winter roses...

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and managed to stay dry in all the snow, hail, rain and wind or was that just our weather lol...we seemed to do loads of running about yesterday but when we finally settled down to eat at 6pm if you had asked what we had done all day I wouldn't have had a clue...weird eh...I'm finally getting there I think as far as the shopping etc goes but tomorrow evening is...duh duh duh...the food shop aaaaaarrrrrrgggghhhh...I'm scared and if I was rich would definitely pay someone to do it for me...or of course one of you lovely crafter's could volunteer lol...ok I will have to sit down this morning and make my list out so at least I wont need to make more than one trip...wish me luck I will need it...right now onto my card for today...is it ok to use roses for a Christmas card do you reckon?...well its too late I have...the beautiful stamp is brand new and from Bildmalarna and is called Alva Frost, isn't she stunning...I coloured her with my distress inks (don't you love her pink hair) and of course I used more of the Stickles Glitter Glue - Star Dust to glitter her...the amazingly beautiful papers are from the Kaisercraft - Lady Rose 6.5"x6.5" Paper Pad and I finished with a ruffled ribbon from my stash and a few scattered pearls from the Mixed Bag 3mm Flat backed Pearls and Mixed Bag 5mm Flat backed Pearls...everything except the green ribbon is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the fab sketch is from the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Inkspirational Challenge and Sister Act Card Challenge too...right I'm off to make my list, check it twice, sorry I couldn't resist lol...whatever your up to today I hope you have a brilliant warm one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

eyes - peeled paint

hair - tattered rose

shading - pumice stone

just a touch of the dreaded red...

Good morning everyone how are you all...I hope your all well and having fun this festive season...well at long long last our trees are up and one is even decorated...the other will be done this morning, I had forgotten that the one in the lounge is 7ft tall (not that we need a 7ft tree but it was too much of a bargain to miss) and we both are struggling to reach the top so the step ladders will have to come out to make sure we can get the star on...when its finished I will take a photo to let you all see...well how much Christmas shopping do you reckon I got yesterday...er...none lol...I made the mistake of popping into the craft shop and got kinda stuck there, there were far too many pretty things...by the time we came out the shopping urge had kinda gone of the boil so we headed home to light the roaring fire and snuggle down...well I did that Phil made some more Dundee cakes, everyone is loving them but its costing a fortune to make them all...I told him next year you will have to charge for ingredients...well all except the ones for my lovely Dad of course, you better get your orders in now girls lol...right now onto my card for today...I'm determined to get past this fear of the dreaded red distress inks so went mad and used loads of it today...this little cutie is another of the Valerie's from Mo's Digital Pencil...shes one of a set of three called Valerie in Winter, they are fantastic to colour and paper piece and such a bargain price for three stamps too...I coloured her with my usual distress inks and teamed her up with one of my favourite paper pads of this season...these are from the Teresa Collins 6x6" Paper Pad - Santa's List...the sentiment strips are cut from the same pad too...I added some buttons and a lush bow made with Gingham Wired Edge Gold Thread Ribbon - Burgundy, this makes fantastic bows being wired they are so easy to plump up even after they have been squashed...the pad and ribbon are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the fab sketch is from the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge and the Crafty Calender Challenge too...we really do need to start shopping today or nobody will get a gift from us at all...so I'm off to get sorted ready for going out...speak to you all tomorrow and whatever your up to today I hope its a brilliant day for you

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose

outfit - antique linen, fired brick, frayed burlap

shading - pumice stone

a grey and pink christmas?...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and had a fantastic weekend...what did you get up too, anything exciting...we didn't do a lot as my pain in the hip from falling has now turned into an ache in the bum lol...oh no does that mean I really have become a pain in the butt lol...isn't it strange that things break down when you really could do without the added expense, my phone finally gave up and went to phone heaven, mind it is 6 years old and cost me about £30 so I cant really complain can I...my lovely Phil offered to buy me an early Christmas present though so I didn't even have to buy one myself...is it just me or does it not seem crazy spending hundreds of pounds on a phone when the Samsung one I got does everything I need anyway and it even has an mp3 and radio that's a bonus and was half price at £49...oooohhhh I do love a bargain don't you and its a fabulous phone too I love it...right now onto my card for today...have you seen this new set from Mo's Digital Pencil...this little cutie is from that Valerie in Winter set of 3 stamps...its such a great bargain and would be fantastic to paper piece but for this one I coloured her with distress inks and glittered the snow and her bobble on her hat with some Stickles Glitter Glue - Star Dust...I kept the colours really simple and teamed her up with a pad I have had for ages...the papers are from the Basic Grey 6x6 Little Black Dress paper pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts but that was a couple of years ago so it wont be in stock now...I added a stunning two tone organza ribbon tied in a bow and a lovely checked button (well I had to sneak one in somewhere didn't I lol and finished with a rub on sentiment...the fab sketch is from the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge and I'm also entering it for the BasicGrey challenge and the ABC Christmas Challenge too...I need to get some crafting done today, well hopefully anyway so I'm having a craft room lock in...whatever your up to today I hope you stay nice and toasty ad warm wherever you are

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hat, scarf & gloves - pumice stone, victorian velvet

coat - spun sugar, victorian velvet, pumice stone

dog - frayed burlap, antique linen, spun sugar

shading - pumice stone

hoping for joy...

