altogether now.....Santa clause is coming to town...

Good morning everyone...bet your singing in your head now lol...isn't it amazing that when you get your head in the 'mode' you can get more done in one morning than you have in the month before...I got loads of the extras for Christmas done yesterday I was like a woman on a mission stotting from shop to shop, lists in hand ticking things off as I went and whoosh before you knew it finished what I had to do, I still have a bit to do but didn't have the lists with me lol, I'm one of those people that makes lists for everything or I would remember nothing at all...I kinda wished I had the rest with me I'm sure I would have got the whole lot finished...well we finally managed to get our Daughters car fixed it would have been cheaper to buy her a new one lol, well that's a bit of an exaggeration but you know what I mean...we said we would get it fixed for her Christmas present as she needs her car but it seems strange just having little things to put under the tree for her...mind Phil says my idea of 'little things' and other peoples are totally different things and most people would call my 'little things' main presents...well shes our only child and is meant to be spoilt don't you think lol...right now onto my card for today and Santa has finally arrived, I just realised the other day I hadn't used a Santa image for a card this year, well that had to be rectified asap so here's the fabulous happy gorgeous Skating Santa...isn't he brilliant, look at that face...hes by Rick St Dennis...I coloured him with distress inks and glittered him up to within an inch of his life lol...the amazing papers are a sheet from Cosmo Cricket's Dear Mr Claus range and is called Santa's Letters...I love the stripe side combined with the ornaments side don't you...see this is why I love double sided papers they go together so well and you don't even have to think about it...I finished with a thin red ribbon and attached a ribbon bow to one of the baubles cut from the paper...I have no idea where the sketch is from I found it in an old notebook and liked it so used it, if anyone knows tell me so I can give them credit please...I'm entering this for The Pretty Little Ribbon challenge, House of Gilli challenge and the Sweet Stampin challenge too...I'm off to finish the rest of my lists today while I'm on a roll...whatever your up to today have a good one

Mina xxx
p.s. I just remembered the sketch is from Sunday Sketch & Stamp challenge

distress ink colours used

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

shading - pumice stone

boots, belt & gloves - black soot

suit and hat - fired brick

snow joke...

Good morning everyone...sorry for the pun I couldn't resist using it for my card today and had to use it in the title too lol...you know the days when you go in your craft room and the bug gets you, I had one of those yesterday and made 5 cards and coloured 8 images, hows that for a roll...poor Phil spent most of his evening in the rain with a friend looking at our Daughters car which for lack of a better word conked out, no idea why at the time it just stopped dead...luckily Phil's friend is a mechanic and had some computer equipment in his car that he could wire up to the car to tell what was wrong...so its a faulty battery which isn't tragic but bad enough for a young couple struggling with Christmas coming up so we offered to buy her a new one but little miss independence wants to sort it out herself...but she knows we are here if she needs us I guess...sometimes we just have to let our kids get on with things don't we no matter how hard it is not to butt your nose in lol...right now onto my card for today, how cute and funny is this poor little snowman, he reminds of accident prone me (btw I fell out the door the other day oops lol)...hes from Teddy Bo's Fairy Doodler and is called Pencil sketch Melted Man...I love the Pencil sketch images Gayle does don't you...they have so much character and are really lifelike...I coloured this cutie with distress inks and glittered the edges so he would just catch the light and look frosty...the amazing papers I teamed him up with are from Cosmo Crickets Dear Mr Claus range and is called Santa's letters...I love the lettered side don't you...I cut some out to make the sentiment and finished with a strip of lush lace from Kars...the fab sketch is from the Crafty Creations challenge and I'm also entering it for the Teddy Bo Challenge and Whimsy Stamps challenge too...Its supermarket day with my lovely Dad today and time to do a bit more Christmas shopping I think...I have a huge list to get through...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one and wherever you are I hope its warmer than it is here

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

snowman shading - pumice stone, pine needles

bucket - barn door, pumice stone

whats one of them?.....

