I'm in love - Sugar Nellie DT

Good morning everyone...I'm in love...how fantastically gorgeous is Nathan image, look at those beautiful eyes, hes one of the new release Adorables from Sugar Nellie and he will be on sale at FunkyKits sometime this week so keep an eye out for him...I'm off shopping with my beautiful Daughter today and I suppose she will be good to her old Mum and let me buy her lunch of course, well shes good like that lol...we are shopping for trousers for her new job which starts on Monday, it will mean a lot of travelling but shes really excited about it...my card for today is for the Sugar Nellie DT of course, and I coloured this beautiful little fella with distress inks, I really love colouring these Adorables they are so beautifully drawn aren't they, the papers are a mix of a scrap of green gingham and Basicgrey Marjolaine Coffee cake paper, all I needed to add was some ribbon and a knot and bow and a scattering of buttons to finish it...the lush sketch is from Sweet Stampin challenge and I'm also entering this for the Fussy and Fancy A card for a child challenge, I'm sure there was another challenge I had in mind too but the jelly brain is in full swing this week...this weekend I bought myself an Ipod shuffle for my hols because Phil is really into snorkeling on holiday and there's only so much time you can spend watching your husbands booty and head taking alternate chances to surface before you need some entertaining but it didn't come with a main charger just a usb one so I will have to have a hunt for one while I'm in town, is it just me or is that daft, I know long gone are the days when the 'batteries included' attitude used to be the norm but a charger I would have thought would have been essential wouldn't you...right moan over...have a wonderfully sunny day everyone
Mina xxx
p.s. the new adorables are on sale now

aaaaawwwwwwww I had a sickly laptop

Good afternoon everyone, now that seem weird to say afternoon...I had a very poorly little laptop for a while but with a lot of coaxing, care and love its feeling much better now and allowing me to post again...it nearly went out of the window but I decided to be nice to it and it worked...we had a fabulous day yesterday, Phil took an extra day off work and we did a little wandering then our darling Daughter and her other half joined us for dinner, I love those family meals don't you, they don't happen as often as I would like but that means they should be enjoyed even more shouldn't they...right onto my card for today, now how amazingly beautiful is this new Sara Burrier digi from Crafts and Me, its called Morning Glories and is just fantastic to colour although all Sara Burrier's images are...love em...I coloured it with distress inks and put just a little glitter on her wings...the papers are Basicgrey I think as they had escaped from their paper pad, I loved the colours though and thought they matched the image beautifully...I added some of this fantastic lace which I have now run out of and haven't a clue where I got it...oh no drat my jelly memory...of course an image like this has to have a bit of lush satin ribbon and bow doesn't it, its the craft rule...well for me anyway...the sketch is from Sunday Sketch & Stamp and I'm entering this for the City Crafter Birthday challenge and the Pear Tree Designs lace challenge too...well all should be well with my laptop for tomorrow now I have given it some electronic medicine so I'm off to do a bit of painting...whatever your doing today...enjoy
Mina xxx
p.s. today is the last day to enter our
Crafts and Me Digi team glitter challenge 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

how do you know when you have too many buttons? - Whimsy and Stars Studio Guest DT

when you start dreaming about them lol...Good morning everyone, I had a lovely surprise last night Phil came home at 10.30 how fab is he driving all that way to come home at that time bless him...ok own up, who watched Mamma Mia last night, it isn't my usual kind of film and I haven't seen it before but of course who can resist a sing a long to Abba, not me I sang my little heart out (I bet Phil's relieved he wasn't home to hear me), I did see a couple of cats running past my window with their ears covered but I'm sure it had nothing to do with my singing though, if it hadn't been for the songs it would have been a rubbish film and I wouldn't have watched it in a million years, give me a good sci fi or vampire or horror movie...or even a good action one...love em...right onto my card for today which is for the Whimsy and Stars Studio guest DT...isn't this just a little sweetie of an image, I love the flowers on her dress...this image is called Searching and I coloured her with distress inks...go on guess what make the paper is, go on...yep Echo Park...lush isn't it and the name well what else would it be...Buttons of course...the orange is the reverse, all I needed to finished was some lush soft silk striped ribbon and the only other thing it need...yes...more buttons....I'm entering this for the Simon says Stamp Spring colours challenge (I think this is spring colours I always think of them as bright), Stamp Something circles challenge and the fab sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches...I haven't a clue what we will be doing today but I hope wherever you are you have a fantastic day, preferably far away from any excess singing
Mina xxx

