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Monday, 15 June 2015

coffee pot cards

Hello lovelies - how are you? I hope you've had a good day. Its been good for me and my girls - I went to coffee pot and made two lovely cards then went home and did some gardening - my girls both had good days - little penny had a forest school day so she was playing in the forest all day! Wish they had done these things when I was at school!

Anyway - back to coffee pot - here are todays makes which focused on embossing powder. Thanks to Diana ... she got the ideas from a magazine - the main stamp came from craft stamper magazine.


I stamped on watercolour card using versa mark and then added white embossing powder then heat set. I also drew in the stalks with a versa pen and heat set white powder.


I used distress inks mustard seed, ripe persimmon and dusty concorde to paint the colours.


This stamp is a card-io one and was treated exactly the same.

The second card we did involved clarity glossy card and black embossing powder.


The stamps were indigo blu from a set that came free with a magazine once - and the card -io sentiment again. I used mustard seed and ripe persimmon distress inks.


I think both cards are a great combination of distress inks and embossing powders.

Hope you have a great day!

Big hugs 

Rachel xx


28 comments:

  1. These are both gorgeous and glad to hear you and the girls have had a good day too.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  2. absolutly beautiful !!
    hugs
    céline

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  3. Two beauties Rachel, great colours and flutterbys on the second but it's the first that really draws me, the abstract look is something I have a desperate need to try out.

    B x

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  4. Lovely card Rachel, I love the effect of the white embossing powder and the watercolouring, just so subtle. Glad the girls are getting the chance to play in the Forest, how fabulous for them.
    Dawn x

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  5. Two brilliant makes Rachel! So different in style!
    Looks like you had fun making them!
    HUgs
    Dawn xx

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  6. These are gorgeous Rachel. Really loving the first one with the white stamping and then the distress ink wash over it.
    Mags
    x

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  7. These are gorgeous Rachel...fabulous inking on both. Carol x

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  8. These are gorgeous Rachel, I love your designs, beautiful sentiment and wonderful colours.
    I am pleased you and your girls had a good day.
    Sending you all big hugs, Sue xx

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  9. I like, I like, I really, really like them both.
    PTricia c

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  10. Two stunning cards Rachel, I love the colours you've used for both of them. Glad you all had a great day and I too wish that we had had forest days when I was at School, they sound like great fun.

    Sue xx

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  11. Oh Rachel, both cards are beautiful! I especially love the white embossing!

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  12. They are certainly both really beautiful cards, complete contrasts but great use of colour and embossing powder on both! Hugs, Anne xx

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  13. Two fabulous cards Rachel, very different but both beautiful.
    Pauline
    x

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  14. What beautiful embossing rachel
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia
    Cards Crafts Kids Projects

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  15. Two beautiful cards Rachel, looks like you had a good day

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  16. Both cards are gorgeous Rachel, but adorw the first one...

    hugs Diane xx

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  17. Both really lovely cards Rachel, especially your second one as you have captured a sunset sky brilliantly xx

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  18. Both really lovely cards Rachel, especially your second one as you have captured a sunset sky brilliantly xx

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  19. Beautiful cards Rachel and love the colours. Seems like you are all very busy at the moment
    x catherine

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  20. Fabulous creations and stamps are gorgeous, love the design and colours
    {aNNie My Personal Blog}

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  21. Hi Rachel, two very gorgeous cards, the watercolours are so lovely and I do like the flower image, and the colours and blending of your second card are beautiful, hugs Kate x

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  22. Hi Rachel. Beautiful cards, the second one especially....my favourite colours...xx

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  23. Wow, both of these are stunning. Love the idea of embossing on the watercolor paper before adding the colors.

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  24. Wow Rachel these cards a absolutely gorgeous. I love the Flower one the watercolours are so lovely together. Marlene

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  25. Fabulous cards Rachel...
    Love the first one ... Stunning
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  26. Forest school day sounds brilliant -both great cards but love the watercolour one I have this stamp and not used it yet but it looks better stamped up than I thought
    Carol x

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