Chris the sheep...

Good morning everyone I hope you all had a brilliant week and are looking forward to an even better weekend...I bet your all thinking shes finally got packing fever and gone nuts judging by the post title...but then there will be a teeny few of you that know what it means...isn't it funny how you can watch something over and over and still find it hysterically funny, I was sorting through a box of stuff last night and it was just one of those things I didn't want to leave as I knew I would struggle to get back to it so after Phil went to bed I watched a double episode of Father Ted on Tv while I was sorting...yes one of them was the Chris the Sheep episode, so so funny and I chuckled and laughed all the way through it, then felt daft cause I was by myself lol...if you have never seen an episode of Father Ted hop on over to YouTube and see if you can find it, its brilliant...we went to the Supermarket yesterday and then popped into an electrical store to look at dishwashers as mine is very old and I was thinking of a new one, the assistant came over and asked if she could help and I was chatting to her saying I fancied a new one but was sure my Husband would say although ours is old its fine when my Dad strolled over...the assistant says to my Dad, I'm sure you will agree with your wife she should get a new dishwasher lol...now either I look old or my Dads looking very young for his age, I didn't know if I should laugh or cry lol...I think maybe a face lift should go onto my wish list asap...anyway time for my card info now, how adorable is this fantastic I Dunno (redux), although I thought the original was fantastic I must admit this one is even cuter, she is of course from Mo's Digital Pencil...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these lush Websters Pages papers, I'm sorry I don't know their name as they weren't a full sheet but they are fab aren't they...I added a ribbon and bow in blue and a heart charm and finished with a couple of pearls...the fab sketch is from The Sweet Stop challenge and I'm also entering it for the Inky Impressions challenge and the Fab 'N' Funky Challenge too...I'm on another packing day duty today, will it never end but it will be worth it I just wish it wasn't taking so so so so long...whatever your up to today have a fab one
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
t shirt - pumice stone, shabby shutters, tumbled glass
tutu - spun sugar
plaster - shabby shutters
boots - spun sugar, tumbled glass
Bronte - antique linen, shabby shutters

the busted sofa is still going strong...

Good morning everyone do you have anything exciting planned this weekend?...as you guessed from the post title my busted sofa hair is still here, I couldn't get an appointment so it will have to stay how it is until next week...well when I say as it is, I will brush it of course lol...my lovely Dad has gone off with my Sister for a week, I hope he has loads of fun with the little ones, they certainly keep you on your toes...we are going to a huge car boot sale on Sunday and today we will be doing a bit of food shopping for the weekend, Phil has a new recipe for a Italian hot pot type of thing, it sounds yummy and I will let you know how it turns out, I'm so lucky Phil loves cooking because if it was up to me we will survive weekends on toasted sandwiches...I can cook just hate doing it is all lol....right now onto my card for today, how fantastic is this A Big Whoop image from Mo's Digital Pencil, she was a freebie on facebook for a while but if you missed her you can still buy her in the shop of course, look at that adorable face, so full of joy...I coloured her with distress inks and distressed the edges of the image with Antique linen...the amazingly gorgeous papers are from Websters Pages, sorry I don't know which collection as they are all mixed together, I added some punched butterflies, orange twine and a lush orange button and twine bow to finish...the fab sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and I'm also entering it for the Totally Papercrafts challenge and Sir Stampalot challenge too...I'm off to make the best of my busted sofa before heading out...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one and don't forget I have new Bunnyzoe's Crafts candy for you all tomorrow
Mina xxx

a rant, a bit of news and an apple a day...

AAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHH Im officially fed up with BT two days of rubbish service and no advice then the advice given 'switch your modem off for three mins and that should sort it out'...duh like I havent thought of that...finally I have managed to upload so deep breath Mina and start again...
Good Morning everyone, well who took the sunshine back then, we have had, wind, rain and cold, I'm just waiting for the snow now lol...well Phil rang me last night and you were all right of course I shouldn't have worried hes fine being back at work...phew huge sigh of relief, but then you all knew he would be fine didn't you...I went shopping with my lovely Dad yesterday and I don't know if it was the weather or time of year or what but everyone seemed to be going mad, if people would just give a teeny bit of thought and not just abandon their trolleys to go get more shopping it would be most appreciated by people like my Dad who is disabled and me who has to move them out of his way...ooohhhh Im on a rant butthat's my rant for today over lol...I'm sure I will have another one tomorrow...oh oh oh I know what it will be too lol...anyway my card for today is using this fabulous Apple Pip stamp from Sugar Nellie, isn't she so fab, I love her hair, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these lush Websters Pages papers, haven't a clue with collection they are from and anyway I think all the collections seem to go together well, don't you...the fabulous sketch is from CLP Challenges and I'm also entering this for the Stampalot Challenge too...now before I go I have some news for you


