Hi there, I know the June challenge is almost at an end but I thought that I would share an extra ‘my favourite colour project celebrating the majesty of red and poppies. I love poppies in my garden and June is their month. This was a bit of an experiment using the alcohol print technique.… Continue reading The majesty of red
Today l’m sharing a project using alcohol inks and some of my favourite stamps from Visible Image. I don’t have photographic steps today but I do have a description of how it was done: The Stamps: Wings of change Live life now Materials: -Crafter’s Companion black and white cardstock; A3 heavy weight acetate; collall glue… Continue reading Metaphorphosis
Hi everyone it’s time for a mid month reminder of our ‘pinks purples and blues’ Monthly challenge for your chance to win £40 of LS vouchers! Today’s inspiration uses alcohol ink, yupo paper and both coloured and black Versa Clair ink. The final piece has heavy duty acetate over the top to prevent smudging. I’ve… Continue reading Chasing bubbles
Hello again my friends well yesterday we had 2 shows on Hochanda tv for Lavinia stamps jammed packed with Inspiration from the team and fabulous demonstrations from Amanda. I hope you got a chance to watch or if not go on line at http://www.hochanda.com and use the rewind facility. I have a selection of my… Continue reading The world of Lavinia
I’m very excited to start sharing samples from the Visible Image February new releases! First up is the wonderful Oz stamp sets. As Valentine’s Day is just around the corner I thought that I would begin with the tin man and his search for a heart. Today I’ve created a mixed media piece on an… Continue reading Love and be loved
I thought that today I would look at alcohol ink and in particular Ranger’s relatively new alcohol lift pad and re-inker. These have opened up a whole new world of fun and creativity for non porous surfaces. I have a few projects to share. The first combines the lift techniques on yupo paper with embossed… Continue reading The joys of alcohol ink
Hello I’m back and staying with the Halloween theme this time I couldn’t resist using some of my favourites from Visible Image. I’ve used alcohol inks on to heavy yupo paper from Ranger. I’ve stamped using Versa fine ink in onyx black. My ink pad isn’t as juicy as it used to be so it… Continue reading Leave your fears behind
I’m back again with some hocus pocus and a reminder of the Lavinia stamps monthly challenge https://laviniastamps.com/lavinia-stamps-monthly-creative-challenge Still using alcohol inks and the heavy yupo paper from Ranger, this time I went for bolder colours to create the scene. I wanted a touch of magic as the witch cast her spell ! These are the… Continue reading Witches brew
Hello again today I’m very excited to be using some of the October new release stamps from visible image! The featured stamps are: https://visibleimage.com/product/you-are-not-alone/ https://visibleimage.com/product/set-the-tone/ Today I’ve used Ranger heavy yupo paper and a combination of alcohol inks and Versa Clair inks. I also used white acrylic paint and white gel pen. I loved using… Continue reading You are not alone
A new month and time again for a new challenge and the chance to win £40 vouchers! https://laviniastamps.com/lavinia-stamps-monthly-creative-challenge This month the theme is of course ‘hocus pocus’ This is my attempt at atmospheric! I’ve used alcohol inks;versa Clair ink in black and grey and thick yupo paper from ranger to create the background. Here are… Continue reading Curious
