Robin in the snow

Hello ... 

The sun is shining but it's still cold here and temperatures are expected to drop to minus 6°C...

I've been out buying food for the birds and squirrels to keep them going through this cold weather and as it happens I have a little painting to share of a robin in the snow

I hand drew this little one and yep, it took me a while to get it right ... I'm not that marvellous at drawing but I'm trying to improve

I have a fondness for line drawing with loose watercolour and that's just what this is ... Very loose, done with Gansai Tambi paints

Though I make these into cards ... I can't bear to part with my first attempts so I may have to frame them

I hope you are enjoying your day and I'll be back tomorrow for the City Crafter Challenge

Be safe

~ Ros ~

White

...Well almost

Riitta has picked this week's prompt for 

Our Beautiful World

And it's White

Missy was only to happy to show off her white bib and socks... They make me laugh, one short sock and one long sock like she couldn't make up her mind which to wear

Though my neck of the woods hasn't seen any snow just yet we have had a lot of cold temperatures causing frost ... This is how it looked outside my front door yesterday

The ground and the leaves look white sugar coated

But so pretty

Not sure the spiders think so

At least a white web is far easier to see and I'm not walking right into them...

But a white interior can be just as pretty don't you think

Come share your White photos with us this week and hop on over to the blog to see what everyone else is sharing

Enjoy your day!

~ Ros ~

Winter

Hey there ...

It's really wintery here - so cold! Even though the sun has put in an appearance...

I've been making a few Winter themed cards today, a little different from the traditional Christmas cards as there are many people who are either not religious or don't observe the Christian meaning but appreciate a card

These are so easy to assemble as I only used a stamp (by Inkylicious) and a few die cuts.

Having a Misti, stamping is so easy and the little stag head and stars I cut on the Cameo whilst the branch is a new favourite from The Works. I also used red liquid pearls on the branch and just alternated where I placed the star

And slightly different, I cut some stags in white and added a silver star wand

I hope you like them

Have a lovely day and stay warm

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Winter Wonderland 3

Hello there...

I have my last Winter Wonderland card to share ... It's been a bit manic here at the moment preparing for the last craft class this year at my Thursday club where they will be making Christmas cards and tags ... 

My lovely friend Pat is off to NY this week so I'll be on my own at club too.

I guess many of you are busy this week preparing for Thanksgiving so I'll keep this brief

This is probably my favourite of the 3 ... I really like the soft colours

Hubby has asked me to make some of these for his friends so maybe I'll keep those tree stamps out

Have a lovely day and enjoy your upcoming Thanksgiving Day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 339

Hello...

It's Tuesday and that means a new challenge at

City Crafter Challenge Blog

This week Marina is hosting with the theme 

Gold Finger

Source

Marina is asking that we use a gold medium on our projects eg. Ink, Paint, Gold leaf or Pen

Not just gold card

Did I need a reason to get out my paints again Lol!

I made 2 cards for this challenge

This one features ink blending and gold paint splatters both on the BG and the vellum

Sometime ago my sweet blog friend Sue Lelli sent me some butterflies and I painted them gold to add to my cards

My second card is done using Gansai Tambi watercolour paint, splatters of Mr Huey's calico and splatters of gold paint

I also used gold embossing powder for the sentiment

Our Guest Designer this week is Lenet Mos ... Winner of week 335 

Lenet and the team have some more projects to inspire you up on the City Crafter Blog - Hop on over and take a look.

Have a lovely day and thanks so much for your visit

~ Ros ~

Our Beautiful World

Happy Sunday friends

Mandy has chosen the new prompt at Our Beautiful World and it's 

Worn 

You can interpret the word anyway you want and I have a few photos that fit the prompt

 

Rock worn away by the sea constantly thrashing against it to leave amazing patterns and texture

Constantly changing over centuries and sometimes leaving shapes that look like animals or reptiles

Then there are things deliberately made to look worn 

Little vintage looking items as though worn by time...

And what about these....

Worn for Halloween when you choose to be a pumpkin

Or worn to the football Match

Worn to golf

Or maybe just plain worn out

Hop on over to the Blog to see what everyone else is sharing this week and check out the upcoming prompts too

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~