groovy baby...

Good morning everyone, how are you all doing, well and happy I hope...well we have another weeks respite from telling my Dad he cant drive yet, I never realised but he was really struggling because he wore very strong bifocal glasses, half because he basically couldn't see any distance at all and the bottom just reading glasses, so it wasn't until I saw him yesterday I realised he cant read because he cant wear the glasses as they were hurting his new eye...so off to the opticians we went and between us came up with the idea of putting clear glass in his right lense but adding the bifocal part for reading, that was the only way we could think that he would still be able to wear his glasses for his 'bad' eye and be able to still see with his new one...does that make sense, well it did to me and the optician lol...I took the opportunity to ask the optician about how bloody my Dads eye is, he said its not too bad just looks bad to me and was telling me that a few weeks back he had a guy come rushing in to ask him the same thing, he had sneezed the day after his op and hemorrhaged in the eye, he said he hadn't seen anything like it before and it made even him cringe, his story made the bones in my legs ache if you know what I mean lol...so its a week before his specs come back as they have to be sent away so his eye should be well on its way to being healed and he can maybe get in the car then...fingers crossed...btw are you fed up yet with my never ending stories of my Dads eye lol...right now onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Crafts and Me challenges this time is our lovely Vix's choice and she chose Light Airy Spring Colours, this gorgeous groovy chic is called Fashion Melody and shes from Crafts and Me of course, I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced parts of her dress and her headband...don't those colours suit her...the lush paper is another one of my hidden stash sheets and is from Making Memories Flower Patch collection and is called Large Floral Flower Patch, the large green check is the reverse...all I needed to finish my card was a peach and green ribbon and a huge Prima flower, don't remember the name of the flower pack I'm afraid...the lush sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm also entering it for the Sweet Stampin Challenge and the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge...I'm having a crafting day today as my one yesterday was cut short by going out, so a lock in day in my craft room is called for I think...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one and if you have time pop on over to our Crafts and Me challenge blog and see the lush work the rest of our team came up with
Mina xxx

distress ink colours
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen
coloured part of dress - tattered rose, shabby shutters

cold, frosty and...er.....yellow?...

Good morning everyone did you have a fab weekend, I really hope so...we had a lush Sunday lunch and for a change I cooked...yes that's right I cooked it, did you all faint...domestic goddess I ain't but I can make a mean salad lol...I was watching my Daughter and Dad together yesterday...all those years separate them but they have the same smile and laugh and share the same sense of humour, it gave me such a beautifully warm feeling, I love them both so much...btw a few people have asked me why I never mention their names, for that very reason, its their names and I don't think I have the right to write about them and identify them by name without their permission, I'm sure they wouldn't mind but its just easier for me than asking them everyday...so basically its laziness lol...its the same with photos of them...I will ask my Dad if he minds but I know my Daughter wouldn't like it as shes hates photos of herself (shes my girl in that way) and I wouldn't want to upset her by publishing one without asking her...I had an email asking about paper piecing digi images the other day from Sheila (Sheila in Cyprus)...I will do a tutorial when I get the time if you would like it...ok now onto my card for today....ooooohhhhhhh I love this fantastic Winter Fairy Halla from Mo's Digital Pencil, Mo is a true artist isn't she, look at this little sweetie, just perfect, I coloured it with distress inks and added a little bit of glitter...I bought the acetate I used for the wrap last year at the Kings Hall, isn't it lush, its from Making Memories Mistletoe collection and is called 12x12 Acetate Snowflake Mistletoe, I love using acetate don't you but its a bugger to stick and manipulate, yes I know the snowflakes are yellow and yes I know what they say about yellow snow lol...I finished my card with some beautiful 15mm gold Berisford small check gingham from The Pretty Little ribbon shop, btw we still have a Valentine challenge on at the Pretty Little ribbon challenge blog if you want to join in...I'm entering this for the Stampalot monochrome challenge, Truly Madly Crafty challenge and the Cardmadfairys challenge too...I'm having a crafting day today, I love the kind of days I can just colour and colour to my hearts content, I get lost in colouring its so relaxing and usually don't stop until my stomach starts rumbling...whatever your up to today I hope you have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

a little bit of fizzy...

