Picture Perfect ....

I came across a colour challenge at Picture Perfect Creations.........

and I had just done a card with the same colours for a friend...

This is lovely Websters Pages (digital) ... and so versitile to fall back on when a quick card needs making. The colours are inspirational in themselves. I did some stamping, added some lace, pearls and buttons and made a dimentional butterfly from the same Websters papers.

So I guess I should enter it...

Till soon

Ros

Buttons Bows and Hearts......

 Yesterday was the start of the new challenge over at City Crafters Challenge ... Bows and Buttons ... and I always look forward to their challenges...... 
But I have been sooo sick.... I have no idea what it was that made me so ill but I took to my bed ( not like me at all) ... and paid frequent visits to the bathroom ( too much information I know!).
I am feeling a little better today and have even managed to keep some toast down... so I got to at least make my entry for this challenge and for another of my favourite blogs The Shabby Tea Room "Dear to my heart" challenge ... hearts all the way.

Hearts, buttons and bows.... some Melissa Frances paper, some Amore digital from the fabulous Shabby Princess ....

I feel better now that I have done this.......

A little something else........

A bunch of little notecards with matching envelopes that I made using up some of my scraps...

I used both the positive and negative of the butterfly.... some pretty lace and some flowers and buttons

Finally...

Thank you Kirsty for sending me this award

Hum... I think... 

I can do the lies, truth thingy... and I can certainly say a big thank you to Kirsty for thinking of me...

but as for sending it on ... well .....

The rules are:- 

Tell 6 lies and one truth about yourself - or visa versa

Thank the person who sent it to you

Send it on to 7 Creative Writer blog friends

Send links to each of them

Here are my lies/truths.....( you figure out which is the one truth or the one lie) 

1. I always wear lipstick

2. I love marmite

3. I sing like and angel

4. I have a degree in psychology

5. I'm a natural blonde

6. I have never been to Scotland

7. I have 3 cats.

You know what? I don't know 7 bloggers well enough to send this on to.... 

Till soon

Ros

Roses and more roses

Hello ...


I have had a few sweet comments about my little handmade little roses and there is no great secret to making them ... this is the link to the tutorial I used.

These were made from card stock (digitally printed) and can be found on a previous posting Here

As can this  Here.... 

Card stock and DP are great for making these roses but be careful with vellum as it is not so forgiving and can tear easily but I think it gives a nice effect too.

I sometimes use glue or dimensionals to adhere them to a project - I have even sewn them on... I think Beate of SCS also does a great tutorial showing the use of wire to secure them to your project Here

Another TIP is not to worry too much about the glue - I spray mine with adhesive spray to dip in glitter and the spray will keep your layers together.

I hope this helps you all .... 

I have been busy clearing my small crafting room.... Can't believe just how much I hoard!

I hope you all had a great weekend and I'll be back soon with some things to share.

Till soon....

Ros

City Crafters Challenge and Play date Cafe......

Hello my friends... I missed you


We had a wonderful time in Majorca and I feel rested and calm - I think everyone has a place to heal ... maybe this is my place ... overlooking the beautiful bay of Palma.
Liverpool today is cold, wet and windy and already I am missing the mediterranean.... But it was good to come home to my beautiful son... I think he missed me... we stayed up late talking.... and it was meaningful... maybe thoughts were troubling him, but we got to hug and I told him how very much I love him - he was and always will be my greatest blessing in life. I hope he will always know that - 


I am so grateful to City Crafter Challenge Blog for bestowing a spotlight on my last challenge entry ... and so proud to be able to show my badges - Thank you!

This weeks challenge at CCCB is a 'Recipe' of one ribbon, 2 papers and 3 flowers - this weeks host being Linda - (check out her blog here and see her beautiful cards) and Jane Wetzel is Guest Designer
Her work is incredible - 


My card is also for the Play Date Cafe challenge with this inspiring picture and colour palette - please stop by and see the beautiful inspiring work from their design team...

I chose to make a vintage card with my hand made vellum flowers for this challenge....

.....coated in glitter....... 

One more thing before I go - I received my gift from KraftyKirsty's Etsy shop.. so lovely! Thank you Kirsty, and I also received a huge pad of Core'dinations card stock following my entry to Caardvarks challenge here ... Thank you to Caardvarks and to Core'dinations I am truly grateful.

