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Handmade Wrapping | Boot Prints Stencil

Posted on September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 by helen

Hello! We are feeling Christmassy here at Visible Image as we share some wonderful new inspiration created with our Christmas stamps and stencils alongside our amazing 50% OFF Christmas sale! Jane is here on the blog today with some fabulous handmade gift wrapping and a co-ordinating tag featuring our SNOWMAN JACK stamp, Santa’s BOOT PRINTS stencil, and a lovely sentiment…

Good Afternoon, it’s time for my latest Visible Image design team inspiration! Can you guess who left these boot prints?

handmade gift wrapping | stamped | stamping | boot prints stencil

Yes, none other than the man in the red suit! It is time to share some inspiration for some of the fab Christmas stamps and stencils!

I decided to make a Christmas gift wrap and tag set. I had a hard time choosing the stencil and stamps to use for my make but eventually I decided on the:

Boot Prints stencil (which at the moment is reduced to just £2.99!!)

with the cutey Snowman Jack stamp set (now just £5.99 reduced from £11.99)

and one of the gorgeous sentiments from my favourite of all Christmas sentiment sets; Sentimental Christmas (which is also just £5.99 reduced from £11.99)

This is what I got up to.

I love making personalised gift wrap and I have shared many makes over the years. I always use brown paper and distress inks as personlly I find that a good mix. The ink dries pretty instantly and doesn’t smudge. And yes you can stamp using Visible Image clear stamps with distress ink…I get asked that a lot. The stamps are made of the highest of quality photopolymer and are deeply etched. Also the stencils are fabulous quality and a great depth too.

So first of all I used Black soot distress ink, an ink blender and the Boot prints stencil to stencil the boots all over the sheet of paper.

boot prints stencil

I just hold the stencil in place, it’s easy to line up again if it moves. Taping it down might tear the paper.

Santa really has been stomping around hasn’t he!

Next I used festive berries distress ink and the 4 tiny snowflakes from the Snowman Jack stamp set, and put them all onto together on a block.

I then used them to randomly stamp snowflakes all over the sheet of paper.

Once my sheet of paper was finished it was time to make my tag.

I stamped, coloured and cut out Snowman Jack.

You will notice that I paper pieced his scarf and hat for some extra detail and dimension.

I stamped a red tag with the snowflakes and swoosh stamp from Snowman Jack .

I stamped and embossed this lovely sentiment from Sentimental Christmas.

I also stamped the star from this set using gold ink.

Here is my finished snowman tag.

snowman stamp | handmade tag | visible image

And here is Snowman Jack with his matching gift wrap, all ready for the man in the red suit to deliver on Christmas Eve!

snowman stamp | handmade tag | Boot prints stencil | gift wrap

I hope I might have inspired you to make some of your own gift wrap and tags? They don’t have to be just for Christmas and make a gift so personal.

Do check me out on out social media too. You will find me on instagram where I share many more of my makes.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Fabulous gift wrapping paper! The black boot prints stencil and red snowflake stamping look wonderful on the brown paper. Your tag is awesome Jane, our Snowman Jack stamp looks fantastic! Thank you ♡

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Stay creative!

Helen & Mark xx

handmade wrapping boot stencil

Hedgehog Hugs Stamps | Autumn Tags

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by helen

Hi there! Jane is here on the blog today with 2 wonderful Autumn tags created with our HEDGEHOG HUGS stamps and ERIKA’S MAPLE stamp set…

Good Afternoon, it’s time to share my latest design team inspiration. The new Autumn release is now on sale worldwide, and has gone down a storm. There are 9 gorgeous new sets to choose for and if you have been sleeping under a log (with the cute hedgehog) and missed them do check them out!

Today I am sharing a pair of tags I made using the stamps from one of my favourites (shhhh) Hedgehog Hugs. I also teamed it up with some existing stamp sets.

I used 2 tags from my stash.

The tag on the right was made using various distress stain sprays.

The left one is made from a book page and altered using barn door distress ink and all the great stamps from the Grunge Tones setThis set is perfect for a quick background.

I also stamped some leaves onto inky mop up card using Erika’s Maple stamp set.

which I cut out

I stamped in black versafine ink and clear embossed both the hedgehogs from Hedgehog Hugs, coloured them with watercolour markers and cut one of each out.

I also stamped out the sentiments and distressed the edges.

Then it was time to assemble my tags.

Here they are finished..

hedgehog stamps | autumn tags | clear | rubber

Some individual photos..

hedgehog stamps | autumn tags | clear | rubber | i want to hibernate

hedgehog stamps | autumn tags | clear | rubber | feeling prickly

hedgehog stamps | autumn tags | clear | rubber

and one final shot…

The new Autumn stamps are so gorgeous and, as you can see, work so well with existing sets too.

Bye for now,

Jane x

We adore these tags, our Hedgehog stamps look fantastic snuggled up in your beautiful Autumn leaves… gorgeous colours and designs! Thank you Jane ♡

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Squirrel Stamp | Autumn | Fall Card

Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 by helen

Hi there! Thanks for visiting our blog today. We have lots of gorgeous inspiration to share this week! Lynda is kicking us off with a fantastic Autumn | Fall card created with our NUTS ABOUT SQUIRRELS stamp set, which includes the cute squirrel stamp, acorns, leaves and more…

Autumn has arrived! It’s my absolute favourite season and I just love to craft using it as inspiration, so the new release from Visible Image filled me with joy when I saw it.

Today’s project features the beautiful (and amusing) ‘Nuts About Squirrels’ stamp set.

I wanted to make a woodland scene for my foraging squirrel to sit in, so I began by using a selection of Autumnal coloured Distress Oxide Inks, swiping on my craft mat, spritzing with water and dabbing some watercolour card in, until I was happy with the result.

I then created a tree trunk on craft card by using the log stamp from the set as bark. I coloured this with more distress ink using a water brush, and cut a hole from the top to make a little squirrel home.

Once I was sure where I wanted to position my tree, I stamped a silhouette squirrel inside the hole. I mounted the tree over the top with 3D gel glue, bending it a little to round it and add dimension.

Then came the fiddly part- stamping lots of leaves and acorns and fussy cutting.

I used 3d glue gel again to adhere these , laying some fallen ones on the ground, along with some Flowersoft for added texture, and set my squirrel at the base of the tree.

I finished with a fun sentiment from the set, bordered with black card to make it pop.

Supplies

squirrel stamp | fall cards | autumn | handmade

This card is amazing! We love how you created the tree using the log stamp, the leaves and acorns look fabulous too… a wonderful Autumn scene for our squirrel stamp! Thank you Lynda ♡

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Squirrel Stamp Autumn Card

Hedgehog Stamp | Handmade Autumn Card

Posted on September 11, 2021 by helen

Hello and happy weekend to you! Sharon is here on the blog today with a stunning Autumn card created with the gorgeously cute curled up hedgehog stamp from our HEDGEHOG HUGS set…

Hello there. today I’m sharing a card using the BRAND NEW ‘Hedgehog Hugs’ stamp set from the Autumn Visible Image release.

This is called ‘sleepy hedgehog’.

hedgehog stamp | leaves | tree | handmade card | Visible Image

I’ll get right to how I made this card…

First stamp the leaves in various shades of distress oxide ink. I confess I didn’t use all of these, but I wanted a choice of the base colour.

Next colour them in with some marker pens and fussy cut them out.

Set aside for later.

Stamp the hedgehog onto a panel the same size as your card front and heat emboss with clear embossing powder, then colour him in with marker pens.

Make sure you know where to place him so that he is at the bottom just above the frame that you will use.

Take some ripped paper and blend some hills and sky into the background using distress inks.

Stamp the grass around the hedgehog.

Take the small tree from the VI Minis #1 set and stamp this in first and second generation ink, to represent some tree branches.

Die cut a frame border for the little scene and stamp and heat emboss the sentiments onto it.

