My shining star

My shining star

Tuesday 16 June 2015

Fathers day card

Hello Lovelies - how are you today? I hope your Tuesday has been good. I've had a great day - a slow run but a good 5 miles! Then I went for a swimming lesson. I am rather slow so I'm hoping to improve - I learned quite a lot about front crawl - my technique was rubbish - I hope that with the improvements suggested today I can increase my speed in time. I've got two weeks to practice before the next lesson! I'll be swimming tomorrow so I'm hoping to put some of it into practice.

Thanks for your kind words on yesterdays post - I do appreciate them - I would like to share a make with you today for fathers day - my dad loves owls so the new owl stamp from Clarity was my stamp of choice.


I started by stamping the owl then colouring him with spectrum noir pencils. Then I masked him off and created the background using distress inks and clarity masks.


I added the geese from the new geese set then a sentiment and finally some vegetation from another clarity set.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:


Hope you have a good evening - I'll be visiting later! Big hugs rachel xx


72 comments:

  1. God girl where do you get your energy from !! Got any to spare ??

    Smashing card Rachel !!

    hugs Diane ( feeling old, un-fit and def over 40 !! )

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    1. ha ha - I'm not so fit Diane - but I enjoy trying!!!!

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  2. A very handsome owl and a lovely card :o) Hugs, Lisa x

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  3. A fabulous card Rachel, such a gorgeous owl and you have created a wonderful scene with him.
    Pauline
    x

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  4. Wow what a stunning card Rachel, I'm sure that your Dad is going to love this. I've got to say that I'm with Diane, where do you get your energy from and have you any to spare please.

    Sue xx

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  5. You've created a fabulous scene behind that wonderful owl Rachel. Thanks for sharing at CFAS too. Carol x

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  6. What a handsome chap! I love the scene you've created for him too!
    Those geese are amazing!
    Hope you manage to nail your front crawl technique & get a gold star on your next lesson!
    Big Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  7. Very nice card love this owl good luck clarity challenge xx

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  8. Wow Rachel this is stunning, a gorgeous scene and Owl.I'm sure your Dad will love it. I will be thinking of you This Father's Day. Big Hugs Marlene

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  9. This is gorgeous Rachel. I the owl is wonderful and I love the scene you have created.
    Glad you had a good day. I love reading about what you have been up to!
    Sending you big hugs, Sue xx

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  10. The owl is beautiful Rachel and you have done a wonderful job on the masking to create your lovely scene. Have fun with the swimming! Hugs, Anne xx

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  11. A great card Rachel. You have created a lovely scene and the owl is beautifully coloured. Thank you for entering the Clarity challenge. Good luck! x

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  12. Love your card,the owl is gorgeous.xxx

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  13. Love your card design. Good luck in the challenge and thank you for entering.xx

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  14. Sounds like a perfect card for your Dad Rachel. Keep at the front craw, I'm rubbish at that as well.

    B x

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  15. Me again Rachel, just had a thought as I navigated away, your card would fir our Wings theme at penny Black and More a treat, lots of prizes to be won as well.

    B x

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  16. Great card Rachel, your Owl is amazing, love the whole project.
    Patricia x

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  17. beautiful card! stunning scene with that owl.
    I like it very much.
    kind regards, Dora

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  18. So beautiful Rachel, sure your dad will love it

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  19. Fabulous card Rachel, your colouring of the owl is brilliant and it's a super scene. Your dad will love it, hugs Kate x

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  20. Fantastic stamping and perspective, and perfect for our wings challenge at Penny Black & More. Thanks for taking the time to share with us and I do hope we see you again.
    Lynn x
    DT

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  21. Placing the owl in front of that huge moon and moody sky gives this card a real sense of drama. Well thought out and great result. Thanks for entering the Clarity challenge, and good luck. Xxx

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  22. Lovely composition Rachel - thank you for entering your lovely Father's Day card in this month's Clarity Challenge & good luck xxx

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  23. Lovely composition Rachel, beautiful setting for the owl stamp. Good luck in the Clarity challenge x

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  24. Thanks I love it. I hope that more and more Blogger will use this feature in the future, because it just makes the internet better I think!
    images for fathers day 2015
    happy fathers day 2015 messages wishes
    happy fathers day 2015

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  25. Gorgeous Fathers Day card. Thanks for entering our challenge at Little Claire x

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  26. Fab creation, thanks for joining Penny Black & More @ Allsorts challenge, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  27. Great Fathers day card love the owl image
    carol x

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  28. Super father's day card. Thanks for entering the Clarity Challenge and good luck.

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  29. Oooo what a simply stunning card for a male and i so love the owl, thanks for joining us at Penny Black & More this month, Luv Sam x

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