a bit of advice needed - Mo's Digital Pencil DT

Good morning everyone how are you all...do you have anything exciting happening this weekend...we were going to take out our lovely Daughter to celebrate her new job but my darling Phil rang last night and there has been an emergency and he cant get home this weekend so I have my sad face on :-(...right I need a bit of advice please, do any of you use a lamp to take their photos or use a light box because I am struggling with daylight atm because it seems really wishy washy and isn't showing the bright colours up and as I don't brighten them they look kinda washed out and grey, so any advice as to make, model etc of a lamp to photograph would be greatly appreciated...right my card for today is for Mo's Digital Pencil, I love this party girl don't you...as soon as I saw Veronica I knew I would use yellow for her for some reason I think it suits her...I coloured her with distress inks and the amazing papers are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts they are from the Whiff of Joy paper pad, I love this pad and the sentiment is from the same pad as there are three sheets of them at the back of it, really handy, I added some butterflies and lush yellow velvet ribbon and knot to finish...the sketch is from Mojo Monday, love their sketches don't you and I'm also entering it for the Creative Inspirations Punches & dies challenge and the DYSU Yellow challenge too...btw did you see I have more candy on the go and the winner of the last candy is in the post below...whatever you have planned I hope you have a fantastic day everyone
Mina xxx

A WINNER - SOME NEWS - MORE CANDY ITS TIME FOR BUNNY ZOE'S MONTHLY CANDY TOO

Hi everyone me again and its time for our winner first...the random number thingy says its No 72 which is..........drum roll.....................................

TILLY TROTTER

huge massive congratulations Tilly, could you email me your address please and we can chat about your extra prize because there was over 100 entries

Right now for some news the wonderful Nikki at Bunny Zoe's Crafts has a Paper special offer on at the mo a massive 25% off...I already got mine of course so click on the image to pop on over and see whats on offer...prepare to drool lol

and now its Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly candy time too....oooooohhhhhhh look at this Belles and Whistles sweetie from their new Fairy range...I love these and dont have any yet, I wonder if I can enter my own candy lol...the usual rules apply, leave your name in mr linky, leave a comment and post about the candy on your blog (sidebars fine)...everyone can enter and you have until next Friday 15th April at midnight to join in...good luck everyone...right I will leave you in peace to enjoy the rest of your night Mina xxx Oh I nearly forgot to tell you did you know Bunny Zoe's Crafts are now stocking the gorgeous little mini Magnolia stamps, they are so cute and yes your right I got mine ordered already xxx

the black bin bags are out - Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge week 101 Bevs sketch

Good morning everyone I hope the sun shining for you today we had a wonderful sunny afternoon yesterday but the thing with the sun is it shows all the dust so I had to do a bit of a spring clean, but I went three times to do my craft room and then changed my mind because I knew if I went in nothing more would be done...so the house is spick and span and my craft room looks like a mini explosion has gone off in it, well maybe not so mini lol...that's next to do I think...oh by the way I forgot to put the winner of my candy one didn't I so I will draw it this afternoon and put it up later, oh and I have Bunny Zoe's candy for you this weekend and you never know what more there will be...I have candy to give away while I'm on holiday too so keep an eye out for all the goodies to come...right enough blathering Mina, onto my card for today which is for our new challenge over at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge which this week is a sketch by our super talented Bev...I used this beautiful Tilda with Hawaii flower for mine, shes coloured with distress inks and I glittered the butterflies, I teamed them up with these amazing papers from the Crate Paper 6x6 Portrait paper pad, aren't those colours just wow...the sentiment is from the Whimsy treasured moments tickets set, the papers and stamps are all from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I added some of the lush seam binding from The Ribbon girl and some more of that beautiful pleated lace I bought from Crafters & Co...Im entering this for the Cute Card Thursday Totally Tropical challenge...when you have time pop on over to Just Magnolia and have a look at the amazing DT work from our wonderful team and the new DT members announcement is there too...right I'm off with a black bin bag and some boxes to tidy my craft room wish me luck and if you don't hear from me in a week send a rescue team...have a brilliant day everyone
Mina xxx

