Make your own Wedding Invitations using the Clematis Corner

Spring is just around the corner and it'll soon be the main wedding season. Have you thought about making your own wedding stationary?  Here I've used just a few supplies from Oak House Studio to make a coordinating set - I've chosen a brown and gold theme but really you can do whatever colour you want!

 

I've started with a Save the Date card using Yummy Chocolate and Glorious Gold Pure Colour for the inky panels.  The main stamp is the Clematis Corner embossed with Pearly Gold Embossing Powder which I think is a very weddingy colour!!  Save the Date is from the Wedding Words set which also includes Wedding Invitation, Evening Invitation, Order of Service, Menu and Congratulations.

 

Once you've set the date then you can send out your Wedding Invitations.  To carry on the theme, I've used brown card and added some brown check ribbon.  For Evening Invitations, you can use the same design but just change the sentiment.

 

 

Finally 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 on the base and a Pearl Gold embossed Clematis Corner.

 

 

The Clematis Corner is a gorgeous stamp for wedding cards and even if you are not making invitations, it'd be a great Congratulations card for any occasion.  Plus you can make it whatever colour you like.  

If you want to see more designs with the Clematis Corner then Lynnda will be on HOCHANDA TV  on March 1st with more inspiration and more Oak House Studio products.

Thanks for popping by.

Elaine

And the winner is....

Hello again

A few reminders of last weeks One Stamp project and of course the all important winners. Martin helped me with the draw this morning but refused to be photographed..... yep I am working on that one.

Here are some makes from the Design Team

Katie Lamb

Sylvia Ames

Christine Webb

Sylvia Ames

Here are some makes from the members of the Facebook group

Gill Wood

Anne May

Eileen Godwin

Diane Ingram


So the winner 

1. Liking and Sharing Andy Duggan

2, Projects posted in the group Diane Ingram

2. Comments on the blog "Debbie M"

If you can contact me with your full name Debbie and addresses everyone I will get your parcels out to you.

Thank you so much for your support last week I really needed your help and you all stepped up, that was great.

Other news ... I have been asked to teach at The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber possibly for a long weekend at the beginning of July.
But before then I am going to be teaching a some workshops on 9th and 10th April.
Booking for these will go live on 14th February.

Thank you all Lynnda xxx 

Layered Daisy with Inky Background

Last project of the weekend from the wonderfully talented Sylvia. I hope you have enjoyed the weekend. I am really grateful for all the hard work from the DT in what has been a hard week for us here at Oak House. Please keep liking, sharing and commenting it really helps small businesses like me x

Hello Sylvia here with a card using the One Stamp double daisy stamped onto a very vibrant inky background.  The card was photographed standing on the remaining sprayed background

The inky background was created by spraying Colour Chemistry inks randomly onto a pearlised pattern paper.  When completely dry I cut out my three squares, stacked them on top of each other and stamped and embossed the large outline daisy.  Each square was then mounted onto black card and layered with sticky fixers.

Materials used

Oak House Studio double daisy and daisies and script sentiments stamp sets

Oak House Studio clear embossing powder
Oak House Studio pure colour chemistry inks in Paris pink,
 totally turquoise and French mint

Oak House Studio black pigment ink pad.
White and black card and a dots border cutting die

The left hand border was diet cut and backed with a strip of  the inky background paper,  a sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the card and the inky daisy attached.  This is another quick CAS card with the benefits of getting inky making the background.

Hope you have all enjoyed the weekend and crafting along with the One Stamp Weekend .   Don't forget to leave a comment on any or all the posts throughout the weekend for the chance to win a prize.

Sylvia xx

Daisy Box File

Elaine here with a storage idea using the Double Daisy sets.  The other day I was looking at the pretty boxes in WHSmiths but didn't really like the designs or the prices for that matter.  So I wandered further into the shop and found this - a plain kraft box file - and just what I needed for storing scrap card and stuff for collages etc.

I've used both sizes of the Double Daisy and stamped using Black Versafine and Sea Blue Pigment Ink and filled in some of the spaces with the small texture stamps using Sea Blue and some Grass as Green Pigment Ink too. It's still a work in progress and  I can see me colouring or doodling in the daisies as the weeks go on!!

Now this project looked gorgeous in my head but sometimes reality dawns.  My first stamping didn't go well - the box wasn't solid enough to stamp on properly and the surface is quite rough.  I nearly gave in!  However I had another go and just used the stamps without a block which gave a better impression.  It's still a bit rough in places and I kept dropping the stamps but any stray ink marks will get covered up with the texture stamps.

I hope you agree it still looks better than a plain kraft one and I now have somewhere to store my card offcuts etc.  Hopefully this has inspired you to have a go at making something other than a card and to persevere if things go wrong!!

Not long left now, so get out your stamps and add your own project to the INKSPIRED Group.

Not got the stamp set yet ? It is on offer until midnight find it HERE 

The Double Daisy Letter Rack

The Double Daisy Letter Rack

Things I used

Double daisy stamp set

Solid Daisy Border 

A selection of inks and ink pads

10 pearlised flat back beads from your stash

A clear sparkle brush pen

Large post it's for masks

and finally to finish off the edges a wide chisel tip Gold marker pen.

I drew round both sides onto card to and cut out. I decorated both panels as above and glued them onto the letter rack. The gold marker pen tidies up the edges.

Thanks for looking and don't forget to leave a  comment to win.

Love Doreen

Delicate Daisies

Elaine here with another project using the Double Daisy set - this time the medium set.

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I don't usually make anything so pale but thought I'd have a play with a vellum overlay.  Here I've  stamped the medium Outline Daisy onto some white vellum with white ink and I've blended some Orchid Pigment Ink behind them. I then glued this to some lilac card and cut out the top of the flowers.  I've added this to some purple card and finished with a little ribbon.  The sentiment is from the Friendly Words set.  Vellum is notoriously difficult to fasten but I just hid the glue behind the centre of the flowers and ribbon!

Hope this has inspired you to make something and don't forget to pop back later to see more ideas!

Wide Panel Daisy

Wide Panel Daisy

The finished card.

 

A close up of the detail

To make this card I used. 

  7 x 10 card blank

Watercolour Card

Versamark ink pad

Clear embossing powder

Double Daisy stamp set updated

Birthday stamp set

Medium Charming Butterfly

Paris Pink Pure ink made into a spray

Gold acrylic ink 

Plus 2 gems for embellishments. A black fine line marker.

This is a simple and straightforward card to make, just needs a little time set aside for drying to get the best from your inks. 

I used an A4 piece of water colour card which I stamped with the Versamark and embossed using clear embossing powder, 6 daisies using the Outline stamp from the double daisy set.

Then I sprayed with Colour Chemistry Paris Pink bottled ink, and left this to dry slightly then using a spray made with Colour Chemistry Acrylic gold ink. Which adds a lovely sheen to the card.
 Wait until the inks have dried and then flick water over the card randomly and leave for a couple of seconds and blot water off with a tissue, this removes some of the colour.

I cut a panel of the watercolour paper to the card blank using just 3 of the daisies. 

Stamp onto the card blank using the Butterfly stamp and the Birthday sentiment set, which contains scrolls etc. 

I painted the butterflies & scrolls with a little Pure Colour Chemistry ink. 

I fixed the panel onto the card using Hi Tac tape. I have used gems in the centre of the flowers.

Thanks for Looking

Love Doreen