Fly.............

Another journal page....

I used Aquatints for the background, added some stenciling and stamping.  I also used Aquatints to colour the butterfly and dragonfly, and when dry used a clear sparkle pen from Crafters Companion over the top of the wings.  I then added glossy accents to the bodies and the drops for a bit of dimension.  All stamps and stencils are by Sheena Douglass.

Thanks for looking xx

In The Pink!

There's a new challenge over on That's Crafty where the theme is 'In The Pink'.  I've been playing around with a bit of art journaling this past week or so, so thought I'd do this for the challenge.

I started the background by using one colour Aquatint, working from the bottom of the page to the top to create the 'Hombre' look.  I used various stamps from Dylusions, and Tim Holtz, the lady stencils are from Clarity Stamps.  The working is a stamps by Dyan Reavely - I'm pretty sure the with a pair of sparkly shoes, and a new tiara, she could conquer the world'.  I don't have a tiara stamp, but I thought a crown was just as good.  I also added glitter to the feet to create the sparkly shoes....

Thanks for looking.

xx

Glitter It! with Lavinia

This months challenge over on Lavinia Stamps is Glitter It!  Well you can't have fairies without glitter can you..... lol.

I started of by making the background with Aquatints from the Bright & Beautiful set. Then simply stamped up with various Lavinia stamps, added some white spots to the flowers and finished off with lots of glitter.

Thanks for looking. xx

Best Wishes.......

I made the background with Aquatints brushed onto water colour card, I love this effect.  Then I stamped the flowers with a Sheena Douglass stamp from the Floral Fiesta set, I stamped in Versafine.  Then I used the faux bleaching technique to lift the colour from the flowers.  All you do is apply water with your paint brush and plain water, dabbing with a piece of kitchen roll till you're happy with the effect.  Then I splashed the water over the whole piece which left white spots, again it removes the inks.  This works with any water based ink.  The sentiment is from a Stamps U Love set.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Sugar Skulls

I think I've got a serious addiction to the new stamps by Sheena Douglass, Day of the Dead. When I first saw them, I honestly thought oh they're nice, but not my thing........ well the more I saw the work by Sheena's DT, the more I liked them, in the end I just couldn't resist and ordered the lot!  I've liked Sugar Skulls for a long time.

This is what I've been making over the last couple of days.

I cut and made this shadow box a few months ago using my cameo, but then changed my mind on what I was going to do with it.  So it's just been sat around looking very boring and sad as plain white cardstock. Well once these stamps and dies arrived, I knew just what to do with the shadow box.  I started by giving it a coat of black Gesso.  Then I made the back panels, coated them with Gesso too and when dry ran it though one of Sheena's embossing folders and gave them a covering of Gilding wax, then attached them to the box and left it to dry.

Next I started on the skulls, for these all the stamps are from the same collection and all are painted with Aquatints.  I then die cut the corners and coated them with the Gilding Wax, the box also got the same treatment.... lol.  I love the 3 colours of was together.  I attached the skull with gel glue so that they are raised, then added the corners.

Now I'm looking for space to hang it in my craft room..... 

Thanks for looking!

xx

2 Layer Stamping

This stamp is by Hobby Art.  I stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder, then coloured with Aquatints.  For the background I used Adirondack shade Pool.  The sentiment is from a stamp set from Stamps U Love.

Fairies from Lavinia

I've been playing with Aquatints, which is what I made the background with.  All the stamps are from Lavinia.  I used a Spectrum Noir sparkle pen over the top of the leaves.  Since I don't do much colouring now, I bought the pack of clear sparkle pens rather than the coloured sets.

Glitter & Gems

I've been playing with Aquatints, and came up with this background, completely by accident.  I wasn't happy with how I did it at first, so though well before I put it in the bin, I'd have a play around with it.  So all I did was splash more Aquatints and water to it, and this was the result, love the marble effect that happened.  The stamp is from Lavinia Stamps, which I stamped with black Versafine, then heat embossed with Crystal Print Magic ( from DMD), the photo doesn't show the sparkle though, anyway I added gems to it, cut the icicles with a Marianne die, snowflake with a Spellbinders die and added glitter to them.  The sentiment was cut with Tim Holtz dies.

I'd like to enter this into the present challenges at - 

Lavinia - Glitter & Gems.

World Wide Open - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking.

xx

Bright Lights of NYC!

 I used Aquatints for the background on this card, sprinkled onto wet water colour card.  I also splashed some plain water over the top and dabbed off to reveal lighter speckles.  Then I stamped over with a stamp from Altenew.  The set is called 'Sketchy Cities America'.  I think this stamp works well with this background, the bright lights of New York! (yes I'm still in love with NYC)

Visible Image

Sundays really do come around quick don't they.  Time for a couple more projects using the fab Visible Image stamps.

The background on this card was created using the Bleeding Tissue Technique, nice and easy to do, with lovely results.

Stamps used are -

Crackled Background

Grunge Polka Dot

Never Give Up

I love making tags and the background on this one was done with AquaTints.
Stamps used are -
Time Is Precious
Grunge Polka Dots
Time After Time Set

And here's all 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.

Hearts & Flowers with Visible Image

Time for me to show you a couple of cards using stamps from Visible Image.

I used Aquatints to create the background for this one, on watercolour card.

The stamps I used are - 

Bronte Script (background)

Cogs from Time After Time set  (background)

Plasma (background)

Inkognito Heart

Clockwork Heart from Oz Tin Man set

Border stamping - flower stem from Flower Inkognito

All My Tomorrows

This background was created by stamping in Versamark, heat embossing with clear embossing powder, then blending inks over.  I did this 2 or 3 times creating layers.

Stamps used are -

Flower Inkognito

Ink Splats

Me Time

And here's all 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.

What Really Matters..........

It's Sunday and that's my day to show you a project using the fab Visible Images stamps.  Something a bit different from the usual card for this one.  This also features one of the brand new word stamps which were released on Friday.  If you haven't already, you really should pop over to the shop and see all the fab new stamps for yourselves!

I blew the dust off my Cameo for this one and cut a shadow box on it.  I inked the background with Aquatints, a couple of shades of Adirondacks, Raspberry and Willow and Distress Ink - Vintage Photo. I also over stamped in the same colours,  The flower and words were stamps with black Versafine and heat embossed with black embossing powder.  The flowers and leaves were cut with Sue Wilson Dies.

Stamps used are:-

Wording - What Really Matters

Flower Inkognito

Bronte Script

Galaxy

And here's all the links you need -

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.

New Stamp Release at Visible Image!!!!

Today sees the new release of lots of fab stamps from Visible Image.  There are five new character stamps and sixteen, yes sixteen, new sentiment stamps.  I promise you, you'll want them all...... lol.

Here's a card I made using one of the new sentiment stamps, Reason To Smile.

I used Aquatints to make the background, the scroll stamp is from the Revolution set and of course the sentiment, one of the new releases.

Click the following links to be taken straight to the stamps.

Reason To Smile

Revolution

And here's some useful links for you -

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.

A bit of experimenting......

I've been playing with Aquatints this afternoon and this is one of the backgrounds I made.  The stamps are by Visible Image.  Looks like there's a storm brewing..... lol.

All the colours are from one set, Landscape.