this is the brand new release from Sugar Nellie and they will be on sale from Saturday 8th October over at Funkykits...this is a beautiful new release and you can see some sneak peeks over on the Sugar Nellie blog all this week...right that's me for today...I hope wherever you are you manage to get a bit of sun, I'm off for a crafting day in my craft room, I am in desperate need of sorting out my mojo atm...have a good one
Mina xxx

wish upon a wand...

Yes its me again...twice in one day...swoon...this time with a card to show you...we had a nice afternoon a little mooch around the shops and a little bit of crafting, it was nice to get enough though I'm shattered now and ready for dinner and a movie I think...did you all have a nice day? anything exciting to tell me, go on make me jealous I dare you lol...this little bit of sugary gorgeousness is one of the new Sugar Nellie's called Little Apprentice, look at that sweet face you just know shes making a wish for you with her wand don't you...I coloured her with distress inks and used these stunning Websters Pages papers...I haven't a clue which set their from as they come loose they always get jumbled up...so are you listening Websters (probably not lol) put them in a pad please...I finished my card with some lush sheer wired ribbon and a few stars punched from glitter board...the fab sketch is from Craft Catz Weekly challenge and I'm also entering this for the Winter Wonderland Girly Christmas challenge too...I promise that's me for today so enjoy your evening everyone
Mina xxx

Im doing my cows tail impersonation again - Crafty Calendar challenge + Stamp Something

Good morning everyone what a beautiful day it was yesterday and the temperature reached 20degrees on my Daughters car thermometer...oooohhhhhh lets hope its finally getting warmer for the spring...well we got the oven they wanted after a bit more shopping than we had planned but its all sorted now anyway and she will soon be resuming the lush meals she creates, shes quite the little chef you know but she must get it from her Dad because it sure ain't me lol...now do you feel sorry for poor little Teddy Bea bless her I did my cows tail impersonation again and missed the Teddy Bo challenge for her, but the sketch was lush to use anyway, this image is from the Three in a Row tags digi, isnt it cute with the dragonfly and how well does she go with this lush double sided Websters Pages paper, I coloured it with distress inks...this is from the Garden Gala collection and is called Celebrate Life, even the bunting and life sentiment is from the same page...I love Websters pages like this, I think its because I love cutting out and get the chance to cut to my hearts content with these...all I added was some punched glitter board dragonflies and a cream satin ribbon...well because I missed her challenge I decided to enter this for the Crafty Calendar Spring challenge and the Stamp Something Challenge which is Something sweet and I think this image is so sweet dont you...right Im having a crafting day today so you never know what I will find rummaging for stuff...whatever your doing have a fun day everyone
Mina xxx

my beautiful yellow roses-Sketch Saturday week #139+Sweet Stampin challenge Clear as Mud+Stamp Something Cute Something

Good morning everyone...well I had a fab day yesterday, craft shopping, family night, movie and chinese and now Sunday family lunch, my kind of weekend...I went to Crafter's and Co (which is one of my local craft stores) to do my craft shopping and they had a massive sale on, I got loads and loads and loads of bargain and bought some goodies for my next candy which is tomorrow so watch out for that...I think my poor Dad was tired as we were all sitting around my kitchen table chatting away and then the chatter was broken by my poor Dad snoring sitting upright in his kitchen chair bless him, we had to wake him and my Sister took him home before he snapped his neck lol...my card today is for Mo's Dreamteam DT using just the cutest of little girls isn't she just so sweet with her huge bunch of flowers, shes called Bunches and of course shes from Mo's Digital Pencil, I coloured her with distress inks and the lush papers are Websters Pages...the sentiment is another of the Whimsy Lover letter seals from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I love these they are so handy and the quotes are fabulous...I finished with a velvet ribbon and a satin knot...the sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm entering this for the Sweet Stampin challenge of Brown plus one colour and I used blue and the Stamp Something Cute Somethings challenge, she is defiantly cute isn't she...right that me for today I'm off to do some crafting while my fantastic husband makes our lush lunch, have a brilliant Sunday everyone
Mina xxx

these are the yellow roses my darling Phil bought me, arent they so beautiful and they smell beautiful xxx

Beware of supermarket rage + My last DT card for Truly Scrumptious Challenge 48-Thinking of Summer