Secure this frame to the scene with foam tape.

Add the leaves to the frame and add a few falling from above too – use 3d foam pads to attach those.

Then take some coloured stickles and add leaves to the bare tree branches and highlight a few of the leaves with a clear stickles too.

And that’s it. Your card is made …..once the stickles have dried 😉

Supplies

Distress Oxide Inks
Distress Inks
Promarkers
Stickles
WOW! clear embossing powder
White card
3D Foam pads
Stitched rectangle die.

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That’s it from me for now, thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,
Sharon xx

We absolutely adore this card! Such a fabulous Autumn scene and our hedgehog stamp looks so cosy! Thank you Sharon ♡

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We hope you have a really lovely weekend.

Helen + Mark xx

Design Team Intro | Ali Carubia

Posted on April 7, 2021 by helen

Hi there! Next up is another of our existing designers who is staying on the team…

Ali Carubia

Ali is on our BLOGGING TEAM!

We love Ali’s striking cards and fabulous backgrounds, and how wonderfully she interprets and co-ordinates our stamps, stencils and sentiments!

I started crafting about 20 years ago. My style is varied, my favourites are bright colours and silhouettes. I have an extensive collection of paper, stamps, inks, paints and sparkly things!

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For my latest Visible Image inspiration I’ve been playing with two fabulous stencils to make a couple of cards for my friends. These were fun and easy to make.

Quirky rose stamp | ink swirls stencil | kindness + friendship | handmade cards

To make the DL card:

Take a A4 piece of 300gsm white stamping card, cut it down to 210mm x 196mm and scoring at 98mm.

Trim the left over strip to 84mm x 194mm to make the card topper.

Tape the Visible Image ‘Ink Swirls’ stencil over the bottom 2/3’s of your card strip with masking tape. Use a brush or blending foam to apply the weathered wood distress oxide ink through the stencil, add a little black soot distress oxide in places – avoid the straight edge at the top of the stencil.

Wipe the ink off the stencil, flip it over and move it over the top 1/3. Match up the swirls as best you can and ink up as before. Flick a little water over your inked card, leave for a few seconds and then pickup the drops with paper towel.

Wipe over another piece of white stamping card with an anti static bag. Then stamp the rose from Visible Image’s Random Art of Kindness 6 times using black versafine ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Fussy cut the roses, I cut slightly outside of the embossed lines.

Colour the roses with a base coat of orange ink and then add the red and pink ink.

Use the remaining orange and pink on your applicators to colour a sentiment from the ‘Words of Support’ stencil onto white card with the orange at the top and the pink at the bottom.

Heat emboss with clear embossing powder as before.

Trim the sentiment and mount it onto a scrap of black card with a border of about 1.5mm (1/16″).

Stamp the flower stem 3 times using black versafine ink as above and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Glue your inked piece onto a larger piece of black card with a border of about 3mm (1/8″).

Glue 3 of the roses flat onto the topper using pva glue. Shape the remaining 3 roses using your fingers and use 3d foam to fix them onto your card.

Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the flower heads, then doodle around the outside of your card with a fine black liner pen.

Colour the circles on the stems with a red pen and then cover these with glossy accents.

Attach your card topper to the white DL card blank you made earlier and attach the sentiment using 3d foam to the bottom right hand corner.

Your finished card will look like this 😎

To make the square card:

The process is the same except you don’t need to move the stencil and only 4 roses are needed. I found this card even quicker to make 😀

The measurements for the 6″x 6″ square card are:
card topper – white stamping card 130mm x 130mm
black card matt – 138mm x 138mm

I used a different sentiment and a couple of adhesive gems on this one…

Supplies

Visible Image Stamps – Random Art of Kindness
Visible Image Stencils – Inky Swirls & Words of Support
Spectrum Noir Harmony Inks – Tangerine, Chinese Red & Fuchsia
Distress Oxides – Weathered Wood & Black Soot
Black Versafine ink pad
Masking tape
Clear embossing powder
Red marker pen
White gel & black fine liner pens
Glossy Accents
Red gems
Heat gun
A4 White stamping card (300gsm)
Black card for matting & layering
6″ x 6″ white card blank
double sided tape or pva
3d foam pads

I hope you have enjoyed this project and thanks for stopping by 💖

Ali xxx

These cards are so striking and gorgeous Ali! They would be adored by anyone who received them. Thank you ♡

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Fearless Tiger Stamp | Handmade Card

Posted on March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 by helen

Hi there! We hope you are having a nice weekend. Ali is here on the blog today with an amazing handmade card featuring our FEARLESS TIGER stamp with our gorgeous FIBRES stencil.

I’ve been playing with the fab new tiger stamp from Visible Image called ‘Fearless Tiger’. I had a ball making this card – shiny metallic polish, matt black gesso and the stunning, stunning tiger stamp.

fearless tiger stamp | handmade card

Instructions

Cut a piece of heavy stock white card 6″ square, load up a stamping platform with the tiger stamp and stamp the image onto the centre of the card with black versafine ink just once to show where the tiger will be going.

Leave the tiger stamp in place on your stamp platform for later.

Lightly spritz your stamped card with water and then apply some of the red and orange Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polishes up to the edge of the tiger and over the rest of the card.

Dry your card with your heat gun then wipe it over with an anti static bag.

Put your card back in your stamp platform and re-stamp the tiger image with black versafine until you have a nice solid black image.

Then heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Your card will look a bit like this – probably better than mine if you didn’t paint over his ears 😀

Pour a little black gesso into a scrap foil container

Tape the Visible Image Fibre stencil over the your card and stencil a little black gesso over the metallic background, allowing the gesso to dry before moving the stencil to a new part of the card as the stencil is slightly smaller than your card.

When the gesso has dried, paint in the tigers face using an orange watercolour pen and a damp brush.

Paint the eyes with green and yellow and re-paint in any white bits using white acrylic paint or a bleed proof white ink.

Pat your anti static bag over the tigers face then return your card to the stamp press.

Use a gold or any other pigment ink to ink up the tiger’s mane, avoiding his face then heat emboss with gold embossing powder.

Use a sponge to apply a little glycerine or versamark ink around the edges of the card and then heat emboss with gold embossing powder.

Use the remaining ink left on the gilding polish applicators to colour the edges of a square of white card just over 6 1/2″ square and also scrap of white card for the sentiment.

Attach your tiger card onto black card with a 1/16″ border and then onto your coloured card with approx 1/4″ border.

Then attach onto another black card layer with approx 1/4″ border and finally onto a white 8″ x 8″ white card blank.

Using your stamp platform again, stamp the Fearless sentiment onto the coloured scrap with back versafine ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder, repeat inking and heat embossing a second time so it is really glossy.

Cut out the sentiment, sponge a little black gesso around the edges then attach it to a piece of black card, leaving a border of approx 1/8″ and fix to the bottom right of your card with double sided foam tape.

Finally apply glossy accents to the tiger’s eyes and glue a few sequins on the background.

