Friday, November 18, 2011

twinkle twinkle little snowflake...

Good morning everyone I hope your all doing great, did any of you watch the new series Pan Am? how fabulous is the soundtrack to it and how about Frozen Planet wow wow wow to those amazing filmakers, the phtography is beautiful I almost feel like Im there when Im watching it, well I'm happy to report yesterdays supermarket shop was trouble free lol...at last here's two photos taken with my new camera...its a fab bit of kit, it seems to suck all the light available into my photos, which makes them seem a bit blue to me, but maybe that's because my others were a bit yellowish...I would love to know what you think of them, good and bad as I'm still not sure if they are right yet, they look far too bright to me...I made chicken soup last night...by the way if you would like the recipe for my chicken and veg soup let me know I will do a post for it, although I think soup is a personal thing and most people have a family recipe they love...my beautiful Daughter and her other half came for dinner (I thought they would when they knew soup was made lol) and we had a lovely evening chatting and enjoying our dinner together, I love family meals don't you...my Dad is off to my Sister in Belfast for a few days then later this month he is off to England to my other Sister...I love him getting away, not that I don't miss him but I think its good for him to travel, get about and meet up with family and old friends...right now onto my card for today which is for the Just Magnolia & hAnglar & sTanglar challenge and wwwooohhhoooo this week I'm the host and my choice is...er...ribbons...well come on now what else could it be, so lets see all your gorgeous makes with either a teeny bit of ribbon or a huge amount and anything in between...I cant wait to see what you come up with...I used this gorgeous little Tilda from the new Sweet Christmas collection, I'm loving this collection aren't you, this little one is called A Little Gift Tilda, isn't she so cute and I love her plaits, I coloured her with distress inks and added a little bit of glitter to her wings, ribbons and gifts...I used her along with more of the Magnolia Sweet Christmas paper, this gorgeous paper is called Vintage Hellebore's, the stamp and paper is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I used some beautiful two tone sheer ribbon as a ruffle and added a big bow and finished with some Anita's sparkly glitteration white snowflakes...the fab sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge and I'm sure there was a couple of more I was going to enter it for but I cant find my note book...it comes to something when you need a note to remind you of where you stashed your notebook lol...well I'm having a crafting day today whatever your up to have a fab day and when you have time pop on over to Just Magnolia challenge to check out the rest of the DT's amazing makes
Mina xxx

47 comments:

  1. Mina I love your card! This little Tilda is my very fave of the new collection (and I love them all...) and the papers and colors you used are beautiful!
    Enjoy the weekend, big hugs
    Mo

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  2. Hi Mina,a beautiful card,love the paper and snowflakes.Tilda is as ever fabulous.Your photo's are nice and bright and showing all the elements of your cards,so your new camera it doing a great job.
    Have a lovely day and can we have your chicken soup recipe please.
    Hugs Sue xx

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  3. They look lovely and bright Mina. Mine always seem a bit blue too but think thats cause there is little to no daylight here in the mornings:( Love your colour choices for this, its a gorgeous card.

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  4. What a beautiful Christmas card. Nice paper and lovely colors.

    Nice weekend.

    Hugs Astrid.
    http://creaastrid.blogspot.com/

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  5. Just lovely Mina and love that ribbon.
    Myrax

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  6. I love this Tilda and your fab papers, I don't know if your picture is just a wee tad to bright, but it's early days yet, bet you are not half way through the book yet....maybe it's just that mine are so bad!
    Yes please, lets have the soup recipe, I love making soup
    Tilly

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  7. Hi Mina, this card is adorable! That Magnolia looks really sweet, I love the long braids. I think your pictures look quit allright, maybe a bit too bright on the bottom. Maybe you can find a page in the manual talking about the lighting (aperture) and you can set it to make it a little less bright. Hope that helps. Hugs, Hanneke

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  8. Beautiful card. I don't see anything wrong with your photo - its nice and clear and bright.

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  9. oh wow Mina .. this is so pretty . i love those gorgeous papers and colours .. feels really frosty
    Lisa x

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  10. Such a pretty card, Mina! I love all the wonderful ribbon and the snowflakes! Gorgeous colouring, especially on Tilda's hair!
    Diane x

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  11. Morning Mina, What a stunning card, the picture is really fabulous, all the colours are very rich, love it.xx

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  12. Sweetie I have my hubsters name on my arm so I dont forget it...lol!!
    This is bleeding gorgeous I love love love the colour its just gorgeous..... Eeeee fancy you choosing ribbons as your theme.....wey I'm canny shocked at that like lol.
    Your photo's are looking fab hun.

    Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

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  13. Hi Mina
    A gorgeous and beautiful card love the image and paper's
    Hugs Dianne xx :)

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  14. Gorgeous card, colours and fabby ribbon Mina!!
    Hugs
    Hazel xx

    ps. I have Christmas candy
    http://hazelshandmadecrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-christmas-candy.html

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  15. Hi Mina,
    This card is absolutely stunning. Gorgeous design papers and fabulous colours. Tilda is so sweet.
    Hugs,
    Fiona x

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  16. Oh this is lovely Mina!
    XXXX Heidy

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  17. Such a lovely card Mina... love those violet colours and all that glitter and ribbon!!
    And now you have your new camera... is that a spec of dust I can see on the mantlepiece? hehe! Only kiddin!
    Hugs
    Christine x

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  18. This is gorgeous, Mina! I love the rich purply color and the beautiful ribbons! The image is adorable and so perfectly colored and glittered! I think the pics with your new camera look great! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  19. Another utterly gorgeous card from you Mina, the pics are wonderful too, Gay xxx

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  20. Hi Mina.Adore this cute lil Tilda,and i'm not a Tilda fan normally Lol.Such pretty papers,your colouring is lovely too.Glad your dad will be seeing some more of the family bless,he sounds so lovely.Yes please,i am a huge homemade soup fan,would love the recipe.Happy Weekend.Hugs xxx

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  21. Oops Lol.Forgot to say i think the pics are brilliant,i can't see anything wrong and don't think they are too bright.Just my humble opinion.xx

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  22. Hi Mina, this is so beautiful!! Your photo looks just fine to me. xx

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  23. a very beautiful card Mina, she is gorgous and you have done her proud!! I think the pictures look great, nought wrong with them at all.
    I would love your soup recipe, only way I can get my boys to eat veg is home made soup
    have a good weekend x

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  24. Beautiful angel, beautiful card! I especially like the raised ribbon!

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  25. Love the colour of your photos, more than before, can see details a bit more clearly, and definitely wouldn't want to miss details with this beauty. Love the papers and the bow, gorgeous colours, and Tilda looks stunning..a real little sweetheart...

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  26. so beautiful mina.i love the sweet tilda and the pop of purple.gorgeous sparkle too.
    i think you pics looks brilliant, really clear and sharp :D

    xx coops xx

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  27. it is hard for me to see stamps without a mouth, but this is darling.

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  28. hi Mina, what a lovely card this is, sutch a sweethart xx

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  29. So gorgeous card Mina,I love the image and your papers.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  30. Mina, this is gorgeous as usual! Love the the color combo, so fresh, cool and wintery. Love the ruffly ribbon too. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week.

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  31. Gorgeous card!! That ribbon is lush (and it helps that purple is my fave colour!!) Tilda looks super cute - I'm with you, I really like the new collection, lots of gorge Tilda's!! Hugs, Marie xx

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  32. Ooh Mina this is so pretty hun...and I'm loving the colours too sweetie...

    have a lovely weekend...big hugs Vicky xx

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  33. Hi love soups at this time of year I have a few lovely recipies but would love to try a chic and beg so that would be a great posting. This is my favourite DT card this week. I love these beautiful Magnolia papers with this cutie and the purple ribbon is so gorgeous !!! Love it thanks Kitty :D

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  34. Lots of visible details with the new camera Mina. The glitter is so much more visible and the colors are bright and crisp. Love the DP and fresh color of purple to the holiday. Hugs, Linda

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  35. Oh Mina, The card is sweet...

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  36. Hi Mina, I love this card. The snowflakes are just beautiful. And the colours are beautiful. Lee xx

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  37. Absolutely gorgeous Mina, sweet image and love the colours.
    Wendy xx

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  38. This is Gorgeous Mina,Love the Purple, so striking xx
    I think you have really cracked it with your new camera :)
    Hope you dad has safe and happy family trips xx

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  39. Hi Mina. Gorgeous card. Love the colours and the image is so sweet. Donna

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  40. Hi Mina, Your card is so gorgeous!! I love those snowflakes that you used!! Thank you for your help this week!!
    Hugs,
    Suzan

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  41. I will have to add this to my list of my favorite cards of yours. She is just beautiful & the layout is perfect, of course. I think your new camera is taking some really gorgeous shots!

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  42. Tilda is pretty, but those papers and that ribbon are gorgeous.
    R/

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  43. Very pretty Mina. Thanks for playing along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

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  44. Mina your card is GORGEOUS!! Such stunningly beautiful job! Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  45. Ooh, this is gorgeous, Mina! And your new camera is rocking it!

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  46. Wow, this is stunning; love your take on the sketch and your gorgeous coloring! Thank you for playing along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

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  47. Sweet colouring and gorgeous pleated ribbon! Hugs, Lesley

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Mina xxx