'Capricorn' by Elisa Ablett

Hi everyone,

Elisa here from the design team for Visible Image with my latest project featuring one of the NEW and exciting Written in the Stars - Zodiac stamp sets that have just been released by this AWESOME UK Company.

I am featuring the Zodiac Capricorn set on a mixed media wall hanging.  It features a background made from an old Prima canvas book plus Colour Crush Powders from Tinby Designs. 

I stamped on acetate plastic to get a transparent affect on the main elements.

Here are some close ups of the wall hanging!

https://visibleimage.co.uk/product/zodiac-capricorn/

Here is the full set of Written in the Stars -  Stamp Sets

On a sidenote - I am sure we all have been seeing the sneaks coming out of Creativation 2018 in Phoenix and the team at Visible Image did not disappoint. Congratulations to Mark and Helen for a very successful trip to the USA to showcase your very unique and amazing stamps and stencils.  

I am so very thankful to be a part of this fabulous team!

#teamvisibleimage xx

Elisa 

'Just Be Happy' By Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters,

Another New Reveal from Visible Image!!

'Elemental' and 'Create your Calm'

I have another project up on the Visible Image blog today featuring the amazing new stamps which are being revealed day by day this week.

I have created a mixed media scrapbooking page using the 'Organics' and 'Elemental' 

 stamp sets. The Organics stamp set I stamped onto Acetate with Staz On ink to create visual interest on my background.

With the Elemental stamp set I stamped over the background and hand coloured some of the circle elements. 

Both of theses Stamp Sets are so versatile, great for creating backgrounds on cards and scrapbooking pages and also with mixed media projects. These stamp sets will be 'must haves' in your collection.

Here is my layout :- - 

Here are some close ups!

Here are some of the other products from Visible Image that i used - 

Geometric Maze - Stencil

Just be Happy - Stamp Set

That's it from me today,

Hugs xx

Elisa 

Visible Image New Stamps Reveal - Woohoo!

Hi everyone,

Over at Visible Image headquarters the last few months things have been really hectic getting all the new lovely stamps ready for you. Today is the day that the NEW stamps get released and we on the design team are super excited to show our samples to you. 

Today we are showcasing the new gorgeous 'Bloom and Grow' stamp set on the blog and I wanted to share with you my off the page mixed media project.

Stay tuned to the blog for the next week to see the rest of the stamps released! You will not want to miss them.

Here is my off the page mixed media project made with the stamp set:-

I wanted to build a 3D garden setting for the stamp so I gesso'd one of the fabulous Visible Image Monoliths and then added my layers of colour, starting from the bottom with a lovely Copper Metallic Paint from Cadence and at the top a vibrant lime green metallic ink from Daler-Rowney.

I added a little texture by using copper paint over the top of the Strobe Stencil from Visible Image. I wanted to make the area under the stamped images look like rays from the sun.

other Visible Image products used :- 

Strobes Stencil

Monoliths - MDF

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, make sure you stay tuned for the new stamps released!

Hugs 

Elisa xx

'Creative People colour outside the Lines' by Elisa Ablett

Hi everyone,

Elisa here again with my latest project for the Visible Image design team, a colourful and vibrant Art Journal spread featuring a background created with a Gel Press monoprinting plate and acrylic paint.

I used the fabulous Fibres stencil with the Gel Press plate to create a textured multi-coloured look. I placed it over my gelli plate and sponged a baby wipe over it to take some of the colour off and it produced this gorgeous patterns in my background.

I then stamped the Face -It stamp on the right hand side of my page and addes some white highlights using a white paint pen.

Add your title by stamping your Outside the lines stamp onto scrap paper ( I used a practise piece from my gelli plate adventures) to go with your page.

Cut out your title and mount onto your collaged pieces of paper on the left hand side. 

Add some highlights to make your stamps stand out from your background!

Here are the products I used from the Visible Image Store - 

Fibres - Stencil

Face-It - Stamp Set

De-stressed - Background Stamp

Imperfection is Beauty - Stamp Set

Outside the Lines - Stamp Set

That's it from me today, I hope you have enjoyed seeing how you can incorporate mixed media techniques such as monoprinting with your stamps!! make your stamp stash go further !

Hugs

Elisa xx

'Love the Glorious Mess You are' by Elisa Ablett

Hi Kraft lovers!

It's that time of the month again over on the Kraft Plus Challenge Blog where a new challenge has been revealed and our design team inspiration has been released!

The new challenge is fantastic, be inspired by the photo on the challenge board, take from the photo - colours, patterns, wood grain etc.

Here is the Challenge graphic -

and here is my layout based on the photo inspiration.

I was inspired by the frames on the wall, the colours, the stripey rug ( i used a ruler to press into different coloured paint and then use as a stamp to make stripey patterns on a piece of paper) and the Mandala cushions. 

I used a Mandala stamp designed by Memory Maze and then hand coloured it with markers.

I wanted a slightly boho/shabby chic look to my layout.

Here is the link to the challenge so you can see all the design team inspiration and the guidelines!

We hope you join in!

http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/december-photo-inspo-challenge.html

Hugs xx

'Spread your Wings' by Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters!

Elisa here with my latest project for Scrap Matrix, a mixed media canvas featuring all sorts of goodies including 7 Dots, 13 Arts and Scrap Matrix metal and embellishments.

Here is a peek at a few of the products 

Here is my project - 

Let me show you how I created this canvas!

Step 1 - Gesso your canvas and let dry, glue down your Paper Lace - German Scraps and lightly gesso over the top

Step 2 - Using a 13 Arts Stencil and white modelling paste and palette knife, add some texture to your canvas over the top of your lace.

Step 3 - Wait until the modelling paste has dried and then glue down your 7 Dots studio - Dreamscapes die cut elements and chipboard

Step 4 - Add your colour to your canvas, I used a combination of 13 Arts Rainbow Colour in Brown and Yellow Amber, Ayeeda Water Inks, Ayeeda Chalk Mists and Ayeeda Splash Inks in Gold. I started adding colour from the inside of the canvas along with sprays of water and then tipped the canvas to create the drips, I like to dry my layers of colour inbetween. I also splattered Gold Ink in places over the colour.

Step 5 - Add Ayeeda 13 Arts Light Gold Mica Flakes with gel medium that drys clear and some more splats of gold.

Step 6 - Gesso your Scrap Matrix Metal with 13 Arts Primer. Then once dry add colour to your metal using the 13 Arts Rainbow Colour, Inks and paint. Making sure it is distressed by dabbing away some of your colour with a baby wipe

Step 7 - Glue your metal embellishments on the canvas and tie down your twine in a cross pattern. I also used glass dots to add more texture and flicked white 13 Arts ink onto the canvas.

Finish off your canvas by gluing down the last of your embellishments and adding your title over the top of the twine.

Here are some close ups of the finer details - 

That's it from me today! I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial step by step and my project.

Hugs 

Elisa xx