no yellow but a touch of orange instead...

Good morning everyone did you all have a fab weekend?...we had a lovely day yesterday, we had a little mooch in Town, met up with our beautiful Daughter and her other half and did a bit of shopping then home to make dinner for everyone including my Dad who came later...I love family days like that even if the men did moan a bit at our Daughter spending 35 minuets choosing a face makeup...you would think they would be used to her by now wouldn't you, shes at the age when 2 hours is normal to get ready, isn't it strange the older we get the shorter time we need to get ready...you would think it would take longer the older you get wouldn't it or maybe its all the training we had when we were younger lol...anyway onto my card for today which is using this fabulous TeddyBea image, isn't she brilliant I love how you could use her for any sentiment or occasion, even Christmas you could make the circle a bauble couldn't you, I coloured her with distress inks and used some of the stunning Kaisercraft-Homemade 6x6 paper pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, lush colours aren't they, the sentiment tag at the bottom is from the same pad too...I finished with a stunning wide checked ribbon bow and a few pearls...the sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering it for the Simon Says Stamp challenge ...I haven't a clue what I'm up to today but I'm still hoping for the Lady Grey tea afternoon I was planning on Saturday, you never know do you...whatever your up to today I hope you manage to have a relaxing one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
bear - frayed burlap, antique linen
dress, hat and bauble- stormy sky, wild honey

has spring sprung...

Good morning everyone did you all have a great day yesterday, I hope so...I didn't get my afternoon lying around (do you feel sorry for me lol), my lovely Dad came home earlier than I though and he rang me as he needed shopping so off we trekked to the supermarket, I hate it on a Saturday as everyone who works all week seems to do their shopping then as they have no choice so its packed...but shopping in the trolley we even managed a put the world to rights coffee, my wonderful Dad sorted out this country and them every other one in trouble, its amazing what a pot of tea can do for world peace isn't it, maybe that's where the world leaders are going wrong lol...I have visions of all the arguing and fighting stopping because its time for tea, that would be fantastic wouldn't it, mind I know it might be sexist but I think a lot of the worlds problems would be solved by putting woman in charge, they at least can see the sheer waste of life, time and money it was...right I'm off my soapbox now and onto my card for today which is using the stunningly drawn Mummu's Bike, now who else would that be by but the talented Mo from Mo's Digital Pencil, I can honestly say hand on heart there isn't a Mo image I don't love and believe I have many of them lol...have you seen the new ones she has been drawing if not go check them out...bet you fall in love...I coloured Mummu with distress inks and used these stunning papers I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, they are from the Prima 6x6 paper pad Fairy Belle, its like all Prima pads, floaty and dreamy and beautiful...oh and I had to show you my new favourites from Bunny Zoes too, its these gorgeous sweet little wooden alphabets I used for the Spring word, arent they fabulous and they have like a coloured edge to them that really makes them pop off the page they come in a box and there's loads of them, 250 in fact...they are the Wooden Ornaments - Alphabet, I can guarantee you will be seeing these again many times...I finished my card with a muted pink seam binding bow and a couple of punched butterflies, the yellow butterfly I cut from the paper...the fab sketch is from the Papertake Weekly challenge and I'm also entering it for the Crafty Catz challenge and Crafts 4 Eternity challenge too...we are having family dinner tonight so Phil is baking today and I'm making salad and jersey royal potatoes to go with the pies...yum yum...whatever your up to have a brilliant day...oh and don't forget you only have a couple of days left to enter my candy if you haven't already and there's a second chance to win too just see the sidebar for the links
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - pumice stone
clothes - tumbled glass, antique linen, victorian velvet
bike - milled lavender, black soot
grass - shabby shutters

grey can be sexy too...

Good morning everyone do you have anything going on this weekend?...anything exciting to make us all jealous with...my lovely Dad didn't come home yesterday and decided to stay at my Sisters for a few more days...ever had one of those ideas that a few hours later you wish you hadn't had, well I decided to get the bus to Town for a little mooch, so I got myself ready which seems to take longer the older I get maybe its the polyfilla lol, war paint sorted and everything I stood in the freezing wind for 15 minuets and then realised I didn't have any cash on me (I'm like the Queen don't carry cash lol) so traipsed home to find some, didn't find any so rang a taxi but had to wait twenty mins for that then stop at the cashpoint on the way...hows that for an epic journey to go 3 miles, it would have been faster to walk lol...I did all my shopping in Town and bought some food in M&S in the way to the bus stop in time for the 3.30 bus home only to find it has been cancelled and there wasn't another until 4.45 aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh...it ended up with Phil picking me up on his way home as he got to me before the bus...seriously this is the 21st century isn't it and how hard is it to have a cheap regular public transport system, you can see why I don't often use it cant you...right now onto my card for today which just goes to prove that even a grey haired beauty like the stunning Blanche from Saturated Canary can look sexy, I very rarely do CAS cards but this stunning image deserved pride of place don't you think, I coloured her with distress inks and glittered her dress...the lush lace isn't really lace its from a sheet of paper lace I bought at the craft fair which I cut out (dosent it look real) and added some black satin ribbon and a bow too...I finished with some pearls on her dress and earring and added some to the card and bow...I'm entering this for the Fab 'n' Funky challenge, Card Crafter's Circle challenge and the Paper Pretties challenge...I found out yesterday that there's no bus service from my area to the Town at all at weekend...that's nuts isn't it, what on earth do people who don't have a car do, so I wont be going to town today in case you were wondering lol, I'm going to have a lazy day, some old tv movies, a pot of lady grey tea and amaretti biscuits and that's me settled for the afternoon...whatever your up to today have a brilliant hassle free one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
lips - barn door
hair - black soot and a marvy grey pen
dress and eye/ eyelids - milled lavender

