2nd Post ... 2 challenges

I'm in a rush ... got my Thursday group to see to tonight ... but I quickly ... very quickly ... made a card for two challenges ...

WaltzingMouse based on this sketch ...

... not forgetting to use a WM stamp of course ...

And CR84FN based on this colour combination ...

So ok here is my card ... 

both papers are from my scrap pile ...

I also had a little bit of tulle and end piece of ribbon ... But the Prima flower is new ...

Now I don't own that many packs of WM stamps ... but there are quite a lot in one pack and this little one I hadn't used before ... 

It's from the Victorian Frippery set and I stamped it in a line first one way ... then reversed it the other way ... I'm not the most proficient of stampers so I was quite pleased at how this turned out ... more to do with the stamp being so clear than me being clever I think ...

Anyway there you have it ... my card

Got to rush now ... enjoy your evening ...

~ Ros ~

Birthday card and an Angel ...

Hi there

Are you well? I do hope so ... 

it's been a busy week and I don't know where the time goes ...

I have a card to share which I made for my Brothers upcoming birthday  

very blue doncha' think?

And I think I am having the same trouble that Heather had ... my pictures seem to be blurry when I upload them ... which never happened before Blogger went AWOL ...  Hmmm...

I used TH paper backed onto PTI  Ocean Breeze CS with some other striped  paper I had ... but not sure who makes this ....

and I am loving using this canvas I bought a few weeks ago ... the reverse side is printable and I am working on another card using the print side

The little envelope holding the tag ... I had in my stash and the tag ... well it's a tag from some clothing ... I just liked the colour ... and covered some of it in matching paper ... then added a sentiment done on my computer 

I think he likes blue ....

Before I go I want to say a Huge Thank you to a lady called Jak ... A scrapbooker who heard about the Thursday Club and sent me some of her old supplies for us to use ...

I am completely blown away by the amount of stuff she sent me and we are talking beautiful top of the range suppliers here too!  Look at this box ...

and some of the papers ...

Thank you Jak ... you are an Angel ... my group will be delighted!

So sweet blog friends ... if you get the chance to pop over to Jak's blog ... please leave her some love

Enjoy your day and keep safe

~ Ros ~

Stripes and Polka Dots ...

Hello to you ...

This weeks's challenge at City Crafter Challenge Blog has been set by sweet Linda Robson

and she has chosen Stripes and Polka dots ... we are asked to use both on our project this week ...

Fabulous picture Linda

Our Guest designer is the very talented Viola Mahr all the way from Singapore who many of you already know ... as she designs wonderful blog headers including City Crafter's ... she also has her own blog and makes the most beautiful cards too ... you can visit her Here  ... and you really need to see the lovely cards she created for our challenge this week along with the creations from the rest of the DT ...

We are also lucky enough to be sponsored by the Ribbon Reel  ... so there is a gorgeous package of goodies on offer ... I have actually bought goods from here and they are lovely ...

On to my card ... my Uncle Terry is going to be 88 next week ... and I made this card for him ... he is the sweetest kindest Uncle in the world and recently he has had to go into a care home so my lovely Aunt has asked that we all send bright and cheerful cards ...

I think this fits the bill ...

I used my new SB banner die and papers from We R Memory Keepers 

... I fussy cut some little birds and a butterfly ... beautiful twine from June

a flower from my stash with a glittered up button and there we are ...

I hope you are going to join us this week .... 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Jingle Belles Card 20

Hi Everyone ...

I hope you have all had a good day ... it's wet and windy here and not too warm either ... I'm hoping things improve a little soon ...

Since we still have Blogger up and running I thought I'd post my card for this weeks challenge at Jingle Belles Rock ... This week we are asked to feature Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and this week there is also a Lucky Day ( Friday 13th) ... when one of the entrants will be chosen to be a guest star ... Lauren and Stef who constitute the 'Belles' in Jingle Belles Rock ... have made lovely cards for us to be inspired by ... just in case anyone is struggling to get into the Christmas mode ... so go have a look ... and if you have never stopped by Stef's blog ... or ... Lauren's blog  .. I highly recommend that you do ... they are so creative and each Thursday Stef has a link list to other blogs that are so inspiring ... well worth visiting ...

So on to my card ... I used another vintage image and framed it with some canvas ... which was actually the negative left from cutting a backing for a previous card Here ... waste not want not ...

The papers are MME (again!) and the twine is from my sweet blog friend June ... I love this stuff but it isn't something that I can get here ...

a couple of little 3D stickers and some pompom trim from my stash and card number 20 is done ...

See my Christmas card box is getting fuller

"Yay!"

Have a lovely evening ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

New Book ...

Hello ...

What a day it has been ... here was I at the end of a busy week with a free morning and a fresh cup of coffee ready to visit you all and what?!!**??

 No Blogger! 

It was so weird ... being out of touch from blogland for so long ... 

I realised just how bad it would be to not have you all there in my life ... maybe it was a reminder to be thankful ... and I truly am ... for your friendships ... and dare I say ... thankful to blogger for making it possible ...

Anyway ... I did manage to create something whilst checking blogger every five minutes ... See ...  I bought the new online magazine Inspired Ideas from Here and was sooo taken by something created by Denise Sharp   (hers was a badge) ... that I had to try it for myself ... it's a collection of butterflies ... printed onto a sheet of a book page ... then you stick several of the pages together to make it thick(ish) and cut out all the butterflies (20 of them) and glue them randomly onto a circle (she used a button) ... you have to buy the magazine to see what she did next ... Gorgeous! Well I did this and wondered what I was then going to do with it ... so I made a book box to put it on ... Lots of pictures here 

I used Tim Holtz papers to cover the outside ... love this paper 

see all those little butterflies ...  aren't they sweet?

I glued them to a cardboard circle ... then onto a rosette and then on to another rosette made by gluing lace to a larger circle (am I making sense?) ...

Inside ... covered with one of my favourite Pink Paislee papers

A closer look

This is very solid as I like to use heavy CS and then back it with cardboard

It measures 5" wide by about 6.5" high ... 

I like to use these boxes for all sorts of things ... I store my handmade flowers in them and other little treasures ... if you are interested in peeking at some others I have done click these links 

Pink ... Blue ... Baby ... Garden ... Piano 

Phew! ... Now I have to go grocery shopping ... and maybe later I can finally catch up with visiting you all 

Have a wonderful evening 

~ Ros ~

Happy Birthday Ross

Hi there ...

Yesterday my beautiful great Nephew Ross celebrated his 9th birthday ...

I haven't seen him in a while but I know he had a great stay with his grandparents last week 

I made a little card for him ... very similar to one I have done before ...

I love this 'Birds on a Wire' digital stamp from Hero Arts ... and I isolated one of the birds as you can see using my computer and printed it twice ... once on my card stock ... then paper pieced over it. The banner is also digital from Michelle underwood at Two Peas ... called "That was Yesterday" ... again I printed it twice and paper pieced it ...

Of course as I have already mentioned before ... this day is tinged with sadness as we also lost Ross's daddy the day after his 3rd birthday ... so my thoughts and my love are with my brother and Sil today.

I also want to thank Stella ... for passing on this blog award to me ... Thank you sweet friend!

And a big Thank You to all of you who take the time to leave me comments ... I really do appreciate each and every one of you ... 

I'll leave you with this thought .. something I heard at my philosophy class last night 

"You can wrestle with life or you can dance with it ... "

I hope you choose to dance ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~