52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge

Showing posts with label Sweet Poppy Dots Backplate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweet Poppy Dots Backplate. Show all posts

Sunday, 15 June 2025

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 24



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 24 is "Celebrate Dad"

In the UK it is Father's Day today.  Sadly my Dad is no longer with us, but I miss him every day.  This is the tag that I have made for the "Celebrate Dad" prompt.

I used some patterned paper, which came part of the "Crafter's Inspiration Series 8" pack, cut to size and stuck on to a tag. Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the "Always in our thoughts" stamp from the same magazine set. Then inked the edges of the tag.

I used "Green Parrot" Element Ink through the Sweet Poppy "Dots Backplate Sencil" in various areas.

I used a white pastel pencil, a black fine liner, a white gel pen and Posca Pens for added detail, finishing with dots of "Prickly Pear" Liquid Pearls and a "I Miss You" word sticker.


Sunday, 8 June 2025

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 23



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 23 is "Earth Tones"

For the base of this tag, I used a piece of patterned paper in a fawn colour with print on it.

Using Versafine Clair Ink "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Sweet Poppy Stencil "Toadstool Large" stamp.  Next I used the Sweet Poppy "Dots Backplate Stencil" with "Watering Can" Ranger Archival Ink.

Next I used "Thistle" Ranger Archival Ink trhough the Cretive Expressions "Calm Mini Stencil".  I also inked the edges of the tag using the same ink. I added some green to the background to grunge it up a little, using "Pixie Green" Elements Ink with a blending brush.

I then moved on to colouring the stamped image, using some kids paints, colouring pencils and  Posca and gel pens