Here is my finished card

tiger stamp | face | embossing | stencil | handmade card

Supplies

Visible Image Stamps – Fearless Tiger
Visible Image Stencils – Fibres
Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polishes in Rich Red & Tangy Tangerine
Black Gesso & Stencil brush
Watercolour pens eg Zig clean colours or Koi brush pens
Black Versafine ink pad
Gold pigment ink
Versamark ink pad or glycerine
Masking tape
Sponge
Clear and gold embossing powders
Glossy accents
Dark sequins
Heat gun
White stamping card (300gsm), Black & white card for matting & layering
8″ x 8″ white card blank
double sided tape or pva
3d foam pads

I hope you have enjoyed this project and thanks for stopping by 💖

Ali xxx

Woweeee our tiger stamp looks amazing Ali! Loving the fibres textures and the stunning metallics and gold embossing… gorgeous! Thank you ♡

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Happy Monday | Inspiration

Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 by helen

Hello! We hope you had a good weekend and that Monday is being very gentle with you! Ericka Strange is kicking off this week’s inspiration with not one, not two, but three gorgeous projects to inspire you today…

Happy Monday! Today I’m playing with some of the Visible Image stamps summer release.

bookmksq

For my first project, I used a background I had created with a gel plate. I had been playing with the MINC Toner Ink and the scribble image from the Don’t Judge stamp set. I then used the butterfly from the Summer Wings set and colored it up with some Nuvo Drops.

bookmkside

I also added the sentiments from sentiments from the same set and white heat embossed it.

bookmkdown

For my second card I used the Flower Art set. I love these fun flowers and the unique design.

flowerdmmain

I made a quick background with the Chartreuse Color Burst. While it was drying, I used Nuvo Drops and colored up the flower for a fun look.

flowerdreamside

I also added the sentiment from the Summer Wings set.

flowerdreamup

For my last card, I used the Happy Day set. This is such a fun set and there are so many ways to use it.

bekindmain

I had this fun patterned paper that I thought would be the perfect background for my card. I stamped the image in Versfine ink and added the fun eyelashes.

faceclose

I added white gel pen to the eyes and the fun Be Kind sentiment.

faceup

Supplies

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week!

We are loving these Ericka! They are all so gorgeous and the nuvo drops add such beautiful sparkle.. thank you ♡

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

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Upcycling | Mixed Media Art

Posted on June 4, 2020 by helen

Good Evening, we are back with our 3rd and final dose of colourful art today! Heather Mitchell has created some awesome inspiration for our Facebook group up-cycling challenge…

Hey Everyone…

The latest challenge over in the Visible Image group is an up-cycling challenge where you are encouraged to up-cycle something you would normally throw away!

upcycling | cereal box | mixed media | stamping

I sat (for ages) trying to figure out what to make and then it hit me that what I actually needed was a small box to pop my makes in so that they are kept separate from those cards I’ve already blogged or posted on social media. I like keep my un-posted makes separate so I know where my head is at!

I needed a box wide enough to fit an 8×8″ card in and initially I looked at a small cardboard box I had but realised the porridge box in the bin was perfect!

At 8.5″ on it’s side, it was perfect size-wise but a tad flimsy so I backed it with some thick card and then added watercolour card over the top so I could distress and grunge it up. I filled in the gap round the top of the box using modelling paste and a palette knife just so it looked a bit more ‘finished’.

I didn’t have a theme for the box, didn’t know where I was going with it really so I just went with the flow.

I began by using the Stars and Stripes stencil, utilising the stars with modelling paste for the sides of the front of the box. Once dried (over night) I just spritzed it with blues and green Distress Oxide Spray as I love the chalky finish they give and added some Picked Raspberry Distress Crayon to the stars to contrast with the cool colours.

I had to use my favourite stencil, Ripples, on the project somewhere so grabbed a Chipped Sapphire ink pad and dotted the fabulous circles around the box.

It was then a matter of layering up the stamps. I love the two fish from the Art Rebel set so stamped those swimming around and then added the seaweed image from the Dare to Swim set. I hadn’t really intended the box to have an underwater theme but the colours kind of dictated it a bit.

I love the Scribble stamp on the Total Chaos set and had to have it on the make somewhere, so heat embossed it using WOW’s Angel Eyes powder

To give the box a random feel, I added the tree from Into the Woods using Versafine Clair ink pads in Rain Forest and Verdant and ‘sealed’ the ink using a clear powder from WOW. The leaves, from both Total Chaos and Tree of Life, are done exactly the same way and coloured using Arteza watercolour brush pens.

The sides needed some art and so again, make it a little quirky, I used the bulbs (and moth) from Glimmer of Light and Shining Bright and tucked the word ‘Shine’ in between them.

For the front of the box, I went all out colour clash and stamped the gorgeous Visible Image eye using Versafine Clair Charming Pink and Glamorous which I then heat embossed using a clear powder.

To finish, I needed a hefty sentiment, something that meant something to me so I chose ‘Create Your Imagination’ from the Just Be Happy stamp set.

So there we have it… think I’ve mentioned it all!?

You can find the challenge in the Visible Image Facebook group and there is a HUGE £40 voucher for the first winner and then two £20 vouchers for the next two! Enough to grab yourselves a stamp set or stencil or two… and there are some new ones on there way!!

Take care of yourselves and I’ll see you soon and thank you for taking the time to read my posts… it’s massively appreciated.

H xx

Wow!!! This is amazing! So many stamps!!! We love your underwater themed background and all the layers, details and texture! Really awesome inspiration! Thank you so much Heather ♡

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We hope you will join in with the challenge over in our Facebook group … how can you resist the chance to win a £40 coupon… get upcycling!

We will be back later tomorrow with gorgeous new cards from Nadine and Macarena!

Stay safe!

Best Wishes,

Helen & Mark xx

A Glimmer of Light | Moth Stamp

Posted on June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 by helen

Hello! We have Lynda Hall on the blog today with an awesome mixed media card featuring the moth stamp from our ‘Glimmer of Light’ set which also contains a very inspiring quote which is so relevant at the moment…

It is my turn to share a little Visible Image inspiration with you, and today I am focusing on the brilliant Glimmer of Light stamp set. After ten weeks of not working due to the Covid pandemic, I am finally back doing a job I love, so I am definitely feeling like the sentiment is appropriate right now!

moth stamp | mixed media card | lightbulb

I started this card by spritzing black and yellow Decoart mister sprays onto mixed media card.

Then I began creating layers using the Meshing Around and Count Me In stencils.

I then placed the light bulb stamps over the yellow patches.

The next stage was so much fun! I went to town over the top with Izink Ice, which added depth to the colours and more gorgeous texture.

I deepened the yellow around the bulbs with a sparkle pen, and then added more dimension with a clear crackle glaze over the top to create a glass effect.

While that dried completely, I stamped, embossed and fussy cut the moths and sentiment ready to adhere.

Here are some close up photos for you.

Visible Image products used:

Meshing Around stencil

Count Me In stencil

Glimmer of Light stamp set

moth stamp | glimmer of light quote | light bulb

Wow! Your background looks amazing, so much texture and it is perfect for the moth! Loving the glaze on the lightbulbs and the glow around them! Thank you ♡

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

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We will be back tomorrow with more fabulous inspiration from our wonderful team ♡

Take care and stay well.

Helen & Mark xx

Peaceful Seas

Posted on March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 by helen

Hello! We are back with more fantastic inspiration this evening! Sharon Traynor has been rather creative with our Zodiac Libra stamp set…

Hi there. Thanks for stopping by.

When is a set of balance scales, not a set of balance scales? …… when they are yachts of course 😉
Today I have a fun mixed media card where a Visible Image stamp has also been repurposed into a completely different image. It’s a great one for the guys too.

Anyway, did you catch the amazing Visible Image shows on Create and Craft recently? Mark and Pauline did some incredible demos with the ‘Written in the Stars’ collection. And during the first show Mark mentioned that he could see a boat in the Libra symbol. “Yes!” (I thought), “he’s an absolute genius! Of course the scales will make a super yacht. So out came my Libra stamps and here is the result.

Here’s how I made it:

First mask off a section on the panel where you want the sea to be, remembering to also mask the bottom of the panel where the ‘peaceful’ word will go, then swipe little light blue ink across the unmasked section. Next spread grit past through the fibres stencil with a palette knife and set the panel aside to dry (I left mine to dry overnight but I believe it dries quite quickly if you only have a thin layer).

Stamp and heat emboss one of the scales from the Libra set 3 times on a piece of scrap card and fussy cut them out. Mark the bottom of the sails by drawing an additional line with a black pen and then colour the boats in. Stamp, heat emboss and fussy cut the word too.

