No swimsuits yet! - Mojo Monday 150+City Crafter challenge-Yum+Cute Card Thursday-Whateva+Simon says Challenge-Sing it Baby

Good morning everyone, well no luck with the swimsuit, so need some surfing I think or maybe skinny dipping and as I don't want to scare small children its the net I think...with a bit of luck I might even find something that doesn't look either like its been scaffolded or I'm swimming the channel lol, well we are going to look at cars today, don't know what we are looking for but I'm sure it will smack us in the face when we see it, are you up to anything exciting today?...anyway my card for today is yet another try at CAS, don't think the CAS look works for me, I find it hard to do minimal papers with my addiction lol...I have no idea whatsoever what make this fab little stamp is but isn't it just so so sweet, I used the Mojo Monday sketch (love their sketches so much) and I'm entering it for the Simon Says Challenge song theme which I chose Baby Love by The Supremes...I'm also entering it for the Cute Card Thursday whateva challenge and the City Crafter Yum challenge because of the baby's cupcake, the mix of papers are from the Panduro Kitchen garden/Tilda paper pad, love these papers to bits they are so scrummy, I finished with a two tone ribbon and a couple of buttons from my stash...I hope you like it and whatever your up to today have a good one
Mina xxx

Just Magnolia week 67 - Special Monthly challenge - Acetate

Good morning everyone and wwwwooohhhooo its Friday and time for a new challenge at Just Magnolia and its time for our Special monthly challenge which this month is...acetate...so lets see your fabulous creations using acetate in some way...I decided I would make a gift bag with this stunning acetate from the K&Co Cara Marie paper pad, wow these papers are fabulous, the tag is from the pad too...the cutie Tilda is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and is from the new Bon Voyage collection shes called Tilda goes shopping, I coloured her with Distress inks and finished my bag with a big green satin bow...I hope you like it and cant wait to see what you all come up with when you have time dont forget to pop on over to Just Magnolia to see the amazing creations from the rest of the design team...have a fantastic day, now I'm off swimsuit shopping today which is a real pain in the booty for us size challenged ladies with ample assets lol...wish me luck
Mina xxx

Spooky happening explained !!! + Creative Inspirations a recipe + Stamp with Fun-Sketch

Good morning everyone how are you all doing?...I wanted to update you on my spooky happening from yesterday, dancing with my Husband in my sleep...hhhmmmmm although that sounds brilliant my Husband works away so unless he had incredibly long arms it wasn't that, as to it freaking me out, it takes a lot to spook me, I'm one of those idiots that goes out to see what made a noise in the dark lol, my Dad said you must have been holding your wrists, now I have tried this and its a physical impossibility unless I did it one at a time...hhhhmmmm not sure about that one...I think it will just have to remain a mystery unless you have any other ideas of course...anyway onto today's card which is using the fab sketch at Stamp with fun and I'm also entering it for the recipe at Creative Inspiration too, I used this gorgeous Some Odd Girl digi called Sweet Kaylee isn't she a cutie, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these amazing papers, I think they are Making Memories because they were just bits, I cut five flowers from one of them to fit the recipe and finished with a pink satin ribbon and bow and a heart button...I hope you like it and have a fabulously happy day everyone

Mina xxx

Spooky happening!!! + Truly Scrumptious Challenge 38 Golden Oldies

Good morning everyone...sorry if you didn't win the Dick Van Duck image but don't worry I have candy for you all for when I'm on holiday so watch out for that in September...something spooky happened yesterday morning...I had a nightmare on Monday night that someone was dragging me by my wrists, not too scary as nightmares go but not spooky either, then when I woke up on Tuesday morning I was making a cuppa and noticed I had a bruise about 10p size on the hand just above my wrist and reached to rub it (probably to see if it was ink lol) then noticed one exactly the same on the other wrist....spooky eh lol...right onto my card for today its for our new challenge over at Truly Scrumptious which is a wow sketch by Sharon, fab isn't it I will defo use this again...there's an added option of Golden Oldie, but I didn't use an old stamp as my new Magnolias needed using I'm afraid but I did use a paper pad I have had a while instead...this fab Tilda is from the new Bon Voyage collection shes called Secretive Tilda, I coloured her with distress inks and the amazing coloured papers are from the Kaisercraft Utopia paper pad...lush colours, they are both from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...hop on over to Truly Scrumptious and have a look the rest of our teams amazing work...hope you like my card for today and whatever your up to have a wonderful day
Mina xxx

Dick Van Duck surfer - Winner

Evening all as promised I have employed mr. number generator and the winner of My Dick Van Duck Surfer is

No 18 - Crazycraftshed (Dianne)

congratulations Diane, could you please email me so I can pass your info on to Jak

Mina xxx

Wwwwooohhhoooo I won candy - Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT + Sweet stampin challenge 37 + Craftalicious challenge-Make your own flowers