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and having a great week...I seem to have developed a cough, I have never had a smokers cough but apparently when you give up its normal to get a bad cough its your body's way of clearing itself so I'm quite happy to cough away...I have been gobsmacked at how much my sense of smell has changed and I have managed to stay away from sweet stuff, well so far anyway lol...my lovely Dad isn't too well, hes a bit down but its the time of the year I'm afraid, the anniversary of my Mums death is coming up and he always gets a little down and quiet...we usually get around it by keeping him busy and out of the house as much as possible so I'm taking him out for lunch today then cooking dinner for him...I hate it when hes down it makes me feel so helpless and just feel like hugging him all the time...I think he would get a bit freaked out if I did that mind lol...Phil came home early today and sat in my craft room with me chatting away while I was colouring, he did go very quiet though and I turned round from my desk and he was snoring...am I that boring lol...right now onto my card for today which is using this super cutie stamp  from Sugar Nellie...shes by Diane Duba and is on offer for £2.99 atm, bargain eh?...shes called Believe...I coloured her with distress inks and used these amazing papers from Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly collection, the fabulous patterned one is called Smitten Mitten and the image backing and sentiment are from the same range but a sheet of tags this time (what exactly is a Snow Bunny btw lol)...I finished my card with a lush creamy coloured stitched ribbon and bow from my stash...the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering it for The Ribbon Girl November challenge and the Glitter n Sparkle challenge too...right I'm off to get my war paint on for going out with my Dad, got to look my best for him haven't I and I'm sure he would tell me if I wasn't lol...whatever your up to today have a fab one and enjoy your lunch

Mina xxx
p.s. I will be back a bit later with all the winners from my candy 

distress ink colours used

skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose

hair - pumice stone

eyes - stormy sky

lips, spots on dress & shoes - fired earth

dress and leggings- victorian velvet, pine needles

crowns and wand- scattered straw

cat - antique linen, victorian velvet, black soot

dancy like nobodys watching...

Good morning everyone...no waffling today just straight onto my card using this fantastically beautiful image from Mo's Digital Pencil...let me introduce you to Odette, now we all know only Mo could draw that face, look at those little cheeks they were just meant for kissing weren't they...I coloured her with distress inks and used a half sheet of paper from Cosmo Cricket's De Lovely range, this is called DeLirious...I finished my card with a huge pink stripped bow, a charm and a few little pearls...sorry its a short post today but I'm shattered tonight...too much work and still getting stuff ready with I'm posting this too...whatever your up to today have a great one and don't forget to dance like nobody's watching
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
outfit - pumice stone, spun sugar, bundled sage

the fastest needle in the west?...

Good morning everyone I hope you all had a fantastic day yesterday and didnt get too wet...remember yesterday I was saying about my beautiful Daughters time saving fancy dress outfit...well...guess who rang me half and hour before she was leaving with the pleading 'Mum can you do something with my costume its not quite right' voice lol...she wanted the sides of the front ruched so her legs showed a little, so out came the needle and thread and all the layers were ruched and stitched in under 15 mins...see fastest needle in the west lol...dont you just love that our kids think we can do anything in no time at all, I was the same with my Mum I knew she could sort anything out...well we went out to lunch yesterday but by the time lunch was finished the heavens had opened again and the water was running down the streets, so instead of a mooch round town we went home for a dry afternoon watching old movies instead...did you do anything?...right now onto my card for today, now I know I rarely use a stamp more than once (I know its shocking isnt it slapped wrist to me) but I had to use this stunning Whimsy Stamp called Cinnamon Sugar again she is one of my all time favourite stamps...this time I did her with darker hair, Im not sure it worked but it was fun colouring her...I used distress inks and her outfit is paper pieced with papers from the same paper pad I used for the card...they are from the Cosmo Cricket 6" x 6" Mini Deck - Baby Jane I finished with a gorgeous satin ribbon and some of the amazingly cute and pretty Flat Back Rose Cabochons - Mixed Bag these are fab as they are perfectly formed tiny little roses in loads of colours...everything except the ribbon is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the lush sketch is from the Willow Sketchie challenge and Im also entering it for the Allsorts Challenge and My Mum's Craft shop challenge too...I havent a clue what we are up to today but I think we might just head on a wee jaunt, you never know where we will end up...whatever your up to today have a fabulous one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen, frayed burlap
cupcake - scattered straw, fired earth
basket - frayed burlap, fired earth, scattered straw

at lllloooonnnnggggg last...

