A sorry, explanation and yummy candy...

Good morning everyone...have you missed me?, I hope your all well and have had an amazing week...Im so sorry I havent been posting but you would not believe the changes that have happened in our lives in such a short space of time...mega life changing things but I wont tell you about them today but later in the week hopefully...one of the big news is I'm going into hospital on Monday for my operation so this week life has been a bit of a scramble including buying pj's (would you believe I didn't have one pair of pj bottoms without streaks of ink on them lol...well of course you believe that your all crafters too) and slippers (I don't own a pair because I always wear bed socks)...ooooohhhh and so much going on you wouldn't believe...so I just haven't had time for any crafting...I will be in hospital anything from 3-7 days depending on how the ops goes and 4-6 weeks for recovery...so I'm not sure when I will be posting...but in the meantime how about a little candy to keep you going...so what am I giving you the chance to win this time?

yes you get £15 ro spend to your heart content in the fabulous Bunny Zoe's Crafts and believe me you will be spoilt for choice....so what do you need to do

your MUST be a follower to join in as this is for all those lovely followers

Leave your name and link in Mr Linky

AND

leave a comment

use the picture above to add a link to this candy

your sidebar is fine

and that's it really

its open worldwide and will run until midnight GMT 16th March

oh and before I forget theirs a sale on this weekend at Bunny Zoe's Crafts in case you need a

bit of retail therapy...just click the photo below to go there

WEEKEND SPECIAL

20% OFF Stamps

*excludes pre-order items and personalised stamps

well we are off out today to visit some family so I better get my war paint on...I will hopefully speak to you some time this week, but maybe next week...whatever your up to have a brilliant fun time

Mina xxx

600,000 hits candy time...

Good morning everyone how have you all been...as you can tell by my absence I haven't been too well but I'm getting there and will have something new to show you all tomorrow but in the meantime hands up who fancies a bit of candy or two or more even...well this candy is to celebrate my 600,000 hits and is only for followers as I think you all deserve it
so whats on offer then

1ST PRIZE

from Nikki at Bunny zoe's Crafts

 

this winner gets a £15 gift certificate to spend on whatever you fancy at Bunny Zoe's Crafts and boy will you be spoilt for choice
next is

2ND PRIZE
from me

 this prize is from me to you and the winner will be able to choose whatever 6x6 paper pad you fancy
from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, next theres 3 prizes

3RD, 4TH & 5TH PRIZES
From the fabulously generous Mo at Mo's Digital Pencil

this time three winners will each get a $5 store credit for Mo's Digital pencil
next is

 6TH PRIZE
from the fab Karen at Sugar Nellie

details to follow...I don't have the details of this yet but will put a photo asap...all I know is its Sugar Nellie rubber so well worth winning...pop back to see the details

so what do you need to do then
you MUST be a follower to join in with this candy
if you are going to follow me please do it because
you like my work don't be a candy follower
add your name and blog link to the Mr Linky
AND
leave me a comment
next put the balloon photo and link on your blog
to share with everyone (sidebar is fine)
you have until midnight GMT 28th January 2014
to join in

well what do you think...yummy candy or what...good luck everyone and don't forget to pop back to check out the update of the Sugar Nellie candy...I'm hopefully gonna get out this afternoon its been ages since Ive been out...do you feel sorry for me lol...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one...speak to you all tomorrow
Mina xxx

CANDYTIME...

Good morning everyone are you having a good weekend...well ours didn't start the best Phil was sent home from work with a bad headache that turned out his blood pressure was up so he spent Friday resting and chilling out and despite explaining the situation to a Doctors receiptionist he still couldnt get an appointment before the 1st Oct how awful is that...and I wasn't that well on Saturday so not the best weekend ever lol...we are both on the mend now and Phil's headache has recovered and hes feeling loads better so hopefully next week will get better and I might get into my craft room some time soon...I'm determined to get some colouring done today and at least 3 cards made so watch this space
In the meantime how do you fancy a bit of candy from me...I hate choosing what candy to offer so have decided instead to offer you the chance to win a £10 gift certificate for Bunny Zoe's Crafts instead

so what do you need to do to win...nothing special really just the usual

your MUST be a follower to enter as this is for them

add your name and link to the Mr Linky AND leave me a comment

add a link to the candy on your blog (sidebar is fine)

and that's it really

you have until Midnight GMT Sunday 29th September to enter

and I will draw the candy shortly after and announce the winner

right I'm off to my craft room, wish me luck and if you don't hear from me send food parcels lol...have a fantastic Sunday and I will speak to you all tomorrow