oops a bit more yellow sneaked in...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and looking forward to your weekend, I have to give a big massive huge thank you to everyone of you who donated to Steph's Marathon appeal yesterday, all those who did wow your so wonderful and please don't forget to add another link to my candy for your second chance...there's still loads of time to give if any of you would like to the link is here...Phil is off to the motorbike racing tomorrow but you know what...I really don't mind at all, now I see him every night the weekend is going to be time for us to share and enjoy and if it makes him happy then I'm all for it...I think before because we only had weekends there was a lot of pressure on to pack everything in and although I would never have dreamed of asking him not to go I did mind a bit that he spent another whole day away...a lot of the pressure is off and I'm sure hes pleased to get away from me for a while lol...right now onto my card for today, have you ever seen more colours in a paper than in this one, oooohhhh and a bit more yellow (see I warned you lol)...the amazing paper is from Echo Park's For the Record collection and is called Apron Strings, stunning isn't it...I used this stunning Crafts and Me digi called Ocean Rose coloured with distress inks and finished with a lush checked ribbon and bow and a few buttons...I'm entering this for the Creative Card Crew challenge, Divas By Designs challenge and the CES challenge...well I'm off out with my lovely Dad for a catch up coffee and a bit of shopping today, cant wait...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx
Thank you so much
Tilly
for your donation...it means so much to me and Steph xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen
dress - victorian velvet, scattered straw

Discount Code Weekend & Will you win your order free?

just popped on to pass this info on...yes thats right theres a discount code for you to save £5 on a £25 order and you stand a chance of winning your whole order for free...it runs from midnight tonight until midnight Sunday...so pop on over to Funky Kits to see what bargain you can grab
Mina xxx

broken tinternet...

Good morning everyone sorry I'm late today but I had a broken tinternet...rotten BT as always, I really have to change my provider, Sky have excellent deals on atm do any of you have sky internet...is it ok?...thank you so much to Naomi, Marie Louise and Tracey, you are some of life's shining stars, they donated to the wonderful Stephs cause for the Belfast Marathon, thank you both so much you will never know how much it mean to me and Steph and her family and I can never thank you enough...I swear it will come back to you two fold girls karma works I promise you...I found out the secret to preparing meals last night...do you want to know what it is?...eat out lol...Phil worked a little later than his usual 5pm so we decided to go out to eat, yummy food, excellent service and no clearing up...defo the secret to meal planning...mind every night might be a stretch do you think...right now enough waffling onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge...this time its the fantastic Kerry's turn to host and she chose the stunning combo of Rose Pink, Kraft and White and the extra option is to use masking...I love this colour combo and masking but I rarely do it so had to use the extra option...so I used this fantastic Tilda coloured with distress inks (btw have you seen the new seasonal DI colours and they have reinkers with them too this time)...I masked her and used a long forgotten free lace stamp for the masking part, I used frayed burlap DI for the lace to match the paper and a damp brush to fade it a bit...isn't this paper amazing its from Sasafras Lass but I haven't any idea what its called because the scalloped edging I used is exactly the name strip from the bottom...I finished with two satin ribbons and a cut out flower from the paper too...I cant for the life of me remember where the sketch is from and have lost my bit of paper with it on, I will find it when I don't need it lol...I'm entering this for the Joanna Sheen challenge, Simon Says Stamp challenge and Creative Inspiration challenge too...right I'm of to my craft room today to finish off a few things I need to do then off to the supermarket, my lovely Dad comes back from Belfast tonight so I will get a massive catch up tomorrow with him...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one and if you have time pop on over to Colour Create challenge to see what our amazing team came up with
Mina xxx
p.s. thank you so much to
Naomi,
Marie Louise
Tracey
Suzie
Sharon
Sheena
Amy
Mel
Andrea
Julie
your donations mean so much and so generous of you, dont forget to add your extra chance link for my candy...many thanks xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
top - antique linen
trousers - worn lipstick
shading - pumice stone

another chance to win...

