52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge

Saturday, 5 September 2026

Tracy Evans Boutique Dsigns "Good Things Take Time TE60

 


This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. For the background, I used "Sky Blue" and "Tiger Lily" Ranger Archival Ink through one of the apertures in the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Circular ST6 Stencil".  I used the same size to draw a circle using a black fine liner pen.

Round the edge of the circle on the left hand side, I stamped text which is part of the Tracy Evans "Good Things Take Time TE60" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Arctic" light blue ink. Ithen stamped the word "Lily" and the flower, part of the same stamp set. stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I stamped the flower again on white card, fussy cut it and glued it into position.  Then added a touch of colour using "Scattered Straw" Distress Oxide Ink.

Friday, 4 September 2026

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Special Delivery TE64" Heat Embossed Artist Trading Card



A clean and simple design on my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day,  Starting with white card, I used a blending brush to apply three shades of Distress Oxide Inks.  Starting with Shaded Lilac in the bottom right corner, then Wilted Violet as the mid colour and then the darker colour of Villainous Potion.

I used Wow! Clear Embossing Ink pad tio stamp the flowers, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Special Delivery TE64" stamp set.  I then coated the stamped image with Wow! Opaque Bright White embossing powder and heat set.

I added some tiny specks of white Posca pen near the embossing, finally adding a word sticker saying "hope".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Miracle Of A Flower TE59" Wisteria Card



I started with a white card and drew the window in pencil, shading the windows and adding demention with shading and a paper stump.  I then covered the exterior edges of the window frame with Pebeo Drawing Fluid to mask the area.  I then gave the rest of the card a wash of diluted "Antique Linen" Distress Oxide Ink. 

Once dry, I then used two shades of Ranger Archival ink:  Tea Rose and Shadow Grey, through the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Brick Wall ST9" stencil. I then used the Frisk Maskaway eraser to remove the drawing fluid.

I then started to stamp the wisteria.  There are two sizes of it on the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Miracle Of A Flower ST59" stamp set.  I used the following Versafine Clair inks:  Avocado, Shady Lane and Very Peri.  I then added extra colour using Derwent inktense pencils.

Using Versafine Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink, I stamped the text down the left hand side, using a stamp from the Tracy Evans set called "Create A Garden TE66".  I used the same ink to stamp the robin, part of the Tracy Evans "Love Grows Here TE65" stamp set, using Derwent Inktense pencils.

Thursday, 3 September 2026

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Delight In Nature TE13" Artist Trading Card



This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I have used a piece of a gel plate print from my stash for the background.  I have then used Versafine Clair "Adriatic Blue" ink through the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Distressed Background SS31" stencil. I used a blue fine liner pen to accentuate the left hand side of each diamond shape.

Then, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the leaves and flowers from the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Delight In Nature TE14" stamp set.  I used Posca Pen dots for the flowers and in the background, also a white gel pen to highlight the large leaf.  Finally adding a word sticker saying "Dwell".

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Paperartsy Kate Crane Stamps :KCM013" Artist Trading Card



This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day,  The background is a mop up session of Distress Oxide Inks from some time ago.  

I used Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink with the "Paperartsy / Kate Crane KCM015" stamp and Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink with the "Paperartsy / Kate Crane KCM013" stamp.  I used the same ink for the sentiment saying "inspiration" which is part of the That's Crafty "Lots of words" stamp set. Finally, I added some dots of "Blackberry" Liquid Pearls.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Flower Power TE37" Spotlight Card



For the base of this card, I have used a Brusho background, with lemon and blue colours merging to green.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped teh flowers, which are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Flower Power TE37" stamp set.  I then stamped the flower heads again, using the same ink on to a piece of white card.  I fussy cut them and glued them onto the card.  

I used a circle mask to create a spotlight area and coloured the rest of the card using a blending brush and Versafine Clair "Adriatic Sea" ink.

Returning to the spotlight area, I edged the circle in a white pastel pen to lighten it a little.  Then used Derwent Inktense pencils and a Posca pen to colour the flowers.  I stamped the "Hugs and Kisses" sentiment, also from the "Flower Power" stamp set and finally added three sticky backed gems to the rim of the circle.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Creative Spark TE24" Clean and Simple circular design card



Today I have made a very clean and simple looking card, using three Tracy Evans Boutique Design stamp sets.

Using Versafine Clair "Bali Blue" ink, I stamped the circular design in the background, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Creative Soark TE24" stamp set.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the flower, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Love Grows Here TE65" stamp set, the bird which is part of the Tracy Evans "A Promise Of Tomorrow TE63 stamp set and the sentiment which is also part of the "Creative Spark TE24" stamp set.