hop, hop, hopping along...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well...its that time again Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams blog hop time and as always you have the chance to win one of two $5 store credits for Mo's Digital Pencil just by commenting, our host this month is the fantastic Jak who chose the theme of School Children, brilliant one Jak ...if your joining in with the hop, and why wouldn't you when you could win some goodies...you should have arrived here from the wonderful
DEBBIE'S
blog where she had a fantastic creation to show you, if not pop on over to our fab JAK'S blog to start at the beginning...I chose to use this gorgeously cute little schoolboy called Harvard for mine...I coloured him with distress inks and teamed him up with these amazing papers from Cosmo Crickets The Boyfriend range, its called Fitting in...I finished with some fab red stitched ribbon and a tag from my stash, I thought it was brilliant for him don't you...the next stop on our hop is over to the fabulous
POP'S
enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget your comments for a chance to win...have a fabulous day everyone
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
trousers - iced spruce
shading - pumice stone

loads of goodies to give...

Good morning everyone, are you all having a good week and well and happy, today is our monthly Mo's Dreamteams blog hop time...you should have arrived here from the fabulously talented Debbie's blog, if you didn't then hop on over to our lovely host this month Pops to start at the beginning and don't forget just for leaving us a comment there's a chance to win one of two $5 credits to Mo's Digital Pencil too...Pops chose the theme of Summer Tones for our hop this month and I chose to use the stunningly cute Walker for my card...I love that look of concentration on her face don't you, she always makes me smile...I coloured her with my usual distress inks and teamed her up with the amazingly gorgeous My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Bluebell 6x6 Pad from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...aren't those colours just beautiful, I finished my card with a lush golden coloured organza ribbon and a made up punched flower...I'm the last stop on the hop so I hope you had fun on it and enjoyed all the lush work from the team...don't forget your comments for a chance to win too...oh and read the rest of my post for more winning news

well that's my craft room all packed up and ready to go (of course I kept some things out just in case I'm in need of a play)...the good thing is I found loads of goodies to give away, I need some honest answers now though, would you be offended at being given half 12x12 sheets as a prize as I have loads and loads and loads of them...all by fabulous companies and colours and designs, let me know and I will get some sets together to give away...oh and I found some unused rubber too, I know its shocking isn't it so will do a giveaway of these too...its going to be giveaway galore isn't it as Sunday is Bunny Zoe's Crafts candy time too...so watch out for Sunday, then I will do another next week and you never know after that do you 'wink wink'...we decided not to go out last night so instead we got chinese it was scrummy too, I was so hungry which makes it even nicer doesn't it, although after a chinese I am so so thirsty for about two days after as I don't use any salt in food I think its the added salt that makes me so thirsty....oh but so worth it lol...oh I forget the fab sketch I used is from The Sweet Stop challenge and I'm also entering it for the Anything Goes Challenge and Paper Pretties challenge too...I'm going to have a chill out day today before all the running around like headless chickens starts again, whatever your up to have a fantastic day everyone
Mina xxx

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - antique linen
dress and pants and socks - scattered straw, pine needles, pumice stone

Hop Hop Hopping along...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well...its that time again, Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams Blog Hop time...I have the privilege of hosting this time so this is your first stop...I chose Ribbons as my theme (now come on what else would it be from me lol)

this little sweetie is another stunner from Mo's Digital Pencil and is called Summer Girl, isn't she just perfect for any summer occasion card...I coloured her with distress inks, glittered her fabulous sunglasses (I so want a pair don't you) and the amazing papers I used are from the Carta Bella - Beautiful Moments 6x6 Paper Pad I bought from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...perfect summery girlie colours don't you think...I finished with two different ribbons to match the papers and a tiny little ice cream brad with the back cut off, the sentiment is cut from the paper

the next stop on our hop is the fantastic POP'S who I'm sure will have some amazing as always to show you...don't forget to leave a comment on all the dt's blogs as you get a chance to win one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil...oh and btw when you get to our wonderful Jak's blog wish her Happy Anniversary as shes celebrating today...the fab sketch I used is from Mojo Monday and I'm also entering this for the By The Cute and Girly challenge and the Cupcake Craftroom challenge...I'm off out for lunch today, whatever your up to I hope you have fun and enjoy the rest of the hop
Mina xxx
p.s. you can join in with my Bunny Zoe's Crafts candy below just pop down and read the instructions

distress ink colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - frayed burlap
outfit and glasses - victorian velvet, antique linen
lolly - spun sugar

