A Crafting Niche "52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 35

 

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 35 is "watercolour"

A few weeks back I saw a technique on Instagram where the posted had made three water colour stripes over a stamped image.  It was a technique that stuck in my mind, so thought I'd give it a go.  I did try stamping first, but I didn't like the way the stamping reacted to the paint, so I have achieved a similar look but carried out in a different way.

I started by using watercolour paper and a large mop paint brush, laden with water and brushing the water along the lenth of the tag.  I then used diluted pink, yellow and blue childrens water colour paint and using the same brush adding the colours the length of the tag, starting with yellow down the middle, pink to the left and blue to the right, allowing the colours to run into their neighbouring colours.  I then set it aside for a couple of hours to dry naturally.

I then started to stamp, initially using Versafine Clair  "Morning Mist' for the images further away and then Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink for the images in the forefront.  I used a selection of cling Stampscape Stamps that I bought from Sweet Poppy Stencils, who hold a licence to reproduce the stamps in to a clear stamp rather than red rubber.

Lakeside Cove

Critter Set 2 & 3

Lilygrass

Pine and Rocks small & medium

I added shading using a 2B pencil, a paper stub for blending and a white pastel pencil.  I added touches of colour using Derwent Inktense Pencils and "Morning Mist" Versafine Clair Ink,

A Crafting Niche "52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 33

 

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 33 is "Quotes"

For my tag, I have used a quote from the film "Dirty Dancing" made in 1987.  It's a film I have loved and watched many times.  I started out with black card, cut into a tag shape.  I printed out a watermelon and cut it into thin strips and glued them into position on the tag.

On a white piece of card, I drew a cirlcle, then coloured it in like a water melon using Distress Oxide Inks.  The colours of inks I used are::  Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Antique Linen and  Mowed Lawn.  I used a Derwent Inktense brown pencil to dtaw the pips. I then cut the circle into sections to replicate wedges of watermelon.

From the computer, I printed out the quote of "I carried the watermelon".  then cut it into strips, added a touch of Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink and glued it into position along with the wedges of watermelon.  I felt the background looked a bit dark, so I added some white Posca Pen polka dots.  Then mounted the tag onto some co-ordinating green card to make the colours of the tag pop.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 29

 

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 29 is "Washi Tape"

For this tag, I covered a plain tag with a patterned paper with tiny polka dots on..  I covered areas with Dina Wakley collage papers and some striped washi tape from my stach.  I used a red Posca Pen to draw over lapping circles and added some yellow Posca Pen polka dots.  I added black fine liner pen to areas, finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker, saying "imagination".

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 28

 

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 28 is "Honeycomb

I started with white card cut into a tag shape and used three shades of Ranger Archival Inks to colour the base, using "Sunflower" at the top, "Tiger Lily" in the middle and "Monarch Orange towards the base of the tag. 

Next, I ran the "Picked Raspberry" Distress Oxide Ink pad over the surface of the Funky Fossil Designs "Honeycomb Background Stencil", gave it a light sprtiz of water then stamped the image over the tag.  I then used Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink through the Funky Fossil Designs "Honey Bees stencil".

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the bee, which is part of the Funky Fossil Designs stamp set called "Queen Bee", I stamped the sentiment at the base of the tag is from the same stamp set and is also stamped in Nocturne. I coloured the bee using Derwent Inktense Pencils and Posca Pens.

I used white card and two Memorybox die, through the Sizzix Big Shot to create the honeycomb. The dies I used are"Honeycomb Stitched Circle Frame" and "Honeycomb Background", I glued them into postion on the tag.  

Finally, I added some black and white dots/splatters using Posca Pens and added touches of a gold coloured gel pen to various areas.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 27

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 27 is "Diamonds"

Starting with a plain white tag, I sprinkled some Ken Oliver Crafts "Bursts" paint in a turquoise and  orchid colours on to the surface (I think I got these as a free gift when I subscribed to a magazine years ago, they're a bit like Brusho paint). I then spritzed the surface lightly with water and watched the colour develop, setting aside to dry fully.

Over the top of that, I lay a Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "THmm104"stencil down and applied Deco Art "Snow" acrylic paint through the stencil using a stencil brush with hardly any paint on it to create the diamond shapes  I then splattered white acrylic paint and a metallic gold paint from a paint brush, again setting aside till fully dry.

On a white piece of card, I stamped the bird, which is part of a Sizzix / Tim Holtz Framelits die called Love you - 660190" stamp and die set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink.  I then die cut the bird using the die from the same set.  While the Sizzix / Big Shot was out, I also cut a multi circle dot shape in white card.

