Magenta Super Saturday with Pam and Dianne - Artist Training Coins

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Welcome back to Magenta Super Saturday.  Today I’m doing another joint post with Dianne Johnson featuring Magenta’s new ATCoins.  You can see our post on the Magenta blog here and you can see all of Dianne’s coins on her blog here.

Have you signed up for the ATCoin swap yet?  I think it will be so much fun to receive these coins in the mail from someone I’ve never met.  There are still a few days left to sign up and you can read about the whole swap here.  I’ve been having so much fun with these coins – they are really kind of addictive. 

I continued my Christmas theme on my next two coins.

I started by sprinkling Lagoon, Raspberry, Turquoise and Jade Nuance powder on the smooth side of watercolor paper and the spraying with water.  I purposely left some white spaces.

When the paper was dry, I positioned “Peace, Love and Joy”, a stamp from Magenta’s new stamp collection, on an area of the paper that contained some white space.  Before stamping I used anti-static powder over the surface of the paper.  Then I stamped with VersaMark and embossed with Judikins Detail Gold embossing powder.  I die cut the image with a 2 ½” circle die.  I ran the edge of the coin across the VersaMark ink pad and then embossed the edge with gold embossing powder.

I stamped the coin stamp on a separate piece of cardstock and die cut it with a 2 ½” die.  I colored with Prismacolor pencils and then outlined the flowers and stems with a gel pen.  I adhered it to the back of the Nuance piece after the gel pen dried.

For my next coin, I used “Joy”, another beautiful Sally Penley calligraphy stamp from Magenta’s new collection.  

I used my MISTI to stamp it on a piece of white cardstock with VersaFine Toffee ink.  When it was thoroughly dry, I highlighted the white space around the sentiment with Tumbled Glass Distress ink.  

I positioned the stencil above the sentiment then applied Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress ink.  

I moved the stencil to the bottom of the sentiment and colored again.  

After the ink dried I used green Prismacolor pencils to add additional colors to the leaves.  I used Peacock Green (PC907), Grass Green (PC909) and Apple Green (PC912).  I also used Crimson Red (PC924) on the berries.  I used anti-static powder on the image and then put in back in my MISTI.  I re-stamped “Joy” over the original image with VersaMark and embossed with Wow Metallic Copper embossing powder.  (I embossed after inking the stencils, so ink wouldn’t distort the sparkle of the embossing powder.)  I die cut the image using a 2 ½” circle die. I also highlighted the edge of the coin by running the edge across the VersaMark pad and then embossing with the copper embossing powder.

For the back of the coin, I stamped the ATCoin stamp on a piece of white cardstock.  I colored with Prismacolor pencils and highlighted with a gel pen.  I die cut it with 2 ½” die and adhered it to the stenciled piece.  For the last step, I used Christmas Red Stickled on the berries around "Joy" which added some sparkle.

The coins work well for almost any image, large or small.  You don’t have to put the whole image on the coin; they look great with a portion of the image on the coin, too.  I hope you will give it a try and consider joining the swap.

Magenta products used:

07.990.G

 

TM256

07.987.H

MNU001

MNU004

MNU007

MNU029

 Other products used:

Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn)

Prismacolor Pencils

Stickles

Judikins Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Wow Metallic Copper Embossing Powder

Magenta Super Saturday with Pam and Dianne - Artist Trading Coins

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Hi everyone.  Welcome back to my blog. 

Magenta has introduced something new to the world of Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) and it’s an Artist Trading Coin.  It's a 2 ½” circle and the stamp shown above fits perfectly on the back.  Magenta is also organizing an ATCoin swap.  The idea is that you will create four different coins.  Magenta will assign “partners” so we can mail the ATCoins to each other.  You can read more about the swap and sign up here.

Today I’m am so excited to be doing a joint post with Dianne Johnson to premier the first round of coins.  You can see all four of our coins on the Magenta blog here.  You can see Dianne’s step by step process for creating her first two coins (as well as her other amazing cards!) on her blog here.  We’ll be doing another joint post next Saturday.

I had lots of fun making these new coins.  You don’t need to have a theme but since the holidays are right around the corner, I decided on a Christmas theme.  I really like the Christmas stamps and stencils in the new Magenta collection so I thought it would be fun to use them on the coins.

For my first coin I used a stamp positioner to stamp the Floral Mandala on a piece of white cardstock with VersaFine Toffee ink then colored with various red and green Prismacolor pencils.  I put the cardstock back in the stamp positioner and restamped the Mandala with VersaMark ink, then embossed with detail gold embossing powder.  

I die cut the image with a 2” circle die.  Next, I die cut a piece of textured gold card stock with a 2 ½” die, then cut the center of the gold cardstock with a 2” die to form a frame for the Mandala.  (I created a frame rather than just layering them to reduce bulk for mailing.)  I stamped the ATCoin on a piece of white cardstock, then colored with Prismacolor pencils. For a bit of sparkle, I outlined the flowers and stems with a clear gel pen.  I cut out the circle with a 2 ½ “ die, put the Mandala in the gold frame and adhered them to the back of the coin.  I added a dot of glossy accents to the center of the Mandala. 

