snow joke...

Good morning everyone...sorry for the pun I couldn't resist using it for my card today and had to use it in the title too lol...you know the days when you go in your craft room and the bug gets you, I had one of those yesterday and made 5 cards and coloured 8 images, hows that for a roll...poor Phil spent most of his evening in the rain with a friend looking at our Daughters car which for lack of a better word conked out, no idea why at the time it just stopped dead...luckily Phil's friend is a mechanic and had some computer equipment in his car that he could wire up to the car to tell what was wrong...so its a faulty battery which isn't tragic but bad enough for a young couple struggling with Christmas coming up so we offered to buy her a new one but little miss independence wants to sort it out herself...but she knows we are here if she needs us I guess...sometimes we just have to let our kids get on with things don't we no matter how hard it is not to butt your nose in lol...right now onto my card for today, how cute and funny is this poor little snowman, he reminds of accident prone me (btw I fell out the door the other day oops lol)...hes from Teddy Bo's Fairy Doodler and is called Pencil sketch Melted Man...I love the Pencil sketch images Gayle does don't you...they have so much character and are really lifelike...I coloured this cutie with distress inks and glittered the edges so he would just catch the light and look frosty...the amazing papers I teamed him up with are from Cosmo Crickets Dear Mr Claus range and is called Santa's letters...I love the lettered side don't you...I cut some out to make the sentiment and finished with a strip of lush lace from Kars...the fab sketch is from the Crafty Creations challenge and I'm also entering it for the Teddy Bo Challenge and Whimsy Stamps challenge too...Its supermarket day with my lovely Dad today and time to do a bit more Christmas shopping I think...I have a huge list to get through...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one and wherever you are I hope its warmer than it is here

Mina xxx

distress ink colours used

snowman shading - pumice stone, pine needles

bucket - barn door, pumice stone

oh no hes the wrong colour...

Good morning everyone well what you all up to today...anything nice?...I'm off to get my haircut today, the only thing is when its super short it shows all the grey, or should that be lack of colour lol...my card for today is for the Teddybo black and white and one other colour challenge and have you noticed something...oh no Teddybo is the wrong colour, I coloured this fabulous Teddybo Bo's Bubbly smiles with the usual browns but it just didn't look right for the challenge so I was going to colour him black but decided his cute little face might disappear under all that black so I decided on grey and just did the shadows...I added blue as my other colour...the fab black papers are from the Kaisercraft Velvet Ensemble paper pad, I love this and cant stop using it...I added a sheet of blue from another pad and a sentiment ribbon I found in the bottom of my ribbon box, a few buttons and its sorted...I used the fab sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches challenge and I'm also entering it for the Cardmadfairy's digi challenge which is to use buttons...right I'm off to draw a picture of what I want my hair to look like for the hairdresser so he can make it look nothing like it...have a fantastic Saturday everybody
Mina xxx
p.s. I finally got my cleaner at 4pm yesterday

up up and away...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and happy, well I'm travelling back tomorrow so lets hope there's no drool situation or singing to the ipod lol, one day I'm going to get thrown off a coach for drooling you know...my card for today is for The Teddybo challenge Bling it on...this little beauty is called Bea's balloon ride, isn't she so gorgeous, I coloured her with distress inks and glittered her balloon...the lush papers are just perfect for her aren't they, they are from the Kaisercraft Seaside 6x6 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I cut some of those lush blossoms from the paper and scattered them around and finished with a few pearls sprinkled about...the fab sketch is from The Corrosive challenge, I love the simplicity of this layout don't you and it means you can really let your imagination run wild...right wish me look re the drool situation and take care of yourselves...have a great day
Mina xxx

arent suprises wonderful...

Good morning everyone, did you all have a fabulous weekend?...well did you all like my candy?...its a goodie isn't it, I was quite chuffed with it even if I say so myself...well on Saturday my wonderful Phil asked where I fancied going, I shrugged and said anywhere you want, so we got in the car and he drove to a wonderful stately gardens near to where we live and pulled into the car park, I'm sitting there thinking...ok so what now???...he got out and into the boot and brought out a wonderful picnic with tapas and dessert and drinks and he even brought forks, knives and napkins, he must have got up really early to prepare it as I was up at 9.30 and with him all night before...we had a wonderful meal and then walked around the gardens and grounds then afternoon tea in the gardens, it was wonderful...now I love my Phil to bits but he isn't romantic or spontaneous at all and never has been, which I didn't mind as you know when you have a good un don't you so that meant so so much to me than just an afternoon out...how lucky am I...we then went into town and found a shop that does house clearances and had a mooch around, I found a fab dressing table and a sorta sideboard thingy, all mucky and needs work but at £40 for the two now you cant say no can you lol, then we met up with our Daughter and her other half and arranged to go shopping on Sunday...so you could say we had a fantastic weekend I think...right that's quite enough waffling so onto my card which is for the TeddyBo Challenge which is to make a shaped card, I used this amazing Teddybea called Daisy Chain isn't she so pretty, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these amazing papers from the 6x6 Bo Bunny paper pad called Gabrielle from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I even cut the butterflies from the same pad...aren't they just lush papers, the sentiment I think is from Whiff of Joy...I'm also entering this into the Creative Inspirations Cute Bears challenge and the Crafty Calendar Things with Wings monthly challenge too...right I have taken up enough of your time so I wish you all a wonderful day and don't forget if you haven't entered my candy yet its just below this
Mina xxx
p.s. in case your wondering how the top butterfly is floating above Bea's head I stuck it onto a little strip of acetate and stuck it behind the image