Have a lovely day and keep safe...

Till soon

Ros

I Won! I Won!

Those sweet girls over at City Crafter Challenge picked my card for week 4 Colour Challenge and I am just absolutely thrilled and (to use a Liverpool expression) Buzzing!!
So, thank you girls, so much.....


This weeks' Challenge at City Crafters is hosted by the talented Kirsty Vittetoe and this is the inspirational picture

Isn't it just beautiful? ... How I love post cards and script.....

And the Guest designer this week is none other than  Melissa Phillips of LilybeanPaperie... a true artiste of crafting....

All the designers have done such amazing work this week ... really hard acts to follow...

I so wanted to do a card with post marks and script and stamps and envelopes... all tied up with twine...(sigh)

But my heart took over.....

You see both my grandfathers were French ... My mother was the apple of her Papa's eye... and was even sent to a french school rather than an English school.... 

I never got to know either Grandfathers, but my mother always talked with such love in her heart about her Papa... and said that had he lived to see me... I too would have been adored as she was...

Papa was born in Paris ... and my heart took me to this card...

Shabby and distressed to remind me of the era of  'Papa' ....French script I typed about Papa straight onto antique paper... and to remind me that he was an interpreter in France - See this book?

This is the dictionary he used ... a Third edition printed in 1916... gold edge ... now aged and shabby, but my only token of my 'Grand-père'

The little girl on this Melissa Frances paper with the french verbs.. reminds me of my Mother and her schooling, 

An antique button on pretty scrunched seam binding and a tag from Bluebird Lane with of course the lace ... so reminiscent of my Swiss Grandmother too... a glittered butterfly nesting on some burlap tells me they are never far from my heart...

I also have another card to share before I leave you for my week away...

I made this a few days ago... it too has a French theme....

A beautiful tag from Bluebird Lane - papers from Papermania and embellishments from my stash...

That is it for now my friends... I will be away for a while... 

I have been nurturing my soul these past few months and now my body needs some nurturing too... I need to feel the sun on my face, stretch my limbs and lose myself in the cool waters of the Mediterranean.... and hopefully come back stronger. Your comments and your visits have been a blessing.... I will miss you ....

Keep safe 

Till soon

Ros

Notebook and Cover

Hi there....


Thanks Linda - you were right - today has been much better ....... 


I have a couple of things to share today... 
One thing that I really love to make are notebooks... well I suppose it should be notebook covers as I always have lots of inexpensive note pads in ... my class love doing them too.

I did this one today... and made a slip cover for it.

Edit note - I forgot to say that this is also for the Play Date Cafe Challenge - well my interpretation of these colours

Not sure if a note book counts though....

For the base I printed antique cream onto white card stock and some Vinnie Pearce digital text, the green script paper is from Papermania's Regency range ... so delicious, the blue 'Paris" paper is digital collage  from Cassi's Creations Etsy shop - (Here) She has some really mouth watering goodies - you should take a look - the cupcakes are just yummy!

Of course I had to add some lace, a flower and a glittered butterfly... ribbons and buttons seem to be compulsory for me too....

It slips neatly into this cover - I printed the card stock using special effects from one of my programs - hence it looks like different shades, but I kind if like it as it looks more 'aged'. I also covered the slip with self adhesive clear wrap to give it protection when I just toss it in my handbag...

What do you think??

Now the other thing I wanted to share with you is my bargain of the day... ooh! you are gonna be so jealous... Take a look at this

How yummy is this? There are no less than 50 yes 50! tags in this box, with ribbon too...

Look at those pretty sewing tags ... so you can give your handmade stuff  with a ready made tag...

And the box is really solid so you can use that too - sorry that the picture is not so good - my camera battery ran out, but you'll get the idea...

And the best bit is that this whole box only cost me £1.29 which is ... about $1.89 to you my friends in the USA. I bought a couple of boxes of course... well I had to.

So I'll leave you drooling whilst I get myself some dinner - my Hubby is on a golfing day so won't be back till late... time to put my feet up and maybe even have a glass of wine (or two?)...

Thank you for stopping by ... you are so kind

Keep safe

Ros