My garden of tranquility

Hello! Another Monday has rolled around and it is time for my fortnightly design team post for Visible Image.

My garden has been even more important to me this year and the recent landscaping has been a godsend. I have spent many mindful hours outside nurturing my plants and everything is looking so summery now that my summer bedding pots have come into flower.

My beans are growing well

and my tomatoes are flowering. 

So all these provided my inspiration for my project today, a set of 5 artist trading cards.
Artist trading cards measure 3 1/2 X 2 1/2" and I make them to swap with my crafty friends and my little granddaughter. 

I called this set my "Garden of tranquility"

I used 2 stamp sets;
Random art of kindness

and the daisy flower from
Break free

This is what I got up to;
I used oxide ink to stamp the background using one of the flowers and archival ink for the "stem" from the Random art of kindness  set.

I stamped the daisy from Break free onto some left over alcohol ink yupo and distress inky mop up card and cut them out.

I stamped the "rose" flower from  Random art of kindness onto different scraps of inky card and chose the 3 I liked best and cut them out.

I added a little accent of gold stickles to each flower

and I stamped the small words from   Random art of kindness onto kraft card and cut them into little plant markers.

Here they are finished

with a couple of close ups

 and one last shot.

I would like to enter my ATCs into the following challenges;

Love to craft 1/3 anything goes
Creative artiste 1/3 anything goes
Crafty Catz 1/3 anything goes
More mixed media 1/3 anything goes
Time out 1/3 inspired by a quote I was inspired by the "gardeners!"
Crafter's castle 1/3 anything goes
Crafty calendar 1/3 flowers
A vintage journey rustic charm
Penny black and more 1/3 Favourite stamps

All the Visible Image links are listed below

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you there. You will see lots of gorgeous makes by the DT and customers to inspire your own creativity.

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are regular giveaways...open world wide. Do check out the Facebook LIVES and videos where you will be able to see lots of the samples we have been making with the new release in the flesh!

Their Instagram page can be found here

Pinterest here

And once again the shop web site is here; where all their gorgeous stamps and stencils can be purchased.

And one last heads up, there is a new stamp and stencils release on 26th June.  They are just AWESOME. I can't wait to share some samples, do keep an eye out on social media where they are being shared. Pre orders start THIS Friday, 12th June.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Back soon,

Stay safe and stay creative,

Bye for now,

Jane x