I glued the circle die cut on to the card, then used foam pads to adhere the bird over the top, to give dimension.  I used two Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word stickers saying "Sprinkle Inspiration", which I edged in gold pen.  I also edged the tag in gold coloured dots using a gel pen.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - the half way mark - Week 26

I thought I would share a photo of the first 26 tags i have made for The Crafting Niche "52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026" - the half way mark, down hill to 2027 now! 

I now need to start to schedule the prompts for the 2027 challenge.  I keep a list of ideas on my phone, adding to the list as I think of a new prompts, I find this easier than trying to think of them all together!

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - week 26

 

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 26 is "just add water"

Here we are at the mid point of The Crafting Niche "52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026", thanks for keeping me company on this challenge, it is very much appreciated.

The prompt for this week may seerm a bit scary, but actually when you think about it, there are a few options that you can consider for your make.  maybe diluted water colour paints, adding a spritz ot water to Brusho Paints or similar granular paints, or spritz a stamped design, which is what I have done to create this tag.

I started with a piece of smooth-ish water colour card.  I used "Squeezed Lemonade" Distress Oxide Ink to stamp the Sweet Poppy Stencils "Fern" stamp.  I used a stamping platform to multi-stamp the image in the same position to get a good covering of ink.  I then spritzed the surface with water, letting the ink run and expand.  

Once dry, I then repeated the process (keeping the stamp and tag in the same position in the stamping platform), but this time using  "Rustic Wilderness" Distress Oxide Ink.  Spritzing the surface and allowing the ink to move as it pleased.

Again, retaining the tag and stamp in the same position, I used Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" a dark green ink to stamp the image again. I used a white and a green Derwent Inktense Pencils to give a little colour to the stamped leaves.

I edged the tag with "Evergreen Bough" Distress Oxide Ink, using a blending brush to pull the colour from the edge, towards the stamped image,  I then added some dark sequins and then smaller dots and a line frame round the edge of the tag using a black pen using a fine liner pen. Finally adding a couple of Tim Hoitz "idea-ology" word stickers saying "create magic".

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 24

 

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 24 is "Retro Music"

For my tag, I have used Patterned Papers from the Funky Fossil Designs 8x8 paper stack called "Turn It Up", layering images and splattering paint with three colours of Posca Pen.

I have finished the tag by using a very old "Retro" Dymo tape label maker to print the words "you can never have too much vinyl" as a nod to the era of records.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 23

 

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 23 is "Bright and beautiful"

For this tag, I used a white tag for the base, coating it with three shades of Ranger Archival Inks using the Buttercup at the top, Tea Rose in the middle and Carnation Red at the lower area. I lay the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stencil THMM108 over the top of the tag and applied the same shades through the stencil to achieve the circle designed background.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the birtd, which is part of the Paperartsy stamp set designed by "Kate Crane - KC009".  I then stamped the bird again on to white card.  I coloured the image using Posca Pens and then fussy cut the bird

I used Versafine Clair "Summertime" orange ink to stamp a crown over the prepared background of the tag, the crown is also part of the Kate Crane KC009 stamp set.  I glued the bird figure on to the tag then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the sentiments, which are also part of the same stamp set.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 21

 

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 21 is "Coffee rings/stains"

For my tag, I started by covering a plain tag with a section of a letter I'd received in the post, which I then covered in "Saltwater Taffy" Distress Oxide Inks. I then used the same ink through a couple of Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stencils.  The codes of the stencils I used are THS127 for the zig zag pattern and THMM4 for the harlequin design.

I then used "Abandoned Coral" Distress Oxide Ink through a Funky Fossil Designs stencil called "Coffee Stains" to create the rings and splatter detail.

Next, I applied "Walnut Stain" Distress Oxide Ink through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous "Wild Flower Layering Stencil - THS035.   I then used "Gathered Twigs" Distress Oxide Ink  through sections of "THS130" Tim Holtz stencil.

I inked the edges of the tag using Versafine Clair "Acorn", a mid brown coloured ink.  I then added white polka dots using an acrylic paint pen.  I used a gold coloured gel pen and a gold shimmer pen to add extra depth to the flowers.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 20

 

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 20 is "Paint Blowing".

Starting with a white tag, I lay a Tracy Evans "Wild Flower" stencil on to the card and applied Pebio Drawing Gum through the gaps using a paint brush.

Next, I put five colours of Elements inks on to my glass mat,  The colours I used are: Lemon Drop, Sundance, Russet Orange, Blue Atoll and Dark Denim.  I added a little water to a fan shaped paint brush, dabbed it into the ink on the glass mat and then splattered the paint from the brush over the tag, by tapping the brush.  I then quickly used the Tim Holtz air puttfer, not sure what the actual name is, to blow air and spread the ink towards the edges of the tag, you could also use a drinking straw to do this. I did this with all of the colours, using a heat gun to dry the ink between each colour.