Good morning everyone, I hope you have all managed to stay sniffle free, I'm fine just a head cold and we women don't let little things like that bother us do we...well unless your working with glitter then its a good idea to stop the sneezes before they happen as my desk is testament to...its covered with a layer of very fine white glitter...I cleaned it the best I could but never mind its very festive and pretty anyway lol, luckily it was after I was finished and I was putting the glitter away or else all the cards I made yesterday would have been covered too...I had a brilliant play day yesterday, love those kinds of days dont you...I didn't realise until later when I was in the bathroom washing my hands I was covered from head to toe too, thank goodness I had my glasses on...anyway onto my card for today which is using this gorgeous little Fizzy Moon Wish Upon a Star stamp I bought when I struggled through that crowd at Dunelm Mill...isn't he just gorgeous, mind I think my colouring of him could have been a bit better, I don't think I got the colours just right, I used my distress inks of course and paper pieced his fab little star, the papers are from the Making Memories 8x8 Noel speciality paper pack I bought ages ago...I love this pack but its nearly finished, I finished my card with some lush lace and ribbon and a button, the sketch is from The Sweet Stop challenge and I'm also entering it for the Cutie Pie challenge too...I'm off out with my lovely Dad today to get his Christmas present...he wants slippers but I'm taking him to a posh shop to get them after finally managing to convince him that I should spend more on his slippers than on shoes for him as he spends most of his time in slipper, now does that not make sense to you lot too...whatever your up to have a wonderful day
Mina xxx

a new hair colour...

Good morning everyone I think Winter is definitely here don't you, we have frosty mornings and cold nights now and the extra blanket has gone onto our bed, I love blankets, the soft fluffy ones don't you...or are you a duvet person...my wonderful Dad isn't doing too well atm he discovered a lump in his side and the Doctor has said he has a hernia, its quite painful and as he walks with crutches it gets worse as the day goes on, so he will need an operation, I feel sick at the thought, he is 78 and has COPD and how worried will we be when he has to go through an operation, the Doctor has said he will get it done soon too, I know he will be fine and of course it isn't affecting him at all hes taking it in his stride, well I suppose one of us has to remain calm and not run round like a headless chicken lol...right now onto my card for today...I have another Sugar Nellie Adorable to show you today...ooohhhh and I tried out my new inks and look at the beautiful Winifred's hair, its from the Autumn series and is called Gathered Twigs, isn't it a fantastic colour for hair, sort of a reddish brown...lush isn't it, I was impressed with the colours as I thought they wouldn't be different but they are...more results to come I promise...I teamed the amazing Winifred up with these lush papers from a Making Memories 8x8 Noel speciality paper pack I bought a long time ago and of course I had to add a bit, well ok a lot of glitter to her shoes and the edges of the cut out holly...I finished with some buttons as berries and a couple for decoration...the sentiment is from the same paper pack, the fab sketch is from Stampin' for the Weekend and Im also entering this for the Simon Says Stamp challenge, Creative Inspirations challenge and Winter Wonderland challenge too...I'm having a crafting day today as I have some DT work to catch up and I need lots more playtime with my new inks (any excuse lol)...whatever your up to today wrap up warm and stay away from frosty spots
Mina xxx

oooohhhhh dont you love a bargain...

