wwwooooohhhoooooo we have winners - Mega Candy Results - SCROLL DOWN FOR TODAYS POST

Its that time again, I hate this, dont get me wrong I love love love giving candy but hate not being able to give a little to you all, thanks goodness the Mr RNG does the picking...ok now

PRIZE 1 - LISA JANE - My candy

PRIZE 2 - SUE MOONE - $15 Mo's Digital Pencil voucher

PRIZE 3 - NINA - £6 Just Inklined Voucher

PRIZE 4 - JUDE B - Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly candy

1000 FOLLOWERS CANDY - DEBBIE JOHNS -NEW BASIC GREY CURIO PAPER PAD

Congratulations to all the winners and dont worry if you didnt win, theres a new Bunny Zoe's Crafts candy in the New Year and I will be having commenters candy all the time and maybe a little something to celebrate my Birthday in January too...so loads to win...could all the winners contact me before Saturday please as I would love you to get your goodies before Christmas...I will be back tomorrow so enjoy your evening everyone

Mina xxx

Another little Moo cow - Friday Sketchers 132 + Allsorts challenge week 82 + Craft Your Days away Punch it out + Simon says stamp challenge

Good morning everyone how are you all...well and happy I hope, I went with my Dad yesterday to buy him some slippers, they are one of my own personal hates, I think they are yucky and they are not exactly sexy things are they...anyway is this female logic or what, I think if he is willing to spend a fortune on a pair of comfortable shoes that he wears maybe 2-3 hours maximum why on earth would he want a cheap pair of rubbish slippers he wears almost all day...duh...so I managed to persuade him to let me buy him some slumberland (the same people who make the beds) memory foam slippers which I think were still muck cheap at £20, he wouldn't even consider the ones I wanted to buy him Hush Puppies at £65 but at least I managed to get him up from £3.99 lol, so we have more shopping left to do to get him more pressies mind you finding out he wanted slippers was like pulling teeth so haven't a clue what else to buy him...anyway enough waffle Mina onto today's card...how gorgeous is this little Moo cow, this time he has a couple of little friends with him too...this is Nellie Snellen Koetie Child (style7) from Bunny Zoes Crafts, isnt this stamp just fantastically snowy and wintry, I coloured it with Distress inks and teamed it with these stunning papers from the Kaisercraft Candy Lane paper pad , the sentiment shape is from the same pad too...all I needed to add was some punched snowflakes and ribbon...I used the fab Friday Sketchers sketch and I'm entering this for the Craft your days away Punch it challenge, the Simon Says Stamp challenge and Allsorts challenge too...I will be back at about 6pm with my mega candy results including my extra little candy prize too so will speak to you then...have a fab day everyone
Mina xxx

cold and frosty morning - Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly challenge 7-Sparkle and shine

Good morning everyone, did you all have a fab weekend I hope so, its really cold and frosty today and is beginning to feel like Christmas I think of course it helps when the decorations went up this weekend, well I have almost finished my shopping thank goodness although I usually enjoy it its been a real chore this year with the shops being so heaving...I'm in need of a choir service or a nativity I think to get the real spirit of Christmas a good old kick start, what do you all do to get into the Christmas spirit?...my lushly bright card today is for our brand new challenge at Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly challenge, wow your entries last month were amazing all those fantastic projects, you have made some wonderfully creative goodies for the holiday season...our challenge this month is Sparkle and Shine...I used another of the amazingly beautiful Michelle Perkett Studio images, this is one is called Willow the Autumn Fairy, I love colouring these stunning images they always colour so beautifully, I used distress inks for her and teamed her up with Kaisercrafts Be Merry papers, in fact everything is from the paper pad including the holly and berries which are cut out from a sheet...I hope you will all join in again this month as I love looking at your fab work, when you have time pop on over to the Bunny Zoe's challenge blog to have a look at the fabulous creations our wonderful DT have made, I'm entering this into the Pear Tree Designs Christmas challenge...have a fantastically festive day everyone
Mina xxx

p.s. today is the last day to enter my mega candy so hurry hurry hurry 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

