Rachel Jefferies Mixed Media Challenge - APR 2020 + March Winners

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  1. Rachel Jefferies

    Rachel Jefferies Designer

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    Happy April (?!) and welcome to my April 2021 Challenge!

    March 2021 Challenge Winners

    Congrats to the lucky winners of last month's mixed media challenge. @Anthea61 wins the $10 random drawing and @dvhoward wins the $6 drawing for the product bonus. I'll get these to you asap!

    April 2021 challenge

    Nature is close to my heart at the moment and is a big inspiration in my design work. It seems fitting for me to choose this topic to host your challenge this month.

    This challenge is meant as inspiration for you to create a mixed media page, a jumping off point if you like.
    • I'd like a 'digital nature wall' featured somewhere on your page, see my small Pinterest board as inspiration and reference.
    • Your nature wall is a gathering of digital items in your stash such as foliage and flowers and other nature finds. Your items can be fresh or dried or pressed. They can include things like leaves and branches, flowers, bark and twigs and berries etc.
    • You can arrange these however you like, in the inspiration board you will see that some of them are clustered together, some are scattered, some are taped down like a mood board or specimen study, some of them are arranged on old papers or books or tags.
    • Your page can include a photo and journaling if you wish but it doesn't have to. You can create whichever style of page suits your muse!
    • You may include other elements on your page however I'd love for your nature wall to be the highlight where possible and I'm excited to see where this challenge takes you. If you're inspired to include more than one 'nature wall' on your page that's cool too!
    Here is what I was inspired to create

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    And the interpretation from the Captivating Sistas

    Aly
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    Carrie
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    Ann-Sofie
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    Alina
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    Marilyn
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    Geraldine
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    Marijke
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    Roxana
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    Special Guest Stefanie
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    Challenge Requirements

    • Your layout must be comprised of 100% Rachel Jefferies products; 90% must be currently available in her store. You may use up to 10% retired products
    • You may use items from Mixed Media Monthly subscription Kits if Rachel was a collaborator (you are not limited however to just using her elements or papers etc. from these collaborations).
    • You may use Mixed Media Monthly Add on Kits designed by Rachel
    • Please Upload your layout to the Rachel Jefferies Desigers Gallery at TLP and list the products used in your credits.
    • For your challenge entry to be counted, you MUST upload your finished layout to this thread. Please link your thread to your gallery image as it helps us leave love on your layout (and, validate your project).
    • No double dipping…your layout must be used for this challenge only, no others.
    • You must create a new layout for this challenge.
    • This challenge will remain open until 30th April 2021.
    Prizes
    • One lucky artist will be randomly drawn to win a $10 coupon to the Rachel Jefferies shop.
    • New Release Bonus Entry! If you use one of Rachel’s products released in April 2021 (a new release, M3, BYOC and even SOSN released in April 2021) you will get a bonus entry for a chance to win a $6 coupon (should you not be the $10 winner).
    • Please let me know if you are eligible for the $6 entry by stating “New Release Bonus Entry” when you post in the forum.
    If you have any questions just tag me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Enjoy the challenge!
     
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  2. dvhoward

    dvhoward Don't bother me before 10am!

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    Wow! Thanks, Rachel!
     
  3. dvhoward

    dvhoward Don't bother me before 10am!

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    Really an interesting challenge!

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  4. A-M

    A-M Not a lot of hustle in my hustle anymore

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    Thank you for this challenge. Hopefully I have created this page according to requirements.

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  5. carrie1977

    carrie1977 Tequila and Taco Tuesday

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    ajm Well-Known Member

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    Dady Well-Known Member

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  8. ArmyGrl

    ArmyGrl Merlot, Cab, Chard, Reisling - all 4 food groups!

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    Wonderful challenge this month!

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  9. Annsofie

    Annsofie Crime Books & Cozy Nooks

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    Congrats @Anthea61 and @dvhoward

    Love this month challenge! Posting for credits in the gallery.
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  10. Janisn

    Janisn Well-Known Member

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    Great challenge
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  11. DivaMom96

    DivaMom96 Well-Known Member

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    FUN challenge!!!
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  12. Cherylndesigns

    Cherylndesigns All glasses should be bigger than 1.5 oz

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    Congrats to the winners. Here's my wall - with all of my "finds" hanging upside down, like I would hang them in real life.

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  13. mcurtt

    mcurtt give me all the paleo brownies

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    Congrats to the winners, @Anthea61 @dvhoward !!! :woot

    When I first heard about the challenge, I had an image in my mind of an old scrapbook. Minimal decorating, just a page showcasing the vegetation and its beauty. So that's what I went with and concentrated mostly on shadows and placement:

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  14. Angela Toucan

    Angela Toucan I keep looking for THAT wardrobe

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    thank you for the inspiration Rachel.
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  15. Electra

    Electra Shutterbug

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    Congrats to the winners!!
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  16. Roxana

    Roxana Bananas for radishes

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  17. alinalove

    alinalove Well-Known Member

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    Loved making this! <3

    For the links:
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  18. jam-on-toast

    jam-on-toast Well-Known Member

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    Here's is my take on this month's challenge. It was surprisingly more difficult that I tought it would be. Credits in the gallery.

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  19. marijke

    marijke Weekends are for wine.

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  20. Anthea61

    Anthea61 Member

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    First of all THANK YOU @Rachel Jefferies for the lovely surprise win last month! Just a quick question if you don't mind - I read the note about exclusions, but am I right in thinking I can use the coupon on Media Monthly kits, just not the add ons? Also, can I use it on your products when they are on sale (not store wide sales)?

    I had a lot of fun doing this month's challenge, just hope it I did it correctly!
    The image of the butterfly is mine.

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