Funky Fossil Designs "Take Three Challenge" for December 2025

On Facebook, I saw the Funky Fossil Designs "Take Three Challenge" for December with the prompts of:  Tag, Bird and Colour Palette, so decided to make a tag with this brief.  A screen shot of the post from the Fun With Funky Fossil group of Facebook is below. (shared with the approval of Sarah Gray, owner of Funky Fossil).

For my tag, I used three shades of Distress Oxide Inks (Bundled Sage, Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet) to cover a white tag.

I then lay the Funky Fossil Designs "Broken Mosaic" stencil over the tag and applied a further two colours of Distress Oxide Inks:  Seedless Preserve and Mowed Lawn through the stencil.

I stamped the bird, part of the Funky Fossil "Birdsong" stamp set using Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink.  I then stamped it again on to white card and fussy cut the stamped image.

Next I used "Villainous Potion" Distress Oxide Ink through the Funky Fossil "Fly Away" stencil.  Next, I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" through areas of the Funky Fossil "Between The Cracks" stencil.

I then splattered white paint over the surface of the tag.  Finally, I glued the fussy cut bird on to the tag then added white dots of Ranger Enamel Accents.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 49

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2025:

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 49 is "Baubles"

I started with a white tag and stamped part of the Funky Fossil Designsbauble (part of their Elegant Ornaments stamp set), by using Versafine Clair "Fantasia" purple ink and the torn edge of a piece of copy paper to mask the lower section (that would be under the snow.

Using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink, I stamped the squirrel, which is part of the Funky Fossil Designs "Hedgehugs" stamp set.

Using a circle as a mask, I then coloured the background, using two shades of Ranger Archival Inks.  I used Violet and then Majestic Violet on the outer edges.

Retaining the position of the circle mask, I then used a fan shaped paint brush to sprinkle white dots of white paint over the surface of the tag, drying with a heat gun.

I coloured the squirrel using three shades of Distress Oxide Inks.  I used Tea Dye, Rusty Hinge and Gathered Twigs.  I coloured the bauble using "Spun Sugar" Distress Oxide Ink.  Once it was dry, I gave it a coat of "A Wink of Stella" which provides a lovely subtle gold shimmery sparkle to the bauble.  For the snow area, I used Tumbled Glass, Lost Shadow and Pumice Stone Distress Oxide inks and a 2B pencil for shading.

Finally, using Versafine Clair "Fantasia" purple ink, I stamped the "tis the season" sentiment, which is also part of the Funky Fossil Designs "Elegant Ornaments" stamp set.