My shining star

My shining star

Thursday 23 April 2015

More sunshine and my tomatoes

Hello Lovelies! How are you? I hope you are well and happy and enjoying the sunshine again! I did a 10km run this morning and since then I've been in the garden sorting out the sweet peas and my tomatoes. Oh and I did a hanging basket too that is going to be kept under cover for a while yet  - I hope the cooler weather we've got forecast doesn't do any damage! Fingers crossed!

I'd like to share the card I made for my friend and co rainbow leader Alice today. She's going to be 19 next Monday and is currently having a year off before university. I shall miss her when she goes. She has 'hired' a horse for this year and so I thought I would use the recent horsey image from Sheena Douglass to make her card - I've teamed it up with a background I made to do my wee folk ATB.


I've coloured the image using spectrum noir pencils and cut the image using an X cut die. The background was made using distress paints - cracked pistachio, abandoned coral and mermaid lagoon.


I would like to enter this into the facebook spectrum noir challenge. Thanks for telling me about that one Karen - will use it for the other one too! Ta lovely!!!

Have a good rest of your day! 

Rachel x

15 comments:

  1. Hi Rachel, glad you have been enjoying this gorgeous weather we are having. I love this card and the background looks wonderful. Gorgeous horse too!
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  2. Wonderful card Rachel and I am sure she will love it. Yes I have been out in the garden again but trying to keep up with the weeds. Maybe the cooler weather will keep them at bay for me for a bit!!!
    x catherine

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  3. A gorgeous card Rachel, I love the colourful background and I'm sure that Alice is going to love it. This beautiful weather has been so good early on in the year. It's a shame that it will be over soon.

    Hugs Sue xx
    Have you found the new Ink ettes FB page yet? For all things Sheena.

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    1. ooo Sue - no I haven't - thankyou - I'll look into that xx

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  4. You'll wear your legs out with all this running Rachel!
    A beautiful card, such a gorgeous image and brilliant colouring.
    I've been planting my tomatoes and peppers out in the Greenhouse this week, it's so nice to be able to get outside.
    Pauline
    x

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  5. Is beautiful Rachel - and that is one of the stamps on my Sheena wish list! Happy to hear you are going to enter it too - we all know challenge wins help us to purchase new lovely stash lol! Let me know if you haven't been invited to Sheena's Ink-Ettes on FB and I'll have one of my DT friends add you - we actually get to share what we have created with Sheena stamps and stencils Karen xx

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    1. didn't even know about it karen - yes please xx

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  6. Stunning colouring Rachel, not the easies being a horse, wonderful card, Alice will love it, hugs Kate x

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  7. Wow Rachel - a 10K run and gardening too - you certainly have a lot of energy - good for you! The horse image on your card is wonderful and you have coloured it so beautifully. I love the background you created too. Hugs, Anne xx

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  8. Sounds like both the running and gardening are going well Rachel! Love your fabulous card, great image and wonderful background. Carol x

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  9. Hi there Rachel, such a lovely card. I'm sure your friend Alice will just adore it, especially as she has an interest in horses. Lovely background colours and a great image. Hope you and the girls have a lovely weekend.
    Hugs Jennifer xx

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  10. A lovely card and the colouring is awesome, such a great background too. Good Luck in the challenge. Vee xx

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  11. Gorgeous card Rachel, love the background, Alice will love it. Don't forget to join Sheen's inkettes I have

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  12. Beautiful creation made with gorgeous colours and goodies added to add to the beauty.xx{aNNie My Personal Blog}

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  13. Great card and a touch of lace for a horse, priceless!

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