Flowers from Inkylicious

I made both of these cards a couple of weeks ago, but kept forgetting to take a photo..... lol.

 The flower stamp and the sentiment are both from Inkylicious.  The flower was coloured with Zigs.  The card background are Adirondacks blended with the blending tool.

The same flower stamps, again coloured with Zigs.  I used Brushos on water colour card for the background.  The sentiment is from a set by Altenew.  The black borders were cut with a punch by EK Success.

Sheena Stamps

I recently bought some of Sheena Douglass's new stamps and a couple of other goodies that she demo'd on TV,  and have finally had a lovely play with them.  I think I may be slightly addicted to the Rose...... lol, I love it!

Here's what I've been doing.....

First of all, a couple of tags.

 I've been messing with inks lately and this is a tag I sprayed with Dylusions ink, and splashed with water to create the white dots.  I then stamped the rose with Versafine then I went over that with gilding paste which I then dragged in a little with a damp paintbrush, this creates an embroidery look. Once it was clear, it stays sticky for a long time, I went over it all with foil.   This technique is called  Brush Embroidery, which I used to do when I made wedding cakes, so it was nice to try it again.  I also used the liquid gilding paste around the edges, applied with a sponge, and added foil to that too, it gives a lovely distressed look and very subtle.  I finished off stamping and heat embossing the sentiment.

For this one, I went looking in my file of backgrounds and came across this one which was made with Brushos.  All I did was stamp the rose onto it then cut it out.  I cut a tag from Kraft Card and attached ripped pieces of a book page, finished off with some Distress Ink around the edges and added the word.

 I stamped onto water colour card for this one, and used water colour paints to add the colour.  Then blended some Distress Ink around the image and added the stamping with another stamp by Sheena.

Last one.......  This was another background I found in my file, which was made with Brushos and blown around a bit using the Tim Holtz air spritzer.  I stamped and heat embossed the rose, then used Brushos to add the colour.  I added water, a section at a time, then sprinkled Brushos onto the wet and let it do it's thing, just easing colour into the little crooks and crannies with a paintbrush.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Country View Challenges

I made this project for the present challenge over on Country View Challenges where the theme is 'Stencils'.

I started the background by sprinkling  some brushos onto my work surface which I spritzed with water, then simple 'dipped' the card into it a few times till I was happy with it.  Once dry I randomly stamped some text and swirls with stamps by Tim Holtz.  To finish of the background I inked through a sunray stencil with distress ink.  I stamped and embossed the butterfly on a scrap of water colour card, then used Brushos to add the colour.  I finished off with a few gems and a bit of rough heat embossing round the edges.  The Butterfly and sentiment stamps are from Inkylicious.  

I have a fear of Butterflies or moths, and it's not very often I use them in my crafting, but I do have about 4 Butterfly stamps that I love. At one time I never used them in crafting, but the stamps are making me use them more, but I'll still never like them in RL.... lol.

Thanks for looking.

xx

More Brushos

All of these cards follow the same technique, I've just used different stamps.  I sprinkled a small amount of the Brusho powder in just one spot, then spritzed it with water then used my TH Spritzer to blow some of the colour around, before letting it dry.  Once dry I added the next colour and carried on till I'd used all the colours.

 Stamps from Lavinia Stamps, coloured with Brushos.  The colours I used are Purple, Cobalt Blue, Gamboge, Leaf Green and Rose Red.

 Stamps from Inkylicious, the butterfly is also coloured with Brushos.  The colours used are Sea Green, Orange, Rose Red, Cobalt Blue and Gamboge.

Stamps again from Inkylicious, colours used are Purple, Lime Green, Gamboge, Vermillion and Turquoise.

Thanks for looking xx

Brushos

I made the background with 3 colours of Brushos, Purple, Emerald Green and Yellow.  I let each colour dry before adding the next as I didn't want the colours mixing.  The Fairy is from a set by Chocolate Baroque and the grasses from Inkylicious all stamped with Versafine and heat embossed with black powder.  The sentiment if from a set that was free with a magazine a long time ago.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Dreams.......

I have some inspiration using stamps by Visible Image today.

I stamped and heat embossed with white embossing powder, both corners.  The I used Brushos to add the colour, I used Orange and Scarlet.  I also coloured the stamped butterflies with the same colours, just adding as water colours, which I then cut out, added some pearls for the bodies and attached to the card just down the bodies, so that the wings give that added dimension.  I also stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.

Stamps used for this card are -

Revolution (scroll)

Butterfly

Where Dreams Take You

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.

Visible Image, Brusho's & Christmas

I've been playing with Brushos again....... still loving them.....lol

 The stamps used for this card is just one set - Revolution.  Sorry I didn't take note of the colours I used for this one.

I inked Distress Ink, Evergreen Bough, through a Memory Box stencil for the panel, and one of the new Christmas Stamps - Magic of Christmas.

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.

Butterfly Butterfly & Christmas

Sundays are my days on the Visible Image DT, to show you a card made using their fab stamps.

I used Brushos for the background on water colour card.  I then stamped the Butterfly Inkognito with Brushos and stamped again onto water colour card, simply because I wanted the colours to be the same.  I then stamped and heat embossed the large Butterfly stamp onto acetate and cut it out.  Next I attached the acetate Butterfly by the body, to the Butterfly Inkognito and bent the wings up just a touch, and added the pearls to the body.  This was then mounted onto the background with sticky pads.  The sentiment is just perfect with these stamps.

The stamps used are:-

Butterfly Inkognito

Large Butterfly

Butterfly Sentiment

Now we go from Summertime Butterflies to Christmas sparkle!
I've just received some of the brand new Christmas stamps and I've got to say they are just fab!

