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

Woo hoo.....it's time to celebrate!

Hello there,

I hope you are well and having a good week.

This week it's celebration time over at Sweet Stampin as we are celebrating our 5th Birthday! I have been part of this wonderful DT for several years now and I love every minute of it - such a lovely and talented bunch of crafters!

So, let's get celebrating - we want to see your Happy Birthday cards to help us celebrate! We want to see a reference to birthdays on the front of the card and of course there has to be some stamping on the card (can be a digi stamp). It probably won't surprise you that my card features the odd cake or two.....

I opted for a pink and blue colour combo, featuring my cupcake trio and a lot of cherries! My cupcakes are coloured with my Promarkers and I have added a tiny bit of sparkle with my Stickles. 

For more Birthday card inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog. While you are there you can read all about our lovely sponsors this week....

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - soooo girlie

I also just wanted to tell you about the UK Blog Awards 2015 - you may know that I write a little afternoon tea blog with my sister Lorna, which features reviews and rather a lot of scrummy afternoon tea photos! We entered the UK Blog Awards 2014 and we so pleased to make it to the finals - this year we want to try again...but we need your help!

Tea with Me and Friends at the UK Blog Awards 2014

The public vote is currently open....and we need your vote to get us back to the judged round again! All you need to vote is access to the Internet and an email address....each email address can be used to vote once in each category (any multiple votes are not counted). We have entered in two categories this year, if you would like to vote please click the links below....

Food & Drink

Most Innovative

We'd really appreciate your vote!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

My Favourite Stamp.....

Hello there!

I hope you are having a fab week!

I have another challenge for you this week from Sweet Stampin....and this one is a tricky one as you'll need to make a decision! We want to see your projects featuring your favourite stamp!

Now I had to think long and hard about this challenge as I have quite a few "favourites"! In the end though I decided to opt for something I thoroughly enjoy in life....

Yep - it had to be a cake!

Now out of all my cake stamps...and believe me I own loads....this is my favourite! It's a brilliant size, great for making an impact on the front of a card without being too big. I also love those swirls - it's just so pretty! It's great to colour with Promarkers (as I have done here) but it also works well when paper piecing too.

As you can see I have created this Birthday card for one of my friends - Alex also enjoys a spot of afternoon tea! 

For more favourite stamp inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created. While you are there you can also take a peek at our fab sponsor this week....

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

A little bit of paper piecing

Hello there,

I hope you are well and have had a good week.

As some of you know I have been here, there and everywhere with work recently. Just this week I have managed a trip to Cheltenham and Manchester, as well as time spent in our head office in Epsom. I've been really busy and exhausted a lot of the time, but I am pleased to report that I've had some brilliant news from work recently. I have been promoted! I am so proud of myself and I just wanted to share with everyone!

Anyway, enough of that...onto this week's challenge from Sweet Stampin. This week we would like to see your paper piecing skills....so grab your favourite stamp and papers and get crafting!

I've kept it nice and simple for this card, letting my images do the talking.....

I've taken two of my favourite stamps and a selection of pretty patterned papers. I have used my Promarkers to add a little details, as well as a little sparkle on the cherry with my Stickles.

I have finished the card with some faux stitching around the edge.

I'm really pleased with how this card has turned out and will probably make some more to send to family.

For more inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at what Team Abi have created. While you're there you can also read all about our fab sponsor this week:

There is also still a little time left to enter my fab afternoon tea competition over on my other blog. To find out more take a peek at Tea With Me and Friends!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hello there Happy Sunday!

 

Look at this - I'm back with another post and its not Saturday again yet! I have started as I mean to go on with my week's annual leave and have already been crafting!

 

Its been a busy couple of days already....I went to a family BBQ yesterday with Joe and today I had a very lovely afternoon tea with my mum and sister (more about that later!). The BBQ was to celebrate some Birthdays....and so naturally I needed some Birthday cards! Here is my favourite one.....

 

I've used a kraft background for this shabby chic card, and some very pretty wrapping paper! I've also added a stamped cupcake which was coloured with my Promarkers, a very pretty doily and a personalised sentiment.

