52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 5

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 5 is "Robins"

For the background of this tag, I have used a 3D embossing folder, (sorry I have no idea of the brand), run through the Big shot.  I then used Van Goch "Water Colour Pencils" applied with a paint brush to paint the flowers and leaves and ground in very pale colours.

On an off cut of card, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Jemima" Robin using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink.  I then added extra colour using Van Goch water colour pencils.  Fussy cut the robin and stuck in on to the tag using foam pads, so that it is more 3D looking.  I grounded the robin using Van Goch "Pastel Pencils".

Karen Telfer's "12 Days of Christmas Tags 2025" - Day 6

I'm still playing catch up on Karen's tags.  For some reason I've just not fancied being in the craft room.  You can't force these things.  But I woke in the middle of the night and decided I may as well get up and do something, so made my Day 6 tag of Karen Telfer's "12 Days of Christmas Tags 2025" series.  Here's the link to Karen's tutorial if you fancy having a go yourself.  As usual, I have taken inspiration from Karen's tag but made it my own design.

I've used a kraft tag, a layer of white card and then a layer of kraft card, which creates a white frame for the central design.

Using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink, I stamped the verse, which is part of a Hobby Arts stamp set called "The Holly & The Ivy - CS137D".  I used Versafine Clair "Spruce" dark green ink and holly stamps from the Hobby Art "Christmas Flourishes - CS081D" stamp set to stamp the holly on to the kraft card.  I then stamped some on white card, which I fussy cut for later use.

Next, I used two colours of Versafine Clair ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Jemima" robin. The colours of ink I used were "Acorn" brown and "Tulip Red" ink.

I then glued the extra holly leaves on to the tag.  I added dots of white across the tag for snow and finally added some dots of Ranger "Glossy Accents" to the holly berries and to the eye of the robin.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 1

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 1 is "Hello"

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For my Week 1 "Hello" tag, I used three shades of Distress Oxide Inks to cover a white tag to create the background colour.  The colours I used are:  Worn Lipstick, Abandoned Coral and Spiced Marmalade.

I used Versafine Clair "Acorn" Brown ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Tree Branches", in first and second generation stamping.

I then stamped the Lavinia Stamps robins, called "Jemima and Bobby" using two shades of Versafine Clair inks.  The colours I used were "Pinecone" brown ink and "Strawberry" red ink for the chest. 

In the background, I stamped text using the Lavinia "Crystal Signs" stamp for December/January.  I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, stamping the text in second generation stamping so it was quite light in the background.  Over the top of that, I then stamped Lavinia "Musical Notes" using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink.

The "Hello" word, is part of a Lawn Fawn stamp set called "Simply Sentiments" and is stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

To finish the tag, I added extra detail using a black fine liner pen, a gold gel pen and a white gel pen.