Karen's Mum ...

... is going to celebrate her 80th Birthday this week ... Karen is my friend from high school days and who'd have thought some 40+ years later we'd still be in touch let alone still good friends.... though we don't see each other as often as we should ... 
Her Mum and Dad are just the best! ... as teenagers Karen and I were always together and I spent many days and nights at her house .. her Mum and Dad always treated me just like one of their own ... her siblings were like my siblings ... I finally got to see the whole family together again last year at her Dad's 80th birthday party ( he doesn't look a day over 60 I promise you!) ... It was a beautiful, emotional evening and I can hardly wait for Saturday to meet up again ..

This is the card I made ...

How cute is that little birdie?? He is part of a range of digital images that I have had for years called Flights of Fancy 11 ... but for the life of me I don't remember where I bought them from ... I have googled it but to no avail ... 

For the card I printed a solid colour from Pink Petticoat Flourishes ... a collection of their digital papers can be found Here ... and printed again on top with a "positive" version then added some glitter ... I can't take the credit for this idea ... It comes from Liz Armstrong from Pink Petticoat ... and I must say I love the result ... even without the glitter the effect is stunning. 

I cut some scalloped edges and stitched them on just to make it a bit different .. I see that Bazzil do these shaped cards and they are lovely ...ever

ything else is from my stash.

As a final note ... have you checked out the Jar swap at City Crafters ? check Here you still have time.

Enjoy the day my friends ....

Till soon

Ros

Birthday Wishes

Hello .... 
I've been reading your blogs and hearing all about CHA going on in Chicago ...  I can't even begin to imagine what this must be like to a crafter ... nor do I know if I could cope with so much delightful goodness on offer ... but I really hope that those of you who are attending have a wonderful time ... I love to look at the photos when they are posted .. I feel like I am looking at my friends holiday snaps! 
Today I needed to make a quick card for my husbands Daughter in Law .. . Thank goodness for Two Peas
and grateful thanks to Vinnie Pearce for This  gorgeous {FREE} mini kit .....

I absolutely adore this little kit, the colours, the banner ... 

There are butterflies in this kit but I chose to use the butterflies from the Flutterbies set by Hero Arts ... one of my favourites ...

Till soon my friends .. enjoy your weekend

Ros

Glittered and shabby ...

I've been playing about again this afternoon ... I saw that Just Us Girls are having a challenge using a template .. hmm.. I have lots of templates, but I often go on to adjust or adapt or invent even. What to do? ... Well, to be honest all the templates were worth doing but I had a burning desire to make another bird house ... 
A shabby place with a 'straw' roof ... 

... lace and buttons and bows ....

glittered and distressed ......

My template was for a tiny wee house so I altered it ... I used raffia for the roof ... glued it and stitched it gosh was my room a mess! 

But I got it out of my system ... so I'm off for now ...

Thank you for all your lovely comments ... you're the best blog friends ever!

Ros

Checking out my mojo

 I thought I'd try and make something yesterday ... trying to get back into the swing of things after being non too well ... my sleep routine seems to have been upended and I have a problem of now trying to co-ordinate my inspiration with my alertness ... maybe I will become a midnight crafter yet!! 

So I put together this little card for the new challenge at the Shabby Tea Room "One Two Three" that's one ribbon, two buttons and three punches or dies ...

It's kind of hard to see the 3D butterfly in these pictures but I promise you it's there .. This really just used up a lot of my bits and pieces and I think I like it's mellowness.

Hope you are enjoying your day 

Till soon

Ros

Garden mail

Hello everyone ... I am on the mend and so very grateful for your kind wishes, your prayers and your cyber hugs! It means a lot ....


Today of course is the start of another City Crafter Challenge ..Garden Mail ... my very first attempt at setting a challenge and the DT have done me proud .. please check out their lovely creations.
The picture of course comes courtesy of Leslie A Creative Mint ... she does the most beautiful and inspiring work .. you really should go and have a look ... no crafter could be short of inspiration seeing her photographs ...


On to my project...

I have a passion for old envelopes, writing, postcards ... you name it! and I've had this paper - part of an Ephemera pack - for the longest time, not wanting to use it but just look at it .. weird girl that I am .. now combined with the lavender, lilac and white ... it looks even better ...

The little white flowers are stamped on, flower stickers and jewels added together with some pretty organza flowers ......

I couldn't stop there I had to make a bookmark too .... and a little acetate cover to protect it ..

Well that's me for now ... Many Congratulations to of all our winners at City Crafters .. and a big thank you to all of you who enter and make it such fun ...

Till soon

Keep safe

Ros

Be back soon .......

I have nothing to share with you today I'm afraid ..... I've been laid up for a few days with an illness so I am feeling very tired and depleted, but popping in to read my favourite blogs and see all your wonderful creations is therapeutic in itself. I was therefore very uplifted to see that I had won a 'Terrific Top 3" award over at the Shabby Tea Room ... Thank you so much! I am proud to display my new badge. I hope I get the chance to enter this weeks' challenge too .... I have grown so much since I started blogging and entering these challenges ... using colours and styles that previously were foreign to me ... making so many lovely friends who really brighten my day and share my love of creating ... Bless you all.


I will be back with you tomorrow for a brand new challenge over at City Crafters ... A challenge I will be setting .. my very first ever! So I hope you will come and join us.


Till soon


Ros