Artist Trading Coins By Judi Kauffman for The Queen’s Ink

Have you branched out from Artist Trading Cards to Artist Trading Coins yet? Like the cards, there are only two restrictions - they are to be traded, not sold, and they need to adhere to a specified size: 2.5”. The small scale is perfect for experimenting with paints and pens, stencils and stamps, collage, photo transfers, or whatever you have been meaning to try.

This batch is a mix of flat and dimensional paints, combined with gold, black and opaque white pens. The ‘before’ photos show the first layer, the ‘after’ photos show the coins in their current state. Note that I said current, since I think a couple of them need more work - maybe even a total revision. They need to sit on my table for a while till I decide what’s next...

Now it’s your turn! Hand- or die-cut some circles and get creative. Spend a bit of time, reap a big payoff: Artist Trading Coins to share with friends.