who says pumkins have to be orange...

Good morning everyone...oooohhhhh I forgot to tell you yesterday, have a look at Craftin Ireland online Im this months featured crafter, how chuffed am I...well you were all so right I made up yesterday for my lazy day the day before...I emptied all the boxes from the bathroom and toiletries, hung the gorgeous bargain mirror I bought for it (pictures tomorrow), hung the light fitting, built two chests of drawers, made a pasta sauce for dinner and made four cards...phew...that will teach me lol...now I need at least three days off I reckon I'm shattered...it must have been catching too as Phil came home early and decided to paint the trim and step at the front of the house and he did it all too, well all the downstairs trim he will need much bigger ladders for the top one...Phil and ladders don't mix very well he once painted some wood trim on our first house and the old ladders collapsed while he was doing it, he was fine thank goodness but he was totally covered head to foot in dark wood varnish the poor man, plus we never did get all the stain out of the newly laid paving so you can why I'm dreading him getting up there...right now onto my card for today and yes I know pumpkins are meant to be orange but I just couldn't resist paper piecing this fantastic little cutie from CC Designs called Punkin Beatrice, isnt she a real sweetie...I coloured her with distress inks and the lush papers I used for the card and paper piecing are from the stunning My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Bluebell 6x6 Pad, this is a gorgeous pad...the stamp and pad are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts , I finished with a glitzy bow and a ceramic sentiment...the fab sketch is from the Totally Gorjuss challenge and I'm also entering it for the Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge and Simon Says Stamp challenge too...its supermarket day today with my lovely Dad, I really should buy shares in that chain lol...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one and watch out for flying varnish
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tatered rose
hair - antique linen
paper piecing shadin - pumice stone
sleeves, stalk and shoes - shabby shutters