No Red ...

Absolutely ...  positively NO red ... says Lisa ... who picked the theme of this week's challenge at Jingle Belles Rock  ... we're up to Christmas card number 7 can you believe it? ... So not using red was fine for me ... I tend to use it mostly as an accent colour anyway ... though a lot of Christmas DP's and images do contain red ... seems to be traditional ... my card still looks 'Christmassy' and can even be a masculine card which I like ... what do you think?

I used MME paper again ... jeez this lasts forever! ... but I do love it ... added some lace from Kirsty

and a bauble from Stella ...  and dressed the bauble in some pretty seam binding and a glittery button

I used a burlap frame that I backed with a scrap of paper from my 'bits' box and mounted the bauble directly onto the frame ... the sentiment is computer generated and of course I added a bit of glitter to my paper for that frosty look ... so there we are ... number 7 all done and dusted! Are you doing the challenge too? 

Happy Valentines Day to you all ... I hope you all have a wonderful day ... I got a dozen red roses this morning ... how about you?

Till soon ... keep safe 

~ Ros ~

Play Date Challenge

Happy Sunday ... it's really wet and miserable here ... fortunately I have some time to spend in my little craft space ..
Yesterday was my husbands birthday and we were out all day ... so we didn't go out to dinner in the evening ... Instead I cooked us a nice meal and opened some wine ... it was cosy ...
So ...  I have a card that I did for the Play Date Cafe challenge based on this beautiful photo ...

The photo is a collection of exquisite goods from a shop owned by Polly Hood ... you can find her blog "Count your Blessings" and visit her shop by clicking Here ... This weeks' colours are soft and subtle and oh so shabby ... 

... Made me think of this sweet image I got from Iralamija's   Etsy shop ...  I paired it with some pretty digital papers

The heart is cut with my Sizzix ...  I used self adhesive glitter paper ... which I stuck to card before cutting ... everything else is from my stash ... 

I hope you are all having a wonderful lazy Sunday ... and that your weather is a bit better than mine!

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Quick and simple ...

Hello .. How are you all? ...  It's nearly the weekend and today we have lovely sunshine ... maybe Spring is finally on the way here ... I had to make a quick 'male' card today ... I love that I can always fall back on my digital collection ... this one is from Hero Arts (Bird Branch) printed onto digital paper from Jen Allyson ... Vintage Findings Ledger Paper ...

I used some lovely Tim Holtz paper to stitch it too and then mounted it onto Kraft CS ...

As you can see I added some gems and a couple of buttons and my sentiment is computer generated and printed straight onto my CS ... Quick and simple ... (and you can see my sewing machine is playing up again ... but it all adds to the look)

I spent all day yesterday preparing for my group ... Valentine's card making is always popular ... so I took lots of goods for them to play around with ... these are an example of what they made ...

I can't tell you how many hearts I cut and I bought lots of sparkly ones too ... I printed and cut tons of those tickets and papers ... folded and cut lots of blank cards for them ... sorted buttons, ribbons and the extra's that I take for certain people ... one girl likes crackly acetate which she sits playing contentedly with all evening ... one girl likes to draw and just stick things and loves a new ribbon in her hair each week ... and so on ... But no one told me that my class would not be a full one because the group were doing a show of Narnia in the town centre! So after all that I have a heap of stuff left over ... Ce la vie!

Have a wonderful weekend ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

More Love ...

... Two more "Love" cards .... both of which I can enter for The Shabby Tea Room  challenge... see my previous post for the Deets and the photo inspiration ... or just click the link to go straight to the Tea Room ...

I've used digital papers again and the 'heart' paper is totally free HERE ..

I printed it twice and cut and layered some of the little hearts ...

Some I covered with gel stickers ... can you see them?

two different colour seam bindings ... some letters from my stash and a beautiful pink glass button

and I think it says all it needs too ....

My second card is also for the WaltzingMouse Challenge ... this is the sketch  

Which I flipped ... 

This is a smaller card than I usually make ... lace and ribbon free so not too girlie

Now I have to prepare for tomorrow nights' club night ... Valentines cards of course!! There is always so much love in working with these wonderful mentally challenged people ... it's like Valentines every week ... 

Have yourselves a great day

~ Ros ~

L'amour ...

I'm just loving the new digital papers I got from Design House Digital ... and couldn't wait to use them ... I made a card which I think fits the bill for the challenge at CR84FN14 ... where my friend Stella is guest designing this month ... and for The Shabby Tea Room who kindly awarded me an Honorable Mention last week ... "Thank You" The  Shabby Tea Room 


This is the colour combination for this weeks' challenge at CR84FN14

and this is the inspiration picture from The Shabby Tea Room ... where you need to use Hearts and or any of the colours from the picture

... and here is my card of 'love' ...

Papers are from Jen Allyson  ... Vintage Findings Pink Paris  ... oooh I love these ...

The butterflies are digital from HA Flutterbies and printed on paper from the pack which is dark brown and white ... though I confess that like my ribbon ... they look more black than brown on these photos

I also coloured them a little with Pro Markers and added glitter ... the tag is from Vintage Findings Antique Tags ...  again by Jen Allyson

Heart, flower lace and gems are all from my stash

I will have some more to share with you soon using my new papers ... 

Till soon .. be safe

~ Ros ~

Just to say Thank you ...

 ...  To  sweet Terrie Bailey for the lovely package I received today ...

and just look at how beautifully wrapped this was ..

Along with a fabulous card and tag ...

And I make no apologies for the sunshine in my photos ... just wonderful!!

Terrie is a fabulous crafter and her cards are very unique ... not surprisingly she is a DT member of Pink Petticoat ... who offer incredible digital papers and embellishments ... and now they are also selling the non digital paper packs ... Pink Petticoat is where my love of digital started from ... if you get a chance  pop over and take a look ... you'll find lots of inspiration there... I was fortunate enough to win one of these brand new paper packs from Terrie ... Isn't it lovely ... all soft and pretty ...


And did you know that there are still "Give Aways" at The Pixie Dust Paperie? Look at these goodies ...

Beautiful handmade jewels from Zielonooka

... and this fabulous kit full to the brim with delicious papers and embellishments ...

So why not hop over for your chance to win ...

Till soon keep safe

~ Ros ~