October Challenge - Borders and Frames

Just a heads up about the new challenge over on the Oak House Studio blog. For October the theme is Borders and Frames so quite a wide choice - why not enter and have a chance of winning some goodies.  All the details are HERE and there'll be posts on the blog all month from the Design Team for inspiration.

My first card uses the Scroll Frames set of stamps - 4 individual stamps that can be placed together on your acrylic block to create a heart.  (More of my ideas for this set of stamps will be on the Oak House Studio blog on Friday).  Mine is embossed with Pearl Silver powder and painted with Delicious Damson Ink in a Bottle.  Round the edge I've stamped randomly in Purple Pigment Ink and then blended with Orchid Pigment Ink.   I coloured the seam binding with all the leftover ink on my mat and finished with the Evening Invitation sentiment from the Wedding Words set.

My second card is much simpler - I've stamped the Oak Tree and Leafy Scroll Border in black and clear embossed.  I've inked round the edges with Forest Green Pigment Ink and coloured the leaves too.

My final card uses the Men's Tools and Men's Words stamp sets along with the Thoresby scroll backgrounds.   The wooden frame is created using the Plank of Wood stamp inked in Yummy Chocolate Pigment ink and painted with Chocolate Ink in a Bottle.  I just mitred the corners and backed it with the Thoresby Square (Positive).  There is a negative version designed for silver clay and polymer clay projects.  I've stamped the large Thoresby scroll onto the card with Powder Blue Ink and added a row of tools.   Perfect for that man in your life!!

Hope I've inspired you to have a go and enter the challenge this month - thanks for visiting!!

Decorative Save the Date

Two posts in one day is unheard of but this is just a quick post with a Save the Date card  made for the Happily Ever After challenge on the Oak House Studio blog - I'm posting it to check out the linky on the blog.

I've used some Ice Blue card for the main section which has a lovely shimmer to it and the Decorative Diamond stamp embossed in silver for the pennants.  Save the Date is from the Wedding Words set and I've  added a few gems to match the plum card base.

Many thanks for looking!!

Happily Ever After

Well that's the end of the ONE STAMP 24hr challenge for this time but I have an idea Lynnda at Oak House Studio is planning a Christmassy one later in the year.  I'll keep you posted.

Just as I thought I could maybe catch up on my other challenges, guess what, it is the 14th of the month and the start of the new challenge at Oak House Studio.  The theme is Happily Ever After - so wedding related somehow using an Oak House Studio product. 

 

One of my projects was this set of wedding cards, place name cards etc based on a brown/gold theme - I've used Yummy Chocolate and Glorious Gold Ink in a Bottle for the inky panels.  The stamps are from the Wedding Words set and the Clematis Corner  embossed with Pearly Gold Embossing Powder which I think is a very weddingy colour!!

A Save the Date card giving an idea of wedding colours maybe!

 

 

 

A place card - you can either print your guests names before making the piece up or write on by hand.  I've just added an inky panel a the base and a pearl Gold embossed Clematis Corner.

 

 

Pop over to the OAK HOUSE STUDIO blog for further details and thanks for visiting my blog.  As my DT work is done for a little while I shall now try and catch up on the last 3 Craft Barn challenges or maybe as the weather is so nice, I'll potter in my garden.  It's too hot for using a heat gun!!

Shabby Chic Wedding

Still having a go at some wedding card samples - these are based on a shabby chic type feel but romantic with the roses too.

The base for all of these was a piece of watercolour paper sprayed with the new colours of Ink in a Bottle from Oak House Studio - French Wine and French Mint - torn and used on various types of cream card.   I've added some gold embossed Cross Stitch (from the Stitch in Time stamp set) too.

I've used all 3 sizes of Oak House Studio's Rose stamps and watercoloured with the Inks in a Bottle - the large Rose makes a nice focal on the wedding invitation and the Rose Bud is just the right size for a place card.   If you don't fancy all the painting and cutting out, then you can just emboss it onto a rectangle of card and use that as shown on the Order of Service.   I've added the gold embossed  Wedding Words stamp set and inked some satin seam binding to match.

All the stamps, inks and embossing powders are from Oak House Studio.

A Scottish Wedding

A friend of mine has asked me to do a few wedding designs - my desk looks like a bomb has  hit it with sprayed backgrounds and roses embossed and watercoloured.  Whilst waiting for it all to dry, I made a quick Save the Date card.

The design is A6 in size and can either be mounted on a card with the details inside or just used as a postcard with all the details stuck on the reverse.   I've used  two Oak House Studio stamps - the Mack Rose and the Save the Date stamp from the Wedding Words set - inked with Midnight Pigment Ink and clear embossed to add a little shine.  It's just finished with some tartan ribbon - obviously the colours used can be changed to match the tartan chosen. 

Off to see if there is enough light to match colours - it's gone so dark here I need the lights on already!!   Hope you all have a good (and dry) weekend. 

White Wedding

Avoiding red and green and keeping it white,  I've made a Wedding Invitation with the Medium Poinsettia for Oak House Studio's ONE STAMP event.

I've randomly stamped the Poinsettia on white pearlised card and embossed it with Silver. For full details and to check out all the projects go to the Oak House Studio blog and see other projects on the One Stamp facebook page.  Hope you've been inspired!

Wedding Flourish

What a great choice this week on the Less is More challenge week 87 - it's Love and Marriage.   I've just made a few samples for a friend's wedding so thought I'd post them for the challenge. 

Quite a quick card using Oak House Studio's Walesby Flourish inked with Raspberry Versacolour and embossed with Pearl Silver powder which creates a lovely subtle pearly pink colour.  It's just finished with the words matted onto silver mirri and some dusky pink DCWV embossed card.

The place setting card above uses the smaller version of the flourish and again uses the same card for matting and the evening invitation below is a little different but uses the same combination of stamps and card.

Makes a change to get a challenge done on the day.  I don't know where the time has been going but at least I have got something made this week.  And I have the base of a Christmas card done.....maybe I'll get that finished before christmas!!

Anyway thanks for looking.

Summer Wedding

A month or so ago I was invited to join in with an ATC swap hosted by Lexie and whilst June has been manic I did actually manage to complete a set of three. As with all these things, I think about it for a bit, decide what I'm going to do and then make something completely different.



I used Oak House Studio stamps - the background is the Mack Rose stamped in Brilliance. The leaf and flowers are from the Spring Blooms set, embossed in silver and then painted with Twinkling H20s. I then stamped the sentiments from the Wedding Words set and matted it all onto silver card.

Whilst these are ATCs, this selection of stamps could be used to make all your wedding stationary including place settings, thank you cards etc.