dont say I didnt warn you...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well...thank you all so so much for all your lovely messages yesterday, full of encouragement they really made me feel like I had made the right decisions...I had a fantastic night last night just surfing along and blogging and really enjoying just reading your blogs, I noticed a few people have been joining in with a before and after challenge to show an old piece of work, so I had a look at some of my older ones (the worst ones from the very beginning are long gone thank goodness) the ones that are left are pretty bad mind,so I will give you all a good laugh and have a play along I think...I had a brill afternoon with my lovely Dad yesterday we did a bit of shopping, had coffee had a bit of a natter then when he dropped me off he asked 'will you go food shopping with me tomorrow', am I wrong or hadn't we just been, I wondered why he hadnt bought much in the supermarket lol...I guess it gets him out and I don't mind I love spending time with him so any excuse...my card for today (see I warned you there would be lots more Mos) is my last for the Colour Create challenge I must admit I was sad at leaving CC because it was my very very first DT spot from way way back...this time the challenge is our fabulous Edna's choice and she chose the fab combo of green, brown, white with a touch of lavender or purple with an added option of using metal, I used this fabulous Mo's Digital Pencil image called Girl Holding Empty Sign I added the sentiment using word art and coloured her with distress inks...the amazingly coloured paper is from Echo Park Summer days collection and is called Quilt, I bought loads of these at the weekend so you will see more...I finished with some purple organza ribbon and a brown satin ribbon bow, a sprinkling of pearls and the amazing metal rose is a charm with the ring cut off...the fab sketch is from Totally Gorjuss challenge and I'm also entering it for the Paper Pretties challenge (oops too late) and the Creative Card Crew challenge if you have time today pop on over to Colour Create challenge and say hello to the girls, they work so hard for the challenge and deserve it...I'm off out to the supermarket, yet again today lol and then out to dinner with our beautiful Daughter and her other half this evening...whatever your up to I hope you don't spend it in the supermarket
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
t shirt - shabby shutter, milled lavender
skirt - milled lavender, shabby shitters
shoes - pumice stone
sign edged with milled lavender

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

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

every girl has a good sulk now and again...

Good morning everyone I hope you are all well and happy...I bet some of you haven't even noticed I'm not here lol...fancy another little joke then...not a belly laugh one but a chuckle maybe, the sort of jokes you get in a Christmas cracker and kinda apt for my anniversary lol
A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course. One of the guys is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course. He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows his head in prayer. His friend says: “Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a kind man.” The man then replies: “Yeah, well we were married 35 years.”
an oldie but a goody lol...right now onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge, this week its our lovely Julies choice and she chose Deep Purple, Bright Green and cream lush combo isn't it and the extra option is Bows, now a girl doesn't need to be asked twice to use bows now does she, well I don't lol...I used this amazing new image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Patty, I love that face it makes me smile every time I look at it...I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced her dress with these lush papers from Kaisercraft, I cant remember which pad its from though as the sheets were loose in a box I put loose pad sheets into...now when Julie asked for a bow I couldn't resist but use the biggest bow I could make could I...I used some organza wired ribbon for it and of course theirs bows on the gorgeous Patty too...I cant wait to see what you come up with from this lush colour combo...the sketch I made up as I went along...right that's me for today so will speak to you all tomorrow...if you have time don't forget to pop on over to the Colour Create challenge to see what the rest of our amazing team came up with...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - gathered twigs from the Autumn set
dress shading - antique linen
bows and pants - crushed olive
shoes - black soot

its a double...

Good morning everyone, I hope your all well, sorry there wasn't a card yesterday but my head is so busy worrying about my Dads operation today that I just couldn't make one, I'm sure everyone who knows me had kinda guessed that, I know its not a major operation and will be over in a few hours but its so important to us and after all...hes my precious Dad isn't he...I hope you all joined in with my candy yesterday as the prize is a lush one and well worth winning...its a long post today so I wont waffle on too long lol...my first card today is for our Blog Hop at Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam this month its our lovely Debby's turn to host and she chose Verdigris (a touch of green), you should have arrived here from the wonderful DEBBIE who is bound to have something wonderful to show you as her work is always so stunning...I chose this gorgeous little cutie from Mo's Digital Pencil called Easter Carly, there's two versions of Carly and the other is with a carrot...only Mo can draw that beautiful little face...I coloured her with distress inks and used a mix of K&Co and My Minds Eye papers, I finished with some lush ribbons and a few Petaloo sparkly flowers and velvet leaves and sticky gems...

