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Tuesday 7 March 2017

Infusions and paint

Hello there! How are you? We are good but busy. I have a whean of things to do before I head off to the southern hemisphere and yet here I am playing at paperartsy....I couldn't help myself!!! The new challenge is all about paint and infusions. I started by painting two different fresco paints onto a card - captain peacock and caribean sea. Next I added some infusions whilst the paint was still wet and spritzed with water. I dried everything off then added some grunge paste through a stencil and then added more infusions and spritzed again. Then I dried the card off and stamped the sentiment in versamark before heat setting white embossing powder.



This was lots of fun! And I like the results too!!!!

I would like to enter this into the paperartsy topic-3-paints-with-infusions.

I would also like to share with you a blog candy going on at the craftbarn

You can try to win by visiting the craftbarnblog here.

I am certainly going to enter!!!


I had a lot of fun on Sunday when I entered a beginner strongwoman competition - there were 5 events - deadlift, weight hold, clean and press, farmers walks and atlas stones. I was really pleased with my personal achievement - even though I came about 22nd out of 24. There were some seriously strong ladies there! Here's a few pics.





Have a great day!

Hugs

Rachel x

25 comments:

  1. Great card Rachel, love the techniques and textures. Do you ever sit down? My you are always on the go, I don't know how you fit everything in. Great pics of your competition though. Congrats on competing and getting through, that's amazing xxx

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  2. Fabulous card Rachel. You must do a night shift to work everything in. Loved your strongwoman pictures too. Hugs Rita xxx

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  3. Gorgeous colours on your fab make. Well done you, that looks hard. Don't get too muscly x

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  4. A stunning card Rachel, I love the colours you've used and the technique too. Well done in the competition at the weekend.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  5. Fabulous card Rachel, don't overdo the weights

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  6. What an amazing achievement in the competition Rachel - huge congratulations! I love the effect you achieved with the paints and infusions - the white embossing looks so beautiful on top too! I hope you have a wonderful time in the Southern Hemisphere!! Hugs, Anne xx

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  7. Fabulous effect -love the colour and white embossing too-well done on even entering the competition
    Carol x

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  8. Stunning effects with the paints Rachel....love it!.....and on your strong woman competition...well done xxxxx

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  9. gorgeous - my favourite colours. well done on entering the competition, a braver lady than I am xxx

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  10. Beautiful card- I just love the bright white with the bright Infusion background!

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  11. Fabulous card Rachel, brilliant colours and design.
    Well done on the Strong woman competition, super photos, Kate x

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  12. This is fabulous Rachel, love the colours and design. You go girl! Fantastic achievement.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  13. This is gorgeous Rachel, beautiful colours.
    Wow! Well done with your strongwoman competition, it looks like you had a great day.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  14. Oh well done with your strong woman competition hun looks great fun,as for your card its first class very effective sweetie hugs cheryl xxx

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  15. I really like the colours in your card. The gym is not for me, well done though.

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  16. Love your vibrant card. I have just bought a coat in that peacock colour! Lol. Having the vapours reading the list of events you had to tackle. Well done. Hugs Mrs A.

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  17. Fabulous card and beautiful colours. xx

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  18. Beautiful card!!!! Congrats on the competition, what an accomplishment!!!

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  19. Beautiful card, Rachel! Love those blues and the crisp white! Huge congratulations on your athletic achievement! Good for you to give it a go and to finish! Great to see your photos--how exciting that must have been to compete! Hugs!

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  20. What a fabulous background you have created here with the PA paints and infusions x the addition of the stamp and sentiment really pop x huge congratulations in the competition and enjoy your trip xx

    Huge hugs Annie xx

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  21. Love the results of your play! I've been playing too but I don't know where to take my infused grungepaste next! So impressed with your Strong woman competition... Have fun on your travels, xx

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  22. What a gorgeous card - love the Infusions over the paint and the textured meadow grasses peeking through. Congrats on your strongwoman competition - it's not where you come in the placings, it's that you challenged yourself and won!
    Alison x

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  23. This is fabulous Rachel..Well done on your strong woman competition, you are braver than me! xx

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  24. A beautiful card Rachel with great technique. Well done in the competition. You certainly do look fit and very strong. I'm impressed. Barbxx

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  25. Wow an explosions of colour..Love how you've used the powders and built up the background with the acrylic paints and the infusions. Thank you for sharing this beauty x Well done on the strong woman completion...Good on you x

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