Jane's Journal
Monday 20 May 2024
Keeping it simple with Visible Image
Wednesday 8 May 2024
Meet my Enchanted Fairy from the awesome new Visible Image release
Hi everyone and welcome to my fortnightly blogged design team post for Visible Image. Unless you have been hiding under a rock you must have seen that 5 new stamps sets and stencil have just been released. Whether you love fantasy, mythical creatures, whimsical cats or the serenity of the orient the new stamp and stencil release from Visible Image has something for everyone. In true Visible Image style each new set has their distinctive inky twist with gorgeous images and mindful sentiments. These are unique, top quality stamps and stencils for anyone who wants to stand out with their crafts.
Today I am delighted to be blogging the first of my design team samples made to showcase the awesome new "Enchanted fairy".
I love making rocker cards and so this was where the creative part of my brain took me for this sample. I selected a piece of distress inky mop up card from my stash and die cut a circle.
I stamped the word and fairy in black Versafine Claire nocturne ink and clear heat embossed. Then I used Versamark ink with the bubbles stamp and randomly stamped them around the image. I heat embossed these with gold glitter embossing powder.
She really is the most glorious fairy and I have lots more ideas of how to use her. I have already shared the one below on Facebook and Instagram as she sits perfectly on the Totally Toadstools set.
I also used her here with the Stardust stencil for this card, which you can see on the website.
Do check out the whole of this brilliant release, there really is something for everyone.
Jane x
Tuesday 7 May 2024
New cat giggles for our May Country View Crafts challenge
Hello everyone, it's time for my first blogged design team make for our May Country View crafts challenge hosted over on Facebook. 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 320 crafters already and we are growing every day. You can enter the challenges up to 5 times as you like as long as you use products or brands which are stocked on the Country View Website. The prize this month is no less than 3 of the brand new Versafine Clair ink pads! More details at the end of this post.
I try to link up the products I use in my posts but obviously stock on the CVC website sells out quickly . Some may be out of stock when you click on the links. If they are just fill in the email notification and you will be emailed when they are back in stock. This is the link to the website Remember that postage is FREE on all UK orders over £20.
For May the theme is "Make me smile" so we would like to see you sharing something that gives us a giggle.
For my first card I have used the brilliant new Visible Image Cat-tastic cat background, which CVC have in stock now here.
This is my " Make me smile card". Read on for a full step by step tutorial of how to make it.
I really hope that I may have inspired you to join in with the "Make me smile" fun. Do head over to the challenge on Facebook here. Remember that this fab prize up is up for grabs for one randomly selected winner. You will win 3 of the new colours...I wonder which ones they will be? The only downside of the challenge is that I can't enter!
Remember 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 will be back to share another humorous make on Monday, 27th May.
Bye for now,
Jane x