Cruising home

Hello sweet friends

I sailed back into Liverpool at 7am this morning having spent 12 wonderful days at sea covering over 3,200 nautical miles ...

Thank you so much for your lovely comments whilst I was away ... I was unable to have any internet connection ... so came back to over 250 emails to sort through and I have spent the day trying to catch up with you all ... I missed you!

Our first 3days were spent at sea and the second day it rained heavily as we headed for Portugal ... The ship was like a cork bobbing up and down and Ian and I sat on deck with blankets to keep warm!

A floating hotel this is NOT ... It is a ship ... and this is part of it's charm ... and we were looked after very well by the crew ...

Everyone was dreading hitting the Bay of Biscay ... it s notorious for stormy weather ... but to our great delight and amazement ... the sea was calm as could be and the sun came out. Heading nearer to Portugal I was thrilled to see dolphins coming to greet the ship ... I have never seen a dolphin IRL and was overjoyed ... 

We sailed into Lisbon early on day 4 ...

Lisbon is a pretty city

With lovely architecture

beautiful beaches...

and lovely Jacaranda trees

And that building in the background is a prison!

I hope to share more pictures with you over the next few days but for now I'll just wish you all a lovely day / evening and go have dinner with my husband and my son who I missed so much ...

Thanks for stopping by

~ Ros ~

Happy Birthday!

Just popping in to wish a very Happy 2nd Birthday to 

Papercraft Star!

Unfortunately being away I am unable to partake in the fun and festivities but I hope you will pay them a visit and have fun...


Many congratulations to Jan and the rest of the team ... sending hugs


~ Ros ~

Little Kitty

Hi there!

It's my turn to host the challenge at City Crafter this week and this week I am asking you to
Make a gift ... No cards please
I just know you will come up with some wonderful things ... and I am looking forward to seeing them
Our Guest Designer this week is Shahrul  and we are happy to have her back with us once again.
I made a little pillow for a neighbour who celebrated her birthday this week ... and it just so happens that she is a cat lover too

I printed this little kitty picture along with some graphics from The Graphics Fairy and a verse, straight on to fabric ... I don't use any special printer ... just adhere my fabric with some temporary spray adhesive to a piece of cardstock and feed it through my printer. You may have noticed that I coloured the kitty's eyes with Promarkers to just enhance the picture a little ..

Lots of lace, a double bow and a handmade flower too ...

... and that little sparkly button came from my lovely friend Lauren

I am at sea today having just left Gibraltar and heading for  La Coruna Spain 

Thinking of you and sending hugs

~ Ros ~

White on white & Birthday Wishes

Hello and good morning to you ...

I am still at sea and I have 2 things to share 
First this week's challenge at 

Papercraft Star

The challenge we have for you this week is Wedding ... make a white on white wedding card

Here's your inspiration photo

And my card

A bit of layering here ... I used my cameo for the cut out hearts which I layered over a piece of paper that has a hint of script on it ...  I altered the opacity to take it very light and added a generous coating of glitter 

Being as it's a wedding card I couldn't help but add tulle and lace, ribbon and pearls and of course some sparkly bits ... Most of the embellishments are just from my supplies ... the birdcage and rose are from Hobbycraft

It's not that easy to photograph white on white I discovered ... 

Our featured designer this week is our creator ... the lovely Jan  and she will be using goodies from our generous sponsor The House Across The Bay 

So are you going to play along with us? We'd love to see your creations ... If you need inspiration ... pay a visit to the blog Papercraft Star and check out the creations from the rest of our team

Next

 Today is a special lady's Birthday ... my sweet friend Cheryl from City Crafter

Happy Birthday Cheryl!!

This is for you ... I hope you have a beautiful day my friend

I hope you get your package

If you would like to wish Cheryl a Happy Birthday ... there is a link for you Here

Till soon take care

~ Ros ~

Time after time

By the time you are reading this ... I will have been at sea for a day ... heading for our first port of call Lisbon in Portugal

But being as it is Tuesday ... it is also a new challenge at City Crafter where Cheryl is hosting for us and has set a fabulous challenge 'Time after time" use a clock on our projects

I love this challenge and made an album ready to put my photos in when I get back ... 

The large clock is a printout adhered to a CD ... you may have seen me use this in a previous post  Here where you can find full details

The sweet little clock and the metal frame are from Pixie Dust Paperie ... I just adore these trinkets

Some Prima paper and some of their flowers together with MF ephemera and other flowers from my supplies ... The pages are made with my favourite medium ... envelopes covered with CS and papers and all manner of things from my scraps ... not overly decorated as yet ... I like to wait until my photos are ready ...

... but this gives you an idea

I can't wait to see what you create ... and the winner will get a Guest Design spot here with us at City Crafter

Our Guest Designer this week is the fabulously talented Ira ... Hop over to the  blog to see her wonderful work together with that of the rest of the team ... you won't be disappointed!

See you there ...

Thanks so much for your visit and if I can't leave you any comments ... please forgive me ... I can't get a connection at sea but I will catch up as soon as I can -

Keep safe

~ Ros ~

CR84FN Challenge

Just 4 more days till I leave for a two week break ... 

Apart from DT work ... I have 9 friends and family celebrating birthdays in the next 2 weeks ... Getting gifts and cards organised and posted takes up a lot of time and I hope I haven't forgotten anyone ... 

For my card today I used the colours from the latest challenge over at CR84FN 

These are such lovely colours together ... I confess a little of a challenge for me ... but I do love the results

My card is for my friend and neighbour Helen ... 

Can you tell she likes birds (well all animals really ... )

I used Basic Grey paper for the background and the music paper is Marianne Design which I distressed with my scissors ... for the life of me I cannot find my distressing tool

The postcard was cut from a sheet of Prima paper and the little bird is from K&Co... My butterfly was cut from leather look fabric on the Sizzix 

... and everything else is from my supplies ...

I don't know how I will cope without creating for two weeks ... and if I don't get internet access I can't even come visit you ... 

Don't think I am ignoring you ... I will catch up when I get back ... promise!

Have a beautiful day and keep safe

~ Ros ~