Mina xxx

p.s. Nikki from Bunny Zoe's Crafts is taking pre orders for the brand new Magnolia Little London collection so hop on over to get your orders in fast...they are so so sweet, just click on the photo to go there

a little bit of the sweet stuff...

Good morning all how are you all?...enjoying your week so far I hope...I have a little bit of candy for you today...not a big one but just a little thank you for sticking by me while I have been ill...so what do I have this time...
a fabulous (my favourite actually) Diane Duda Sugar Nellie stamp
and about four metres of my very favourite ribbons
beautiful creamy satin
and a lush rich green

I know its not a big one but I hope you like my little giveaway
so what do you need to do
you must be a follower to join in and please don't be a candy follower only
add your name and link AND a comment
add this picture and a link on your blog (sidebar is fine)
and that's it really
you have until Sat 22nd June at midnight GMT to join in
and it will be drawn shortly after
good luck everyone and I will be back tomorrow with a card...yes I know a real card, now
don't all faint at once lol...enjoy your day
Mina xxx

oops who forgot to press the button....Candytime...

Good morning everyone...I seriously have a hole in my head where my memory used to be...I set this post for the usual time then forgot to press the button didnt I so it stayed as a draft...duh lol...anyway its candytime...I have done any for a little while from just me have I

so you can have the chance to win a 

£10 gift certificate for Bunny Zoe's Crafts

 

that way you get to pick whatever goodies you want instead of me choosing something for you

so what do you need to do to win then?

nothing complicated just the usual

you MUST be a follower of my blog to win...I will check and please dont be a candy follower

leave your name and a link in Mr Linky below

AND

leave me a comment

post this image and a link on your blog (sidebar is fine)

you have until midnight GMT 8th June to join in and its open worldwide

and thats it good luck everyone

oh and I have some news below for you too

Mina xxx

CANDY, CANDY, CANDY TIME...

Good morning everyone...well how about a little bit of holiday candy?...well you have to have a little treat for when I'm away don't you...so what do I have to offer this time...well I wracked my brains for ideas on what to give away and decided instead to give you a gift voucher for Bunny Zoe's Crafts so you could buy whatever took your fancy 

 so what do you need to do to win...just the usual really

you MUST be a follower to win my candy as its a treat for my followers

but please don't be a candy follower only follow if you like my work and will visit

enter your name and link in the Mr linky thingy (fingers crossed it works while I'm away)

AND leave me a comment just in case it doesn't

post a link to the candy on your blog to spread the word (sidebar is fine)

its open worldwide and you have

until midnight Sunday 28th April to join in

and I will announce the winner shortly after

that's it really...I will be back tomorrow with something new to show you...enjoy your Sunday and wish us luck the weather isn't too wet...who am I kidding its Ireland of course it will be wet lol

Mina xxx

Anyone fancy a little bit more candy?...

