A Blue Day

Hello there ...

It's a sombre day in my city today as we say farewell to Cilla Black a homegrown talent who died recently... The funeral is only 5 minutes away from where I live and will be attended by a host of celebrities...

Cilla started her career here in the Cavern alongside The Beatles so I grew up to the sounds of the Mersey Beat ... It seems like the end of an era...

On a happier note, 
I have a card to share that I made to send to one of my blog friend across the pond using the WPlus9 Doodle Buds Stamps once again and some soft sponging

The stencil I used is by Memory Box called Wave

As you can see I cut the flowers from card that I had stencilled on too

I hope my friend likes it ....

Have yourselves a lovely day

Till soon

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 275

Well happy Tuesday to you all!

I hope your week is going well ...

Today at City Crafter my dear friend Stella is hosting for us with a terrific challenge called

Around The Corner

And the inspiration photo Stella chose is just as terrific

Source

The challenge is to create a card or project using just one corner and leave the rest blank

Here's my card...

You know, I've seen and admired lots cards around that features this technique of dressing up just one corner ... when I came to do it I found it difficult to know when to stop Lol!

So after stamping a few dots I just pulled out some scrap bits and put them together

Funnily enough I used the colours from last weeks challenge ... I just love them!

Our Guest Designer this month is the lovely Suchi ...Hop on over to her blog and check out her beautiful creations

As always our team at City Crafter have created some wonderful inspiration for you and we're looking forward to seeing what you come up with this week

Have yourself a wonderful day and thanks so much for your visit

~ Ros ~

Here For You

Hello there!

I've been playing around with inks... practicing sponging - what I was aiming for was a stormy sky... It's a scene that's been in my head but trying to translate it onto a card is another matter ... I am by no means a trained artist, I just try to learn as I go.

 This card isn't meant to actually cheer someone... It's more to say "hey, I know how you feel - and I'm here for you" 

I used a torn piece of paper as a mask to blend my inks and as AAA Cards has a Masking challenge 

I'm hoping that this will qualify

There are many times in life we just feel alone...tossed by the storm and that's what I was trying to capture... Maybe practice will make perfect one day

Still I'm pleased with this effort and you know, if you squint and tilt your head ... It would make a good cover for a book Lol!

Kind of funny the things that go around in one's mind  but at least I got this one out

Have a beautiful day/evening - We've had lovely sunshine here in the UK
I'll be back tomorrow for the new challenge at City Crafter, till then be safe

~ Ros ~

Vacant

Hello!

I can hardly believe another week has flown by and it's time for a new word prompt at

Our Beautiful World

This week I've chosen the prompt and it's 

Vacant

Way back in May this year my husband and I took a trip to Majorca... to catch some sun and relaxation

Unfortunately for 3 of the 5 days we had rain and cool temperatures and though the hotel was quite full, the sun terraces were vacant

 Not one seat taken and no one on the balconies

Even the lovely sun beds overlooking the sea were vacant

The pool was still... Umbrellas closed against the wind

Even the outdoor restaurant area was vacant

I'm hoping to go back maybe next month and keeping my fingers crossed that the sun will shine!

Check out the photos the rest of the team have come up with this week on the Blog and share your Vacant photos with us at 

Our Beautiful World

Have a lovely day and thanks so much for stopping by

~ Ros ~

Hello

Hello there ...

The week has flown by and I've had no time for creating this week ... I do however have a card I made a while ago using WPlus9 Doodle Buds 

The eagle eyed amongst you will notice some very old Basic Grey DP here... I love the autumnal colours in this paper and it's one I've hoarded

The leaves are just coloured with Promarkers and I used quite a lot of  liquid pearls ... something else that I haven't used in a while ... trends quickly change in the crafting world

I like the fact that though the card looks dimensional, it is quite flat and therefore mailing will be easier

Have you had a good week so far? I hope so ... 

Enjoy your day and I'll be back soon

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 274

Hello!

I'm hosting the new challenge over at City Crafter today

For the challenge I have chosen a collage to inspire you which was created by the lovely 

Wen Sylvestre of Apple and Apricot

These image really captured my heart ... made me think of days gone by... British beaches, salty breezes, shell collecting and the muddy grey waters that often match the sky

The challenge is to create a card or project based on the photos 

 You can use any of the elements - Shells, houses etc, or maybe just pick out the colours or even create a beach themed project

Here's what I came up with

It kind of speaks for itself really....

Sponging, stamping... a little white paint smeared onto some torn DP

I got that little stone from my garden and coated it in glossy accents

For the next 3 weeks we are happy to welcome a Special Guest Designer to CCCB the talented Suchi ... Please click on her name to go visit her lovely blog...

I'm really looking forward to seeing your creations this week ... you always amaze me!

If you are looking for more inspiration go check out the rest of the projects by the City Crafter team Here

Have a lovely day

~ Ros ~