A WINNER - SOME NEWS - MORE CANDY ITS TIME FOR BUNNY ZOE'S MONTHLY CANDY TOO

Hi everyone me again and its time for our winner first...the random number thingy says its No 72 which is..........drum roll.....................................

TILLY TROTTER

huge massive congratulations Tilly, could you email me your address please and we can chat about your extra prize because there was over 100 entries

Right now for some news the wonderful Nikki at Bunny Zoe's Crafts has a Paper special offer on at the mo a massive 25% off...I already got mine of course so click on the image to pop on over and see whats on offer...prepare to drool lol

and now its Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly candy time too....oooooohhhhhhh look at this Belles and Whistles sweetie from their new Fairy range...I love these and dont have any yet, I wonder if I can enter my own candy lol...the usual rules apply, leave your name in mr linky, leave a comment and post about the candy on your blog (sidebars fine)...everyone can enter and you have until next Friday 15th April at midnight to join in...good luck everyone...right I will leave you in peace to enjoy the rest of your night Mina xxx Oh I nearly forgot to tell you did you know Bunny Zoe's Crafts are now stocking the gorgeous little mini Magnolia stamps, they are so cute and yes your right I got mine ordered already xxx

the black bin bags are out - Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge week 101 Bevs sketch

Good morning everyone I hope the sun shining for you today we had a wonderful sunny afternoon yesterday but the thing with the sun is it shows all the dust so I had to do a bit of a spring clean, but I went three times to do my craft room and then changed my mind because I knew if I went in nothing more would be done...so the house is spick and span and my craft room looks like a mini explosion has gone off in it, well maybe not so mini lol...that's next to do I think...oh by the way I forgot to put the winner of my candy one didn't I so I will draw it this afternoon and put it up later, oh and I have Bunny Zoe's candy for you this weekend and you never know what more there will be...I have candy to give away while I'm on holiday too so keep an eye out for all the goodies to come...right enough blathering Mina, onto my card for today which is for our new challenge over at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge which this week is a sketch by our super talented Bev...I used this beautiful Tilda with Hawaii flower for mine, shes coloured with distress inks and I glittered the butterflies, I teamed them up with these amazing papers from the Crate Paper 6x6 Portrait paper pad, aren't those colours just wow...the sentiment is from the Whimsy treasured moments tickets set, the papers and stamps are all from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I added some of the lush seam binding from The Ribbon girl and some more of that beautiful pleated lace I bought from Crafters & Co...Im entering this for the Cute Card Thursday Totally Tropical challenge...when you have time pop on over to Just Magnolia and have a look at the amazing DT work from our wonderful team and the new DT members announcement is there too...right I'm off with a black bin bag and some boxes to tidy my craft room wish me luck and if you don't hear from me in a week send a rescue team...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

Thank you all so much - Colour Create challenge 68 - Janiels choice Baby Pink, Black and white

Good morning everyone...huge massive thanks to you all for your positive thoughts yesterday my wonderful Daughter got the job wwwwooooohhhhhhoooooo...they wanted her so much they gave it to her then and there so she dosent even have to wait to hear, how amazing is that...she was all excited when she got here to tell me and many hugs later I said it was all your positive thoughts...I think she thinks I have gone a bit mad lol...my card for today is for our new challenge at Colour Create and this weeks challenge was chosen by our wonderful Janiel and she chose Baby Pink, Black and white, fantastic combo isnt it, theres also an added option of using tulle but I couldnt for the life of me find my roll of tulle so used lace instead, how amazingly gorgeous is this Kenny K Super Mom from his new Retro collection, she reminds me of the titles from the old show Bewitched...I coloured her with Distress inks and used some fab craft creations spotted card and gingham paper for her...the lush black lace I havent a clue where I got it but I finished with pink satin ribbon, black velvet ribbon and bow, a sprinkling of pink pearls and one of the fantastic new Whimsy stamp sentiments from the Time Flies stamp set, I love these sets, I won this one from the Whimsy blog hop but you can get it at Bunny Zoe's...Im entering this for the Kenny K's Krafty Girls Pretty in Pink challenge, 7 Kids College fund Seeing spots challenge and the Just Us Girls sketch challenge...when you have time dont forget to pop over to Colour Create and see what amazing pieces of work our lush team made...have a brill day everyone and wherever you are I hope the suns shining
Mina xxx

