groovy baby...

Good morning everyone...wwwooohhhooo Friday again and almost the weekend although our weekend will be busy, are you up to anything nice this weekend?...this card really made me smile as it reminded me of my lovely Phil's old passport, it wasn't an old one but if you have seen piccys of Phil he is a little follicley challenged but the photo in the old passport was of him with long red hair and it always made me go 'groovy baby' and always made me chuckle...this card is for our new challenge over at Just Magnolia & hAnglar and sTanglar challenge, this week its our lovely teamie Michelle's choice and she chose one of my very favourite things, paper piecing, in case you hadn't noticed I love doing this, I really think I'm addicted to cutting out you know, even when I was small I would cut out all the paper dressing dolls from comics etc and if I didn't like their clothes I would trace them and draw and colour my own, crafter's start young don't they lol... this gorgeous little Edwin is called Cool Edwin and I used these fantastically coloured new BoBunny 6x6 VickiB paper pad papers, I'm so loving the fab bright colours in this pad, the pad and Edwin are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I used some Thicker's for the groovy and added a mix of buttons to finish...the fabulous sketch is from Mojo Monday, I'm also entering it for the Crazy 4 challenges, Papertake weekly challenge and Pear Tree Designs challenge too...if you have time pop on over to our Just Magnolia challenge and have at all that lush paper piecing...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

at long last ....

yes I finally got my card uploaded and about time too...the air turned a little bit blue last night lol...which reminds me when we were going shopping on Sunday our lovely Daughter was telling us one of her little stories (see it runs in the family lol) and swearing away the more animated she got but after every single swear word she apologised, we were in stitches, I told her your 26 sweetie if you swear you swear there's no need to apologise...her answer oh I don't like swearing in front of my Dad...so its ok to swear in front of me?... what am I chopped liver lol..anyway onto my card today which is for Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT, how cute is this little fella hes one of the new Humphrey's Corner stamps and is called Flowers for you, I coloured him with distress inks and a little glitter and teamed him up with my new favourite pad which is this K & Co Julianne 6x6 paper pad, how amazing are those blues and the roses, no one does flowered papers like K & Co do they...I love love love this pad and its so so thick full of lush designs I bought these from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the flower is one of the new Prima Corine - style 54885 lush aren't they which is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts too...I finished with some pretty gingham ribbon and a sentiment from my stash...the lush sketch is from Mojo Monday (love their sketches) and I'm also entering it for the Pear Tree Designs Summer Delights challenge too...phew I'm so glad this is finally posted as it was burning a hole in my desktop lol...I'm off to my craft room today as I need to catch up on some DT work whatever your up to have a fantastic day everyone
Mina xxx

I gave myself a slap...

Good morning everyone how you doing?...well I gave myself a good shake and a little slap and managed to make 5 cards yesterday...wwwooohhhooo about time to I hear myself say...oh no I'm talking to myself now...men in white coats here I come...my wonderful Dad flies back to England today, I hope he had a fantastic time although knowing my Sister I would bet that he did...well we decided even though it is so much work and out in the wiles of wannie (middle of nowhere lol) we are going to take the farmhouse, but I have said only on the condition Phil gets broadband installed as I want to be able to go down more often and don't want to do without my hopping...must admit I'm quite excited at the prospect of doing the farmhouse out, but the 'garden' scares the life out of me, well I say garden I mean a dirt patch with hills in a field so haven't a clue what to do with that...although a clear patch to put my swing seat, a few herb and flower pots and table and chairs in and I'm sorted...my card for today is for the Crafts and Me Digi Teams new challenge which this week Punch it out, I used the stunning new Sara Burrier digi called Twilight Lily Fae beautiful isn't she...I coloured her with distress inks and glittered her up a bit...I'm sorry but I haven't a clue what make these papers are but they were 6x6 so must be from a paper pad, my punching is the teeny flowers and leaves which I scattered about and added pearl centres to them, I finished with some lush velvet ribbon...the sketch is from Sketch N Stash and I'm also entering this for the Pear Tree Designs Sparkle challenge too...when you have time pop on over to the Crafts & Me challenge to see what our amazing team came up with, I'm off to town today for a little mooch and treat myself to lunch whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

theres no cobwebs left here...

