take time off...you have been told...

Hi everyone I hope your all well...I know I have been a hit and miss lately with my posts but I have been very very ill and now find out I have Pneumonia...now I have been told off by my DT mates and been told in no uncertain terms that I must take some time to get well and let the medication work or I will end up in hospital...so many apologies but my posts will be a bit hit and miss for the next week or so until Im feeling a bit better...take good care of yourselves and I will speak to you all soon

Mina xxx
p.s. in the meantime dont forget to join in with my candy below

oops who forgot to press the button....Candytime...

Good morning everyone...I seriously have a hole in my head where my memory used to be...I set this post for the usual time then forgot to press the button didnt I so it stayed as a draft...duh lol...anyway its candytime...I have done any for a little while from just me have I

so you can have the chance to win a 

£10 gift certificate for Bunny Zoe's Crafts

 

that way you get to pick whatever goodies you want instead of me choosing something for you

so what do you need to do to win then?

nothing complicated just the usual

you MUST be a follower of my blog to win...I will check and please dont be a candy follower

leave your name and a link in Mr Linky below

AND

leave me a comment

post this image and a link on your blog (sidebar is fine)

you have until midnight GMT 8th June to join in and its open worldwide

and thats it good luck everyone

oh and I have some news below for you too

Mina xxx

new Magnolia news...

Good morning everyone, I hope your all well and having a brilliant week...theres candy above today...yum yum yum so dont forget to join in...as well as that Bunny Zoe's Crafts has the brand spanking new Magnolias on pre-order...they are so cute...good luck choosing one or two...I would want them all

Mina xxx

p.s. just click on the photo to go there

you are loved...

Good morning everyone are you having a good week...hows the weather where you are...it was sunny here for a while yesterday and we headed to a garden centre (we seem to be addicted atm) bought a few things and then headed into town to take our Daughter two dozen white roses for her birthday...she was so surprised and super excited by them...it makes the effort worthwhile when someone loves a surprise like that doesn't it.....then back home where I fell asleep on the sofa for would you believe three hours...Phil had to wake me up for a phone call and then dinner...so still not that well but at least getting out and about and eating a little bit...I'm going to ring the Doctor for an appointment and wont hopefully have to wait a fortnight for one lol...its daft isn't it, having to make an appointment just in case your not well...Phil's back at work today so I wont hopefully be asleep all day and will manage dinner this evening, I don't like the idea of him coming home to me being in bed and him being alone...he did it for so long when he was working away it doesn't seem fair for him to have to do it now, but he understands and thank goodness his Mum made sure he could cook lol...I'm sorry I'm being such a pain in the bum lately...what a moaning Minnie I'm turning into lol...right now onto my card for today and you know the way Bildmalarna stamps make such cute little stamps well the girls have grown up a bit and this beauty is called Bildmalarna - JustMe Nr.7...I used my distress inks to colour her and teamed her up with these fabulous papers from the lush Echo Park - Sweet Girl 6x6 Paper Pad, the sentiment across the middle is cut from the same pad too, I finished with a gorgeous coloured bow made from Organza Ribbon - Lime (25mm Wide) and added a lime green rose from the 15mm Flat Back Rose Cabochons - Mixed Bag...everything I used is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the fab sketch is from the Sweet Stop Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Creative Stamp Friends Challenge and the Card Makin Mamas Challenge too...I really have to try and catch up with some DT work today so fingers crossed the sun doesn't shine and I get drawn into the garden instead lol...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - frayed burlap

outfit, ribbon and boots - tumbled glass, victorian velvet, scattered straw

flowers - scattered straw, shabby shutters

shading pumice stone

adorable...

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

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

lips - tattered rose

shading on cushion - pumice stone

shading on baby - antique linen

hat - barn door, fired brick

news...

I'm not feeling too good today so no card but some sale news for you...pop on over to Bunny Zoe's Crafts as there is a huge 15% across the whole store...loads of goodies to choose from too...have a brilliant day...I'm off to bed for a while to see if I can feel a bit better after some extra sleep

Mina xxx

Life is a bowl full of cherries...

