Do you think I have a thing for Dragons - Basicgrey Challenge 38 + A huge announcement

Good morning everyone, did you all have a fantastic weekend?, I hope you had a brilliant one...well I got all set to do my blog hopping and was really getting into it when my internet connection went, so I decided to have a little mooch in my craft room...well three hours later I returned to the hopping, see how easily distracted I am lol...I did loads of hopping and managed to catch up with loads of you and even did some challenge commenting too, what a good girl I am...right my card for today is using the lush sketch from Basicgrey challenge...do you think I have a thing for Dragons, I cant resist the cuties, this one is a Digi from CC Designs from All That Scraps, hes called Cinder hes so sweet isn't he, if you want it in rubber Nikki has it here at Bunny Zoe's...the fab papers are of course Basicgrey from the Marjolaine collection, this is double sided and called Coffee Cake, I added a scrunched ribbon and some buttons, one threaded with seam binding, the sentiment is from Whiff of Joy...Im off out tonight which is rare for me but my local craft shop Crafters and Co are having a relaunch night and I couldn't resist a little nosey to see what new goodies they have, I'm bound to find something I really cant manage without...its Sara the owners fault I'm addicted to paper so you cant blame me...have a fantastic day everyone oh and the winner of my candy is below...I will be back with the new candy from Bunny Zoe's Crafts in a few days so watch out for it
Mina xxx
Thank goodness I can now tell you because I have been bursting too...guess who asked me to be on their design team....SUGAR NELLIE, have a look here...I was totally gobsmacked when Karen asked me and I almost sent an email asking her to repeat it lol....wwwwwwooooohhhhhhooooooo...so look out for my first Offical Sugar Nellie card tomorrow

WE HAVE A WINNER !!!!

We have a winner of my latest candy and its........drumroll please........and its No 9 ...............

SUE C

Huge congratulations Sue, please email me with your address and put Candy in the subject line
Mina xxx

ooooohhhhh look what I got - Fussy & Fancy Challenge + Sketch Saturday

Good morning all...well look what I got, the fabulous Mabelle of Whimsy & Stars Studio asked me to join her Guest Designer team for a 3 month period and as I love these gorgeous images of course I said yes...so I'm now the proud bearer of my Guest DT badge...right everyone lets hear it for the sisters, you all agreed with me yesterday that I should have a sarnie when I feel like it, so that's what went in my trolley yesterday, plus the fixings for a chicken caesar salad and garlic potatoes for last night dinner...yummy...well I'm having a full blogging day today to catch up, as my lovely Phil is off to a meeting of his Motorbike club as its coming to the road racing time of year and hes a road marshal...whenever I say that I have a vision of him in his white coat and a stetson wearing a six shooter lol...right my card for today

which of course is using a Whimsy and Stars Studio image, isn't she just beautiful shes called Blessed Expectancy and I love that sweet face, I coloured her with Distress inks and paper pieced her dress in this fabulously gorgeous punched and embossed paper this and the black and white one is from a paper pack and I haven't a clue what its called but will try and find the front of it to let you know, I have a feeling they are Memory Keepers...I wanted a contrast to the beautiful papers and decided on corrugated card but all the ones I have are coloured or kraft so I wracked my brain because I was sure I had seen some somewhere then I realised where...the inside of a packet of cheese crackers, hows that for a bit of recycling...I finished with a saddle stitched white ribbon and a huge white satin bow, the sentiment is from a bargain sheet of scrap booking quotes I bought in a sale about a year ago, the sketch is from Sketch Saturday which I tilted and Im also entering this in the Fussy & Fancy Embossing and/or Paper piecing challenge too...right now I'm off to make coffee and get blogging so I can catch up with all your fantastic work I have missed...have a wonderful Sunday everyone
Mina xxx
p.s. sorry about the dark photos but thats the best I could get as it was getting late when I took them

Has Spring finally arrived? - Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge week 95 DT card-My sketch + Creative Inspirations challenge

