Backporch: Magenta Super Saturday - Magenta ATCoins Swap Part 1

Friday, October 19, 2018

Magenta Super Saturday - Magenta ATCoins Swap Part 1

Magenta is having another ATC swap, and this time using the new, popular Coins! ATCoins are 2.5" (6.4 cm) in diameter, so small, cute and fun to make. If you want to participate in the swap, you can sign up here on the Magenta blog. I did a joint post with my friend and fellow Magenta DT member, Pam Nelson here on the Magenta blog today. Be sure to check it out to see Pam's coins! You can see her post here. We will do another joint post on her regular day, the 27th.

For the swap, we are to each make 4 ATCoins, and Mariëtte will pair everyone up to make the exchanges. I hope whoever gets mine will like them! Magenta also has a new stamp that you can stamp on the back of your coins to record information about it. The stamp is jointly designed by Mariëtte van Leeuwen and Nathalie Métivier. You do not have to have this stamp to participate in the exchange, but if you like making these, you will want it! Be sure to scroll down to the end of this post to see the backs of these coins.

This first one was done with alcohol ink on a piece of Yupo paper. I added several different colors of oranges and greens, using Ranger alcohol ink, trying not to make mud. Then, using Alcohol Lift Ink, I stamped the new Magenta Gingko Branch stamp. This lifted ink from the surface in the shape of the stamp.

I cut the circle out using a stitched circle die from Frantic Stamper that measures exactly 2.5" For the bird image, I partially stamped the new Magenta Birds in Reeds stamp using black StazOn ink.

For my second coin, I cut out a piece of dark blue cardstock and used two stamps, also from the newest Magenta catalog. First I stamped the small Rosa Canina partially on the circle using Versamark ink, and then I also stamped the new hello! calligraphy stamp designed by Sally Penley, also in Versamark. I used white embossing powder on both stamped images and then colored the flower with Prismacolor pencils.

For the 4 ATCoins that I made for this swap, I wanted to use a Seasons theme (although a theme is not required). These two coins are Spring and Summer. My hubby thought that dark blue was an interesting color for summer, but my argument is that it looks like a beautiful summer flower, and one of my favorite cardstocks to color on is this dark blue!

Here are the backs of both:

I love this stamp for the back! On both of these, I did stamp them on white cardstock and adhere them to the backs. The dark blue was too dark for the stamp, and the Yupo a little problematic to stamp it well. I cut them out using a Memory Box Stitched Circles die. There was one in the set that is 2.4" in diameter, and that was perfect for this stamp. For my other two coins, I was able to just stamp on the backs of them, so they are single layer. I love how this stamp has little flowers you can color if you wish. I tried to match the colors on the fronts a little. Look for my future post on the 27th for the other 2 coins; and if you want to participate in the exchange, be sure to sign up here.

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