Hi everyone me again I have popped on to tell you about a lovely friend called Steph who is running the Belfast Marathon on the 7th May in aid of the Macmillan Cancer support, her life and the life of her family have been touched by this horrendous disease and Macmillan helped them to get through it...there is not one of us who hasnt been touched in some way by it and the Macmillan support are amazing and so deserve our help...Steph is going to be dragging herself all that way around the marathon bless her but is really struggling for donations...heres the link to her just giving site and you can even donate using paypal (thats what I did)...even 50p/cent or £/$1 in fact any amount would be fantastic...thank you all so much and as an extra thank you if you donate you can have an extra entry to my candy, just enter again and put donation in brackets after it and I will speak to you again tomorrow...thank you again
Mina xxx
p.s. if you cant make a donation could you please post this on your blog so we can spread the word...every little helps

Im in yellow mode...

Good morning everyone are you all having sunshine, we are having wall to wall sun now if we could just get the temperatures to match we might be changing seasons eventually...I had a fantastic day crafting yesterday, don't you just love a colouring session, its good for the soul...although I did stab myself twice, once with a scalpel and another with my scissors...but then its me so that normal isn't it lol...I just noticed after I had made up some cards, I must be in yellow mode and everything I have made for the next few days (except tomorrows that is) has some yellow in it...I think its the papers though they are defo getting more colourful and bright. I did a little bit of shopping last night, the new Magnolia stamps are in Bunny Zoe's Crafts for pre order and I usually only buy one of each collection but three dropped into my basket, they are so cute and unusual and I just couldn't resist, oh and I bought some of the new Magnolia papers too and just as I was leaving a Prima paper pad dropped into my basket, don't you hate it when that happens lol...I was cooking honey glazed chicken last night for dinner when it suddenly dawned on me its not that I hate cooking so much its the planning I hate, deciding what to make does my nut in...how do you all plan what your going to eat, maybe I should shop every day, yeah right lol...right enough waffling onto my card for today, this beautifully delicate image is a Belles and Whistles stamp called Every Belle...the Belles and Whistles stamps are a massive 25% off atm too...shes beautiful to colour and I used my usual distress inks and paper pieced her skirt and headband...the fantastically coloured papers are from the Cosmo Cricket 6" x 6" Mini Deck - Baby Jane paper pad gorgeous aren't they (see what I mean about yellow)...I finished with some fab yellow seam binding, a couple of pearl headed pins and a lush flower from the Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Buttercream pack, everything except the ribbon and pins are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts ...these look very squashed in the packet but when you get them out and plump them up they are lush...the fab sketch is from the Sketch N Stash challenge and I'm also entering it into the Ribbon Carousel challenge and Creative Card Crew challenge ...I'm off out to lunch with Phil today he gets an hour for his lunch and only works a couple miles away so we are meeting in town, how amazing is that...whatever your up to today have a good one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
top and shoes - scattered straw

lil' Robots...

Good morning everyone how are you all...we had sunshine yesterday but why is it still so cold, surely all that sun and blue skies would warm the ground up a bit, well I'm sure there's an explanation why it doesn't but I cant figure it...apparently its the wettest April here since the early 1980's, cant be the warmest one either...Phil's first day went brilliantly, he loves it and says the people are so nice and really friendly but he got lost a couple of times wandering around...he was kinda surprised, but I had to bite my tongue to stop myself saying 'you cant find the car in a car park at the supermarket so how do you think you can find your way round on your first day'...its ok I stopped myself lol...well the stir fry was lush even if I do say so myself, but the cupcakes didn't get made as I had all the ingredients except icing sugar to make the frosting and cupcakes without frosting are like bread without butter, just cant be done I'm afraid...right now onto my card for today, isn't this little cutie just perfect for any of those boys cards we have to make now and again, I love that cheeky little face...hes from the Simply Sassy stamps from Funky Kits and is called No. 1 Fan and is coloured with distress inks, I coloured his hair a little differently and have just noticed while doing this post...its rubbish lol...I teamed him up with another craft show buy, this is a double sided My Minds Eye paper from the Lil' Robots and is called Multi Bots, isn't it brilliant and perfect for boy stamps, I have a serious addiction to papers don't I...I didn't want to cover the little bots on the paper so finished with a few buttons and the sentiment is cut from the name label...the lush sketch is from the Allsorts Challenge and I'm also entering it for the CES Challenge and Totally Papercrafts challenge too...I'm having a crafting catch day today and I'm so looking forward to colouring to my hearts content, well I was going to clear out some drawers but the call of the ink is too great lol...whatever your doing today have a good one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap, walnut stain
trousers - crushed olive
t shirt - stormy sky, shabby shutters, spiced marmalade
undershirt - spiced marmalade
shoes - frayed burlap

I so want that bag...

