Paperartsy Kate Crane ATC (KSM010)

Today, I received delivery of an order I had placed with Art From the Heart for the lovely and quirky Paperartsy / Kate Crane stamps.  I love the whole design, quite unlike many of my exisiting stamps.

Because I have been using so many blues and greens in my recent makes, I decided to go all out with colour. Covering an ATC (artist trading card), which measures two and a half by three and a half inches with a bright coloured Jane Davenport washi tape.

I then used a black and a white Posca Pen to doodle a rough frame around the edge of the ATC.

On a plain piece of card, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black Ink, I stamps the Paperartsy/Kate Crane image, it has a reference of KCM010.  I then fussy cut it and glued it on to the ATC.

I coloured the image using Distress Oxide Inks and Posca Pens. Finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "story" to the top left corner.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 4

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 4 is "Embossing"

For this prompt, I covered a tag with multi coloured Jane Davenport "Washi Tape", placed it in an embossing folder (I think it's by Crafter's Companion) and then ran it through the big shot.  To expost the wavy lines more, I used a wide nail file to sand the raised embossed surface.

Next, I dug out my box od dies and cut two pieces with a circle cut out design and glued into position on the tag.

I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder with orange coloured card to create the raised sentiment of "For Someone Special". I then die cut the orange card into a banner/flag shape.  I used a larger banner/flag die with white card to cut the larger shape, layering and using foam pads to elevate the greeting.  I then lightly sanded the surface of the greeting to highlight the wording more.  Finally, I glued the banner/greeting into position on the tag.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 25

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 25 is "Flowers"

I sat down at my desk to make this tag with a full vision of what I would be making.  I had even written down notes for myself, but my hands had other ideas and I ended up with this vibrant tag instead.  I can save that idea for another time.

For this tag I used Jane Davenport/Creative Expressions Dreamer Washi Tape, along with some narrow tape I picked up at Hobbycraft and some strips of black card to make the background.  I splattered white Posca Pen over the surface too.

I rummaged through my stash and found some poppies (no idea of the brand), that I had stamped for a previous project and not used, so decided to make the most of them and fussy cut them using a Pritt glue stick to glue them to the surface of the tag.

I used a Creative Expression word sticker for the "Flower Power" sentiment and added some dots of "White Opal" Liquid Pearls to the surface.