Shabby Desk Diary

Hi there!

Well our weather has sure warmed up ... almost 11C (51F) - wet and dull but warmer ... So that's a good thing ...

Today I have a shabby desk diary to show you which is my DT project for this weeks' challenge over at Papercraft Star 

The challenge is to use a frame 

.. And my diary

I wanted a diary that was quite large ... so I could write all the anniversaries and birthdays in ... I had so much fun making this .. The best part is decorating the cover

Can you see the pretty frame? That and the postcards are from my embellishment box ... not sure where I got them ... The papers were all from my scrap box ... even the flower is made from pieces of fabric I had over

That gorgeous flower brad came from my friend Kirsty 

You can see just how thick this diary is ...

That's because I printed a page for each week and backed them onto thin card ... I made the pages on my computer and filled in the 'dates' afterwards ... took a while I can tell you!

My fellow DT members have lots more inspiration for you ... hop over to the Blog and take a look ... 

We do have a couple of new rules for our challenge - nothing major - so please bear these in mind when you play along ... I'm looking forward to seeing how you use your frames!

Thanks so much for visiting me

Have a beautiful day and keep safe

~ Ros ~

You mean the world to me ....

Hello my sweet friends ...

Are you ready for a new challenge at City Crafter Challenge Blog?

This week we have the lovely Kirsty hosting for us with a fun challenge ... 

Use a map or map paper on your project

... And Kirsty is also sponsoring our prize this week ! The winner gets to pick one item from her Etsy Shop ... KraftyKirsty

My card this week is for all you lovely people who have inspired me and allowed me into your lives ... 

You Mean The world To Me

I scanned a small part of a page from a book of old maps into my computer and my card just grew from there ...

My lovely friend and fellow DT member Linda sent me a whole pack of K & Co embellishments and I LOVE them! You ca see a few glittery ones here

The hearts were cut from scraps in my bits box  ... and my sentiment is computer generated

Our Guest Designer this week is the talented Peixoto Sylvie ... Our winner from week 140 ... Please take a moment to visit her blog ... you'll be inspired!

Don't forget to visit the CCCB blog too and check out the lovely creations from the rest of our DT.

I'm told that our weather will be getting warmer in the next few days ... not sure how long it will last if indeed it happens ... But I think the birds will welcome warm feet!

Have a beautiful day ... I'll be back tomorrow

~ Ros ~

Winter ...

Hello there ...

It's a cold snowy day here and Spring seems a long way off ... 

Earlier this week I heard from a dear friend to say her father had passed away ... my friend and I met on my first day of preschool ...  a long long time ago ... her little sister joined us some years later and we have kept in touch all these years ... 

Their Dad was a lovely man and very much loved by his girls ... But I know he will be with their Mum now and that will give them some comfort ...

I used the La Blanche stamp again to make a card for each of the girls - unfortunately the weather conditions make photographing such hard work ... Not enough light anywhere in my home

I stamped one in Fabrico Ultra Marine ink and one in PTI Ocean Tides ink and added some glitter

... I also stamped some left over card in the same colours and cut out butterflies with a PTI die

I guess the upside of this weather is that I get to spend more time in my craft room using up those bits and pieces ... Sometimes I think it would just be nice to hibernate till Spring comes along ...

I hope you have a lovely weekend ... I have no plans as yet but if the roads are not to bad I guess DH and I will take a trip out ... maybe a little retail therapy to chase away the winter blues 

Take care

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Buttons and Bits

Hello everyone ... 

It's time for a new challenge at Papercraft Star and this week our challenge to you is Buttons ...

Who doesn't love buttons ... and if you're like me ... you have a ton of them!

My card this week uses all bits and pieces from my scrap box ... with the exception of the buttons

A piece of DP by Eline's Huis was the base for this and the left over negative die framed it so well ...

... a scrap of burlap ... a star left over from a Christmas project and a single fern ... and the little piece of tape which I cut into a fish tail ... is some I made a while ago ...

I would love to say that the contents of my scrap box is going down a little ... but I've hardly made a dent in it! It does however push my creativity and surprises me when something comes together from a handful of scraps ...

And your creativity is what we want to see at Papercraft Star this week ... All you have to do is use some buttons on your project ... so wont you join us?

If you're looking for more inspiration ... hop over to the blog to check out the lovely creations from the rest of the team ...

Till soon ... take care

~ Ros ~

Forever Mine ... City Crafter

Hi there!

Our lovely Charlene is hosting for us this week at City Crafter Challenge Blog and she is asking that we use a heart(s) on our project ... 

Photo Source

It doesn't have to be Valentine related though ... 

Remember my promise to my self to use things up from my bits box? 

Well, my card for this weeks challenge at City Crafter is all made from my scraps ...

Yep, a torn piece of paper that I tried a digital stamp on ... and you may recognise the little black board a left over from one of my Thursday Club projects  ... 

The hearts were all left over from punching those boards

A small piece of tulle, some roses and some gems and there's my 'bits box' card! I'll have another to show you tomorrow if you care to pop back ...

Our Guest Designer this week is the talented Macerena our winner from week 138 ... And once again we have a Design Spot to offer this weeks winner at CCCB so come along and join us ... you know we just love to see your projects ...

Stay warm and have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

Inspired By Stamping challenge

Good morning ... I hope you are well 

I keep promising myself that I will make time for some challenges ... It rarely happens ... One of the challenges I keep meaning to enter is at Inspired By Stamping ... I laugh when I read the abbreviated version of this ... I have IBS ( the condition) and I always think of this when I see it Lol!

Anyway, this week there is a beautiful inspiration photo ...

... and last night I found time to play along ... nothing too fancy 

... using a beautiful stamp by LaBlanche which I have had for a long time but never used. 

I made a triple bow from paper and added a further ribbon one ... just because

I added glitter (Stickles) to the white parts of the rose so I'm hoping you can pick that up ... Unfortunately this was the darkest blue ink I had ... Not sure if it qualifies really ... but hey I got to use that pretty stamp and play along ... Finally!

Im off to pay you all a visit now ... I'll be back here tomorrow

Keep safe

~ Ros ~