Visible Image Stamps "Bring on the beers" Birthday Card

I don't want to speak too soon, but I appear to be on a roll with my card making the past couple of days!

For this card, I started by stamping the glass of beer, (part of the Visible Image "Bring on the beers" stamp set), using Versafine Clair "Sand Dune" light brown ink.  I then stamped the glass again on a post-it note, fussy cut the shape and used it as a mask over the first stamped image.

Next, using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, I stamed the Visible Image "Fibaoacci' curve and grid. I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the "Cheers" which is also part of the "Bring on the beers" stamp set, along with the "Big Birthday Wishes" sentiment which is part of a Funky Fossil Designs stamp set called "Stripped Back Sentiments".

I then coloured the beer glass and the background, uisng assored shades of Distress Oxide Inks, applied with a paint brush. The colours I used are:  Wild Honey, Tea Dye, Weathered Wood and Lost Shadow.  I also used a white gel pen and a gold shimmer pen on areas of the glass,

I mounted the card on to a piece of black card for the sides only, then mounted it on to a kraft square card blank.

Lavinia Stamps "Liberty" New Baby Card

For this card, I used "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival Ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Feather Leaf" stencil.

I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp "Liberty" and the "Mini Pipin", along with the Personal Impressions sentiment, from their "Double Sayings" stamp set.  Colouring the image with painted Distress Oxide Inks. Finally adding touches of white gel and a gold shimmer pen.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 62

Today, is Day 62 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 62, I've used some torn strips of patterened papers, paired with drawn black lines, a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker.

Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous Cat Birthday Card

This year, with so much going on, I don't seem to have actually made many birthday cards, so it was nice to make this for a young man we have known for many, many years.

For the cat and balloon, I used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stamp set (ref:THMM109). Stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and coloured with Distress Oxide Inks, using "Fired Brick" for the balloon and "Rusty Hinge" for the cat.

In the background, I have used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous (ref: THMM102) brick wall stencil with three shades of Ranger Archival Ink, using Shadow Gray, Leaf Green and Tiger Lily colours.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 61

Today, is Day 61 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 61, I used a rectangle piece of background paper I had imade some time ago, that linked nicely with an off-cut of green patterned paper.  I stamped some circles using a Visible Image stamp (from their "Grunge Tones stamp set) then splattered white Posca Pen across the surface.

I layered using some printed tissue paper and a swallow from a Dina Wakley colalge paper set, finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "scenic".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 60

Today, is Day 60 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 60, I opted for a very clean and simple look, masking off the edges of the card, to leave a small square in the middle, which I painted with three shades of Distress Oxide Inks.  I used: Bundled Sage, Tumbled Glass and Salvaged Patina.

Once the paint was dry I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the branch, which is a stamp by Marianne Designs and is part of their "Silhouette Collection". The code for this stamp is CS1144.

Finally, I added a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set, a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "wish" and added some black dots with a fine liner pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Large Heart" Anniversary Card

I made this card for our Son and Daughter-in-law who celebrate their first anniversary. Sadly the silver sparkle doesn't show up on the photo.

I used the Lavinia Stamps circle mask from their "Sticker Stencils 5" set to create the circle, using Versafine Clair "Baby Pink" and "Lilac Bloom" to colour through the Lavinia Stamps "Dynamic"Stencil and to create a light layer of Lavinia "Paint Splatters" round teh edge of the "off the page" circle.

Within the circle, I used Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink to stamp the "Large Heart " by Lavinia and aslo the "Paint Splatters".  Before putting the ink away, I added a number 1, which is part of the Lavinia "Numbers" stamp set.  I used Versafine Clair " Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the lighly stamped verse, using the Lavinia "Sacred Spells" stamp.

Finally, I added touches of silver glitter pen to areas of the card and used a coloured pastel pencil to accentuate the circle.  The last touch was adding the word "Love" which is part of the Lavinia stamp set called ""Live the life".