Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Moments In Time TE25" Christmas Lights Artist Trading Card

 

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a pencil to draw a couple of lines on to white card, to decide where I wanted the lights to be. I then used the small light bulb stamp from the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Moments In Time TE25" stamp set with Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the light bulbs.

I coloured the light bulbs using different coloured Posca Pens.  I then painted thebackground using "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide Ink, once dry, I outlined the light bulbs using a black fine liner and drew in the the light cable.  I added white dots to the background using a Posca Pen.  Finally adding a Creative Expressions word sticker saying "Christmas Lights".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Berries TE55" Brusho Panel Artist Trading Card

 

I save the smallest pieces of card, that I think "may come in handy" for a future project.  The central panel Brusho paint panel of this Artist Trading Card is one of those pieces - beautiful colours, small, but too good to ditch.  It was an ideal size for an Artist Trading Card (ATC) though.

I used glue tape to secure the Brusho panel in position, then used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink to stamp the word "Berries" , the berry branch and the decorative dotty edge, all are part of the Tracy Evans "Berries" stamp set.

I added colour to the berries using a red and an orange Posca Pens, using a white gel pen for highliths.  I used two shades of green Van Goch Pastel Pencils to ground the berry branch too.

A Year Of Wild Nature Tasters 2026

On Facebook, there is a page called "A year of wild nature - tasters". where you get free taster sessions of different ways to craft by different teachers.

I'm a bit late to get going with mine. These are my makes from the Taster 1, run by Tamara Laporte, creating happy butterflies and happy ladybirds.  The idea is that you create without inhibition, just going with the flow, allowing the creative process  without expectiations or perfection.

The last two words are a struggle for me, as I like to plan and am super critical of my work.  Also, this wouldn't be my chosen style of crafting... not sure what is, but I know this isn't it.  I found it a challenge to create so informally, but I guess the results are not too bad.

I used Prima Marketing "Confections Tropical Watercolour Paints" and Posca Pens for these makes.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Honesty TE28" Autumn Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I have used three shades of Ranger Archival Inks t Prickly Pear, Orange Blossom and Leaf Green) to stamp the leaves in the background.  The leaf is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Honesty TE28" stamp set.

Using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" mid green coloured ink, I stamped the wild flowers, which are part of the Tracy Evans Boutque Designs "Create A Garden TE66" stamp set.  I added colour to some of the flowers and grasses using an orange and a white Posca Pen.  Finally, adding a word sticker saying "a quiet place".

Tracy Evans. Boutique Designs "Love Grows Here TE65" flower and text Artist Trading Card

 

This is my second Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I have used a background sheet made from cleaning off my brayer using blue inks.  I then cut curves of text from an old book and glued into position.  Using Vesafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the flower, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Love Grows Here TE65" stamp set.  Then adding some black and orange Posca Pen splatters, edging the ATC in orange Posca Pen too.  I added some white gel pen highlight lines to the flower, finally adding the word sticker that says "do what you love, love what you do"!

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Flora and Fauna TE53" gate and pigeon card

I've created this little scene for no reason other than wanting to craft.  I can add a sentiment and make it into a card at a later date if I want to.

I started by using Versafine Clair "Sand Dune" and "Morning Mist" inks to stamp the gate, part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Flora and Fauna TE53" stamp set.  I then used three shades of green Distress Oxide Inks fo the grass and ground.  The colours I used are:  Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness.

I used Versafine "Morning MIst" grey ink to stamp the pigeons, which are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Good Things Take Time TE60" stamp set.

I added more detail and depth of colour using Van Goch Pastel Pencils ,with a 2B pencil and paper stub too. Finally adding some tiny dots of yellow and white Posca Pen to replicate buttercups and daisies in the grass.

Lavinia Stamps "Forest Flower - LAV813" Card

I must be in an experimental mood today.  Following on from my ATC this morning, I've experimented with more squares with this card.

I lightly drew a grid of twelve squares in the middle of a white piece of card.  Each square I coloured a different colour of Distress Oxide Ink:

On the top row, I used:  Iced Spruce, Saltwater Taffy and Frayed Burlap inks.

On the second row, I used Fosilized Amber, Peacock Feathers and Old Paper inks.

On the second to last row, I used:  Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet and Dried Marigold inks

One bottom row, I used: Rusty Hinge, Salvaged Patina and Festive Berries inks

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Forest Flowers".  I then used Dr. Ph. Martin's bleed proof white paint to paint between the lines of squares, dragging the paint brush up and down.  

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the word "Hope" which is part of an old Lavinia Stamps set called "Christmas Blessings".  I then used an orange/bronze coloured glitter gel pen to colour in the flowers.

Finally, I lightly drew a frame round the blocks using a black fine liner pen and then added black dots diagonally across the card using a Posca pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Marcie the witch" and the full moon card

I've had a play with some of my Lavinia Stamps halloween stamps to create this scene.  Masking off an area for the moon, I spritzed the surface of the card and applied two shades of Brusho Paint granules.  The colours I used are:  Grey and Ost. Blue.  Once dry, I iused "Weathered Wood" Distress Oxide Ink to give the moon a more mottled look to it, edging the moon in "Wilted Violet" and "Blue Print Sketch" Distress Oxide Inks.  I then went round the edge of the card with the "Wilted Violet" blending brush to give it a more uniform appearance.