Good morning did you all have a fantastic weekend, I hope you did, we had a great one, oh and I forgot to tell you yesterday before we set off for the craft show then Ikea I double checked the stock on the two bedside tables we were wanting and they had a full stock...well when we got there was not a single one left....hhhhmmmmmmmm could it be because they were half price for Ikea Family members...I know I was going to the craft show anyway but as its a 110 miles round trip for us I would have been very miffed if we had just gone for the tables...oh well we had lunch there anyway, long trip for a bit of salmon though lol... did you all enter my candy yet, if not its on the post below its one I wouldn't mind winning so pop down after this and enter, you never know do you, you might win...its Phil's first full day at work today, I'm all nervous for him although I don't know why, he is excellent at what he does and I know it, it was strange last night as Sunday nights are usually spent alone as he used to travel back on Sunday, it was strange but strange in a nice way, does that make sense, well it did to me when I wrote it lol...right now onto my card for today...how amazingly cute and gorgeous this stunning To Grammy's image is, it is of course from Mo's Digital Pencil...that much gorgeousness has to be by Mo doesn't it, I so want that heart shaped bag too...I coloured her with distress inks and the lush yummy coloured papers are from a pad I bought at the show (bargain half price too)...its a My Minds Eye-A Happy Heart 6x6 pad...fabulous pad...I finished my card with two colours of ribbon, a few pearls and a metal heart charm (more show purchases)...the fab sketch is from the One Stop Craft Challenge and I'm also entering it for the CYDA Challenge, Crafty Catz Weekly challenge and Cute Card Thursday challenge...I'm off to get some shopping today, I thought I would make a stir fry and maybe some cupcakes today ...oooohhhhhhh get me all domesticated, Phil better not get too used to it lol...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
sking - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
coat and hat - victorian velvet, stormy sky
bag - victrian velvet
dolls outfit - stormy sky, scattered straw,
dress - scattered straw
flowers on hat - scattered straw,shabby shutters

1500 FOLLOWERS CANDY...+another chance to win

Good morning and thank you all so much for the wonderful congratulations and heartfelt comments you left yesterday you made me have a huge lump in my throat, I showed Phil your comments and he said 'what lovely people they must be'....I had a good time at the Craft show met a few people I knew, bought some paper, some more paper and a few more just for luck...oh and some ribbon, well a girl cant have too many can she, oh and I thought I had found the lace for my Nieces invitations but at £12.50 a metre I think not, considering I will need 20 metres...just a tad expensive lol...anyway stop waffling Mina and get on with the candy...

Because this is to celebrate my followers number you
MUST BE A FOLLOWER TO JOIN IN
now that's only fair isn't it and please only follow if you like my work and want too
right so what do I have for you

FROM ME A £20 GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR BUNNY ZOE'S CRAFTS
so you can buy what goodies you want

FROM THE WONDERFUL MO MANNING A $20 GIFT CREDIT
so you can choose which images you want

FROM THE FABULOUS TERESA 6 CRAFTS AND ME DIGIS
pick which 6 you would like

FROM THE AMAZING NIKKI THIS GORGEOUS
CC DESIGNS STAMP

well what do you think do you love it and you never know I might even add a few more bits, well you cant have too much candy can you
ok so what do you have to do
ADD YOUR NAME TO MR LINKY
AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT
ADD A LINK TO MY CANDY ON YOUR BLOG (SIDEBAR IS FINE)
AND YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER FOR THIS ONE
you have until midnight GMT 1st May and I will post a winner on the 2nd,
good luck everyone
Mina xxx
p.s. if you would like to have another chance at the draw see this post for details

A little tale to tell...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and have a fantastic weekend planned...a few of you have noticed over the last few months that I haven't quite been myself and have emailed to see if I'm ok...so I decided to tell you all about it, on Christmas week my lovely Phil was told the place he had worked at for the last ten years was closing down (yeah I know not the best Christmas present eh), there was nothing wrong with the work or even lack of it, their tax incentives were finished and they were closing it and moving to England...so from then on we were in a kinda limbo and as you can imagine very worried, his job finished at the beginning of March, that's the bad news...good news Phil started his new job yesterday...even better news its here with me in fact only 3 miles from where we live so no more commuting and living away from home...so excuse me, cover your ears quick but...wwwwwwwwwwwooooohhhhhhhhooooo my mans home for good...mind it may take a bit of time to get used to after all those years just pleasing ourselves....oh no I will have to start cooking again wont I, Phil is lovely but cereal for dinner isn't really his thing I think lol...over the last week or so we have been up and down to the beautiful farmhouse we so loving brought back to life to empty it, we thought it would be really sad and although we are a bit sad we wont ever be there again we are too happy at being together full time to let it upset us, mind our house looks a bit like an Ikea bring and buy sale atm, does anyone need some furniture?...so there's my tale, ok so why didn't I tell you all before?, well we all have problems in our lives don't we so I'm sure the last thing you needed was to hear more from me...right now onto my card for today which is using this fantastic Sugar Nellie stamp, this is the cute Dougal, I love him to bits don't you...hes one of the Home Grown Soft Centres stamps from Funky Kits...they are so so fab...I coloured him with distress inks and used some amazing paper from An ABC Primer collection, its called Alphabet Soup and the red edged images and alphabet strips are from the reverse...I finished with a scrunched up red bow (I haven't used one for a while so thought I needed the practice lol) and a couple of red star buttons...the fabulous sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge and I'm also entering it for the Totally Papercrafts challenge and Stamptacular Sunday challenge...my fab Phil is dropping me off in Belfast this morning to pay a little trip to the craft show (if you see me say hello), he is a keeper isn't he...then hes off to the farmhouse for the last few bits and pieces before picking me up on the way back then we are off to Ikea (we are keeping Phils new wardrobe and we dont have any bedside cabinets to match, well thats how I convinced Phil a trip was needed anyway lol)...and out for our dinner on the way home, phew I'm tired just thinking about it lol...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one and don't forget to pop by tomorrow for my followers candy
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
antique linen, frayed burlap, walnit stain
pumice stone for ground shading

