52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 21

 

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2026:

This is a weekly challenge. I provide you with a prompt/theme each Sunday morning through out the year.  The challenge is very relaxed.  You can do as much or as little as you like.  You can create cards, tags, Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) or index cards, the choice is yours. You just go with what ever is in your head at the time.  You can stamp, get inky, use patterned papers, texture, embellish it is all down to you.

There is a dedicated private Facebook Group, with a lovely bunch of people who are already sharing their makes from previous challenges.  You can find the group by clicking this link.  I'd love you to join in. 

The prompt for Week 21 is "Coffee rings/stains"

For my tag, I started by covering a plain tag with a section of a letter I'd received in the post, which I then covered in "Saltwater Taffy" Distress Oxide Inks. I then used the same ink through a couple of Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stencils.  The codes of the stencils I used are THS127 for the zig zag pattern and THMM4 for the harlequin design.

I then used "Abandoned Coral" Distress Oxide Ink through a Funky Fossil Designs stencil called "Coffee Stains" to create the rings and splatter detail.

Next, I applied "Walnut Stain" Distress Oxide Ink through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous "Wild Flower Layering Stencil - THS035.   I then used "Gathered Twigs" Distress Oxide Ink  through sections of "THS130" Tim Holtz stencil.

I inked the edges of the tag using Versafine Clair "Acorn", a mid brown coloured ink.  I then added white polka dots using an acrylic paint pen.  I used a gold coloured gel pen and a gold shimmer pen to add extra depth to the flowers.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 19

Today, is Day 19 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  A challenge where you spend a short time each day creating, using the mediums of your choice.  Mine is 4x4" card, using collage, stamps and stencils.

For my Day 19, I used a gel plate print for the base, with circle designs on it.  I then used the Funky Fossil Designs "Coffee Stains Stencil" with Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" ink to create the circles.

I cut some black broken circles from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and glued into position, going over the surface with a green pastel pencil to add a bit of colour.

I added some black fine liner marks around the circles and on the edges of the card, adding Dina Wakley swallow from a collage paper set and a couple of Tim Holtz Idea-ology word stickers.  Finally adding some dots of white Enamel Accents.