Mental Health Awareness stamps Archives

Bad Day | Art Journal Page

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 by helen

Hi there! Thanks for visiting us today! Sometimes life is so hard, and many of us encounter ‘bad days’ for lots of reasons. Our BAD DAY stamp set enables you to show empathy to a friend or to express your own feelings. Lynda is here on the blog today with an emotive art journal page featuring these stamps combined with our DON’T JUDGE stamp set, which work so well together..

Today I am sharing a page made for my Visible Image art journal featuring the ‘Bad Day’ and ‘Don’t Judge’ stamp sets.

Bad Day | Art Journal Page | stamps | Visible Image

I began by stamping the face to the edge of my page and then covering in masking fluid.

I applied distress ink to my craft mat and spritzed with water and dabbed my card in to create a blue and grey mottled effect.

I then used the ‘Scribble’ and ‘Breaking Glass’ stencils and applied Distress oxide ink through them.

I also added words from the ‘Words of Support’ stencil, and some light stamping using the ‘Grunge Tones’ stamp set, and placed the figure from ‘Don’t Judge’ in the centre of the stencilled area.

Once happy with my background it was time to remove the masking fluid. At this point I could have cried myself, as the card I used didn’t like it and tore away as I rubbed it off. Oops!

I fixed the problem by re stamping on fresh card, colouring with watercolours and fussy cutting so I could adhere it over the top.

A little glitter glue made her tear sparkle.

To finish I stamped and embossed the ‘Grunge Tones’ dots around the edge in black to frame the page, and to draw the eye in. I also added a few inspiring words from the ‘Beautiful Soul’ stamp set.

bad day | art journal page | mental health | mindfulness | sad face stamp

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A really emotive art journal page, we love how you have combined these stamps and stencils, and the grunge stamped edging really enhances it. The sparkle on the tear drop is beautiful. Thank you Lynda ♡

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We hope you have a really good day, but if you are having a ‘bad day’ we send virtual hugs and our best wishes.

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Helen & Mark xx

Bad Day Journal Page

Words of Support | Stencil

Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 by helen

Hello! Thanks for visiting our blog today. We are sharing a gorgeous card by Heather today, created with our WORDS OF SUPPORT and RIPPED FISHNET stencils, and stamps from our DON’T JUDGE set…

Afternoon!

I was super excited to see a wordy stencil when Words of Support was released last year, and one that was so poignant was just such a breath of fresh air!

stencil | kindness | empathy | words of support

This make was super simple but I’ll give you a quick run down…

I started the make using a gel press background I’d already created a while back. I used a 7″ circle press for this and just brayered on pink and white acrylics.

I love the fact that the new Ripped Fishnet stencil is outline free so I popped him on top of the gelli print and used Distress Oxide Ink Pads to add some colour.

I didn”t tape the stencil down so had to be a bit careful but look at the what you get…

… lovely mottled effect!

I wanted to use the words separately so trimmed a hole in some scrap paper to mask off areas and to blend the colour, I used a mixture of Picked Raspberry, Dusty Concord and Seedless Preserves.

The jigsaw pieces from the Don’t Judge set, were stamped onto another pre-made background that I added some shimmer mist too, trimmed and added to the card using foam tape.

The small sentiments, also from the Don’t Judge set, were then stamped around the edge before trimming and matting onto black card and then to an 8×8″ card blank.

A really lovely card to send to someone in need a little hug… and here’s the lovely goodies I made it with…

For more ideas and inspiration, you can check out Visible Image on instagram and follow the hashtag #visibleimage where you’ll find so many amazing makes from all over the world! Plus the Visible Image Facebook group has daily posts from us design team members as well as all Visible Image fans. It’s a lovely community so pop on over if you haven’t already!

I’ll catch up again soon… H xx

This is the kind of card so many of us would love to receive right now. We are loving your design with the torn fishnet and jigsaw pieces. Thank you Heather ♡

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We will be back tomorrow with another fabulous Design Team project to keep you feeling inspired and creative!

Remember to be kind to yourself.

Helen & Mark xx

Love and Compassion | Mindful Stamps | Stencils

Posted on July 22, 2020 by helen

Hello! We are back with more wonderful inspiration for you today. Lynda Hall has combined our NEW ‘Words of Support’ stencil with stamps from our ‘Love is Love’ and ‘Don’t Judge’ sets, which work so well together…

Today’s creation for Visible Image is all about love and uses some incredibly powerful images and words. This card would be perfect for anyone that needed a little support in troubled times.