 

I'm really pleased with how this card turned out, very pretty and girlie!

 

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

 

Allsorts Challenge - Kraft it!

Crazy 4 Challenges - join us on a picnic - I think cupcakes make perfect picnic food!

Simon Says Stamp - summer food and or drink - see above!

 

If you get the chance pop by these fab challenge blogs - there are some gorgeous DT cards to see!

 

So, earlier I mentioned our afternoon tea trip today.....we were at a lovely place called Warren House, where we sampled a rather scrummy afternoon tea on the terrace in the beautiful grounds. Now...we really showed our true British spirit today as although the photo shows a beautiful day we were plagued with rain...but did we go inside?? No...we stayed under our huge umbrella eating the yummy cakes and strawberries!!

 

 

To see more of this lovely tea pop over to our afternoon tea blog! If you pop by please leave us a comment so we know that you visited!

 

It's lovely to see you today, thank you for popping by!

Wedgie xxx

Get Masking!

Hello there! Happy Saturday!

How has your week been? What have you been up to?

I am quite excited this week as I have launched a new blog with my sister Lorna.....as you know we're both quite passionate about afternoon teas, and we've been lucky enough to enjoy rather a lot of different teas. We've decided to share all our experiences with you...the good, the bad and the wonderful...plus some of our own afternoon teas and of course lots of photos and the odd recipe or two! If you get a minute we'd love it if you could pop by.....

Tea with Me & Friends

Well, its Saturday...so that means one thing...we have a new challenge for you over at My Time to Craft. This week we'd like to see your masking skills.....we'd like to see you take more than one image and mask them together on your card to make one.

I decided to go with a girly, sweet card....not exactly surprising for one of my cards I know....but I just love these images.....

 

Lots of pink, some polka dots and some rather large and sparkly cupcakes....what more could a Birthday Girl want??

 

My image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I have added some sparkle to my cupcakes with my Sparkles. The papers were part of a fab prize that I won from Brenda recently - thank you, I love the colours (very me!).

 

Pop by the My Time to Craft challenge blog to see the great cards that the DT have created this week!

 

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

 

Make it Monday

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - girl power!

 

Pop by all these challenge blogs if you get the chance....there are some fab DT cards to be seen!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

A little bit spotty....and maybe some stripes!

Hello there...me again!! I'm back with my second challenge of today...this time a fresh new challenge from My Time to Craft! If you are looking for the Sweet Stampin challenge please scroll down!

Soooo...what would we like to see on your cards this week?? How about some spots...and some stripes?? Thats right, you can create anything as long as you festure some spots and stripes!!

I decided to go bright and cheerful and bold with this card....

 

My image has been stamped and coloured with my Promarkers and I've added a simple Happy Birthday sentiment.

 

Pop by the My Time to Craft challenge blog to see how many spots and stripes the other fab DT members managed to put on their cards!!

 

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

 

Make it Monday

I Love Promarkers - anything goes

 

So, if you haven't seen my earlier post you might not know my fab news....Joe and I have some fluffy new house mates.....

 

 

I am pleased to introduce Tinker (the black and white one) and Steve (the grey one!)...they are just over two months old and they are ridiculously cute and fluffy!! They are keeping us very busy!

 

Thank you for popping today,

Wedgie xxx

Something a bit girlie!

Hello there! Happy Hump Day!

I hope you are having a good week so far - its so nice to see the sun shining at last!

Sooooo....I have a very cute little card for you today, I was given the following brief for this card:

• Birthday card for a little girl
• Loves pink
• Loves sparkle
• Loves cupcakes

I took the brief and came up with the following rather sparkly Birthday card.....

 

I think its perfect for a very girlie Birthday!

 

I've used lots of pink papers, some very cute cupcake images that have been coloured with my Promarkers and of course lots of glitter!

 

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

 

Allsorts - here come the girls

Passion for Promarkers - all that glitters

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

What a productive day!

Hello there...hope you're keeping well!

Well, I have to say that I've had a rather lovely productive day! Today I have managed to make a batch of rather scrummy lemon and raspberry cupcakes....

