Oh my goodness!!

Hello there, hope you're keeping well!

Sorry I haven't been around much this week! Thank you for all your lovely comments.

I have been plagued by IT problems recently...both at work and at home! Today I went to work to find that all my word and excel documents had vanished!!! I've been in my job for 7 years now and so you can imagine my panic at the thought of all that work gone!! That got fixed and then I came home to my continuing lack of internet problems! After 20 mins on the phone to Virgin Media, 15 mins on the phone to Dell and a lovely 30 min chat to an engineer in India and my internet is finally working again! Apparently it was a McFee problem....a bad update or something!! What a wonderful IT day!

Anyway, enough of my moaning...I have managed to fit in a teeny bit of crafting today....

 

I told you it was a teeny bit of crafting! This simple card is made of black baking paper, some pretty black and white patterned paper and a gorgeous stamped image. I've also added a little faux stitching to the image.

 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - black and white

Papertake Weekly - Pins & Needles

Make it Monday

 

Pop by all the blogs mentioned to see the gorgeous DT cards.

 

I have to say a HUGE thank you to the lovely Elaine for the fab package she sent me recently....I promise everything will get used!

 

Right....I'm off to do a little blog suffering...I've really missed my internet over the last couple of days!!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Hello Peeps

Happy Wednesday!

Hope you're having a fab week so far!

I've got a masculine card for you this morning....shock horror!! There is no pink in sight...double shock horror!!

Aren't you proud of me??

This fab little image is from MelonHeadz and I've coloured him with my Promarkers. I've used light grey and black backing papers, long with the paperclips image which is from Desmet Designs. I created the sentiment on my computer.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Desmet Designs - A Day in the Office

Papertake Weekly - Make your Own (my sentiment)

Paper & Such - Just Stitch it

Craft your Passion - black & white and one other (I've gone with grey)

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

Thanks for popping by today....see you again soon!

Wedgie xxx

Thank you berry much!

Hello folks!

Me again! Well, you can't stop me today! Thank you for all your lovely comments about my new DT post....I am very excitited!

I was looking at my card stash today and I realised that I didn't have any Thank You cards left! Well that wouldn't do so I got crafting!!

I've gone with a red and white colour combo for this sweet thank you card! Using some plain red backing paper, topped with some gorgeous red gingham paper. I've stamped my strawberry images and coloured them with my Promarkers. Finally I embellished my card with a cute mini doilly and some red buttons.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - gingham/checks

DYSU - red

Papertake Weekly - Strawberries & cream

Pop by all three blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

A very good crafting hour!

Hello folks!

Well I came home from work this evening and after spending a total of 2 and a half hours in my car travelling to and from work today I decided it was time to put some Brad Paisley on nice and loud and get creative!!

There is a fab challenge over at Stampalot this month...they want to see your crafting passion...how cool is that! Some of you might know what my crafting passion is.....I love creating things out of a pile of paper. I love it....love the challenge and find it sooo satisfying. I've made loads of car cards before for Joe and his car nut Dad....but I'll try anything out! Today I was asked to make a card for someone who wanted a leopard on the front....well I certainly haven't got a leopard stamp so I got my papers out and got creative.....

Ha, ha! Its a bit of an evil looking leopard...those eyes are a bit menacing, but I thoroughly enjoyed putting this card together! I've used paper scraps from my stash along with my Promarkers and a white gel pen.

Here is the photo I used as inspiration...

Inspired by this card I also decided to make another Birthday card...and I stayed with the cat theme...but went a little smaller this time....

Now I love this stamp! I've had it a while now, but it never fails to make me smile! I've used some more of those retro papers for this card, along with some shiny dots. The catd are coloured with my Promarkers and the fab layout is a sketch that I found at Passion for Promarkers this week. I'm really pleased with this card!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

My Time to Craft - Cats & Dogs (I went with cats!)

Passion for Promarkers - the fab sketch

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

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

Well what a lovely evening I've had already and its not even 8pm yet!!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

3,2,1...time for a chat??

Hello folks!

Thanks for popping by today...I have a fab card for you today (even if I do say so myself!!). I really enjoyed making this card and its sooo much more fun than yesterday's card!!

Super cute!!!

I've created this card for several challenges including the "Critters" challenge at the Tuesday Throwdown. I'd also like to enter this card in the "banners or bunting" challenge at Oldie but a Goodie Challenge (my old thing is that gorgeous flowery papers....I can't actually remember when I bought it!!).

There is also a 3,2,1 challenge at Papertake Weekly Challenge this week...on my card I have 3 pieces of bunting, I have used 2 pieces of backing paper and have included 1 digi image (or sentiment)!

Pop by all the blogs mentioned to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Happy Wednesday!

Hello Folks, hope you're keeping well today.

I have a little card for you today...

