Borders and Frames..... Fireworks

Fireworks

List of ingredients :

1 piece of black glossy card

1 piece of Acetate

Versamark ink pad

Selection of mica powders

Colour Chemistry Acrylic Inks, Citrine, Malachite and Silver

Block Frame Stamp

Squares Border Stamp

Fireworks Set

Double sided foam tape

Black Fine Line Marker Pen

and Fine Line White Paint Marker

Firstly stamp the frame onto the Acetate and leave to dry.

Next take the black glossy card stamp fireworks randomly using the versamark.

Using a dry paint brush take the mica powders and lift a little of the colours you have selected and tap a little of each colour in no particular order over the stamped  images. Then using a very soft brush dust the colours over the images to colour the fireworks. Tap off the excess powder and buff with a soft tissue. 

Returning to the frame I used a white fine line marker to colour the frame and leave to dry completely once again, when done apply the double sided foam tape and cut of the excess acetate from the frame. Choose an area of the firework artwork that you are happy works in the frame and stick the frame to it. Cut the excess black card off so it is not showing outside the frame.

Take a card of your choice and stamp with Archival ink (black) Then write in squares Remember, Remember the fifth of November.

Next take the Acrylic Inks and shake the silver well and put a little onto a white tile, then a little citrine add some of the silver and colour the empty squares. Then I added a little Malachite to the citrine and silver to make a very pale shade of green and then graduated the colour all around the card using the 3 inks. 

If you go over the black of the frame don't worry as when you go over the letters again in the black fine line marker you can colour it back in. 

Mount the frame onto a piece of card from your craft stash and stick to card.

Thank you for looking

Love Doreen

Borders and Frames .... The beautiful Rose and the Harlequin ....

The Beautiful Rose and The Harlequin....

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This is a fairly simple card I just used a large post it to mask off the centre of the card then taking the Colour Chemistry ink pad in Sea Blue and taking The Harlequin stamp and using the main stamp fill in and match up as much as possible then fill in the gaps with the single diamond.

Take the Beautiful Rose Stamp and stamp into the area that was masked off with the post it then using water and a very fine brush drag in the colour from the inked image. I used the Colour Chemistry Dusky Rose and Green as Grass ink pads  for this adding more colour with the brush straight from the ink pad if  I felt it needed a darker shade.

To finish use a fine line marker to go round the inside edge of the Harlequin frame. I did this by eye using a wiggly line, finally I added a couple of paper roses. 

Thank you for looking 

Love Doreen

Framing Christmas

Framing Christmas ....

I used only permanent inks in the making of this card.

Firstly using liquid inks on a blending tool with a felt pad. I chose 2 inks that I like, then randomly stamped the pad all over the acetate.

Then taking the stamps of my choice from the oakhousestudio Big Christmas Collection and using an Archival Jet Black ink pad stamped over the top of the dry ink, allowing it to dry slightly before taking a dry cloth or tissue and wiping the ink off.

Next step was to turn the acetate over and decorate the front using stamps from the Christmas Wreath set  and Wishing you a Merry Christmas sentiment.

Use the Stazon ink pads to stamp the front of the acetate.

I have used the permanent ink technique before but until a couple of days ago had never stamped on the same side as the inks before wiping off but all credit to Kim Reygate for sharing this idea on Facebook. I love the effect it gives and hope you do too.

Thank you for looking

Love Doreen

One Stamp Challenge - Christmas Corner

One Stamp Challenge - Christmas Coasters

6 Blank Coasters

Christmas Corner Unmounted Stamp

Embossing Powders in Green, Gold and Clear (or red if you have it ) 

Permanent Black Ink Pad

Permanent Red Ink Pad 

White Acrylic Paint

Corresponding colours of Gilding Wax 

Using the sanded coasters, I always check there are no loose fibres as this will spoil the finished effect. 

I used 2 coats of White Acrylic Paint but if you gesso first, one should be enough.

When they are dry stamp image the first image and coat with embossing powder before moving to the opposite corner, repeat and then heat emboss. Repeat the process for all the coasters, then add sentiment if desired heat embossing as before. 

Take Gilding wax and carefully apply to edges of the coasters and buff to a shine. 

Spray Varnish or Paint a sealant to protect if you wish to.

Thank you for Looking

Love Doreen 

Borders and Frames - Diamonds and Dress

Diamonds and Dress

This card proved to be a little trickier than usual but I am always up for a challenge and won't be beaten if I can help it !! 

This was my 3rd attempt at getting the frame to look the way I wanted it.

Products used in this card are available from Oak House Studio.

Stamps used:

Diamond decorative stamp 

Dress form duo. unmounted stamp 

Creativity never goes out of style 

Scroll frames (heart) 

Colour Chemistry Ink Pads :

Valentine

Black

Plus a Black permanent ink pad. 

Colour Chemistry Acrylic Inks 

Emerald

Garnet

Other things needed are embossing powder, antistatic pad or talc and Red glitter glue.

Firstly stamp the border in place with a permanent ink pad also stamp onto a post it pad and make four masks, I do this by stamping once and then pull off four post it's and cut once through all of the pieces, this makes short work of making masks. Cover the half diamonds with the masks and stamp the top of the diamond in the centre. Remove masks and save for another time.

