When in Doubt, Just Keep Adding!

Happy Midweek, everyone! Judy here with two tags I made that I absolutely love. The funny thing is, the panel started as a card - which wasn't working out. So I just kept adding things until I was pleased with the result -- and that included cutting the panel into tags!

I started with my favorite pink -- Kitsch Flamingo DOX and made a splattered background. I added Picked Raspberry and stenciled on the TEA PARTY STENCIL from Visible Image. You can see it faintly in the background. I still loved it as a card, but then once I added the flowers from IMPERFECTION IS BEAUTY I didn't. BUT -- they became beautiful tags that I DID love! I embossed the flowers with Punch and Ebony Embossing Powder (WOW!), and punched the top for some cute pink twine. A word die (Spellbinders) in gray cardstock completed them!

Fun for packages, or to add to a full card at a later date! Isn't that Punch Embossing Glitter amazing? Just MSP pink perfect!
 

Mixed Media Butterfly with Judy

Hello everyone!

Judy here with a beautiful butterfly card for my DT share! I call it "elegant grunge." :)

I started with a piece of cardstock that I had used to stamp off the Two Tone stamp from Grunge Tones (Visible Image). I had randomly stamped the dots with Charcoal ink from Close to my Heart and threw it in my unfinished projects box. It was the perfect background for the Butterfly Ink Stencil from Visible Image stamps, and three Distress Oxide Inks: Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet, and Seedless Preserves. 

Next,  I added my sentiment (The World Needs Art/Visible Image), using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, and my Mini MISTI to get a good solid black image. I then embossed the sentiment with Clear Embossing Powder (WOW!). 

I randomly added the Large Crack (Create it!/Visible Image) and flowers with embossing ink, and then embossed with Rich Pale Gold EP (WOW!).

I added some interest to the card base with the same Large Crack image, using embossing ink as a watermark.

I love how it turned out! I think this card was the most fun because I just kept adding things here and there -- and didn't mess it up!

You can find more of my projects HERE.

Adding Colour to Your Life with Judy

Hello stamping friends!

Judy here with my first post as a team member and I am excited! Today I am sharing a colorful (or as they say in the UK, colourful!) card using my MISTI and products from Visible Image Stamps (based in Wales).

I started off by using the Stars and Stripes Stencil, and a hue of rainbow colored Distress Oxide inks, and blended them through the stencil using a blender brush. I love the edge of the stencil that looks like a little bit of torn paper. It adds some interest to an otherwise "flat" looking surface.  Next I added the sentiment from Brighten Your World and the small flower from Total Chaos. I used my Mini MISTI and stamped each using VersaFine Clair Nocturne (my most favorite black ink!). Finally, I added sequins to match the stripes colors and gave my card a lime green base.

I love having the convenience of a Mini MISTI right on my desk all the time! Not only does it help my stamping to be precise and clear, it helps me keep my card bases straight after the intial scoring. I score the line, then fold with the card bases against the MISTI corner, and then crease with the bone folder. Keeps everything nice and straight!

You can find more of my projects on my blog, Joy in a JAR, and on my Facebook and Instagram too! Thanks for stopping by!

Visible Image & My Sweet Petunia Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hi everyone! Lydia here for a fun blog hop and collaboration with our friends at Visible Image.

This company has VERY cool, sort of modern, edgy stamp and stencil designs. I got this stencil from them that I just love.

For the first project today, I used the Stay Wild stamp set over an old Gel Press Print - I thought that fiery red background would be perfect for the wild horse breaking free. It's matted in both black and Lemon-Lime Twist on a white card base. The image and sentiment were stamped in Versafine Clair. The stencil in the background of my print is this one.

Visible Image STAY WILD Clear Stamp... [ SSS | CRF | SBC ] Visible Image FIBRES Stencil... [ SSS ] Tsukineko VersaFine Clair NOCTURNE... [ SSS | ELH ] Gel Press 5 x 7 REUSABLE GEL PRINTING... [ SSS ] Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors [ BLIC ] Inovart Pro-Roller Brayer [ BLIC | BLIC ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | SSS | ELH | MFT | SBC ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | ELH | CST | ART | SBC ] Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer... [ AMZUS ] Hammermill Paper, Color Copy Digital,... [ AMZUS ] Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11"... [ SUP ] Whisper White Cardstock - Thick [ SUP ] Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock by... [ SUP ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Bone Folder by Stampin' Up! [ SUP ] Multipurpose Liquid Glue by Stampin' Up! [ SUP ] Nesting Porcelain Bowls - BLICK art... [ BLIC ]

Then I switched to a pastel mode, with a Daniel Smith watercolor background on cold press watercolor paper. I used the Create It stamp set for that adorable little cat, with the Reason To Smile sentiment. Even though this is cold press paper, the MISTI and Nocturne Ink make the images crisp and perfect! 

We all know that cats create a reason to smile every day. :) I added the Like Magic Sequins, matted the image in black, and mounted on patterned paper on a white card base.

Visible Image Stamp : Reason To Smile [ CRF | SBC ] Visible Image - Clear Acrylic Stamps... [ SBC ] Tsukineko VersaFine Clair NOCTURNE... [ SSS | ELH ] Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors [ BLIC ] Fabriano Extra White Cold Press... [ BLIC ] Da Vinci Cosmotop Sable Mix F Brushes... [ BLIC | ELH ] Like Magic Sequin Mix [ N&T | ELH | SSS ] Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE... [ SSS | MFT | ELH | ART ] Marvy Uchida JEWEL PICKER Tool 91GRC [ SSS | MFT | ELH | ART ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | SSS | ELH | MFT | SBC ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | ELH | CST | ART | SBC ] Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer... [ AMZUS ] Hammermill Paper, Color Copy Digital,... [ AMZUS ] Whisper White Cardstock - Thick [ SUP ] Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock by... [ SUP ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Bone Folder by Stampin' Up! [ SUP ] Multipurpose Liquid Glue by Stampin' Up! [ SUP ] Nesting Porcelain Bowls - BLICK art... [ BLIC ]

These are both part of a blog hop today with My Sweet Petunia and Visible Image.

Now we both have prizes for two lucky people who comment on all the stops in our hop. Just leave us a comment by Monday, April 30th, and you'll be eligible to win a $50 Visible Image shopping spree, or a $50 MISTI shopping spree. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, May 1st in our Team Tuesday post and on the Visible Image blog.

Here's the full list, and the next person on the hop is the lovely and talented Veerle. 

Veerle Moreels

Ilina Crouse

Lisa Taggart

Jeanne Streiff

Sharon Traynor

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Becca Cruger

Ceal Pritchett

Pauline Butcher

Giovana Smith

Josefine Fouarge

Chris Dayton

Jane Tyrrell

Stephanie Severin

Tenia Nelson

Janine Tinklenberg

Elisa Ablett

Dina Kowal

Heather Mitchell

Kyra Sanders

Lynn Good

Susan Wymer

Lanette Erickson

Joan Bardee

Aga Baraniak

Judy Rozema

Eileen Godwin

My Sweet Petunia

Thanks for stopping by, and good luck!