Roses

Hello ...

It's bright and sunny here but we are forecast snow....

There's always lots of things to do indoors and that's where I'm staying for now

I recently bought a copy of the Cards and Papercraft magazine ... simply because there are free stamps by Clearly Besotted this month and I am a fan of theirs ... plus my friend Keren designs for them and it's always a pleasure to see what she comes up with ... 

I just love the rose stamp that was in the set and I've made a few cards using this stamp over the weekend ... Here's one of them ... 

You don't usually see me using these bright colours but I really like this ... I have roses of the same colours in my garden during the summer

I used my Gelatos to paint the flowers and though I'm not that good I do love the Gelatos and I'm happy with how they turned out and I think my fussy cutting may be improving

The sentiment is also part of the stamp set ... I'll share some more of my rose cards later in the week ...

Stay warm and have a good day

Hugs

~ Ros ~

Circle

Hello ...

 I'm not going to mess up with the prompts this week

Today at Our Beautiful World

Kirsty has picked our prompt and it's

Circle

Well I didn't even have to set foot outside my craft room to find something for this prompt

My altered sewing box has circles in form of buttons and spools...

My little glass button jars have circular lids

And all those cut outs from making my special needs projects were just sitting here

...along with a few sequins and a new unopened set of watercolour paints 

Look at those colourful circles

I'm quite sure I could have photographed many more just here in my craft room ... It's amazing how many circles there are in one form or another... That's the thing about these prompts ... you see things you would have otherwise ignored....

Link up yours with us at Our Beautiful World this week

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

Hope & Believe.....

Spring will come ... Eventually

Hope & Believe

I've been playing with blues and green's ... They make me happy 

Swishing paints around ... cutting out fresh green leaves

The birds are ready ... I'm ready... So come on Spring

Wishing you a lovely weekend

~ Ros ~

A Little Decor

Hi there ...

I've not much to post right now ... Just been working on upcoming DT projects and busy with life

However, I thought you may like to see how my dining area is shaping up

So ... it's been redecorated and a faux panel wall constructed ... I haven't been able to find a photo of the before but trust me it's totally different

This is an old pine unit I've had for years and I'm loathe to part with it so I used a chalk paint to give it a new lease of life and using wax paper I added the french graphic ... a freebie from The Graphics Fairy

New handles that sparkle and catch the light and new lamps too ... You can see the runner under the glass top which I made from (matching to the paper) fabric which I also used to cover the seats of the new Ikea chairs

The table is also from Ikea - a lucky find in the bargain section and just the right size - I painted the top too and then we had glass made to fit

I painted the old mirror and I added my trade mark splatters in pewter Lol!

The 3 bottles wrapped in burlap I found at The Range and today they have fresh daffodils in

There is some more work to complete ... namely I managed to get a shuttered mirror yesterday which I intend to paint and put at the other end of the room together with a little shelf ... 

It seems to have been a long process not least of all because the guy who was to finish off the new beading around the floor never returned - we waited 3 weeks and ended up having to finish it ourselves plus DH had to do a little more papering 

We're pleased with the result though and next stop is the new insulated roof to be done on the conservatory which means that too will be decorated soon.

I hope you enjoyed seeing what I've been up to

Till soon take care

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 249

Good morning!

Got my head screwed on right today and ready to go with a new challenge at 

City Crafter Challenge Blog

Where we have Kirsty hosting for us with the theme

Love Metal

Source

Kirsty is asking that we create a card or project that includes a metal piece

I used a metal frame

... Which I backed with acetate to mount the little butterfly

As you can see I used paints to make the background and the butterfly and I stamped "You are amazing" in Versamark which I then embossed with white EP. It doesn't show up too well on these photos I'm afraid.

Our GD this week is the talented Lenet who won the challenge in week 246 Hop over to her blog and take a look at her beautiful projects and then go and see what the rest of our team at CCCB have to share with you this week

Enjoy your day and thanks so much for looking in on me

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Cherish Every Moment

Hey there!

I was absent from Our Beautiful World yesterday ... The reason being that I got my prompts mixed up - I had my photos and post all ready to go but for the wrong week! By time I realised, it was too late to do anything about it... 

I hate messing up ... Feeling like I let people down ...It happens I guess- especially when you have so many things to remember and chiding myself only makes it worse

So I stepped away ... for a whole day I left my computer alone and took time out to spend with my husband ... I dressed up and we lunched out, visited a few shops and bought a few things for our home and enjoyed a nice evening together. Sometimes I just forget to be kind to myself...

I have these tape patches stuck on parts of my body that are sore and irritated and I sometimes feel like a patchwork doll Lol! This image kind of says it all ... I made it for Pat, one of the many friends who make me smile

...and laughs along with me when I get frustrated and cross with myself

I have got the right post for the challenge at City Crafter tomorrow though ... So I'll see you then

Have a lovely day and be good to yourself

~ Ros ~