Just Because

Hello friends

I think I've almost caught up with everything and even got my project for Thursday club sorted phew!

I spent a lovely afternoon with my friend Pat on Monday and we chatted, drank coffee and ate some of my homemade buns and of course did some card making...

Having seen These lovely cards on Danielle Flanders blog I was inspired to try out this technique and here's what I came up with

The flower stamp I used is an old one by American Crafts - and I used the umbrella die from Impression Obsessions

I'm loving the Label Maker Sentiments from MFT ... There are so many combinations you can come up with

You can just see that I put some black CS behind the front of the card and slightly offset the umbrellas just to give a little more definition and shadow

I hope your having a good day ... We had wonderful weather and it's set to last for a few more days yet

Thanks so much for stopping by

Till soon

~ Ros ~

City Crafter Challenge 281

Hello and good morning!

Can you believe this is the last challenge of September at City Crafter? Here we are already heading to October and the weather here has been so nice I'm still hanging on to the last of summer!

This week we have the talented Marina hosting our challenge with the theme 

Geek Chic

Collage by Marina

The challenge is to create a card or project using the theme sci fi, science, technology or be inspired by the collage

I have to say that this did give me a bit of a headache, but hey it's a challenge right? I tried one idea first and wasn't keen on that so in the end this is what I came up with

Does it look like a cell phone? Well that's what it's supposed to be with a photo of Autumn colours

The photo was from my printshop program and I made the phone on my silhouette

Our Guest Designer this week is Padoriaa winner of challenge 273, She creates the most lovely shabby chic projects - click the link to be taken to her blog and see for yourself her lovely cards
As always we are offering a GD spot to our winner so come along and join us ... I'm dying to see what you clever crafters come up with.

I'm off to see what the rest of our team have to inspire you this week at City Crafter - Care to join me?

Have a beautiful day my friends

~ Ros ~

Our Beautiful World

Hello and Happy Sunday!

Our prompt this week at 

Our Beautiful World

Has been chosen for us by the lovely Mandy... The prompt is

"Bricks"

This is one of my lovely fuchsia plants against my brick wall that started out so tiny a few months ago and suddenly grew so big I had to put bricks under it...

And here's another pretty plant that likes to be against the brick wall keeping company with that lovely fuchsia

In my back garden I have a brick laid area too

Which looks colourful when there's been a rainfall as in this photo ... Can you see that birdhouse stand? Ginger cat uses it as a scratch post, hence the damage!

Finally I have a shot of a very old but still used railway station in Delamere Forest ... this station opened in June 1870

The bricks you see here are actually quarry stone or sandstone and the building houses a lovely tea shop where you can get tea served in a large china pot with fresh cream cakes and various other delights. It's a favourite place for travellers and people who want to walk through the forest or just stop to take refreshments.

I wonder what you will share with us this week ... Hop on over to the Blog to see what my friends are sharing

Have a lovely day

~ Ros ~

Back home and 70th Birthday

Hello there!

I'm back from holiday and happy to be home ... It was a lovely break and the weather was amazing but I missed my son, my cats and my creative space and I missed popping in to see you all and your creations... There's no place like home!

I have a card to share that I made for my husbands friend who celebrated his 70th whilst we were away 

I cut the front on my silhouette and turned it into a shaker

I rarely share photos of myself but here are a couple taken from the chill out space on the top floor of our hotel - I've no doubt that once the colder weather takes hold here in the UK I will wish I were back there just chillin' and seeing that beautiful view as the sun dips over the mountians

I hope to catch up with you all soon

Wishing you a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 280

Hi there!

My sweet friend Stella is hosting for us this week at

City Crafter Challenge Blog

The theme is "Fall Has Arrived"

Create a card or project and pick an element of the photo inspiration.

Photo credit

 Stella -
"Fall has just started and yes leaves are falling. But it's also harvest time so that's also a great idea to start with. Or create a view with hills/borders. Just have fun!"

Here's my card

I cut a little hillside, sponged it and added the sweet little wooden houses and then cut and water coloured the leaves in Autumn shades

Ok... So the ladybird was just an added extra ... not really Autumnal... But it's red like the fruit in the photo.. Yes that's how my old brain works Lol!

And the piece of painted cardboard just happened to be in my scraps waiting to be used on something so why not?

This week we have the lovely Andie Miller Guesting for us - Here's a link to her Blog - do pop by and say hello! And hop on over to CCCB to check out the creations from all the team

We're looking forward to seeing your projects this week ... You always blow us away with your talent!

I'm still away so I'll catch up with you all when I get home

Till then have a beautiful week ... 

~ Ros ~

Our Beautiful World

Hello and good morning!

Whilst you are reading this I hope to be soaking up some sun and relaxing in Majorca...

Today at

Our Beautiful World 

Manuela picked the prompt

"Assorted"

We have lots of those don't we ... Here are some of mine

Assorted little birds I bought for a project at Thursday Club ... Aren't they sweet!

Assorted buttons of which I have tons! I never use them anymore

Assorted sequins - a gift from my friend Stella

And I recently bought a new phone wallet... I love the assortment of images on this

Go visit the Blog to see what my friends are sharing this week and please link up with us at

Our Beautiful World

Have a beautiful day...

~ Ros ~