MO'S DREAMTEAM BLOG HOP WINNER IS.....

me again to disturb your evening lol...its time to announce our winners of our monthly blog hop for Mo's Dreamteam...this month is my and the lovely Jaks turn to chose and my Random thingy says its No 25..........

and that is one of lives sweethearts

MYRA

Congratulations Myra...could you make sure you have registered in the NEW shop www.mosdigitalpencil.com then contact Mo at mo@mosdigitalpencil.com with your full name so she can find your account and set you up with your prize

Don't worry if you didn't win this time you have another two chances at the next hop

Mina xxx

hop hop hop...

Good morning everyone, are you all well and having a great week?...I hope so...I did nothing at all yesterday as I had a rotten migraine...I hate them don't you, feeling sick and dizzy and all those dancing light, thankfully it has eased today and I only have the fuzzy hangover head thing instead, not fair considering I don't drink is it lol...anyway onto today's card which is for our monthly Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam's blog hop. our host this month is the fabulous

Alice
so you need to hop on over there to start at the beginning as you don't want to miss a chance of winning one of the two $5 store credits on offer to one of our commenter's...don't forget to leave everyone a comment to stand a chance of winning...Alice chose the lush theme of Pretty in Pink

you should have arrived at my blog from the amazing Debbie but if you didn't and want to join in start at Alice's...I chose this fantastic i_forgot which was a freebie but you can now get from Mo's Digital Pencil...I coloured this piece of cuteness with distress inks and teamed it up with some lush papers from the Glitz 6x6 paper pack-Pretty in pink pad, perfect for this challenge isn't it, I bought this from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and finished with some seam binding, pearls, buttons and a beautiful Prima flower

the fabulous sketch is from the the Cutie Pie Challenge and I'm also entering it for the Ribbon Reel Challenge...I don't often make easel cards because I hate photographing them as you never know which angle is the best do you...your next stop on our hop is the fab
Pops
have fun on the rest of the hop and don't forget your comments...I'm off out today for a bit of retail therapy and to help clear the mustiness in my head, then out to dinner with family tonight...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx
p.s. I have candy on offer the link is at the top of my sidebar

distress ink colours used
pumice stone, spun sugar, shabby shutters,
victorian velvet

feeling pretty clever...

Good morning everyone I hope your all well...I'm feeling pretty clever with myself this morning...I managed to combine my Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams blog hop card with my Colour Create challenge card, am I allowed to feel a big smug do you think lol...oh and btw I made more cupcakes yesterday, lemon cupcakes with cream cheese and vanilla frosting...yum yum yum, I would have shown them to you but they have all been eaten would you believe, I made them at 6pm and they were all gone but one by 9pm and I ate that one at 11 lol...I didn't eat them all my beautiful Daughter and her other half came round to dinner and left with some after eating some after a rather large dinner too...

ok thats enough waffling from me and a big huge welcome to the Mo's Digital Pencil blog hop, if you arrived here from the super talented DEBBIE, if not then hop on over to our host for this month JULIE'S blog to start at the beginning and don't forget to leave a comment on the teams blogs on the hop to have a chance at winning one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil...Julies theme for this month is Music and I chose to use the gorgeously cute Little Irish Dancer, I coloured her with distress inks, I so wanted a go at colouring that amazing mad hair, I wasn't too sure about combining the image, music theme and the new colours from Colour Create challenge, our combo this week was chosen by the lovely Sabrina and she chose Lilac, Blue, Kraft, & White and the extra option is to make a paper charm...I love these colours don't you, I used loads of scrap for my card and printed the music score on my computer, I finished with a huge bow and a charm I punched out and stamped...the fab sketch is from Mojo Monday and I'm also entering it for the One Stitch at a Time challenge...your next stop on our hop is the fabulous POP'S who I'm sure will have something amazing to show you...I'm off to the supermarket today as my lovely Dad is back from my Sisters this afternoon...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx
p.s. I have candy just click on the picture at the top of my sidebar...everyone welcome to join in

colours used
skin - antique linen, frayed burlap, tattered rose
hair - gathered twig (from limited edition Autumn set)
dress and headband - milled lavender, tumbled glass
shading - pumice stone

a double day and an aaarrrgggghhhhhhhh...

