Love Life!

Hi everyone, this month’s Visible Image FB ATC swap has the theme of All You Need Is Love. I don’t really have anything much in the way of VI love themed products, so I decided to interpret this as “Love Life” using my new “Daisy Grunge” stamps that I won around Christmas time, to make rainbow themed flowers. Here they are.

For both the card and ATC I followed a similar method. First I cut a piece of stamping card and created a smoosh background using Distress Oxide inks. I did some 2nd generation stamping of background text in grey, and added some stencilling using Versamark heat embossed in white. I stamped the flowers onto separate card, coloured with my Zig pens then fussy cut out and attached, then added some additional spatter stamping. I stamped the sentiments onto separate card, embossing the word “love” in white, cut out and attached, then matted onto a black border and added a couple of teeny heart gems.

I finished with Glossy Accents on the flower centres … sadly it cracked again (thank goodness it’s a grungy style card!) but I wasn’t happy as it is a new bottle and I have never had a problem before. I got this bottle from Amazon so I contacted them and got a refund … great news! - so hopefully I’ll soon get another bottle elsewhere and will be back to my sleek and glossy best!!🤣

Stamps: Visible Image Daisy Grunge, Sketched Tulips (background script and the word “life”), Where Flowers Bloom (word “love”), Sunflower Grunge (spatters), Christmas Robin (spatters);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade); Kuretake Zig Clean Colour watercolour brush pens; Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist); Versamark; WOW Bright Opaque White ultra fine embossing powder; Glossy Accents;

Tools: Visible Image stencil - Halftone;

Other: Teeny heart gems from The Range.

Here’s a closeup of both of them, with challenges I would like to enter.

Card

Challenges:

AAA Colourful #1 - Colour Board

Beautiful Blossoms #14 - Anything Floral Goes  (2nd entry)

Colourful Options (February) - Rainbow Inspired (2nd entry)

Creative Crafting Uncles #50 - Rainbow Card

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies #2406 - Anything Goes

Paper Funday #62 - No Patterned Paper

Sheepski #83 - Anything Goes

Sparkles #173 - Hearts and Flowers (2nd entry)

Sweet Stampin’ - Always Look On the Bright Side of Life - TOP 5

Try It On Tuesday - Hearts and/or Flowers (3rd entry)

Worldwide Crafters and Colourists #14 - Anything Goes

ATC

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More #461 - Make Your Mark

Creative Crafters #73 - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain #82 - Flowers (2nd entry)

Flower Challenge #88 - Add a Heart

Outlawz (February) - Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone (2nd entry)

We Love 2 Create #1 2024 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #635/636 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Take care and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,