Summer butterflies from Visible Image

Hi Everyone. It's time for my fortnightly design team make for Visible Image.

Today I'm sharing a clean and simple summery birthday card featuring the Antisocial Butterfly stamp set

 paired with a sentiment from Best Birthday Ever set 

and the Seeing Stars stencil.

To create the background, I blended these 3 Distress Ink colours through the stencil, keeping the design fresh and vibrant.

I then stamped the butterfly using Nocturne Versafine Clair ink

 I added the small butterflies to create some movement.

I then stamped the butterfly a second time onto a scrap of white card and added a touch of water colouring using two of the same ink colours to tie everything together.

 After fussy cutting the butterfly, I attached it with foam tape to give the wings a little extra dimension and movement.

 

I then matted onto a red piece of card and then onto a white card blank.

Here is one final photo.

 Below is an alternative version of the same design featuring an inked background created with Distress Spray Stains in the same colours.

I love how versatile this layout is and how easily it can be adapted for different looks while keeping that clean and simple design style.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Remember to follow my Instagram account here where I share all my creative makes. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

STAMPlorations 13th birthday celebrations

Hi Everyone, it's a very special day today...STAMPlorations turns 13! 

And it's "especially" special as Shery missed 3 birthdays while she was undergoing her cancer treatment. So let's hang out the bunting, get out the fizz and celebrate this amazing milestone. This runs from today until Friday.

Head over to the STAMPlorations blog here  to see all of today's gorgeous team projects. Leave a comment letting us know which of the new featured products is your absolute favourite for a chance to win it! 🎂🎉"

 To celebrate 13 years, shipping is FREE on all US orders of $25 or more this week only – and you'll get the Freebie of the Month automatically included in your order! Happy shopping! 🛍️✨"

There are lots of prizes to grab so do check out the details over on the STAMP blog here. 

There are also some fab new products on the STAMPlorations website and I made 7 cards to showcase some of them. 

These are my first 4 and will share the last 3 on Friday.

These are 2 cards using one of the new Pocket backdrops. I used the Floral #1 pack for both the backgrounds. The cupcake is from  the Big cupcakes colourables set, such fun and so easy to colour and peeping out behind is a piece from the Floral parade cut-out ephemera which you will find here

My 2nd card also uses a Colourable but this one is from the pack called Big Birthday cakes I teamed it with 2 butterflies from the Fluttery stamp set and a sentiment from the Say it big, enough set  . Again I have tucked a piece from the Floral parade cut-out ephemera behind the sentiment which you will find here

For card number 3 I used one of the brand new face stencils called Profile 1 with distress inks. I paired it with a sentiment stamp from Romantic expressions 1

My final card uses a sentiment from the new Floral magic stickers stickers and a gorgeous image from the new Flowers and coffee focal fronts available here. The background is a sheet of my favourite Faded botanicals collage paper.

Do check out how to join in with the STAMPlorations party over on the blog here. It would be lovely for Shery to feel all the love we are sending her. I will be back to share my final 3 makes for the end of the celebrations on Friday. Remember that you can join in with the fun no matter which country you live in, the more the merrier!

Always remember that you can  use my unique code at checkout STAMPGIRLJANE for 20% off your order!

You'll also find me here on Instagram with all my latest makes!

Bye for now,

Jane x

The new "Shine On" release from Simon Says stamp

Hello Everyone, Simon says stamp have just launched their latest release called "Shine on". You can shop the whole collection here.

I was sent the hilarious new "Divorce upside" sentiment set to create with. These sentiments are certainly not the usual "Happy Birthday" but packed with quirky, witty greetings that made me smile while I was crafting. Sometimes a handmade card is just the thing to raise a smile during life's twists and turns.

I paired them with bright colours and cheerful designs. While these sentiments are a little different from the occasions we usually craft for, I love how they bring humour, encouragement and a positive outlook to a new chapter.

Whether it's offering support, celebrating a fresh start or simply letting a friend know you're thinking of them, a handmade card can make all the difference.

To match the fun of the sentiments, I went for bright colours, happy details and lots of playful elements. Sometimes it's good to step away from the traditional occasions and make something completely different.

I made 3 cards and a tag and will be sharing some process photos and close ups on my Instagram account here over the coming days. I like to put them all together here in a blog post for reference. All the products I have used are available on the Simon Says Stamp website. 

Card 1

I used a distress ink background with pastel cardstock and cups and saucers die cut using the Tim Holtz Papercut Cafe die set. 

Card 2

For this card I used a background made using Tim Holtz's large size "Numbered" 3D embossing folder and silver card. The extra numbers, hand etc are from his Postale die set

Card 3

I find the stamp hilarious, those pancakes and spatulas are such fun. I used a distress  oxide stain spray background with some extra distress watercolour pencil detailing. There is a sheet of Tim Holtz green paper palette paper tucked underneath too. 

Tag

I used Kraft card for the background and the hearts are Tim Holtz' stacked hearts die set. This tag works well attached to a bottle of wine...a great gift for someone who is celebrating their divroce. 

My dear Hb and I are celebrating 45 years of happy marriage on 25th July so fortunately I won't need to use the set for his next card!

So there we are, meet Simon Says Stamp's "The Upside of Divorce" set. They're a little bit unexpected, a little bit cheeky, but definitely memorable.

Bye for now,

Jane x