52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 3

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 3 is "Feel the chill"

I started out with a white card for the base of this tag, using "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Feather Leaf Stencil".

I then used "Watering Can" Ranger Archival Ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Snowflakes Stencil".

Next, I used "Twilight" Dark Blue Versafine Clair ink to stamp the words "Snow Is Falling" on to an off-cut of white card.  The words are part of the Funky Fossil Designs stamp set called "Filigree Flakes".  I cut the white card with the words on down and glued on to the tag. I used the same ink for the edges of the tag too.

I then used Versafine Clair "Twilight" ink again to stamp the small snowflakes, which are part of the Lavinia Stamps "Snowflakes" stamp set.  In the middle of each large grey snowflake, I added a dot of Ranger "Crystal" Stickles.  In the middle of the stamped dark blue snowflakes, I added a tiny dot of "White Opal" Liquid Pearls.

Lavinia Stamps "Small Robins" at Christmas

I apologise for my absence.  I've been away on holiday to America to see the colours of the leaves in "New England in the fall".  I've had a fabulous time but I am equally glad to be home to see Rosie our dog and to do some crafting.

For this card, I used the new Lavinia Stamps "Snowflakes" stencil with blue and grey Archival ink left on my blending brushes from previous projects.

I have used the Lavina "Circle Mask" for the central stamped area, sying blue ink round the edge of the circle.  I then used Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink to stamp the Lavinia "Mystic Swirls" on the right hand side of the circle.

I used the fence post from the Lavinia "Pheasant" stamp with Versafine Clair "Portobello" brown ink, I used the same ink to stamp the two robins which are part of the Lavinia "Small Robins" stamp set.

I used a white Signo Pen and some Dr Ph. Martin's white bleed proof ink on a very thin paint brush to create the look of snow on the fence and ground.  I added colour to the robins using Derwent Inktense pencils, finally adding a touch of "Crystal" Stickles to my fingertip and smudging it on the snow areas for a little bit of sparkle, (sadly this doesn't really show up on the photo).

Finally, using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, I stamped the sentiment, which is part of the Lavinia "Christmas Greetings" stamp set, adding some touches of "White Opal" Liquid Pearls round the edge of the circle.