A bit of glitter and some good vibes - Crafts & Me challenge 29 - my choice - Glitter

Good morning everyone, right which one of you pinched the good weather again...it was blowing a mini hurricane and raining here yesterday and the wind howled last night too, now I know we can get all four seasons in one day here but this is ridiculous...well at least its not freezing, well not yet anyway...well my Darling Dad is off on his jaunts today oh and I need you all to send my lovely Daughter loads of positive vibes as shes going for an interview for a promotion today which would make all the difference to her and her other half's life, so send good thoughts for her please...I was going to go with her as its a good distance away and she wanted me to go with her for the company, but didn't want to make her nervous as I feel nervous enough and I think it can sometimes rub off don't you...right onto my card for today which is for the Digi teams new challenge at Crafts & Me challenge and this week is my choice which is Glitter so whatever you want as long as it has glitter on it and remember it doesn't have to have a Crafts and Me image on it either...I tried to do CAS again I'm not quite sure if it works or not I don't really do Clean and simple so its hard to judge and whenever I see others they look so elegant and mine just looks bare... I used this fantastic Dusk image and chopped it down again, they work brilliantly like this don't they and by the way there's new digi's on Crafts and Me too now...I used some white glitterboard and a sparkly lilac and metallic ribbon, finishing with some of those super sparkly butterflies from Anita's stickers, I love these don't you...I'm entering this for the Papertake weekly Anything goes challenge, Secret Crafter Butterfly Saturday Challenge and the Stamp Something April Digi challenge too...I'm going to have a tidy day today and you never know what I will find, I may even do a bit of searching for holiday clothes too...whatever your up to spare a second to send some vibes to my darling Daughter please and have a good one
Mina xxx

Dressing up games in yellow - Sugar Nellie DT+Sketch Saturday+Allsort challenge+Crafty Calendar challenge

Good morning everyone did you all have a good day yesterday, I had a brilliant crafting day and managed to make 8 cards in one go...guess I had a mojo spurt, I love it when that happens don't you, only problem is being by myself I forget to eat and its only when the tum makes those gurgling noises that I realise...sssshhhhh don't tell Phil or I get told off ...this is one of the cards I made, isn't this Sugar Nellie Home grown Manga Dress Up Games just fabulous you can get her at Funkykits of course, she reminds of when my Daughter was small and she loved wearing my high heel, that was in the days when I wore high heels...comfort more than style now though...I coloured her with distress inks and used these amazingly coloured double sided paper from Basicgrey Origins collection this one is called Relaxation...aren't those colours just wow...I finished with a couple of pins, a lush green ribbon and bow and a couple of Prima flowers...you know for a change I really like the way this card turned out, I think those colours are brilliant for this cutie don't you...the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering this for the Allsorts Bloomin Blossoms challenge and the Crafty Calendar Flowers challenge too...I'm off out with my Dad today as its only a couple of days before he hops off on his jet setting so have to make the most of some time together don't we...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx
p.s. are any of you having problem with Blogger, my posts dont stay the way they are posted I have to go in when they go live and change them...the paragraphs and sentances dont stay as I type them...go figure????

Anyone fancy a cute little Easter bunny - Stamp with Fun challenge+Truly Scrumptious+A spoon full of sugar

