Just playing

Hello ... are you well?

It's cold and very wet here in the UK and I had planned to go into the city to meet my SIL ... but due to the weather and the riots that have been taking place ... we opted for the mall in Warrington ... a bit of  lunch some girlie shopping and then back home for some coffee and a chat.

My best buy today? ... would you believe it was a pair of pliers? ... I got a bargain pair of shoes ... from £35 to £10 but I was more delighted with pliers ... I know ... I'm a sad person ... but see these pliers are jewellery pliers and I have been making little sticky note holders after seeing the beauties created by the very talented Ulina (do take a look at her gorgeous blog) ... and I struggle to make the dangly charms with my ordinary pliers ... I sometime use silver or gold thread to hold the charms but I like to be able to try new things ... anyway that's not what I have to share (made 4 of those books and didn't photograph one before I gave them away... duh!)

I just have a card I made whilst playing with my new Postage folder from TH .... I love this folder ... thanks to Mona Pendleton for sharing ... and this time I embossed a digital postcard from the Graphics Fairy 

The little girl with the kitty is a free image from Printable Heaven and I made this is honour of my kitty coming home (hee! hee!)

The background paper is Eline's Huis and there is also a scrap from Prima botanicals in there too ... the gorgeous lace came from Pixie Dust Paperie and I've been holding on to it for ever!

Well that's all for now ... I hope you enjoy your evening and I hope the UK has a peaceful "riot free" night

Till soon

~ Ros ~

City Crafter Challenge 69

Hello ... Are you ready for a new challenge with us here at

City Crafter?

This week sweet Linda is hosting for us and what a challenge she has set ... 

Include Hand Doodling on your card/project ... Now that is different and believe me ... it was a challenge for me ... If I was Picasso ... Rembrandt ... or any famous person ... I expect my doodles would be worth a fortune ... but I kept thinking ... "Who would want my doodles on their card?" ... me ... I usually doodle circles .... flowers and line 'flicks' ... a bit like grass ... I'm sure a therapist could really make something of that ... But ... a challenge is a challenge so I said to myself " ... the heck with it ... just

Do Ya Doodle ..."

And here we are ... my doodles ... for all the world to see

I 'doodled' on a piece of white CS and thought I'd try using one of my Distress Stains (Antique Linen to be exact) over my doodling ... seems that the ink from my pen ... sort of bled with the stain and produced this purple shade which lightened as it got to the top of the CS ... and I had just the right papers to go with this 'creation' (ha ha) ... 

I'm still a little self conscious about my doodles but in the end I kinda liked the effect ... and so glad I was pushed to try it (Thanks Linda) What do you think?

This week we have the very inspiring Juls aka Theglitterchick kindly Guest Designing for us and as always there is a prize up for grabs ... so hop over to the blog and see what the rest of the DT have created ... and then why not show us your doodles!

Look forward to 'seeing' you there

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Happy Birthday Little Brother

Hi ... hope you had a good weekend ... 

I'm off to Pilates soon but wanted to just share a card I made for my brother Bill who celebrates his birthday tomorrow ... We've only ever met once ... but we are close in heart

Happy Birthday little Brother

The image is from the Graphics Fairy and the papers are digital from Digital House Design

Now I need to get this in the post ... and go torture this body 

 have a wonderful day and hopefully you will visit again tomorrow for a new challenge at City Crafter 

Thanks for stopping by 

~ Ros ~

Jingle Belles card 32 ... and a busy Saturday ..

Hello ... lots to share today ...

Thank you for your well wishes ... I am feeling much better tummy wise ... really enjoyed the girls get together on Friday ... something we do occasionally and have done for more than 20yrs ... though I can hardly believe it's been that long! And the Anniversary party went well ... it was lovely to see the happy couple and catch up with my friends from the old neighbourhood ... my friends who were celebrating 40 years of wedded bliss have been together since school days ... a true love story ... which made last night all the more special and I got very teary when they took to the floor and danced to a beautiful song ...

I hope they have many more happy years ahead ... they so deserve it.

Here we are together

I also had a visit from my brother and SIL yesterday and their two grandchildren ... Ross and Sophia ... how I adore those cuties ... it was such fun seeing them ... 

... and somehow I managed to fit in my card

for this weeks' challenge at Jingle Belles ... which is titled "Shape Up For The Holidays" ... make a card that is any other shape than the usual rectangle or square ones ... 

Yep, just a mitten card ... nothing that fancy I'm afraid ... I printed the shape from my computer onto my cardstock and hand cut it (don't own a cricut) and then covered it with MME paper and a few embellishments 

And now I'm going to leave you with the beautiful song they played for my friend's last night ... enjoy!

~ Ros ~

Anniversary Card

Hi there ... how are you?

I have spent a lot of time in my little room this week ... actually I suffer from IBS and this week it has been particularly bad ... my own fault I fear ... had a piece of rocky road cheesecake last week and that's enough to make me suffer ... so crafting takes my mind off the discomfort ... and today I have the card I made (to go with the wall hanging ... that goes with the box) ... for my friend's anniversary ...

Made with MF papers and a gorgeous charm from the Pixie Dust Paperie July kit

I'm just hoping that my tummy will be ok for the party tomorrow night ... and tonight I am meeting some friends for a girlie night ... so I'll have to be good! 

I hope you have wonderful day ... thanks for stopping by 

keep safe

~ Ros ~

Birthday Wishes

Hello and good morning ...

Having gotten over the shock of the returning cat (which I am calling Gypsy ... for obvious reasons) ... I now realise what I didn't miss ... and that is the meowing that starts at 4am and continues no matter what ... I fed her (numerous times) ... played with her ... stroked her ... let her out and let her in ... still she meowed ... and yes ... I tried ignoring her ... so this morning I am rather tired! 
That aside ... did you see THESE beautiful creations on Mona Pendleton's blog? ... My that lovely lady creates some stunning things ... and I immediately fell in love with the TH embossing folder she used for these cards ... so I went online and found a store in the UK called The Glitter Pot which ships for just £1 ... well I ordered there and then and would you believe that the next morning I had them? ... what a service!
As it happened ... my husband asked for a birthday card for one of his friends ... he needed it that day (typical) ... so there was my reason to use my folder straight away ... 

I was delighted at how well this folder embosses ... and I swiped my SU white ink pad over it just to give some more definition ...

His friend appreciates a glass of red wine ... so the inside of the card reads ...

"You've aged to perfection" 

and the charms are a wine bottle and a tiny corkscrew .. the text paper is Eline's Huis Roses are Red and the image is from the web 

Have yourselves a wonderful day and keep safe 

Till soon

~ Ros ~