More Christmas cards ...

Hi ... How are you all?
I was at the club Christmas party and disco last night ... It was such fun and a great turn out considering the weather ... The group had a wonderful time dancing the night away ... even those in wheel chairs were moved around to the music and thoroughly enjoyed it! All the volunteers brought food so there was plenty to go around and I came home very tired but content ... seeing their happy faces ...
Today I got to spend more time in my craft room ... and though I made quite a few cards yesterday ... they are now winging their way across the Atlantic ocean ... so I won't post and spoil the surprise ...
Last year I found this great site called "Go Make Something" Here is the link ... they have some wonderful freebies and I used one of the Santa's today .... 

Because it is dark here ... my photos aren't brilliant and I'm not too sure that you can see the sparkle on Santa or the felt snowflakes ...

I've use a mixture of Webster and MME ... lace, tulle, glitter, satin ribbon, prima roses, stars and berries.

I also want to show you a lovely card I got from Deb today ...

How sweet is this? ... Thanks ever so much Deb ... it was a lovely surprise.

And Finally I got another blog award from Stella ... Thank you Stella ... 

So that's me for today ... I have to go out into the freezing now to do some grocery shopping ... I had some workmen here today so couldn't go earlier ... brrr! 

Have a wonderful day / evening ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Thank You Stella

Hello ...
I'm just popping in to say a big "Thank You" to the lovely Stella for a beautiful card and chocolate bar I got today ... 

Isn't that card just beautiful? look at those pretty pearls!

My chocolate is a big letter "R" and unfortunately it didn't arrive in one piece so I have had to eat half of it ... It's really yummy! Just what a girl needs when she is not feeling her best and is full of cold .... Don't you agree?

Thanks again Stella ... and have a lovely day everyone ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Websters with bows on ...

Hello ...
I'm trying to get some more cards done and my little room looks like a bomb just hit it ... I really really need a bigger space .... Anyway, I finally found my new Websters pages kit bought from Here ... How I love them ... so here are 3 cards with some lush ribbon ... 

I used olive seam binding as well as creamy satin ...  added some glitter, a couple of stars, some pretty berries and a chipboard 'Christmas' sign

a little glitter on the tree

two different papers here from the same set ... all the papers are double sided ... I love this ribbon and the little prima flower - the sentiment is a WM stamp ...

A little more glitter - I use a glue pen to do this 

Little tag also made from a scrap of the Websters with a little Christmas stamp and a jingle bell 

So there's 3 more to add to the collection ... gotta keep going or they won't even make the post! I still have all the inserts to do ... I like to add inserts to all my cards whenever possible ...

I hope your enjoying your day 

Till soon,

~ Ros ~

Blue Christmas at City Crafters

Hello and Good Morning to you all ... I'ts a cold wintery morning here in the UK ... and our new challenge at City Crafter could not be more appropriate "Blue Christmas" ... Fortunately I am cosy and warm ... my heating all up and working ...
At City Crafter we have Linda Robinson hosting for us and the talented Tante Kathe guest designing with some great examples to get you inspired ... As always there is a prize on offer - this week courtesy of Linda who, by the way, is a very brilliant photographer as well as crafter! Leslie at A creative Mint has allowed us to use this fabulous inspirational photo ...

So on to my project  ... I made this cute little sled to hold a gift or treats ...

I couldn't resist putting this sweet little robin in the shot .... but I have to tell you that photographing this sled was so difficult ... trying to give a proper idea of the shape ...

Everything is cut from card and the template was a freebie from Here ... I glittered the rails and attached them with snowflake brads and just added some pearls 

I honestly can't remember who makes this paper ... it is a pad that I have had for a long time ... the bells, ribbon and trim are all from my stash 

I just popped in some candy canes and some sweets ... but you could put anything in there ... a candle fits nicely or maybe some hot chocolate and marshmallows would be good ... 

I hope you are going to join us this week ... I look forward to seeing you 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Brrrr!

It's really cold here and the gym this morning was like a cold storage place ... I had 3 pairs of socks on and still my toes were frozen! But my lovely friend bought me some very special gloves ... for people like me who suffer from Raynauds disease ... they contain silver which is supposed to really assist with heat storage ... one pair has only half fingers so I can type or work with them on and the other pair with full fingers are to be worn on top when I am out and about ... I've worn them today and so far so good ... 

So ... nothing exciting ... just 3 little cards to share ... one stamp 3 cards ....

I did a lot of stamping for my group last week and had some pieces left over so waste not want not ... and it gives me an excuse to talk to you all ...

I really do love this Anna Griffin stamp ... got it for a song on Ebay ... the ribbon too ...

Fancy Tag dies from Spellbinders .....

Lovely buttons from The Ribbon Girl ... aren't they cute?

I'm always behind when it comes to Christmas ... so I am going to have to get cracking with more cards ... just got some lovely new papers from Websters but blowed if I can find where I put them ... I put things in such a safe place that even I can't find them!

I'll be back tomorrow for the challenge at City Crafter ... but there is still lots of time to enter this weeks challenge ... 

Till soon ... keep safe and keep warm

~ Ros ~

Tags ...

Hi ... How are you all?
I'm struggling with my creative side lately ... we've been without hot water and heating for a few days and it is very cold in the UK ...  it hasn't helped my cold ... and I'm finding it difficult to create when everywhere is in disarray and people are coming and going ...  Today I thought I'd try out some Christmas tags ... hoping that would kick start my mojo ....

Reading some of my favourite blogs, I see that PTI are having a Blog Hop Tag challenge and there are some lovely entries ....  I went with things that I had around ... when I make for my group I often have lots left over ... like the glittered snowflakes that I used on these tags ...

... and I like tags that are made from bits and pieces ... the smallest bits of doilies that I can't bear to throw away ... pretty little lace from Kirsty ... chipboard stars and silver snowflakes that I have had for ages 

So at least I've made a start ... tomorrow is another day and maybe I'll get my inspiration back ... I've been asked to go into a school and hold a class for 27 pupils aged 10 and 11 ... boys and girls ... sometime in the next couple of weeks and I admit  ... I'm panicking a bit!

Till soon

Have a great weekend 

~ Ros ~