can you have red and black twilight - Crafts and Me challenge Swirls

Good morning everyone, I hope your all keeping well and you are enjoying some sunshine, I hope we are too lol...my card for today is for our new Digi team challenge at Crafts and Me challenges...this time its our fabulous teamie Karina choice and she chose swirls...I used this stunning Sara Burrier digi called Twilight, isn't she beautiful, I coloured her with distress inks and I'm so sorry but I have no idea what make these papers are but I hope one of you do cause I love them and defo need some more of them...the swirls were white and I coloured them with a promarker pen and finished with a clockface charm I won from a challenge a while back...don't forget you don't need to use a Crafts and Me image for your card just swirls somewhere on it is all so why not have a go at this weeks challenge...have a fab day
Mina xxx

Mirror mirror on the wall - Sugar Nellie DT

Good morning everyone, before I went away I was having a chat about holidays with my Dad and he told me a story which I had forgotten about...my Mum and Dad were great traveller (my Dad still is) despite my Dad being disabled and walking with two sticks, they were going to Vegas and were offered an upgrade to first class but because they would have had to climb stairs they asked that a young honeymoon couple behind them in the queue get it instead, the couple thanked them and they got chatting when they arrived in Vegas and even asked to see my Dads video camera as he was thinking of buying one...about 4 days into their trip my Mum and Dad arrived back in their hotel to find the local sheriffs deputies waiting to see them, they all went into the office, my poor Mum nearly had a heart attack because she though there was something badly wrong at home, they were told a couple had accused them of stealing their video camera...can you believe it...thank goodness they had footage on the camera from Christmas so were able to show they had had it for a long time and my Mum even had her receipt (see you know where I get it from now lol)...the sheriff apologised and promptly went back to the couple to arrest then for making a false statement...how nasty was that to take a really nice gesture from an elderly couple and do that to them...it makes me so mad even to think of it...right my card for today is for the Sugar Nellie DT and using this gorgeous Homegrown Manga image Mirror Mirror, I meant to gloss the mirror but oops went clean out my mind...I coloured her with distress inks and this lush sparkly paper is from Making Memories flutter range and is called Glitter stripe flutter, I made a rosette with some lush pink, green and orange ribbons and finished with a button...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

Shouldnt that be the Princess and the Pea - Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT

Good morning everyone, yes I know I'm on holiday (well all being well anyway) but I just couldn't not post could I, Im so sorry I didnt get around to blog hopping before I went, I just ran out of time but I will catch up with you all when I get back and while Im away dont forget my candy...while I'm away I will still post every day except Sunday, yes you can have a rest from me on Sundays I promise lol...all the sketches I'm using for the next two weeks are either from Mojo Monday, Sketch N Stash challenge, or just made up as I went along...today's card is using this beautiful CC Designs Sweet November Isadora isn't she so gorgeous...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these lush Prima Sparking Spring papers, I finished with a fab pink ribbon and bow, a Prima flower and some beautiful Prima pearl swirls and teeny roses...I hope you all have a wonderful day and have fantastic weather
Mina xxx

BUNNY ZOE'S CRAFTS CANDY AND A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM ME TOO

Good morning everyone...no card today but instead do you fancy a little bit of candy??? course you do...the wonderful Nikki from Bunny Zoe's Crafts has given you the chance to win this brand spanking new My Minds Eye Happy Go Lucky designer paper pad, oooohhhhh drool you lucky things you, I want this one too

and because from early, very early Monday morning Im away for two weeks on holiday I decided to give you a fabulous Whimsy stamp Kenny K Club kid stamp as an added extra too

right now what do you need to do to win...nothing complicated, just the usual things

leave your name and blog link in Mr Linky

leave me a comment just in case Mr Linky goes astray

and spread the word on your blog (sidebar is fine)

and thats it, the candy is open to everyone worldwide and will close on the 16th May at midnight GMT...good luck everyone...even though Im away my cards will still be on everyday so pop on back as I love to read your comments...stay safe and happy

