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Design Team Intro | Pauline Butcher

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Hello there! As we continue to introduce our wonderful Design Team, we are so happy that another of our existing designers is staying on the team…


Pauline Butcher


Pauline is on our BLOGGING TEAM!



I discovered card making and paper crafting years ago, and couldn’t get enough of patterned papers, and then stamping came into my life, which is now my passion. I enjoy hosting my inky workshops around the UK.


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We adore Pauline’s love of vivid colours [pink in particular] and her wonderful and often quirky handmade cards and mixed media projects, which always sparkle! Pauline has been with us for almost 8 years now and, although taking an extended break at the moment, she will be back soon with more of her incredible inspiration.


Today we are sharing one of our most favourite cards created by Pauline, featuring our SEE EVERYTHING stamp which has been coloured with vibrant distress inks, with some of the beautiful details and the eye layered up. Pauline added highlights with a white gel pen and some Ranger stickles for a touch of sparkle!


eye stamp | clear | rubber | see everything



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eye stamp | clear | rubber | collage | mixed media | cardmaking



We can’t wait to have you back creating these masterpieces Pauline!



We will be back tomorrow to introduce our next new designers and their fabulous first projects.


We hope you have a nice evening.

Helen + Mark xx



 

Upcycling | Visible Image Stamps

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Hi there! We have a new challenge running over in our Facebook group and the theme is Upcycling! Jane Tyrrell is here on the blog today with some fantastic inspiration using tomato tins…


Hello

It’s time for my latest inspiration for Visible Image.

I had a look in my recycling box and this is what I found… an empty tin of tomatoes



In my studio I use the rather attractive Pizza Express passata tins to store lots of my crafting accessories including pens, brushes etc. I decided that I would decorate my tin for some more crafting bits.



I removed the label, measured the length and width of the tin (between the rounded end plates) and cut a piece of card. I added 1 cm onto the length of a piece of card for a small overlap.




I decided to use the eye from the See Everything stamp set

eye stamp | rubber | clear

and some art words from The Word Needs Art


art | creative | quote | stamps



I also added some extra “circles” using the stamp from my Guardian Angel set

guardian angel | stamp | dark | birds | circles


Once I got my stamps out I decided to also decorate one of my other tins so I stamped up 2 new “labels”. I stamped using Versafine Clair Nocture and clear embossed.




I added some extra circles using the stamps in the Guardian angel set.



I masked the eyes and added Brushos, rose red and violet to 1 label and Paperartsy Violetta Infusions to the other.



Then I removed the masks to reveal the whites of the eyes.



I coloured the pupils using glitter pens.




The clarity of Visible Image stamps really are second to none..



Finishing touches included white pen accents and glitter layer pen to some of the circles.


I then attached the labels to the tins using red line tape;





And here they are;


altered tins | stamping | mixed media | up cycling



altered tins | stamping | eye stamp | mixed media | up cycling


And also back in my studio already filled!


handmade desk pots | stamping



craft pots | handmade | stamping | altered tins


and one last shot


eye stamp | altered tins


Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stay safe and stay creative.


Bye for now,
Jane x




Wow these are so awesome! The brushos and infusions make stunning backgrounds for our eye stamp, and the pots look perfect filled with all your brushes and pens!

Thank you for this amazing challenge inspiration Jane ♡

You will find more of Jane’s inspiring cards and projects over on her blog.

 

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We will be back later today with more gorgeous inspiration.

Thanks so much  for visiting our blog today!

Stay safe and well.

Helen & Mark xx


 

2020 Vision | Eye Stamp

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Hello and Happy New Year to you! We are very excited for the year ahead with lots of exciting new releases planned and an incredible Design Team inspiring you with their amazing projects! Kicking off a brand new year of inspiration is Jane Tyrrell with an awesome New Year card featuring our iconic eye stamp and more…


Good morning,

Today I am sharing my first make for Visible Image in 2020. I decided that I needed an injection of colour. I chose to use the iconic original large eye stamp from Where Dreams Take You


eye stamp | clear | rubber


I teamed it with some of the words from Destination Unknown


paper plane | boat | stamp | destination unknown | adventure



and the time spiral stamp from Ahead of our Time




I also wanted it to have the new decade on it so I used the numbers from Alphabetical to make a card.


alphabet stamp set | rubber | clear



This is what I got up to;


First I stamped and embossed the eye onto white mixed media card


I used these distress inks



I masked the eye and blended the colours onto the card



Once finished I removed the mask



I then stamped the time swirl using archival ink



and added the words



I added 2020 using the 2 and 0 and stamping them twice




I finished off by adding some green gel pen to the pupil of the eye




Here is my finished card;




Some close ups..









Thanks so much for stopping by.

Back soon.

Bye for now,
Jane x




What a way to kick off the new year Jane! Awesome card design and wonderful vibrant colours! Loving this mix of stamps and sentiments too. Thank you  ♡

You will find more of Jane’s inspiring cards and projects over on her blog.



