Happy New Year!!

First off let me wish you all A very 

Happy and Healthy 2013

May you find peace and happiness follow you ...

I am late with this post ... I promise it is not going to be this way for the rest of 2013 ... Apart from being totally lost with the days ... There have been some family issues to deal with which I could not turn away from ... I am praying for wisdom and guidance so that these problems can be resolved ... 

Today of course starts the first challenge of the year for City Crafter .. and quite fittingly our creator Kirsty is hosting for us ... 

Kirsty is asking that we include a vintage boy and girl on our projects 

I don't usually work with these images so at first I was a little stumped ... but then I found a gorgeous image on the web that inspired me to create this card

The BG dottie paper is from from a lovely pad by MME Lauren sent me and I used some of my scraps and sewed them together with silver thread to compliment the blues and greys in the image

Prima flowers and a little clock together with some lace and pearls just complete the look I was going for ...

I am going to send this card to a blog friend overseas who sent me a beautiful Christmas card ... 

I hope you will hop on over to the City Crafter blog to check out the projects from the rest of the DT and be inspired to join us this week ... My dear sweet blog friend Jacira is our Guest Designer ... she has the most delicate and whimsical style that I just know you will love ... Please say "Hi" to her

All that's left for me to say is to wish you a beautiful New Years Day and to thank all of you who have followed me and taken the time to leave me such lovely inspiring comments throughout the year... I treasure your friendship ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Beautiful Birthday

There are quite a few celebration coming up in the next few weeks ... As you know it was my son's birthday yesterday and tomorrow New Years Eve my friends' daughter celebrates her 25th birthday ... My friend had given up hope of ever becoming a mother ... when 16 years after she married along came her beautiful daughter ... We both know how blessed we are to have been given the chance of motherhood that one time ...

This is the card I've made for that special daughter

TH embossing folder ... Memory Box border die ... prima flowers and papers from Prima and Grace Taylor

I found a whole box of those pretty glittered metal frames in my cupboard would you believe ...

My sentiment is computer generated and the lovely ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl

Have you plans for New Year Eve celebrations?? We will be going to a dinner dance at my husband golf club ... New Year Eve is always quite difficult for me ... it's the day I lost my Mum and the years have flown by ... At the time you just wonder how you will get through the next day ... and before you know it ... 10 years have gone by

Have a wonderful day - glad you could stop by 

~ Ros ~

Make a Wish

Hello sweet friends ...

How are you?

I am on the mend ... I was able to cook our Christmas dinner and it was such a lovely day ... 

I am taking things easy as I know I am not back to full health yet ... This is the second bout of flu I've had in as many months ... But it seems that in 2013 I qualify for the flu jab ... so here's hoping I wont catch it again for a while ...

Tomorrow is a special day ... my beautiful son reaches 30 ... I can hardly believe it ... seems only yesterday he was a little boy ..  full of life and constantly on the go ... I've watched him change from a blond little bundle of energy ... to a tall dark handsome young man and every memory is etched on my heart ... 

This is the card I made for him....

I stamped a Happy Birthday sentiment in Versamark and embossed it using clear embossing powder onto black paper ... backed it with paper from PaperMania ...

I rolled some little candles with some scrap paper and added string for the wicks ... The sentiment is computer generated and the bow I cut by hand ... 

You know he loves his cats ... Gipsy and our new addition Ginger ... so I had to add these little guys to the inside

The weather here is so very dull and drab ... miserable is probably the right word ... I am so looking forward to Spring ...

Have yourselves a wonderful day ... Thanks so much for all your lovely comments

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Papercraft Star "Snow"

Hello ...
Todays post has been scheduled ... what with Christmas and me not being too well ...
Did you have a lovely Christmas?

I do hope so ... all that preparation and it's over in a flash

Our new challenge at Papercraft Star begins this week for any of you who are looking to escape into the sanctuary of your craft room ... Our theme this week is 
"Snow"

Don't you just love it when it's all fresh and clean like this ... not so when you have to drive in it though huh?

My card is made with all digital papers and the gorgeous image is a freebie from Here

I used Stickles to glitter the snow and cut some snowflakes from felt

I love the softness of this image 

I hope you can take a moment to check out the projects from the rest of our team and maybe find some time to join in with us this week ...

I'll be back later in the week ... have a lovely Boxing Day

~ Ros ~

Happy Christmas

To all my wonderful blog friends

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas day filled with 

Love 

Laughter 

and 

Much Happiness

May the peace of the season be with you ...

~ Ros ~

All I want for Christmas

Hi there! 

Have you heard the saying "No good deed goes unpunished"

Well, it seems to be the case for me ... Having only been home a few days after caring for my Aunt ... I am down with the flu! And I have an ulcerated throat which is so very painful ..

I have spent the last few days in my bed with a temperature and feeling very rough ... 

I think I managed to get everything done for Christmas though ... presents are all done and delivered to various homes ... So all I want for Christmas is to be well

 I have some more happy mail to share with you

These handmade gifts came from my lovely blog friend Keren who called in to see me a few days ago ... Raspberry and orange curd... Delicious! ... Christmas must be such fun in her home ... 5 children of various ages ... what could be better!

Thanks so much Keren

And this arrived from my sweet friend Lauren 

How I loved that suzy snowflake card when Lauren posted it for Jingle Belles challenge! I can't believe I own it! And whilst I am looking forward to opening this gift ... I'm not sure I can bear to break into that lovely wrapping ... another peek at suzy snowflake

Thank You Lauren!

Ok if I am going to be allowed downstairs for Christmas I need to get my rest ... so I'll keep this short ... but one other thing I want to show you are these shoes

They are paper weights! A gift that was given to my Aunt last week ... They are about 5'' in size and just so very cute!

I promise I will try and get to visit you all soon ... 

Have a beautiful day

~ Ros ~