Good morning everyone and wow thank you all so much for the fantastic comments on my steampunk makes yesterday, I am so chuffed you liked them...Phil's home safe and sound, there was a bad crash at the motorbike race, I hate it when that happens because hes there and I'm here when I hear about it and all sorts of things go through my head so I was relieved to see him...it was another weird weather day here yesterday 22 degrees and sunny, go figure we get those temps in September lol...right now onto my card for today which is using this stunning Victorian girl digi stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil, shes called Winifred, I just love that cute outfit, I was going to paper piece her but really wanted to paint that outfit...I used distress inks and guess what, now don't all faint, just a little bit of glitter on the ground lol...this fantastic paper is from a set I bought ages ago, I think its Making Memories, I wish manufacturers would stick them into a pad...its a stunning paper, and the red is foiled...I added a two tone ribbon from my mate, I am going to be so devastated when I use all these stunners...I finished with my bargain of this year, this glittery Noel is a sale Christmas ornament I bought in the sales for 20p would you believe, ooooohhhh I love a bargain don't you...the fab sketch is from Mojo Monday, I'm so pleased to see them back from their break I missed their gorgeous sketches, I'm sure there was two more challenges I was going to enter this for but my paper pad has gone walkabout, you know your in trouble when you cant remember where you left the pad you bought for remembering challenges...oops lol...we are having a family Sunday lunch day today so everyone there and loads of yummy food...best Sundays ever...whatever your up to today I hope you have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

art deco friends...

Good morning everyone I hope your all safe and sound...we went to my Dads hearing appointment yesterday and although I knew his hearing had got worse but I didn't realise to what extent, my Dads hearing has always been very poor as he worked in loud environments when he was working which permanently damaged his hearing but his hearing is only 15% in one ear and the other isn't much better...after all the testing and explaining etc my Dad was attached to a machine which would show him what his hearing would be like wearing aids and when I spoke to him his face lit up like a child, hearing everything so clear for the first time in a long time was written across his face, I had to choke back tears then and there until with a cheeky grin he said 'I didn't realise you sounded like that', I have a feeling he was being cheeky lol...anyway he has decided to go ahead and gets his fitting for them next week...it going to be very hard for him as he will have to wear them all day to retrain his brain to recognise sounds he has forgotten, it was described as when he flushes the toilet for the first time after he gets them it will sound like Niagara Falls lol...right now onto my card today which is one of the samples I made for Crafts and Me, this is one of the new Art Deco stamps, these friends are beautiful aren't they (sorry about the shocking photos but I think my camera is coming to end of its life bless it), I coloured them with distress inks and used a scrap of a My Minds eye paper for them, the sentiment is from Making Memories, I bought a whole sheet of these for 50p in a sale would you believe, I so wish I had bought more...Phil's coming home tonight as he has two days holiday booked, he needs the rest the poor man is tuckered out so I'm off to the supermarket to cook something nice for him...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

the first of many...

Good morning everyone I hope you all had a good weekend, I had intended to have a blogging night last night but I fell asleep and didn't wake up for hours so many apologies everyone but with all the DT work I have atm its going to take a teeny while longer to get round all your lush blogs, but I will I promise...well we raided the attic, what exactly is it with men and attics...whenever I go to look for something Phil has always 'tidied it away' in the attic...must be their bear instinct and they are hiding them for when they hibernate...I found the bed covers I was looking for though, then we had a little mooch in the Town, and I convinced Phil he had to have a feature wall in the farmhouse living room and for that he needed wallpaper, I even managed to get him to buy the one I had my eye on...omg how good am I at convincing lol...although Phil bless him would give me the earth if he could...right my card for today is one of the first of many many Christmas cards I will have to start making and what a perfect excuse to use this cutie Sugar Nellie stamp called Snow Buddies...how sweet are they together, I coloured them with distress inks and added loads and loads and loads of glitter but I think I put a tad too much on the snowman and he ended up with a dirty looking face from it all...the gorgeous embossed and glittered paper is from Making Memories and the sentiment is from a page of sentiments from them too...I used some lush glitter board to punch out some Martha Stewart snowflakes and a smalled older punch too, I finished with a couple of ribbons and a bow...the lush sketch is from Stampin' Royalty challenge and I'm also entering it for the Allsorts challenge and I'm sure their was a Christmas challenge somewhere but I forgot where...I'm off to my craft room today and am determined to get all the work that needs done finished and sorted out so I can get blogging tonight...whatever your up to today have a good one
Mina xxx

rain rain go away...

