a Happy Easter bunny...

Good morning everyone and Happy Easter to you all, this year is just flying by isn't it...whhoooosssshhhh and its Easter...I still buy my Daughter, her other half and Phil Easter eggs you know, I just dont seem to be able to get out of the habit...do you still buy your grown up children Easter eggs or is it just me...although they don't complain about it lol. One year when our Daughter was 6 she got an amazing 28 Easter eggs, I think we were still using them for rice crispy buns at Christmas lol...after that we asked people not to buy them for her it just seemed such a waste as she never was a great sweet eater but give her a Sunday roast and stand back lol...my card for today is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & sTanglar challenge, this week I'm the host and its our special monthly challenge and the theme is Anything Goes, so lets your imagination run riot as long as it has either a hAnglar or Magnolia stamp used on it...I chose this cute Bunny Tilda stamp I bought ages and ages ago, I love this stamp and its fab to colour, I used distress inks and the fantastic papers are from the Glitz 6x6 paper pad Pretty in Pink, I love this pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...gorgeous rich pinks toned down with chocolates and greys...lush...I finished with a stamped sentiment, a mixture of different size roses, yes they are roses and not paper cut outs lol...and I added some punched leaves and fronds...the lush sketch is from the Sunday Sketch and Stash challenge and I'm also entering it for the Crafty Cardmakers and Ribbon Carousel challenge...I'm having a crafting chilling day today as I'm all alone for the day, well that's the plan anyway...whatever your up to have a wonderful start to the Easter weekend and whatever your up to have fun
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap, walnut stain
bunny suit - spun sugar, pumice stone

all together now...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had the best weekend and didn't get accosted by any little old ladies in bathrooms...we had a fab day yesterday, I had a really good natter with my Dad all about his surgeon and operation he is so excited and his surgeon says because he is operating on his really bad eye he will be given the all clear to drive again within a few weeks, I hope has hasn't forgotten how, its fantastic to hear him so upbeat as not getting about was weighing him down, he likes his Independence...its his Birthday today, my wonderful, gentle, kind Dad is 79 today, but its always tinged with a little sadness for him as it would have been his anniversary too and just brings home how much he misses my Mum, we all do and its the reason I don't really make Mothers Day cards...I haven't anything planned as we don't have any transport but I will come up with something to get him out, just need to get my thinking cap on...right now onto my card for today which is for our challenge at Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly challenge...this month is our wonderful teamie Karina's choice and she chose Shabby Chic/Vintage, I always struggle with this as I never know if I'm doing it right...isn't this little Bildmalarna - Mimosa Picnic stamp just sssssooooo gorgeous, I coloured her with distress inks and these amazing papers are from the new Prima 6x6" Paper Pad - Almanac I love every single one of these papers they are so so lush, even the tiny music sheet, newsprint and the cut out butterflies are from the same pad...I added some of the gorgeous Kaisercraft Pearl Flourishes Decorative - Black, I finished with a few teeny roses from my stash and a 25mm Berisford Small Check Gingham SHOCKING PINK from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop...I know it doesn't look shocking pink but that's because I stained it with antique linen distress ink, it works ok doesn't it...everything except the roses and ribbon are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the fab sketch is from the Crafty Cardmakers challenge and I'm also entering it for the Cutie Pie challenge and The Ribbon Reel challenge...I'm off to put my thinking cap on for my Dads day and make a card, whatever your up to if your lucky enough to have one or two parents still with us, show or tell you love them today, they are worth a little effort
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
shoes,dress, hatband and trousers - tattered rose
hat - antique linen
greens - peeled paint
flowers - scattered straw
wheel - black soot

there a hole in my head...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well, I did a lot of hopping last night and there was a surprising amount of people saying they didn't feel well or had sore throats or coughs, so take care everyone there's some nasty bugs about, so wrap up and keep warm and for all those lovely people who aren't well I hope your feeling a bit better really soon...I have decided I'm going to give the Graphic45 DT call a go, I may not be the best or what they are looking for but you never know do you and if your not in it, it wont ever happen, so I went out yesterday to get some papers for it because I wanted to make a couple of new projects for it...got some lush lush Graphic45 papers, then went to Dads cause he has a leaky sink, then to shops to run a few errands...finally I got home and just got in the front door and realised I had completely forgotten what I was going out for in the first place...my busted sofa hair is still there lol...I have a hole in my head where my memory should be I think...oh well I will try to remember tomorrow or could write it on the front door for going out I guess, or better still on my hand or its back to getting up looking like I have had an electric shock during the night lol...my card for today is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & sTanglar challenge, this week its our lovely Mo's turn to host and she chose Pink, Pearls and Lace...beautiful combo isn't it...I used this cute Tilda who I'm ashamed to say had never been inked, I got her ages and ages ago when I used to get the Magnolia stamp kits...I have an idea shes called something like Love cone Tilda although I might be totally wrong...I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with these lush papers from the Kaisercraft English Rose 6x6 paper pad from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, stunning soft pinks and greens in this pad and the paper with the white swirls is flocked and so soft too...I added a few pearls to the end of the swirls and at the side, the sentiment is from the same pad and I finished with a beautifully soft lace bow made with White 25mm Flat Lace - Polyester from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and a couple of pearl headed pins...I love this sketch but cant remember where its from so if anyone knows could they let me know so I can leave a link...I'm entering this for the Ribbon Carousel challenge, Crafty Cardmaker's challenge and the Allsort's challenge...fingers crossed for my hair today everyone and whatever your up to have a fantastic one and if you have time pop on over to the Just Magnolia challenge to see what the rest of our amazing team came up with
Mina xxx

butterflies,a tamborine and news of some sneak peeks...