Good morning everyone...phew the cobwebs were defo swept away here the wind was about 80 miles an hour and our fences were waving like grass...I had to chase my bin around the garden in the teaming rain in my bare feet when the wind just picked it up like a rag doll and threw it of course the contents came out too...now theres a picture for you me soaking wet covered in rubbish and smelling of it too and with muddy bare feet...oooohhhhh wheres the paparazzi when you need them lol...well lets hope today is a little better and not as windy...so I thought my card for today should be a touch of summer especially when I saw this gorgeous little Nesto in Summer image from Mo's digital pencil, how cute is he with his bucket on his head...I coloured him with distress inks and how perfect are these papers from the Kaisercraft Seaside 6x6 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's crafts...they were just meant to be together dont you think...I cut out a few flowers and a ball from the same pad to add to the card and the life is a beach sentiment is from it too...well I spent a huge amount of time in my craftroom yesterday and this is all I managed but hopefully today will be better...my love Daughter and her partner came down and cooked for me...yummy lasagna...the sketch is from Pear Tree Designs challenge and Im also entering this for the Do it with Digis challenge, Allsorts challenge and Stamp Something challenge too...Im of to my craft room again for a more productive session today (well hopefully)...whatever your up to today have a good one everyone
Mina xxx

theres nothing that cant be cured by tea, cream and a bit of gossip - Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar week 107 Donaldas sketch

Good morning everyone, I started to blog hop from your fab comments you left me while I was away last night and then realised there was no way in the world I will ever catch up with them, there's almost 300 so thank you so much everyone for the lovely comments but I will have to start from yesterdays comments and hopefully keep up with them from now on or I will be a little old woman covered in cobwebs with my hands grown into my computer otherwise lol (ok who said I'm already a little old woman...you can go off people you know)...I caught up with my wonderful Dad yesterday and we treat ourselves to a cream tea...scrummy...oh and of course we put the world to rights too as always...my card for today is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar and this week its a fab sketch by our wonderful Donalda, I used this cute little bike riding hAnglar girl, she reminds me so much of summer days and I love the way her pony tail is flipping while she rides, so cute...I coloured her with distress inks and use this mix of papers from Graphic45's Once upon a Springtime collection, I love this collection so much, its those colours together I think and lets face it girls you cant beat a bit of Graphic45 can you...the flowers are cute from scraps of the same papers too...all I needed to finish was some ribbons as I didn't want to cover too much of those lush papers...I see all those amazing cards with loads of embellishments on and wish I could do that, mine always look cluttered when I do that...now why doesn't it work for me then...I'm entering this for the Truly Scrumptious Anything Goes challenge and the Pear Tree Designs Stamped image challenge too...I'm spending the day with my fab Husband Phil as hes home for the North West 200 motorbike race and practices as usual hes got his sheriffs badge on...oops sorry I mean hes marshaling...whatever your up to today have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

we should all hug a chick dont you think - Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT card

Good morning everyone...have you anything exciting happening today for Easter Monday, I'm going to have a crafting day to catch up with work for while I'm on holiday which is a week away and counting...I had a big mooch around some fantastic blogs last night but lost track of time and just realised it was 1am and I hadn't posted this card for today...see what happens when your blogging...my card for today is for the Bunny Zoe's crafts DT and how cute and pretty is this little Hey Chickie stamp from Wags and Whiskers, although shes perfect for Easter I think she would be wonderful for any occasion, shes so sweet...I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced her dress with the same papers I used for the card, the lush Prima Botanical paper pad papers...the amazing lycra flowers are a mix Prima Aurora's and Glimmer...wow I love these and the pearl centres are so gorgeous aren't they...I finished with a ribbon and bow and a ribbon sentiment from my stash, Im entering this for the Pear Tree Designs Easter challenge, the Creative Inspirations Pets/animals challenge and the Saturday challenge Pink, cream and brown challenge too...whatever your doing this Easter Monday give a thought to poor me stuck in my craft room playing away and having a hunt through my stash...well do you feel sorry for me...yeah right, me neither lol...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

