Visible Image Stamps, Distress inks & Wow Embossing powder.

Hello there,

It's the 1st of May, and the start of a new Visible Image Challenge,

the theme for this month is 'Anything Goes',

so as long as you use at least ONE, yes one, Visible Image stamp on your project, the worlds your oyster,

 and of course don't forget, there's a prize of £20 of new stamps for the winning project.

My DT inspiration is a 6"x 8" card, created using the fabulous 

Sewing Room Set and the Large Butterfly stamp.

Most of the projects I've seen made using the sewing set, have been vintage, so you all know me, I love a bit of colour, so I've made it bright and very girly.

The background was created using Antique Linen with the tape measure stamp, I added a pink button hole randomly, and used the stitch stamp around the edges in Worn lipstick.

I stamped loads of the buttons and cotton reels in different shades of Distress ink, and fussy cut them. The dress form I stamped in Vintage Photo, and shaded it with Walnut stain, and coated it with glossy accents, and fussy cut it, I also stamped just the body part in Worn Lipstick, and again shaded one side, fussy cut and added it on top of the dress form as a bodice, added some pleated pink tulle and a bit of ribbon as a skirt, and popped on a sparkly gem.

The large butterfly I stamped in versamark, and heat embossed in pink Wow powder, fussy cut, and coloured with Distress ink, and glued to the back of the Dress form.

 I wired some of the buttons together, to make bunting, I stamped 2 sentiments onto card, cut them out and stitched with a stamp, lol. I also added a bit of rolled tulle mixed in with the cotton reels, and mixed 3 hat pins in with the buttons.

If you haven't got a blog, and would still like to enter the Challenge, just pop over to the Visible Image Facebook Group, and add your photo stating that it's a Challenge entry.

Thank you for popping by, and thank you for your fab comments, I love reading them.

Big hugs, Pauline xxx

Visible Image Stamps, Distress inks, Stampendous embossing powder.

Hello again, and a very warm welcome to my new followers,

Today's card I created using just three stamps from the 

fabulous Visible Image selection.

I used the damask flourish and the small rose from the Immortal Love set, and the Hearts Entwined sentiment.

I started off by stamping the damask flourish as a background, using Spun Sugar Distress ink. I then coloured some card with Festive Berries Distress ink, stamped 4 small roses with Versamark, and heat embossed using a Stampendous red sparkle powder. I coloured some more card, using Worn lipstick Distress ink this time, and  stamped 5 small roses, again in versamark, and heat embossed using the Stampendous Red sparkle powder, then fussy cut them all out. I stamped the sentiment using Black Versafine, die cut it using a heart die, and coloured the edges with Festive Berries. I attached it all to the 6"x 6" card using glue gel.

Don't forget to enter the April Visible Image 'Tag' challenge, they are so quick to make, just make sure you use at least one Visible Image stamp for a chance to win £20 worth of new stamps. Details and DT inspiration HERE.

If you haven't got a blog, no worries, you can still enter in the Face Book group, HERE.

Thank you so much for visiting, and for the wonderful comments,

Hugs Pauline xxxx

Visible Image Stamps, Distress inks, Promarkers, & Wow Embossing Powder.

Hi my Crafty Friends, 

and a big welcome to my new Followers.

This week I thought I'd do something a little different, using two of the fabulous Visible Image Stamp sets,

 Edward is Immortal and Isabella Lost Love.

I started with the background, a moon mask and Distress inks to make a moody scene, using torn paper to create the grass.

 I stamped trees using Edwards twig, and stamped Isabella's fence, highlighting it with a white pen in a few areas, then added a sprinkle of bats for good measure !!!

I stamped the characters in Black Memento, coloured them in Promarkers, and also used some Chipped Sapphire Distress ink, to shade the left of Isabella and the right of Edward, that helped to make the moonlight brighter. I stamped the rose onto shrink plastic, and coloured it red with a promarker, and again used the twig for the stem. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed onto acetate, and cut out and attached.

I enjoyed creating this scene, and bringing the characters to life.

Have you thought about making a tag with your Visible Image stamps, and entering this month Challenge, take a look at the DT inspiration, and check out the rules HERE, you may be the winner of £20 worth of new stamps.

If you haven't got a blog, you can still enter on the wall of the Visible Image Facebook Group, HERE.

Thank you all for visiting, and for the fantastic comments you leave me, I don't always reply, but I do always read them, thank you.

Till next time,

Big hugs, Pauline xxxx

Visible Image Stamps and Distress inks, on a pop up card

Hello again,

It's Fabulous Friday, and after seeing the internet flooded with pop-up cards recently, and a Challenge from my friend Hazel Eaton, I've made this one,

 using the fantastic Immortal Love set of stamps, from Visible Image.