For my second coin I stamped the “3 Poinsettias” twice with VersaMark and embossed with gold embossing powder.  I colored each flower with red and yellow Pearlescent Pan Pastels.  I stamped and embossed “Season’s Greetings” with gold embossing powder on a piece of white cardstock, then used a 2 ½” circle die to cut it out with the greeting toward the bottom of the coin.  I colored the circle with light blue and purple Pearlescent Pan Pastels.

I cut out the smallest poinsettias (the one on the bottom left of the stamp) then positioned the flowers on the coin.  When I liked the arrangement, adhered them with some Gina K Connect Glue.  When the glue was dry I trimmed them to the shape of the circle.  I created another coin back and adhered it to the back.  I added some Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops to the flower centers.

These are the ATCoins for the back.

I’ll be back next Saturday with two more coins.  I hope you will sign up for the ATCoin swap.  Thanks for stopping by!

Magenta Products Used:

07.1009.J Artist Trading Coin

14.670.P Floral Mandala

02.318.Q 3 Poinsettias - 3 Flowers

07.994.F Seasons Greetings

Other products used:

Prismacolor Pencils, Pearlescent Pan Pastels, Glossy Accents, Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops, Gina K Connect Glue

Birch Press Prism Die, Part two

Welcome back to my blog.  Today I’m sharing more cards made with the Birch Press Prism Die.  If you missed the first card I made, you can read that post here.  

When I finished the first card I had a “frame” left over after I removed all the washi covered die cut pieces.  It seemed a shame to just throw it away, so I trimmed away the edges, close to the frame.  I adhered this to the left side of a 3 7/8” x 5 1/8” piece of So Silk Beauty Pink.  I adhered this to a piece of 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” textured pink cardstock and then adhered this to a white A2 card.

I chose a Magenta stamp for the sentiment.  The large “Happy Birthday” (07.975.I) is another stamp designed by Sally Penley, the talented calligrapher.  I stamped and embossed the image on a piece of white cardstock using Charming Pink VersaFine Clair ink and clear embossing powder.  I die cut it with the 2 ¾” Oval die from the Hero Arts Nesting Oval Infinity Dies.  I adhered this to a piece of textured pink cardstock that I cut with the 3” die from this set.  On the back of the ovals I adhered a piece of fun foam that was cut with the 2 ¾” die and then placed this on the front of the card.  I added a few gemstones for a bit of sparkle.

I was kind of on a roll with this die so as you can see by the photo, I made several cards. 

Card #2 (center, top row):  Die cut a piece of 4/14” x 5 ½” red linen cardstock with the Birch Press Prism die (#57185.)  Cut a piece of Elizabeth Craft double sided tape slightly smaller than the red cardstock and adhere to the back.  Place the piece on a coffee filter and cover with White Elizabeth Craft Microfine Blitter.  Brush off the excess and burnish well, then adhere to the front of a white A2 card.  Stamp “Joy” and “To the World” from the Poppy Stamps “Tidings of Joy” set (CL467) with VersaMark ink on white cardstock.  Emboss both with Judkins Cherry Twinkle embossing powder (or other sparkly embossing powder.)  Die cut the “Joy” with the coordinating die and trim the “To the World” to 3/8” x 1 ¾”.  Adhere both to the front of the card using small pieces of foam tape.  Add clear sequins.

Card #3 (right, top row):  Die cut a piece of 4/14” x 5 ½” white textured cardstock with the Birch Press Prism die (#57185) and adhere to the front of a dark blue A2 card.  Stamp and emboss Magenta large “Happy Birthday” (06.975.I) using VersaFine Majestic Blue ink and clear embossing powder.  Die cut with 2 ¾” oval die from the Hero Arts Nesting Oval Infinity dies.  Cut a piece of dark blue oval with a 3” oval die from the same set.  Adhere a piece of fun foam to the back of the ovals and adhere to the front of the card.  Add clear gemstones for some sparkle.

Card #4 (left, bottom row):  Die cut a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of red linen cardstock with the Birch Press Prism die (#57185).  Cut a piece of Elizabeth Craft double sided tape slightly smaller than the red cardstock and adhere to the back.  Place the piece on a coffee filter and cover with Light Gold Elizabeth Craft Microfine Glitter.  Brush off the excess and burnish well.  Adhere to the front of an A2 card.  Adhere a piece of double-sided tape to a piece of white cardstock slightly larger than a 2 ¾” oval die.  Remove the cover sheet, cover with Light Gold glitter, brush off the excess and burnish well.  Die cut with the 2 ¾" oval die.   On a separate piece of red linen cardstock, stamp Magenta “Merry Christmas” (07.989.G) with VersaMark ink and emboss with detail gold embossing powder.  Die cut with the 2 ½” oval die, adhere to the gold oval.  Adhere a piece of fun foam to the back of the ovals and adhere to the front of the card.

