Visible Image Jake

 

 I love having a play with my pens ans I have been doing lots of experimenting with patterns on clothes - leopard print and camoflague print.  Jake from Visible Image looks really cool in camo shorts!!  I coloured him in my pens and then cut him out.  I stamped the brick wall from Visible Image onto kraft cardstock and then cut it out using my nesties.  I love this grungey, bright paper from Simple Stories, and i simply matted it onto kraft and added the webbing, diecut stars and buttons.

Supplies: 

Image: Visible Image Jake, Visible Image Brick wall

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers:Simple Stories

 Embellishments: raffia webbing, buttons, diecut stars

Tools: Spellbinders star nestibilities

Challenges:

Allsorts - any sport

Craft your passion  - child's play

Paper Playtime - buttons/brads

Cupcake craft - lots of layers

OhlalaCreations - lots of red

Stamps+fun=creativity - sketch
Stampavie and More - use kraft

 

Passion for Promarkers Challenge

 Its time for another Passion for Promarkers challenge and the theme this week is doodleicious - we want to see doodling on your creations.

I used Primrose Beautiful Mermaid from Crafty Sentiments and coloured her with my pens before stickling her tail and adding pearl dots.  The dp is MME Be Amazing and I simply doodled squiggles and dots round the edge before adding the lace and flowers.  Finally a few pearls at the flower centres to finish.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Primrose Beautiful Mermaid

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: coral,sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink

Hair:umber, burgundy, burnt umder, terracotta, oatmeal

Clothes: petrol blue, marine, turquoise, aquamarine

Papers: MME Be Amazing

Embellishments: lace, paper flowers, flat backed pearls

Tools: 

Challenges: 

Crafts and me - lace

Pretty little Ribbon Shop - lace

Love to Create - so many flowers

Songbird - bloom and grow
Bearly Mine - lucky dip (lace, flowers.pearls)
Oldie but a goodie - Inspired by a song (Under the Sea from the little Mermaid)
Tuesday Throwdown - smell the flowers

 

Visible image DT post

Today I am showing you Edgar from Visible Image Stamps.

I love Edgar and is girlfriend Clara :) (You will have to pop back later in the week for my card using Clara). Edgar is coloured in using my pens and then I used the fancy square decorative detail, (correct name is the damask stamp!!) from the Immortal Love set to do the grungy border.  I stamped it in vintage photo and then in walnut stain distress inks, before rubbing tea dye distress ink over the background.   I stamped the men's collage onto kraft cardstock using sepia ink and then distressed it.  The dp is Basic Grey and Bo Bunny and I distressed all the edges.  I added some jute webbing, a charm and some lasercut gears.

 And for more inspiration don't forget to check out the Visible Image's facebook page, and the Visible Image blog where we have a monthly challenge.  This month's theme is Brighten your day - we want to see bright colours.  And you could win a £10 voucher to spend on Visible Image stamps.

Supplies:

Image: Visible Image Edgar, Visible Image Immortal Love
Visible Image Men's Collage

Sentiment:

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Basic Grey Curio, Bo Bunny Marketplace

Embellishments: Hobbycutz gears, jute webbing, charm

Tools:

Challenges:

Make it Monday

Cupcake Craft - lots of layers

 

That Craft Place challenge

 Its Sunday and that means it's time for a That Craft Place challenge and the theme this week is masculine ... a chance for you to get an early Father's day card made maybe?!

I used Jake from Visible Image and coloured him using my pens,  I love this dp, very rustic and country!  I added raffia webbing and cut stars out using my nesties.  Finally some buttons to finish it off.

Supplies: 

Image: Visible Image Jake

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers: Fair Skies 6x6

Embellishments: buttons, jute webbing

Tools: Spellbinders stars die

Challenges: 

Creative Inspirations - sketch
Stamps+fun=creativity - buttons
Stampavie and More - use kraft
Cutie Pie - lots of layers
Papertake weekly - anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - spots or stripes

 

Hobbycutz challenge

Its  time for  Hobbycutz challenge

The theme for this fortnight's challenge is more than 1 fold.

I frantaged the large butterfly using aged aqua frantage and then created the stepper card (I have a tutorial HERE for it).  The dp is from Prima and I matted it onto kraft cardstock.  I added the little butterflies, adding teeny pearls to their centres and the border at the base of the card.  Finally I added some mulberry flowers.

Supplies: 

Image:

Sentiment: 

Papers: Prima Nature's garden

Embellishments: Hobbycutz butterfly, border, butterflies (mixed pack)

Tools: 

Challenges: 

Craft your passion - floral delights
Flutterby Wednesday - open
Make my Monday - anything that flies
Simon Says Stamp - things with wings

Katie

 

 I have had this adorable image, Katie from Visible Image, inked up for a while, so I have sneaked a little crafting time today, while Beth has written a story about fairies.  Katie was coloured using my promarkers and then I created the gloud background.  I have a new love in designer papers - Simple Stories, i love the patterns and country feel to them. I trimmed the chevrons off the print and matted then up spearately.  I added lace and organza ribbon, a bow and layered flower.  Finally I stamped the sentiment using Visible image's More than words sets,and added some pearls.