Happy fat little birds - The Sugar Bowl challenge 49 + City Crafter challenge week 34 + Pear Tree Designs challenge 29

Good morning everyone I went to bed last night to snow and sleet and woke this morning to sunshine and not a pick of snow for one horrible moment I thought I really had hibernated for a month or two...sneaky stuff this freaky weather isn't it...the fat balls are sorted I went to get the gubbins (technical term for all the ingredients) and saw a pack of 12 for a few pounds, bought them and the birds are as happy as a little fat red breasted bird can be...right onto my card for today which is for The Sugar Bowl, CCCB Let it snow challenge and Pear Tree Designs challenge Winter Wonderland too...I used this fabulously cozy Sugar Nellie Raven stamp, I want a coat and hat like this how warm would it be, I coloured her with my distress inks and paper pieced her hat and coat with some of these amazing Websters Pages Santa and Sweet papers I bought from Crafty Emma's, stunning aren't they, I love the colours in them, I finished my card with some black saddle stitched ribbon and punched snowflakes...what you up to today anything exciting I think we will put our Christmas Tree up when I say we I use that term loosely, what I really mean is Phil sits and watches and I decorate it, although I cant blame him as he used to help but I would just follow behind him and move everything to the 'right' place so he gave up but at least he gets all the stuff out of the attic...whatever your up to have a wonderfully festive day everyone
Mina xxx

Hark the herald angel not blowing bubbles - Just Magnolia week 85-Christmas + Sketch 'n' Stash challenge 50

Good morning everyone how are you all?...I cant find fat balls for my lovely little robin anywhere oh no is there a shortage I ask myself...anyone know how to make my own...hows everyone getting on with their Christmas shopping, I did the rest on mine online just the one Saturday in the town shopping was enough for me I think plus I couldn't find a pencil sharpener bit enough for my elbows...anyway onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia which is a Christmas card, don't you love it when you can adapt a stamp for Christmas and this stunner, I just love colouring her hair, I think shes called Tilda blowing bubbles and I thought she made a fantastic herald angel without them....I coloured her with Distress inks and of course had to add a bit of sparkle, I think it works as an angel do you?...these stunning papers are from Kaisercraft from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, by the way you still have a few days to join in our challenge at Bunny Zoe's challenge, the ribbon and tag are from my stash, the fabulous sketch is from Sketch 'n' Stash challenge I thought it was perfect for this stamp...when you have time hop on over to Just Magnolia and have a look at the amazing creations by the rest of the team...have a wonderful day everyone and don't forget feed your local friendly neighbourhood robin
Mina xxx

too much Red??? - A Spoon full of sugar 133-Christmas card + Mojo Monday 168 + Bizzy Becs Blog challenge

Good morning everyone and wwwwoooohhhoooo have you seen I'm only 6 away from the magical 1000 followers, can you believe it, that's amazing thank you all so much...well being stuck in the house has given me loads of mojo time and I'm determined to get past this hatred of colouring red distress inks, what do you think too much red maybe?...how fantastic is this image from Rick St Dennis she made me smile when I saw her, so glam and glitzy and shes from the Let it Snow/Simply Christmas set I coloured her with Distress inks and sparkled the boots and star...
then I teamed her with this amazing paper from Cosmo Cricket called Deck the Hollies, isn't it brilliant, sorry about the dark photos but we have no light to take piccys by today at all...the wonderful sketch is from Mojo Monday, I love their sketches don't you they always work perfectly and I'm also entering this for the Bizzy Becs Store blog challenge and A Spoon Full of Sugar Christmas card challenge too...I hope its warm where you are and if not wrap up warm and craft, I have to get out today as I have run out of fat balls for the poor birds and cant risk my little Robin being buried up to his neck in snow again can I lol
Mina xxx