Good morning everyone and I just have to give another wwwwooohhhhhoooo...I won one of the huge candies over at the fabulous Jodi's blog, can you believe it...bet your all wondering did I clean out my craft room...well...er...no lol...I kept looking around the door and finding something else to do oops...right enough waffling Mina onto my card for today which is for the Bunny Zoe's Crafts DT and I used the fab Sketch from Sweet Stampin challenge for it and Im entering it for the Craftalicious challenge to Make your own flowers...I used this gorgeous Bildmalarna Mimosa flower basket for my card and coloured her with distress inks, the papers are from the Basicgrey Wisteria paper pad and the wired ribbon is from Bunny Zoe's too...the flowers I made using different punches from my stash...the yellow pearls are coloured with a copics marker to match...I hope your like it...I will be back later to announce the winner of yesterdays image...enjoy the rest of your day everyone...Im off to have another look at my craft room and see if I can get the momentum to start tidying...wish me luck lol

Mina xxx

Surfs up Dude – Just Inklined Blog Hop-Dots and a chance to win + Simon Says Challenge-Dotty + Cute card Thursday-Texting crazy

Good morning everyone I hope you all had a brilliant weekend and welcome to the Just Inklined first blog hop...I’m honoured to be a Guest for Just Inklined in August and wwwooohhhooo I got to join in this month’s blog Hop too, its was Jak’s choice for this blog hop theme which is spot or dots...you should have arrived from Toni's fabulous Blog but if you haven’t then hop on over to start off at the super talented Jak’s blog....I used the so funny Dick Van Duck Surfing isn’t his face just the best, he just looks so peeved lol...how would you like to win this fabulous digi, just leave leave me a comment and I will pick a winner tomorrow night at 6pm...I coloured him with Distress inks and teamed him up with these lush papers from the Fancy Pants My Family paper pack I bought from Bunny Zoe’s Crafts, I love this pack it has alphabets, acetates, sentiments, Im entering this for the Simon Says challenge and Cute Card Thursday challenges too ...your next stop on the hop is

KAREN

don’t forget each of the DT has a free image on offer so make sure you leave a comment for a chance to win and if you hop on over to Just Inklined you could get another freebie...enjoy the rest of your hop and have a brilliant day
Mina xxx
p.s. sorry I didn’t do any commenting yesterday but BT was down from 5pm aaaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh

Bbbbbrrrrrrrrr - Friday Sketchers 113 + DP2 Challenge 42 + Stamp Something Christmas in July

Good morning everyone, are you all having a relaxing Sunday, your not seeing things winter hasn't arrived but who could resist using this stunning image from Mo's Digital Pencil, hes called Who me?, look at that face like butter wouldn't melt lol...I coloured him with Distress inks and I used the fab sketch from Friday Sketchers for it, I'm entering this for the Mo's DP2 challenge of its Christmas in July and the Stamp Something Christmas in July too...the fabulous coloured papers are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts they are from the Basicgrey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 pad ...I finished with some gorgeous lime green ribbon and a stamp sentiment...I hope you like it and have a brilliant Sunday, I'm going to be cleaning out my craft room if I can muster up the momentum to get started lol

Mina xxx

Watch out watch out the tooth fairy's about +Dare u 2 Digi stamp challenge 43

Good morning everyone how are you all today...well and happy I hope...I finally got our holidays booked last night so roll on the 9th September and we will be off on our family holidays to Lanzarote for two weeks...its the first holiday we have had with our Daughter since she was about 17...cant wait...I love diy holidays don't you, I get such bargains by booking flights, then hotels etc all separately and ooooohhhh I do love a bargain...anyway enough waffle Mina onto my card for today, I used the sketch from Dare u 2 Digi stamp and this fabulous Tooth Fairy from Mo's Digital pencil, isn't she cute look at her pockets bulging with teeth...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with some of the stunning papers and a message tab from the new Fancy Pants My Family Kit I bought from the Bunny Zoe's Crafts sale, I love this kit and it was a bargain too...I used some lace from my stash to finish...I hope you like it and have a brilliant Saturday everyone
Mina xxx

How many butterflies are too many? - Just Magnolia week 66 - Sketch by Bev + Flutter by Wednesdays + Paperplay challenge week 30

Good morning everyone, how are you all doing this fabulous morning...so exactly how many butterflies are too many do your reckon, I may be borderline or just over with this card lol...its for our new Sketch challenge over on Just Magnolia which is by our wonderful Bev...I used this stunning Tilda and although she already has wings I cut them off and replaced them with butterfly wings from these amazing papers by Rayher aren't they gorgeous, they are all glazed and glittered and I just couldn't stop cutting out, the butterflies and wings and the circle behind Tilda are all cut from the papers, they don't have names just numbers 79-399-000, 79-403-000 and 79-401-000...I used a circle stamp from Simon Says for the sentiment and added a double layer of ribbon because I didn't have a wide enough one for it...just a thought but I wonder what a group of butterflies are called, let me know if you know...I'm sure there was a couple of challenges I was meant to enter this for too, I'm slowly going nuts I think...I hope you like it and when you have time pop on over to Just Magnolia and have a look at the amazing work of the rest of the team...have a wonderful day everyone...thanks to the fabulous Miria Im entering this for the Flutter By Wednesday and PaperPlay Challenge which are both Anything goes
Mina xxx

