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Thursday 4 July 2013

sheenas Christmas stamps: card 1

Hello lovelies! How are you? Hope you are well! And a happy 4th July to any visitors from across the pond! I'm feeling a little free-er since I had my last Rainbows for the summer last night - won't really be finished until after our daycamp on the 13th July though. But still - I don't have to worry about planning and all that until September now - so thats all good!

Today I want to show you the first card I've made using Sheena's new Christmas stamps - I've bought most of them so there's more to come - but I need to make them first - I am a bit of a Sheena addict!  - the first is the cottage that comes in a set with the sentiment I've used and also the snow stamp that I've used!







The image was stamped first then I painted it with cosmic shimmer watercolourpaints and after drying masked it off to create the sky. I used a wash of faded jeans and pumice stone DI splodged onto my craft mat and worked with water from a paint brush. After drying and a quick rub over with the old antistatic bag I set about covering the image with snow by stamping with versamark and adding white WOW sparkling snow embossing powder before heat setting. Once it was all done I cut out the image using a spellbinders die and backed with green card. The sentiment was stamped and distressed. The background was made using festive berries and forest moss and another green DI. The red and the green were sneared together on my card then I added the forest moss through an imagination crafts stencil.  Then I stamped all over using teadye and one of the industrial backgrounds from LOTV. I then used further teadye around the edges then added the ribbon. The poinsettia was made from MCS diecutsand the charm is from the Ribbon Girl.

I really enjoyed making this one - lots of inky fun!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafters Companion July Challengecrafterscompanion: Dies and diecuts
Papertake weeklypapertakeweekly: AG
AIartisticinspirationschallenges: AG
Pin and tackpinandtack: AG
Visible Imagevisibleimage: Inspired by a song - let it snow
Sunday Stamperpinkleart: Home
CHNC2craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2: July extra.

Hope you have a fabulous Thursday - I'll be off to my mums after listening to the children read at school and once I've taken her to do her shopping I'm hoping we'll get some crafty time together!

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you liked my snowy card!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

25 comments:

  1. Hi Rachel a fabulous card, I love the effect you achieved with the snow! Have a fab crafty time with your mum - wish my daughter was crafty!! Susan x

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  2. Such a gorgeous card Rachel, I love the image and beautiful colours,
    I hope you have a good day. I used to love going into school to listen to the children read when mine were younger. Enjoy your crafty time with your mum too.
    hugs Sue xx

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  3. Hi Rachel, in my foggy world recently I have missed those stamps but this one is wonderful, I love how you created the snow! Hope you have a lovely crafty day with your Mum. Hugs, Anne x

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  4. Wow Rachel all that work has certainly paid off, still struggling with mine, might have to do it again, still think it has too much snow on it. See you soon

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  5. Fabulous card Rachel, love all that snow. Makes me want to put the heating on!!
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  6. Beautiful Rachel I love everything about this card. I'm also a Sheena addict. Have a great time with your Mum.

    Sue x

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  7. Beautiful card Rachel. I got the full set of these stamps too. Need to start my cards now. Have a Good Day. Hugs Rita xxx

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  8. Gorgeous card, very festive... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  9. Beautiful sparkly scene - thanks for entering my CHNC challenge extra for July – hope to see you again soon. x

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  10. Fabulous, love all the snow!

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  11. This is lovely Rachel, these new stamps are fabulous aren't they, I love the rich background you have created.
    Pauline
    x

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  12. Ohhh this looks fabby xxx

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  13. Stunning Christmas card and I love the sentiment.

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  14. This is fabulous Rachel, not had time to play with my stamps yet!

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  15. Gorgeous Rachel. Love the image and sentiment. Hope you had a good crafty time with your Mum.
    Mags
    x

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  16. An absolutely stunning card Rachel, looking forward to seeing more Karen x

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  17. Stunning card Rachel, loved the why you have created the background.
    Janet xxx

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  18. Lovely image and a gorgeous card hun :o) Hugs, Lisa x

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  19. gorgeous creation thanks so much for joining us at PTW hugs Jill xx

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  20. Gorgeous card Rachel. I have managed to resist Sheena's new stamps, so far!!! But I love this cottage and after seeing her demos I think I might need the Cocoa stamp too! There is no hope for me really! XXX

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  21. This is just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafters Companion.xxx

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  22. Wow stunning card, so beautifully done, thank you for joining us over at Crafters Companion xxx

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  23. Such a lovely Christmas Card thanks for sharing it with us Visible Image Inspired by a Song Challenge. Good Luck xx

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Thankyou so much for leaving a comment - it really does mean a lot to me! Hugs Rachel xx