Spread some love

Hi there ...

I've not been posting much lately ... caught a virus and have not been too well ... but I've been trying to keep up with my visits to you all and delighting in your wonderful creations ..

I'm really loving all the pinks and reds this time of the year evokes ... cards made with love, for love ... So many pretty papers to choose from and so many ways to say I love you, I care about you ... I'm thinking of you ... 

Valentines is not just for lovers ... I think it is the perfect time to just let someone know you care ... My card today is for a sweet blog friend who I know will appreciate the thought ... life has been a little rough around the edges lately .. so this is just to let her know that I'm thinking of her ...

Delicious My Minds Eye papers from the Love Me collection ... a little corrugated heart and another cut free hand from the paper collection

one of the best ways to take your mind of your own troubles is to share someone else's ... it instantly make you feel better ... Like Happy mail ... and I received some very Happy Mail from the lovely Lauren ... a belated birthday gift so prettily wrapped ..

With a gorgeous card

Beautiful gifts ... and look at that box!

filled to the brim with buttons!

Thank You Lauren!!

And a Thank You too ... to Jacira for this lovely blog award ... 

How blessed I am to have such wonderful friends ...

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~

Shabby frame

Hello ... are you well?

I am doing so much better since I got my crutches ... much less pain in the foot thank goodness ...

I have a decorated frame to share with you today ... and this actually fit three challenges ... 

The lovely team at Papercrafts Star are looking for Rustic this week ... whilst those amazing ladies at CR84FN have this lovely colour palette

and not forgetting the wonderful up-cycling team at LESSology ... where the theme is floral

So here is my project ....

I replaced the little glass insert with thick card and slightly distressed the frame ... then it was ready to decorate

A handmade rose with a gorgeous image from Iralamija's Etsy shop ... how I love her images and  she is also running a competition to win 12 collages from the shop ... so I will be linking this up for my chance to win

Some up-cycled corrugated cardboard painted with white acrylic ... a hand cut banner and a few other bits and pieces and this little creation is now in the hands of it's new owner ... my sweet friend Sara ... it is just her colours and style

Thank you so much for stopping by ... and for all your encouraging comments ... I truly appreciate your friendship

Have a wonderful day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter "You've Got Mail"

Hey there sweet friends ... 

Thanks so much for your kindness and concern ... I'm feeling in a better mood and the hospital have finally given me a pair of crutches to help... See, it's the simple things that make a gal happy!

So here we are with another new challenge at City Crafter ... hosted for us by the lovely Cheryl ... 

This week Cheryl wants us to create a project that includes an envelope ... hence the title You've Got Mail

...And I am thrilled to tell you that our Guest Designer this week is my sweet friend Jacira ... Please hop over and give her a big welcome ... Also our generous sponsor this week is Pixie Dust Paperie...

So on to my card .... I made this for a friends' birthday

Those papers I have had for the longest time ... so I am not sure where they are from I think they may be K&Co .... and the lovely envelope was cut on my Silhouette Cameo ... can you tell I am loving this machine?

Flowers are from my stash and the beautiful vellum butterfly is from the set Ira sent me ... how I love these ...

Such a lovely ... easy challenge ... Take a minute to check out the rest of the creations from the team and then why not come and join us ... We love to see your creations and you are what it's all about!

Have a wonderful day 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Jingle belles week 3

Hi ... How are you?

I'm having a bad day today ... Just struggling with the pain in my foot ... I hate to complain .. hey there are people so much worse off than me ... I just think lack of sleep and 4 months of constant pain is getting to me today ... I will at least have some news on the 15th Feb ... but 17days seems such a long time away right now ... 

I'm not even happy with my card for this weeks challenge at Jingle Belles ... Am I miserable or what?

This week's challenge is to take our inspiration from the Jingle Belles blog header ... so beautifully designed by the clever and talented Miss Lauren ... So here's my card

glittered coated

 You can see I chose to go with the pretty bells ....

Now before I go off and pop some pills in the vain hope that they may help... I just want to say a big Thank You to the gals over at Papercraft Star for picking my book clock Here as the Super Nova winner ... Thanks to Jan of The House Across the Bay  for the beautiful images ... and if you've never visited her Etsy store .. click on the link ... there are some lovely images here.

Have yourselves a lovely Sunday 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Altered Diary

Hello...

Are you one of those people who tend to get diaries given to you for gifts? I don't know why ... but I always seem to get a few... and between you and me ... I never use them ... Unlike my Mum who would write in her diary everyday ... 

I try to keep a note of all I need to do etc., on my computer and on those big wall calendars ...

Well, last year my sweet SIL gave me a lovely diary from M&S ... it is so pretty that I didn't want to throw it away ... so I altered it ... I should have photographed it first I know ... 

I took the 'innards' out and cut the bottom half off ... that part had the year on ... 

This is the actual cover ... all I added to this was the trim 

I made a little box base to fit and put in some dividers and Voila!

Now I have a little sewing kit ...

All I needed to add was some paper, lace a pretty doily and some ribbon to hold it shut

Cute huh? 

I also got some happy mail yesterday - a birthday present from my lovely friend Kirsty ... 

Look how lovely this is wrapped! And inside is her beautiful card and this cute little purse

Beautiful!

And the sweetest kitty! Surrounded by tiny little butterflies ...

Thank You Kirsty!

And I can tell you that I saw a consultant last night about my swollen sore foot ... He seems to think I do have a fracture even though it does not show on the x ray ... so I am having an MRI scan next week ... Yipee! Finally something is getting done .. I wont have any results until the 15th Feb ... but I've waited 4 months now so I think I can cope for another 2 weeks ... 

Now I have to get my project for Thursday club organised ... I can't let them down ... sore foot or not!

Have a wonderful day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter Sketch Challenge

I can't believe how quick Tuesday comes around ... But here we are with a brand new challenge at City Crafter ... chosen and hosted for us by our lovely Linda  ...  this week is a sketch challenge and Linda has given us a great sketch to work with ...

Once again we are fortunate to have Lizzie Droege as our Guest Designer and Pixie Dust Paperie as our wonderful sponsors ...

It's my hubby birthday in a couple of weeks so I made this card for him ... he doesn't check my blog so it won't spoil the surprise 

I used the new Portobello Road papers from PaperMania ... not too girly ... and that lovely heart peg came from Stella ... My DH loves aeroplanes ... so I added this little charm ... This is the first time I managed to machine stitch around a circle without making a mess ...

 ... and just so you can see that I kept to the sketch ... here's the card without the 'Love You' tag on ...

Don't forget to pop over to the blog to check out the rest of the DT projects this week ... and if you have the time ... we'd love for you to play along with us ...

Till soon ... keep safe

~ Ros ~