Happy 2011-Just Magnolia change + Simon says Stamp challenge+Create4fun Challenge+City Crafter challenge

Good morning everyone and here we are the last day of the year so I thought my card would be to wish you all a Happy 2011 today, I hope the New Year will bring you all good health, happiness and prosperity...as you can see from our new header we have changed a little bit over at Just Magnolia, we are now Just Magnolia and hAnglar & sTanglar challenge, so all you people who are lucky enough to own some hAnglars can join in too, but of course if you just want to use your Magnolias that's fine too...our challenge this week is Anything goes, I used this gorgeous Tilda with Christmas Ribbon which is a bargain on sale at Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I think shes one of my favourite Tilda's to colour, I love that ribbon and her hair is so gorgeously girly...I coloured her with Distress inks and glittered the ribbon...the fab papers are from Memory Box from the Gossamer paper pad, so pretty aren't they, I used my glittery Thickers for the wording (I will be so gutted when I have used these up) and added some ribbon from my stash to finish it off...the sketch is from Create4fun challenge but I rejigged it a bit so hope it still counts, I'm also entering it for the Celebrate Simon says Stamp challenge and City Crafter Stamp it out challenge too...I hope you have a fantastic New Years Eve whatever your up too, I'm off to put my feet up and watch some TV as Im going to have a duvet day because I have a chest infection and I'm not feeling the best 'cough cough' do you feel sorry for me, if not then I can cough a bit more if you want lol...I will speak to you all next year (tomorrow)
Mina xxx
p.s. todays the last day to enter my redraw candy so if you havent already you better do it soon everyone

Normal service resumed & not a drop of blood spilled-Colour Create challenge Pink,Red & White+Sweet Sketch Wednesday+Crafts&Me 20+Sweet Pea Stampers

Good morning everyone how are you all after the festivities all rested and raring to craft, do you celebrate New Years eve, we don't really except a large family meal on New Years day and maybe a drink in front of the TV for my gorgeous Phil...ooohhhhh did you notice normal service is resumed, I got my precious camera back and without any bloodshed you will relieved to know, mind it was completely flat and the setting had been changed but with a little charge I managed to take these photos, mind the setting still need tweaked I think as the pictures are a teeny bit blurred so the macro needs adjusting I think...I have been dying to show you these stamps, this is from a set that I bought with the candy win from the fab Lorraine, I hope you approve of what I bought with your gift Lorraine... I knew as soon as I saw this stamp set I had to have them from Crafts and Me, I was mighty impressed that the lovely Teresa managed to get them too me before Christmas too thanks Teresa, I have three more fairies from the set to show you, this is the sweetest fairy on the set which is called Brigid Ashwood-Phunky Fairies-Sheet1 (I hope shes bringing out more) and perfect for our new challenge over at Colour Create, this time its the lovely Denas choice and she chose Pink, Red and white with the added option of hearts, I coloured her with distress inks and glittered the heart behind her...I just finished colouring the voodoo fairy from the set too and shes amazing cant wait to show you her...the papers are from a Stampin Up pad and I finished with some ribbons and a charm from my stash...the fab sketch is from the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge and of course Im entering it for the Crafts and Me challenge Anything goes and Sweet Pea Stampers anything goes challenge...I cant tell you what a relief it is to have my camera back I felt kinda lost without being able to show you what I was making isn't that strange...have a fabulous day everyone and when you have a chance hop on over to Colour Create to see what the rest of our amazing team came up with
Mina xxx

Still no camera :-( - Fave five Christmas cards 2010

Good morning everyone, if you see me mention lending out my camera again do me a favour and give me a slap please...I still don't have it back but a promise it will be here before lunch so fingers crossed and if it doesn't arrive listen for the screams because there will be blood (just kidding lol), theres still no water for either my Daughter or my Dad yet and hopefully mine will stay on all day but I have filled a few pans and bottles just in case...anyway instead of the card I wanted to show you I am joining in with the fabulous Fave Five Christmas cards candy...what you have to do is pick five of your own Christmas cards that are your favourites, all the details are here...I found this quite hard to do as I am rarely 100% happy with anything I make and always think I could have done better, although theres a few on this front page I like but it seemed daft to post them when you can scroll down didnt it....well these are the five I finished up with, I hope you agree and fingers and toes crossed I will be posting my Colour Create card tomorrow...have a fantastic day and hop on over to Debby's and join in with her candy for your five faves too
Mina xxx

I found my old camera - Friday Sketchers 134 (updated photos)

