Our May country view crafts challenge

 Hi everyone I am here today with my 1st design team make to hopefully inspire you to join our May challenge. The theme this month is to share your projects which are " aged, weathered, distressed or timeworn." 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 decided to make a timeworn, distressed card. My background is a mix of distress spray stains inks . I used the lovely Visible Image dragon fly set stamp set "live in the moment" together with the embossing folder from the Vault floristry side order set and  die cut wild flowers plus some lace to achieve a timeworn, distressed look. 

This is the card I made.

And this is how it came together. I used one of my spray stain inky backgrounds from my stash and an offcut.

I brayered the folder with scorched timber distress oxide ink and embossed the offcut in my Sidekick. I also die cut a couple of the wildflowers from the offcut of card,

I cut the card background to size and stamped and clear embossed the sentiment from the live in the moment stamp set.

Using these Versafine clair inks  I randomly stamped the rings from the stamp set over the background.

I stamped out the dragonfly and cut it out.  I added gold ink and glossy accents to the wings and let it dry. 

I chose some vintage lace from my stash

and put my design together. I also distressed the edges of the card and embossed panel using my distressing tool. 

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 May 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 May with my 2nd make.

Bye for now,

Jane x

You've been framed with Country View crafts challenges

  Hi everyone I am here today with my 1st design team make to hopefully inspire you to join our April challenge. The theme this month is "frame it." 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.

Here is my first card for the theme. I have framed my "Lady Rose" using my Bigz Floral frame, roses and a piece of embossed card using the Botanical 3D embossing folder (the mini one is here coloured with distress crayons.)

And this is how I made it. 

First I sprayed Prize ribbon and Chipped sapphire distress stain sprays  onto a piece of card and when dry cut to size. I added some background stamping using stamps from Lady Rose. 

I embossed a piece of card using the Botanical 3D embossing folder 

and coloured using distress crayons. 

I stamped Lady Rose, cut her out and coloured her using distress watercolour pencils and also die cut a Floral frame.

I then stuck these elements onto the 3D embossed frame. 

I also stamped 2 of the rose flourishes in the stamp set and coloured those with distress watercolour pencils. 

I then stuck everything in place

The sentiment is from the Visible Image Go to words 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 made this card for my daughter's recent birthday. As an avid gardener she loved it. 

I hope I may have inspired you to give our "Mother's day floral" 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 25th March with my 2nd make.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Visible Image birthday tags

 Good morning another fortnight has whizzed and it's time for my fortnightly blogged design team make for Visible Image. I don't know about you but I often have made a card ahead of time but when it comes to the time to wrap the presents I often don't have a tag at hand.

 The Birthday balloons stamp set 

not only makes awesome birthday cards but is brilliant for tag making too. I love that it also has numbers in the set. It's co ordinating dies 

teamed with the fun sentiments from Best birthday ever 

make it quick and simple to make any tag needed. 

I decided to make a pair of tags for a 40th birthday to showcase these sets. 

This is what I got up to;

I took a piece of mop up inky card from my stash and die cut 2 tags from it. I then added the little stars flourish from the  Birthday balloons stamp set, stamping them randomly using gold pigment ink. 

I stamped the balloons in different colours and added the stars flourish to these too. I clear heat embossed them to add some shine,  

I die cut them all out and then added some bakers' twine to the back of each balloon. 

I stamped the 4 and 0 from the set in red and die cut those out too. I also used 2 of the sentiments from the  Best birthday ever 

I then put my design together and matted each tag on to red card. As a final touch I added a baker's twine cord to each tag and a bow to the balloons. 

Here they are separately;

and as a pair

with a couple of close ups

and 1 final shot

These really are must have birthday sets for your stash. I keep them out on my craft desk as I use them so much for cards and tags.

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 a monthly artist trading card swap in the group.  We will be celebrating 3 years of swapping in May. Whether you are a new stamper or a seasoned one you are most welcome to join us. Over 150 members, worldwide, have taken part since it started. 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. 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.

The main Visible Image Facebook business page 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 

Pinterest here

and their website is here 

 You will also find me on Instagram here; @jane.tyrrell where I share many more samples than I have the time to blog. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

New exciting products and news from Visible Image

Hi everyone it's time for my fortnightly blogged design team make for Visible Image.  As I am sure you are aware Visible Image have recently joined forces with Gemporia Craft offering new opportunities for collaboration and growth. There are such exciting time ahead with lots of new products in the pipeline. If you have not seen the gorgeous new website do check it out here 

And more exciting news is that the brand new release of fab stamps, coordinating dies and stencils was announced last Thursday. Myself and my teamies have been sharing our samples on social media over the last few days and Mark and Helen were on Hobbymaker TV with it last night. (you can watch that replay here)

 Do check them out. It is an brilliant range with something for everyone.