Good morning everyone its a double day today its time for our Mo's Dreamteams Monthly blog Hop and a new challenge at Colour Create challenge too and I wasn't clever enough to combine them..oops...but first my aaaarrrrggggghhhh, still no TV despite spending 3 hours on the phone chasing it up yesterday, I did manage to find out that its in a delivery warehouse about 28 miles from me, I could have walked there by now lol...anyway back to today's cards and a warm welcome to the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams monthly blog hop you should have arrived here from the super talented Debbie's blog, if you didn't you can pop on over Kerttu's blog to start at the beginning (btw don't forget to leave a comment on everyone's blog as there are two $5 vouchers for Mo's digital Pencil to be won, our host this month is the fabulous Kerttu and she chose the brilliant theme of Non traditional Christmas colours, I chose the unusual combo of yellow and grey for mine, it gave me the perfect excuse to use these Authentique Blissful 6x6 paper pad papers again, I love them...I used this stunning Little Elf Pipa for my card and coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced from the same paper pad, I know this really is an unusual combo for Christmas but think it works well with this amazing elf don't you

I finished my card with some yellow and dark grey satin ribbon and a stamped sentiment...your next stop on your hopping along way is the fabulous Pops...enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget your comments as you never know who will be a winner this time...I'm entering this for the Joanna Sheen challenge and Creative Card Crew challenge too...right now for my second card today which is for the new challenge at Colour Create challenge, this time the challenge will last a month because of the Christmas holidays, our fabulous host Sharon chose SILVER, BLUE & WHITE for her combo this time, its perfect for a real frosty feeling to cards

this little sweetie snowflake fairy is from CC Designs but I cant for the life of me remember what shes called, I coloured her with distress inks again and glittered her up too...the beautiful soft papers are from Prima Madeline paper pad, I added some silver glittered snowflakes which is very hard to see and a couple of punched snowflakes too...I finished with some lush pleated organza ribbon and a white satin ribbon too, the lush sketch is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge and I'm also entering it for the Crafty Calender challenge too...phew that was a long one wasn't it, thanks for sticking with me and I promise tomorrows will be much much shorter...my photos still look a bit blurred to me but I have a feeling it might be my glasses need replacing yet again, or maybe I'm just seeing things lol...I'm off out to the supermarket today with my lovely Dad...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one and if you have time pop on over to Colour Create to check out the rest of the DT's wonderful work
Mina xxx

hippity hop...

Good morning everyone its that time again...Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteams blog hop time...this month its my choice of theme and you would never in a million years have guessed what I chose...ribbons...now there's a surprise...I'm the first stop on the hop this month so your on the right track to join in and don't forget to leave a comment on all our teams blogs so you can have a chance of winning one of the $5 vouchers for Mo's Digital Pencil we have as prizes each month...I used this stunning Angel with Kitten image, I was having a search through my digis and came across her, we sometimes forget the stunning images we have don't we, I coloured her with distress inks...I had a colour combo in mind for her but couldn't find any papers with the softness I was looking for until I came across this half sheet of what I think is a Brenda Walton paper, its doublesided and the stripe is the reverse...I also used some plain pink card for layering too...of course the ribbons are lush aren't all ribbons...I used two kinds and a huge ruffled satin bow and finished with some pearls for the centres of the flowers to add detail and a bit of cotton lace...your next stop on our hop is the fabulous

JAK

the lush sketch is from Tuesday morning sketches and I forgot to photograph the inside of my card for it...oops...I will do one later when I'm up to it, I'm also entering this for the Papertake weekly challenge and Deep Ocean challenge...I'm off back to bed now but think I need a doctors appointment as I'm no better, oh no I forgot my leg isn't hanging off lol

Enjoy the rest of the hop everyone and don't forget the comments for a chance to win

Mina xxx

I love cherries...

