City Crafter Celebrations!!

Hello and good morning!

It's April and this month City Crafter Challenge is celebrating 7 years of success!

Happy Birthday City Crafter

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I started blogging 7 years ago (yesterday) and 6 months later Kirsty invited me to join the City Crafter Team and what a pleasure it has been, not only to be on the team but to have made so many dear friends...

For the next 4 weeks we will be celebrating at City Crafter with prizes donated by the whole team.

Each week one of the team will have a card for you to CASE... Kirsty is kicking off the celebrations and here is her card

CASE this card

Here's what I came up with

Totally different but still the same design - I stencilled my BG and used silver thread to emulate Kirsty's scribble die cut

I used just dots of Glossy Accents to represent Kirsty's enamel dots - I have to say my sentiment was hard to capture in the photo but it is there, in silver embossing

The team have also CASEd this card ... Head on over to the blog to take a look

This is the amazing prize being offered by Kirsty to the winner of this challenge

 To be in with a chance to win there are a few rules we'd like you to take note of

1. You need to enter the challenge

2. Leave a comment on the City Crafter Blog

3. Leave a comment on Kirsty's blog

We're looking forward to having you come to our party!

Have fun!

~ Ros ~

NBUS, CAS Mix Up & Blog Anniversary

Hey there ... 

Nice to be back! I finally finished all the club stuff

There's 25 bags filled with all the bits they need to create the project I shared with you yesterday, plus there are 25 packs of stickers and foam shapes to decorate those bags and there are 40 pairs of  chick eyes looking at you ha!

Today I realised that I have been blogging for exactly 7 years! Oh how time flies when you're having fun...

I just had time to make a card for you all and I'm also entering it at Darnell's NBUS Challenge 11 - Which can also be an April Fools Boo boo ...

And 

The Cas Mix Up Challenge

As far as I'm aware this card doesn't have any boo boos... Whenever I mess up a card, Pat makes claim to it  - She'll find something she can use Lol!

So here's my card...

...Using a NBUS stamp from Imagination Crafts which has just been waiting to be inked up.

It's very subtle - I used Platinum ink which also gives a slight shine, though it's hard to capture on a photo

In keeping with the Cas Mix Up challenge I inlaid my stamped piece into the frame and added a copic coloured flower as my choice - The sentiment and flowers were also stamped and heat embossed.

I did add some Wink of Stella to it but again it's not visible on my photo

I'm off to do the dinner now and then I'm going to put my feet up and watch the 4th episode of Broadchurch.

Have yourselves a lovely day/ evening

I'll be back tomorrow

~ Ros ~

Club Projects

Hello there ...

I haven't posted this week other than my DT for City Crafter but I've been far from idle... I'm just busy preparing for the club projects...

I know some of you like to see what we do so I thought I'd share some things with you ...

For Mother's day we made a pop up card 

This is the outside

And inside

Lots of bits for them to stick together but lots of bits for me to cut!

Of course I included a gift for them to give to their mother, guardian or carer -  A cup with a chocolate inside

Complete with a flower and a little spoon

This week I'm working on Spring/Easter projects as we will have a 2 week Easter break after this week which will give Pat and I a little breathing space...
So far I have completed all the design and cutting for this

It's a free standing project with pop ups and a little chick

I design the BG on my computer using all my digital papers and files, then I came up with a little box for the birdhouse which are all hand cut... The umbrellas, the wellington boots etc., are done on my cameo.
It takes me days and I've still to come up with a couple of cards for them. 
I had a letter from the hospital to let me know I am deficient on vitamin D... I just have to take some tablets... Then again it's not surprising as I spend so much time indoors creating!

I definitely have to get out more Lol!

Have a beautiful Sunday and I'll be back on Tuesday

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 355

Hello ... Are you having a good start to the week?

So today starts a new challenge at City Crafter and this week Kirsty is hosting for us with the theme

In Bloom

Create a project that has a flower or flowers

Really simple... Here's my card

I've a mix of stamps and dies going on here... The dog is from Avery Elle's Furry friends - I stamped coloured and die cut him then made extra cuts to have him fit over the stitched circle. 

The flowers are from the MFT Buildable bouquet set and the clouds are by Memory Box... Cut from digital paper from Pink Petticoat.

The sentiment was computer generated...

The team have some lovely card to inspire you up on the City Crafter Blog ... Go take a look.

Have a lovely day

~ Ros ~

Bye Bye Chester

Hello there ...

One of the friends I meet up with for lunch each month, Ella, had 2 little Shih Tzu's, Bailey and Chester - Her boys she called them - Sadly some months ago Bailey went off to doggie heaven. Well, last week  Chester went to join him... Having lost many cats over the years as well as my beloved dogs, I know there are no words to ease the pain so I just made a simple card

A bouquet of flowers covered in tear drops...

I added a little ink blending just to enhance those pretty flowers... Ironically my last dog Holly died on Ella's birthday 7 years ago...

... And my heart still aches

Enjoy your day my friends

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Happy Mother's Day

Hello! 

It's a beautiful day here in Liverpool and it also happens to be Mothering Sunday

Happy Mother's Day to all of you who celebrate today ... I hope you have a beautiful and loving day

I got the biggest card ever from my son and one from the cats! I also got a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and chocolates... I am so blessed to have Mikey - He's is and always has been my rock and the best thing that ever happened to me...

I had news this week that my Chiropodist  Les who happens to be one of the nicest guy's ever, is in hospital. He suddenly developed eczema similar to mine but much more severe and will have to stay in hospital until they can find something that will work for him...

I pulled out the 'surprised birdbrain' digital stamp (From The Heart Stamps) to make a card for him

I mixed it up by using part of the stamp from the other birdbrain digital... namely the flower border and added it to this one...

... Coloured everything with Copic Ciao's and computer generated a sentiment 

And here's the inside

Have a wonderful day ... 

Till soon

~ Ros ~