Jingle Belles ...Hybrid

It's glorious weather here in the UK ... 

Yesterday we drove out to the countryside and had lunch outdoors surrounded by fields and flowers ... horses were grazing and spring lambs were leaping around ... It was beautiful! 

I wore a proper shoe for the first time in ages ... the consultant says it will take 12 months for my bones to get to full strength ... providing I follow the rules, use my crutch for now and not put too much pressure on my foot ... Hopefully I can wean myself off the crutch in the next few months ...

I should be outside making the most of the sunshine but I decided to get my card done for this weeks challenge at Jingle Belles ... This week we are challenge to make either a full digital card or a hybrid ... As the sponsors are Robyn's Fetish Digitals Stamps and More  who have donated a free digital for anyone who wants to use it and there's a prize up for grabs this week too ...

I did a hybrid ... using some red paper from my scraps ... but the main focus is a digital text paper by Jen Allyson ... on which I layered a digital stamp from HA ... "Seasons Greeting Collage"

I coloured the holly leaves and berries with Promarkers and added a little sparkle...

A few embellishments ... ( a ribbon, some berries and a handmade by me crocheted heart) and it's done .. well it wasn't really done quickly .. I sort of lost my mojo along the way ... Maybe a little more sunshine will re-charge me ...

Have a lovely Sunday and remember as well as this challenge you still have time to enter the challenge at CCCB and the challenge at Pixie Dust Paperie too 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

A Hug For You ....

Yesterday was the first day of Spring here ... and it was a glorious Spring day ... Not so today ... It's dull and overcast ... but it hasn't deterred the birds who are busy building their nests and see this little bird box on the fence ... 

Well I have a pair of Blue Tits nesting there ... and as you can see ... the Hawthorne has finally started to unfurl her leaves ... soon the little box will be surrounded in beautiful scented blossoms

At Papercraft Star ... the challenge this week is Spring ... and I made a card which is Spring like to me ... from the new paper pack I got last week ... and a Peter Rabbit image

I just love that image ... and The House Across The Bay has some gorgeous rabbit images ... go check them out ...

Before I go ... Gipsy just wants to say "Hi" ... I think she's missing my Aunt ... 

Have a wonderful day ... 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

City Crafter Copy Cater ...

It's that time of the week again when City Crafter Challenge Blog sets a brand new challenge for you and this week Linda is hosting for us with 'Copy Cater" ... use the beautiful image from the Graphics Fairy on your project

Such a lovely image don't you think?

And we have a new Guest Designer this week ... the talented Sheila Burns  so be sure to check out all the DT creations ....

This little bird reminds me of Spring ... and Daffodils ... hence I used the yellow and greens ...

The clock is a symbol of Spring Time ... our clocks here in the UK will be "springing" forward shortly and daylight will last a little longer

My card was cut on the Silhouette and the background paper is from the pad Linda sent to me ...I love it!

A couple of strips of TH tape just add interest and both the tape and the doily were painted with TH distress stains

I love to see how one image can be interpreted so many different ways so I am looking forward to seeing your creations this week at CCCB 

Have a wonderful day ... keep safe

~ Ros ~

Back to normal

Well I'm back to the normal routine here ... my dear Aunt is back home ... we drove to Lincoln yesterday laden with far more than she came with ... 

It was Mothers Day here in the UK so we got to spend the day together and my home and hers is full of flowers and chocolates ... I missed seeing her smiling face this morning but it wont be long before we are together again for the Norwegian cruise ... Right now she will be playing with her newest toy ... an Apple iPad! One is never too old to learn right?

I got to do a little crafting whilst she was playing ... and I made my card for the challenge at Jingle Belles  - 'Neutral Noel' which is based on this photo of beautiful cushions ... 

I was going to make a card with a wreath but Stephanie already did a brilliant take on that ... so in the end it's kind of a mix

The image is recycled from an old shop bought card and the leaves are cut on the Silhouette Cameo...

The music paper is from a fabulous pack of papers I got from the Hobby Shop ... there are 100 sheets of 12'x12' papers in the pack and they are so lovely ... by Grace Taylor ... Guaranteed you will be seeing a lot of them in the future!

I'm off to visit my friend this morning ... we've a lot of catching up to do ... then I will be catching up with all your blogs ... 

 "Thank you" for all your lovely wishes for my Aunt's birthday ... she was tickled pink!

I'll be back tomorrow for the CCCB challenge ... 

Have a lovely day 

~ Ros ~

Family

It's been a wonderful week so far ... Spending time with my Aunt ... laughing the hours away like two schoolgirls ... How I shall miss her when she goes home.

On Sunday we celebrated her 85th Birthday ... this is the card I made for her

I took a photo of the inside but it isn't too clear ... I stencilled some butterflies using the negative from a die cut and some chalks

Here are a couple of photos too

Both my Aunt and I on our walking sticks ... my brother carrying Sophia and my son behind

My two beautiful boys ... my adored son Mikey and my great nephew Ross ... It was so lovely to see Ross again ... my heart just swells with love for him

A couple of days later Aunt and I went for an English 'high tea' 

we bumped into a friend who presents a program on BBC Radio Merseyside .... needless to say the following day my Aunt got a mention and a happy birthday on "Air"

I haven't done any crafting at all this week but we spent a fair amount of time in the hobby shop and bought some goodies ... so nice to spend time with someone who loves creating as much as me ... And yesterday ... we visited the Apple shop ... Aunt got an iPad and is now having a wonderful time playing around! Sheesh! I really hope I've inherited her genes!

Thank you for letting me share with you ... have a lovely day

~ Ros ~

Blog Pillow ... City Crafter Challenge

Hi there ...

It's time for another challenge at City Crafter ... And can you believe this week it is our 100th challenge? 

My how the weeks fly by ...

This week our lovely Kirsty creator of City Crafter is hosting for us and the challenge she has set us is 

"Things in My Heart"

In other words ... create a project that pertains to things in your heart right now ... this can be anything from perhaps your loved ones to a form of art that you love right now ... there are no boundaries so just let your creativity flow ...

For me right now I am loving printing on fabric and making things from it ... you've seen some of my pin cushions and hearts ... I also love blogging ... being part of this wonderful group of creativity all over the world ...

So it was a simple choice for me to make ... a pillow with my blog header on it 

This sits on my bed so I can always be reminded of the wonderful friends I have out there and the things I have learned 

The blog header was made and designed by me using graphics from the fabulous Graphics Fairy ... which I shall be linking this up to for Brag Monday ...

 I printed it onto white cotton fabric which I then stitched to a calico fabric ...

... added some lace, ribbons and buttons and attached the whole thing to a pillow case cut from the same white fabric... edged with more lace ... Then I just sewed it all together and made a filling for it 

This week we are offering a Guest Designer spot to the winner of the challenge ... so I do hope you will join us and show us what is in your heart right now.

Thanks so much for stopping by ... I know the rest of the DT will be thrilled if you hop over and check out their creations ... and also that of our Guest Designer this week ... Sabrina Radeck ... her beautiful creations can also be found Here

I'm enjoying spending time with my sweet Aunt ... so I'll bid you all a wonderful day and catch you soon

~ Ros ~