Good morning everyone, I hope your having better weather than we are it has been raining here for three days and I'm beginning to feel a bit soggy lol...now I know the British weather is crackers sometimes and we here have been know to have all four seasons in one day but come on enough is enough and surely everything has been watered enough now...so rain rain go away...I took delivery of a new gadget for myself yesterday and cant wait to show you all but that will have to wait until another day but there's still no sign of Phil's birthday pressie despite loads of assurances that it would be here...they have until today then I'm going to get him something else...anyway on to my card for today which is for the Sugar Nellie DT and using this beautiful new stamp called Cute and Cuddly from the new July release and boy aren't they cute and cuddly, they are just perfect for a baby card aren't they...I coloured them with distress inks and teamed them up with this gorgeously yummy paper from Making Memories called Animal Crackers Jack animals....isn't it perfect for them...I finished with some of my very favourite glittered puffed thickers letters and lush striped ribbon, I also cut out one of the elephants from the papers and attached it at the top...the fab sketch is from Truly Scrumptious challenge and I'm sure there was another challenge I was meant to enter this for but my brain cells are waterlogged lol...I'm off out for coffee with my wonderful Dad today...have a wonderful day and wherever you are I hope the sun shines on you
Mina xxx

a vision in strawberry - Sugar Nellie DT

Good morning what you all up to this weekend...anything exciting?...my card for today made me hungry when I was making it and I could almost smell the strawberries...this gorgeous little Sugar Nellie Homegrown Manga stamp is called Strawberry Patch, I of course as always coloured her with Distress inks and I'm so sorry but I have no idea what make this lush picnic table cloth print paper is by but its gorgeous isn't it and a perfect match for this cutie...I added some red roses in different sizes and a strawberry charm...the gorgeous sentiment is from a sheet by Making Memories I think...well I'm well into my last holiday weekend now so I hope I'm making the best of it...don't forget there's only a few more days to go on my candy so don't forget to pop your name down for a chance to win...have a great day everyone
Mina xxx

Mirror mirror on the wall - Sugar Nellie DT

Good morning everyone, before I went away I was having a chat about holidays with my Dad and he told me a story which I had forgotten about...my Mum and Dad were great traveller (my Dad still is) despite my Dad being disabled and walking with two sticks, they were going to Vegas and were offered an upgrade to first class but because they would have had to climb stairs they asked that a young honeymoon couple behind them in the queue get it instead, the couple thanked them and they got chatting when they arrived in Vegas and even asked to see my Dads video camera as he was thinking of buying one...about 4 days into their trip my Mum and Dad arrived back in their hotel to find the local sheriffs deputies waiting to see them, they all went into the office, my poor Mum nearly had a heart attack because she though there was something badly wrong at home, they were told a couple had accused them of stealing their video camera...can you believe it...thank goodness they had footage on the camera from Christmas so were able to show they had had it for a long time and my Mum even had her receipt (see you know where I get it from now lol)...the sheriff apologised and promptly went back to the couple to arrest then for making a false statement...how nasty was that to take a really nice gesture from an elderly couple and do that to them...it makes me so mad even to think of it...right my card for today is for the Sugar Nellie DT and using this gorgeous Homegrown Manga image Mirror Mirror, I meant to gloss the mirror but oops went clean out my mind...I coloured her with distress inks and this lush sparkly paper is from Making Memories flutter range and is called Glitter stripe flutter, I made a rosette with some lush pink, green and orange ribbons and finished with a button...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

anyone want the recipe for coma stew - Crafts & Me challenge+Sketch N Stash challenge+Papertake weekly challenge

