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NEW Stencils | Visible Image

Posted on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 by helen

Hello! Have you checked out our latest releases yet? Hope you are loving our new designs! Today (a little later than planned) we are showing you 9 awesome new stencils…

breaking glass | stencil

wrought iron stencil

man and woman | stencil | romance | love

ripples | stencil | circles

squares | stencil | linked

inky | stencil | drizzle | scribble

scribble | stencil

lava | stencil | camouflage

circuit board | stencil | electrical | technical

Many of these stencil designs co-ordinate brilliantly with our new stamps!

Our stencils are much thicker than most, which enables you to create gorgeously thick texture on your projects.

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Keep your eyes out here on the blog, and on our Facebook PAGE and instagram over the next few days and weeks, as our Design Team start to share the very first cards and projects created with our new releases!

Everything is available to pre-order now!

We will be back a little later with the very first card created with one of our NEW stamp sets… wonder which set it will be?!

Thanks for visiting our blog today.

Helen & Mark xx

Valentine Stamps | Pop Art Cards

Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 by helen

Hello! With Valentine’s Day only a few weeks away, Sharon Traynor is here with some fabulous inspiration featuring our gorgeous lips stamps and some romantic sentiments..

valentine cards | Lips stamp | sentiments

Hi there. I was browsing around the internet the other day when I came across a Pop Art image and I was immediately struck by how clean the lines were, how simple the images were and how the colours were bright and what I call ‘happy’.

Well, that little piece of art got me all fired up to make a card and the first image that popped into my mind was those gorgeous, luscious lips by Visible Image. Then I grabbed a couple of their stencils and set to work.

I firstly blended a couple of backgrounds, making sure the centre of each stencil was off centre, slightly below and to the left, so that they looked ‘right’ when the lips image was added. I did stamp the lips image directly onto these panels too, so that the splatters of lipstick were not omitted, because I wanted to fussy cut the lips.

Then I stamped and heat embossed the lips onto scrap card using distress oxide inks for the first layer of stamping, plus a super-shiny clear gloss embossing powder. I used a stamping platform because I wanted a really fantastic shine, so these were heat embossed 3 times using clear ink for the subsequent stampings. Then I fussy cutting them out.

Just look at that shine!!!!

Next I stamped and heat embossed a couple of sentiments….

…. and drew a speech bubble in pencil around the sentiments before I cut those out too. The pencil lines can easily be erased with an eraser. I edged the speech bubbles with the corresponding distress marker for the colour of the lips.

Then I just added the panels onto card blanks and layered the lips and speech bubbles onto the panels.

There are LOADS of Visible Image images that would work well with this CAS and graphic type of treatment!

Stamps & Stencils Used:

Other Supplies:

White card, Distress Ink (tattered rose), Distress Oxide Ink (squeezed lemonade, worn lipstick, candied apple), Distress Marker (worn lipstick, candied apple)Versamark onyx black ink, Versamark clear embossing ink, WOW! Clear Gloss embossing powder, blending tools, masking tape, Stamping Platform, pencil, scissors, red card blank.

That’s it from me for now. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs,
Sharon xx

Sharon these cards are awesome! The lips look fabulous with the triple embossing! Really striking valentine’s cards. Thank you ♡

You will find more of Sharon’s fabulous cards and projects over on her blog.

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We will be back later with more gorgeous inspiration from our amazing Design Team, and more NEW stamps previews!!!

Mark & Helen xx

Shine Bright

Posted on March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 by helen

Good Evening! We are back with our final post today which comes from Pauline Butcher…

Hi there,

Another week has passed and it’s Fabulous Friday once again, so my day to share something I’ve created using some awesome Visible Image Stamps.

I had a Workshop planned for last Sunday, but as we had snow, I decided it was better to cancel it, to keep everyone safe.

Three of the Crafters were all together, so I challenged them to make an ATC (Artist Trading Card, which are 2.5″ x 3.5″ ), to use 3 colours plus Black, 2 stencils, and some Visible Image Stamps, and to also add some dimension.

