Dead Impressed!

Hello there,

Happy Saturday! I hope you've had a wonderful week.

So, I have to say I am a little impressed with myself....our theme for this week's challenge over at Sweet Stampin is transport....and without even thinking I've managed to create myself a masculine transport themed card. Now I know for some of you wonderful crafters that's probably quite a normal thing....but for me....Queen of the girly cards...to not automatically reach for the pink and purple papers is quite an achievement! Hee, hee!

So, what does my transport themed card look like I hear you ask....well here you go....

Sweet Stampin DT card - Theme - Transport

I've gone with a brown colour pallet for this card, with a hint of green and red. My mini is coloured with my Promarkers and I have added a little faux stitching. This mini actually looks quite like my own first car, which was an old beat up brown mini!

For more transport inspiration, pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at Team Abi's fab DT cards this week! While you're there you can also read about our fab sponsor this week.....

I'd also like to enter this card at:

I love Promarkers - anything goes

Thanks for popping by today!

Wedgie xxx

PS - not sure if you fancy some fat-free calories....pop by my afternoon tea blog to drool over some scrummy afternoon tea photos (we enjoyed a chocoholics tea last weekend!). You can drool all you like and not put any weight on! 

Something for the boys!

Hello there! Its hump day - woo hoo!

I hope you're enjoying your week so far...I can't believe that May is nearly over already! What is happening to this year??

Anyway, last weekend I had an action packed time - on Saturday I went to the Burlesque Afternoon tea with Lorna, it was officially my last Birthday treat of this year! We had a fabulous time...the tea was yummy and the entertainment was good fun! Lorna and I both dressed for the occasion....Lorna in full on 1920s flapper style and me in my 1950s dress and petticoat. Here is a dodgy photo that someone took of us

 

Doesn't Lorna look fab?

 

So a very girlie day on Saturday....followed by a more manly day on Sunday as Joe and I took part in a charity car rally. It started with a procession in Petersfield that made us feel like celebrities...this was the view from inside Joe's car....

 

 

All those people lining the streets were fantastic...taking photos and waving at all the participants! It was such good fun. We then drove off in convoy, travelling to several different check points...to be honest the traffic jams were quite cool....

 

 

Finally we ended up in Farnham, our final destination. The sun shone all day and the cars all looked fantastic!

 

So, I do have a card for you today...and it fits in with my car day....

 

 

I've gone with a blue and brown colour theme for my masculine car, along with a fab Mini stamped image. I have coloured my image with my Promarkers and have added my sentiment and some faux stitching.

 

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

 

Make it Monday

Cupcake Craft Challenge - boys

Crafty Sentiments - show us your stitching

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

 

Pop by all these fab challenge blogs to see gorgeous DT cards.

 

Thanks for popping by today, and for all your lovely comments which I love to read.

 

Wedgie xxx

Lets see your transport!

Hello there! This is post number two for me today...if you're looking for my Celebrate The Occasion post please scroll down!

So....this week at My Time To Craft we want to see your projects featuring a method of transport...lots of options here and we can't wait to see what you come up with.

I've opted to go with my favourite kind of papercrafting....making something out of my paper scraps! I was recently asked to create a Birthday card for a friend to give to her dad...he's a big Morris Minor fan and so I made this card....

 

Not the best photo is the world...but hopefully you recognise the car! I based the image on an actual photograph to get as close to the actual car as possible. Hopefully he will approve of my paper car!

 

Pop by the My Time To Craft challenge blog to see what my fellow teamies have created for you this week!

 

I would also like to enter this card over at Make it Monday this week!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Bit of a Boring Card!

Hey there...hope you're having a good day!

Well I have to say I'm not particularly impressed with my card this evening....its ok...theres nothing wrong with it...its just a bit boring!!

The photo is also awful...not sure what has happened here, but I seem to have given the card a bit of a vintage feel!!

I do love this stamp....it reminds me of my first car which was a little mini just like this one! Even the colour I've picked is the same!! I've coloured the mini using my Promarkers and used three different backing papers to create this card.