Phew that took a long time but finally something is working...right start again, good morning everyone what you up to this weekend?, anything exciting?...Phil's away racing again so I'm on my own but think I might head out to town that's if there's a break in the constant rain....how soggy can a country get do you think?...don't you think its funny that we have to one of the wettest countries in the world yet every year there's hose pipe bans lol...just how much rain do we have to have before the reservoirs are full...I think a lot of it is down to bad maintenance and we have a lot of leaks, story of our lives lol...right now finally onto my card for today which is using this beautiful image from Darcy's Diaries, I love this gorgeous image but cant help feeling its quite a sad image she is called Swinging Blues...I coloured her with distress inks and even coloured the background but its really hard to see...the lush papers I teamed her up with are from the Cosmo Cricket 6" x 6" Mini Deck - Baby Jane I love the colour combo in this pad as its one I normally wouldn't use but it really works...its from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the punched butterflies and the sentiment are all from the same pad too...I finished with a lushly rich red satin bow...the sketch is from the Just Inspirational Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Cardmadfairy's Digi Days challenge and the Totally Gorjuss challenge too...btw a few of you have asked how the house hunt is coming on...it isn't lol, who knew it was so hard to find something that both of you love but very hard it is, but we are still looking....ssssshhhhh I quite fancy having a look at a 4 bed penthouse apartment overlooking the river but don't tell Phil lol...right I'm off to check out the weather forecast in case I need my bad weather gear for the whole day so I can head out, we women of a certain age rust if we go out for too long in a bad weather you know lol...whatever your up to today I hope you don't end up soggy
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen
clothes - pumice stone, fired brick, scattered straw
tree - frayed burlap, shabby shutters
grass - shabby shutters
sky - stormy sky

oops I almost forgot...

Hi everyone me again and oops I almost forgot to show you this card for today...some of the DT at Bunny Zoe's Crafts were asked to be GDT's over at Party Time Tuesday's Anything Goes challenge and I made a card for it...this amazingly beautiful little sweetie is Whimsy Cinnamon Sugar, isn't she so beautiful, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these lush Cosmo Cricket 6" x 6" Mini Deck - Baby Jane, the colours in this pad are so gorgeous and perfect for summer...I finished my card with some fab red gingham ribbon and Wooden Ornaments - Alphabet for the sentiment...I coloured them with Red Barn distress inks to match the papers...I'm entering this into the Willow Sketchie challenge, Craft Your Days Away challenge and Creative Craft challenge...right that's me for today (I promise no more honestly lol), have a wonderful night and if you can pop on over to the Part Time Tuesday challenge (just click on the logo at the top of the page) to see what the rest of the team came up with

Mina xxx
p.s. Im having problems resizing my photos are any of you having the same problem tonight?

Im in yellow mode...

Good morning everyone are you all having sunshine, we are having wall to wall sun now if we could just get the temperatures to match we might be changing seasons eventually...I had a fantastic day crafting yesterday, don't you just love a colouring session, its good for the soul...although I did stab myself twice, once with a scalpel and another with my scissors...but then its me so that normal isn't it lol...I just noticed after I had made up some cards, I must be in yellow mode and everything I have made for the next few days (except tomorrows that is) has some yellow in it...I think its the papers though they are defo getting more colourful and bright. I did a little bit of shopping last night, the new Magnolia stamps are in Bunny Zoe's Crafts for pre order and I usually only buy one of each collection but three dropped into my basket, they are so cute and unusual and I just couldn't resist, oh and I bought some of the new Magnolia papers too and just as I was leaving a Prima paper pad dropped into my basket, don't you hate it when that happens lol...I was cooking honey glazed chicken last night for dinner when it suddenly dawned on me its not that I hate cooking so much its the planning I hate, deciding what to make does my nut in...how do you all plan what your going to eat, maybe I should shop every day, yeah right lol...right enough waffling onto my card for today, this beautifully delicate image is a Belles and Whistles stamp called Every Belle...the Belles and Whistles stamps are a massive 25% off atm too...shes beautiful to colour and I used my usual distress inks and paper pieced her skirt and headband...the fantastically coloured papers are from the Cosmo Cricket 6" x 6" Mini Deck - Baby Jane paper pad gorgeous aren't they (see what I mean about yellow)...I finished with some fab yellow seam binding, a couple of pearl headed pins and a lush flower from the Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Buttercream pack, everything except the ribbon and pins are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts ...these look very squashed in the packet but when you get them out and plump them up they are lush...the fab sketch is from the Sketch N Stash challenge and I'm also entering it into the Ribbon Carousel challenge and Creative Card Crew challenge ...I'm off out to lunch with Phil today he gets an hour for his lunch and only works a couple miles away so we are meeting in town, how amazing is that...whatever your up to today have a good one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
top and shoes - scattered straw

watch out for falling roses and sticky buttons...

