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Saturday, 28 February 2015

Poinsettias at christmas card club

Hello lovelies! How are you! I hope you are well and happy and if not sending you hugs to try to help. Well the belly dancing was interesting!!! No pictures Diane - don't want to frighten you all - lol!!!! No - it was good fun - we got to wear those scarves around our waists with metal bits that jangle when you shimmy - so yes it was funny!!!!! I may go again - but it depends if I'm aching around the belly area later!

So today I have a trio of cards to show you for the latest Christmas Card Club topic which is Poinsettias. My stamps are a combination of Card-io and Chocolate Baroque.


Just one design this time - three makes! I enjoyed this one!

I used distress evergreen bough to do the background and overstamped with Card-io stamps using cranberry, bottle and expresso adirondack inks. The verse/story and sentiment were stamped with versafine - the poinsettia was stamped with versafine then painted with adirondack cranberry and bottle.

Just wanted to show you the gecko I painted whilst at centre parks too:


Have a great day!!!!

Hugs

Rachel xx



29 comments:

  1. Wonderful Rachel, love the way you put this together!

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  2. Wonderful Rachel, love the way you put this together!

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  3. Good morning Rachel,
    Love your cards they are brilliant.
    However I really, really, LOVE your Gecko, he is so sweet.
    When we lived in Turkey we has lots of them in the house. They were good for keeping the Mosquitoes at bay.
    Have a wonderful weekend
    Hugs

    Patricia x

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  4. Hi Rachel...how inventive you are that's a fabulous take on the poinsettia theme....and I love that explanation verse ...fantastic.....xxxxxx

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  5. Beautiful cards today Rachel, love them

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  6. Beautiful cards today Rachel, love them

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  7. Such a gorgeous set of cards Rachel, I love the design and beautiful colours.
    I love your painted gecko too.
    It sounds like the belly dancing was fun!
    I hope you have a good weekend..
    hugs Sue xx

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  8. Rachel, great cards and that Gecko is beautiful. Have a great weekend with your girls, Hazel x

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  9. I love your gorgeous cards Rachel and the wonderful Gecko. Glad you had fun while belly dancing.

    Hugs
    Sue xx

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  10. Lovely card and design Rachel.

    Apols for the lack of visits, still going through computer/internet nightmares.

    Hope you have a good weekend and look forward to those photos !

    B x

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  11. Beautiful Poinsettia card Rachel. I love the way you have achieved it too. Enjoy your weekend. Hugs Rita xxx

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  12. Fabulous cards Rachel, such a lovely verse.
    Your painted gecko is brilliant - lovely colours.
    Pauline
    x
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  13. These are gorgeous Rachel.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  14. Your cards are beautiful Rachel, the Card-i-o stamping is superb. The gecko is beautiful - I love it. I do wish you had photos to show from the belly dancing thought..... Hugs, Anne xx

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  15. Fantastic cards Rachel and beautiful gecko too.
    Lorraine

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  16. Love your cards Rachel, fabulous design and perfect for Margaret's challenge. Your gecko looks fabulous too, love the colours. Carol x

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  17. Beautiful Christmas cards and love the legend-beautiful gecko too
    Carol x

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  18. Gorgeous Christmas cards Rachel fab gecko! and I have too many bellies to go dancing with LOL lots of huggles Sue xx

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  19. That is such a lovely design on your Christmas cards. I am applauding you for having made a start already!
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  20. Lovely card Rachel. Well done on the Belly Dancing....I do think we need photos though! xxx

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  21. Hi Rachel
    Fabulous card... Love the Gekko... We have lots where we live... One jumped out of my Makeup bag... Did it make me jump...
    Love to my Girlies
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  22. Lovely cards Rachel. At this rate you'll be done before you know it ... lol! Hugs Christine x

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  23. Hi Rachel, I love your painted geko, it's gorgeous.
    I love your cards, the colours and design with the little stamps are fantastic, the werse is lovely and a super focal point. Hugs Kate x

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  24. Rachel, a trio of lovelies, and I'm really liking the way you've done the backgrounds and inserted the verse in the circle. A stunning design, and it's just so pretty with the poinsettia tucked in at the bottom of the verse. TFS & Hugs (also liked the gecko...much better as a craft item, though, than a real one!).

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  25. Super cards Rachel glad you liked the challenge. I like your gecko too he's really colourful. Zx

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  26. Awesome! I never thought of using my little stamps with my bigger Chocolate Baroque poinsettia set. Sounds like the belly dancing lesson was fun. Your gecko is awesome and I love the colours you've used on him Karen xx

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  27. Your cards are so pretty. I keep meaning to treat myself to some Cardio stamps as I love the range they do. Love, love your Gecko. Going to Centre Parcs myself shortly. Hugs Mrs A.

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