My shining star

My shining star

Sunday 24 January 2016

CCC - sleigh

Hello Lovelies! How are you today? I hope you are fine! We are all good and my dad is doing well too - thanks for all your best wishes for him - he is very tired though and wants to sleep a lot of the time. My poor mum is very tired too looking after him but she did get a lift yesterday at slimming world - finding out that in a fortnight she had lost half a stone! Well done mum!!!

We did our first park run yesterday - we did come last - and it took 52 minutes for the girls to run/walk the 5 km - but it was hilly and they actually did very well - I am very proud of them!!

Today I want to share my makes for this fortnights christmas card club - I have done three replicate cards using clarity stencils and stamps.


I placed the bauble stencil on card then created the scene using clarity brushes and torn card and a moon mask. Next I added the tree stamp and finally the santa sleigh.


I traced around the stencil with a fine liner and added paint dots to the sky. I also used the sharpie pen around the outside of the topper. Finally I mounted them onto card.


I do like the way the tree line stamp has worked!

I hope you have a wonderful day - we're off to visit mum and dad again! Here's hoping its a good visit! Should be!

Big hugs to you!

Rachel x

26 comments:

  1. Hi Rachel, I hope you have a lovely day with your mum and dad.Love your cards...I think you and the girls did really well, it would take me far longer than 52 minutes! Well done to your mum too. xxx

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  2. Love the idea of the image inside the bauble. Great look. aAve a good day with your parents and glad your dad is improving. A long hard struggle for both of them. Hugs Christine xx

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  3. Wonderful cards Rachel. see you later

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  4. Glad to hear your Dad is improving. That must be such welcome news for your family.

    Your cards are so wonderful The image inside the bauble is so pretty and I love the Santa and sleigh stamp!

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  5. Love this Rachel... Stunning card... Happy your dad is improving....
    Well done to your mum to
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  6. I love the gorgeous cards Rachel, the baubles look wonderful. Well done to the girls for making it around the 5K course. Have a lovely visit with your Mum and Dad today.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  7. oh you are so clever with your inking and stamping Rachel...this is just stunning ....xxxx

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  8. Fantastic cards Rachel. You always make them so interesting too. Time is not on my side at the moment , but getting better. Have a lovely day. Hugs Rita xxx

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  9. Gorgeous cards Rachel, enjoy the rest of the day. Big Hugs Marlene

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  10. The girls did amazing Rachel and so did your mum, whoohoo !! I've now got a double chin so time for me to get back on the same old tread mill and loose some weight......

    Fantastic cards as always sweetie !!

    hugs Diane xx

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  11. Hi Rachel, so pleased your Dad is doing well, and he will be tired after all he has gone through, sleep remember is one of nature's healers.
    Gorgeous cards, I love your design with the scene inside the bauble, great colours too, take care, Kate x

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  12. Wouldn't I love to have a glass ornament for my tree that looks just like this!!! Great design!!
    sandy xx

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  13. Hi Rachel and well done to you and the girls on your park run.

    What a lovely set of cards. The scene you've created looks so pretty inside the bauble stencil. It's lovely work. Barbxx

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  14. A super little scene on these baubles Rachel, very pretty cards.
    Lorraine

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  15. Beautiful scene you have created in the bauble and a fabulous idea.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  16. This is a bauble masterpiece, Rachel! It's like looking into a bauble snow globe and I love it!! I hope you Dad continues to do well and Way To Go to Mum!! Hugs, Darnell

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  17. Love the scene within the bauble, very attractive and effective. Zx

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  18. A fabulous scene Rachel and great CAS design.
    Well done to the girls, they did really well.
    Pauline
    x

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  19. So happy to hear that your Dad is doing ok, and that your tired Mom got a bit of time to herself, with wonderful news (at least I hope the weight loss was good news!) Also very pleased to hear the girls had a good hike...whether their time was as great as expected, at least they were out in fresh air, getting exercise, being together as a family, and having a fun time. Your sleigh scene looks so pretty the way you've done it with the stencil scene. I really like the shape of the ornament encasing this festive winterscape. Very imaginative designing, and so very lovely. Hope your week will go well. TFS & Hugs

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  20. Well done to your Mum and the girls on the run-great cards -love the scene in the bauble shape
    Carol x

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  21. Beautiful cards Rachel.
    Mags
    x

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  22. Well done to your Mum - nothing like a heap of stress to help with the weight loss - but that's your silver lining for you... I hope there'll be less stress soon, but continued weight loss! And congrats to the girls on the run too.

    Lovely cards - that bauble shape is really elegant, just right for the delicate stamping.
    Alison xx

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  23. Creating the image inside the baubles is such a nice idea. Your little scene is fab. Great that you made 3 all at once too. Soon have all those cards made. Hugs to you and the girls. Mrs A.

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  24. Super cards Rachel! Well done again on the run!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  25. Love them! An awesome set of Christmas cards Karen x

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