Wow I made the 1500...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well...wow you all seemed to love my button shaker card yesterday I had a fantastic number of comments and yes I passed the 1500 followers, thank you all so much you have no idea what your comments mean to me and I will catch up with you all tonight...so Sunday is candy day so keep an eye out for it...I had a super busy day yesterday and was so shattered last night I fell asleep mid commenting on someones blog, nothing to do with the blog as I was having a brill time surfing through their fantastic makes but I just couldn't keep my eyes open any longer...my lovely Dad rang me late in the evening saying his remote was broken and he had bought another one and couldn't make head or tail of the instructions at all, so I went up and I'm a real instruction freak, I read from front to back no matter what its for so I know what I'm doing but seriously people who wrote that booklet how on earth do you expect someone who isn't used to them to understand the gibberish in it...I managed but I can understand why my Dad didn't...I had this vision of a group of geeks sitting wetting themselves laughing at making the instructions into a book of totally pointless words, after all why write one word when you can have fifteen to say the say thing lol...right now onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & sTanglar challenge...our host this time is the fabulous Deb and she chose the theme of Pretty soft Spring Pastels....I chose this stunning spring Tilda I cant remember her name though but she is a real spring image isn't she...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with paper from the beautiful Prima Fairy Belle 6x6 paper pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, its so pretty isn't it and I love all the fairies in it...I finished with some Seam Binding 1/2 inch Tile Blue from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and a beautiful Prima flower...the lush sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Charisma Cardz Challenge and the Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge...Its supermarket today with my Dad, the first thing I do with I win my millions is hire someone to food shop for me lol...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tatered rose
hair - frayed burlap, walnut stain
outfit - tattered rose
hat and shoes - stormy sky
flowers - scattered straw
lamb - pumice stone, grey Marvy pen

my first ever shaker card.....

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and happy, we had wall to wall sunshine yesterday but its still very chilly, we either have rain, hail or cold sunshine...has anyone told the weather fairy its April yet......welcome to our Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams monthly blog hop...our host this month is the fabulously talented Heidy, you should have arrived here from the lovely DEBBIE'S blog, if you didn't you can hop on over to Heidy's to start at the beginning as you dont want to miss the chance to win do you...the theme this month is to make a Shaker card and I had never ever made one would you believe...no matter how hard I tried I couldn't think of what to use...so a quick question, how do you get your inspiration, I'm curious because mine comes to me in the weirdest ways...take this card I was really struggling with a shaker card and was up and down yesterday trying to think of something, we have a saying in the North East that my lovely MIL is always saying to me and it popped into my head its 'your arse is making buttons' lol... it just mean that your fidgeting trying to decide to do something...as soon as I thought it this idea popped into my mind to use buttons and yes it really shakes, it makes a brilliant noise too...I used this amazingly cute On The Pot Boy image from Mo's Digital Pencil, isn't his face just brilliant, I coloured him with distress inks and teamed him up with some lush papers from the gorgeous Echo Park-This and That charming 6x6 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's crafts...I added loads and loads of buttons, a knot and a tag with a Kaisercraft sentiment to finish...the sketch is from the Simon Says Stamp challenge and I'm also entering it for the Crafty Sentiments challenge too...the next stop on this brilliant hop is to the lovely POP'S who has something stunning to show you, don't forget to leave everyone a comment because you could win one of two $5 vouchers for Mo's Digital Pencil....I'm off out today for the whole day, I was supposed to go to the Belfast Show but don't think I will have time too but will explain all about it on Saturday, big news and explanations oh and don't forget I will have candy this weekend too...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one and enjoy the rest of the hop
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen
t shirt - pine needles
socks - scattered straw
pot - shabby shutters
book - shabby shutters, scattered straw

some advice needed please...