Good morning everyone did you all have a fab weekend?...we had a super quiet day yesterday but a nice one if you know what I mean and my lovely Dad came home last night so Im looking forward to a catch up with him this evening when the family come for dinner ...no card from me today but I have some candy for you instead...the lovely Karen from Sugar Nellie sent me this fab My Mind's Eye paper pad, but I have it already so thought I would pass it on to one lucky person...its a fabulous pad and hasn't been used so what do you need to do to win then

 well nothing special really just the usual stuff

you must be a follower to win but please don't be just a candy follower

pop your link into the Mr Linky thingy AND leave me a comment

put a link to the candy using the above picture (sidebar is fine)

its open worldwide and you have until 12pm midnight 10th March (a nice little Mothers Day extra for someone) to join in

and that's it really...I'm having to wait in today as we have a leak from our header tank???...don't ask me what it is exactly I just know we have sprung a leak outside and have a water feature on our decking that shouldn't be there lol...enjoy your day everyone and wherever you are I hope theres no leak

Mina xxx
p.s. I will be back later with the last candy winner

 

BIRTHDAY CANDY, CANDY, CANDY TIME...

Good morning everyone...are you all having a fabulous weekend...ours has been really quiet...the only thing we did yesterday was to go shopping for food for today's lunch...the whole family are coming for the Sunday lunch works...roast beef, yorkshire puds, mash and roast spuds, carrot's, sprouts and cauliflower and our world famous gravy (well I have mentioned on here its a food group on its own so that technically makes it world famous lol)...I love family Sunday lunches...we also went to get my lovely Dad a new vacuum cleaner as his twenty year old one has finally given up the ghost...now here's a tale of never send two men to do what one woman can...when we got it out of the box the front wasn't attached and no matter how hard they tried they couldn't get it connected...short tempers I reckon, they were getting frustrated at it...of course it doesn't help when I walk over and with a couple of clicks get it attached does it lol...right now its candy time again...I meant to do this last Sunday as its for my Birthday but its better late than never...who fancies a shopping trip to Bunny Zoe's Crafts the?

my candy is a £10 gift certificate to Bunny Zoe's Crafts so you can buy what you want...so what do you need to do then?

you must be a follower to join in and, now as much as I love my followers to bits...please don't be a candy follower...follow because you want to come back

leave me a link in the Mr Linky AND post a comment

post the picture and spread the word on your blog (sidebar is fine)

this is open worldwide and is open until the midnight (GMT) on the10th February

Good luck everyone you will love spending at Bunny Zoe's

enjoy the rest of your weekend and whatever you up to have fun

Mina xxx

MEGA CANDY TIME...

 Hi everyone...its that time...time to celebrate my massive 500,000 hits...and this time I don't have one prize but 10 prize's to give away...so that's ten winners....now this is a followers candy so

YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER TO WIN
new ones are welcome too of course

as I'm celebrating all those hits its only fair it should be my followers, old and new, who win all this yummy stuff

so what can you win, in no particular order there is 

from the wonderful Nikki at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

one lucky winner will get to choose 2 Magnolia stamps

from the super talented and always so generous

Mo from Mo's Digital Pencil

5 winners will get a $5 store credit (you must have an account to get a credit)

 from the fabulous Karen at Sugar Nellie

we will have two winners which will get to win one of these sets of 4 stamps

from the lovely Teresa at Crafts & Me

one winner will get these two beautiful stamps and a choice of one more

 and finally to make up the ten prizes I have a giveaway too...these papers are

stunning you will see me use them all over the next couple of weeks, they are glittered

and embossed, the photos don't do them justice, I have also added some of my favourite 

Kraft tags and a length of lush cream satin ribbon

so what do you think...they are such lush prizes and because everyone has been so generous Im super excited that we will have ten winners...what do you need to do to win then

YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER (either new or old but dont just be a 
candy follower only follow me if you like my work please)

ADD YOUR NAME TO MR LINKY AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT

ADD THE VERY TOP PICTURE AND A LINK ON YOUR BLOG

SIDEBAR IS FINE
THE CANDY IS INTERNATIONAL

and thats it really...the candy will run until the 12th November at Midnight and the winner will be drawn and announced asap after that...good luck everyone and have a wonderful day, I will be back bright and early Wednesday so speak to you all then

Mina xxx

MORE CANDY FOR YOU...

