My shining star

My shining star

Saturday 18 May 2013

playing with the majestic oak

Good morning all and how are you? Hope your Saturday is good so far and gets better all the time! I've got a hectic morning - so whats new - I'm face painting at a kids party that my girls are both going to - only Lucy has a ballet lesson this morning too - so I have to paint Penny's face, take Lucy to ballet, drop Penny at the party, get Lucy and go back to the party to paint the other faces! This afternoon we're on a tidying mission as hubby will be back tomorrow!

My card today is the result of watching Sheena on Create and Craft and then going off for a play - this is what I came up with:


I used the reverse of the centura pearl card and used DI black soot all over the card apart from a large central circle. Then I poured my radiant rain misters onto my craft mat and used sponge to sponge first blue, then purple, then yellow all over the card - but mostly in the balckened areas. Once dry I used cut and dry foam and added fired brick DI all over the card and when dry I stamped the tree in black archival and fixed with clear embossing paste. Then I used the aged beautifully stamp set to add the text and the crackles and the corners. After matting and layering I added this to pastel centura pearl card after tying a bow and added the wisdon sentiment. I love it! Thanks Sheena for continually bringing out fabby stamps and giving us all so much inspiration!

I'd like to enter this card for the male card challenge over at crafterscompanion and also the embossing ans texture challenge at stamping sensations.

Hope you have a great day and thanks for visiting! Hugs Rachel xx

20 comments:

  1. This is a gorgeous card,love the fabulous image....gorgeous colours too.xxx

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  2. WOW!!!! This is stunning Rachel. Such a gorgeous tree and the colours look amazing.
    Sounds like you have a busy day ahead, I hope you have some fun along the way!
    hugs Sue xx

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  3. stunning Rachel, colours are beautiful, love it

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  4. What a stunner Rachel, I love the effect you've got with all of the texture stamps, and the effect of sun going down behind the tree looks amazing.

    Sue x

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  5. this is gorgeous so pretty
    Hugs Kate xx

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  6. Beautiful card and fabulous design!

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  7. This is gorgeous! Love the colors.

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  8. That does look like a very interesting technique Rachel, love the colours you have achieved and that tree is gorgeous. Hugs, Anne x

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  9. Wow, so much work has gone into this....love that tree! Thanks so much for Rebecca's card & present....she was so chuffed......and the card matches my craft room colour scheme so think it will be living there permanantly lol!
    Hugs Jo x

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  10. Wow this is simple stunning.Have a great weekend.
    kaz.xx

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  11. Crikey, that is a masterpiece Rachel!!

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  12. Wow this looks fabulous Rachel! Very lovely creation :o) Hugs, Lisa x

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  13. Absolutely fantastic love the tree image and so much work gone into it -enjoy the face painting
    carol x

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  14. Wow! Rachel, this is stunning.

    Donna x

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  15. This is fabulous Rachel, I love your gorgeous image.
    Pauline
    x

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  16. OMGeeeee - another must buy stamp - I missed Sheena's shows but wowser this is fabulous hun! I've not got the radiant rains so will have a look to see what I have got and see if I can make something similar with the inks/sprays/paints and Sheena stamps I have got - thank you Rachel - I'm going to get my stuff out to have a play! Karen x

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  17. Me again. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
    Pinky

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  18. WOW! This is absolutely stunning hun, beautiful colours and such a gorgeous effect, ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT
    Lindsay xx

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  19. I'm very late getting here Rachel, but so pleased I got to look at your beautiful oak tree.

    It's great to see you at Stamping Sensations challenge, thank you so much joining us.

    B x

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  20. A stunning card! The embossed tree is so beautiful, and I love the background. Thank you for sharing it with us at Stamping Sensations this month.

    Lynne

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