Signs of Spring and Watercolour

Signs of Spring in my garden

I know I know! ... I should be doing something useful ... like packing my case ... drawing up a holiday check list ... But I want to play ... 

I was looking for something ... my crackle paint actually ... which seems to have 'mysteriously' disappeared ... I have my suspicions - after finding a bunch of my acrylics stashed in 'someone's' paint cupboard! 

I didn't find what I was looking for ... but I did find a box of watercolour pencils ...

I can't even remember buying them - and they've never been used

Equally I am ashamed to say that I have never inked up a beautiful stamp set sent to me by Jacqueline (oh I love her work)

So ...... I thought I'd give this new (to me) technique that's all over blogland at the moment ... Ok, not perfect ... but hey! I've never done this before ... and it was such fun

Watercoloured flowers 

The stamp is by Hero Arts and I embossed it first in white embossing powder

... that little bird and cage were hiding in my bits box 

The other stamps are from Inkylicious and the paper is a digital from Digital House Design by Agnes Biro (No longer available)

Right, I'm off to do something useful ...

Have a lovely day

~ Ros ~

Aqua Birthday Card

Hello ... 

As I'm away next week I am trying to keep on top of upcoming DT projects, leaving comments and making cards for friends birthdays ...

I think I've got it all covered ... Just some post to schedule ... 

Here's a birthday card for one of my friends using the sweet simple sketch from 

Just Us Girls 

I'm also entering this into the challenge at 

Word Art Wednesday

Because I think this sentiment is really lovely

It's from PTI as is the paper and the die that I used to cute that little note

The aqua check is Washi tape from Here and the embossed CS is from my scraps 

I also used a few Rubons and some trims from my supplies

My DH has had a touch of 'man flu' ... you all know what that means ... I am desperately trying not to catch any bugs ... I just know he will be fine come the day we leave ... please God I am too!

Thanks so much for visiting me and leaving me your sweet comments ...

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

Papercraft Star ... Use A Stamp

Hello and good morning!

How are things with you? Good I hope ...

This week's challenge at Papercraft Star is simply to use a stamp

Wouldn't I just love to be as neat and tidy as the person that has that stamp cupboard! My storage system seems to change as much as my style ...

My card this week uses the pretty Poppy stamp from Indigo Blu ... I made it for a friend of mine who likes something a little different ... 

She loves textures and this was right up her street

Torn corrugated card and paint ... a touch of lace and of course that lovely poppy ... stamped onto red DP, embossed and layered with some liquid pearls thrown in

The fabric tape is by Papermania and see that little ladybird? Well that started life as a fancy drawing pin ... 

The designers at Papercraft Star have some lovely creations to inspire you so don't forget to take a peek ...

I hope you'll join us this week and get inky!

Have a beautiful day ... Thanks so much for visiting me and for taking the time to leave such lovely comments ... I really appreciate it ...

~ Ros ~

City Crafter - Bitter sweet

Hello ... Thanks so much for stopping by ... 

This is a very Special week for City Crafter Challenge Blog and it is bitter sweet

Today we are celebrating City Crafter's 3rd Birthday!

We also have a new member on the design team ... Wendy! You all know she has been guest designing for us for a while now and we are thrilled that she is joining the team! Welcome Wendy!

Sadly it that means that we are losing our lovely Linda Robinson ... 

Linda is off to pursue a lifelong dream of that and her "honey" which is to hit the road and make her trailer her home at least for the next year ... We are really going to miss her ...

"My dear sweet friend I wish you all the happiness in the world ... stay safe ... much love..."

Now the challenge this week also includes a blog hop ... this is the order of the hop 

CCCB

Kirsty

Linda

Ros (me)

Charlene

Wendy

CCCB

It is very important that you follow the order ... Why? because this week we have 7 prizes to give away!

In each one of our challenge posts ... there will be a word highlighted - 5 words in total and put together in the correct order they will make a sentence ... email the sentence to CCCB and Kirsty will pick a winner who will receive a prize ...

Each designer will also be giving a prize away to someone picked from those who leave a comment on their blog

And finally there is a prize for the challenge winner! 

Ok ... onto the challenge ... which is to Make A Birthday Card 

Can you believe we are celebrating 3 years??

I am so lucky to be a part of this team and this is my card ...

It's going to a blog friend who also celebrates her birthday this week

I used Aida fabric to make a flower and also to set my washi tape butterfly on

I just love these colours

And here is my give away  ...

Just leave me a comment and I will pick a winner at the end of the challenge

Don't forget to follow the blog hop starting at CCCB 

Good Luck!!

See you tomorrow

~ Ros ~

Busy Weekend and More to Come

Hello there ...

I've had such a busy weekend so I've not been able to create anything in the last few days ...

On Saturday we drove off into the countryside for a light lunch overlooking the beautiful fields filled with sweet baby lambs ... 

It's been a hard time for for the farmers coping with the cold weather and snow ... but the sun was shining on Saturday even though snow still lay on the ground in parts ... 

We drove into Nantwich ... such a pretty little place ...where we browsed the shops for awhile...  the canals were lined with barges and the sun brought just about everyone out ... Then we headed for home but as we were driving along I spotted a beautiful horse with her new "baby' ... I had to stop ...

Aren't they just the sweetest!

I don't like having my photo taken but my DH took this ... me at 60! (no jokes about the old nag thank you!)

Yesterday we went to lunch with my brother and SIL and I got to see little Sophia ... who is not so little anymore ...

What a joy to see both Ross and Sophia in the same week

My other good news is that next Sunday DH and I will be taking a little break on the Island of Majorca again ... We're really looking forward to some warm weather ... 

I'll be back tomorrow for another challenge at City Crafter ... you don't want to miss this week - we  have something really Special lined up for you!

Have a beautiful day

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Shadowed Hello

Gosh where did the week go?? 

I can hardly believe it's friday already ... 

I had a visit from my brother and SIl on Wednesday -  they brought my adorable great nephew Ross ... I have missed him so much ... 

He decided to have his lunch in the garden ... a sort of picnic ... The thing is the weather was so cold! He insisted his Granddad joined him ... Well, my brother didn't last long out there ... he was going blue! So I came up with a little outdoor game for Ross ... I gave him an old computer chair ... the sort with wheels on - and he spent hours pushing plant pots around ... Then of course I had to push him around - or should I say run him around ... like a fair ride! I can promise you I slept well that night ...

I have a card to share using the PTI "hello" die that I love

This time I shadowed it by cutting it twice ... once in black and once in green DP then layered them slightly offsetting the green one ... it just gives it a more 3D effect

The black dottie Washi tape you can see is actually from Ikea ... It's meant for packaging but it looks, feels and works just the same as Washi tape and comes in various colours and styles

Have you plans for the weekend? There is no football tomorrow for DH so we are probably going to go to Nantwich ... stopping in a country pub for lunch ... it will be indoors this time though ...

Whatever your plans are have a great weekend ... stay safe and thanks for stopping by

~ Ros ~