Batik Diamond

Another Decorative Diamond card for the ONE STAMP challenge - this time in my favourite blues!

I started by clear embossing 9 Decorative Diamonds on white card and then sprayed with Colour Chemistry Ink in a Bottle - Spode Blue at the top, then Jubilee Blue with Peacock Green at the bottom.  I then blended some Colour Chemistry Pigment Ink in places - Powder Blue towards the top and Forest Green at the bottom.   Lastly I ironed the card to remove the embossing powder and make the images pop more.  The card is finished with Best Wishes stamped in Forest Green, some green wired organza and silver mirri card.

ONE STAMP EVENT
Lynnda will be at the Oak House Studio all weekend crafting  for 24hrs with just this one stamp to show how versatile a stamp can be.  She'll be stamping on card, wood, glass, metal, silk etc. If you are local (East Yorkshire) you are welcome to pop along to the Studio between 10am-4pm today or tomorrow and join in the fun.  Otherwise follow the event online, I will be posting here all weekend, the Design Team have projects to post on the OAK HOUSE STUDIO BLOG and others will be posting on the ONE STAMP page on Facebook.

Many thanks for looking!

British Life

Another card using the Decorative Diamond for the ONE STAMP event at Oak House Studio.

The Decorative Diamond is inked with Indigo Versacolor, clear embossed and then coloured with red Tombow marker.  I've folded 3 over some bakers twine to create pennants and used 2 either side of the sentiment.  To add to the red, white and blue feel I've cleared embossed the Union Jack stamp on the background.

ONE STAMP
Lynnda will be at the Oak House Studio all weekend crafting  for 24hrs with just this one stamp to show how versatile a stamp can be.  She might make a few cards, but she'll also be stamping on wood, glass, metal, silk etc.  If you are local (East Yorkshire) you are welcome to pop along to the Studio between 10am-4pm today or tomorrow and join in the fun.  Otherwise follow the event online, I will be posting here all weekend, the Design Team have projects to post on the OAK HOUSE STUDIO BLOG and others will be posting on the ONE STAMP page on Facebook.

Why not take a look at what we've been up to and leave a comment or two!!

Fly High

Here's a very quick fun card using the Decorative Diamond - the ONE STAMP for Oak House Studio's 24hrs of crafting.  

I've embossed the Decorative Diamond and coloured it with Tombow pens - the brightest I had - to create a kite.   The tail is the Curly stamp from the Christmas Collection!

Lynnda will be at the Studio all weekend crafting  for 24hrs with just this one stamp to show how versatile a stamp can be.  She might make a few cards, but she'll also be stamping on wood, glass, metal, silk etc.

If you are local (East Yorkshire) you are welcome to pop along to the Studio between 10am-4pm today or tomorrow and join in the fun.  Otherwise follow the event online, I will be posting here all weekend, the Design Team have projects to post on the OAK HOUSE STUDIO BLOG and others will be posting on the ONE STAMP page on Facebook.

Why not take a look at what we've been up to and leave a comment or two!!

300th Post!!

Well it's a special day today - MY 300th POST!!  It may have taken me 3 years but it's been an amazing experience - I've met some great people, been inspired by some wonderful artwork and hope that you've enjoyed visiting my blog too.  So a big THANK YOU to all my followers and readers because without you this would be pointless!

Today I've made a card for Hels Sunday Stamper challenge week 252 where the theme is SQUARES.  I decided to use up some bits of card left over from other projects - all coloured with Ink in a Bottle Spray Inks - Peacock Green, Jubilee Blue, Spode Blue and Pearl Silver.  I was going to do a nine square background but it didn't look right so I've just used 3 squares, randomly stamped them with the Decorative Diamond stamp from Oak House Studio and mounted them onto card.

Having watched Hels on TV last week weaving her magic with the Melt Pot, I dusted mine off and switched it on!  I added a bit of this and that (think witch's cauldron) and poured it over my Decorative Diamond stamp.  They're made of a silicone polymer so it's perfectly Ok to use them with molten embossing powders.  A bit of experimentation and I achieved the diamond above using clear Utee with Teal Zircon and Mystic Blue Polished Pigments.  The photo doesn't do it justice...it's very shiny indeed!!

And now for something slightly different...... you know the adage that says if you can't think of 5 ways to use a stamp, then don't buy it.  Well Lynnda at Oak House Studio is spending 24hrs over this weekend (April 13th &14th) working in her studio with just the Decorative Diamond stamp.  She'll be stamping on card, wood, silk, glass etc making cards, scrapbook pages, mini books, jewellery and a host of other things I'm sure.  If you live locally (East Yorkshire) why not pop along and join in the fun.  Alternatively check out the projects on the internet!   I'll be posting my creations here over the weekend and there'll be regular posts on the Oak House Studio Blog and also on the One Stamp page on Facebook. 

Thanks once again for visiting my blog and for taking the time to comment - each and every one of them is much appreciated!! 

Lime and Black

Here's my card for the Less is More Challenge week 114 where the colour theme is LIME and BLACK.

I had the pleasure of visiting The Craft Barn in it's new premises on Saturday and I spotted some Cosmic Shimmer Golden Lime Embossing Powder so I thought it would be rude not to use it for this challenge.   The Calla Lily stamp is an Elusive Images/Chocolate Baroque stamp and the sentiment is from Hero Arts - I embossed both onto black gloss card to make the lime powder pop. 

The pearlescence in the powder also left a golden sheen on the card - it looks lovely in real life but was very difficult to photo.  I apologise.....my own fault for using a two-tone powder and gloss card.....maybe I should have added some mirri card as well to make it even more difficult!!

Anyway I hope you like my card.  Thanks for looking and for your comments - they are as ever much appreciated!

Spring Twinchie

Here's my twinchie for the Show us Your Twinchie Challenge for April where the theme is SPRING.

What can be more spring-like than the Crocus - mine flowered one day and then got covered in snow the next!!  However this one should last!   It's an Elusive Images/Chocolate Baroque stamp which I've embossed with Golden Lime embossing powder and then watercoloured with Inktense Pencils.  I've added a little Sakura Stardust to the flower and edged the twinchie with Treasure Gold to add to the shine.

Hope you like and thanks for looking!

Rosy Rosebud

Here's my next ATC for The Craft Barn's Alpha Dictionary Challenge where this fortnight the letter is R.

Quick read of my dictionary and I decided to choose Rosebud with a rosy colour scheme.  The background is Regal Claret Ink in a Bottle with stamping in Picked Raspberry Distress Ink - the Radiating Lines and Round Ring stamps from Tim Holtz's Bitty Grunge set.  The Rosebud itself is from Oak House Studio, embossed in silver and coloured with Tombow markers.  I've added green Ribbon, the dictionary definition and the alcohol inked letter R.

It's amazing how many other words you can actually include with your main word.  I'm also surprised how many metals are silvery white - here we have Rhenium, Rhodium and Ruthenium - so that's why I did silver embossing again. 

It's a fun challenge and very educational too - hope you like my creation and thanks for looking!