Good morning everyone have you anything exciting planned for this weekend, I will give you three guesses what we will be doing...omg what have we taken on I ask myself...what do you think of blue, aqua and white for a bedroom, do you think it would be bright and fresh or too cold, I'm not 100% sure which and really value your opinions...I told my Daughter she could pick the colours for the double bedroom she will be sharing when their there for a visit and has she...nope...well besides from saying she fancies pink flowers, now that's not much help is it lol...anyway enough waffle onto my card for today which is for Mo's digital Pencil DT...this is the gorgeously sweet Cherry, how gorgeous is that cute dress and pants outfit...I coloured her with Distress inks and the papers are a mix of different paper pads from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I used a bit of ruffled seam binding, red ribbon, a Tim Holtz ticket and a cherry charm to finish...the fab sketch is from Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge...whatever your up to have a fantastic day everyone
Mina xxx

the light went - Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam DT

Good morning everyone...little old me again...you fed up with me rambling on yet lol...I tried and tried to get a good photo of this amazing paper but nothing worked, it has a wonderful sheen on it and hope I managed to show it...the image is a combo of the beautiful Finna and Spring Fairy Puddle from Mo's Digital Pencil, I thought they went together perfectly as it really looks like shes watching him have fun doesn't it...I coloured them with distress inks and glittered their wings...this troublesome amazing paper is from SEI and is called Morning Meadow-Breeze, isn't it beautiful and that negative colour change is lovely on the reverse...I finished with some punched vellum dragonflies and a scattering of pearls...have a gorgeous happy day everyone
Mina xxx

everyone needs a hero once in a while dont they - Mo's Dreamteam DT

Good morning everyone...I hope you have something wonderful planned for your weekend, let us all know so you can make everyone jealous lol...well we should be well into our holiday by now...did I tell you where we were going...Majorca, I found a quiet little fishing village well off the beaten track so I'm keeping quiet about it just in case its heaven and we want to keep it just for us lol...just kidding I will report the ins and outs when I get back...my card today is for the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam DT, isn't this Mo's Digital Pencil Strongman image just fabulous, its that wonderful look on his face, so full of himself that's what inspired the hero sentiment, he defo thinks hes one lol...I coloured him with distress inks and the amazing papers are from Basicgrey Marjolaine range and is called Express Souffle, I love the 70's retro look of this don't you...I used some Thicker's for the sentiment and added a few buttons to finish...have a brilliant weekend everyone and I will be back Monday with another card to show you
Mina xxx

Its fiesta time - Mo's Digital Pencil DT + Friday Sketchers + Papertake weekly

Good morning everyone...wow wow wow thank you all so much for your amazing comments yesterday I was totally bowled over by them and 75 of them too, I managed to catch up with everyone I think and I sssssooooo love hopping around your blogs, there is some fantastic talent out there and they always amaze me...I had my jimjam day yesterday, I love those kind of days don't you, just once in a while a lazy do nothing but surf day...go on then say it...you lazy mare Mina lol, I could see it in the guys eyes who came to the door at 3pm to get me to change my electricity supplier, either that or he thought I wasn't well maybe...right my card for today which is for the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam, isn't this little Rosa from Mo's Digital Pencil just stunning and perfect for these colours, I coloured her with my Distress inks and teamed her up with these Basicgrey Figgy Pudding Christmas papers, I love using Christmas papers all year don't you...I finished the card with a strip of seam binding and a couple of punched Martha Stewart butterflies, the fab sketch is from Friday Sketchers and Im also entering it into the Papertake Weekly anything goes challenge...I'm off out with my wonderful Dad today might even have a little mooch around town...have a fantastic day everyone whatever your up to
Mina xxx

Woooohhhoooo its my Birthday - Welcome to Mo's Dreamteam Blog Hop+Fussy & Fancy Friday challenge+Papertake weekly+Saturday challenge