Just how beautiful can one snowflake be - Truly Scrumptious challenge 47 +Papertake weekly challenge +The Ribbon Girl challenge-Pink & Lilac

Good morning everyone how are you all today?, well and happy I hope...no weather forecast today as I'm sure your fed up with the white frosty stuff and don't need to hear who else has it, instead a question on the strangeness of life...how come I cant write left handed but can text with it...I think I have had too much time to ponder over the last few days lol, anyway onto my card for today which is for our last challenge this year at Truly Scrumptious, a fabulous sketch with the added option of framing it...now just how beautiful do you think this little snowflake angel is...isn't she just stunning shes from CC Designs and is a digi from the new Sweet November range and is called Neva, amazing to colour too, I used distress inks and a bit of sparkle, well you have to have sparkle on a snowflake don't you...the papers are from Craft Creations and the stunning ribbon is my bargain of the week from TKMaxx and was £1.99 for 6 reels of a yard each from Making Memories I think and I finished with some glitterboard punched snowflakes, I used the fantastic colour combo over at the Ribbon Girl Pink, white and Lilac challenge and am also entering it for the Papertake weekly red and green must not be seen challenge too...I'm off to see if I can fish out my husbands wellies as if I don't leave the house soon there may be newspaper reports of a madwoman wandering round, scissors in one hand, paintbrush in the other and texting left handed lol...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina 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

Come party with the gorgeous Flossie-Just Inklined blog hop-Stitching

Good morning everyone did you all have a fabulous weekend...after my shocking shopping trip we decided just to relax go out for lunch and chill yesterday, love those kinds of days don't you...so fully replenished and Christmas spirit topped up I was going to have a creative afternoon until all the light fused for some weird reason so by the time it was sorted the urge had passed...sods law isn't it lol...anyway onto today's card which is for the Just Inklined blog hop which this month has the theme of Stitching either faux or real, Im very proud to say Im a guest for this months hop thanks for letting me join in again girls...you should have arrived here from the amazing Jak's blog and if you haven't then why not start at the beginning at the wonderful Debbies blog...I love this gorgeous Flossie image don't you

even with her zimmer frame and slippers she is sparkled up and ready to party for the festive season, I coloured her with Distress inks and paper pieced her hat band, dress and slippers with these stunning My Minds Eye Lush papers, come on with a name like Lush this paper range was made for me lol...(by the way a lot of people have asked what glitter glue I use its Kars, I'm totally addicted to it but luckily it lasts for ages)...this Lush paper is called Damask brown and the dotted one is the reverse, my stitching is on this stunning Saddle stitched ribbon, oh and I also sewed the bow together so maybe that counts too...the gorgeous sketch is from the CES challenge...the next stop on your hop is the super talented

PERI

enjoy the rest of your hop and when you have time hop on over to Just Inklined and see what Jak and her team have come up with for their Christmas Wishes to you....its brilliant and made me chuckle...have a wonderful day everyone

Mina xxx

always do what your teeny inner voice tells you - Papertake Weekly sketch 51 + Saturday challenge #112 Christmas + Stamp Something Christmas colours

Good morning everyone I hope you are all well and happy...well you told me I should have taken notice of that little voice telling me not to go Christmas shopping didn't you...the town was manic, not a lot of Christmas joy or cheer about and the shops felt like they were giving things away they were so packed I don't think my elbows are sharp enough for that kind of shopping you know, too much padding on them lol, I think from now on it will be online Christmas shopping or midweek quieter time, did you see I won one of the advents over at Belles and Whistles advent giveaway....wwwoooohhhhooooo...well now onto my card for today and I have a secret for you...sssshhhhhhhhh don't tell anyone but I hate using my red distress inks, I'm fine with every other colour but the red always seems to take so much work to get the look I want and if my fingers are even slightly damp the red smears everywhere when I'm making the card, that's why I'm quite chuffed with today effort, how cute are these baubles and Holly and Berry images from CC Designs, these are digis but if you fancy the stamps Nikki has the Holly and Berry one in at Bunny Zoe's and they are on sale at the min too, Nikki has a huge 25% discount sale on all her Christmas goodies so hop on over as they will fly out...so what you waiting for...well maybe read the rest of this first then...the amazing glossy circle and striped papers are from Kaisercraft and the gorgeous lush woven ribbon is another NEC buy, I made my card using the Papertake weekly lush sketch and Im entering it for the Saturday challenge and Stamp Something too...right I have waffled on enough today so I will leave you in peace...Just Inklined is having a blog hop tomorrow and I'm a special guest on it so speak to you then have a wonderful frost free Sunday everyone
Mina xxx

oops maybe a tad too much white - Sugar Nellie Spellbinders WOW Competition

Good morning everyone....hhhhmmmmm I wonder if I took this competition theme just a little too literally lol....they are having a spectacular competition over at Sugar Nellie and the prize is a fab Spellbinder Grand Caliber and as I don't own a die cutter and even the runner up prizes are fantastic (what I could do with all those Sugar Nellie's is no ones business)... I thought I would take a chance...the theme of the competition is to use one of the new Simply Sassy stamps (have you seen they have couples now with boy stamps) and make a WOW White on White card I love making white cards but these fat glittery Thicker's just call out to be used so I didn't use any papers, just coloured this fabulous Little Light of Mine Sassy and coloured her with Distress inks, the sentiment besides from the Thicker's is printed on the card with wordart....are you up to anything exciting today...oh no I know I have to go do Christmas shopping but everything is telling me 'don't do it Mina'....hhhhmmmmm should I take notice of the little voice or not, I will report back...have a fantastic Saturday whatever your up to
Mina xxx

report from the midnight biner - Double post day Just Magnolia challenge week 84-Anything goes plus sparkle + Crafty Catz Guest DT spot-Happy New Year

Good morning firstly wow a huge thanks for all your wonderful comments yesterday on my card, I love those digi's don't you, so beautifully drawn, I promise I will get round to your fab blogs to comment as soon as I can...at about midnight last night I remembered I hadn't put the rubbish bin out for the refuse men in the morning so one look outside and a shudder later I'm upstairs dressing for the antarctic, I had my pj's on two pairs of socks a pair of boots, my artic fleece, pink fluffy dressing gown and a green scarf, I'm slip sliding about dragging this huge black bin out to the end of the drive, managed to keep my footing until I stepped back in the house and whoosh and one bruised bum later sitting in a heap on the floor and I catch a glimpse of myself in the glass doors looking like the multicoloured mitchelin man, I couldn't get up for laughing, moral of this tale remember to put the bin out earlier in the day lol...its a double post day today so forgive the long post....first is my Just Magnolia challenge card which this week is an anything goes challenge with a touch of sparkle...I chose this fab Edwin, I don't think hes used enough do you

I coloured him with distress inks and teamed him up with some of the new Basicgrey Marjolaine, the spotted is called Buttercream and the check is Molten cake, the stunning puffed glittery letters are Thicker's and I'm so proud of the snowflakes as these are the first I have made from acetate and covered in glue and glitter, messy but so worth it I think, the sketch is from Simon says challenge and I'm also entering this for the Stampin for the Weekend Winter challenge (oops too late)

Right now my second card is for the fab Crafty Catz challenge 61, Happy New Year where the lovely Suzie kindly asked me to do a Guest spot and I jumped at the chance

I used this Mo's Digital Pencil Reach for the Stars image which is perfect for New Year I think, I also did a little word art on it to put the Happy New Year logo on his sash, hes coloured with Distress inks and I teamed him up with this Craft Creations paper which is so glittery in real life but really doesn't show up too well on here...all I needed to finish was a stunning gingham ribbon and one of my swirly bows (you fed up seeing these yet lol)

