H for Holidays

I’m a bit late with my next postcard for The Craft Barn’s Alpha Dictionary Challenge as we’ve just got back from holiday.  When I saw the letter this time was H then I had to do HOLIDAY.

 If you are like me you pick up all the touristy leaflets so I decided to cut out all the interesting images and words and create a collage of our holiday on The Gower in South Wales.  We visited lots of places……beaches, tin works, waterfalls…..so Heritage and History gets a look in too!   I’ve added the letter H and dictionary definition to finish.

I’m not sure I will get round everyone this time as our internet connection is virtually non-existent….but we’re trying!!  Thanks for visiting.

Elaine xx

More Word Stamp inspiration

Have you entered the Oak House Studio WORD challenge yet?   I think there are a few days left!!

Oak House Studio have lots of different word stamps from small sentiments, to sets that you can cut up and mix and match, background texts and focals.   Here are a few cards to hopefully inspire you to enter ......there is a prize to be won!!

Daisies and Rainbows

Don't forget Oriental Text too!

Christmas  card with Friendly Words

Clematis Tower. English Garden Text & Friendly Words

Winter Words with Christmas Corner

So I hope you've been inspired to enter the challenge.  I think it ends at the end of August so you have plenty of time to join in!  

Elaine xx

Build Your Own Sentiment

In keeping with the WORDS Challenge for Oak House Studio I thought I would show you a few cards I made using the Build Your Own Sentiment set which was launched on Hochanda TV earlier in the year.    There are lots of elements in this set - a few sentiments that can just be stamped or you can cut them up and mix and match the words to fit any occasion.

 

You also get a dotted line for adding stitch details (left) some flourishes (right) and a solid block (below) which I've inked with the Triple Brown ink pad to create a brick effect......an easy way to create a masculine card!

Below I've used the words with the Dog Rose Corner on this zigzag card.

 

The card below just uses the Build Your Own Sentiment set and the Triple Autumn Leaves ink pad. The block stamp gives a light background for the words.

And here using the same Triple Autumn Leaves ink pad with the flourishes and dotted line to make flowers.

The final card uses a mix of words to create a panel over an inky background stamped with the Clematis Tower.

 

As you can see this stamp set is really useful and you can create any number of sentiments for your cards and notelets etc.  All the stamps, inks and ink pads are from Oak House Studio.  Go take a look!!

 

Elaine xx

 

 

Z for Zebra Crossing

Here's my next postcard for The Craft Barn's Alpha Dictionary Challenge where the letter is Z and we have to add a pearl.   There are not many Z words but surprisingly I did have a choice.... I've gone with Zebra (Crossing).

The background is a Zingy Zesty mix of Citrus Orange and Citrus Yellow Pure Colour Inks overstamped with the Chevron stamp from Kaisercraft.....think zigzag!!  The Zebra stripes are from the Animal Skins set from Inkadinkadoo and I couldn't resist adding this across my postcard so its a Zebra Crossing!!    I've added 3 black pearls, the dictionary definition and the Z Thicker to finish.

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment - they are much appreciated!

Elaine xx

Rainbow Colours

The new Oak House Studio challenge has the theme of WORDS so I thought I'd have a play.  I decided to feature the Daisies and Rainbow Words set of stamps so obviously I had to make something very colourful!!

I've used Oak House Studio Pure Colour Inks - Blue Jeans, Totally Turquoise, Peter's Pear, Vintage Green, Citrus Yellow, Citrus Orange and French Lavender - for the background and edged this with Valentine Pigment Ink.  I've used the Circle Line stamps to add interest and stamped the words using Orchid Pigment Ink.

The Rainbow Words set is another set that can be cut up and used in lots of ways:

You are my Sunshine

You are my Rainbow on a Stormy Day

You colour my World

You are my World

etc

etc

I'm sure you can think of other combinations too and the good news is it's on SALE at the moment along with lots of other stamps and inks on the Oak House Studio website.  Why not go take a look!!

Elaine xx  

Beech at Sunset

EXCITING NEWS!  I have a card published in this month's Craft Stamper magazine.  It's funny isn't it - I made this so long ago I forgot all about it but there it is in the Ready, Set, Stamp feature.

I saw the colours they were asking for and immediately thought sunset.  It's fairly simple and all the detail are in the article, but here is a list of the Oak House Studio products used:

Pure Colour Chemistry Inks -

Vintage Sepia

Vintage Burgundy + Jubilee Red

Pumpkin Pie

Bottled Sunshine

Beech Tree Stamp

As I said, simple and with few products but I love using the inks for backgrounds - add some water and let things happen - then choose the best bit!!  I dithered about adding a sentiment but didn't want to cover any of it up!

Oak House Studio are also featured in the Stamping Contrasts feature where several designers have used the Walesby Heart stamp - go take a look!!

Elaine xx