love is...lying around smelling the flowers

Good morning everyone...well Im off on my travels again, my gorgeous Phil has found a new house so Im travelling to where he works to have a little nosy and give my approval...or maybe not I will keep you posted...he says its an old fashioned farmhouse that needs a bit of work, I have a feeling his bit of work might be my huge amount of work lol...Im going today and wont be back until Saturday and Im hoping and hoping the weather will be just a teeny bit warmer there but I wont hold my breath...hopefully my Dad and Sister got to Cyprus ok, I have texted and tried ringing but no joy yet but Im sure I would have heard if their flight hadnt left...Dad would have been on the phone for a little rant Im sure lol...my card for today is for the TeddyBo challenge which this time is for Teddybo only so no Bea allowed, this little fella is called Lazy Days and I coloured him with Distress inks, I think he looks like hes pondering a love in his life dont you...I teamed him up with these lush papers from We R Memory Keepers Vintage Blue collection...I love the colours in this dont you...the fab sketch is from The Sweet Stop challenge with a spin which is Make it Masculine so as its a Teddybo I thought it fit perfectly, Im also entering this for the Fab 'n' Funky challenge and Stamptacular Sunday challenge...right Im off to pack an overnight bag and be off on my travels...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

oooohhhh the clouds are back - Teddy Bo challenge 7 + Sweet Stop sketches challenge (oops too late)

Good morning everyone as you can see from my photos the rain clouds came back here yesterday with a vengeance, I knew all that lush sun was too good to last, well I got all my lists done yesterday and sorted out the little piles of clothes and went to start the washing and oopsie no washing liquid...oh well I had a choice get ready and trudge to the shops in the rain or craft...guess which one I chose lol...my card for today is using the fab sketch from the Sweet stop sketches challenge but I did my cows tail impersonation again and was too late for it...oh well its a brill sketch anyway...its also for The Teddy Bo challenge which is punch it out...I'm defo not too late for that though I double checked, this fab Teddybo is called I love you Bunches, isn't he just a cutie and I love all those lush tulips, I coloured him with distress inks and teamed him up with these lush papers from the Prima Sparkling Spring paper pad, the frame one I cut out and I distressed the edges of the others, the sentiment is from a Kaisercraft sentiment set, when I buy a phrase sentiment set like these I keep them on the sheet they come on but cut each word out too so I can use them separately too...I finished with some scattered punched leaves to finish...please make not there are no buttons or ribbon on this card lol...right I'm off to get to the shops I cant put my washing off anymore, I was going to go to Belfast for the craft show today but changed my mind as I really don't want to drag Phil around with me...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one and don't forget your umbrellas
Mina xxx

Im doing my cows tail impersonation again - Crafty Calendar challenge + Stamp Something

Good morning everyone what a beautiful day it was yesterday and the temperature reached 20degrees on my Daughters car thermometer...oooohhhhhh lets hope its finally getting warmer for the spring...well we got the oven they wanted after a bit more shopping than we had planned but its all sorted now anyway and she will soon be resuming the lush meals she creates, shes quite the little chef you know but she must get it from her Dad because it sure ain't me lol...now do you feel sorry for poor little Teddy Bea bless her I did my cows tail impersonation again and missed the Teddy Bo challenge for her, but the sketch was lush to use anyway, this image is from the Three in a Row tags digi, isnt it cute with the dragonfly and how well does she go with this lush double sided Websters Pages paper, I coloured it with distress inks...this is from the Garden Gala collection and is called Celebrate Life, even the bunting and life sentiment is from the same page...I love Websters pages like this, I think its because I love cutting out and get the chance to cut to my hearts content with these...all I added was some punched glitter board dragonflies and a cream satin ribbon...well because I missed her challenge I decided to enter this for the Crafty Calendar Spring challenge and the Stamp Something Challenge which is Something sweet and I think this image is so sweet dont you...right Im having a crafting day today so you never know what I will find rummaging for stuff...whatever your doing have a fun day everyone
Mina xxx