I'm also entering this for the Cute Card Thursday-The Blues challenge...when you have time hop on over to Just Magnolia challenge and Crafty Catz to check out what the rest of the super talented DT's have come up...wow stunning work as always...have a fantastic dry booty day everyone and thanks for bearing with me through the long post

Mina xxx

Frosty and beautiful - Colour Create Challenge 59-Grey, Green and White + Friday Sketchers challenge 130

Good morning everyone I hope your all well and keeping toasty warm...how lucky are all of you who live in warm places and could you please send us just a teeny bit of heat please, I spent a lovely night with my wonderful Daughter and her boyfriend last night making curtains for them and they cooked for me, I love it when someone cooks for me and thank goodness my Daughter takes after Phil as I'm hardly the domestic goddess type mind I do make a mean sandwich or order out fantastically, dont get me wrong I can cook I just choose not to lol...a few people asked yesterday about my wish list for Christmas....er....hhhhhmmmmmm to tell you the honest truth I really haven't thought about it but will and report back...right now onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Colour Create which is a stunning combo of Grey, Green and white with the added option of using either acetate or silver, mine is really hard to see but I have two acetate snowflakes behind the image and sentiment, I love this combo so much there's something them together I really love...I used this beautiful Michelle Perkett Studio digi from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, shes called Snow Goddess isn't she just gorgeous and amazing to colour, I used Distress inks, I love Michelle Perketts images dont you...this Basicgrey paper, I think its from the Figgy Pudding range, which is just a perfect match for the challenge don't you think, I finished with some fantastic holly edged ribbon I bought at the NEC (you sick of hearing that yet lol), a grey satin ribbon and a sentiment with rose and some of the holly from the ribbon to finish...the sketch is from Friday Sketchers challenge, fab isn't it, have a wonderful day everyone...oh and by the way don't forget to enter my candy if you haven't already
Mina xxx

CHRISTMAS 2ND BLOGAVERSARY MEGA CANDY TIME

Good morning everyone and how do you fancy some mega candy in time for Christmas...Its my 2nd blogaversary and I have an amazing 960 followers and an incredible 221,500 hits so far, I never in my wildest dreams thought I would get anywhere near those amazing number when I first started and as a thank you to you all and with a little help from my friends I have amazing candy for you...not one but 4 prizes to give away so onto them

Prize 1

these are some of my all time fav goodies and include

Prima Annalee paper pad

Pink Paislee Bayberry cottage paper pad

K & Co Classic K paper pad

K & Co Roam paper pad

bag of cream mixed buttons

pearl headed pins

Anita's glitterations Alphabets in gold and silver (you can see them used here)

Anita's glitterations Butterflies (you can see them used here)
a lush mix of ribbons including some of my NEC woven ribbon buys (broke my heart to give these away lol)

2 Lili of the Valley stamps, the round sentiments and the Friends having coffee

and as if that wasn't all there is

Prize 2

the fantastically generous Mo has given me a £15 voucher for one of the winners to spend on her lush Mo's Digital Pencil images

and

Prize 3

the fabulous Jak has given a £6 voucher for a winner to spend on Just Inklined images, it should get you at least 3 images and my fantastic friend Nikki has said I can give the monthly Bunny Zoe's candy on this post too

which is this fantastic stamp for one lucky winner...I love these don't you

right is that enough do you think lol....I will draw 4 lucky winners and each will get a bit of candy and all being well you should get them well before Christmas too, the candy is open worldwide...right now what do you have to do to win

put your name and blog link into Mr Linky leave me a comment telling me whats on your crafting wish list for Christmas (why?...because I'm nosey lol)

I wont force you to become a follower, I only want you to follow if you like my work and want to follow

post a link on your blog to my candy, sidebar is fine

oh and if I pass 1000 followers I will add another bit of yumminess

and that's all you need to do, you have until midnight GMT on the 13th December, I will draw the candies on the 14th December and announce the winners the same day...phew that was a long post, come on everyone enter I want at least a thousand entries lol...have a brilliant day everyone and good luck with my candies

Mina xxx