Christmas Artist trading cards

  Hi Everyone. It's time for my fortnightly design team make for Visible Image. Today I am sharing a set of artist trading card using the gorgeous  Across the miles stamp set from the brand new 2026 Christmas release.

 I've created a set of three festive Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). Measuring just 2.5 x 3.5 inches, they're the perfect little canvases for creating miniature Christmas scenes.

I love making ATCs they are such a great way of sharing your art. I organise a monthly swap over in the Visible Image Fans Facebook group. If you would like to join us do check out the link here.

The backgrounds are made from pieces of Distress Stain Spray cardstock left over from previous projects in my stash – a great way to make use of those colourful offcuts. 

I stamped the Dear Santa sentiment and a postmark at the top of each ATC 

I stamped the adorable robins onto white card. The charming post box was partially stamped onto scraps of red cardstock, so you don't even need a full sheet of card. I also stamped up the postal times plate onto a scrap of white card and layered it up.  The robins were coloured with Distress Watercolour Pencils and then fussy cut.

I adhered the post box first before adding the robins and the tiny letters. By tucking the letter beneath the robin's foot really brings each miniature scene to life!

On the reverse, I used the Love of ATCs stamp set. 

I organise an ATC swap in the Visible Image Fans Facebook group, so one of these little creations will soon be making its way to my swap partner. ATCs are such fun to exchange with fellow crafters and also make lovely keepsakes to attach to Christmas gifts.

The Across the Miles  stamp set is such a versatile addition to the new release, making it perfect for everything from cards and mixed media projects to festive ATCs. I hope I've inspired you to have a go at creating some miniature Christmas art of your own!

Here are a few close ups;

 If you hurry there is still a fab bundle offer for the whole release, check it out here.

Thanks for stopping by. 

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

Bye for now,

Jane x

HO HO HO it's time for the Visible Image 2026 Christmas release

Ho Ho Ho it's a busy blog day for me today with my 2nd post! It's that wonderful time of the year, yes it's time for the 2026 Christmas release from Visible Image! It is available exclusively for now on the HobbyMaker website. 

Mark will be on your HobbyMaker TV screens at 6pm with the festive launch today.  He was on at 2pm and you can catch that  show  here on rewind for 7 days.. There are lots of great offers and inspiration as well as all our design team samples. 

This festive collection includes 5 gorgeous stamp sets featuring:

Across the Miles; A charming pillar box with robins

 Marshmallow dreams; A cosy hot chocolate cup

Merry and Bright; A beautiful Christmas tree

 All wrapped up; Wrapping paper fun kraft set

 Christmas Magic; A festive stocking set

There are also 3 fabulous stencils:

 Close knit

 Snowfall

 First class 

Over the coming days I'll be sharing the design team samples I've created over on Instagram here using this wonderful collection, along with plenty of inspiration and ideas for your Christmas crafting. I can't wait to show you what I've been making!

Here's a little taster of what I have been making

I'm sharing my cosy fireplace with the "stockings hung" later so do pop on over to Instagram here and to see it in full with some process photos. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

Every Happiness, the new release from Simon Says stamp

Hi Everyone, the fab new Simon says stamp "Every Happiness" release has just launched. You can shop the whole collection here.

I was delighted to be sent the gorgeous Forest Forage in Summer 3411ssc stamp set available here to create with and I couldn't wait to get inky. As soon as I started stamping the ideas just kept coming! This beautiful mix of florals and foliage images are so much fun. Before I knew it I had create no less than five projects.

Over the coming days, I'll be sharing each project individually on my Instagram account here along with a closer look and a few details about how I made them. But first I thought it would be nice to gather them together here in one post.

For this release I created:

Hand-stamped gift wrap, proving that your stamps don't have to be reserved just for cards! I love creating my own wrapping paper to make a gift feel even more special.

A coordinating gift tag, which pairs perfectly with the stamped wrapping paper and adds a lovely handmade finishing touch. A step by step for this project is on my IG account here

A bookmark, because these sweet images were just too cute not to turn into something practical as well as pretty!

Two handmade cards, each using the stamp set in a different way;

First a slimline monochromatic card with a Tim Holtz butterfly and just a pop of red

and a square "wreath" card

One of the things I love most about stamp sets like this is how versatile they are. You can use them for cards, gifts, home décor, journals, bookmarks and so much more. It's always satisfying to stretch your supplies and see how many different projects you can create from a single set.

I hope these projects inspire you to look beyond traditional cardmaking and try something a little different with your stamps. I'd love to know which project is your favourite by leaving me a comment below!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and don't forget to check back over the next few days as I'll be sharing each project in more detail over on Instagram.

Happy crafting!

See you soon,

Jane x

Catch a star with Visible Image

 Hi Everyone. It's time for my fortnightly design team make for Visible Image. Today I am sharing a pair of tags made using the beautiful 

Catch a star stamp set.

 This set is perfect not just for cards but for gift tags too.

Both tags were made in the same way. I die cut 2 tags using black card. When stamping and heat embossing on black card I always use an anti static bag to prevent the coloured embossing powders sticking to areas I want to keep black.  

The standing child was gold heat embossed. Then I stamped and white heat embossed the large star. Lastly I repeat stamped the background using the star cluster stamp and also white heat embossed those too. 

I stamped and gold heat embossed the words onto strips of black card and then stuck them in place.

I used exactly the same process for the sitting down child tag. 

For a finishing touch I layered them onto gold card and added a gold ribbon to each.

Here they are once more individually. 

I will be back in 2 weeks with my next VI make and a little heads up that it might be Christmas in July with a brand new release. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

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

Bye for now,

Jane x

The grand finale of our STAMPlorations 13th Birthday celebrations

Wow what a fun week of 13th birthday celebrations we have enjoyed over at STAMPlorations ! I hope you have too?

These are my final 3 cards I made to showcase some of the brand new products which are in store now.

First up is a card using the fab Focal fronts . I used the coffee and roses one and teamed it with the Nothing makes sense  typografia stamp

My 2nd card is another using the lovely new face stencil

and my final card showcases one of the new Big cupcake colourables with an ATC from the Colour me spring set on top of a sheet of Floral 1 backdrops The daisy background edge was stamped using Fluttery and the sentiment is also from that set.

You still have today to join in with the birthday fun. Remember to head over to the STAMPlorations blog for all the details. It's open to everyone worldwide. 

Happy 13th birthday to Shery and her wonderful brand!

Bye for now,

Jane x

 

 

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