The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 94

Today, is Day 94 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me.  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 94 I covered a piece of white card using "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide Ink.  I then lay the Funky Fossil Designs "Sunshine Mandala stencil" over the top of the card and applied "Faded Jeans" Distress Oxide Ink through the stencil to create the background pattern.

I fussy cut a couple of Dina Wakley collage paper images, the swallow and the moth, colouring the moth with Derwent Inktense Pencils (applied with a paint brush).  Finally I added some dots of black ink and two Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word stickers saying "enjoy creating".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 93

Today, is Day 93 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me.  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 93 I used two shades of Distress Oxide Inks (Salvaged Patina and Blueprint Sketch) through the Funky Fossil Designs "Large Polka Dots stencil.

I lay torn strips of Dina Wakley collage paper horizontally and added a paper swallow too. Next I glued on blue and white punched circles, Finally adding a couple of Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word stickers, saying "express art".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 92

Today, is Day 92 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me.  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 92, I've returned to my collage box of oddments tand off-cuts o create this, using strips of card, Tim Holtz and Dina Wakley collage papers, punched circles and Tim Holtz Idea-ology" word stickers.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2026 - Week 21

 

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 21 is "Coffee rings/stains"

For my tag, I started by covering a plain tag with a section of a letter I'd received in the post, which I then covered in "Saltwater Taffy" Distress Oxide Inks. I then used the same ink through a couple of Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stencils.  The codes of the stencils I used are THS127 for the zig zag pattern and THMM4 for the harlequin design.

I then used "Abandoned Coral" Distress Oxide Ink through a Funky Fossil Designs stencil called "Coffee Stains" to create the rings and splatter detail.

Next, I applied "Walnut Stain" Distress Oxide Ink through the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous "Wild Flower Layering Stencil - THS035.   I then used "Gathered Twigs" Distress Oxide Ink  through sections of "THS130" Tim Holtz stencil.

I inked the edges of the tag using Versafine Clair "Acorn", a mid brown coloured ink.  I then added white polka dots using an acrylic paint pen.  I used a gold coloured gel pen and a gold shimmer pen to add extra depth to the flowers.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 91

Today, is Day 91 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me.  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 91, I used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Persepective CMS213" stamp set for the butterfly, stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.  I used the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "String - THS004" stencil with two shades of Ranger Archival Inks, using "Sky Blue" and "Vivid Chartreuse" coloured inks.

I added a swallow from a Dina Wakley collage paper set and a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker staying "there is beauty in simplicity".

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 90

Today, is Day 90 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me.  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 90, I lay a piece of low tack tape from one corner to the other on my white card base.  I used "Salvaged Patina" Distress Oxide Ink through the Clarity Stamps "Stripes" stencil.  Lifted the stencil and tap and relaied them, applying the ink through the stencil again.  This provided me with the right angled background design.

Using a black fine liner pen, I drew a circle round a lid.  Then fussy cut three Dina Wakley collage paper swallows and glued them into position.

I used two shades of Versafine Clair Inks (Morning Mist and Medieval Blue) to stamp the flowers round the circle using a couple of Lavinia Stamps "Mini Stamps".  Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "timeless" to the bottom right hand corner.

The 100 Day Project 2026 - Day 89

Today, is Day 89 of the 100 Day Project 2026, and it's another clean and simple design from me.  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 89 piece I covered the white card in "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide Ink.  I then lay the Funky Fossil Designs "Ever Decreasing Circles" stencil over the top and applied "Mowed Lawn" Distress Oxide Ink through the stencil.

I cut some Dina Wakley collage paper leaves and a swallow and glued them into position.  Then fussy cut a stamped flower, coloured and glued that into position.

Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker and added some dots of black ink.