Sunday crafting..

Hi there...


Well my son is settled in and working away in his room - I'm still ploughing through the laundry he brought back... 6 washes and still going!
It has been a busy day... 
Whilst hubby was at the football match, I baked some bread and put a joint of ham in the oven for tonight's dinner, then settled down to do some crafting.
Thought I'd make a start on another project for Thursday club... They loved the Raccoons by the way...
This is what I have come up with for this week...

It's a matchbook photo album with journalling envelopes.

The CS was all printed digitally - various colours (they all like different colours!) and I used clear plastic

CD/DVD sleeves (picked up a pack of 100 for £2.50). Just cut the tops off and they can insert their pictures. I pre-printed envelopes - sealed them first then turned them sideways and cut the tops off too... the envelopes are filed in between each photo sleeve.

A scrunched flower and a wood chip embellishment and they're good to go...

Did 20 of these this afternoon -  ready for assembly AND punched 150 flowers! (phew!!)

Still got some fancy borders to cut with my Sizzix but the bulk is all done and gives me some free time in the week.

My next course of Practical Philosophy starts next week and I can't wait... I've been going for a few years now and I really LOVE it ....

Hope your weekend was good ....

Thanks for stopping by

Ros

Be still my heart...

 Hello ....


I'm so excited... I heard from my son (via MSN) that he is here on English soil ( London to be exact) and I will get to see him in 3 more hours! I know he's only been gone 2 months but hey .. he's my baby .. all 6' 2'' of him!! 


Remember my birthday card in this  post? Well I thought that you may like to see the box I made for it..

Cute huh? Love that little horse - I sort of had a picture from a colouring page but I didn't like the head - so I rubbed it out and re drew it using the brush in the paintbrush program -  Did some painting and then changed the file so I could print it on patterned card stock.

I had some time left to play so thought I would join my buddies out there who are entering the Shabby Tea Room challenge here

This is my card

I wanted this pretty lady to look like she was looking out of the window of the tea room.....

Going to leave you for now - off to cook some dinner then go to collect my son from the bus station....sigh.

Enjoy your day

Ros

Thursday Club

Hello everyone....


Thursday Club starts again today after a rather extended Easter break and I am so looking forward to seeing everyone again.
To explain what Thursday club is, well, it is a weekly rendezvous for people 18 - 60+ who are mentally and physically challenged....
It was set up many years ago by the lovely Lynne Lloyd and her late husband Kenny... having a daughter with special needs (the beautiful Jenny) they recognised that there was a great need for somewhere that people like Jenny could go to in the evening and enjoy themselves in the company of their friends. It also meant that carers were given some relief too. 
All sorts of things developed from there and we have discos, outing and holiday breaks ... there are no words that can justify the love and kindness provided by all the volunteer workers here... their dedication and warmth is beyond words....
I was introduced to the club some years ago - in fact I was asked to go along and maybe provide some ideas for their handicrafts group. To say I had no idea what I was going into, would be an understatement!
But on the first night I was blown away by it all ... I knew that any progression from colouring books and scrapbooks, would be beneficial, but how would I do it? We have a limited time - maybe 1hr or 90mins max - they in turn have limited abilities.
But these people had captured my heart ... it was love at first sight for me....
So I went away and thought long and hard and decided that if I made the bulk of the project .. then my group could assemble things (with a little help) and have something nice to take home.
It started small - cards and such - then we progressed - we grew together...
Each week I would come up with another project... or my friend and colleague Lynn would bring something....
Not only have we made unlimited amounts of cards, gifts, albums, jewellery, notebooks etc., etc., but my group has grown so big that it is often standing room only!
One of the best things of all is seeing how happy everyone is, how eager, and seeing so much change in some of them. 
For me it is one of the best things I ever did .... I can never explain in words just how my heart sings when I am there... the love and joy in all its purity.


I have made a couple of cards to share today - little vintage ones made from some of my scraps...

 These images are from Print shop on my computer ... sweet aren't they.

For tonight I have prepared 20+ kits of these little guys.....

These are little plastic 'take out' boxes which are meant to hold your crafting bits ... I filled them with sweets and the Raccoon is from the very talented Lauren Meader here ... 

Off to prepare some cards for my group now ... phew!

Thanks for stopping by

Ros

I've got Core'dination...

Yes I have ..really!
Core'dination cardstock that is....
I just loved the white, so clean, so fresh, so I went ahead and bought a pad of the Whitewash cardstock, but couldn't bring myself to break into it... that was until today... when I saw the challenge over at Caardvarks
Then I couldn't stop at just one card - I had to make two..


First a monochromatic (per the challenge) and then on to a sweet little vintage card  - see how versatile this lovely stuff is?


Here's my first card........

It was quite a decision which colour to go for, but I love this aqua and yup! one of my handmade vellum roses again. Leaves - courtesy of Mel . Of course I was thinking of my son when I made this hence the 'Miss You' ... hopefully he will be able to fly home soon.

And here's my little vintage card...

Just before I go I have to say a big "Thank You" to those lovely girls over at City Crafter Challenge -

They each left a lovely comment on my blog and I can't tell you how good that made me feel after my not so good day.... To think that complete strangers took the trouble to care, well, it touched my heart ...

I hope you all have a great day 

Ros 

Cup cake challenge.....

Hello everyone..


How's your day been so far? I spent the morning in hospital having some blood tests and feel quite tired right now. However, I see there is a new challenge at the City Crafter Challenge blogspot here ...

Well, I did a cupcake card for a friends birthday and so I thought I might enter it.

The papers are mostly digital - appropriately named "Sweet Sprinkles" from the brilliant Shabby Princess 
- If you haven't visited this site you don't know what you are missing - they have some fabulous digi kits and so many freebies .... I think I have used every one of them.


The cupcake was a digital image bought on Etsy I think - sorry I can't remember from whom - and I have paper pieced this with glossy accents on the strawberry and glitter on the 'cream'. The buttons were clear buttons but I adhered paper to them with glossy accents and they look just like sweeties.
A few bits from my stash, a rubon, and an embossed card background and we're done!


Have a lovely day everyone


Ros

First Birthday...

Hello and thank you for stopping by - 

I've been asked to make a card for a little girl's first birthday by a colleague of my husband - The requirements were - 'pink'..  her name on and Granddaughter on.....'

I decided to go with a dress card - seeing as how I got such nice comments from people - but this time I was going a little bit special.... tulle skirt and 2 layers of card to give it a two tone effect.

Then I thought.."What if she doesn't like it?" "What if it is too young... too baby..ish?"

Oooh ... I get so nervous when it is for someone else to give....

What do you think?

I went on and made a tiny coat hanger for it too ... 

Cute huh?

I need to make a box for it yet, and I'll let you know if she liked it... fingers crossed.

Have a lovely day and keep safe

Ros