When the grit past is dry, randomly make a few marks with the distress crayon colours, blending and spreading the colours over the grit past with your finger.

Remove the mask from the sky and using a mask cut like clouds, brush distress ink very lightly, moving the mask around until the sky is covered with clouds. Draw the birds in the sky with a black pen.

Using a pale blue pen make a border around the edges of the 2 panels. Mount the two panels together with fun foam and add them to the card blank. Add some stickles onto the sea for a little sparkle.

Glue the boats into place when the stickles has dried, using fun foam to make the boats different heights. Heat emboss the fragments from the How Fragile stamps set 3 times (the tiny triangle is the perfect size to make a flag for the top of the boats), colour the triangles in, fussy cut them and add them to the top of the boats with glue and fun foam. Attach the peaceful sentiment.

Stamps Used:

(please click on the picture to be taken direct to the stamp set in the online store):

Stencil Used:

Other Supplies:

White linen card, post-it notes for masking, VersaColor celadon, Ranger distress grit paste, Versafine onyx black ink, black embossing powder, black micron pen, colouring pencils, distress crayons (tumbled glass & mermaid lagoon), Distress ink (tumbled glass), blending brush, distress marker pen (broken china), fun foam, stardust stickles,

That’s it from me for now. Thanks for stopping by and I really hope to see you again soon.

Hugs,
Sharon xx

Such a brilliant card Sharon.. great yachts and fantastic sea! Thank you ♡

You will find more of Sharon’s beautiful cards over on her blog.

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We’ll be back with more fabulous inspiration from Sharon a little later this evening.

Happy Friday!! Enjoy your evening!

Mark & Helen xx

Showcasing Eileen Godwin!

Posted on November 5, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We hope you have had a lovely weekend.

If you have been following our blog you’ll know we have introduced 10 awesome new designers joining the team here at Visible Image. And, this weekend we are showcasing some of our favourite creations from the amazing designers who are staying on the team!

This evening we are showcasing the incredible Eileen Godwin who recently joined our team. Eileen has already been ‘wowing’ you with her beautiful cards…

Hello. I’m Eileen Godwin and have been happily crafting since 2004. After trying all sorts of crafty products I’ve found that Stamps and Inks are ‘my thing’ ! I retired at sixty, in 2008, after a full time career as a Pharmacy Manager in Retail Pharmacy. It was a stressful job but now I can craft all day! I live in a small village near Rochester, Kent, with my husband Ken and we share our home with two small doggies whom we adore and four ferrets! When we go on holiday they ALL come with us ‘cos ”We are family!” I have a Blog and run Craft Workshops in my local Village Hall.

Here are some absolute stunners created by Eileen…

You will find more of Eileen’s beautiful cards over on her blog.

And of course you will find all the stamps used in these projects over in our SHOP!

We look forward to sharing more wonderful inspiration from Eileen over the coming months.

We will be back later this evening with a stunning tag from Veerle Moreels, as inspiration for this month’s challenge over in our Facebook group.

Thanks for visiting our blog today.

Mark & Helen xx

Showcasing Jane Tyrrell!

Posted on November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 by helen

Hello!

Today we are showcasing some of our favourite cards and projects from the very talented Jane Tyrrell who has been on the team for the last year. Jane will be continuing to inspire you with her gorgeous creations for the next year…

Hello I’m Jane from Jane’s Journal and after working for 34 years, until April 2016, as an NHS physiotherapist I am now free to follow my crafting journey.

I have been creative since I could hold a pencil and I have been paper crafting for over 15 years, more seriously since 2012. I am also a silversmith, jewellery maker, keen photographer, gardener and occasional cake decorator. I have been lucky enough to have some of my cards published and I now sell my cards at a local vintage tea rooms. I enjoy using different crafting techniques and styles and you will see me create anything from shabby chic, vintage to cute. I make cards, art journal pages, tags, mixed media pieces and altered objects and I love playing with new products. However my first love is, and always will be, stamping. I still own my very first stamp! I discovered Visible Image stamps in their very earliest days and I have been delighted to watch their meteoric rise in the crafting world. Their stamps really offer something different in this very competitive crafting market. I am thrilled to be on their team, and to be a part of their ongoing creative journey.

I write a blog where I share my inky creativity as well as my photography. I am totally inspired by my surroundings and by Mother Nature. I am lucky enough to have a little garden studio where I create during the warmer months of the year, surrounded by my flowers and “helped” by my sweet cat Billy.

These are just a few of our favourite projects from Jane so far…

You will find more of Jane’s stunning projects over on her blog.

And of course you will find all the stamps used in these projects over in our SHOP!

We look forward to sharing more wonderful inspiration from Jane over the coming months.

If you missed any of our Design Team announcements you can find them HERE!

We will be back later with some of our favourite cards from Eileen Godwin, who we recently announced has joined the team here at Visible Image!

Mark & Helen xx

Showcasing Veerle Moreels!

Posted on November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We hope you are having a great Saturday.

This weekend we are showcasing some of our favourite cards and projects from the awesome designers who are staying on the team.

Next up is the incredible Veerle Moreels!

My name is Veerle, I’m married and proud mom of 3 teenagers and I live in Belgium.

I’m a kindergarten teacher but I don’t teach anymore. I kind of rolled in the creative world when my kids were young and I had to find a way to take on all the photo’s I made of my children. That’s when I discovered scrapbooking and it all started for me. I started as a scrapbook consultant for a company in The Netherlands and internet brought me to mixed media and cardmaking today.

I love trying out all kind of different techniques and materials so I end up with all different styles of projects. My personal style however is the less cute style but slightly rougher style. Even though I do like to make CAS cards as well.

Here are just some of our most favourite projects from Veerle, who has now been on our Design Team for almost 2 years…

You will find more of Veerle’s beautiful projects over on her blog.

And of course you will find all the stamps used in these projects over in our SHOP!

We look forward to sharing more wonderful inspiration from Veerle over the coming months.

We will be back tomorrow with some stunning projects from Jane Tyrrell and Eileen Godwin.

Mark & Helen xx

Showcasing Pauline Butcher!

Posted on November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 by helen

Hello and happy weekend to you!

We have announced the TEN amazing new designers joining our team, so now we are showcasing some of our favourite cards and projects from the awesome designers who are staying on the team…

First up is the very fabulous Pauline Butcher!

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 demonstrate for Visible Image on Create and Craft TV and run my own ‘Inky Workshops’ in Warwick and at venues around the UK.

Here are some of our most favourite ‘Pauline makes’ (there are just so many to choose from as Pauline is in her 5th year on our Design Team!):

You will find more of Pauline’s stunning projects over on her blog.

And of course you will find all the stamps used in these projects over in our SHOP!

We look forward to sharing more gorgeous inspiration from Pauline over the coming months.

Thank you for stopping by today.

If you missed any of our announcements you can find them HERE!

We will be back later with some of our favourite projects from Veerle Moreels.

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Sharon Traynor!

Posted on November 3, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We are very excited to announce the 10th amazing designer joining the team here at Visible Image!

Welcome to Sharon Traynor who lives on the Algarve in Portugal…

My ‘happy place’ is anywhere I’m surrounded by inks and stamps. I discovered my passion for card making in 2008 and I’ve been hooked ever since. I love CAS designs but sometimes feel the urge to get inky & grungy too.

Here are some of Sharon’s beautiful cards that wowed us…

You will find more gorgeous cards over on Sharon’s blog.

Welcome to the team Sharon! ♡

We adore’s Sharon’s clean and simple style… her backgrounds and card designs are stunning!
We cannot wait for Sharon to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Over the weekend we will be re-introducing the awesome ladies who are staying on the team, and we’ll be showcasing some of our favourite cards and projects from them so far!

We hope you have enjoyed meeting our NEW team.. we cannot even begin to tell you how excited we are to see what they create to inspire you!

Hope you have a brilliant weekend.

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Heather Mitchell!