Their creations were fabulous, but I decided to expand the one I made, into four and mount them, so here is the result…

The stamps I’ve used are…

Glimmer of Light

and Shining Bright

and the stencils I have used are…

Top Left:

Strobes

Stars & Stripes (with paste through),

Top Right:

Time Tunnel (with paste through)

and Geometric Maze

Bottom Left:

Cosmic Skies (with paste through)

and Fibres

and lastly Bottom Right:

Fibres again

and Distorted Chess (with paste through)

I used Distress inks, the images were all stamped onto white card, and heat embossed, and the light bulbs were stamped onto acetate and heat embossed.

I hope you’ll have a go at some ATC’s, they are so addictive to make, and fabulous to get you back into stamping, if you’ve lost your mojo for some reason.

Thank you for popping in.

Hugs, Pauline xxxxx

Wow this is awesome.. what a great way to use your ATC’s Pauline! Thank you for the brilliant inspiration ♡

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

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We will be back this weekend with more gorgeous projects from our amazing team!

Have a great weekend!

Mark & Helen xx

Creativation 2018

Posted on February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 by helen

Hello there! Firstly let us apologise for neglecting our blog for the past few weeks.. Creativation was AMAZING for us! We met so fantastic people, and we had so many orders from fabulous stores in the USA, Canada, Denmark and even Australia while we were there!

Sadly when we got back to the UK we were both struck down with a very nasty flu, which literally knocked us off our feet for a week! So between that and packaging all the orders, we have had little time for anything else..

We are therefore playing ‘catch up’ here on the blog for the next few weeks, as we have so many amazing projects from our awesome Design Team to share with you! But we first we want to show you how our booth came together…

We love how our walls turned out!

Mark remembered to pack his spirit level!!

Hands up if you LOVE these stamps!

Our colourful corner of the very large hall !

We were incredibly proud of our stand!

Thank you again to our wonderful team for all your outstanding samples which were adored ♡

We’ll be back very soon with the first of many incredible projects created with our NEW stamps!

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Thanks for visiting our blog today.

Mark & Helen xx

Special Moments

Posted on December 19, 2017 by helen

Hello! Not long to go now until we close for the Christmas holidays for some much needed rest and lovely family time!

We have some wonderfully magical inspiration here on the blog for you today from Jane Tyrrell…

Today is my last design team inspiration piece for the year for Visible Image. The next time I am back with some Visible Image inspiration will be in January when we will be starting to showcase their totally awesome new stamps!

For today I thought that I would weave a little Christmas magic and share a final post of our wonderful Disneyland Paris trip with Daisy. This is the second art journal “Moment” I made to remember this magical holiday.

For this art journal Moment I chose to capture the memories of the Princess lunch we enjoyed…

We were visited by the gorgeous Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White and Belle..

Daisy was totally entranced and honestly believed we were in the company of the real deal. The princesses were so professional and treated our darling sweetheart like a real princess. They really took the time to talk to her, sign her autograph book, pose for photos and admire the Princess Anna dress she was wearing.

I decided to use the photo of Daisy with Cinderella for my focal for my Moment as think it shows the the pure joy on our little sweetheart’s face. I fussy cut it out as I wanted it to become part of the background

I added some infusions and distress oxide ink to my mixed media card to start to create a magical background. Salty Ocean is a great Cinderella colour, perhaps I might rename mine Cinderella Blue!

I added some gold ink through the Strobes stencil

to create some star bursts

I stamped and gold embossed the clock swirl from the Ahead of our Time stamp set several times

as a reminder of that moment in time with the Princesses.

I also stamped stars from Universal

to add a little more magic

and also some celebratory bubbles using those from the Dare to Swim stamp set

The 2 quotes I used were

‘Make a Wish’ from Own it!

and

‘Memories’ from the Express yourself set

So here is my finished Moment..

I hope that when Daisy is older she can look back and remember the day she met her real Princesses and remember the Moments I have stored for her in Jane’s Journal. You can see just how versatile Visible Image stamps and stencils are for everything, including art journalling and mixed media work. We made a wish and made memories which really are,

“special moments that tell our story”

I have finished off the last of my last Christmas makes. My crackers for Christmas 2017 are ready for the table and I will be back to share them very soon over on my blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and taking the time to leave your kind comments, especially at this very busy time of the year. I hope that you have nearly finished all your Christmas preps too.