Thank you all so much - Colour Create challenge 68 - Janiels choice Baby Pink, Black and white

Good morning everyone...huge massive thanks to you all for your positive thoughts yesterday my wonderful Daughter got the job wwwwooooohhhhhhoooooo...they wanted her so much they gave it to her then and there so she dosent even have to wait to hear, how amazing is that...she was all excited when she got here to tell me and many hugs later I said it was all your positive thoughts...I think she thinks I have gone a bit mad lol...my card for today is for our new challenge at Colour Create and this weeks challenge was chosen by our wonderful Janiel and she chose Baby Pink, Black and white, fantastic combo isnt it, theres also an added option of using tulle but I couldnt for the life of me find my roll of tulle so used lace instead, how amazingly gorgeous is this Kenny K Super Mom from his new Retro collection, she reminds me of the titles from the old show Bewitched...I coloured her with Distress inks and used some fab craft creations spotted card and gingham paper for her...the lush black lace I havent a clue where I got it but I finished with pink satin ribbon, black velvet ribbon and bow, a sprinkling of pink pearls and one of the fantastic new Whimsy stamp sentiments from the Time Flies stamp set, I love these sets, I won this one from the Whimsy blog hop but you can get it at Bunny Zoe's...Im entering this for the Kenny K's Krafty Girls Pretty in Pink challenge, 7 Kids College fund Seeing spots challenge and the Just Us Girls sketch challenge...when you have time dont forget to pop over to Colour Create and see what amazing pieces of work our lush team made...have a brill day everyone and wherever you are I hope the suns shining
Mina xxx

A bit of glitter and some good vibes - Crafts & Me challenge 29 - my choice - Glitter

Good morning everyone, right which one of you pinched the good weather again...it was blowing a mini hurricane and raining here yesterday and the wind howled last night too, now I know we can get all four seasons in one day here but this is ridiculous...well at least its not freezing, well not yet anyway...well my Darling Dad is off on his jaunts today oh and I need you all to send my lovely Daughter loads of positive vibes as shes going for an interview for a promotion today which would make all the difference to her and her other half's life, so send good thoughts for her please...I was going to go with her as its a good distance away and she wanted me to go with her for the company, but didn't want to make her nervous as I feel nervous enough and I think it can sometimes rub off don't you...right onto my card for today which is for the Digi teams new challenge at Crafts & Me challenge and this week is my choice which is Glitter so whatever you want as long as it has glitter on it and remember it doesn't have to have a Crafts and Me image on it either...I tried to do CAS again I'm not quite sure if it works or not I don't really do Clean and simple so its hard to judge and whenever I see others they look so elegant and mine just looks bare... I used this fantastic Dusk image and chopped it down again, they work brilliantly like this don't they and by the way there's new digi's on Crafts and Me too now...I used some white glitterboard and a sparkly lilac and metallic ribbon, finishing with some of those super sparkly butterflies from Anita's stickers, I love these don't you...I'm entering this for the Papertake weekly Anything goes challenge, Secret Crafter Butterfly Saturday Challenge and the Stamp Something April Digi challenge too...I'm going to have a tidy day today and you never know what I will find, I may even do a bit of searching for holiday clothes too...whatever your up to spare a second to send some vibes to my darling Daughter please and have a good one
Mina xxx

