Jingle Belles ROCK!

Hi there!

Today I am Guesting over at Jingle Belles Rock with those two fabulous belles Lauren and Stef ... can you believe it? 
It all started one sleepless night when my mind was churning with upcoming projects and ideas ... one of which was an aperture card ... As you know, if you follow my blog ... I have been with the Jingle Belles challenge from the beginning (only missed last week due to holidays) and here I was thinking .. "hey we haven't done an aperture card at Jingle Belles"  so from there
 "oh HOLE-y night!" was born ...
Unfortunately when I chose my papers and colours for my card ... I didn't realise how difficult it would be to photograph ... but I hope you get the general idea 

 my aperture has some criss cross acetate in between the layers to make a window with a 3D bauble adhere to it ... all made using Spellbinders scalloped circle dies

For more info - please pop over to the Jingle Belles blog and also take a look at the fabulous creations from Lauren and Stef ... and remember it's never to late to join in the challenge and have a head start on your Christmas cards ... there is only 156 days to go!

Grateful Thanks to Lauren and Stef for inviting me to join them this week ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Thank You ... in English and in Portugese

Hello dear friends ...

We are back home safe and sound ... sun tanned and with batteries recharged ...

Thank you so much for your kind comments, your well wishes ...  and just for being there ... it means a lot 

The day we left ... I received two packages from two lovely blog friends ...

My sweet friend Kirsty sent me this lovely card 

Isn't it beautiful ... I adore it ... 

but that was not all she sent ... take a look at this 

... and this ...

Papers, flowers, embellishment, tags, ribbon, braid, stamps and so much more for my group and I to play with ... Thank You So Much Kirsty ... You have a heart of gold ... I am truly grateful.

I have been so fortunate to have met and made so many friends through the world of blogging ... in truth I was always rubbish at Geography ... probably because my Mum could never afford to take us on holiday except for staying in London with my Grandmother ... we never got to go on school trips to anywhere exotic ... so countries and places were just names to me ... I had family in the USA ... and that was prestige enough ... even though I didn't know one state from the other ... And now I have friends in places all over the world ... what a geography lesson! So much more interesting ... I get to see where you live through the words on your blogs and by your photographs ... When you travel I see more places through your eyes ... When disasters hit ... you show me and I can feel it with you ... I see the beauty and the barren ... all because of you ... 

One of those places I never thought about was Brazil ... I knew they had a brilliant football team ... that they had carnivals ... and the magnificent Sugarloaf Mountain ... and now I have another sweet blog friend .. Jacira ... who actually lives in Brazil! 

And Jacira sent this to me ... 

One of her beautiful delicate cards ... together with these 

.. and a beautiful handwritten note which she translated to English ...

Thank You Jacira ... they are lovely and you are so kind ... 

In Portugese ... 

Eu tenho sido tão afortunado por ter encontrado e fez muitos amigos através do mundo dos blogs ... na verdade eu era sempre o lixo em Geografia ... provavelmente porque a minha mãe nunca poderia dar ao luxo de nos levar de férias, exceto para ficar emLondres com a minha avó ... que nunca chegou a ir em excursões escolares para qualquer lugar exótico ... para que os países e lugares foram apenas nomes para mim ...Eu tinha família nos EUA ... e isso foi o suficiente prestígio ... mesmo que eu não sabia que um estado do outro ... E agora eu tenho amigos em lugares de todo o mundo ... o que é uma aula de geografia! ... Muito mais interessante Eu começo a ver onde você viveatravés das palavras em seus blogs e por suas fotografias ... Quando você viaja vejomais lugares através dos seus olhos ... Quando desastres hit ... você me mostrar e euposso senti-lo com você ... Eu vejo a beleza ea estéril ... tudo por causa de você ...
Um desses lugares que eu nunca pensei foi o Brasil ... Eu sabia que eles tinham uma equipa de futebol brilhante ... que tinham carnavais ... eo Pão de Açúcar magníficas ... e agora eu tenho um outro amigo do blog doce .. Jacira ... que realmente vive no Brasil!
Jacira e enviou isto para mim ...

