Some eye contact Visible Image style

 Good morning yes another fortnight has rolled around. The nights are really drawing in but there is still some gorgeous autumnal colours around. I loved this autumnal wreath I spotted recently

and even in my garden the colours are gorgeous.

 I am here with my latest Visible Image design team make. Mark aka Mr Visible Image will be appearing on your TV screens again TOMORROW (Tuesday 27 October) at midday on Create and Craft. It is a longer 1 1/2 hour show and he will be sharing some awesome demos plus samples from myself and my teamies. 

3 of the products on the show are the amazing Eye contact stencil 

the awesome glimmer of light stamps

and the brilliant Just be happy set.

 I decided to make a canvas with them for my show sample.

This is what I got up to;

Using Versafine Onyx ink and an stencil brush I stenciled the eye onto white smooth card and then clear embossed it. I then stamped all the other elements of the design as well. I didn't worry about masking the corner of the eye where the small light bulb went as I would be adding a cut out bulb when finished. 

Using Zig watercolour pens I coloured all the moths.

I added a little shimmer with a glitter pen to the wings.

I stamped out several of the light bulbs and clear embossed. I coloured the element and then added glossy accents. Here they are wet, they go transparent when dry and I then cut them out.

I coloured the pupil of the eye in rainbow glitter pens and again added Glossy accents. I then left everything to dry. 

I then put my design together. Here it is.

with a close up

and one final shot.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges;

We love to create 1/3 anything mixed media

Simon says stamp Wednesday layer it up

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 more samples and ideas. 

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.

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Remember to tune in or set your recorders for the show tomorrow!

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

An inky Christmas tree

Good morning it's Monday and time for my weekly dose of Visible Image inspiration. I hope you already have the date in the diary for our Christmas show on Create and Craft tomorrow?

If not here are the details

There are lots of  samples made by my teamies and myself  on the show and I will be waving to mine. 

I have already shared these 2 cards 

There are another 2 I have made and I will share the first of them today. For today's card I wanted a very CAS (clean and simple) look and also to keep to 1 layer as this also makes postage for cards so much cheaper.

I used the awesome Peace, hope and love set

I decided to make some Christmas baubles hanging from a Christmas tree so I needed to make myself some pine branches. After a bit of a brain storm I decided to use the seaweed stamp from the Dare to swim set

I used it upside down with different shade of distress ink.

 By repeat stamping and careful overlapping I began to create my Christmas tree branches. 

I also red embossed the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Go to Christmas word stamp set

I then created some "baubles" by gold embossing the grungy circle and also used the little accent stamps inside. I love the little accent stamps in the Peace, hope and love set..so cute!

Here is my finished Christmas card, which has a golden glow from the embossing and matting card.

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

ABC Christmas 3/3 U for unlimited ie anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 2/3 anything goes #257
Christmas at sweet stampin 2/3 anything goes
Cute card Thursday 1/3 snowflakes

I hope you can join Mark at 7pm on Create and Craft tomorrow evening...I will be watching live from my sofa and waving to my Christmas cards. He has some great demos planned too.

All the Visible Image links can be found here;

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group can be found here ...it would be lovely to see you there. You can add work to the "Show and Tell" album where one randomly chosen winner each month wins a £25 coupon to spend on the website.

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are weekly stamp giveaways...open world wide!

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

You can also follow via:

 Pinterest

Twitter

 Instagram

Thanks for stopping by,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Long distance crafting

It's another marvellous Monday and time for my weekly inspiration for Visible Image. Did  you catch the live shows on Friday and Saturday?  I was rather a long way away to watch on TV so I watched on my tablet from here.....

yup....I'm on holiday.

Soaking up the sun,

Eating yummy food, with a glass of Mythos of course..

and a little bit of sightseeing too ......

bliss......

OK back to my DT project for today.

 I used the brilliant strobes stencil, perfect for sending some sunshine to you all 😃

Today's card is another of the samples I made for the shows. You can still watch both shows on the Create and Craft web site for another 5 days if you did miss it. Mark and Pauline did some amazing demos too.

I also used the new  Father definition stamp

Here is my sunny card

I used Distress oxides through the strobes stencil and then added the Father sentiment plus some accent stamps from the Own it! and Create it stamp sets. We also have a "distressed" challenge running during September over on our Facebook page...do come and join us..you could win £40 voucher to spend on your choice of Visible Image stamps.

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

The Artistic stamper 2/3 take a little colour
Cute card Thursday 1/3 autumn
As you like it 1/3 flora or fauna mine is flora..I love how versatile this tree and leaves stamps are.
Simon says stamp Wednesday Stamp it!

All the Visible Image links can be found here;

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group can be found here ...it would be lovely to see you there. You can add work to the "Show and Tell" album where one randomly chosen winner each month wins a £25 coupon to spend on the website. Our monthly themed challenge for September is "distress it" and the prize for this challenge is a £40 coupon. 

