Flourishes Challenge Winner

Hi ... I know that I have already posted today but I just wanted to share the news that This card was picked as one of the Winners at Flourishes ... "Bring Back Beautiful" ... I am so thrilled! ... Thank you  Flourishes ... I am honoured to have won as all the entries were so lovely ... Well done to the other winners too ... 

~ Ros ~

Jingle Belle Week 14

Good Morning dear friends ...

This weeks' challenge at Jingle Belles really had me stumped ... I don't mind telling you ...

In fact I spent all day Saturday trying to come up with something ... Honestly! 

The girls are asking that we make a humorous card ... seeing as how the challenge fell on April 1st

 Now its not that I am not appreciative of humour ... far from it ... it's  just that I have never made a funny Christmas card ... don't think I have ever sent one either come to think of it ... and Miss Lauren does humour sooo well ... and every time I visit Sue Allan ... I laugh my socks off ... she writes so well ... 

So by Saturday evening I was totally deflated ... "I can't do it ... what's one week? ... So I'll miss the challenge ... not worth stressing about ..."  

Then yesterday it was Mother's Day ... I got my gorgeous bouquet of flowers ... and hubby took me out for some retail therapy ...  it was just what I needed ... not only for my well being (another story) but when I came home laden with goodies ... I suddenly found my inspiration ... shot straight to my craft room and voila! ... my card is done ....

So ok it's dogs again ... but I like dogs ...

and my beautiful German Shepherd had a red collar ... so I had to make one

 What do you think? ... does it pass the test?

Off to Pilates now to torture my body once more ...

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Happy Mother's Day

Hi there ...

In the UK it is Mothers's Day ... so I just want to pop in and wish you all a very 

Happy Mothering Sunday

These arrived for me this morning ...

From my lovely son ...

Can you see the pretty pink butterfly in there? ... there are 3 altogether ... I know they will come in handy ... not to mention the paper... Lol!!

Have yourselves a wonderful day

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Winner!!

Hello sweet friends ...

Happy April to you all ... today I  can announce the  winner for my GiveAway ... without further ado...

Amy Duff aka Papertrails Leaver

Amy if you email me with your address I will get your gift sent off to you 

Thanks to all of you who visit me and leave me comments ... I can't believe I've been blogging for a year ... I have had so much happiness from this and especially from all the lovely creative people I've been fortunate enough to have 'met' along the way

Till soon

~ Ros ~

My space

Hi sweet friends ...

I thought I'd pop in and share some pictures of my new craft space ... I still have a few shelves to put up over my sewing machine table and a few wall hangings ... but I am almost complete ... 

... So this is entering from the hall way ... as you can see the doors open out into part of the garden 

I have re - covered all my desk tops with fablon ...  I have one for my computer ... one for my sewing machine and one to work on ...

... can you see the pretty wallpaper? 

This is my work desk ... clear at the moment as originally it didn't have a back on as they are intended to go against a wall ... so hubby put the back on and I have re - covered it all ...

You can see some of my storage units behind 

I intend changing the dark wood doors so that everything ties in ... maybe put full doors on ... 

See all my little jars of buttons? just love them 

Looking organised ... (for now!)

My trusty Sizzix has it's own place

Some of my craft work ... the clock doesn't work anymore but I like it and those big boxes with the gorgeous pups on hold all my scrapbook papers

... And this is the view from my chair down to hallway ...

I am loving having this space and I know I am really lucky ... I hope you enjoyed a peek into my world

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Twenty little pockets ...

Hello sweet friends ...

We have some rain today which is quite welcome ... the trees are all in bud and shoots are popping up everywhere ... so I for one am quite pleased that they are getting some refreshment ... it's so heartwarming to watch the gardens come back to life ... I am always fascinated at how tiny tender shoots can force their way up through the ground ... a few more weeks and I will be inundated with Forget-Me-Nots ... 

I have been busy preparing for my Thursday group ... it can get quite hard to come up with things for them to do week after week ... especially with their limited abilities ... but their enthusiasm has no limits I am happy to say ... This Sunday here in the UK we celebrate Mother's Day ... Last week they all made cards ... a lot of the group don't have mothers so we are always flexible ... one of my gentlemen crafters ... well, he has a 'thing' for Monkeys and Christmas ... so all year I take Christmas 'bits' and perhaps a picture or two of a monkey ... but he surprised me last week by asking to make a card for the Queen ... actually it was for the Queen  ...  to congratulate Prince William and Kate ... So I cut out a crown shape stuck it to a card and added lots of gems and he addressed it to the Queen .. (well he thinks he did ... ) So as the cards have been made ... this week we are going to do a gift ... a pretty photo frame and a pocket to put it in ... something like this ...

This is my example for them to copy ... 

Of course they will have their own picture ... they won't want one of me and hubby

Everything is ready for them to assemble ... 100+  punched flowers .... 20 frames cut and backed with acetate ... papers cut and printed (MTME digital "Just Perfect") ... and thick card cut and folded ... everything all just waiting inside twenty stitched 'pockets' made from envelopes ...

That pretty stamp was a gift from the lovely Deb Hickman who last year sent two enormous boxes of goodies for us to use ... 

All I need to do now is sort all the glue,  tape and embellishments .. oh and a monkey or two ... a ribbon for Nicola's hair ... (every week without fail she wants a new ribbon) ... something 'crackly' for Michelle to play with ... oh where is my list?

Till soon

~ Ros ~