Birthday Card

Hello there ...

I'm a little behind on visiting your blogs ... I am still having trouble with my eyes and being on the computer too long doesn't help ... So please bear with me ... 

Yesterday was a friends birthday and a reason to go to lunch and catch up... There are 4 of us who try to catch up once a month ... we all met at Pilates years ago and now we prefer to just do lunch!

This is the card I made for her ... unfortunately it's so dull here that taking photos is very difficult ...

The paper is really from a pad of Christmas paper and has a faint sparkle to it 

The butterfly is done on acetate and backed with paper ... I printed the acetate on my computer and then die cut a butterfly

Did I tell you that Miss Gispy is missing again? 

It's been nearly 3 weeks now ... You can imagine how upsetting it is ... especially for my son ... 

On the upside ... the little stray ginger cat has decided to move in ... at least I know he won't spend another winter outdoors.

We won't give up hope that Miss Gipsy will come back ... she's done it before ... Fingers crossed

I hope you have a lovely weekend ... I'll be back tomorrow for the new prompt at 

Our Beautiful World

Till then keep safe and thanks for popping in

~ Ros ~

Papercraft Star 165

Hello!

Half way through the week already ... and another photo inspiration challenge at 

Papercraft Star

Last week we had so many beautiful entries ... Thank you to all who played along!

This week we have this photo for you

I would love to see this in real life ... Isn't it just beautifully decorated?

I spotted those black birds in there and thought it would be nice to have a decorated bird house

It initially started off with a wooden bird house shape that I was just going to decorate ... somehow it ended up mounted and became a wall hanging ... I looks so much nicer against the black BG

I'm still using those lovely Timeless MPD stamps and dies which I love so much from my friend Mona ... They just seem to fit everywhere and anywhere

Lots of textures too ... and a little autumn butterfly done with distress inks

If you are wondering where the occupant of this lovely home is ... well he flew off to get some pumpkins

So what will inspire you in this photo? I can't wait to see ...  link up your entry at Papercraft Star this week

Before I go I have to say Thank You to my blog friend Sue who identified my little autumn dressed bug as a Shield bug

This particular one is an adult Hawthorn shield bug ... not surprising as I have a lots of hawthorn trees growing at the rear of my garden ...

Thanks so much for visiting me today ... don't forget to visit the blog to check out the lovely creations from the rest of the Papercraft Star team 

Enjoy your week and keep safe

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Trick or Treat

Hello there!

I hope you are having a good start to your week ...

Tuesday always heralds a new challenge at City Crafter and this week our lovely Kirsty is hosting for us with a Trick or Treat challenge

Create a Halloween card or project

or 

Create any project as long as you 

Use Orange as your main colour

Over in the UK Halloween is not such a big thing as it is in the States ... We don't send halloween cards to each other and Thursday Club does not recognise it either as it is a church run organisation ... 

So for those of you who don't 'do'  Halloween ... you are free to use the 2nd option like I did

I made a notebook ... in pretty autumn colours

I had to add the squirrel ... there's always one up and down in my garden all day!

Our Guest designer at CCCB this week is the talented Lisa (My Paper Tales) who won challenge week 172 

Click the link and go check out her lovely creations!

Our winner this week will also be offered a Guest Design spot with us too ... so get out your supplies and come and join us this week and show us either your Halloween creations or something Orange 

Thanks for visiting my little blog today ... I'll be back tomorrow 

Have a beautiful day!

~ Ros ~

October

Hello and Happy Sunday to you ...

The prompt this week at Our Beautiful World is simply October

October has come on tippy toes here in my part of the UK ... probably because we had a late summer ... we are having a late Autumn too ... but the splendour is certainly beginning and it all starts with one leaf ... 

... which in a matter of days became a blaze of red and golds

... and when the sunlight hits - it's glorious!

Once the leaves of this ivy fall ... there will be no trace that it was ever there ... until next Spring

Strangely enough the Lobelia is still in full flower

... and this next shot I took on my phone ... it's a local park and you can see just how lush it still is but with a hint of fallen leaves and some trees turning colour in the background

But my final photos are of a little bug I found outside ... and if he isn't dressed for Autumn - well I don't know what is!

I've no idea what he is ... but he is well camouflaged!

... Kinda looks like he should be on the X Factor

I'm really enjoying seeing all the photos you lovely bloggers are sharing with us at

 Our Beautiful World

Can't wait to see your October shots this week 

Have a beautiful Sunday

~ Ros ~

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 ~