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Sunday 17 April 2016

red berries at christmas card club

Morning all! I hope you are well! Well when this post goes live I will be on the way up to kendal for my first triathalon - I hope it goes okay and I manage to get around! I'll let you know about it tomorrow!

Today its Christmas card club and the lovely Valery chose the theme Red Berries. Well I have to say time has been very short this week - I feel like I am chasing my tail - anyway - I have only managed one card and here it is:


I used the background holly stamp and also highlighted the holly and berries on the snowy cottage stamp. Here's a closer look...


I hope thats enough berries Valery! 

Have a lovely day and enjoy whatever it is that you're doing!

Big Hugs

Rachel x

26 comments:

  1. Lovely traditional feeling card Rachel and I will be rooting for you this morning, hopefully the weather is being kind up your way.

    B x

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  2. Gorgeous card Rachel, with one of my favourite stamps! Good luck today..the weather is good here today..hope it's the same for you in Kendal. xxx

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  3. One of my fave Christmas images, fab card. Have a great day

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  4. Super traditional Christtmas card. Good luck with your triathlon Rachel. Christine xx

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  5. Hi Rachel
    Good luck with the race.... Fabulous card... This is one of my Fave Christmas Stamps...
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  6. I love that central stamp and the way ou have used it on this card is wonderful! What a great card, traditional and beautiful! Oh and good luck with the race of course!

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  7. Love your card Rachel. One of my favourite images. Good Luck with the race and I'm sure you will do a record time. Hugs Rita xxx

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  8. Beautiful card Rachel, love it

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  9. This stamp is one of my all time favourite Christmas stamps and your card is wonderful. I love the green and red of the holly and berries. Hope you have a great triathlon.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  10. and mine Rachel...love it on the backing paper...enjoy the race xxx

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  11. Such a beautiful stamp, one of my favourite Christmas ones. A gorgeous card too with the holly background. Good luck for your triathalon too - you go girl!
    Lorraine

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  12. This is gorgeous! I love the beautiful stamp. Congratulations on completing the Triathlon I knew you could do it.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  13. Hi Rachel and congratulations on completing the race, you're amazing!!
    Lovely traditional card, it's a beautiful image and loads of berries too, Kate x

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  14. Well done with the race. Lovely card and great way of introducing the berries with your patterned paper. Really shows off the image. Zx

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  15. Fingers crossed you got around it - and enjoyed it! I love your card, that Stampendous stamp is one of my most favourite Christmas stamps ever and I love how you used it here. I hope you are having a day off tomorrow! Hugs, Anne xx

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  16. A super Christmas card Rachel, your holly background is fabulous.
    I hope it went well today.
    Pauline
    x

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  17. Good luck in your race...hope you're a winner. YOu certainly are with this gorgeous stampendous image (this is one of my favs of their holiday scenes). Love that you kept the image in sepia tones and let the background papers provide most of the color. The red oval mat round the image was a huge pop of color as was the corner holly arrangements. Beautiful card for the Berries challenge. TFS & Hugs

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  18. Huge congratulations for completing your first triathlon today Rachel...a great feat to accomplish. Love your card, a gorgeous combination of stamps. Carol x

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  19. A triathlon!!!! Are you competing? I mean like isn't that like three different disciplines -- I mean like riding a bike, swimming and running. Have I missed something here!!!! I will look for you to post something soon - like real soon!!!!
    You must be very fit! I need to hire you as a trainer!!
    Sandy xx
    I have this stamp and you have made a stunning card with it. I think of this manor house as being somewhere in Great Britain where I would like to be right now!!

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  20. I have been thinking of you with your triathlon today Rachel, I hope all went well and you enjoyed the day. Your Christmas card is lovely I love that postcard stamp and the way you have framed it in red picks out the colour of the berries in the background so well. You may only have made one but its a cracker! Mo x

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  21. A little berry goes along way (especially on a white carpet!). Your card is lovely Rachel. Hope your triathlon went well. I have only been outside gardening but I've come in knackered. Can hardly move now and that's after a nice hot bath. hugs Mrs A.

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  22. Love the fab image and details,this is gorgeous.xxx

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  23. I love this stamp and great B.paper
    Carol x

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  24. Gorgeous card Rachel! I always feel like I'm chasing my tail, so you have my sympathy! Lol
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  25. Beautiful work, love the image Karen x

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