Tis the Season

...Is the prompt over at Our Beautiful World this week

A busy and exciting time of year when trees come out and lights go on

Presents are wrapped and for some the snow is softly falling

There's a bit of a deer thing going on in my home this year

Including a light up canvas and this cute little guy to greet you as you enter our home

... I even have deer pictures on the wall Lol!

We'd love you to share your prompt photos with us this week at

Our Beautiful World

Wishing you a beautiful and peaceful Holiday Season

~ Ros ~

A few more cards

Hello there ...

Are you still frantically making cards? I've a few more to make but this year I am much more ahead than I usually am ... Even got most of my gifts and they are ready to wrap

I've a couple more cards to share

A little bit of ink blending for this one

And this next one uses up some of those painted pieces I have laying around

The front of this one is a Simon Says Die - Got one for Pat for Christmas too (Shh) and the trees are by Impression Obsession... Love the shape of them

Oh and before I go I just want to say "Thank you"  to the lovely team at Inkspirational for awarding me a top pick for another of my painted tree cards... Whoo Hoo! 

Have a great day and take care

~ Ros ~

Quick cards

Good morning...

I hope the week is going well for you 

Yesterday I shared a card for my DT project at Double D Challenges using a Hero Arts stamp and Hero Arts Ombre ink... I usually make my cards well in advance and I hadn't used that stamp since making that card so I decided to pull it out again and make a bunch of Christmas cards which came together really quickly

Using the Misti I was able to stamp the sentiments one after the other and I'd already die cut a lot of those stags

 

The image stamp is a wooden stamp so I couldn't use the Misti for that but it's a great stamp to work with. My only problem was the Lil'Inkers border die ... I love those dies but somehow I managed to break the one I was using... I probably caught in in the Big Shot but it's ok , it only broke about an inch off it.

 I'd made a bunch of cards before Pat arrived and then of course she also made a bunch of them Lol!

My home is now ready for Christmas ... I know, I even surprised myself having it done so early in the month. Unlike most of you, I hate decorating the tree... I have a couple of small artificial trees that are no problem - they have built in lights and snowy branches and need nothing else but Hubby decided to get a real tree as well. So I stood and put on all the baubles and bows, tinsel and lights and I hated it! It just didn't look right ... I get worse as I get older I know, but it is such a pretty tree and in my opinion didn't need all the glamour, so I took everything off, bar the lights and now it looks beautiful... Just as God intended it to look and hubby loves it too.

Have a wonderful day

I'm off to catch up with an old friend who celebrates her birthday today

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Double D Challenge

Hello again...

I'm back today with my project for the new challenge at

Double D Challenges

It's the turn of Diane's team to host and our challenge is 

Dreaming of a White Christmas

Diane has come up with a gorgeous tile board to inspire you

Here's my card

I used a lovely Hero Arts Stamp for this and added a frame, again cut on my cameo

I also used an Ombre ink pad - I discovered that this stamp works best with bold coloured ink to get the full effect of the image. The snowflake was die cut and smothered in glitter

Both our teams have created cards to inspire you and they are all beautiful ... Go take a peek here
We'd love to see what you come up with too

Enjoy your day

~ Ros ~

City Crafter 341

Good morning!

It's time for a new challenge over at City Crafter and this week it's Stella hosting for us

The theme - The Tree Is Up

The challenge  - Create a project that features a Christmas Tree

Photo source

My Christmas tree is up but so far it's naked ... I've not been too well so things are a little behind, and maybe my card reflects that

See, they are Christmas trees but undecorated, except for the snow of course

It's just a little painting I did with stamped trees 

...And I added a Cameo cut die of the birds on a wire

Hop on over to the City Crafter Blog to see what the team have to inspire you this week and link up your Christmas tree projects ... Decorated or not Lol!

Have a great day

~ Ros ~

Our beautiful World

This week's prompt at Our Beautiful World is 

Peaceful

Picked for us by Kirsty

We've had some beautiful sunsets this week and they reflect Peacefulness to me

In a world that is anything but peaceful and a season that should be peaceful but has everyone running around like ants... It pays to take the time to just look up to the sky

See the stillness in the trees and feel the calmness in the air... Just breathe and remember that we are a tiny part of a vast universe..

Whether it be a sunset or a frosty morning

It needs no words... Only silence and peace

A moment off the treadmill of life we are all on

Share your Peaceful photos with us this week at 

Our Beautiful World 

And take a moment to visit the blog to see what the rest of the team is sharing

Wishing you all a peaceful day

~ Ros ~