Good morning everyone...I thought Spring had peeped out for a while yesterday then I went outside and the wind was cold...but I think a few others thought the same because I could hear lawn mowers starting up...I felt like shouting out my window don't be fooled its just pretending you mad people but thought it better to leave them alone...wasn't it last year when it snowed in March? My card for today is for our challenge over at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge which this week is a sketch by me, I hope this one is a bit more successful than the last...I would cross my fingers but I cant paint with them like that, I did discover when I was demoing in the Kings Hall in Belfast that I can colour upside down though, are you impressed...I was lol...back to my card this week I decided to use this sweet hAnglar image isn't she gorgeous and the amazing papers are from Graphic45 Once upon a Springtime collection, the flowered is called Primrose cottage and the striped is Once upon a Springtime, I cut some of the flowers from the paper for the corner and added a mix of ribbons and a sentiment cut from ribbon to finish...when you have time pop on over to Just Magnolia and have a look at the amazing DT's work...wow...Im entering this for the Creative Inspirations stripes challenge...I'm trying to get up the momentum to tidy my craftroom today but have a feeling I wont as I usually find something to play with instead...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx

a new colour combo for me-Colour Create challenge 64 DT card-Sharons choice-choice of three fruit colours+Mojo Monday 179+DYSU challenge

Good morning everyone...there's still no sign of the elusive stamp, do you think the Magnolia stamps in the box come to life at night, make a mess of my craft room then hide maybe...I really must stop drinking herbal tea you know lol...I know I will find it somewhere I have put it for safe keeping its just remembering where I stashed it but the good news is at least my mojo has come out from under my bed at last...my card for today is an unusual combination for me its for our new challenge at Colour Create...our wonderful Sharon made a brilliant choice this week, three fruit colours...I chose Melon, Kiwi and Banana, the papers are from Prima, lush colours aren't they and the beautiful image is from Sugar Nellie and called Verity, I coloured her with Distress inks and used some yellow ribbons and a saddle stitched ribbon bow, the fab ticket sentiment is made with a clear ticket stamp and a Friend stamp combined, the papers and ticket stamp are from Simon says Stamp...I finished with some pearls...the amazing sketch is from Mojo Monday, I love their sketches and Im enetering it in the DYSU anything goes challenge...thanks to everyone who joined in my colour combo last week and I hope you will give it a go again this week, when you have time pop on over to Colour Create and have a look at what the rest of our amazing team made...I'm off to the Supermarket with my Dad today oh and coffee too of course so we can read the papers and have a few rants about the news and put the world to rights, now if only they would put us in charge of a few countries we would all be sorted lol...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

nothing says I love you than a bunny hug - hopefully Papertake weekly challenge sketch

Good morning everyone, thank you all so much for your well wishes for my Dad yesterday that is so kind of you and I'm so happy to report that my wonderful Dad got a clean bill of health, well as clean a bill of health a COPD sufferer can get, the illness he has been having is apparently a virus going around and the Doc says there's no point treating him now as hes over the worst and on the mend, phew I am so so relieved...my soup went down a treat yesterday, my Daughter and her other half came for dinner and leftovers taken home with them so they must have liked it...now before I tell you about my card for today own up...who's got it????? I have lost a stamp and isn't it always the case its the one I want to use, I have hunted and searched all my stamp boxes but its nowhere to be seen...Its the Magnolia bunny suit stamp...come on which one of you is it, of course it could be that my craftroom is so untidy its needs a good tidy and then I will find it...my card for today is for the Papertake weekly challenge, I say hopefully because the sketch is honestly underneath my circular image because I printed this stunning Easter Bunny (straight haired) image from Mo's Digital Pencil in a circle but when I went to put it together realised it was supposed to be a square oops...the amazingly gorgeous papers are of course K&Co they are from the 6x6 Isabella paper pad...I finished with cream satin ribbon and a bow and added a ceramic sentiment...I'm off to have another hunt for my stamp or hunt down the person that has it lol...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

Watch out for Teddys in your cup - Friday Sketchers+Simon Says Challenge+Fab N Funky challenge