Dressing up games in yellow - Sugar Nellie DT+Sketch Saturday+Allsort challenge+Crafty Calendar challenge

Good morning everyone did you all have a good day yesterday, I had a brilliant crafting day and managed to make 8 cards in one go...guess I had a mojo spurt, I love it when that happens don't you, only problem is being by myself I forget to eat and its only when the tum makes those gurgling noises that I realise...sssshhhhh don't tell Phil or I get told off ...this is one of the cards I made, isn't this Sugar Nellie Home grown Manga Dress Up Games just fabulous you can get her at Funkykits of course, she reminds of when my Daughter was small and she loved wearing my high heel, that was in the days when I wore high heels...comfort more than style now though...I coloured her with distress inks and used these amazingly coloured double sided paper from Basicgrey Origins collection this one is called Relaxation...aren't those colours just wow...I finished with a couple of pins, a lush green ribbon and bow and a couple of Prima flowers...you know for a change I really like the way this card turned out, I think those colours are brilliant for this cutie don't you...the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering this for the Allsorts Bloomin Blossoms challenge and the Crafty Calendar Flowers challenge too...I'm off out with my Dad today as its only a couple of days before he hops off on his jet setting so have to make the most of some time together don't we...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Mina xxx
p.s. are any of you having problem with Blogger, my posts dont stay the way they are posted I have to go in when they go live and change them...the paragraphs and sentances dont stay as I type them...go figure????

Anyone fancy a cute little Easter bunny - Stamp with Fun challenge+Truly Scrumptious+A spoon full of sugar

Good morning everyone did all those that celebrate it I hope you had a wonderful Mothers Day and got spoiled rotten...my wonderful Daughter bought me some fab jewellery and a pair of shoes, I love sketchers type/deck shoes and she bought me a lush blue check pair, love them to bits...we had a yummy lunch Phil really does make the best yorkshire puddings mmmmmmm and hands up those who know I would have a bit of both desserts...well it would have rude not too wouldn't it, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it lol...I'm feeling loads better so caught up with a bit of blogging last night (yes I managed to stay awake long enough), I will hopefully catch up with the rest of you all today, thanks for being so patient and still leaving me such fab comments...my card for today is using this sweet little rabbit called Springtime Basket Bunny isn't she so cute, shes from Whimsy and Stars Studio...I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced her dress and hat band, I seem to be addicted to paper piecing lately don't I...the fabulous bright papers are from Echo park (of course) these are called Big Dots and are from their Summertime range...I added loads of buttons and a huge red gingham bow, well I had to make up for yesterdays lack of them didn't I...the fab sketch is from Truly Scrumptious and I'm also entering this for the Stamp With Fun Easter challenge and A spoon full of sugar's Easter challenge too...I haven't a clue what I'm doing today so you never know...whatever your up to have a fantastic time everyone
Mina xxx

Happy Mothers Day everyone - Creative Card crew+CES challenge+Stamp with Fun

Happy Mothers Day everyone I hope you have a wonderful day planned whatever your loved ones do to show you their love...did you all have a great day yesterday mine was very quiet and I had another early night last night (this is getting quite a habit isn't it lol) but I feel a lot better today so it must have done me a heap of good...we are having one of the best things, a big family Sunday lunch with all the trimmings yum yum yum cant wait and my lovely Phil is cooking it to, well he does anyway but Mothers Day gives me another excuse not too lol...my card for today is using these two fabulous little fellas from Mo's Digital Pencil, the sleepy angel is called Michael and the happy one on the swing is a little cherub called Robin, beautiful aren't they, only Mo can put that much expression in a child's face, I coloured them with Distress inks and dusted their wings and clouds with glitter...the gorgeous papers and the paper flowers cut from them are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and are from the Kaisercraft Seaside 6x6 paper pad...by the way Nikki is having a Mothers Day Special offer this weekend which ends at 7am Monday 4th April and would you believe there's 10% off everything...did you notice something about this card?...shock horror no ribbon, no that's rare isn't it...the fabulous sketch is from Stamp with Fun challenge and I'm also entering this for the CES Children challenge and the Creative Card Crew challenge too...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one, I will as I will be filling up with a huge lunch oh and my Dad bought chocolate cake and cream and apple pie and custard for desert...hhhmmmmmmm now what to chose lol
Mina xxx

Can you almost smell them?

