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Hello ... 
I hope you are well and having a good start to the week ...

My cold is easing and I'm feeling much better now ... Thanks ever so much for your kind wishes... It really cheers me up reading your comments.

It's a new challenge at City Crafter today and I am hosting this week ...

I saw this beautiful photo on Tumblr

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... those prettily decorated buckets really speak to my heart ...

So the challenge this week is to Make or Decorate a Container

 It can be anything from a paper bag to a bucket!

I had a rather tatty looking container that I usually keep my fresh herbs in ... sorry that the photo is blurred but this is just to show you the "Before"

It was calling out for some attention ...

I know these are not herbs ... Lol! they're just for decoration

I used some images from The Graphics Fairy for this and printed them on Decal Paper

... and of course I had to use some artificial lavender 

This look so much prettier on my windowsill now

Our Guest Designer this week is the lovely and very talented Milagros - our winner from week 178 ... hop over to her blog and be inspired! 

We are offering a GD spot to this weeks' winner too ... so get crafty and come join us ...

Here's the link to the CCCB blog so you can check out all the creations from the team

Thanks so much for your visit ... Enjoy the rest of your week

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Ethereal ...

Happy Sunday to you all 

Here in the UK it's Remembrance Day

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Please God one day there will be peace ...

Today of course is the start of a new prompt at 

Our Beautiful World

This week it has been chosen for us by Bonita ... and what a terrific prompt it is 

"Ethereal"

Definition

adjective

1. 1.

   extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world.

   "her ethereal beauty"

   
   

   
   

   I took this shot through the windscreen of the car when we were travelling along the motorway - following a heavy storm the sky began to glow

   
   

   

   
   

   ... and I added the flashes of green lights using Picmonkey

   
   

   This was the original

   
   

   

   
   

   Very Ethereal looking to me

   
   

   When we were in Gibraltar last year on our cruise holiday ... we arrived in thick fog and out of the fog I could just make out another ship ... Does this look like a ghost ship to you?

   
   

   

   
   

   Again a little overlay from Picmonkey ...

   
   

   The caves within the Rock of Gibraltar store many hidden secrets ... apart from the tunnels and secret bases from WW11 ... there is a theatre for concerts ... surrounded by amazing Stalactites and Stalacmites

   
   

   

   
   

   (Edited with Picmonkey)

   
   

   

   
   

   These are unedited

   
   

   

   
   

   

   
   

   It is the most enchanting place and to me it has an Ethereal quality

   
   

   I have one last photo to show you ... this was taken through the aeroplane window when we were flying off somewhere ... I honestly cannot remember if it is a shot of the Alps or the Pyrenees

   
   

   

   
   

   Overlay effects from Picmonkey

   
   

   So there you have it ... my Ethereal photos for this week ... I'm really looking forward to seeing yours

   I'm off to the blog to see what my fellow team members have to share ... won't you join me?

   
   

   Till soon

   
   

   ~ Ros ~

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

Winter Birthdays

Hello ...

It's a beautiful sunny Saturday here ... and I'm taking a minute to share a card I've made for a friend's birthday ... 

It's been so dull that taking photos has been a nightmare ... But I think you can see that I used some pretty paper from MME along with the rich pink/red paper from a Dear Lizzy range

I love this colour combination ... and It's a change for me ... must be because I've been feeling so low that I needed something bright and cheerful to play with

The card base was ordinary white card stock and I took one of the digital Pink Petticoat Ombre papers - "soft sage" ... tweaked the colour a little to match the paper and ran it through my printer - I was pleased with the result.

I was also commissioned to make a New Home card - which I did - and sent it off without photographing it first ... do you ever do that? 

I hope you have a lovely weekend ... From choice I would just like to stay in my little craft room but now that DH has been given the all clear to drive - I just know I am going to be hounded to go out with him somewhere ...

I'll be back tomorrow for a new prompt at Our Beautiful World ... 