Happy Easter - A La Card Monkey challenge guest designer

Good morning everyone and Happy Easter, who got the most Easter eggs then...come on...fess up and have you eaten any yet?...I had a quiet day yesterday and shopped for the lunch for today and would you believe I ended up going to a teeny corner shop to buy highly overpriced veg as the supermarkets had none, I don't mean not a good choice, but none at all...not even one teeny weeny carrot...isn't that just nuts seriously the shops are only shut for one day not for a month lol...my card for today is for the A La Card Monkey challenge, I was chosen last week as a Guest Designer and I was proud to join in this week...there's a fabulous sketch and an Easter theme

I used this sweet little fella from the CC Designs Sweet November Baby range from Bunny Zoe's Crafts this little fella is sold out but there are other in the range, they are so so cute aren't they...the amazing papers and sentiment tag (don't you love no 3 on the list lol) are from Bunny Zoe's too they are the Kaisercraft Secret Bird Society paper pad, I'm so pleased I bought this pad, it doesn't look as good from the outside but the patterns and colours are so soft and yummy...I finished my card with some fantastic gem swirls, and a fab coloured ribbon and bow...I'm entering this for the Pear Tree Designs Easter challenge, Crazy 4 challenges Easter card challenge and the CYDA Easter challenge too...I would love to see you all join in the challenge and hop on over to A La Card Monkey challenge and see what the other fab designers made...lunch today including chocolate cake dessert then I think I may need a rest for my poor tum after that...whatever your doing this Easter Sunday have a wonderful family day everyone
Mina xxx

aaaaawwwwwwww I had a sickly laptop

Good afternoon everyone, now that seem weird to say afternoon...I had a very poorly little laptop for a while but with a lot of coaxing, care and love its feeling much better now and allowing me to post again...it nearly went out of the window but I decided to be nice to it and it worked...we had a fabulous day yesterday, Phil took an extra day off work and we did a little wandering then our darling Daughter and her other half joined us for dinner, I love those family meals don't you, they don't happen as often as I would like but that means they should be enjoyed even more shouldn't they...right onto my card for today, now how amazingly beautiful is this new Sara Burrier digi from Crafts and Me, its called Morning Glories and is just fantastic to colour although all Sara Burrier's images are...love em...I coloured it with distress inks and put just a little glitter on her wings...the papers are Basicgrey I think as they had escaped from their paper pad, I loved the colours though and thought they matched the image beautifully...I added some of this fantastic lace which I have now run out of and haven't a clue where I got it...oh no drat my jelly memory...of course an image like this has to have a bit of lush satin ribbon and bow doesn't it, its the craft rule...well for me anyway...the sketch is from Sunday Sketch & Stamp and I'm entering this for the City Crafter Birthday challenge and the Pear Tree Designs lace challenge too...well all should be well with my laptop for tomorrow now I have given it some electronic medicine so I'm off to do a bit of painting...whatever your doing today...enjoy
Mina xxx
p.s. today is the last day to enter our
Crafts and Me Digi team glitter challenge xxx

