Jingle bells...

Good morning everyone, well are you all prepared for the guy in the big red suit yet?...I bet I have put Jingles bells in your head now, you will be humming it all day, I did when I made this card lol...we did the dreaded supermarket shop yesterday, what with nipping between supermarkets and heaving ourselves through the crowds (I think everyone had the idea of getting it out of the way early) it took us an amazing 6 hours...yes 6 hours...now how on earth can four people eat that much food, although I do have my lovely Dad and my Sister and her family on Boxing Day too...I managed to get a bit of blog hopping done last night but I nodded off at about 8 and didn't wake up until 11, I'm looking forward to another big session of blogging tonight as I so enjoyed looking at your blogs last night, no napping tonight though...this Christmas lark is hard work isn't it I was shattered, but at least I dragged Phil around with me to show him what I normally have to do alone, although I think its faster on my own and I don't have someone putting double what I normally buy in my trolley lol...right now onto my card for today, how cute and sweet is this fabulous Christmas Bells image from the Pachela Studios collection at Cuddly Buddly, I love this cute little rabbit and cant resist him, I will have to go buy some more I think, I coloured him with distress inks...I used some more of this lush Bo Bunny Father Christmas 6x6 paper pad I bought from Charmed Cards & Crafts, I didn't think this lush paper needed anything that might cover it so I just added some rich red satin ribbon to finish...the fab sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm also entering it for the Papertake Weekly challenge too...I'm off to spend most of today with my lovely Dad he has to have some very unpleasant tests and scans in hospital, I feel for him but at least I will be there to keep him company...keep your fingers crossed they don't find anything that shouldn't be there...whatever you up to today I hope its a quiet shopping free one
Mina xxx

walking wounded...

Good morning everyone it was gloriously sunny here yesterday but so crisp and cold a perfect winters day...I had a brilliant crafting day, loved all the colouring I did but then of course a little mishap...I knelt down to cut my papers, I do it on the floor to get a bit of welly behind it and because my guillotine is quite large and takes up my desk space...when I knelt down I got a sharp pain in my knee and though, omg I'm getting old lol...I stood up to see what was up with my knee and dangling out of it was a pair of my teeny pergamano curved scissors....ouch...have you ever tried to get something out when its stuck firm, your muscles seem to clamp around it...but with a bit of swearing and a big sticking plaster I was sorted and at least I found my scissors lol...so I'm officially one of the crafting worlds walking wounded now, oh do we have to compare crafting scars do you think lol...my card for today is for our new challenge at Crafts and Me challenge which is our wonderful Rose's turn to host, she chose Let the music move you...anything to do with music so put your thinking caps on and I cant wait to see what you come up with, I chose to use the beautiful Perched at Dawn by Sara Burrier, but I made the bird a Robin, well a sorta Robin as my red distress ink went a little astray when I added a little more water, it just spread and wouldn't stop, its sneaky stuff you know...I teamed it up with these amazing Bo Bunny papers from the Father Christmas 6x6 pad, another of my new stash I bought, its from Charmed Cards and Crafts...the sentiment is printed on the computer and I finished with some lush holly ribbon which I cut up and used with some berries I bought last year...I must see if I can buy some more of these...the lush sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm also entering this for the Totally Papercrafts challenge and Papertake Weekly challenge....right I'm off out today as my Sister and family are down for a couple of day as the kids are on half term hols here, it will be wonderful to spend some time with them...whatever your up to have a good one and if you have time pop on over to Crafts and Me challenge to see what the rest of our wonderful team came up with
Mina xxx

colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
bird - antique linen, frayed burlap, aged mahogany, wild honey, pumice stone
fairy clothes - antique linen, peeled paint

a friend called Freddie...

Good morning everyone...before I tell you about today's card I wanted to explain why I haven't been myself over the last few weeks...I have been a bit subdued and not myself because of something that happened in my crafting life, something very unpleasant and so upsetting it knocked me on my bum, I wont bother you all by explaining it to you but I just wanted to say with Phil's help and a very good friends advice I have picked myself up and am coming out fighting, I dusted myself off and I'm back on form, I will also be answering your emails as usual now too as I haven't been, so please keep sending them I'm happy to help any way I can as always...I'm sorted now and back with a vengeance lol...we had a nice day yesterday nothing exciting but it was lovely to spend a day you don't usually together, did that make sense at all?...but I knew what I meant lol...onto my card for today which is using another of the stunning Fairy Glen release from Sugar Nellie called Faye and Freddie...how cute is this little darling on her toadstool with her frog friend...I must admit I have loved using this new release, they are fab to colour...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with this amazing Echo Park paper from the A Walk in the Park collection called Playful Stripes, the green is the reverse...I added some of the new lush flowers I bought from Charmed Cards and Crafts, the little glittery ones and the leaves are from the Petaloo Cream velvet hydrangea pack and the lush pink one is of course a Prima...gorgeous aren't they...I finished with a ceramic sentiment from my stash...the lush sketch is from Inspirational Card Sketches and I'm also entering it for the Sweet Stampin challenge too....ooooohhhhh did you see I won the fabulous Chris's candy yesterday, I was gobsmacked...wwwwoooohhhhoooo papers to play with...I'm having a crafting day today a bit of play time...whatever your up to today I have you have a brilliantly happy one
Mina xxx

the cutest little baby boy...

Finally good morning everyone, I don't know what happened to my connection but it just wouldn't play yesterday or this morning...did you all have a brilliant weekend, ours was kinda quiet which was nice, we did go to M&S yesterday and bought loads of yummy stuff for our dinner, I must admit I love the scrummy things they sell at good old M&S don't you...so after stuffing our faces last night we lay around watching TV and then I thought brilliant a few hours to do some commenting and sods law no internet, I could get online just couldn't stay on....oooohhhh that internet fairy has a lot to answer for...well finally my card for today is for our new challenge at The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop challenge, thank you so much to everyone who entered last months your monochrome makes were stunning and I had loads of problems picking my top three as I wanted all the entries to be top...the challenge this month is Anything Goes and of course there is a lush ribbon goodies stash for the prize...so no excuse enter whatever you like and you never know you could win the ribbon lushness...I chose the cutest little Baby Boy I have seen for ages, hes called Baby Boy in Suit and is from Mo's Digital Pencil, I coloured him with distress inks and paper pieced his fab suit and bow tie, the gorgeous paper is from the Kaisercraft Velvet Ensemble 6x6 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's, the lush seam binding is the Champagne colour one and the stamp is one of the new Catslife Press rubber seals this one is the Happy Birthday stamp, they are both from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop...I'm entering this for the Charmed Cards and Crafts Blog candy, Deep Ocean challenge Happy Birthday challenge and the Fab N Funky recipe challenge...Phil has gone back to work no matter what I said so Im off out for coffee with my wonderful Dad while trying not to worry about Phil being back at work lol...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one
Mina xxx