Card #5 (right, bottom row):  Same as the main “Happy Birthday” card sample except use Magenta medium “Thank You” (07.979.G) for the sentiment.  The sentiment is stamped with Charming Pink VersaFine ink and embossed with clear embossing powder on white cardstock, then die cut with the Hero Arts Nesting Ovals 2 ¼” oval.  Its adhered to a piece of textured pink cardstock cut with the 2 ½” oval die.

I really had a lot of fun with this die and I love how it combines so well with Sally Penley’s stamps from Magenta.  I plan on using this die for more Christmas cards this season.  I hope you will give it a try, too.

Thanks for visiting my blog!   

Magenta Super Saturday with Pam

Hi everyone.  I’m back with a quick and easy card that features stamps from the new Magenta release.  I love the large and small Rosa Canina stamps!  They are so versatile and can be used with many different mediums.  My card also appears on the Magenta blog today and you can see it here.

This was actually the second card I made with this technique.  When I was making the first one, I completely forgot to take any pictures for the blog.  I needed a birthday card for a friend so made it again and remembered to take pictures this time.  I’ll post a picture of the first card at the end of this post.  

To begin, I cut a piece of white linen cardstock to 5 ¼” x 4” and placed it in my MISTI.  I stamped the Magenta Large Happy Birthday on the bottom center of the card with Charming Pink VersaFine Clair ink and then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  (I stamped the sentiment first to be sure to be sure I didn’t take up too much space on the card with the flower images.)

Next I created a mask by stamping the large Rosa Canina stamp on a Post-it Note and then cutting it out.  I aligned the large stamp in the center top of the card and allowed a small part of the top edge to hang off the top.  I stamped again with Charming Pink Versafine Clair Ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder.  

When the embossing powder was cool, I put the card back in my MISTI and placed the mask over the large flower image.  I positioned the small Rosa Canina on the left side of the masked image, stamped and embossed.  I repeated the image for the small flower on the right.  

I used an orange Prismacolor pencil for the flower stamens on all three images.  I adhered the card front to a piece of Sol Silk Beauty Pink paper cut to approximately 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” inches (just slightly smaller than an A2 card so that only a small amount of the white card is visible.)  I adhered both to a white A2 card and added a few gemstones for sparkle.

This is the first card I made with these two beautiful stamps.  I used VersaFine Blue Belle ink and the Magenta “Warm Thoughts” sentiment.  

You can find all of these stamps at the Magenta Store, here.  Thanks for visiting my blog!

Magenta Products Used:

48.020.M Rosa Canina Large

48.019.I Rosa Canina Small

07.975.I Happy Birthday Large

07.973.G Warm Thoughts

Other Products Used:

VersaFine Clair Ink (Charming Pink/Blue Belle)

Judikins Clear Embossing Powder

PrismaColor Pencils

MISTI

Birch Press Prism Die, Part One

I’ve been using the new Birch Press Prism die a lot and decided to try using it with washi tape.  This card was a lot of fun – it did take a little bit longer than most cards but if you like piecing die cut pieces into a frame I think you will enjoy this card. 

 To create this card, I used the Birch Press Prism Triangle Collage (#57185) and Memory Box Happy Birthday Upright Script (99684.)  I picked several spools of washi tape in different widths and textures. 

To begin I applied strips of washi tape across a piece of white cardstock, cut 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.  I used the die as a guide and applied the washi tape in a pattern slightly larger than the die.  

I used a bone bolder to really press the tape onto the paper then ran it through my die cutter.   This die cut very well and most of the pieces remained in place.

For the card front, I did another die cut on a piece of white linen paper, cut to 4 1/8” x 5 ¼” and removed all the little die cut pieces, leaving just the “frame”.  On the back I adhered a piece of double stick tape, cut slightly smaller than the card front. 

To begin piecing the washi tape die cut pieces into the frame, I used my Elizabeth Craft Fine Point tweezers to place the random pieces that didn’t stay in the frame during the die cutting process.  I also punched out a couple of larger washi tape pieces and placed them on the card front.  This helps align the two pieces together.  Next, I put the washi tape piece on top of the card front and aligned them, so the pieces matched. 

Working from right to left, I used the tip of my craft knife to gently push each of the die cut pieces onto the adhesive on the card front.  Periodically I lifted the washi tape piece to make sure the pieces were lined up correctly.  

I followed this process until all the die cut pieces had been moved to the card front.  When I finished I discovered that I had missed a couple of pieces so used my tweezers to place those pieces on the card front. 

I adhered the card front to a 5 ½” x 4 ¼” piece of Sol Silk Beauty Pink cardstock and then to the front of an A2 card.  To finish, I applied strips of metallic washi tape to another piece of cardstock.  I die cut this with the Memory Box Happy Birthday die and adhered it to the front of the card.  I added a few gems for a bit more sparkle.

Putting this card together was a bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle, and I really liked the results.  Be sure to keep the empty washi tape “frame” because I’ll have another post soon to show you a card I made with that left-over piece.  

Thanks for visiting my blog today!