star...

Good morning everyone did you all have a fabulous weekend...we headed for Ikea yesterday, our beautiful Daughter and her other half needed to go and her car is still broken down so we decided we would make the sacrifice to take them (yeah right lol)...of course we didn't need anything at all and still managed to spend more than they did...£50 later and some massive bargains including a picture frame and poster to go in it...the picture frame is huge and was a bargain £7.50 but the poster was £7 reduced to £3.99...but when we got to the till he charged us £3.99 and then it was discounted £3.99 so it was free????...I asked him if that was right he says that's what it scanned so it must be...well who am I to argue?....ooooohhhhh I do love a bargain don't you, but that's ridiculous lol...after that we went and picked up our new Christmas tree for the kitchen but as we didn't get home until after 7pm we still don't have them up and I also bought new floaty curtains for the kitchen and would like to get them up first so maybe today but as Phil has the day off for Christmas shopping I don't hold out much hope...oh and we are getting my Christmas present today too, I have my eye on a pair of boots so Im hoping they have them in stock in our closest Clarks store or it means another trip to Belfast...such a shame lol...right now onto my card for today how lush is this fantastic stamp from Crafts and Me...its by the super talented Robin Pushay and is called Tree Top Blessings...such a beautiful Christmas image isn't it...I coloured her with distress inks and glittered just about everything I could think of...the star, her wings and the flames on the candles...the amazing papers are from Graphic45's Christmas Emporium Collection and is called Tis The Season...I finished my card with a gorgeously glittery Noel sentiment (this is a decoration I bought in the sales last year) and some pearls...I'm entering it for the Lady Anne's Challenge, Paperplay Challenge and the Totally Gorjuss challenge too...right I'm off to get the war paint on, a girl cant go boot shopping without her lippy can she girls...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose

hair, dress, wings and shading - antique linen

tree - shabby shutter, peeled paint

reds - barn door

hair decorations - peeled paint, barn door

star - scattered straw

How many butterflies are too many? - Just Magnolia week 66 - Sketch by Bev + Flutter by Wednesdays + Paperplay challenge week 30

Good morning everyone, how are you all doing this fabulous morning...so exactly how many butterflies are too many do your reckon, I may be borderline or just over with this card lol...its for our new Sketch challenge over on Just Magnolia which is by our wonderful Bev...I used this stunning Tilda and although she already has wings I cut them off and replaced them with butterfly wings from these amazing papers by Rayher aren't they gorgeous, they are all glazed and glittered and I just couldn't stop cutting out, the butterflies and wings and the circle behind Tilda are all cut from the papers, they don't have names just numbers 79-399-000, 79-403-000 and 79-401-000...I used a circle stamp from Simon Says for the sentiment and added a double layer of ribbon because I didn't have a wide enough one for it...just a thought but I wonder what a group of butterflies are called, let me know if you know...I'm sure there was a couple of challenges I was meant to enter this for too, I'm slowly going nuts I think...I hope you like it and when you have time pop on over to Just Magnolia and have a look at the amazing work of the rest of the team...have a wonderful day everyone...thanks to the fabulous Miria Im entering this for the Flutter By Wednesday and PaperPlay Challenge which are both Anything goes
Mina xxx