a laid back teddy...

Good morning everyone...firstly a deep apology I have been so busy I didn't get around to a fraction of you wonderful people that I wanted too, I love to look at your blogs and leave comments but I just ran out of time...soz everyone...so when I get back there will be a Bunny Zoe's monthly Candy and then a little candy from me to show I appreciate every single one of my commenter's and people who visit me....well all being well we should be packing to go to the farmhouse now and I have even persuaded my wonderful Phil to take a detour to Belfast and hit Ikea and BHS to buy a mattress and look at lighting...oh and you never know he may even take me out for lunch...although knowing Phil it will probably be a a hot dog at Ikea lol...how gorgeous is this fabulous Teddybo image called Bo's Bubbly Smiles, its a set of three so loads more for me to play with...I coloured him with distress inks and yes even managed to use the dreaded red on him...this lush lush paper is just a half sheet of Jillibean Soup paper, its from the New England Chowder range and is called Fresh Thyme...I wish I had bought more of this lush range when I got it...I finished with a ribbon and sentiment from my stash...now how daft am I as I based all my cards for posting on challenge and I'm not here to enter the cards for the challenges am I...well duh Mina...although one of you kind ladies could always pop my cards onto the challenge if you have time...this sketch is from the Inspiration Card Sketches challenge...right I'm off to finish gathering things to take with us so have a wonderful week everyone and don't forget to pop by as there will be something new every day as usual...a friend said to me I'm like Disneyworld...only closed Christmas Day, do you think she was being sarcastic lol
Mina xxx

a shrieking tale - Digi team Crafts and Me challenge - Anything goes

Good morning everyone...ok what happened to the weather while I was away when we left it was bright sunshine and we arrived home to a freezing cold Belfast airport and not so much as a sweater between us, standing in the drizzling rain waiting for our transport to our car...bbbbbrrrrrrr...I must tell you a little story before I forget and I'm sorry if it makes you shriek...sitting round the pool day 4 or 5 a Spanish couple arrive, very beautiful, tanned and the girl was stunning but had one of those awful thong bikinis on which kinda grossed me out a bit, if you wanna wear a thong wear it under your clothes not where everyone can see...but that's beside the point later on I was sitting on our balcony reading and glanced down to see her with her knees up and her head staring intently between her legs...what on earth is she doing I thought so grabbed my camera and zoomed in...you will never believe it but she was using a pair of tweezers and plucking her bikini line...yes plucking it, then when she had all those strays she plucked whatever hairs she could find on her legs...now really woman whichever way you want to remove hair is entirely up to you but please not in public...Phil couldn't stop laughing about it and saying women are mad, I did think of getting the tweezers out and starting on his legs but didn't fancy chasing him screaming down the street lol...right enough waffling my card for today is our the Digi teams new challenge over at Crafts and Me challenge which this week is Anything Goes with the added option of using kraft...I used one of the newest digis called Natalie, isn't she just stunning and fantastic to colour...I used distress inks as always to colour her and I glittered her a little...this amazing paper is from Jillibean Soup and is called Talk Soup...fab isn't it, I also added a bit of amazingly yummy glittered ribbon and a large Prima flower and finished with a few pink pearls..the amazing sketch is from Mojo Monday thank goodness for it as I'm finding it a bit hard to get back into a routine but should be ok in a few months or need a new holiday lol...I'm also entering this for the Papertake Weekly Bloom and Grow challenge too...I'm slowly catching up with blogging but it will take me a little but I will get round to everyone one of you fab peeps who left me a comment I promise...when you have time don't forget to pop on over to Crafts and Me challenge to have a look at the amazing Digi DT's creations...I'm off to catch up on some DT work and then its the dreaded cases which I haven't even touched yet...have a wonderful day everyone and don't be all dashing off to hunt for your tweezers lol
Mina xxx

More stunning eyes + Friday Sketchers challenge 107 + Sweet Stampin challenge-clean and simple

Good morning everyone...did you all see who won or should I say didn't win the candy, I always feel so guilty when I have to announce a winner, not that I'm not delighted for the winner I just really wish I could give you all some candy and it makes me sad that I cant...but don't worry it wont be long before I have more candy on offer.....right onto today's card...I have to say I love love love these Kenny K designs, how fantastic is this girl shes called Troublemaker and she is just amazing to colour, of course I used distress inks for her and paper pieced her hoodie, perfect image isn't is...I teamed her up with this incredible Jillibean Soup paper isn't it just lush with this image...its called New England Chowder-Fresh Thyme Kraft, I finished with some red ribbon and a round sentiment printed on the computer...I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers but kept it really simple as I wanted to enter it for the Sweet Stampin clean and simple challenge...I think this is about as clean and simple as I get lol...I hope you like it and have a fabulous day
Mina xxx

Lili of the Valley-Challenge 53 + Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 83-Metal + Dare you to Digistamp 37-Anything goes

Good morning everyone and I want to thank you all so much for the lovely things you all said yesterday that was so kind of you but you haven't changed my mind about not entering anymore DT calls lol...I hope your doing something nice today my wonderful husband and me are going to a continental market mmmmmm yummy loads of garlic and olives...do you like my image today isn't she just amazing, stunning to colour too shes by an illustrator called Tammy Thompson and she sells her digistamps on Etsy here's the link to it, this one is called Poppy girl she has a very art deco feel about her doesn't she, I had to tell you about them as she has a sale at the moment too buy one get one free so of course I bought a few lol...I coloured this beauty with Distress inks and used the incredible paper I bought from thescrapbookstore while I was teaching in Dublin, its by Jillibean soup and is called Cup of Yak (Craft) (great name lol)...this card is using the stunning sketch by Bev at Lili of the Valley challenge and I have metal butterflies so Im entering the Secret Crafter challenge, I'm also entering it for Dare you to Digistamp as their challenge is anything goes...I finished with some lace a thick lush satin ribbon and bow and some pearls from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I hope you like it and enjoy your Sunday everyone
Mina xxx