Today, is Day 43 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 43, I drew scribbles and marks using Tim Holtz "Water Colours Pencils", then added some Dina Wakley collage paper and a couple of pieces of card, finally adding a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "be fearless".
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 14 is "Ovals"
For my tag, I positioned an oval stencil in the middle of my tag as a mask. I die cutting a very small oval shape from so acetate using a Spellbinders die. This shape was used with various shades of Ranger Archival Inks around the edge of the central oval shape. The colours I used are: Pink Peony, Sky Blue, Shadow Grey and Vivid Chartreuse.
Removing the central oval mask stencil, I then positioned the other bit of the stencil over the tag, securing the position with a piece of low tack tape. I then built up the central scene.
on the tag, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Ashfoot" the hare in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink. I then stamped "Ashfoot" again on a post-it pad and fussy cut the shape, then placed it over the stamped hare on the tag.
Next, I coloured the land and sky area. For the grass, I used "Leaf Green" Ranger Archival Ink. For the sky, I used some blue ink that remained on my blending brush.
I then stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Witch Hazel" tree branch, in Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink. From the tree branch I then stamped the hanging bell, which is a Lavinia stamp called "Bells", stamping in Versfine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink. I used the same ink to edge the oval.
I then used Versafine Clair "Avocado" mid green ink and "Shady Lane" olive green coloured ink to stamp the leaves in the tree (a Lavinia mini stamp) and the Lavinia "Leaf Spray" and "Foliage" stamp set.
Removing the mask on "Ashfoot", I then coloured him using Derwent Inktense pencils. I added some shadow under him using a 2B pencil and finally added some flowers to the grass area using white, oragnge and yellow coloured Posca Pens.
Today, is Day 42 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 42, I painted the background colour using a kids water colour set. I then positioned various patterned and plain papers in my box of collage birs, till I was happy with the layout and glued into position.
I added a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker for the sentiment, saying "live gently upon this earth". Finally extending the dots on the patterened paper to the base card, adding a flight trail to the bird, using a black fine liner pen and adding dots to the plain card using a gold coloured gel pen.
Today, is Day 41 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 41, I used a "Katkins Krafts " stencil with "Garden Patina" Ranger Archival Ink for the background pattern. Next I added some Dina Wakley collage papers then some small torn edged pieces of patterned papers. Finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker.
Today, is Day 40 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 40, I used an off-cut of Lavinia Stamps patterned paper for the base. Sticking bits of Dina Wakley and Tim Holtz "idea-ology" collage paper on top. I then used Versafine Clair "Arctic Blue" ink through the Funky Fossil Designs "Dotty Circles background stencil.
I splattered white acrylic paint from a fan shaped paintbrush, across the surface, then inked the edges using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink. Finally adding a couple of Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word stickers to the middle saying "Sentimental Flight".
Today, is Day 39 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 39 I have used Dina Wakley collage papers with Ranger Archival Inks through the Funky Fossil Designs stencil called "Make Your Mark 1", finished with a couple of Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word stickers daying "destination dreams".