Right I'm back, no good camera yet but I did find my old one, its a bit rubbish and has no macro so this is the best shot I can get sorry...this wasn't today's card it was tomorrows, are you confused yet...I am...Santa was very very good to me although I'm a cheap date as I cant wear perfume or anything with a smell as it gives me severe migraine, much to the hatred of everyone who got fab expensive perfume and couldn't wear it Christmas day oops...I got lush crafting stuff from my secret Santa at Colour Create (we do it every year) thank you so much my Australian secret Santa...right onto my card, how cute is this fab little Nellie Snellen girl, shes called Dawn with flowers I coloured her with Distress inks and used these amazing Basicgrey Curio papers with the Friday Sketchers sketch...the lace is Prima and everything is available at Bunny Zoe's Crafts...right now I'm off to the supermarket to get my Dad some water as his water is of, finally we get a thaw and our water goes, I give in lol...have a brill day everyone and if my camera shows up I will get a better shot of this card hopefully
Mina xxx

oooooppppsssiiiiieeeee !!!

Good morning everyone, well did you all get some crafting goodies for Christmas...let us know what you got and make us jealous...my card for today is not here oops...I lent my camera to a family member and she hasnt brought it back yet so I will post it later hopefully
Mina xxx

Megacandy redraw for Mo's Digital Pencil voucher

Hi everyone did you all have a fantastic Christmas Day?, I hope so we had a wonderful quiet family day the kind I love....I have a little treat for you as the winner for the voucher for Mo's Digital Pencil wasnt claimed and I forgot all about it so I am doing a redraw for it and as I had already deleted the Mr Linky original (duh) I am running it again...I will draw it on New Years eve...

so all you have to do is put your name in Mr Linky and leave a comment (just in case Mr Linky throws a wobbler)...ooohhhh and it would be nice if you could spread the word in the usual way but its not a condition...this is open worldwide

Good luck everyone

Just for you - Merry Christmas

Good morning everyone and Happy Christmas Eve to you all...my card for today is just for all you wonderful followers, commenter's and fantastic crafter's I have the honour to work with on Design Teams and for Nikki of Bunny Zoe's Crafts , Mo of Mo's Digital Pencil and the lovely Jak at Just Inklined (who have a special offer on) as a thank you for allowing me to show your wonderful goodies this year. The wonderful image is of course from Mo's Digital Pencil and is called Pammy's stocking, isn't she just perfect, look at the joy on her beautiful face...I finished my shopping yesterday and despite a 2 hour wait for a taxi and hypothermia in my botty (not a good idea to sit on a metal seat when its -12) and fingers finally got home but so late I didn't get any commenting done at all so I'm sorry I didn't get to a lot of people personally to wish you all a Wonderful and joyous Christmas, I hope you like it and I'm taking a few days off but will be back on Tuesday with some new goodies to show you all...enjoy your Christmas break and no spending all your money keep some for the crafting sales, I am
Mina xxx

fancy a cuppa - Sketch and Stash challenge - your choice (Sketch 13) + 7 Kids College Fund challenge 11-Anything goes

Good morning everyone....oooohhhhhh just two more sleeps to go are you all excited yet?, well I managed to finish my supermarket shop yesterday...but...then my poor Daughter couldn't get her car started its frozen solid so I had to go again after we picked her up...see that's what happens when you try to avoid it, you end up going twice that will teach me...my card for today is for the Sketch and Stash challenge which this week is your own choise of sketch and I chose Sketch 13 and for the 7 Kids College fund Anything goes challenge too...I used this beautiful Teacup Fairy from Mo's Digital Pencil, how cute is this little un, I coloured her very softly with Distress inks and glittered her little wings I teamed her up with this amazingly stunning double sided Websters Pages Life Portrait paper, its called Established and True, wow how gorgeous is this...I finished it with this wow black gingham ribbon, a white rose and some saddle stitched black ribbon...I have a really special card for you tomorrow, something I made just for you fabulous crafter's to show how much I appreciate your visits so I hope you will pop back then if you have a chance...have a fabulously festive day everyone...I'm off to town to grab some last minuet goodies
Mina xxx

Twas the night before Christmas - Mojo Monday 170 + Stampin for Weekend-Christmas + Papertake weekly-anything goes + Simon says stamp challenge

