Lots of Green!

Happy Saturday!

I'm hoping this post has appeared properly...I've had to schedule it to pop up automatically because today I'm dragging Mum to the Stitch & Craft show at Olympia....poor mum gets dragged around every year! This year we're also attended a workshop though so she'll get to sit down for a bit!! We're learning how to make paperbeads...I'll let you know how we get on!

So, its Saturday....and that means we have a new fab challenge for you over at Sweet Stampin this week. Our sponsor this month is Joanna Sheen and our weekly sponsor is Emerald Faerie.

Our challenge this week is in honour of St Patricks Day.....we want to see the colour green feature on your cards. Each DT member has kindly been given a fab image to play with by Emerald Faerie - my image is soooo cute - thank you!

After rummaging through my stash I realised that I didn't have many green papers! I've managed to feature several shades of green...plus some polka dots! I've coloured my cute fairy using my coloured pencils and added some glitter to the dandilion.

Pop by the Sweet Stampin blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week.

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

A little bif of yellow...

Woo hoo....its the weekend!

I hope you've had a fab week....mine has flown by so quickly! In the UK it's Mother's Day on Sunday and as is our family tradition Lorna and I are taking Mum for afternoon tea in London on Sunday. We started this tradition as a one of treat about seven years ago....taking mum to The Savoy....unfortuantly for our pockets mum loves the whole experience and we've gone to a different posh London hotel every year since! This year we've going to The Corinthia which is a year old 5* hotel near Trafalgar Square. The hotel is always a surprise for mum and I really hope she likes our choice this year!

Sooo.....on with today's card....I've finally got around to making a card for the "yellow and pearls" challenge over at A Passion for Promarkers this week. I found this challenge very difficult as I'm not really a fan of yellow....looks fab on bananas and lemons, but not so good on my cards!

I've coloured my image with my Promarkers and I didn't have any normal coloured pearls...so I added green ones, which I'm hoping look ok. The layout is a bit experiemental....I didn't have many yellow papers in my stash and so I just kinda threw downs the ones I found and I think they look ok!

Pop by the Passion for Promarkers blog to see some gorgeous DT cards!

Thanks for popping by today and don't forget to pop back tomorrow to see this week's challenge at Sweet Stampin!

Wedgie xxx

Isn't the weather lovely?

Evening Peeps,

Hope you're keeping well....I've managed to pick up yet another cold bug...my immune system is officially rubbish!! This time I have a rather violent cough, along with a drippy nose....lucky me!

Anyway, enough of my moaning! Tonight I've really not done a lot....I watched the final of Masterchef...I've watched Location, Location, Location....oh and I've made a Birthday card (no baking this evening I am sad to report!).

Another week has flown by and the lovely ladies at Sweet Sketch Wednesday have a fab new sketch for us to play with.....Isn't it lovely?

I'm using this sketch as the base for my card, along with the colour challenge over at Simon Says Stamp which is "bit o' green". The theme for my card is "Birthdays" and this is to celebrate Cute Card Thursdays 4th Birthday!

So here we go......

I love purple and green together....I think the little bit of purple around the edges on this card really makes the green pop. I've used different buttons to give the card a shabby chic feel

Pop by all the challenge blogs mentioned above to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created.

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Saying it with flowers.....and no images!

Evening Folks!

Well another day has flown by! I was supposed to go for a run when I got home this evening, but somehow I got distracted by my craft desk! Whoops!

I have a couple of cards I'd like to share with you this evening...the first is a Mother's Day card featuring flowers....

I've used a pretty green backing paper, along with some flowery paper. My flowers have been stamped twice and coloured. I've used the first stamp on the bottom for the leaves and I cut the flowers out of the second stamp and attached them with 3D sticky pads to add some depth. I've made this card for the "say it with flowers" challenge over at Allsorts and the "for the girls" challenge over at Papertake Weekly.

Now anyone who has popped by my blog before will know how much I love my sentiments....anything that makes me chuckle is good for my cards! Thats why the "no image, just words" challenge at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge this week is right up my street! And here is my card...

Yep, I know I'm slightly obsessed with this Martha Stewart punch...but its soooo pretty!! So, did I make you giggle?? I'd normally add a pair of knickers to a card featuring this sentiment, but as I can't use an image I decided to focus on making the card pretty....the punched border also kind of reminds me of knicker elastic!!

Pop by all the blogs mentioned to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been made!

Thanks for popping by today, I'll be back later this week with some more cards!

Wedgie xxx

Going Dotty...for Hot Cross Buns!

Hello campers!

Hope you're well this evening and had a fab weekend. Mine was brilliant - I had the cake decorating exhibtion with Rafina (where I learnt a lot) and the pamper day with Becca (where I relaxed a lot!).

This week Cupcake Craft Challenge has a fab challenge for us....they want us to "go dotty!"...lots and lots of spots please! Pop by the Cupcake blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards.

I decided I wanted a fresh zingy card this evening, so I used this fab colour combo of purple, lime green and sky blue....soooo pretty! I added a stand full of cupcakes and a scrumptious sentiment!

Now I really wish you could smell my flat this evening...it smells truely scrumptious! I've tried my hand at baking Hot Cross Buns tonight....and I have to say that I am really pleased with the end results...not only do they smell amazing and look like Hot Cross Buns...they also taste pretty good too (even if I do say so myself!!).

I believe that some lovely ladies have been popping by and leaving me some really nice comments.....I will be popping by your blogs this week to investigate further, but just wanted to say a HUGE thank you!

Thanks for popping by this evening,
Wedgie xxx

Here comes the weekend!

Hello Folks!

Hope you're having a good week! For me its officially the weekend now....and what a lovely weekend I have planned! Tomorrow I am going to a cake decorating exhbition in Farnham with Rafina....we went last year and it was brilliant...I'm really looking forward to it! Peggy Porschen is opening the exhibition and will be decorating...she makes amazing cakes. Then on Saturday I am having a pamper day with Becca...its my Birthday treat from last year...we're going to a health club in London for massages and facials...I can't wait for that either!

Before all the excitment begins I've had some time for some crafting....

I've created this pretty card for the "Mothers Day/Special Girl" challenge at Simon Says Stamp this week. This is another colour combo that I really like....that lovely pastel pink, cool baby blue and a splash of white...it always looks really pretty! My rose has been stamped and coloured, I've cut the petals out and attached them with 3D sticky pads to make them pop!

Anyway, thanks for popping by today and no doubt I'll be back soon to update you on my adventures this weekend!

Wedgie xxx

Happy Tuesday!

Evening Peeps!

I hope you are well this evening....I'm back with another card for you this evening....

Ok, ok....I know I made a similar card to this recently, but I love the layout...I think it looks really pretty! I've used some brown backing paper, along with some pretty patterned paper for the background. I've added a pretty punched border across the middle. The sentiment has been created on my trusty computer and I've added a mug of tea (or coffee) because every mum deserves a cup of tea! The mug has been coloured with my Promarkers, I wanted it to look like china so I have used an ivory coloured promarker.

This card is for the "for mum/female relative" challenge over at Passion for Promarkers this week and the "anything goes" challenge at Papertake Weekly.

Don't forget to pop by these blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created for inspiration.

Thanks for popping by this evening,

Wedgie xxx