Flower tag for Visible Image

 Hello, it's time for my fortnightly blogged design team make for Visible Image. 

Today I thought I would share a "new with the old" make. I made a tag using the fab new distressed brick stencil (which is back in stock after selling out). It is so popular and it's not surprising as it is such a different and "useful" brick stencil by having an abstract not square surround. It's so user friendly.

I teamed it up with the lovely break free stamp set

This is what I got up to;

I added distress grit paste though the distressed brick stencil

When dry I stamped the whole vase from the break free stamp set in Versafine black onyx. 

I then added villainous potions distress strain spray and used a wet paintbrush to encourage lots of lovely drips. 

I also added some flicks of ink. Below is the finished background. 

I stamped the flower and stem from the set and coloured the centre with yellow zig brush pens. 

I cut it out together with the stem. I also stamped and cut out the sentiment.

Here is my finished tag;

with a couple of close ups;

and one final shot.

All the Visible Image links are listed below;

The Visible Image Group page is over on Facebook. Our friendly Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you. You will see lots of gorgeous makes by the DT and customers to inspire your own creativity. Whether you are a new stamper or a seasoned one you will be most welcome.  You will also be able to join in with the monthly Artist Trading Card (ATC) swap which has been such fun. We are now in the 10th month of swapping and have had over 80 people, worldwide, taking part. The sign up for the next swap will open on 23rd March if you would like to join us.

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.

I also have a little heads up that I will be demoing Visible Image stamps and stencils at the "Crafterama at Ally Pally" show on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March. This is for Country View Crafts one of Visible Image's UK stockists.  Alexander Palace is such an iconic London venue set high in the hills of North London. I will have all the new spring release as well as lots of popular sets too.  If you are nearby or fancy a day out it would be really lovely to see you! It is so good to see the craft shows restarting after 2 very long pandemic years.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Stamps and shapes for STAMPlorations

 After a little post Christmas time off we are ready to kick of our February STAMPlorations theme and photo prompt challenge.

This month the theme is

full details are here.

I have affiliate links in my STAMP posts which simply means that if you click on any of the links here and buy something from the STAMP store I will receive a small commission at no cost whatsoever to you 😊I also offer a very special extra treat if you use my code, details at the end of this post.

You can enter up to a maximum of 3 entries using any stamps.  There are 3 awesome prizes up for grabs; 

$20 prize code to winner ($25 if a STAMPlorations product was used as the main/focal point of the card)

$10 prize code to 2 randomly picked entries ($15 if a STAMPlorations product was used as the main/focal point of the card)

Please remember to add our challenge logo of you are entering via a blog post if you would like to be in with a chance of winning. You don't have to do this if you are linking via IG or other social media platforms, but it would be  great if you do!  Full details can be found here.

You can work with the theme, the photo prompt or both. 

 Remember if you also use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery ships internationally at very low cost too.

I used the following awesome products and have added live links to them in my post.

Happy everything (the gorgeous little images in this set are perfect for adding smaller details to cards).

Fairy tale forest stencil

Party time 

and fond expressions 2

This is what I got up to; I stamped the fond expressions 2 sentiment onto my white card front. I die cut out hexagons using my Tim Holtz stacked hexagon sets. I then die cut a size smaller set of tiles in white card and put them to one side. I blended distress inks through the Fairy tale forest stencil to the card front.

I stamped the cupcakes from Happy everything and sentiment from Party time  onto the cut out tiles adding colour and ink to the edges.

I matted my card front onto black card.

I replaced the tiles, gluing them in place and added some gel glitter pen colour for extra sparkle to the cupcakes.

Finally I adhered my card front onto a white card blank. Here it is finished;

with a close up of one of those yummy cupcakes,

and one final shot.

 I hope I may have inspired you to join in with this month's challenge, which is open internationally. Once again all the details are here.

Remember that if you order more than $15 of product from the website (after discounts and before shipping) and quote my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at checkout not only can you get 20% off your order you can also choose a product for FREE up to the value of $7! Here is a link to the website.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

I would love to see you also over on Instagram where I share new creative makes nearly every day. This is my link/profile @jane.tyrrell

Sadly these days I just don't have the time to blog everything! 

Bye for now,

Jane x 

Mother's day for March over at Country View challenges

 Happy March friends, spring really is just around the corner now and so is Mother's Day. We will have spring bulbs like these from last year in my garden to look forward to.

Here in the UK it is on Sunday 27th . Mother's day is also the theme for our new challenge over at Country View. So we would like to see projects which you would send to your Mum or of course your Mother's day cards.  You can make anything you like using any products. You can enter a maximum of  5 times and into a maximum of 10 challenges including ours. As always there is a fab £20 voucher up for grabs for one lucky randomly selected winner to spend on the website.  You can find all the details of the challenge and more examples made by my talented teamies here.

I used the following products; I have added clickable links within this post to the CVC website. If anything is out of stock just add your name in the email notification and Susan will email you when she has them back in stock. 

Sketched tulips

the Broken mesh layering die

and also the Mother sentiment (not in stock but if you would like it do email CVC)

This is what I got up to;

I used these distress inks to create my background which I then cut to size.

I stamped the Mother definition at the bottom and clear embossed it.

I added the background stamps from Sketched tulips

  using kitsch flamingo. It is worth buying this set just for the gorgeous script stamp!

I then stamped the tulip and added colour using watercolour pens. 

I die cut a piece of inky mop up card using the Broken mesh layering die

and cut it into pieces to add around the edges of the card.

The finishing touch was some sequins, before I matted my card and adhered it to a card blank. 

Here is my finished card

with a close up showing the background stamping

and one final shot;

 I hope I may have inspired you to join in with our March "Mother's day "challenge. You can use any stamps/products, the choice is yours. 

 Once again all the details for the challenge are here.  Remember that when you buy from the Country View Crafts website UK postage is FREE on orders over £20 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Take care and stay safe. I will be sharing my 2nd design team project soon,  on 5th March.

I would love to see you over on Instagram where I share new creative makes nearly every day. This is my link/profile @jane.tyrrell

Sadly these days I just don't have the time to blog everything! 

Before you go I have some very exciting news that I will be demoing for Country View Crafts at the "Crafterama at Ally Pally" show on Saturday12th and Sunday 13th March. It is wonderful that craft shows are starting up again and I do love Alexander Palace. It is such an iconic place to host a craft show. So if you happen to be near London or fancy a day out I will be demoing Visible Image stamps and stencils plus the whole Tim Holtz distress range, including the awesome new colour, saltwater taffy (and more!) 

 Come and say hi, it would be fab to see you there.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x