52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 13

 

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 13 is "Spinners and Shakers"

For this tag, I used two layers of an old cereal. box cut into a circle and glued together for strength.  I covered the circle with patterned paper and the background tag too.

On the computer I typed and printed the words and used Versafine Clair inks to colour an MDF arrow and the eges of the patterned papers.

Lavinia Stamps "Ashfoot" on "Faelorn" Card

 I had an early morning play session in the craft room this morning, creating this card.  I used a some of the new Lavinia Stamps from their "Meadowbrook Tales" collection.

I stamped in two shades of Versafine Clair inks (Acorn and Sandune), colouring using a paint brush with assorted colours of Elements Inks.

The Lavinia Stamps I've used on this piece are:  Silent Bloom, Faeclew, Ashfoot and Faelorn.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 35

Today, is Day 34 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 34 I've used three stencils, a stripes one from Clarity Stamps and two from Funky Fossil Designs "Micro Dots" and "Swalows" with green and blue shades of Ranger Archival Inks.

I then used some pieces of Dina Wakley collage papers for the bird and the black dash marks.  I have also used a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "and so the adventure begins".

Lavinia Stamps "Ashryn" the bear in snow.

 

Today, I received my order from Lavinia Stamps with their new "Meadowbrook Tales" stamp collection.  After adding the stamps to a spreadsheet and storing them in plastic wallets, they were ready to use.

For the background, I used one of the Lavinia scenescape cards.  Stamping the new bear "Ashryn" on to the card using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  I then stamped it again on white card, coloured the bear with Derwent Inktense pencils, applied with a brush, then fussy cut the shape and glued into postion.  I added extra detail using a brown fine liner pen.

Down the right hand side of the card, I stamped the Lavinia "Snowfalls" verse using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  Then using Versafine Clair "Pinecone" brown ink, I stamped the Lavinia "Everlight 2" stamp.

I coloured the globe using a Posca Pen and a silver glitter gel pen.  Then added snow to some of the branches by using a white gel pen.

I grounded the bear usiing Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink and the torn edge of a piece of copy paper.  Then edged the card using Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink.  finally adding some more white orbs to the sky using a white Posca pen and smudging with my finger tip.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 34

Today, is Day 34 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 34 I've used the torn edges of patterned papers with a large piece of Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" collage paper.  I added gold coloured dots using a gold gel pen.

Finally adding the Dina Wakley swallow to the top right corner and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word stickers saying "Adventure awaits you".

Clarity Stamps "Three Blooms" Thank You Card

Before attending an appointment this morning, I made this quick card using two Clarity Stamps stencils.

I used "Forget Me Knot" Ranger Archival Ink through the Clairty "Stripes" stencil, changing the direction of the stencil to achive a cris-cross pattern.

I then used "Arctic Blitz" 49 and Market ink through two of the flowers on the Clarity "Three Blooms Stencil".  I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink through the same flowers again to achieve a layered look.

Finally, again using "Nocturne", I stamped the "Thank You" greeting, which is part of the Clarity Stamps "Occasions Sentiment" stamp set.  Adding some dots of "Outragious" Liquid Pearls to the middle of the flowers,

The100 Day Project 2026 - Day 33

Today, is Day 33 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 33 I've used the torn edges of patterned papers for this piece, paired with a Dina Wakley collage paper images.  I've added lines of black fine liner pen and a couple of Tim Holt "Idea-ology"  word stickers.