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Thursday, 4 February 2016

smoosh, spritz and splatter

Good morning lovelies! I hope you are feeling good! If not sending hugs! I'm here today bringing you inspiration for the new challenge over at stampsandstencils. The new challenge is all about inky, painty loveliness and is called smoosh, spritz splat ....or is it spritz, splat smoosh.... anyway you get the idea! Here's what I did.


I'm very pleased with this one - hope you like it too! Here's my steps to making it.


Firstly using distress stains I bloobed them onto my craft sheet then spritzed with water ...then smooshed it over my stamping card.


Here's the result which I dried then applied distress ink to with a distress tool.





After further spritzing with water using spritz and flick methods this is the result.


Next I applied more ink through a cog stencil from the stencil girl. Then I added stamping and diecuts and flicks of white paint and voila - my card!



The stamps are from Ryn and Tim Holtz and the diecut is from Tim Holtz.


I love this saying - it really is an inner mantra for me - it helps get me through tricky times!

Big hugs to you and I hope you'll be able to join us!

Big hugs 

Rachel xx

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32 comments:

  1. brenda4 February 2016 at 07:42

    Stunning backgrund Rachel and also love this sentiment, first sent it by Stamp Addicts a few years back for DT work and use it often.

    B x

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  2. Patricia4 February 2016 at 07:42

    Oh! Wow! Rachel, I love your project for today.
    I would love to have the courage to have a go at "messy crafting"
    Have a good day
    Patricia x

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  3. Nikki Acton4 February 2016 at 07:44

    Wonderful inky background Rachel... Just brilliant! Xx

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  4. Vintagehandmade4 February 2016 at 08:18

    Amazing background, Rachel! I adore that Tim's die and your stamp choice is wonderful! Stunning project! Hugs! Branka xxx

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  5. Anonymous4 February 2016 at 08:45

    Hi Rachel, gorgeous card...love your background and 'Umbrella Man' looks great...he is a real favourite! xx

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  6. Redanne4 February 2016 at 08:50

    I just love Umbrella Man, he never fails to please and he looks wonderful against your beautiful background. Hugs, Anne xx

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  7. gwen704 February 2016 at 09:15

    Fabulous card Rachel, love the sentiment, so true

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  8. Rainey's Craft Room4 February 2016 at 09:31

    Wow, love your background, it turned out great!
    A fab card, the die cuts and sentiment stamp are perfect together.
    Lorraine

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  9. cotnob4 February 2016 at 09:49

    This is fabulous Rachel, great colours on this one.
    Pauline
    x

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  10. Zoe Tant4 February 2016 at 10:26

    Cool card Rachel and you've got all the smoosh spritz etc going on there perfectly. Zx

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  11. Sue's Crafty Corner4 February 2016 at 12:30

    Wow, I love, love, love this wonderful creation Rachel. The background technique is one that I will be trying sometime soon (I hope) and you've teamed it beautifully with stencils, stamps and dies.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  12. Inkypinkycraft4 February 2016 at 12:41

    gorgeous background , love the colours xx hugs x

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  13. Monika Gulyas4 February 2016 at 13:22

    Great background, Rachel! Perfect sentiment for the umbrella man! That's a fact, the umbrella man is definitely very popular :-))

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  14. aussie aNNie4 February 2016 at 13:31

    Lovely card, and that background, well I have to try this in the morning...love the effect.xx .xx
    {aNNie}

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  15. SewPaperPaint4 February 2016 at 14:06

    Absolutely delicious inky design! The stamp is perfect against this gorgeous background!

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  16. cuilliesocks4 February 2016 at 14:38

    Hi Rachel, gorgeous card, I love the image and sentiment and the background is fabulous, colours are gorgeous. Thanks for showing how, Kate x

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  17. Linda Simpson4 February 2016 at 16:09

    Beautiful card and love the background. Great mantra too.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  18. Doreen4 February 2016 at 17:34

    This is gorgeous Rachel.xxx

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  19. Karen P4 February 2016 at 17:46

    Hubby purchased me some of these in August and then more for the Black Friday deals. I absolutely love what you've created with them Rachel, gorgeous and oh so yummy. I took mine out yesterday to play with along with some new stamps too: my idea of heaven! Although I still have to play with mine more as I've achieved the result you have above. Oh well more play required lol, and I'll make sure I link up again to the challenge later this month Karen xx

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    1. Karen P16 February 2016 at 01:50

      Was supposed to say I've not go anywhere near as good as a result as you have, grr! Karen x

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  20. Diane4 February 2016 at 18:18

    Wow girl..love love love this !!

    hugs Diane xx

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  21. mags4 February 2016 at 21:01

    Fabulous card Rachel. Really love how you have done the background.
    Mags
    x

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  22. sarascloset4 February 2016 at 21:54

    Good choice of a mantra, Rachel...words to live by, for sure! And I've been dancing in the torrential rain for the past 24 hours! Love your background and those drops stamps are fantastic! Great inspiration! Hugs!

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  23. Astrid Maclean4 February 2016 at 22:50

    This is brilliant Rachel, absolutely love your colourful background and Mr Rainman together with those drops is genius!!

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  24. Barb4 February 2016 at 22:59

    It's fabulous Rachel. I love that TH Rainman. Yes the sentiment is a perfect mantra. I have a choice is mine. I'm late visiting everyone today. Perhaps it's because I played too much ... Barbxx

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  25. Anne Temple5 February 2016 at 02:06

    Wow, this looks amazing. Love the step by step photos showing how the blobs transformed to a gorgeous background. Congrats on your blogaversary too.

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  26. Sarina Parhawk5 February 2016 at 17:39

    I love the colors and warmth of this piece.. Gorgeous work!

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  27. Unknown7 February 2016 at 03:48

    Gorgeous background! What a fabulous colour combination!

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  28. Dawn7 February 2016 at 18:32

    Just gorgeous Rachel! Looks like it was a lot of fun to make too!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  29. Words and Pictures8 February 2016 at 19:18

    A beauty - love that colourful background, and Umbrella Man always makes me happy!
    Alison xx

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  30. crafty-stamper14 February 2016 at 09:19

    Absolutely stunning background and love the result with the added umbrella man
    Carol x

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  31. Ruth16 February 2016 at 19:05

    Great spritzing, smooshing and splattering Rachel, used to great effect on a fabulous card!! Ruth xx

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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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