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Thursday 22 August 2013

Fairy Sunset

Hello there lovelies - how are you today? We're all good and looking forward to spending the day with my mum and dad. The girls have been helping to paint all of my dads garden gnomes and I think they will finish that off today! Then we'll have time to go to the Park I suspect!

Today I've got a card to share with you that I made with the challenges at Lavinia stamps and the Sunday Stamper in mind.


I had lots of fun making this one - I used some A6 clarity coated card and stamped the main Lavinia stamp in black archival. Then I cut a circular mask and positioned it over the image before inking up my brayer with the big and juicy foliage inkpad using the red end of the pad.. After doing this I brayered the card to get the lovely colours - then reinked with the brown end of the pad to create the brown. Then I used spiced marmalade DI to get the orangey colour to the sun. When dry I used the lavinia french script stamp with espresso ink and stamped randomly. Finally I added the lavinia foliage in black archival to complete the look.

I'd like to enter my card ino the following challenges:

Sunday Stamperpinkleart: Sunset colours
Lavinia Challengelaviniastamps: Anything goes
come and get it challengescomeandgetitchallenges: things with wings
PIOpileitonchallenge: No designer paper
sweet stampin:sweetstampinchallengeblog bold and beautiful
a creative romanceacreativeromance: masking

I hope you are having a great day and enjoyed reading about this card - thanks for dropping by and I look forward to seeing you again soon.

Big Hugs

Rachel x

31 comments:

  1. Hi Rachel, jus loving your card, everything about it is gorgeous.
    I would love to have some Lavinia stamps, they're on my wishlist as is a brayer.
    your colours hrer are fabulous and the whole look is magical.
    Have a lovely day, hugs Kate X

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  2. One of my favourite Lavinia stamps Rachel so love your card.

    B x

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  3. WOW!! I love this Rachel. The design is wonderful and has a magicial feel about it. Those colours are gorgeous too.
    I hope you have a good day.
    hugs Sue xx

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  4. Hi Rachel, this has just gone to the top of the charts as my most favourite of your cards - ever! I love the scene you created, the colours are lush and the fairy is stunning. As Sue rightly says, it has a magical quality about it... I LOVE it!

    How lovely too for the girls to help their Granddad paint gnomes, cannot think of a more wonderful task..... Hugs, Anne x

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  5. Oh my goodness Rachel, your card is just stunning. That sunset is so beautiful. Have a Good Day. Hugs Rita xxx

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  6. This is gorgeous,love the colours....fab silhouette.xxx

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  7. Wow I love this card Rachel, how brave you are using the brayer. I do have one but just grab the ink pads instead. Have a wonderful day with your Mum and Dad today.

    Sue x

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  8. Love this card Rachel, the bg is gorgeous and so is your design. I have a brayer but am yet to use it, better add it to my list of things to try. Hope your girls had a great time painting gnomes, sounds like a lot of fun :) Cathy x

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  9. Wowww Rachel,,,so mysterious,,,,so magic card,,,love it..Thanks for your comments about my Kewpie colored digi at Kate Wiles `s blog,,,,So feel free to visit my store and choose your favorite product for free,,,,e-mail me to nicecrane@yahoo.com and I´ll send it.

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  10. Fabulous background and love the silhouettes.

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  11. Beautiful card Rachel, stunning background. Hope you have a great weekend.
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  12. Gorgeous card! Love the beautiful colors and pretty silhouette!

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  13. Stunning Rachel, wonderful brayering and I love those stamps. Have a lovely day Karen x

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  14. Wow. Wow. Wow. I bow in admiration. I love cards like this. Just don't have the confidence to do one ;)

    Susan xx

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  15. love the image and great technique and fantastic result good luck to the girls gnome painting
    carol x

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  16. This is stunning Rachel, love the background and the fairy is gorgeous.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  17. Just beautiful Rachel !!

    hugs Diane xx

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  18. This is completely gorgeous.. Stunning Px

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  19. This is gorgeous Rachel, your silhouette image looks lovely against your brilliant background.
    Pauline
    x

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  20. This is just gorgeous Rachel. Stunning image and love how you have done the background and the colours.
    Mags
    x

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  21. This is gorgeous Rachel, I have some of these Lavinia stamps they are so pretty but never made a project with them!!! Susan x

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  22. How Amazing Its This. I Struggle Doing These But Love Yours. Have A Good Weekend

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  23. Fabulous card, I love the colours. Thank you for entering it into the Lavinia Challenge, and good luck. Hugs, Pauline, DT member xxx

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  24. Fantastic card! Thanks for sharing with us at Sweet Stampin' this week.

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  25. Thanks for joining in at Sweet Stampin' with this beautiful creation. I'm in awe.
    xxx

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  26. Great card Rachel, lovely image!

    Glad you shared your project with us at Come And Get It Challenges.
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    Shell in Alaska
    http://akstamping.blogspot.com

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  27. Really stunning hun, love the beautiful background and gorgeous colours and the image is so pretty
    Lindsay xx

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  28. Thank you for entering this pretty card in the Lavinia Stamps Challenge, good luck! Wendy (DT) xx

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  29. Fab card! Many thanks for entering the Lavinia Stamps Challenge and good luck! Melissa (DT) xxxx

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  30. Gorgeous card Rachel... sorry I am so late in visiting... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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