Good morning everyone did all those that celebrate it I hope you had a wonderful Mothers Day and got spoiled rotten...my wonderful Daughter bought me some fab jewellery and a pair of shoes, I love sketchers type/deck shoes and she bought me a lush blue check pair, love them to bits...we had a yummy lunch Phil really does make the best yorkshire puddings mmmmmmm and hands up those who know I would have a bit of both desserts...well it would have rude not too wouldn't it, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it lol...I'm feeling loads better so caught up with a bit of blogging last night (yes I managed to stay awake long enough), I will hopefully catch up with the rest of you all today, thanks for being so patient and still leaving me such fab comments...my card for today is using this sweet little rabbit called Springtime Basket Bunny isn't she so cute, shes from Whimsy and Stars Studio...I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced her dress and hat band, I seem to be addicted to paper piecing lately don't I...the fabulous bright papers are from Echo park (of course) these are called Big Dots and are from their Summertime range...I added loads of buttons and a huge red gingham bow, well I had to make up for yesterdays lack of them didn't I...the fab sketch is from Truly Scrumptious and I'm also entering this for the Stamp With Fun Easter challenge and A spoon full of sugar's Easter challenge too...I haven't a clue what I'm doing today so you never know...whatever your up to have a fantastic time everyone
Mina xxx

Happy Mothers Day everyone - Creative Card crew+CES challenge+Stamp with Fun

Happy Mothers Day everyone I hope you have a wonderful day planned whatever your loved ones do to show you their love...did you all have a great day yesterday mine was very quiet and I had another early night last night (this is getting quite a habit isn't it lol) but I feel a lot better today so it must have done me a heap of good...we are having one of the best things, a big family Sunday lunch with all the trimmings yum yum yum cant wait and my lovely Phil is cooking it to, well he does anyway but Mothers Day gives me another excuse not too lol...my card for today is using these two fabulous little fellas from Mo's Digital Pencil, the sleepy angel is called Michael and the happy one on the swing is a little cherub called Robin, beautiful aren't they, only Mo can put that much expression in a child's face, I coloured them with Distress inks and dusted their wings and clouds with glitter...the gorgeous papers and the paper flowers cut from them are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and are from the Kaisercraft Seaside 6x6 paper pad...by the way Nikki is having a Mothers Day Special offer this weekend which ends at 7am Monday 4th April and would you believe there's 10% off everything...did you notice something about this card?...shock horror no ribbon, no that's rare isn't it...the fabulous sketch is from Stamp with Fun challenge and I'm also entering this for the CES Children challenge and the Creative Card Crew challenge too...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one, I will as I will be filling up with a huge lunch oh and my Dad bought chocolate cake and cream and apple pie and custard for desert...hhhmmmmmmm now what to chose lol
Mina xxx

Can you almost smell them?

Good morning everyone, I know I wasnt supposed to post today but the sun is shining on my roses and they have all opened so I wanted to show you how beautiful they are....wow arent those colours just amazing, I havent touched the photos this is really the colour of them...Im feeling a bit better today so will be back with a vengeance and a card tomorrow speak to you all then and have a wonderful Saturday whatever your up to Mina xxx

Welcome to the Crafts and Me blog hop

Yes its me again everyone but this time its for the Crafts and Me bloghop and dont worry this is for tomorrow too so you get a day off lol... Crafts and Me Challenges recently celebrated their 1st Anniversary and we have also taken on some new teamies which now includes a Digital Design Team plus new faces also on the Rockin Rubbah team so we thought we'd celebrate with a little blog hop! We have goodies hidden on various teamies blogs so I hope you'll leave them all a nice comment along the way...you have the chance on mine to win your choice of digi If you've arrived from AMY you're on the right track! If not, you need to start at the Crafts and Me Challenge blog, click HERE to go to the start! We're running the hop from 1st April to Midnight (GMT) 15th April so a whole 2 weeks to play along. You need to collect the letters to form a phrase and leave a comment on each individual stop to be eligible for the individual prizes plus the grand prize. Once you have collected all the letters leave a comment and become a follower on the Crafts & Me shop Blog Hop post.

