Saturday, August 18, 2012

I can almost smell the roses...

Good morning everyone are you doing anything exciting for the weekend?...we had a very very very long day yesterday, we went to Ikea super early and had breakfast there then oh boy did we shop, not only did we get all the new furniture (including some that wasn't on my list) we bought wine glasses, table mats (a bargain 50p each) and loads and loads of stuff we couldn't live without, you know what I mean don't you, the kinda stuff you didn't know you needed until you saw it...then a look around BHS and Next but we didn't buy anything there and then home to a message on the answer phone that we could get a loan of the new house keys if we would like to measure up for curtains etc, so a quick dash around, measuring, deciding where things would go...we finally sat down to eat about 9pm and then bed totally dead on our feet...so all in all a very busy day lol...right now onto my card for today which is using this stunning image from Whimsy Stamps shes called Li'l Montana I coloured her and her little furry friend with distress inks and teamed her up with these stunningly gorgeous rose papers from the Prima 6x6" Paper Pad - Tea-Thyme, cant you almost smell those roses...I didn't add any embellishments at all except for some more of the roses cut from the same papers...any excuse for a bit of cutting out lol...everything I used for my card is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the sketch I made up as I went along and I'm entering it for the Simon Says Stamp challenge, Crafty Catz Weekly challenge and the Dutch Dare Card Challenge...Phil's working this morning so I'm off to do a little bit of playing in my packed craft room...the boxes wont stop me though I will fight my way through lol...whatever your up to today I hope wherever you are the sun shines on you
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen
jeans - pumice stone
top - spun sugar, shabby shutters
flower in hair - spun sugar, shabby shutters
basket - frayed burlap
flowers - scattered straw
puppy - antique linen

30 comments:

  1. Mina Gorgeously creative. Loving the colours and design. Saw this on MIM and had to come over for a closer look. Hop on over to DOING LIFE to stand a chance to win some lovely digi stamps. Hugs Desíre Doing Life Digistamps4Joy DT Member Tammys Scrapin Corner DT Member

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  2. This is gorgeous Mina love those papers and well just adore that sweet image and the way you've coloured her

    jacqui x

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  3. Those pretty floral hand-cut papers really suit your sweet image!

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  4. Am I doing anything exciting this weekend? YES, I am off to the Great British Craft Festival at Donington Park tomorrow, it is only just down the road from where I live YAYYYYY.
    I love your beautiful card :o)
    Jackie xx

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  5. Hi Mina
    A gorgeous and beautiful card love the image and thankyou for joining us this week at CraftyCatz challenge
    Hugs Dianne xx :)

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  6. This is so beautiful Mina, I love the soft colours.
    I hope you have a great weekend
    Hugs Sue

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  7. stunning card and gorgeous papers
    carol x

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  8. Very lovely card!
    You had a very busy day yesterday!
    Here in the Netherlands we will have a very warm weekend.....

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  9. Gorgeous card Mina. A lovely image and super papers. Sounds like you had a busy day at Ikea.
    Mags
    x

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  10. Gorgeous card Mina and so sweet.xx

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  11. Beautiful card Mina,love the image and rose framing.
    That was nice to be able to go measure up.Glad you had a great time in Ikea.
    Hugs Sue xx

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  12. What sweet. Nice paper.

    Nice weekend.

    Hugs AStrid.
    http://creaastrid.blogspot.nl/

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  13. Hi Mina,
    Sorry I have not commented recently (promise I have been looking!!).
    This is such a beautiful card. Love those papers and your gorgeous delicately coloured image.
    Had to laugh when I read about you spending the day at Ikea. I recently moved and spent so much time there, it almost became a second home - lol!!
    Hugs
    Denise xx

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  14. stunning card Mina. love the papers. fab colours x

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  15. Just popping over from the Bunny Zoe's blog where I saw your card. I was struck by the soft colours and the subtlety of your colouring. Must really get out my distress inks to use them for colouring. I absolutely love your card, but maybe you had already guessed by now ...

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  16. A beautiful card - gorgeous soft colours.
    So exciting for you - all that shopping and getting ready to move house!
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Love, Andrea xx

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  17. Another stunningly pretty card, Mina - you're right, the cut out paper flowers are all that is needed. Hope you don't mind me asking... do you remember a wee while ago you had problems with getting photos to upload to Blogger? Can you remember what you did to solve it? I'm having the same problem at the moment and it's driving me mad! Hugs, Tracey x

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  18. Love your card Mina, all the details are so fabulous, so beautifully coloured.
    Hugs Linda

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  19. Pretty card Mina love the backing paper youve used.Glad yesterdays shope went well.Enjoy your craft play today.
    Myrax

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  20. this is beautiful Mina - really stunning image and lovely soft colours - very summery xx

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  21. Hi Mina

    I have been M.I.A in blogland recently, and now doing a major catch up to see how everyone is getting on, hopefully life is settling into a more normal rountine now&I can get back to visiting more regularly again. I have loved having a good look round your blog to check out all I have missed, Love your soft and pretty style truley inspirational work!! Hugs Juls

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  22. I love it all, the image, the coloring, the papers, and all the additions too.

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  23. gorgeous card, love the soft colours.
    Kim x

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  24. Beautiful card! I love how soft and sweet your coloring of this adorable image is! Thanks for joining us for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

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  25. Love this card, Mina. Beautiful image, lovely design! Hugs, Elizabeth

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  26. This is fabulous. I love the colours and papers and that image is so cute xx

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  27. Wow Mina this is so pretty! Love that beautiful paper.
    Laura xx

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  28. hi ooh how sweet and pretty, thanks for playing along with CRAFTY CATZ this week, x carol

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Mina xxx