Good morning everyone...firstly huge apologies for not getting round to commenting but hopefully I can stay awake long enough to do some serious commenting today bits crossed...is it just me or is there a load of angry people about these days?...I had to go to the supermarket with my Dad yesterday and as I wasn't feeling the best and he is on two crutches we were toodling (technical term for not speeding) around the supermarket minding our own business heading for the checkout when this, lets call her mature, woman tried to dash in front of us but didn't quite make it and swore at me, now not just swore but called me the F word that rhythms with trucker, how rude is that, now normally I would give as good as I get but couldn't be chuffed with her and decided to ignore her but my Dad bless him was ready to have a go, it only hit me later and I was hopping mad by then so the next day I see her in there minding her own business she will get the shock of my life when I call her the same...now onto my card for today which is a sad one for me, I have been with Truly Scrumptious since the beginning and it was my first ever DT spot and the fabulous Sharon and the DT girls are a dream to work with, but I have decided to move onto other things and leave, how sad is that but sometimes you know the time is right don't you...I have loved being on the team and will still be joining in with the challenges, today's sketch has the added theme of Thinking of Summer...I used this fabulous Sweet November Coriander digi from All that Scraps coloured with Distress inks, the amazing paper is from Websters Pages Life Portrait range and is called Your Life, Beautiful, stunning isn't it, there's something about Websters pages that makes me want to cut it out and layer it up which is what I did with the flowers and butterfly and I finished with lush sating ribbon...I hope you will give Truly Scrumptious a go as the sketches are always so lush to work with...right no supermarkets for me today I'm hiding in case I meet anymore OAP's with rage...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

fancy a cuppa - Sketch and Stash challenge - your choice (Sketch 13) + 7 Kids College Fund challenge 11-Anything goes

Good morning everyone....oooohhhhhh just two more sleeps to go are you all excited yet?, well I managed to finish my supermarket shop yesterday...but...then my poor Daughter couldn't get her car started its frozen solid so I had to go again after we picked her up...see that's what happens when you try to avoid it, you end up going twice that will teach me...my card for today is for the Sketch and Stash challenge which this week is your own choise of sketch and I chose Sketch 13 and for the 7 Kids College fund Anything goes challenge too...I used this beautiful Teacup Fairy from Mo's Digital Pencil, how cute is this little un, I coloured her very softly with Distress inks and glittered her little wings I teamed her up with this amazingly stunning double sided Websters Pages Life Portrait paper, its called Established and True, wow how gorgeous is this...I finished it with this wow black gingham ribbon, a white rose and some saddle stitched black ribbon...I have a really special card for you tomorrow, something I made just for you fabulous crafter's to show how much I appreciate your visits so I hope you will pop back then if you have a chance...have a fabulously festive day everyone...I'm off to town to grab some last minuet goodies
Mina 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

Who loves his teddy this much - The Sugar Bowl challenge 48 Marlenes sketch

Good morning everyone did you all have a fantastic weekend...our was very quiet but I did manage to go Christmas shopping guess how many presents I managed to get...go on guess....1, would you believe it a whole afternoon and one present...so I have a feeling I will be doing a headless chicken impersonation in a couple of weeks...right my card for today (sorry about the bad photos but my camera is throwing a wobbler)is for the Sugar Bowl challenge which is a fab sketch by Marlene with an added option of black, white and one other colour, I chose blue, this wonderfully beautiful stamp is called Worried, I think this is one of my all time favourites from Sugar Nellie, I love it and its always a pleasure to colour...the stunning papers are from Websters Pages, I cant tell you which set because I bought a few and they all got mixed up...oops...I finished with some lush black and white saddle stitched ribbon and a cherish metal charm...well I'm having a whole day crafting today as I have loads to catch up on, sheer luxury I'm going to colour to my hearts content...now if only I could put that much love and effort into Christmas shopping I would be sorted...have a fab day everyone

Mina xxx

You can almost smell Christmas - Mo's Digital Pencil DT + Relish to Embellish challenge-A spoon full of sugar

Im me again this time with a card...dosent this image almost make you smell Christmas and it really is fantastic to colour...of course it a Mo's Digital Pencil image and its called Hanging Stockings and I coloured it with Distress inks...the papers are Websters Pages, lush arent they and I think I used just about every embellishment I could find on this card lol, Im sure I made this for a challenge but my brain has gone awol at the min (thanks Miria for reminding me it was for the A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge, Relish to embellish)...I hope you like it and have a fantastic afternoon everyone
Mina xxx