Good morning everyone, my Dad is still not feeling 100% and we have finally managed to get him to go see the Doc today....men are so stubborn arent they...I needed a bit of therapy yesterday so decided to make Chicken and vegtable soup, its so theraputic to make and takes ages as I cut all the veg into tiny chunks by hand, theres nothing quite like it to clear the mind...my mojo is suffering at the mo too, I know why as my its is constantly on my Dad...well hopefully after the docs today things will settle down...right onto my card for today, the photos have made all the colour go a bit wishywashy but I had to use this fab little Teddybo bear lounging in his teacup, hes so sweet isnt he, the papers are Papermania, Im not sure what collection as they were lying in a pile, I really must have a tidy lol...I coloured the Teddybo with distress inks and paperpieced the cup and saucer...I made a scrunched seam binding flower and added a couple of loops of it to the fab Magnolia sentiment...I finished with a scattering of pearls...the sketch is from Friday sketchers and Im also entering it for the Simon Says stamp and Fab N Funky Make your own challenges...I was going to enter it for the Teddybo challenge but oops too late again...Im like the cows tail some weeks...always behind...have a wonderful day everyone, now Im off to put the finishing touches to my soup as it always tastes better the next day
Mina xxx

Just a teeny bit of candy for you

Good morning everyone, I have had a brilliant family weekend the kind that makes you have a cozy glow when you think about it, and I did a huge amount of blogging last night and even caught up with some challenge blogging too so I don't have a card to show you today as I'm way way behind and was too shattered to make one before bed last night...so I decided to give you a bit of yummy stuff instead, not a huge candy but one I wouldn't mind as a paper freak lol...I have 8 sheets of mixed Basicgrey papers for you and a pack of Kars cord, I know they are Christmas cords but they match brilliantly with the papers (I bought a pack for myself too)...now just the usual things to do to join in...put your details into Mr Linky AND leave a comment, then just post this piccy and a link on your blog, you don't need to be a follower but of course I would love it if you like my work enough to be...you have until the 27th February to join in and I will announce the winner on the 28th...good luck everyone, have a wonderful afternoon everyone I'm off for a play in my craftroom
Mina xxx
p.s. did you see the new digi I posted yesterday its just below if you didn't

Oops I almost forgot....

Im so sorry I almost forgot I hadnt posted the winner of my recent candy...the Mr Number thingy says its no 68........

MARIS

Huge congratulations Maris could you please email me your address asap please and dont worry if you didnt win I have another teeny candy tomorrow, it should have been tonight but oopsie havent formatted the photo yet...speak to you tomorrow for the new candy
Mina xxx

I love Etsy - Allsorts challenge + Crafts your days away Challenge

Good morning everyone did you have a fab Saturday, hands up all those who said I would buy more than just glue at the craft shop....correct lol...found a few papers I had to have and a couple of sale items and maybe just a little more candy you never know...we are having a big Sunday Lunch today so we will all be lying around with full tums all afternoon I reckon, not a bad way to spend Sunday, loved ones, good food and plenty of chat...right now onto my card today, don't you just love Etsy, so many talented people in one place and this digi stamp is by one of them...she is called Mabelle and her digis are ssssssssooooooo cute and fresh, the Etsy shop is called Whimsy and Stars Studio and she also has a fab blog here, hop on over and have a look at them they are gorgeous...this one is called Spring Boy & Girl, how sweet are they holding hands, I coloured them with Distress inks and teamed them up with this lush paper from We R Memory Keepers its from the Vintage Blue collection and is called All a Twitter , it suits the image perfectly I think don't you...I finished my card with some blue ribbon and a green bow, a punched heart and a Martha Stewart punched butterfly...the fab sketch is from Craft Your Days Away challenge and I'm also entering it for the Allsorts Inspired by Nature challenge too...I will be blog hopping after everyone goes home so will hopefully catch up with you all later and I will pop back with my candy winner a little later too...have a fantastic Sunday whatever your doing and I will speak to you later
Mina xxx

anyone want the recipe for coma stew - Crafts & Me challenge+Sketch N Stash challenge+Papertake weekly challenge