Supplies: 

Image: Visible image Katie

Sentiment: Visible Image More than Words

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: coral, sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: raw sienna, gold, mustard, pastel yellow, primrose 

Clothes: antique pink, salmon pink, cocktail pink, pale pink 

midnight blue, twilight blue, grey green, cool aqua

Papers: Simple Stories

Embellishments: flowers, lace, organza ribbon, pearls

Tools: 

Challenges:

Crafts and me - lace

Pretty little Ribbon Shop - lace

Simon Says Stamp- things with wings

Totally Gorguss - bingo (ribbon, lace, flowers)

Happer Campers Collective - use lace

Flutterby Wednesday - open

DutchDare - ribbons and lace

I love promarkers - thank you

 

Visible image Free Your Imagination and Time After Time sets

 Today I am showing you aa couple of masculine themed cards using stamp sets from from Visible Image Stamps.

For my cards I have used the Free Your imagination and Time After Time sets.  I confess to finding non colouring stamp sets a wee bit more off a challegne to create with - I am a steep learning curve!

For this card I used the sentiment, flock of birds and small feather from the Free Your imagination set.  I created a card blank using navy blue card stock, and then stamped the sentiment across the top of it.  I stamped the flock of birds  and then the smaller feather.

I stamped the large feathers from the Free Your imagination set down the side of the kraft cardstock and then the flock of birds.  I frantaged the birdcage using aged spice frantage and added it before stamping the sentiment from the Free Your imagination set.  Finally I added 3 pearls.

This card uses both the Free Your imagination and Time After Time sets.  I created masks for the watch and wings from the Time After Time set, and then created the flying watch by stamping the watch first, and masking it before stamping the wings over it.  I then masked off the watch ad wings and stamped the crackled background over it all.  I used the large feather from the Free Your imagination set to create the background, and then stamped the sentiment from the Time After Time set.

 Before I go I have to tell you about the special offer Visible image have on over this weekend ...

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It’s less than 6 weeks until Father’s Day,

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To make it even easier for you, we are knocking

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You will find all these superb stamps HERE

All the stamps I have used are on special offer this weekend - so grab a bargain while you can. And for more inspiration don't forget to check out the Visible Image's facebook page, and the Visible Image blog where we have a monthly challenge. 

Supplies:

Image: Visible image Free Your imagination, Time After Time

Sentiment: Visible image Free Your Imagination, Time After Time

Colouring medium:

Papers: cardstock

Embellishments: Hobbycutz birdcage, black pearls

Tools:

Challenges:
Less is More - 1 layer and coloured card blank
Sweet Stampin - CAS
Just us girls - use a white meduim
Moving along with the times - CAS
Cute Card Thursday - something blue

Crafty Sentiments May Release

 

Its time for another stamp release from Crafty Sentiment Designs.  There are 10 stamps and every one of them is GORGEOUS!!!  I need them all!!  Pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational blog for all the details. 
We are having a little blog hop today and you should have arrived here from Suzie.  If you have got lost or want to join in the full hop list is at the bottom of this post.

Today I am showing you ...

Primrose the Mermaid ..

I just love her, and she was a dream to colour.  Having coloured her I stickled her tail and cut her out using my nesties.  I simply added layered ribbon and some flowers with pearls at their centres.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty  Sentiments Primrose the mermaid

Sentiment: Craftwork cards

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers:Pink Petticoat

Embellishments: ribbon, pearls, flowers

Tools: 

Challenges:

ABC challenge - tic tac toe -(ribbon, pearls, glitter)
Craft your passion - floral delights
Crafting for all seasons - monochromatic
Creative Card Crew - bling
One Stop Craft - flower power
2 Sisters - bingo (pearls, image, sentiment)
ABC challenge - M for make it sparkle
Allsorts - add some sparkle

 This is Jasmin Chillin in the Sun ...

I love Jasimn in her little demin hot pants - hopefully we will get weather similar to her soon!!!  I masked her onto the summer bench and then did a cloud background. I love this design paper, not at all me but very summery!!  I stitched it and then added the ribbon, pearls, doily and flowers.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Jasmin Chillin in the sun, Summer bench

Sentiment:

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers: Bazzill Vintage Marketplace

Embellishments: ribbon, pearls, flowers, doily

Tools: 

Challenges:

 Sweet Stampin - create a scene

Here is Billy Sailor Boy.
 

