Sympathy Card

It's a cold and dull day here ... but I'm glad it's Friday ... 
I had a very busy night last night but still loved every minute of it .. it teaches me patience, humbleness and where true happiness lies ... 
My group did a wonderful job making their wall hangings ... and they were so excited by all the goods we were sent ... they can't wait to make 'Thank You" cards ... which will be next weeks' event ... seeing as how I will be short on the ground with helpers, cards make for a simpler night.
I had to make a sympathy card to send to my friend who lost her husband and decided to go with the colours of the Play Date Cafe challenge this week ....
This is the inspirational picture ...

Some kitchen huh? ... and perhaps not the colours I would usually pick for a sympathy card but it seemed to work .... Anyway, this is my card ....

I really had a rough time doing that rosette I have to confess ... it is a Tim Holtz die and I love his stuff but this being quite long and the Sizzix plates and platform being shorter ... well I managed to cut through the paper in places instead of crease it ... I think I need some practice ...

... See? it's not really perfect is it? ... but I'm hoping that the pretty flower will detract from the imperfection ... and I'm sure my friend will have much more on her mind than perfection.


Have a lovely Friday ...


Till soon


Ros

Crazy days ...

Hi there ...

just popping in with a couple of things ...
It's been a bit of a crazy day ... I heard last night that a friend from way back just lost her husband ... I think it has been on my mind all day and I just couldn't seem to connect today though I have had a lot to do ... everything seemed 'difficult' ...
 Anyway, I have a little card ... one of my fairies again ... which I made last night ... I'm not that happy with it ... I did it for the Play Date Cafe challenge ... really just to challenge myself to use those colours all together - and I missed the deadline anyway. This is the inspirational picture with the colours ...

Sometimes I over-think things and sometimes I plough ahead instead of ... stepping back ... so this is my card ...

The background paper is turquoise ... but it looks blue here ...

I like the little fairy though ... 
I have been working away getting my things together for Club tomorrow ... thanks to the kindness of you blog friends I have a lot of things to take in ... I have decided this week to give them all a piece of card (5x7) and let them decorate it any which way using papers, stickers, ribbons, buttons etc., Then I will mount their art work onto canvas so they have a picture to hang when they get home.
This is my effort - to give them an example ... just made with scraps and bits I had around ... and very hastily ..

I know that their creations will just be fabulous ... and mostly that they will have a lot of fun ...

Finally before I go ... I have just read about Lauren Meader and her beautiful daughter Alexa both being so ill ... you can read about it Here ... my heart goes out to them and my prayers are with them ... please remember them in your prayers too ...

Till soon

Ros

Clean and Simple ..

Hi there ... hope your day is going good ...
This is my second post today ... My City Crafter Challenge post is below ...
I'm just popping in with my entry for the new Caardvark challenge ... "Clean  and Simple" ... would hate to miss out on a chance to win some Hero Arts stamps .... I made a card using a Hero Arts rubber stamp that I really love as you can use it for so many occasions ...

The background DP with the dots on is from a scrap bundle Lucy Abrams sent me ... if anyone knows who makes this please let me know as I really love it ... it goes well with some paper I had in my stash don't you think?

I stamped this twice ... once in red and once in black and just paper pieced the part that said "Friends" to make it stand out ... The flower is a little wooden one covered in material ... 

Clean and simple enough? 

Before I go I just want to say a Big Thank you to Sandy Ang ... This sweet little lady sent me some really cute stickers for my group .. all the way from Singapore! I am very taken with the beautiful stamps on the envelope!! Thanks Sandy ...

Till soon my friends

Ros

City Crafter Challenge Week 23

My goodness ... I can hardly believe we are on week 23 of City Crafter Challenge ... 
This week sweet Linda Robinson is hosting and she has challenged us to make a card/project based on this sketch ...

Our GD this week is the very talented Karola Witczak  ... her creations are just beautiful ...  romantic, shabby chic perfection. Her attention to detail is just incredible ... If you like girlie, pretty, shabby chic ... take a look at her blog Here ... I promise you will not be disappointed.

A big "Thank you" too ... to Sylvia Nelson for sponsoring us this week ... if you like Stampin Up (and who doesn't) you will love this weeks' prize ...

On to my card ...

The papers here are all from Papermania ... Persimmon Collection ... they come with die cuts as well. I printed my card stock in vintage cream first ... not very clear I know ... I'm struggling with our crazy weather conditions to get good photos lately ... I stamped the inside of the frame with my new WM stamps ... Musical Backgrounds.... the seam binding is from Bluebird Lane... and the rest from my stash.


I hope you will join us this week ... everyone likes a sketch challenge ... right? And you get the chance to win all the goodies from Sylvia too! 


Till soon


Ros

WaltzingMouse Challenge

Ok so this is my first challenge with WaltzingMouse ... I adore their stamps ... and this is the sketch ...

Kind of got me thinking, this one ... and I toyed around with a few ideas but as usual ... what I ended up with was something completely different from what I had planned ....

I counted 7 little rectangles on the sketch ... so I have 4 leaves and 3 flowers ... and of course the obligatory shake of glitter ...

... But no DP ... no ribbon ... just simple stamping ... with WaltzingMouse stamps ... 

So that's me done .... (for now).

Keep safe

Ros

Faith ...

I went to the Open day at the Bridge Chapel this morning ... where I hold my Thursday Club crafting class ... The place was so busy and there was much to see and do ... everyone seemed so happy ... lots of youngsters and tiny babies too ... you could feel the warm comfort of Faith ...
 I spent the afternoon tucked up in my little craft room ... catching up on some things that needed to be done ... and then I made a wall hanging ...

... to remind me of the feeling ... and that Happiness dwells in the soul ...

Till soon

Ros