Good morning everyone how was your weekend?...anything exciting?...we did nothing but Phil did do his bakeathon...he made my Dads Dundee cake and made pies and scones to his hearts content...he really filled the house with the most amazing smells...I don't know about all you lovely crafters but I really don't seem to be able to get into Christmas yet and the overload of decorations in the shops and advertising on tv is just annoying me atm and those singing ringing Christmas thingies are sssssoooooooo annoying lol...hopefully some Christmas spirit will hurry along soon...please...right now onto my card for today...how full of joy and happiness is this gorgeous Mo's Digital Pencil image in fact shes enough to put the christmas joy into any old scrooge lol...this is the stunning Hoppy Christmas...I just couldn't resist paper piecing her hat and stocking but coloured the rest of her using my usual distress inks...the stunning papers I used are from the Teresa Collins 6x6" Paper Pad -Santa's List...wow this pad is just stunning and has such an beautiful layout feel to it, I finished with a strip of glittery ribbon and a knot I kept from a gift our Daughter got ages ago (see never throw anything like this away)...the sentiment tag is from the same pad and I finished with three buttons from my stash...I bought the pad from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I turned the fab sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge upside down for my card and I'm also entering it for the Emerald Faeries Challenge and the Designed to Color Challenge too...I'm going to have a mega printing day today I have loads to print out and get colouring...I wonder is I can print out some festive spirit too lol...whatever your up to today I hope its a chilled relaxing one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hair - frayed burlap

sweater - peeled paint

shading on paper piecing - pumice stone

shading around image - antique linen

an apple a day...

Good morning everyone I hope your having a brilliant weekend...bbbbbrrrrrr its cold here, but not as cold as some other places in Britain so I'm not gonna complain my lips are sealed, just in case...our Daughter and her other half had a brilliant time in Amsterdam but where shattered when they flew in so we skipped lunch to get them home for a snooze...but they picked up the ball of fluff adorable sumo cat later in the evening...I must admit though I wont miss the hair, it has taken me ages with the aid of a lint roller and a roll of sellotape to get the hairs off my sofa and that despite the fact she lay on an old towel and not on the material...the hairs get everywhere...oh and I wont miss my itchy nose either...we didn't do anything on Saturday, well I say that but I did a few hours playing in my craft room while Phil did a clean up of his shed...so we didn't just sit on our butts all day lol...right now onto my card today...go on have a guess who this cutie and her best friend are by...go on...you don't need much of a clue with that beautiful drawing do you...its from Mo's Digital Pencil of course and is called Elke and Bear...I coloured this stunner with my usual distress inks and had brilliant fun cutting it out...the lush papers I used are some of the few I have left from the Kaisercraft - Remember Me 6.5"x6.5" Paper pad...this is a beautiful paper pad and like all the Kaisercraft paper pads there are four sheets of sentiments and embellishments at the back of it which is where the sentiments came from, the pads from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I finished my card with what else but a few buttons (well I couldn't resist any longer)...the fab sketch is from the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge and the Charisma Cardz challenge too...I think we are heading into town today for a little pre Christmas shopping mooch and coffee, so wish me luck with my many lists for Christmas, I will need it...whatever your up to today have a lovely warm wrapped up one

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

hat & cardigan - tattered rose, victorian velvet, fired earth

dress and boots - antique linen

tights - pumice stone. victorian velvet

bear - pumice stone, spun sugar

scarve - faded jeans, spun sugar

swing & rope - frayed burlap

tree, leaves and apples - frayed burlap, antique linen, peeled paint, fired earth

shading - antoque linen

not just for Christmas.....

Good morning everyone are you all well and having a good week...yes your eyes don't deceive you its me with another card...three in a row is that a record lol...hands up all those people who reckon I got my craft room tidied...yep your right I didn't get started too many distractions and glittery bits and pieces oh and two new packs of buttons to be used...now who can resist buttons, not me...I did do a bit of research on the net though as I'm hoping to get my new printer tomorrow...so its a coffee and shopping day with my lovely Dad...I love going shopping with just me and my Dad, he just wanders and doesn't mind how long you take ooohhhing and arrrggghhhing over all those gorgeous gadgets...he just wanders off and drools over the huge tv's even though there's no way one would fit in his lounge...I would so love a 3d tv though wouldn't you especially now the technology makes them crisper and clearer...ooooohhhh a scary movie must be fantastic on a 3d tv although I don't like 3d movies at the cinema they are too large and fry my brain trying to keep up with all the action etc...my card for today is using Christmas papers and colours but it just goes to show you don't need to use them just for Christmas do you...how stunningly beautiful is this Sweet Pea Stamps digi, look at those eyes...she is from their Elaine Cox collection digis and is called Bess...she is one of the ones I lost in the last computer crash though so I wont be able to use her again boo hoo...I coloured her with distress inks as usual and the beautiful papers are from the Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage 6x6 paper pad I bought last year from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...lush papers aren't they...I finished with some Gingham Wired Edge Gold Thread Ribbon - Burgundy made into a bow (really easy because its wired) and a scattering of new buttons I bought at my local craft shop...the fab sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Totally Gorjuss Challenge and the Allsorts Challenge too...right I'm off for a shower and to get my face on for printer shopping...whatever your up to today have some fun and have another look at all those unused Christmas papers you have to see what else you can use them for
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

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

eyes - peeled paint

hair - pumice stone

lips and spots around image - barn door

flowers - peeled paint, shabby shutters

shading - pumice stone