Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "A Promise Of Tomorrow - Te63" Holly Artist Trading Card

 

Another Artist Trading Card (ATC) for me today with a hint of Christmas to it.

I lightly covered a white piece of card with "Tea Dye" Distress Ink to give it an aged look. I then used the holly stamps from the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "A Promise Of Tomorrow - TE63" stamp set, stamping in frist and second generation, using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane", a mid green coloured ink.

I then inked the edges of the card using "Rain Forest" Versafien Clair ink.  This is a brighter shade of green, even though it is acrually darker in colour.  I coloured the holly berries with a red Posca Pen.  I then outlined the leaves and the berries using a black fine liner pen.  

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Pinecone" a mid to dark coloured brown ink to stamp the bird on a branch, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden - TE66" stamp set. I used Van Goch Pastel Pencils and a black fine liner pen for definition and then added touches of white gel pen to the berries, bid and branch.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side - TE50" Butterfly Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I've gone for a very clean, clear and simple look with this one.

Using "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide Ink, I painted a line acorss the card, just below centre, I then used the same ink, diluted to lesser strengths to graduate the colour, almost back to white at the base.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the butterfly, wild flowers and sentiment.  All are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side - TE50" stamp set.  I then added painted colour to the butterfly using "Prize Ribbon" Distres Oxide Ink.  Finally adding some black dots by the butterfly.

 

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Tall Trees SS44 Stencil" Winter Artist Trading Card

 

I'm on a roll with my creativity today, with another Artist Trading Card. I coated a page from an old book with diluted white acrylic paint.  At the base of the card, I made it a little thicker.  Once dry, I glued it on to a piece of card and rounded the corners.

On another old book page, I positioned the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Tall Trees Stencil - SS44" and applied two shades of Distress Oxide Inks through the stencil, replicating the process three times.  The shades of ink I used are:  Lucky Clover and Peacock Feathers. I then fussy cut the shapes.

Using some ink I had on a small blending brush and the torn edge of a piece of paper,  I create the landscape, I repeated the process with some grey and dark blue ink for the sky.  Ihen glued the trees into position. I added some white areas against the left side of the trees to replicate snow.

I splattered white paint from a fan shaped paint brush, to create a blizzared look. The paint I used is Dr Ph.Martin's white bleed proof paint. Finally, using Versaifne Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink, I stamped the "peace" sentiment, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Christmas Wishes - TE22" stamp set.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Special Delivery - TE64" Wild Flowers Card

Another make from me today with this card. I masked off rectangles of colour, and applied Ranger Archival Inks through the masked areas. using Pink Peony, Vibrant Fuschia and Cactus Flower shades of ink.

I then used "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival ink through the Tracy Evans "Distressed Diamonds SS31 Stencil" in a couple of areas. I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black innk to stamp the flowers, sentiment and blocks of numbers, all are part of the Tracy Evans ""Special Delivery - TE64" stamp set.

I added white dots to the mid coloured rectangle, black dots around the flower base and drwen three circles.  Finally adding some sticky backed dots to the edge of the big circle.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Special Delivery - TE64" Post card Artist Trading Card

Here's my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I've used a piece of card that I printed using bubble wrap and acrylic paint, for the background random design.

I've used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink for all my stamping. I stamped the post card from the Tracy Evans "Special Delivery - TE64" stamp set.  I then stamped the dog and the "Follow your heart" sentiment, from the Tracy Evans "Beauty Surrounds Us - TE56" stamp set.  

Next, I stamped the hearts from the Tracy Evans "Quirky Birds - TE10" stamp set, then I added doodle lines and dots using a black fine liner pen.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 28

 

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 28 is "Honeycomb

I started with white card cut into a tag shape and used three shades of Ranger Archival Inks to colour the base, using "Sunflower" at the top, "Tiger Lily" in the middle and "Monarch Orange towards the base of the tag. 

Next, I ran the "Picked Raspberry" Distress Oxide Ink pad over the surface of the Funky Fossil Designs "Honeycomb Background Stencil", gave it a light sprtiz of water then stamped the image over the tag.  I then used Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink through the Funky Fossil Designs "Honey Bees stencil".

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the bee, which is part of the Funky Fossil Designs stamp set called "Queen Bee", I stamped the sentiment at the base of the tag is from the same stamp set and is also stamped in Nocturne. I coloured the bee using Derwent Inktense Pencils and Posca Pens.

I used white card and two Memorybox die, through the Sizzix Big Shot to create the honeycomb. The dies I used are"Honeycomb Stitched Circle Frame" and "Honeycomb Background", I glued them into postion on the tag.  

Finally, I added some black and white dots/splatters using Posca Pens and added touches of a gold coloured gel pen to various areas.

Tracy Evans "Beauty Surrounds Us - TE56" Retriever Artist Trading Card

 

I managed to find my way back in to the craft room and made this Artist Trading Card (ATC).

I used a grey coloured piece of card and stamped the retriever dog, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Beauty Ssurrounds Us - TE56" stamp set, stamped in Versifne Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I grounded the dog using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  Then using the same ink, I stamped the flowers, which are part of the Tracy Evans "Create a garden - TE66" stamp set.

On a piece of light green card of the same card, I die cut a circle.  I stamped the same wild flowers along the lower section of the card, then glued it over the grey image.  I used a white and yellow coloured Posca Pen and a white gel pen for the flowers and highlighted areas.