52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 25

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 25 is "Rock Pools"

For my tag, I started with a piece of  Clarity Stamps "Shenandoah" patterned paper, covering a plain tag. I used Versafine Clair "Verdant" a zingy lime green coloured ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Seaweed 2" stamps. Using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" to stamp the Stampin' Up seahorse from their "By The Tide" stamp set.  I then stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Sea Bubbles" using the same ink. I used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink to stamp some weeds using a Unity Stamp stamp from their "Fishy Philosophy" stamp set.

I inked the edges of the tag using two shades of Versafine Clair ink, using "Warm Breeze" and "Shady Lane".  I used the same colours to accentuate areas of the tag.  Then used Posca Pens and gel pens to create the look of gravel at the base of the tag.

On a piece of white card, I used Versafine Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Urchins".  I also stamped tiny star fish which are part of a Rubber Stampede" mini stamp set that I have had for years. I coloured the urchins using Distress Oxide Inks, using Spun Sugar, Crushed Olive and Weathered Wood.  I used "Scattered Straw" Distress Oxide Ink to colour the star fish, then fussy cut the shapes and glued into position. Then added more Posca and gold gel pen dots to tie the two into the backbground.  

Finally, I used a white and a gold coloured gel pen to add highlights of colour to various areas of the tag.

Lavinia Stamps Underwater Scene Card

This evening I was in limbo, there was nothing on TV to interest me, so I took my self off to the craft room making this card.

I found a Brusho paint background in my file that I felt had a water feel to it, so that was the direction I took using a selection of Lavinia Stamps, stamped in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink and "Twilight" dark blue ink.  I inked the edges of the card using "Villainous Potion" Distress Oxide ink.  

The Lavinia Stamps I used are: Urchins, Shoal of Fish, Sea Bubbles and Marine Kelp.  I also used a Lavinia word sticker saying "turn the tide" which is part of thier  Sentiment Stickers 6 set.

I used Pastel Pencils to colour and shade areas, a white and a silver glitter gel pen and a 2B pencil.

Lavinia Stamps "Zelith" underwater scene card

I've used the beautiful Lavinia Stamps "Zelith" stamp as the main feature of this card, along with an assortment of others at the base (Urchins, Marine Kelp, Foliage Set and Twisted Vine Set) stamped in Versafine Clair Inks.

In the background, I have used the "Lime Punch" and "Graphite" Elements Inks through the Lavinia "Coral" stencil.  I have also used Posca and Gel Pens for extra detail.

Lavinia Stamps "Charming Stencil" with "Zenith" and the "Urchins"

Today was an exciting post day as I received my order of six brand new 8x8" stencil from Lavinia Stamps.  

I hadn't planned to play with them, as there are other things that I should be doing, but I couldn't help myself, making this card. 

I've used "Zenith" mermaid as the main feature, heat embossed in silver Wow! Silver embossing powder.  I then used the new "Charming" stencil with various shades of Distress oxide inks.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Urchins", "Sea Bubbles", "Sea Algae" and "Zen Plant" for the undergrowth

Lavinia Stamps Fish Set Gelli Plate and Stencil Card

Today I have been playing with the new Lavinia Stamps again.  I don't seem to be able to stop at the moment!

I've used a gelli plate background I had made a couple of months ago using Brusho and Colorbox inks.  I used the new Lavinia Pebble stencil with Distress Oxide inks around the edge of the central coloured image.

I stamped the following Lavinia Stamps (Fish Set, Urchins, Seaweed2, Marine Kelp and Zen Plant) in a selection of Versafine Clair Inks, adding a few touches with Sakura gelly roll pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Zelith" Under Water Scene

I've been playing with the new Lavinia Stamps again, creating this card.

I started by covering the background in pale shades of blues.  I then lay the new Lavinia Stamps "Coral" stencil over and added an extra layer of colour using "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide inks.

I've used lots of different Lavinia Stamps for the undergrowth, including Marine Kelp, Sea Algae, Mystic Swirl, and the hair from "Astrid.

I've used the Mermaid called "Zelith" for the focal point, stamped in Versafine Clair  "Medieval Blue".  

I multi stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Urchins" then cut the shapes and coloured them, over lapping them to give the impression of the ocean bed.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Fish Set", "Flo" and their "Sea Creatures Set" for the fish.