I started with a piece of mixed media card sprayed with a combination of Dylusions and Distress Oxide spray inks, and I stamped and embossed one of the faces from the new ‘Love is Love’ set at the edge.

On a gelli print scrap in coordinating colours I also embossed the sentiment ‘Love Is’ inside the heart stamp from Don’t Judge.

I added some background stamping for added depth and then applied texture paste through some of the words on the Words of Support stencil. Because the inks are water based, the paste absorbs some of the colour and tints it as it dries- very cool!

To finish I stamped and fussy cut the person from Don’t Judge, outlined the words in black, and added white highlights and some pops of colour to the details on the face profile.

Visible Image Products Used

Love Is Love stamp set

Don’t Judge stamp set

don't judge | mental health awareness | stamps

Words of Support stencil

mindful | positive | calm | healing | stencil words

This is such a wonderful card Lynda, and will be so meaningful to so many people. The white embossing looks gorgeous against the vibrant background and we love how the colours come through in the words. Thank you ♡

You will find more inspiring cards and projects from Lynda over on her blog.

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Look Forward With Hope

Posted on June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 by helen

Hello and Happy Monday to you! We hope you had a lovely weekend ♡ Judy Rozema is kicking off this week’s inspiration here on the blog with a stunning card featuring our ‘Beautiful Soul’ face stamp and an inspiring quote…

Today I am sharing some watercolor painting and a card made with three different stamp sets from Visible Image.

I started out by mixing oranges, yellows, and reds from my Kuretake paints. I didn’t have an image, or idea in mind for what I would make; I was just mixing colors. When it was dry, it reminded me of the gorgeous image from Beautiful Soul.

I used my MISTI to line up where the image might look best, and stamped it with VersaFine Clair Nocturne. I added the sun from Look Forward With Hope in the upper right corner, and the net from Mesh-ellaneous along the bottom and upper left corner in yellow and orange inks.

I stamped the sentiment sentiment in Nocturne ink. I think it’s the perfect sentiment for all that is happening in our world right now. For added sparkle, I used Orange Peel Stickles in three waves of her hair. I love how it turned out!

Stamps Used:

handmade card | hope | face stamp | woman

Thank you for stopping by today!

This card is so striking Judy! Your background is fabulous, we love the texture and interest you added with the fishnet background stamp. Thank you ♡

You will find more of Judy’s inspiring cards over on her blog.

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Mark will be back with some LIVE demos over on our Facebook PAGE soon… he has been very busy designing our June and July releases! We cannot wait to show you them!

Thanks for visiting our blog today, we’ll be back later with more wonderful inspiration from our amazing Design Team!

Helen & Mark xx

Picking Up The Pieces | Card

Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 by helen

Hello! It is a cold, wet and windy day here in Wales, so we are brightening it up with an amazing card by Ericka Strange! Ericka’s card is so vibrant and the words from our ‘Don’t Judge’ stamp set are really inspiring for anyone going through a tough time…

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you are all having a good January so far.

I love this set from Visible Image, and the many ways to use it. Today I’m using the heart portion with the puzzle pieces.

broken | picking up the pieces | stamp | rubber | clear

To make my hearts, I started by using Distress Oxide sprays and photo paper. I love the bright colors that result in the spraying Distress Oxides and smooshing photo paper on the ink.

DOhearts

Once the ink is dry, I use a paper towel to wipe off the oxidized part and always love the results I get. I stamped the heart and puzzle pieces with Black Archival Ink and let it dry on the photo paper. Archival ink works the best since the photo paper in nonporous and won’t smear. I then fussy cut out the pieces and arranged them on white cardstock.

DOheartscut

I used foam tape for my center heart in order to give my card more dimension and then I traced the hearts with black pen to help the lines stand out on the white card base.

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I stamped the sentiment in Versafine ink and clear heat embossed it. to finish my card, I attached it to black cardstock.

doheartside

Don’t Judge Stamp Set

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a happy week and remember we all have pieces we are picking up and we can also help others with theirs.

Wow this card is superb Ericka, and so striking! We love the missing and scattered puzzle pieces from the hearts.. thank you ♡

You will find more of Ericka’s inspiring cards over on her blog.