Good morning everyone did you all have a fab weekend?...I went shopping with our beautiful Daughter yesterday and what was supposed to be a little browse through one shop turned into an epic shop....did I buy anything?...er no...did our Daughter...er yes loads lol...it was fabulous catching up with her and having a girlie natter, everyone needs a girlie natter now and again don't they...I don't have a card for you today as I have been totally mojo less all weekend, I think its the mess in what will be my craft room, but I do have a few things put aside to give away though and here's one bundle for all you die cutters

now I don't own a die cutting machine (I love my scissors too much lol) so have collected these over months and decided someone should get some benefit from then, they are all brand spanking new and there is three whole sets for some lucky winner, I'm sure one of you will give them a fab new home...so what do you need to do
add your name to mr linky AND leave me a comment
add the picture and a link on your blog (sidebar is fine)
and you don't have to be a follower but its a good idea as you might miss a giveaway you know
this candy will run until Sunday 16th September at midnight GMT
and is open to anyone
good luck everyone and wish me luck finding my mojo, I will be back at 7am as usual tomorrow
Mina xxx

AN OOPS AND MORE CANDY...

Good morning everyone, are you all having a great weekend, I hope its more relaxing than ours will be lol...no card today but first a quick apology, I didnt think things out properly did I, I have no internet for a few days so wont be able to announce my Bunny Zoe's Crafts candy winner until Tuesday...so sorry for the wait but I do have a little bit more candy...I have sorted out about 40 sheets of 6x6 papers from my stash to give away...all you need to do is

enter your name and link into Mr Linky AND leave me a comment
post this photo and a link onto your blog (sidebar is fine)
its open worldwide and you dont have to be a follower
it would be lovely if you liked my work enough to be though
and thats it really, the candy is open until midnight GMT on Saturday 1st September

good luck everyone and watch out for the winners post on Tuesday...speak to you all tomorrow
Mina xxx

WHO FANCIES 20 METRES OF LUSH RIBBON?...

Hi everyone I hope your having a fantastic weekend...we are having a resting one as we are still shattered from our little trip...it was a great day out but you wouldn't want to do it every week...ooohhhh I forgot to tell you while we were out and about we called into Aldi (would you believe Northern Ireland doesn't have Aldi), I had heard their moisturiser is excellent so decided while we thereabout I would get some, boy did I buy a lot lol...anyway I was sitting in the car and said I had never thought to smell it as strong artificial smells like perfume give me severe migraines...so I pulled the top of it and the whole thing came away in my hand, I was covered from head to foot in cream...and it went all over the dashboard and window too...you should have seen Phil's face lol...its a good thing I have a sense of humour isn't it...anyway enough waffle, who fancies the chance to win 20 metres of my lush ribbons I use the photo dosent do them justice at all (these are the ones I use myself not ones I wont use, including loads of checks and gingham's you have seen on my cards lately too), over the last few weeks every time I bought ribbons I bought an extra metre to give away so I have amassed 20 metres to give to you...so what do you need to do

you don't need to be a follower but of course I would love it if you wanted too and
you liked my work enough to
put a link in Mr Linky AND leave me a comment
add a link and the photo on your blog (sidebar is fine)
even if your not too keen on ribbon (shock horror) tell all fellow ribbon freaks about it so they can join in
well that's it really, its open worldwide and you have until Midnight Saturday 19th May and I will announce the winner on the 20th
well that's me for today I will speak to you all tomorrow and good luck with the ribbon candy
Mina xxx

1500 FOLLOWERS CANDY...+another chance to win

Good morning and thank you all so much for the wonderful congratulations and heartfelt comments you left yesterday you made me have a huge lump in my throat, I showed Phil your comments and he said 'what lovely people they must be'....I had a good time at the Craft show met a few people I knew, bought some paper, some more paper and a few more just for luck...oh and some ribbon, well a girl cant have too many can she, oh and I thought I had found the lace for my Nieces invitations but at £12.50 a metre I think not, considering I will need 20 metres...just a tad expensive lol...anyway stop waffling Mina and get on with the candy...