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Shop where you will find all our stamps and stencils
Blog see all our latest posts here
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This year will see more Facebook and instagram LIVEs so make sure you have liked and followed us! NEW tutorial videos from Mark coming soon over on our YouTube channel too, so make sure you subscribe! 


Don’t forget to show us your Visible Image makes by tagging us on instagram @visibleimagestamps and uploading your photos to our Facebook group.


We will be back soon with more gorgeous new inspiration from our amazing team!


Helen & Mark xx


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I See Bold Colour

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Good Evening! We have a bold and fabulous journal post by Lynn Good here on the blog today…




Hi everybody, today I have an art journal page to share with you…



I began by putting down some bold colours – I find this often gives me clarity about what I want to do



I have used Dylusion paints – Lemon Zest, Postbox Red, and Tangerine Dream.


I have used the ‘Time Tunnel’ stencil and Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire to create the focal points



I used Dina Wakeley Heavy Body White paint and a brayer randomly around the pages.  With the left over white paint I applied this to the ‘Strobes’ Stencil and using a roll of paper towel, pressed it onto the page.



On a separate piece of paper I have stamped the eye from the ‘Where Dreams Take You’ stamp set and cut it out, adhering it to the art journal page using matte gel medium.  I have coloured the eye with a watercolour blue.


I have then randomly stamped around the layout using stamps that I have listed below in the products list.  I have used a white paint pen and the Dylusions paints to highlight areas.  For the final touch I have applied Whipped Spackle paste through a stencil randomly on the layout to bring it all together.


Here are some close ups:










Products Used:


Stencil – Strobes




Stencil – Time Tunnel




Stamp – The Ripple Effect




Stamp – Destination Unknown




Stamp – De-stressed


 



Stamp – Bold Colour




Stamp – Where Dreams Take You



Thanks for stopping by and I hope that I have given you some inspiration to get out the bold colours and create.

Til next time – Happy Crafting!
Lynn



Fantastic pages Lynn, the Time Tunnel stencil looks great behind the eye!
Thank you ♡

You will find more of Lynn’s fabulous projects over on her blog.



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We will be back tomorrow with more awesome new inspiration!

Mark & Helen xx


Box of Vision

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Hello there! Thank you for visiting our blog today.. we hope you are having  a good week!

We have loads of stunning inspiration to share with you today, starting with an incredible project by Teresa Morgan…


Take a plain wooden box, some gelli printed papers and a set of amazing stamps, and what do you get?
This amazing box of delights. I love how this turned out, the bright colours and striking eye design!!




I had made the printed backgrounds previously using acrylic paints and bubble wrap on my gelli plate. I trimmed them to size and then gave the box a coat of black gesso.

I love it when things just work out – serendipity!! The words were a perfect fit, and were stamped with black Archival ink directly onto the paper.

There’s another fabulous sentiment inside –




The eye is stamped and embossed onto heat resistant acetate and layered over some white card. I coloured the iris on the white card before sticking the layers together. Finally I added some tiny gems.





Thanks for stopping by – I hope you have been inspired today!!


Where Dreams Take You




Amazing project Teresa.. thank you! ♡


We loved showing this off on our Create and Craft TV shows last week and this awesome stamp set sold out yet again! Here are some stunning shots courtesy of Create and Craft…


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



We hope you will play along with our DIMENSION challenge this month over in our Facebook group,  for your chance to WIN a £40 coupon! Or share anything you have created with our stamps this month in our ‘Show & Tell’ album for another chance to WIN!



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Blog see all our latest posts here!
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We will back later with more stunning inspiration!

Mark & Helen xx

 

Vision @ Visible Image

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Hello, thanks for stopping by our blog today.

We have another awesome card by Pauline Butcher to inspire you…

Hellooooo,
 
I’m back with more Design Team inspiration for ‘Visible Image’, using a couple of awesome stamp sets..Where Dreams Take You  and Live Life Now.

 
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I stamped the fabulous eye, using Versamark, and heat embossed it using a Wow Red powder, yummy. I stamped the eye again with black ink, onto a sticky note, and fussy cut it out, I placed this mask over the embossed eye, and coloured the background using Distress Inks. I then stamped the ‘Go where your Dreams take you’, again using Distress ink. 

 

 
I stamped the small butterflies with Versamark, and heat embossed them with the red powder, I then took the mask off, and coloured the Iris, and put a bit of shading into the corner of the eye. The ‘Vision’ sentiment was stamped with Versamark, onto a separate piece of card, and again heat embossed using the Red powder, and fussy cut. 

I used Stickles, to bling up the butterflies, and to put a twinkle in the eye.
 



Time for you to get out your Visible Image Stamps, and enter the December Challenge, just create a card, using only Visible Image stamps, and enter HERE, for a chance to win a £25 voucher, to spend in their shop.


Thank you for popping in, hugs, Pauline xxx 



Stunning card Pauline! ♡ Loving our fantastic eye in red!

You’ll find more of Pauline’s cards and projects over on her blog.


We’ll be back with more gorgeous inspiration to inspire you, so come back and visit us again soon!

Mark & Helen xx

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