Sunglasses at the ready everyone - Colour Create challenge 50-Victorias choice + Creative Inspirations-Animals + Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge 33

Good Morning everyone...have you all got your sunglasses on yet?, its a bright one today lol...its time for our challenge over at Colour Create challenge and this week its one of our new teamies choice, the fabulous Victoria chose this stunning combination of Hot Pink, Warm Orange and Saffron, isn't it an amazing combo, I'm not sure the pink came out hot though...I chose this stunning little Fancy Flower Pony from Bunny Zoe's crafts sales shes only £4.31 would you believe, isn't she just the sweetest thing ever...as many of you know I don't really do animals but I love colouring Meljens they are so cute...shes coloured with Distress inks and I teamed her up with this amazing Making Memories papers from the Flutter collection its called Pink Brocade...the huge Orange button and organza wired orange ribbon I pleated is also from Bunny Zoe's, I added a glittered orange one over the top too and added a ceramic sentiment to finish...I hope you like it and I cant wait to see what you all come up with for this challenge...if you have time don't forget to pop over to Colour Create and see the amazing creations from the rest of the team...I used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp and I'm also entering it for the Animals challenge at Creative Inspirations too...I hope you like it and don't forget to shake your booty today, its Shake your Booty Thursday you know lol
Mina xxx

A beautiful little Bookworm Fairy told me.....Papertake weekly sketch 45

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and feeling well, I smiled at everyone I met yesterday and it was surprising how many people smiled back, mind there was a few people looked at me like I was a loony lol...right I had to colour and show you this gorgeous little Bookworm Fairy, she plonked onto to my mat yesterday after super fast delivery from Crafts and Me (thanks Teresa), I only bought it at the weekend too so I did my little happy dance then a double dance when the postman delivered my fab new paper pads I bought in the Bunny Zoe's Crafts sale, they are such a bargain, I bought the Fancy Pants My Family pack but these papers are from the My Minds Eye Penny Lane stack, wow these papers are so thick and glittered and glazed (although you cant tell from these photos)...stunning...I coloured the beautiful Fairy with distress inks and glittered a bit of her wings too, I used the fab sketch from Papertake Weekly for it...I finished with some gingham ribbon from my stash...I hope you like these papers and Fairy as much as I did using them...have a fantastic day whatever your up too
Mina xxx

Everyone smile -Lovely Hanglar challenge-Lace +Stamp with Fun-Card for a Boy/Man +Sweet Stampin-Vintage +Sketch Saturday challenge 113

Good morning everyone, the weather here is just awful its really dark, stormy and heavy not like July at all and people are walking about with gloomy faces and in such dark moods isn't it weird how the weather affects some people, surely if the weathers bad you should smile to cheer yourself and others up instead or is that just my female logic lol...my card for today is for the Lovely Hanglar challenge of using lace (see you can use lace on boys cards lol), Stamp with Fun Card for a boy/man, Sweet Stampin Vintage challenge and I used the fab sketch from Sketch Saturday for it too...I love this little Hanglar boy don't you he reminds me of the Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn books, hes coloured with distress inks and I teamed him up with this amazing paper from Graphic45 Renaissance Faire collection and is called Bona Fide...the stunning lace is from my scrap box and there was just enough for this knotted bow, I finished with three fat pearls and a Tim Holtz ticket...I hope you like it...whatever your up to today don't forget to smile its contagious
Mina xxx

Happy Monday everyone - The Sugar Bowl-Lilian's sketch + ABC Design challenge-paper piecing

Happy Monday everyone...did you all have a fabulous weekend I hope so, mine was very very quiet, in fact I think I saw a few tumbleweed go past at one stage lol...well it wasn't that quiet I guess...I did watch the new Sherlock Holmes drama last night, brilliant, I love Sherlock Holmes and still read the books so it was just my cup of tea...my card today is for the Sugar Bowl challenge and I use this fabulous little Gorjuss girl stamp called A Little Birdie told me, paper pieced and coloured with Distress ink, I'm entering this for the paper piecing challenge over at ABC Designs challenge too...the papers are from the free paper pad from My Minds eye, aren't they fab...I cut out some flowers are a greeting from the back pages and added some yummy pink ribbon and a bow for her to sit on...I hope you like it and have a fantastic happy Monday everyone
Mina xxx

Friday Sketchers sketch 112 + Create4fun challenge-use flowers + Stamp Something-something flowery

Good morning everyone...I hope your having a wonderful weekend whatever your up to...my card for today is for the Create 4 Fun, Friday Sketchers and Stamp Something challenges...this gorgeous digi stamp is from Speschstamps and is called Penny, I love her hair its beautiful isn't it shes coloured with Distress inks...I used a mix of Basicgrey papers but I'm afraid I don't know which pads they are from they are some loose sheets...isn't the frame fantastic, I bought a few in the sale section at Crafter's and Co, I finished with some peach ribbon and a bow and flowers from my stash...I hope you like it and have a perfect Sunday everyone
Mina xxx