Good morning everyone, did you all have a wonderful Valentines Day...go on make us all jealous with the showers of gifts you all got...I had a quiet day but did loads of crafting so see I did get off my butt and do something today lol...I made four cards and was just finishing this one and the three buttons I had chosen went missing, now remember my craft room is tidy now and no matter how hard I searched the floor I couldn't find them...so I decided to go get something to eat before I finished it and when I stood up the buttons were stuck to my bum (that will teach me to put the sticky on before they are needed), now how on earth...I know its big but not big enough to sweep the floor lol...the moral of this tale is if something goes missing when your crafting check your bum, you never know...right now onto my card for today using this beautiful Some Odd Girl digi called Brella Fairy, I won three digis from The Ribbon Carousel challenge so chose this beauty and two other that you will see soon as I cant resist colouring them, I coloured her with distress inks and added a little bit of glitter on her wings...now how lush is this Cosmo Cricket paper, when I tidied up my room I found a box full of what I thought were scraps and in the bottom there were about 12 sheets of 12x12 papers I bought about a year ago and this was one of them...how shocking is that, I need a good shake I think...this is a double sided sheet from the De Lovely collection and is called DeLirious...stunning colours isn't it and I love the teeny little roses...I didn't add anything except the three buttons and stamped a sentiment from Kaisercraft on one of the circles...the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering it for the Digital Tuesday challenge my stash is my year old paper)...well I so enjoyed my crafting day today I'm going to have another today, a good colour and play does you the world of good doesn't it...whatever your up to today watch out for wandering buttons
Mina xxx

colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - pumice stone
leaf & eyes - shabby shutters
dress - evergreen bough (from the Winter set)

hang on tight, Christmas is on its way...

Good morning everyone I hope you all had a fantastic weekend...I'm feeling even more human today, thank goodness for that I hear you all sigh, you must have been fed up to the back teeth hearing me moan and feel sorry for myself...I went to Boots yesterday to get some cough medicine for night time to help me sleep and took some yesterday afternoon at 4pm, yes you've guessed it I finally woke up at 9.15 lo, but I did manage to catch up with some blogging and thoroughly enjoyed my little surf around your lush blogs, I will catch up with everyone else tonight and my challenge blogging, phew maybe I should take myself back to bed Im exhausted just typing this lol...now that is good stuff isn't it, anybody want some lol...right now onto my card for today which is using this fabulous Emerald Faerie Garden digi called The Larakins, how fab are these two sweeties and I know they aren't strictly for Christmas but they work so well for a Christmas card don't you think, I coloured them with distress inks and glittered up their wings...ok now these are more scraps of paper I'm afraid, so little in fact there is no name on them but I have a feeling they are Cosmo Cricket...the fab ribbon is thanks to my mate Jak for reminding me I had it, imagine having forgotten all about this lush Christmas word ribbon...amazing the stuff we have stashed away isn't it, I finished with a few buttons to match...the lush sketch is from the Inkspirations challenge and I'm also entering this for the Fab n Funky Bingo challenge (I chose Digi Image, Ribbon and 3 papers or layers option) and the Cardmadfairy digi challenge which is lots of layer, I defo think I have that covered don't you...I forgot I had to go with my wonderful Dad for an appointment he has had ages (good thing he reminded me isn't it lol) so my lock in craft day will have to wait until tomorrow...whatever your up to have a fantastic day everyone
Mina xxx

jingle bells & tinkle bells...

