My shining star

My shining star

Wednesday 15 April 2015

watch the birdie....

Hello lovelies! How are you? I hope you are all well and good. I am off to the pool today for a wee change - my run yesterday was hard work but I feel pleased at having reached 15 miles in total so far for the week - only one more run before the weekend!

I would also like to welcome my two new followers - its a long time since some new people started following and I really do appreciate it - so sorry that I'm unable to thankyou by adding your names - I can't figure out quite how to do that! But thankyou!

Today I have my effort in using kraft card to share with you. I always fancied colouring in pencil on Kraft so that was the main thrust of my make - although I have also used kraft card as the main background too. The stamp I have coloured is from Sheena douglass - I was keeping this stamp for shaun's birthday this year - but I have used it instead to make a card for a cardswap I am involved with. He would have loved this image.


I stamped the image in momento onto Kraft card then coloured the image in with spectrum noir pencils. I cut the image with a spellbinders die then coloured the outer part using distress marker. The background was a piece of Kraft card that I embossed with a crafters companion folder then swiped with sepia archival. finally I added distress inks (mermaid lagoon and ripe persimmon) to the background.


The other diecuts are from memory box. The sentiment is from Chocolate baroque.

I'm pretty pleased with this - hope you like it too!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:


I was asked by sue of sue's crafty corner to show my make from coffee pot yesterday - here it is!


I love these colours - not sure whether I prefer this one or the other one!!

Hope you have a good wednesday.

Big hugs

Rachel xx


23 comments:

  1. Gorgeous cards Rachel, adore the kingfisher

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  2. These are both beautiful, Rachel. The kingfisher is awesomely done and it works well on the kraft. I am waiting for some smooth kraft for colouring so I will definitely give it a go. The card from yesterday looks fab in those warmer tones too but hard to choose. Vee xx

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  3. Wow Rachel the kingfisher card is stunning, I love the background as well and how you've matched the colours used on the bird for this. The colouring on the kraft card look great too. I also love the butterfly lady in the orange and brown as well, every bit as beautiful as the one yesterday. Enjoy your swim today.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  4. Two super cards Rachel. The kingfisher card is gorgeous and love how you have done the background.
    Mags
    x

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  5. The Kraft card you made is stunning Rachel, I love kingfishers (we have a family living on the pond next to us) and you have coloured this one so beautifully! I love the beautiful lady too, I am not sure which I like best either - both are so beautiful! Hugs, Anne xx

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  6. Beautiful colouring of the Kingfisher Rachel and two gorgeous cards.
    Lorraine

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  7. Beautiful Rachel, your colours are stunning and both cards are gorgeous.,xx
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  8. Brilliant Ingfisher card, the image is amazing, so wonderfully coloured and a fantastic design.
    Love your lady card as well. I think I prefer the first one just my preference for the colours.
    Patricia x

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  9. Two super cards, Rachel. But if you twisted my arm and made me pick a fave, I'd choose the butterfly dress.... I'm unbiased like that! :) Thank you so much for you kind words about Rosie. She's hanging in there, my baby.
    hugs, Asha

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  10. Beautiful card Rachel. Love how you've colored the kingfisher and the background looks great.

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  11. Such a gorgeous image and beautifully coloured too! I love the card background and added dies.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  12. Two beautiful cards Rachel, the Kingfisher one is stunning and so beautifully coloured.
    Pauline
    x

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  13. hello Rachel, what wonderful cards, I love them both. Your colours are fabulous and your colouring, lovely embellishments too, hugs Kate x

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  14. Lov, lov, lov the kingfisher Rachel !!

    hugs Diane xx

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  15. Two gorgeous card Rachel.xxx

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  16. Your Kraft card is beautiful Rachel and I love the main image and gorgeous colours.

    Sounds like you are very busy..... I must do some exercise too. I was thinking of a yoga or Pilates class.....so my task tomorrow is to find one in my area.

    Sending you all my best wishes
    Annie x

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  17. Love composition of pencil on kraft, great colors and shading!

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  18. These are both fabulous Rachel. I love the colouring of your bird
    x catherine

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  19. Gogeous cards Rachel! The kingfisher is beautiful & I can totally see how Shaun would have loved it! You have inspired me to have a go at colouing on kraft! Need to wait untiI I restock my stash though!
    Big Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  20. Both cards are stunning, Rachel. I love to read how you have created Kingfisher card, you have done beautiful coloring there. Nice background too!
    Thanks so much for joining us at Unruly PaperArts RAQ this month

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    1. visiting again to say...
      Thanks so much for playing along with us at Artistic Stamper this month as well! :)

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  21. Two really stunning cards Rachel. However that bird is fantastic!! Your colouring of him is amazing. I know you're not entering many challenges right now but you really should enter this in Spectrum Noir's April challenge - other than using a Spectrum Noir product the only other thing is to use a die or die cut shape - and this covers that beautifully - pop it in the challenge hun Karen x

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