Good morning everyone...is it just me or is the net quiet it feels like the Marie Celeste and I'm sure I can hear the odd frozen tumbleweed...I decided to put the shopping etc on the back burner until tomorrow (any excuse not to think about it lol) and do a bit of crafting instead and I know its technically not the night before Christmas but I couldn't resist...how cute is this little High Hope Mouse Tales mouse reading his poem...I coloured him with distress inks and teamed him up with some Basicgrey Jovial papers, they suit him don't they...the stamp and papers are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and Nikki has some fabulous High Hopes stamps in at the mo so why not hop on over and check them out...I finished with some pages from his book which I printed with Wordart and yes it really is the poem and you can read it, I'm quite chuffed how they worked out, and lush gingham ribbon I bought at the NEC...the sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm entering this for the Stampin for the Weekend , Papertake Weekly challenges and Simon Says Stamp anything goes challenge too...have a fabulous day whatever your up to
Mina xxx

a little touch of glittery spring - Lili Of the Valley challenge 77 - sketch by Dena

Good morning everyone how are you all...there seems to be a lot of flues and colds about at the min so I hope your not suffering, I had to start the dreaded supermarket shopping yesterday and even though it was -7 and deep snow the supermarket was packed, I felt like standing in the middle of the shop and shouting its only closed for two days you know as everyone seemed to be buying whatever they could grab, they made my shopping trolley look like I was on a diet (as if lol) and I have to go back again is it just me that doesn't see the logic of having things like a Christmas cheese selection that goes out of date on the 23rd December duh lol...my card for today is a little breath of sparkly spring for a change from Christmas cards and it gave me the perfect excuse to use these stunning papers from Kaisercraft at Bunny Zoe's Crafts these are from the Candy Lane paper pad and the flowers are some from of the same papers, love these fizzy colours they remind me of sweets...I teamed them up with this fantastically huffy Lili of the Valley Its My Party stamp, shes brilliant isn't she and I want a skirt and tiara like hers...ooohhhh and the green boots of course love em...all I needed to finish is some gorgeous pink ribbon from my stash...the sketch is by the super talented Dena over at the Lili of the Valley challenge, loved it Dena...have a wonderful shopping free day everyone
Mina xxx

and the Sugar Nellie winner is........drum roll.........

TRACY

Huge congratulations Tracy and everyone else who entered the competition, Im chuffed to bits for you Tracy and have fun with your wonderful new toy...would you believe I won 12 Sugar Nellie stamps as a runner up prize, now thats some prize isnt it, although I havent a clue how Im going to pick...help!!!! lol...I would like to thank Karen and the Sugar Nellie team for running the competition

Mina xxx

twinkle twinkle little star - Create4fun challenge week 51-sketch

Good morning everyone well are you all ready for the festivities or like me still doing your headless chicken routine...thank you so much to everyone who has voted for me in the Sugar Nellie competition, I know you have struggled to vote and I really appreciate the effort...I had a fantastic surprise yesterday my lovely friend Lorraine gave me some candy, a fabulous gift voucher, I hope you approve of what I bought Lorraine, it was totally unexpected and it made my day, you really are a little star Lorraine so my card today I made for you, I know it wont get to you in time for Christmas so here's the cyber version for you...I hope you like it...the fabulous image called Hanging the Star is from Mo's Digital Pencil and I coloured it with distress inks, I wish you could touch this paper, its stunning, glittered and embossed so beautifully, its from K & Co but I haven't a clue what its called...I used the Create4fun challenge sketch for it to...well I'm off to run around the garden with not a clue what I'm meant to be doing, I feel the need to make lists, I used to have this thing of making lists for everything, I may need to get into the habit again I think...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

wwwwwooooohhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooo!!! - scroll down for todays post

Me again and guess what...Im totally flabbergasted, I cant believe it but I made the top 4 of the Sugar Nellie competition...right cover your ears everyone WWWWWWOOOOHHHHHHHHOOOOO...I need your votes now please and I promise I would give that stunning diecutter a good home as I dont have one (do you feel sorry for me lol), so hop on over and vote HERE for who you like best, it might not be me of course but vote anyway you lovely crafters...Im off to do my happy dance and I wish huge massive luck to Kathrin, Mindy and Tracy they are all amazingly talented
Mina xxx
p.s. to vote you have to be a follower of the Sugar Nellie blog and sign in to it xxx

candy cane stripes and holly - Whiff of Joy challenge 94 + Allsorts challenge Free and Easy + CES Challenge Anything goes

Good morning everyone...you know what happens when you get over excited about something and go around doing your happy dance to the Black Eyed Peas, your internet fairy does a bunk...I didn't have any internet all evening and night until this morning and that's why I didn't do any blog hopping last night...I think my little fairy had enough of the cold and flitted off to sunnier climes or I offended her with my bad singing and dancing, its really not a sight you wanna see and it even made my ever patient husband twist his face a couple of times bless him...thank you everyone who has voted for me in the Sugar Nellie competition although some of you judging by my emails cant see your votes or are having trouble but I'm sure it will be sorted out...right now onto my card today which is using the fab sketch from Whiff of Joy challenge and this cutie Henry Mouse holding Christmas Wreath from Whiff of Joy, I teamed him up with some more of these lush papers from Making Memories Noel paper pack, I'm so glad I bought this pack, I used some more fantastic Prima Lace from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and finished with a couple of Prima leaves and red buttons for berries, I'm also entering this for the Allsorts Free and Easy and CES Anything Goes challenges too...have a fabulous day everyone and all being well I will be blog hopping and leaving comments tonight so speak then
Mina xxx

Revenge of the white stuff - Simon says Stamp challenge-Silver, Blue & White + Stamp with Fun-Christmas + Creative Inspirations sketch

Good morning everyone...well the white stuff came back with a vengeance and if it doesn't ease up it will be fish fingers for Christmas lunch as every shop closed up here because nothing could move.....I have my bits crossed that it eases soon do you all have snow too?...I watched my daft Husband clearing the drive and path last night and it was snowing that hard it was covering it behind him...he turned around shrugged and gave up the poor cold lamb lol...anyway onto my card for today which is using this amazing Angel with Kitten from Mo's Digital Pencil, shes fantastic to colour and always looks so lovely, I teamed her up with this beautiful Basicgrey Figgy Pudding Glacier paper and a mixture of silver and glittered snowflakes and finished with some amazingly gorgeous Prima lace from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, the sketch is from Creative Inspirations challenge and I'm also entering it for the Simon says stamp Blue, white and Silver and Stamp with fun Christmas challenges too...I'm off to brave the elements and will hopefully find Sainsbury's open, if not then please post food parcels as soon as possible lol...have a brilliant day everyone

Sledding in a Winter Wonderland - Belles and Whistles Advent calendar day 17 - scroll down for my Just Magnolia post

Good morning everyone I have been bursting to tell you all that the fabulous Summer of Belles and Whistles asked me to be a guest for the Belles and Whistles advent, how fantastic is that as you all know I love Belles and Whistles stamps so this meant a lot to me, are you all enjoying the advent I love them and they always remind me of the excitement my Daughter had every morning, we used to instead of the usual advent make her an Advent goody bag with 24 teeny little presents in and she got to dip into it every morning, the gifts were either something sweet to eat or maybe a girly thing like nail varnish or even a silly little joke gift but no matter how small she loved it so much and although shes 26 now we only stopped doing her Advent when she moved out last year (I know I should have stopped years ago but I couldn't resist)...I got to use this stunning Merry Sledding stamp for my card, isn't she so sweet and pretty and shes wonderful to colour, I used Distress inks for my colouring. I really wanted the image to pop off the page and what better way of showing her then to use just white card for the background, the 'snow' is made with linen card and scored to make it 3d, when I have a bit more time I will do a tutorial to show you how this is done I think its called paper sculpting, I used the same method for the star a little bit of twinkling frost and we have a winter wonderland.
Don't forget to hop on over to Belles and Whistles Advent for a chance to win a yummy prize everyone and have a fantastic day and I hope its not as snowy as this where you are it is here and very very cold too, I think a white Christmas is on the cards here
Mina xxx
p.s. I'm entering this for the 7 kids college Fund Winter wonderland challenge and the Cute card Thursday One for the Kids challenge too

first post today back again at 9- you sick of the sight of me yet lol - Just Magnolia week 8 - sketch by me

Good morning everyone bbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrr its freezing and white here, just when you think you have got rid of the snow it returns with a vengeance...this is my first post today don't forget to come back for my second one at 9am, I am thrilled to bits about it...this card is for our last challenge until New Years Eve over at Just Magnolia and this time its a sketch by me, I love seeing a sketch of mine being used for so many amazing creations from you so please join in this time and you have a fortnight to get your entry in...I used these two fabulous Magnolia skaters I have had this stamp ages and ages but haven't used it for a while, I coloured them with distress inks and these amazingly coloured papers are from We r Memory Keepers Vintage Blue collection and is called Rainbow connection, the paper pack was a huge bargain from TK Max would you believe, who knew they sold scrapbooking goodies, I didn't, the sentiment is from another sheet of the papers too, I finished with some buttons and ribbon from my stash...oooohhhhh I really cant wait to hear what you think of my post later...I hope you love them both...speak later and when you have time dont forget to pop over to Just Magnolia to have a look at our teams lush work
Mina xxx

oh no a double post - Welcome to Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam Blog hop-Let it snow + Colour Create challenge 60-Plum and White

Good morning everyone I hope the bad weather that's supposed to arrive today hasn't hit you yet...keep warm and safe if it has, you will have to excuse the bad photos but I dropped my camera yesterday and it actually bounced...oops...so they are a bit blurry at the moment but I'm hoping (fingers crossed) it will settle down...its a double post day today so without any further waffling first is the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam blog hop which you should have arrived here from our fabulous Guest Designer Heidy, if you haven't then you could hop on over to our wonderful Peri's blog, our host this month who chose the theme Let it Snow, so you don't miss any of the fabulous creations..I used the stunning little Kai in the Snow for my card, isn't this image just the cutest little thing



I coloured him with Distress inks and used this lush Basicgrey Marjolaine Mint Fudge paper, I'm loving this new collection have you seen it yet, the snowflakes are gel stickers and I finished with some glitter (of course you cant have snow without glitter) and ribbons from my stash...your next stop on our hop is the amazing

ELAINE

I used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp and I'm also entering this for the Stamp with Fun Christmas card challenge

My next card is for our new challenge at Colour Create which this time was our lovely Julies choice and she chose this rich Plum and White, gorgeous colour combo isn't it, I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Julie at the NEC and she is gorgeous and a really nice woman too...I used one of the new Crissy's digis from Whimsy Stamps its called Touched by Love, isn't this image so beautiful just a perfect Christmas image...I coloured it again with distress inks and again used a mixture of Basicgrey papers

when you have time pop on over to Colour Create and have a lot at the rest of the DT's amazing projects...it always amazes me how everyone uses the same colours but gets such different pieces of work, brilliant isn't it...thanks everyone for sticking with me for this long post and I will be back tomorrow at 8am with my Just Magnolia card and then at 9am with something I have been bursting to tell you about....have a warm, snug day everyone

Mina xxx

my internet fairy has returned - Sugar Nellie round two card

Good morning everyone, first of all a huge apology for no blogging last night but my internet fairy went on a little trip and I had to change over wires, routers and bits and pieces before she would come back...I prefer to think of my internet as a fairy because if I think about it mechanically or as a little IT person sitting in an office I get hopping mad and the mist forms...anyway shes back now so normal service is resumed....I sat and thought and thought about what I would make for round 2 of the Sugar Nellie competition, then I was talking to my husband on the phone and he said and I quote 'just get on with it and make a card' so thats exactly what I did...I used this fabulous Simply Sassy Pillow talk I bought from Funky Kits, don't you just love that chilled out attitude, coloured her with Distress inks (yes I used the dreaded red ink again) and teamed her with with another of these amazing My Minds Eye Lush papers, this one is called Daisy Paper (flocked), I wish you could feel it as it really is like velvet, I cut and raised some of the flowers and added a cream satin ribbon and bow and a 'gorgeous' zipper tag...I'm not sure it works as she look like shes floating instead of sitting on the flowers like shes meant to be...what do you thing does it work okay...I have all my bits crossed and hopefully can still manage to shop for the gubbins of some chicken soup for my Daughter (shes not sick just loves it) with them crossed...have a wonderfully warm day everyone
Mina xxx

wwwooooohhhoooooo we have winners - Mega Candy Results - SCROLL DOWN FOR TODAYS POST

Its that time again, I hate this, dont get me wrong I love love love giving candy but hate not being able to give a little to you all, thanks goodness the Mr RNG does the picking...ok now

PRIZE 1 - LISA JANE - My candy

PRIZE 2 - SUE MOONE - $15 Mo's Digital Pencil voucher

PRIZE 3 - NINA - £6 Just Inklined Voucher

PRIZE 4 - JUDE B - Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly candy

1000 FOLLOWERS CANDY - DEBBIE JOHNS -NEW BASIC GREY CURIO PAPER PAD

Congratulations to all the winners and dont worry if you didnt win, theres a new Bunny Zoe's Crafts candy in the New Year and I will be having commenters candy all the time and maybe a little something to celebrate my Birthday in January too...so loads to win...could all the winners contact me before Saturday please as I would love you to get your goodies before Christmas...I will be back tomorrow so enjoy your evening everyone

