Black and White.....and a splash of colour!

Hello there!

I hope you are well and have had a lovely week!

This week has seen three different work Christmas celebrations and my mum's Birthday.....I'm exhausted!! I only have two more work days left....and lucky am able to work at home on those two days, so no more nasty 6:30am commute this year! I am so pleased to type that!

This is my last Sweet Stampin challenge of 2014 and we have decided to leave you with a colour combo challenge....we want to see your black and white cards with a splash of colour on them. It can be any colour....but it must only be a splash!!

I decided to end the year with a trademark cupcake card....

I love this stamp, it's pretty and I think it looks great both coloured and also in back and white. Because there is that lovely berry on the top of the cake, I decided my splash of colour needed to be bright red. To match the elegant cupcake I decided to use a black and white striped backing paper, along with some plain red paper to continue the colour theme.

There is of course some sparkle on the card too!

For more inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at the gorgeous DT cards that Team Abi has created this week. While you are there you can also read all about our fab sponsors this week....

We can't wait to see what you've been creating!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Colour Combo Challenge

Hello there! Happy Saturday!

I hope you are well and had a fab week! This is yet another scheduled post for me I'm afraid...this weekend I am with Becca again...this time we're exploring the beautiful city of Bath! I went there last year, but Becca has never visited before. I can't wait to show her all the fab shops and beautiful buildings...not to mention sampling the odd afternoon tea! Hopefully I'll find somewhere new to review on our afternoon tea blog!

Anyway, I'll report back next week and let you know what we get up to! Now, on to important business...we have a new challenge for you over at My Time to Craft this week. Its a colour combo challenge this week and we'd like to see brown and turquoise feature on your cards....I love this combo its very pretty!

 

I've used a cute DigiStamp Boutique image which has been coloured with my Promarkers. I have added some sparkle to the bath bubbles with my Stickles.

 

Pop by the My Time to Craft Challenge blog to see how the fab DT used these colours on their cards this week.

 

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

 

DigiStamp Boutique - monthly competition

Make it Monday

Papertake Weekly - something old, new, borrowed or blue - the papers I have used are all very old!

 

Pop by these fab challenge blogs if you've got a moment to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created.

 

Finally I though I'd leave you with some sweet treats.....

 

 

I made these for my two friends Kirsty & Jake as they did some kitten sitting for me recently...they are both big fans of my cakes and so I decided to leave them some "surprising" cupcakes!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Making a Scene!

Hi there!! First day of the week gone already!

So, I got iced in at home today...luckily I had my work laptop with me and so I was able to work from home. The road outside my house was basically an ice skating rink...I could have charged people to have a go!!

Sooo....those fab Cupcake Craft Challenge ladies have an awesome challenge for us this week...they want us to create a scene...how cool! If you need some inspiration pop over to their blog and see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created....

I decided to combine an old faithful stamp with something a little floral....

 

Normally the pretty lady is enjoying her cup of tea at the table on her own, today I decided she needed some pretty flowers to make her smile some more (although if you ask me she looks like she's really enjoying that cup of tea!!).

 

I've stamped both images and coloured them with my Promarkers. You'll notice that my colour palette is slightly limited in this card...thats because Love to Create has asked us to share our favourite three colours with them. Everyone knows that I LOVE purple...but I also like a bit of pink....but today I decided to shun my inner girlieness and go with purple, green and blue for my favourite colours (if I was allowed a fourth I'd definitly add pink in!!). I think these three colours all work so well together.

 

As well as the two challenge blogs already mentioned I'd also like to enter this card over at:

 

Allsorts - flower power

Make it Monday

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Oh Christmas Tree....

...Oh Christmas tree....

Hello there....thanks for popping by today!

I have had one hectic week, but I am pleased to announce that its officially my weekend now! Tomorrow Lorna and I head off for our 1950s weekend.....and I can't wait! I'm desperate for a break and I think this will be perfect!

Anyway, I've had a little time this afternoon to catch up on my DT commenting, visit some of my bloggy friends and make some cards! Its been bliss!!

As my post header might just suggest Christmas is still not far from my mind! I've made my Christmas cake now....just got the fun bit left to do...the decorating! You probably won't remember my cake from last year, but it had a cute little penguin family on....I think I'll use them again this year and I might add some bits.....after all even penguins need a Christmas tree!!