Good morning everyone do you feel in need of a weather forecast lol...yep still grey, windy, dull and tiddling down here so nothing changed here...but at least my card for today has a touch of summer about it...oh by the way thanks for all your replies about the dog in the boot incident...I have searched everywhere but can find nothing that say its illegal...shocking isn't it...it should be against the law I think, its seems a really shocking and cruel way to transport a puppy...I have watching the Chelsea flower show over the last few days and now have a massive and I mean huge list of plants I would love for the garden...now all I need is a nice friendly millionaire to come shopping with me...it would cost a small fortune for the pots to put them in never mind the plants...oh and the drooly garden furniture I have been looking at too...oh well a girl can dream cant she...I saw a chair in Next called an Apple pod and thought wow that would look amazing then I saw the price tag £1099...its here if you want to have a look and drool over it to...right enough of talking about things out of reach and onto my summery card for today...this is the gorgeous Kenny K's Troublemaker stamp from Whimsy Stamps...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these gorgeously coloured and fresh papers from the Carta Bella - Cool Summer 6x6 Paper Pad...I love this lush pad don't you...the tag sentiment is from the same pad too, I added some of the fab Section Smash Tape to the edges of the middle panel and finished with a yellow velvet knot and a few Christmas berries for cherries...see berries aren't just for Christmas lol everything except the ribbon and berries are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the fab sketch is from the Feeling Sketchy Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Charisma Cardz Challenge and The Cutie Pie Challenge too...I'm making dinner for the family tonight for a get together for our beautiful Daughters birthday on Monday before my lovely Dad is of on his travels again tomorrow...hes off for a visit with my Sister in Belfast for a few days...the change will do him good I think he gets a bit stir crazy when he hasn't been away for a while...whatever your up to today I hope its a brilliant one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

eyes - tumbled glass

lips - victorian velvet

hair - pumice stone

outfit - tumbled glass, spun sugar, scattered straw

ice cream - antique linen, spun sugar, shabby shutters

shoes - spun sugar, pumice stone

shading - pumice stone

splish splash smile...

Good morning everyone are you getting soggy yet or getting suntanned?...I wish the weather would hurry up and warm up as I'm rapidly becoming the weather police aren't I lol...oh before I forget all you people who know about animal rights, is it legal to put a dog in the boot of a car...I don't mean like a hatchback type boot I mean a sports car boot...we have a neighbour and he usually parks in his drive but for some reason he was parked across the street and yesterday evening I saw him come out of his house with a large lab puppy in his arms...of course I went aaaaaahhhhhhhh, but then he put the puppy in his boot and drove off before I could get out to stop him, surely that cant be right can it?...it seems cruel to me and if it isn't legal the next time I see him come out I can ring someone and he will hopefully get caught...even if it is legal it shouldn't be should it...well the weather police are reporting its grey, wet and very very dull here and doesn't look like changing any time soon, just thought I would report in case you were looking forward to my report this morning lol...right now onto my card for today which is using this fabulous little fella...go on have a guess who drew this sweetie...bet you can...yes of course its from Mo's Digital Pencil who else...I coloured him with distress inks and did a mega paper piecing job on him too...took ages but I ssssoooooo live cutting out don't you...hes called Sunshine...the gorgeous papers are from the  Kaisercraft - Elegance 6.5"x6.5" Paper Pad and this and the wooden letters (out of stock atm though) are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I finished my card with some gorgeous little glass drops cut from a spray for my raindrops...the fab sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm also entering it for the One Stop Craft Challenge and the Papertake Weekly challenge too...I'm off out with my Dad today I'm fed up with sitting in for the last few days and feel in the need of a bit of a shop...don't know what for but I'm sure I will find something and of course time for 'put the world to rights' coffee too...whatever your up to today have fun

