52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 12

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 12 is "Die Cuts" I used a cream coloured tag and a circle stencil to create the background layered half discs.  The colours of ink I used are: Tea Rose, Cornflower Blue and Watering Can.

I then used some Creative Expression dies with two shades of brown card to cut the foliage and the wreath, using a wet glue to stick them in position.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Dynamic Stencil" with "Cornflower Blue" Ranger Archival Ink in the top left and bottom right hand corner of the tag.  Using the "Tea Rose" Ranger Archival Ink for the edges of the tag.

After matting the tag on to brown card, I stamped the "Hello" sentiment, which is part of the Waffle Flower "Essential Sentiments" stamp set with "Portobello" brown Versafine Clair Ink.  Finally, adding orange berry dots to the wreath using "Outragious" Liquid Pearls.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 29

Today, is Day 29 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 29, a quick make from me this morning using two shades of Distress Oxide Ink for the background colour, I used "Salvaged Patina" and "Bundled Sage" colours.  I then used a fan shaped paint brush to splatter "Faded Jeans" Distress Oxide Ink over the surface.

Next, I used a couple of pieces of Dina Wakley collage paper for the face and the bird, drawing a ring with a fine liner pen then finally adding a couple of Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word stickers saying "Hold Dear".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 28

Today, is Day 28 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 28, I used two stamps from the Visible Image "Grunge Tones" stamp set with two shades of Versafine Clair inks, using "Bali Blue" for the larger dots and "Avocado" for the smaller.closer dots in the background. I then used a black fine liner pen to draw a circle around a lid.

Because of the patterned background, I decided to use plain coloured card stock rather than patterned, as the piece would look "too busy".  I had lots of little off-cuts saved for this very reason, so it was good to put some of them to use.  I punched two circles into white card and used those to break up the colour, so the eyes had somewhere to rest.

Finally, I added a Dina Wakley swallow bird from a collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "Imprefection".

Funky Fossil Designs "Ampersand" die card

 

I made this card yesterday but forgot to upload it here.  I have used the Funky Fossil Designs "Micro Dot" stencil in the background with "Spun Sugar" Distress Ink.

I then used the Funky Fossil "Ampersand" shaped die (I think this was part of their "Love and" stamp and die set), for the central image, backing it in white card. I then used one of the foliage dies from the Funky Fossil "Doodle Blooms" die set and cut them in wite, arranging and sticking them into position on the card.

I used  Versafine Clair "Hawthorn Rose" pink ink to stamp the sentiments, which are part of the Funky Fossil Designs "Stripped Back Sentiments" stamp set.

Finally, I layered and mounted the piece onto a white suare card and added some dots of white Ranger "Enamel Accents" to complete the card.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 27

Today, is Day 27 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 27, I have used assorted patterned papers, bought and handmade with some punched white card circles.  A swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 26

Today, is Day 26 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 26, I used a Visible Image stencil called "Art Spheres #2" for the central image with two shades of Distress Oxide Inks.  I used "Tumbled Glass" and "Broken China" shades of blue ink.

I used the Funky Fossil Designs stencil called "Micro Dots" with "Salvaged Patina" Distress Oxide Ink round the edge of the central circle.  I then splattered black Posca Pen paint over the surface.

I tore small strips of Dina Wakley collage paper and glued into position, doing the same with the bird.  Finally, adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "Collect Beautiful Moments".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 25

Today, is Day 25 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.

A quarter of the way through this challenge already!

For my Day 25, I used five strips of Washi tape with random widths.  I added some Dina Wakley collage paper and then splattered an aqua coloured Posca Pen paint over the surface.

I used a black fine liner pen to draw around a lid several times., finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker.