Thursday, November 03, 2011

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

50 comments:

  1. Lovely image!!!
    really like the combination and the round card!!!!
    good to hear you are ok!!!

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  2. Hi Mina, glad to hear that you aren't suffering too much!
    What a beautiful card, she looks so delicate and beautifully coloured :o)
    Jackie xx

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  3. Wow this is beautiful. I love the soft colours and the papers are perfect.

    Hugs
    Penni
    x

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  4. oh mina,hun this is one beautiful image and adore the colors,you have used,beautiful work hun can here the little one giggiling,bless,hugs cherylxxx
    hope you are feeling better too hun xx

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  5. Mina this is so pretty. Glad to see you are recovering!!! lol

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  6. What an elegant card! Love the paper, the image, your coloring and the little details. Great job! Hugs, Hanneke

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  7. Oh Mina,she's gorgeous!
    Love the shape and so glad that your knee is ok!
    XXX Heidy

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  8. So glad you got to see your sister and her wee ones Mina. I love this card, such a beautiful image. And the shape is just perfect. Just so you know....you'll be shocked to know....I made a card!! I was going to be very cheeky and do the unthinkable.....by my wee brother a card. Oh come on....we all know by now me and cards dont get on! BUT...your lovely envelope of beautiful papers arrived just in time and I was inspired to make a card....it also helped that the paper was perfect and did all the hard work for me! But I did colour the image. lol. I'll get it up soon. Lee x

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  9. She's absolutely beautiful Mina... very very geisha!
    Glad your knee is OK with no scar, unlike mine then! LOL
    Hugs
    Christine x

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  10. Very elegant and so beautiful Mina...your colouring and the papers...such a perfect match...gorgeous..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  11. This is so sweet my dear!! Love the colors and the sweet image!!

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  12. Hi Mina
    A stunning and beautiful card and the image is beautiful
    Hugs Dianne xx :)

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  13. what a great choice of colours, bet you were pleased you came across that paper lol, she looks beautiful, don't get blown away
    Tilly

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  14. HI Mina beautiful card and gorgeous bow. Enjoy the rest of the time with your sister and children and make the most of those hugs.
    Myrax

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  15. Totally gorgeous hun, and I love the blue/pink combo, perfect with that fab image. Not too windy here yet, but getting very dark .... suspect it will tip it down soon. Hey ho. Hugs Sxx

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  16. Hi Mina, beautiful card, you've coloured her perfectly (wish i could lol) love her hair with the little decorations. Enjoy your day.
    Jo x

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  17. That paper is perfect for the challenge, Mina! I don't know how you manage to find so many wonderful images but this is another gorgeous one!
    Diane x

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  18. Wow!! This is so beautiful. I love how you have coloured that gorgeous image and the DP is yummy.
    Denise xx

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  19. A totally stunning card Mina and superb colouring, as always.
    lol Chrissie xx

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  20. oh wow what a stunning image Mina .. and i love the circular design. so pretty.
    Lisa x

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  21. Such a gorgeous card,the paper and image are beautiful.Glad your knee is not to bad Mina.
    Hugs Sue xx

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  22. Hi Mina. This is really beautiful. The colours are gorgeous and the image is beautifully coloured. Donna

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  23. Oh, Mina, what a perfectly beautiful card. The image is just stunning, and your colouring is fabulous !

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  24. Wonderful Mina such a perfect circle card and the colours are just so pretty for your lovely image! Chanelle xx

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  25. Your circle card is absolutely gorgeous, Mina! I love the patterned paper! The image is just stunning and so is your coloring!

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  26. Hi Mina.
    A beautiful and special creation:-))
    The image is perfect.
    Have a nice day.
    Sylvia.

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  27. Glad your knee is ok :))
    Your still making me wince!
    Love your pretty green lady, and I adore the paper!
    Love the shape too.
    Mel. xxx

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  28. wow this is so beautiful mina.fab shape and the image is stunning and love your gorgeous colours ;D
    horrible grey day here today and raining on and off.i hope the winds have died down for you.

    xx coops xx

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  29. Now! This is AMAZING...offical!! xx

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  30. Oh so nice image, and your creation is a beauty, colors are superb !
    xxx

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  31. This is stunning Mina!
    xx

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  32. Stunning card love the image and the soft colours.We thought it would be canoe's out here after the rain during the early hours Lol.So glad you still have a roof.Hugs xxx

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  33. Sensational card Mina! The image is just stunning and perfectly coloured. You really nailed the challenge.

    Please wrap yourself in cotton wool - you're getting far too accident prone and we all want you to keep safe so we can keep seeing your beautiful cards :-). So glad that you're not too badly hurt,
    Hugs,
    Sharon xx

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  34. Hi Mina
    What a beautiful card!!
    Hugs
    Maria Luisa

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  35. What a fabulous card! She is stunning x thanks for joining our Unusual card week at Try it on Tuesday x

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  36. Stunning work Mina,
    I love your painting, the colours are just perfect.
    Such a nice stamp you have used too.
    Its almost the weekend!!
    Have a good one :O)
    Hugs Nina x

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  37. So, beautiful, Mina! Gorgeous colors in the papers and the round shape makes it look like a precious porcelain plate. The image is so serene and perfectly colored!

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  38. Goodness she is beautiful. Just like a China Doll! Wow.

    Sorry you don't have a sympathy scar. Try wrapping gauze around your leg and walking with a limp. Maybe someone will feel sorry for you. LOL

    Hugs, Linda

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  39. Mornign Mina this is gorgeous, the colours are beautiful and I love the hair effect!!! plesased your knee is ok, we havent had the wind in newcastle yet ugh xxxxx

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  40. Fabulous card Mina, I love the softness of your presentation, no harsh lighting and gorgeous makes, it's always a pleasure to visit here, Gay xxx

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  41. loveeeeeeeeee this card, great coloring xx

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  42. Mina I fell in love with this card the moment I saw it - it is absolutely stunning x
    I adore the image, DP and layout - everything really !!
    I am very much looking forward to joining you on the colour create DT x
    ((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

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  43. Oh Mina, this is GORGEOUS!!! I love that beautiful image and your coloring of her! The colors and design are stunning!

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  44. Hi Mina, just over having a quick wander. Wow beautiful cards - but this is my favourite. It's just gorgeous, wonderful colours and that image is stunning!

    Hope your knee is recovering nicely. I think my worse crafting accident is something that happened to my daughter not me! She was playing with my cropadile and I managed to punch a hole in her finger. I took of half her nail and a lump of skin - she's only 4 and so a trip to the local A&E was called for. Poor thing was very brave, but the cropadile is now up out of harms way!

    Sarah

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  45. wow ~ what a stunning card chickie! so elegant..so beautiful! your coloring is amazing! fabulous take on the challenge this week at tiot!

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  46. Stunning card Mina ! the image is beautiful and your colouring is amazing ,, gorgeous :-)

    thanks for joining us on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-)
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  47. Hi Mina - oh you absolutely rocked this challenge - think this has to be one of my most favourite of all of your cards and that's saying something as they are all stunners!! The image is just gorgeous but you so brought her to life with your colouring and the papers are a perfect match!! Jaw-dropping!! Hugs, Juliexx

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  48. I love this pretty image, Mina and I love this beautiful card! Hugs, Lesley

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Mina xxx