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - frayed burlap

shorts - antique linen

shading - pumice stone

the great tomato debate...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and having a great week...the weather was desperate again here yesterday...dull, grey and very very windy...my poor plants are getting battered too bits...its so bad Phil has taken to covering his tomato experiment with plastic in the hope it doesn't shrivel up and die...oh did I tell you about the great tomato debate?...we were at the garden centre a few weeks back if you remember and Phil wants to start growing tomato's...I said I thought it should be all about the taste and doesn't matter the size, shape or yield etc...Phil said he thought a bigger one would be better and one with a higher yield...I know fascinating isn't it, you can see how exciting our conversations are cant you lol...anyway we are having an experiment we have bought three kinds to see what does the best and has the best taste...I will keep you all informed that's if your all still awake lol

right now onto my card for today...Sugar Nellie is having a Leanne Ellis Spotlight week and I got to use this stunning haunting Leanne Ellis stamp for mine...this is the beautiful Pick Me and I coloured her with my distress inks and paper pieced her pretty little dress...I finished my image with some Pumice Stone distress ink distressing it to give a faded look to her...I'm not quite sure it worked but it seemed like a good idea at the time lol...the beautiful papers are from the  Echo Park's Victorian Garden paper pad. I only had these few sheets left as its an old pad from a while back...I loved the faded colours don't you...I edged the papers with distressing in the same way as the image too...I finished my card with some fab black lace, a black satin ribbon bow and a few pearls...the lush sketch is from the Sketch and Stash Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge and the Joanna Sheen Challenge too...keep popping by the Sugar Nellie blog all week for some stunning makes from my team mates, they are so super talented...wow did you see Pats yesterday?...I'm having another crafting day today as I'm still playing catch up...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - antique linen

dress flowers - black soot

rose - victorian velvet, shabby shutters

shading and distressing - pumice stone

We have a winner...

Yooohhhhooo everyone its Bunny Zoe's Crafts candy winner time and the lucky winner of this months is

No 18

and that is...drum roll please

FLEUR

congratulations Fleur, just email me your address and I will pass it on so you can get your candy on its way to you

Night night everyone

Mina xxx

Bella love...

Good morning everyone did you all have a fabulous weekend?...I was very out of sorts after my hospital visit on Friday so had the weekend to chill and put it all aside before I could settle down to creating anything...poor Phil got asked to work on Saturday when he was supposed to be marshaling...but on Saturday the heavens opened and the racing was cancelled so he didn't miss anything...in fact the rain was of biblical proportions and was running down our street at one stage...all those poor people who had come from all over the world for the racing didn't get to see anything...in fact there's a B&B three doors up from us and the German riders staying there only got one ride around the track before the racing was stopped isn't that awful...but all's well now everyone has gone home and things are getting back to normal...although the 100 or so bikes that took a short cut through our very quiet street on Friday evening were a bit of a shock lol, but Phil loved it...right now onto my card for today...how sweet is this cutie...shes one of the new Wild Rose Studios stamps and is called Bella with Posy, just what you need isn't it a cute little elephant with flowers, now that would make anyone smile...I coloured her with my distress inks and teamed her up with some more of the amazingly gorgeous Kaisercraft - Needle & Thread 6.5"x6.5" Paper Pad...lush isn't it...I finished with a scattering of pearls and three flowers from the Prima Flowers Perle Bebe - Almanac pack...everything I used except the pearls are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts... the fab sketch is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Crafty Calender Challenge and the Dream Valley Challenge too...I'm having a catch up day today theres loads of DT stuff I have to catch up with...I may have to lock myself in lol...whatever your up to today I hope its a fabulously sunny one for you

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

Bella - pumice stpne, spun sugar

flowers - spun sugar, victorian velvet, shabby shutters, evergreen bough

not just for boys...

Good morning everyone are you all having a fab week?...Phil was marshaling again at the North West 200 yesterday but not just in the morning but afternoon and evening too in fact he wasn't home until 9pm...I don't know how he does it, it rained most of the day, but he came home with a very pink face from sunburn????...ok where did he get the sun from he was only a few miles up the road from our house...I have a hospital appointment very early this morning for some tests and a scan uuurrrggghhhh I hate hospitals don't you...a few years ago I was very very ill and spent a long time in intensive care and since then hospitals make my palms sweat, my blood pressure shoots up and I feel so sick while I'm in there...I don't know if its the smells or just the memory but whatever it is I have a dread and fear of them so much...so wish me luck I will need it lol...right now onto my card for today...it just goes to show that blue isn't just for boys doesn't it...this fabulous little sweetie is one of the new Saturated Canary stamps...shes called Tilly and she stamps perfectly so crisp and just as good as a digi which surprised me a bit as you know how much I love my digis don't you, I coloured her with my usual distress inks...I used more of the lush Bazzill Basics 6x6" Multipack - Freedom papers that I used for Mondays card and finished with a fabulous bow made from some Organza Ribbon - Baby Blue (25mm Wide), gorgeous blue roses from the 15mm Flat Back Rose Cabochons - Mixed Bag and the fabulous sentiment is a stamp from the Whimsy Mini Background stamp set...this is a great set, I will use these loads...everything I used on my card today is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the fab sketch is from the Sketch N Stash Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Natalie and Amy Challenge and the By The Cute and Girly Challenge too...right I'm off to get some war paint on and have a cuppa before I get my taxi to the hospital...my Dad and Phil wanted to take me but I think I'm better off by myself don't you lol...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one and I hope there isn't anything stressful happening in it

