Sea inspiration for Visible Image

 Hi everyone, it's time for my next blogged design team make for Visible Image. The theme for this week is sea or beach themed projects. I used an oldie but goodie, the wonderful Create your own calm, seahorse stamp set together with the framed fibres layering die. My brief was to make a "non card" and this is the tag I made;

And this is how I made it;

I first made a distress ink background using these products;

Then I die cut a tag from it. 

I stamped the seahorse using Versafine ink and heat embossed using red embossing powder to get a really rich red image. 

Using the accessory stamps I created some waves in the background stamping with blue ink.

I stamped the words in blue onto an offcut of white card and cut around them.

I then used some Framed fibres die offcuts to add some extra wave dimension. I glued pieces around the tag. 

For finishing touches I added some water drop embellishments and white pen detailing and matted my tag onto red card. 

Here is my finished tag once more.

I hope this might take you to the beach in your imagination? I was lucky enough to be there on Monday and the sound of the waves on the beach and the blue sky reflected in the sea was bliss. Summer is just a few weeks away now . If you are lucky enough to visit the seaside just for moment try standing still, take a deep breath in, pause and "Create your own calm". It's a very mindful moment. 

All the Visible Image links are listed below;

Our kind, friendly and supportive customer Facebook Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you join us. You will be warmly welcomed and see lots of inspiration from the DT and customers to inspire your own creativity.  I also organize the monthly artist trading card swap in the group. It is open to everyone worldwide. Over 150 members, worldwide, have taken part since it started over 3 years ago. It's been such fun and it's so lovely to receive a unique piece of art from your partner in the post. The details and sign up for each swap are posted in the group on the 23rd of the month. Our next swap is our 50th and there is a little give away with it too so please don't miss that one!  There is no "monthly" commitment, just join in when you have the time and if you live in the UK can you choose to post to the UK only if that suits you best. Do come over and join us, you will be most warmly welcomed. 

The main Visible Image Facebook business page is here

Their website is here

Visible Image also has its own You Tube channel here where you can see videos and Lives to give you lots of inspiration and ideas. 

Their Instagram page can be found here 

You will also find lots more of my own Visible Image personal makes over in my Instagram account here; @jane.tyrrell

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

June travels with Country View Crafts challenge

 Hi everyone I am here today with my 1st design team make to hopefully inspire you to join our June challenge. The theme this month is to share your projects which are "travel" related." You don't need a blog or an Instagram account, just head over to the group and join in with the fun! The link is Here and if you are not already a member just request to join and we will warmly welcome you. It is also be a place you can be the first to hear about workshops, the latest releases etc etc. We have a happy membership of over 380 crafters and we are growing every day. You can enter the challenges up to 5 times as you like as long as you use products from brands which are stocked on the Country View Website. 

I recently bought Tim's new vault multi level airmail embossing folder and decided to have a play. This is my first card.

This is how I made it;

I brayered prize ribbon distress oxide ink inside the folder and then added white card and ran it through my Bigshot Switch. Afterwards I rubbed lumberjack paid ink direct from the pad onto the raised areas and made this background. 

I die cut some travel related die cuts from my old Tim dies and his travel side order from years back. I also used his stacked hearts set (seen in final photos).

I put everything together

and finally added the sentiment from the Visible Image Destination Unknown stamp set. 

Here is my finished card once more.

I have linked to products available on the website in my post. If they are not in stock just email Susan, who should be able to order them in for you. 

Remember that you can find me most days over on Instagram Here @jane.tyrrell where I share many, many more makes then I have the time to blog.

I hope I may have inspired you to give our June challenge a go. There is a  fab prize up for grabs too for one randomly selected and you can enter up to 5 times. I will be back on 16th June with my 2nd make.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Billy 17.7.09 - 22.05.25

Hi Bloggers, I'm sure you might guess by my post title that I have some sad news. Our darling Billy died last Thursday after an unexpected but thankfully very short illness.  He was nearly 17.

He was born on 17th July 2009 and he came to live with us in the September. Such a sweet boy from the day he arrived and the most gentle cat ever. He had the cutest pink nose and white tip to his tail and was such a purr factory.

He even wrote and starred in blog posts about our Christmas trees! Check out this link.

He became my avatar when I started blogging, all those years ago, in 2010

 

One of my blogging friends Jane even made a lino print of our handsome boy. She sent us a copy and it has pride of place on our bookshelves. 

He matured into the most gorgeous cat and in his older years barely left our side. He loved popping out to garden but once we came in would come in with us.

He even slept with us every single night.

In his honour I have made 2 cards as a fundraiser for a wonderful cat charity I support The Ginger Cat house rescue. 

I have made two bright and cheerful card using distress inks for the background, Visible Image stamps and Tim Holtz' mischievous cats die cuts which I water coloured using Billy for my inspiration.

Card 1

and Card 2

This will be a "raffle" where each "ticket" costs £1. The winner will have the CHOICE of 1 of the 2 cards and I will post that card to the winner, anywhere in the world. I am going to keep the other card in Billy's memory.

If you would like to buy a ticket (or tickets) please follow This link to my Facebook page where everything is explained. I also have a post on Instagram here I will keep a running list of everyone and put all the names in a hat. The raffle will close on Wednesday 4th June at midday (UK time).
The Ginger cat house Rescue know and love that I am hosting this fundraiser but are not directly involved. As a necessary disclaimer I need to say here that FB are not involved either!
Any questions please just ask in my comments or email me (my link is in my side bar) and thanks in advance if you can spare a pound for "A card for Billy" 💙🐱💙Every single pound will go to the rescue. I will post the card to the winner anywhere worldwide.
(Just a note to any of my fellow card makers; if you already have a house full of cards😘 and don't need an extra but would still like to donate. If you win, you can re gift the card back to me and it will go with all my other cards I am making to donate to the annual GCHR Summer fair fundraiser which is coming up on 14th June).

I haven't entered any card challenges for a long time, as all the cards I share these days are design team ones. But I will enter some today in memory of my boy,

 

I would like to enter Card 1 into;

Dream Valley Challenge hand coloured image

Allsorts 16th birthday challenge 

Sweet stampin boys. boys, boys

Simon says stamp Wednesday Bright and cheerful

So sweet dreams to our darling boy. We were so blessed he came into our lives.

with love, 

Jane x