your next stop on our hop is the fabulous POPS and don't forget to leave a comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win one of two $5 vouchers for Mo's Digital Pencil...the fab sketch I used is from The Sweet Stop and I'm also entering this for the Simon Says Stamp challenge and the Allsorts challenge.
Right now for the next one, are you all still with me or wandered off lol?...this one if for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge, this time is our wonderful teamie Sharon's turn to host and she chose the stunning combo of Pink, Blue, Sage and Cream/White, I love this combo as I can always find lush papers in these combos, so fantastic choice Sharon, the added option (which I forgot about oops) is use something ripped or torn...I used this fantastic image from High Hopes stamps, isn't she fantastic, I love love love that hair and she made me smile while I was colouring her, she is called Annie with her Kitty

shes on sale too (even better) over at Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced part of her fabulous dress with some of the lush papers I used from K&Co Julianne 6x6 paper pad...love this pad soooooooo much...I finished with a mix of rose some punched leaves and a lush rich pink ribbon and bow, the sentiment is from my stash...the fab sketch is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp and I'm also entering it for the Crafty Bloggers Network challenge too...I cant wait to see what you come up with for our challenge this time

phew that was a long one wasnt it thanks for sticking with it and listening to me whinging on...I'm off to try and keep my mind occupied today so I'm not thinking too much, I so wanted to go with my Dad, but with his 'I don't need a bloody audience' attitude didn't think it was a good idea for us all to go lol...whatever your up to today have a fantastic day and don't forget your comments for the hop to stand a chance of winning
Mina xxx

Tall enough to be continued...

Good morning everyone, I'm feeling loads better today, I decided to give myself a shake, take some tablets and have a little play yesterday so I was sorting out some buttons and took my two tablets...little sort more then looked at my desk and there was a tablet...yep you guessed it, I took one tablet and one button lol...its not the first time I have done something like this and nearly swallowed a charm one day, see what crafting does for you, distracting or what and so strange but I spent loads of time wondering what colour button it was lol...my card for today is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge and this time I'm the host, if you remember a few weeks back I made a yellow card and I loved the colour so much it inspired my choice of YELLOW, GREY, BLACK & WHITE and my added extra option is flowers, I hope your all going to join in, I cant wait to see what you come up with, I am totally gobsmacked at what our team made and they really seemed to like the colours, I hope you do to. I used the fantastic Introducing Oskar from Mo's Digital Pencil, isn't he fantastic and as soon as I saw him I knew what the sentiment would be, my Mum used to say this all the time when she saw a tall man...I coloured him with distress inks and the gorgeous yellow paper is a double sided scrap so I haven't a clue which make it is, so if one of you know leave me a comment telling me please...I printed the sentiment and added a few punched flowers and finished with some buttons...oooohhhh ssssshhhhh don't mention buttons lol...the fab sketch is from Papertake Weekly challenge and I'm also entering it for the Creative Card Crew challenge and Sweet Stampin challenge...I'm off to get some crafting done now and will be back a little later to show you a new toy I have so keep an eye out for it...whatever your up to today have a brilliant sunny yellow one
Mina xxx

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

feeling pretty clever...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well...I'm feeling pretty clever with myself this morning...I managed to combine my Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams blog hop card with my Colour Create challenge card, am I allowed to feel a big smug do you think lol...oh and btw I made more cupcakes yesterday, lemon cupcakes with cream cheese and vanilla frosting...yum yum yum, I would have shown them to you but they have all been eaten would you believe, I made them at 6pm and they were all gone but one by 9pm and I ate that one at 11 lol...I didn't eat them all my beautiful Daughter and her other half came round to dinner and left with some after eating some after a rather large dinner too...

