Pixie Dust Paperie Challenge

Hi there ... invigorated by my previous challenge ... I created a Layout for the Pixie Dust Paperie challenge .... set by Chief Pixie ... Kirsty ... who did this  amazing sketch ...

I have to say that this is a first for me ... I've never done a LO for a challenge ... nor ever followed a sketch for a LO  ... and actually I found it easier than I first thought ... 

This is one of my favourite pictures ... taken in Cornwall when Mikey was about 12 or 13 ...

The three of us were inseparable ...

How I wish I could re-live days like that ...

How we miss our beautiful Kelly ...

But just making this took me right back to that moment ... How time flies

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Pink Christmas?

Ok ... so Jingle Belles Rock challenge this week is a colour challenge ... Pink ... "PINK" and green ... here 'ya go ...

Bet you thought you had me on this one girls! Heck I thought you had me on this one!!! 

Me? do a 'double' pink Christmas card ... huh??**!!**

But not one to quit (yet) ... I rummaged through my enormous stash that is somehow filed in a wardrobe of my brain and knew I had the supplies to make something ... just needed to find the earthly wardrobe ...  

and here it is ... my attempt

Now you ... like me ... may be asking where on earth I got that florescent pink reindeer from ... blowed if I know ... I can but assume that I saved it in the hope that 2 ladies would come along and create a blog called Jingle Belles Rock and set a challenge to make a Christmas card using green, light pink and dark pink ... (us Capricorns are very organised didn't you know ...)

... and prone to jumping out of the box every now and then ... 

AND I know exactly who to send this too ... I got the cutest prettiest card from a friend last Christmas ... apart from the pretty snowflake charm ... it didn't really say "Christmas"

See? ... so I reckon she's up for pink ... don't you?

Have a lovely day 

~ Ros ~

One Challenge ... Two Thank You's

Well it's a cold and foggy day here ... and I've been busy sorting a project for tonights' Thursday Club ... my group love to make notebooks with diaries in ... well I make them ... they assemble ... so there are 20 ready to go ... with embellishments (phew!) ... But I still had time to do a card for this weeks' challenge at CR84FN ... this is the lovely photo ...

Beautiful ... and yes it makes me think of Valentines ... and love ... and trying to get ahead I chose to make a card for my Husband's birthday which is in a couple of weeks ...

Ok ... so no hearts and flowers ... but 2 days later is Valentine's ... maybe then ... 

and would you believe he walked in when I was making this and said "Wow! That's nice" ... he never notices what I am making!!??** 

and in case you don't know ... the little calendar is a freebie from Crafty Secrets ... love these!

 I want to say a big Thank You to my colleagues Kirsty and Linda .. for my "happy mail" ... The girls all made cards for my birthday and posted them ... then mailed them to me with gifts! Aren't I a lucky girl? Take a peek ...

From Kirsty 

Gorgeous card ... journal, pretty little note pads and a matching adorable pen ...

Thank you Kirsty

From Linda

Another stunning card and some candy ... oooh I can't wait to try this!

Thank you Linda

These cards are so precious IRL ...

Now I'm off to pack up my things for tonight ... have yourselves a wonderful day/evening

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Jingle Belles Rock wk 3

Hi there ... 
This weeks' challenge at Jingle Belles Rock is to use acrylics paints ... naturally the ingenious Lauren and the very talented Stef ... have no problem with coming up with incredible examples for us ... and whilst I love to try new things and learn from others ... I am not one to really use acrylics on cards ... save for the odd touch here and there ... with great trepidation! I love to use acrylics on projects ... it's just so easy ... but I guess we all have a certain 'style' that we adhere to and if I am not happy with a card ... it gets taken apart or shelved ... I won't add something just because ... BUT ... I did want to continue with this challenge and not betray my 'style' ... then I came up with the perfect compromise ...

See, I kept this cute robin from an old card ( yep, more recycling) and seeing the 'snow' ... I decided to add a background to match ... Black card splattered with white acrylic paint!! and it works! and I am happy with it too, cos' I still have all my trade mark 'bits' ...

And you know what? I really enjoyed making this and will do it again ... there is something liberating about splattering paint and getting messy ...

Till soon 

~ Ros ~

Pretty flowers ....

Hello and Good morning to you ...City Crafter Challenge this week is hosted by the lovely Kirsty  and this week she is taking us to the city of New Jersey for the flower show ... so the challenge is to include handmade flowers in our card / project ... How brilliant is that? My oldest and closest friend lives in New Jersey and I miss her every day ...
Anyway ... back to the challenge ... Our Guest Designer this week is Ira Huberts... a beautiful, talented and warm hearted lady who I am honoured to call a friend ... please go visit her blog and see for yourself her lovely creations  ... she will warm your heart ... And how would you fancy being a Guest Designer for City Crafter Challenge? Yes??Well, that's the prize on offer this week! Are you tempted?? 

I love to include flowers on my projects and cards ... if you follow me you already know that! And I like to try different techniques ... so on this plaque of my precious great niece Sophia ... I have included 3 different handmade flowers ...

... A rose, sprayed with glimmer mist and glittered ... and 2 "rolled" flowers ... one with sprigs of beads coming out from the centre and one with a pretty glass button ...

This purple and cream flower is made from organza ... the organza is a couple of different shades ... cut into circles ... Each circle (bar one) is folded twice and glued at the pointed end to the flat circle ... I just keep going until I'm happy with it ... then I either put a pearl, button or some other embellishment in the centre ... this cream tulle with the pearl centre was an earring ...

This photo gives you an idea of the fullness of that purple organza flower using just a few circles

There are so many tutorials available for lots of different flowers ... so I do hope you will join us this week and show us your creations ... if you're looking for inspiration ... why not hop over to the City Crafter Blog and take a look at the lovely cards done by the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer ...

On a final note I'd like to that those lovely ladies at CR84FN Challenge ... I was thrilled beyond belief to discover that my card was picked as one of the Terrific Top Three ... "Thank You" so much!

And that's it for now my lovely friends ... thanks for visiting me today ... 

keep safe

~ Ros ~

Cupcake Creations Color Challenge

This is my second post today ... I have had a pretty free day today to spend crafting so I have a card to share that I've done for Cupcake Creations Color Challenge ... this is the inspiration photo

Soft and oh so pretty .... and like Clare ... I too am using one of the images for the Help Katie campaign which you can find on Jak Heath's blog ... a worthy cause and one that makes you say ... "but for the grace of God ... "  if you have a moment please pop over and take a look

So, my card ...

Those pretty flowers are one of the many digital stamps which you receive following your donation ... I printed them twice and fussy cut them .. layering one on top of the other ... with a couple of little lilac sticker flowers placed here and there ... The green paper is from a pad my friend Stella sent me and everything else is from my stash ...

Oh, yes... and I used glitter!!

Till soon

~ Ros ~