Today, is Day 92 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me. This is 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 92, I've returned to my collage box of oddments tand off-cuts o create this, using strips of card, Tim Holtz and Dina Wakley collage papers, punched circles and Tim Holtz Idea-ology" word stickers.
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 21 is "Coffee rings/stains"
For my tag, I started by covering a plain tag with a section of a letter I'd received in the post, which I then covered in "Saltwater Taffy" Distress Oxide Inks. I then used the same ink through a couple of Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stencils. The codes of the stencils I used are THS127 for the zig zag pattern and THMM4 for the harlequin design.
I then used "Abandoned Coral" Distress Oxide Ink through a Funky Fossil Designs stencil called "Coffee Stains" to create the rings and splatter detail.
Next, I applied "Walnut Stain" Distress Oxide Ink through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous "Wild Flower Layering Stencil - THS035. I then used "Gathered Twigs" Distress Oxide Ink through sections of "THS130" Tim Holtz stencil.
I inked the edges of the tag using Versafine Clair "Acorn", a mid brown coloured ink. I then added white polka dots using an acrylic paint pen. I used a gold coloured gel pen and a gold shimmer pen to add extra depth to the flowers.
Today, is Day 91 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me. This is 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 91, I used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Persepective CMS213" stamp set for the butterfly, stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink. I used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "String - THS004" stencil with two shades of Ranger Archival Inks, using "Sky Blue" and "Vivid Chartreuse" coloured inks.
I added a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker staying "there is beauty in simplicity".
Today, is Day 90 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me. This is 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 90, I lay a piece of low tack tape from one corner to the other on my white card base. I used "Salvaged Patina" Distress Oxide Ink through the Clarity Stamps "Stripes" stencil. Lifted the stencil and tap and relaied them, applying the ink through the stencil again. This provided me with the right angled background design.
Using a black fine liner pen, I drew a circle round a lid. Then fussy cut three Dina Wakley collage paper swallows and glued them into position.
I used two shades of Versafine Clair Inks (Morning Mist and Medieval Blue) to stamp the flowers round the circle using a couple of Lavinia Stamps "Mini Stamps". Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "timeless" to the bottom right hand corner.
Today, is Day 89 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me. This is 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 89 piece I covered the white card in "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide Ink. I then lay the Funky Fossil Designs "Ever Decreasing Circles" stencil over the top and applied "Mowed Lawn" Distress Oxide Ink through the stencil.
I cut some Dina Wakley collage paper leaves and a swallow and glued them into position. Then fussy cut a stamped flower, coloured and glued that into position.
Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker and added some dots of black ink.
I had an off cut of white card, floating round my desk, so decided to make something with it, resulting in this card.
I started by colouring the card using "Chrome Yellow" Ranger Archival Ink. I then lay the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "String Stencil - THS103" over the top and applying "Monarch Orange" Ranger Archival Ink through the stencil.
I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Marianne Designs "Silhouette Art CS180" branch. I used the same ink to stamp the word "hello" which is part of the Simon Says Stamp "Tiny Words" stamp set.
Finally, using the lower section of the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Xmas Stencil THMM178", I applied white polka dots using an acrylic paint pen.
Today, is Day 88of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me. This is 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 88 I shaded my white card with "Salvaged Patina" Distress Oxide Ink, having the colour strong on the right, fading to nothing on the left hand side.
I cut a couple of pieces of Dina Wakley collage papers *swallow and face) and glued into position, I then used two thicknesses of black pen and a white acrylic pen to fade the large piece into the white area. Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "secrets" to the base.