How adorable is Billy in his sailor suit and lolly.  He was a joy to colour in.  Having coloured him with my pens I matted him onto these fab digi papers.  I know he's not very pirately but I love the flag paper!!  I simply added a sentiment and some buttons.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Billy Sailor Boy

Sentiment: Craftwork cards

Colouring medium: Copics 

Papers: Cuddly Buddly

Embellishments: buttons

Tools: 

 Challenges:
Papertake weekly - anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - spots or stripes

Stamps+fun=Creativity - buttons

And finally, a cute teddy to go to the beach with Teddy Jack - this is Shades!

How adorable is she?  I coloured her in using my pens and die cut some shells for her to collect.  The dp is from Nitwits and Raspberry Road and I simply I added some organza ribbon and a knot.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Shades

Sentiment:

Colouring medium: Copics 

Papers: Nitwits and Raspberry Road

Embellishments:ribbon, diecut shells

Tools: Marianne Creatibles shell dies

 Challenges:

You now need to hop along to Jac.
The Blog hop list.

Inspirational blog

Caz

Jan

Rachel

Suzie

Cathy

Jac

Susan F

Celine

Joey

Diane

Audrey

Jackie

Tanya

Karen

Lisa

Inspirational blog

 

Crafty Sentiments May release

 

Its time for another stamp release from Crafty Sentiment Designs.  There are 10 stamps and every one of them is GORGEOUS!!!  I need them all!! Pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational blog for all the details.

Today I am showing you ...

This is Jasmin Lets swim.

 

I resisted the temptation to do her hair like the Little Mermaid, although that might happen!!!  Having coloured her in using my pensa I created a stippled background.  The dp is MME and I added a doily and some wide organza ribbon.  A bow and some pearls finish it off.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments 

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: MME Stella Rose Hattie

Embellishments: organza ribbon, pearls,doilly

Tools: 

Challenges:

This is Annabel Sail with me.

How fab is Annabel - she reminds me of Judy Garland style films when she was a girl - love the sailor theme!!  I coloured Annabel in using my pens.  The dp is a digi from Cuddly Buddly and I stitched it using my sewing machine.  I added some organza ribbon and a bow, some pearls and a doilly.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Annabel Sail with me

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers: Cuddly Buddly

Embellishments: organza ribbon, pearls, diolly

Tools: 

Challenges:
Papertake weekly - anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - spots or stripes

This is Summertime ...

 How gorgeous does she look, sitting in the grass with her sweet kitty.  Orange and purple is a colour combo I have recently found and love!!  Having coloured her with my pens I mattedher onto the dp, and added pearl pen round her.  I die cut the flowers, added organza ribbon and fussy bow, and pearls.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty SentimentsSummertime

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers: Cuddly Buddly

Embellishments: organza ribbon, pearls, diecut flowers

Tools: Dienamics layered rose

Challenges:
Divas by Design - anything goes
Challenges4everyone - anything goes
Craft your passion - floral delights
Creative Card Crew - bling
One Stop Craft - flower power
Crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
Card Crafters Circle - floral cards
Fuss n Fancy - anything goes
Cutie Pie - lots of layers

 

Crafty Sentiments May Release

Its time for another stamp release from Crafty Sentiment Designs.  There are 10 stamps and every one of them is GORGEOUS!!!  I need them all!! Pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational blog for all the details.
 Today I am showing you the first 3 ...

This is Annabel Mermaid hair ...

and isn't her hair absolutely amazing!  I tried to make her look a little like the Little Mermaid.  I coloured her in using my pens and created a stippled background, before adding frosted lace stickles to her tail..  I used my nesties to cut her out and simply added a doilly, some layered ribbon, and paper flowers with pearls at their centres.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments 

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: Pink Petticoat

Embellishments: ribbon, pearls, flowers, doilly

Tools: 

Challenges:

ABC challenge - tic tac toe -(ribbon, pearls, glitter)
Craft your passion - floral delights
Crafting for all seasons - monochromatic
Creative Card Crew - bling
One Stop Craft - flower power
2 Sisters - bingo (pearls, image, sentiment)
ABC challenge - M for make it sparkle
Allsorts - add some sparkle

This gorgeous one is called Jasmin Lets Swing ...

Isn't she just stunning on her swing??  I coloured her in using my pensa and then added some pearls.  The dp is MME and simply matted onto co-ordinating cardstock. It looks all summery and fresh I think.  I simply added a ribbon and bow- didn't want too much fuss that woyld take away from the gorgeous image.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments 

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: MME Lost and found

Embellishments: ribbon, pearls

Tools: 

Challenges:

Crafting by Designs - remembering our childhood
Divas by Design - anything goes
Challenges4everyone - anything goes

And finally this is Tobey - me and my cat ...

How fab is this image?  Love the puddy cat playing with the ladybird - there are some amazing detail in this set of stamps.  I coloured the image in using my pens and also coloured wome white card candy to co-ordinate.  The dp is MME and I simply added twine and card candy.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments 

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: MME Lost and found

Embellishments: card candy, bakers twine

Tools: 

Challenges:
Papertake weekly - anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - spots or stripes