Garden mail

Hello everyone ... I am on the mend and so very grateful for your kind wishes, your prayers and your cyber hugs! It means a lot ....


Today of course is the start of another City Crafter Challenge ..Garden Mail ... my very first attempt at setting a challenge and the DT have done me proud .. please check out their lovely creations.
The picture of course comes courtesy of Leslie A Creative Mint ... she does the most beautiful and inspiring work .. you really should go and have a look ... no crafter could be short of inspiration seeing her photographs ...


On to my project...

I have a passion for old envelopes, writing, postcards ... you name it! and I've had this paper - part of an Ephemera pack - for the longest time, not wanting to use it but just look at it .. weird girl that I am .. now combined with the lavender, lilac and white ... it looks even better ...

The little white flowers are stamped on, flower stickers and jewels added together with some pretty organza flowers ......

I couldn't stop there I had to make a bookmark too .... and a little acetate cover to protect it ..

Well that's me for now ... Many Congratulations to of all our winners at City Crafters .. and a big thank you to all of you who enter and make it such fun ...

Till soon

Keep safe

Ros

Be back soon .......

I have nothing to share with you today I'm afraid ..... I've been laid up for a few days with an illness so I am feeling very tired and depleted, but popping in to read my favourite blogs and see all your wonderful creations is therapeutic in itself. I was therefore very uplifted to see that I had won a 'Terrific Top 3" award over at the Shabby Tea Room ... Thank you so much! I am proud to display my new badge. I hope I get the chance to enter this weeks' challenge too .... I have grown so much since I started blogging and entering these challenges ... using colours and styles that previously were foreign to me ... making so many lovely friends who really brighten my day and share my love of creating ... Bless you all.


I will be back with you tomorrow for a brand new challenge over at City Crafters ... A challenge I will be setting .. my very first ever! So I hope you will come and join us.


Till soon


Ros

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