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Sunday 8 September 2013

Dusk til Dawn at Craft a scene

Hello lovelies - its  late one for me today! This is a reminder post for this months challenge at craftascene. We want you to create a scene on your card somewhere between dusk and dawn - so moonlight scenes are the obvious choice. I've done a card using a Lavinia  stamp for the main image and some floral stamps from sheena douglass. The stars are also from Lavinia:


Firsly I created the background by masking the moon - I used coated clarity card and then brayered with adirondack ink. I'm sure I used aubergine - but it looks very blue here so maybe my memory fails me!Then I added the fairy stamp and floral stamps in black archival. The stars were done in white staz-on.

I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card:

Lavinialaviniastamps: Add a flower
ATSaddicted-to-stamps-challenge: AG
seema craftsseemacrafts: Monochromatic
cypccraftyourpassionchallenges: Do you believe in fairies
southern girlssoutherngirlschallenge: Make believe
totally gorjusstotallygorjuss: AG
sweet stampin CBsweetstampinchallengeblog: Got the blues

We had a busy old day yesterday - after lunch we went to Preston to the museum of Lancashire - then we went off to a playbarn. That was followed by a trip to Blackpool where we had our tea at an Italian restaurant then went to see the illuminations. They were great as usual but it was very cold so instead of walking this year we saw most of them from the car - not so much fun I don't think but the girls weren't really appropriately dressed for the cold wind!

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope to see you again soon!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

39 comments:

  1. Hi Rachel, this is gorgeous, I love the fairy image and the whole scene is beautiful. Wonderful inked background, hugs Kate x

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  2. How beautiful Rachel, the image is great

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  3. Beautiful card Rachel.

    Hazel x

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  4. Lavinia, faries and a moon so just perfect to my mind Rachel. B x

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  5. I just love this kind of scene Rachelle, and this one is no exception.

    Sue x

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  6. Beautiful card Rachel. It's years since we went to see the illuminations, but it's a lovely thing to do with young children. Hugs Rita xxx

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  7. Thank you for joining us this week at Sweet Stampin' with your lovely "Blue" card. Debbiex

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  8. Such a beautiful card Rachel. I love the scene you have created and gorgeous colour.
    Glad you had a good time yesterday, I hope you are having a good Sunday too.
    hugs Sue xx

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  9. Wow. Wow. Wow. Fab card. I really wish you lived nearer and then you could teach me!

    Susan xx

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  10. Wow, Rachel......stunning card,that's a gorgeous scene you've created......I must go check out that brand! Sounds like you all had a lovely day yesterday!
    hugs Jo x

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  11. You really have created the most gorgeous scene on your card Rachel, this really is very beautiful. Good to hear you had a great day yesterday, shame it was so cold though. Hugs, Anne x

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  12. This is gorgeous Rachel. You have created a really beautiful scene. Sounds like you have had a fun weekend.
    Mags
    x

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  13. Absolutely beautiful card hun. Hugs, Claire x

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  14. love the mystical look to this card fantastic images -couldn't believe it when I saw you had been to see the illuminations-this year is flying past!!!
    Carol x

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  15. Hi Rachel, I love, love, love this card !! I adore Lavinia Stamps, they are so artistic and very beautiful!! I think the scene you have created is stunning. Hugs xx

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  16. Hi Rachel a fab card, love the stamp and sky! Susan x

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  17. Gorgeous card Rachel, I love your inked background, such a lovely moonlit scene. Cathy x

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  18. Gorgeous! Love the stamps you've used and fab inky background too. Thanks for joining in at Sweet Stampin' hun :o) Hugs, Lisa x

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  19. This is fabulous Rachel, I do love your silhouette cards.
    Pauline
    x

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  20. Wow, fabulous card! Love the moon lite background!

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  21. Oh wow, what a stunner, did you emboss your stars so they resisted the inked sky? They really stand out beautifully, this is my favourite Lavinia fairy too! Thanks for joining the Lavinia ladies this time,Julie x

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  22. This is absolutely stunning!! Love it!!! Thanks for joining us at CYP! HUgsxx

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  23. Absolutely stunning card Rachel!

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  24. This is so cool! I love the simplicity of it, but it makes such an impact! Thanks for playing along with the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog & good luck!
    'Shell
    http://shellscardhaven.blogspot.ca

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  25. Beautiful card! Many thanks for entering the Lavinia Stamps Challenge and good luck! Melissa (DT) xxxx

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  26. I love this card Rachel! Beautifully stamped scene and I really must try to get a couple of those Lavinia stamps, stunning creation Karen x

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  27. WOW! What a stunning scene you have created, absolutely LOVE it
    Lindsay xx

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  28. This is such a beautiful scene, Rachel. Your brayering technique is breilliant. I tried brayering but it never whilst looked how I wanted it to, but after seeing your gorgeous scene I'll definitely have to give it another go. Thanks for joining in with the fun at Totally Gorjuss this week and good luck. Hugs Janine xx

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  29. Wauw I love your card Rachel! You've created a beautiful moonlight scene with lovely stamps. Fab work! Thanks for joining the anything goes challenge at ATSC. Marlies

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  30. I love fairies and this is image is fantastic . Gorgeous card hun . thank you for joining in over at seemacrafts

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  31. brilliant use of different stamps! that fairy is gorgeous, thanks for playing with http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.co.nz/
    Danice

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  32. Such a gorgeous card, I love the colours. Thanks for entering the Lavinia Challenge and good luck. Hugs Pauline DT member xxx

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  33. Absolutely gorgeous so atmospheric. x

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  34. Thank you for joining us at Seemacrafts Monochromatic Challenge, I just love the color pallet you choose. I hope to see more of you amazing projects in future challenges~ Hugs Larelle-Susanne

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