Good morning everyone and cover your ears wwwwwoooohhhhhhooooo its my Birthday today (just in case I hadn't mentioned it lol), I had a fantastic surprise yesterday of flowers and chocolates from the fantastic Lisa Jane, how kind and thoughtful is that and I got cards from Natalie, Kitty, Dianne, Dena, Tilly (great poem Tilly lol) and of course Lisa Jane too...thank you all so much it has really made my day girls...I will give you a little hint for your next birthday never ask your Dad if your looking your age, fishing for compliments of course...he said yes lol...I said gee thanks, his answer...well you shouldn't ask me then... gotta love him to bits lol....right now onto my card which is for the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam monthly blog hop, you should have arrived from our fabulous host for this months Debbie who chose the theme of Vintage, now I always struggle with vintage but think I managed it, well maybe a bit of shabby chic thrown in too...the image is called Bedtime Story and its available at Mo's Digital Pencil of course, isn't it so beautiful and gentle feeling, I coloured it with Distress inks and used these amazing K&Co Brenda Walton papers, the sentiment is cut from the same paper pad...isn't that pearl and gem heart stunning it was in mt secret Santa parcel from Colour Create, thank you secret Santa...I added some lace and a large satin bow too...your next stop on the blog hop is over to the super talented

Elaine

who is bound to have something amazing to show you...the sketch is from Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Papertake Weekly Ribbon and Pearls challenge and Saturday Challenge with love too...whatever your up to have a wonderfully bright and beautiful day everyone
Mina xxx

oh no it broked - Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam DT + Saturday challenge Buttons and bows

Good morning everyone what you all up to for your Bank Holiday Monday anything exciting?...well my Dads living room saga is finally at an end, well maybe, after the wallpaper saga we had a two month curtain saga where he couldn't make up his mind if he wanted a new bay window curtain pole, which is quite hard to get a 4 metre one, or just keep what he had and get new curtains, or not bother at all...drove me nuts as I have a tendency to make up my mind about something and just do it...so after many visits to many many many shops we finally put up his new curtains yesterday of course he had to choose a weekend when I could hardly climb the step ladders never mind pleat curtains lol...but they are sorted now anyway and they look fab...but as we were leaving I'm sure I heard him mutter something about new carpets though...aaaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhhh....love him to bits really and would do anything for him and doesn't he know it lol...my card for today is for Mo's Digital Pencil and this sweet darling little image is called Broked, look at that little face bless her...I coloured her with Distress inks and finally opened my Hoogie Board to make the pleated paper behind the image, makes it so fast and simple to do, the lush paper is from Bunny Zoe's crafts and is My Minds Eye Life Stories papers and accessories kit (on sale too), I love the muted colours in this pack...all I needed to finish was a fab lush satin ribbon, a few buttons and a sentiment...I'm entering this for the Saturday challenge Buttons and bows challenge...have a brilliant day and if you see my wonderful Dad in a carpet shop send him home
Mina xxx

twinkle twinkle little star - Create4fun challenge week 51-sketch

Good morning everyone well are you all ready for the festivities or like me still doing your headless chicken routine...thank you so much to everyone who has voted for me in the Sugar Nellie competition, I know you have struggled to vote and I really appreciate the effort...I had a fantastic surprise yesterday my lovely friend Lorraine gave me some candy, a fabulous gift voucher, I hope you approve of what I bought Lorraine, it was totally unexpected and it made my day, you really are a little star Lorraine so my card today I made for you, I know it wont get to you in time for Christmas so here's the cyber version for you...I hope you like it...the fabulous image called Hanging the Star is from Mo's Digital Pencil and I coloured it with distress inks, I wish you could touch this paper, its stunning, glittered and embossed so beautifully, its from K & Co but I haven't a clue what its called...I used the Create4fun challenge sketch for it to...well I'm off to run around the garden with not a clue what I'm meant to be doing, I feel the need to make lists, I used to have this thing of making lists for everything, I may need to get into the habit again I think...have a wonderful day everyone
Mina xxx

oh no a double post - Welcome to Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam Blog hop-Let it snow + Colour Create challenge 60-Plum and White

