Brilliant brand new products from STAMPlorations

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing my latest STAMPlorations Design Team make, and I've gone full-on autumn with this one!

I'm using 3 new products today, first up is STAMPcuts Retro Gratitude. This is a pack of ready-to-use die-cut typography pieces featuring layered retro lettering in a warm, earthy palette

secondly

Found fragments #1

This little stamp packs a big punch. It brings together bits and pieces of vintage typography, handwriting, numbers, ink splatters, and printed ephemera in one beautifully distressed collage.

and last but not least the new

Maker's mark #1

This is a handmade-maker’s signature stamp set for adding that extra personal touch to your creations. Featuring a mix of handmade sentiments, including handmade with love, made especially for you, happy mail, and created with joy.

This is how my card came together;

I started by creating a rich, inky background using Distress Stain Sprays. I allowed the inks to run and added some extra drips too.  I love all the little drips, splatters and variations you get with these sprays — perfect for an autumn mixed-media look.

Using the Found fragments #1

and rusty hinge distress ink I randomly stamped over the inky background. 

For my focal panel I used an ATC from the  Sweet autumn ATC set which brings in those softer florals and gorgeous seasonal colours. I teamed this with one of the fabulous  STAMPcuts Retro Gratitude sentiments. I chose “with gratitude”, which seemed just right for an autumnal card.

I distressed around the edges of a floral card from the Sweet autumn ATC set

It was then time to put my design together. A scattering of sequins added the finishing touches and a little bit of sparkle.

I really enjoyed mixing the grungy inky background with the pretty florals and bold retro typography — lots of different elements, but I think they all work together beautifully.

And finally on the back of the card you can see how I used one of the phrases from the Maker's mark #1

It's a lovely way of adding something personal to your cards. 

Remember if you use my unique DT code STAMPGIRLJANE at checkout on the website  you can take a whopping 20% off your order!

There are lots of lovely new products on the website so do take a peep here.

Bye for now,

Jane x

A Perfect pairs Classic Christmas

Today I'm sharing my latest STAMPlorations Design Team project, featuring the Perfect Pairs Classic Christmas stamp set.

This is such a delightful concept, check them all out here. You get a 2 stamp set and co ordinating ephemera cuts so that card making is as quick and simple as you want it to be.

These are 2 cards I have previously made and shared a few week back here and on Instagram. 

For this make I wanted to create a Christmas card with a traditional feel using mixed media. I went for black, gold and red.

I used the Oh My Stars stencil to create the starry background,

 adding golden stencil paste through the stencil. 

I love how the gold really pops against the black background — definitely a Christmas card with a little bit of sparkle and drama! ✨

I used the vintage-style lantern in the pack adding a islet through the top

The Perfect Pairs Classic Christmas stamp set provided the Christmas definition panel, which I think works particularly well alongside the angel and lantern. I added ribbon to the lantern and some glitter glue to bring the traditional Christmas colours together.

I then added one of the beautiful STAMPlorations Christmas Angel die cut, which I cut from gold glitter paper.

A red card mat brought the festive colours together. Here it is once more 

Remember that you can save 20% on your orders if you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout, Shery ships internationally. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope my card gives you a little creative inspiration today. Do come and visit me over on Instagram here where I share creative posts most days.

 It would be lovely to see you there.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Bloom you own way with STAMPlorations

Today I'm sharing my latest STAMPlorations Design Team project, featuring one of the new Simple Expressions stamp sets. This one is called Bloom, and I absolutely love the positive message “Bloom your own way.”

I teamed the sentiment with the beautiful Blossom Sprays #5 floral stamp and the Bold Florals stencil. I wanted to create something bright, colourful and full of flowers, so I used Distress Ink through the stencil to create the pink and blue background.

I teamed it with the bold florals stencil 

 I wanted to create something bright, colourful and full of flowers, so I used Distress Ink through the stencil to create the pretty pink and blue background.

I used the outline "Bloom" stamp first with the sentiment and teamed it with the beautiful Blossom Sprays #5 floral stamp. 

I coloured the flowers in shades of purple and blue using distress watercolour pencils

I then used the solid bloom stamp to add the colour and added some sparkle to the petals and flower as a finishing touch. These stamps are super easy to line up.

I love how the bold background works with the delicate floral image, while the large BLOOM sentiment remains the focal point of the design.

Sometimes we all need a little reminder that we don't have to follow everyone else's path — we can simply bloom our own way! 💜

This new range is so pretty, do check them all out here 

Remember to use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE too at checkout for 20% off your order.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope my card gives you a little creative inspiration today.

Bye for now,

Jane x

 

Visible Image friendship

 Hi everyone, it's time for my next blogged design team make for Visible Image. The theme for our makes this week is "friendship" and I am using the Blooming Fabulous stamp set with the Atmospheric stencil from the new Love of Nature release. This stamp set is perfect for a friendship birthday card.

I started off with a blue distress ink background from my stash made with distress spray stains. I positioned the circles part of the stencil over the card and blended lumberjack plaid distress through it. I moved the stencil down and repeated.

Using the text stamp I added some extra interest to the background using lumberjack plaid and salty ocean distress ink.

I also stamped one of the sentiments in black at the top of the card. 

To make the "flower" I stamped the bloom on white card using red ink and cut it out. I also stamped the best and friend words onto a scrap of white card and created a "stalk". I added some extra red ink detailing. 

Using a button and twine I added a fun centre to the bloom and attached the "stalk"

To put my design together I glued the bloom onto the background, distressed the edges, matted it onto red card and then onto a white card blank. 

 

Here is a close up of the bloom.

and one last shot of my card.

It was fun to turn the bloom into a whole flower for my card.  Adding the text stamping details also  creates a lovely background to show it off. This really is a special floral birthday card for a special best friend. 

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 170 members, worldwide, have taken part since it started over 4 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 52nd. 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

Happiness in a tin

Good morning, another fortnight has whizzed by and 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 already seen the gorgeous new website do check it out here 

The new release of fab stamps, coordinating dies and stencils is going down a storm. Today I am sharing 2 of my trademark art tins made to showcase the new

Create Happiness stamp set

and its coordinating dies

with the new Fragments stencil.

I call them "Happiness in a tin".

If you need the measurements etc do check out this post. I have shared this information many times over the years.

This is how I made my new labels;

I repeat stamped the flower along the edges

I also stamped the flower in the centre and the sentiment on each side as shown below. I used these distress inks

and the fragments stencil to then add colour over the images. I avoided the flowers but you don't need to be too precise as the flowers either get coloured or decoupaged. 

Next I used these distress watercolour pencils to colour the blooms.

and added some extra stamping using the collage stamp in the set. 

I stamped 2 flowers onto book pages and die cut them out. 

I also stamped the flower twice more on white card and die cut out the centres using the 2nd die in the set. I removed these centres and  coloured them with pencils and added stuck them onto the book page flowers with foam tape to add some dimension. 

I then adhered the labels to my tins. 

Here they are finished;

and the pair together 

with one last shot. 

I have LOTS of these tins now. They are so useful for my brushes, pens, paintburshes and more They look so colourful on my craft desk too.  Here are a few....

Definitely happiness in a tin!

On 1st March I am celebrating my 7th year of joining the Visible Image design team. I still love designing with their awesome products and I am so proud to be their longest serving member. Cheers and here's to an exciting new journey ahead with their new business venture. 

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