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a brilliant weekend...did you get up to anything exciting, if you did go on tell me all about it and make me jealous...we had a very quiet weekend and just did a little mooching round shops and went out to lunch, my shoulder and neck are still very sore and super stiff so I'm going to take everyone's advice and go to the docs to see what he says, Phil thinks its a trapped nerve from the fall and that we should take out Mina Accident cover lol, I think Im just clumsy and it will take a little while to unstiffen and barring anymore falls I will be champion...well the countdown is going down and theres only 3 days to go for the brand spanking new Sugar Nellie release sneak peek week...oooooohhhhh cant wait
but in the meantime hands up everyone who knew I would have to have another colour of this gorgeous Flora simply adorable digi from Sugar Nellie, I really wasnt happy with how I coloured her the first time and think the softer colour hair works much better with her...what do you think?...I used distress inks to colour her and used a scrap of paper I had from Cosmo Cricket Mitten weather, its a fantastic soft lilac isnt it, I love it when I can use scraps and even more when they are last christmas's papers...I finished with a lush soft satin ribbon and a sentiment...the fab sketch is from the Dutch Dare Card challenge but Im not sure if it counts as I ran out of paper and missed a bit off...Im also entering this for the City Crafter scrap happy challenge and the Ribbon Girl ribbon challenge too...well Im of to the Docs then the supermarket with my lovely Dad today and hopefully painkillers willing I will catch up all your lush blogs tonight...whatever your up to today have a wonderful day
Mina xxx

Its all about the eyes - Colour Create DT card challenge 65 - Di's choice

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all fit and well...my Sister got my Dads holiday booked so he has something nice to look forward to in May, but it has made me want to go on holiday now, I have the urge to go to Italy but then again when don't I have the urge to go to Italy...it freaks Phil out when we go to Venice because I know my way around and it doesn't matter how far we wander from a Hotel I can always find my way back which is kinda freaky because Venice is like a warren of tiny passages and twists and turns, he thinks I was a Venetian in a previous life lol...my card for today is for our new challenge at Colour Create which this time was chosen by our supertalented teamie Di and boy did she choose a brilliant one...Greens/olive green, brown, cream and black...I used this amazing stamp from Crafts and Me...shes called Pearl Swirl Mermaid, look at those amazing eyes...I coloured her with Distress inks and wow is she fantastic to colour and glittered the beads in her hair...the paper is a scrap of Cosmo Cricket paper so I haven't a clue what its called, I finished with a scrunched bow and ribbon and a couple of flowers...the fab sketch is from Totally Gorjuss challenge but I missed the sentiment so it may not count, I'm also entering this for the Simon says Stamp anything goes challenge and the DYSU layers challenge...when you have time to hop on over to Colour Create and have a look at the rest of the DT's amazing work...I'm off out to dinner with my Dad tonight as he will be away in Belfast with another Sister for his Birthday...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

return of the snow? - Belles and Whistles challenge let it snow+Sir Stampalot challenge-A winters tale+7 kids college fund+Friday Sketchers challenge

Good morning everyone, who has the snow back then?...we had a teeny tiny bit yesterday but it melted as soon as it landed...I haven't got a new guillotine yet and have had to go back to the trusty steel ruler and knife, I had forgotten how long it take cutting like this compared to my gorgeous guillotine boo hoo...in answer to Lorraines question yesterday yes its just me these things happen too, I just lurch from one thing to the next lol...my card for today is for the Belles and Whistles challenge, 7 Kids college fund and Sir Stampalot challenges too, the sketch is from Friday Sketchers...this gorgeous little sweetie is from the Snowbabies range, did you know that 10% of the price of these stamps goes to Breast Cancer research....this gorgeous little one is called Snowball Snowbaby and you can get her either at Belles and Whistles or Nikki has them in at Bunny Zoe's here...I coloured her with Distress inks and glittered her snowball, the stunning papers are from Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly range and is called Silly Chilly, lush isn't it...I finished with some fantastic ruffled ribbon, boy was this hard to tie into a bow and snowflake charms...I will add the photo of my guillotines later, keep warm everyone and if your lucky enough to live somewhere warm...enjoy
Mina xxx

too much Red??? - A Spoon full of sugar 133-Christmas card + Mojo Monday 168 + Bizzy Becs Blog challenge

