City Crafter 357

Hello lovely people...

We're still celebrating City Crafter's 7 year anniversary with 

CASE me if you Can

This week it's my turn to offer you a card to CASE and here it is

You can use the design, or any of the elements to make it your own - The team have all CASEd this - go visit the blog to take a peek...

I also CASEd it myself and here's my second card

It's totally different but it still has the design, some ink blending, a gate instead of the music note and a dog in place of the cat

You probably can tell from the photo but the wellingtons are really glossy and there are puddles of rain around them and the pup ... It reminds me of when I went walking with my dogs.

I am also offering this prize for one lucky person check out the details on the City Crafter Blog 

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with

I'm going to enter both my cards at Happy Little Stampers

Thanks so much for your visit and enjoy your day!

~ Ros ~

CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello there...

Since I did club night last Thursday and prepared all those projects, I haven't had much inclination to create at all... Sometimes I think I just get burnt out 

This afternoon I forced myself to create something... I wanted to make a card for the current challenge at CAS Watercolour

I love green and use it a lot, but pink? Mmm... I'm more blues and greens and being creatively challenged this week hasn't helped. But finally I have something to share

I think that paint pattern shows where my creative head is ... all over the place ha!

As always I used ordinary card stock and Gansai Tambi paints. You could be forgiven for thinking that the white dots are splattered white paint but actually I spattered some Goosebumps before painting...

...I was curious to see what would happen as I've only ever used it when ink blending and then I stamped with it. It's just been sitting in my cupboard and the spray was blocked so I spattered instead.

Well it's a start and thank goodness I work ahead with DT stuff or I would really be panicking!

I hope you're having a good start to the week... 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Double D Challenge

Well hello again...

I'm back today with my DT project for the new Double D Challenge hosted by team Diane

This fortnight's challenge is 

Neon Brights

Hop on over to the blog to see what the teams have to inspire you and the lovely prize on offer...

Neons are not really colours I reach for but I found this surprisingly easy

I cut a stencil with my balloon dies and pulled out all my bright distress inks to create a quick and simple card

I used a black sharpie pen to add strings to the balloons and a white gel pen for a little dimension.

The sentiment was die cut in black card and covered in glossy accents...

I'm also entering this at Happy Little Stampers April Challenge

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter Celebrations!!

Hello and good morning!

It's April and this month City Crafter Challenge is celebrating 7 years of success!

Happy Birthday City Crafter

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I started blogging 7 years ago (yesterday) and 6 months later Kirsty invited me to join the City Crafter Team and what a pleasure it has been, not only to be on the team but to have made so many dear friends...

For the next 4 weeks we will be celebrating at City Crafter with prizes donated by the whole team.

Each week one of the team will have a card for you to CASE... Kirsty is kicking off the celebrations and here is her card

CASE this card

Here's what I came up with

Totally different but still the same design - I stencilled my BG and used silver thread to emulate Kirsty's scribble die cut

I used just dots of Glossy Accents to represent Kirsty's enamel dots - I have to say my sentiment was hard to capture in the photo but it is there, in silver embossing

The team have also CASEd this card ... Head on over to the blog to take a look

This is the amazing prize being offered by Kirsty to the winner of this challenge

 To be in with a chance to win there are a few rules we'd like you to take note of

1. You need to enter the challenge

2. Leave a comment on the City Crafter Blog

3. Leave a comment on Kirsty's blog

We're looking forward to having you come to our party!

Have fun!

~ Ros ~

NBUS, CAS Mix Up & Blog Anniversary

Hey there ... 

Nice to be back! I finally finished all the club stuff

There's 25 bags filled with all the bits they need to create the project I shared with you yesterday, plus there are 25 packs of stickers and foam shapes to decorate those bags and there are 40 pairs of  chick eyes looking at you ha!

Today I realised that I have been blogging for exactly 7 years! Oh how time flies when you're having fun...

I just had time to make a card for you all and I'm also entering it at Darnell's NBUS Challenge 11 - Which can also be an April Fools Boo boo ...

And 

The Cas Mix Up Challenge

As far as I'm aware this card doesn't have any boo boos... Whenever I mess up a card, Pat makes claim to it  - She'll find something she can use Lol!

So here's my card...

...Using a NBUS stamp from Imagination Crafts which has just been waiting to be inked up.

It's very subtle - I used Platinum ink which also gives a slight shine, though it's hard to capture on a photo

In keeping with the Cas Mix Up challenge I inlaid my stamped piece into the frame and added a copic coloured flower as my choice - The sentiment and flowers were also stamped and heat embossed.

I did add some Wink of Stella to it but again it's not visible on my photo

I'm off to do the dinner now and then I'm going to put my feet up and watch the 4th episode of Broadchurch.

Have yourselves a lovely day/ evening

I'll be back tomorrow

~ Ros ~

Club Projects

Hello there ...

I haven't posted this week other than my DT for City Crafter but I've been far from idle... I'm just busy preparing for the club projects...

I know some of you like to see what we do so I thought I'd share some things with you ...

For Mother's day we made a pop up card 

This is the outside

And inside

Lots of bits for them to stick together but lots of bits for me to cut!

Of course I included a gift for them to give to their mother, guardian or carer -  A cup with a chocolate inside

Complete with a flower and a little spoon

This week I'm working on Spring/Easter projects as we will have a 2 week Easter break after this week which will give Pat and I a little breathing space...
So far I have completed all the design and cutting for this

It's a free standing project with pop ups and a little chick

I design the BG on my computer using all my digital papers and files, then I came up with a little box for the birdhouse which are all hand cut... The umbrellas, the wellington boots etc., are done on my cameo.
It takes me days and I've still to come up with a couple of cards for them. 
I had a letter from the hospital to let me know I am deficient on vitamin D... I just have to take some tablets... Then again it's not surprising as I spend so much time indoors creating!

I definitely have to get out more Lol!

Have a beautiful Sunday and I'll be back on Tuesday

~ Ros ~