Because this is to celebrate my followers number you
MUST BE A FOLLOWER TO JOIN IN
now that's only fair isn't it and please only follow if you like my work and want too
right so what do I have for you

FROM ME A £20 GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR BUNNY ZOE'S CRAFTS
so you can buy what goodies you want

FROM THE WONDERFUL MO MANNING A $20 GIFT CREDIT
so you can choose which images you want

FROM THE FABULOUS TERESA 6 CRAFTS AND ME DIGIS
pick which 6 you would like

FROM THE AMAZING NIKKI THIS GORGEOUS
CC DESIGNS STAMP

well what do you think do you love it and you never know I might even add a few more bits, well you cant have too much candy can you
ok so what do you have to do
ADD YOUR NAME TO MR LINKY
AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT
ADD A LINK TO MY CANDY ON YOUR BLOG (SIDEBAR IS FINE)
AND YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER FOR THIS ONE
you have until midnight GMT 1st May and I will post a winner on the 2nd,
good luck everyone
Mina xxx
p.s. if you would like to have another chance at the draw see this post for details

yum yum yum candytime...

Hi everyone its time for a little bit of candy, its not a huge one but it is a yummy one with some of my favourite things...I have included

3 12x12 sheets of my all time favourite Gingham in Blue, pink and lilac
2 sheets of the yummy Kars collection 12x12 papers
one red rose and the other green quilted satin look (love them)
5 sheets of double sided 12x12 Prima papers from the Madeline collection (me favs atm)
1 12x12 sheet of the double sided Prima Be Mine Black Damask (stunning paper)
5 metres of lush thick satin ribbon
and a mixture of fabulous roses cause every girl needs roses

sorry about the rubbish photos but its been tiddling down for 12 hours here
all you need to do is
post you name and blog link in Mr Linky AND leave me a comment
use the photo above to add a link to your blog (sidebar is fine)
its open worldwide and you have until midnight (GMT) Sunday 5th February to join in...I will draw the winner on Monday and announce it asap after
enjoy the rest of your Sunday, Im off to my garden to build an ark just in case
Mina xxx

Im back and have a little bit of sweet stuff...

Good morning everyone, we got back very late last night we couldn't resist the twinkle of all those Christmas lights so stopped loads of times on the way down so I didn't have time to create anything so no card today but I do have a bit of sweet stuff for you...now do any of you fancy a stack of paper...I have about 50ish (I'm not too sure of the real number but its around that, the photo is just a few of them) 6x6 sheets of paper for you to play with, I had a little rummage in my papers before I went away and I have loads of loose sheets of 6x6 papers and thought I would share some with you...right now what do you need to do
just the usual things
add your name to Mr Linky AND leave me a comment
put the photo and link on your blog (sidebar is fine)
and that's it really
its open worldwide and to anyone
you don't need to be a follower but of course I would love you to and as I have candy all the time you don't want to miss any...I only want genuine followers though and no blogs that just have candy posted on them thanks this sweet stuff is for crafters to use
the candy will run until the 17th December and I will announce the winner that weekend
I have loads of photos to show you but it will have to be tomorrow I think as I'm off to get my poor Dad shopping today and we have to get our tree up before everyone things we are scrooges so I will speak to you all then...I hope your warmer wherever you are as its freezing cold here, have a fantastic day
Mina xxx

IT'S CANDY TIME...

Hiya everyone I hope you have a fabulous Sunday planned, we are having a family Sunday lunch...I love those days dont you, family sat around chatting over mountains of food spells perfection to me....well its that time finally, its my 3rd Blogaversary, wow how fast has the time flown by, I am so lucky to be on some amazing teams and to have all my wonderful followers and I appreciate every single one of the comments you leave every day...so to celebrate I have some candy just for you

from me I have three lush paper pads
the new Basicgrey 6x6 Little Black Dress pad
a fantastic Christmas Melissa Frances 6x6 Deck the Halls pad
another fabulous Melissa Frances 6x6 Vintage Attic Treasure pad
4 metres of my very favourite lush ribbons
well is that enough?....of course not...there's more

+ Mo from Mo's Digital Pencil is giving a fantastic $10 gift voucher
is that enough yet?....nope

the fantastic Nikki from Bunny Zoe's Crafts is giving a £15 gift certificate
enough????...no not yet

the lovely Karen from Sugar Nellie has given me 5 rubber Sugar Nellie stamps for my winner
well is that enough yet???...no of course not

the lovely Teresa is giving my winner 6 digis of their choice from Crafts and Me

well what do you think, now that is a prize worth winning isn't it

ok so now what do you have to do to win
leave your name in Mr Linky below AND leave me a comment
post the compilation photo above with the candy link on your blog to spread the word (sidebar is fine)
you have until midnight GMT on the 26th November to enter
its open worldwide so everyone can join in
you don't need to be a follower as I would prefer you like my work enough to follow and not just for the candy...of course I would love you to though
good luck everyone
Mina xxx

Fancy a bit of candy...

Good morning everyone theres no card today instead I wanted to thank you all for sticking with me through the past weeks, I know I havent been on form but you have all been leaving me the most wonderful upbeat comments and all the fab advice you have given me has been so appreciated...so...how do you fancy the chance of winning some candy...ten double sided sheets of the lush 12x12 Echo Park papers I have been using lately...yes the ones you have all been admiring...so what do you have to do to enter

Leave your name and blog link in Mr Linky

and

leave me a comment

then pop this picture with a link on your blog to spread the word (sidebar is fine)

and thats it really....I would love you to be a follower but I would rather have followers who like my work rather than just want a chance to win...my candy is open until midnight GMT 8th October and I will announce the winner on Sunday 9th...good luck everyone, I just wish I could give you all this lush set of papers...have a wonderful Saturday

Mina xxx

BUNNY ZOE'S CRAFTS CANDY AND A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM ME TOO

Good morning everyone...no card today but instead do you fancy a little bit of candy??? course you do...the wonderful Nikki from Bunny Zoe's Crafts has given you the chance to win this brand spanking new My Minds Eye Happy Go Lucky designer paper pad, oooohhhhh drool you lucky things you, I want this one too

and because from early, very early Monday morning Im away for two weeks on holiday I decided to give you a fabulous Whimsy stamp Kenny K Club kid stamp as an added extra too

right now what do you need to do to win...nothing complicated, just the usual things

leave your name and blog link in Mr Linky

leave me a comment just in case Mr Linky goes astray

and spread the word on your blog (sidebar is fine)

and thats it, the candy is open to everyone worldwide and will close on the 16th May at midnight GMT...good luck everyone...even though Im away my cards will still be on everyday so pop on back as I love to read your comments...stay safe and happy

Mina xxx

35th Wedding Anniversary celebration - Its sweet sugar coated candy time

Good morning everyone did you all have a wonderful weekend, I hope so, I got loads of challenge commenting done last night and will hopefully catch up with everyone else some time today, well thats the plan anyway...well for our Anniversary Phil bought me 24 roses in Pink and Peach so beautiful and they are amazing colours...so to celebrate our Anniversary I am giving some candy

Prima Sparkling Sweet 6x6 paper pad

Prima 6x6 Botanical paper pad

a selection of my very favourite colours of satin ribbon (the ones I use for my bows)

and for every 100 entries I get I will add a little something else...right now what do you need to do to enter...well add your name and link to Mr Linky AND leave me a comment, add a link (your sidebar is fine) just to spread the word and thats it...as usual I wont force you to become a follower although of course would it if you liked my work enough to become one...this is open to everyone worldwide and you have until midnight GMT on Wednesday 6th April to join in...I will announce the winner on Thursday 7th

I hope you like my candy and good luck everyone and dont forget spread the word as the more people who enter the more goodies there will be...have a wonderful day everyone

Mina xxx

WE HAVE A WINNER !!!!

We have a winner of my latest candy and its........drumroll please........and its No 9 ...............

SUE C

Huge congratulations Sue, please email me with your address and put Candy in the subject line
Mina xxx