Sunshine.....

Would you believe that the sun is finally shining here in Liverpool? Oh how good it is ... and I have spent the day with my friend, trawling along the shops at Penny Lane and stopping at street cafes for the odd coffee ... 
I have a little something to share .... Hands up if you remember This card? ... well I added a few bits ....

I decide to frame it ... painted the frame first ....

... added some flowers, leaves and ribbon .... a word transfer .....

And there it is .... (sorry this is a bit blurry)

So that's me for today ... have a great weekend everyone

Ros

Thoughts

When there are long lonely hours ... when thoughts creep in univited, unwelcome ... I turn to my crafting ...

Today marks the start of another challenge over at the Play Date Cafe and the colours are so earthy, they so fit my mood .... 

There is such an simple elegance about these colours and that is reflected in the picture I think ....

This is my interpretation ..... I'm not sure that the embossing on the black card shows up too well .... hard to photograph especially with the rain still clouding the skies ......

At least the sparkle from the 'stickles' is visible on this image "wisps" from Pink Petticoat ... background paper is Vinnie Pearce "Art Corners" ......

Till soon

Ros

Rainy day crafting

The rain here has still not let up at all ... sometimes it is so heavy and loud I can hardly hear! But I find something comforting and soothing in rainfall especially when I am tucked up in bed ... and I love the fresh scent after a downpour ... 
Still, it has kept me indoors and given me time to create and try new colour schemes ... away from my comfort zone of soft tones ...  using the sort of colours I don't usually turn to ...
Having seen the challenge at Embellish Magazine and this photo ...

I am inspired ...  I have been to Mijas, and it is such a pretty place ....  it also gave me a chance to play with my new Nestabilities and Waltzing Mouse stamps ...

Aren't they lovely ... I first saw them when the talented Mona Pendleton of Cupcake Creations showed them on her blog ..  "Thanks" Mona ...

I decided to make a little gift set ...

A card and cute decorated tin of sweeties ( candy) ....

My papers are a mix of digital papers from Pink Petticoat and stripe paper from Basic Grey ... my little flowers are made from tissue paper ( using my nesties) and a little flower from my stash placed in the centre. Ribbon, pearls and ric rac all from my stash .... Yes ... I actually had bright orange in my hoard!

Thank you for all your lovely comments and also to all of you who sent well wishes and words of encouragement during my times of despair ... I can today report that at least my health is much better - my doctor told me this morning that my cholesterol level has come down by half and is now perfect !! She said she doesn't know what I have done or have been doing .. but to keep doing it ... such is the pleasure of creating .......

Till soon

Ros

My busy Hands

This is my 2nd post today - details of the City Crafters Challenge are in my first post ... just scroll on down.

I told you I had been busy ... my mind whirling with thoughts and inspiration, and you gotta just go with the flow sometimes ...  I saw this beautiful picture - the inspiration for The Shabby Tea Room Challenge

So last night I sat and created this little hanging piece ....

I started with chipboard from an album and painted and glittered the edges then added a background of Websters pages and  a vintage postcard .... Little handmade roses mixed with leaves, twigs and flowers from my stash ...  see the little eggs in my birds nest? I had so much fun making this ... Do you like?

I have just finished another project so will share with you soon ....

keep safe

Ros

Tuesday Challenge at CCCB

Hello .. Good morning to you all ...
Well it's Tuesday again and hat means the start of another City Crafter Challenge ... Congratulations to all the winners of last weeks' challenge ... please have a look at their lovely creations if you get the time ...
This week Linda is hosting the challenge and it's a sketch challenge - the DT have given you some great examples - hop over and check out their blogs too .......

 You can use any colours your little heart desires just enjoy! We all look forward to seeing your beautiful creations ... AND ... there is a prize up for grabs!

This is my card based on the sketch ... had to add a butterfly and bow ... that's just me ... normally I would vary my colours but I kinda liked this combination ...

Aren't those little flowers sweet? ... wanna know where they came from? ... Ikea ... Yes honestly!

I pick things up from everywhere ... someone sees a cutlery tray ... I see wall art! I look at everything from and arty angle .. my husband often says "Ok .. I can see your mind working ... what are you seeing now?" 

I'll leave you to get cracking and just tell you that my fingers have been busy ... and I have a little something to share with you later ... 

Till soon

Ros

Something different

Hi there ...
How was your weekend? .... It is still raining here in Liverpool - been raining off and on for days though it is very warm today ... Of course we have a hose pipe ban due to the reservoirs being low(!!??) thus we are grateful for the rain to keep the flowers going and also it means I don't have to get out there and do the watering!!
I just hope that we get at least a couple of warm summer evenings when we can actually have dinner outdoors ... I love that .. the glow of  candlelight ... the sweet scent of honeysuckle and flock ... and the last few birds singing their melodious nighttime serenade ... ahhh ..
Of course being indoors means I spend more time crafting and I have been quite busy, and this afternoon I decided to use up some more scraps .....

A couple of bookmarks .... made a few of these lately .....

They are double thickness - so quite strong and the back layer also covers the stitching .... also I thought it a good idea to have somewhere to write the books you have read etc., 

Because they have embellishments on I decided to make a clear cover for each of them too ....

I'm hoping that you can make out these little covers ... they are just CD/DVD covers that I cut and machine stitched down the sides and Voila!  ...  clean protected bookmarks. 

They are such fun to make too.

I received my new spellbinders nesties today and I am looking forwards to trying them out together with my stamps from Waltzing Mouse ... So many ideas, such little time ....

Till soon, keep safe

Ros