Artist Trading Coin: Enjoy Life

This is my final Artist Trading Coin using
an MDF round surface from That's Crafty,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

I used a Tim Holtz Paper Doll
& the rest is from Brave Living.

I punched a hole through the top,
with a Crop-A-Dile
to add some fibres.

Here is a group shot of the other nine coins.

Click here to see details of all the other coins.

Artist Trading Coin: Breathe

This is an Artist Trading Coin using
an MDF round surface from That's Crafty,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

When there is chaos all around you,
when the noise & hubbub of everyday life
seems to overwhelm you,
this is a reminder to take a moment,
sit calmly,
somewhere quiet
& remember to breathe.

The background paper is from Shawn Petite.

There is a Tim Holtz Paper Doll,
a few of his Remnant Rubs (Elements)
& tissue tape.

It was edged with Eco Green Crafts
acrylic paint in Pure Gold.

Artist Trading Coin: Let's go for a walk

This piece is another Artist Trading Coin
using a MDF round surface from That's Crafty,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

The background is made up from scraps of printed paper,
with a single layer of teabag paper.

There is a Tim Holtz Paper Doll
& words cut from Pride & Prejudice.

I added mixed metal flakes from Eberhard Faber
around the edge.

That's Crafty have a monthly challenge blog
& this month the theme is animals.

There is a new theme on the first Wednesday of each month,
so there is still time to enter your own animal themed piece.

Artist Trading Coin: Cherish

This piece is another Artist Trading Coin
using a MDF round surface from That's Crafty,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

The background is made up from scraps of printed paper,
one is a slightly altered image from Shawn Petite &
the other a Bingo card from REDlead.

Over the top I adhered a single layer of a used teabag
(from this afternoon's cuppa).

There is a Tim Holtz Paper Doll
one of his word Doo-Dads
& tissue tape.

The words were cut from Pride & Prejudice.

Artist Trading Coin: Thoughts

Another Artist Trading Coin.

I used a MDF round surface from That's Crafty,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

The background & butterfly are
slightly altered images from Shawn Petite.

There is a Tim Holtz Paper Doll
one of his word Doo-Dads
a piece of Papermania Vellum
& a couple of red star gems.

Artist Trading Coin: Live Laugh Love

This is an Artist Trading Coin,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

The background uses scraps of tissue paper,
pieces of printed paper from my off-cuts folder
& white gesso.

There is a Tim Holtz Paper Doll
with some Doo-Dad words.

A little shading with a
Stabilo All Black pencil
& green ribbon.

The base is an MDF round surface
from That's Crafty.

I used a We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile
to punch a hole through the MDF.

It went through it with ease!

Artist Trading Coin: In Search of Hope

This is an Artist Trading Coin,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

The background uses patterned paper
from Hot Off The Press,
book text cut using a Sizzix die,
found text from the same book
with a Tim Holtz  Doo-Dad.

Just a few glitter gems
to add that touch of bling.

The base is an MDF round surface
from That's Crafty.

Artist Trading Coin: Moments

This is an Artist Trading Coin,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

The background is made of paper scraps from my desk,
including numbers from a bingo card image from REDlead,
with a Tim Holtz Paper Doll
& one of his word Doo-Dads.

The base is an MDF round surface from That's Crafty.

Artist Trading Coin: Have Patience - Make Today Count

This is an Artist Trading Coin,
which has a 2½ inch diameter.

The base is an MDF round surface from That's Crafty.

The image of the little girl is from Stephanie Rubiano
& the bingo card is from REDlead.

I used scraps of torn paper from my typewriting manual
& two words from my Pride & Prejudice book.

I also used scraps of white tissue paper,
black & white patterned tissue paper,
light blue mulberry paper,
buttons & cotton thread,
white gesso
(the base was coated with white gesso
coloured with blue Distress Ink).

The quote is from a Kaisercraft Indigo Skies Paper Pad.

Artist Trading Coin: Open your Wings

This is my first Artist Trading Coin.



I have been admiring them on Instagram
& as I like working on a small scale,
I thought I would have a play.

Mine has a 2½ inch diameter,
using an MDF round surface from That's Crafty.

My inspiration was my Blue Wings piece made last month,
for which I had used an old DVD
with images from Shawn Petite,
which I had altered slightly.



To the right hand side, you can see the leftover printed paper,
text & numerals.

Here are both pieces together so you can compare the sizes.

The bird image is from The Graphics Fairy,
which I had printed off to use in my Mini Book.

I think I will use the rest of my coins
(as there were 10 in the set from That's Crafty)
to use up leftovers from future projects.