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

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Father's Day

Celebrate the Occasion - Father's Day

Crafty Sentiments - Father's Day

The Pink Elephant - Masculine

Passion for Promarkers - Lots of layers (I've used three)

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

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

I want Candy!

Happy Friday Campers, hope you've had a lovely day!

Mine has been spent with Joe and our friends at Wheels Day in Aldershot - a huge car show featuring fab vintage cars from all eras! I found my favourite one...what do you think...

I can just picture myself behind the wheel!

Anyway, after a lovely day I came home and I've had some time for a spot of crafting! I haven't caught up with my Sweet Sketch Wednesday card this week...so decided I better get a wriggle on this evening!                                                           

 Here is the fab sketch that Arlana has created for us this week, its a cracking layout! Pop by theie blog to see what the DT created this week.

And here is my interpretation.....

Don't you just love that stripy backing paper...reminds me of rock. The challenge this week over at Cute Card Thursday is "I want candy"...they want to see sweet inspired creations and I think this fits the bill! I've made my sweets a little more appealing by adding some sparkle with my stickles after colouring them.

Thanks for popping by today, I love reading all your comments. Don't forget that I've got Birthday candy...its easy to join in, you just leave a comment on the post and you might win some fab craft stash!

Wedgie xxx

Boys and Their Toys!

Happy Monday!

I've hope you've had a fab day! Well, its another Monday evening and that only means one thing...another fab challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenges....and this week the theme is "boys and their toys". Normally I shuddered at the thought of a masculine challenge....but this time I had just the stamp and just the sentiment for the job!

I really enjoyed making this card and didn't get stressed like I normally do making a masculine card....maybe its because I've used softer "boy" colours...or maybe its because I had a car just like this!! My first car was a little brown mini and I LOVED it!

Either way I'm really pleased with this card! Take a peek at the Cupcake blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created for us this week!

Right, I'm off for some dinner....and then I'm going to settle down with a movie and this little combo.... thanks for popping by this evening, Wedgie xxx

PS - we have a masculine card challenge over at Sweet Stampin this week too!!

Something Funny!

Evening All, I hope you're all well.

Cupcake Craft Challenges has a fab challenge this week...their theme is comedy rocks! What a fab challenge! I just love making cards that make people laugh and often my cards can be a little bit cheeky!

I've been asked by a colleague to make a 50th Birthday card for her partner...she wanted his favourite car on it (a MGB Roadster) and their cat Jaspa. She also told me that he liked real ale, red wine and Edwina Currie! Here is what I created for her....

As you see I've missed out Edwina Currie! Once I'd made the car out of paper and stamped Jaspa the cat I decided I didn't want to put anything else on the card as I didn't want to make it to crowded. My cheeky sentiment delivered by Jaspa is "You're not old...you're vintage!". I really enjoyed creating this car, and I'm pleased with how it looks. I based it on a photo, so the dimensions should all be right.

As well as the comedy challenge, I'm also entering this card in the "anything goes" challenge over at Papertake Weekly. Take a peek at both blogs to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created.

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

Wedgie xxx

Another fab evening!

Evening All!

Today is Wednesday and its as its now September again that means I'm back with the Brownies and Guides on a Wednesday evening. This week was a little different though because I took the Brownies to our local fire station! It was a lovely evening, we met Red Watch who showed us around the station and taught us fire safety. The girls even got to look around the inside of a fire engine. I think I'm safe in saying that the leaders all had a good time too!

As its Wednesday, its also time for another sketch from Arlana at Sweet Sketch Wednesday...

Sorry the image is a little blurry!

I decided to go with a blue and brown theme for this "passed your driving test" card, the little car is a die cut and I made the key (yes, its a key!) and the L-Plate from paper in my stash. Pop over to the blog to see how the fab DT have used this sketch!

This card also fits in with the theme of "transport" which is over at Cupcake Craft Challenge this week. The DT have created some fab cards - go take a peek! You'll find allsorts of unusual kinds of transport!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Dresses and wheels!

