Pretty in Pearls - Mojo Monday 146 + Sweet Stampin Challenge 33 Pearls and Pins + Quixotic challenge Pretty Pearls

Good morning everyone, hows the weather where you are, its weird here feels like autumn there's a really cold wind but the suns shining...have I missed July and August lol...well I'm pleased to see Mr Blogger behaved himself yesterday and I did loads of blogging, I love looking at other peoples blogs but am very easy sidetracked, that's how I find a lot of my images following links or seeing something I like following the link and seeing other I have to have, you all tempt me far too much lol...right onto to today's card, isn't this Greeting Farm little sweetie just gorgeous I coloured her with distress ink and paper pieced her dress and bow, shes from a set from Bunny Zoe's Crafts called Oliver and Amelia My Favourite Thing, the sentiment is from the same set too, I love them they are so so cute and fantastic to colour and the amazing foiled papers and tag are from the new Kaisercraft Le Chateau paper pad, its an amazing pad, stunning blues, greys, creams and browns...love every bit of it... its from Bunny Zoe's too and the 'fat' pearl and pins are too, yummy aren't they...all I needed to add was some teeny pearls and ribbons and bow from my stash...I used the amazing sketch over at Mojo Monday and am entering this for the Quixotic and Sweet Stampin challenges too...I hope you like it...have a fab day everyone
Mina xxx

Greeting Farm Digi Fairy + Quixotic challenge-Fold it+Lili of the Valley Challenge 55+Cute Card Thursday 116-anything but a Square

Good morning everyone a quick question before the card details...do you think I use enough embellishments, its just that when I look at some other cards on my many net travels my cards seem a little plain...what do you think?... well the highlight of my day yesterday was the supermarket but at least we got a little bit of sunshine thank goodness which allowed me to get a brighter than normal photograph of this stunning digistamp from the Greeting Farm isn't she a beautiful Summer fairy, shes coloured with distress inks and I glittered her wings and the centre of the flower... I teamed her up with these amazing papers from Pink Paislee, I bought the paper pad the last time I was teaching in Dublin, its called Queen Bee...aren't they just yummy and the little smile tag is from a pack of cardstock die cuts from the same collection...I used a different fold for my card this time so it would fit into the Quixotic challenge and Cute Card Thursday and I used the fab sketch from Lili of the valley challenge...I finished with a grey blue organza ribbon and bow...I hope you like it...anyway whatever your up to today have a fabulous one
Mina xxx

Creative Inspirations-for a child+Quixotic Challenge-word/sentiment+Sketch Saturday 104+Stamp Something-2 of Something+The Townscrapper-Flowers/lace

Good morning everyone and Happy Monday...I found out last night I won the Simon says stamp candy over at Bevs blog, how fantastic is that, you don't win anything and then they come along like buses and you win 2 in as many days lol, wwwwooohhhhoooo, I don't think it could get any better could it...well onto my card for today which is for loads of challenges, I used the fab sketch from Sketch Saturday, Quixotic challenge to use a sentiment or word as your main focal point, Creative Inspirations to make a card for a child, Stamp Something to use two of something and The Townscrapper to use lace and flowers...wow I think that's the most I have entered in one go, I used these two fabulous little boys coloured with Distress inks and a Basicgrey Max and Whiskers paper called Gretchen, the letters are Pink Paislee Expressions - Cotton Chipboard Alphabet, don't they go great with the images and papers, I finished with some lace, gingham ribbon and a selection of buttons from my stash...I hope you like it and enjoy the rest of your day everyone
Mina xxx

Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT + Stamp Something Challenge - Celebrate something + Quixotic Challenge 25 - Let your garden grow

Happy Monday everyone I hope you all had a fantastic weekend, I didn't get to the continental market as it poured from the heavens and as the market is outdoors we thought we would give it a miss as our garlic bread would have got soggy lol...my card for today is a Mothers Day card made with this stunning digi stamp called Thanks Mum from the Michelle Perkett Studio isn't this just perfect for Mothers Day and the amazing papers are Kaisercraft Peachy Keen, they are glossy and embossed so beautifully...the stamp and paper pad are both from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I made this card for the Stamp Something challenge which is celebrate and I made the flowers so I could enter it for the Quixotic Challenge too...all I needed to finish my card was a sentiment and I was good to go...I hope you like it and enjoy the rest of your Happy Monday everyone
Mina xxx
p.s. sorry about the blurred photos but my camera is having a hissy fit again...well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it because of course it has nothing to do with my rubbish photography lol

Mo's Digital Pencil DT card + Allsorts Challenge week 51 + Quixotic Challenge-Oh baby

Happy Monday everyone, did you all have a brilliant weekend, I hope so and for everyone who had one I hope you had a wonderful Mothers Day and thank to everyone for your good luck wishes yesterday what a fantastic kind bunch you are...my card for today is for Mo's Digital pencil DT and I used the fabulous sketch at Allsorts Challenge, Im also entering it for Quixotic challenge which is to make a card for a baby or child, the fantastic Mo's image is called Daddys girl and there are a few versions of her, isnt she fab in her little baggy shorts lol...the incredible papers I bought from Bunny Zoes Crafts, its one of the new paper pads from Kaisercrafts called Peachy Keen, I love these paper pads as they have glossed, embossed, velvet and ordinary papers and 4 sheets of embellishments at the back of them too...fantastic value...all I added was some sentiment ribbon and a cut out from the paper flowers with a button centre threaded with orange ribbon...I hope you like it and enjoy the rest of your Happy Monday everyone Im off to finish my prep for my class tomorrow
Mina xxx
p.s. we are having a guest DT call over at the Dreamteams blog...hop on over and have a look at the fab sketch to follow by our wonderful Jak

My Bunny's being Difficult.......Friday Sketchers Sketch 100 + Quixotic Challenges 23 - How Distressing

Good morning everyone, I hope you have something fantastic planned for today...we don't have anything planned except chillin, gardening for husband and maybe a bit of crafting...my card for today is for Mo's Digital Pencil DT, I used the lush sketch at Friday Sketchers and am entering it for the Quixotic challenge too...isn't this little ones face just the cutest thing ever, her name is Mariko and shes mad lol...I coloured her with Distress inks and used this incredible double sided paper I cant remember what make the paper is but will check and put it on later, I bought it while I was in Dublin...I distressed the edges of the paper and cut out some of the flowers and raised them using foam pads...I finished with a sentiment I printed on the computer...my bunny's being difficult...I hope you like it and by the way are the photos a bit better now I have managed to find the right setting on my camera...enjoy the rest of your Saturday
Mina xxx

Roses on Paper Challenge 36-Sketch + Quixotic Challenges 22-Make a Splash + Crafty Angels Week 32-Summer

* I HAVE A NEW CAMERA YIPPPPPEEEEEE!!!! *
Well another day and still no fixed camera, I'm off down the town later to post some letters and see if I can get it fixed...but I will either have it fixed or come back with a new one...why...cause I'm totally addicted to gadgets that's why lol

...anyway onto today's card which is for the Roses on Paper challenge which is the fab sketch, Quixotic Challenges and Crafty Angels challenge...the incredibly gorgeous image is of course Belles and Whistles coloured with Distress Inks and glittered which you can barely see because of the rubbish photo...the stunning papers are from the Basicgrey Wisteria paper pad, the pad and stamp I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts... I was really surprised at this Wisteria paper pad as I thought it would be all purples and lilacs but its not and I love it...I finished the card with some pale blue pearl string and a sentiment from a Melissa Frances tag book and an organza bow...I will replace the photos later when I get back with my new....er...repaired camera lol...enjoy the rest of your day everyone
Mina xxx

Lili of the Valley-Sketch + Stamp Something Challenge-layered + Quixotic Challenge-Metal + Totally Gorgeous-Charm

Good morning everyone and I'm so sorry I'm way behind with my blogging but will do my best to get caught up before taking a few days off to teach a class in Dublin...I had a great time with Liza yesterday at the Belfast show and even met up with a couple of my ladies from Dublin (yyyooohhooo girls)... I took a few photos of the stash I bought but they didn't turn out well so I will take some more and post one later, the close ups of today's card didn't turn out either so I only have one photo to show you for now...today's card is for LOTV Challenge which is a fabulous sketch by my mate Bev and its also for Totally Gorjuss, Quixotic Challenge and Stamp Something challenge too...the fab little girl is another of my new hAnglar stamps, I love them and shes coloured with Distress Inks and the incredible papers are from the Cosmo Cricket Material Girl paper pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's crafts, isn't it just stunning...I cut some of the flowers out and added a ribbon, bow and the gorgeous little girl charm, isn't she a sweetie...I hope you like it and I hope you have a fabulous
Sunday
Mina xxx

MY NEW STASH