 For this one I also used the Crackled Background stamp embossing it with clear embossing powder, then adding the colour with Distress Ink and blender tool.  I stamped the larger stamp and embossed over the top with WOW Sparkling Snow embossing glitter, and WOW Silver Sparkle embossing glitter for the sentiment.

Clean and simple for this one, heat embossed with WOW Gold Sparkle.

The stamps used for these 2 cards are -
Sparkle at Christmas
Crackled Background

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.

Play It Loud with Visible Image

Today is my first day to show you a card made using fab Visible Image stamps, as part of the lovely design team.  I'm thrilled to bits to have been chosen to join them, from the many great applications they'll have got.  So here we go.......

For the background I used Brushos in just 2 colours, then while it was still wet, I used a spritzer to blow the ink around, I love this effect.  I then stamped the image and sentiment in black Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  All the other stamping was done with various Distress Inks.

The stamps I used are -

Play It Loud                                                                    

Soul Music                                                                    

Plasma                                                                      

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.

Brusho's

It seems ages since I last blogged, been busy with other stuff, but I have made this card this week.

For the background I got a piece of bubble wrap, sprinkled on some Brushos, gave it a spritz with water, then pressed it onto some glossy card, love this effect!.  All the stamps are from the Tim Holtz set 'Seamless Experience'.  I have quite a few of Tim's stamps, I really need to make time to use them..... lol.

Colours of the Wind

Well I've had a lovely crafty day today, and have been playing with some new stamps from Visible Image.  I won a competition they ran over on their Facebook group.  You had to use one of their stamps that was the free stamps on the Craft Stamper magazine. And this stamp was part of my prize.  Now, because I have a few of their stamps already, yes I've been buying them for a few years now, out of the 5 stamps that were the prize there was only 1 I didn't already have.  So Helen kindly sent me a code to use to choose the stamps I wanted.  So this is one of them.

This gorgeous stamp is called Colours of the Wind, and I love it!  I used a couple of Brushos for the background - Lime Green and Brilliant Red, sprinkling them on the card first, then spraying with some water.  Once dry I stamped with Versafine and embossed it with clear powder.

Below is the card that won the challenge for me, bit ironic that I won it using  butterfly stamps, when I'm not a fan of butterflies at all..... lol.  But I do love these stamps. More details for this card can be found if you scroll down the page a bit.

Visible Image & Brushos

Today I thought I'd use us some tester sheets I had from when I used Brushos for the first time, you know, just testing out the colours and effects..... lol.  These were on watercolour card so didn't stamp and emboss to good, but they're not bad.

All stamps used are from Visible Image, the top one used stamps from the Revolution set, the bottom one is Inkognito Woman, just love these stamps, sentiment is from the 'Be Happy Set' and I used the 'Crackled Backgound' stamps round the edges.

Lavinia Stamps

The theme for March's challenge over on Lavinia Stamps is 'Add Some Gems'.

The stamp used is of course one of Lavinias, and I used Brushos to make the background.  The sentiment was cut with a die by Tattered Lace.

More Brushos.....

Just one colour used for this one, but I can't remember which one of the blues it is...... 

I sprayed the water on the card first then sprinkled the Brushos.  Stamps used are from Inkylicious and the raindrops are from Ryn, all stamped in black Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Spray Starch and Brushos

I've been playing with Brushos again, this time with spray starch and cling film. Love the effect this creates.

First I sprayed the card with the starch, then sprinkled the Brushos onto it, next I covered it with cling film, moving it around to create creases etc.  Give it about 30 minutes, then remove the cling film.  Once it was completely dry I stamped into it with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.

I'd like to enter this card into the present challenge at

Artistic Stamper - Spring (30th March)

Country View Challenges - Anything Goes (30th March)

Brusho Tags

When I was playing with the Brushos at first, I used some small tags, here's 2 that I stamped and stenciled on.

No idea which colours I used here, was too happy sprinkling and spraying..... lol.  I used a stencil for the image by Crafters Workshop and it's called Mini Urban Landscape.  I inked through the stencil with Black Soot Distress Ink, the NYC was stamped with alphabet stamps from my Aunty's.

First I stamped with clear embossing powder onto the white tag, heat embossed it, then sprinkled black Brusho on the bottom half, love how it resists the embossing.  The birds were simply stamped with black Versafine.  All stamps are from Inkylicious.

Brushos

I'm still enjoying playing with my Brushos, they're so addictive!.... lol.

Using a stamp from Inkylicious again stamps with Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powders.

I used just 2 colours on the background for this one, Gamborge and one of the reds, not sure which.  Once it was dry, I stamped a vine stamp and coloured it with Emerald Green Brusho.  I used a stamp by Dina Wakely for the bird which I stamped the twice, once on to the background to look like he's sitting on the branch, and again on a separate piece of card, which I coloured again with Brushos - Yellow and Turquoise.  I don't do painting watercolours, but did enjoy this.  I cut out the coloured bird and placed him over the one stamped on the background using just a little bit of glue gel.  I finished of stamping the vine at each side.

Brushos

My crafting friend KathyK introduced me to Brushos last weekend, to say I was impressed is an under statement, I love them!  So once I got home, I just had to order some, they arrived on Wednesday and I couldn't wait to start playing.  Here's my first complete card.

I used just 2 colours on this one, Purple and Turquoise.  I used my Tim Holtz spritzer to blow some air on the wet ink, which gave me the 'twig' effect.  Once the Brushos had dried I stamped the Dandelions with black Versamark then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I added just a tiny bit of glitter to finish it off.  The stamps used are from Inkylicious.