52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 42

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 42 "Stripes"

I started with a white tag and roughly laid down two colours of Distress Oxide ink with a blending brush.  The colours I used were "Squeezed Lemonade" and "Abandoned Coral. Once the surface was covered, I used a fan shaped brush with water on to splatter droplets across the surface of the tag.  I then blotted with a piece kitchen roll and then ran the heat gun over the surface to be sure it was fully dry.

I then used more "Abandoned Coral" Distress Oxide ink with the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous THS004 String Stencil and THMM101 a dotty stencil.  Next, I added some yellow stars using the "Squeezed Lemonade" Distress Oxide Ink with the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Sparkle" layering stencil.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the pram/stroller, which is part of the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Mini Blueprints CMS231" stamp set.  I stamped it again on an off cut of card, fussy cut the main body of the pram and stuck on to the tag, I felt this broke the colour up.  

Finally, I used a red Posca Pen to colour in the heart on the pram and then stamped the "Hello" and "XOXO", both these are part of the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Crazy Bird" clear Stamp set

Day 7 of "Karen Telfer's 24 Days of Tags 2023" challenge.

 

I'm still playing catch up with my tags, but I am nearly back on track.  This is my Day 7 tag of "Karen Telfer's 24 Days of Tags 2023" challenge.

Using Kraft card for the base, I splattered Dr PH Martins white bleed proof paint from a fan shaped paint brush to replicate the snow.

Once dry, I stamped the bird which is part of the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stamp set called "Crazy Birds, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink. I then stamped the bird again on a piece of white card. I coloured the stamped image on the white card using Derwent Inktense pencils, applied with a paint brush. then fussy cut the body and stuck it over the image on the tag.

I used a Woodware stamp with Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" dark green ink to stamp the holly leaves.  Again, I used Derwent Inktense pencils to colour the leaves then fussy cut them, sticking them into position below the bird.

I used more Dr Ph Martin's white paint to add snow to the edges of the holly leaves, applied with a very fine paint brush.  I then added a little dusting of Pin Flair "Ice Diamond", (it's looks a bit like ice/snow).  I then added some sticky backed red gems for the berries.

I used a Simon Says Stamp for the sentiment, it's part of their "Tiny Words - Christmas" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Finally, to add a little sparkle, I added tiny areas of Lavinia "Moon Dust" silver glitter.

Stampers Anonymous "Crazy Bird" Birthday Card

Another card made using one of my older stamp sets that's not seen the light of day for some time. 

I've stamped the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Crazy Bird" in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  I already had a mask for it, so popped that over the stamped image so I could cover it while using the stencils.

I used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Chevron Layering Stencil" with Ranger "Prickly Pear" Archival Ink.

Over the top of that, I then used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Dot Fade Layering Stencil" with "Lost Shadow" Distress Ink.

I then went around the edge of the card working inwards towards teh stamped image with Ranger "Garden Patina" Archival Ink.

I mounted the topper on to blue card and then on to a kraft card blank.

I stamped the sentiment, also part of the "Crazy Bird" stamp set in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

I coloured the bird using three Derwent Inktense Pencils, applied with a paint brush.  I used "Golden Sun", "Cadmium Orange" and "Malibu" for the eyes.  I added touches of white gel pen too.

I grounded the bird using "Weathered Wood" Distress Oxide Ink and a 2B pencil.  I added some dots of yellow and orange Posca Pens to replicate flowers.

Finally, I added some dots of Ranger "Glossy Accents" to the eyes of the bird and set aside to dry.