Take the solid dress form stamp from the duo set and ink up in Valentine, line up and stamp in place, leave to dry or use a heat gun to dry print. Dust with the antistatic pad or talc, then take the decorative part of the duo and ink up using the Black pigment ink pad and cover with embossing powder whilst still wet, remove excess powder and heat set.

Stamp scrolls randomly around the form  and using ' Style ' out of the Creativity never goes out of style place where ever you feel happy with, taking care when inking up the stamp not to get any ink on the rest of the stamp or alternatively mask off the area leaving a space where you want stamp the word.

Using the Acrylic inks paint the border and the scrolls.

Use the glitter glue on the dress to add a little sparkle.

Thank You for Looking 

Love Doreen

Autumn Colours - The Mighty Oak

The Mighty Oak

Here is my final piece for the Autumnal Colours challenge.

I have used a piece of brown distress card

Variegated, Copper and Gold gilding flakes 

 Glue on dry foam

The Oak Stamp 

The Acorn Corner 

The large charming Butterfly

and Sentiments from the Spring Flower set.

Thank you for Looking

Love Doreen.

Autumnal Colours - Card and Tag

Autumnal Scene 

To make this card I have used ....

Oak House Studio Pigment ink pads, the colours ; 

Pumpkin, Lemon Yellow, Golden Yellow, Sepia and Fire Brick 

Oak House Studio Acrylic Inks, the colours ;

Citrine, Amber and Garnet.

Other items included embossing powder, a versamark pen and a little talc.

Oak House Studio stamps include The Beech and Oak Tree plus the Squares border stamp I also used one of the blank circles for the sun out of the Flowers and Circles stamp set . 

The card used is also from Oak House Studio and the inks blend beautifully into this card, for the initial laying down of  colours using a blending tool with foam pad on. Then I took the border stamp and used the sepia to stamp the border taking care to match up the pattern, obviously when inking up use a wet wipe to wipe off any excess ink that you don't want on the card. I waited for the ink to dry and then dusted with some talc, Next I stamped the sun using the Golden Yellow, then the trees using the Fire Brick. Sprinkle embossing powder over the wet images and heat set from underneath, then take the inks and randomly colour the border, this dries really quickly then using the brush tip of the versamark pen go over all the squares covering the coloured areas, embossing powder and heat set again.

The tag is really simple, using the same method as above and the same colours all apart from the inking up of the stamp which I used the Golden Yellow in the centre of the leaves and the Fire Brick on the outside. I did not use Acrylic Inks either, choosing to just let the colours laid down using the ink pads shine through the embossed areas.

 Thank you for looking

Love Doreen

Oak House Studio ..... Autumnal Colours

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Autumnal Colours

A very simple card to start with  ....

The ink pads used to create the sky were :

Slate Grey

Powder Blue

For the Sun I used 

Lemon Yellow 

Golden Yellow

Then for the trees and leaves on the pathway I used 

Yummy Chocolate

Green Oak

Lemon Yellow

Pumpkin

All are from the Oak House Studio Colour Chemistry Range.

The Tree Stamp is also from Oak House Studio it is the Tree Ash unmounted stamp.

I stamped onto Oak House Studio A5 Cream Stamping Card.

A piece of paper in my stash was used for layering purposes and a permanent ink pen was used to frame the topper. To embellish I just used Orange Peel Stickles to enhance the colours used in the making of this card.

Thank you for looking

Love

Doreen 

  

Proud to say I am a Design Team Member for the Autumn Season 2014

Exciting News For me .....

 Well I just had to shout about this today I am,oakhousestudio.blogspot.co.uk along with 4 others part of the Design Team at Oak House Studios for the next 3 months !! 

Some of the work you have seen recently from me includes the One Stamp Challenge work, which I have to say was great fun and then lots of bits and bobs here and there using Oak House Studios fabulous Colour Chemistry Inks and the Colour Chemistry Acrylic Inks which are a recent but wonderful addition the colours are vibrant and wonderful to use.

Here are just a reminder of a couple of my works 

This first one includes the use of the Colour Chemistry Acrylic Inks which I think you will agree are beautiful colours and the stamps include the Mountain Ash Leaves, the Butterfly from the Triple butterfly stamp set and of course the Enjoy what you Do stamp.

The second is a piece from the One Stamp Challenge work in July using the Walesby Heart which has been stamped onto grunge paste. 

Thank you for looking 

love

 Doreen

Clarity Challenge 'Feminine'

I made this card for my daughters Birthday but like it so much have decided to enter it into this months Challenge. 

I do hope no one minds 

Love Doreen

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Oak House Studio August Challenge

Alphabetica Tags

The above 3 tags are made using Oak House Studio Stamps and inks only.

The Triple Butterfly Set 

Enjoy what you do and the Clematis Corner

The English Garden Stamp and the flowers are from Sweet Lilac Flowers.

I used a combination of Colour Chemistry inks in spray bottles and a straw to blow the inks. Then to hurry the drying process I used a heat gun to dry them.

I then went over the whole of the tags with a cotton wool ball and the Golden Oak Colour Chemistry Ink to give a shimmer to both the inks and the tags which actually were white to start with.

I then stamped and embossed the Sentiments, Butterfly and Clematis corner.

Finally I added some colour to the butterfly and clematis and then edged the sides of the tags to frame them.

All the products used are available on the Oak House Studio Website.

Thank you for looking 

love Doreen

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