Mina xxx

a mooch and a coffee - Crafts and Me new digi release

Good morning everyone...did you all enjoy the wedding yesterday, how beautiful and elegant did she look in that stunning dress and veil she looked like a princess, the fabric was fantastic...I was wondering how long it would be before copies would be for sale...how amazing would it be to design THE dress, you would just be so proud wouldn't you...my card for today is to show you one of the brand new release digis from Crafts and Me, they will be released tomorrow and they are by the amazing Sara Burrier no one draws Fairies and angels like Sara Burrier, how beautiful is this May image, she is so stunning to colour too, its all those folds on her stunning gown...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with this lush would you believe Christmas paper its My Minds Eye Deck the Halls Holly Folly...I love using Christmas papers for other things don't you, it feels like your getting value for money...I finished with a lush chocolate coloured satin ribbon and a few Kars clear gems...the sketch is from Papertake Weekly challenge...Im off out to town today for a little mooch and a coffee on my own, I love a lazy mooch in the shops dont you, and you never know what you will find, I quite fancy some new shoes, its something I rarely buy unless I really need them but we will see, Phil's away marshaling his motorbike races yet again, I hope he remembers to put his sunscreen on or his head will be red and shiny again lol...are you up to anything nice today if you are go on make me jealous, have a wonderful day whatever your up to and don't forget there's candy tomorrow to celebrate my holiday so speak then
Mina xxx

make a wish - Just Magnolia & hAnglar and stAnglar challenge week 104

Good morning everyone, well thank goodness the hairdresser showed up but she wasn't a she she was a he...this was the first time at this hairdresser but I will defo be back, they lie you almost flat for your shampoo and the chair gives you a back massage...bliss and so relaxing...and the haircut is the best I have ever had...so maybe the gremlins are asleep for a while...we had a lovely dinner last night and joked and laughed for a few hours...brilliant...just what I needed...my card today is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge which this week is Dawny's choice and she chose a lovely combo of Buttons, bows and bling and you can use them all or just one or two its up to you...I chose all of them...I'm not sure what this stunning Tilda is called but I love her hair don't you, I coloured her with distress inks and glittered her and teamed her up with this beautiful Basicgrey Archaic range paper, its called Timeworn, the lush pink flower is a Prima Petunia range flower, I finished with some lush satin leaves, ribbon and buttons...the fab sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm entering this into the 7 Kids college fund April showers brings may flowers challenge, Simon says Stamp anything goes challenge and the Basicgrey Spring challenge...I'm finishing the rest of my cards for my posts while I'm away today, oh by the way if anyone sees that I have won candy or a challenge from Monday for a fortnight could you email them and tell them I'm on holiday because you never know do you stranger things have happened I suppose...have a wonderful Royal wedding day everyone and for those having a party to celebrate....wwwwwwwoooohhhhooooo party on
Mina xxx

The gremlins are still about - Whimsy & Stars new release

Good morning everyone...well those little gremlins are still about, I remade my cards yesterday morning and I have a habit of throwing them on the floor to dry and I stood on one of them...that one has gone in the bin and is not being remade as I cant look at it again lol...then the hairdresser rang me to say she had to cancel as she was sick, so its today the dreaded haircut, lets hope that one goes ahead or I run the risk of going away with hair looking like a busted sofa...good news is that Dads car is being fixed on the 3rd May, the delay is because of all the holidays here but at least he has a date for it, and they will replace the door with a new one so it should look good as new (fingers crossed)...I'm looking forward to dinner this evening though as my Dad and Daughter and her other half are all coming, I love family dinners don't you...my card for today is to show you some of the gorgeous new images from the new release at Whimsy and Stars studio
I combined these three images for my card, aren't they so cute and perfect together celebrating...they are Birthday Wishes Girl, Birthday Chickie and Ballerina Teddy...I coloured them with distress inks, glittered them up to within an inch of their lives and teamed them up with these lush Prima Sparkling Sweet paper pad papers from Bunny Zoe's...the sentiment is from Lily of the Valley I think and I finished with a ribbon and some pearls on their crowns...the sketch is from Sugar Creek Hollow challenge and I'm also entering this for the Spoon Full of Sugar A right royal knees up challenge too (I hope they count as they have crowns on)...I'm trying hard to get some blog hopping done before the weekend but you will have to forgive me if I don't catch up until then as I still have all the posts to schedule yet and pack and shop...ooohhhh who said holidays were a rest lol...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one and keep your fingers crossed for me that the hairdresser is better as the busted sofa look is not good for a woman my age is it
Mina xxx

