O for Oak

Back with my next postcard for The Craft Barn's Alpha Dictionary Challenge where the letter this time is O.   The word I've chosen to do is OAK as in trees, leaves etc.

So I've used an oblong piece of card.  stamped the Oak Leaves with the Triple Meadow Green ink pad leaving an oval plain.   I've stamped the small Oak Tree in the middle and then used edges of the big Oak Tree to stamp round the edges to give that overgrown feel.  I've drawn an oval round the tree and painted a sunsetty scene (I seriously don't like this but have no time to do again).  It's just finished with the letter Thicker and the dictionary definition.

Sorry I didn't get chance to visit you all last time - we were on holiday in Wales with little 4G and we had to sit in a car park to upload my post.  Back home now so I hope to visit you all this time. 

Many thanks for visiting me!

Elaine  xx

Christmas Harmony

Well it's the last two words for The Craft Barn's Quotes and Lyrics Challenge and we have a choice of HARMONY and/or FAITH.  I've chosen to do Harmony and used a quote from Zooey Deschanel - not profound, but allows me to make my postcard Christmassy!

The background is a mix of Mowed Lawn and Bundled Sage Distress Stains, edged with Gold Acrylic paint and stamped with the Deck the Halls stamps from Oak House Studio.  The holly leaves are also Oak House Studio stamps, embossed with gold, painted with Emerald Acrylic Ink and hung in a bough.  I've just added some gems for holly berries and the quote printed out as usual.

My next job is to create an album for them all but before I do that I thought I'd take a photo so you can see all 25 together.

It's been a great year -  fun creating my postcards and inspiring to visit everyone else's blogs and read other quotes and lyrics.  If you've visited my blog during the year  thank you so much. If you've left a comment then an even bigger THANK YOU.   I'm looking forward to seeing what The Craft Barn have planned for us in 2015.

Merry Christmas to one and all!!

Build Your Own Poinsettia

You'll be pleased to know I've made another Christmas card - this one uses the Bumper Winter Leaves Stamp  set and the Christmas Wreath Stamp set.

Full details can be found on the Oak House Studio Blog. Lynnda has lots of other Christmassy (and non-Christmassy)  stamps on the website so go check it out HERE.   There's still plenty of time to make cards and if you've done all your cards, then there is gift wrap and tags to make too!!

I hope you have enjoyed my cards this week.  I'm happy as I've now got 3 cards I can post this year!! I've also got lots of leaves left over from the original A4 sheet sprayed green and A5 sprayed red so I'm off to make more. Many thanks for looking and your lovely comments!

Boughs of Holly

Another Christmas card featuring the Deck the Halls Stamp set from Oak House Studio......and yes, I am still singing!

This card uses two of the word stamps in the set plus the Holly Leaves from the Bumper Winter Leaves set.  I've tried to create a bough of holly, with ribbon and red beads overlying the fir sprig base.

Full details are on the Oak House Studio blog and all the stamps, inks, spray inks and embossing powder can be bought from the Oak House Studio website.   

Many thanks for looking!!

Tis the Season!

Ok it's getting colder so maybe I can start thinking about Christmas now and besides a new set of stamps fell through my letterbox so I just had to play.  It's the Deck the Hall Stamp set from Oak House Studio - they're a great set and I couldn't help but sing whilst making this!!

Full details are on the Oak House Studio blog and all the products can be purchased from the shop.  I've used:
Deck the Hall Stamp set
Bumper Winter Leaves set
Ink in a Bottle - Bobby's Grey and Citrus Lime

Hope you like and thanks for looking!