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Monday 13 May 2013

Tall Trees

Good morning folks, Monday morning so I'm heading off to work as usual (booooo!) but before I go here's a card made with 'Tall Trees' from Chocolate Baroque.  I don't know about you but I tend to have so much fun with new crafty goodies that a lot of my old favourites get left to gather dust which is a real shame. Over at Chocolate Baroque, Glenda has a stamp set on special offer every week so I thought I'd try and dust of some of my old favourite stamps and ink them up.


I've used a shaped card blank, masked off a panel and a moon before inking in the sky with distress inks and a shaving brush. I created the reflection using the stamp from Tall Trees and my SplodgeMat and then created the watery effect with my brayer. I stamped the focal image with Memento Tuxedo Black and then inked in a bit of land around the base of the trees. I then used black and brown ink to give the impression of a the land reflecting in the sea - ok the brown was a bit of a bodge as I picked up the wrong blending tool DOH! But I quite liked the effect so I left it. The sentiment stamp is also from Chocolate Baroque.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges
Charisma Cardz: Black and white plus one
So Artful: Night skies
Sweet Stampin: clean and simple

Thanks for popping by, have a good day
Claire xx


22 comments:

  1. Great reflection Claire, looks really good in the deep blues.

    B x

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  2. Wow, this is amazing!!! So many clever techniques... I need lessons!! Have to say, I really like the effect of the brown, - a happy mistake!

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  3. Stunning card Claire. I love the image and the colours are prefect.
    hugs Sue xx

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  4. Just gorgeous Claire! A lovely shape and a beautifully serene scene.
    Hugs, Fliss xx

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  5. This is fab Claire. I have quite a few shaped cards and never know how to make the best of them. This masking and stamping is brilliant.
    Beryl xx

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  6. You certainly turned the 'bodge' into a happy accident & it looks perfectly real. This is one of my favourite stamp sets - it looks superb with the inked panel on the shaped card.
    Paula (PEP)

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  7. What a fabulous card I love how you have done the water and the reflections

    Jackie x

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  8. Hi Claire, This is a stunning card, and the land looks fine, didn't even notice it until I read it. LOL

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  9. Beautiful card, gorgeous image. Great to see you at MAWTT this week. Hugs, Claire x

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  10. This is beautiful Claire I really wish I had your talent. I love Glenda,s stamps.
    Janette

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  11. What a beautiful card Claire. Love the way you have done the water reflections.
    Andy xxxx

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  12. Beautiful card.

    Thanks for sharing at Sweet Stampin' this week.

    Susan x

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  13. WOW Claire, this is amazing!! The reflection is unreal!!

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  14. I really like this, it looks as though I could touch it and come away with a wet hand! Thank you for being Soartful with us!!

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  15. amazining card - so beautiful
    Many thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week
    Doreen xx

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  16. Oh this is so stunning hun, what a beautiful scene
    Lindsay xx

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  17. Great project. I love everything about it.
    From the Charisma Cardz DT:)
    Tabitha
    Tabitha's Designs Blog
    Low priced fun Digi Papers:)

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  18. So beautiful...Thanks for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week.
    Wendy xx

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  19. Lovely!
    Thank you for joining us at charisma!!!

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  20. So pretty! Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz this challenge.

    Lisa xox

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  21. Gorgeous card, love the image.

    Thank you for sharing at Sweet Stampin this week, Wedgie xxx

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  22. Very stylish!!! Hugs Juls xxx

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