My very First official Sugar Nellie

Good morning everyone...I'm still on a high from yesterday, thank you all so much for all the warm congratulations, it really meant a lot to me, I had been busting to tell you all and it was brilliant to be able to share it with you...I went to the re launch last night and got a bag full of goodies I couldn't manage without, amazing how you don't know you need things until you see them isn't it, who wants to guess what I bought?...er....papers, ribbons, more papers and a few basics like card stock for cards, oh and some lush sentiments, bet you didn't guess, yeah right...well here's my very first official DT card for Sugar Nellie, ooooohhhhhh how good does that sound lol, isn't this Bambino image from the new Sugar Nellie Simply Adorable digi release today just amazing, I have been waiting impatiently for these to come out, this image is just sheer pleasure to colour, I used distress inks and teamed him up with more of these stunning Prima papers, fantastic muted colours aren't they, I used an off cut of lace and a couple of loops of ribbon and the amazing flower is Prima too...love these flowers, I finished with a sprinkling of gingham butterflies and some pearls...every time I look at this little baby it makes me go aaaaawwwwwwwww...the sketch I used is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp and I'm also entering this for the CES Challenge of Fluterby and flowers and the Pear Tree Designs Ribbon challenge...I'm have a chillin crafting day today, you never know I might not even get change out of my jimjams...whatever your up to today I hope you have a fantastic one
Mina xxx

Im so happy to report Dads loads better 'phew'-Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge week 94-Love

Good morning everyone and huge thanks to everyone who sent my Dad their best wishes Im am so happy to tell you hes loads better, wasnt quite well enough to be taken out to dinner but was to go for coffee and a chat and putting the world to rights and a rant at the newspapers lol...hes going on holiday with my Sister to Cyprus so hes involved in looking at villas and flights and seem almost his old self Im so relieved and happy...my card for today is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar which this week is Love themed, huge thanks to everyone who gave my sketch a go last week but I think I made it too complicated as the number where done by a huge amount...oh well back to the drawing board lol...I used this beautiful Wedding couple from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I love the way she touches his face, so cute, I coloured them with distress inks and the papers are Prima, fabulous papers, I used more seam binding from the Ribbon girl, I could get seriously addicted to this lush stuff, the sentiment is a Whimsy Love letter seal stamp, I added a few pearls and a crystal spray I got from a wedding shop ages ago...the sketch is from Sketch Saturday and Im also entering this for the DYSU Spots challenge and the Pear Tree Designs Valentine challenge...when you have time pop on over to the Just Magnolia blog, the work from the rest of our DT is amazingly beautiful as always...have a wonderful day everyone and I hope you get a bit of sunshine wherever you are
Mina xxx

Im not in Kansas anymore toto - Create4fun Challenge + Pear Tree Designs challenge

Good morning everyone I hope your all fit and well, I managed to prise my Dads cold fingers from the door frame and we went for coffee, had a little read of the newspapers and put the world to rights and all before 3pm...amazing what coffee can do for you isnt it...I love those afternoons chatting with my Dad, hes 78 and still sharp as a tack with a great sense of humour...love him to bits...right now onto my card for today which is using the beautiful Kansas from Mo's Digital Pencil, I love this sweet image with her little toto in her basket, I can still remember watching the Wizard of Oz for the first time and falling in love with this fantastic tale of fairyland places and people...of course I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with this amazing double sided My Minds Eye Pink large Polka dot from the Lush range...

I finished the card with some beautiful soft satin ribbon and a couple of pins threaded with beads...the fabulous sketch is from Create4fun challenge and Im also entering it for the Pear Tree Designs challenge too...I hope you have a fantastic day everyone and remember even if you cant put the world to rights, enjoy your coffee
Mina xxx

more christmas paper-Sketch N Stash challenge+Pear Tree Designs challenge+Basicgrey challenge

Yyyooohhhhoooo everyone it me again, well I had a nice surprise yesterday my gorgeous Phil had a few days holiday to take so took them and arrived home without telling me, almost giving me a heart attack in the process mind ya lol...so many long lunches, strolls and you never know maybe a bit of shopping although I didn't tell him that bless him and chilling ahead for the rest of the week, don't you love it when things like that happen which they very rarely do to me...my card for today is using another Christmas paper, this is Basicgrey Wassail Olive branch paper and I used this amazing stamp from Sugar Nellie coloured with Distress inks...shes called Faith, isn't she beautiful...I love these monochromatic colours don't you...I added some velvet ribbon and flowers from Wild Orchid crafts to finish, the sketch is from Sketch and Stash, my stash is the new stamp and unused paper I'm also entering this for the Pear Tree Designs flowers challenge and Basicgrey flower power challenge too...for all those people looking for the candy winner its just below...enjoy the rest of your day everyone
Mina xxx

joy in pink - Simon says stamp challenge sketch time + Pear Tree Designs challenge 32-free for all