Good morning everyone and huge apologies for being such a bad blogger, I had every intention of spending the whole evening and night blogging but I made the fatal mistake of making a lush beef stew for Phil coming home and we ended up eating far too much of it and nodded off in front of the tv, do I know how to cook a romantic meal or what I put him into a coma lol...we woke up hours later and after typing this went to bed...but I promise I will catch up with you all...my card for today is using one of the new Jasmine Becket-Griffith stamp from Crafts & Me, I love love love them and of course couldn't just buy one but missed out on the one I really wanted as its gone already boo hoo...this stunning beauty is called Making a Wish, I want a fairy on my shoulder like this teeny one, someone to makes wishes come true whenever I want don't you, I coloured her with Distress inks and glittered her wing and the teeny Fairy's wings too...the lush papers are from the Making Memories Gossamer paper collection, I think I bought this from Crafty Emma's but not 100% sure, I added some fabulous pink velvet ribbon and a bow and the sentiments are one of the bargain ribbons I bought a while back 50p for a whole load would you believe, oooohhhhhh I do love a bargain...the sketch is from Sketch and Stash challenge I'm also entering this for the Crafts & Me with wings challenge and the Papertake Weekly putting on the glitz challenge too...Im off craft and food shopping today, I need a glue pen and the fixing for a family Sunday lunch as my Sister and family are coming to visit and teamed up with my Dad (who is well on the mend now) and my beautiful Daughter and her partner goes to make one fab Sunday...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx
p.s. don't forget today's the last day to enter my candy

Im so happy to report Dads loads better 'phew'-Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge week 94-Love

Good morning everyone and huge thanks to everyone who sent my Dad their best wishes Im am so happy to tell you hes loads better, wasnt quite well enough to be taken out to dinner but was to go for coffee and a chat and putting the world to rights and a rant at the newspapers lol...hes going on holiday with my Sister to Cyprus so hes involved in looking at villas and flights and seem almost his old self Im so relieved and happy...my card for today is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar which this week is Love themed, huge thanks to everyone who gave my sketch a go last week but I think I made it too complicated as the number where done by a huge amount...oh well back to the drawing board lol...I used this beautiful Wedding couple from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I love the way she touches his face, so cute, I coloured them with distress inks and the papers are Prima, fabulous papers, I used more seam binding from the Ribbon girl, I could get seriously addicted to this lush stuff, the sentiment is a Whimsy Love letter seal stamp, I added a few pearls and a crystal spray I got from a wedding shop ages ago...the sketch is from Sketch Saturday and Im also entering this for the DYSU Spots challenge and the Pear Tree Designs Valentine challenge...when you have time pop on over to the Just Magnolia blog, the work from the rest of our DT is amazingly beautiful as always...have a wonderful day everyone and I hope you get a bit of sunshine wherever you are
Mina xxx

pretty in green - Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam Monochrome blog hop

Good morning everyone...welcome to the start of the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams blog hop, this month its my choice for a theme and I chose monochrome, I love the monochrome look dont you and of course it dosent have to black and white so I chose green and the beautiful Sophie from Mo's Digital Pencil for my card, how cute is she with her little dolly, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these stunning Kaisercraft English Rose papers, I used some fabulous thick taffeta ribbon from the Ribbon Girl and the flower and pearl scrolls are from Prima, the next stop on our blog hop is the amazing Elaine who is bound to have something amazing to show you and just in case you get lost heres the hop order

Mina

Elaine

Arielle

Jak

Heidy

Maya

Alice

Debbie

this lush sketch is from the Stamp with Fun challenge and Im also entering this for the 7 Kids college fund challenge and CES challenge too.