Once completed, I wafted the heat gun over the surface to ensure it was fuly dry, before using the Frisk "Maskaway" eraser.  If you don't have one, you can use a finger tip to erase the masking fluid.  

Finally, I added a few pencil details and grounded the flower, using some remaining ink on  a blending brush.  I added some dots of Ranger White Enamel Accents to break up the background colour a little too.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 19

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 19 is "Vintage Vibes"

For my Week 19 tag, I used lots of bits and bobs I have squirrelled away over many years.  I've used pages of book test, hymn book notes, parts of paper doilies and the brown paper that comes in Amazon packages, to name just a few.

I used a "Photobooth Film Strip", whicjh is part of a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" set, with a reference of TH93799. I've also used stamps from two Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stamp sets.  Finally adding a small metal locket frame around the central image of the film strip.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 18

 

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 18 is "Teddies and Toys"

For my Week 18 tag, I started by painting a white tag with shades of green, using a childs water colour paint set, so nothing fancy for the base at all. Then using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the sentiment, train and carriages, which are part of the same stamp set from "Boys and their trains" by Personal Impressions.  I stamped the train and carriages again on white card and coloured with Posca Pens. fussy cut them and placed to one side.

Returning to the green tag itself, I used "Cobalt" Ranger Archival Ink through a Tim Holtz / Stampersanonymous stencil, I apologise I don't recall the name or of it as I've used it so often the writing has rubbed off, but the reference is THS130.

I then used another Tim Holtz / Stampersanonymous stencil, THMM178, using the lower half with the polka dots on it, with a white Texture Paste by Daler Rownay.  Once dry, I inked the edges is black and then glued the fussy cut train and carriages into position.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 17

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 17 is "Pinks and Purples".

For my tag, I started with a white base which I covered in "Spun Sugar" Distress Oxide ink.I then added a moon mask and started to build the colours up round the moon, starting with Shaded Lilac and Victorian Velvet, then moving on to darker colours using Seedless Preserve, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Inks.

I used Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink, to stamp the grass and birds, which are both part of an Inkylicious stamp set called "Windswept Set".  Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker to the bottom saying "collect beautiful moments".

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 16

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 16 is "Bubble wrap printing".

For my Week 16 tag, I started with some squeezed  "Light Orchid" Decoart Americana Arcylic paint on to my glass mat, you could use an old plate too! I then placed some bubble wrap, bubble side down into the paint, moving the plastic about till I had a reasonable covering then placed it bubble side down on to a piece of white card.  Once the paint was dry, I chose the area I wanted to use for my tag then cut it to tag shape.

I used one of the stamps from the Funky Fossil Designs "Beauty in bloom" stamp set with Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the image over the bubble wrap printing..  I used a fine liner black pen to doodle eround some of the discs and to create the wobbly frame edge, I then inked the edges with "Charming Pink" Versafine Clair ink.  Adding a touch of colour to the flowers with a yellow Posca Pen.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 15

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 15 is "Spring Greens". I used white card for the base, covering the surface with "Lime Punch" Elements Inks.  I then lay the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Bubbles Layering Stencil - THS138" over the tag and applied two more Elements Inks through the stencil, using "Green Parrot" on the top half of the tag and "Pine" on the lower section.

I then used Versafine Clair "Spruce" green ink to stamp the Visible Image Stamps flowers which are part of their stamp set called "Daisy Grunge".  I then stamped the flowers again on a piece of white card. Fussy cutting the flowers on the white card and sticking them in position on the tag.

I used "Lime Punch", "Lemon Drop" and a touch of "Russet Orange" Element Inks to the middle of the flowers. Finally, adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "blessed" to the right hand side of the tag.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 14

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.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 13

 

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 13 is "Spinners and Shakers"

For this tag, I used two layers of an old cereal. box cut into a circle and glued together for strength.  I covered the circle with patterned paper and the background tag too.

On the computer I typed and printed the words and used Versafine Clair inks to colour an MDF arrow and the eges of the patterned papers.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 12

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 12 is "Die Cuts" I used a cream coloured tag and a circle stencil to create the background layered half discs.  The colours of ink I used are: Tea Rose, Cornflower Blue and Watering Can.

I then used some Creative Expression dies with two shades of brown card to cut the foliage and the wreath, using a wet glue to stick them in position.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Dynamic Stencil" with "Cornflower Blue" Ranger Archival Ink in the top left and bottom right hand corner of the tag.  Using the "Tea Rose" Ranger Archival Ink for the edges of the tag.

After matting the tag on to brown card, I stamped the "Hello" sentiment, which is part of the Waffle Flower "Essential Sentiments" stamp set with "Portobello" brown Versafine Clair Ink.  Finally, adding orange berry dots to the wreath using "Outragious" Liquid Pearls.

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.