Posted on November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We are really excited to announce the last 2 awesome designers joining us here at Visible Image to inspire you over the next year!

First up today is Heather Mitchell who lives in the UK…

Hello everyone… My name is Heather and I am super chuffed to have been chosen to be part of the amazing Visible Image DT. I’ve been crafting for about 8/9 years although I’ve always been drawn to creative pursuits and as a small girl was always drawing/colouring painting. I studied textile design and surface pattern for 4 years after leaving school and this has totally influenced the way I work as I love to layer papers and images and add textures to all my makes – it just feels naked otherwise!

I live in Surrey with my partner and our two naughty little Dachshunds, Stan and Syd, who are often found asleep in the craft room under their duvet while I work. I work full-time for London Underground so my days can be nights and nights days but I always try to find time to create as it keeps me balanced and sane… I honesty don’t know where I’d be without my craft room retreat.

I’m so looking forward to working with Mark and Helen and the Visible Image team as I’ve been an avid watcher from the wings for a while now and just love what everyone creates… I’m a little excited to be chosen as part of the new team so bring it on!!

Here are some of Heather’s stunning creations that caught our eye…

You will find more gorgeous projects over on Heather’s blog.

Welcome to the team Heather! ♡

We love Heather’s style… all that texture & colour, and her ‘inky’ backgrounds are fabulous!
We cannot wait for Heather to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Come back later to meet the last NEW designer joining the team here at Visible Image…
and tomorrow we will be re-introducing the awesome ladies who are staying here on the team for the next year (and hopefully longer!).

Have a great Friday!

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Josefine Fouarge!

Posted on November 2, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We hope you are enjoying all our announcements this week!

The next awesome designer joining our team is Josefine Fouarge who lives in the USA…

I discovered my creative side in 2014 when I moved from Germany to the US to be with my very supportive husband and our Rat Terrier “Freedom”. It started with simple layouts and handmade greeting cards and evolved into art journaling and mixed media over time. Today I love to experiment with different mediums and techniques (my favorite types of projects are messy and/or snarky) and inspire others by sharing my enthusiasm online and as a teacher in my local craft store Scrapbooking Forever & Crafts.

Here are some of Josefine’s awesome creations that wowed us…

You will find more gorgeous projects over on Josefine’s blog.

Welcome to the team Josefine! ♡

We love Josefine’s style, her backgrounds are just stunning.. all that gorgeous inky-ness!
We cannot wait for Josefine to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Come back tomorrow to meet our last 2 NEW designers joining the team here at Visible Image…

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Lanette Erickson!

Posted on November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 by helen

Hi there! Today we are excited to announce the next 2 awesome designers joining our team!

First up, we welcome the amazing Lanette Erickson who lives in the USA…

My name is Lanette Erickson I live in southeastern Michigan with my husband, two sassy daughters and one crazy doberman. I’m an ex-banker turned stay at home mommy and one crazy crafter! I have always been a crafty person, but my love of scrapbooking began a little over 13 years ago. Over the years my passion has evolved from pure paper to more of a mixed media affair. I truly love all mediums and I am happiest when my hands are messy, I love to experiment with new products and try new techniques.

Here are some of Lanette’s stunning creations that really caught our attention…

You will find more gorgeous projects over on Lanette’s blog.

Welcome to the team Lanette! ♡

We adore Lanette’s style, so much gorgeous texture and layering!
We cannot wait for Lanette to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Have you seen all the amazing designers who will be inspiring you for the next year?
Well there are still more to come!

Come back later to meet our next NEW designer…

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Tenia Nelson!

Posted on November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 by helen

Hi there!

We are excitedly announcing our awesome NEW Design Team members every day this week!

Next we welcome the super talented Tenia Nelson who lives in the USA…

Hello all, my name is Tenia Nelson and I am a 30 something wife, momma, doggie momma, jazz pianist, music teacher, soccer player and paper crafter that lives in the 5280 (Denver, CO)! I am married to a wonderful guy named Tim, I am momma to my awesome son Thelonious (Theo) and I have two wonderful doggie “kids” Miles and Brillo. I love me some paper, inks, stamps and embellishments… and just LURVE to create!!! I am so excited to be on the Visible Image Design Team…. Woot Woot!! Thanks for the opp, Helen and Mark!!

Here are some of Tenia’s awesome cards that caught our eye…

You’ll find more fantastic cards over on Tenia’s blog.

Welcome to the team Tenia! ♡

We love Tenia’s style! Her cards are super cool, with splashes of ink awesome layers!
We are so excited for Tenia to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Come back tomorrow to meet our next 2 NEW designers…
If you have missed any of our announcements so far, you will find them HERE!

Thanks for visiting our blog today.

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Lynn Good!

Posted on November 1, 2017 by helen

Hello! Thanks for visiting our blog today.

We are excitedly announcing our amazing NEW Design Team members every day this week!

Next we welcome the awesome Lynn Good who lives in Tasmania, Australia…

I have been creative in some way all my life. I have been scrapping since 2003 and love mixed media, art journaling and scrapbooking. Getting messy and creating completes me, and to be able to share my projects is a bonus.

Here are some of Lynn’s fantastic creations that caught our eye…

You will find more awesome projects over on Lynn’s blog.

Welcome to the team Lynn! ♡

We adore Lynn’s painty, inky style! Her scrapbook layouts are so striking, with lots of gorgeous texture.
We are so excited for Lynn to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Come back later to meet our next NEW designer…
If you have missed any of our announcements so far, you will find them HERE!

Have a great day!

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Elisa Ablett!

Posted on October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 by helen

Hi there!

All this week we are announcing the amazing designers joining our team here at Visible Image!

First up today we welcome the awesomely talented Elisa Ablett who lives in Australia…

Hi I’m Elisa, I live in a beautiful part of the East Coast of Australia with my Hubby and two boys and i have been art and crafting for many years. I majored in Art in college and I have a great range in my style from Mixed Media Art to Scrapbooking to Watercolour painting, Home decor items, Canvases, Natural Wall Hangings, mixed media pieces to Art Journalling and a combination of the lot at times. If i had to describe my style i would say eclectic, different and colourful. I love to use loads of different mediums on my projects but as my hubby would say I have a unhealthy addiction to stamps, stencils and paint. I also have a penchant for using upcycled or repurposing items for my projects, from natural items to hand dying fabric, wire, feathers, toilet paper and other unusual items. I absolutely love creating, its not just a hobby, it’s therapy and joy and everything in between.

Here are some of Elisa’s stunning creations that got our attention…

You will find more fabulous projects over on Elisa’s blog.

Welcome to the team Elisa! ♡

We adore Elisa’s style.. her projects and scrapbook layouts are so striking, and the way Elisa mixes stamping and embellishments is wonderful!

We are so excited for Elisa to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Come back later to meet our next NEW designer…

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Becca Cruger!

Posted on October 30, 2017October 31, 2017 by helen

Hello! Thanks for visiting our blog today.

We are excitedly announcing our NEW Design Team members every day this week.

Next we welcome the amazing Becca Cruger who lives in the USA…

I’ve been crafting ever since I discovered how to attach glitter to paper! You’ll frequently find me with ink all over my hands because I LOVE working with messy products – especially Ranger Distress products. I am the owner of Damsel of Distressed Cards in Grand Forks, ND and teach cardmaking and mixed media art classes. My card designs are very eclectic and my favorite way to create is by layering and incorporating mixed media. I serve on several design teams across the blogosphere and have been published in Craft Stamper Magazine. I’m so excited to join the Visible Image team!

Here are some of Becca’s awesome creations that ‘wowed’ us…

You will find more fabulous projects over on Becca’s blog.

Welcome to the team Becca! ♡

We just love Becca’s style.. the way she adds depth using layers or colour, with just the right amount of inky!
We are so excited for Becca to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Come back tomorrow to meet our next 2 NEW designers…

Mark & Helen xx

Welcome Lisa Taggart!

