Play Date Cafe Challenge

Hi there ... 

I saw the beautiful colour combination for this week's challenge at The Play Date Cafe

... and it just so happened that I had been playing around with these colours this week for some upcoming DT projects and on my work table were some of the scraps ... I also needed to make a "Thank You" card ... So this challenge was the perfect opportunity to use up my scraps to make this card

I love to mix papers from different suppliers and this is definitely a mix ...

The background paper is from PaperMania ... an old range really ... called Rose Garden ...

The grey is from Echo Park and the blue mist coloured paper is from Grace Taylor

I love this colour palette and yet if it hadn't been for the challenge I probably wouldn't have put them all together ... Thanks Playdate!

May you have a blessed Easter weekend ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Also linking this up to 52 Card Pickup

Altered Book ..

Whoa it's cold here once again ... where did Spring go?? 

It's the Easter holidays here and the weather always seems to go cold when the children are off school ...

I did my talk and a 'make and take' at the Womens group on Monday ... It seemed to go well and they were all pleased with their little book houses I got them to make... in fact I have been asked to go back again and I also got requests from a few other Women's groups to go along and do the same sort of thing. 

I was really nervous at first ... There were so many ladies there .... It's not the same as doing a class where everyone is interested in crafting ... so I was relieved when it was over and happy that they enjoyed it.

I took along a few things to show them and hopefully inspire them ... this is an altered book I did ... I'll let the photos do the talking ... just bits and pieces from my supplies ...

This is the inside ...

... I hollowed out a part of the book to make a compartment

That's all I have to share today ... I am ploughing through DT stuff so that I can have everything done before my trip to Norway in 17days! 

I hope you have a lovely day ... Thanks for stopping by 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

City Crafter ... Hats off to You!

Hi everyone ...

Today I'm hosting this week's challenge at City Crafter.... 

 The month of April sees not only Easter and Easter bonnets ... but here in Liverpool we have the famous Grand National Race ... On Ladies Day you can see some of the finest outfits and hats ... I'm not a fan of horse racing but I do so love to see the fashion ... So this week the challenge is all about HATS 

The challenge I have set is to make a card or project with either a Hat on Or the word Hat

Please hop over to the blog to see all the DT projects and to get full details ... I am sponsoring a prize this week too ...

Here's my card

Three different papers here ... and the dress form image is from Craft Secrets which I've held onto for ever ... but just seemed perfect for this card

I've used a couple of rubons and a butterfly fussy cut from patterned paper ... together with a few rhinestones ... and the little hat? Well I have a few of these hiding away ... I've had them so long I can't even remember where they came from...

So are you going to join us this week? I'd love to see your creations ... The more fancy ... the better!

Enjoy your day ... It's so cold here .... Brrrr!

Keep safe

~ Ros ~ 

Tote Bag

Happy April!! 

It's a beautiful Spring day today ... cool but sunny....

For some reason I woke this morning and thought it was Monday ... I got up early...(ish) and it was only later that I realised it was Sunday ... Still it gave me chance to visit you all while the house is silent and I'm sipping my coffee.... even the cat has gone out after a playful hour. 

Yesterday my hubby went off to the football match and I got to spend time creating ... another thing to cross of my 'to do' list ... A Tote Bag ...

Lots of pretty fabric butterflies ...  on which I used some iron on interfacing first and then ran through my  Sizzix using my PTI die and a Sizzix die

A handmade flower with a glitzy button  from Lauren ...

Fabric frills and a row of pretty roses ... not sure you can see the sparkle on these ... but it is there

And Voila!

My pretty Tote Bag ... I'm so pleased with this 

And just to give it some durability I lined it first with cotton fabric and then some clear vinyl fabric

... and added some velcro to fasten it with

Sorry the pictures are not that good but you get the idea ... 

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday ... This is my last post for my new blog book ... I can hardly believe that I have been blogging for 2 years tomorrow and I intend to have a book printed for each year I blog.

Thanks so much for visiting me today and for all your wonderful comments that inspire me and encourage me ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Notebook ... And Garden

Oooh.... The weather has changed ... it's quite cool now but this last week has seen the gardens flourish so that's a good thing ... so nice to look out and see fresh green leaves on the trees ... the Forsythia and the blossom ... 

and the lilac tree is full of buds...

even my lily of the valley is also coming through .. I'll take some photos of these once the flowers show

I met up with a friend yesterday ... she's 84 and used to attend our Philosophy group ... such a sweet lady ... I made a little notebook for her

A  mix of papers but the beautiful flower you can see in the frame is from a set of tags created and given free from this lovely blog  - Lilac & Lavender well worth a visit

I used a faux leather fabric to cut the butterfly on my Sizzix ... the PTI die cut through this fabric like butter!

Just to add more interest I added a butterfly sticker on top of it 

I'm off to grab a latte ... my hands are freezing! I hope you have a lovely weekend 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Decisions ....

The sun is still shining here .. though it's set to change next week and we will be back to the rain and cool days. 
This week was the last class at Practical Philosophy for this term ... 

I can't say that I enjoyed this last term ... it was not so 'practical' as 'theoretical'  ... and now I have to decide whether I am going to return in May ... I'm not great at decisions ... Well I'm ok with material things but when it comes to people I hate to think I am letting anyone down ... so I'm hoping the next few weeks will enlighten me as to what to do ... 

I made a card for our tutor Mike ... he gives up his time and travels a fair way every Tuesday evening just to tutor 4 of us ...

Unlike my decision this was very simple ... The image is from MadeByJanet and a great 'turn to' for masculine cards ...

The sentiment is a stamp from WaltzingMouse

Maybe I just have a lot on at the moment ... I had to come up with something on the last minute last week for Thursday club ... Not easy when you have over 30 people of mixed gender and mixed abilities ... but the lady who was supposed to be covering didn't let us know until the night before that she couldn't make it ... and you know I can't let them down ... 

On Monday I will be doing my talk at the Womens Club and have them make some book houses too ... It's a little nerve wracking thinking about talking to over 40 women ... and I've been preparing a few things to take along to give them some ideas about making and using books

Guess I just need to wind down a little and clear my head .... and maybe create a little something .. "just because" 

I hope you have a great day ... Thanks for stopping by 

~ Ros ~