Happy New Year and Good News!

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope this will be a beautiful, happy, healthy and prosperous one for you all...

What better way to start the year than to let you know about a New challenge blog starting on January 6th!

The blog has been set up by my friend Diane (Nellies Nest) and Darlene (Dars Crafty Creations) and  is called

Double D Challenges

I've been bursting to tell you my good news... I'm on the DT!! I am so thrilled!

Actually there are 2 teams, but no point in me explaining it all to you ...You can find all the details on the Double D blog ... just click the link and take a look !
I hope you when you see the inspirations tiles and what the teams have created, you will be inspired to join in the challenges...

Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by

~ Ros ~

New Years Eve 2015

Hello there...

It's the last day of the year and before the new one starts I want to just share the last of my Christmas cards...

Much as I loved making them I'm happy to get back to the usual cards ... I've a lot of birthdays to accommodate this time of year and I've already made quite a few cards which I'll share in the next few weeks...

So here we go ...

I've had a lot of fun with sponging and painting this year

And without doubt my favourite colours have been greens and aquas

Whilst splatters have always been my added extra, come Christmas I just cannot pass on the glitter - I love a little sparkle

And animals of various kinds have featured a lot on my cards this year

I also made a boxed set of everyday cards for my Aunt using digital watercolour images that I've had for the longest time, long before watercolour became a trend

Aren't they pretty? They're by Gail Flores

Whatever you are planning for this evening have a wonderful time and be safe... 

Thank you for another wonderful year of creativity, for sharing your creations, your ideas, tips and tricks and most of all for your friendship...

Happy New Year to you all!

Hugs and Love

~ Ros ~

Birthday Boy

Hello and good morning!

I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and Santa brought you lots of goodies... The severe weather in Texas and the floods in the UK caused a lot of grief I know, and my heart goes out to all who have suffered...

I still have a few Christmas cards to share but today is a special day ... It's Mike's  birthday, my son is 33 years old today - I can hardly believe it!

This is the card I made for him

I used some Christmas stamps to make this ... They were in the sale and I ordered them ages ago but they didn't arrive in time for Christmas 

Still, I think these little guys are fine for a winter birthday and I had to add the black cat because our black cat Gypsy adores Mike

I used the Gansai Tambi paints for my BG ... They really are lovely to use - even for a non artist like me and the music strip was cut on my Cameo

We had a really quiet Christmas and I relaxed a lot over the past few days so It's taken me awhile to get back into card making and blogging...

Wishing you all a lovely day... Take care

~ Ros ~

Christmas Eve 2015

Hello...

Christmas Eve has arrived ... How I miss the years when my son was a little one with so much excitement that it probably drove me crazy back then... I guess there was never time to think ahead, about the days when he would be a grown man and the magic would be gone...

I can still remember so clearly the day he was born, 4 days after Christmas Day and I am so blessed to have him with me to share this Christmas... 

I have a few more cards to share with you

That little house stamp is one of a set of three that came as a free gift with an order... I just drew in the hillsides with a fineliner

I don't know about you but I've mailed a few cards and gifts that I forgot to photograph first ...

I've a few more things to wrap, some deliveries to make and then apart from the cooking I'm all done...

I hope you all have a beautiful happy and peaceful Christmas... I know there are many who won't have the love and warmth that we do and there are those of you who don't celebrate this event but my wishes are the same...

Thank you for your friendship and the cards and gifts I've been so grateful to receive

Be happy, be safe

Merry Christmas

~ Ros ~

Three Little Cards and A Night to Remember

Hello!! 

Oh my goodness it's nearly Christmas...

I've been baking today, shopping a little and mailing the last of my cards...

 I have 3 little cards to share, each much the same but with different colours, that I made for 3 of my girlfriends who I meet for lunch once a month

The first 2 were done with distress inks and water...

... The last one with dye ink and a mix of white paint and water

The glitter coated wreaths and the deer were cut on my Cameo and the sentiments were computer generated

...

I have to tell you that the night we spent on the cruise ship was AMAZING! I loved it! The food was unbelievable and I'm sure I put on half a stone just that night haha! 

Once we had been shown to our cabin, we went for afternoon tea in the observatory ... Oh my, those little cakes and pastries and beautiful finger sandwiches washed down with Darjeeling tea...

Later we saw the show before going into dinner ... 4 courses and each one perfection ... I couldn't finish everything though... Then it was back to the cabin to sit on the balcony for a short while before we hit the casino ... we were given £100 each in chips to play and came away with £400.

There was so much going on ... Singers, dancing, a piano room, bars and coffee areas where chocolates and huge cream cakes tempted... The temperature was so mild we even sat outside taking in the view of our lovely city with all the lights twinkling. It was a real night to remember....

Have a lovely day my friends

Hugs

~ Ros ~

A Few Things

Hello there ...

Firstly, I wanted to say a big thank you to Kerin at The Card Concept for picking my card as a winner this week ... That's so nice and well done to all the winners

Sorry if I haven't been around your blogs for a few days ... I have a shoulder and wrist problem... Repetitive strain injury from being on the computer too much and it's really painful.

Anyways I wanted to just share a Christmas card and then I have to pack ... I'm off for a party night on a cruise ship... It's berthed here in the port of Liverpool and for one night we will be staying over and enjoying the festivities... Just a little something different...

So here's another one of the many cards I've done lately

I cut a lot of those little wreaths and have made various cards using them so be prepared to see more lol!

I sponged this wreath with ink to match it to my paper and I added a wooden burlap covered stag's head  to which I added some 'snow'

I also used red sequins to pick out the stars in the paper... One thing I love about having the Misti tool is that I can revisit old techniques and get a good finish ... On this card I used a dye ink to stamp the sentiment and using the Misti I could easily stamp over it with Versamark to clear emboss it. I'd never line the stamp up properly otherwise...

...and it means I don't have to buy every colour embossing powder.

Ok... that's it for now ... I have to get this card in the post together with a birthday card and then pack

Have a beautiful day ... I hope to be back with you soon

Hugs

~ Ros ~