ok thats enough waffling from me and a big huge welcome to the Mo's Digital Pencil blog hop, if you arrived here from the super talented DEBBIE, if not then hop on over to our host for this month JULIE'S blog to start at the beginning and don't forget to leave a comment on the teams blogs on the hop to have a chance at winning one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil...Julies theme for this month is Music and I chose to use the gorgeously cute Little Irish Dancer, I coloured her with distress inks, I so wanted a go at colouring that amazing mad hair, I wasn't too sure about combining the image, music theme and the new colours from Colour Create challenge, our combo this week was chosen by the lovely Sabrina and she chose Lilac, Blue, Kraft, & White and the extra option is to make a paper charm...I love these colours don't you, I used loads of scrap for my card and printed the music score on my computer, I finished with a huge bow and a charm I punched out and stamped...the fab sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm also entering it for the One Stitch at a Time challenge...your next stop on our hop is the fabulous POP'S who I'm sure will have something amazing to show you...I'm off to the supermarket today as my lovely Dad is back from my Sisters this afternoon...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx
p.s. I have candy just click on the picture at the top of my sidebar...everyone welcome to join in

colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - gathered twig (from limited edition Autumn set)
dress and headband - milled lavender, tumbled glass
shading - pumice stone

Steampunk Alice...

Good morning everyone, are you all staying warm?...I hope its not as cold where you are....oooohhhhh I cant wait for spring to peep through that's if it ever does here lol...I did manage a bit of blog hopping yesterday not as much as I wanted though, I would usually on a good night visit between 50 and 60 blogs (see I'm totally addicted) but last night only managed about 20 as its like running in the sea at the minuet my connection is sssssooooo slow its like surfing in slow motion...I think a slap on the legs for BT is needed again don't you...right now onto my card for today and its for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge, this time its our fabulous Shanna's choice and she chose White or Cream, Light Brown and Dark Brown with an added option of adding hearts, I love this combo don't you and its perfect for a vintage look...I used another of the new images from Wonderland stamps for my card, I love this gorgeous image don't you, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with this amazing double sided Graphic45 paper from the Steampunk Debuntante collection called Mechanical Mind, I love Graphic45 don't you, I would love every single one of their papers and their embellishments, do you think they would give me a job lol...the little piece with the dragonfly on is another of their papers too called Botanicabella collection/Antiquity, I finished with some gorgeous Seam Binding 1/2 inch CROQUETTE BEIGE from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and a Prima metal flower and a charm...the fabulous sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm also entering it for the Fab 'n' Funky challenge and the Creative Craft bingo challenge (Ribbon, Brown & Flower)...right I'm off out today I need some fresh air to clear out the cobwebs...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one and if you have time pop on over to Colour Create to have a look at our amazing teams makes...oh and btw The Pretty Little Ribbon shop still has a challenge on
Mina xxx

Its a double day...

Good morning everyone and phew its a biggie today...its a double...first there's the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam blog hop, where you have a chance at winning one of two $5 vouchers for Mo's Digital Pencil, all you have to do is comment on all the DT girls lush makes on the hop and then there's my DT card for our new Colour Create challenge

ok no waffling this morning as this post is long enough without me gossiping so we will have to catch up tomorrow...you should have arrived here from the fabulous Debbie's blog to follow the hop, if you haven't and want a chance to win pop on over to the lovely Jane's blog to start at the beginning as you don't want to miss out on a chance...Jane chose our blog hop theme this month and she chose 'All you need is Love', I didn't go for the usual Valentine romantic route though I chose to use the amazing Dancing with Grandpa from Mo's Digital Pencil as I think this image just sums up the love of a grandchild and Grandpa don't you...I coloured them with distress inks and paper pieced her stunning little dress and her Grandpa's waistcoat with the same papers I used for the card, they are from the K and Co Julianne 6x6 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I love this pad ssssooooo much...I added some Prima flowers, punched leaves and a sentiment I made on my laptop

the fabulous sketch is from the The Sweet Stop challenge and I'm also entering it for the Secret Crafter Saturday challenge...your next stop on our blog hop is the lovely Pops who I'm sure has something amazing to show you...don't forget to leave a comment for all the girls for a chance to win...ok onto my Colour Create challenge card now...

our host this time is the fab Suzie who chose one of my favourite colour combos of Pink, Green & Neutral with an added option of handmade flowers, I didn't use the option as I thought there was enough flowers in the paper , our sponsor this week is the fabulous Kenny K and he sent us some stunning images to play with, how lucky are we...I chose to use the fabulous Biker Girl but I didn't want her to look too macho I still wanted to keep her feminine and girls...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed up with these lush papers from the Echo Park 6x6 Victoria Garden paper pad, I bought this from Bunny Zoe's crafts but I think its out of stock now...gorgeous bright colours isn't it and I love those roses...I finished with a strip of ribbon and a sentiment from a sheet from another pad...I'm entering this for the Sketch Saturday challenge and the Truly Madly Crafty Challenge...phew that was a mega post wasn't it...its supermarket day and my lovely Dad is back from his travels so we will be having a catch up...don't forget your comment to win and if you have time pop on over to the Colour Create challenge to see what the rest of the team made...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

p.s. I have candy on offer atm...just click on the butterfly on my sidebar to join in xxx

roses in bloom...

