Daisy Duck

I made this card for my Great niece who was 2 last week.  I used Distress Inks in Spun Sugar and Shaded Lilac for the background.  I stamped and coloured the image with ProMarkers and used the Letterbox stamps from Clarity for the wording, to which I also added a coat of very fine sparkly embossing powder.  The little flowers were a stamp from The Stamp Man with a gem added to the centres.

Thanks for looking xx

Dreams......

It's that time again...... time for some Visible Image inspiration.

The background was created with Distress Inks, and over stamps with stamps from Visible Image.  Sorry, but I forgot to make a note of the colours I used :/ The sentiment was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Stamps used are:

Where Dreams Take You

Plasma

Here's the links for everything Visible Image.

Visible Image Website - Buy stamps, get lots of inspiration, newsletter sign up, and contact details.

Visible Image Blog - Daily inspiration from the DT.

Visible Image Facebook Group - DT inspiration, monthly 'Show & Tell' contest, and the place to find lots of other Visible Image fans.

Visible Image Facebook Page - Where you'll find all the latest news and information.

Babywipes..........

Yesterday I went browsing the net for ideas for something a bit different (well for me anyway....lol) and came across a technique I've not done for a long time and had forgotten about - Distress Ink Refills and Babywipes.

This is the result.

I simply dripped 3 different colours of  reinkers onto the babywipe, which would become my ink pad.  The colours I used are Squeezed Lemonade, Evergreen Bough and Worn Lipstick.  I then used stamps from Bee Crafty - Maple Solid and Maple Outline, first stamping with the solid stamp, then over stamping with the outline, using Versafine.  The sentiment is a stamp from Sentimentally Yours.

Thanks for looking

xXx

Clarity Challenge

I just came across the Clarity Stamp challenge blog the other day, where the theme is 'Shaped Cards', so I thought I'd enter it with this card.

I used 2 Distress Inks to colour the background - Dusty Concord and Mowed Lawn, I then inked through a bubble stencil to create the Bokeh effect.  All stamps and the stencil are by Clarity Stamps.

Delicate Snowflakes

Time for my weekly inspiration using stamps from Visible Image.

I created the swirly background using the shaving foam technique, such a fun thing to do!  I then over stamped that with the snowflake stamps and heat embossed using white embossing powder, then Stamped and mounted the sentiment.

Stamps used for this card are -

White Christmas

Snowflakes & Butterflies

Here's the links for everything Visible Image.

Visible Image Website - Buy stamps, get lots of inspiration, newsletter sign up, and contact details.

Visible Image Blog - Daily inspiration from the DT.

Visible Image Facebook Group - DT inspiration, monthly 'Show & Tell' contest, and the place to find lots of other Visible Image fans.

Visible Image Facebook Page - Where you'll find all the latest news and information.

Sunny Tag

I thought I'd do a tag for a change for today's inspiration.

I got this stamp from Inkylicious a few months ago and never got round to inking it up, along with the other 3 I got at the same time.........  I really love the sentiment that comes with the treescape stamp, the birds are from a different stamp set from Inkylicious.  I started by cutting out the tag with a Tim Holtz die, then inked it up using brushes with the following Distress Inks - Forest Moss, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Peeled Paint and Dried Marigold.

Thanks for looking!#

xXx

Brusho Card

To start this card I stamped onto water colour card with Versamark, using a stamp from Visible Image, and heat embossed with white embossing powder, this creates a resist against the Brushos.  Then out came the Brushos..... only 2 colours - Emerald and Cobalt Blue.  I added tiny amounts, one colour at a time, to dry card, then spritzed with water.  I stamped the sentiment, also from Visible Image, and added some gems to the flower centres.

Orange Christmas....hmmmm

Well this ink is Sepia, not Orange!....... lol.  The tree stamps are from Visible Image, and the sentiment from JustRite (my favourites).  I added little bits of white to the trees with a Posca pen, splattered white acrylic paint over the whole piece to look like falling snow, and finished of with a bit of glitter on the trees and snow banks.

A Bit of MDF

This is a practice run for a future MDF project.  I knew what I had in mind but wanted a trial run before I did it on the main project, and I'm pleased with out it turned out.  I gave the plaque a couple of coats of white Gesso, then once that was dry, I too 2 shades of acrylic paint and applied them with a dry brush.  The then stamped the snowflakes, which is an Indigoblu stamp, with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing power and finished off with some die cut snowflakes with some added sparkle.

Hopefully my main project will appear in a week or so.......lol

Thanks for looking xx

Feeling Festive with Visible Image

I have a couple of Christmas cards to show you today, both using only stamps from Visible Image.

