ok own up...

Good morning everyone hows your week going so far?...ok own up who nicked our summer?...one week its wall to wall sunshine, blue skies and the flowers are starting to bloom and this week we need the heating on, now whats that all about...someone stole our summer either that or that was it...imagine one week of summer for the whole year?, although come to think of it sounds about right for Northern Ireland lol...I'm just hoping that the weather improves for our week away, its bad enough we cant get abroad without it tiddling down for the whole week...but then that's one of the things we have no control over I will just have to do some research for indoor things to do just in case wont I...or we could just eat out loads and spend our whole time in restaurants lol...I did nothing at all yesterday, well I do dinner but that's about all really...caught up with some emails if you can count that lol, lets hope today is a bit more constructive...right now onto my card for today and its using another of the new Return to Fairy Glen release from Sugar Nellie...I love these stamps they are so fresh and pretty...which one is your favourite, each time I use one it becomes my fav lol...this is the gorgeous A Little Bit of Gossip coloured with my usual distress inks and teamed up with papers from one of my favourite paper pads atm the Kaisercraft - Remember Me 6.5"x6.5" Paper Pad...the tag is from the same pad too...lush papers aren't they...I finished with a sparkly ribbon bow and a flower from the Prima Flowers Perle Bebe - Song Bird set, the pad and flowers are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the fab sketch is from the Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge and I'm also entering it for the Stamping Sensations Challenge and the Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge too...I'm heading to my craft room today in the hope I can get something made I'm so behind with stuff, wish me luck...whatever your up to today I hope wherever you are its sunny for you

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose, spun sugar

hair - frayed burlap

cardigan & flowers - victorian velvet, peeled paint

dress & shoes- scattered straw

large flower - peeled paint

ladybug - fired brick

shading - pumice stone