Good morning everyone I hope the bad weather that's supposed to arrive today hasn't hit you yet...keep warm and safe if it has, you will have to excuse the bad photos but I dropped my camera yesterday and it actually bounced...oops...so they are a bit blurry at the moment but I'm hoping (fingers crossed) it will settle down...its a double post day today so without any further waffling first is the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam blog hop which you should have arrived here from our fabulous Guest Designer Heidy, if you haven't then you could hop on over to our wonderful Peri's blog, our host this month who chose the theme Let it Snow, so you don't miss any of the fabulous creations..I used the stunning little Kai in the Snow for my card, isn't this image just the cutest little thing



I coloured him with Distress inks and used this lush Basicgrey Marjolaine Mint Fudge paper, I'm loving this new collection have you seen it yet, the snowflakes are gel stickers and I finished with some glitter (of course you cant have snow without glitter) and ribbons from my stash...your next stop on our hop is the amazing

ELAINE

I used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp and I'm also entering this for the Stamp with Fun Christmas card challenge

My next card is for our new challenge at Colour Create which this time was our lovely Julies choice and she chose this rich Plum and White, gorgeous colour combo isn't it, I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Julie at the NEC and she is gorgeous and a really nice woman too...I used one of the new Crissy's digis from Whimsy Stamps its called Touched by Love, isn't this image so beautiful just a perfect Christmas image...I coloured it again with distress inks and again used a mixture of Basicgrey papers

when you have time pop on over to Colour Create and have a lot at the rest of the DT's amazing projects...it always amazes me how everyone uses the same colours but gets such different pieces of work, brilliant isn't it...thanks everyone for sticking with me for this long post and I will be back tomorrow at 8am with my Just Magnolia card and then at 9am with something I have been bursting to tell you about....have a warm, snug day everyone

Mina xxx

a bit massive double WWWOOOHHHHHOOOOO!!! -Sketch Saturday challenge week 133 + Simons Say-Christmas-no red or green +Stamp Something December digi day

Good morning everyone are you all wide awake yet, if you are can I get a big double wwwwoooohhhhhooooo from you all...I have passed the 1000 followers I'm flabbergasted in fact my flabber has never been so gast lol...1003 would you believe so I will have to get a bit more candy sorted to celebrate it...and...would you believe I made it through to round two of the Sugar Nellie competition, wow how amazing is that...now all I have to do is figure out my 'style' and make something that reflects it 'gulp', I haven't got a clue what my style is as I will try my hand at anything and have you seen the rest of the finalists 'double gulp'...so all I need to do is put lush papers, ribbon and bows and swirling, paper piecing, cutting out and colouring all on one card, what do you think maybe a tad too much lol...right onto my card for today which is for Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam DT, by the way theres still a week to join in our DT call over at the Dreamteams blog...I used this beautiful little Herald Harry hasn't he got the sweetest little face, I coloured him really pale and softly because the backing papers are so strongly coloured, using Distress inks and the amazing papers are from Making Memories Noel paper pack and all I needed to finish it was some fab grey satin ribbon and a sentiment from my stash...I used the fab Sketch Saturday sketch and am also entering it for the Stamp Something and Simon says Challenge challenges...have a fabulous Sunday everyone, I'm off to chew my nails over my card lol
Mina xxx

p.s. only two days left to enter my mega candy...so if you havent already do it while your here xxx

I think this little fella needs a cuddle - Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam DT card + Totally Gorjuss challenge 59 - Sketch

Good morning everyone I hope your all snug and warm, the snow hit here with a vengeance yesterday we had about 35cm in one morning and its bleeding freezing bbbbbbrrrrrrrr....we had put a new fat ball (a ball mixture of fat, seeds and grain for the birds) out on Sunday and I was watching the birds feed and thinking thank goodness I didn't have to go out in that snow to hang one when a robin flew onto it and was feeding, I love robins don't you...when he had finished for some weird reason he decided to land on the ground and promptly disappeared into the snow the daft thing, I was torn between giggling and going out to see if he was alright but he flew up shook himself and boogied on out of there...daft thing that he is lol...I hope none of you need a cuddle as much as this poor little fella from Mo's Digital Pencil, I bet quite a few of you went aaaaahhhhhhh when you saw him isn't he gorgeous, the image is called Needs Mummy and hes just perfect to colour, I used distress inks, I teamed him up with some of the new Basicgrey Marjolaine papers, this one is double sided and called Tuxedo Pie, I cut a couple of the flowers from the papers and layered them with a button, the green ribbon is from my stash...I used the fab sketch from Totally Gorjuss challenge for my card...I'm off to hibernate for a while in the hope the snow disappears, have a snuggly day everyone and if you live somewhere hot go on make us jealous lol
Mina xxx

