Begin Again - January 2026 Visible Image ATC Swap
‘Begin Again’ is the theme for the January 2026 ATC swap over on the Visible Image Facebook page. I’ve not sent an ATC overseas for quite a while so thought I’d start again with some international ATC adventures! For my make used the new ‘Present Times’ stamp set & ‘Noted’ stencil alongside the ‘Create Happiness’ stamp set.
To start, I took an ATC sized piece of white card and smooshed this into ‘Worn Lipstick’ distress ink that had been spritzed with water. After leaving to dry naturally I stamped the mixed words from the ‘Create Happiness’ stamp set onto the ATC using Versamark and heat embossed it with Wow superfine metallic gold rich embossing powder. The ‘Noted’ stencil was placed over the top of the ATC and ‘Worn Lipstick’ distress ink was blended through it before some distress translucent sparkle texture paste was smoothed over the top. As it dried some white Posca paint and ‘Fossilized Amber’ distress spritz spray was splattered over the ATC.
Up next, the gerbera from the ‘Create Happiness’ stamp set was stamped onto some white card using Versafine Clair ‘Nocturne’ black ink and heat embossed with Wow superfine clear gloss embossing powder. The gerbera was coloured in using ‘Worn Lipstick’ and ‘Spun Sugar’ distress ink before being fussy cut out and the same splatters added as before. Some wink of stella glitter pen finishes off the flower with a beautiful shimmer.
To complete the ATC, the sentiment from ‘Present Times’ was stamped onto some white card using Versafine Clair ‘Glamorous’ pink ink and heat embossed using Wow superfine clear gloss embossing powder. This was cut into separate pieces.
Finally, the gerbera and sentiment were stuck to the ATC using some 3D mounts. A few sparkly gems were added for additional glitz for that final flourish.
I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge this month. Thanks to Jane Tyrrell for another brilliant ATC swap and I can’t wait till the next one.
Card
2026 is truly underway and the crafting has begun! One of my first makes of the year is this card made as part of the ‘Begin Again’ January 2026 Visible Image ATC swap. I’d not sent an ATC overseas for quite a while so thought I’d start again with some international ATC adventures! For the card I sent with the ATC I used the new ‘Present Times’ stamp set & ‘Noted’ stencil alongside the ‘Create Happiness’ stamp set.
To start, I took a piece of white card and smooshed this into ‘Worn Lipstick’ and ‘Spun Sugar’ distress ink that had been spritzed with water. After drying, I stamped the mixed words from the ‘Create Happiness’ stamp set onto the background using Versamark and heat embossed it with Wow superfine metallic gold rich embossing powder. The ‘Noted’ stencil was placed over the top and ‘Worn Lipstick’ distress ink was blended through it before some distress translucent sparkle texture paste was smoothed over the top. As it dried some white Posca paint and ‘Fossilized Amber’ distress spritz spray was splattered over the card background.
Up next, the gerbera from the ‘Create Happiness’ stamp set was stamped onto some white card using Versafine Clair ‘Nocturne’ black ink and heat embossed with Wow superfine clear gloss embossing powder. The gerbera was coloured in using ‘Worn Lipstick’ and ‘Spun Sugar’ distress ink before being fussy cut out and the same splatters added as before. Some wink of stella glitter pen finishes off the flower with a beautiful shimmer.
The sentiment from ‘Present Times’ was then stamped onto some white card using Versafine Clair ‘Nocturne’ black ink and heat embossed using Wow superfine clear gloss embossing powder. This was then fussy cut out and mounted onto some black card.
Finally, the background was added to some black card and a white card blank. The gerbera and sentiment were added to the card background using some 3D mounts. A few gold sequins & sparkly gems were then placed onto the card for added glamour.
I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge this month. Thanks Jane Tyrrell for another brilliant ATC swap and I can’t wait till the next one.
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Begin Again - ATC Swap Product List
Visible Image Stamp Sets – ‘Create Happiness’ and ‘Present Times’
Distress Ink – Worn Lipstick/Spun Sugar
Distress Spritz Spray – Fossilized Amber
Other inks – Versafine Clair ‘Nocturne’/’Glamorous’
Wow embossing powders – Superfine Clear Gloss/Superfine Metallic Gold Rich
White 330gsm card (suitable for mixed media)/Black 330gsm card
Stamping blocks/craft mat/stamping foam mat
Water sprayer
Heat gun/Embossing heat gun
Tim Holtz 12”guillotine/snips/scissors
Posca white paint pen
Sparkly gems/God Sequins
Cosmic Shimmer Acrylic Glue
3D foam mounts (1mm x 1mm & 5mm x 2mm)
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