Mina xxx

Another little Moo cow - Friday Sketchers 132 + Allsorts challenge week 82 + Craft Your Days away Punch it out + Simon says stamp challenge

Good morning everyone how are you all...well and happy I hope, I went with my Dad yesterday to buy him some slippers, they are one of my own personal hates, I think they are yucky and they are not exactly sexy things are they...anyway is this female logic or what, I think if he is willing to spend a fortune on a pair of comfortable shoes that he wears maybe 2-3 hours maximum why on earth would he want a cheap pair of rubbish slippers he wears almost all day...duh...so I managed to persuade him to let me buy him some slumberland (the same people who make the beds) memory foam slippers which I think were still muck cheap at £20, he wouldn't even consider the ones I wanted to buy him Hush Puppies at £65 but at least I managed to get him up from £3.99 lol, so we have more shopping left to do to get him more pressies mind you finding out he wanted slippers was like pulling teeth so haven't a clue what else to buy him...anyway enough waffle Mina onto today's card...how gorgeous is this little Moo cow, this time he has a couple of little friends with him too...this is Nellie Snellen Koetie Child (style7) from Bunny Zoes Crafts, isnt this stamp just fantastically snowy and wintry, I coloured it with Distress inks and teamed it with these stunning papers from the Kaisercraft Candy Lane paper pad , the sentiment shape is from the same pad too...all I needed to add was some punched snowflakes and ribbon...I used the fab Friday Sketchers sketch and I'm entering this for the Craft your days away Punch it challenge, the Simon Says Stamp challenge and Allsorts challenge too...I will be back at about 6pm with my mega candy results including my extra little candy prize too so will speak to you then...have a fab day everyone
Mina xxx

cold and frosty morning - Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly challenge 7-Sparkle and shine

Good morning everyone, did you all have a fab weekend I hope so, its really cold and frosty today and is beginning to feel like Christmas I think of course it helps when the decorations went up this weekend, well I have almost finished my shopping thank goodness although I usually enjoy it its been a real chore this year with the shops being so heaving...I'm in need of a choir service or a nativity I think to get the real spirit of Christmas a good old kick start, what do you all do to get into the Christmas spirit?...my lushly bright card today is for our brand new challenge at Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly challenge, wow your entries last month were amazing all those fantastic projects, you have made some wonderfully creative goodies for the holiday season...our challenge this month is Sparkle and Shine...I used another of the amazingly beautiful Michelle Perkett Studio images, this is one is called Willow the Autumn Fairy, I love colouring these stunning images they always colour so beautifully, I used distress inks for her and teamed her up with Kaisercrafts Be Merry papers, in fact everything is from the paper pad including the holly and berries which are cut out from a sheet...I hope you will all join in again this month as I love looking at your fab work, when you have time pop on over to the Bunny Zoe's challenge blog to have a look at the fabulous creations our wonderful DT have made, I'm entering this into the Pear Tree Designs Christmas challenge...have a fantastically festive day everyone
Mina xxx

p.s. today is the last day to enter my mega candy so hurry hurry hurry xxx

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

Happy fat little birds - The Sugar Bowl challenge 49 + City Crafter challenge week 34 + Pear Tree Designs challenge 29

Good morning everyone I went to bed last night to snow and sleet and woke this morning to sunshine and not a pick of snow for one horrible moment I thought I really had hibernated for a month or two...sneaky stuff this freaky weather isn't it...the fat balls are sorted I went to get the gubbins (technical term for all the ingredients) and saw a pack of 12 for a few pounds, bought them and the birds are as happy as a little fat red breasted bird can be...right onto my card for today which is for The Sugar Bowl, CCCB Let it snow challenge and Pear Tree Designs challenge Winter Wonderland too...I used this fabulously cozy Sugar Nellie Raven stamp, I want a coat and hat like this how warm would it be, I coloured her with my distress inks and paper pieced her hat and coat with some of these amazing Websters Pages Santa and Sweet papers I bought from Crafty Emma's, stunning aren't they, I love the colours in them, I finished my card with some black saddle stitched ribbon and punched snowflakes...what you up to today anything exciting I think we will put our Christmas Tree up when I say we I use that term loosely, what I really mean is Phil sits and watches and I decorate it, although I cant blame him as he used to help but I would just follow behind him and move everything to the 'right' place so he gave up but at least he gets all the stuff out of the attic...whatever your up to have a wonderfully festive day everyone
Mina xxx