I still find it very hard to make cards for Dads. My Dad passed away last year and although I'm ok, its still a raw subject for me. In fact Fathers Day last year passed by just fine.....but this year all the adverts on TV are making me a little sad. Its funny how the mind works isn't it?!

Anyway, this red, white and blue extravaganza is for the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - colour theme - red, white & blue

Sweet Stamps - for Dad

Digi Doodle - get your bunting out (sorry no Digi Doodle image this week!)

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes - optional extra - for a man or boy

Oldie but a Goodie - anything goes - my item that is more than 6 months old is the stamp....I've had this for at least a year (probably longer!) and I pull it out of the drawer every so often as he makes me smile!

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

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Technology!! Aaarrrgghh!!

Hello folks, hope you're well today.

Well you might be wondering what I'm doing posting on a Thursday morning...shouldn't I be at my desk in New Malden slaving away?? Well, I'm actually off work now until next Wednesday - woo hoo!! Joe is part of the British Drifting Championships (where they slide cars around a track sideways) and this weekend is Round 2. I'm going to support Joe, I really hope he does well as if he makes it into the finals of his class he'll be featured on TV! How exciting!

Anyway, I have a couple of cards for you today....I've really struggled to get these onto Blogger as my phone (which takes the photos) and my laptop don't seem to be talking at the moment!! Not sure what the problem is, but its taken me ages!! I also have to apologise for the quality of the photos...my phone is really being annoying today!!

Told you it was a dodgy photo! I've used a pink and brown colour combo for this little cutie....I'm not entirely sure about the stamped sentiment, I think I should have stamped it in brown rather than black.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Sketch

Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes

And here is my second card...

Even more dodgy sorry!!

I've gone for fresh blues and yellows for this sea inspired card, along with a couple of cute fishes to bring Birthday wishes!!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

DYSU - under the sea

Pop by all the blogs mentioned to see the gorgeous DT cards!

Right, I better get going....I've got to get packing. Did I mention that I am camping for the next couple of days....at the track!! Not sure what I've let myself in for here!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Birthday Wishes!

Hello Peeps, Happy Tuesday!

Hope you've had a good day....and I hope the sun was shining where ever you are in the world! Its been glorious here today.

Sooo....I have a cute little card for you today....its a Birthday card.....it has a fab sentiment and it features cakes! What more could you want??

I've used plain red and blue backing paper, along with some cute patterned papers also in red and blue. I've coloured my cute cupcakes with my Promarkers and fixed them onto the card using 3D sticky pads......adding a little sparkle to the icing with my sparkles. Finally I added the sentiment which I created on my computer.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Happy Birthday - its PfP 3rd Birthday this week! Happy Birthday ladies!!!

Sweet Stamps - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - true colours - use your national colours

My Time to Craft - it takes two - feature two of something

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

Thanks for popping by today and I'll see you later this week with more cards!

Wedgie xxx

In the Garden

Hello peeps...hope you've had a fab Tuesday!

I'm back again with another creation...this time with a garden theme, using one of my favourite new stamps....

I've used a basic blue background and topped that with two different design papers and a lovely piece of bright yellow ribbon. I have topped my bright and cheerful background with the green house image that I have coloured with my Promarkers. Finally I finished off the top right hand corner with some faux stitching.

Now I bet you're thinking...why has Wedgie used all this bright paper....these aren't patterns you'd normally find in the garden! Well, this is because I have been inspired by the fab photo challenge at Passion for Promarkers this week....take a peep at this photo....now when I saw this fab collection of ribbons I instantly thought of a rainbow - hence the bright, cheerful stripey paper! I also love nothing better than a garden full of bright flowers...so this paper seemed perfect.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - photo inspiration - I went for a rainbow look and added a ribbon!

Papertake Weekly Challenge - in the garden

Crafty Ribbons - flowers - I have some in my green house and some on my blue backing paper

Hooked on Crafts - flowers

With all this talk of flowers I thought I'd also show you my latest addition to my flat....this is Larry the lemon plant! He already has several lemons growing and currently smells amazing with all the blossom!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Bright & Light

Happy Tuesday!

Well, I know I said it was weird weather last week...but the last 24 hours have been mad!! Yesterday was quite dull and windy, last night there was a thunder storm so loud that it actually woke me up, this morning I drove to work in the rain and now there is beautiful sunshine outside my window! Bizarre!!

The challenge this week at Passion for Promarkers is "Bright & Light".....soooo they want to see either a brightly coloured image and a lightly coloured background or vice versa.....interesting!! I opted for a bright image on a lighter background.....

I found this challenge quite challenging as I'd never tried anything like this before. I knew the look I wanted, but I don't think I've quite achieved it here....never mind practice makes perfect!!

As well as Passion for Promarkers I'd also like to enter this card in the "anything goes" challenge over at Papertake Weekly this week.