Today I am showcasing the new coordinating dies 

for the ever popular "Blow out the candles" stamp set. 

If you don't have this set it really is a must have for your stash and I use so much. Now that it has coordinating dies, if you are not a fan of fussy cutting you can create dimensional cards with no scissors involved. I am also showcasing the brilliant brand new background stamp

 Grunge birthday background stamp

It makes such awesome and quick birthday backgrounds. 

This is what I got up to;

 First I stamped the cake images onto white card using Versafine Claire Charming Pink ink on the cake "parts" and Acorn ink on the cases/plate of the stamps. I clear heat embossed them. Then I die cut them out using the co ordinating dies. These dies cut like butter and are so easy to use.

Next I stamped the candles using the same pink ink and Nocture black for the flames.

I also die cut them....they are such fun! I went mad and kept some for future makes.

I stamped 2 of the sentiments onto scraps of card and added brads at the ends.

The background was made using a rainbow of distress oxide spray inks. 

I cut it down to a 5 1/2" square and then turned it upside down. 

Using the birthday grunge background stamp and pink ink I repeat stamped over the whole background and clear embossed it. It made this very cool grungy background. 

I coloured the cakes using a mix of distress watercolour pencils, gel pens and glitter pens.  Then it was time to assemble my design.  I added some Stickles glitter glue to give some sparkle to the icing on the cakes as a finishing touch. When dry I matted my card front onto pink card and then adhered to a white card blank. 

Here is my finished card

with a couple of close ups

and 1 final shot.

These new dies really are a game changer and with this incredibly versatile new grunge words stamp making unique birthday cards is now quick and simple!

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 a monthly artist trading card swap in the group.  We will be celebrating 3 years of swapping in May. Whether you are a new stamper or a seasoned one you are most welcome to join us. Over 150 members, worldwide, have taken part since it started. 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. 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.

The main Visible Image Facebook business page 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 

Pinterest here

and their website is here 

 You will also find me on Instagram here; @jane.tyrrell where I share many more samples than I have the time to blog. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

A new destination with Visible Image

Hello everyone it's time for my fortnightly blogged design team make for Visible Image.  Today I am sharing a step by step of a special birthday card I have made for my dear son who is 35 years young on 24th February. He is such an amazing person and despite so many hurdles has just finished renovating his new home and will be moving in very soon.  I love the Destination unknown set and it is brilliant for male cards so that's what I used. The card is larger A5 size which I love using for special family cards. 

I used it with the map stamp from Scripted streets 

 a sentiment and the stars from the Birthday wishes set 

 I die cut an aperture using the Broken mesh layering die

and also used the Lava stencil to create the Earth ( it works well for moons too!)

This is what I got up to;

I made an inky background on mixed media card using these distress oxide and stain sprays.

I die cut an aperture using the mesh die (you then have a very useful layering die cut for another project). I love using the dies for apertures and I have shared several previous projects here before. 

I repeat stamped the map using grey ink on a piece of white card

and added this underneath the aperture. 

Using a small circle die cut from my stash I made "Earth" using blue distress inks

To give some extra dimension I added some more blueprint sketch ink through the Lava stencil. I have also used this stencil to make a moon in the past using grey ink. It's a very useful stencil to have in your stash. 

I stamped Happy birthday in the centre using Nocturne Versafine Claire ink and clear heat embossed ( as I did with the other sentiments I added)

I stamped some of the words from Destination Unknown at the top and bottom of the card. I also added some star stamping (from the Birthday wishes set) all around the background using orange Versafine Claire ink

Next I stamped some of the planes and boats from the set using blue ink, clear heat embossed them and cut them out with scissors.

Then it was time to put everything together adding some white pen accents for a finishing touch. I also added some black soot distress ink the edges.  I stuck the background to a black card blank made by folding an A4 sheet of 300gsm of black card in half.

Here is my finished card;

with a couple of close ups,

and 1 final shot.

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 a monthly artist trading card swap in the group.  We will be celebrating 3 years of swapping in May. Whether you are a new stamper or a seasoned one you are most welcome to join us. Over 150 members, worldwide, have taken part since it started. 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. 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.

The main Visible Image Facebook business page 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 

Pinterest here

and their website is here. 

 You will also find me on Instagram here; @jane.tyrrell where I share many more samples than I have the time to blog. 

Before I go I have some more new release news. I have finished my samples and release date is very soon! Keep an eye on the socials where you will get the first glimpses of this gorgeous new release of stamps, stencils and dies. There is something for everyone in it! 

Also a quick heads up that I will be hosting my next inky cardmaking workshop at Country View Crafts (one of Visible Image's lovely UK stockists). It will be on Thursday 14th March, 11am-3pm at CVC HQ, which is in Potton, Bedfordshire. We will be using the new Visible Image release!! Further details soon. 

Bye for now,

Jane x