I love to create moon/sun scapes.  I masked of the moon and used Black Soot DI, applied with a brush to create the sky, making it slightly lighter at the bottom.  I removed the mask and added the trees, stamped in Adirondack Oregano, I stamped the sleigh with Versafine Onyx Black.  I finished off with sentiment heat embossed in silver.

Stamps used for this card are -

Sleigh Silhouette

Tree Trio

Merry Christmas

For this one I did the Josephs Coat Technique. 

Stamps used for this one are -

Merry Christmas

Tree Trio (largest of the three)

Sparkle At Christmas (smallest stamp)

And here's all the links you need for everything Visible Image -

Visible Image Website - Buy stamps, get lots of inspiration, newsletter sign up, and contact details.

Visible Image Blog - Daily inspiration from the DT.

Visible Image Facebook Group - DT inspiration, monthly 'Show & Tell' contest, and the place to find lots of other Visible Image fans.

Visible Image Facebook Page - Where you'll find all the latest news and information.

Well......

.......my posting everyday didn't get of to such a good start did it...... lol.  I only came down with a tooth infection which really knocked me off my feet, I even phoned in sick for work, which is something I never do.  It's eased of a bit now and I feel a bit more normal, whatever normal is..... lol, so I thought I'd try again with my blogging every day.  Oh by the way the problem tooth is coming out on Wednesday!

Anyway, I felt like making a couple of cards yesterday, so here's one of them.  I got the idea from Pinterest.

I bought these stamps a couple of years ago and never used them, so I went looking for ideas and came across something similar to this.  This was a nice quick card and I covered it with crystal print magic, which is a very fine clear embossing powder with a bit of added sparkle, it really does make the images pop!

The Pine Cone is a stamp from Hero Arts and the branch from Impression Obsession, which I bought on a trip to Florida.

Back tomorrow with my DT cards for Visible Image.

Lavinia Stamps & Bokeh

It's a while since I've entered the challenge over on Lavinia Stamps, so thought I've enter this month.  Their challenge theme is 'Hot Bright Colours'.

I used Distress Inks in the following colours for the background, Abandoned Coral, Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry.  All stamps are of course from Lavinia.

Visible Image DT

Sunday means I have a couple of cards to show you using stamps from the fab Visible Image.

I inked through a Memory Box Stencil, then heat embossed the sentiment stamp in silver.  This made a nice quick card.  The stamp is called 'Magic of Christmas' and is available for you to buy HERE.

Another nice quick and easy card.  I used watered down acrylic paint, simply brushed across the centre of the card.  I then over stamped with a sentiment from the 'Be Happy Set', and then used a stamp from the 'Inksplats' set, randomly around the card and heat embossed with a vintage Frantage powder.

And here's all the links you need for everything Visible Image -

Visible Image Website - Buy stamps, get lots of inspiration, newsletter sign up, and contact details.

Visible Image Blog - Daily inspiration from the DT.

Visible Image Facebook Group - DT inspiration, monthly 'Show & Tell' contest, and the place to find lots of other Visible Image fans.

Visible Image Facebook Page - Where you'll find all the latest news and information.

This Time Last Year............

........ I was in New York with hubby, celebrating our 30th Wedding Anniversary, I can't wait to go again, hopefully next year. 

 Here's a few photos from our visit.

 Macy's, a great place for your handbags...... lol

 View from the Empire State Building - Spectacular!

 WTC Freedom Tower 

WTC Memorial Pools - A very emotional place 

 Lady Liberty, isn't she fab!

The Flat Iron Building, beautiful!

Sunset....

I haven't added this to a card yet.  I love creating scenes, I did this one over the weekend when I felt like my mojo had gone.  I wanted to do something but didn't know what, so off I went to You Tube and came across a tutorial, so thought I'd play along.  I just wanted to do something I didn't really want to have to think too much about...... lol.

The colours I used for the background are Sail Boat Blue, Butterscotch and Raspberry, all Adirondack ink pads.  The twiggy stamps is the Winter Tree stamp from Visible Image and the others are from Inkylicious. 

IndigoBlu

I'm trying to be more up to date with my blog and post something every day, let's see how it goes eh.... lol.

I've made this card for the challenge over at IndigoBlu where the theme is 'Frame It'.  I inked the background first with Dusty Concord Distress Ink, masking of the moon.  Just 2 stamps used for this one which are from the 'Here Comes Santa' set.  I also added some glitter to the snowflakes but it's not showing too good in the photo.

Leafy Vines

This card is actually purple..... looks like brown on the pic...... lol.  I used the fab Leafy Vines stamps from Hero Arts, heat embossed in Silver.  The sentiment is computer generated and then cut with Sue Wilson dies.