Good morning everyone I hope your all safe and warm, its still blowing a hurricane here and I finally picked my bins up just to hear them go flying to the bottom again a couple of hours later...they are bloody staying there now until the wind and rain and hail has gone for at least 8 hours and so is the rubbish...its seems most of Europe got these storms too, there has been thousands of home without electricity too...strange in these technological days that a few storms and the whole grid goes haywire...haven't these people heard of more modern ways of getting it to us...right rant over, well for today anyway lol...I managed to get some DT commenting done last night and a few more of my own but it was like ploughing through treacle, I think the storms have slowed down the internet too if that's possible lol...I was watching Mamma Mia last night and thought hhhmmmmm I fancy a Gin and Tonic to help lubricate the vocal chords for singing along, fatal mistake all it did was make me incredibly sleepy, see that's what happens when you have a drink every six months or so lol...ok now onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge, our lovely Edna chose the colours of Cream, Sage and Red this time and I love them except you know what I'm like with red and of course I had to colour this beautiful Just Inklined digi called Rose Bloom in red didn't I (would you believe this is the amazing price of £1)...everything went brilliant until I picked it up and smudged the top corner...aaaarrrrggghhhhh another revenge of the red lol.... I used this amazing velvet embossed paper from the Kaisercraft Velvet Ensemble 6.5x6.5 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and added some cream card as a contrast, I finished with some lush wide cream satin ribbon and a huge bow...the lush sketch is from Mojo Monday...I'm off out with my Dad today so hope the weather improves a bit, he struggles in the wind and it takes his breath away...I'm always scared getting out of his new car in case the door snaps back and dents, I have done this before oops...whatever your up to today keep safe and warm and watch out for bendy doors
Mina xxx

colours used
reds - Fired brick and Aged Mahogany
green - Bundled Sage
shading in box - Antique Linen

Me to you...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well, wow can you believe its the 1st December already where is the time flying too ...right hands up who thinks I got all my DT work done yesterday...nope but I have a good reason...I hope you all have a hankie ready to sympathise...I'm not well (aaawwwwww bless), I have an iffy tum, cramps, sickness, headache and a temperature, don't know whats up with me but just a bit iffy so see I do have a good excuse...ok you can all dry your eyes now lol...I spent all day yesterday lying around feeling sorry for myself so I don't think I need anymore sympathy do you...right now onto my card for today which is for our new challenge over at Colour Create challenge, this week is the lovely Sylvia's choice of colours and she chose Red, White and Green, I love these traditional colours for Christmas don't you and seem to have made a lot with them this year, so great choice Sylvia...I am in love have you seen this stunning digi stamp, how beautiful is it, its from Pachela Studios and is available at Cuddly Buddly, its called Christmas Me to You, I love it to bits and of course a couple more popped into my basket at the same time...oopsie lol...I coloured it with distress inks and distressed the edges of the image and papers with Antique linen too...the fabulously gorgeous gingham is from Craft Creations and I finished with some lush rich green ribbon and a few, well a lot of buttons actually...now I know its rare and don't all faint at once but I'm quite happy with my colouring on this...the fab sketch is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge and I'm also entering it for the Ribbon Reel challenge and Simon Says Stamp challenge too...I'm supposed to go to the Supermarket with my Dad today so fingers crossed I don't throw up mid aisle lol, now that would be a talking point wouldn't it...have a fantastic day everyone and if you have time pop on over to Colour Create to check out the creations of the rest of our wonderful team
Mina xxx

its a double...