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are weekly stamp giveaways...open world wide!

And the shop web site is here; where all these gorgeous stamps can be purchased. 

You can also follow via:

 Pinterest

Twitter

 Instagram

Thanks for stopping by and a very warm welcome to my newest followers, it's so lovely to see you joining me on my creative journey.

If you are going to the Stamping Show at Ally Pally on Sunday..do shout and I will say hello. I will also be catching up with Helen and Mark at the Visible Image stand.

Bye for now...I need to get back to the beach 😉

Jane x

#Showtime..Visible Image are on TV tonight

Yes we have all been counting down, it's nearly here.......Visible Image are on Create and Craft tonight at 7pm and also on Saturday morning at 9am.

You can view on Freeview channel 23, Sky 674 or Virgin 748

or you can watch on line via the Create and Craft website here , the shows will be "visible" on catch up on the website for the next 7 days.

My teamies and I have been really busy making our samples to decorate the shows using the fab new stamps and stencils.

You will see them live and we will be sharing more over the coming weeks over on the group and business Facebook pages. 

I am sending my good wishes to Mark and Helen long distance, as I have actually sneaked away to here.........

this is my view by day

 and by night

tee hee......yes we are back in our beloved Rhodes for some late summer sunshine.

I thought I would send some sunshine home with a sunny card made a while back for Visible Image for their June Create and craft show, which I have not yet shared here on my blog . It is very apt for today.

I used the bowler hat man from the Ahead of time stamp set which I stamped and embossed in red.The background was made using alcohol inks. The # and words were created with the stamps from alphabetical. The numbers, stamped with oxides are from the somewhere in time stamp set.

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

Addicted to stamps and More 3/3 make your mark

The Ribbon Girl 3/3 September any card
Crafty Cardmakers 2/3 monochrome
Simon says stamp Monday Stamp it!
Creative Artiste 2/3 anything mixed media I have used alcohol inks, Distress oxides, embossing powder and versafine
Fussy and fancy 2/3 anything mixed media
C.R.A.F.T 1/3 embossing
Simon Says stamp Wednesday Stamp it!

Back soon, I'm getting back to the gorgeous hot sunshine here 😎

Remember it's nearly #Showtime! Good luck to Mark and Pauline who have some awesome demos planned too..don't miss them, the shows are live to the USA too!

Bye for now,

Jane x

5 day count down until Create and Craft TV

Good morning all, the first Monday in September has arrived and I am here to share the second sample I have made for Visible Image for the Create and Craft TV shows this Friday 8 September at 7pm and Saturday 9 September at 9am. Both shows are on Freeview channel 23, Virgin 748 and Sky 674 or you can also watch on line live here

If you missed my first sample card I made, here he is again  the details are in this post from last Monday

This is Mr Union Jack Man where I used the fab new Grungy Union Jack stencil

Visible Image's brand new stencil range have been designed by Mark Alexander and made for them by Tando Creative. They are the best quality and a useful 6X6" size. At the moment there are 10 cool designs. 

For today's sample I used the stars and stripes stencil, as the shows are also being transmitted to our friends in the USA

 It will be available on the show or you can pre-order from Visible Image here.

We are also restarting the monthly challenge over on our Visible Image Group Facebook page where you have the chance to win a £40 coupon to spend on the website. Our theme for September is "Distressed". You can interpret this in any way you wish using your Visible Image stamps. I chose to go with using "Distress" inks and Oxides.

You can also enter our "anything goes/show and tell" challenge every month using Visible Image stamps, which runs year round. This has a £25 voucher for the winner.

Both challenges' winners are drawn at random so whether you are a seasoned Visible Image stamper or just inking up your first purchase you are in with a chance.

For this sample I inked up one of the brand new "We are family" stamps.......I chose Son, such an apt description....

available to pre order here or there will be a multi buy on the show

This is my own 28 year old darling son personified. I had him in mind when I designed my card. He likes very CAS (Clean and simple) cards and also listening to music and going to concerts. He also strums on a guitar in his home on occasions. So I knew which stamps would be perfect for my card. The Rock out! stamp set ..these work brilliantly with male cards. My son gave this design his seal of approval 😉

This is what I got up to .....

I stamped the son sentiment onto a Kraft card blank and positioned the stars and stripes stencil just above.

 I used Salty ocean and Candied apple distress oxide inks to ink through. 

I also made up some funky rock star elements. I made some stars from white card which I could then use as templates.

 I cut out a red, white and blue star using my templates from snippets of card. I decorated them with the fist and large star from the Rock out set and I also used the little stars from the 

"Feel the beat" stamp set

 I also stamped and embossed a guitar which I coloured with original distress inks.

I then put on my creative hat to come up with this card.

