Rachael's Handmade Designs

Hello My Lovelies! Check out my newest creation for  Visible Image Stamps ! I constructed this attractive art tag that features a number of techniques and different images from Visible Image. Its my first time incorporating an art tag onto a card. To create this card I used following: The chain and padlock from the Heavy Metal set; the F ree Your Imagination set; the Classic Face rubber stamp; the Grunge Polka Dot background stamp; and the Grunge Flourish stamp. You will also need your favorite Tim Holtz Distress Stains. I used Aged Mahogany, Chipped Sapphire, and Peeled Paint. I created a background with the dye and diluted it by spraying water on it. I patted the tag to soak up some of the excess ink and set it aside to dry. Next I stamped the Grunge Polka Dots in red on the lower 1/3rd of the base of the card. I stamped the Grunge Flourish in VersaMark Watermark ink in each of the upper right and left hand corner. After t...

Hello my Lovelies! I'm so so excited to share with you some fabulous and  thrilling news! Today is the release of three awesome brand new sets, Free Your Imagination , Immortal Love and Beauty is Art from Visible Image . I used the Free Your Imagination set to create a crow card. I stamped the gorgeous bird images and distressed the edges of each selected paper before adhering them down. To add dimension I popped the main images off of the background. I used the beautiful script from the set for my inside inscription and layered with some matching paper. This release is truly a lot of fun. The images are so versatile!! Interested in seeing what everyone else on the Visible Image Design Team has created? Check out the Visible Image blog and have a gander!! You may purchase any of the Visible Image stamps that you have seen in this post from right  HERE . Want to play along with our challenges? Stay up-to-date on current info? Join o...

We all know how hard it can be to make the perfect card for the boyfriend, Dad, brother, brother-in-law or just about any guy in your life. Let's face it, it can be a real challenge to create that special greeting with just enough of a masculine touch that he feels comfortable receiving it as a gift! Well, fear not! Your prayers for a fun and masculine rubber stamp set have been answered! And the best part? There's more than one set to choose from! Visible Image Stamps has been creating hand-poured, high quality photopolymer stamps since 2004 and has a number of great masculine images to choose from. For this card I used the Heavy Metal set and the Handy Hints set. You can purchase these sets individually, or they are also available for a multibuy package, in which you receive Heavy Metal, Handy Hints and the Painted Wood set as well. I have embossed both the sentiment and the steel image to add texture to this otherwise rather plain card. I wanted to keep it...

Hi All, Just a quick note. You *need* to check out this new set by Visible Image called Movie Set . Its a little bit grunge and a little bit old Hollywood. I adore it. :) Cheers!

Today's post is especially for the dudes. :-) I thought that this set from Visible Image Stamps was perfect for a little 'Mr. Handy' Birthday card. The main theme, other than tools, for this card is embossing. I love encouraging my customers to touch and feel the cards! The metal plate rubber stamp that I used for this birthday card is from the Heavy Metal stamp set , however there is a new background stamp, Metal Plate , that is larger than the one offered in the Heavy Metal Stamp set. Its brand new so check it out! ... I had some fabulous grey paper for the metal background! The metal plate is accented with four grommets and popped off the page with dimensionals for depth.  I wanted to incorporate white again on top of the grey, so I stamped out the drill from  Heavy Metal stamp set , covered it in opaque white embossing powder, heated it and popped it off the metal plate with dimensionals after I cut it out.  Visible Image ...

All of us at Visible Image are now running a monthly challenge, so we decided to create a blog badge to award our favorite entries. We need your help! Who can come up with the best slogan for the blog badge?! Think short and sweet that packs a punch as there's limited space on a badge, and the more it relates to Visible Image, the better! There is a lovely prize involved! Would you like to enter? Pop over to the Visible Image facebook group ! Request entry to the group and send a message with the entry by October 31st to be considered! *Tell them Rachael sent you!* Hurry, there's not much time!

Welcome Back and thanks for stopping by! Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the vivid colors, the cool, crisp air, and of course my favorite holiday, All Hallow's Eve. That being said, I've created this project for a little inspiration for our great Autumn Challenge going on at Visible Image Stamps! Visible Image has some FAB and very generous prizes for the winners for the Autumn Challenge ! There will be THREE separate winners, so what are you waiting for?! Give it a go!! For this greeting card, I used Corset  and Grunge Flourish . The corset is colored with copic markers to accent, and I've added grommets and ribbon to echo the lacing on the corset.  To add some warmth, I used my Tim Holtz felt-topped blending tool and went around the sides of the second layer to blend. I then popped the entire second layer off the base of the card to help create depth. So! I hope you enjoyed this creation! Your mis...

Our competition is called 'Inspired by Autumn' You can enter a card, project, canvas, anything you like really. Your inspiration must come from Autumn or Bonfire Night, interpret that however you wish! Rules: Hop on over to the Visible Image Blog  to enter!! 1.  You must blog your creation and mention that you are entering  the Visible Image 'Inspired by Autumn'  Competition  with a link to our blog . (There is an InLinkz button to allow you to link up!) 2. You do not need to use our stamps,though it  would be great if you did! 3. You must be a follower on our blog and also place a link to our website on your blog post ! Here is our blog badge!  TO ENTER:  1.  Email us with a link to your blog  (If you do not have a blog you can just email the images to us) 2.  The competition closes at 8pm on Sunday November 4th.  Winners will be announced on Bonfire Night (...

Hi All! Welcome Back! I'm happy to announce that I've been honored as a new Design Team member of the fabulous UK stamp company Visible Image ! I'm so excited to be apart of this fantastic company - I can't wait to begin designing!!  Visible Image Stamps and designs are simply wonderful! There's so many things that you can do with each set because they're so versatile! Here's a video showing just one inspirational project using The Sewing Room set.  You can this set, and many more, at  Visible Image ! Hungry for more? Click me !! Cheers!