I very much enjoy making Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). They don’t take very long to make and use very little supplies. They are also very cute, easy to store and of course fun to trade. What’s not to like? Today
I am rather a fan of ATCs – Artist Trading Cards. They are fun, economical, friendly and exciting. So what are Artist Trading Cards all about then? The artist trading card is said to have been born in 1997 in
This is a tutorial for some cute little Mother’s Day artist trading cards (ATCs), featuring the new Tin Teddy Mother and Me Oval collage sheet and a gel plate – and the chance to get very messy! I am going
Today’s mini tutorial is for a set of cute dog themed artist trading cards. The ATC background Cut four pieces of card to 3 1/2″ by 2 1/2″, the standard size for an ATC. I glued an old dictionary page
If you follow the Tin Teddy Blog, Tin Teddy at Tumblr or Instagram then you will know that I really enjoy making ATCs (Artist trading cards). For today, the last day of Shriek Week, I am going to make some
I love making little Artist Trading Cards, but often I want to use clip art or collage images that are too big to fit on them. Here is a simple guide to how to resize your digital clip art to
These two little Artist Trading Cards were quick to make, and a lot of fun. The cards are 300gsm NOT watercolour paper. I cut it to the right size for ATCs – always 3.5 x 2.5 inches. The birds are
Lately I have been making a lot of ATCs (Artist Trading Cards). Whilst I store them in a binder, I like to be able to transport them safely to swaps etc. I have a small white tin for carrying cards.
A few weeks ago, I spotted a Pinterest pin about a hand-held thermal printer and was really intrigued. And tempted. Would this, as I thought, be useful for my craft selling business, as well as fun? A couple of days
What Can I Do with Tin Teddy Clip Art? Maybe you have just bought some Tin Teddy clip art, or have had some for a while, and are looking for ideas of what to do with it. Here are some