 

I took some of these to my friend who has recently moved house....she was quite pleased with my offering! We had a gossip over a cup of tea and a cake! Then I came back home and I've re-strung a bracelet that I made and broke a while ago. I thought I'd managed to find all the beads when it broke, so I just re-strung what I had....but either I've lost a bead or two.....or my wrist has got larger!! I'm kinda hoping I've lost some beads!!

 

I have also managed to pot four blueberry plants and make a lot of DT cards for my blog! Oh and to compensate for all the cake I also managed to fit a quick run in! I'd say that was a good day, wouldn't you?

 

I also managed to make a card for a couple of challenges.....

 

 

I'm really pleased with how this card turned out, I love the pretty colours and papers! The image is a free one that I got with a magazine recently, I coloured it with my Promarkers and added a little sparkle to the buttlerfly with my Stickles. The flowers are punched from plain pink paper and I have added a gem to the centres.

 

The cute layout comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday....and its a special one because it's Arlana's 200th sketch! How amazing is that?? Here it is....

 

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

 

Allsorts - spring has sprung

Di's Digi Designs - flower frenzy

Top Tip Tuesday - girls and boys come out to play

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today....I'm off to do a little more cross stitch now!

 

Wedgie xxx

 

A bit lovey dovey!

Hello there! Happy Thursday!

I hope you are keeping well! Well, I've had such a busy week so far....I am involved with a big new project at work which is very exciting, but also quite full on...I can't wait until the weekend!

So in order to destress a little this evening, I decided it was time to do some crafting!

There is a fab new sketch to play with at Sweet Sketch Wednesday this week....

 

 

Isn't it cute??

 

 To go with such a cute sketch and all the fab Valentine inspired challenges that are around at the moment I decided to go with a Valentine's themed card......

 

 

Hmmm...now I'm not entirely sure about this card...I think its the colour combo...I think the outside border needed to be a darker purple colour. But I didn't have any large sheets of dark purple paper and so that is actually coloured with my Promarkers...and it didn't come out as dark as I thought it would! However, I think I get Brownie Points for being creative! Hee, hee!!

 

I've stamped my image and cute sentiment, and coloured the image with my Promarkers. I have cut the large heart out of paper and then punched the smaller hearts. I have added a little sparkle to them with my Stickles.

 

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

 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Cute Card Thursday - love struck

Simon Says Stamp - have a heart

Tuesday Throwdown - Hearts Strings (feature hearts and string/twine)

Top Tip Tuesday - Let me call you sweetheart

The Pink Elephant - inspirational photo....I was inspired by the hearts and the sweet treats

Di's Digi Challenge - Valentines/Love

 

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

 

I also thought I'd share with you my most recent bakes (well it wouldn't be right if there weren't some cakes on my blog would it??) ....

 

 

...these were enjoyed by my colleagues at work!

 

Thanks for popping by today!

 

Wedgie xxx

 

Love is all around!

Hello there...can you believe January has flown by already...now we're in the month of luurrve!! Yes, Valentine's Day is just around the corner!

In celebration of this lovely month we have a "love is all around" challenge for you over at Sweet Stampin this week!

I've been rather poorly again this week...my body seems to love picking up whatever the latest bug is!! This led to a severe lack of crafting this week...and a lot of confusion as I managed to get my DT challenges mixed up!! Whoops!!

Here is the correct card....

 

Its girlie...its got cupcakes....its very me!!

 

I've used a plain pink and pretty cake image backing paper, along with a mini doily. On top of the doily I have added my cupcake image...which I have coloured with my Promarkers...and added a little sparkle with my Stickles. I've added my computer generated sentiment and some cute heart pins.

 

Pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog for some more inspiration from the fab Team Abi! You'll also find out about the fab prizes we have on offer....

 

We are joined by our fab monthly sponsor...

 

 

and our fab weekly sponsor....

 

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

 

Passion for Promarkers - add sparkle

Tuesday Throwdown - bling it on!

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

I Heart Promarkers - love is all around

 

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

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Cards, bookmarks, baking and a podcast!

