Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay Challenge - Day 1

I recently came across a challenge by one of the people I follow on Instagram.  It's organised by Tiffany Johnson Creative, you can find her on both Instagram and Facebook.  The challenge is to create to prompts for one hundred days and the challenge starts today, the 18th February 2024. I decided I would try to keep up with the challenge, so requested a list of the prompts.

This is my Day 1 art play.  I used three shades of Distress Oxide Spray Inks to create the background, using Salvaged Patina, Squeezed Lemonade and Saltwater Taffy coloured spray inks.  I spritzed the inky surface allowing the colours to merge and then lay a piece of white card over the top, this gave me two mirror image backgrounds instead of one.

Once dry, I used one of the backgrounds to make the card at the top of this post. I used the Lavinia Stamps "Dynamic Stencil" with "Salvaged Patina" and Saltwater Taffy" Distress Oxide inks to create the pattern.

In the middle of the card, I stamped the Waffle Flower "Thinking of you" greeting, which is part of their "Essential Sentiments" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.

I used the same ink to edge the card and then stamp the foliage, which is part of the Penny Black "Serene 30-472" clear stamp set.

I mounted the card on to dark blue card and then on to a white card blank.  Finally, adding some dots of black Ranger Enamel Accents.

CAS Penny Black "Serene" Card

I am loving making these clean and simple cards.  It makes a nice change from all the fussy backgrounds.  This one was a very quick make, but it says what's needed "Hang in there"!

For this card, I stamped the background first, using the Lavinia Stamps "Texture 1" stamp, stamping off the edge using Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink.

I then stamped the Penny Black flourish, which is part of their "Serene" stamp set, along with the Simon Says Stamp sentiment from their "Tiny Words - Encouragement" both in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

 

Penny Black "Serene" challenge card

I've had half an hour free, so made another card for Eileen Godwin's Wednesday challenge of "Circles". 

In the background, I used the Funky Fossil Designs "Bokeh Builder" stencil with four shades of Archival Inks:  Pink Peony, Chrome Yellow, Prickly Pear and Forget Me Not.

Over the top of that I applied "Watering Can" Archival Ink through the Funky Fossil Designs "In The Groove" stencil.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the foliage and sentiment, using a Penny Black stamp set called "Serene".

I added a few dots of black Ranger "Enamel Accents" to elongate the foliage sprays.