Pop by both blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created as inspiration.

Just a short post tonight, as dinner is nearly ready - stuffed peppers - yummy!!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Its a tad bit windy out there!!

Hope you're having a good week and haven't been blown away in all that wind....not sure whats worse really the gusts of winds from today or the heavy rain from earlier in the week!! Both making driving my little car a nightmare!!

Anyway, enough of my weather moaning...it could be a lot worse....time for some crafting instead!! I haven't posted since Monday and so I have some challenges to catch up with! Here is my card for today....I've gone with something a little bit different today:

I love this pretty colour combo, I think it makes a really sweet card. I've used a stamp that I've had for ages but never used....I think it makes a lovely focal point for this card. I've coloured it with my Promarkers and added some die cut flowers in the bottom right hand corner.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - that cute sketch

Passion for Promarkers - cut it out (use die cuts)

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

DYSU - Case the DT - be inspired by the DT creations - I loved the flower image that Ren-Yi used on her card and so decided to use flowers on my card!

Pop by all the blogs to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week!

By the way....Passion for Promarkers have a mini DT call at the moment...pop by their blog to find out more!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Not the best colouring!

Helloooeeee!

Thank you to everyone for their lovely Birthday messages, I had such a lovely time this year and its so nice to read everyone's comments too.

I'm back! I've had a fab 24 hours....Joe whisked me off to Bournemouth yesterday afternoon as a Birthday surprise! We paddled in the sea, walked along the beach and stayed in a fab hotel. Then today.....we went to Monkey World! Such a fab place! Yes, I'm a big kid at heart and I don't care!! Joe loves the chimps and made a friend who he wanted to bring home!


As well as the two cards that I posted yesterday, I also started another one which I've had the opportunity to finish off this evening.....I'm not as happy with this one as my colouring is rubbish! However, I love the layout and so decided to share it with you anyway....

See what I mean.....rubbish colouring!

I want to enter this card in the following challenges:

Secrect Crafter Saturday Challenge - a mans card

Digi Doodle - paper lace

Papertake Weekly Challenge - a stitch in time (there is faux silver stitching on the grey paper lace!)

I hope this isn't too girlie for a man's card.....I always seem to make things a bit girlie!!

Pop by all the blogs mentioned to see the gorgeous DT cards!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Happy Monday!

Hello there...hope you're having a wonderful Monday!

Today is my Birthday and so far its been a blissful day.....Joe had to go off to college this morning and so I had a nice little lie in and I've been crafting ever since! He'll be home soon and I have no idea what the afternoon holds for me!

Soooo....thank you to everyone who played along with my Birthday candy....the lucky winner, pulled from a hat, is Elaine! Well done hun, please send me an email with your address so I can post off your goodies!

I'm very pleased with my cards this morning.....here is the first one....

I know Easter was a couple of weeks ago, but I love this image and thought it went really well with my cute papers and buttons! I've been practising my Promarker colouring (inspired by the gorgeous Birthday cards that the Sweet Stampin DT sent me - thanks ladies!) and I'm actually really happy with this image. I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Allsorts - buttons and thread

DYSU - bling (I've added stickles to my easter eggs and butterfly)

CES - paper piercing (its around the blue paper)

Make it Monday

Pollycraft - cute critters

Lili's Little Fairies - transport - I hope the pogo stick counts!

I've also made a second card this morning....

Instead of my Promarkers I've used my trusty pencils to colour this cute LOTV image. I've used my glossy accents on the window pane to try and make them look more glass like and I've added some stickles to the water drops. I love this fresh colour combo....not one that I'd usually go for, but I think it looks really pretty. I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Spring flowers

Cupcake Craft Challenge - in the deep end (add depth)

Papertake Weekly - april showers / water everywhere

Simon Says Stamp - April showers bring spring flowers

Pop by all the challege blogs mentioned to see the wonderful DT cards that have been created this week!

Thanks for popping by today, hope to see you again soon!

Wedgie xxx

Change in weather!

Hello Folks, Happy Tuesday!

I hope you've had a fab day....what is your weather like? I can't believe the snow that has been falling in Scotland! Amazing! In Aldershot its grey and a bit wet....no snow thank goodness!

While we're talking about the weather...the challenge this week at A Passion for Promarkers is "whatever the weather" and here is my card....

This card is inspired by my journeys to and from work...believe me you really know when its windy when you're driving a soft top! I feel like this little bunny on a regular basis!! I've coloured my cute image with my Promarkers and have added some doodling around the edges.....inspired by the lovely Fi!

I'd also like to enter this card in the anything goes challenge over at Papertake Weekly Challenge.




Now remember my easter eggs from the weekend? Well I've now added some extra decoration and I have to say I am dead impressed with my efforts! I've created swirls using tempered white chocolate and added some coloured sugar flowers. What do you think??