Good morning everyone, how are you all doing, I hope your well and happy and no sniffles or coughs about...we went to the hospital and got my Dads eye measured but bad news is it may take another 4 months to get it done, but my Dad who says he doesn't get on well with people chattered away to the nurse and almost chewed her ear off, he hardly shut up lol...his hearing is so bad he needs someone in consulting rooms with him or he just nods and they think he can hear them...the last time his hearing was tested the specialist said my voice was the best one for him to hear, its pitch (the pitch he hears in) is lower than normal for a woman...oh well gee thanks for saying I have a mans voice Doc lol, I think its my Geordie accent...well I suppose its nice to be useful for something isn't it, I need some advice or at least our eyes, I'm making my Nieces wedding invitations (yeah I know sucker is written across my brow lol) and I need some wide vintage looking lace in cream or ivory, I have looked online but haven't found anything she likes so if your surfing or looking keep an eye out and if you see any let me know the link will you please, Im sure a few more eyes is bound to turn up something...right now onto my card for today is for our new challenge at Crafts and Me Challenge, this time is our fabulous Mona's theme and she chose Vintage, can anyone explain to me the difference between vintage and shabby chic as I really struggle with them both and get them kinda mixed together...I chose to use this beautiful Sara Burrier image called Hope from Crafts and Me for my card isn't it so cute, I coloured her with distress inks and glittered her wings and balloon...the fantastic papers are from the Basicgrey Little Grey Dress 6x6 paper pad, isn't the colours beautifully muted and elegant, I added some wide lace, the lace was white so I distressed it with some antique linen distress inks and finished with more threaded through a brooch embellishment...the fantastic sketch is from The Ribbon Carousel challenge but as usual I'm like the cows tail, behind and missed the challenge didn't I...anyway I'm going to enter it for the Simon says Stamp and Show challenge, and the Totally Gorjuss challenge...I'm going to catch up on some DT work today as we are going to have a few very busy day which I will tell you all about later in the week...whatever your up to today I hope you have a brilliant day
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - walnut stain
dress and sash - antique linen, stormy sky
tights and balloon - stormy sky

a little bit more Glitz...

Good morning everyone Im feeling loads and loads better today, phew thank goodness for that as I was beginning to bore myself lol...its my lovely Dads his[ital appointment today to have his other eye measured for his new lense, he says he cant wait to get the other eye done now he has one done, mind he does see dust and fluff that he didnt before and he says he needs his carpets cleaned now, see what happens when he can so well I get a job or two to do lol...hes hoping he will get it done before he is off to my Neices wedding in Sicily...isnt he lucky, wish I was going but the numbers are so tight even us Auntie's arent invited which we understand of course but my Dad needs to be there for his Grandaughter...he has instructions that now he can see the hairs on a bats wings he has to take loads of photos, he wanted to borrow my camera but I just couldnt do it, I tried to let go but just couldnt stretch it that far lol...so we are lending him Phils camera as he dosent mind...anyway now onto my card for today which is using the last MayzyArt image I bought, this gorgeous ballerina is called Digi Dancers Ballet, isnt she a sweetie, I coloured her with distress inks and used a little bit more of this lush Glitz 6x6" Paper Pack - Pretty in Pink paper pad from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, lush colours arent they...I used one of the sentiments from another sheet from the same pad for the sentiment tag and finished with some lush Satin and Organza ribbons and a few buttons...the fab sketch is from Stetch & Stash challenge and Im also entering it for the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge and Paper Crafting Journey challenge too...right Im off to get ready, why on earth do appointments have to be so early in the morning that your half asleep in the waiting room...whatever your up to have a brilliant day and I hope you get a lie in
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - walnut stain
dress - spun sugar
pearls and shoes - victorian velvet
edges distressed in antique linen

whos a sassy girl then...

Good morning everyone did you all have a fantastic weekend?, I hope you did and that your all well, I feel a lot better since we went out yesterday, I really needed some fresh air I think and the sun shone all day too although the wind would have cut you in half it was so cold, we had a mooch around the shops and I even bought the new paint brushes I desperately needed, mine seemed to have had an arguments, all the bristles were going in opposite directions...so hopefully colouring will go a little more smoothly from now on...well that's the plan anyway ...oooohhhhhh I forgot to say yesterday I just noticed I'm only a few followers away from an amazing 1500 follower, how amazing is that...oh no I feel a big candy coming on...I have already started collecting the bits and prizes together so watch this space...right now onto my card for today which is using this amazing Saturated Canary digi called Circus Trixie, don't you just love her and wow all that hair to colour to my hearts content...I coloured her with distress inks and used some of these amazing papers I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...these are from the Echo Park This & That Graceful pad...lush aren't they and perfect colours to work with for Spring/Summer...I finished my card with a rub on, some lush bright green satin ribbon and a selection of flowers from my stash...the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering it for the Cute Card Thursday challenge and Card Makin Mamas challenge ...right I'm off to try out my new brushes today so I feel a mega colouring session coming on...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
dress - tattered rose, pine needles, shabby shutters
hoops and ribbon - tattered rose, victorian velvet

a Sunday covered in roses...

