Family Heirloom Mixed Media Artist Trading Cards

Hello!

For todays blogpost I have created some mini projects for you!

This is a PERFECT way to also use up your paper scraps as I hinted at in a previous post on the blog.
This time I have made some ATC cards ( artist trading cards ).

I was entering a corona cybercrop on Facebook and made Artist Trading Cards for the first time and I really enjoyed it! So I just wanted to do more and since I have so many gorgeous pieces of small papers left this was a perfect way to use them. I used the same technique with layering paper pieces as I did on my tip post earlier on the blog. I love the colors in the Family Heirloom collection and it feels like I can use it all the time. I don´t want to throw anything away really!

For the ATCs I also used this cute butterfly stamps that I colored in different colors to the cards. I wanted them to match but also just be a little bit different from each other. Used some of the glitter washi tape and it really makes them pop with a little bit of glitter on them. Last I also used some white gesso mixed with a little bit of water and just did some splashes over the card. I really LOVE having this splashes on my projects.

I used my old typewriter for the text on the cards.

If you haven´t tried making Artist Trading Cards this is the time for you to try it out I think, using up some of your smallest pieces of papers and stuff.

BoBunny Supplies:

Family heirloom collection

Family heirloom washi tape #7311028

Celebrating freedom washitape #7310561

Butterflu kisses stamp #12105027

white gesso #12843486

Other:

white cardstock

white lace

Have a nice day!

Cards: All About ATC with Irit

Hello my dear crafty friends!
Irit from Irit Shalom's Designs is here today and I am going to share with you all about ATC.
As you all most probably know ATC was first  Artistic Trading cards item-baseball card size small artistic project that was traded and kept in the baseball cards plastic pocket. And this was sore for two decades.
Then the crafters around the world felt bored and decided that C can be changed to ... cube.
So Artistic Trading Cubes were born: small 3'' squared cube made  from one single cardstock piece and embellished on 5 sides. It also can be folded and mailed for swapping.
Then about 6 months ago the brain stormed artists decided that C can be also for Coins. And so Artistic Trading Coins were born: 2.5'' circled art pieces that are embellished, stamps, misted, painted and whatever and can be mailed and traded.

So today I am going to share all three ATC kinds that were made with one single BoBunny collection named Sunshine Bliss and all of them are  in this correct ATCs size and ready for swap.



 This is my collection of two coins, two cards and one cube.
Also I used stencils, glitter paste and stamps these are not really Mixed Media art pieces, but more scrapbooking style collaged ones.
And this is the glory of BoBunny products: you can make classic projects with them or to move to Mixed Media art. It just depends on your style and your own skills.
So here are the first " born" of ATC- Trading cards.

Both cards are made in the same way: American Crafts black cardstock base. Then Sunshine Bliss die cut rectangle. Over the rectangle BoBunny stencil with Black glitter paste was used and then Noteworthy die cut pieces and Combo stickers were added to finish the card.
ATC must be pretty flat art piece as you are going to mail it in the flat envelope, so I stopped on this level of layers. Some background stamps were used around the upper layers to add more artistic interest to the card.

The next are Coins: same way of crafting and pretty much same style and look.

 And here are the flat pieces all together:

 And now the last C for the Cube.

The cube should not be glued so you can fold it and to ship it. I glued it as I wanted better photos from a few sides.

So here are some close- ups to some sides and to the embellished top:

 So I hope that you understood all kinds of ATC projects and maybe would try to make some of your own with BoBunny delicious paper collections!

Product list
BoBunny 
Sunshine Bliss collection: Peace, Charm, Felicity, Sunshine Bliss, Serene 12*12'' cardstock
Sunshine Bliss Combo Stickers
Sunshine Bliss Noteworthy
Sunshine Bliss Layered chipboards
Mandala Garden stencils
Rough it up stamp
Trellis Square die
Licorice Glitter paste
Clover Pansy flowers
Buttercup Dahlia flowers
American Crafts:
Textured solid cardstock Black
Sticky Thumb glue runner
Sticky Thumb Adhesive foam dots
 AC Black ink

Thanks for being here with me today and see you soon again with a totally different inspiration!

What are Artist Trading Cards?

Although ATC's have been around for quite awhile,

some of us are just being introduced to them. 

Other's have been making and trading them for years.

What are ATC's?

Artist Trading Cards 

Think of it as your own personal, unique fun business card.

There are only a couple rules to making an ATC.

1. It must have a 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" base

2. It must be a one of a kind creation

That's it.

How easy is that? I don't really like to be

restricted by rules, but these two... piece of cake!

I LOVE the cards the girls have made.

I think it's so much fun how their personal style shows in their cards.

Winter
Agnieszka Piskorz

 Supplies:
Noteworthy: Snow Day
Jewels: Snow Day
Stickers: Combo Snow Day,
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard Snow Day and Powder Mountain
Stamp: Snow Day, Snowfall 

25th
Irene Tan

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Glad Tidings, The Season, Crossword/Rejoice
Stickers: the First Noel Cardstock Sticker
Trinkets: Rejoice
Jewels: Rejoice
Petals: Rejoice
Lace: Natural Earth

Live Life Beautifully
Debbie Sherman

 Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Love Letters Flutter, Hello Sunshine Little Things, Weekend Market Cut Outs
Trinkets:Hello Sunshine

Merry and Bright
Debbie Sherman

Designer Tip: ATC's are a quick and easy way to use up your little scraps. I keep mine in a notebook with baseball card page protectors. They fit perfectly and it's fun to go back and look at them, especially if trade them with friends. 

Supplies:
Patterned Paper:Mistletoe Wrap, Mistletoe Pucker Up, Mistletoe Chevron, Mistletoe Dots
Stickers: Mistletoe Combo Sticker
Chipboard: Mistletoe 12x12 Chipboard

 Luzma Bruna

Love and V is for

 This is Luz's first time making ATC's... I would have never guessed.

They are so so awesome!

Supplies:

6X6 paper pad: Love letters
Jewels: Love Letters
Buttons: Love Letters
Layered Chipboard: Love Letters
Dimensional Stickers: Love Letters
Noteworthy: Love Letters
12X12 Chipboard: Love Letters 

A little more info on ATC's....  these are really fun to make and keep,

but even more fun if you get in a group of friends and make and exchange them.

I have all of mine on a Rolodex and I can not even tell you how much fun 

they are to look and and go through.  Also, it's a great conversation piece.

Everyone that walks in my house asks about it.

When swapping ATC's, be sure to put your name and info on the back of the card.

If you get a chance to play and make your own ATC's....

be sure to share your masterpieces with us!

Have a SUPER weekend!