Minibook I've made to put Artist Trading Coins in. Made from one sheet of 9"x12" Mixed Media paper from Strathmore. Folded into 8 even sections and cut down the middle so pages can fold out as a "Zine". Learned how to do this from a penpal tutorial on YouTube to make mini zines.
Tutorial by Jordan Clark on YouTube. I recommend her channel for art journal, planners and penpal DIYs.
I went ahead and folded and cut my paper before printing on the GelPress plates. I did this so I could frame everything for the small page format. It works just as well to fold and cut afterwards. The paint colors are Dina Wakley Heavy Body in Elephant, Ocean, Fuschia, Lemon and Blushing, as well as Pebeo High Viscocity Studio in Carmin Napthol and Naples Yellow Hue. I used Pentel Fude Brush Pen and Pen+Gear white gel pen to add in doodled designs. The white gel pen separates the black pen from the background. I used the same stencil from the bg to add the dimensional paints. The stencil is my own design, cut into vinyl backing material. It still needs adjustment, but worked well enough for a reusable stencil. I allowed to dry for a few hours, but a heat gun should speed up that step. Not certain if it will crack or bubble under heat. The dimensional paint from Art Anthology seems to be highly flexible. I really enjoyed working with it.
Once folded and glued into place, I measured out some chipboard for the cover, then gel printed an old cardstock from my stash. Measured out a section to make the cover. I mitered the corners with enough edge to cover the chipboard. I left a ¼" gap between the front and back chipboards to have a spine for the signature to rest in. I did not glue the signature spine to the backing, only adhered the front and back papers to the cover. Finally, I glued on some kitchen twine for the closure.
This was an impromptu project after buying a destash pack from artist Sally Lynn MacDonald of GelPress. I received several tubes of Dina Wakley paints, 2 Pebeo High Viscocity tubes and 2 Art Anthology dimensional paints. These were all really fun to play with.
I'll either be printing some coins from my collection, or making some from the extra paper. I gel printed on the front and back, not certain which side I like the best. Still deciding how to attach them into the book, I have several photo corners and wondering if I can make it work with round pieces. If it works, they will be removable, so they can be double sided.
I ran some scrap strips that I gel printed through my Xyron sticker maker, which I can use to add some embellishment to the coins. I'll be posting a follow up with the finished project.
