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Thursday, 5 September 2013

LIM A rubber stamp?

Hi folks, I've made it back again :D. Today I visited some of my lovely bloggy buddies, it felt good to see what you've been up to, such lovely creations and inspiration galore, thank you all so much for sharing, my turn now :D I made a card for LIM
We want you to use a 
RUBBER STAMP

In addition if you could use watercolours that would be wonderful!
My card is using a stamp by Impression Obsession, it is one of my faves but it is just a little bit large for what I wanted to do this time. So I trimmed it! Long ago when I started stamping I used to panic at the thought of cutting into a stamp, it seemed wrong somehow I would tremble with fear but now I cut with relish . You can always put them back together on the acrylic block!
This is how I trimmed the image. My sentiment came on a piece of velum and I can't remember where it's from :( I glued it directly to the card and luckily it doesn't show the glue. My background is painted with water colour and stamped behind then stamped again on the water coloured paper I decoupaged a few of the leaves just to add dimension. You can see more detail if you click on the pics.

 Thanks for stopping!  Hugs Gay xx
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27 comments:

  1. Gerrina5 September 2013 at 20:08

    Those colours are so beautiful! Love the size of your card! And trim a stamp? Did it and was shaken the furst time, but if you think it through, you know when you leave it you won´t use it often... Inky and sunny greetings, Gerrina

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  2. Sue5 September 2013 at 20:18

    Beautiful watercolour background, lovely blending and colours and that leaf stamp looks great! Sue x

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  3. sally5 September 2013 at 21:00

    Beautiful background colours Gay! Funny how we change about cutting things over time isn't it :-)

    Sally

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  4. Paula Whittaker5 September 2013 at 21:02

    lovely design, which looks good on a tall card blank.

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  5. Viv5 September 2013 at 21:05

    Ooh Gay this is so lovely, beautiful stamping (how brave to cut a stamp up). Lovely water colouring too & love the dramatic black also. Using my new Nexus tablet lol, hope this posts OK :-) Viv xx

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  6. Gibmiss5 September 2013 at 22:07

    Hi Gay
    Fabulous card... Love the background....stunning as always....
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  7. Jenny5 September 2013 at 22:17

    I really love the watercoloured bkgd Gay, perfect backdrop for the silhouette leaves :0)

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  8. Astrid Maclean5 September 2013 at 22:19

    Fabulous card and the stamp looks fantastic against the colourful background! Love it on that tall card!

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  9. Paper Creations by Shirley5 September 2013 at 23:02

    HI Gay ! Love your card, such a great design. The watercolouring in the background is beautiful and sets of the leaf image very well. Great idea to trim the stamp and you are right, you can put it together on a block anyways! Genius! I hope you are doing well, Thanks for stopping by today:) Shirleyxx

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  10. Canonbury creations5 September 2013 at 23:29

    Hi Gay those silhouette leaves look wonderful against your watercolour background, reminds me of a beautiful sunset:)
    Val x

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  11. Cornelia (fun stamping)6 September 2013 at 00:55

    So beautiful - especially your background!

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  12. Di6 September 2013 at 01:56

    Hi there Gay!

    What a stunning card for LIM - and what a rascal you are for trimming a stamp down :) It's never crossed my mind to do that, I just mask off the excess part of a stamp before inking and then remove the Post it or whatever. Snort, I'll be sitting here waving the scissors in the morning - there are some stamps I'd happily trim down.

    Hugs, Di xx

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  13. Sasha6 September 2013 at 03:10

    I love your tall card, Gay. I also love the effect of your watercolouring which is such a lovely backdrop for your stamped and decoupaged leaves. Beautifully created! x

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  14. Darnell6 September 2013 at 06:57

    You have such a great eye for design, Gay! By taking off that one section, we are able to see more of your spectacular sky behind the silhouette! Brillz!!

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  15. Unknown6 September 2013 at 07:21

    This is lovely Gay. Will have to try the stamp trimming - should think that it is a bit daunting the first time!
    Thanks so much for visiting me - very much appreciated:)
    Margaret E x

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  16. walchowDesign6 September 2013 at 08:11

    Beautiful watercolour bg with the silhoutte!

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  17. Stamps and Paper6 September 2013 at 08:57

    Gorgeous card Gay and lovely to see a DL card being used...great background

    ANne

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  18. Dotty Jo6 September 2013 at 09:23

    Gorgeous card Gay! I still have the stamp cutting jitters and tie myself in knots with masking trying to achieve the look I want, Jo x

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  19. Sarn6 September 2013 at 09:39

    OOOH that's GORGEOUS! Love it. Fab stamp and great technique as always.

    Hugs
    Sarn xxx

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  20. Yvette6 September 2013 at 12:18

    The stamp looks fantastic against the colourful background!Beautiful!

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  21. whyducks6 September 2013 at 12:27

    Oh that is so lovely, well done you.

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  22. Spardha6 September 2013 at 17:13

    Pretty Pretty Pretty! :D
    Beautiful CAS card!.. LOVE the colours! :D
    PS It was so nice to hear from you :)

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  23. Patricia7 September 2013 at 11:12

    Beautiful card I love the stamped image over the coloured background
    Happy crafting
    Hugs

    Patricia xxx

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  24. hazel7 September 2013 at 17:09

    This is such a beautiful card, the background colours are lovely.
    xxx Hazel.

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  25. Unknown8 September 2013 at 01:28

    Loving your card my friend. That watercolor background looks great..

    Hugs~

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  26. Faith A at Daffodil Cards8 September 2013 at 11:43

    So very beautiful, love the background and the silhouette. Great card size too.

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  27. Jen Nelson10 September 2013 at 17:48

    fabulous card gay.. love the use of the tall card

    Thanks for joining us this week
    Jen x
    "Less Is More"

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I love to hear your comments. Sorry but I had to put moderation on, I will answer each comment and hopefully won't miss anyone out Thank you so much for your support, Gay.