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Inhale Confidence | Art Journal Page

Posted on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 by helen

Hello! We are back as promised with more wonderful inspiration today. Veerle has created an inspiring art journal page, with a tutorial video too, so sit back, relax and inhale…

I’ve been missing for a while… it have been some crazy couple of weeks with the end of the year happening. But we’ve started 2020 and of course creativity will be a big part again ^.^

So January first… I had my camera on and just went ahead and made my first video for this year.

art journal page | inhale confidence | mindfulness

I think these words are perfect to get a whole new year started. Words to keep in mind. And I know, it’s always easier said than done. But I want to make these a big part of 2020. These and so many other words from the Visible Image word stamps. Let’s make 2020 a strong year ^.^

Stamps Used:

Don’t Judge

Believe in Me

This is so inspiring Veerle, and your video was so calming to watch.. thank you ♡

You’ll find so many inspiring projects and videos over on Veerle’s blog and on her YouTube channel.

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Have Compassion | Mental Health Awareness Stamps

Posted on November 20, 2019 by helen

Hi there! Lisa Taggart is here on the blog today with a superb mixed media project created with our ‘Don’t Judge’ stamp set…

Hello! Have you been enjoying the new autumn release stamps from visible image? Today I’m using one of my favourite sets. I love the versatility of this set. Perfect sentiments and brilliant combination of images. Great for mixed media and journaling projects as well as cards of course.

don't judge | compassion | rubber stamps

Don’t judge

It’s great to get an opportunity to use up interesting scraps after a gel press printing session. Today’s project uses an MDT tag.

The steps:

Select an interesting print and cut to fit the tag. Stick with tacky glue and sand the edges. I also painted the back and tag stand using black gesso.

Heat emboss the image three times in black on printed leftovers. Then cut out.

Stamp and cut out a number of jig saw puzzle pieces from the scraps. Stamp more of these images on the main tag and stick the cut out pieces on top paying attention to the background colours. A contrast is best. Then heat emboss the scribble stamp on two of the person cut outs and repeat the puzzle card piecing technique on them too. Add the safety pin stamp on the centre image and heat emboss in black.

Heat emboss the heart in black on to the tag. Add some ink splatters in black and white. Assemble the cut out images on top using foam pads. I also added black thread for extra texture. Stamp the sentiments and cut out. Edge using black ink. Adhere to project. Finally use a pale coloured paint pen for a little doodling around the edges.

mixed media | mdf | visible image stamps

Bye for now …

Lisa. Xx

This is so awesome! We love how you stamped the jigsaw pieces in the background and then layered some on top, it creates superb dimension on your stunning background. The figures look so striking too! Thank you Lisa ♡

You will find more of Lisa’s inspiring projects over on her blog.

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Helen & Mark xx

Don’t Judge | Mental Health Awareness

Posted on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 by helen

Good Evening! We are here with our last inspirational post for today. Martha is here with an amazing card featuring our NEW ‘Don’t Judge’ stamps, and a brilliant tutorial video too…

The new autumn stamps release by Visible Image is just amazing and so inspiring

mental health awareness stamps | mindfulness | don't judge

I love mix and match old stamps with the new one, and so I created this card with the focal point from the ‘Don’t Judge’ stamp set, a man silhouette and lot of sentiment stripes from this set and from the ‘Somewhere In Time’ set, all this sentiments are in the background but also strike the man who is maybe overwhelmed inside and outside, but…ehi…don’t judge 🙂

Here the stamps and stencil used:

courage | broken | live in the now | compassion | sentiment stamps

And here is the process video

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Wow this is such a fantastic card! Brilliant combination of stamps and some very clever stamping of the words! Your background and all your extra touches are awesome! Thank you for another really inspiring project and video Martha ♡

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Thanks for visiting our blog today and hope to see you back here soon!

Helen & Mark xx

I Am Strong | Mindfulness Stamps

Posted on November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 by helen

Hello! We have stempelfrida up next on the blog with a brilliant card featuring our NEW ‘Don’t Judge’ stamps which include positive sentiments like ‘I am strong’ and ‘Don’t Judge’…

I am strong – this is only one of the amazingly rich words, which can be found in the new release of Visible Image. I could not decide for a while, which one to start with, since there are so many wonderful statements. But my card of today should have the theme “I am strong”.

i am strong | card | journal page

The card should simply show the strength and therefore it is rather simple, but striking in its design. I can imagine thousands of meanings for it and stories behind it and hope that you will also find yourself here.

How I made this card:

My main character is made from a dark piece of cardstock, which had some structure. After treatment with Gesso I achieved this special look.

I stamped the person onto it with Ink on 3 and fussy cut it. Again, my Distress Oxides were used for staining the edges.

The background of my card is a beige cardstock, which I treated with some Gesso. I used the stencil “Stars & Stripes” to create the stripes with Distress Oxides. I also dyed the edges of it with Distress Oxides. I coloured the outerlines in black with a pen. The text was made the same way.