Till then - keep safe and thanks so much for stopping by

~ Ros ~

With a Thankful Heart

Hello there ...

I hope you are all well and having a good week ..

Within a day of my DH coming home from hospital he came down with a heavy cold ... Thankfully he is on the mend and though I tried hard not to catch it ... I have finally succumbed - I have Thursday Club tonight and as I haven't been for a few weeks I can't let them down so I am busy putting together little albums for them to embellish.

I have a card I made for the challenge this week at Shopping Our Stash 

... where the theme is about Thanks and though I feel pretty rough - I have such a lot to be thankful for - Especially all you wonderful bloggers who have offered prayers and kind words over the past few weeks ... 

This is for you

I'm really loving the inlaid die technique and used it for my card

... along with a few scraps of paper and a computer generated sentiment

I inlaid the Thankful die from PTI and a Heart die by Nina Brackett

Thanks so much for visiting me today

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 184

Hi there ...

Lovely to have you visiting me today for the new challenge at
City Crafter

Kirsty has picked a Photo Challenge for us this week

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Fortunately for me ... I love working with these colours and they also happened to be the colours of my Stepson's wedding ... The one we missed as my DH was in hospital ... 

So of course I made a wedding card ... knowing that the 'Bride To Be' loves shabby chic / vintage

... and of course my card needed a box 

Apologies for the dark photos ... It's so dull here 

The paper is really sparkly but I don't think you can see that either

We have a wonderful sponsor this week ...

Artful Delight offers the latest and greatest paper crafting products.  Wonderfully coordinated pattern paper, cardstock, and embellishments packed in one great kit to make 5+ projects a month.  Our kits offer a great price for the value.  Artful Delight kits can be purchased month to month for a single monthly purchase of $32.50.

If you would like to take advantage of additional savings you can subscribe to a 3 or 6 month subscription. A 3 month subscription - $30.50 plus $7.50 shipping and a 6 month subscription - $27.50 plus $7.50 shipping.  Actually shipping charges will apply to Canadian and International orders. We have amazing inspiration each month from our talented design team so be sure to stop by artfuldelight.blogspot.com. 

The winner of our challenge will win the fabulous new November Card Kit!!

What gorgeous things to play with

Our Guest designer this week is Ela who really wowed us with her creation on week 177 ... click on the link to go visit her blog and enjoy her wonderful talent

My fellow DT members have some lovely projects to inspire you this week ... hop over to CCCB and check them out ... Then link up your entry for a chance to win this awesome prize!

Good luck!

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

November ....

Hello and welcome to a wet and cold day here in Liverpool

Today's prompt at 

Our Beautiful World is November

November in the UK signifies Guy Fawkes ... Fireworks and bonfires that are never confined to just the 5th November but last for weeks ... I'm not a fan ... I fear for the wildlife ...

It also signifies Remembrance Day ... when we wear a red poppy to remember our heros of war 

Here in my little corner of the world it is another change in nature ...

I couldn't help but be a little whimsical with this ... The Vacant sign doesn't really hang on there ... I added it digitally ... 

I took a sign from the internet and removed the background - you can check out my video on Our Beautiful World blog to see how I do this - then using Print Shop ... I added it to the photo ... 

Nesting is over ... Many birds have flown away to warmer climates ... but soon the Robins will be back and their little red breasts a welcome delight.

Though we have occasional bursts of sunshine, our mornings are often dull with rain clouds

and this is a common sight ... 

... rain pounding on the windows

It does help the winter pansies

But even Gispy won't chance it and finds herself a cosy bed

And hey ... if your owner isn't home ... well, there's always a shelter at Gipsy's house 

No idea who this guy belongs too! I suspect his owners are out a lot because he visits us often ...

So what is your November like? We'd love you to share it with us at 

Our Beautiful World  

check out what my friends have posted on the blog Here ...

Have a lovely Sunday

Till soon

~ Ros ~