Posted on October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We are so excited to announce our NEW Design Team!

All week we will be introducing you to the amazing designers who will be inspiring you for the next year.

Today we welcome the incredibly talented Lisa Taggart who lives in Northern Ireland…

I’ve been an avid crafter for many years. I have a passion for colour and texture and like nothing more than experimenting with inks, paints and pastes. Mixed media is my current love and of course I couldn’t be without stamps and stencils. So the possibility of working with beautifully designed unique stamps was just too tempting!!

Here are some of Lisa’s stunning creations that really caught our eye…

You will find more gorgeous projects over on Lisa’s blog.

Welcome to the team Lisa! ♡

We adore Lisa’s style, and her love of colour and texture!
We cannot wait for Lisa to start inspiring you with our stamps and stencils!

Come back later to meet our next NEW designer…

Mark & Helen xx

Take Your Broken Wings

Posted on January 23, 2017January 30, 2017 by helen

Hello there! Helen here with my latest card!

Hope you had a good weekend.

I have been busy creating some backgrounds ready for some of our NEW stamps! Had lots of fun with brushos, Lindy’s sprays and Dylusions paints!

I decided to use some existing stamps on one of them though, as it was calling out to me for our awesome moth stamp…
I used turquoise, yellow and red brushos for this one, and once dry I added some more water
and a touch more paint along the top, allowing it to run down my card

I stamped and embossed the large moth, and then stamped two
of the small silhouette moths in black versafine

I also stamped and embossed my chosen quote to make sure it stood out against the background

I added a glow around parts of the moth using diluted white paint, to make it stand out more
and splattered some of the paint over my card

Using some of the excess card from my background, I stamped and
embossed another large moth

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I coloured in the skull using a white pen then layered it on top of my original moth
using some foam pads for some extra dimension

Lastly I flicked some black Lindy’s spray here and there, then matted onto black card
before adhering to my white card blank

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I absolutely love the drama of it! Hope you do too.

I am entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge! The theme is spread your wings.

Stamps used:

Glimmer of Light

Learn To Fly Again

All the links you need:

Shop where you will find all our awesome stamps!
Blog see all our latest posts here!
Facebook group join in with the banter and enter our ‘Show & Tell’ Monthly Challenge!
Facebook PAGE …give us a like and enter our weekly giveaways!

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Preview #12 of our February release will be here on the blog a little later!

Have a great day, and thanks for visiting.

Helen xx

Tweedles in Wonderland

Posted on January 18, 2017 by helen

Hello! Thank you for coming to visit us here on the Visible Image blog today!

Are you enjoying our NEW stamps previews? #7 will be along a little later.

First of all we have some more fabulous inspiration to share with you, so we will pass you over to our Australian DT member Dot Leathbridge…

Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee have caught my eye at Visible Image this fortnight.

The stamp set has one tweedle on it, but if you white out the pupils of the eyes and redraw them with black fine liner, then you have them both!

2017-01-18 Visible Image - stamps - Tweedledum - character - Dot Leathbridge

Finally I overcame my ‘fear’ of using the gelli plate and had heaps of fun creating some backgrounds. The background behind the background was an off-cut of one of these. I don’t know what I was so afraid of!

The tweedles were easy to colour in and easy to cut out! Love that!

I have been adding to my stock and now have quite a good range of Visible Image stamps for sale in Australia….so, exciting times ahead.

Enjoy!
Dot

Thanks Dot! What an awesome card! Love love loving that background ♡ Looking forward to seeing more of your gelli plate creations! You will find more of Dot’s gorgeous projects over on her blog, along with her contact details.

All our current character stamps are sadly retiring, so if you want to get your hands on them you need to be quick! They have over 30% OFF right now!

You will find them in our Retiring Stamps section along with some other fantastic designs! Sadly the Cheshire Cat has already sold out…

Are you following us on social media?

Shop where you will find all our awesome stamps!
Blog see all our latest posts here!
Facebook group join in with the banter and enter our ‘Show & Tell’ Monthly Challenge!
Facebook PAGE …give us a like and enter our weekly giveaways!You can also follow us on:

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pinterest
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We hope you will pop back later to see preview #7.

Thanks again for visiting today.

Mark & Helen xx

The Ripple Effect

Posted on January 12, 2017 by helen

Good morning! Or maybe it’s afternoon or evening where you are! Thank you so much for visiting our blog today.

Teresa Morgan is here with some awesome inspiration for you…

Welcome back to today’s Thrilling Thursday post for Visible Image stamps. Today I am sharing the project I created for the January issue of Craft Stamper magazine – a gorgeous canvas!

2017-01-12 Visible Image - ripple effect stamp - canvas - Teresa Morgan

I used a 12 inch square black canvas – if you can’t get a black one, then just paint a white one with black gesso or acrylic paint and allow to dry.I stamped the ripples in a diagonal design across the canvas using Versamark ink so I could emboss with metallic embossing powders. Don’t worry if your stamped images aren’t perfect – canvas is textured and can be tricky to get a clean image. A lot will be covered once the canvas is finished.

Visible Image Stamps - The Ripple Effect, Tomorrow Doesn't Exist, wall art, canvas

I took some black card and stamped and embossed several sets of ripples before cutting the different rings apart with a sharp craft knife. These are attached with Pinflair glue gel to create a dimensional effect.

Visible Image Stamps - The Ripple Effect, Tomorrow Doesn't Exist, wall art, canvas

Finally I stamped and embossed the sentiment on black card, cut apart and attached with glue gel before setting aside to dry.

Visible Image Stamps - The Ripple Effect, Tomorrow Doesn't Exist, wall art, canvas

Stamps Used:

The Ripple Effect

Tomorrow Doesn’t Exist

Stunning canvas Teresa and it looked great in the magazine! Thank you ♡

We absolutely love how Teresa used our Ripple Effect stamp! You can find more of Teresa’s awesome cards and projects over on her blog.

Are you intrigued to see our first NEW release of 2017.. well the wait is almost over!

We will be starting to preview our new stamps this evening!

So pop back here later or come on over to our Facebook group to join in with the excitement!

All our social Media links..

Shop where you will find all our awesome stamps!

Blog see all our latest posts here!

Facebook group join in with the banter and enter our ‘Show & Tell’ Monthly Challenge!

Facebook PAGE …give us a like and enter our weekly giveaways!

You can also follow us on:

instagram

twitter

Mark & Helen xx

One Design.. Five Cards

Posted on January 8, 2017January 8, 2017 by helen

Hello! We hope you are having a great day!

We have some stunning inspiration for you today from Veerle Moreels, and a fabulous tutorial video too…

Hi,

Today I am showing you one design to make 5 different cards for different occasions ( Birthdays, sympathy cards, just because,… ).

Even to make cards that are for women – men – teenagers-… So I just went ahead and showed how easy it is in the video …

If you go and give it a try… tag me so I can see all your beautiful work using the hashtag #acoloredmind or #onedesignfivecards That way I can easily find your work and see the beautiful things you all make.

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More close ups can be seen in the video.

Social Media links for Visible Image
Shop where you will find all their awesome stamps!
Blog: see all the latest posts here
Facebook GROUP: join in with the banter and enter the ‘Show & Tell’ Monthly Challenge
Facebook PAGE: give us a like and enter the weekly giveaways!

You can also follow Visible Image on
Instagram
Pinterest
Twitter

Stamps used..

Ink Splats

Imperfection is Beauty

Learn to Fly Again

Imagine Dream Inspire

Live in the Moment

Live life Now

Own Kind of Beautiful

These are absolutely stunning Veerle ♡ Thank you for your fantastic video too!

You can find more of Veerle’s gorgeous cards and projects over on her blog. Follow Veerle’s YouTube channel too!

We hope you are feeling really inspired to get your stamps and inks out and have a play!

