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Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Coffee pot makes

Evening all! My ears are ringing with hundreds of happy voices - I've been to the Lancaster Music Festival in the Town Hall here in Lancaster - Lucy was singing in it along with her class mates and children from 9 other schools. It was a fabulous and happy event - really wonderful!

I hope you have had a good day and evening to - thanks for your kind comments on yesterdays card - you are very generous!

Tonight I want to share my makes from coffee pot yesterday - I did an exercise in stencilling and masking and using stencil brushes. Here's what I showed the ladies how to make:


I stamped the images and coloured them with spectrum noir pencils - then masked them off and applied the masks - then I used stencil brushes to apply either adirondack or distress inks over the top.

The ladies loved doing this - they all chose the toucan to do - but I enjoyed doing both - here's a close up of the butterfly one - this stamp is indigo blu and I'd like to enter it for the indigoblublogchallenge-25-spring-greens.


Big hugs to you! Have a happy Wednesday!

Rachel xx


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28 comments:

  1. Sue's Crafty Corner17 March 2015 at 22:20

    Gorgeous cards and stencilling Rachel, both are beautiful but the toucan is my favorite. Glad you had a good day, well done to Lucy singing in front of all of those people.

    Hugs
    Sue xx

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  2. Rainey's Craft Room17 March 2015 at 22:35

    Two fab cards Rachel, I love the background stencil on the toucan one but lean more towards the butterfly stamp on the other one.
    It's a proud moment when you see your children performing on stage or in public, glad you had a lovely time.
    Lorraine

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  3. catherine17 March 2015 at 22:41

    I'm glad you have enjoyed your day at the Festival Rachel. Your cards are beautiful and I can see why everyone enjoyed doing them
    x catherine

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  4. catherine17 March 2015 at 22:41

    I'm glad you have enjoyed your day at the Festival Rachel. Your cards are beautiful and I can see why everyone enjoyed doing them
    x catherine

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  5. Diane17 March 2015 at 22:42

    Fab Rachel and glad the ladies had fun !! I adore the butterfly card !!

    hugs Diane xx

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  6. Rita17 March 2015 at 22:48

    How lovely to hear your children sing. I love listening to children's voices , always so sweet and innocent. Beautiful cards Rachel. The ladies must have enjoyed making them too. Hugs Rita xxx

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  7. Carol17 March 2015 at 23:05

    Gorgeous cards Rachel and wonderful masking and stencilling. Carol x

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  8. cotnob17 March 2015 at 23:58

    Two gorgeous cards Rachel, I think the butterfly is my favourite.
    I'm so pleased to hear that you had a lovely evening at the Music Festival, it sounds wonderful.
    Pauline
    x

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  9. Karen P18 March 2015 at 02:10

    Rats I now have stencil envy as well as stamp envy too! Stunning they are and for me the butterfly is my favourite but the birds are just as gorgeous too. Sounds like you had lots of fun Karen x

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  10. Mrs A.18 March 2015 at 04:34

    I would have so gone for the butterfly one! Your's looks terrific. Hugs to you and the girls. Mrs A.

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  11. Inkypinkycraft18 March 2015 at 06:23

    these are gorgeous , love the colours you have used and the stencilling looks wonderful x

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  12. Sue18 March 2015 at 07:04

    Gorgeous cards Rachel. I love the images and beautiful colouring. The stencilled backgrounds look wonderful too.
    I am pleased you had a good time at the music festival.
    Sending you hugs, Sue xx

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  13. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)18 March 2015 at 07:28

    Sounds like a lot of fun at the music festival, I have always wished that I could sing it must be the most wonderful thing! Two lovely cards Rachel, I really must try and be more adventurous!! Hugs Susan x

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  14. Jo18 March 2015 at 07:31

    Lovely cards Rachel, the butterfly one is especially gorgeous. The music festival sounds wonderful... glad you enjoyed it.
    hugs Jo x

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  15. Doreen18 March 2015 at 08:08

    Love your gorgeous cards Rachel.xxx

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  16. gwen7018 March 2015 at 08:36

    Two beautiful cards Rachel, love them both. Glad you enjoyed your evening out

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  17. aussie aNNie18 March 2015 at 09:31

    Stunning colourss, added goodies and most beautiful creations.xx
    Have a lovely day
    {The Journey is the Start – my personal blog}

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  18. Linda18 March 2015 at 09:58

    Fabulous cards .... love the large butterfly. Thank you for joining in with the IndigoBlu Challenge ... good luck! LindyLou xx

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  19. brenda18 March 2015 at 10:19

    Lush inkiness Rachel and super finished cards.

    B x

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  20. Patricia18 March 2015 at 14:32

    Brilliant makes, love them both.
    Hugs
    Patricia x

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  21. Maxine Jones18 March 2015 at 15:26

    Looks fabulous! Good luck! Maxine x

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  22. Linda Simpson18 March 2015 at 17:38

    These are fabulous. Glad you had a good time.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  23. Tammy18 March 2015 at 18:27

    Both are just beautiful! Love the results you got with the stencil brush!

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  24. cuilliesocks18 March 2015 at 19:11

    Hello Rachel, your two cards are beautiful, love your designs and images, as always your colouring is fabulous, hugs Kate x

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  25. Nikki K18 March 2015 at 20:21

    Hi Rachel, love the butterfly and spring green stencilled background, thank you for joining us at Indigoblu this month, both lovely cards, good luck.
    Nikki K. xx

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  26. Gez Butterworth19 March 2015 at 10:15

    Stunning butterfly. Beautiful cards ♥ Thank you for joining the IndigoBlu Spring Greens challenge. Gez

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  27. mags19 March 2015 at 16:35

    Gorgeous cards Rachel. Love the images and the stencilled background.
    Mags
    x

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  28. Craftyfield21 March 2015 at 08:51

    Love the soft stencilled backgrounds on both cards, the big butterfly is such a gorgeous stamp too!

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

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