I was supposed to only use the one set of stamps, but I sneaked in

 Bronte Script and Ink Splats, both so versatile for backgrounds.

I used 3 of my favorite colour's of Distress ink, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers and Black.

The construction was quite easy, (there are lots of recipe's on U-tube). I then  just stamped and fussycut the images I needed and stuck them in place.

I was very pleased with the outcome, I hope you like it too.

Don't forget to enter the Visible Image Challenge, April's theme is 'Tags', which is easy, come on, have a go, there's a chance of winning £20 worth of stamps of your own choice.

Join the Visible Image Facebook Group, see what's happening, and also put up piccy's of your creations made with Visible Image Stamps. You can also enter the Challenge there if you don't have a blog.

If you're going to Alexandra Palace this weekend, pop and see the Creators of Visible Image Stamps on Stand 54, the lovely Helen Michelle, and the Awesome Mark Alexander, they would love a hug.

Thank you for popping by, and again thank you for the fabulous comments.

Take care, see you soon,

Big hugs, Pauline xxxx

Clarity Stencil, Distress inks, Sweet Poppy Translucent Embossing paste and Micro beads.

Hi there,

Just a quickie, a card I made earlier this year, using a Clarity stencil, Distress inks, Sweet Poppy Translucent embossing paste and micro beads.....

I just painted through the stencil with Distress inks, washed the stencil, and heat dried the inked image, popped the stencil back on, taped it down, added Sweet Poppy translucent embossing paste with a spatula, took away the stencil and sprinkled with micro beads, and left to dry.

Thank you for popping by,

Hugs Pauline xxxx

Visible Image Stamps, Distress inks, Wow Embossing powder, Versamark Ink Pad.

Hi there friends and fellow Crafters,

 I'm just popping by to share a card I've created using a few of the fantastic Visible Image Stamps that are available.

I have a particular liking for the fabulous 'Immortal Love' set, so I've used it on this 6"x 6" card, but you know me, I had to do something a little bit different with it !!!!

I blended three colours of Distress inks on the background, and then using both 'Bronte Script' and 'Ripped Fishnet', without a stamp block, I just dabbed here and there in coordinating colours, I then stamped the flowers using the small brocade stamp from the 'Immortal Love Set', with a Versamark pad,  heat embossed using a 'Wow' Red Sparkle embossing powder.

Using the barbed wire stamp and some green Distress ink, I made stalks.

 I also used the 'Tall Grass' stamp to add some dimension. I chose the word 'Forever' from the set, and again stamped with versamark and heat embosed with the red sparkle powder.

I stamped the 'Butterfly' using versamark, and heat embossed with a Wow, pale pink sparkle embossing powder, then coloured over the embossing, with red Distress ink.

I hope you're going to join us in the Visible Image Challenge, this month it's 'Tags', just use Visible Image stamps, make a tag and enter, for a chance to win £20 worth of stamps of your own choice. 

Take a look at the DT inspiration and the details HERE.

You can always enter from the FaceBook group, if you don't have a blog, join the group and enter HERE.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my Haven, thank you also for the fantastic comments, I don't always answer but I do appreciate them and the inspiration they give me.

Big hugs, Pauline xxxx

Lavinia Stamps, Distress inks, Alcohol inks, Promarkers and stickles.

Hello friends and fellow Crafters,

Today sees the start of a New 'Lavinia Stamps Challenge', the April theme is 'Spring Colours'.

These two 8"x 8" cards. I've created using some of the brand new Lavinia stamps that I purchased at the NEC not long ago, in fact they are so new they are not on the Lavinia website yet, unfortunately I don't know the names of them either, so keep watching Lavinia Stamps for the details.

This beautiful image was coloured using Promarkers, and stamped at the bottom with Zen mini stamps using Distress inks. The background again was stamped with Distress inks, and stickles was added too.

The background of this card was blended and stamped using Distress inks, with little bits of the flowers coloured with promarkers, and then stickles. 

The acetate butterfly on this card was stamped with versamark and heat embossed in black, then I used alcohol inks on the reverse side in, when they were dry I coated the inks with white acrylic paint to make the colours pop

I hope you'll join us in the challenge, for a chance to win a whopping £40 voucher to spend on new Lavinia goodies, and as you can see the newest stamps are really fabulous. If you haven't got a blog, don't worry you can till enter via email.

Thank you once again for your visit, please leave me a comment so I know you've popped by. 

Hugs Pauline xxxx