52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 19

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 19 is "Vintage Vibes"

For my Week 19 tag, I used lots of bits and bobs I have squirrelled away over many years.  I've used pages of book test, hymn book notes, parts of paper doilies and the brown paper that comes in Amazon packages, to name just a few.

I used a "Photobooth Film Strip", whicjh is part of a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" set, with a reference of TH93799. I've also used stamps from two Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stamp sets.  Finally adding a small metal locket frame around the central image of the film strip.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 77

Today, is Day 77 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  This is a challenge where you spend a short time each day creating, using the mediums of your choice.  Mine is 4x4" card, using collage, stamps and stencils.

For my Day 77, I used two shades of Distress Oxide Inks through a Clarity Stamps striped stencil.  The two colours I used are "Tumbled Glass" and "Mowed Lawn".

I then loosely cut around collage paper foliage prints by Dina Wakley, adding a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "Wander".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 76

Today, is Day 76 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  This is a challenge where you spend a short time each day creating, using the mediums of your choice.  Mine is 4x4" card, using collage, stamps and stencils.

For my Day 76, I used two shade of Distress Oxide Inks for the background, using "Twisted Citron" and "Broken China" to cover the white card.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Carabelle Stuidio cling stamp SA70171.  I then added white, black, yellow and red detail using Posca Pens.

Finally, I added a Dina Wakley collage paper swallow and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker staying "Strength".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 75

Today, is Day 75 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  This is a challenge where you spend a short time each day creating, using the mediums of your choice.  Mine is 4x4" card, using collage, stamps and stencils.

For my Day 75, I used four shades of Ranger Archival Ink through a star stencil.  Over the top I applied some Dina Wakley collage paper and coloured the image using pastel pencils.  Finally adding a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "Be you, bravely".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 74

Today, is Day 74 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  This is a challenge where you spend a short time each day creating, using the mediums of your choice.  Mine is 4x4" card, using collage, stamps and stencils.

For my Day 74 I used a stamp shaped punch I got from Amazon to punch shapes in various patterned paper.  I arranged them on to my white card base.  When happy with the positions, I glued them into place.

I useda lid to draw a circle using a black fine liner pen, adding some dots to the opposited sides of the circle.  I fussy cut a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and then added tthe Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word stickers saing "Creative Journey".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 73

Today, is Day 73 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  This is a challenge where you spend a short time each day creating, using the mediums of your choice.  Mine is 4x4" card, using collage, stamps and stencils.

For my Day 73 I dragged three shades of Distress Oxide Ink from the left to the right hand side, fading the colour out towards the right.  The shades of ink I used are: Salvaged Patina, Speckled Egg and Tumbled Glass. I the wafted the heat gun over the surface, to ensure it was fully dry.

Next, I used a stamp set I have had for 15+ years, I think it's by Sassafraslass?, stamped in two shades of Versafine Clair Inks:  Bali Blue and Nocturne black inks. I added touches of white acrylic paint to the middle of each flower.

Finally, I fussy cut a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and added a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "travelt he world over to find the beautiful".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 72

Today, is Day 72 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  This is a challenge where you spend a short time each day creating, using the mediums of your choice.  Mine is 4x4" card, using collage, stamps and stencils.

For my Day 72, I started by using Versafine Clair "Arctic" blue ink to stamp the circles in the background, using a stamp from the Funky Fossil Designs set called "Circularity".

I glued on some pieces of Dina Wakley collage paper birds, colouring some with a green coloured pastel pencil.  I then glued on thin torn edge strips of green and blue paper.

I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "Encourage Possibility" and finally added a drawn frame using a black fine liner pen.