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

Addicted to stamps and More make your mark

Simon says stamp Wednesday 2/5  anything goes
The Ribbon Girl 1/3 September any card
Pixie's snippets playground #296/7

All the Visible Image links can be found here;

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group can be found here ...it would be lovely to see you there. You can add work to the "Show and Tell" album where one randomly chosen winner each month wins a £25 coupon to spend on the website. Our monthly themed challenge for September is "distress it" and the prize for this challenge is a £40 coupon. 

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are weekly stamp giveaways...open world wide!

And the shop web site is here; where all these gorgeous stamps can be purchased. 

You can also follow via:

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/visibleimage

 https://twitter.com/visible_image

 https://www.instagram.com/visibleimagestamps/

Thanks so much for stopping by today and for the comments that you kindly take the time to leave. Don't forget to set your recorders for the shows as Mark and Pauline will also be sharing some awesome demos too! 

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Introducing Visible Image stamps over at Country View Crafts

Hello, I'm just nipping in today as I am posting over on the Country View Craft  shop site here. I am introducing Visible Image stamps as they are now in stock. I am so thrilled as it also combines my 2 design teams very conveniently. 

I also hope you got a chance to see the Visible Image shows yesterday? If not you can catch up for 1 week via this link for the 11am show. The 4pm one is here. 

I am not able to share another of my VI projects today...come back on Monday and all will be revealed...wink wink...(that's a clue if you click on the 11am link to the show you will get a preview of my card for Monday)...so I will share an oldie of mine but one of my fave makes which was seen on TV yesterday using the Live in the moment set. This set is not yet stocked at CVC so give Susan a prod if you would like it to be 😉

It's such a great sentiment too...we really all need to try to remember that.

  

I would love if you could pop over to see my post at Country View Craft today, just click here  and if there are other sets, including the one above, which you would like to see stocked, please leave a comment there, or here if it's easier for you. And remember that  if you order from Country View Crafts you will get free UK postage!

Have a lovely weekend,

Back on Monday....don't blink in the meantime 😉

Bye for now,

Jane x

Nearly time to launch the latest Visible Image stamps

Good morning I am delighted to tell you that Visible Image are appearing again on Create and Craft TV. The shows are at 11am and 4pm, this Friday 9 June. You can view on Freeview channel 23 Sky 674,Virgin 748 or or you can watch via the Create and craft Website here. There are not 1 but 2 shows this time at 11am and 4pm. Mark and Pauline also have some great demos planned, don't miss it!

There are several fab sets being showcased on Friday but the most eagerly awaited, for most people, is the launch of their newest release. There are 3 new sets and they really are awesome. They are larger sets, A5 size and there is so much you can do with them. I was like a kid in a sweetie shop, as I had so many ideas, when my sets arrived.

Ahead of time

Somewhere in time

Alphabetical

All 3 sets are also available on pre-order here on the VI web site

I received the new stamps hush/hush a couple of weeks ago to make some samples with and today I can finally reveal my first project.
I made myself some very "cosmic" backgrounds using D'Oxide inks on black card

I was aiming to make a galaxy with my inks.

I die cut 4 panels using my ancient but much loved Sizzix accordion die and added some stamping around the edges using the cogs and spring stamp which I gold embossed.

I stamped and decorated each panel centre. These words were white embossed.

I loved adding hands to the time swirl from the Ahead of time set..I fussy cut and embossed the falling man and woman; he is just about holding on to time 😉 but I think she has slipped into the vortex....I wonder if there is a black hole out there...?

I made myself some die cut cogs too which I altered with mixed media products and finished my card with these great quotes from the Somewhere in time set.

and here is the big reveal of my Time accordion card.

As a member of their Design Team I get a real buzz seeing my work on television. I made 2 other "Time"projects made for the show, which I will be sharing very soon. I will wave to them on TV.

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

Stamping sensations 2/3 favourite stamp...I have so many but this new Visible Image time swirl is going to be a new favourite. I have used it with some other stamps too...it is so versatile.

Sweet Stampin 2/3 for Dad's or special men

Simon Says stamp Monday 1/5 masculine

crafty card makers 1/3 For a special boy/man/fathers day

Shopping our stash 1/3 dude I have used my ancient sizzix accordion die.
Pile it on 1/3 fancy folds

Thanks so much for stopping by today and for all the very kind comments that you take the "Time" to leave...pun intended 😆 I hope you get a chance to see the show..or set up your recorders to watch at your convenience.

So the countdown begins; this brilliant new release is being launched into the crafting world......to great acclaim....in just a few days "Time"..10, 9, 8, 7, 6 ...........

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group can be found here ...it would be lovely to see you. You can add work to the "Show and Tell" album where one randomly chose winner each month win a £25 coupon to spend on the website. Our 2nd themed challenge, "dimension", is  also up and running until 28 June. There is another £40 voucher up for grabs for the winner of this. 

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are weekly stamp giveaways...open world wide!

And the shop web site is here; where all these gorgeous stamps can be purchased. 

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x