Good morning everyone and huge apologies for being such a bad blogger, I had every intention of spending the whole evening and night blogging but I made the fatal mistake of making a lush beef stew for Phil coming home and we ended up eating far too much of it and nodded off in front of the tv, do I know how to cook a romantic meal or what I put him into a coma lol...we woke up hours later and after typing this went to bed...but I promise I will catch up with you all...my card for today is using one of the new Jasmine Becket-Griffith stamp from Crafts & Me, I love love love them and of course couldn't just buy one but missed out on the one I really wanted as its gone already boo hoo...this stunning beauty is called Making a Wish, I want a fairy on my shoulder like this teeny one, someone to makes wishes come true whenever I want don't you, I coloured her with Distress inks and glittered her wing and the teeny Fairy's wings too...the lush papers are from the Making Memories Gossamer paper collection, I think I bought this from Crafty Emma's but not 100% sure, I added some fabulous pink velvet ribbon and a bow and the sentiments are one of the bargain ribbons I bought a while back 50p for a whole load would you believe, oooohhhhhh I do love a bargain...the sketch is from Sketch and Stash challenge I'm also entering this for the Crafts & Me with wings challenge and the Papertake Weekly putting on the glitz challenge too...Im off craft and food shopping today, I need a glue pen and the fixing for a family Sunday lunch as my Sister and family are coming to visit and teamed up with my Dad (who is well on the mend now) and my beautiful Daughter and her partner goes to make one fab Sunday...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx
p.s. don't forget today's the last day to enter my candy

a bit massive double WWWOOOHHHHHOOOOO!!! -Sketch Saturday challenge week 133 + Simons Say-Christmas-no red or green +Stamp Something December digi day

Good morning everyone are you all wide awake yet, if you are can I get a big double wwwwoooohhhhhooooo from you all...I have passed the 1000 followers I'm flabbergasted in fact my flabber has never been so gast lol...1003 would you believe so I will have to get a bit more candy sorted to celebrate it...and...would you believe I made it through to round two of the Sugar Nellie competition, wow how amazing is that...now all I have to do is figure out my 'style' and make something that reflects it 'gulp', I haven't got a clue what my style is as I will try my hand at anything and have you seen the rest of the finalists 'double gulp'...so all I need to do is put lush papers, ribbon and bows and swirling, paper piecing, cutting out and colouring all on one card, what do you think maybe a tad too much lol...right onto my card for today which is for Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam DT, by the way theres still a week to join in our DT call over at the Dreamteams blog...I used this beautiful little Herald Harry hasn't he got the sweetest little face, I coloured him really pale and softly because the backing papers are so strongly coloured, using Distress inks and the amazing papers are from Making Memories Noel paper pack and all I needed to finish it was some fab grey satin ribbon and a sentiment from my stash...I used the fab Sketch Saturday sketch and am also entering it for the Stamp Something and Simon says Challenge challenges...have a fabulous Sunday everyone, I'm off to chew my nails over my card lol
Mina xxx

p.s. only two days left to enter my mega candy...so if you havent already do it while your here xxx

Just how beautiful can one snowflake be - Truly Scrumptious challenge 47 +Papertake weekly challenge +The Ribbon Girl challenge-Pink & Lilac

Good morning everyone how are you all today?, well and happy I hope...no weather forecast today as I'm sure your fed up with the white frosty stuff and don't need to hear who else has it, instead a question on the strangeness of life...how come I cant write left handed but can text with it...I think I have had too much time to ponder over the last few days lol, anyway onto my card for today which is for our last challenge this year at Truly Scrumptious, a fabulous sketch with the added option of framing it...now just how beautiful do you think this little snowflake angel is...isn't she just stunning shes from CC Designs and is a digi from the new Sweet November range and is called Neva, amazing to colour too, I used distress inks and a bit of sparkle, well you have to have sparkle on a snowflake don't you...the papers are from Craft Creations and the stunning ribbon is my bargain of the week from TKMaxx and was £1.99 for 6 reels of a yard each from Making Memories I think and I finished with some glitterboard punched snowflakes, I used the fantastic colour combo over at the Ribbon Girl Pink, white and Lilac challenge and am also entering it for the Papertake weekly red and green must not be seen challenge too...I'm off to see if I can fish out my husbands wellies as if I don't leave the house soon there may be newspaper reports of a madwoman wandering round, scissors in one hand, paintbrush in the other and texting left handed lol...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

Altogether now...aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh - Create4fun challenge week 48 sketch + Allsorts challenge-Monochrome

