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Saturday 14 April 2018

CCC: Poinsettias or any christmas greenery

Hello there! How are you? I hope you are well and happy! I am a day early for the christmas card club this fortnight but I hope the ladies don't mind...saves me from having two posts on the one day! The theme this time was chosen by Mary and is poinsettias or greenery. I have made four cards...


These two cards were made using Sheena stamps, dies and embossing folders plus TH christmas paper dolls. I think they look quite sweet amongst the greenery!!!

The next two are made from chocolate baroque stamps - the same techniques were employed each time! 


In both cases the images were stamped in versa mark and heat set with clear powder. Then I added brushos and once dry painted the leaves and berries. The backgrounds were done using distress oxides  and then I stamped small images plus the sentiment on that before adding the topper.

Have a great day... I am having a day at the house of artist Chas Jacobs doing  a painting workshop. Really looking forward to it!

Big hugs

Rachel xx



16 comments:

  1. A gorgeous collection of cards Rachel. Sorry I've not been popping in as often but I,m recovering for an awful virus at the moment.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  2. Wow a lovely selection of cards Rachel and those fabulous inky backgrounds....and embossed on the first two...really great cards xxxx

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  3. Fabulous cards Rachel, what sweet images on your first two cards and wonderful stamping and colouring on the other two cards. Hope you are enjoying your workshop, Kate x

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  4. These are gorgeous, love the paper dolls in the first two amongst the greenery. The backgrounds of the second 2 are brilliant.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  5. Fabulous Christmas makes Rachel, lovely images on the first two and great stamping and backgrounds on the second two.
    I have candy on my blog if you would like to take a look.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  6. Beautiful cards for our theme this time Rachel, I love the different types of greenery you have incorporated in to each one, a fabulous set of cards.
    Lorraine

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  7. Hi Rachel, lovely cards and fab techniques, I do love those CB stamps, they are so versatile & timeless, arenn't they? Hugs, Shaz X

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  8. I love your take on the greenery theme on all your cards. Enjoy your painting workshop. Hugs Mrs A.

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  9. You have created some really great cards here Rachel. Christine

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  10. Gorgeous makes love them all. Hugs Marlene

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  11. Four great cards for this weeks theme Rachel, your colours are gorgeous. Carol x

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  12. My goodness, what a quartet of gorgeous cards! Love the little folks in the greenery, and what an imaginative way to use those figures. Especially liked the brusho ones, and your dry painting on the stamped images looks great. Lucky you to have a painting class - that's something I'd enjoy very much! Had a look at the later post with the CB images, and those are fabulous. Love the rich background colors with the stamps....really beautiful. TFS & doing such a great job with the challenge, and enjoy your class. Hugs

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  13. Four wonderful cards, Rachel. They are all lovely of course, but my faves are the bottom two. I think that is due to the fact that although ?I love to see inky background cards, I don't have much confidence in myself to make very many of them.

    I must push myself to try my inks more often as hopefully you have inspired me.

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  14. Stunning cards Rachel. Beautiful works of art. Hugs Rita xxxx

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  15. Great technique for fab cards. TFS I must give this a try. Zoe x

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