Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous Cat Birthday Card

This year, with so much going on, I don't seem to have actually made many birthday cards, so it was nice to make this for a young man we have known for many, many years.

For the cat and balloon, I used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stamp set (ref:THMM109). Stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and coloured with Distress Oxide Inks, using "Fired Brick" for the balloon and "Rusty Hinge" for the cat.

In the background, I have used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous (ref: THMM102) brick wall stencil with three shades of Ranger Archival Ink, using Shadow Gray, Leaf Green and Tiger Lily colours.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 61

Today, is Day 61 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  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 61, I used a rectangle piece of background paper I had imade some time ago, that linked nicely with an off-cut of green patterned paper.  I stamped some circles using a Visible Image stamp (from their "Grunge Tones stamp set) then splattered white Posca Pen across the surface.

I layered using some printed tissue paper and a swallow from a Dina Wakley colalge paper set, finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "scenic".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 60

Today, is Day 60 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  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 60, I opted for a very clean and simple look, masking off the edges of the card, to leave a small square in the middle, which I painted with three shades of Distress Oxide Inks.  I used: Bundled Sage, Tumbled Glass and Salvaged Patina.

Once the paint was dry I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the branch, which is a stamp by Marianne Designs and is part of their "Silhouette Collection". The code for this stamp is CS1144.

Finally, I added a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set, a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "wish" and added some black dots with a fine liner pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Large Heart" Anniversary Card

I made this card for our Son and Daughter-in-law who celebrate their first anniversary. Sadly the silver sparkle doesn't show up on the photo.

I used the Lavinia Stamps circle mask from their "Sticker Stencils 5" set to create the circle, using Versafine Clair "Baby Pink" and "Lilac Bloom" to colour through the Lavinia Stamps "Dynamic"Stencil and to create a light layer of Lavinia "Paint Splatters" round teh edge of the "off the page" circle.

Within the circle, I used Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink to stamp the "Large Heart " by Lavinia and aslo the "Paint Splatters".  Before putting the ink away, I added a number 1, which is part of the Lavinia "Numbers" stamp set.  I used Versafine Clair " Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the lighly stamped verse, using the Lavinia "Sacred Spells" stamp.

Finally, I added touches of silver glitter pen to areas of the card and used a coloured pastel pencil to accentuate the circle.  The last touch was adding the word "Love" which is part of the Lavinia stamp set called ""Live the life".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 59

Today, is Day 59 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 59 I used four shades of Ranger Archvial Inks and the straight edge of a stencil to create the coloured backgfround pattern.  I tore some pieces of Dina Wakley collage papers and stuck them into position. Then used some stamps for the dots and crosses, stamped in Versafine Clair ink.  I drew around a lid for the line circles and added some dots, using a fine liner pen.  Finally adding a Tim Holtz  "Idea-ology" word sticker sayiing "strong".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Quirky Birds" Get Well Card

We're visiting our friend in hospital today, so I made this little card for him.  

I used "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival Inks through a moon mask to create the background circle.  I stamped the bird from Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Quirky Birds TE10" stamp set in Versafine Clair Medieval Blue ink. I used the same ink to stamp the sentiment, which is part of a Simon Says Stamp "Tiny Words" stamp set.  I then used "Shadow Grey" Ranger Archival Ink and the torn edge of a piece of paper to create the ground the bird stands on.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 58

Today, is Day 58 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 58, I used a Funky Fossil Designs stencil, called "Bokeh Builder" to create the pastel coloured background of circles using various shades of Ranger Archival Inks.

I cut a circle of Dina Wakley collage paper and glued into the middle, then added one of her collage paper swallows to the edge and a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying family to the bottom edge of the central circle.