Bye for now,
Jane x

Loving Daisy’s gorgeous face in these photos Jane… such a fabulously magical page capturing those precious memories! Than you for sharing it ♡

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

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Thanks for visiting our blog today today!

Hope all your Christmas preparations are going well.

Back soon!

Mark & Helen xx

I See Bold Colour

Posted on November 27, 2017 by helen

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

Reveal Your True Colours

Posted on November 26, 2017November 26, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We hope you’re having a good Sunday.

We’re really excited to share the very first post by Josefine Fouarge…

Today I’m sharing my first project for the Visible Image design team and I’m showing you a few monoprinting techniques. Of course I’ll also finish the tags up 🙂

Visible Image is a great company. If you haven’t seen them yet, you have to check them out. It’s exactly my style and I’m in love with all the silhouette stamps and fun sentiments. It’s super easy to create stunning mixed media projects with them. So lets get started with mine 🙂

I used my Gel Press for the monoprinting techniques. For the first layer I mixed a couple of acrylic paints on my Gel Press and transferred the paint directly onto the tag. Whereas for the second layer I put a stencil between the tag and the monoprinting surface.

You can see the process in my quick video here:

Supplies Used

Close Ups

Monoprinting techniques for quick and easy tags - featuring Visible Image

Gorgeous tags Josefine thank you! Loving your painty backgrounds and all the extra details you added look awesome! ♡

You will find more of Josefine’s wonderful cards and projects over on her blog.

We hope you have enjoyed seeing these fantastic tags and video from Josefine!

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We will be back soon with fabulous inspiration from Pauline Butcher.

Mark & Helen xx

Definition of a Sister

Posted on November 25, 2017 by helen

Hello! So sorry we have missed a few days posts.. it’s all been a bit crazy with the Black Friday SALE.. website crash (BIG thank you to Patrick for getting it back online quickly!).. and this weekend we have been moving into our fabulous new premises too! Photos soon!!!

So, we now have lots of inspiration to share this weekend. First up, here’s Sharon Traynor…

Hi there. I’m popping on here today to share a fun tag that I made with my Visible Image stamps.

I don’t usually make tags but when I do, I completely cover the tag with layers of ink. I love all the rich, warm colours on this one.

Here’s how to make it.

Stamp the profile image and words (links to the stamps are below) with clear Versamark ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder.

TIP: Be sure to choose the smoother side of the water colour paper for stamping. If you choose the bumpy side it is difficult to get a full image.

Wet the watercolour card and pounce distress stains randomly on the card. Whilst drying spritz with some water droplets. Using the Cosmic Skies stencil, brush through it with carved pumpkin (on the yellow parts) and candied apple (on the orange parts) around the face image.

Next brush through the Fibres stencil with rusty hinge distress ink. Then randomly add parts of the Sister Definition words inked up in rusty hinge distress ink, and random bits of the splodgy parts of the face image in candied apple distress ink.

Cut the embossed part of the inked watercolour card into a tag shape and blend vintage photo distress ink around the edges. Add co-coordinating coloured ribbons and 3 co-ordinating heart charms.

On the leftover pieces of inked watercolour card, draw round some stars from the Stars and Stripes stencil and fussy cut them. Add the cut out stars to the tag using varying heights of 3d foam pads. The final touch is to dot gold stickles around the areas of stars.

Stamps & Stencils Used:

(please click on the picture to be taken direct to the individual stamps and stencils in the online store):

https://visibleimage.com/product/sister-definition/

https://visibleimage.com/product/no-space-for-dreams/

https://visibleimage.com/product/cosmic-skies/

https://visibleimage.com/product/fibres/

https://visibleimage.com/product/stars-stripes/

Other Supplies:

Watercolour Card, Ribbons, Charms, Versamark clear ink, Wow! ultra bright white embossing powder, Gold Stickles, Distress spritzer, Distress Stains (mustard seed, carved pumpkin, candied apple) Distress Inks (carved pumpkin, rusty hinge, candied apple, vintage photo).