bobbing along - Mo's Digital Pencil DT

Good morning everyone, did you all have a good day yesterday, mine was one of those days when you wish you could start again, I spilt a cup of coffee over three finished cards, then my Dad picked me up to go for coffee and when we arrived I didn't have my debit card and wanted to do shopping, so off we trekked back to my house and I couldn't find it anywhere, luckily Dad had extra money on him...I hunted the house from top to bottom, I could remember where I last had it and could remember having it in my hand but could I remember what I had done with it...nope...I even opened up a bin bag full of rubbish...yuck...so decided to forget it for a while and went to do some ironing for our holiday, I was folding shirts and guess what dropped out...yep...now how on earth did it get there...I'm sure I have a gremlin who plays tricks on me lol...and today I'm getting my hair cut, I hate having my hair cut and find it as stressful as the dentists...I think its that thing of having someone else in control...phew rant over...now my card for today which thankfully doesn't have coffee on it, how cute and adorable is this little Waiting for Rain image from Mo's Digital Pencil, I couldn't resist her now could I...I coloured her with distress inks and put just a teeny bit of glitter on to make it look like she was wet, I'm not sure it worked though...the amazing papers are from Echo Park from their Little Boy range and is called Sailboats, wouldn't you think it was made for this image. I cute some of the boats out to finish the Sketch and Stash Challenge which is a free choice so I chose sketch 33, my stash is my papers and image...I finished with a few buttons...I'm also entering this for the Allsorts April Showers challenge and the Party Time Tuesday Anything goes challenge...right I'm going to remake my three cards and then head to the hairdressers, wish me luck...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

you cant beat a bit of gingham - Sugar Nellie DT

Good morning everyone, did you all have a fantastic Easter break then?...ours was very quiet, family lunch Sunday then everyone left me in peace while I spent the whole day in my craft room, you will never guess how many cards I made and how many images I coloured, lets put it this way I have a permanent dent in my finger from my paint brush and my eyes are killing me and they look just as bad from the outside as they do from my side too...my poor Dad is finding it very frustrating with the Easter break because everything is closed so he cant get his dented car sorted...I think he needs a coffee infusion do you...today's card is for the Sugar Nellie DT and I used the fab sketch from The Sugar Bowl for it to...I hope Marlene doesn't mind that I tilted it to fit the image...this gorgeous little Simply Sassy girl is called Party Frills and I coloured her with distress inks and I think I may have overdosed on the gingham a bit as I even paper pieced her in it...poor lamb will have checks before her eyes lol...the gingham is from Craft creations and I added a white ribbon, a gorgeous Prima flower and some buttons to finish...I'm entering this for the CES challenge Spring colours/Image challenge and the Fussy and Fancy Friday Springtime challenge too as I think nothing says spring like a bright blue gingham and this image...right I'm off to put eye drops in and get my clag on (which to you non geordie's is make up lol) and go out for coffee with my Dad...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

Did you wonder where this had gone to??? - Colour Create challenge - Liz' choice Pink, Blue and Brown

Good morning everyone do you have anything exciting planned for this Easter weekend...Phil's away at the motorbikes marshaling again this weekend so I don't think I will be up to much, it was fantastic to spend the afternoon with my Dad yesterday he looks so well and has a bit of a tan too even though he was only in England, hes a real sun worshiper though just a hint of sun and hes out in the garden, he had a fab time but while he was away in Belfast before he flew to England he was at a restaurant with my Sister and someone reversed into the side of his new car...but at least she was very polite and even waited until they came out of the restaurant to tell them so she didn't spoil their meal, but its all going to be sorted out by the insurance companies and it could have been a lot worse at least no one was hurt, but my Dad had a few moans anyway...right onto my card for today, did anyone wonder where this had gone too...well because of the blog hop I had to keep it until today to show you...this is for our new challenge at Colour Create challenge, this time is the wonderful Liz's choice and she chose Blue, Pink and Brown

this is a fab choice isn't it and the added option is to either use the cracked glass method or acetate on your card...I used acetate, I bought this sheet of Kanban glittered acetate last year at the NEC, the gorgeous cutie image is from Mo's Digital Pencil and called Alice Jumping Rope, look at look on her little face...I coloured her with distress inks, the lush blue papers are from the Whiff of Joy 6x6 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's crafts, I finished with some fantastically drool worthy chocolate coloured satin and a couple of blue and pink offcuts of ribbon, the sketch I made up as I went along and I'm entering this for the Totally Gorjuss Bling it on challenge and the Cute Card Thursday No Text challenge too...with Phil away I think I will have a mooch round town and see what goodies I can pick up, you never know do you...whatever your up to have a fantastic day everyone
Mina xxx

Smile - Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar week 103 - sketch by Dena

Good morning everyone, I came onto the computer last night and though I will do some hopping and wow you could have slapped me with a kipper...did you see how many comments I got on yesterdays blog hop post...omg how incredible is that thank you all so much...my wonderful Dad comes back from his first holiday today, oh boy have I missed our coffee days putting the world to rights, but I'm sure he will discover how to have world peace and give all the politicians hell today...I love him to bits...my card for today is for our new challenge over at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge which this week is a stunning sketch by our wonderful Dena...I chose this beautiful Magnolia Butterfly Dreams collection Beautiful Tilda coloured with distress inks and glittered for mine, this and the fab pearls and lilac Butterfly Dream Magnolia paper is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, the gingham is from Craft Creations and I finished with the beautiful Smile sentiment, sorry haven't a clue who that's by as I threw the wrapper away, a ribbon and bow and some fat cream pearls, I'm entering this for the Amber's Crafts & Stuff Ribbons and bows challenge, the Flutter By Wednesday butterfly, fairy or Angel challenge and the My Mums Craft shop Glitter challenge...well I finally got my craft room finished, I bet you thought I would, oh yea of little faith lol so I just need a quick hoover and I can play again...whatever your up to today I hope you get to spend it with people you truly love
Mina xxx