Good morning everyone I hope your all managing to keep warm today, it was a cold night here last night, so the spotted dressing gown and fluffy socks came out to play...well I managed to have a little play with my new camera but judging from these photos I need a lot more practice and the manual is 147 pages long and I though 90 pages was bad enough...right its a double day today and lower down is my card for our new Colour Create challenge but to start with welcome to the Mo's Dreamteams blog hop, you should have arrived from the fantastic DEBBIES if you didn't then hop on over to the lovely LORI'S blog to start at the beginning, you dont want to miss anyone of them because theres a chance to win some goodies dont forget

Lori's choice of theme this month is to Make a Gift, I thought and thought about this long and hard then had a light bulb moment when I was in those of those beautiful shops that sell all the country craft goodies and saw a packet of Spiced Cider mix, well for £10 I though that was sssssoooo shockingly expensive and that's where this idea came from...I bought some vintage cider from a supermarket for £1.99 (yes it really is vintage cider lol) and I already had all the spices as my lovely Phil makes Christmas cakes every year...I soaked off the labels and made my own including a recipe for making the cider...I used the stunning Ragged Carolers set coloured with distress inks and the paper is scraps from a card I made a while back and the shape I printed using a royalty free shape image from the net
the tassel is from Dunelm Mill and are meant for curtains I think...I'm sorry the photos are so bright but I haven't got the hang of which setting to use yet and it may take a little while lol
I put the spices into a card bag and cut it to the right size and made the topper the same way as the labels for the bottle...I know this is a long post and thanks for sticking with me and there is more below for the Colour Create challenge too...your next stop on the hop is one of our fabulous Guest Designers who is the lovely POPS ...enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget to leave a comment on everyone's blog to stand a chance of winning one of two $5 vouchers for Mo's Digital Pencil...ooohhhh and while your here why not pop over to my mega candy for my 3rd year blogaversary the link is here...now onto my Colour Create card

its time for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge of course and this time is our wonderful Kerry's choice of colours and she choice the stunning combo of Pink, White and Gold with the added option of adding some bling...I used this stunningly beautiful Apple Girl from A Day for Daisies, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with some of the stunning papers from the Prima Printery 6x6 paper pad, this is such a lush pad...I added some ribbon in pink satin, a couple of the new Prima gold edged teeny roses and a sprig of blingy gems from a wedding cake decoration shop, isn't it amazing where we can find goodies to craft with and these are hugely cheaper than the ones you can buy from craft shops too...the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday...I'm off out with my lovely Dad today, supermarket day uuurrrrggghhhh, oh and I might get a bit more playing with my camera too...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one and when you have time pop on over to the Colour Create challenge and see what the rest of our wonderful team came up with

Mina xxx

a bit of wind and a real doll...

Good morning everyone, thanks for all the wincing and good wishes for yesterday, my knee is fine, thank goodness for super pointy scissors, see I knew I kept them that pointed for a reason, there is just a little hole and a teeny bruise is all, so shucks no scar to show...ohhhh and thanks Jane for the suggestion of wrapping myself up in cotton wool, but knowing me I would probably end up allergic to cotton wool lol...my Sister and family came down this afternoon, wow her kids just get more fantastic every time I see them and I love love love those Auntie hugs...don't get me wrong they aren't angels and the little girl, sorry I cant tell you her name as her Mum doesn't want me to too and its her choice after all, has the cheekiest little grin, she so reminds me of my gorgeous Daughter when she was small, cheeky but so adorable, you just wanna hug her to hear her giggle...right onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge, this time i our fabulous Julies turn and she chose a stunner of a colour combo of Turquoise, Deep Pink and Ivory and we have an added option of adding glitter, like you have to ask me to add glitter lol...I love this stunning combo and knew which paper I would use as I found this sheet a few days ago, isn't it gorgeous, its from a huge paper pad I bought ages ago, I think it was from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and I will see if I can fish out the name for you...how amazingly beautiful is this Green Lady I bought from A Day for Daisies, of course a few more jumped into my basket too...I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced the Turquoise paper, the hair I did a little differently than normal as I wanted it to look artificial not like real hair, I think she looks like a beautiful doll...I wrapped around a cream satin ribbon and added a big bow, I finished with a little bit of glitter on her hair ornaments and some sparkly butterflies, a dragonfly...the fab sketch is from Inspirational Card Sketches challenge and I'm also entering this for the Try it on Tuesday challenge and Papertake Weekly challenge too...its supermarket day with my lovely Dad today, I hope the weather settles down a bit as it blew a hurricane last night, I thought the roof was coming off at 4am, had visions of running around collecting my bits from the lawn lol...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one and watch out for that wind
Mina xxx

colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
dress and hair ornaments - worn lipstick
hair - black soot

a doubler...Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams Blog Hop and Colour Create challenge DT