Good morning everyone I hope your having a wonderful Sunday...the weather was sunny here yesterday which Phil was happy about, there's nothing more miserable than being outside all day long in the soaking rain is there, although his face was a little bit red last night from the sun and that's with sun screen on...poor lad lol...I didn't go out all yesterday but did a bit of cooking and a bit of crafting too so managed not to just lie about...it would seem the sleepy sickness has worn off a bit...we are heading to Town today for a little mooch about and some lunch so stretching my legs will be nice and lunch even nicer...its the Belfast craft show this week are any of you northern Ireland crafter's going to it, I think I might just head there on Thursday to stock up on some essentials, I mean where else can you get huge rolls of easilift tape for £1 each, its worth the trip just for them I think...right now onto mu card for today which is using the stunning Iris from Crafts and Me, I love the look on her face don't you, so peaceful and serene...I coloured her with distress inks and of course glittered her wings, I used the K&Company Julianne 6x6 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's Crafts again, this pad is such amazing value it last for ages and I still haven't used even half of it...I'm so pleased I bought it...I finished my card with some beautiful cream satin and blue organza ribbons and roses and leaves cut from the same pad...a little hint for you if your cutting out flowers like these cut them from the bottom layer, I traced around the blue layer and leaving an edge cut out the flowered paper and cut them from that, does that make sense at all...the sketch I made up as I went along but I'm entering this for the Sweet Stampin' challenge, Simon Says Stamp challenge and the DYSU challenge too...I'm off to finish a card then get ready for Town, whatever your up to today have a brilliant sunny one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
dress, wristbands and iris - antique linen, stormy sky

a splash of orange...

Good morning everyone I hope you all survived Friday the 13th without incident, I have a little snippet of information for you today, did you know this year there are 4 Friday the 13th's and they are exactly 13 weeks apart...my head is full of rubbish like that that's no use to anyone lol, Phil's away at the motorbikes racing marshaling again so I'm not up to much today, would you believe I spent most of yesterday in bed sleeping, I'm hoping that's the end of the virus thingy I have, when I finally woke up Phil had a lovely dinner of lasagna, salad and garlic potatoes, it looked fantastic but I hadn't the heart to tell him I wasn't hungry, well you cant do that when someone has gone to all that effort can you...it was tasty though and I ate some of it...I stayed up for a few hours but nodded off on the sofa again, woke for another hour did a teeny bit of commenting but couldnt keep my eyes open so then off to bed and slept like a log...maybe I have sleeping sickness lol

I didn't even switch my laptop off which is unknown for me, I'm really careful with electrical stuff...right enough of my moaning are you up to anything exciting today, go on let me know so I can be jealous lol...my card for today is using another MayzyArt digi, this is the fabulous Jean Reading, I love how she does faces don't you...I coloured her with distress inks and had to make her a redhead with these lush papers I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, they are from the Kaisercraft Homemade 6x6 paper pad, these papers are fantastic in this pad and like all Kaisercraft pads they have four pages of tag, embellishments and paper borders at the back, the tag on the image and message are from the same pad...I added some lush rich orange ribbon to finish...Im entering this for the Fairy Tale Challenge, Charisma Cardz challenge and Card Makin Mamas challenge too...I promise I wont have a moan at you tomorrow, I'm sure your fed up with reading me feel sorry for myself, so today I will give myself a good shake and get down to some serious crafting as my stash is feeling a bit neglected I think...whatever your up to today have a fantastic day
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - gather twigs (from the Fall limited edition set)
jeans and head scrunchy - stormy sky
top and socks - tumbled glass, spiced marmalade
book - spiced marmalade, antique linen

togetherness...

Good morning everyone I hope your all doing great...I'm feeling loads better and even went out yesterday, I invited everyone for dinner last night then wasn't feeling great so a trip to M&S was called for, thank goodness for their goodies, we had a lovely meal and some great chat, nothing like it for lifting the illness spirits is there...I even did a bit of crafting yah...Phil's home and ouch his chin and arm looks so sore, I feel bad for not giving massive sympathy now and I always knew yomping across all those fields in the great outdoors wasn't good for you lol see exercise is dangerous...I was going to say to him crafting is safer but then sometimes it isn't with me is it...my card for today is using this stunning stamp from Wild Rose Studio, isn't it fantastic, its called Wild Rose Studio - Bella and Butterfly its so beautifully soft and pretty isn't it and a dream to colour, I teamed it up some of the lush papers from the Echo Park - This & That Charming paper pad, this is a lush pad and the spotted and pink papers were perfect for this soft looking stamp, the stamp and pad are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I finished my card with a piece of ribbon with a sentiment on it, a lush chocolate brown gingham ribbon, lace and a fantastic Prima flower...the lush sketch is from Tuesday Morning sketches challenge and I'm also entering it for the Anything Goes challenge and Allsorts challenge (I chose pink, yellow and blue from the bingo chart)...I'm going to do a bit more crafting today I have loads and loads and loads to catch up with so might not surface from my craft room until tomorrow, whatever your up to today keep your head down remember its Friday the 13th
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
elephant - pumice stone, spun sugar, victorian velvet
flowers - pine needles, crushed olive, victorian velvet, scattered straw
butterfly - pine needles, spun sugar, scattered straw

