Monday 14 April 2008

Gothic Arch - Bricks & Mortar Style

Hello again,

How lucky was I to be able to buy a sheet of the brand new Paper Artsy stamps yesterday :O)) They are called "Bricks & Mortar" from the Squiggly Ink Range and the sheet I bought is No1.

I actually really love all the range and I think I will be saving up to buy them all very soon!

For this project, I cut a Gothic Arch shape from card and using a babywipe, I blended Adirondack Ink Stonewashed and Wild Plum over the surface. A quick blast with the heatgun to dry the inks up and then I stamped the little house and the swirly image onto the arch. I then inked up some more cardstock and stamped the roof of the house using Wild Plum and cut this out. I stuck the top of the roof directly onto the arch and popped 3D foam onto the bottom of the roof to make it looked like it was sloping.



Next, I stamped the sentiment onto the coloured cardstock, I cut this out and then cut it into three, tearing the right hand edges of these pieces and edging with black ink. I used 3D foam to attach these to the arch too. I used another piece of the coloured cardstock and stamped the ruler and attached this to the top of the arch. Finally, I stamped and cut out the heart image and 3Dd this onto the window in the house and edged the whole arch in black ink.



I am really pleased with this arch, love the stamps and the colours I have used. I need to find a stamp of a garden gnome cos I think this will be fab to sit in the window in the house!

Thanks for looking

Hels x

12 comments:

CraftyC said...

Oooh Hels, I like that, and I've got those stamps as well I think!! See your still into purple then, not gonna put it in your hair are you!!!(LOL)
Clairexx

Angie C said...

Oooh this is gorgeous Hels, I love the purpples and lilacs and I need those stamps

Andrea said...

this is brilliant Hels, just love what you have done xx

Elisabeth said...

What a wonderful creation! Love the purples. Purple is one of my fav colors.

Annapurna said...

This is beautiful! I tried the bubble wrap thing and it did not turn out nearly as good looking as yours. I will have to print your directions and follow them step by step next time.

Wiggles Towers said...

Great Arch, just love the colours too and the stamps are fab!!!!!! xx

shaz earl said...

Fabulous Arch Hels love the colours xx

Chris said...

Gorgeous arch, Hels. Gonna have to get me some of those stamps!

Joy said...

These stamps are on my wish list I love what you have created with them - gorgeous colour xx

MelissaS said...

I love the sentiment on this arch! Very nice job. I also like the colors :)
Melissa SBS12

Shazza said...

oooh Hels,this is fab. Have not made one of these arches yet! I saw these stamps the other day and have added them to my wish list. Want them even more now!!!!
Love the colours too
x

Anonymous said...

Love this Hels - just saw one of the 'Bricks and Mortar' stamps on another blog and was Googling it to have a look at the stamps when up came your blog :-D

Little Lion xx

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