Happy Thanksgiving

Just popping in to wish all my sweet American friends a 

Very Happy and Blessed

Thanksgiving Day

~ Ros ~

Jingle Belles card 47 ... and Thank You!

Hello there ...

First of all ... Thank You to all of you lovely people who gave me feedback on cutting machines ... and those of you didn't own one but were so kind as to leave me a comment or pass on info from your friends

 I really appreciate it ... You guys are the Best!

The vote went to the Silhouette Cameo and it has been ordered and should arrive today! 

I will let you know how it goes ....

I am just in time to link my 47th card for Jingle Belles Rock ...

This week we are asked to make a card for friends and family who do not necessarily celebrate Christmas 

So here is my card ...

Papers from Websters Pages ... flower from  Pixie Dust Paperie ... holly and ribbon are from my supplies 

The sentiment is computer generated ... 

You may have noticed that my CS also has a subtle flourish pattern to it .. well here in the UK I find it difficult to buy kraft CS ... I have sourced it from SU in the past and PaperMania are now doing pre-cut cards and envelopes in Kraft ... but I bought the Organic Range of digital Papers from Pink Petticoat ... a fabulous set of kraft coloured papers which I can print as and when onto my white card stock, like here ... then I ran it back through the printer using Pink Petticoat Flourishes digital paper in Willow...

These papers are very versatile ... worth taking a look

Ok ... so I have more work to do so I'll bid you good day and hope you find your peace today

Thanks so much for stopping by

Till soon

~ Ros ~

City Crafter ... Pink Christmas

Good morning sweet friends ... 

Today's challenge at City Crafter is hosted by our creator Kirsty and she has set us the challenge of a Pink Christmas Card ... this is the lovely inspiration photo ...

I chose to make another pocket card ... I know you're probably bored of them ... But I just love them and they are so easy and economical

This is kind of girlie and cute

I found these papers in one of my cupboards ... must have had them for a long time and forgotten about them

This week we have Lynette Jacob Guest Designing for us and Pixie Dust Paperie is kindly sponsoring us again ... So if you haven't made a start on your Christmas cards why not come and join us this week ... and if you have ... well you can never have too many huh? Here are the links to the DT if you are looking for inspiration

Kirsty 

Linda

Cheryl

Wishing you a lovely day

~ Ros ~

Electronic cutters ... Help!!

Hi there ...

I really need your help and advice here ...

I had for the longest time been contemplating buying an electronic cutting machine ... not least of all because of the stunning projects I see you guys sharing ... but preparing a project each week for a large group of special needs adults - men and women ... it is very time consuming cutting out 30 of this 30 of that etc.,  after seeing my friend's Cricut Expression in action ... I relented. These machines are not cheap here in the UK ... and the model I finally decided on was £440 ... about $695 ... Sure it came with a couple of cartridges as they are about £40 each ... that was a bonus ... But one of these did not work .. no worries ... a phone call confirmed that I could return it for a replacement ... 

Now, over the years I have bought many PDF files and digitals images ... from many of you ... So I thought I now could buy (very inexpensively) SVG files instead ... after all when I want 60 pieces of holly for example ... I'm not going to buy a £40 cartridge for one item ... so reading up till late last night ... watching your brilliant tutorials and tuition ... I then realised  I needed SCAL ... no problem I could buy that too ... 

Imagine my disappointment when I learnt after several hours of searching ... that Provo Craft in their "wisdom??" have put an end to SCAL for Cricut  machines ... I guess they want us to buy just their cartridges ... 

Well that decided me ... and now my Cricut Expressions is all packed up and ready to be collected for a full refund ... But it still leaves me with with a dilemma of what I should now go for ...

That's where I need your help ... I have watched videos, tutorials read up on articles and reviews  till my head aches! Silhoutte, Eclips, ECraft ... what do I do?

Please ... if you own a die cutting machine that is supported by SCAL ... that allows me to use SVG flies from my Imac ... that you find efficient and easy (ish) to use ... can you let me know?

In the meantime I have a lot of cutting to do ...

Thanks so much

~ Ros ~

First Christmas card!

Hello ... I hope you are well

 The sun is shining here and the temperature is expected to be 14deg C ... so not bad for November in the UK ...

I got my first Christmas card yesterday ... from my lovely friend Terrie Bailey ... if you haven't seen her unique style .. where have you been? ...  

Thanks so much Terrie ... I love it!

I have made lots of cards ... but when it comes to writing in them and organising the posting ... oooh ... that's where I fall down ... I dither about which one to send to who etc ... I really should make them all the same ...

I also got a sweet little tag ornament this week all the way from New Orleans from my lovely friend Cindy Adkins ...

It's so delicate ... many thanks Cindy

I'm getting into the Christmas mood now and this year I have seen some lovely little ornaments in the stores ... here are some I picked out 

I couldn't resist this ... 

Nor this ...

... it's so shabby and gorgeous ... and what about this ...

... How's that for a chandelier! But in miniature ...

I'm in the midst of preparing 30 Christmas pocket cards for my group ... next week is our last week for crafting ... so they are going to 'make' these cards plus I have a large candle for each of them to decorate ... hopefully we will have time to decorate a lunch bag to put their goodies into ... then I can relax until the New Year where the club is concerned ... boy they are soooo excited about Christmas 

Well I must get on ... thanks so much for taking the time to visit

have a lovely weekend

~ Ros ~

Deck the halls Christmas House

Hello ... 

I hope you are well ... 

For the first time this week the sun is shining but it is cold and wintery here in the UK ... Christmas is definitely coming ... and today I have a few Christmas creations to share with you ... 

I love the new Deck the Halls range  from Melissa Frances - you've seen some of the papers on my Christmas cards over the weeks ... and  I made this little frosty house gift box using the same papers 

I used Mica flakes ... glitter and diamond twinklets on this and some white acrylic paint too 

The template is from PTI created by Lauren Meader so I have had it for years ... I just love it!

That big glittered wooden snowflake is a Christmas ornament ... and to just show you that it is a box

here are a couple more pocket cards using the same papers and some of the lovely stickers ... can't stop making these!

I'll be back tomorrow to share a couple more Christmas things with you ...

Have a wonderful day

Till soon

~ Ros ~