My letter for you is F

I used this amazing digi called Poppy but I only used the head part and enlarged it, I coloured with distress inks and glittered the rest of her, the amazing paper is from Echo Park and is called Black Damask, this is the reverse of the black...I added some ruffled lace and grey satin ribbon which I ruched...I finished with a Happy Birthday stamp...the stunning sketch is from Mojo Monday Thanks for coming to visit, don't forget to leave me and all the other DT members a comment, hop on over to the super talented VICKY next who is bound to have something incredible to show you enjoy the rest of the hop everyone

Mina xxx

Cherish each passing moment - Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge + Simon says stamp challenge

Good morning everyone, I'm sorry I haven't been blogging around you all much this week but I have kinda a virus type thingy (you can see why I never took up medicine cant you lol), I will be fine but cant shake it and my temperature is up and down like a roller blind and I have been in bed most nights very early which is not like me I have always been a night owl...I hate these things don't you but you just have to let them run but hopefully I will stay awake long enough to catch up with you all this weekend...I haven't a clue what I'm going to do with all my time when my Dad goes away on his jaunts you know...I guess a lot more crafting and tidying will be done...well that's the plan anyway...well its Friday and today I have a double post day and will be back later because Crafts and Me are having a blog hop with loads and loads of prizes, it goes live at 6pm so pop back then to join in...this mornings card is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge and its time for the Monthly challenge which means anything goes everyone and we have an added option of Buttons if you would like to use it...if you enter this week we are holding a DT call so if you would like to be considered just put DT after your name in the entry

I used this fabulous Tilda with Stuffed animal which is from the Butterfly Dreams collection, I bought her at Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with this amazing K&Co Classic K McKenna Green floral paper, isn't it gorgeous, I cut some of the flowers and leaves out and added a mix of buttons from my stash...I finished a sentiment which is one of my amazing prizes I won from Whimsy stamps...this ticket stamp is from one of the new release its called Treasured Moments tickets, you can get it from Whimsy stamps or for those in the UK Bunny Zoe's has it too...I used the lush sketch from Simon Says Stamp challenge for my card...I will be back at 6pm so will speak to you all then...have a fab day everyone

Mina xxx

bee my honey - Sugar nellie DT + Papertake weekly challenge + House of Gilli challenge

Good morning everyone, the weather is lovely here and really beginning to warm up not warm enough to not have the heating on at night yet though...I hope wherever you are its warming up to I know some of our American cousins are still having shockingly bad weather...bbbbrrrrrrr...my card for today is using this gorgeous Sugar Nellie Homegrown Manga called Honey Bee, isn't she a real cutie sitting on her honey jar and all that lush hair...I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced the top and label of the jar...the lush paper is from Basicgreys Sugared collection and is called Adorable, I used a bit of kraft card for the layer and the punched flowers too...I added some of my favourite Thicker's, its a good thing I don't have these in more colours as I wouldn't make a card without them lol...I finished with a cream satin ribbon and a sprinkling of pearls...the fab sketch is from Papertake Weekly challenge and I'm also entering this for a new challenge I found called House of Gilli challenge which is Ribbon and pearls...well today is supermarket day but my Dad doesn't need much shopping with all the time he will be spending away so a quick visit I think, but as always we will manage a coffee and a natter too...whatever your up to today have a wonderful sunny time Mina xxx

I never quite get embellishments right do I - Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT

Good morning everyone well my Dad and I sorted out the whole world during two coffees and a read of the Daily Mail...my Dad could sort out world peace no problem you know...hes off on one of his jaunts next week hes going to England for my Nieces engagement party, then flies back from there and visits my Sister in Belfast for a few days and will be back home for a couple of weeks then hes off to Cyprus....oooohhhh the life of an international jet setter is so busy isn't it, we went to get him sunglasses and he bought himself a pair of Ralph Lauren Polo ones indeed, I defo thing hes keeping up the jet setter image don't you lol...I love him to bits you know...anyway my card for today is for Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT and how adorable is this little girl frolicking (now there's a word you don't see a lot of isn't it) with her ribbons and birds, shes a Whiff of Joy stamp and is called Nora with Spring Birds, I coloured her with distress inks and these super amazing papers from the Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection, the sentiment is from the same pad...now the embellishments, I never seem to get them quite right you know, I either don't have any or too many, I wonder when enough is just enough, I may have gone just a tad overboard with them on this one...the lush ribbon and Prima rose and other rose are from my stash and the incredible large Jewel Pin is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts too, now that's what I call bling, the sketch is from Friday Sketchers and I'm also entering this for the Allsorts Challenge and Stamp Something challenge too...well I'm going to have a bit of crafting catch up day today and a lovely little play with my goodies too whatever your up to have a fantastic day everyone