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose

eye - faded jeans

hair - pumice stone

outfit - fired earth, pumice stone, faded jeans

its hop, hop, hop time...

Good morning everyone...well would you believe the sun was out yesterday how fabulous is that...its amazing how much dust the sun shows up though lol...I think a major clean is well due, oh no not the duster anything but the duster, I'm sure I'm allergic to housework you know lol...its hop day today, yes its that time again, time for our Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams monthly blog hop...you don't just get to see some amazing inspiration from our wonderful DT but you also get the chance to win one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil just for leaving comments on the DT's too...so what you waiting for pop on over to fabulous

ALICE'S

blog to start at the beginning, you don't want to miss anything do you, you should have arrived here from Alice's too if your already following the hop...the theme this month is Flowers, now I don't need to be told twice to use some flowers do I lol

I used this stunning Thanks! for my card...this cutie was a freebie but if you missed it then you still have a chance to buy it just click on the link...don't you love images like this...although I coloured her pink with my distress inks...you could so easily make it a boy...just what you need for cards isn't it, a multi tasking baby image...the amazing papers are from Echo Park's Victorian Garden paper pad and I finished my card with some white flowers from the Blossoms - Resin Flower Fuchsia pack, a gorgeous Prima flower and I cut a couple of leaves from the paper cut off, the flowers are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...your next stop on the hop is the fab
POPS
who I'm sure has something amazing to show you...the fab sketch I used is from the Fetch A Sketch Challenge and Im also entering it for the Crafting For All Seasons Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Challenge too...I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget your comments for a chance to win too...have a brilliant sunny day
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - antique linen

outfit - pumice stone, spun sugar, victorian velvet, worn lipstick

flowers - shabby shutters, victorian velvet

shading - pumice stone

too much?...

Good morning everyone and don't worry no rant or running around like a daft thing so you can uncover your ears lol...all those people who were expecting my Crafts and Me challenge card I'm sorry to say I have decided to leave the DT...I have been with them for ages and ages and sometimes you just know its time to move on don't you...I'm so sad to leave I will miss them all but we wont be strangers and of course I will be using Crafts and Me images every now and again still, I cant resist all that hair and those beautiful eyes for long can I...I do want to thank Teresa so so much for keeping me so long and to say I have loved every second of being on the team...but enough sad news and onto my card for today...hands up who knew I wouldn't be able to resist using another of these stunning Elaine Cox digis from Sweet Pea Stamps...well I resisted for a week lol...this is the beautiful Katie coloured with distress inks but I'm not sure if this card is too red...what do you think?...I used some more of the amazing Kaisercraft - Remember Me 6.5"x6.5" Paper Pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and finished with a lush bow made with Organza Ribbon - Red (25mm Wide) topped with a poppy cut from the pad...the sentiment is from the same pad too...the fab sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Try it On Tuesday Challenge and the Card Mania Challenge too...I'm going to do a bit of crafting today and maybe if I'm very very lucky and the hailstones hold off a little while a bit of tidying in the garden and fingers crossed some planting even...you never know do you...whatever your up to today have a brilliant sunny one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - antique linen

eyes - frayed burlap

leaves and lips - Fired brick

shading - frayed burlap, pumice stone

hole in the head attack...

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

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - antique linen

dress - tumbled glass, worn lipstick

bow and heart - worn lipstick

shading - pumice stone