I hope you like this tag and are inspired to make one of your own.

Thanks for stopping by and we really hope to see you again soon.

Hugs,
Sharon xx

Love this tag! The white image and words look stunning against the vibrant orange. Thanks Sharon ♡

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

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We will be back tomorrow with gorgeous inspiration from Pauline Butcher and Josefine Fouarge.

Have a great evening.

Mark & Helen xx

Create Texture!

Posted on November 15, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We are excited to be sharing the very first Design Team projects from Elisa Ablett here on the blog tonight…

Hi everyone,

Elisa here from the design team with my first post representing Visible Image, this is so exciting for me, it’s a dream team with the most exciting arty stamps and stencils!

For my first post and in keeping with the November ‘make a tag’ challenge theme over at Visible Image Facebook Group, I created the following tags..

For my first tag – I wanted to create a bold and vibrant mixed media tag using colourful and exciting mediums including Pebeo Metallic Paints and Colour Crush Powders from Tinby Designs and of course some lovely stamps from the Visible Image (Just be Happy and The Ripple Effect – Stamp Sets)

Products Used:

Just Be Happy stamp set

The Ripple Effect stamp set

For my second ‘tag’ (which is more like an ATC) I went a little darker in both the tone and mood of the project. The background is on a thick black cardstock as my base, I then layered Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap plus Blueberry Colour Crush Powder from Tinby Designs.

Next step was to use the fabulous Fibres Stencil along with some Colour Blast Bling Paste to add some texture.

I then stamped and fussy cut the main feature – the Skeleton from Mr Bone Jangles stamp set and using 3D mounting tape for depth.

Products used:

Mr Bone Jangles

Fibres Stencil

That’s it from me today, I hope you have enjoyed seeing how you can utilise your Visible Image stamps with mixed media projects!

Hugs xx

Elisa

Awesome inspiration for our challenge Elisa! Gorgeous splattered paint and loving all the texture on your second project.. our Fibres stencil looks amazing!! Thank you ♡

You will find more of Elisa’s gorgeous projects over on her blog.

All our social media links:

Shop where you will find all our awesome stamps!
Blog see all our latest posts here!
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Don’t forget to tag us in your posts!

We will be back tomorrow with the very first project from Aga Baraniak!

Enjoy your evening.

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

Sun Queen

Posted on October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 by helen

Hello! We are back as promised with more fabulous inspiration this afternoon, here on the Visible Image blog!

If you love the sun, and burnt orange tones, then you are in for a real treat from Jane Tyrrell…

It’s my weekly dose of Visible Image stamps inspiration today. The new stencils are back in stock here on the website and I have been having fun with them.

A few weeks ago I shared my Blue Snow Queen card.. if you missed her check out my post here.

I adore the Face it stamp set and, inspired by the glorious sun that peeped out during my autumnal walk, I made something with the eyes open stamps from the set.

I also decided to go from a cool to a warm colour palette and had the idea to create a Sun Queen as an art journal page.

I worked with 3 of the fab new stencils too:

Strobes

Distorted Chess

and

Time Tunnel

I often use the mask from the Face shape stencil & mask set but this time I decided to draw round it and make a separate cut out face which I could decorate first and then stick to my card to complete. I used masking fluid on her eyes and lips to protect them from the inks.

I used some of my Italian cotton cold pressed artist card and made an inky background using some warm autumnal distress inks

Next I added some sun bursts using the strobes stencil, and then inked the inner parts with stamps from the

Rays of Light set

which work perfectly with this stencil

I then added texture paste through my time tunnel stencil using the first brown swirls as my guide.

Finally I stamped the perfect sentiment, one of the new quotes Your Vivid Colours

So here is my Sun Queen…

With some close ups

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Enjoy the sunshine if you get some, smile at the”Sun Queen” ? if you see her, and delight in the gorgeous colours of autumn.

Back soon.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Wow! Such an incredible journal page! Thank you Jane ♡ So much to discover with all the stencilling and texture. LOVE those Autumnal tones!

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

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We will be back later with more brilliant inspiration.