Welcome to the Carnival

Good morning everyone and welcome to the hugest biggest blog hop to celebrate a wonderful range of cordinating digi stamps...heres the hop info
Clowns, Fairy floss, sticky fingers, squeals of delight and of course complaints of sore feet near the end of the day... Where are we?
THE CARNIVAL!!
Hopefully you have just hopped on over from DEBBIE but If you just popped on by to say hello and want to join us on the super carnival hop then you’ll want to go to JAK'S to start at the beginning
Zoe from Make it Crafty and Mo from Mo’s Digital Pencil, came together to share the delight and fun of The Carnival. To celebrate - the two fabulously talented teams have come together for a massive blog hop to offer you plenty of inspiration when playing with these images.
Along the way you will find balloons with a letter in them. Write down the letters as you go because at the very end we want you to guess what the saying is!
There will be THREE grand prizes randomly drawn from the correct answers PLUS there will be hidden prizes along the way so make sure you leave some love as you hop along!
Now we know this is a super big hop, but we wanted to make sure you would get LOTS of inspiration! The hop will be open until the 28thApril so you will have plenty of time to come back each day with a cuppa to soak it all up! (Just don’t lose the letters you have been collecting!)...heres my N
We would like to thank our fabulous sponsors, Mo’s Digital Pencil, Make it Crafty, Stamping Bella and Quixotic Paperie for providing the fabulous prizes for this grand carnival hop!
I used the amazing Jojo for my card and teamed her up with Fair Carousel, how perfect do these go together, they are coloured with distress inks, the amazingly coloured paper are from Echo Park and I bought them from Crafters & Co, who now have an online shop, they are a mixture of A Walk in the Park collection Picnic Fun and Tree Tops and Springtime Collection Seasonal Stripe, lush arent they...I finished with some buttons and Thickers...I also covered a coffee cup with the same paper (I used the wrap as a template), thickers and buttons to make a popcorn cup... the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday...
dont forget to leave a comment for a possible chance at winning some hidden treasure
and then your next stop on the hop is KERTTU...Im off out shopping today so never know what I will buy, have a wonderful day everyone and enjoy the rest of the hop
Mina xxx

p.s. before you hop off I just wanted to tell you about a new charity digi from Mo's Digital Pencil...its only $1 and all the proceeds will be shared between the Make a Wish foundations in the US and UK...click on the image to buy

I would love to stargaze with a fairy on my head - Crafts & me Digi team challenge - Mona's choice Pink and Sweet

Good morning everyone, would you love to stargaze with a fairy on your head too...or is it just me that's nuts lol...are any of you having problems with blogger, my posts are going all funny (technical term) and I'm having real problems blogging, I only managed 20 comments last night which believe me is a tiny amount of what I usually do...the blogs are taking ages to load and then the comments are taking even longer, so to everyone I haven't got round to yet, I'm trying...honestly...I finally made a start on the craft room tidying yesterday, I say a start because of course I found goodies I had forgotten and got distracted, oh how easy am I distracted...my card for today is for the Crafts and Me Digi team 's new challenge...this time round is our wonderful teamie Mona's choice and she chose the wonderful theme of Pink and Sweet, perfect for this beautiful Stargazer image (see where I was going with the title), isn't she beautiful, shes one of the new Sara Burrier digis, I coloured her with distress inks and printed a poem, I have no idea where I got this from but its lovely isn't it, the amazing paper are from the My Minds eye Lush collection, the spotted one and one I made the tag from is called Pink Floral paper and the gorgeous velvet one is called Pink Damask paper...I finished with some beautiful soft sheer ribbon...don't forget you don't need to use a Crafts and Me image to join in the challenge so I'm looking forward (blogger allowing) to see all your girly and pink creations, the gorgeous sketch is from Mojo Monday...right I'm off to finish off my craft room tidy and have borrowed some horse blinkers so I don't get distracted...have a wonderful day everyone...oh and by the way don't forget its the amazing Mo & Zo's blog hop tomorrow with a chance to win loads and loads of prizes so I will speak to you then
Mina xxx