City Crafter 1-2-3

Hello and Good Morning!

I'm hosting this week at City Crafter and the challenge I've set for you is called 

1-2-3

Source

I want to see your creations using

1 Stamp

2 papers

3 embellishments

Just to clarify ... You can of course also use Card stock and we will count buttons, pearls, sequins and the like as 1 item

Ok ... that's simple enough don't you think ...

I used 1 stamp from Waltzingmouse

2 Papers ... MME and First Edition

3 embellishments ... A flower, a doily and a pair of Die cut clock hands

The lovely Sue Lelli has been Guesting with us this month and this is her last week ... 

"Thanks Sue! ... we've loved having you here"

... And if you'd like a chance at Guest Designing with us just link up your entry this week 

Don't forget to visit the blog and check out all the creations from our team ...

Thanks so much for your visit - I'll be back tomorrow ... 

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

Our Beautiful World

Good morning!

I hope you are well ...

Today's prompt at Our Beautiful World blog has been picked for us by sweet Milagros

The prompt is "Birthday"

Birthdays makes me think of Wishes ...

Prettily wrapped Gifts

and beautiful Bouquets ...

I confess I found this prompt quite difficult ... bearing in mind that the object is to share something from my part of the world ... No newborn animals or birds to show you ... the flowers are fading ... and my birthday is in January

So I pulled a few things from my archives to share

 January ...  In the Zodiac chart this makes me a Capricorn ... The Goat

... And in my part of the world January is cold ... often on my birthday my garden is covered in snow ...

A snowy evening in my road

If not snow ... it's cold and frosty and crisp under foot

... and evening comes in all too quickly

 What's it like in your part of the world? What does "Birthday" mean to you?

We'd love if you could share with us at Our Beautiful World ...

I'm off to the blog to see what my friends around the world have posted ... But just before I go

Yep ... This is my "Birth" Day ... Obviously not taken by me!!

My Mum looks tired, my Dad is all dressed up for the occasion and my big brother ... well he doesn't look at all impressed does he ...

Have a beautiful Sunday

~ Ros ~

It's Those Jars Again ...

Hello!

I'm back home and already missing the charm of Lincoln and seeing my Aunt's sweet face each morning ... I tell you I could quite easily stay there ... I've just got to figure out how to get my craft room down there ...

Before I left I got Featured Artist award at A Mixed Media Challenge  for my altered tin and today I noticed that I got a Top3 Award at Lessology  for my postcard album altered box lid 

Thank You Ladies!! I'm delighted!

I told you that I had been using the lovely digital jars images from Iralamija and here's another card I made a few weeks ago using one of the images - this was for some friends of mine who celebrated their anniversary just over a week ago

I love that peeled paint paper from Fancy Pants ... and you already know how much I love the Ombre effect (Pink Petticoat) on my cards ...

Again I used acetate for the jar ... backed onto some pretty green dot paper ... what you can't really see is that I used my trusty Bostick glue to adhere the acetate to the paper and it leaves a mark like water in the jar ...

I love these shades of green and I know my friends do too so I hope they liked this card

I hope you've had a wonderful week and have a beautiful weekend

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Sunflowers

Hi there ... How's your week going?

Are you ready for a new challenge at Papercraft Star?

As you know our challenges are all Photo Inspiration and this week we have such a lovely photo

This is just so pretty and summery ...

That lovely hat reminds me of one my Dad bought for me one Easter ... I was about 4 or 5 and it had a bunch of red cherries, flowers and a big red ribbon that trailed down the back ... I loved that hat ...

But it was the sunflowers that grabbed my attention here ... and this is my card

I used the sunflower image from The Graphics Fairy and printed different sizes ... some of which I 'flipped' ... If you want you can see a video tutorial I did Here on changing the graphics

I hand cut them out and popped them in a jar which I printed onto acetate and backed with DP ... I wanted the jar to look like glass

My lovely team mates have some fabulous projects to inspire you this week ... hop over to the blog and take a look ... 

You have until next Tuesday 12.01 am US Pacific time to add your link - I hope you will join us

Have a beautiful Day

~ Ros ~

Count Your Blessings

Hello and good morning to you!

Thank you all so much for your concern and kindness regarding my Aunt ... She is absolutely fine and is never still - always keeping busy ... I sneaked this photo on my mobile phone just to show you

There she is - my lovely 86 year old Aunt -  busy sewing ... making a little pinafore for a friends young granddaughter ... 

I am counting my blessings that she is doing so well ... and I am being thoroughly spoilt here.

... And talking of Counting Your Blessings ... that happens to be the theme of this weeks challenge at City Crafter ... chosen for us by the lovely Kirsty

Kirsty is asking that we create a project that must include the word

Bless, Blessed or Blessing 

Here's my card

I've had this Hero Arts Baby Carriage digital stamp for the longest time - yet up until now I have never used it ... It just seemed to go so well with the PTI die 'Blessed".

The papers are once again digital from Pink Petticoat Beach cottage collection ... which goes to show that they can be used for a baby card too

Our Guest Designer this week is the sweet Sue Lelli who is with us for the month of August  

I do hope you will come and join in with us this week as we count our blessings ... Don't forget to hop over to the blog and take a look at what the rest of our designers have in store for you ... 

Enjoy your day and thanks so much for stopping by

Till soon

~ Ros ~

I Wonder .....

Hello ...

I'm travelling to Lincoln today to spend time with my aunt - She's had a couple of falls this week though she assures me she is OK - I want to be sure. So my post this morning is prescheduled.

It's a new prompt at Our Beautiful World and the prompt has been chosen for us by the lovely Shahrul

The prompt is "Wonder"

I confess with all that's been going on here lately - I haven't had a great deal of time to be out and about taking photos ... Sometimes life just gets in the way ...

But on one of our rather hot days ... I did notice a blackbird ... way up in the trees and he looked like he was sunning himself. He had his wings spread right out ... I wonder if he knew I was watching

I've noticed that lots of the Magpies have lost some of their feathers ... I read about them molting and whilst they are not my favourite birds ... I kind of feel for this this guy who regularly visits and takes the cat biscuits ... I wonder if he knows how sad he looks

This next photo I pulled from my archives ... It was taken a few years ago on a visit to Derbyshire ... I can just imagine those ducks saying "I wonder where the water went"

All of nature is a wonder to me ... We have some amazing things on this planet of ours ... I will leave you with a shot of a white butterfly who thought I wouldn't see him against the white flower

... so delicate and beautiful 

Hop over to the blog and check out the photos from the rest of the team and please link up your Wonders this week ...

Have a lovely day 

Till soon

~ Ros ~