Girlie Day....

Hello lovely people...


I'm posting late today as I've had a lovely "girlie day" with my dear sister in law Pauline - well actually I could drop the 'in law' bit because we are more like sisters and have been there for one another through some rough times, but hey we've laughed a lot too .......


Anyway we had a shopping day in town and I even got my nails manicured ( not like me) but the manicurist was puzzled about the glitter glued to my fingers - "crafting" I told her... LOL! 
I haven't been feeling too well these last few days and today really perked me up ... do you find a girlie day helps you too?


I have a card to share this evening...

I did this for Lucy's challenge - if you haven't checked out her site, you really need to ... she does such pretty work.
This challenge called for sewing - hand or machine - and I did both .... see all those little beads? Well each one was hand sewn on .. honestly!
 Not such a big deal you may think but I'm a girl who like to work quickly once an idea pops into my head, so this was more of a challenge of patience because as we all know - put the needle in the wrong place and your card is marked... as they say.


I hope your day was good .... and for those of you who are just starting the day... enjoy and keep safe.


Ros

Blessed....

Good morning to you lovely people out there......

Thank you so much for all your comments they are so encouraging to me.... And my Aunt will be delighted to hear that you appreciate her work.


I have had a couple of enquiries about my Little Dress card and try as I may I cannot fathom out how to reply to your comments ... Told you I was new to the world of blogging!! If you leave your URL on your comments I can get back to you - 
So Patricia this is for you -  if this helps - I got the template for the dress  Here (I think)..
I used to use Windows but have now made the transition to Apple and have been getting to grips with the new programs on this computer as I do a lot of digital work and like to alter template sizes to fit my cards. If you are using Windows you can probably use something like 'Publisher' to do this and make the dress according to your requirements.


Today I have a card and note book to share with you - my way of saying that I feel blessed that there are such nice people out there taking the time to look in and comment on my blog .....

I love these papers - they are Springtime Basics (digital) by Shimelle Laine - from Two Peas.


Have a wonderful day and stay safe.......


Ros

Caardvarks Challenge

Hello and welcome to my world...


Caardvarks are doing a blog hop challenge with Clear and Simple Stamps ... The challenge is to make a baby card...
Now being in the UK I don't always get to buy the stamp sets from the USA so I am overjoyed when I see a free download ... and you can get the free Rocking Horse template Here ...


As soon as I saw this I knew I wanted to make this using material, so I adhered my material to my cardstock and printed it on the reverse side, then just cut it out .... a few little extras from my stash and this is my card...

 I hope you have a lovely day...
Thanks for popping by


Ros

A Little Shabby......

Good morning ...

The sun is shining and it is a beautiful day ... 

I just have a little something to share today which is a shabby little album made from envelopes, card and embellishments (Websters Pages). I made this to tell the story of my beloved German Shepherd, Holly, who I lost some 18months ago. Anyone who loves animals will understand how it feels to lose a pet and I lost my 2 lovely cats and my dog all within 3 years... sigh

The idea for the album came from the talented Betsy Veldman Here

http://scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh/2010/03/trendy-tabs.html

As you can see - the journalling fits into the spine of the album.

I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for your comments - they are so appreciated.

Ros

Enjoy the little things......

The lovely talented Melissa Phillips has set a new creative challenge using another beautiful photograph by Miss Leslie from "A Creative Mint'"...........


This is such a beautiful picture don't you think? Fresh linen white and soft pastel shades - it spoke of vellum and glitter and oh so many possibilities ....... 


This is my Take on it

 My handmade vellum roses, basic grey paper, stamping done in shell pink ink and a little distressing plus embellishments and glitter 


What do you think?


Have a lovely day ........


Ros

Thank you!!!

Just wanted to pop in and say a big thank you to you lovely people who took the time to leave a comment on my blog .... It really means so much.
I will definitely attempt more challenges - your encouragement is so good.


I mentioned in one of my earlier posts about my dear Aunt... I told you that she was just brilliant at embroidery, for one thing and this morning I want to just share one of her works ...
She actually draws the picture she wants or copies one from a magazine or something and then sets to it.

This is one of my favourites ....... I just want to go up and kiss him!


I'm not sure if you can see - but this is also raised - she uses materiel to make the 'chair'.


Enjoy your day and keep safe


Ros