Welcome to the Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam blog hop-Distress + New challenge at Colour Create Robin Egg Blue,Sea Foam Green,Cream - Janiel's choice

Good morning everyone and welcome to the Mo's Dreamteam Blog Hop and I managed to combine my card for the hop with our new challenge over at Colour Create challenge too, don't you love it when you can do that...our theme this month is our wonderful Jaks choice, Distress either ink or paper, the Colour Create choice this time is the fab Janiels choice of Robin Egg Blue, sea foam green and cream, gorgeous combo isn't it...if you came here from our fabulous Guest Designer Dorcas's blog then your on the right road if not then why not hop on over to Jaks to start at the beginning...phew right onto my card, I used this amazingly stunning Mo's Digital Pencil Erma and Vieno, how beautiful are these two little girls and wonderful to colour with my distress inks, I tried my best to distress the papers too but I think I'm not made for messing up edges I'm afraid...the beautiful paper is from Cosmo Crickets Jolly by Golly range and is called Playday, lush isn't it and perfect for the Colour Create colour combo...I added a cream satin ribbon some holly in different textures and blue flat backed pearls from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...the innocence tag I bought at the NEC...I hope you like it and your next stop on the hop is the super talented Arielle....have a wonderful day everyone and don't forget to hop on over to Colour Create to see what the rest of the fantastic DT have come up with...Im off to decorate my Dads lounge I will tell you the saga of the wallpaper shopping tomorrow as I think I have ranted enough today...oooohhhhh and Im entering this into the Simon Says Sparkle challenge and the City Crafter Little Children challenge too
Mina xxx
p.s. oops I forgot I used the Mojo Monday sketch too

ok take a deep breath - Mo's Digital Pencil Dreamteam One year on Frogs and snails and puppy- dogs tails blog hop and the Colour Create challenge 56

Good morning everyone, all you ready, take a deep breath its a double post day but I have put both cards into one post so its a little long I'm afraid...firstly welcome to the Mo's Dreamteam One year on blog hop, can you believe its a year already wow...you should have come to me from my fantastically talented friend Debbie's blog if not then hop on over to Kerttu's (our host this months) blog to start at the beginning...our theme this month is slugs and snails and puppy dogs tails, so anything boys and there's a difference this month to celebrate the first year you can hop on over to the Dreamteam's blog and join in with the fun, we would love to see your cards for the theme too, so why not join in...I used this amazing Mondays Child image coloured with Distress ink, hes stunning isn't he, look at that angelic face like butter wouldn't melt lol...the amazing glittery and glazed papers are from Best Creations Inc and...I finished by cutting some of the images from the paper and adding a leather bow, I used the Create 4 Fun challenge sketch for it...the next stop on your hop is the amazing

Rosetta

have fun on your hop and I hope you like my card xxx

Colour Create Challenge 56 - Sharon's choice Purple, Aqua and White

Wow I love Sharon's choice for our new Colour Create challenge , Purple, Aqua and white are so brilliant together don't you think and these Kaisercraft Utopia papers from Bunny Zoe's crafts are perfect for it, this fantastic little doll is by Rick St Dennis, isn't he a sweetie, I coloured him with Distress inks and the fab sketch is from Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge, I used some matching massive buttons and a mixture of teeny pearls from Bunny Zoe's too...I hope you like it and when you have time hop on over to Colour Create to check out the amazing creations from our DT...phew thanks so much for sticking with me through this long post and whatever your up to today have a fabulous Thursday

Mina xxx