now just how cute can a button be - Mo's Digital Pencil DT

Good morning everyone, well did you like my candy and did you join in?...thank you all so much for your wonderful Anniversary wishes, I had a very quiet day as Phil had to go back to work away on Sunday, but I had an unexpected dinner with our beautiful Daughter and her other half, we had Chinese yum yum yum...I was asked the secret of a long marriage...so here's a hint for all you people working on getting to 35 years...always introduce him as your first Husband, it keep him on his toes lol...poor Phil bless him has to put up with a lot doesn't he...anyway on to my card for today...how gorgeous is this little fella, so cute you just want to pick him up and sort out his clothes...hes from Mo's Digital Pencil and is called Sumpin's up I coloured him with Distress inks and teamed him up with this amazing Whiff of Joy paper 6x6 papers I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts I love the freshness and quality of these papers...I added loads of buttons, a lush yellow velvet ribbon and a cute as a button ribbon sentiment. the fab sketch is from Sketch N Stash challenge and I'm entering it for the City Crafter Babies, buttons and bows challenge (oops too late again lol) too...a quick question for you all, do you think my cards would sell on Ebay I have thinking about putting them on but am not sure they would sell and would be gutted if they didn't, so honest truth what do you think?...well I'm off to Town with my Dad today, I feel a coffee and a put the world right session coming on...I love these sessions with my Dad he gets so passionate about whats going on in the world and I could listen to him all day...whatever your up to today have a wonderful time everyone

Mina xxx

35th Wedding Anniversary celebration - Its sweet sugar coated candy time

Good morning everyone did you all have a wonderful weekend, I hope so, I got loads of challenge commenting done last night and will hopefully catch up with everyone else some time today, well thats the plan anyway...well for our Anniversary Phil bought me 24 roses in Pink and Peach so beautiful and they are amazing colours...so to celebrate our Anniversary I am giving some candy

Prima Sparkling Sweet 6x6 paper pad

Prima 6x6 Botanical paper pad

a selection of my very favourite colours of satin ribbon (the ones I use for my bows)

and for every 100 entries I get I will add a little something else...right now what do you need to do to enter...well add your name and link to Mr Linky AND leave me a comment, add a link (your sidebar is fine) just to spread the word and thats it...as usual I wont force you to become a follower although of course would it if you liked my work enough to become one...this is open to everyone worldwide and you have until midnight GMT on Wednesday 6th April to join in...I will announce the winner on Thursday 7th

I hope you like my candy and good luck everyone and dont forget spread the word as the more people who enter the more goodies there will be...have a wonderful day everyone

Mina xxx

did anyone forget? - Whimsy & Stars Studio Guest DT

Good morning everyone did you all enjoy your Saturday...well did anyone forget to put the clocks forward, I hate it when that happens...we had a lovely day yesterday, I spent all morning pampering myself then we met up with our darling Daughter, her other half and my Dad and had lunch then went shopping in the craft shop and would you believe I couldn't find anything I couldn't live without except some lush ribbons for my candy and a couple more Echo Park papers so we are going to Town tomorrow just in case there's something there I have to have, I might just wait for the Duty Free shop and get some lush toiletries...my card for today is for the Whimsy and Stars Studio DT, isn't this little Flower Girl just so so cute and she cried out to be coloured in bright spring colours...the lush papers are more Echo Park Springtime collection and is a double sided paper that has four squares of different ones on one side and the lush flowered on the other, its called Floral Fun, do you get the feeling I love these new EchoPark collections lol, are you fed up seeing them yet?...all I added was some of the flowers I cut out from the papers, I don't think it needed anything else do you...the fab sketch is from Cute Card Thursday and I'm also entering it for the Stamp Something Spring somethings challenge...I have you have a wonderful Sunday and do something to enjoy this gorgeous weather we are having...we need to make the most of today as we wont get to celebrate tomorrow as Phil goes back to work...ooohhhh and don't forget my candy goes on at midnight tonight, I hope you will like it
Mina xxx