Thanks for visiting and come back soon for more wonderful inspiration from our amazing team ♡

Mark & Helen xx

Love you – Visible Image

Posted on December 8, 2016 by helen

Hi there! Thank you so much for visiting our blog today.

We have a stunning card to share with you today, which also has a brilliant video tutorial, created by Veerle Moreels…

It’s my turn to share a project here at Visible Image and would like to share some Inktense Visble image love ^.^ I loved combining the Visible Image stamps together this way. And I tried out the inktense colorpencils for the very first time on this card.

Curious on how I brought the 3 stamps together and how I used the pencils? I have put it all in this liddle video tutorial for you…

I’m pretty sure you will see more cards like these show up. Maybe even recognize part of it in my Christmas cards ( I really have to get started I know 👀 ) But for now it’s this one…as we can never say “I love you” enough.

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Stamps used:

Want to see more from Visible Image or interested in buying some of the stamps, you can find it all here:

Wow what a gorgeous card and great video Veerle! Thank you so much ♡

You will find more wonderful inspiration from Veerle over on her blog.

Thanks again for visiting and we hope you will come back soon!

Mark & Helen xx

Still sparkling despite the rain – Visible Image

Posted on November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 by helen

Hello! Thanks for visiting our blog today!

We have lots of inspiration to share with you today… catching up with all the fabulous cards and projects our amazing team have been creating.

Here’s Pauline who loves a bit of sparkle…

Hellooooo,

I hope you are all well, and as there has been rather a lot of rain lately, I thought that my ‘Visible Image Stamps’ inspiration this week, should emulate the weather, lol, so I used their awesome ‘Sparkle in the Rain’ stamp set.

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I started off with a piece of A4 white card, and gave it a spray with a Purple and a Lemon ‘Starbust’ spray ink, from Lindy’s Stamp Gang, super vibrant colours which are full of lovely mica, making a fabulous glimmer. I then cut my card, to fit a 6″ card blank. I used the rain stamp and the puddle stamp with some versamark, and heat embossed with some ‘Sparkling Snow’ powder, by Wow.

On some heat resistant acetate, using Versamark, some Black Wow Embossing powder, and the Lady Stamp, I heat embossed, and fussy cut it, adding yellow Stickles to her Umbrella and her boots.

On some more white card, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment, fussy cut it, then coloured it with some Distress Inks.

Still a couple of weeks to enter the ‘Show & tell’, for a chance to win a £25 voucher, to spend on luscious new Visible Image goodies.

Take a peek in the Visible Image Group too, there is daily inspiration from the DT, and members too……HERE.

Thanks for popping in, hugs Pauline xxxx

Love this card Pauline! ♡ Gorgeous background and the new rain and puddles stamps are so cool!

If you are subscribed to our Newsletter or follow us on Facebook you will already have had advanced warning of our BIGGEST EVER BLACK FRIDAY SALE… starting tomorrow November 24th @ 10pm here in the UK / 14:00 PST / 17:00 EST / 09:00 Australia (25th)

Our UK postage £1.50 International shipping just £3

We are bringing back some awesome stamps just for the sale! Not to be missed so be ready as things go a little crazy!!!

We’ll be back with more Design Team inspiration very soon!

Mark & Helen xx

News & 25% OFF code @ Visible Image

Posted on October 29, 2016October 29, 2016 by helen

Hi there!

Thank you for taking time to visit our blog today.

As you may know, we have recently re-branded and we’re loving our ‘new look’ colourful packaging…

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We have now stopped manufacturing the stamps ourselves but we continue to package them all in house,
and everything is still designed by Mark.

As quality is always top of our list, the etching is the deepest possible for clear photopolymer stamps,
so as always they stamp beautifully.

We had struggled to keep up with the demand for our stamps with just Mark making them,
and the waiting time for orders was long.

So we are very happy to announce that orders placed by 2pm Monday to Friday
will now be dispatched the same day!

Our stamp sets are now larger in size so we have been busy designing additional stamps
to compliment our existing sets…

You will find ALL our current designs HERE!

Sadly due to family commitments we aren’t at the Hobbycrafts show at the NEC this year.
We will really miss seeing all our regular customers at the show.

But… to celebrate our ‘new look’ we are giving you 25% OFF our stamps!*

Just enter coupon code: newlook2016
at the checkout!

*offer ends midnight UK time on Sunday November 6th

Thanks again for taking time to read about all our changes. We have lots of exciting plans for the next year!

Have a great weekend.

Mark and Helen xx

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Glimmer of Light – Visible Image

Posted on October 17, 2016 by helen

Hello 🙂 Thanks for visiting our blog!

Susanne Rose is here with a fantastic tutorial today…

Hi everyone!

Today I’d like to share some spooky Artist Trading Cards with the awesome Visible Image “Glimmer Of Light” stamp set. I also have the step by step instructions for you:

An ATC is a card that measures 2.5″ by 3.5″. I cut two from a Brusho background.

I used my square mini Gelli Plate to add some texture. I used the mini Honeycomb Delight stencil by STAMPlorations plus “Wedding Cake” paint from Martha Stewart. I stamped the sentiment, which comes with the Visible Image stamp set, randomly on top. Just to create more texture.

Í stamped the main image – the death’s-head hawkmoth – on my cards and also onto some white cardstock.

I used Distress Inks to color the moths.

I adhered the butterflies after I stamped the light. I stamped the light on white cardstock and adhered it, too.

I inked the edges with Distress Ink “Black Soot”.

For a special finish, I used some silver embossing paste and scribbled it all arround the edges.

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Thank you for stopping by today.
Susanne xx

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Thank you Susanne they are awesome! ♡

See you soon with more gorgeous inspiration!

Mark & Helen xx

NEW Stamps Inspiration @ Visible Image

Posted on February 17, 2016 by helen

Hello there! Hope you’ve had a great start to the week.

Wow what an awesome show we had on Create and Craft TV on Sunday… our MDF Monoliths sold out so quickly! As did one of our multibuys! Thank you so much to everyone who watched, ordered, and to those who emailed in to the studio 🙂 We enjoyed every second and can’t wait for our next show!

It’s all pretty crazy here at the moment… it’s official, you are LOVING our new stamps and our Monoliths! We have received so many orders… thank you so so much! We are working around the clock to get as many pre-orders dispatched as possible this week, now that our NEW designs have been released. We really appreciate your patience during this incredibly busy time.. there is currently at least a 10 working day dispatch timescale for orders.

If you placed a pre-order you will be one of the very first people to get your hands on our stamps… and they will be worth the wait we promise!

We are also away this coming weekend from Saturday to Tuesday for the UK Trade Show at the NEC! Looking forward to meeting lots of shop owners who are yet to discover us!

Our amazing team have been busy creating, and we are very excited to share all their latest projects today…

Teresa Morgan

Created with our Sparkle In The Rain set. More details over on Teresa’s blog.

Veerle Moreels

Stunning mixed media piece featuring our Learn To Fly stamp set, and Scratch The Surface background stamp set. Head on over to Veerle’s blog for more details.

Pauline Butcher

Amazing mixed media project featuring our Learn To Fly Again stamp set. More details can be found over on Pauline’s blog.

Corrie Herriman

Superb Monolith featuring our Just Hit Play stamp set. More details on Corrie’s blog.

Carol Fox

Amazing project created with our Shine Bright stamp set. Head over to Carol’s blog for more details.

Susanne Rose

Magical card created with our Unicorn Magic stamp set. More details on Susanne’s blog.

Sue Joseph

Awesome card featuring our Teenage Kicks stamp set. Sue created her brilliant background using Dylusions sprays.

Kim Johnny

Fabulous Monolith featuring our Unicorn Magic stamp set. Head over to Kim’s blog for more details and to see the other side!

Corrie Herriman

Gorgeous projects featuring our Shine Bright stamp set. More details over on Corrie’s blog.

