Visible Image Launch , new stamps.

Hi everyone,

It is so good to see so many of you now leaving me comments , I still try to get them all answered so come on back and check from time to time won't you. I love to read your comments as it gives me such a good idea about what to show you and if I am going in the right direction with the blog etc so thank you all so much for that.

Now today is a very special day for sure , Visible Image are launching there brand new fantasy range today and over on Facebook they have a competition running and you can win all the stamps in the new launch (wow) and I just fell in love with Fae the minute I saw her so today's card is in tribute to her so without further ado everybody I would like to introduce you to Fae.

I have lots of pictures and close ups so you can see how sparkly I got the wings etc and I have a step by step too.

 So I started by stamping the map background with versamark and clear detail embossing powder onto white card. I extended it upward and out and added a few lines here and there, it really doesn't matter as I am distressing it and ripping bit anyway. Below is the ink pad I used to stamp Fae so That I didn't have such harsh lines as I knew I wanted to colour her in pinks and purples.

 These are the colours I used of distress inks to colour in the map after I had embossed it with clear powder I rubbed the inks in in my usual way. then used a cloth to wipe the excess ink of the embossed areas resisting the ink and that brings it back white again or indeed whatever colour  your paper is to start.

 I stamped fae out on white card and also on some post it notes so I could mask her and create more wings etc. This is where I used the momento ink as I knew i wanted to use my promarkers to colour with today.

 The top picture show the distressing tool I used to scratch up the edges of the map and I turned over one of the corners which I help in place with a sparkly brad. The picture below that shows how I added some hessian ( you know how it is my fav thing just now) then on top of that I used some corrugated card which I also distressed I mounted both onto some soft gold card and again I turned one of the corners over with a brad. I distressed the gold card too and added that onto a blush mat.

I then made it neat on the outer layers with a black and ivory mat and layer so it is now ready for the map to be added at this stage.

 Lots of jaunty angles and layers on this one but I just feel like they all seem to work. I found this metal embellishment that almost reminds me of a shield with a crest on it back when knights were around etc.I also found a little Prima brad which had a compass on it which I thought was perfect.

 It is a little blurred but you can see it is a good close up on the shield and compass.

So next I set out colouring in this beautiful little lady , I started with Promarkers and then used a Sakura stardust pen to add some glitter , which I brushed out with a water brush and dabbed the excess water off on tissue so the image wouldn't buckle.

 I then used a quickie glue pen and some clear glitter to highlight all the edges etc and I cut her out partly with scissors and partly with a craft knife.

Here she is complete , however I wanted to add a little dimension so I stamped her out again and cut out and coloured her cape and head piece so I could decoupage it on with a little foam.

Here is a close up on her finished wings so you can see just how sparkly they are , they glisten in real light here , I wish you could see it.

Here you can see the extra piece I decided to decoupage.

Here she is added to the map and backing piece.

Next I took the sentiment in Fae's set and stamped it onto gold card with versamark and white embossing power, I cut it out quite randomly, not perfect straight edges and matted them onto black card and added them to the right side of the card almost like the old films portray a Ransom note cut out of newspaper clippings haha.

Lastly I added a key with a brad so the key moves  and I added a key hole metal plate. I hope you like it it took a long time for sure .

Come on over and join the Visible Image group so that you see all the teams work if you would like , there are some amazing makes for this launch for sure and also there is the visible Image blog too
you can always follow us on there too, My day to post is Sunday as you know and I always put a blog post on here and on their main site too so here is the link for that too (blog)

The stamps I used today are 

                             Fae hope Set                                             Mystical Map Background.

I really hope you like seeing today's Launch and you will come and join in the fun if you can. I will be back tomorrow with my normal Visible Image days post and I look forward to reading your comments as always my friends.

Big hugs

Kim 

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