Good morning everyone, did you have a huggy Sunday then?...it was snowing and too cold here so we (my darling husband Phil and me) pumped the heating up full and he made us bacon, sausage, mushroom, potato bread and poached eggs and I made 14...yes 14 cards, my mojo must have been on form...the meal was just lush and yummy and I could eat it again now in fact, the 14 cards were for friends who had asked me to make some for them...well did you all say aaaaaahhhhhhhhh then isn't he just the cutest dog ever, now anyone that knows me will know I don't really do animals, not that I don't like them its just I don't think I colour them well but Mo's Digital Pencils animals are about the only animals I do....oooohhhhhh and I do have a soft spot for those Nellie Snellen Moo cows too though...this fabulous Lahso Apso is fabulous to colour and so quick too, I coloured him with Distress inks and teamed him up with this sparkly lush Making Memories paper from the Noel specialist paper pack, all I needed to add was some fab satin ribbon and two bone brads crossed for a doggy kiss...the sketch is from Create4fun challenge and I'm also entering this for the Allsorts Monochrome challenge I hope its monochrome enough...have a fabulous day everyone and I hope your not snowed in
Mina xxx

Twinkle twinkle little spots - CLP challenge 30 + Simon says Stamp challenge-Let it snow

Good morning everyone and Happy Thanksgiving to our American cousins...just excuse me a mo please....wwwwwwoooooohhhhhhhoooooooooo the wallpapering is finished, yes yes yes, and as I put the last strip up my Dads says how about we do the Bathroom next lol...I need to do some serious crafting first though and this time I think we will go to B&Q with an open mind and no colour charts...are you all cold enough, bbbbbbrrrrrrr I don't know it always takes us by surprise you would think in Britain we would be used to it by now, but that old Jack Frost always sneaks up on us doesn't he...my card for today is for the CLP challenge which is the fabulous sketch and the Simon says Stamp challenge of Let it snow, I used this amazing digi from Make it Crafty, isn't it just the cutest little house I would love one in my garden wouldn't you, would you believe its called Slimy House but instead of colouring the slime I shaded it and added glitter to look like snow, I think it works ok do you?, this stunning glittery spotty paper is from Making Memories Mistletoe range and is called Big Red Dot glitter, all I needed to finish was a huge red satin ribbon and the sentiment which is cut from lush ribbon I bought at the NEC...I love this little house and will be using a lot more times I think...supermarket with my Dad today and I will be distracting him from B&Q as best I can, have a great day everyone
Mina xxx

Love knows no age - Friday Sketchers #128 + Stamp Something challenge-November Digi day

Good morning everyone...woooohhhoooo its the weekend do you have anything special happening I love finding out what your all up to over the weekend...I'm not up to much this weekend I think I'm still resting up from my break...maybe another one is needed what do you think...btw Its my 2 year blogaversary today, I cant believe how fast these two years have flown by...my card today is using this adorable couple who obviously love each other so much, aren't they so gorgeous, its called Kisses for my Sweet and of course it couldn't be by anyone else but Mo could it and its one of her new images over at Mo's Digital Pencil, I kept the image distress ink colouring really soft because I wanted it to stand out against these amazing Making Memories 8x8 specialist papers from the pack called Noel, you will be seeing a lot of these as they are all amazing...the sentiment is cut from the same pack too...I used some wide ribbon and a bow, the amazing leaves were one of my bargain buys, 50p a bunch would you believe...ohhhhhhh I love a bargain don't you...I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers although I mucked it up a bit so hope it still counts and I'm entering this for the Stamp Something Digi challenge too...whatever your up to today have a brilliant day
Mina xxx
p.s. did you see I won the Promarker candy over on Bev's blog....wwwwwwooooohhhhhoooooo how fantastic is that

its a green frosty christmas - A spoon full of Sugar challenge 127-Lets get punchy + Simon Says Challenge-Punch Em

