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Monday, 12 October 2015

Stencils at Clarity

Hello lovelies! Happy monday to you!!! I hope you have a good day. Thanks for your comments on my tag yesterday - I'm looking forward today to seeing the next piece of inspiration in the series!!! Before that though I have a short run and  coffee pot to look forward to followed by my Monday gym session. Then I can chillax!!!! And think about that film we went to see yesterday - Pan - it was lots of fun!!!

Today I have my card for the Clarity challenge this month - the theme is stencils! My fave! here's what I made!


This is going to be for my niece Evie - she is very good at gymnastics and will be 11 in December - I thought this theme would suit her down to the ground.


I used three of the recent background stencils from clarity and worked with distress inks (wilted lilac, shaded lilac, peacock feathers and evergreen bough). I started by inking up the card with the colours then added layers with the same colours with the stencils.


Once i had got the effect I wanted I started with the stamps - the sentiment is from the clarity club - the others are a set of gymnasts. Then I added the paint circles and lines and finally stamped the words.

I would like to enter this into the claritystampchallenge-32stencils.

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Thanks for dropping by today and i look forward to catching up with you later!

Hugs

Rachel xx

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30 comments:

  1. brenda12 October 2015 at 07:36

    Lovely ink and stencil work Rachel and lush colour palette. Many thanks for joining in at Allsorts, your creation is perfect for our theme this week.

    B x

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  2. Astrid Maclean12 October 2015 at 07:58

    Oh wow Rachel, the stencilling work looks incredible, such lovely colours together too! The dancing girl looks fantastic too, your niece is going to love it!!
    I missed yesterdays tag I think, so checking that one now! Hope you have a fun filled day!

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  3. Sue12 October 2015 at 07:58

    This is gorgeous Rachel, such a wonderful background design. I love the colours and beautiful images too.
    hugs Sue xx

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  4. Marianne's Craftroom12 October 2015 at 08:10

    Perfect for a gymnast, great stamps and colours

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  5. gwen7012 October 2015 at 08:51

    Wow Rachel, perfect for Evie she will love it

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  6. Diane12 October 2015 at 11:49

    Love it Rachel, how fab and personal for Evie !!

    hugs Diane xx

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  7. Mrs A.12 October 2015 at 13:19

    What a perfect card for Evie's Birthday. Hugs to you and the girls. Mrs A.

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  8. cuilliesocks12 October 2015 at 14:31

    Hi Rachel, another fab card, the background stencilling is amazing, Kate x

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  9. AnyOldCraft12 October 2015 at 14:49

    This is fabulous.
    Thank you for joining us at Allsorts this week :)
    AnyOldCraft (DT)

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  10. Lesley12 October 2015 at 15:19

    Great combination of stencils for your background, Rachel. Evie will love it. Good luck in the Clarity challenge x

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  11. Linda Simpson12 October 2015 at 15:51

    I love the colours and stencils you have used to create this stunning card.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  12. Anne Temple12 October 2015 at 16:26

    Fabulous project. Love how you've combined the various stencils to create your background. I know your niece will love it too.

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  13. carols handmade cards12 October 2015 at 18:11

    Love the colours on this card and stencils you have used. Good luck in the challenge and thank you for entering. Xxx

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  14. crafty12 October 2015 at 19:10

    Love your background love the stamping good luck in the clarity challenge xx

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  15. cotnob12 October 2015 at 19:22

    A fabulous card Rachel, great gymnast stamps.
    Pauline
    x

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  16. catherine12 October 2015 at 19:28

    This is great Rachel and I love those gymnast stamps.
    x catherine

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  17. Redanne12 October 2015 at 20:15

    The background colours are beautiful and I love the words you chose. This is such a perfect card for your gymnastics loving niece! Hugs, Anne xx

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  18. Carol12 October 2015 at 20:38

    This is gorgeous Rachel...the background is stunning and beautiful colours too. Carol x

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  19. Unknown12 October 2015 at 22:18

    Great colours and fab background Rachel. I love how you've combined the stencils to create so much pattern and interest: brilliant! Thanks for entering the Clarity challenge, and good luck. Xxx

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  20. Jennifer Johnston12 October 2015 at 22:47

    Such a great card Rachel, I'm sure your niece will just love it. Fabulous background and the colours are my favourite combination. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hope you and the girls have a great week.
    Hugs Jennifer xx.

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  21. Kathleen12 October 2015 at 22:48

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  22. Kathleen12 October 2015 at 22:49

    Gorgeous colours and a lovely stencil.
    Thanks for joining in our No designer papers this week at Allsorts

    Kath

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  23. Tammy13 October 2015 at 00:52

    Love the colors you used for the background! Pretty card!

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  24. Mrs P13 October 2015 at 12:21

    A wonderful card Rachel and perfect for your Niece - I expect she knows all those floor exercises!
    Thank you for sharing your artwork and good luck in the Clarity Challenge this month x

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  25. Jan 13 October 2015 at 20:28

    How perfect for an eleven yr old gymnast .

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  26. Naomi14 October 2015 at 09:19

    Lovely card and great use of the stencils. Thanks for entering the Clarity Challenge and good luck.

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  27. mags14 October 2015 at 18:57

    Gorgeous card Rachel. Lovely stencils and stamps used and love the colours.
    Mags
    x

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  28. Words and Pictures15 October 2015 at 15:39

    Lovely soft pastel colours and those little figures are so graceful and full of movement.
    Alison xx

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  29. Angela16 October 2015 at 10:34

    Lovely card Rachel, the background real shows how versatile stencils can be. I'm sure your niece is going to love this card. Thanks for entering the Clarity Challenge this month. Good luck x

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  30. crafty-stamper20 October 2015 at 13:16

    Somehow Rachel I just cannot imagine you "just chillin" lol -fabulous card love the colours and encouraging sentiments and great silhouette image
    Carol x

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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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