I then used "Black Soot" Distress Oxide Ink through areas of the Lavinia Stamps "Charming" stencil.  Next, I stamped the Lavinia "Marcie the witch" using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I used the same ink to stamp the Lavinia "Tree Of Courage" on the left hand side of the page.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Hill Mask" to create the landscape with Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink. then added colour to the landscape and to the stencilled areas using Van Goch Pastel Pencils.

I added highlights using a white gel pen and shadows using a black fine liner pen.  I added the look of flowers using a pale pink Posca Pen.  Finally, stamping the "Full Moon" sentiment, which is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Nightfall" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Sunflower TE33" Artist Trading Card

 

For the background of this Artist Trading Card (ATC), I used Distress Paints and took prints from a stamping block.  The paints I used here are Prize Ribbom, Salvaged Patina and Speckled Egg.

I actually made a mistake making this ATC.  Initially there was stamping below the sunflower. but I didn't like it.  I stamped the clock face, part of the Tracy Evans "Moments In Time TE25" stamp set using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I then used an Aqua Posca Pen to add dots to the background, circling them in a white gel pen.

I covered up my error area by stamping the sunflower, part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Sunflower TE33" stamp set on to white card, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I then coloured the stamped image by painting Distress Oxide Inks on to the petals.  The colours I used are: Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin and Rusty Hinge.  I also added touches of gold coloured gel pen.

I fussy cut the sunflower and glued it into postion on the ATC.  I then went around the edge of the card using a dark blue Posca Pen.  Finally, adding the word stickers saying "you are never too old, to dream a new dream".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Bird SS29 Stencil" card

Earlier today, I made some backgrounds, using  a stamping block and sprtized Distress Paints, I used Prize Ribbon, Salvaged Patina and Speckled Egg colours.  I've used one of the lighter backgrounds for this card.

I placed the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Bird SS29" stencil over the background and applied "Aquamarine" Ranger Archival Ink through the stencil with a blending brush..

I then stamped the floral/part circle wreath, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamp set called "Malva TE8", using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.  I used the same ink to create a landscape, using the torn edge of a piece of paper.

I used Van Goch Pastel Pencils to add colour to the bird and the landscape, also using a white gel pen on the breast of the bird. I added shadows using a 2B pencil and a paper stub.

Using Versafine Clair "Twilight" ink again, I stamped the grasses in the foreground, which are part of the Tracy Evans "On The Wild Side TE50" stamp set, adding touches of white and aqua coloured Posca Pen.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Delight In Nature TE13" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I have used a piece of a gel plate print from my stash for the background.  I have then used Versafine Clair "Adriatic Blue" ink through the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Distressed Background SS31" stencil. I used a blue fine liner pen to accentuate the left hand side of each diamond shape.

Then, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the leaves and flowers from the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Delight In Nature TE14" stamp set.  I used Posca Pen dots for the flowers and in the background, also a white gel pen to highlight the large leaf.  Finally adding a word sticker saying "Dwell".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Miracle Of A Flower TE59" Just For You Card

For this card, I used a three and a half inch square piece of whte card for the base, very loosely painting the left hand edge, about a quarter of the way across using "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide Ink.

Once dry, I used "Peacock Feathers" Distress Ink to stamp the Tracy Evans "Bubbles TE34" stamp.  Over-lapping some of painted area but extending tp about the two thirds way across the card.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink, I stamped the seed heads and the setiment of "Just For You", they are both part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Miracle Of A Flower TE59" stamp set.  Then on an off-cut of white card, I stamped the seed heads again, fussy cut the actual seed heads and glued into position.  Finally, adding some white highlights using a gel pen to the stems and then adding a few dots of black and white Posca Pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Coven of the blue moon" Misty Witch Artist Trading Card

This is.my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a gel press background from my stash with blues and purples in it, so felt it suitable for halloween.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the witch, part of the Lavinia Stamps "Coven of the blue moon" stamp set, I deliberately faded the ink out towards the base of the skirt as I wanted a misty lool.  

I used a circle stencil to create the moon with a white pastel pencil.  I then used "Nocturne" ink again for stamping the branches from the Lavinai "Tree of courage" stamp set.  

I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink to stamp the text on the left hand side of the ATC, the text is part of the Lavinia stamps "Witching Hour" verse.  I then used Hero Arts "Unicorn" white pigment ink, with a finger dabber to create the misty look at the base of the ATC.  Finally adding some coloured berries to the branches using a lilac and purple Posca Pen.

Fungi Treasure Artist Trading Card

On my way to the exit of my local Tesco store, there is a charity book table, where you can take a book for a donation of 50p.  This little book "A Field Guide To The Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain & Europe".  It's a fab little book, with lots of great images, which I thought I could use for collage and my Artist Trading Cards (ATC).

I cut a picture of fungi from the book and glued it into position on a Brusho background, cut to ATC size. I used the Lavinia Stamps "Pibbles" stencil with Versafine Clair "Green Oasis" ink.  I then drew round some of the pebble shapes with a black fine liner.  while the pen was out, I also added line detail to the fungi.

