Poppy Sympathy Card

Good morning friends...

I've had to make a few sympathy cards this month and here's another one that is going to the wife of my husband's friend who sadly lost her sister last week

  

I hadn't got a clue where I was going with this... The poppies had been coloured in a long time ago but remained unused till now 

 

 Having recently bought the die for them in the SSS sale was a bonus so I let them take centre stage

 The little cat just finished it off... Actually I had a few cat die cuts on my desk as I had to make another sympathy card for a lady who recently lost her cat... I'll share that with you later in the week

We're off to Majorca in a couple of days so I guess I should start to pack... A job I hate. I've been looking at the forecast for the 4 days that we will be there and it doesn't look good...sigh

Still it's a welcome break and a kind of celebration... My scan results were all clear! Yay! The pain I have been dealing with is all residual pain from the surgery and my body adapting to it's new position. The other piece of good news is that in time, the consultant thinks I can reverse the scoliosis that was caused by the damaged discs. 

Thanks so much for your kind wishes and keeping me in your prayers...

Enjoy your day

~ Ros ~

 

April CAS Watercolour Card Challenge

Hello...

 

I have a card to share for this month's challenge at CAS Watercolour Cards

 

It had me stumped at first, then I remembered all those digitals I have and printed this one onto ordinary CS and loosley painted it with distress inks

 

 

My blog friend Leslie (Running With Scissors) can paint tiny details with such precision that leaves me in awe... Not me, that's why I say loosley Lol! But I enjoy the challenge

 

 

And I think this little guy is a cutie anyway

 

 Wishing you a beautful day

~ Ros ~

 

Happy April

Hello and welcome to April

Can't say that it's started very well here... Cold and wet is the order of the day with snow forecast, but at least the blossom is appearing and buds are everywhere...

Did you have a good Easter? I have just a couple more Easter cards to share using up some bits and pieces

 

I used one of those 'tear open' dies to reveal my sentiment on this one

 And the second one

Pat is finally home after a month in London and she will be popping around today so maybe we will get some crafting done - I suspect we will be too busy catching up Lol!

Enjoy your day

~ Ros ~

Easter cards

Hello...

I have a couple of Easter cards to share today... It's a sunny and bright Good Friday here and though I'm not overly religious, I have my beliefs, but Good Friday always pulls at my heart strings more than any other time... The cruelness against another individual who did no wrong always haunts me.

Anyway, on to my cards... 

The first one is just inking through a stencil and a simple embossed dafodil

I adore daffodils and have them  both in the garden and in the house and everywhere we go at this time of year they are in abundance

And the second one is a little more ornate...

Again I have used up some odd bits of previously created BGs to stamp and cut my flowers

See that little lamb?Well actually it's a deer from a memory box die but it looks like a lamb right?

We're just having a quiet Easter, we've had so many hospital appointments lately it's a good job we are retired or we couldn't fit them in Lol!

I am having another scan next week on my spine, that should tell me why I'm struggling a bit but it seems I also have mild scoliosis which I was not aware of... Heck, no wonder I seem to be getting shorter... 

Before I go I just want to thank the team over at CAS Watercolour for a shout out... I can't believe that the painting I almost ditched actually got me an outstanding design award, I'm thrilled!

I hope you have a wonderful Easter and life is good to you

Till soon

~ Ros ~

The same but different....

Good morning...

It's a beautiful sunny day here, cool, but who cares as long as the sun shines

Yesterday I spent a few hours in my craft room using up some bits and pieces... Here are 2 cards I made... The same but with different backgrounds

This one uses a piece I had when playing with the faux enamel embossing technique

I love the texure it gives and I love these colours

This next one uses a scrap of ink blended BG that I wasn't keen on but works it with this die

The dies are by Memory Box

And the word stamps are a new addition to my stash... They're by Crafters Companion (Signature Collection) and were in the sale

I even pulled out the liquid pearls, I'm quite surprised that they still work as I've had them for years

I also made a few Easter cards which I'll share in a few days. 

I've spent weeks doing the projects for the Thursday Club and the last date on my chart before the 2 week break was for this Thursday so I prepared all the Easter gifts and cards for them- Took me days! To be honest, I'm still having a lot of pain following the operation, strangely enough in the opposite side to the one that gave me so much grief, so I was pushing myself to get things done ... Well, you can imagine how I felt when I was then told that the dates had changed and there is no club this week or the following week...Argh!

Anyway I am hoping to see my consultant sooner then planned to see what is going on, I'm dreading him saying that I have to have more surgery.... Fingers crossed.

Wishing you all a wonderful day

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Just a card

Hello there...

It's a sunny day here in Liverpool, still cold but it's good to see the sun shining and hints of blossom are appearing on the trees - Maybe Spring hasn't quite forsaken us yet

Today I'm sharing a card I made for my friend Norma's birthday over a week ago

 

The beautiful stamps are by Uniko - I won them sometime ago and I used one of my favourite ink combinations Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint

 

Norma is one of the 3 lovely ladies that I meet up with for lunch about once a month - Thing is we haven't seen each other now for almost 6 months due to various circumstances and in that time Ella lost her beautiful puppy, I lost my Aunt and had my sugery, then Joyce lost her husband. We have much to catch up on and hopefully we will soon.

You know it's a known fact that men need to see their friends regularly to maintain their friendships whereas we ladies can go months and just pick up where we left off... I know that to be true as my hubby sees his friends at least twice a week and they are always on the phone to each other... Makes me laugh!

Wishing you all a lovely day ... Stay safe

~ Ros ~