xyron Create-a-Sticker Shop at: SB	Font Bundles Shop at: O
Paint Puck Shop at: AZ	Cuttlebug Shop at: AZ	Cuttlebug Plate C Shop at: SB | AZ	Umbrella Inks Shop at: SB
Cardstock 8.5x11 Card Paper Shop at: SB | AZ	Epson Printer Shop at: AZ	Fiskars Paper Trimmer Shop at: SB | AZ | LFL (UK)	Non Stick Craft mat Shop at: AZ
Cirlce Nested Dies Shop at: SB	Black Craft Mat Shop at: AZ	Derwent Watercolor Pencils Shop at: O	Derwent Brushes Shop at: O
Derwent Watercolor Pad Shop at: O

Trio of Ice Cream Cards

Ice cream so yummy and can make such cute little addition to a card with a stamp!  Here is a trio of color coordinating cards with a cute little ice cream characters as the focal point.

Check out the video on how I made these sweet cards.

Xyron and Lawn Fawn are teaming up this month for a round of super cute projects both both teams.  Make sure to check out the amazing projects 

I first got my box of goodies and ordered the super sweet Sweetest Flavor Stamp and Die set and I had to create something with it right away, so I made a fun little inchie.  I used my Xyron 3" Inch Sticker Maker to stick everything together for this little inchie, made it super easy since all the pieces were so small.

Here is the video unboxing and all the other fun little extras of papers, twine, and inks I got too!

Now onto the cards.  I decided to use the colors of the inks as the inspiration for each of the cards and the twine as the color for the ice cream.  This first card uses the Lawn Fawn Lobster and blue Trimming twine paired with various Lawn Fawn papers.  Keeping simple lines and let the cute stamp shine makes this card easy to replicate!

Next is the Lawn Fawn Peacock Ink as the focal point with the yellow twine.  I used the Xyron Mega Runner to help keep all the layers of papers together and lined up perfectly.  I also used the Xyron 3" Sticker Maker to make my own "pop dots" from card board to help pop up the circle and ice cream cone.  Check out the video to see how easy it is to make your own "pop dots".

And last is the purple themed card with the Sugarplum ink.  I messed up and did not follow my trends of matching the color of the ice cream to the twine color, instead I used the Derwent Procolour Pencils and used a light purple color (heather 23) to color the ice cream to also match the color of the Lawn Fawn Watercolor papers, and it looks great!

I love when I can use one design to make a set of cards.  I could make so many of these cards and they would all looks a little different by just using a different set of color of papers, twine, and colors of the ice cream!

Supplies Used

Interested in the supplies I used in this project?  Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.  Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

Xyron Mega Runner Refil Shop at: SB | AZ	Derwent 24 Colored Pencils Shop at: SB | AZ	Fiskars Scissors Shop at: AZ | LFL (UK)	Cuttlebug Shop at: AZ
Cuttlebug Plate C Shop at: SB | AZ	Xyron Mega Runner Shop at: SB	Cardstock 8.5x11 Card Paper Shop at: SB | AZ	Misti Shop at: SB | AZ
Neenah A2 scored card paper Shop at: SB	Fiskars Paper Trimmer Shop at: SB | AZ | LFL (UK)	Black Scrapbook Pen Shop at: SB	Xyron 3" Sticker Maker Shop at: SB | AZ | LFL (UK)
Black Craft Mat Shop at: AZ	Lawn Fawn Ice Cream Die Shop at: SB	Lawn Fawn Ice Cream Stamp Shop at: SB	Lawn Fawn Twine Shop at: SB
Lawn Fawn Ink Shop at: SB	Lawn Fawn Paper Shop at: SB	Lawn Fawn Shop at: O