Mt poor Dad isnt very well with a really sore stomach bless him so Im off to look after him, I hate it when hes ill it scares the life out of me so any suggestions for his sore tume would be gratefully accepted...have a wonderful everyone whatever your up to and enjoy our blog hop

Mina xxx

something different for me - Mojo Monday+Creative Inspirations challenge+CYDA challenge

Good morning everyone, I think all your aaaahhhhhhhing yesterday helped as my hand is a bit better still very stiff but at least its moving without me making the air turn blue...well I need your honest opinions, do you like today's card, its something I rarely do...I'm not sure clean and simple is me or maybe its just not using my precious papers, but this amazing Teddybo image needed to be shown off didn't it and when I saw the Mojo Monday sketch it screamed minimal to me...this little cutie is called Sweet Little Angel, I coloured her with Distress inks and glittered the wings and halo, then all I used was a couple of punched snowflakes, white and red and used the red one as a shadow, red ribbon a ruched bow and three lush coloured pins...now be honest do you like it or even tell me if you dont...honestly lol...I'm entering this for the Mojo Monday challenge, CYDA Photo inspiration challenge and Creative Inspirations Plain and simple challenge...I'm going to try and have a crafting day today instead of just rummaging through goodies, oh and I might do a little craft shopping online, I feel another Teddybo buy coming on lol... whatever your up to have a fantastic day everyone
Mina xxx

I need some tea and sympathy - Lili of the Valley Challenge + Creative Inspirations challenge

Good morning everyone, I have an injury today, now I expect sympathy and lots of aaawwwww's lol...when I was getting out of the shower on Saturday I whacked the sink with my hand and then Sunday night in bed I hit the same hand on the bedside table getting up for a drink, I could hardly use it yesterday and its so stiff and bruised its agony today, I don't think its anything serious just a whopping big bruise and stiff is all, but I just wanted some sympathy so thought I would tell you about it, you know what my Dads like if I told him he would just say, you clumsy woman lol...luckily its my left hand so it hasn't effected my card making that much, I'm just a lot slower than normal (can I have another aaaawww please, you do realise this is going to go on this whole post don't you)...my card for today is using the fab sketch over at Lili of the Valley challenge and for the Creative Inspirations Red white and Pink challenge too...I used this fabulous Lili of the Valley Rosie with Cake stamp, coloured with distress inks and glittered and this lush Basicgrey Bittersweet Hand dipped paper, the fab pink sentiment is from the Thickers I bought at TK Max, love these so much and I finished with Thickers dots and a lush pink ruched ribbon...I caught up with loads of blogging last night, thank goodness I can type one handed (right this is where you come in with another aaaaawwwww lol) but didn't get hardly any crafting done at all so I may need a catch up today...whatever your up to today have a fantastic injury free day everyone
Mina xxx

I can almost smell spring - Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly challenge 9 - Spring/flowers everywhere!!!

Good morning everyone and Happy Valentines Day to you all, I hope you all had a fantastic weekend, my gorgeous Phil made sausage rolls for lunch yesterday they were ssssssoooooo yummy and then we went for a mooch in our local town, called in to see our beautiful Daughter at work and she even let us buy her a coffee...how kind is that lol...before I tell you about my card for today a quick apology I'm way way behind on my commenting but will catch up over the next couple of days I promise and a thank you to everyone who joined in our last challenge over at Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly challenge can you believe we had an amazing 807 entries, our new challenge is Mags choice this month and a brilliant one it is too...Spring so flowers everywhere on your projects, lets see spring burst out all over...I used this stunning Secretive Tilda from the Magnolia Bon Voyage collection, I coloured her with Distress inks and teamed her up with this stunning shaped paper from the Kaisercrafts English Rose paper pad, isn't it amazing and I cut the flowers and sentiment from the same pad, the sentiment stamp is Whimsy Love letter seals set, I finished my card with a scattering of cream flat back pearls...don't forget that Nikki has a Valentines special offer on until midnight tonight, not just a sale but 10% of everything just to spread a bit of love, when you get the time pop on over and check out all the goodies...I'm going to have a quiet crafting day today as Phil is back at work and we don't really celebrate Valentines anyway...have a wonderful day everyone no matter what romantic thing your up to
Mina xxx
p.s. don't forget to join in my new candy below

WE HAVE A WINNER AND A LITTLE BIT OF SHARING CANDY FOR YOU TO-SCROLL DOWN FOR TODAYS CARD

Evening everyone yes its me again...this time I'm back with the winner of this months Bunny Zoe's Crafts yummy candy and I have a little bit of sharing candy for you but more about that in a sec...first our prize winner...now the Mr Random thingy (technical term) says its No 24 who is.........drumroll please...................

