Free your imagination & Sparkle Challenge @ Visible Image

Mornings people :)

Being a Saturday I am sailing in with some

Visible Image! 

goodness to share with you all!

Have you checked out the THREE NEW STAMP sets 
that were released this week at Visible Image ? 
 
Today I am getting inky again with just one of them ... 
Free Your Imagination!

I truly {heart} this set!
I don't know if it is the grunge, the splatters, the birds, or even the quill with this set; but something just draws me to it and I KNOW I am going to get inky & messy & have some wickedly good fun!   

 And with the 'SPARKLE CHALLENGE' running this month at Visible Image; inky sparkles were running through my head for this card ;)

Oh the fun you can have with rubber stamps and ink!

Here is a run down of all the ones I got inky with - 

Sentiment Circle - Splattered bird and sentiment from Free Your Imagination Set

The grunge around the edges of the sentiment - Are tree edges from the largest tree in the Tree Trio Set

Polk Dot Designer Paper - That is handmade with the Grunge Poka Dot Background

The brown strip of  DP - Made with the gorgeous Grunge Flourish

Corners - made using Wrought Iron Corner Flourish

Close up of the circle sentiment. 

Wrought Iron Corner close up. - It is a great stamp to 'bling' up!

Close up of the lush bow, handmade posh pins & DP made with the Grunge Poka Dot Background.

Side view of the textures goings on.

I forget how much fun it can be to get the rubber stamps out and have inky fun!  I loved just cruising along & playing while making this.  I used the embossing resist technique for the Polka Dot Grunge Background & the Grunge flourish piece - two great pieces of paper just randomly created that soon one thing just lead to another thing & it turned into a card.  I don't think my imagination can much free-er than that! 

I have recently rediscovered my stashed box of feathers & could not resist adding the red polka dot ones, the lace from my stash was originally white & given new life with the help of my Spectrum Noir pens & the bling ... I am still trying to clear out the mass of sparkles in that box!  I swear it is never ending!  

All the delicious stamps I have used today can all be found at the 

Visible Image shop!

You can get your Visible Image stamps from {here}

Check out some of the amazing creations the DT have made on the blog {here}

Or come along and chat with us on Facebook {here}

And I still have to brag about them a little more!

They are so AFFORDABLE and the postage rate is only ... 

you seriously ready for this ???

A FLAT £2.00 on ALL orders! 

How many times do you go shopping online and end up paying more in shipping than you originally spent on your purchase(s)?  That won't happen at happen at Visible Image!

Don't have the spare cash right now ? 

Well that is ok too :) 

Why not play along with this month's

Sparkle Challenge!  

you can find it {here}

And you could possible win yourself some 

Visible Image stamps

by winning the £10 gift voucher prize 

(unlike some other shopping places I know,

 this will actually get you at LEAST TWO gorgeous stamps!) 

What have you got to loose ? 

You do not have to use a Visible Image stamp to play along 

(though we do love when you share them with us & you will get an extra entry into the draw if you do!)

And ... 

 You can enter as many times as you like! 

(The more you enter, the better your chances!)

Thank you for calling past and sharing some love with me today :)
I hope I can return the {love} by calling past your challenge entry!
*hint hint again lol* Can't blame a girl for trying!

Till then, I'll see you next Saturday with another Visible Image creation!

Recipe -
Image / Sentiment - Visible Image - Free Your Imagination, Tree Trio Set, Grunge Flourish, Grunge Poka Dot Background & Wrought Iron Corner,

Paper(s) -  Cardstock - cream and black, Designer Papers - handmade
Tools / techniques- Emboss resist

Embellishment(s) -  TH distress inks, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versamark, Rangers - Fine embossing powder black, Spectrum Noir pens.
 Stash - lace, ribbon, feathers, bling handmade posh pins.

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes Tues E1/ GDT
Clear It Out - Red (feathers, bling and pins) Mon 
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge - Anything Goes Mon E1/- GDT
Crafts and Me Challenges - Red Wed
Crafty Creations - No Flowers Wed
Ruby Rainbows - Birds Wed C10

Girly Girly Prim & Propper @ Moving Along With The Times

Mornings all :) 

Judith is the host this week at

Moving Along With The Times! 

And she has picked a great challenge for us all ....

Girly Girly but Prim & Proper

I've been itching to make something to store my new Specrtum Noir Pens in so I combined it with this weeks challenge and .... wella an idea was born!
 (I got a little snap happy!)

Spectrum Noir Pen Holder

Different view

 

I have a few odd promarkers and copics and they live on the side in a little box.

I am sure I will find something to stash on this side lol

A view from the top!  As it is only made from cardboard I thought I should decorate the top and that will hopefully deter my putting things ontop of it.

View of the shelves with some of the pens out.  The shelves are a little wonky (it is only made with cardboard after all), but it does the job and I like the shabby feel to it.

Another view looking down.

And the other side looking down!
(I did warn you I got snap happy lol)

Ok, this is a dramatic improvement to the old ice cream tub that these pens were living in!  I pulled this together from just a plan on paper.  The cardboard is the heavy duty stuff that I have recycled from old boxes and packaging, it was extremely hard to score and fold for the sides and why it went a little 'scewif'.  The whole piece has some serious tape and glue in it all so it is not about to fall down and collapse and to cover all that 'mess' I then covered it all with paper.  The whole piece is sitting on a Kaisercraft wooden plaque and the additional boxes on the side are also Kaisercreaft.  All the embellishments are raided from my stash (still after this serious over embellishment job it still needs some more workouts! )

Even if it is a little wonky here and there I am still in love with the finished result and it has taken pride and place in the new craftroom :) 

The MAWTT girls have some WOWing creations too so pop on over to

Moving Along With The Times 

and check out the talented girls and share the love! 

We also have a fab prize up for grabs from

Bunny Zoe Crafts

But you have to play along to have your chance of winning! 

Thanks for dropping in to see me today :) 

Recipe -
Image -  No image :(

Paper(s) - Recycled Heavy Duty Cardboard  and Kaisercraft - Her Laugh from the Miss Nelly Collection (So LOVE this print I brought 20 sheets of it lol)
Materials - Kaisercraft - Pen storage wooden box and base is Kaisercraft wooden plaque, TH Distress Inks.

Embellishment(s) -  All from my stash of bits and pieces - Gold beading, wooden fibers, Kasier paper blue roses, other misc flowers, butterflies, ribbon, charm, lace, lace and more lace!

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

Top Tip Tuesday - Recycle it (cardboard) Tues E1/3
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