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Monday 22 April 2013

a crafty day and some fairies

Good morning Lovelies! Well the rain came to my part of the world as predicted yesterday - still - it saved me from giving all the seeds I put in on Sautrday a good soaking so there's always a silver lining!!!

Me and my girlies had a crafty day yesterday - they both managed to make their dad's and their grampsies birthday cards:






Didn't they do well? I promised Lucy and Penny I would enter their cards into a challenge each so I'd like to enter Lucy's gramps card into the craftycatzweeklychallenge - one for the boys - and Penny's Dad card into audsentimentschallengeblog - for a guy. - I hope dad counts as a sentiment !

We did have a lovely time and I suspect this may happen more often in the summer holidays!!!!

I managed to get some crafting done too - and later on in the play barn got to finish my makes! You can't see them today though - they're a mixture of DT cards and ones for later in the week! Todays card is one I made earlier this week and features the stamps of lavinia:



I just love those words - they make me tingle - so exciting!!!! I made the background using my brayer and splodgeaway mat and a denim blue ink pad for the bottom and part of the foliage big and juicy pad for the top - Then I overstamped the fairies and the words and the stars then cut the spellbinders D- lites and added them all to the card cut from centura pearl card using a Go Kreate die.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lavinia:laviniastamps Bright and Beautiful
MAWTTmovingalongwiththetimes: Fantasy and Fairies

Thanks for dropping by today and hope to see you again soon - I'm having an exciting morning this morning - I'm off to craft with some ladies from my running partners church - she runs a craft morning every monday called coffee pot and has asked me to come along and lead the makes once a month - well I was very happy to do so - will try to take my camera along to show you what we make but its going to be based around the shaving foam backgrounds and gilding flake birds on the tag here.

Have fun and happy Crafting!

Hugs

Rachel xx


24 comments:

  1. sounds like lots of fun! your daughters have made some wonderful makes ...they look chuffed and so they should be ! hugs trace x

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  2. Oh how lovely crafting with your children, they have made wonderful cards too and yours isn't bad either Mum :o)
    Have fun!
    Hugs Teresa x

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  3. great fun together and what a feast for the eyes I can see you are spreading the craft bug well
    Hugs Kate xx

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  4. How lovely to have some crafting time with your girls. Their card are fabulous, and I love the photos.
    Your card is gorgeous too. I love the image and wonderful colours.
    I hope you have a good day
    hugs Sue x

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  5. Didn't the girls do well !! Dad and Grandpa are going to love their handmade cards !! Your card is lovely Rachel and good luck with the demo !!

    hugs Diane xx

    PS Congrats on your GDT spot for Joanna Sheen !! WTG girl !!

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  6. The girl's cards are fabulous Rachel - that weight-lifter with the red face did make me giggle - that was so clever. Hope the girls do well in the challenges.
    Your card is so pretty, love the circle of words, the little fairies and the gorgeous background colours. Hugs, Anne x

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  7. What lovely cards the girls have made, grampsy will be chuffed with his and I am sure Shaun will be as well. Your card is beautiful as well

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  8. The girls are very talented, love their cards. Thank you for visiting my blog and for the kind comments for my Husband. Marlene

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  9. Fabulous cards Rachel, the girls obviously take after their mum.
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  10. HOw lucky you are to have a mom and daughters to share your love of crafting with! Their cards are spectacular! Love your card and the endearing sentiment.

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  11. Your girls are taking after their mom in the crafty dept. and how special that y'all can all craft together. All the cards are wonderful and I especially like the circular sentiment on yours.

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  12. All great cards -think you have competition there -your cards not too bad either lol
    carol x

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  13. Hi sweetie, this is just fabulous, gorgeous as always sweetie, big happy hugs Pops x x x x

    Girlies your cards are really gorgeous, x x x

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  14. Aww your card is beautiful Rachel !! I love the inked background and the silhouettes look really fab against it…. and the words are wonderful.. love how they go around…it's a gorgeous design!
    and Wow! your girls have made such beautiful cards… they are very talented !! :-)
    Thanks for joining us at MAWTT and Good Luck in the Challenge!
    Big hugs
    Sue xx

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  15. Your card is gorgeous Rachel, love the design. Love the girl's cards too, they've made a brilliant job. Carol x

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  16. Your card is gorgeous Rachel, fabulous words and another great background.
    I can see you have some competition with your girls, good luck in the challenges.
    Pauline
    x

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  17. Super creations, thanks for playing along with our challenge at Crafty Catz this week, hope you can play again soon, x carol

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  18. Aww your girls have made fab cards, they're lovely! Love yours too, gorgeous colours and sentiment :o) Hugs, Lisa x

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  19. Aw how fabulous, they really have talent! So glad that you linked up their cards with us at Aud!

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  20. Wonderful cards... super pictures and post!
    I enjoyed seeing the super work from your girls!
    Thank you for entering such a pretty card into our Lavinia Challenge . good luck
    Eileen xxx

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  21. All of them are lovely cards - not sure which one I like most! I am sure that the recipients of them will be very impressed! many thanks for taking the time to enter the Lavinia Challenge - good luck! When are the little ones going to enter too? :) good luck,

    Melissa (DT member)

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  22. Looks like you had great fun. Some fabulous cards there and Penny - your Dad card is awesome. Thank you for sharing at Aud Sentiments

    Hugs Helen xx

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  23. OMG - how the heck did I miss these?! Want, want, need, need those stamps ! Beautiful cards from you and your very talented little misses Karen x

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  24. Fab cards they have produced and thanks for sharing at crafty catz this week with our mens challenge

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