Mark & Helen xx

Stars and Stripes

Posted on September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 by helen

Hi there! Happy Monday to you! Hope your week has started well.

We have loads of fantastic inspiration coming your way on the blog today! First up is an awesome card by Teresa Morgan featuring one of our brilliant new stencils…

Welcome back to my regular Visible Image post, and yes, you guessed it…
I am still playing with the fabulous new stencils. This week a simple yet striking card using the Stars and Stripes:

I created the drop shadow by placing my stencil on the card and inking with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink, once dry, I moved the stencil slightly and inked through with Versamark ink then heat embossed with WOW Embossing Glitters. It gives a really effective 3d look to the stencilling.

The guitar is stamped and embossed onto another piece of card then fussy cut, and attached with 3d foam.

Products Used:

Stars and Stripes Stencil

Music Speaks

Brilliant card Teresa! Such a fantastic shadow effect… Thank you! ♡

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Play Guitar!

Posted on September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 by helen

Hi! Hope you’re well.

We had such a great time at Create and Craft at the weekend! Lots of sell outs which was amazing! If you tuned in.. thank you!

Pauline Butcher is here on the blog today sharing one of the fantastic samples she made for the shows…

Hello,

My inspiration today is a card made using one of the awesome new stencils and a brand new definition stamp…

The new products I used were…

Play Guitar stencil

and Son Definition stamp

The background is blended Distress Inks: Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry and Mustard Seed, flicked with water. I put the stencil over the top, and inked through it with Chipped Sapphire.

I stamped the Son definition onto a piece of white card using Versamark, and heat embossed with Black Embossing Powder, I inked the edges, and placed the stencil on it, and inked through one guitar person, using Candid Apple. I went around all the edges of the background, and the definition with Versamark, and heat embossed with a silver sparkle embossing powder.

Thanks for popping in.
Hugs,
Pauline xxxx

How cool is this background! And the sentiment looks awesome! Thank you Pauline ♡

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

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Want the chance to WIN a coupon to spend on our stamps and stencils??? Just enter anything you create with our stamps this month into our ‘Show & Tell’ album over in our Facebook group or join in with our themed challenge there too… this month’s theme is ‘distressed’.

We will be back with awesome new inspiration from Nicky Gilburt later today.

Thanks for visiting our blog!

Mark & Helen xx

Be Different!

Posted on September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 by helen

Hi there! We have more brilliant inspiration for you here on the blog today. Teresa Morgan has created some amazing samples for our Create and Craft TV shows this weekend…

This week I am sharing a card made with another of the fabulous new stencils – the Grungy Union Jack. I teamed it with the Dare To Be Different stamps…..and did just that, by colouring my flag in alternative colours.

I used Distress Oxide inks and grunged them up a bit with the addition of some spritzed water. The lips are embossed onto heat resistant acetate backed with white card.

Products Used:

Grungy Union Jack

Dare To Be Different

Such a brilliant card design Teresa! Love the alternative colours, and the lips look amazing!
Thank you ♡

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

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We will be back tomorrow with gorgeous new inspiration from Pauline.

Don’t miss our shows on Create and Craft TV this weekend…

Friday September 8th at 7pm BST (GMT+1)
And Saturday September 9th at 9am BST (GMT+1)

Sky 674 – Freeview 23 – Virgin 748 – Freesat 813 –
Apple TV – Amazon Fire

Or watch online:

http://www.createandcraft.com/gb/

www.createandcraft.com/us

You can watch our shows on catch up for 7 days online too!

Make sure you tune in or set your recorder for the shows, as Mark and Pauline have some fantastic demos planned!

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great evening!

Mark & Helen xx

Rock Out!

Posted on September 7, 2017September 20, 2017 by helen

Hello! We are back with more inspiration for our shows on Create and Craft TV this weekend! Elina has teamed up our rocker with one of our NEW stencils…

Hi!
Have you already seen the new stencils by Visible Image? I love working with stencils, and seeing this addition to their stamp collection was so exciting!

I used the ‘Strobes’ stencil for the background of this rock themed tag:

I started the project with inking the background with yellow and orange Distress inks, and stamping and heat embossing the main image on the tag.