SYLVIA ANNE (POPPY'S PAPERCRAFTS)

huge congratulations Sylvia, drop me an email and I will pass your details onto the lovely Nikki at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Right now I have a little bit of candy for you this week again, I bought some goodies this week and as I got quite a bit thought I would share some, well it seemed greedy not too lol, so I have twelve 6x6 of the new Prima Jack & Jill Collection papers (these are gorgeous papers and have a fabulous look to them) and three lengths of lush seam binding in matching colours to go with it

right now what to do...its open to everyone as usual and you don't need to be a follower although I would love it if you like my work enough to follow...just pop your name and details into Mr Linky and leave me a comment, then pop a link on your blog to it, the sidebar is fine (PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT AND POST A LINK AS WELL AS ENTERING MR LINKY, AS I HAD TO PICK THREE NUMBERS BEFORE I FOUND A WINNER THAT HAD THIS WEEK)

The candy is open until 12 midnight gmt on Saturday the 19th February and I will announce the winner on the 20th

Good luck everyone

Mina xxx

Im off to buy a wig !!! - The Sugar Bowl challenge Marlene's Sketch+Allsorts Challenge all about the sentiment

Good morning everyone...just a quick post this morning as I will be back later with my Bunny Zoe's Crafts Candy winner...I did nothing I had planned yesterday but plans are meant to be broken so I don't mind things like that happening, oh I did manage to buy the CD I wanted though much to my poor husbands despair as I was singing at the top of my lungs to Cee Lo Green lol, we just chilled watched a bit of TV and I did a bit of hand stitching trying to make organza ribbon roses, they need just a tad more work I think before I use them on my cards, but they are defo a work in progress...right onto my card today and the reason I need a wig, I want this little beauties hair don't you, how amazing to have hair like that and I loved colouring her hair today...this is of course a Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy stamp called Windswept...I coloured her with distress inks and used these gorgeous pretty girly papers from Memory box Gossamer collection...I think I maybe got a bit carried away with the buttons though lol...I finished with a satin ribbon, velvet ribbon and bows, and a Prima flower, the sentiments are from a bargain ribbon I bought for 50p in a sale...this is for the Sugar Bowl challenge which this time is the fab sketch from Marlene and Allsorts challenge which is all about the sentiments...have a wonderful Sunday everyone I will speak to you later when I announce the candy winner
Mina xxx

Bunny Zoe's Valentine celebration

Just popped on to tell you that Nikki at Bunny Zoe's Crafts is giving everyone a Valentines treat so why not pop on over and see what bargains you can pick up...click on the add below to get there

Celebrate Valentines with 10% off everything in the store.
Discount will end Monday 14th February, Midnight

Mina xxx

Just a little bit more gingham-Crafts & Me challenge+Stamp something challenge+DYSU challenge

Good morning how are you all doing today...well and happy I hope...I did nothing yesterday except made a few cards and a bit of the dreaded housework, doesn't happen often but as there's only me here there's never much to do thank goodness, I officially hate housework its so boring isn't it...I'm off to lunch with my Dad and husband today and maybe a little wander around the shops I wouldn't mind the new Brits awards CD sounds a good un, what you all doing today...anything exciting?...my card for today is just a little bit more gingham this time in red...I must get a whole load of gingham in different colours to give as candy as I'm sure there are more gingham lovers than just me out there...this stunningly beautiful image is a Sweet Pea stamp called Ching-Chou Kuik's Seeing Through, I bought it from Crafts and Me, look at those amazing eyes, I coloured her with distress inks and glittered her wings...the gingham is Craft creations, I finished with a ribbon and lace strip and a button and another piece of ribbon for the sentiment...I cant for the life of me remember where the sketch is from, but its a challenge I know that much lol...I'm entering this for the Crafts & Me Red challenge, Stamp Something challenge and the DYSU ribbon challenge too...I have you have a brilliant day whatever your up to
Mina xxx

the case of the magic pie - Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge-My sketch + City Crafter challenge

