Rachel Jefferies' Featured Product Challenge & SALE - AUG 2023 * CLOSED * Winner Announced *

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Happy August! I've always been a fan of August. It may just have something to do with it being my birthday month. :-) Since my life has gone bonkers, I'm not sure what is in store for me this month, but I am hopeful.

Today, believe it or not, I am looking forward to my tree guy showing up. There are five "scrub" trees, rather large and rather dead, that he is going to be cutting down and removing. His visit has been planned for weeks now, but the weather has been uncooperative. So today is finally the day. And staring me right in the face as I write this is a bunny who has discovered my ground feeder. It is busily chomping away, just joined by a chipmunk who snatched a peanut and ran off. I love the view outside of my studio window, it helps to maintain my sanity, just like creating layouts. :giggle

But getting down to the reason for this post... I want to present to you another of Rachel's fabulous, featured product challenges. This month, Rachel's featured bundle is discounted by a WHOPPING 63%.

Are you up for another challenge? Please use 75% of the featured product(s) in your layout. One lucky random winner will receive a $5.00 coupon for Rachel's shop here at TLP. And wait for it... Everyone is a winner. Rachel will be offering a coupon just for participating, see details below.

For August 2023, the featured product is Zinnwaldite | The Complete Mixed Media Collection. Zinnwaldite is a mineral in the mica family. It is organic, and so is this collection. Rachel is bringing a bit of the outdoors to you along with her signature marks and stitches. This collection will definitely inspire you.

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https://the-lilypad.com/store/Zinnwaldite-The-Complete-Mied-Media-Collection.html << -- CLICK HERE for that super-savings of 63%

Here are a few sample layouts from the team for inspiration:
From @Ga_L
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From @Dady
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From @Ferdy
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Challenge Requirements:

* Create a new scrapbook layout using at least 75% of Rachel's Featured Products for August 2023, Zinnwaldite | The Complete Mixed Media Collection. The other 25% must contain product from either Rachel's shop, or from another current TLP designer. The product can be currently available in the TLP Shop or be retired product from the designer.
* Upload your layout to the Rachel Jefferies Designs Gallery at TLP and list the featured product along with whatever else you 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 created for this challenge only, no others.
You must create a NEW layout for this challenge.
* This challenge will remain open until August 31, 2023.

Prizes:
- One lucky artist will be randomly drawn to win a $5 coupon to Rachel Jefferies' shop.
- All participants who post their page by the deadline and meet the criteria will also be eligible for a coupon of 15% off their next order (from Rachel's shop) of $10 or more.

As a reminder, Rachel will also be sponsoring an August Mixed Media Challenge. Check back in the Designer Challenge Forum for an update on that soon.

If you have any questions just tag me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. As always, I look forward to your creations. :-)
 
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I've played around with Rachel's challenges before but I think this is the first time I've actually completed one. I considered changing my photos to b&w but I just can't.


 
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*GRIEF Conversationals...STOP if you don't want to read on any further...***

I've been recently scrapping all about my heavy feelings of grief and loss...The sudden loss of my beloved husband,of 26 years,Ray...It has been 2 months since my beloved has passed away...I can't believe how quickly,seemingly,that time goes by...It's kinda weird...before Ray passed away...we used to always be talking about how quickly times just seems to go by...Days,weeks,months...Before you know it...a whole year has flown by...I think that is something that you notice as you get older...At least that was what Ray used to say...As life has perhaps slowed down a bit from the normal everyday...to the days of retirement & not working on a regular basis...And also,because I have been having so may health difficulties...When you are in constant pain...& trying to just navigate life...& trying to get back some semblance of remembering what life could be like...without all the pain,suffering & health issues that are in front of us...But we never took each other for granted...We were always there for each other...no matter the crisis...But now the days seem to go by ever...so slowly...That's why my grief is so difficult to bear...He was my constant companion in everything...He was my husband,my partner,my guardian angel,my healer,my best friend,my voice of strength & guidance,my safety & my security...He is to get all the credit for nursing me back to the health that I am at now...I know that is why I miss him so much...Because he was my EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!...

Recently...It was my 55th Birthday! on August 11th...The first one without my beloved Ray...I was so scared about being alone on my Birthday...how sad I would be...It would have been overwhelming & almost impossible to bear on my own...My family thought I wanted to be alone on my birthday because of the difficulty...I was like NO!!!!!!...So 2 days before my birthday,I spent the day with my Dad...Shopping & gathering groceries...It was so nice...He bought me a triple chocolate...gluten & dairy free birthday cake...It was so hard to find...I was determined that I was gonna celebrate my birthday the way I wanted to...on my terms & not all alone crying all day & night...I wanted to have cake,candles,ice cream,whipped cream & flowers...I bought the candles for the cake...They were really cool...The candle light...lit up the same color as the candle when lit...It was really neat!...made the cake & my birthday extra special...So I was determined to get some pics of the cake in question...That is what this layout is all about...My cool! candles & really Yummy! cake...With Gluten & Dairy restrictions...You never know how the food is gonna taste...but in this case it turned out great!...My brother & I were so surprised at how good the cake tasted...loaded with triple chocolate ice cream,whip & blueberries...We really enjoyed lighting up the candles & taking photos & laughing...Forgetting about my pain for just a few moments in time...was such a relief...but a fleeting one...

Then reality came back...like a brick load hit...Where was my beloved Ray?...I shed tears & whispered his name...Told him how much I loved him & how much I missed him...especially today...I told him I tried to make him proud of me...by celebrating my birthday,the way we would have done together,if he was here...It was so hard...But my brother made my day special too...he spent the whole day with me & part of the evening too...But he had to go eventually because he had to work the next day...The day was full & very tiring & exhausting...both emotionally & physically...I felt tired early & went to bed early...I slept...but the next day...it really hit me hard...I cried so much the next day as I reflected on the last few months & the whole year that had gone by...& how hard that year had been...& how I wouldn't have been able to get through without my Ray...

I still can't wrap my brain around how he was there for 26 years...& how,now...he is just gone...No longer by my side...like a piece of me has been cut off...lost & lonely...for the first time...I have not known that feeling for 26 years...until now...It is such an overwhelming feeling...Grief coupled with feeling like you lost a piece/part of yourself...you lost that most important piece/part of you...& who you are...I don't know how to get through this time of grief,confusion & sorrow...Coupled with the fact that I am gonna have to move in approx 2 months from now...How am I gonna do that?...Where am I gonna go & be?..I'm completely scared...I have 2 ladies advocating for me right now...& trying to find me a new place to live that is safe & secure for me...and my particular health needs...

Here's My FLICKERS OF LIGHT layout : Picturing my Awesome! Birthday Cake & Cool! Glowing Light-Up Candles : With Rachel Jefferies : Featured Product : Zinnwaldite | The Complete Mixed Media Collection

 
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Thank you all for your submissions. This challenge is now closed. I will be back later today to announce the random winner and hand out the coupons.
 
The random winner for a $5 coupon to Rachel's shop is @BLKinOR . Congratulations!!! Please check your inbox for the coupon code.

To all who participated, please check your inbox for a message from me. You should all have received a participation coupon.

Thank you all!
 
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