 

Hee, hee....isn't he a cutie??

 

I've coloured my fab DigiStamp Boutique image with my Promarkers and used some lovely autumn coloured papers for the background. I've used my border punch to create the pretty edge on the red paper and punched some snowflakes out of white paper. I've added some glossy accents to the snowflakes on the red paper and some Stickles on the snowflakes in the image! Finally I added my sentiment and some faux white stitches!

 

I really enjoyed putting this card together.

 

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

 

The Pink Elephant - punches/dies

Love to Create - fancy edges

City Crafter Challenge Blog - trees plus an autumn colour combo

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas

I Heart Promarkers - Christmas trees

Di's Digi Designs - fall colours

Digi Stamp Boutique - November competition

 

Pop by all these fab blogs to see the gorgeous cards that the Design Teams have created!!

 

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

 

Wedgie xxx

Birthday Bubbles!

Good Morning! Happy Saturday!

Hope you're well today. Well long time no see!! Life has taken over some what this week and I haven't made any cards or posted since last weekend! How terrible!!

Me and my friends celebrated Halloween last weekend with our Halloween themed crafternoon tea...it was so much fun! We had spooky music playing, ate spooky treats and made spooky felties! Later in the evening we watched spooky movies! It was such a fab Saturday....here is our table dressed and full of homemade tasty treats.....

 

As well as little ghost cakes, we had a dead-grass pie (my sister's spooky version of a key-lime pie) and these adrorable ghost biscuits.....

 

 

So its another Saturday and that means its time for a new challenge over at My Time to Craft...and I have to say that I really enjoyed making the card for this challenge! This week we have a little colour combo challenge for you...we'd like to see your pink and brown creations! I love this colour combo....I think its so pretty.

Here is my card....

 

I've teamed my plain brown backing paper with some pretty pink patttenerd papers and a cute mini doilly. I think this gives that card a bit of a shabby chic feel.

 

I've coloured my cute image using my Promarkers and I have added a little sparkle to the Birthday bubbles with my Stickles!

 

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

 

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

 

Make it Monday

The Pink Elephant - shabby chic

I Heart Promarkers - cute

 

Pop by these blogs to see what the DT have created for you this week!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Lucky Me! Guest Spot Alert!

Happy Monday!

How exciting! I've been playing along at the Love to Create challenge blog for a little while now, I love their challenges every Monday. Recently I applied to be a Guest Designer and guess what...the lovely ladies asked me to join the fun this week! I am so chuffed to be asked to join such a talented design team...thank you ladies!

Soooo...the challenge this week at Love to Create is Pumpkins....and as well as being a Guest Designer I was also given a fab Crafty Sentiments digi image to play with! Aren't I lucky! Here is what I created.....

 

I've gone with an orange and brown colour combo for this sweet Halloween card. I've coloured the fab image with my Promarkers and added a bit of sparkle with my Stickles. I've used plain orange papers to back the card, image and sentiment. Finally I've used a pretty floral paper and a doilly.

 

 

Make sure you join in the pumpkin fun at Love to Create this week! Pop by the blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created!

 

I'd like to enter this card over at:
 Make it Monday!
The Pink Elephant - Halloween
Cute Card Thursday - Got Glitter!
Simon Says Stamp - Eerie Inspiration - love the white and orange and all those pumpkins!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Couldn't resist another.....

...cute little spook!

Hello there....Happy Wednesday!

While I was busy making my "tea at grannys" card last night I couldn't resist also making another little halloween card! I never normally make many halloween cards, but I love my new images so much that I can't stop using them!!

So here you go.....

 

I've gone with a black and yellow colour combo, and used more of that fab spider web backing paper. I've coloured my cute little spook with my Promarkers. Simples!

 

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

 

Papertake Weekly Challenge - fright night boo!

Passion for Promarkers - happy bee (yellow and black colours please!)

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Fashionista Challenge - anything goes

 

Pop by all these fab blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created for inspiration!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

See you again soon I hope!

 

Wedgie xx

The weekend is in sight.....

