Hello there! Hands up who bought some of the new Visible Image zodiac stamps? Well do you love them? We in the team have had a wonderful time playing with them. Today I’m sharing one of my designs using the Leo set. The lion is just so magestic! https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/zodiac-leo/ I began this project testing out… Continue reading Leo
Hi there and welcome to the very exciting Visible Image and My Sweet Petunia blog hop! We will choose two lucky people from the hop who leave comments. They will win one of two prizes: a $50 shopping spree at http://www.mysweetpetunia.com and a $50 shopping spree at visibleimage.co.uk – leave your comments no later than… Continue reading Visible Image and My Sweet Petunia blog hop
Did you know that Visible Image have some fabulous background stamps to compliment their feature sets? In today’s post I wanted to celebrate these stamps and show what wonderful texture they can create. Also I’ve long wanted to experiment with printing feathers using my gelli plate. So I thought that I would incorporate these too.… Continue reading Be your own kind of beautiful
Hi everyone just checking in with my last Royal Talens oil pastel sample before moving on to other things. Today I have a little birdie!. I’m sure everyone has a robin in their garden. We have a lovely family of robins who eat us out if bird feed most days. I always joke that our… Continue reading Dreamer
Hi there, today I’m sharing some more mixed media work using oil pastel. The piece began on a gelli plate scrap print (acrylic paint background). There was a faint image of the bird mask from Carabelle studio . I decided to enhance the birds and background using the pastels. I also did some stencilling using… Continue reading Be brave and fly
Hi as you know Crafter’s Inspiration magazine issue 18 is now available. As you can see from yesterday’s post, I have a few mixed media gift ideas. You will find step by step instructions in the magazine. However, I thought it might also be useful to see some photographs of this project at various stages… Continue reading Rustic tray
Hello just a quick post to say that Crafters Inspiration issue 18 is out and I have a collection of mixed media gift ideas using the free die and embossing folder included with the magazine . For more detail on how I made them and for lots more crafting inspiration check out the magazine! The… Continue reading Crafters Inspiration issue 18
Hi this is the 3rd oil pastel sample this time I fancied teaming it up with a bit of crackle paste from DecoArtand some antiquing cream. The stencil is one of my favourites from Visible Image- ‘fibres’. The butterflies are IndigoBlu and I’ve thrown in a little floristry wrapping for good measure. I’ve tried using… Continue reading Let your dreams be your wings…
Hello again I’m back with another Royal Talens oil pastel sample. It’s very similar in terms of technique to yesterday’s post. It’s a mixed media piece combining stencilling with acrylic paint, stamping, acrylic ink and a heavier colouring using the pastels. I’ve also added some washi tape. The stamp is another from IndigoBlu and the… Continue reading Appreciate Beauty
Hi there, today I’m sharing the first of my Royal Talens oil pastel samples. I hope you have had a chance to view Louise’s shows on Hochanda TV for some very tempting products and lots of inspiration! Todays canvas mixes a little background acrylic paint with the pastels. The piece began as a ‘mop up’page… Continue reading Hello