I placed the stencil on the tag, and stencilled clear VersaMark embossing ink on the tag, dabbing the ink around the main image. Then I heat embossed the stencil pattern with clear embossing ink.

Clear embossing ink acted as a resisting layer on the yellow ink, so when adding a darker ink color on the tag the heat-embossed areas remained yellow. This is such a fun and easy technique to work with, and I think the grungy background matches well with the rock star image 🙂

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Wishing you a wonderful week. Rock Out!

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This is such an awesome tag Elina! Thank you ♡
You can find more of Elina’s gorgeous cards and projects over on her blog.

Don’t miss our shows on Create and Craft TV this weekend…

Friday September 8th at 7pm BST (GMT+1)
And Saturday September 9th at 9am BST (GMT+1)

Sky 674 – Freeview 23 – Virgin 748 – Freesat 813 –
Apple TV – Amazon Fire

Or watch online:

http://www.createandcraft.com/gb/

www.createandcraft.com/us

You can watch our shows on catch up for 7 days online too!

Make sure you tune in or set your recorder for the shows, as Mark and Pauline have some great demos planned!

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We will be back later with awesome inspiration from Teresa Morgan featuring another of our NEW stencils!

Mark & Helen xx

Breathe…

Posted on September 3, 2017September 20, 2017 by helen

Good Evening! We have some beautiful inspiration for you from Veerle Moreels, featuring another of our new stencils…

Sometimes when you see something there immediately pops an idea into your head and you can’t wait to go ahead and give in to that idea. So I was very happy when the stencils from Visible Image arrived here at home. Yes you are reading it right: stencils from Visible Image ^.^

And of course I filmed my first play with the stencils…

That tiny spot in between the strobes is just perfect to put tiny elements in and get them in the spotlight. Keep an eye out because I still have loads of ideas for this stencil ^.^

Products Used:

Strobes

Imagine Dream Inspire

Stunning tag Veerle ♡ And a fabulous video too, thank you!

You’ll find more stunning projects over on Veerle’s blog.

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We will be back with an awesome card from Jane Tyrrell tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by today, and if you have missed any of our recent posts check them out HERE.

Mark & Helen xx

Brilliantly British

Posted on August 28, 2017September 20, 2017 by helen

Hello there! Thank you for visiting our blog today! It’s been a Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK so we have enjoyed a day off, and had a BBQ in the sunshine with the family!

It’s not like the British weather to be sunny on a Bank Holiday… so it was awesome! Talking of British, Jane Tyrrell is here with the very first sample showcasing our brilliant NEW Grungy Union Jack stencil! Over to Jane…

Good Evening!

Today I have a bit of a red white and blue theme going on…something patriotic!

Visible Image have brought out a brand new range of stencils and the first I have had the pleasure to play with is none other than the brilliant Grungy Union Jack which can be pre-ordered now!

Isn’t it gorgeous… I love those grungy drips. These have been designed by Mark and made for Visible Image by Tando Creative. They are fab quality and thickness, a generous 6X6″ size and are available to pre order here There are 10 designs, all are awesome, do check them out!

As soon as I saw this stencil I knew just which stamp would go perfectly with it…

yes the bowler hatted man from the Ahead of our Time stamp set.

I kept to the red. white and blue of the flag and inked it up using Distress inks.

I then stamped and embossed the man and added the flying birds… I had been up to London the day before and it got me thinking of Mary Poppins and “feed the birds”… yes I know it’s quite scary inside my head sometimes! I also used the very apt creativity sentiment from the Express Yourself set

Here is my first Design Team card using this awesome new stencil…

Meet Mr Union Jack ?

and here he is in close up

I am loving playing with these new stencils and have been making more samples for the next Create and Craft TV show on 8/9th September. I will also be sharing another of my stencil makes next week.

Bye for now,

Jane x

This is such an awesome card Jane and what a fantastic stamp for the flag! Thank you! ♡

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

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Thanks again for visiting our blog today, and don’t forget to check out all our NEW releases HERE!

Have a great evening.

Mark & Helen xx

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