Little house

Hello there ...

I hope you are well and had a good weekend ...

I am really hoping that my Aunt may be allowed home either today or tomorrow ... keep your fingers crossed for us ...

She has made such good progress and wants to be home now. Yesterday when I was at the hospital  a frail old lady passed away ... It was so sad and makes me even more grateful that my Aunt is recovering.

Before I came to Lincoln I made a little house box for my Aunt ... I like to make these at Christmas but I didn't have time to photograph it before I had to leave home so my photos are not marvellous ... I don't have an editing program on my laptop ... But here it is 

I hand cut the house using a template by Lauren Meader which she designed for PTI a long time ago and embossed card stock with my TH folder to which I applied Antique linen distress ink first

The windows and door I cut on the Cameo and backed with some acetate (that had a criss cross pattern on) and some red paper from MME 

The roof was covered in self adhesive fabric by Papermania ... covered in various buttons and a generous helping of both mica flakes, glitter and white flower soft

The roof lifts off ...

And I thought you may like to see the little lady who has kept me company all week ... meet Sheba

Ok ... I have a lot to do now so I'll bid you a wonderful day ... I'll be back tomorrow with my DT project for City Crafter ...

Thanks so much for visiting me and for all your prayers

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Prayers Answered

Hello sweet friends ...

I am so pleased to be able to tell you that my Aunt is on the mend ... finally they have been able to get on top of the infection that nearly took her away from me. 

Her fight is back and she is over the worst ... 

I got to spend a good few hours with her yesterday ... the people here have been so very kind ... Someone took me in to the hospital yesterday afternoon ... another person collected me a few hours later ... and then in the evening I was so lucky to be able to go again for another hour. 

Just being able to sit and hold hands has been a tonic to both of us ... I thank you all so much for your prayers and for being there in my time of need ... reading your comments has been such a comfort.

There are going to be some changes made when she gets home ... Here there are so many people willing and wanting to offer assistance ... and I have made her realise that she needs to let them help ... 

At nearly 86 I think she deserves to sit back a little and enjoy whatever time God has allowed for her here on this earth ... It's only a year since she lost her husband and 30 years go they lost both of their daughters ... All her life she has been the carer ... now it's time to allow others to care ...

The other good thing is that my son was able to send me the photos of some tags I made before I left ...

My lovely friend Jan sent me a box of goodies a while back and there were some sweet little envelopes which I thought would be lovely to decorate and pop tags into ...

The tags were printed on my computer and cut using a Sizzix die ... the paper is by PaperMania 

I had hoped that My husband and my brother may have travelled over to see me this weekend ... Seems it's not to be ... Still the cat and I are good friends and taking care of each other ... 

Have a beautiful day and thanks so much for everything

~ Ros ~

Just waiting

Hi there ...

Thank you so much for your kind words and well wishes for my Aunt ... and thank you for your prayers ...

The news is not good ... she is not responding to treatment and they are having to grow cultures to see if they can find something to help her ... I went to see her yesterday and she was quite low - in fact she said she'd had enough of fighting now ... it took a lot to hold back the tears in my eyes ... she is concerned about me and I am trying to be light .. Let her think I am fine ... when really I'm not.
The news this morning is that she has had a bad night ...

The ward she has been moved to has strict visiting hours ... I can only be there a short time and I sit here in her house just wishing I could be with her ... just to hold her hand and share the silence ... It's hard ... But the ward sister is unrelenting ... I can't be with her

I brought some crafting stuff with me but I can't get motivated ... and in all the rush of leaving home I forgot to bring the cable to upload my photos to share things I have done ...

Fortunately I have a card that I made before I left ... Just a simple Christmas card which I will link up to Jingle Belles

This is a Memory Box die and the background I did in Photoshop

Not sure if you can see the glitter ... 

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat

I prepared a few of these to assemble whilst I am here ... if I get around to it ...

I hope you have a good day

Till soon

~ Ros ~

CAS and Gold

Hello!

I am feeling better today and here to share my DT project for Papercraft Star... 

The challenge this week is to Make a holiday card and use Gold on your project ... Jan has given us this lovely inspirations photo 

I am not good at using gold ... I don't know why that is ... I guess maybe I just prefer silver ... I'm like that with jewellery ... not a high maintenance gal at all!

So I kept my card simple this week ... I have a saying ... "less is more if you're unsure" ... 

