"Life is Beautiful" Art Journal page by Elisa Ablett

Hi everyone, 

My turn to share a project for Ink Art Designs today.

My goodness this year is flying, we are almost all the way through October, I have been a bit quiet the last few months with creating due to some tough circumstances on the homefront. So here is a timely reminder to take care of yourself and your family and that it is OK to take some time out  if you need it. 

I loved putting this art journal page together, what started out as a large pile of stamps and stencils ended with a sea themed art journal page with a bit of white space and not at all what I had planned. 

Guess that's the beauty of art journalling, channelling your thoughts and feelings through art onto a page!

Here are a few of the products used from Ink Art Designs, if they are not in stock at the moment, no problem, just message Dot to see if she can get them in for you!

Katzelkraft Stamps - Seahorse Stamp

visible-image-stamps - ink splats, ripple effect, life is beautiful

Meshing Around and Fibres Stencils from Visible Image

Other products used include:

Colour Blast Watercolour inks, Tim Holtz Distress Stains and Inks, Izink Metallic Ink

Embossing powders in Royal Blue and Gold

Here are some close ups!

You can see from the close ups, that I embossed the Seahorse stamp and added a smidge of colour after to fill in some of the white. The circles in the background behind the seahorse make a great frame which draws your eye to the beautiful stamped image. 

 Thanks for stopping by the blog today, make sure you leave some love !

Hugs 

Elisa x

'Son' by Elisa Ablett for Visible Image UK

Hi Crafters,

Elisa here from the design team for Visible Image.

I have heard a few people say that they find it hard to create layouts for their older sons or husbands etc as most of the boy papers that are out there are geared towards younger boys.

As a mum of two boys, 14 and 9 years of age,  I love to make my own backgrounds to suit their personalities and get the most out of my stamps and stencils. Win Win!

This is my latest mixed media layout featuring a few of the new stamp sets and stencils from Visible Image from their last release. Shapes and bright colours and a bit of grunge is great for a masculine layout and still keeping it nice and light and fun.

Visible Image Products used in my layout - 

Stencils....

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/stop-meshing-around/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/count-me-in/

Stamp Sets.....

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/son-definition/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/shape-it-up/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/ink-splats/

Here are some close ups!

Layering with my mini circle gel plate and using a mask to stencil within the circle. Then layer with different circle stamps, I used Shape it Up and Grunge Splats!

Continue on with your circle theme by cutting or punching out circle shapes from tissue paper so that you can still see the gel plate circles underneath!

Add some black splats and grungy writing for that ultimate in grungy boy layout.

That's it from me today, I hope that I have inspired you to add a little mixed media with your awesome Visible Image products, don't forget to head to the shop to see the whole range!

Hugs xx

Elisa Ablett

'Create your own Calm' by Elisa Ablett

'Create your own Calm'

Hi everyone,

Elisa here from the design team for Visible Image with my latest design team layout.

A layered mixed media layout featuring an underwater sea theme, utilising the awesome 'Create  your own Calm and Dare to Swim' stamp sets as well as the Fibres Stencil from Visible Image.

To create the background, I used a small petite gel plate along with Dina Wakely Scribble Sticks to create a watercolour 'bubbly' scene. Add some stencilling and stamping and you can build a scene to suit your photo!

TIP - to draw your eye to the photo, create a 'flow' across your page using your stamps and stencils and then use key pieces such as the black circle and large stamped images to draw the eye to the photo.

Here are some close ups of the finer details!

Just look at the quality in the stamps, a clean crisp image every single time 💓

Here is the product list from Visible Image plus the links to the store !

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/fibres/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/create-your-calm/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/dare-to-swim/

That's it from me today,I hope you were inspired to try a little 'scene' building with your stamps with a little mixed media :-) 

Hugs 

Elisa Ablett

You can see more of my work here on my blog or on Instagram and Facebook xx

https://instagram.com/elisa_ablett/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009310487734

'Stronger' - Mixed Media Tag by Elisa Ablett

 Hi everyone,

Elisa here from the design team for Visible Image with a bright mixed media tag.

The background was created using a distress tool, smoothing the black ink through the new 

'take my hand' stencil over your painted background. 

I have also added touches of primary elements - Gold Mica powder to the distress tool and smoothed the mica powder over edges and some parts of the painted area of the tag.

I have also stamped and coloured in the eye and then punched it out with a circle punch 

and then used 3d foam mounting tape to mount the eye over part of the hand.

Stamp and colour your title 'Stronger' with mica powder and then add to your tag.

Here are some close ups - 

Visible Image Shop and Blog :- 

https://visibleimage.co.uk/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/take-my-hand/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/into-the-woods/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/in-your-hands/

"Life is Beautiful" by Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters,

Elisa here from the design team for Visible Image with my latest project, a mixed media art journal page featuring the NEW Life is Beautiful Stamp Set.

This gorgeous stamp set jumped out at me from the very start.

 A beautiful hummingbird, sentiment and geo circle design to create backgrounds with.

To create my art journal page I painted the background with Dina Wakely paints, I also used my small mini circle gel plate to create a focal point. I used my Visible Image Strobe Stencil on the gel plate to add further texture and patterns on my focal point.

Here are some close ups - 

Products used from Visible Image -

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/life-is-beautiful/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/de-stressed/

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/strobes/

Thanks for stopping by the blog today 

Elisa xx

'Glimmer of Light' by Elisa Ablett

Hi Visible Image lovers!!

Elisa here from the design team for Visible Image UK.

If you haven't had a look at their website and blog head on over and have a peek, their stamps and stencils are divine 💛

Here are some close ups !

I used a brilliant yellow ink pad and a sponge dabber to dab ink through my background stencil and a yellow ink to add a watercolour effect on my background.

For my moth, I heat embossed with a heavy black and then sprinkled a yellow embossing powder over the top in places to get a two toned effect.

Use 3D mounting tape to create a 3D effect, also add black cardstock to make your card colours pop!

Visible Image Products used:-

Glimmer of Light Stamp Set

Ink Splats Stamp Set

Time Tunnel Stencil

Thanks for stopping by the blog today :-

Hugs 

Elisa