the long awaited dress...

Good morning everyone are you all well and having a good week?...well the hair is cut but the girlie things had to go on hold as our beautiful Daughter had to work late so they will have to wait until later in the week...I did buy a navy nail varnish but having tried it out last night its more suited to Halloween than a wedding and with my very long nails makes me look like a wicked witch so I will go back to the idea of the diy french manicure instead I think...I have also been hobbling around the house in my new high heels...I never wear heels except boots I'm definitely a sneaker girl and even wear them with skirts...I love converse style shoes they are so comfy..so I thought I better try and get used to my heels, its isn't working though and I have started to look a bit like a kid in her Mums shoes and feel like one too lol...I think Phil likes the heels around the house though, well except for the tappy noise on the wooden floors...the photo of my dress and the cashmere cardigan I bought to go with it are below...the photo is very bad and doesn't do the beautiful heavy linen fabric and underskirt any justice at all but at least you can see the colours and get a better picture of what it will look like with the hat and shoes...right now enough wedding waffle lol onto my card for today which is using another of the gorgeous new digis from Sugar Nellie I'm loving this release are you?

this little bit of gorgeousness is called Forest Friends...I coloured it with distress inks and used a Marvy pen for the bright red...the stunning paper is from Basicgrey's Hello Luscious collection and is called Zesty...it isn't a Christmas paper but it works for it don't you think...I finished with a red gingham bow and a couple of green pearls...I'm not sure where the sketch is from but if you know let me know so I can give them credit...I'm entering this for the Craftymess challenge and the Delightful challenge too...I'm off to try and give  my mojo the kiss of life, wish me luck I need it...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose

hair and animals - antique linen, frayed burlap

clothes - pumice stone, crushed olive, shabby shutters

red - marvy pen

shading - pumice stone

the dress that caused the second outfit trouble lol