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Free Class: Quick Artist Trading Card Book by Belinda Schneider

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Book Cover
 
Artist Trading Card #1 (right) Artist Trading Cards #2 (left) and #3 (right)  
 
Artist Trading Cards #4 (left) and #5 (right)
 
Artist Trading Cards #6 (left) and #7 (right) Artist Trading Cards #8 (left) and #9 (right)  
 
Artist Trading Cards #10 (left) and #11 (right) Artist Trading Cards #12 (left) and #13 (right) Artist Trading Cards #14  
 
Class Description
Create a gorgeous, easy to make book for your Artist Trading Cards (also known as ATCs)! 
 
Supplies  
Book (General Supplies): Cover: Artist Trading Card #1:
Corrugated cardstock Miami Type collage sheet no longer available

ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme

Black cardstock Cool Type collage sheet  
Scrap paper Brass Gears
no longer available
 
Vintage text page Artist Trading Card #2: Artist Trading Card #3:
Spiral Coil Punch and Spiral
ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme

ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme
Glue (UHU Glue Stick, Crafter's Pick, double sided tape) Old Prescriptions French Copper Borders
Scissors French Copper Borders D is for Diagram Transparency Sheet
Hole punch D is for Diagram Transparency Sheet  
Acrylic paint (ivory, caramel, green, red, teal, blue) Artist Trading Card #4: Artist Trading Card #5:
Twinkling H2Os watercolor paints Heart and Soul collage sheet Happy Home collage sheet
Pencil (red, black) Tiny Crowns ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme
Golden Krylon pen   Tiny Crowns
Thread (red, blue, black) and needle
 
Black Swan Wings
Mini buttons Artist Trading Card #6: Artist Trading Card #7:
Twine ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme
Golden paper flowers French Copper Borders  
Colored mini brads Papillon Post faux postage  
Artist Trading Card #8: Artist Trading Card #9: Artist Trading Card #10:
ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme Happy Home collage sheet
Heart and Soul collage sheet Red Small Renaissance Border ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme
    Gold Small Renaissance Border
Artist Trading Card #11: Artist Trading Card #12: Artist Trading Card #13:
ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme
Gold Wings Collection Happy Home collage sheet Copper Heishis
In My Drawer transparency sheet Brass Arrow Charm Blue collage sheet
Artist Trading Card #14:    
ATC Creativity Kit: La Belle Femme    
Happy Home collage sheet
 
   
Instructions

The book cover and back. Cut ATCs (2.5"w x 3.5"h) from corrugated and black cardstock. Attach to each other with double sided tape. Punch holes into top, right and bottom edges and string twine. Dab on ivory paint. Cut arrows from black cardstock and attach to cover with double sided tape. Cut out letters "ATC" from Miami and Cool Type collage sheets and glue onto arrows. Glue brass gears onto arrows with Crafter's Pick glue. 

Artist Trading Card #1. Cut out all items from creativity kit. Lay transparency onto ATC and glue down with UHU glue stick on all four corners. Glue wings behind woman and attach to house.  Glue transparent wings behind house and glue onto ATC. Glue mini-flowers onto sides of house and roof. Paint with red acrylics. Thread on red floss, tie knot and leave piece hanging.

Artist Trading Card #2. Glue old prescription onto ATC. Attach woman, strip and definition from creativity kit.  Glue on transparency image from D is for Diagram transparency. Glue on French copper border scrap with Crafter's Pick glue.

Artist Trading Card #3. Attach vintage text onto ATC. Attach Faux Postage Sticker and side scrap from Creativity Kit. Paint rays around faux postage sticker with green paint. Carefully smear a bit of paint over background. Glue on crown and transparency from Creativity Kit. Attach Brass Word Charm with double sided tape and attach thread. Glue on French copper border scrap with Crafter's Pick glue.

Artist Trading Card #4. Attach vintage text page to ATC. Dab on ivory and caramel acrylics. Glue on heart from Heart and Soul collage sheet. Paint rays around heart with green and ivory acrylics. Glue on tiny crown. Edge ATC with brown ink pad.

Artist Trading Card #5. Paint ATC with Twinkling H2Os. Glue small Black Swan Wings behind house from Happy Home collage sheet. Cut out number in roof with utility knife and glue on woman from Creativity Kit. Attach house to ATC. Glue on tiny crown. Edge ATC with brown ink pad.

Artist Trading Card #6. Paint ATC with Twinkling H2Os. Cut body from scrap paper. Glue woman's head and halo from Creativity Kit behind body. Cut out wings from Papillon Post Faux Postage and attach to body. Attach to ATC. Glue transparency strip from Creativity Kit over eyes. Glue on La Belle Femme transparent text from Creativity Kit and arrow from scrap paper. Edge woman with red pencil. Glue on French copper border scrap with Crafter's Pick glue.

Artist Trading Card #7. Glue scrap page on ATC. Glue transparent woman from Creativity Kit with UHU glue stick onto ATC. Glue on blossom text. Punch 4 holes on right side and attach gold paper flowers with colored mini brads. Edge with gold Krylon pen.

Artist Trading Card #8. Paint ATC with Twinkling H2Os (sparkly watercolor paints). Scribble on text with black pencil. Glue on heart from Heart and Soul collage sheet and "Love Me" text from Creativity Kit. Edge heart with red pencil and paint circles over text.

Artist Trading Card #9. Paint ATC with Twinkling H2Os. Scribble on text with black pencil, write "X" on right border. Glue woman, transparency and text from Creativity Kit onto ATC. Glue on Red Small Renaissance Border with Crafter's Pick glue.

Artist Trading Card #10. Paint ATC with Twinkling H2Os. Scribble on text with black pencil. Attach Gold Small Renaissance Border behind house from Happy Home collage sheet and attach to ATC. Glue on woman from Creativity Kit.

Artist Trading Card #11. Attach vintage text to ATC. Glue gold wings behind woman from Creativity Kit and attach to ATC. Cut out black watch part from In My Drawer transparency and glue over woman. Paint on arrows with teal acrylic paints. Glue on Black Lace Border (from Creativity Kit).

Artist Trading Card #12. Cut door, woman and text from Creativity Kit. Glue door onto ATC. Cut rays from vintage text page and glue behind head and text onto woman. Attach woman to ATC. Glue on number from Happy Home collage sheet. Glue on brass arrow charm.

Artist Trading Card #13. Glue text from Blue collage sheet onto ATC. Glue vintage text strip onto right side. Cut circle, woman and text from Creativity Kit. Glue circle onto ATC. Glue on woman and text. Attach copper heishis. Cut 5 small arrows from vintage text page and glue onto left side. Attach mini buttons onto right side and tie with black thread.

Artist Trading Card #14. Glue scrap paper and found seaweed onto ATC. Glue woman from Creativity Kit onto found seahorse tail, attach to ATC. Glue on house from Happy Home collage sheet. Edge ATC with blue acrylics.

Assembling of Artist Trading Cards. Attach ATCs to each other with double sided tape. Punch holes for spiral into left side and attach spiral.
 

Notes

If you don't have a coil punch, bind your ATC book with 2 metal rings, ribbons or fibers!

Instead of gluing 2 ATCs together, use the back as a canvas to create another ATC.

Bind your ATCs from swaps in such a book.

Please feel free to print these instructions for easy reference. (Use Landscape Layout when printing this page).
 
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