My shining star

My shining star

Thursday 21 May 2015

Pink and blue at Lavinia

Hello there one and all! I hope you are okay? I've had a good day so far but my back is threatening to cause a wobbler at present - it was awful yesterday - but I swam today and it seems much less painful - so maybe I'll swim again tomorrow instead of running - unless i wake up in the morning completely pain free that is!!!

Today I have a card to show you again influenced by the online class I am doing hosted by Marije Kemper - its wonderful and I will hopefully get to do another session tonight before i go for my upstairs crafting session which tonight will involve another card and the start of my next journal page. Anyway here's the card:


I built up the background in dsitress using picked raspberry, spun sugar, salty ocean and faded jeans. Then I applied layering stencils from Tim Holtz over the top and also stamped using lavinia stamps in the same colours. Finally I added the stamping in black  - all lavinia stamps and created the hill for the hares to box on!


I think it works well - very pleased with this one!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:


I hope you enjoy the rest of your Thursday - I'm off shortly to collect the girls and take them dancing - then onto Brownies!!! Big Hugs Rachel x

22 comments:

  1. Oooooo this is fab Rachel !! Like the class too, so signed up for it !! Want to play more with messy things......

    hugs Diane xx

    PS go careful with your back sweetie, don't push it

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  2. This is fabulous Rachel, such beautiful colours.
    I hope your back is OK tomorrow.
    Pauline
    x

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  3. A fantastic card Rachel (I love those hares) and a great background too. Sorry your back is playing you up, take care not make it any worse.

    Hugs Sue. xx

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  4. Fabulous background and loving the colour combination. I hope you are pain free tomorrow. Take care.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  5. Hi Rachel, Fabulous background and I love the boxing Hares, hope you are pain free soon, I know just how you feel. Big Hugs Marlene

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  6. Love this Rachel, great job with the stamps and stencils. I've watched all the classes now I need to put them into practise! Carol x

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  7. WOW! This is gorgeous Rachel. Your background design is stunning, I love the colours and wonderful image.
    I hope your back is better soon.
    Take care, sending hugs, Sue xx

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  8. This looks great Rachel and love the effect and the background. Hope your back feels better
    x catherine

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  9. I can see Marjie's influence Rachel, the colours are wonderful! Please take care of your back and I really hope it feels better soon. We are back home and I have something for you from Astrid! Hugs, Anne xx

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  10. Hi Rachel
    Fabulous card... Love the colours you have used...
    Hope your back is better tomorrow... Take Care
    Hugs Sylvie x

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  11. Gorgeous colors, love the background! Pretty card!

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  12. Hi Rachel, thank you for your kind comments. Your card is amazing such bright wonderful colours and fabulous stamping! I hope your back is better today but don't push it, stick with the swimming for a few days. Hugs Susan x

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  13. GORGEOUS colours, Rachel. Fun, bright and vibrant. Hope your back gets better.
    hugs, Asha

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  14. This is beautiful Rachel,love the fabulus Hares.xxx

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  15. I love it! Such gorgeous use of rich lovely colours, I love the colourful background you created for this one. I need to get more stencils too and more Lavinia stamps - love them and love this one!
    Please be careful and take it easy with your back. Sadly I'm the poster woman for being left untreated by our at the time GP and hospital. I'll never be able to walk normally again and will always be in some pain because it was left untreated for so long.
    Looking forward to see more work and what you create with the Birdz stamps too Karen xx

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  16. Beautiful card love the stamps,stencilling and embossing good colour ways too-hope your back is feeling better
    Carol x

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  17. Fabulous card Rachel, I love the boxing hares and the wonderful colours, hugs Kate x

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  18. What a fantastic atmospheric scene you have created on your card..... Thank you for entering the Lavinia Challenge and Good Luck..... Marianne DT xxx

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  19. Brilliant creative inky goodness here! Thank you for sharing it with us at Lavinia this time. Good Luck, Julie.x

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  20. Ooohh this is lovely Rachel, you have every rih to be thrilled with it!
    I do love the dancing hares!
    Hope the back is okay!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  21. Great background!! love the colours and this stamp sets of the fun nature of the card beautifully. Many thanks for joining the Lavinia Stamps challenge and good luck!!! Melissa (DT)

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Thankyou so much for leaving a comment - it really does mean a lot to me! Hugs Rachel xx