I used glittery gold self adhesive paper for this card ...I find this colour gold a little more subtle and easier for me to work with

The sentiment is a Pink Petticoat digital (signature sentiments) and the bubble letters were in my supplies ... no idea where I got them. The bell was silver but I sprayed it with white paint and the ribbon was rescued from a gift box

I actually really like this card ... So thanks to Jan for pushing me ... 

One of the things I love about challenges is that they take you out of your comfort zone and help you to grow ...

I hope you will join our challenge this week ... don't forget to stop by the blog and see what the rest of the team have come up with ... each of us has a different style so you're sure to find something to inspire you ...

I'm off to the hospital again later so I wish you  a peaceful day and keep safe 

Thanks for visiting me

~ Ros ~

All the best plans ....

Hi there sweet friends ... this is a second an unexpected post ... If you are looking for my CCCB post ... please scroll down ... 

I just felt I needed to chat ... As those of you who follow me know, I was expected to travel to Lincoln today to stay with my Aunt who was having surgery tomorrow...

Well as they say ... "All the best plans of  mice and men ... often go astray" ...

I am in Lincoln ... I travelled frantically last night ...

My Aunt has been unwell with a chest infection and taking antibiotics ... By Sunday she was a lot better and we chatted just fine on the phone ... 

I called again yesterday tea time and it was a completely different story ... I could not even recognise her voice ... and she was incomprehensible ... a call that lasted maybe 20 minutes was interrupted a few times by her lapsing in and out of consciousness ... To say I was frantic is an understatement! I was screaming down the phone to her to wake up and the visions in my head ... you don't want to know ...

I managed to get the police on my mobile phone and relay what was happening 3 hours away in Lincoln ... They were able to alert the Lincoln force who wasted no time in getting to her home.

It seemed a long wait to hear from the Police as to what was happening ... was she alive was all I could think 

But I guess it was only half an hour before they let me know she was ok ... paramedics were on scene and they were looking after her.

My husband, brother and I made the 3 hour journey straight to the hospital and arrived around 11pm by which time she was much more lucid and doing ok ... a severe lung infection was the cause ... her temperature had risen to 41C ... that's over 105F .... and she was severely dehydrated. But thankfully alive and in safe hands.

I got to her home late and my husband and brother had to travel back to Liverpool ... and no, I haven't slept yet.

I saw her again today and she is so much better ... albeit that she has an oxygen mask and drips ... 

The police lady called me today and I can never thank them enough for saving her life ... the police and the paramedics ... they have gone the extra mile and I am so very grateful ... 10 years ago I walked in to find my mum dead ... history could have been repeated today and I thank God that it wasn't ... That there are Angels around and that I found the presence of mind to call dial 999.

Being alone here with the cat for company ... I just wanted to talk ... Oh the phone has been ringing all day with people that know my aunt ... that are concerned ... But I wanted to talk to people I feel I know ... to you ...

Thank you for being there ....

~ Ros ~

City Crafter Challenge

Hi there! 

This post is scheduled today as I am on my way to Lincoln ... My Aunt is supposed to be going into hospital tomorrow for her hip replacement ... The plan was for me to be there to care for her ... however, she caught a chest infection at the end of last week and has been on antibiotics ... we are keeping our fingers crossed that she will be well enough for the op to go ahead ... otherwise it will have to be re-scheduled ...

Still, we get to spend some time together which will be lovely!

Today I am hosting the challenge at City Crafter and I have chosen a photo inspiration challenge for you and what we want to see is a project using

ONLY the colours in the picture ... your project can be Christmas related but it does NOT have to be ... just have fun!

Here is the photo

Photo Credit

... And here is my card

The background paper is a plain paper from Pink Petticoat naturals ... and I imported it to photoshop where I added the snowy detail before printing it ... then I added stickles to make it glisten

The cats and the fence were cut on the Cameo ... I added glossy accents to the fence and then a little flower soft for snow ... (you can click to enlarge) ...

The sentiment is a stamp I was sent from Suzanne last year ... perfect for this card and perfect for the weather we are having here!

I'm thinking that perhaps I should have added something else to this card ... Hey ho ...

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with and to seeing what the rest of the DT have come up with too ... They are such a talented bunch!

Have a beautiful day and stay warm

Thanks for stopping by

~ Ros ~