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.

Lavinia Stamps "Bridge your dreams" card

For this card, I started by painting a central circle, in yellow, then built the colours up from the middle through shades of green, eventually using a blue shade of ink,  I applied the Distress Oxide Inks with a paint brush, drying each colour before adding another colour.

I then lay the "Ever decreasing circles" stencil by Funky Fossil Designs over the top of the paint and using a wet wipe, removed some of the exposed areas of ink, providing this kind of bleached colour look.

Using Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" dark brown ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Witch Hazel" stamp repeating the process in a circular motion till I was happy the branches had filled the space.

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist", a mid green coloured ink to multi stamp the leaves and dots, which are part of the Lavina Stamps "Foliage Set 2" stamp set, again repeating the stamping till the area was full. I used the same ink to stamp the sentiment, which is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Bridge your dreams" stamp set.  Finally, I added some touches of gold coloured gel pen to the branches and white dots using an acrylic paint pen to replicate flowers/berries.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 71

Today, is Day 71 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 71 I spritzed water on to some "Salvaged Patina" Distress Oxide Ink on my glass mat, then smooshed/dragged the card through the ink to achieve a patchy coverage, with various depths of colour.

Once dry, I used the same ink through two Funky Fossil Designs stencils:  Harlequin Babckground and Swallows.

I then fussy cut a swalow and a crow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and glued into position, adding a few extra lines using a black fine liner pen.  I then drew a part circle round the crow.

Finally, I used a splatter stamp from a Funky Fossil Designs stamp set caled "Distressed Elements" with Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, using the same ink to ground the bird.  Then added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "everything has beauty".

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 18

 

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 18 is "Teddies and Toys"

For my Week 18 tag, I started by painting a white tag with shades of green, using a childs water colour paint set, so nothing fancy for the base at all. Then using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the sentiment, train and carriages, which are part of the same stamp set from "Boys and their trains" by Personal Impressions.  I stamped the train and carriages again on white card and coloured with Posca Pens. fussy cut them and placed to one side.

Returning to the green tag itself, I used "Cobalt" Ranger Archival Ink through a Tim Holtz / Stampersanonymous stencil, I apologise I don't recall the name or of it as I've used it so often the writing has rubbed off, but the reference is THS130.

I then used another Tim Holtz / Stampersanonymous stencil, THMM178, using the lower half with the polka dots on it, with a white Texture Paste by Daler Rownay.  Once dry, I inked the edges is black and then glued the fussy cut train and carriages into position.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 70

Today, is Day 70 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 70 I have played with shapes and lines.  I started covering a white card with "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide Inks.  I then lay the Funky Fossil Designs "Melting Circles" mask over the top and applied "Mowed Lawn" Distress Oxide Ink through the mask.

I then used a black fine liner pen and a gold coloured gel pen to create lines and dots around the pattern.  Finally adding a Dina Wakley collage paper swallow and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "Cultivate Kindness".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 69

Today, is Day 69 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 69 I used three shades of Distress Oxide ink on a water saturated background to achieve the water colour stripes in the background,  the colours I used are Mowed Lawn, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina.

I used a heat gun to dry the card before drawing a part circle round a lid uisng a black fine liner pen.

I cut two shapes, the moth and the swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and glued them into position.  then coloured the moth using a couple of pastel pencils. 

I used a gold coloured gel pen to create a polka dot background around the part circle then added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 68

Today, is Day 68 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 68 I used two shades of Distress Oxide Inks for the background, using "Cracked Pistachio" for the inner area and "Mermaid Lagoon" for the outer edges.

I then stamped the circle in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  the stamp is part of the Funky Fossil Designs stamp set called "Circularity".  Next i lay the "Ever Decreasing Circles" stencil over the prepared background and lightly rubbed a wet wipe through the gaps of the stencil.  This lifts the ink in that area and provides a bleached colour appearance.  I then set it aside to dry. Once dry, I used a black and white Posca Pen to splatter paint.

I used "Salvaged Patina" Distress Oxide Ink on a page from an old book.  I then stamped the black cirlce again on the book page using "Nocturne" again.  I then stamped a flower from the Funky Fossil stamp set called "In the meadow" using Versafine Clair "Paradise" blue ink. I fussy cut the circle and glued it over the circle on the background piece of card.  Adding some touches of black fine liner and yellow Posca Pen to the flower.

Finally, I added a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology word sticker saying "Remember the now".