City Crafter 292

Hello and good morning!

Well, as the big day approaches and the year is coming to an end, we have our last challenge at 

City Crafter 

until January 2016

For our final challenge of 2015 the lovely Stella is hosting for us

The theme is "The Heat's On"

Stella is asking that use  heat embossing on our cards or project 

Here's my card...

I stamped and embossed a lovely Penny Black wreath and also embossed the word 'joy'

Some pretty liquid pearls were randomly added and a glittered wooden reindeer

Our Guest Designer this week is Susie Witter - winner of week 284 ... Click on her name to go visit her blog and see her lovely creations!

As always the team have more inspiration for you up on the City Crafter Blog ... I do hope you can find time to join us this week...

I'd also like to enter my card at the Penny Black Challenge where the theme is Christmas/Holidays

Have a beautiful week

~ Ros ~

Connect

Hello!

This is the last word prompt of 2015 at

Our Beautiful World

 This week Wen has picked the word Connect

So many option for this prompt don't you think?

Connect ...People and places

This is the Runcorn Bridge that connects the Wirral to Liverpool ... My brother to me

How they connected those old fire engine water pipes

Instant connection between a mother and her offspring

Ducklings will imprint on the first person or animal they see when they hatch

Then there are those sports were you just have to connect with the ball to get a result

Or connect could simply be things that join to one another as in this palm tree and it's fruit

Or a pretty wind chime

Hop over to see what my friends are sharing this week...

Our Beautiful World will be back in the new year....

Enjoy!

~ Ros ~

Another Christmas Card

Hello

Just popping in to share another Christmas card using the Pinkfresh Studio papers ...

I'm determined to use all these papers and not hoard them like I tend to with pretty papers and I my Memory Box deer dies have been well used ...

 I haven't bought any new Christmas dies this year other than the dies to match my Wplus9 Winter Pals stamps.

Having recently replaced my craft room furniture, I have had to reorganise my stamps, dies and tools amongst other things... It made me realise how many stamps/dies I used only once and really shouldn't have bought. Then there are many like those stag dies which are a few years old but I use a lot - same with the  Lil'Inkers stitched rectangles. 

As far as tools go, my best buys this year has been the Misti ... I love it! It's really been worth the investment.

What's been your best buy this year?

Enjoy the upcoming weekend...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Having Faith

Hello there

We've all been there right? When you know you have to get a card out that day and it's the same day your inspiration has taken a holiday...

I had one of those days on Monday .. I needed to make a card for a friend's birthday (a special friend needs a special card right?) But my head was empty of ideas. I searched my files for inspiration, trawled Pinterest, visited loads of my favourite bloggers, fiddled and faffed with things on my desk and NOTHING sparked my brain....sigh

When I get those days I whisper to myself that I WILL get this done and it WILL be just right... I have faith, if not in me, in some other power... It worked

She loves green and I was amazed to see a new addition to her beautiful collection of ornaments.. a pair of silver and black elephant candle holders...

And she loved her card that took virtually a whole day to come up with haha!

The wreath was cut on my Cameo and I used distress inks, water and Vibez snow storm for the BG

All in all I was pretty pleased with the result ...Now I have to have faith that I get everything done that needs to be done for Christmas

Enjoy your day!

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 291

Hello there!

It's my turn to host the challenge at City Crafter this week

I know you are all very busy this time of year and probably making lots of christmas projects...

Well, this week the challenge is all about Winter

Photo Credit

We want you to create a card or project that depicts Winter and to make it a challenge 

NO christmas cards please!!

Here's my card

My sweet friend Pat gave me this Winter quote stamp which I used on acetate then cut around it to attach to my card- you can see better on this next photo...

I cut the details of this card on my Cameo and used distress inks to sponge a BG before adding some water droplets... There's a sprinkling of glitter around too

We've a talented Guest Designer this week - winner of week 286

Daget Art - Click the link to visit her blog and check out her beautiful creations

Our team also has some more inspiration for you over at CCCB - go take a look and

link up your creations with us this week for a chance to Guest Design with us too.

I'd also like to enter this card over at The Card Concept under the Clean and Layered category, where the theme is "Let It Snow"

And Try It On Tuesday

Where the theme is snowflakes or winter whites

Wishing you a wonderful day

~ Ros ~

Thinking of you

Hello ... 

I hope you had a good weekend ... 

Yesterday my friend and neighbour Helen popped over with tears in her eyes... Her Dad had passed away suddenly ... No matter how many friends and family you have, it still feels like a lonely journey you're on in those early days... We chatted and hugged for awhile and later I made a little card for her

Though you can't really see ... I stamped the grasses first in Frayed Burlap distress ink and stamped again, slightly offset, with Versamark and embossed in clear powder

I also gave it a light spray with Vibez 'snow storm' which leaves a lovely soft sheen - and yes, she's a cat lover

Helen's dad was a keen gardener who every year made her magnificent hanging baskets... So DH and I  took a trip out and when I saw this I thought this would make a fitting gift 

... which she can then plant in her garden.

I hope you are having a good start to your week ... Be safe

Till soon

~ Ros ~