Veerle Moreels

Wonderfully inspiring Monolith featuring our Just Hit Play stamp set on one side, and Learn To Fly Again stamp set on the reverse. Head over to Veerle’s blog for more details.

Wilma Voermans

Fabulous card featuring our Shine Bright stamp set. More details over on Wilma’s blog.

Thank you so much ladies for all your awesome projects! ♡♡♡

Well we hope you are now suitably inspired! We’re really looking forward to seeing what YOU create with our new stamps!

We will be back soon with more gorgeous inspiration ♡

Meantime, why not come and join our Facebook group where you can see the daily Design Team inspiration and upload photos of your Visible Image projects too 🙂

Mark & Helen xx

Design Team Call @ Visible Image

Posted on November 17, 2015 by helen

We are recruiting NEW Design Team members here at Visible Image…

Do you love stamping and creating mixed media projects?

Do you enjoy inspiring others?

And most importantly.. Do you LOVE our stamps?

If the answer is YES then you might be interested in joining our team!

We are incredibly passionate about what we do!

And we’re extremely proud of our unique designs and the superb quality of our stamps.

If you aren’t familiar with our stamps, all our stamp designs can be found HERE

We are looking for new team members who are passionate about creating…

If you love making mixed media pieces, then you might just be who were are looking for!

You’ll find all the latest samples from our amazing team here on our blog, and you can find out more about us HERE

We also have a Facebook PAGE and a fabulous customer group on Facebook too!

We’re also on pinterest, twitter and instagram

Requirements:

Have an active blog with regular detailed posts, photos & links to products used
Facebook user as our DT hub is on Facebook
Take great photo’s of your work
Create at least 2 projects per month which will be blogged, and photos/links posted in our Facebook group
Create additional samples for new stamp launches and TV shows
Send us your work to showcase on TV and on our stand at craft shows (postage cost will be reimbursed)
Promote Visible Image stamps on your Blog / Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram (whichever you like to use!)

What you will receive from us:

An initial supply of stamps, and regular new stamps
We will feature your work on our website, our blog and on our Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest/Instagram accounts
Your samples will be showcased on TV and on our show stands
The opportunity to have your work featured in magazines
The possibility of demonstrating our stamps in the future, should you wish to
Design Team badge for your blog
DT guidelines document
Support from us and the existing Design Team members
A happy, friendly, welcoming team

DT positions will be for 6 months initially, with a 1 month trial period

Applications by email please to: [email protected] with the subject ‘Design Team Call’

Email to include:

3 photos of projects you are proud of that showcase your stamping (at least one of these must be a mixed media piece)
A link to your blog and any other social media platforms you use to showcase your work
Tell us why you would like to join our Design Team, and why you’d like to work with our stamps
A short Bio including current and past Design Teams (although previous DT experience is not essential)
Any crafty achievements or magazine features, and whether you have any experience of demonstrating

We are looking for both UK and international team members

Our DT Call closes on Tuesday December 15th and we will contact you shortly after this date

Positions will start in January 2016, working with our brand new stamps prior to release!

Thank you for your interest and good luck!

Mark & Helen

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Life Is What You Make It – Visible Image

Posted on October 27, 2015 by helen

Good Evening! Thank you for visiting our blog 🙂

Sue Joseph is here to inspire you today…

Hi Guys

It’s good to be back, I took last Tuesday off, had one of those weeks of not enough hours in the day, days in the week ….. I’m sure we’ve all had them!

Another make using the amazing and unique VISIBLE IMAGE STAMPS ….. I can’t imagine my days without them ….. I LOVE them 😀

The dark nights are creeping in, the smell and colours of autumn are in abundance, which has inspired me for todays make…

For my background I used oranges and blues dylusion inks.

For all the stamps I used wow metallic golds and coppers and some little acorns acquired a while ago but never used until now, but perfect for this scene.

The stamps I used are the

Winter Tree

The leaves from the fab

Poinsettia set

Lastly the very true sentiment ‘Life Is what you make it’

from the Be Happy Set

Hope you like my make this week and to check out all the DT’s makes then make sure you’re a member of our Facebook group and follow our blog!

Our October Show & Tell is still PINK and if you hurry you can still enter, for all those who have and have purchased the Stay Strong stamp, then well done you and thank you for your contribution to a very worthwhile cause.

***WINNER***

I must announce my winner too of the giveaway from my Pink week blog…….. well done…..

* Veronica Biddey *

Please send us your address and we will pop it in the post asap, thank you everyone who entered 😀

Thanks guys

Much Love

Suze

Thank you Suze! Such a gorgeous Autumnal card.

We will be back tomorrow with more fabulous Visible Image stamps inspiration for you.

Have a great evening!

Mark & Helen xx

There Is Always Hope – Visible Image Stamps

Posted on October 15, 2015 by helen

Good Evening 🙂 Thank for visiting our blog today! We are continuing with our PINK theme and Teresa Morgan has a really beautiful card to share with you…

Welcome back to my weekly dose of Visible Image stamps inspiration. This week the DT are promoting Breast Cancer Care and all our projects have gone pink. I must admit that I am not a very pink person, but this is such a worthy cause, I couldn’t refuse!

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My card is a subtle shade – I used Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, sponged over a cloud shape mask I cut from some cardstock. The Crow Tree stamp is stamped with Versamark and embossed with WOW powders white superfine embossing powder. The sentiment is from the Fae Hope set.

You can help Visible Image raise money for Breast Cancer care by making a donation on their JustGiving page or by purchasing the Stay Strong stamp this month…

Stamps Used:

Fae Hope Set

Leave Your Fears

All the links you need:

Visible Image Facebook Group – Daily DT inspiration, monthly Show and Tell contest, hang out with other Visible Image fans and share your work

Visible Image Facebook Page – all the latest news and information

Thank you Teresa this is such a gorgeous card. Love this sentiment with the image! <3

Ok… So tomorrow is our BIG PINK BLOG HOP! We hope you will join us to help raise as much funds as possible for Breast Cancer Care, see the stunning PINK Design Team inspiration, and have the chance of winning this amazing prize…

BIG PINK blog hop prize

See you here tomorrow from 8am onwards 🙂

Have a great evening!

Mark & Helen xx

30% OFF SALE @ Visible Image Stamps

Posted on August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 by helen

Hello 🙂 Thank you for visiting our blog today!

As you may know we got married on August 7th

And we have been closed for the past few weeks while we honeymooned in beautiful Portugal

Well we are back! And to celebrate we wanted to do something nice for all our wonderful customers.

So… we added up the date of our marriage…

7 + 8 + 15 = 30

and decided to knock a HUGE 30% OFF selected stamps!*

There is a brilliant selection to choose from so there are bound to be some from your ‘I WANT’ list!!!

*Stocks are limited however at these prices so check out our sale at your earliest convenience to ensure you don’t miss out on your favourites!

Whether you are into card making, scrapbooking, mixed media, or if colouring is your thing.. you will find awesome stamps you’ll love at amazing prices!

So head over to our website shop and find our 30% OFF SALE HERE! From midnight Wednesday August 25th until Sunday August 30th or as long as stocks last!

We also want to say another massive THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to send us emails, messages, cards and wonderful wishes for our special day. It really meant the world to us!

You can find more Wedding photos on our blog post HERE

Check out our EVENTS PAGE too for all our upcoming show dates!

We will be at Ally Pally on September 19th & 20th and our fabulous Kim Robertson will be demonstrating and holding Make & Take sessions on our stand!

Hope to see you there 🙂

We also have 12 pairs of fast pass tickets to give away.. so head over to our Facebook PAGE for your chance to win some!

We hope you enjoy our sale 🙂

We will be back tomorrow with a massive catch up of all the gorgeous cards and projects our amazing Design Team have been creating while we were away!

See you then…

Mark & Helen xx

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