I started by laying down the colours of distress ink - festive berries, spiced marmalade, mustard seed and ripe persimmon - then I attacked the ink with a cut and dry foam pad loaded with water and mopped off the colour as I went along. I love this technique and hope to try it again very soon - its fab.
Next I did some stamping using stamps from the dylusions on the edge range and also Tim Holtz stamps - from the Mariposa set and also a sentiments set.
I fussycut the Mariposa image and added it to the card.
I would like to enter the following challenges with this card.
A vintage Journeyvintagejourney: Wings and things
Craft Stamper:craftstamper Take it make it challenge June: Faux bleach blocking
My mums craft shopmymumscraftshop: ink it up
Pan pastel ukpanpasteluk: Flora and fauna
Hope you all have a great Tuesday - I'm off for a swim this morning then will be heading to see my mum and dad.
Thanks for dropping by and hope to see you again soon!
Hugs
rachel xx
Good morning Rachel,
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Enjoy your swim, I have a Craft class to teach and I am not too enthusiast at this moment in time.
Patricia x
Gloriously red Rachel! I love the background and the fabulous Mariposa butterfly. Thanks so much for joining in our Wings and Things Challenge at A Vintage Journey. Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteOff to Scotland, will catch up when we get back xx
Lush warm and sunny colours Rachel and great background.
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This is gorgeous Rachel. I love the warm colours and beautiful stamps.
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Love the colour Rachel,a great technique.xxx
ReplyDeleteAll things bright and beautiful on this one, gorgeous stamps
ReplyDeleteFab colours you have chosen for this one Rachel and a great soft effect finish to your card !!
ReplyDeletehugs Diane xx
A gorgeous card Rachel, lovely colours and stamps.
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Gorgeous colours and love the finish ...
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The Journey is the Start
This is fabulous Rachel, you always use such lovely rich colours.
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More wonderful colours and stamping Rachel, love the effect with the DIs, hugs Kate x
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous Rachel, love that background.
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Linda xxx
Wonderful card, with great colours. Hazel xx
ReplyDeleteWow, I love this technique Rachel, you have made a wonderful card here. Hope you have had a good swim and enjoyed your visit to your parents.
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Dawn x
You have captured and mastered this technique so well Rachel - much better than me(lol) Your colours are beautiful
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great result with this technique Rachel-love the colour and images
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Rachel
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WOW this is sizzling and I love the butterflies and also that wonderful sentiment.
Wishes
Lynne
Fabulous and I don't mind the red in the least!
ReplyDeleteLovely rich colours on this card Rachel, this is a lovely example of the technique, and a lovely combination of stamps. Mo x
ReplyDeleteFabulous color combo and background. Love this technique.
ReplyDeleteLovely effects on this card!
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Beautiful Rachel. Love the colours.
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Hi Rachel, fab technique and I love the colour you've used for this card. So warm and vibrant. Hope you're having a good weekend and thanks for joining us at PanPastel UK for our Flora and Fauna Challenge
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Love the bleached background, thanks for joining us at the Take It Make It Challenge.
ReplyDeleteI love the vibrancy of this card...the colours are gorgeous! And the bleach blocking looks fabulous in the background.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in the Craft Stamper Take It, Make It challenge.
Dot x
The bleach technique works so well with those colours Rachael and I am loving your butterflies:-) Thank you so much for joining in with the Take it Make it challenge.
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Gorgeous background and colours, thanks for sharing with us at the take It Make It Challenge. Elizabeth x
ReplyDeleteFabulous colour combination, and it shows off the bleach blocking perfectly. Thanks for joining in with the Craft Stamper TIMI challenge .... good luck! Linda xx
ReplyDeleteYour background worked beautifully, great card. Thank you for joining us at Craft Stamper this month. xx
ReplyDeleteWow Rachel, the bleach blocking has worked fabulously well! Love the warm reds! Thank you for playing along with this months challenge over at the Craft Stamper blog! xx
ReplyDeleteWow - those colours are stunning, and the bleaching looks fab! Thanks for joining us on A Vintage Journey again!
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Love the bright, joyous colors! Thank you for joining the challenge at Craft Stamper!
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