Clouds

Good morning!

Time for a new prompt word at 

Our Beautiful World

And this week our lovely Australian friend Robyn has picked the word

Clouds

We rarely have a cloudless sky ... I love spotting shapes in clouds ... I look for shapes everywhere and see them in the most unusual things ... do you ever do that?

I love wispy clouds in a bright blue sky ... or clouds that puff up like cotton wool

But this past week we've had  a lot of big fat heavy black clouds ... so full of rain

...Even in Lincoln those old rain clouds began to roll in over the fields - good for the newly planted crops - This is the view from my Aunts back garden

And it's worth showing again a photo I took one evening last year... A stunning sunset that made it look like the sky was on fire

Just look at those fiery clouds

We'd love to see your photos this week over at 

Our Beautiful World

Come and link up and mingle with us 

Have a lovely Sunday

~ Ros ~

Sparkle & Shine

It's anything but sparkle and shine here ... It's absolutely pouring down! Not that I mind too much ... I've just booked my DH and I a short break in Majorca where the sun is shining ... It's just over a week before we go but I am so looking forward to it...

I have a card to share for this week's challenge at CAS.ology  where the cue card is metal

There are so many option with this one ... In the end I went with this

There's metal antennae on my butterfly and the stars are also made of metal and though it is difficult to see, the sentiment from Precious Remembrance is embossed in Black rainbow sparkle powder 

A closer look at the stars which originally were part of some dangly earrings ...

I'm off to see my sweet group tonight ... looking forward to it

Have a lovely day

~ Ros ~

Awesome

There's a special birthday coming up soon ... 

My adorable and awesome great nephew Ross will be 12 years old next week ... I can hardly believe he's almost a teenager ... where does the time go ... His daddy would have been so proud of him

I thought the new stamp set by Precious Remembrance (New Day) would be perfect to use on a card for him

I used 4 different inks to stamp the paints ...

Then I mixed and matched sentiments ... The top one is from New Day (can you tell I'm loving this set?) then a digital "hope your day is" followed by the "Awesome" stamp from a really old set by Basic Grey

You can also see the embossing on my card base using a Tim Holtz folder

I hope you are having a good day ... It's sunny here but cool and windy ... I'm longing for warmer weather

Till soon take care

~ Ros ~

Wishing You Brighter Days

Hello!

It's my turn to host at City Crafter again this week and inspired by the bright colours around lately I have come up with the challenge 

Citrus Flavour

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This week I want you to create a card or project that includes 

ALL 3 Citrus colours Orange, Lemon & Lime

You may use other colours just as long as these 3 are included

I made a card for a lady in Blogland from the USA who I don't actually know but I heard that she went through a terrible ordeal so I wanted to send something from the UK to cheer her up. It's always good to know people are thinking of you

I used Goosebumps and an old HA stamp on a piece of white card then sponged inks over it

The clock hands were also sponged over ... My card looks much more vibrant IRL but it was a dull rainy day when I took these photos and I needed to get it in the post

Our Guest Designer this week is Ela a previous winner at City Crafter ... Ela creates the most wonderful projects ... the detail is beautiful! Hop over and take a look at her work

Our winner this week will also have a GD spot with us ... 

I hope you are having a good week so far ... 

Have a lovely day and thanks so much for stopping by

~ Ros ~

Mod Squad Challenge

Hello there!

I'm back home from Lincoln ... missing my Aunt but happy to be home and to see my little cat....

I've missed being able to get into my creative space and today I've been busy with baking so I didn't think I'd get a chance to make anything... 

But the Mod Squad Challenge was beckoning to me

This week we are being challenged to make a one layer card ...

I love that silhouette image, it's from a set I got free with a magazine last year - I die cut a piece of card to use as a mask and sponged some various coloured inks before stamping it

Waiting for me when I got home last evening was a gorgeous card and a fabulous stamp set from my sweet friend Sue Lelli

I used one of the sentiments from the set which is by Precious Remembrance - New Day

The only other thing I added was a small amount of Glossy Accents for effect.

I'm glad I got to squeeze this in before the challenge closes ...

I'd better go and cook dinner now so I'll be back tomorrow

Enjoy your Day / Evening

~ Ros ~

Mirroring

Hello... Happy Sunday!

It's May already and it's still cold where I am in the UK ...

Today of course is the day we give a new word prompt at 

Our Beautiful World

This week Manuela has picked the word for us which is

Mirroring

I did have to wrack my brain with this one but here's what I came up with

These are pretty perfume bottles that sit on a mirrored shelf on my dressing table

Can you guess which is my favourite? It has to be the Chanel ... apart from crafting goods - this is my one indulgence

Having finally found a shot that I thought fitted the prompt I went on to have a little fun with mirroring 

Last year I only got a single bloom on my lilac tree ... this year it's in abundance and I love it!

I have one single tulip ... it survived the massacre when my DH decided to take up doing the gardening... he didn't and still doesn't know a plant from a weed so I have to keep an eye on him ... It was only fair that I let my lovely tulip see just how beautiful she is

I tell you ... the squeals of delight when she saw herself for the first time well, it really got to me ... and she would like to thank Manuela for making it possible

Ok ... enough frivolity ... It's over to you now ... We'd love you to link up your photos with us at 

Our Beautiful World

Hop over to the blog and see what the rest of the team have come up with

Enjoy your day ... I'm heading home this afternoon

Till soon

~ Ros ~