Kirsty ....

Dear Kirsty ....
A few minutes ago I received your package ... all the way from Las Vegas ... 

The most beautiful embellishments ... brads, amazing trimmings, alphabets, crochet flowers and chipboard crowns ... ribbons in pink and brown ... Maya Road journal tags ...

Scrapbook papers ... All my favourites .. Melissa Frances ... 

and beautiful Websters pages image and phrase stickers ...

... And the most beautiful handmade tag ...

with handwritten words that mean so much ...

How do I thank you? Not just for the most beautiful, delightful gifts that I absolutely adore ... 

but for being a friend? 

 In my wildest dreams I could never have imagined that a little lady I have never met and lives thousands of miles away ... would be the catalyst that changed my life ... 

Today as I sit here I am a totally different person from the one I was this time last year ... 

I have confidence ... I have purpose ... I have the most amazing blog friends all over the world.

Joining the DT of City Crafters was the best thing I ever did and I am so grateful to you and the DT past and present for believing in me and making me believe in myself

"Thank You" ...

... the words somehow seem inadequate ... but they comes from my heart ...

~ Ros ~

City Crafters Vintage Christmas

Hello from a very cold and icy UK ... how are you all? 
Today at City Crafter Challenge we have Kirsty hosting for us ... our last challenge before Christmas ... can you believe it?? and she has taken us to the beautiful city of Apsen in Colorado for a Vintage Christmas ... (make a card or project with a Vintage feel) .. We have the very talented Cassandra of Cassi's Creations as our sponsor and the equally talented Ula Kazmierowska  as our Guest Designer (please have a look at her creations ... they are truly stunning!)...
Now you all know that I have been a fan of Cassi's Creations for a long time and have bought quite a few things from her that you have seen on my cards and projects ... this week we all got a freebie to use which you can see on CCCB... another beautiful soft digital picture ... this is my creation ...

These digital files are so lovely to use ... you can make them any size and you get to use them over and over again .... I paired mine with a digital background that I did on my computer a couple of years ago and some lovely MME paper

I added some glitter to the little girl's coat and just dotted some on the scroll work

Some ribbon and berries and a cute bell which I also dipped in glitter

I made the lace flower and this pretty centrepiece is in fact an earring that I cut the back off and glued to the centre of the lace flower ...

Whenever I see earrings and trinkets going cheap, I buy them to use in crafting ... 

Please do take a look at all the beautiful creations on City Crafter this week ... both the DT and our GD have done amazing work with this beautiful image ... and Cassi's Creations has the most fabulous prize on offer ... I am so jealous!! If you are wary of digital ... don't be ... just give it a try and you can even use the image we did!

I am so looking forward to seeing what you come up with ... I love a vintage Christmas ... 

Have yourselves a lovely day,

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Embellish Magazine

Hi ... I am thrilled to see that I got into the top 6 over at Embellish Magazine for their challenge "What's Hot for the Holidays" .. Here ... and I just wanted to say Thank You to the crew at EM and also to a couple of sweet bloggers who let me know! Jinny - a well deserved winner too (Congrats) and Emily ... Thank you so much ...  and Many Congratulations to the winner Geri ... 
With all the Christmas preparations I had completely forgotten about challenges so it was a lovely surprise!
Have a wonderful Day!


~ Ros ~

Jugs Challenge

I'm popping in this morning with a card I made for the challenge over at Just us Girls ... it's been ages since I did any challenges just due to being busy with other things so it was a welcome change to make a non Christmas card ... This weeks' challenge is a colour challenge and this is the inspiration photo from Leslie at A Creative Mint  ...

Another beautiful and restful photo ... This is my card ...

I really love this colour combination ... kind of reminds me that Spring will soon be on the way ... 

that's if this snow clears! 

A mix of flowers ... Prima, crochet and handmade, with a glittered leaf, tulle and ribbon 

which seem to be my signature at the moment ... 

