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My shining star

Monday 18 January 2016

lace and buttons for Crafty Individuals

Hello Lovelies! How are you? I hope you are good. I'm okay and so are my girlies - we made snowmen yesterday - well Penny did - it was great snow - stuck really well. Sadly most of it has gone now but here's what Penny did.



As you can see the snow was pretty much on its way out then! Still. It was nice to see.

We also went along to see my dad in hospital yesterday - he was very confused but more mobile. We're hoping he'll be home today.



I would like to share a card I made today with the Crafty Individuals challenge in mind. I had lots of fun making the background on the card with distress inks and stencils and snowflake paperartsy paint.


The topper is a fairy stamp from Crafty Individuals - I stamped it in potting soil archival ink and cut it out before adding to a mat and adding lace behind. I also added some pretty wooden buttons and the scrabble letters to spell the world beauty.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:


I've had a nice run this morning and been to my weightlifting at the gym - deadlifted 55kg today so feeling quite pleased!

Have a great day!

Hugs

Rachel x




30 comments:

  1. A gorgeous card Rachel, I love the background colours too. Looks like the girls had a great time in the snow. Hope everything goes well with your Dad.

    Hugs Sue xx

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  2. Gorgeous card Rachel, loving the background and beautiful fairy image. Great snowman Penny made. Positive thoughts for your Dad too.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  3. hi, wow, great snowmen and a lovely card, Best wishes for your Dad.
    As for running and weights, don't turn into one of those women bodybuilders, but good for you, wish i was as fit as you.x

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  4. Beautiful card and the snowmen look great. Hope everything goes well with your Dad.

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  5. What an adorable card Rachel. The image looks so pretty with the lace around it.

    Looks as if fun was had making those super snowmen. We had snow here Saturday night and it's all gone today. The only way you'd know there had been snow is where there are snowmen's bodies melting!

    I'm glad that you found your dad stronger. He's bound to be confused having been in and out of hospital then back in again. I hope he's soon home again. Hugs to you all. Barbxx

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  6. And great fun was had by all, fab photo of the girls, not a flake in sight here. Lovely card as well Rachel.

    B x

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  7. Great fun girls, your dad coming home tomorrow

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  8. This a great card for the CI challenge!!! Snowmen are also great!!! Well done, Penny! :-)

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  9. A lovely card. I always find it fantastic how children get so excites and managed to make terrific snowmen with sometimes very little snow. Oh to be that young again .... well maybe not! Hugs Christine xx

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  10. A pretty card Rachel, your background is beautiful.
    I hope your Dad was well enough to come home.
    Pauline
    x

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  11. Gorgeous background and a really lovely card... fab snowmen too! Hugs, Lisa x

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  12. Hi Rachel, loving this card. The stamped image is beautiful. Hope you and the girls are ok.
    Hugs Jennifer xx

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  13. Hi Rachel, gorgeous card,gorgeous image.The Girls seem to have enjoyed the Snow. Big Hugs Marlene

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  14. Another fab photo of the girls. The snowmen look great.
    Gorgeous project Rachel. Love the colour combo. Very feminine with the lace and buttons. Thank you for playing along with the crafty individuals challenge.
    Sending hugs, Flo xx

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  15. This is gorgeous,love the fab image and details.xxx

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  16. Great card and great snowmen! Lovely use of lace and bits and bobs. Thanks so much for linking in to the CI challenge. Jean x

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  17. Pennys snowman looks great -we have only had a snow shower which didn't last long.Love the vintage looking card,image and beautiful lace edging
    Carol x

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  18. Hi Rachel
    Fabulous card... Love your background... I struggle with this...
    Best wishes to your day...
    The girls look as if they are enjoying themselves in the snow...
    Hugs Sylvie x

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  19. Oh I do love the wonderful background you created Rachel, it is so warm and cheery and the image is just lovely. Penny did a brilliant job with the snowmen too! Hugs, Anne xx

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  20. Looks like the girls had some real fun with the snow, snow good to see, good to see go.
    Lovely card, it's a pretty image and your design is super Rachel, Kate x

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  21. Fabulous snowmen there girls. We didn't get enough to make one(boo)but I bet you had so much fun!!!!!
    Hope your dad can come home soon Rachel. It's never easy is it. Fabulous card and love the image.
    x catherine

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  23. Hi dear Rachel. How lovely your girls got enough snow for a snowman. I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad. You are the bravest person I know. I hope he's doing Ok. Your makes are gorgeous recently it's so wonderful to see all your creativity. Keep snug. Huge hugs xx

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  24. Hi dear Rachel. How lovely your girls got enough snow for a snowman. I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad. You are the bravest person I know. I hope he's doing Ok. Your makes are gorgeous recently it's so wonderful to see all your creativity. Keep snug. Huge hugs xx

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  25. Rachel
    So lovely to see your entry for the CI Challenge. The background has a gorgeous dreamy quality to it, perfect to pair with the CI fairy stamp.
    You are a remarkable woman, many would have crumbled by now but here you are, showing how each day you manage to bring a smile to your precious girls' faces, achieve all that training and create beautiful art. In my eyes, that's the definition of remarkable x

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  26. Beautiful little girls and beautiful card.. Gorgeous colours and love the added embellies to set it all off. As usual, fab colouring.xx {aNNie}

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  27. A delicate and lovely card Rachel!! Love also the photo you share with us, the snowmen and your little girls are so cute! :D
    Many thanks for joining in the CI challenge. Crafty hugs, Coco x

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  28. Your card is so lovely and pretty, Rachel. That stamp is one of my fave. Thanks you for playing with us in to the CI challenge.

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  29. Beauty is exactly the right word for your lovely lacy card - so pretty. And I love the snowmen - that's the trouble with snow here, though - you build a snowman and that's all the snow gone!!
    Alison xx

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  30. beautiful card, the lace is perfect with the stamped image. Thanks for joining in the CI challenge

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