Good morning everyone and wwwwoooohhhoooo have you seen I'm only 6 away from the magical 1000 followers, can you believe it, that's amazing thank you all so much...well being stuck in the house has given me loads of mojo time and I'm determined to get past this hatred of colouring red distress inks, what do you think too much red maybe?...how fantastic is this image from Rick St Dennis she made me smile when I saw her, so glam and glitzy and shes from the Let it Snow/Simply Christmas set I coloured her with Distress inks and sparkled the boots and star...
then I teamed her with this amazing paper from Cosmo Cricket called Deck the Hollies, isn't it brilliant, sorry about the dark photos but we have no light to take piccys by today at all...the wonderful sketch is from Mojo Monday, I love their sketches don't you they always work perfectly and I'm also entering this for the Bizzy Becs Store blog challenge and A Spoon Full of Sugar Christmas card challenge too...I hope its warm where you are and if not wrap up warm and craft, I have to get out today as I have run out of fat balls for the poor birds and cant risk my little Robin being buried up to his neck in snow again can I lol
Mina xxx

Welcome to the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam blog hop-Distress + New challenge at Colour Create Robin Egg Blue,Sea Foam Green,Cream - Janiel's choice

Good morning everyone and welcome to the Mo's Dreamteam Blog Hop and I managed to combine my card for the hop with our new challenge over at Colour Create challenge too, don't you love it when you can do that...our theme this month is our wonderful Jaks choice, Distress either ink or paper, the Colour Create choice this time is the fab Janiels choice of Robin Egg Blue, sea foam green and cream, gorgeous combo isn't it...if you came here from our fabulous Guest Designer Dorcas's blog then your on the right road if not then why not hop on over to Jaks to start at the beginning...phew right onto my card, I used this amazingly stunning Mo's Digital Pencil Erma and Vieno, how beautiful are these two little girls and wonderful to colour with my distress inks, I tried my best to distress the papers too but I think I'm not made for messing up edges I'm afraid...the beautiful paper is from Cosmo Crickets Jolly by Golly range and is called Playday, lush isn't it and perfect for the Colour Create colour combo...I added a cream satin ribbon some holly in different textures and blue flat backed pearls from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the innocence tag I bought at the NEC...I hope you like it and your next stop on the hop is the super talented Arielle....have a wonderful day everyone and don't forget to hop on over to Colour Create to see what the rest of the fantastic DT have come up with...Im off to decorate my Dads lounge I will tell you the saga of the wallpaper shopping tomorrow as I think I have ranted enough today...oooohhhhh and Im entering this into the Simon Says Sparkle challenge and the City Crafter Little Children challenge too
Mina xxx
p.s. oops I forgot I used the Mojo Monday sketch too

Girlfriends are forever - The Sugar Bowl challenge 46 Marlenes sketch

Good morning everyone oops I forgot to set my post last night, Phil was watching some rubbish film and I nodded off and went to bed later forgetting to do my post...did I get my shelves...nope...but I did use one of the Ikea wardrobes for my craft room with shelves fitted inside, oh I love my electric screwdriver lol...but I did manage to hit my thumb with the hammer the air was very blue I can tell you lol...anyway onto my card for today I'm so loving these new stamps from Sugar Nellie so of course a couple jumped into my basket, I love it when that happens don't you, its a fab sketch by Marlene this time and I know the extra option this week on The Sugar Bowl is for the boys but I had to ink this up, shes coloured with Distress inks and the stunning double sided paper is from Cosmo Cricket I think it was only half a sheet with the name missing, I love the stripes and snowflakes together especially in those colours...lush......I finished with some thick and thin pink satin ribbons, a sentiment which says Men come and go but girlfriends are forever and some snowflakes...I hope you like it, I'm off to fill my shelved wardrobe when its finished I will take some piccys of the reorganisation...have a fantastic Sunday everyone
Mina xxx

A sassy kinda Christmas - Spoon full of sugar-Winter wonderland + Sketch and Stash 46 + Oops too late for the Kenny K challenge