Good morning all, well we decided instead of going to the Supermarket then for coffee we would go later and out to dinner...so my Dad and I headed to the restaurant and I ordered chicken and mushroom pie, it came and we were tucking in when it suddenly dawned on me that my chicken pie was beef and mushroom...the waiter came over to ask if all was well and I said delicious but my pie seems to be magic its turned into beef on its way from the Kitchen, then the waiter and my Dad had me almost convinced that I had ordered beef until he checked and it was chicken...but hey ho it was delicious anyway...I will defo go back there though as I like the idea of getting pot luck instead of what you order lol...right onto my card for today which is for our new challenge over at Just Magnolia and this week is a sketch by little old me so I want to see you all join in...it freaks me out when I do a sketch as I dread that nobody will like it and wont join in...I used this stunning Tilda with Curls from the Magnolia Wedding collection from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I masked the image and stamped the Magnolia frilled heart stamp behind her too, I coloured her with distress inks and glittered her wings. The amazing papers is more of the Graphic45 Once upon a Springtime collection and is called Butterfly Kisses, lush colour isn't it...the seam binding and pins are from The Ribbon Girl and I finished with some Anitas glittery butterflies and a ceramic sentiment...I'm entering this for the City Crafter challenge which is all that glitters...when you have time pop on over to Just Magnolia and have a look at our super talented DT's amazing cards...well I don't think I'm doing anything today so might finally get a chance to catch up with some DT commenting have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

fancy some Strawberry, Chocolate and cream+Colour Create challenge, CES challenge+Spoon full of sugar challenge+Papertake challenge

Good morning everyone, we had 12 degrees yesterday...wow now how sad am I getting excited about 12 degrees lol...I gave myself a facial yesterday, and my skin felt lush but then I spent the whole day pushing my glasses up as my skin was too shiny, you cant win can you, dry skin and wrinkles but at least your glasses stay on, beautiful clean moisturised skin but they keep falling off, at the finish I tied a bit of ribbon on the legs so at least they didn't fall on the floor, of course it had to be pink satin ribbon tied in a bow lol...anyway onto my card for today which is for our new challenge over at Colour Create and this time it was my choice of colour combo and I chose Chocolate, Strawberry and cream with the added option of using ribbons, isn't it weird our choices are made months ago and all the challenges seem to come up with red lol...I used another Christmas paper for my card, its Basicgrey Wassail Winterberry and the tag is made using a lush Teddybo image...its one of three on one stamp called Three in a Row, isn't it sweet and fab to colour, I used Distress inks, I added a rich chocolate coloured satin ribbon and bow and used a scattering of punched hearts to finish...I'm entering this for the CES Red and Romance Challenge, Spoon Full of Sugars Lets see some Love challenge and the Papertake Weekly Have a Heart challenge too...when you have time pop on over to Colour Create and check out what the rest of the DT have made, wow they are super talented...have a fabulous day and lets all cross our fingers that the temperature continue to go up, I'm off to the supermarket with my Dad so at least we will be out and you never know I might even get cake with my coffee this time
Mina xxx

Im not in Kansas anymore toto - Create4fun Challenge + Pear Tree Designs challenge

Good morning everyone I hope your all fit and well, I managed to prise my Dads cold fingers from the door frame and we went for coffee, had a little read of the newspapers and put the world to rights and all before 3pm...amazing what coffee can do for you isnt it...I love those afternoons chatting with my Dad, hes 78 and still sharp as a tack with a great sense of humour...love him to bits...right now onto my card for today which is using the beautiful Kansas from Mo's Digital Pencil, I love this sweet image with her little toto in her basket, I can still remember watching the Wizard of Oz for the first time and falling in love with this fantastic tale of fairyland places and people...of course I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with this amazing double sided My Minds Eye Pink large Polka dot from the Lush range...

