This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.
For the base, I used an off-cut of a piece of Stampin' Up patterned paper, tro cover the card base. I then used Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink to stamp the horse and the sentiment, which is part of the Visible Image Stamps "Stay Wild" stamp set.
Finally, added some white and gold polka dots using Pens and drew round some of the circles using a black fine liner pen.
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 30 is "Black Birds"
The base of my tag was tones of green and yellow Dylusions spray inks. I used "Cobalt" Ranger Archival Ink through the Visible Image "Strobes" stencil. I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the bird, part of the Visible Image "Leave Your Fears Behind" stamp set and their "Into The Woods" stamp set for an additional tree. Using the same ink, I stamped part of the spray from the horse in the Visible Image "Stay Wild" stamp set.
I inked the edges of the tag using "Cobalt" Ranger Archival Ink. I used an orange Pan Pastel through part of the Visible Image "Breakout" stencil. I then added dots of orange and white Posca Pen splatters.
The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2025:
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 10 is "Animal Print"
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For my Week 10 "Animal Print" tag, I started with a plain pink piece of card, stamping the Dark Room Door "Animal Print Background Stamp" in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.
I cut the piece of pink card to tag shape, then mounted it on to a piece of black card. Around the edges of the animal print pattern, I used a silver glitter gel pen, to make the pattern stand out a little more.
I dusted a small off cut of black card with an antistatic french chalk bag then stamped the "Stay Wild" sentiment using Wow! Clear Embossing Ink. (The stamp itself is from a Visible Image stamp set called '"Stay Wild"). I then coated the stamped greeting in Wow! Super Fine Silver Embossing Powder and heat set. I trimmed down the greeting, using double sided sticky tape to stick it on to the tag itself.
This morning on the Eileen Godwin facebook group, she set group members a challenge saying "Make a card - start with a stencil or stencils and add a stamp or two..."
I used two Clarity Stamp stencils. Starting with the "Circle Dot Stencil" using three shades of pink Archival inks: Pink Peony, Vibrant Fuchsia and Cactus Flower. I then added a touch of Majestic Violet too.
Over the top of that, I used another Clarity Stamps stencil called "Stripes", applying "Shadow Grey" Archival Ink through the stencil but only around the edges of the circle.
After lifting the stencil, I decided I wanted a touch more colour to the edge of the circle, so used the brush I had applied the violet with to add a little more colour.
Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the horse and sentiment from the Visible Image "Stay Wild" stamp set.
I did manage to get a little smudge of ink on the white area around the card, so added a few spots of black "Enamel Accents" to cover it, which kind of tied in with the water splashes.
Today I made this birthday card using one of the Brusho paint backgrounds that I made earlier in the week. When I made the background I thought it leant itself to the ocean, so pairing it with the horse from the Visible Image "Stay Wild" stamp set, seemed to be the natural thing to do.
I stamped the horse using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink. I added some colour around the horse using "Tumbled Glass" and "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide Ink though the Visible Image "Ripped Fishnet" stencil. I added splashes with a white Posca Pen and silver dots using a gel roll pen.
I use a Simon Says Stamp sentiment, part of their "Tiny Words - Birthday" stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" Dark Blue Ink.