Thanks for popping by today and don't forget about my Birthday candy!

Wedgie xxx

Its time for tea!

Evening Folks!

I've just realised that I haven't changed my clock in my kitchen....how did I realise?? When my boyfriend called to ask where I was and that dinner was ready! Whoops! Here I was merrily crafting away!!

Anyway, I've been given an extra half an hour so I thought I'd post my handy-work quickly (I still haven't changed the clock!!).

Anyway, my fellow Sweet Stampin DT member Tracey left me message to say I should pop by the CES challenge blog this week because they have a fab challenge that is right up my street....and boy was she right!! Its a photo inspiration challenge....

Isn't that cute?? Loads of things to inspire us...so I rummaged through my many teacup/cupcake stamps and decided to make an afternoon tea inspired card! Papertake Weekly Challenge have a fab sketch for us to use this week and Passion for Promarkers wanted to see us using ribbon and buttons on our projects. Soooooo....here you go:

You can't really see the papers in the background....but one of them has more afternoon tea images on and the other is full of afternoon tea words! Soooo cute! I opted to make my afternoon tea a little regal using some gold pen on my image as well as my Promarkers.

Right, I think I better get going now....I'm really pushing my luck with the time!!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

I've been busy!

Happy Friday Folks!

Another week has flown by and I've had a busy week! I spent 24 wonderful hours with an automatic blood pressure monitor attached to me...that was fun! During the day it went off every 30 minutes...it was very noisy! At night time it only went off once an hour....but I never got used to it and it woke me up every time!! Anyway, apart from that I've also been busy crafting....I've bottled some vodka that I've flavoured myself with raspberrys, I've made my sister a cute new cushion and I've also made her a skirt (the first time I've attempted this - lets hope it fits!!)....and of course I've been making cards! I'll post photos of my makes at the end of this post!

So, I've not posted since Monday so there are a lot of challenges that I need to catch up on!! My first card is for the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Circle shaped card (hope mine counts!)

Passion for Promarkers - animals (coloured with my Promarkers)

Papertake Weekly - bingo - I went for flowers, free (glitter) and buttons
Emerald Faerie - Easel card

I'm not that happy with this card...I'm not sure why...I'm just not happy with it!! Saying that I'm not particulary happy with my second card either!! And thats why I've gone ahead and posted both of them....I'm either right in my gut feeling or I'm having a bad day!!

My seond card is for the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab new sketch

Simon Says Stamp - bingo - glitter, lace, punches

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Now I love this image...its a new stamp that I got last weekend at the Olympia craft show...I've coloured it and then used my glossy accents to fill in the windows with a glass like finish.

Sooo.....here are all my makes....

The first photo is the new cushion...isn't that print fab?? Its perfect for Lorna's flat with all her pets! The second photo is a bright pink draw string skirt that I've made for Lorna. Then we have mum at the workshop we took part in last week...shes making paper beads. And finally we have my raspberry flavoured vodka which is very tasty! Isn't that vintage bottle fab too??

Right, I've bored you all enough with my millions of photos!! Don't forget to pop by all the challenge blogs mentioned above...there are some really gorgeous DT cards to be seen!

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

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

Sketches!

Happy Friday! Its the weekend...thank goodness!

I've had a pretty full on week....GP appointment on Monday which has led to further investigations (nothing serious!), and then a car accident on Tuesday evening (not my fault) that led to me staying at my mum's for most of the week....with no clothes, no make up and no phone charger!! The car has cosmetic damage, I have neck ache, but luckily no one was seriously hurt. I'm glad its the weekend though!!

Sooo......I've spent my evening so far playing with sketches! The first one is from Papertake Weekly...

This card is for a work colleagues mum....she requested a green Mother's Day card. I opted for cute cupcakes because I know the daughter is an awesome baker! I'm also entering this card in the anything goes challenge over at Simon Says Stamp this week.

The second sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.....

Now I'm looking at this card I'm not sure the polka dots are right, but hey ho its all stuck in place now! I found this stamp last weekend....I've wanted a hand of cards for a while and was pleased to spot these!

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

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow to see the new Sweet Stampin challenge!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Happy Valentines Day

Hello there...hope you've had a sweet day!

I've got a lovely glass of red and I'm waiting for Joe to arrive for our romantic dinner....so with some spare time what did I decide to do....what any crafter does....I made a card!

This card has been distressed around the edges (I'm not a fan of distressing - it actually pains me to do this to my lovely backing papers!!) to give a shabby chic feel that I think matches the pretty teacup image perfectly. I've also added a shiny button and some twine, along with lots of faux stitches! My tea has been coloured using my Promarkers.

I'd like enter this card in the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges - entwined (use twine)

Papertake Weekly - colour combo - black and white and red all over!

Passion for Promarkers - distressing

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

Well, I'd better turn my attention back to dinner now!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx