you wont like me when Im green...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and having a great start to your week...it was brilliant to see I'm not alone in having done nothing for Christmas yet...and that some of you feel guilty about it like me too lol...the tree is still giving me guilty looks and is sitting in the corner sulking...well I headed for my craft room yesterday and decided to have a mass printing and colouring session but I couldn't get my printer to work at all...does anyone else have problems with their Epson printer?, I have never had this happen before and am stumped...in fact a couple of times it almost made it into the garden via the window lol...I will have another go today, now my temper has evened out a bit, keep your fingers crossed it works or listen out for a smashing window and a hulk type yell lol...right now onto my card for today...this is one of the brand new Return to Winter Wonderland release from Sugar Nellie...she is the beautiful Hey Little Birdie, I coloured her with my distress inks and glittered her up with loads of Stickles Glitter Glue - Star Dust...the fantastic papers are from the Echo Park - Reflections Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad, I bought this from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I finished with a punched snowflake, a rub on sentiment and a lush organza bow, would you believe I found this beautiful ribbon in my scraps box...I know shocker eh? and a charm from the Marianne D Winter Charms JU0871 pack, I like using charms as embellishments and the circle is using cut off with just scissors to do this...the fab sketch is from the Sketch N Stash Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Ribbon Girl Challenge and the Crafting When We Can Challenge too...I'm heading out with my Dad for a little while this afternoon, then our beautiful Daughter is calling in this evening...I will let you know if the printer is planted or not lol...whatever your up to today I hope its a peaceful calm one for you

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - frayed burlap

outfit - evergreen bough, antique linenm pumice stone

bird - frayed burlap

shading - pumice stone

adorable...

Good morning everyone did you have a fantastic weekend?...at least I'm up and about but still feeling rotten and wobbly on the pins though I didn't have the best weekend but we went out to lunch yesterday to celebrate our beautiful Daughters birthday...ever tried sitting having lunch and chatting when you just wanted to crawl into bed lol...but at least our girl had a lush lunch and everyone seemed to have a good time...I even managed a bit of crafting last evening but only managed two cards before wanting my bed again...ok are you feeling sorry for me yet...I wouldn't if I was you I think I'm managing that quite well myself lol...Phil's off work today as its another Bank holiday here there seems to be at least one a month lately doesn't there...we are heading out to get flowers for our Daughter and are supposed to go for a wee mooch around the shops but we will see how that goes I think...for my card for today I reused a much loved Simply Adorable image from Sugar Nellie this is Bambino...I so love these dont you...they are always such a sheer pleasure to colour...I used my usual distress inks and teamed this sweetie up with some of the amazing papers from the Kaisercraft - Remember Me 6.5"x6.5" Paper Pad...this is such a lush pad and I think you can just see the fab gloss and flocking on them...I finished with some beautiful punched butterflies from the flock paper and a beautiful red satin bow...I think I'm conquering the curse of the red distress inks finally aren't I lol...I added a few red buttons from the Big Red - 25g pack...the buttons and papers are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the fab sketch is from the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Di's Digi Designs Challenge and the Crafting When We Can Challenge too...I'm off to put the war paint on believe me I need it today lol...whatever your up to I hope you have a brilliant one and whatever your up to you manage to get some sunshine too

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

lips - tattered rose

shading on cushion - pumice stone

shading on baby - antique linen

hat - barn door, fired brick

hole in the head attack...

Good morning everyone...just a second...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh...thats better lol...I have had a hell of a morning...first I forgot to schedule my post yesterday and went to take photos early this morning and my camera was out of charge...so quick charge then photos taken and I couldnt find the lead to download them...I always keep it in a magazine rack beside the sofa, is it there...nope...so quick rush round looking for it, I cant find it anywhere so had to find an old one instead (I feel Phil's hand tidying in this)...finally sorted, downloaded and then kaput no internet...so I gave up for an hour had a cuppa and some deep breathing and try again...so Im here now and ranting like a loony lol...phew breath and relax...right start again...Good morning everyone I hope your all having a brilliant week...Phil is of marshaling at the North West 200 this morning and the weather is terrible, windy and tipping it down, what a madman sitting in this marshaling...would you believe we even had hailstones yesterday...its half way through May and hailstones, isnt that mad...I think we had our Spring/Summer last Monday lol...oh well wait a couple of hours and there could be a heatwave...well we live in hope lol...right now onto my card for today...now who else but Mo from Mo's Digital Pencil could draw this...this is the amazing My Chubby Valentine coloured with distress inks and blinged up a bit with glitter on her wings...I used some of the papers from the amazingly colourful Kaisercraft - Secret Admirer 6.5"x6.5" Paper Pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts for her...the colours are great for her arent they...I added a sentiment tag from the same pad, a gorgeous floaty pink bow and a gold heart charm to finish...Im entering this for the Crafting when We Can Challenge, The Shabby Tearoom Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Challenge too...Im having an hour to relax and chill to get my head sorted then Im off out with my lovely Dad, Im cooking tonight for him so need a few bits and pieces...Im sure a very soggy Phil will pop his head ip sometime this afternoon too bless him...whatever your up to today I hope you dont get hailstones and can enjoy some sun

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - antique linen

dress - tumbled glass, worn lipstick

bow and heart - worn lipstick

shading - pumice stone