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".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 59

Today, is Day 59 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  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 59 I used four shades of Ranger Archvial Inks and the straight edge of a stencil to create the coloured backgfround pattern.  I tore some pieces of Dina Wakley collage papers and stuck them into position. Then used some stamps for the dots and crosses, stamped in Versafine Clair ink.  I drew around a lid for the line circles and added some dots, using a fine liner pen.  Finally adding a Tim Holtz  "Idea-ology" word sticker sayiing "strong".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Quirky Birds" Get Well Card

We're visiting our friend in hospital today, so I made this little card for him.  

I used "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival Inks through a moon mask to create the background circle.  I stamped the bird from Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Quirky Birds TE10" stamp set in Versafine Clair Medieval Blue ink. I used the same ink to stamp the sentiment, which is part of a Simon Says Stamp "Tiny Words" stamp set.  I then used "Shadow Grey" Ranger Archival Ink and the torn edge of a piece of paper to create the ground the bird stands on.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 58

Today, is Day 58 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  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 58, I used a Funky Fossil Designs stencil, called "Bokeh Builder" to create the pastel coloured background of circles using various shades of Ranger Archival Inks.

I cut a circle of Dina Wakley collage paper and glued into the middle, then added one of her collage paper swallows to the edge and a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying family to the bottom edge of the central circle.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 57

Today, is Day 57 of the 100 Day Project 2026.  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 57, a handmade patterned paper and blue card for this collage, topped with a Tim Hioltz/Sizzix die cut flower from the "Wildflower Stems #2 - 664164" die set.  Finished with a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker and a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 16

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 16 is "Bubble wrap printing".

For my Week 16 tag, I started with some squeezed  "Light Orchid" Decoart Americana Arcylic paint on to my glass mat, you could use an old plate too! I then placed some bubble wrap, bubble side down into the paint, moving the plastic about till I had a reasonable covering then placed it bubble side down on to a piece of white card.  Once the paint was dry, I chose the area I wanted to use for my tag then cut it to tag shape.

I used one of the stamps from the Funky Fossil Designs "Beauty in bloom" stamp set with Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the image over the bubble wrap printing..  I used a fine liner black pen to doodle eround some of the discs and to create the wobbly frame edge, I then inked the edges with "Charming Pink" Versafine Clair ink.  Adding a touch of colour to the flowers with a yellow Posca Pen.