If you have time why not pop over to Just us Girls ...

Till soon  ... have a lovely day

~ Ros ~

Snow on snow and Pixie Dust Pretties

 Good morning dear friends ... I have lots to share with you this morning, but first ...

 want to see some pictures of my garden? 

Pretty huh?

and deep ...

I went out first thing this morning in my PJ's to clear a space for the birds to feed ...

... Though there are still a few berries to be seen ...

The snow started yesterday evening when it was already dark ... the beauty of it last night was amazing ... The one thing I notice and adore, is that snowfall brings with it an uncanny silence ... especially at night ... it's like the whole world has suddenly come to a stop to watch this amazing beauty.

Of course I know that it causes havoc and it is not everyone's friend ... and I for one do not like to drive in it ... Yet I can't help but still feel the wide eyed child in me as I gaze out of my window ... Now it looks like Christmas!

 I have some things to share that I made during my time as Guest Designer for 

Pixie Dust Paperie

Kirsty sent me the December kit ... Times Square Twenty 11 and there was so much to play with ... these are my final projects and I still have things left over

This is a house shaped folder ... made to hold a very special photograph ....

This is 3 generations of my family ... my Grandmother holding my first nephew .. her first Great Grandchild ... my Mum and Dad are looking on at their first Grandchild ... whilst my SIL's Gran also bestows her love on her first Great Grandchild 

All of these special people are now gone ... even the baby 

There are more pictures on Pixie Dust Paperie of all the beautiful products used here 

An easy peasy LO given that these fabulous papers need so little adding ... less is more right? 

And I just knew that the papers teamed with the beautiful cards from Tattered Angels were the perfect nesting place for this photo of my Daddy ... July 1943 ... my parents wedding day

Even the packaging came in handy to make this envelope ... 

and a minimalistic LO of Sophia ... 

See how well the seam binding matches the gorgeous paper ... 

I have tried to show you this kit in all it's glory ... by that I mean I have added very little to it to achieve my projects ... some glitter, a few punches and of course my sewing machine ... 

I have thoroughly enjoyed my spot as Guest Designer 

Thank You so much Kirsty for giving me the opportunity ... 

I hope you my friends have enjoyed seeing my projects too and please do pop over to see more on

 Pixie Dust Paperie ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Tags ...

Hello my lovelies how are you? ... it's cold but sunny here ... just got to watch the ice ... so easy to slip out there ... but thankfully I don't have to drive anywhere ... I've just been to the dentist and later I am being taken to town for my Christmas gift from my Husband and son ... they are getting me an Apple laptop so that I can use it anywhere ... How great is that? 
So today I have a few little tags and one last bookmark to share ... using up my enormous heap of scraps ...

There's no rhyme or reason to these ... no two are the same ... just a collection of different bits and pieces ... but I like them like that ...

a couple of close ups

I love the rich red sparkly paper ... and I love the postcard print backgrounds 

they go so well with cream lace

And my final book mark ...

Also with a rich red and some Prima "Jack & Jill" paper ...

This time I sprayed the flowers with glimmer mist (TA Tattered Rose) .. from Pixie Dust Paperie

and once assembled ... I used a crimson ink pad to deepen the edges.

And for those of you who were wondering as to how these flowers are made ... 

well it couldn't be simpler ...

I used this punch ( 2") and punch out 5 or 6 ... make a hole in the centre 

and thread them onto a brad alternating the shape ... 

If you are going to spray do so first and let them dry before threading them on to your brad

Tip - I find the spray gives a natural curl to the paper 

when I leave them on top of the radiator to dry - I put kitchen paper under them

Once you have them on your brad and your brad through your card ... 

or in this case my wooden heart ... just start to squash each one 

individually towards the centre ... You can curl or fold as you wish ... 

So simple but I think they are so effective ...

That's it for now my friends ... I'm off to town ... Have yourselves a lovely day

Till soon

~ Ros ~