a fairy and lots and lots of glittery stuff...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and happy, I didn't get out at all yesterday as I still didn't feel up to it, I didn't even do any crafting...shock horror...I'm definitely going out today though as I'm starting to go a bit stir crazy and need some fresh air...I did nothing at all yesterday how lazy is that, although my throat and head do feel a bit better so maybe putting up with my rubbish conversation was worth it, mind ya I know when its time to go when I start arguing with the TV lol...btw Phil's chin and hand are fine just a bit grazed and I did give him just a teeny bit of sympathy finally, well he deserves a little bit even if he didn't give me any doesn't he lol...onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge, this time its our lovely Sharon's choice and she chose the fantastic combo of Yellow, Blue and White and an added option of using shells, no matter how hard I looked I couldn't find anything at all with shells on in the right colours so I didn't use the option...I used this amazingly beautiful stamp from Crafts and Me for my card, isn't she so amazingly beautiful, I seem to have a thing for fairies and butterfly, omg I'm such a girl lol...this beauty is called Turn to Hesed and is by the amazingly talented Sara Burrier, she is amazing to colour and I used distress inks and loads and loads of glitter, well I had too didn't I...the beautiful papers are from the new Prima 6x6 paper pad - Fairy Belle (see I told you, more fairies), I bought this from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and it is such a magical, beautiful pad...I finished with a sentiment from my stash and a selection of crystals (I bought these so cheaply from a wedding cake shop), diamond and pearls and a few sparkly Petaloo flowers...the stunning sketch is from a new challenge for me, Card Patterns challenge and I'm also entering it for the Simon Says Stamp challenge and CCEE Stampers challenge...I'm off to get ready to get myself out now because if I dint you will have to put up with the ramblings of a stir crazy loony again tomorrow (yes I heard all those people saying isnt that normal lol)...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
dress - stormy sky, scattered straw
leaves - crushed olive

watch out for that sympathy fairy...she will creep up and bite you in the butt...

Good morning everyone, thanks for all your good wishes, I'm feeling loads better, still sore throat but not as bad feeling which makes all the difference doesn't it, I think my day lying around watching bad tv did me the world of good, I'm not sure Phil will agree when he hears my cough though...a word of warning today I forgot to mention that last week I tripped up the stairs and fell with my hand onto the vacuum, I whacked my wrist and boy did it smart, I was fine but it left a big blood blister welt across my palm where I fell across the the vacuum foot...so I was talking to Phil that night and was telling him, although like you hes used to me being a klutz by now, did I get sympathy...er...no lol...his reply 'were you drunk, did you have floppy socks on or did you trip over your jim jams' oh yes ha ha very funny says I...well last night I was chatting on the phone to him and he was telling me he went for a walk across the fields at the farmhouse and tripped, whacked his hand on a stone and grazed him chin....so did I give him sympathy...er...no lol...I said ' were you drunk, did you have floppy socks on etc etc'...see watch out for the sympathy fairy she will bite you on the bum when you least expect it lol...right now onto my card for today which is using this fantastic Chocolate Smile from Mo's Digital Pencil, only the wonderful Mo could draw that smile...I coloured her with distress ink and teamed her up with these amazing papers from the new Echo Park -This and That Charming 6x6 paper pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, gorgeous papers aren't they...fantastic colours...I added a couple of ads from the same paper pad and finished with some buttons, pins and a distressed green gingham ribbon...the lush sketch is from the Fussy and Fancy Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Cute Card Thursday challenge and Really Reasonable Ribbons challenge too...I'm going to see how I am later and might just take a little walk into town, or maybe not as it snowed and hail stoned here yesterday so might just stay in the warm...whatever your up to today remember give sympathy as you never know when you might need it back lol
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen
socks - pine needles
dungarees - pine needles, crushed olive
chocolate - walnut stain

come fly with me...

Good morning everyone...you have been warned stand back 'cough cough'...well at least I did warn you lol...I have a sore throat my head is thumping and I definitely have whatever my Dad had, good thing his only lasted a couple of days so hopefully mine will too, although my Daughter is still feeling very rough...we did go the shops yesterday though but everyone seemed to have the same idea though...I would normally stay away after holidays because people seem to buy things like there is going to be a shortage but my poor Dad needed the essentials so needs must, mind not feeling the best I nearly had a couple of trolley rage incidents though I managed to keep it going, now I know how they felt on Sunday and cant believe they even managed to eat their lunch...my card for today is for Sugar Nellie and is using a gorgeous uninked Simply Sassy stamp from Funky Kits...I cant believe I have never even opened this stunner can you...smack on the legs for me I think...this is the fabulous Amelia coloured with distress inks, how lush are these fabulous papers from Graphic45, its from their An ABC Primer collection and is called Bedtime Stories, the advertisement is from the reverse...gotta love Graphic45 haven't you...I finished with some fab cotton twill ribbon and buttons from my stash...the sketch is from the Totally Gorjuss Challenge, I'm sure there was a couple more challenge I was going to enter but I need to get back to my bed but hopefully they will come to me later...I'm just going laze around feeling sorry for myself today (well everyone deserves a day like that every now and again dont they) but I will hopefully catch up with all your fab blogs tonight...whatever your up to today watch out for those virus's (is that even a word lol) cyber or irl
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
clothes - peeled paint, antique linen,barn door
clouds - stormy skies