Oak House Studio, and Lavinia Stamps challenge finishing soon........

Morning everyone......just a quick post to remind you that the challenges at 

OAK HOUSE STUDIO

and

LAVINIA STAMPS

are coming to an end on 31st July......so still time to get your entries in......

A MASSIVE £40 prize from both companies, for the winner, so what are you waiting of??

The theme for the Oak House Studio is 'Wedding', so this could be a wedding card / stationery /or anything 'weddingy'.....if that's even a word LOL

These are my DT projects....

 

All cardstock, on every project, from 

PAPERMILL  

Large 'Walesby Heart', sentiment stamps and Colour Chemistry Inks from

OAK HOUSE STUDIO

 A simple stationery set using 'Mountain Ash' stamp, Rose inkpad, and embossing powder from Oak House Studio.

Sentiments were computer generated.

 

The Lavinia Stamps challenge theme is 'Summer Colours'.....this was one of my DT projects.

Hope you can all find time to still join in these challenges....they both finish on 31st, so no time to waste.

Catch you soon, with details of a new promotion from PAPERMILL....

Barbara xx

Christmas in July.....another great offer from Papermill

Morning all, hope you're well, and surviving the heat....never happy, are we??

I have a very quick post today showing my first Christmas card of the year......very strange thinking of snow, in 26 degrees.....

Anyway, for those who like to get ahead on Christmas crafting, PAPERMILL have a great offer this week.

15% OFF ALL POSTBOX RED and FOREST GREEN CARDSTOCK and MATCHING ENVELOPES

Small Box (approximately 80 Sheets) only £5.73
Mid Box (approximately 260 Sheets) only £17.00

This is a fab offer and a chance to start early on Christmas plans.....I only got one card finished this week, don't know where the time is going at the mo, however I'll have a few things to show you in my next blog.

Don't forget to pop over and grab this offer, before it sells out,

Catch you soon

Barbara xx

There are some great inspirational projects from the rest of the DT, here are their blog deets xx

SYLVIA - Designs for Occasions

RUTH - A passion for cards

SANDIE - The crafty side of me

LISA - Paper Craft Bliss

ANGELA - Polly Purple Horse

 SHARON - The other side of me revitalised

Oak House Studio.....so much going on!

Morning everyone, just a quick post, before I go into my craft room for the day.....

Wanted to say a big thanks to Lynnda Worsnop at OAK HOUSE STUDIO for another brilliant 'One Stamp' Challenge over the last weekend. This is where everyone used just ONE stamp, to create as many projects, cards, boxes etc, as possible ....this time it was the Walesby Heart HERE, and oh, there was sooooooooooo much inspiration from just this one stamp. Tons of pics on the Oak House Studio blog, and on the new facebook page HERE....please pop over and check it out if you have time.

These were the cards I made for the challenge

ALL cardstock from

PAPERMILL 

ALL inks, embossing powders, and stamps from 

Oak House Studio

I wanted VIBRANT......do you think this 'fits the bill'??

Needed a few thank you cards for my Craft Fair boxes....these were so simple to make.

Hope you like these cards.....I'll be back soon with my DT cards for the brand new challenge at Oak House Studio....this time the theme is WEDDINGS. don't forget to pop over and checkout the blog xx

Teacher Gifts, and Papermill 10% Offer

Afternoon everyone, and welcome to my new followers.

Well, I can't believe I used to blog almost every day, and now it seems I'm down to once a week.....life is very busy at the moment, but hey-ho.

 I just need to quickly remind you about the Oak House Studio 'One Stamp Challenge', this weekend. Please pop into the blog HERE sometime over the next 2 days, to see all the fab creations made by the DT.....great inspiration!

Anyway today I want to show a few things I made a while ago, for teacher 'end of year' gifts.....so simple, even the kids could help.

By the way.....have you seen that PAPERMILL have 10% off small boxes of card! 

