Thursday, July 12, 2012

bling, bling, bling...

Good morning everyone, I hope your all well and having a brilliant week...well wwwwoooohhhoooooooI'm finished the invitations at long last (that goodness for that I hear you all cry maybe now she'll stop moaning about it lol), 75 of them all done dusted and ready for parcelling to reach my Niece in loads of time for her end of July deadline...all I need to do now is 60 order of service and menus but they don't have to be thought about for a few months yet phew...we went out to breakfast yesterday with our gorgeous Daughter and then went for a walk in town, now there's this fabulous little jewellery shop, you know one of those places you just cant resist looking at the diamonds in the window, come on we've all done it...so while Phil's getting the ticket for the car park I always nip over to drool at them, there's this beautiful solitaire I have had my eye on for ages, it has my name written all over it...so I'm standing with a pool of drool at my feet and Phil comes over 'Are you still drooling over that ring'...err yeah lol...ok says Phil come on, he only went inside and bought it for me...I know! I was gobsmacked too, not gobsmacked enough to say no though lol...I will take a photo and show you my new bling, its gorgeous...I will have to walk round with my hand on my face so people notice now lol...and for those people who asked no I'm not lending him out lol...right enough waffling onto my card for today which is using this fantastic little sailor boy, isn't he adorable...of course only Mo Manning can draw that much expression into an image...this little cutie is one of the set called Sailor Boys, another amazing value set from Mo's Digital Pencil...I coloured this cutie with distress inks, had to colour it twice though, the demon red struck, it gets everywhere doesn't it...the stunning papers are from one of the new ones I bought at Bunny Zoe's crafts, the Graphic 45 8x8 Paper Pad - Little Darlings pad, its a stunningly gorgeous pad...I finished my card with a Little Darling banner cut from one of the papers and a red gingham ribbon to bring out the red in the image...the fab sketch is from The Sweet Stop challenge and Im also entering it for the Creative Inspirations challenge (I used Ribbon, Blue & polka dots from the bingo)...We are having a big family dinner tonight so we have to go shopping for the gubbins to make it today...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen,
outfit - stormy sky, pumice stone, barn door
boot - frayed burlap, pumice stone, barn door
soilders - black soot, barn door, peeled paint, antique linen, frayed birlap, tattered rose

34 comments:

June Nelson said...

Mina sweetie this is absolutely adorable, and I always loveyour use of subtle colour, its fabby darl, pleased you got the invites finished, huggies June xxxx

debby4000 said...

Absolutely gorgeous Mina and soooo cute.
luv
Debby

Sue said...

Beautiful card Mina, a delightful image and gorgeous colours
I bet you feel so relieved to get the invites finished - well done!!

Hugs Sue

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Mina
A gorgeous and beautiful card
Hugs Dianne xx :)

jem (jane elizabeth middleton) said...

he really is a little darling Mina, beautifully coloured and crafted card. janex

tilly said...

yes, they are beautiful papers and he is so cute
Tilly

heidy said...

Oh what a beautiful cute card Mina!
XXX Heidy

Jackie said...

Good morning Mina, well done on finishing the invites! What an adorable card, so sweet :o)
Jackie xx

Irene said...

I could hear the sigh of relief all over the Channel LOL!!! Well done Mina, big job accomplished and still in between gorgeous cards to share with us, you're amazing!!!

xx Irene

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card with a lovely image!

Cyprus Anne said...

Mina he is gorgeous. So pleased you got the invites done at last. I know how you feel. As to that wonderful man you have there, where did you find him, he sounds so generous, can't wait to see a picture of the ring.

Anne

Chrissy said...

Cant wait to see the bling Mina, what a lucky girl you are..
Gorgeous little man here and beautiful colouring, love it.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Sue said...

Awww what a beautiful image,love your card Mina,Glad you have the invites finished.
What a lovely Man you have,keep a tight hold of him.
Have a lovely day.
Hugs Sue xx

Jo said...

Gorgeous card, Mina, fab colouring!
Hugs Jo x

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Gosh Mina for a moment I couldn't see your card, something bright was shining in my eyes - what would that be I wonder???

Fab card Mina its got a lovely old fashioned feel to it with the image and the banner! Congrats on the invitations I bet you are so relieved!! xx

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

Nice card love the red and green

jacqui x

arjette said...

What an awesome card Mina, it's beautiful!!! That image is soo cute!!

gr. arjette.

Janette said...

Now your just showing off Mina...lol....what a fabulous surprise, not even your Birthday either...awww, I think thats a lovely story.....

Oh I love your card too...xxx

Tammy said...

Congratulations on getting the invitations done! And congratulations on your new bling! Can't wait to see it! Love today's card, such a sweet image!

Carla S. said...

Gorgeous card, Mina! Such a precious image! Congrats on getting your invitations done and wow, can't wait to see your new bling!

Lorraine said...

WOOHOO for getting your bling on! Phil is a good man! and I'm so happy for you! oh and so happy you finished the invitations! Now you can get some relaxation time in there, holding your cup of coffee/tea with your ring finger stuck out, lol. Your card is beautiful - I love your coloring of that sweet Mo image!

ChrisAndCat said...

What a fab card and well done for the ring - you'll have to invent excuses to show it off!

My'scardcorner said...

Cute image Mina and love the layout youve done makes a fabv card. Oh lucky you Phil is a gem
Myrax

Renee B. said...

Our 41st wedding anniversary is next week so I'm sure I'll be getting a little bling too! NOT!!! You are one lucky lady Mina. And, your card is gorgeous. I tried a little coloring with distress inks...not so good at it...need lots more practice!!!
Hugs, Renee

mags said...

Lovely card Mina. Your colouring is stunning as always. Such a cute image. Glad you got the invites done. And what a lovely man you have too. Looking forward to seeing the new bling.
Mags
x

coops said...

so gorgeou mina.the image is so sweet and i love your fab design :D
i can`t wait to see you new bling ;D

xx coops xx

Sonia said...

Absolutely gorgeous card Mina:) Fab sweet image:)
Hugs,
Sonia

sallysbitz2 said...

Awww, lucky you Mina. Your hubby knows you are worth it & more x

Your card is Gorgeous. Such a sweet image & perfectly coloured x

hugs sally x
sallysbitz.blogspot.co.uk

Elizabeth said...

Gorgeous coloring, Mina! Love your card! Hugs, Elizabeth

Monika/Buzsy said...

What a darling card Mina. Such a sweet image. Love the colors, the pretty papers... the fancy tag looks great! Thank you for playing along with us at The Sweet Stop this week.

Cathymac said...

Oh my, Mina...how cute is this! Love the way you colored this darling sailor boy! The papers and sentiment tags give your card a wonderful vintage feel! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Sweet Stop this week!

XxJULESxX said...

oh wow gorgeous and love the images!!

Aunty Sue said...

morning mina you are a lucky girl fab hubby that understands and showers you with diamonds can you check if he has wings on his back. Well this is just so cute and love Mo's images and me thinks i need that paper just just for the banner, and thanks for sharing at creative inspirations this week

Unknown said...

hi mina i cant believe i have missed all your work...but so glad i can catch up..been a bit engrossed in my inking...i think my printer ink is the problem although i have bought a heat gun now so im getting there many thanks for all your help its so appreciated...hugs sassy..ooops nearlly missed the chance to say your cards awesome so gorgeous ill never be as good as you but keep practising xxx

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