Good morning everyone I hope your all well...my card for today is a doubler, I love it when I can combine 2 DT posts, it makes me feel really clever where its really just chance lol...anyway back to the point my card is for our new Colour Create Challenge and also for the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams blog hop...I'm the last stop on the hop this month and you should have arrived here from the amazing DEBBIE'S blog, if you didn't you can start the hop by popping over to JAK'S blog...did you enjoy our hop this time and I hope you remembered to leave everyone a comment so you stand a chance of winning one of two $5 vouchers for Mo's Digital Pencil...our host this month is our wonderful Jak and she chose the Colours of Autumn...I love the colours at this time of year don't you, they are so beautifully faded and vintage, I used the gorgeously cute Kai for my card, hes coloured with distress inks and I teamed him up with some papers from the cART-Us 6x6 paper pad Speciality Green, I bought this from a local store but you can get it at Bunny Zoe's Crafts too...I used some lush ribbon that was a gift from a very good friend and a scattering of leaves I bought at the Kings Hall craft fair, I so wish I had bought more of these but then again I wish I had bought more of everything lol...our challenge this week at Colour Create challenge is our wonderful Sharon's choice and she chose the colours Burgundy, Cream, Green and Gold and the extra option is to add dimension...don't forget to leave a comment to stand a chance of winning a voucher and when you have time pop on over to Colour Create to see what the rest of the DT came up with, the lush sketch is from Inkspiration Challenge and Im entering this for the CES challenge and Stamp, Scrap & Doodle challenge too...I'm off to the supermarket today with my lovely Dad...whatever your up to have a wonderful day and I hope you manage to stay warm as its freezing cold here
Mina xxx

who could resist that face...

Good morning everyone...winter has arrived here and I think hibernation may be the order of the day...I even have my fluffy bed socks out of mothballs....bbbbbrrrrrrr...I had to go to Asda for printer ink yesterday and its filled with goodies for Christmas, is it just me or does it get earlier every year, what next Easter Eggs in December do you reckon lol...you know what this chilly weather means don't you....their bbbaaaacccckkkk...the spiders I mean I had three, yes three of the massive big things last night and the neighbours will be sending for the men in the white coats I think with me running around with a slipper like a loony again, I tell you whats worse than that is they are so massive I cant bring myself to move them and when I got up this morning one had disappeared so either its lurking somewhere waiting to go for my jugular or something bigger came and ate it...uuuuugggghhhhhh, I haven't a clue where they are coming from I'm sure someone is letting them loose in my house every night despite searching the house from top to bottom I cant find one web, I have tried the peppermint oil thing and all the sprays etc I can think off...the only thing I can think of now is a spider eating snake lol, Im determined to risk life and limb and trap one to show you how big they are so I have three clear vases in strategic places waiting to be grabbed to pop over the top so watch this space...right enough blethering onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge and this time the choice is mine...I chose Lilac, Grey and White and the extra option is snowflakes, you have to try this colour combo it works so well for a frosty card...I used the stunning Santa's Hat Girl from Mo's digital Pencil coloured with distress inks and paper pieced, now who could resist that little face...adorable...I punched the snowflakes shapes out of the lilac gingham and overlaid it onto this super sparkly paper which is in fact wrapping paper from my gift from my Daughter, I loved the paper so much I kept it, the photos don't do it justice as its super sparkly, I will see if I can get a better photo if the sun ever comes out again...I finished my card with a squiggly ribbon bow and one of the punched snowflakes from the paper...I'm entering this for The Ribbon Girls Christmas challenge, Fab N Funky die cut or punches challenge and the Cutie Pie Bingo challenge (I chose Lilac, Glitter and ribbon)...right I'm of to the supermarket with my lovely Dad today, if he doesn't go for a few days he gets withdrawal symptoms, either that or he has shares in Sainsburys he hasnt told me about lol...when you have time pop on over to Colour Create and see what our amazing team came up with for my colour choice, I cant wait to see what you come up with...have a brilliant day and keep warm
Mina xxx

welcome to the insect graveyard...

