The Watcher

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 inkybliss2 Comments

It’s time for a little more Lavinia stamps and a reminder that there’s still time to join us for the monthly ‘bright and beautiful’ themed challenge. You could be the lucky winner of a £40 voucher! https://laviniastamps.com/lavinia-stamps-monthly-creative-challenge Here’s a little inspiration- well its certainly bright! I used the following Lavinia stamp products: https://laviniastamps.com/product/tree-goddess https://laviniastamps.com/product/sacred-tree https://laviniastamps.com/product/glow-flowers… Continue reading The Watcher

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Glow flower forest

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 inkybliss3 Comments

Well today is a very exciting day! It’s my first post as a design team member for Lavinia Stamps!! What a lucky girl I am! Getting to create fairy scenes is a dream come true! So without further ado my job today is to encourage you to join in the fun of our wonderful monthly… Continue reading Glow flower forest

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Be your own kind of beautiful

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 inkybliss5 Comments

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

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Grateful heart

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 inkybliss6 Comments

Hello again. I have a little mdf tag for you today. I love this stamp from Lost Coast designs. It’s a strong image needing some lovely strong South American/Spanish colours! I’ve used gelli plate scrap card left overs as a starting base and a couple of mini stencils from Thats Crafty. The colour is achieved… Continue reading Grateful heart

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Create Art

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 inkybliss2 Comments

Time for some more inkyness with a little help from Amsterdam, Carabelle studio and sentiment stamps from Bee Crafty. I got my new fine liner containers for my inks so I went a bit mad… sorry! Here’s a few photographic hints as to how it developed. Started with a gelli print from my batch and… Continue reading Create Art

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Fly free

February 24, 2018 inkybliss3 Comments

Hi everyone, today I’m continuing the birdie theme with a lovely bird zen tangle stamp from Lost coast designs. I’m also using one of my gelli plate print background designs which was created using Amsterdam acrylic paints. This is how it began. To create extra texture and colour, using Carabelle studio stamps,distress oxide and archival… Continue reading Fly free

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Tweet tweet

February 23, 2018 inkybliss2 Comments

This canvas is a little play using a few left overs after a gelli plate mono printing session. I liked the marks left by a shadow print. It created some lovely rough texture. Waste not want not! I used Amsterdam acrylic paint, inks and pastels. The stamp and mask are Carabelle studio. Highlights were added… Continue reading Tweet tweet

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Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 inkybliss9 Comments

Well for some Valentine’s inspiration I brushed the dust of my Gelli plate; I took out a few products from Carabelle studio, a stencil, distress inks and a few acrylic paints.. and oh what fun! Here are some of the main products used: I also used a couple of the printing stamps from Carabelle; a… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day

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Flutter print

October 18, 2017 inkybliss6 Comments

Hello again, today’s butterfly inspiration from the Flutterby collection combines the texture elements stamps with the winged butterfly( used as a stencil); waste from the ‘Arrangement of butterflies’ dies; the ‘Fly away’ sentiments and the ‘Simplistic sentiments’ die set. I’ve used pebeo acrylic paint and the Gelli Plate to make a print. I’ve stamped and… Continue reading Flutter print

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Textured wings

October 15, 2017 inkybliss6 Comments

Today’s sample for Sara’s Flutterby collection mixes it up a bit. Although the same materials are used as in yesterday’s sample they are combined today will some gelli plate printing. Pebeo acrlyic paint in pinks and turquoise were mixed to create textural printed backgrounds. These were die cut and embossed using the stamps and white… Continue reading Textured wings

Inkybliss creations

A blog sharing creativity using colourful layering mixed media techniques

Tag: Gelli plate printing

The Watcher

Glow flower forest

Be your own kind of beautiful

Grateful heart

Create Art

Fly free

Tweet tweet

Happy Valentine’s Day

Flutter print

Textured wings