isnt it amazing what you have as scrap...

Good morning everyone how you all doing...well I hope...what is up with the light lately it is sooooo grey and washed out, wheres all this bright summery light we all clamber for in the winter...look how grey this photo is, doesn't it make you mad when you work hard to make a bright sparkly card and the photo doesn't do it justice, it really doesn't show this lush sparkly paper I found in my scrap box, I will try and take a different one when I get back to show you how beautiful it is...the stamp is from Lili of the valley and is called Baby Christening, I coloured it with distress inks and sparkled her gown and the window up...I finished with some ribbons, a bow, charm and another LOTV stamp from a sentiment set...I'm entering this for the celebrate challenge at Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge and the lush sketch is from Dutch Dare Card challenge so I'm entering that too...have a fab 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

a little touch of glittery spring - Lili Of the Valley challenge 77 - sketch by Dena

Good morning everyone how are you all...there seems to be a lot of flues and colds about at the min so I hope your not suffering, I had to start the dreaded supermarket shopping yesterday and even though it was -7 and deep snow the supermarket was packed, I felt like standing in the middle of the shop and shouting its only closed for two days you know as everyone seemed to be buying whatever they could grab, they made my shopping trolley look like I was on a diet (as if lol) and I have to go back again is it just me that doesn't see the logic of having things like a Christmas cheese selection that goes out of date on the 23rd December duh lol...my card for today is a little breath of sparkly spring for a change from Christmas cards and it gave me the perfect excuse to use these stunning papers from Kaisercraft at Bunny Zoe's Crafts these are from the Candy Lane paper pad and the flowers are some from of the same papers, love these fizzy colours they remind me of sweets...I teamed them up with this fantastically huffy Lili of the Valley Its My Party stamp, shes brilliant isn't she and I want a skirt and tiara like hers...ooohhhh and the green boots of course love em...all I needed to finish is some gorgeous pink ribbon from my stash...the sketch is by the super talented Dena over at the Lili of the Valley challenge, loved it Dena...have a wonderful shopping free day everyone
Mina xxx

all together now fa la la la la la la la la - Lili of the Valley challenge 75 + CES Challenge-Vintage Christmas + Creative Inspirations challenge 88

Good morning all...I bet you counted the la la la's to see if they were right...did you? lol...don't you just love Christmas, the colours, smells, food, just everything, my Sister so hates Christmas its unbelievable how much she hates it and she hates everything about it, I really do expect her to say bah humbug...my card for today is using these fabulously sweet carolers from Lili of the Valley (that's why you had to put up with my singing I'm afraid) how cute are they and they look so happy too, I coloured them with Distress inks and teamed then up with these lush Kaisercraft papers, do you get the feeling Im addicted to Kaisercraft papers anyone...hhhhhmmmm me too...I finished with some lush elasticated Prima lace and a stunning ribbon at got at the NEC I wish I had got more of this...I used the gorgeous sketch by Bev over at the Lili of the Valley challenge and I'm also entering it for the CES Vintage Christmas and Creative Inspiration colour combo challenges too...I will be back a little later with my Bunny Zoe's blog hop winner and I have something yummy for you tomorrow too...have a brilliant day everyone...speak later
Mina xxx

Yep its me again this time with a card - Lili of the Valley challenge-Winter fun + Mojo Monday 162

Yes its me again everyone but this time I have a card to show you...did you all like my little giveaway (if you dont know what I mean the post is just below this one), watch out for the next one cause you never know when I will sneak it in, I'm sneaky like that lol...today's card is for the Lili of the Valley challenge but I'm not quite sure it fits, there is glitter on it though, the fab stamp is called Christmas Candle isnt she just gorgeous, I used distress inks and paper pieced her clothes, I teamed her up with some more of my amazing Kaisercraft papers from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, this pad is called Belle, look at that newspaper paper isn't it fab, I used the Mojo Monday sketch (love them) and finished with two fabric holly leaves (this is sold as ribbon would you believe) from Crafter's and Co and three fat pearls from Bunny Zoe's...I hope you like it and I promise this is my last post today...honest
Mina xxx