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Tuesday 27 January 2015

Things with wings at Clarity

Hello Lovelies - hope you are well and thanks for all the lovely comments on my last post - the ladies did indeed enjoy coffee pot and we had a lovely inky time, chat and cake. What more could a girl want?

Today I want to share with you my make for the Clarity Challenge this month - I almost didn't make it - but I finally got my finger out last night and this is what I came up with:


I started by stamping the toucan image then coloured them up using spectrum noir pencils - I looked up the colours on google - there were quite a variety of different colours. I chose one of the brighter colour schemes - I wanted to make a cheerful card. After colouring I masked then used a clarity stencils and brushed over with clarity brushes using a variety of colours of adirondack inks. Finally I stamped the magical stamp and went around the edge with a red spectrum noir pencil. Here's a close up:



I would like to enter this into claritystampchallenge -challenge-23.

I hope you have a good evening! Take care. Rachel xx


34 comments:

  1. Magical is the right word Rachel...fabulous images and I love that stencil.....hugs xxxxxx

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  2. Rachel, this is a wonderful card, love it. Hazel x

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  3. Hi Racheal. This is fabulous and love the background you have made. Hope everything is as well as can be for you all and big hugs
    x catherine

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  4. Good evening Rachel,
    What super card, love everything you have done on it.
    Hugs

    Patricia xx

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  5. Just stunning Rachel, I was tempted by that stencil as well. Sorry I've probably missed a post or two, internet's been off more than on for the last week.

    B x

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  6. A beautiful card Rachel, your toucans are fabulous (I'm always looking things up on google to find out the right colours as well), your background is gorgeous as always.
    Pauline
    x

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  7. Lovely card Rachel I love the variation in shade you have got through the stencil. Good luck and thanks for entering the Claritystamp challenge

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  8. Hi Rachel just catching up on your stunning creations I'm a bit behind on everyone's because blogger has been a bit of a pain! This is gorgeous it really is lots of huggles to you and the girls ..Sue xxxxxxx

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  9. Gorgeous card Rachel, the background is stunning. Carol x

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  10. Hi Rachel, Your card is gorgeous,I love the Birds and the background. Marlene

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  11. A gorgeous card and the stencil is very lovely. I love the shades of inks showing through it.
    Lorraine

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  12. HI Rachel this card is so effective subtle colour effects with stencil which is nice then the birds bold and come out at you good job done good luck in Clarity challenge x

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  13. This is gorgeous Rachel, such a fabulous image coloured so beautifully and I love the stenciled background.
    big hugs, Sue xx

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  14. Fantastic card and great coloring! The background results is outstanding!

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  15. A lovely image Rachel, the bold Toucans really stand out against the subtle background. Thank you for entering the challenge. Good luck! x

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  16. Hi Rachel
    Stunning fabulous card.... Love the background.... Gorgeous....
    Love to my sweet Girls
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  17. Oh wow Rachel, this is a really beautiful card, the toucans look fabulous and I love the wonderful background you created with the stencils. Big hugs, Anne xx

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  18. Marvelous coloring on this pair of birds! Very realistic. Love the way you've used that wonderful stencil to add color to the great background. Very impressive card, well done! TFS & Hugs.

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  19. Hi Rachel what a fabulous card. I love how you did the background and your doodling around the edges. I always check colours on Google images too! Hugs Susan x

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  20. This is fabulous and loving the background.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  21. Wow, stunning Rachel. I love the gorgeous stencil you've used for the background and the colours you used. The Toucans look like they are sitting in a rain forest. Glad you had a great day with the ladies yesterday.

    Sue xx

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  22. Beautiful card Rachel as ever. Love the background stencil and the subtle colours you used for it .... makes those toucans jump off the page. Glad you had a good time at coffee pot! Take care.
    Helen x

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  23. Lovely card Rachel. Good use of the stencil in the background and lovely colours. Good luck in the Clarity challenge. x

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  24. Good luck with the challenge Rachel, it is a wonderful card

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  25. Good Evening Rachel, I love your card, what a wonderful image and colours, and as usual your design is fab, hugs Kate x

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  26. Rachel, your attention to detail with colouring in the toucans has really paid off. They are so vibrant, and are set off perfectly by the softer tones of the stencilled background. Good luck. Xxx

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  27. Love the parrots. They look very at home on your card. Iv'e joined a patchwork block swap for this year and my January partner wanted to make her block up into a cushion to go on her patio chair. I should add here that she lives in Australia and asked for parrots so a rummage in my fabric pile turned up said parrots so the block is winging its way over to Oz. I haven' done any patchwork in ages . Very theraputic getting all the seams to match up. Hugs to you and your girls. Mrs A.

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  28. Great card, perfect for this months Challenge. Thanks for entering and best of luck.

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  29. This is gorgeous Rachel. Love the background and the birds are coloured beautifully.
    Mags
    x

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  30. What a fabulous card, love those Toucans!

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  31. Great card Rachel - those toucans are one of my favourite stamps. They are such fun birds. Good luck with the challenge x

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  32. What a beautiful card Rachel. Jenny x

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  33. Just gorgeous. Great colours and technique.
    Good luck in the challenge
    Hugs
    Amanda x

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