.....Hello there...happy Thursday! I am so glad that its Thursday evening...the last couple of weeks have been so busy at work. Plus I am training for a 10k run that I'm doing on the 16th September around London Zoo. I am officially exhausted!!

Luckily I am working from home tomorrow, so I can have a mini lie in! That makes me happy!

Soooo....I have a slightly different card for you today....

 

 

See...I told you! Yes its girlie...but there is not a drop of hot pink or purple to be seen! I fancied trying something a little different this evening and I'm kinda pleased with how this has turned out.

 

I've used plain black paper to back the whole card and the image. I then added a square of lovely flowery/swirly paper and my sentiment. I made two paper flowers using my punches and some Stickles...they were both supposed to look like the bottom one....but I seem to have broken my mini flower punch! Whoops!!  Above the image I have added some punched paper lace.

 

Finally I coloured my cute LOTV image with my Promarkers and added some tiny pearls to the flowers. I wasn't very happy with her hair at first....but looking at it now I think its turned out ok!

 

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

 

City Crafter Challenge Blog - monochromatic

Passion for Promarkers - lace and swirls

DYSU - Birthdays

Lili's Little Faries - Black Magic (use black on your card)

Digi Doodles - handmade flowers

 

Don't forget to pop by all these fab blogs to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week.

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Back to School

Hello there...Happy Wednesday!

I hope you're having a good week so far. I'm a happy bunny today because I've discovered that I won top 3 over at Crafty sentiments last week - thank you for picking me!

So the schools in my area are all back this week...I know mainly because the traffic is worse!

For today's challenges I've made a back to school card....

I love this Pollycraft image.....isn't she cute in those stripey tights and flower in her hair? I've gone with a bright yellow and a blue and white patterned paper background for this card.

I printed this digi image a little larger than I normally would do....she wouldn't fit very well on my usual square cards...so I dug out a tall base card instead and I think it works quite well.

My image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I've added a the sentiment which I created on my computer.

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

Cupcake Craft Challenge - colour inspiration photo
Love to Create - back to school
Tuesday Throwdown - back to books
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

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

Thanks for popping by today,
Wedgie xxx

Colour Combo time at Cupcake!

Hello Peeps, how has your Monday been??

Well its my second week as a Guest Cupcake and this week the Ladies have given me a fab colour challenge....they want to see our cards featuring red, white and blue. So without further ado here is my card....

I've used red, white and blue plain backing papers, topped with some Happy Birthday blue printed paper. I've coloured my image with my Promarkers and created the sentiment on my laptop.

Pop by the Cupcake Craft Challenge to see how the DT have used the colour combo this week!

I'd also like to enter this card in the Linky Party over at Make it Monday challenge blog - such a fab place to pop by and get some inspiration!

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

Keeping it in the family

Hello folks, hope you're having a lovely weekend.

Its so nice to see some sunshine. Today is a sad day for me and my family, as its a whole year since my Dad passed away from cancer. I still can't believe that a year has passed by so quickly and I'd like to thank all my friends and family for their ongoing support - you're all wonderful!

With this in mind I was pleased to see a "card for a man or boy challenge" over at Allsorts this week....this card is for my Dad...

This cheeky little chappie reminds me of my Dad quite a bit....althought the image has a lot more hair than Dad had!! Dad was a complete handy man....complete with lots of tools! There wasn't anything he wouldn't try and fix himself!

I've spent this morning with my mum and my sister and her hubby at Wisley Gardens, a beautiful place that we visited with Dad when he was well. We wandered around the gardens and bought lots of plants between us.

After this I've had some time to myself, so I did what makes me happiest....I baked some cupcakes and made some cards!! Here is my next card...

I'm pleased with how this card turned out, the LOVT image is really cute and these papers are lovely new ones that I got free with a magazine. I've added a punched flower and a little glitter. I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Card for Mum

DYSU - use a flower

Lili's Little Fairies - your favourite craft tool (my flower punch)

Finally I've made a card for the medals and monarchs challenge over at Sir Stampalot this month....

I haven't got any olympic or jubliee inspired craft items in my stash......so I decided to go with the colours of the Union Jack....red, white and blue.....these are  colours we're going to see a lot of this summer!! I also decided to add a cup of tea.....after all...what can be more British than a cup of tea??

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

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx