Today, is Day 22 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 22, I've used assorted patterned papers, some handmade, some painted and some bought. I used the surround / frame from a die cut, with a piece of painted paper behind it,
Finally, I added a Dina Wakley bird from a collage paper pack and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker.
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 11 is "Songs / Rhymes".
I decided to create a tag, based on "Ten Green Bottles, Sitting On The Wall". For the lower secion of this tag, I used three shades of Ranger Archival Inks, using Shadow Grey, Leaf Green and Orange Blossom colours of ink, through the Lavinia Stamps "Red Brick Stencil". I used "Sky Blue" Archival Ink for the sky area above the wall.
On a piece of white card, I used Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" to stamp the Papermania "Beer Bottle - PMA10124". I then arranged them into position and once happy, glued them down.
I used the computer to type and print the words "Ten Green Bottles" the title for my tag. It's a song my siblings and I would enjoy singing when we were young. Finally, I used a 3B pencil, a black fine liner pen to add shadows.
Today, is Day 21 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 21, I used "Mermaid Lagoon" Distress Oxide Ink on the back of the Funky Fossil Designs "Large Polka Dots Stencil", spritzed the ink with water then lay it over the white card, using a piece of kitchen roll to capture any surplus ink that came through the circles. Lifted the stencil, then blotted the card with the kitchen paper.
Once dry, I drew round a lid using a black fine liner pen, adding some dots on the line at intervals. I then drew round a smaller lid with the same pen, but added close lines across the surface of the circle.
Next, rummaging through my box of paper off-cuts, I found two circles. On the larger, mid blue coloured one, I used Versaifine Clair ""Warm Breeze" to stamp the Funky Fossil Designs "Halftone Fragments" stamp..On the smaller circle, I used a white gel pen to add smal polka dots, then glued the discs into position.
Finally, I added the signature bird from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker, saying "Cherish".
Today, is Day 20 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 20, I have used some plain coloured card and hand printed patterned paper for this collage, along with a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a word sticker from a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" set.
Today, is Day 19 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 19, I used a gel plate print for the base, with circle designs on it. I then used the Funky Fossil Designs "Coffee Stains Stencil" with Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" ink to create the circles.
I cut some black broken circles from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and glued into position, going over the surface with a green pastel pencil to add a bit of colour.
I added some black fine liner marks around the circles and on the edges of the card, adding Dina Wakley swallow from a collage paper set and a couple of Tim Holtz Idea-ology word stickers. Finally adding some dots of white Enamel Accents.
Today, is Day 18 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 18 I've used a piece of Dina Wakely collage paper for the image of "David", glued on to a piece of aqua coloured card. I've used a piece of mid blue coloured patterned paper a fine liner black pen. a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker, saying "forevermore" and a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set.
Today, I have had a play with a couple of the stamps from the recent release by Lavinia Stamps.
Using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink, I stamped the new Lavinia "Shadow Pods" and the "Shimmer Pods".
In the background, I used two shades of Ranger Archival Inks, using Chrome Yellow and Sunflower colours through the Lavinia "Honeycomb" stencil. I then added some depth of colour to the bottom left hand corner by using "Fired Brick" Distress Oxide Ink.
I used Derwent Inktense pencils and a gold coloured gel pen to colour the pods and drew in some grass too.
Finally, using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink, I stamped the sentiment, which is also by Lavinia Stamps and is part of their "Heartfelt Verse" stamp set.