Good morning everyone, I know I wasnt supposed to post today but the sun is shining on my roses and they have all opened so I wanted to show you how beautiful they are....wow arent those colours just amazing, I havent touched the photos this is really the colour of them...Im feeling a bit better today so will be back with a vengeance and a card tomorrow speak to you all then and have a wonderful Saturday whatever your up to Mina xxx

Welcome to the Crafts and Me blog hop

Yes its me again everyone but this time its for the Crafts and Me bloghop and dont worry this is for tomorrow too so you get a day off lol... Crafts and Me Challenges recently celebrated their 1st Anniversary and we have also taken on some new teamies which now includes a Digital Design Team plus new faces also on the Rockin Rubbah team so we thought we'd celebrate with a little blog hop! We have goodies hidden on various teamies blogs so I hope you'll leave them all a nice comment along the way...you have the chance on mine to win your choice of digi If you've arrived from AMY you're on the right track! If not, you need to start at the Crafts and Me Challenge blog, click HERE to go to the start! We're running the hop from 1st April to Midnight (GMT) 15th April so a whole 2 weeks to play along. You need to collect the letters to form a phrase and leave a comment on each individual stop to be eligible for the individual prizes plus the grand prize. Once you have collected all the letters leave a comment and become a follower on the Crafts & Me shop Blog Hop post.

My letter for you is F

I used this amazing digi called Poppy but I only used the head part and enlarged it, I coloured with distress inks and glittered the rest of her, the amazing paper is from Echo Park and is called Black Damask, this is the reverse of the black...I added some ruffled lace and grey satin ribbon which I ruched...I finished with a Happy Birthday stamp...the stunning sketch is from Mojo Monday Thanks for coming to visit, don't forget to leave me and all the other DT members a comment, hop on over to the super talented VICKY next who is bound to have something incredible to show you enjoy the rest of the hop everyone

Mina xxx

Cherish each passing moment - Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge + Simon says stamp challenge

Good morning everyone, I'm sorry I haven't been blogging around you all much this week but I have kinda a virus type thingy (you can see why I never took up medicine cant you lol), I will be fine but cant shake it and my temperature is up and down like a roller blind and I have been in bed most nights very early which is not like me I have always been a night owl...I hate these things don't you but you just have to let them run but hopefully I will stay awake long enough to catch up with you all this weekend...I haven't a clue what I'm going to do with all my time when my Dad goes away on his jaunts you know...I guess a lot more crafting and tidying will be done...well that's the plan anyway...well its Friday and today I have a double post day and will be back later because Crafts and Me are having a blog hop with loads and loads of prizes, it goes live at 6pm so pop back then to join in...this mornings card is for our new challenge at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar challenge and its time for the Monthly challenge which means anything goes everyone and we have an added option of Buttons if you would like to use it...if you enter this week we are holding a DT call so if you would like to be considered just put DT after your name in the entry

I used this fabulous Tilda with Stuffed animal which is from the Butterfly Dreams collection, I bought her at Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I coloured her with distress inks and teamed her up with this amazing K&Co Classic K McKenna Green floral paper, isn't it gorgeous, I cut some of the flowers and leaves out and added a mix of buttons from my stash...I finished a sentiment which is one of my amazing prizes I won from Whimsy stamps...this ticket stamp is from one of the new release its called Treasured Moments tickets, you can get it from Whimsy stamps or for those in the UK Bunny Zoe's has it too...I used the lush sketch from Simon Says Stamp challenge for my card...I will be back at 6pm so will speak to you all then...have a fab day everyone

Mina xxx