Good morning everyone do you have sun, we had sun yesterday and the day before and its so lovely to see it again...even the temperature has gone up a little...my lovely Dad and I went for lunch yesterday and boy it was so yummy but while we were eating there was this middle aged guy whose phone rang, nothing strange there until he proceeded to put the phone on the table on hands free and yell into it while he was eating, he was so loud that everyone in the place, and there was quite a few people, stopped eating to stare at him, he was sssssooooooo loud and what was worse we couldn't understand what he was saying because he wasn't speaking English lol...I said to my Dad I thought I should go over and try to explain to him it was a mobile phone not a megaphone, which made my Dad chuckle, its lovely to see him looking so much better and seeing him have that cheeky giggle of his again, he has even had a haircut and looks a lot more like himself...my card for today is using this amazing Mo's Digital Pencil Georgia, doesn't that fabulous little face just make you smile...I coloured her with distress inks and knew as soon as I saw her which papers I would use, these gorgeous papers from the Prima Madeline 6x6 paper pad and the tag from the same pad just go perfectly with her gypsy outfit don't you think...I finished my card with some ribbon and punched butterflies...the lush sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering it for the CES Challenge and the Crafty Cardmakers challenge
now news of some sneak peeks for you...there's a brand new release of stamps called Puppy Love from Sugar Nellie being released on Friday 13th and as always there will be a two day blog hop with prizes along the way all the details are on the Sugar Nellie blog...but before Friday we are having a couple of sneak peeks for you
today's sneak peek is at the wonderful Vicky's blog, hop on over and see what she has to show you, you are going to love these new ones I promise...I'm having a crafting day today and a visit from my beautiful Daughter, whatever your up to have a fabulous time
Mina xxx

yo ho ho and a bottle of lemonade...

Good morning everyone, did you all have a wonderful weekend...there's still no sun here and I'm beginning to think its gone for good from here...well at least the car boot sale stayed dry but thick heavy clouds and really dark, there wasn't many goodies to be had but I found two cornish ware type red and cream striped flower pots a large one and a smaller one for an amazing 50p each which I'm going to use as fat vases for flowers, I hadn't the heart to haggle at that price...oh and my Dad bought some duck eggs for his breakfast and got chatted up by a very pretty older lady while he was having his coffee lol...by the way did you all check out the candy winners below?...right onto my card for today and I totally love this amazing little Nellie Snellen Hands up image isnt she so cute with her pirate hat and her little pirate cat, I coloured them with distress inks and tried to giver her a darker look but I'm not sure it worked, I cut them out and raised them above each other...the amazing papers are from the BoBunny Vicki B 6x6 paper pad, amazing colours in this pad, they are mixed with chocolate and look fab together, the paper pad and stamp cutie are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I finished with a sentiment from my stash...isn't this sketch lush but I cant remember where I got it from but I'm entering this for the Just Us Girls challenge, CES challenge and The Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight Challenge too...I have loads of DT work to catch up on today so a locked in my craftroom day I think...whatever your up to today have a good one everyone
Mina xxx

Let Me entertain you - Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly challenge sponsored by Teddybo

Good morning everyone, huge apologies for not blogging last night but I had planned because Phil wasn't home, to blog Saturday Night all day Sunday and get caught up with all your fab blogs...but...Phil came home didn't he and as we only see each other for two days I cant really sit for hours blogging...I will get caught up tonight I promise you though...wow the weather here yesterday was amazing 23degrees and so sunny it was like being on holiday, we bought sandwiches and salads from Marks and Spencer's and had a picnic before going shopping, I wanted a couple of new tops for our hols...now is it just me but when your shopping for a special occasion or holiday you seem to gain at least two stone, feel really frumpy and very old...so I didn't find a thing that wouldn't either be skin tight, make me look even frumpier/older or looked like a tent without the poles...weird...I can feel another swimsuit like crisis coming on...right enough waffle my card for today is our new monthly challenge at Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly challenge which is our wonderful Debbie's choice and she chose Boys Cards , this month we are delighted to say we are being sponsored by Teddybo, love those teddy's don't you, this amazing fella is called Let Me Entertain You, isn't he brilliant for a boys card, I love making boys cards, hes coloured with distress inks and I paper pieced his guitar with wood grain paper from the Crate Paper 6x6 Emma's shoppe paper pad...I printed the star for my paper on the computer and cut it out with scissors then stuck it to the card and using a scalpel I cute the card in a star shape too...that gorgeous striped paper is from the Kaisercraft Seaside 6x6 Paper pad , the sentiment tickets are from Whimsy stamps Treasured moments ticket set, I finished by coloured the centre of his guitar and adding glitter, everything except Teddybo is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...when you have time hop on over to Bunny Zoe's crafts monthly challenge and check out the rest of the wonderful DT's work, Im entering this for the Allsorts anything but a square challenge , Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight Cards for Teenage boys Challenge and the Crafty Ann's raise a smile challenge (I think this image fits dont you)...I'm off to town again today you never know I may have lost two stone since yesterday...have a wonderful bright day everyone and thanks for sticking with me during this long post
Mina xxx