Prancer and Dancer

Hi there!

I have so much to do today ... grocery shopping is one of them ... I hate grocery shopping!

Especially this time of year ... everywhere is so full of people and you would never think that the shops are closed for just one day ... Christmas Day 

People buy stuff like there is no tomorrow!

I do like going out for a coffee and maybe some gift shopping and last week we went into Warrington ... I like the Cafe Nero ... but I never expected to see these guys there

Real reindeer!

How cute are they ... and so very friendly ...

I know that the photos aren't marvellous but there were quite a few people around trying to see them too

I love those feet!

It was a friends birthday last sunday ... here's a card I made for her

Glittery silver is so hard to photograph, especially in the gloomy light we have these days

Ok, I have to get on ... My sweet group have their Christmas party tonight, I've a few gifts to wrap ... cakes and biscuits to bake etc., etc.,

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by

~ Ros ~

Papercraft Star 170

Hello!

Another day another challenge ...

Today it's Papercraft Star photo inspiration challenge

Here's the photo Jan's picked for us

... reminds me of days gone by ... and made me think of a snowy little town

My beautiful friend Rebecca sent me some lovely papers and I was smitten with this one of the houses, If you look closely you will see that I trimmed around the roof tops to make a little town surrounded by snowy hills

... You have to imagine you are looking down over the railings

... And it's at one of these houses as evening falls, that the little girl will be visiting ... 

Well, at least in my imagination and what life without imagination

Have a lovely day and stay safe

~ Ros ~

Christmas Colours

Hello and good morning!

I hope you are all well ... There's some crazy weather around the globe so I hope you are all staying warm and safe

I still can't believe Christmas is only a few weeks away ... Still so much to do!

Today I am hosting at City Crafter and I have given you a 

Colour challenge 

 Red    Kraft    White

Source

Though these appear Christmas Colours ... Your project does not need to be Christmas related but please ensure that these are your prominent colours

I did do a Christmas card

A snowy little scene

Using some Memory Box dies, some sponging and glitter

We have the lovely Lisette with us again this week as our Guest designer ... Please go visit the blog and check out all the projects from this weeks team

The prize this week will be a Guest Design spot with us at CCCB so come and link up with us.

Wishing you a lovely day

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Stillness

The word prompt this week at Our Beautiful World is 

Stillness

... chosen for us by Wendy

Stillness is something I learned a lot about in the years I studied Practical Philosophy ... to let the mind fall still ... to connect instead with sound, sight, the universe and oneself

It takes practice but it can work wonders ... It can dissipate all anxiety

For even on the roughest oceans ... just below the surface of crashing waves ... there is always Stillness

After the storms we had this week ... up 140mph winds ... my wind chimes fell silent

Stillness returned ... 

Stillness ...

Living statues

Sitting in the heat of the day in Palma Majorca

Can you imagine sitting in the heat all day with such Stillness? I couldn't

Especially dressed in dark clothing

They've learnt the art of Stillness ... you don't even see them breathe

We're looking forward to seeing your photos this week ... Share with us at

Our Beautiful World - visit the blog and discover Stillness from around the globe

Have a peaceful Sunday

Till soon 

~ Ros ~

Naughty or Nice ...

Hello ...

How are you?

We've had some really high winds battering the coast ... fortunately we are ok but lots of places are flooded out ... It must be heartbreaking ... especially this time of year.

I went to se my sweet group doing their nativity play last night ... It was lovely! And so heart warming to see them enjoying themselves ...

Unfortunately I'm not feeling 100% today ... achy and tired ...

I've been trying to make a few Christmas cards but not getting far ... 

Here's one I did ... kind of makes me think Naughty or Nice

... because I think that cat is being naughty trying to get those birds ... thankfully there is a window between them

... And the cat is nice and warm indoors whilst the birds are in the snow

To be honest I'm not sure where this card came from ... It just seemed to evolve from things on my desk which seems to be how most of my cards are made ... 

I hope you have a great weekend 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Papercraft Star Challenge - Birds on a Wire

Good morning!

The Papercraft Star photo inspiration challenge is back after a 4 week break 

Here is this week's photo 

I love this photo and particularly the colours ... who would have thought a grey day could look so beautiful?

Here's my interpretation

I stamped the trees and embossed them both in black and silver

If you click the photos you can probably see the embossing better

The snow I did using something called Snow Writer by Deco Art ... something I've had for years

and I used a ProMarker in grey around the base of the trees

The Washi Tape on the bottom was perfect here and I wrapped some ordinary sewing thread around the card to look like wires for the little birds to sit on ...

My fellow DT members at Papercraft Star have some beautiful projects up on the blog to give you inspiration ... Why not click the link and take a look? We'd love to see you link up with us ...

I know this is a very busy time of year - there never seems to be enough hours in the day - so I do really appreciated you taking the time to visit me and leave such lovely comments ... Thank you!

Have a lovely day and keep safe

~ Ros ~