Versafine Clair 2026 inks

Today, I received my order of the six new colours of Versafine Clair Inks for 2026.  I ordered them from Inkylicious for an amazingly low price of £27 plus £3 postage - a real bargain compared with the other prices I have seen for the same inks.

My Versafine Clair ink drawers were a little on the messy side, so while I had all the inks out on my desk, I decided to make colour swatch cards.  Quite often the inks are quite different to the colours on the lids, so I like to actually make my own charts rather than printing something out. I left the Nocturne (black) and Morning Mist (grey) off the list as I know the colour they come out

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 37

Today, is Day 37 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 37 I've used torn strips of patterned paper glued on to the white base.  Using a fine liner green pen, I added some wavy lines.  I have then added some Tim Holtz "idea-ology" collage paper and a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set.  Finally adding some black lines to frame the collage.

Lavinia Stamps "Runcap" fungi tag

I'm back in the craft room this afternoon, making this tag, featuring the new "Runecap" fungi stamp from Lavinia Stamps, it's part of their new "Meadowbrook Tales" collection.

I used a cream coloured tag for the background, I stamped the "Runecap" in Versafine Clair "Sandune".  Then used a circle mask with two shades of Ranger Archival Inks, using "Tea Rose" and "Bright Tangello" for the inner,  On the edge, I used "Watering Can" Ranger Archival ink.  I used the same ink with the torn edge of a piece of copy paper to create the ground area.

I then used "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival Ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Dynamic" stencil to create the background pattern.  

Finally colouring the fungi with Derwent Inktense pencils and a white gel pen. I used Posca pens for the flowers on the ground.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 36

Today, is Day 36 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 36 I've used off cuts of blue cards and a die cut leaf branch.  In the background, I've used a Clarity Stamps stripes stencil with Ranger Archival Ink..

I have also added a swallow, from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 13

 

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 13 is "Spinners and Shakers"

For this tag, I used two layers of an old cereal. box cut into a circle and glued together for strength.  I covered the circle with patterned paper and the background tag too.

On the computer I typed and printed the words and used Versafine Clair inks to colour an MDF arrow and the eges of the patterned papers.

Lavinia Stamps "Ashfoot" on "Faelorn" Card

 I had an early morning play session in the craft room this morning, creating this card.  I used a some of the new Lavinia Stamps from their "Meadowbrook Tales" collection.

I stamped in two shades of Versafine Clair inks (Acorn and Sandune), colouring using a paint brush with assorted colours of Elements Inks.

The Lavinia Stamps I've used on this piece are:  Silent Bloom, Faeclew, Ashfoot and Faelorn.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 35

Today, is Day 35 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 35 I've used three stencils, a stripes one from Clarity Stamps and two from Funky Fossil Designs "Micro Dots" and "Swalows" with green and blue shades of Ranger Archival Inks.

I then used some pieces of Dina Wakley collage papers for the bird and the black dash marks.  I have also used a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker saying "and so the adventure begins".