My Sweet Little Cub

Hi there ...

If you follow my blog you will know just how much I adore my great nephew Ross ... born with moebius syndrome, he's faced a lot of challenges in his young life ... including losing his daddy to a brain tumour the morning after his 3rd birthday ...

He's a fighter this little boy ... bright as a button and he has my heart....

A while ago he joined the Cub Scouts  and last week he went on an adventure trip to the beautiful heart of Snowdonia Wales with his group.

 His Granddad, my brother, drove over at the crack of dawn to be with him and ensure all went well ...

Fortunately we were able to get some photos and I made a little boxed album to send to his Mum ...

I used a whole host of papers, stamps and embellishments for this ... I'm used to doing girlie albums so a boy one was quite a challenge

That's my little guy ... far right

A long hike with Grandad by his side ...

Then a lunch break ...

Time to relax before the inauguration...

... then the scary stuff begins!

Can you see just how high up my little guy is?

It's just another challenge ...

I'm sure his Daddy was looking down from heaven and smiling with pride...

I prefer to keep my feet on the ground ... and I had just as much fun making this album as I'm sure Ross and his Granddad had on their adventure

I hope you are having a lovely day ... enjoy your weekend 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Autumn

Hi there!

How's October shaping up for you so far?

At Papercraft Star this morning we have a pretty inspiration photo for you which really says Autumn to me

 This is so rich and beautiful...

This is my take

I guess I should really have used a brick background but never mind

I was going for the colours and those beautiful flowers 

I'm sure you will find lots of inspiration on the Papercraft Star blog from our lovely team ... and they'd love to see your interpretation of this pretty photo too ... so come and join us this week!

I am linking this up to Catered Crop ... a new challenge to me ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

It's a Gift

Ok ... so if any of you logged on early ... I put up the wrong post for CCCB this morning ...

So sorry .... Please pretend that you never saw it ... till next week Lol!

So Happy October to you all!

The challenge this week at City Crafter has been set by our lovely Kirsty as we are still without our little Dutch girl Wendy

The challenge is to make a matching card and gift

Photo Credit

This gorgeous photo really inspired me ... You all know I love the postal theme

So it had to be a postal themed card and Post It note holder

I love this black script Washi Tape from Ebay ... perfect for the theme I was going for and the rose is one of my handmade ones

A look at the note holder

Our Guest Designer this week is Gail and I'm sure she would love it if you popped over to her blog and said hello ... just click the link

Our team have some lovely gift sets to inspire you ... go visit the Blog and take a look.

Our winner will also have a Guest Spot with us here at CCCB so what are you waiting for?

Grab your supplies and lets see your card and matching gift ... 

Have fun!

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Together

Happy Sunday!

My DH is off to Spain today ... a golfing trip ... I'm hoping to catch up with an old friend tomorrow and I have lots of craft things to prepare for Thursday club this week so the time will pass quickly ...

Today is the start of a new prompt at 

Our Beautiful World

I got to choose the prompt this week and I chose

"Together"

This is the photo I posted on the blog - taken in Gibraltar

The family of apes that live on the rock are a close family ... always together and very cheeky! You have to watch yourself and your possessions

There were lots of Mums with their babies ...

But the photo that made me pick the prompt was one I took here at home ... unfortunately it's quite blurred as I took it quickly from a distance not to scare the "Together" couple - so I apologise for the poor quality

A fun shot from Gibraltar was these two guys ... working Together to create the illusion

And this one I took in Lisbon last year ...

It's the monument of Discoveries ... Prince Henry (The Navigator) stands at the forefront of the ship like monument - a tribute to all the explorers who sailed from here on their 'voyages of discovery' 

"Together" the statues of crusaders, monks and other notable people including Vasco De Gama and Magellan stand ... I still remember learning about these people at school but never thought I'd ever visit their land ...

And a final shot I took in Cornwall 

Birds of a feather flock Together

Together can be so many things ... I'd love to see what it is to you in your part of the world

Come and  share your photos with us at

Our Beautiful World 

And have a lovely Sunday

~ Ros ~

Papercraft Star - Altered Plaque

Hi there!

Time for a new photo inspiration challenge at Papercraft Star and this is what Jan has given us to work with this week 

How cute!

When I saw this photo ... especially that little boot ... I knew I had a charm somewhere in my stash and it reminded me of a story my friend Keren related on her blog Here  (not for the faint hearted)

So I made this for her ...

It started life as a plaque from a set of 3 I found reduced to £2 ... 

I preferred the woodgrain on the reverse of the plaque so I removed the letter (which will no doubt be used on something else) and pulled out the brass hook and after covering with DP I reinserted the hook to the other side...

 from thereon it just came together so quickly

I hope this inspires you to get out your charms and come and join us this week ... we would also welcome your comments at Papercraft Star ... Let us know what inspires you with photo challenges ... perhaps you prefer the colours ... maybe you like the detailed ones that give you plenty of scope ... 

We look forward to seeing you there

Have a lovely day!

~ Ros ~

A Bucket of Roses

Hello ...

It feels so good to be back in my little room surrounded by my craft supplies ... even though I dearly miss my Aunt and Miss Sheba ... her cat ... who would bound into my bedroom every morning to say good morning!

Today starts another challenge at City Crafter and this week sweet Charlene has picked a beautiful photo to inspire us ...

 Source

 ...and her challenge theme is 

Flower Power

Char is asking that we create a project that includes 

a minimum of 5 flowers and at least 2 different backgrounds - either DP or mixed media

I was so taken by this photo that I wanted to somehow replicate that bucket of flowers and this is what I came up with

I rubbed the brick embossing folder with silver ink to try and mimic the distressed chair and IRL it is more aqua

I love the little bucket ... I just hand cut a shape from silver mat card and stamped it in London Fog ink with a crackled effect and made a little handle from craft wire ... Foam pads help to give it some shape

Click to enlarge

This week we have the talented Beata  (our winner from week 169) Guest Designing for us ... Please do visit her blog Here to see her amazing creations!

This week's winner will also have a guest spot with us at CCCB so get out your supplies and come and join us ... remember you don't have to mimic the photo ... just follow the challenge theme 

I can't wait to see what you come up with

Thanks so much for stopping by ... don't forget to visit CCCB to check out the wonderful designs from the rest of our team ...

Till soon 

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~