Good morning everyone I hope your all well today...I'm way way behind with my commenting but I will catch up I promise, anyway its Liza's fault for coming to visit and keeping me from commenting, so you can all blame her lol...my card for today is using a Rick St Dennis image, this one is called Skating Santa and I coloured him with Distress inks and glittered him up to add a frosty feel, isn't this double sided paper from Making memories just gorgeous, its from their Fa La La range and its called Snowflake, I love the spotted side, I finished with two different snowflake punches layered up and a wooden reindeer which I bought last Christmas...the sketch is from yesterdays Truly Scrumptious (see I told you I would use it again lol) and I'm entering this for the Spoon full of Sugar Lets get Punchy and Simon says challenge punch em challenges...I hope you like it and whatever your up to today have fun...now I'm off for a colouring session with Liza
Mina xxx

The joy of the simple things in life - Truly Scrumptious challenge 30-Sketch and Get Knotted + Mo's Digital Pencil DT

Good morning everyone and now all together now aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh how gorgeous is this little fella, full of the joy of playing in his bath...Mo's Digital Pencil of course who else could draw that expression of joy and happiness, Mo has a real knack of bringing my memories flooding back of my Daughter Alex's childhood, she loved the bath and we always had a terrible time getting her out and had to keep topping up with warm water so she didn't freeze lol...anyway hes called Kai in a Tub and the good thing is he could be a boy or girl...I coloured him with distress inks and glittered the water...this card is for our new challenge at Truly Scrumptious which is another fantastic sketch with an added of adding a knot somewhere on your card, the amazingly coloured paper is from making memories Flutter collection and is called Stripe Flutter, stunning colours isn't it, I added some fabulous glossy gems for bubbles and oil on water type ribbon for my knot...I hope you like it and when you have time hop on over to Truly Scrumptious and check out the amazing creations of the rest of our wonderful TS girlie's...have a fantastic day everyone
Mina xxx

Spooky happening explained !!! + Creative Inspirations a recipe + Stamp with Fun-Sketch

Good morning everyone how are you all doing?...I wanted to update you on my spooky happening from yesterday, dancing with my Husband in my sleep...hhhmmmmm although that sounds brilliant my Husband works away so unless he had incredibly long arms it wasn't that, as to it freaking me out, it takes a lot to spook me, I'm one of those idiots that goes out to see what made a noise in the dark lol, my Dad said you must have been holding your wrists, now I have tried this and its a physical impossibility unless I did it one at a time...hhhhmmmm not sure about that one...I think it will just have to remain a mystery unless you have any other ideas of course...anyway onto today's card which is using the fab sketch at Stamp with fun and I'm also entering it for the recipe at Creative Inspiration too, I used this gorgeous Some Odd Girl digi called Sweet Kaylee isn't she a cutie, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these amazing papers, I think they are Making Memories because they were just bits, I cut five flowers from one of them to fit the recipe and finished with a pink satin ribbon and bow and a heart button...I hope you like it and have a fabulously happy day everyone

Mina xxx

Sunglasses at the ready everyone - Colour Create challenge 50-Victorias choice + Creative Inspirations-Animals + Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge 33

Good Morning everyone...have you all got your sunglasses on yet?, its a bright one today lol...its time for our challenge over at Colour Create challenge and this week its one of our new teamies choice, the fabulous Victoria chose this stunning combination of Hot Pink, Warm Orange and Saffron, isn't it an amazing combo, I'm not sure the pink came out hot though...I chose this stunning little Fancy Flower Pony from Bunny Zoe's crafts sales shes only £4.31 would you believe, isn't she just the sweetest thing ever...as many of you know I don't really do animals but I love colouring Meljens they are so cute...shes coloured with Distress inks and I teamed her up with this amazing Making Memories papers from the Flutter collection its called Pink Brocade...the huge Orange button and organza wired orange ribbon I pleated is also from Bunny Zoe's, I added a glittered orange one over the top too and added a ceramic sentiment to finish...I hope you like it and I cant wait to see what you all come up with for this challenge...if you have time don't forget to pop over to Colour Create and see the amazing creations from the rest of the team...I used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp and I'm also entering it for the Animals challenge at Creative Inspirations too...I hope you like it and don't forget to shake your booty today, its Shake your Booty Thursday you know lol
Mina xxx