Chocolate

Do you like chocolate?

I love chocolate ... especially milk chocolate

Today at 

Our Beautiful World

Kirsty has chosen the prompt for the week and it's Chocolate

Even writing it makes me want some...

Funnily enough I could eat the 'bits' of this lovely ice cream ... but I'm not a fan of chocolate ice cream or dark chocolate ... nor do I care much for chocolate cake...

I prefer a bar of chocolate ... or something similar like a Kit Kat

(Edited in Picmonkey)

 Especially with a cup of tea...

I need to watch my sugar levels ... sad but true ... so chocolate is off the agenda for a while 

Well, perhaps a little won't hurt ... 

No no... I'm going to hand over to you before I succumb 

Link up with us at Our Beautiful World this week ... and torture me with your photos (gulp)

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

Mixed Media Card

Hello....

How's your day been? We've had some really heavy rain today

 Just look what it did to my flowers

The cats have been stuck in most of the day as have we ... Still, it gave me a chance to create 

 I'm thrilled to say that my dolphins tag got a Highlight award at the 

Mixed Media Card Challenge

Thank you ladies!!

 It inspired me to join in again this week where the challenge is Summer and the optional element is burlap

Because we have such grey clouds today I used grey card but applied all the lovely colours of a summer sea

I used gold Gelatos on the card base first and then took a piece of white CS which I misted in gold and blue Shimmerz paints, stencilled some Patina Shimmerz texture paste and sprayed again... 

The layer on top with the shells is a piece of a napkin which I separated and glued to another scrap of CS then used my finger to add some aqua ink along with  Liquid Pearls, seed pearls and stick on pearls...

I did used the optional element ... some grey burlap which I ruffled and stapled down before adding the  wooden 'Hugs' and in the top left corner I used sticky letter to spell the word Summer.

All in all lots of messy playing today ...

I'll be back tomorrow with a new word prompt for 

Our Beautiful World 

Till then be safe and enjoy your weekend

~ Ros ~

Reach for the stars

Hi there!

I have a quick little card to share ....

Thanks to a dear blog friend (love you Sue) I received some PTI dies today ...

Of course once other things were taken care of I had to make a card with one of the new dies ... The luggage tag die ... 

I used the tag to make a shaker style card ... the tag was cut from previously white CS that I sprayed with inks first

I'm still loving the grey CS and I thought this would be suitable for a girl or boy ... perhaps for graduation.

I'd like to enter this at a 'new to me' challenge blog

AAA Cards

On another note I had to take little Ginger to the vet ... He has allergies and it makes his eyes sore and he tears at his skin ... Suffice to say I got lots of meds which together with the consultation fee totalled £87! Two problems ... He will not let us put drops into his eyes ... It stings and he goes ballistic! Secondly, one of his tablets is a steroid which of course makes him hungry but the vet has put him on a diet ... since being neutered he's put on 2 kgs! I feel so cruel right now!

I hope things are all good with you ...

Till soon 

~ Ros ~

Animal Magic

Hello and good morning ...

It's cooled down here in Liverpool with some rainy nights and it's made life much easier ... I can sleep (cat permitting) and I'm not feeling so drained...

Today I'm hosting the challenge at City Crafter and the theme is

Animal Magic

Source

Doesn't that guy just make you smile?

The challenge is to Create a card or project that features an animal

Now you all knew I'd use cats huh?

Well, there's Gypsy on the fence ... Ginger watching her (as he always does) and Teddy always somewhere in the background hoping to steal their food

I used the Memory Box star stencil again on top of some old Prima (Jack and Jill) paper and sprinkled glitter on the wet paste ... It's really sparkly and the cats are covered in Glossy Accents

My sentiment is computer generated...

Our GD this week is Bev (Gotta do the happy dance blog)... winner of challenge 212 ... Bev makes the most terrific cards ... please click the link and go take a look and say hi!

I can't wait to see what she comes up with this week along with my fellow DT so I'm off to the City Crafter Blog to take a look at all the projects ... I'd love you to come too and be inspired to join us this week.

Once again our winner will have a GD spot with us so get out your goods and start creating!

Have a wonderful day

~ Ros ~

Time

Hello ...

At Our Beautiful World today we have a new word prompt brought to us by the lovely Robyn

The word Robyn has chosen is Time

I only have 2 simple photos for you this week ... 

For me Time is life and life is Time

It can pass by so quickly when it's good Time or drag it's feet when it's bad Time... 

There is no escaping it and it isn't always the greatest beautician 

But every moment of life is etched by Time and a million stories can be told

We'd love you to share your Time photos and maybe your stories too

Our beautiful World 

I bet this one really gets you thinking

Have a wonderful day and enjoy your Time

~ Ros ~

Just for you

Hi there ...

How's your week been?

Well at last it's friday and the weekend awaits ... I'm hoping for cooler weather and maybe a good night's sleep ...

Today is a special day for a dear blog friend ... 

The lovely Stella  ( A Little Bit Of The Things I Enjoy) is celebrating her birthday!!

Happy Birthday To You!!

Here's a card I made for her ... hopefully it will have arrived by now

I know she's more of a 'blue' lady but I'm hoping she'll like this ... 

Some stencilling, paper piecing and lots of tiny beads

Have a wonderful day Stella ... sending Big Hugs

~ Ros ~