Friday, June 22, 2012

sleepy...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and happy...I'm shattered today our Daughter and her other half's flight from Amsterdam was delayed so it ended up it was the small hours of this morning that we finally got home and by the time the luggage was moved, stories were told and I fed them (well I'm a Mum and its my job lol) it was after 3am when I finally got to bed...so I'm a bit fuddle headed this morning and I don't want to see one of you say 'no change there then' lol, I don't mind waiting around in airports as I love people watching and wondering where they are rushing to or from and what their 'stories' are, too much imagination as my Mum used to say...my Dads home and looking wonderfully brown and well, he had a brilliant time and it turned out he was just to tired to go to England and is going in July instead...did you all enjoy the hop yesterday, how amazing was every ones work with the ethnic skin tones...right now enough waffle Mina, I think I need to go back to bed for a few hours so I will get on with it...my card for today is using this beautiful Saturated Canary image called To The Lake...isn't she gorgeous in these colours, I used distress inks to colour her and matched her up with this amazingly bright and gorgeous double sided paper from the Echo Park Summer Days collection called Scallops ...love these colours together don't you?...I finished with some pearls and Prima flowers...the little summer days tag is cut from the info strip from the paper, waste nothing remember lol...the fab sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Charisma Cardz challenge and Cute Card Thursday challenge too...right I'm off back to bed for a couple of hours then a bit of crafting I think, colouring for the soul will buck me up no end...whatever your up to today do it quietly so you don't wake me lol
Mina xxx
p.s. todays the last day to enter my candy...links on the top of the sidebar if you havent entered already go on, you never know you could win

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
eyes - tumbled glass
bikini - spiced marmalade
shorts - dusty concord
flip flops - spiced marmalade, dusty concord
ring - shabby shutters, scattered straw
toe nails and lips - fired brick

37 comments:

  1. This is such a beautiful summery card. Love it!

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  2. gorgeous card Mina, the image is beautiful and I love those bright summery colours

    Sue

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  3. Super Summery card to brighten the day. Love it. Debs xx

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  4. How happy is this card with gorgeous coloured image and the fab paper. Great how you turned the scallop around in the middle section....there is no sign of summer at all so your card does the trick Mina!!!
    Sleep well.not tooooooooo long otherwise you will burn the midnight oil tonight!!!!!!!!!!

    xx Irene

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  5. Mina this is wonderful! Gorgeous bright papers, and your shading on her skin is awesome hunny. Glad the family are back together now and (presumably) Suma has gone home! Hugs, Sxx PS. Did you get my email hun?

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  6. Amazing colouring Mina, love the image and those stunning colourful papers...

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  7. Stunning card Mina - love this image - and the brightness of the papers is needed on this wet morning! Thanks! Hugs Rachel xx

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  8. Lovely card. Very nice colors!

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  9. love the summer feel to this card, pity it's coming down in buckets here!!
    Pleased everyone enjoyed their little jaunts lol
    Tilly

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  10. hi Mina, lovely sunny creation xx

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  11. Love this gorgeous, bright and cheery card. Beautiful image too.
    Hugs
    Denise xx

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  12. I am whispering honest Mina! Love your summery card the image is so beautifully coloured with your DIs and that paper is perfect! Hope you caught up on your sleep hugs Susan x

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  13. oh wow just gorgeous .. love the bright summery colours
    Lisa x

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  14. What a beautiful image and lovely colours!

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  15. So gorgeous Mina, love the summery colours...enjoy the weekend.
    Wendy xx

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  16. Fabolous card Mina your coloring is spot on!
    XXX Heidy

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  17. Back to bed sleepyhead! Brilliant use of this DP, perfect with this image, and lovely colouring too.
    Joyce xx

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  18. Fab summer card Mina, well it maybe the only bit we get to see at this rate...lol...someone please stop with the rain..xxx

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  19. Gorgeous card - so bright and summery (unlike our weather - don't think we're going to have summer!). I love the image.
    I hope you've had a good sleep and are refreshed now.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Love, Andrea xx

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  20. Wow, wow, wow Mina, your card is absolutely fantastic! Gorgeous background and as always, your coloring is perfect!

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  21. Wow love the image and fab paper. Such gorgeous colours. Hope you are a bit better rested now.

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  22. Hiya Mina,a lovely bright card,just what we need for this dark wet day.Hope you are all rested now.
    Hugs Sue xx

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  23. Gorgeous card, Mina! Love the bright summer colors and wonderfully colored image! Have a nice weekend!

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  24. Wow, it's really a wonderful coloured card!

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  25. Awesome card Mina...that image is wonderful (ah..I remember the days when my body looked like that..well, almost like that anyway!) Love the bright colors too.
    Hugs,
    Renee

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  26. Really cute summery card Mina! I love it!
    Laura xx

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  27. wow this is fantastic mina.i love the bright colours and stunning image :D

    xx coops xx

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  28. I so LOVE your coloring, Mina. I'm just learning how to color with distressinks myself (I've been a copicoholic up untill now...lol) I love it, but it's not easy, so thanks for the colors- I'm learning all the time. I can't believe how great your coloring is! I'm your new follower, your work is wonderful, I'll be back for more:)Thanks for sharing!
    Hugs, Elizabeth

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  29. Another fantastic coloring job. Love the bright, happy papers that you've paired her up with! Hope that your nap perked you up. People watching is a fascinating, ever changing pastime. The perfect thing for waiting.
    R/

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  30. Mina me darlin you have coloure dthis so beatifully what a fabulous card I love it xxxx

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  31. Beautiful card Mina, so colourful!
    Hugs Jacqueline

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  32. Brilliant card Mina, a truly fab image but your colouring is even more fab, lovely summer card this is!! Ira x
    irascreacorner.blogspot.com

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  33. Oh, the image is cute! Your colouring is gentle so much! Love the papers you used here - all is fine!

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  34. Oh Mina, your card is stunning! Gorgeous coloring of that fab image and I love the bright & beautiful colors of your card! Perfect for summer!

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  35. Super!!! So amazingly coloured and so sunny colours!! Enjoy your weekend. Colinda

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Mina xxx