Evening All - a bit of a late one from me this evening, but its been an exciting evening and now I can't sleep! I found out that my new laptop is on the way...in fact it should be with me tomorrow! Woo hoo! Plus I booked my holiday with Becca...we're off for five days in sunny Teneriffe in September! Because we are only going for five days we decided to treat ourselves and we're staying in a lovely hotel! I can't wait! I've also just spent a lovely weekend with my gorgeous boyfriend Joe...with not a car in sight! We celebrated three years together this weekend with a mini trip to Marwell Zoo. It was a lovely break, the weather stayed nice, my knee didn't play up too much and I had Joe all to myself - bliss!

Right time for some cards......

So, in my excitment I decided to look at all my favourite challenge blogs and get some cards made! Over at the Allsorts Challenge their theme is "Dressing Up".....you can create anything that features dressing up from fancy dress to a posh frock for a fancy event. I decided to go with the posh frock option....

I think Birthdays are definitly the time to celebrate in style, so I created a little black dress out of paper, with a ribbon belt and a tiny pair of killer heels! I steered away from my usual pinks and purples for this card and instead opted for a smooth greeny-blue colour scheme with swirls for a bit of glamour!

Take a peek at their blog to see the gorgeous DT cards!


The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge this week has the theme of "hot wheels"...they want to see projects featuring wheels. I love making cards that feature cars...I've made so many different ones before, many of which I have shared with you already. Today I decided to try something a bit different.......

....yes I made a fab yellow camper van! I've made this based on an image I found on the internet, using papers from my stash. I thought the cute daisy backing paper finished this cheerful card off perfectly!

The DT have created some lovely cards, take a peek at their blog to see them!




I hope you like my latest cards, as always I enjoyed making them...though I'm not sure whether I'm ready for bed yet! Thanks for popping by my blog today!

Wedgie xxx

Gone fishing....

...Evening All! Hope you all had a brilliant weekend - mine was lovely and relaxing. I spent my afternoons on a new card project which I'll share with you a bit later! Joe is getting ready for the next round of the British Drifiting Championships which is this coming Saturday in Kent. He is currently ranked 18th which I'm really proud of! The prep means he spent quite a bit of time in the garage, leaving me with loads of time to craft!

First off here is a card I've created for three different challenges this week........

This card has been created with the following challenges in mind:
Cupcake Craft Challenge - one for the boys
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - include a quote

Allsorts - Lace and or buttons - I went with buttons as they're a bit more manly than lace!

I really like these stamps, I think the images are sooo cute! I found the quote to match the image on a fishing website, which will hopefully appeal to all  fishers out there. For my manly theme I decided to go with a blue colour scheme! Although if you look closely you'll see a bit of bright pink on the worm...well, I couldn't miss out pink completley! Hee, hee!

I just love buttons, not sure why, but they always seem to look cute on a card.....my button collection is quite large now! Not sure why I'm boasting about my button collection - thats a tad bit sad!!

Now, for my latest card project....

I've created all these car cards from images I've found on the internet. I've used paper from my stash, and added simple detail lines to add definition. I'm really pleased with how they've turned out and have recieved got reactions from friends and family. I think they would make great cards for a car fanatics.

Right, I've just looked at the time...I can't believe it's gone 8pm all ready!! Where has my evening gone??

Thanks for stopping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Whoops....forgot one!!

Ok, you may have noticed that I'm not a year older yet....although I feel it thanks to my lovely computer....its driving me mad at the moment with lots of starting, stopping and freezing!!!!!! So, this is in fact my second post for today...to see my earlier cards please check out my first post!

So, in all my excitment earlier....or beacuse I'm loosing my marbles......I forgot my third card!!

I love making these "congratulations you passed cards", they are always so popular! For this one I've used an old road map with green backing paper. The sentiment has been made on my computer and I made the L Plate out of some scrap card. The image I've used comes from another fab blog I've found.....Mel Jen's Designs.....you should really take a peek at all the digi images on there! Each week the blog runs a featured stamper competition, which is easy to join and fun to do. I'll be entering this card into this week's comp!

Anyway, thats its for now...I promise!! I'm off to catch my train in a bit, will be back with a new card on the weekend.

Wedgie xxx