Good morning everyone did you all have a fantastic weekend, were any like me and totally addicted to Star Trek on Film4 or am I the only trekkie left lol...I can hear the tumbleweed blow I think lol...I had a quiet weekend spent yesterday sorting out my wardrobes and got 3 plastic bin bags full of clothes for recycling, now that's a shocker isn't it, whats even more of a shocker is I have put so much weight one that I need a new wardrobe, I now have a zillion empty coat hangers and a very rattly wardrobe, I may have to have a shop I think...anyway onto today's card now who else could this little Xmas hottie be by but Kenny K, isn't she fabulous and a brilliant image for a male Christmas card, she reminds me of the old pinups you used to see on the side of airplanes, wouldn't you love to have thighs like that, I would...I coloured her with Distress inks and teamed her up with this amazing double sided paper by Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather range, its called Winter Frost, gorgeous isn't it, I finished it with some punched snowflakes and crystal hearts, I added one red one to bring the red out in the paper and image, my card was supposed to be for the Kenny K Challenge but oops too late but the sketch is from Sketch and Stash (new stash is the image and paper) and I'm entering this for the A Spoon full of sugar challenge too...I hope you like it and whatever your up to today I hope its a brilliant one
Mina xxx

Everyone all together now wwwooooohhhhoooooo + Truly Scrumptious challenge 42-Snowflakes

Good morning everyone and can I get a wwwwooooohhhhoooooo....guess what came yesterday morning yes you guessed it my last suitcase turned up, I could have kissed the courier if he hadn't been so young and I thought I would scare the life out of him lol....my Daughter is overjoyed to see her GHD's and I retrieved my bundle of chargers with joy, so normal service is now resumed, I think it was all the vibes being send by all you lovely people for them to send it back you know lol...phew...anyway onto my card which is for our new challenge over at Truly Scrumptious which is a fabulous sketch with the option of adding snowflakes...I used this fantastic Greeting Farm Cheeky Cherry collection special edition stamps called Cheeky Beauty which I won from the fabulous Jodi in her blog candy, isn't she stunning, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with this amazing paper from Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather collection, so lush isn't it, this double sided paper is called Festivities and I bought it from Crafters and Co, I used a gorgeous Kars punch for my snowflakes and a Making Memories tag stamp, I finished with a double knotted ribbon...I hope you like it and I'm off to sort out my washing from my hols...have a fantastic Wednesday everyone and when you have time hop on over to Truly Scrumptious we have a fabulously talented team there
Mina xxx

next installment of the swimsuit saga! - Sunday Sketch and Stash challenge 34 + Saturday Challenge 95-Its a mans world

Good morning everyone and I hope your all well and happy...right episode 97 (or does it just seem that many) of the swimsuit saga, I went onto the Additions website and found a few nice swimsuits so bought them and they are on their way as we speak, so fingers crossed it will be sorted if all the bits fit into them anyway...have you ever, whatever happened to being able to go to a shop buy three swimsuits and be sorted, or was that in my youth lol...right onto my card for today which is for the fabby sketch over at Sunday Sketch and stash challenge, I used this fantastic little Hanglar image coloured with distress ink and my new stash is these amazing papers from Cosmo Cricket The Boyfriend range this striped and red numbered one is called Tube Socks, isn't that a brilliant name...I added a sentiment from another CC paper and a rumpled red ribbon and buttons from my stash...I hope you like it, I'm also entering this for the Its a Mans world Saturday challenge too...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT-My First Puddle jumper + A spoon full of sugar-challenge 110 Animal Crackers

Good morning everyone, thank goodness my sniffles are a lot better today I think I just had one of those little summer head colds...have you anything nice planned for today...we are having a family Sunday lunch tomorrow (at my Daughters request), yes that right the real thing in this heat so I may end up as a puddle of water before I get to enjoy it lol...so that means I will have to go to the oh joy of joys supermarket, if I won the lottery I would so pay someone to do my supermarket shop for me, I hate it with a vengeance...anyway onto my card for today which is for the Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT, I must say I love working for Nikki she has to be the best boss ever and such a lovely sweet kind woman too who has such passion for her family and business, this little sweet is a Puddle Jumper by Claudia & Company isn't she a little darling, shes called Regan, I coloured her and her little sweet poodle with Distress ink and used these amazing coloured papers from Cosmo Cricket Material Girl paper pad, I finished with a mix of buttons and Nikki has some amazing ones in...there is a huge special offer on at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

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so theres no excuse not to shop till you drop now lol...I'm entering this for the Spoon Full of Sugar challenge too...I hope you like my first Puddle Jumper card and whatever your up to this weekend have fun

Mina xxx