Haunted House

Hello!

The week is flying by once again ... Already it's Wednesday and time for a new Photo Inspiration Challenge at

Papercraft Star

I love this photo ... such fabulous colours ... and of course there is the cat!

My Gipsy has still not come home ... I think she's found a new home somewhere else - her real name is Minnie - I call her Gispy because she roams so much

Ok, on to my card this week ... My haunted home

I hand cut a card into the shape of a house - I honestly don't remember where the image came from ... it was a digital stored on my computer

The black starry BG that the image is sitting on was done by sponging white ink through the negative left over from some die cut stars

As you can see - I have used the MPD clocks again ... and on friday this week the whole of the Papercraft Star DT have the honour of designing along with Mona and Sue at

A Mixed Media Challenge ... be sure to take a look!

I confess that I am so over Halloween and it hasn't even arrived yet ... but if you are still having fun with your creations ... please link up with us at

Papercraft Star ... 

The DT have some great examples on the blog for you ... plus there are some suggestions for our photo challenge ... not that I think you will need them with this lovely photo

Thanks for looking in ... Have a beautiful day!

~ Ros ~

Give Thanks

Hello and good morning from a very chilly Liverpool!

Autumn is here in all it's glory and Winter is waiting in the wings ... 

We have a lot to be Thankful for here though ... We don't suffer the hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes or floods etc., that Mother Nature expresses to many parts of the globe

Thankful is the challenge at City Crafter this week where I am hosting

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We want to see a card or project that includes either the word 

Thanks, Thankful, or Grateful

This week we are Thankful to our wonderful sponsor ... who is offering a stamp set set of choice to the winner of this challenge!

"Welcome to Fresh Squeezed Stamps!  Our name says it all.  Our images are fresh, fun and designed especially for creative crafters!  We use the very highest quality photopolymer to create our clear stamps.  They’re made in the U.S.A. and they’re perfect for stamping your next project.  Not only do we make fantastic clear stamps, we give you plenty of inspiration and ideas!  Stop by our blog to see fantastic cards, scrapbook layouts, home décor and more made with Fresh Squeezed Stamps – we’re here to motivate your creativity!"

Our Guest Designer is a lovely lady from here in the UK ... Lisette Aka MrsBeez who won challenge week 173 with her beautiful creation ... Please hop over and give her a warm welcome

Finally onto my card

The flower is made from acetate printed on my computer ... which I backed onto white CS and die cut using the TH Tattered Florals die - for the flower centre I used a brad which has an clear epoxy dome - I cut a small piece of scrap paper (with the butterfly on) and sealed it behind the clear epoxy dome

The word Thankful is done using a PTI die and the beautiful woodgrain is actually a scrap of wallpaper! I use double sided tape on it before cutting which really makes it easy to adhere onto my card ...

Ok ... So now its over to you ... Hop over to the CCCB Blog and take a look at the lovely creations from our team ... and link up your entry to be in with a chance to win a fabulous stamp set from 

Fresh Squeezed Stamps!

I'll be back with you tonorrow - till then have a lovely day!

~ Ros ~

Chill

Hey there!

I'm back for this weeks prompt over at

Our Beautiful World

Which has been chosen for us by the lovely Shahrul ... The prompt is 

"Chill"

Ok, so does this mean Chill as in ... Relax ... Cool down ... Take it easy?

Or

Does it mean Chill as in ... Cold ... Cool ... Wintery?

Well, that's up to you ... Whatever your interpretation is of our prompt fits fine with us at 

Our Beautiful World 

My first thought was Chill as in Relax ... and I struggled with it - which just goes to show that I don't "Chill" enough!

But when I thought about it ... nothing relaxes me more than candles flickering

Either soft music or silence ... maybe a good book and a cuddly throw ... and a purring cat on my knee or a dog nestling at my feet just speaks to my heart ...

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 For fun I decided to dig out a few photos  from almost 20 years ago - scan them into my computer ... and edit with PicMonkey - Two more meanings of "Chill"

Mikey and I walking our beloved Kelly at one of our local parks - It was winter and I promise you it was VERY Chilly ... no wonder there were no other people!

Time to put my hood up!

Only a few months earlier we were in Cornwall where it was so hot we went into the sea to "Chill"

Kelly must have been roasting in that coat ... but she would not be parted from us

Grateful thanks to Shahrul for this prompt ... without which I wouldn't be smiling now at those lovely memories ...

Have a beautiful Sunday and don't forget to visit the blog and link up with us at

Our Beautiful world

~ Ros ~

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 ~