Good morning everyone...bbbbrrrrr I hope your keeping warmer than we are in Northern Ireland, it was really cold and wet last night...you should see my kitchen its like an insect graveyard there's slippers and shoes scattered all over the place too, I found five yes five of those big hairy massive spiders we are getting this year in my kitchen last night while I was trying to have dinner...I gave up in the end and left them to it...I'm sure my neighbours think I'm a nutter running around with slippers and shoes in my hand lol...I will clean them up I just have to pluck up the courage first...I think my vaccum is needed for this quantity don't you...my card for today is for our new challenge over at Colour Create challenge and this time its our lovely Sharon's choice of colours and she chose the yummy combo of Lime, Aqua and White with an extra option of using butterflies, this really is a lush combo you will love using...the fantastic image is of course from Mo's Digital Pencil and she is the beautiful Teen Fairy Mia, look at that face isn't she stunning, I coloured her with distress inks and yes that's more glitter on her dress and wings lol...the fabulous papers are from the Basicgrey Marjolaine collection and is called Tiramisu...perfect for this challenge aren't they...I used some fantastic Light Blue Faux Silk Wrinkle ribbon from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop, wow I love this ribbon...I finished with a few punched teeny butterflies and a sentiment circle, the sketch is from The Cutie Pie Challenge and Im also entering it for the Crafty Creations challenge and Get Hippity with Ippity challenge too...I finished my project I was working on and I ssssssooooo enjoyed making it but you will have to wait until Saturday then all will be revealed, well the project will anyway lol...whatever your up to today watch out for the creepy crawlies and stay warm and if you have time pop on over to Colour Create to see the rest of the teams amazing work and maybe join in with our DT call
Mina xxx

pink hugs...

Good morning everyone yes its me again...what is everyone up to? anything exciting?...my card for today is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge which this week is our wonderful Sylvias choise and what a lush choice she made, Pink, Brown and White, now I know Mo of Mo's Digital Pencil's drawing are the best ever but even I must admit that this one is pretty special...how wonderful are these two cuties hugging...this is the stunning Marion with the Kitty, this is the pencil version which is rougher lines and faded theres also an inked version of her too, but I couldnt resist this soft pencil line version...I coloured them with distress inks and used two scraps of American Crafts A La Carte Rosemary paper for my card...the colours are perfect for this challenge dont you think...I finished with a trimmed Tim Holtz ticket sentiment, a crystal heart, brown satin ribbons and a Prima flower...I hope your all going to have a go at this weeks challenge as it really is a lush colour combo, have a wonderful day everyone and dont forget to pop on over to Colour Create challenge when you have the time
Mina xxx

every girl needs a pair of red stilletos...

Good morning everyone...well hands up who thought I would finish the tidying of my craftroom...nope course I didn't I found some papers and got a little bit distracted...ohhhh well it gives me an excuse to go in and try tidying again I guess lol...I got my hair appointment so at least my busted sofa look is on its way out, at least I wont scare small children after it lol...right now onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge, this time it was our lovely Kerry's choice and she chose Red, Kraft and white with an added option of make your own background paper (as you can see I didn't use the option...I completely forgot ooopppsss)...I love love love this colour combo don't you, it always works so so well...I used this beautiful Big Shoes image from Mo's Digital Pencil for mine...isn't she so gorgeous
I coloured her with distress inks and of course those shoes just had to be red didn't they, the papers are from a scrapbook kit from My Minds Eye Life Stories collection, this one is called Journaling sheet #1...the tag is from the same kit...I finished with some white flowers and a satin and gingham ribbon from my stash...the fabulous sketch is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge and I made it into an easel card, I think it works well what do you think?...I'm also entering this for the My Time to Craft here comes the girls challenge too...its supermarket day of course today with my lovely Dad, although he wont need much shopping as hes off on his travels again and travelling to a family birthday bash and a bit of staying and visiting so he will be away for a while...international jet setter that he is lol...whatever your up to today have a brilliant time and when you have time pop on over to Colour Create to see the amazing creations by the rest of the girls
Mina xxx
p.s. the Sugar Nellie sneak peek week starts today so hop on over to the Sugar Nellie blog to find out the details