Anniversary and NBUS

Hello...Happy August to you

How the time is flying by... Did you have a good weekend? I got out my sewing machine and made two new blouses and spent a little time in the garden

Thank you so much for your comments and your kind wishes for DH... he is touched by your concern. He is doing fine, his GP has arranged tests and we are waiting for a 24hr heart monitor, though the paramedics that attended said he had the heart of an athlete - He puffed up like a peacock then I can tell you Lol!

So today I have two cards... This one is an anniversary card for friends

Shiny things are so hard to photograph and this one has foiling along with  some watercolour leaves,  flowers and a little heart

See, shiny...

The second card I'm sharing at Darnell's NBUS challenge

The lovely horse and foal stamp is by Lavinia and I have never inked it up before but I thought one of my watercolour backgrounds would be a good place for them

After stamping those lovelies together with some hanging branches, I needed to ground them so I painted a curvy line to give it the appearance that they are standing near a lake...

This card really gives me a peaceful feeling

Well, the sun has finally come out after a very wet start this morning, it always pours down when DH goes golfing and by time he gets home the weather has improved...

Have a great day and take care

~ Ros ~

Little Birds

Hello again...Are you well?

Today we were expecting sunshine and 25C Temperatures, well I can assure you it's far from that here, maybe later it will brighten up.

As well as trying to get to grips with this new blogger system, I've been using up some watercolour scraps. The little bird stamps (an old set by Winnie & Walter) were just the right size

Sometimes when I have no inspiration I stamp, emboss and paint leaves which always get used one way or another

They're a bit of a motley crew these little guys but they make me smile

Especially these chubby little ones

Which reminds me, our government is now asking us to lose weight and get fit in an attempt to help our chances of survival should we contract the virus. I guess I need to put on some disco music and do a few twirls...

Have yourselves a lovely day

~ Ros ~

Tulips

Hello there... Did you think I'd fallen off the planet?

I know it's been awhile and I do hope you are all well and safe... Thank you for your comments and for letting me know what you've been doing in isolation.

 I still haven't had the inclination to craft. However I needed a birthday card for my husband's DIL so I had to make something. In the end after much trial and error I went back to my comfort zone - The technique I love and the colours I love

The tulip stamp is by Clearly Besotted and I've used this many times but not over watercolour before.

It's simple and it's me

It's been a weird week here, not just because of our great British summer of constant rain, but I had the need to call an ambulance this week for DH... 

He wasn't feeling to well and collapsed in the bathroom, which he'd locked. I got into him using a screwdriver and managed to call the emergency services. Though they were pretty quick, by time they arrived he was almost fully alert and sitting in a chair but nevertheless, they wanted to check him out at hospital. He wasn't too keen on that but finally agreed to go. Thankfully all the tests were clear and he was released later in the day with a follow-up booked with the GP.

As it happened I also had an appointment with the practice nurse following up on blood tests... My sugar levels were quite high last time and I was expecting the worse despite my efforts in lockdown. Well I was pleasantly surprised when she offered me a gold star HA! Not only have I lost a stone in weight but I have reduce my sugar levels by 5 points, 5 POINTS!! See, there's always a silver lining.

Okay... I'd better say bye bye for now and hopefully I will get to visit you all soon

Take care and be safe

~ Ros ~

 

Some Oldies

Hello there... 

I can't say that I have been inspired to craft or paint lately... I'm fine, I'm just taking a little break from things.

I've still a few paintings that I haven't shared with you before

 These were done way back in April when I was first experimenting

It took a lot of trial and error to find what brushes work for me and of course shapes and colours

I'm a little more confident now but I still like these 

Teaching myself to paint became my haven when Covid first started... I'm curious as to whether you tried anything new whilst being isolated?

We're still very cautious and I don't go out unless I have to... I went for my blood tests yesterday and it was all done by appointment. Of course you are required to wear a mask which I always do but it was so alarming to see that the only other person wearing a mask at the medical centre was the nurse who took the blood! I had to walk past other workers with no covering at all... Crazy!

Stay safe and happy my friends

~ Ros ~

 

CAS(E) This Sketch

Hi there...

I don't think I've ever entered a challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch

But when I visited my friend Michele's blog, I was taken by this sketch...

So I challenged myself to come up with something using my pencil and paints (along with a few dies a stamp and embossing powder)

Here's what I came up with

 I sketched some flowers which I painted with Prima Confection and cut the shape with a border die. The butterfly and the smaller shape (also cut with the same border die) were both painted with Gansai Tambi gold paint. It's still pretty dull here but if I turn my card to the light...

You can see how shiny it is. I guess I could have cut the main shape a little better  but hey ho... 

I hope you are enjoying your weekend... If only the sun would shine and the wind would drop I could get out into the garden for a while - I live in hope

Take care and thanks so much for your visit

~ Ros ~

Two Little Birds

Hello friends...How are you all? Well I hope. 

 

I haven't had any inclination to craft lately, perhaps it's the weather - We've had non stop rain for more than a week and life is so much better when I can spend some time in the garden albeit it that it's starting to look like a jungle. 

Still, I have lots of paintings that I've never got around to sharing including these little birds.  Actually this one's a plump little guy

 They're not supposed to be any particular bird... I just make them up and choose whatever colour takes my fancy

 

 

 They will no doubt end up in my lockdown album which has also been abandoned lately...

 

 

The trims on both cards are from my stash, I've ribbons and buttons and all manner of things that never get used. I did have a purge but kept some "just in case" as you do.

 

 

My friends were thrilled with their little coffee cup cards by the way, oh and I was thrilled to see an old photo this week... My friend in New Jersey must have had this one and her daughter posted it on F/B. 

Obviously it was taken more than 50 years ago... She's at the back and I'm on the right... The little boy and baby are her cousins. It took me back and gave me a warm feeling of the happy times we spent together and how different the world was then.

Okay so that's it for today... 

Stay well, be happy and I'll catch up with you soon

~ Ros ~