Our Beautiful World

Happy Sunday

I hope you are enjoying your weekend

Today at Our Beautiful World I've picked the prompt and it's 

"Bell"

I didn't have to go far to find some in my garden ... This is the tiny bell shaped Lily of The Valley ... The bells are as delicate as their scent is ...

How about the wind chime ... That's got a bell

Not as pretty as some of the flowers though

Aquilegia... More bell shaped flowers nodding in the breeze ... they always make me think of fairies

Hop over to the OBW Blog to see what the rest of the team are sharing

Have a beautiful Sunday

~ Ros ~

Just Us Girls 297

Hello!

This is my second week of Guesting with the team at

Just Us Girls 

This week's challenge is a Trend Week

Yep, stacked die cuts ... Easy peasy huh?

I love word dies and they look even better when they are die cut several times and "stacked" ... That's what I did here...

Then covered it in glossy accents ... I used a scrap of paper left over from a previous project both to stencil on and cut out the sentiment -  The butterfly stencil is one of those old metal stencil (by Anna Griffin) and it gives a really crisp image

For the banner I used a piece of Washi Tape and the 'LOVE' stamp is from another old set by Personal Impressions

I'm pushing myself with a green and white colour palette again but I've added a touch of black so I'm much more in my comfort zone

The talented team at Just Us Girls have lots more inspiration for you up on the Blog - Hop over and take a look ...

Thanks so much for your visit

Enjoy your day

~ Ros ~

Father's Day and Achievements

Hello there ...

Well it's been a busy week ...Yesterday my husband and I took Stella's son Martijn to the airport - His 6 month term here has ended and now he is back with his family ... We shall miss him greatly

Hop over to Stella's blog and take a peek at the photos she just posted ... It brought a lump to my throat and I know that Marcel will enjoy his Father's day!

I haven't had a great deal of time for creating but I do have a card to share that I made for my husband for Father's Day

 He never gets cards from his own children which is a shame knowing all he does for them but at least he will have one from me

There's a great challenge going on at AAA Cards and my card fits the bill there

Click on the link to take a look

The stamp I used is a Penny Black christmas stamp and I used distress stains to colour it

...Then added some stencilling around the image

On another note I was fortunate to have This card picked as a winner over at the Card Concept this week and I also gained an Honourable Mention for my mixed media piece Here over at the Anything But Cut Challenge so I am really thrilled!

Thank you so much ladies!

I'll be back tomorrow ... enjoy the rest of your day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 265

Hello and good morning!

Are you ready for a new challenge?

Kirsty is our hostess for this week's challenge at City Crafter

The theme is Tic TAG Toe 

The challenge - Create a tag or a project with a tag, That's it!

Source

I made a card with a tag for one of my brothers who celebrated his birthday recently

I splattered some TH Pewter distress paint over my card before adhering some strips of DP (MME & Basic Grey) and made a little tag for Ellie (from the Unforgettable stamp set by Wplus9)

The balloons by Lil'Inkers were die cut and cover in glossy accents

Our Guest Designer this week is Sue Butler - Winner of week 256  - her blog Scrumplescrunch has some very inspiring creations ... hop over and take a look and head on over to the City Crafter Blog to see what Sue and our team have created this week.

I hope you'll link up with us this week

I'd also like to link my card at The Male Room Challenge 

And before I go I would just like to thank everyone for the lovely comments you leave ... However, there are a few of you who have "no reply" which makes it difficult to answer your questions or thank you personally ... So please don't think I am ignoring you

Have a lovely week

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Let's Do Lunch

Hello and happy Sunday to you

It's time for a new word prompt at

Our Beautiful World

 Kirsty has chosen the word "Lunch" for us...

Recently DH and I were in Majorca and on our last day we decided to have lunch in the snack bar of the hotel ... we knew we wouldn't be eating again till we were home and it would be late ...
DH ordered spaghetti carbonara and I went for a hamburger ... I couldn't believe what arrived at the table

No way was I going to get through that lot! I did my best though Lol! It was delicious, especially those fries!

Occasionally we jump in the car and drive off into the countryside to have a pub lunch ... We found a 15th century place not too far away and I ordered a crab sandwich ... 

Oh my that was delicious!

And a little someone else enjoying their lunch outside my door recently

I'm glad I'm not a squirrel ... I would soon get fed up of nuts!

Link up your "Lunch" photos with us this week at 

Our Beautiful World

Have a beautiful Sunday

~ Ros ~

Just Us Girls Week 296

Hello and good morning!

I'm excited to share that The ladies at

Just Us Girls

Invited me to be their Guest Designer for the whole month of June!

Today is the first challenge of the month and it's a word week

Summer

Well, we've had rain, strong winds and cool temperatures... not much sign of summer here and I'm dreaming of the beach

Yep this is Summer to me....

Lazing on the beach with the gentle sound of the waves for company

I think my card should say "Wish I was there!!"

What does the word Summer say to you?

We'd love you to share your interpretations with us at 

Just Us Girls

this week

Head on over to the Blog to see what the talented team have created to inspire you...

Thanks so much for your visit

Have a great day

~ Ros ~