neverending list...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and managing to stay warm...well we headed off to Londonderry yesterday which is our closest city...essential for a good shopping day...started off good and early with a list as long as my arm and by 11am we had managed a coffee and that's it lol, but another six hours and we had managed about a quarter of the list and I could see poor Phil getting that glazed expression in his eyes, you all know the one don't you...the please let this end look lol, so we headed home...seriously my head just will not register Christmas this year at all...I'm not even in a panic even though I have hardly a thing done, oh well Im just going to go with the flow and do things as needs be, maybe someone is trying to tell me not to get stressed so I'm listening...I am totally stuck for Phil though there are a couple of teeny things he needs so will get them no problem but as to his main present I'm stumped...what you all buying the man in your life, maybe if I see all your ideas something might jump out and slap me around the face...right now onto my card for today and I'm using another of the beautiful brand new Return to Winter Wonderland release from Sugar Nellie...this one is the beautiful More Hands Make light Work...I'm loving this new release they are a dream to colour...I used my distress inks and of course there's wings so I used some Stickles Glitter Glue - Star Dust well quite a lot actually lol...the stunning papers and sentiment tags are from the Carta Bella So this is Christmas 6x6 paper pad...I finished with some ribbons, a charms and a few buttons from my stash...the fab sketch is from the Sketch N Stash Challenge and Im also entering it for the Love to Create Challenge and Craft-Dee Bowz Challenge too...I'm having a crafting day today as I need to get the invitations finished and posted off and of course give my poor cut, burnt and blistered fingers a rest after they are finished too lol...whatever your up to today have a great warm cosy one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - frayed burlap

outfit - antique linen, stormy sky, pumice stone, shabby shutters

squirrel - antique linen

presents - pumice stone, shabby shutters, stormy sky

anything to mend?...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and having a great week...well my lovely Dad is off on his travels, hes off to my little Sisters in Belfast for a couple of days and then to England for Birthday celebration no 2...at this rate he will have more birthdays than the Queen lol...its our wedding anniversary this week and Phil has taken a week off work so we can spend it together (can I hear everyone go aaaaaawwwwwww lol)...I'm not sure what we will be doing but at least we have a week to catch up with things in the house and do some travelling around visiting places we have said we would, I just wish the weather was a bit nicer, oh well the picnics will have to go on hold anyway, unless we want to freeze our butts off on the frozen ground that is lol...I have the cutest sweetest Mo's Digital Pencil cutie to show you today...how beautiful is Fairy Needle?...I really enjoyed colouring this sweetie with my distress inks and used some of the beautiful papers from the Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings paper pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts a while back so its out of stock atm...I added a pink ribbon bow, a flower charm and a pink twine threaded sentiment charm to finish...the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Love to Create Challenge and the Craft Your Passion Challenge too...we are off to get food shopping out of the way today so we can head out if and when we want too...lets get all the everyday things done today Phil suggested...he has good ones now and again doesn't he lol...whatever your up to today I hope you have a great day and manage to get out and about

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - frayed burlap

outfit and wing - spun sugar, victorian velvet

thread - peeled paint

needle and shading - pumice stone

revenge of the ink...

Good morning everyone hows your week going?...good I hope...well I got myself all ready and make up on for the doctors but had an hour to spare so decided to pop into my craft room for a little painting therapy to keep my white coat syndrome in check lol...then off I popped to visit the vampires...oops sorry I mean nurse, blood taken, quick visit to the shops to get some groceries then headed home...when I was heading in I caught sight of myself in the mirror and realised I had a big streak of blue ink down my bottom cheek onto my neck...now seriously my Dad, the receptionist, check out girl and nurse all spoke to me, chatted and not one of them mentioned it lol...either they didn't notice or thought it was part of my makeup...but the freakiest thing is this is the card I coloured...do you notice any blue on it??????...so where on earth did it come from...those inks are so sneaky lol...right now onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Crafts & Me Challenge, this weeks theme is Buttons & Bows (you must use both)....well how hard was it for me to use buttons and bows, I usually use at least one of them every day don't I...I used this beautiful Hannah Lynn digi called Cheshire Cat that will be released on Crafts & Me on April 1st...fab isn't she...I used my distress inks and  kept her face more cat like so didn't do skin tones this time on her...these fantastic papers are a double sided sheet of Graphic45 paper from their Communique Collection called Communique...I love the vintage look of it don't you...I finished with a sentiment strip from the paper, two different ribbon bows and a scattering or two of buttons to match...I made the sketch up as I went along but am entering this for the Love to Create Challenge, Anything Goes Challenge and the Bearly-Mine Challenge too...I'm off our to the chiropodist with my lovely Dad this afternoon but a bit of crafting this morning...don't worry I will give myself a good scan in the mirror before leaving this time lol...have a fab streak free day today and when you have time pop on over to the Crafts & Me Challenge blog to see what the rest of our amazing digi team came up with this time

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

skin - antique linen, spun sugar

hair - tea dye

eyes - frayed burlap

outfit and bows - barn door

shading - frayed burlap

nothing says Easter like a chick...

 Good morning everyone...wow would you believe we have sun, mind no heat yet but wall to wall sunshine...I'm loving it...my lovely Dad is off on his travels, I will miss him of course but am chuffed to bits hes going he needs a break and some excitement in his life...we live in a gorgeous area but there isn't much to do around here especially in cold weather, I hope hes out and about everyday and has brilliant fun...can you believe its almost Easter...omg how fast is this year flying by...a perfect time for starting Easter cards and a mix of this fab stamp and the sun inspired mine for today which is using the gorgeously cute Whimsy Follow Me...aren't all those little chicks so sweet...I coloured it with my usual Distress Inks and teamed it with some of the gorgeous bright Echo Park - For the Record 2 Documented papers, the paper pad and the stamp are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I finished with some flowers cut from another sheet of the same pad and buttons added to the centres and some glitter on his pretty wings...well they are wings so have to be glittery don't they lol...I cant for the life of me remember where the sketch is from but am entering this for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge, Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge and the Love to Create Challenge too...Phil's off work this afternoon because he has a hospital appointment, just a routine thing nothing serious but it means we can have a rare mid week treat of heading out together so I'm off to get the old war paint on...whatever your up to today I hope the sun shines on you too
Mina xxx

Distress ink colours used

skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose

hair - frayed burlap

top - crushed olive

jeans - mix of tumbled glass, stormy sky

grass - shabby shutters, crushed olive

chicks - scattered straw, antique linen, wild honey