Um de seus belos cartões delicada ... juntamente com estes

.. e uma bela nota manuscrita que ela traduzida para Inglês ...
Obrigado Jacira ... eles são lindos e você é tão gentil ...
Tenha um dia maravilhoso meus amigos ...

Have a wonderful day my friends

~ Ros ~

It's the Shore thing ...CCCB

Hi there! 

If all goes well you should get this post on time ... I am flying back to the UK today so this is preset (hopefully) ...

This week at City Crafter Challenge our very talented Cheryl has set the challenge which is to create something beach related ... I wish I could have posted this last week!  

This is for all of you sweet blog friends ...

Yep, this is me on my holidays .... (I wish) ... 

We have a wonderful Guest Designer again this week ... none other than Andrea Budjak  ... someone I have looked in on for a long time ... she makes the most adorable little cards and gifts ... and is well worth a visit ...

So are you ready to get creative and join us this week? ... If you are looking for some inspiration .. hop over to  CCCB and check out the samples there ... and take a moment to visit the rest of the DT's blog

Till soon my friends ... keep safe

~ Ros ~

One more day ...

Hi there!

Well we are nearing the end of our holiday and today it has been really hot ... but back home I hear it has been cold wet and windy ... so I have to make the most of this weather whilst I can.

I am sitting on the balcony right now and I have to tell you that the people next door are having words ... seems he wants her to wear high heels and she is saying no ... I can't help but hear as the voices are raised ... she has a lovely accent ... maybe French ... but she told him to put on the high heels and wear them for one hours to see how it feels because he doesn't know what it is like ... I am smiling!

Anyway ... that aside ... I have a card to share that I made for my friends husband ... it was his birthday last wednesday ... nothing very fancy ... just a male card using an image from the Graphics Fairy

There are lots of ships and sail boats here ... I will missing looking at them when I come home ... one of the yachts in front of the hotel cost 70 million Euros!! I googled it to see the inside Wow! wow! wow!

And I'll share a photo my hubby took of me before we went into dinner ...

I don't like having my photo taken ... 

I hope you are enjoying your day ... I will be back with you for another challenge at CCCB on Tuesday ... and you still have time to enter this weeks challenge ...

Till soon 

~ Ros ~

Just popping in ...

... to say hello to you all ...

I hope you are well ... my husband and I are enjoying our break here in the sunshine island of Majorca ... I've spent  a lot of time in the pool which is a real treat ... I'm not one for lying in the sun but I love to relax in the pool and swim awhile ... it's a real treat too not to have to make dinner ... or do housework!!

As I don't have much to share ... can't seem to download my photos ... I thought I'd show you a notebook I sent to my sweet friend Cheryl for her birthday 

I got these papers in a sale and I have used them a lot as you can tell from previous posts ... 

Just looking at this glittered butterfly makes me want to reach for my craft stuff ... but I think it is good to take a break now and again ... 

This is the back of the notebook ...

I am going to try and visit some of your blogs now ... (I miss you) ... and then I will get ready to go to dinner ... I am old fashioned ... I like the idea of dressing for dinner ... but now nobody bothers ... they come to dinner like they are going to the pool ... my husband is shocked Lol!! We need to lighten up I think ...

Till soon my friends ... keep safe

~ Ros ~

Let the Sunshine in ..

Hello and good morning to you all ...

Lovely Linda Robinson is hosting for us this week at City Crafter Challenge and her theme this week is "Let The Sunshine In" ... which is very appropriate for me as later today I will be jetting off for a week to the sunshine in the Balearics ... So the challenge is to make a card, tag, project ... anything that either includes an image or the word Sun ... here is my card

bright and cheerful don't you think? ... I was obviously in holiday mode Lol!

I picked up these scrapbook papers a while ago in the sale section of TK Max would you believe ... they're from We R memory keepers ... White Out collection 

I love these pretty colours ... and I can't wait to see what you create too ...

I hope you will join us this week ... I will be popping in to take a look (internet permitting). Please take a couple of minutes to visit the blog and the rest of the DT ...

Have a wonderful week and keep safe ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~