52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 45

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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 45 is "Colouring Pencils & Pens"

For this card, I used my Derwent Inktense pencils with water to create the patchy background colours.

I used Versafine Clair "Fantastia" ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Indra" and the "Let your spirit take flight" sentiment.

I used "Storm Dust" grey Derwent Inktense pencil to draw the diagonal lines across the tag.

I then added colour to the stamped moth by using two Derwent Inktense Pencils. The colours I used are: Sea Blue and Malibu.

Lavinia Stamps Geese on a Dinkles background

For the background of this card, I've used four shades of Lavinia Stamps "Dinkles" using Yellow, Deep Yellow, Pine Green and Blue Dragon shades.

I've used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" and "Morning Mist" inks to stamp the Lavinia Stamps Geese, Tree of hope, Tree of courage and a sentiment from the Lavinia "Christmas Greetings" stamp set.

Finally, I used a white gel pen to outline the geese and the branches and a red Posca Pen for berries.

Lavinia Stamps "Honeysuckle Cottage" at sunset

I'm keeping the process of making this card brief as I used so many shades of inks that I have forgotten what I used at what stage! For this card, i have used the Tree of Courage and Tree of Hope, Honeysuckle Cottage, Small Pixy Houses, Tree Scene and the Path stamps.

Stamping in Versafine Clair inks with a mixture of Archival Inks and Derwent Inktense pencils for the background colours.

Lavinia Stamps "Sugar Pine Cones" Christmas Card

 

Another night where I can't sleep, so decided to get up and craft, making this card.

I started with a white piece of card, adding several spritzed Distress Oxide Inks to the surface of the card, using a heat gun to dry each colour before adding another.  The colours I used are: Saltwater Taffy, Fozilized Amber, Tea Dye, Old Paper Vintage Photo and Rusty Hinge.

I then moved on to the stamping.  I have used Lavinia Stamps through out, stamping in Versafine Clair Inks.  The colours of inks I have used are: Pinecone, Acorn and Shady Lane.  The stamps I have used are:  Starpine, Sugar Pine Cones, Fir Cone Branch, Cedar and a sentiment from the "Seasonal Words" stamp set.

In the background area around the word "Peace", I have used the Lavinia Stamps Honeycomb stencil with "Sunflower" Ranger Archival Ink.  I have edged the card using "Rain Forest" Versafine Clair Ink and added highlights to the stamped areas using a gold gel pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Simmi" Card

I've been playing with the Lavinia Samps "Simmi" stamp to create this card.  I started with a 4x4" piece of white card and Stamped "Simmi" on to the card using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

I used three shade of Ranger Archival Inks (Sky Blue, Prickly Pear and Tea Rose) through two Lavinia Stamps stencils (Splendour and Honeycomb).

I then stamped the text in the top left and bottom right corner.  I stamped the Lavinia "Forbidden Secrets" stamp in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Next, I coloured Simmi.  I used "Salvaged Patina" for the eye itself, covering the surface with Glossy Accents to give a more 3D look.

I added "Cornflower Blue" Ranger Archival Ink to the brow area and a gold gel pen to decorate around the eye and brow.  Finishing with a few dots of "Opal White" Liquid Pearls

A Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 44

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 44 "A circle / circles"

A very simple tag from me this week using kraft card for the background.  I used a washi tape roll to draw round with a white pastel pencil to create the circle. Then added some Lavinia "Snowflake Stickers" to create a wreath, using pale blue sticky gems for the middle of the snowflakes.

I used one of the Lavinia Stamps "Christmas Greetings" stamps with Wow! clear embossing ink, coated in Wow! Bright White super fine embossing powder and heat set.  I then used a white Posca Pen to create snowfloakes drifting over the tag.

Lavinia Stamps Witch and Cat Stamp and Spin card

A Sizzix Stamp & Spin session, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, with a couple of Lavinia witches (Anwen & Faba) and their cats (Mini Rune & Mini Jinx).

I've also used the Lavinia "Bramble" stamp on the corners and the Lavinia "Ambiance" stencil with Ranger Archival inks in the background.

I've added touches of Posca Pens, white gel pen and a gold shimmer pen along with a 2B pencil and a black fine liner pen.

***The more I look at this, the more I think it could be made into some kind of spinning game if the witches and cats were numbered... food for thought!