52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge

Friday, 22 May 2026

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 90



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.

Thursday, 21 May 2026

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 89



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.

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Marianne Designs "Silhouette Art - Branch CS180" on a stencilled background



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.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 88



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.

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Lavinia Stamps Botanical Blossom and Moss Flowers "Happiness" Card


 

I had an urge to play with my Lavinia Stamps, which resulted in this card.  I used 49andMarket "Green Jean" ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Elegance" stencil, with stronger colour on the right hand side, fading out towards the left side.

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze: ink to stamp the Lavinia "Botanical Blossom" stamp. On plain white card, I stamped the Laviia "Moss Flowers" in two shades of orange ink, using Versafine Clair "Summertime" and "Carrot Orange",  I fussy cut the flower heads and glued into position.  I then painted the inner area of each flower using "Squeezed Lemonade" Distress Oxide Ink.

I returned to the Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink to stamp then "Happiness" sentiment, which is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Blessings" stamp set.  Finally adding some dots of white Ranger Enamel Accents.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 87



Today, is Day 87 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 87 I coloured the white square of card using "Cracked Pistachio" Distress Oxide Ink.  I then used an animal print stencil with "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide Ink.

I used a lid with Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" ink to create circles.  I then fussy cut a couple of swallows and a circle of Dina Wakley collage paper with a face on it and glued into position.  Adding a stitched detail round the circle using a black fine liner pen.

Finally, i added a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "everyday chronicles".

Monday, 18 May 2026

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 86



Today, is Day 86 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 86 I randomly stuck strips of washi tape across the base card.  I then used some Dina Wakley collage paper for the face and bird, adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "darling, you are a work of art".