CAS Stencil Challenge

Hello there...

The  CAS Stencil Challenge for February is to use powdered inks...

Sometime ago I was given a few Brushos and when I tried them I made such a horrible mess that I never bothered again... Well this time I watched the videos and gave it another try - I can't say that I had a great success - I definitely need more practice

Anyway, I did make a card... using a circle stencil from Memory Box and the negative or second part where you lay the wet stencil onto another piece of card and here's the result using 2 shades of green powders

It made me think of bubbles in water so for fun I die cut a seahorse using thick acetate... 

The die left everything intact and just created an imprint which I cut around... and believe me at this time of year the sea and the beach are never more than a thought away...

At least the sun is shining right now...

Have a lovely Sunday

~ Ros ~

CAS Mix Up

Hello... Happy Friday!

Just popping in with a card I made for the CAS Mix Up Challenge

I did die cutting, heat embossing and stamping...

I die cut the triangles - One from a piece of painted and splattered card, then die cut a leaf and covered it in Versamark ink...

....Added layers of embossing powders to get the dimension and dry embossed the card front before layering it all up.

Then just stamped the sentiment and heat embossed that too.

And that's me for today...

Have a good one!

~ Ros ~

CAS Watercolour Challenge

Good morning...

Two posts in two days? Well I had time to play yesterday so I made a few cards, One of which is for 

CAS Watercolour Challenge

Marcia is hosting this month's challenge and she has chosen Red & Pink for the month of 'love'

 If you follow my blog you'll see that I hardly ever use pink, I like using red for flowers but I'm not good with pink for some reason, but... I had a go

I stamped a poppy onto ordinary cardstock and embossed it with a mix of silver and gold embossing powder - The stamp is an old one by Altenew and really doesn't have many lines to it...

So I painted it with Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries DI in an attempt to 'define' the poppy... Not sure if I succeeded that well... 

 I used a rectangle die to cut around the image first, then turned it to get a diagonal shape on the bottom part. The sentiment is part of a set of 4 dies I picked up at The Works a while ago and after cutting it I covered it with Versamark ink and then embossed it too. 

So there... I've tried pink Lol! 

Enjoy your day and I'll be back soon 

~ Ros ~

With Love

Hello... How are you? 

It's warmed up here and thankfully all the ice has melted... 

Whilst I still had those tulips stamps and dies out on my desk I decided to make one more card...

It's my friends' Wedding anniversary in a few weeks so this is for her and her husband

 

I placed the copic coloured tulips on a criss-cross die cut background...I don't know what it's called, I got it from AliExpress and it's bigger than shown... I just trimmed it down

I dry embossed a frame on the front piece and folded some vellum on either side.... Stamped and embossed the sentiment and that's it.

Wishing you all a lovely day and thanks so much for your visit

~ Ros ~

City Crafter Challenge

Hi there...
Happy February!!

You may have noticed that City Crafter Challenge blog is hosting it's final challenge this week...

I couldn't let the chance to make a card go by... I spent 7 amazing years as a DT member here and got to finally meet Kirsty in person some years ago... What a beautiful lady she is and such an amazing person. Being on this team not only gave me the confidence to keep on creating but it brought me into a world of like minded people who I am so happy to call good friends....

So this one is for you Kirsty... It will be winging it's way to Vegas - Grateful thanks for believing in me, for your friendship and for all the hard work it took to make CCCB a success...

I pulled out a background I made ages ago with spray inks and gold paint splatters 

...Stamped and white embossed the Beautiful Bouquet:Ranunculus by Wplus9
The sentiment with the stamp couldn't have said it better

Wishing you every happiness Kirsty

~ Ros ~

Tulips and Proud News

Hello...

How are you? It's cold and icy here but nothing like many of you in the mid north west of America are experiencing. 

When I was a kid we could guarantee snow and ice in the winter months ... We got on with things, but over the years it changed, the winters got milder and we got 'softer' so much so that everything stops here when there's a cold spell.

 I stay warm and spend time in my craft room with the kitties for company.

Today I'm sharing one of two cards I've made using Clearly Besotted tulip stamps and dies

 

It's a birthday card for my SIL ... I'm trying to get ahead whilst I have some inspiration

I also used a frame die and a triangle die to slide those tulips into

My DH has a birthday soon and I whenever I try to make his he pops into my room... I managed to make an exploding box but still have a little card to make for him...

Ross 

I also wanted to share some news with you... Some of you are aware that my great nephew Ross has Meobius Syndrome and it's been tough for him over the years. As a baby he had to be tube fed and unable to walk or talk he was able to learn sign language even though he only has a couple of fingers. If that wasn't enough, his daddy, my beautiful nephew died suddenly from a brain tumor on Ross's 3rd birthday ... 

With much perseverance, operations and treatments Ross was eventually able to walk and talk.

He is an intelligent and determined young man who is now in a mainstream public school and I want to share with you his latest achievement...
Despite all his disabilities he has just been nominated for athlete of the month

I couldn't be more proud of this guy!

Have yourselves a lovely day and be safe

~ Ros ~