My shining star

My shining star

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Card? for my dad!

Hello lovelies - hope you had a good day - its been glorious again here - wall to wall sunshine! I did a 5 and 1/2 mile run with a lady from school - then after some cleaning and shopping went to lunch with my good friend Julie. It was lovely to see her - she and her husband will be celebrating their silver wedding anniversary next year - they married very young - anyway they are off to Palma for a short city break - sounds wonderful - i hope they have a great time.

Today I would like to share with you a 'card' I have made for my dad's birthday. Its made using a die from Eileen hull for a watering can - dad is still a gardener when he can - so I thought this was a good idea.


He also loves green - so I thought that would be a good colour for some of the flowers made using JOFY stamps coloured with distress markers.


The can was cut in more board from my local picture framer. I covered it in foil tape from ranger which I altered using picket fence distress paint and black soot distress ink.


the stamps were stamped and cut out - my watering can is a niche for these jofy flowers - I would like to enter my can into the latest paperartsy challenge which is all about niches.


I would also like to enter this into the following other challenges:


Thanks for visiting me today and I hope you have a very happy Thursday.

Hugs

Rachel xx

22 comments:

  1. Your Dad will love it xx Jan

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  2. What a great die and card Rachel, all of the watering can dies I've seen in the past have been small. The flowers look wonderful and I'm sure that your Dad will love it. Good to hear you've had a lovely day.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  3. Just too cute and great for anyone who lots to work in the yard! Really like the die !

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  4. This watering can makes a great niche, Rachel!

    Lucy x

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  5. Great card Rachel. Your dad will be well impressed. Hugs to you and the girls.
    Mrs A.

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  6. a great card , sure your dad will love it xx

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  7. Grear gardening card, he will love it

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  8. Hi Rachel, what a great niche you made...the can looks brilliant, very metallic and the flowers are so clever. Glad to hear you are getting on with your running, well done! Hugs x

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  9. I can see one really excited DAD!!
    Hugs
    Patricia x

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  10. Perfect card for your dad Rachel, I am still struggling with an idea for him, better get my skates on

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  11. Wonderful card for your dad, great idea of the watering can, he will love it, hugs Kate x

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  12. What a fabulous niche Rachel...your Dad will love this. Carol x

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  13. Absolutely brilliant, Rachel I bet he loves this it is a great idea. Vee xx

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  14. Such a lovely idea Rachel, hope it makes your Dad smile sweetie.....

    hugs Diane xx

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  15. Brilliant colours used here and love this whole design, added goodies and such a gorgeous creation.xx
    {aNNie My Personal Blog}

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  16. Gorgeous card, I love the dimension and fabulous flowers, perfect for our spring challenge. Love the texture too. Thanks so much for joining in the Eileen Hull Art with Heart Challenge, so good to have you joining along. Tracy x

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  17. This is gorgeous,love the fab design.xxx

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  18. This is brilliant Rachel, what a great idea - your Dad will love it.
    Pauline
    x

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  19. The JOFY flowers look wonderful in the watering can Rachel (love that die, have not got it yet either!). I bet your Dad loves this. Thanks so much for joining in Eileen's Art With Heart Challenge this month. Big hugs, Anne xx

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  20. Great idea and love the watering can filled with flowers
    carol x

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  21. Gorgeous watering can. I love this die and you filling it with flowers is simply wonderful. Thanks for joining us on Art with Heart Challenge.

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