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Sunday 17 January 2021

Nativity at Christmas card club

 Hello there!

How are you? Well I am a little late with this - everything was ready - I just forgot to do the blogging bit! My brain - honestly! 

So its Christmas card club again today and the theme this fortnight is 'Nativity'. I have used some images from Crafty Individuals and put them together to form a scene.



I started by watercolouring the backgrounds using pens from Phill Martin and then stamped the images. I paper pieced the kings cloaks and the city too. I was a busy bee and did the whole process 4 times!

My mum made two cards - both using the sweet poppy stencil but I'm not sure whose stamp it is....is it Clarity??? She used distress oxides with the stencil - one is iced spruce and ripe persimmon I think whilst the other is speckled egg and crackling campfire. They both look pretty similar to me. She asked whether of not they needed a sentiment and I said yes - not sure though that they did now!



Hope you have a great Sunday. Stay safe!
Love and hugs
Rachel xx


14 comments:

  1. Beautiful cards from both you and your Mum. Enjoy your Day. Hugs Rita xxx

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  2. Fabulous cards Rachel and I'm so impressed with both of you and your commitment to Christmas card club x

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  3. Fabulous cards Rachel and I'm so impressed with both of you and your commitment to Christmas card club x

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  4. Beautiful cards from both you and Gwen. Take care. Christine xx

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  5. Hi Gwen and Rachel....loving your cards for the challenge....love that bauble stencil,I have been playing with mine....take care xxxx

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  6. Gorgeous cards showing the true meaning of Christmas. Marlene

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  7. Absolutely gorgeous cards Rachel love the stamps and paper piecing.Beautiful cards and stencil on your Mums cards too
    Carol x

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  8. Fabulous cards from both you and your Mum. I love your scene that you created and I adore that stencil your Mum has used for her cards. I made quite a few like this last year.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  9. Beautiful cards Rachel. the stamp on mine is Lavinia xx

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  10. Absolutely gorgeous cards from you both, lovely images and designs, Kate x

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  11. Wonderful set of cards from you both again. The colours in your Bethlehem scene are gorgeous and Gwen's bauble stencil creates a lovely backdrop for that silhouette stamp.
    Lorraine

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  12. Paper piecing the city was a real dedication. Your cards look great. Hugs mrs A.

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  13. Hello Gwen, I like both of your cards. the colours are very gentle and look fab against the stencil. Hugs Mrs A.

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  14. Beautiful cards Rachel, lovely Nativity scenes.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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