Good morning all wherever you are I hope the sun is shining on you it was glorious here yesterday and what a difference a bit of sunshine can do for your mood...I had planned to have a crafting day but ended up having a sort through my goodies to see what I had and just made this card, instead of the 6 I had planned to make, but that's what happens when you find a paper pad you had forgot you had and some stunningly gorgeous velvet ribbon under the sofa along with a box of red pins I had bought for Christmas and a punch...oops I really must sort out my craft room more regularly but at least I managed one card...how beautiful is Joy from Sugar Nellie, amazing to colour with Distress inks too, Im loving these new images are you, the paper pad I found and used is from the Papermania Signature range and the pad is called Regency...beautiful soft greens, creams and pinks, I used this amazing ribbon but used the lot I'm afraid so I need more, if only I could remember where it came from I would be sorted...I finished with a selection of roses and satin leaves...for a change I'm quite happy with my colouring on this one, now there's a rare thing lol...I used the sketch tipped on its side from Simon says Stamps challenge and am entering this for the Pear Tree Designs challenge too...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

cold and frosty morning - Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly challenge 7-Sparkle and shine

Good morning everyone, did you all have a fab weekend I hope so, its really cold and frosty today and is beginning to feel like Christmas I think of course it helps when the decorations went up this weekend, well I have almost finished my shopping thank goodness although I usually enjoy it its been a real chore this year with the shops being so heaving...I'm in need of a choir service or a nativity I think to get the real spirit of Christmas a good old kick start, what do you all do to get into the Christmas spirit?...my lushly bright card today is for our brand new challenge at Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly challenge, wow your entries last month were amazing all those fantastic projects, you have made some wonderfully creative goodies for the holiday season...our challenge this month is Sparkle and Shine...I used another of the amazingly beautiful Michelle Perkett Studio images, this is one is called Willow the Autumn Fairy, I love colouring these stunning images they always colour so beautifully, I used distress inks for her and teamed her up with Kaisercrafts Be Merry papers, in fact everything is from the paper pad including the holly and berries which are cut out from a sheet...I hope you will all join in again this month as I love looking at your fab work, when you have time pop on over to the Bunny Zoe's challenge blog to have a look at the fabulous creations our wonderful DT have made, I'm entering this into the Pear Tree Designs Christmas challenge...have a fantastically festive day everyone
Mina xxx

p.s. today is the last day to enter my mega candy so hurry hurry hurry xxx

Happy fat little birds - The Sugar Bowl challenge 49 + City Crafter challenge week 34 + Pear Tree Designs challenge 29

Good morning everyone I went to bed last night to snow and sleet and woke this morning to sunshine and not a pick of snow for one horrible moment I thought I really had hibernated for a month or two...sneaky stuff this freaky weather isn't it...the fat balls are sorted I went to get the gubbins (technical term for all the ingredients) and saw a pack of 12 for a few pounds, bought them and the birds are as happy as a little fat red breasted bird can be...right onto my card for today which is for The Sugar Bowl, CCCB Let it snow challenge and Pear Tree Designs challenge Winter Wonderland too...I used this fabulously cozy Sugar Nellie Raven stamp, I want a coat and hat like this how warm would it be, I coloured her with my distress inks and paper pieced her hat and coat with some of these amazing Websters Pages Santa and Sweet papers I bought from Crafty Emma's, stunning aren't they, I love the colours in them, I finished my card with some black saddle stitched ribbon and punched snowflakes...what you up to today anything exciting I think we will put our Christmas Tree up when I say we I use that term loosely, what I really mean is Phil sits and watches and I decorate it, although I cant blame him as he used to help but I would just follow behind him and move everything to the 'right' place so he gave up but at least he gets all the stuff out of the attic...whatever your up to have a wonderfully festive day everyone
Mina xxx