Pick 5 colours from the massive colour range, to fill up your box of 80 sheets
There's also a chance to win a £20 Lavinia Stamps voucher, just for commenting on the Papermill blog.....what are you waiting for, ladies??

ALL CARDSTOCK FROM PAPERMILL, of course

I made 3 different bookmarks, just with a computer-generated sentiment, stamps & ink.

Close-ups below.

A bottle tag, made with white linen, baby pink and lime-green cardstock

Teacher card.....

Post-box red, lime green cardstock....hand-cut apple and leaf stamp from 

OAK HOUSE STUDIO

Pan Pastel background, gold, fine-detail embossing powder and inks from

OHS and stamps from 

LAVINIA STAMPS 

Pan Pastel background, stamps from Jofy.

Pan Pastel background, inks, stamps and white embossing powder from

OAK HOUSE STUDIO

Hope this has given you a few ideas of what to give your child's teacher for an end-of-term gift....checkout the fab projects by the rest of the Papermill DT

SYLVIA - Designs for Occasions

RUTH - A passion for cards

SANDIE - The crafty side of me

LISA - Paper Craft Bliss

ANGELA - Polly Purple Horse
 SHARON - The other side of me revitalised
 
Back soon with some of the 'One Stamp' challenge bits..... untl then,
xx
I'm entering this post into the following challenges :-

Crafting By Designs 
MOO-MANIA

Delightful Challenges
Tag You're It!

New Special Offer from Papermill

Hi folks......get me, blogging twice in 2 days....it's a long time since that happened, LOL

Today sees another weekly special offer from

PAPERMILL 

A4 Ivory Light Embossed - 230gsm

Small box - 80 sheets - £5.00

Midi box - 260 sheets - £13.50

Here are my DT projects for this offer.....

Ivory light embossed, mounted onto yellow and buff cardstock from

Papermill

The seed-head stamp is from Lavinia Stamps.

I've chalked the background on this card with Pan Pastels, and used a free stamp from IndigoBlu, which has been heat-embossed with gold, fine-detail embossing powder from

 OAK HOUSE STUDIO

 I think the texture of the cardstock shows up beautifully with the PP's.

Gorgeous texture ;-)

Well, that's all for today, back in a couple of days with details of a new 'One Stamp Project' from Oak House Studio.

Barbara xx
Why not pop over and see what the rest of the DT have made with this fab cardstock xx

SYLVIA - Designs for Occasions

RUTH - A passion for cards

SANDIE - The crafty side of me

LISA - Paper Craft Bliss

ANGELA - Polly Purple Horse
I'm entering this post into the following challenges :-

Meljens Designs
Addicted to Stamps
Moo-mania
Nutcrafters
Stampin' Royalty

Lavinia Stamps Challenge - Summer Colours

Hi everyone, I'm back......can't believe it's almost 2 weeks since I last blogged. 

Last week we had a fab break in Broad Haven, and I just didn't want to come home to all the usual routine....I LOVE  being at the coast!

Anyway, now we're  home, and I'm trying to catch up on all my DT work, starting with the new challenge at 

 LAVINIA STAMPS

The theme this month is SUMMER COLOURS....and as usual, there is a £40 prize for the winning entry.

(you can also enter by email now, if you're not into blogging)

So, here are my DT creations for this challenge.......

 All cardstock is from 

PAPERMILL 

Inks are Colour Chemistry by

OAK HOUSE STUDIO 

I've used NINE different Lavinia stamps on this card.

These 2 colours remind me of my garden, so are definitely 'Summer Colours'

And, of course, these are my HOT summer colours, used with gold, fine embossing powder from

Oak House Studio....second to none, in my opinion.

Hope you like my challenge samples.

I'll be back later in the week with the new 'special offer' from Papermill, and details of a fab event at 

Oak House Studio.

Catch you soon,

Barbara x





I'm entering this post into the following challenges :-
Crafty Ribbons Challenge
Tag Along
Clear It Out Challenge
Through The Craft Room Door
Try it on Tuesday