City Crafter 329

Hello there...

It's time for a new challenge at City Crafter and this week Stella is hosting for us

The theme is "Turning a new leaf"

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This week we want to see leaves or a leaf on your project....

I do love this time of year and I could have gone with beautiful Autumn colours but when I made this card some weeks ago I was not quite ready to let go of Summer... So I created this

...Using spray inks

I used the leaves as a stencil too for the bottom part of my card and the embossed stamp was a gift from Stella

Our Guest designer this week is Agnes... She makes the most beautiful cards, do go visit her blog and take a look

As always the team have more inspiration for you up on the City Crafter Blog ... We hope you'll stop by and join us this week

Have a wonderful week

~ Ros ~

Bloom

Hello there ...

The word this week at 

Our Beautiful World 

is Bloom... picked by Kirsty

I photographed this yesterday in my garden, see little ladybird in there?

Here's a closer shot

Those petals look like wings don't they...

It's been a mild summer for us and many of the flowers are being fooled into thinking it's spring and blooming for a second time like this Fox and Cubs 

...But some have just continued to bloom like these roses

and the hydrangea

More recently we've enjoyed the lovely scent of lavender as it came into bloom

And these foxgloves were blooming in the gardens of the hospice where I visited my dear friend

I will always think of her when I see them

Hop on over to Our Beautiful World Blog to see what my friends are sharing

Have a blooming marvellous day!

~ Ros ~

Thursday Club

Hi there... 

The school term has started again here in the UK and that also means that the craft class I run at

Thursday Club (a club for mental and physically challenge adults) has started too.

Everyone is always excited to be back, seeing their friends and it means that I have craft projects to come up with and prepare....

Many of you have asked me to share what we make so here's what I came up with this week

A wall hanging, and given that we prepare at least 22 of them you can work out that 66 of those frames need to be cut... Not my favourite job so Pat kindly cut the frames and 22 cityscapes whilst I cut the cardstock, do the design, the graphics and the little things that I can cut on the Cameo 

I coloured all the little boats and stamped and cut the sentiments too.

Together Pat and I put everything they need to complete the project into an envelope... 22 envelopes, You can guarantee that halfway through the class you'll hear cries of "I haven't got a plane... I haven't got stars...etc.." 

They're either on the floor or stuck to something or someone else... Often the boat will be in the middle of the hills and the plane in the sea Lol!... It's hard work ... VERY hard work but such fun...

Ok so that's it for now ... I'll be back tomorrow with my photos for Our Beautiful World 

Have a great weekend

~ Ros ~

Double D Challenge

Hello there ...

Team Diane are hosting the challenge for the next fortnight at

Double D Challenges 

This time the challenge is "Down on the Farm" and here's your mood board

Both teams have created lovely projects to inspire you ... hop on over to the blog and take a peek

Here's my card

I used a free colouring image of a sheep (here) and with some digital work created a little herd which I coloured with Copics and hand cut

I created the hills using distress inks and I added a little stamping for the ground together with a computer generated sentiment and a Cameo cut "hello"

We'd love to see your farm creations ... I hope you'll link up with us at

Double D Challenges

Have a great day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 328

Hi there ... I hope you all had a great weekend

Kirsty is hosting this week's challenge at

City Crafter

With a photo inspiration challenge 

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(Create a project inspired by the photo)

I fell for the lovely red flowers

It's quite a simple card but I am practicing colouring in flowers with my limited Copics and these have been covered in gloss too - 

You may be able to see it better at this angle

Nonni is our talented Guest Designer this week ... Her beautiful creation won our challenge no. 321

Hop on over to the blog to see what she came up with this week and also to see what the rest of our lovely team have to inspire you...

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

Romantic

Good morning...

Our Beautiful World 

has a new prompt today and the word is

Romantic... 

Picked for us by Riitta

I'm a romantic sort of gal and I guess it shows in some of the things I make and in the items in my home

I put together a few collages (with the help of Picmonkey) of those I think are Romantic

There's a little French theme going in my  dining area with pictures hearts and candle holders... Many types of candle holders in fact, including those I've made...

Then there are all the hearts you'll find hanging in various rooms

And of course there are these

 A little chalkboard frame and anniversary card I made for my husband and the valentine roses he sent me ...

And I've probably shared this photo before but I still find it Romantic ... Two young people watching the sunset at Land's End

Hop on over to the blog to see what everyone else is sharing and link up your romantic photos with us at

Have a wonderful day

~ Ros ~