Golden Skeleton Leaves Tag

 

I had a play in the craft room for an hour this afternoon, making this tag.

I used a white tag for the base using "Rusty Hinge" Distress Ink, spritzed and smooshed over the surface, drying with a heat gun and then repeating the process.  

I then used Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink to stamp the Funky Fossil Designs "Vintage Script" stamp on the two long edges of the tag.

Next I used "Carved Pumpkin" Distress Ink through the Tim Holtz./ Stampers Anonymous THMM101 dot stencil. I used a black Posca Pen to make some splatters over the surface of the tag.

I used some Funky Fossil patterned paper to die cut the leaves.  I drew around the leaves on the tag then added a layer of glue and applied gold coloured Cosmic Shimmer "Gilding Flakes",  brushhing off the surplus, I then glued the leaves into position.

I inked the edges of the tag using "Ground Espresso" Distress Oxide ink, then mounted the tag on to a piece of co-ordinating card.

Finally, I used a gold coloured gel pen to draw around the leaves.  I put some gold coloured "Stickles" on to a piece of paper and applied tiny areas of the sparkle using my finger tip.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 24

Today, is Day 24 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 24, i used two shades of Distress Oxide Inks, using "Salvaged Patina" and "Stormy Sky" colours of inks through the Angela Poole "Lattice Stencil" to create the background pattern and shading.

I used three pieces of Dina Wakley collage papers for the nest the large bird and the signature swallow bird that appears in each of my makes for this series.

I added a drawn circle around the large bird, blue Posca Pen dots and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 23

Today, is Day 23 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 23, I've used strips of blue card, patterned paper and a dit cut leaf.  I've added gold coloured dots to the dark blue card below the die cut.

Finally, I have added a Dina Wakley swallow bird from a collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "Adventure".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 22

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.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 11

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.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 21

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".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 20

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.