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Sunday 26 June 2016

christmas card Club - cute

Good morning all! Well believe it or not time has rolled around to Christmas Card Club again and the theme for this fortnight was cute. Well I'm not much into cute these days but I thoroughly enjoyed the 30 mins it took me to make these two cards! The stamp is a very old one from LOTV and the stencil is from Clarity. The sentiment stamp is from Chocolate Baroque.


I used evergreen bough with the stencil and coloured the image in distress pens - I used wilted violet, broken china, tea dye and ground expresso.


I'm rather pleased with these little cuties!


Thanks to Sylvie for coming up with the topic!

I had a good day yesterday - in the morning we had a fundraiser for the Drama group and managed to raise around £180. I also had a table selling my cards and took about £40 which is brilliant! I was well chuffed! In the afternoon we went to see my mum and dad. Dad was quite smiley which was lovely to see. My uncle (mums brother) was also visiting us from Lincolnshire and he had brought his son (my cousin) and his family up with him. They're currently over from Austin, Texas. It was lovely to see David again - I hadn't seen him for 17 years so it was great to catch up. We went out to Happy Mount Park in Morecambe in the afternoon - the children all had lots of fun.



Lots of fun!!!

Hope you have a great Sunday - we're hoping to have a relaxed day!!!

Big Huggles!

Rachel xx

29 comments:

  1. Lovely card Rachel. Sounds like you had a lovely day. Sue x

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  2. They really are cute cards Rachel. I tmust have been great to see your family and lovely that your dad was a little brighter too. Hugs Christine x

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  3. Looks and sounds like you had a lovely day Rachel and such a cutie image on your cards.

    B x

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  4. Fab photos Rachel and love the cute card.xx

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  5. Well you certainly managed the theme with this lovely card Rachel and it looks as if you had a great day, always good to see lots of smilin faces! xxx

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  6. I had to smile, I don't see many cute cards on your blog, these are so sweet, remember these old LOTV images. You pack so much into your days, looks like another fun day with your lovely girls. I have adie giveaway you might like x

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  7. Lovely cards, Rachel, your eskimos are so cute! It seems to me you had a really effective and successful Saturday at the Drama Club! I love your photos about the happy kids!

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  8. Well done with your card sales yesterday Rachel. Two great cards here, love those eskimos. Glad your Dad had a good day yesterday.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  9. Beautiful card rachel. Love the photos too. Hugs Rita xxx

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  10. Ooops will edit this when i can but thanks to sylvie not kate for the theme x

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  11. Great super cute cards Rachel...what a wonderful weekend for you with the family treasured times xxxxx

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  12. I love both cards Rachel, they are really cute! How lovely to meet up with family members, the photos of the children are lovely! Hugs, Anne xx

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  13. Your cards are very cute and quite adorable!
    Have not tried stencils yet, but love the look they create.

    Glad to hear you had a fun time visiting your flaks and looks like a great day out with your cousin.

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  14. Hi Rachel, two lovely cards, I'm like you I don't do cute these days as I've no "cute" people to send them to, but I managed.
    Lovely photos, good to see the children enjoying themselves, Kate x

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  15. These are gorgeous Rachel! The children look like they are having fun.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  16. Love how you've combined this sponged stencil pattern with the cute little figures. Wonderful coloring of the images with the DI-s too. Love the design, love the colors. Also enjoyed seeing the pics of your trip to the park, and envy those Texans for being able to visit the UK. Glad to hear your Dad is doing well also. TFS & Hugs

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  17. Fabulous cards Rachel.. Love the backgrounds....
    Fabby pickies of the Children... They look like they were having great fun... Nice to hear your Dad has been smiling ...
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  18. Gorgeous cards Rachel fab backgrounds..and love the photo's lots of huggles and glad to hear your Dad is smiling..Sue xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  19. The background looks great on these cards and perfect for your cute Eskimo's.
    Lorraine

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  20. Super cute cards Rachel and well done on the fundraising. Looks like fun was had by all. Zx

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  21. I love these cute little Eskimo's and the colours you have chosen for them. Hugs to you and the girls. Mrs A.

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  22. Two super Christmas cards Rachel, sweet images.
    Lovely photographs, it must have been a lovely family get together.
    Pauline
    x

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  23. Rachel, you nailed the cuteness! Sweet cards and even sweeter children! Love hearing all your great news and seeing the photos! Congrats on the fundraiser! Hugs!

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  24. Hi Rachel, I love your cards and your photos are lovely. Well done on the fundraising. xxx

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  25. This is so beautiful and the photos are great enjoying themselves. Big Hugs Marlene

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  26. This is so beautiful and the photos are great enjoying themselves. Big Hugs Marlene

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  27. Two super caut cards & a lovely photo!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  28. These are definitely cute Rachel, love the image and design. Just been scrolling through your posts...some absolutely stunning makes and when do you stop to breathe! Hope your kitchen is progressing well. Carol x

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