Birthday Boy

Hello! How are you?

Yesterday was DH's birthday and I'd arranged a special lunch for us in the city. The weather was cold but sunny and Mikey was ready to take us to the train station... However, DH was not feeling well so I had to cancel our plans. Unfortunately the restaurant required a 24 hr notice in order to give a refund and they were not willing to reschedule so that was that. 

At least he's feeling better today and is up and about.

 I thought I'd share the card I made for him

The tree die was a gift from my blog friend Loll and I used a piece of AI background to create a scenic look with mountains and maybe a little lake in little lower triangle .. That piece just seemed to pull it all together

I cut the 'birthday' word twice, once in black to offset the AI one and give it some shadow 

He was really pleased with it, though it seemed he was more overjoyed with one he was emailed from the football club he supports

 

Yep, this one had him smiling from ear to ear Lol! I'm going to print it and frame it for him.

I'm off to catch up on your blogs and see hat I've missed - Have a lovely day 

~ Ros ~

 

Spring Flowers

Hello there...

Oh my goodness what a Sunday we are having... Storm Ciara has paid us a visit this weekend 

This is the view outside my craft room window this morning and just beyond those tall trees is a road that is completely flooded...  We had some beautiful Daffodils in bloom but so far only one is left standing...

If that wasn't enough, we've had a lots of break ins here over the past few weeks and another one a few doors away yesterday. It's kind of scary - I lost my last beautiful German Shepherd some years ago and always felt safe then especially as DH is virtually deaf and he'll be 76 in a few days so not exactly a ninja Lol!

Anyway, putting all that aside, I have a card I made for my lovely blog friend Greta who will be celebrating her birthday on the same day as my DH... I can share as she's already received her card

Pretty painted Spring flowers without the rain and wind...

The foliage are trees stamped upside down and sideways in 2 colour inks, I've used this idea a few times in the past and used those stamps so many time they are almost worn out.

Have yourselves a lovely peaceful Sunday... 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

 

CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello there, I hope you are well...

Today's card is for the CAS Watecolour Challenge.

Being on a CAS team means I'm not eligible to win but I still like to challenge myself when I can and this past week I've had little time, believe it or not I've spent days putting Ikea furniture together. 

There was a time that I could easily get up and down and into small spaces and though my brain thinks I still can, my body doesn't agree Lol!

So I took some time out yesterday and made a card instead.

The little mushrooms are from an Avery Elle Christmas set (Gnome for Christmas) and I have to say that I've used this set so many times - The stamps are so versatile for all year use

I stamped, embossed and painted using distress inks

The butterfly is from a Woodware stamp set and the sentiment is an Aliexpress purchase

I've also been doing a little sketching when I have time... It's been ages since I picked up my pencil and tried my hand at it... I'm not that good but I try

Have a lovely day and thanks so much for popping in

~ Ros ~

Cas Mix Up Challenge

Hello and welcome to February...

The month of love, one step nearer to Springtime and the start of a new challenge at the

CAS Mix Up 

This month Joanna is our host and Ina is our month long Guest Designer.

Joanna has picked a super challenge for us... Stencils from die cuts and there are videos up on the blog to guide you along if you have never tried this

 It's a great way to get more out of your dies and fun to do

I die cut a floral frame from a scrap of card to use as my stencil, taped it down onto another piece of card and pounced some distress inks onto it.

It makes a great backdrop for those reeds... Can you tell I'm dreaming of warmer days Lol!

Yeah, that would make me smile.

The team have created some amazing card to inspire you... Go take a peek.

We'd loved you to play along with us, just remember your cards need to be Clean and Simple

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

Celebrate

Hello...

The weekend went fast didn't it?And here we are only a few days before we welcome February.

A good friend of my DH celebrates his Golden Wedding Anniversary next weekend and we've been invited to a celebratory lunch with them. I was wracking my brain to come up with a card for them and then a new stamp arrived and that was my starting point

Colouring on vellum is not something I do very often and I kind of like non traditional cards (guess you've noticed that) But colouring on vellum is what I did...

With my new stamp by Woodware. I've quite a few of their stamps and I love them. You can no doubt see that I used that stencil AGAIN! Ha! I love it.

The little birdies were cut from a scrap piece of alcohol inked Yupo. A few more bits and bobs and then a surprise pop up on the inside...

 

 

 

okay, so it took me all day but I had fun and I just hope they like it.

 

Have a great day 

 

~ Ros ~

 

Upcycle/Recycle 2

Welcome to Friday!

 

Another dull and gloomy day over here, Gingerboy is keeping me company in my craft room, bless

I said I would share a couple more cards, using bits from the shop bought ones I received so here we are...

On my desk I had a bluebell (from a Clearly Besotted set) which I'd stamped, painted and die cut so I fussy cut a butterfly from one of the cards and added a black glittery body to it using a Memory Box die. The inside of one card was in a similar shade to the butterfly so I die cut the trellis for my little flower

I didn't bother with a sentiment yet - I just like the simplicity of this.

 

For the next card I just used part of the front design that covered the shop card, showing the pretty geraniums

Although it's not clear on the photo, the image is sparkly and I punched out a little heart from another sparkly piece

My favourite thing is putting bits together to create cards, hence the reason I keep so many pieces around lol!

Have a wonderful weekend

Till soon

~ Ros ~