I finished the card with some beautiful soft satin ribbon and a couple of pins threaded with beads...the fabulous sketch is from Create4fun challenge and Im also entering it for the Pear Tree Designs challenge too...I hope you have a fantastic day everyone and remember even if you cant put the world to rights, enjoy your coffee
Mina xxx

I have to get a pink chandelier now-Kenny K's Krafty Girlz challenge+Stamp Something+Stamp with Fun+Simon says Stamp challenge

Good morning everyone, bbbbbbbrrrrrrrr its cold here and we had hailstones yesterday so my Dad hibernated and didn't want to venture outdoors although I cant say I blame him, I will have to prise his cold fingers from the door frame tomorrow though as I don't like him to stay in for more than a day I don't think its good for him, will this weather ever stop I ask myself... well I was looking for some Websters pages papers in a pile of papers when I come across this amazing paper I bought when I was at the NEC, how shocking that I forgot I had it, the photo doesn't do it justice as its gold pearlised paper with pink pearlised chandeliers, how lush is that, its from Hambly Screenprints and is called Mini Chandeliers...I decided I would use this fabulous image Bodacious Bev image from Kenny K as I haven't coloured one up for ages, I coloured her with Distress inks and I used a fab two tone ribbon for the loops under the heart and across the card, the gold heart is my bargain of last week, I got them on a sheet of 8 different gold hearts for £1, oooohhhhh I do love a bargain don't you...now the sketch is a weird story as I love it and thought oh I must use that Stamp with Fun challenge sketch, then when I clicked on their challenge site I had missed the deadline but their next challenge is Love so it fit anyway...freaky lol...I'm also entering this for the the Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge, Stamp Something Digi Day Challenge and Simon says Stamp Love is in the Air challenge too...I'm off to get my Dad to put his thermals on so he will come out to play...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

nothing says I love you like a Dragon - Welcome to the Just Inklined blog hop

Good morning everyone, did you all have a fabulous weekend I hope so, I had one of those lazy Sunday afternoons, you know the sort, you have every intention of doing loads of things but only get as far as thinking about it...for everyone who is on the Just Inklined blog hop welcome to the last stop on the hop you should have arrived here from the incredible Jaks blog, but if your not you could start at the beginning with Cathy and enjoy the fantastic work of the Just Inklined DT and guests, the theme of the hop this month is Love...how adorable is this fabulous Dragon and you can just tell by those eyes its in love with someone special lets just hope its another dragon...I coloured this Dragon Heart image with Distress inks and paper pieced the heart with the same check paper as the mount, the papers including the stitched square at the back (I didn't do the stitching) are from the Vintage Blue paper collection by We r memory keepers, the flowers and leaves are also cut from the same paper collection...I love this set I bought from TK Maxx, I'm entering my card for the Allsorts challenge, City Crafter challenge and Crafty Calendar challenge...thanks for following the Just Inklined hop and if you have time I have candy just below and your welcome to join in with it...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

We have a winner and I have more yummy candy for you, its time for Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly candy

Good morning everyone, did you all have a good day yesterday then?...well its time to pick a winner again...and...I have more yummy scrummy goodies for you too from my Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly candy...but first my papers winner is No 59 who is.........................................

PETRA

congratulations Petra, could you email me your mailing address before Friday and I will pop your papers in the post for you
Now onto this months Bunny Zoe's Crafts and wow wow wow you lucky people I am so jealous as I dont have this paper pad yet...this month Nikki is giving this fantastically lush Kaisercraft Magic Happens 6x6 paper pad and a Wags and Whiskers Laila digi stamp...if you have never used Kaisercrafts paper pads you really have to see the papers to believe them, they arent just ordinary papers, some are embossed, flocked, mettalic and glittered and at the back of the pad there is four pages of borders, embellishments, tags etc, Im totally addicted to these pads...by the way there is another brand new Kaisercraft at Bunny Zoe's Crafts its called Class of 87 and theres restocks of the English Rose one that flew out, dont forget also that the Wags and Whiskers Fairies are also available in rubber...so hop on over and have a look...right all you need to do for a chance to win this Magic Happens pad and the fabulous Laila digi is add your name to Mr. Linky and leave me a comment just in case...you have until midnight (GMT) on Saturday the 12th February, I will announce the winner on the Sunday...good luck everyone and have a wonderful Sunday

Mina xxx