I then added some white dots of Posca Pen in between the pebbles, circling them in a red fine liner pen.  I then added some small red dots to the background too, along with a line of scratch marks round the top left edge of the ATC.

I added a small snail to the bottoms of the ATC, stamped in Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" brown ink, with touches of a gold gel pen. The snail is part of a Tracy Evasns stamp set called "Love Grows Here - TE65".  Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "treasure".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side TE50' The Fungi Forest Artist Trading Card

For this Artist Trading Card (ATC), I used a small piece of Yupo paper with green alcohol inks on it, that has been in my stash for longer than I care to remember. I'm calling this ATC "The Fungi Forest".

On a piee of grey card, I stamped the fungi, using Versafine Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink.  The fungi are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side TE50" stamp set. I coloured the stamped images using Posca Pens, a white gel pen and a black fine liner pen.  I then fussy cut them and arranged and glued them into position on the alcohol ink background.

I used a pink Posca Pen to add dots, that I circles with a black fine liner pen.  I then added smaller white Posca Pen dots to the background and some brown Posca Pen for the forest floor. Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "discover" to the top right hand corner.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Seedheads TE40" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I've used layers of Distress Paint, (Rustic Wilderness, Salvaged Patina and Prize Ribbon), spritzed dried and then another layer of paint added, along with speckles of spritzed white, orange and gold Posca Pen to create the background of this ATC.

I used Versafine Clair "Acorn", a rich mid brown coloured ink to stamp the seedheads, part of the Tracy Evans "Seedheads TE40" stamp set, on the ATC and then again on white card. I coloured the seedheads using three shades of Distress Oxide inks, applied with a paint brush.  the colours I used are:  Tea Dye, Spiced Marigold and Rustic Wilderness.  I added areas of black fine liner pen and white gel pen to them too.  I then fussy cut them.

At this stage, I decided that the background was too similar to the painted seedheads to I added more colour using a couple of pastel pencils in a brighter green and an orange.  I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" a dark blue ink, to stamp the text, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Magnolia TE43I then glued the seedheads into position.

I still wasn't happy with the background, especially the edges of the ATC, so I used a blue Posca Pen very loosely round the edges of the card,  I added some more white splatters of Posca Pen across the surface and finally added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker staying "genuine".

Funky Fossil Designs "Bees Geometric" stamp set and "In The Groove" stecil Bee Card

I'm attempting to use up little bits of cards that I have saved for those "just in case" moments.  The background of this card is one of those.  It was made with Pan Pastels through the Funky Fossil Designs "In The Groove" stencil on the gel press.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the bee and the honeycomb.  Both of these are part of an old Funky Fossil Designs stamp set called :"Bees Geometric".  I used Posca Pen, a black fine liner pen and a gold gel pen to colour the bee image.

Lavinia Stamps "Sunflower 1 - LAV991" in the meadow card.

 

This is a very long over due Lavinia Stamps make.  For some reason I've not used my Lavinia goodies for a long time, so it was nice to re-acquaint myself and have a play, creating this scene.

I started by stamping the Lavinia Stamps "Sunflower 1" in two shades of Versafine Clair inks.  I used "Shady Lane" for the stem and leaves and "Summertime" for the flower head.  I then painted Pebeo Drawing Gum over the stamped image to mask it from other inks.

I then painted the background colour, using a paint brush with diluted Distress Oxide inks.  The colours I used are:  Peeled Paint and Mowed Lawn for the ground scape and Tumbled Glass, Speckled Egg and Weathered Wood.  I then used Tumbled glass and Peeled Paint through the Lavinia Stamps "Laurel" stencil.

I used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Willow".  I used the same ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Wild Summer Flowers".  I then used Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Flora Set".  Next, I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the Lavinia "Small Pixy Houses".

I moved on to adding more detail, removing the masking fluid and colouring the sunflower with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a gold gel pen.  I used a white Posca Pen to add flower heads t the "Wild summer flowers".  Pencil detail for smoke from the chimneys of the Pixy Houses  and a black fine liner pen for shading in various areas.

Tracy Evans Boutique Desgins "Mistletoe TE19" Gold and Red Dot Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a piece of green card with narrow stripes on it for the base. I used the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Mistletoe TE19" stamp set, to. stamp the bunch of mistletoe and the sentiment, using Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" green ink. 

In the background.  I added gold coloured Posca Pen dots.  I used a red fine liner pen to circle the dots then added a red central dot of Posca Pen. On the mistletoe itself, I used a white gel pen for high lights and a gold shimmer pen for the mistletoe berries to add a bit of sparkle.

Tracy Evans "A Myriad of Designs TE44" Snowman Artist Trading Card

 

This is my Artist Trading Card for the day. I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black Ink to stamp the snowman and the snow drop.  The snowman is part of the Tracy Evans "A Myriad of Designs - TE44" stamp set.  The snowdrop is part of Tracy Evans "One of a Kind - TE54" stamp set.  I have coloured using Van Goch pastel pencils, Posca Pens and a black fine liner pne.