52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge

Saturday, 1 August 2026

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Magnolia TE43" on bubbles card



For this card, I used two shades of Distress Oxide Inks on the left hand side of the card, using Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers shades of ink.  I then used the "Salvaged Patina" to stamp the Tracy Evans "Bubbles TE34" stamp, ensuring I retained white space to the right and to the top.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Tracy Evans "Magnolia TE43" stamp.  I then used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the script text from the same stamp set.

I did stamp the main "abundant blooms" sentiment straight on to the card, but it looked a bit lost on the patterned background, so I stamped it again on to a strip of card, rounded the corners at one end and glued on to the main card, then trimmed the edge.  I felt it looked better that way.

I used a white pastel pencil to add a bit of shading to the flowers then added some black and clear sticky backed gems to the surface.

David Niven Artist Trading Card



I came across a fabulous hard backed book called "The Films of David Niven" on the charity table at our local Tesco.  The book has some wonderful black and white images in it, which I felt would be great for collage, which is how my Artist Trading Card (ATC) came about.


I used a yellow piece of card for the base, cut the picture from the book and glued it on to the card at an angle.  Using a black fine liner pen, I added horizontal and vertical lines and dots.  

I then emptied my hole punch and added some coloured dots to the card and some small pieces of Tim Holtz "idea-ology" collage paper with French text on it.  I coloured the faces and napkins in the photo using Derwent Inktense pens.  I dragged a red ink pad over the surface of the card and inked the edges in black ink.  Finally, I added a die cut circle in yellow card and the Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "I'm happiest when I'm with you"!

Friday, 31 July 2026

Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Mini Blueprints CMS154" Fan Artist Trading Card



I made this Artist Trading Card (ATC) with the continuous warm weather here in Britain on my mind.

For the background, I've used four shades of Ranger Archival Inks:  Chrome Yellow, Tiger Lily, Vibrant Fuschia and Carmation Red, paired with a couple of Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stencils using:  THS130 Grime and THS003 Rays stencils. I then added some white splatters of paint.

I stamped the fan (using Versafine Clair "nocturne" black ink), part of the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Mini Bundle CMS154" stamp set on to the ATC and then on to a white piece of card, fussy cutting the one on the white background and sticking into position on the ATC.

Finally, I added gold dots, outlined the rays, the edge of the card and drew lines on the red area using a black fine liner pen and adding a word sticker saying "Hello Sunshine", 

Thursday, 30 July 2026

Tracy Evans "Explore Nature TE67" Pauce Card



Rummaging in my backgrounds folder, I came across a gel plate background I made a while back using "Paprika" elements ink with white, yellow and purple Brusho paint.

On a piece of white card I stamped the flower (part of the Tracy Evans "Nature Feeds The Soul TE48" stamp set.  I then stamped the flower oagain on to the gel plate printed background, stamping off the edge of the background.

Using the text from the Tracy Evans "Explore Nature TE67" and Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, I multi stamped the text down the left hand side of the gel print background.  I wound some cotton thread into loose circles and secured it into position.

On another piece of gel print background, I stamped part of the large "notes" tag, from the same set, then stamped tow of the medium tags on to white card.  I fussy cut the tags, adding holes to them and using Derwent Inktense pencils to colour the white tags.  I fussy cut the tags, layered the tags and glued them into positon and trimmed the edge.  Using a black fine liner pen, I drew the circles. 

I added some white paint splatters, using Dr Ph. Martin's bleed proof white paint.  Returning the stamped flower on the white card,  I coloured it using Derwent Inktense pencils , applied with a paint brush.  I used a gold coloured sparkle pen for the middle to add extra dimension, sadly this isnt really picked up in the photo. I then fussy cut the flower, glued it into position and trimmed the edge.

On a small off cut of white card, I stamped the word "Pause".  This is also part of the Tracy Evans "TE67 Explore Nature" stamp set.  I added some colour and then trimmed and glued into position, adding a rough frame to the word using a black fine liner pen.

Finally, I added a small butterfly to the bottom left hand corner and then some sticky gems in white and black on the edge of the circles.


Tracy Evans Boutique Desgins "Mistletoe TE19" Gold and Red Dot Artist Trading Card



This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a piece of green card with narrow stripes on it for the base. I used the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Mistletoe TE19" stamp set, to. stamp the bunch of mistletoe and the sentiment, using Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" green ink. 

In the background.  I added gold coloured Posca Pen dots.  I used a red fine liner pen to circle the dots then added a red central dot of Posca Pen. On the mistletoe itself, I used a white gel pen for high lights and a gold shimmer pen for the mistletoe berries to add a bit of sparkle.

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Tracy Evans "A Myriad of Designs TE44" Snowman Artist Trading Card


 

This is my Artist Trading Card for the day. I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black Ink to stamp the snowman and the snow drop.  The snowman is part of the Tracy Evans "A Myriad of Designs - TE44" stamp set.  The snowdrop is part of Tracy Evans "One of a Kind - TE54" stamp set.  I have coloured using Van Goch pastel pencils, Posca Pens and a black fine liner pne.

Tuesday, 28 July 2026

Stampin' Up "Whole Lot Of Lovely" Patterned Paper Birthday Card



A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to be given a whole box of 12x12" Stampin' Up patterned papers by a friend who was down-sizing. I've used a piece of one of those papers for the base of the card, layering it on to a yellow card stock and then on to a white card blank.

For the central area, I used two Spellbinders dies (sorry, I don't recall the names of them, as I have had them for years).  In the yellow cardstock I die cut a scalloped edge square, and in the white a plain square.

On the white square, I stamped the "Happy Birthday" greeting, which is part of a Penny Black stamp set called "Sprinkles and smiles 30-297", stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I then layered and glued them to the patterned paper