Ikea Christmas

Well Happy Halloween to you all ... I hope you have fun!
Hubby and I went off to Ikea a couple of days ago ... after the workmen had left ... we were able to grab a meal and just stroll around for a while leaving behind the total disarray at home... I came across these cute little reindeer tree ornaments .... 

 I was thinking 'Christmas cards' at the time ... and something I could whip up pretty quickly (ha! it took me hours) ...  I think they were about £1.99 but ... as they are made out of rather thick chipboard ... I discovered that with a little bit of wiggling and gentle tugging ... I could actually split each one into 3 ... This meant that I had 2 patterned (from the front and back) and one plain ... here's what I came up with 

The patterned side with a little bit of stamping ....

Just frosted his antlers a bit too ...

Then the plain one I glittered twice ....

Luscious MME paper from the Signature Christmas range ... 

Because this reindeer was not smooth ... after applying the glitter it ended up with a furry look which was an added bonus ... So what do you think? 

Till soon

Ros

Can the girl do a Layout?

It's been the darkest day .... so I apologise now for my photos ... It's been hectic ... men dismantling my old kitchen ... plasterers and electricians coming and going ... and my brother and SIL came with Ross .. Oooh it was so good to see Ross again ... he's grown since I last saw him and is such a bundle of love ... 
They brought me some lovely pictures of my great niece Sophia and when everyone had gone I decided to do a layout ... I confess that it has been years since I did one and I am just not sure that I get it right ... What do you think? ...

Isn't she just beautiful ... I know... I'm biased ...

I think I need to do more of these ...

Have a lovely weekend my lovely friends

Till soon

Ros

Ruby Wedding

Hello ...

I had to make a quick card last night ... One of my Husbands friends will be celebrating his Ruby Wedding anniversary this weekend and my husband only just found out ... men!
Thankfully it fell into place without too much planning ....

Hope they like it ...

Have a lovely day ...

Ros

Cupcake Creations Color Challenge

Did you know that you can observe your mind? Well you can ... ever ask yourself when an idea pops into your head "where did that come from?" Well it comes from some other source ... not your mind ... some call it the soul, in philosophy it is known as your 'higher consciousness" ... Whatever 'It' is .. it is present with all of us ... Why am I telling you this? Well, because often when I am crafting my 'It' is very present ... like a little voice that I feel rather than hear. So like my card today ... I wanted to participate in the oh so talented Mona Pendleton's challenge  Here ... This is the inspiration picture and the colours to use

Now yes, I have all the colours required ... plain papers, patterned papers, vintage and non vintage ... CS in most colours including Kraft ... and I had them spread out everywhere ... I do mean everywhere ... because each time I put something together ... my little "It" was not happy about it ... My hands were willing, my mind in full flow ... but something wasn't didn't ...  feel right ... This went on for some time ... the only thing to do? take a pause, clear my mind and go were I am led ... It matters not whether someone likes the result ... only that I am at one with myself ... 

All those papers and I had to go with white embossed and glittered card ... some lace and braid, button and twine ... maybe that is where I am content ... in different textures ...

... At least I managed to get the colours in ...


Till soon


Ros

City Crafter Colours of Autumn

Good morning to you ... I can't believe how fast the weeks are going ... today is week 29 of City Crafter Challenge and Linda is hosting for us ... She has set us a colour challenge "Colours of Autumn" ... here's the picture and the colours to use ...

We are so lucky to have the very talented Dawn McVey as our Guest Designer this week and our sponsor is Pixie Dust Paperie .... Please take a moment to see Dawn's card done in her unique style along with the rest of the DT cards ...

Background papers are digital as is my bunch of leaves which I painted in Glossy Accents and printed twice so I could apply pop dots to give some dimension ... My flower is a Prima from Pixie Dust Paperie, Spellbinders fancy tag, with digital sentiment ... everything else is from my stash including the cork effect trim ....

So now it's over to you to see what you can come up with ... It can be any style you like ... card, LO or project... just use the colours shown and follow the rules for a chance to win .... But most of all enjoy! look forward to visiting you ...

Till soon

Ros

Happy Birthday Play Date Cafe

It's the first anniversary of the Play Date Cafe ... "Happy Birthday" ... The colours for this weeks' challenge are Pink, Yellow, Orange ... and this is the inspiration picture ...

I thought a cupcake may be appropriate ... 

I didn't have a great deal of time to do this but wanted at least to commemorate their birthday and everyone is invited to the party right? .... Hop over to the blog and see all the lovely creations by the DT ... all so different and all so beautiful ....

Till tomorrow

Ros