Jingle Belles card 44...

Can you believe it? 

Where have the weeks gone? Card 44 and Christmas is just around the corner ... I'm so glad I kept up with the Jingle Belles Rock challenge ... and this week the theme is "Not a creature was stirring   ... " Include any sort of creature on your card ... well that just about covers everything huh? So without further ado ... here is my (very quickly made) card ...

This pretty paper is from the Melissa Frances range Deck the Halls

And my chipboard pieces are from PaperMania

I used Diamond Dust twinklets for the snow and the lace and twine is from my stash ...

On the news front ... well my hip and back are much improved but I now have a swollen and very painful foot ... don't laugh when I say I have gout! ... No I am not a heavy drinker which seems to be the first thing that comes to everyones mind when the "G" word is mentioned ... Can I hear you laughing? Anyway I can assure you it is not nice ... and the pain extends right up my leg ... Did you know that the things to avoid are what I would have classed as healthy ... for example porridge ... asparagus, cauliflower, shellfish ... Not that it's helped ... because I have avoided these things ... which leads my doctor to think that it is genetic ... 

No, life hasn't been treating me kindly emotionally or physically but there is something good on the horizon ... remember I told you my Uncle died some weeks back? Well my dear Aunt has decided to take a cruise next year and she is taking me with her ... to Norway! Yep, I'm off to see the Fjords on my first ever cruise ... with my 85 year old Aunt ... I feel like Amy in "Little Women" ... just a whole lot older ha!ha! 

... And before I go I have to show you a beautiful card I received from my dear friend Kirsty together with a whole bunch of brown lunch bags for me to play with ...

Thanks so much my friend ... I really do appreciate your thoughtfulness 

I wish you all a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by and leaving me such sweet comments 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

City Crafter Postcards

Hello and Good Morning ...

This week at City Crafter Sweet Linda Robinson is our host and she is challenging us to make a Postcard ... another first for me and I knew just what I wanted to do ...

When I was a little girl I had a cousin ... Marcelle ... she was beautiful, vivacious and everyone who ever met her fell in love with her ... She was older than me by about 5/6years and lived a very different life from me in London ... and whilst a teenager she went off to Spain ... She sent me a postcard of a Spanish dancer

The dress was made of layer upon layer of frills in ribbon and covered in sequins ... I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and for many years it was a treasured possession ... I lost my cousin 29years ago ... and I never forgot that postcard or her inner and outer beauty ... 

My Postcard is in remembrance ... done in my style

With the exception of the dress ... everything here is digital

... and just to show you the reverse ...

I created the wording in Photoshop and added stamp graphics

So ... do you have a Postcard memory? ... why not join us at CCCB this week and share it? 

Our wonderful Guest Designer this week is ... Karen Letchworth ... I love her work ... and our sponsor this week is Catherine Pooler of Stamp Nation ... Catherine is offering a 2 week membership to Stamp Nation FREE to our winner ... Please click on the link to discover all about Stamp Nation and be inspired by tutorials and an extensive gallery ...

... And as if this isn't enough ... you can still hop over to CCCB and see the rest of the DT's Postcards

Well, have I tempted you? I hope so ... 

Have yourselves a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by

~ Ros ~

PIxie Dust Paperie

Pssst! ...... Have you heard?? 

Pixie Dust Paperie are having a Giveaway!

There are 4 prizes this month ... And ... their new kit Pink Rose Cottage will be available soon ... 

If you haven't visited before ... now is the time to hop over to the blog ... see all those beautiful creations and check out the Pixie Shop ... 

Pass on the word ....

~ Ros ~

Play Date Cafe Challenge

Hello ...

I hope you are well ...

 It's school half term here and that means I have had a week off from both Thursday Club and my Philosophy class ... and I have spent a lot of time alone ... So for the first time in a long time I have had the opportunity to make a card for the Play Date Cafe challenge based on this lovely inspiration photo

I really enjoy a latte ... and I love to work with soft neutral colours 

This is my take

a few digital papers ... some prima flowers and a handmade flower ...

... ribbon and lace from my stash and a sweet delicate butterfly ...

Wishing you a lovely weekend ... Thanks for stopping by

~ Ros ~

Jingle Belles and Autumn

Hello ...

Thank you all so much for your lovely comments on the magical box ... I'm so happy that you liked it ...

I have finally got my card done for this weeks' challenge at Jingle Belles Rock - This week the theme is "Softly" falling snow ... use something on your card that you interpret as soft ... so straight onto my card 

Well I had to use 'snow' ... (flower soft with a topping of glitter) on my embossed image

and some soft felt snowflakes ... a cosy crochet heart and some delicate tulle

 ... and of course some white Broderie Anglaise lace ... these all signify 'soft' for me and I now have 43 cards ready for Christmas

... But here it is very much Autumnal ...

The trees are shedding leaves and the colours are changing but there is some confusion with the plants 

... some appear to be blooming again ... unsure if the sunshine and the cool mornings signifies spring

even the "fox and cubs" has put in a second appearance ... not wanting to miss out

... But the Holly bush is in no doubt ...

... Nor the Firethorne ...

... and the Sedum has already donned her rich wine coloured gown ...

... and as the clocks go forward this weekend ... even Autumn will be saying goodbye

Enjoy your day ...

~ Ros ~

City Crafters "Magical Box"

Hello ...

It's Tuesday and once again the start of  new challenge at City Crafter and this week sweet Kirsty is hosting for us and has asked that we make a Magical Box ...

Now I have to confess that when I first got the brief I was worried ... Heck these things are so little and fiddly I thought ... Yet I've seen so many of you clever people make them ... So I did what any wise person would do ... I left it ... ha! ha! 

And then when I was incapacitated with my back problem ... I had time to sit a while and think about it ... and as it happened I had just the template I needed to do this ... So with a clear head and no panicking ... it came together really easily .... 
Warning ..... There are a lot of pictures here ...

The whole box measures around 6.5 cm square ...

Before cutting it out I printed both sides of my CS with digital papers

Just a flower, lace and some sweet little dangles to decorate... 

Take of the lid

"Voila!"

... and you can see that there is another tiny box nestled inside 4 layers ...

Every layer is decorated simply with contrasting card and just some 3D stickers from my stash

Hearts, flowers, words of love ...

... Layered until you get to the tiny box ...

... That holds "the key to my heart" ...

Remove the lid 

And there is the heart 

So ... are you going to give it a go? ... I really hope so ... 

Go visit the blog and take in all the amazing creations from the rest of the DT and this weeks lovely and very talented Guest Designer ... Lynn Miller 

See you there ...

Have a great day!

~ Ros ~