Hello there....I hope you are keeping warm in this chilly weather!

Have you had any snow? There was a little in Farnham on Monday morning, but thats long since gone!

Sooo....I haven't been around much lately...it turns out that the new house is taking up loads of my time! I have also been spending a ridiculous amount of time in the kitchen...but more about that later!!

I wanted to share with you a fab podcast that I've discovered recently. I've just got into podcasts thanks to my sister...she'd always said I should give them a go, so I decided to search iTunes looking for something that took my fancy. Tha'ts where I stumbled across Joy The Baker...which is made up of Joy and Tracy...two very funny and very friendly ladies from America. There is a new podcast each week and they basically talk about anything and everything, but they are soooo funny that I always end up laughing out loud (I have to be careful where I listen)! They also both have their own blogs featuring their fab recipes and gorgeous photos. If you get the chance and fancy a giggle you should check them out...you can download the podcasts from iTunes or from the HomeFries website!

Soooo....what have I made today I hear you ask....well I was asked by a friend to make a Birthday card for someone who loves baking. I decided to give the stamps a rest and do some paper crafting for this card...in fact I got so carried away and decided to make a matching bookmark too!!

 

I love a pink and brown colour combo, its sooooo pretty! I've created my mini aprons from a selection of papers and some pretty pink ribbon. The sentiments have been created on my computer.

 

I'd like to enter these creations in the following challenges:

 

Make it Monday

Cupcake Craft Challenge - anything but a card

 

Pop by both these blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created!

 

Soooo...that's the crafting...what about the baking??

 

Well, I have been a busy bee recently....I have made my own bread rolls....

 

 

I have discovered that I LOVE baking bread....something about the kneading is very theraputic...plus you get yummy bread at the end!!

 

I have also made my own baked beans.....

 

 

Admittedly this took much longer than going to the cupboard and opening a can, but it was worth the wait...these beans are seriously tasty!!

 

Plus there have been some sweet treats....

 

 

Yes it's a melt in the middle pot of gooey chocolate! Yummy!

 

 

And of course there had to be some cupcakes somewhere!! These are yummy lemon and vanilla....hmmmm!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Give Thanks

Hello there....long time no see!!

I hope you've had a lovely week and you're now looking forward to the weekend! I've had a fun packed and really busy week! Last weekend, as some of you know, I went on a rock 'n' roll themed weekend with my sister Lorna. Its an event thats been held for the passed 15 years in Pontins Camber Sands and I'm pleased to report that we had a fantastic time! There was lots of live music, DJs, dancing, dressing up and cars! It was like we were walking around the set of Grease all weekend! Lorna and I adore the 50s and have started to perfect our look, and we're definitly not there yet....however spurred on by a weekend of people watching we're going back nect year and aim to have full outfits and hair dos!!


Here are a selection of photos from the weekend that I'd like to share with you all.....

This is the Sunday morning "car boot sale"...check out all those fab outfits!

 

Lorna and her new head scarf!

 

 

Me and a rather yummy mince pie...check out the HUGE blob of cream...yes I ate it all!! Naughty, naughty!!

 

As well as this fun, I've also had Thursday and today off to celebrate my boyfriend's Birthday.....Joe turned 31 yesterday and we spent the day lounging, going bowling and having a rather yummy dinner with his parents at Jamies in Guildford. 

 

Happy Birthday Joe!

 

Yesterday was also a special day in America....I hope all my American blog friends have enjoyed the celebrations! Happy Thanks Giving!

 

With this in mind I also have a a little card for you today.....

 

 

Not a traditional thanks giving card...but a thank you card none the less!!

 

I'm not entirely sure about the colour combo, I wanted something pretty that would compliment the kraft paper...I think it kinda works, but I'm just not 100% sure!!

 

I've stamped my image on kraft paper and have coloured the cupcake with my Promarkers. The blue paper is pleated at one end...you can't really see it in this photo, but I promise its pleated!!

 

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

 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - paper pleating

The Pink Elephant - give thanks

Love to Create - give thanks

Crafty Sentiments - give thanks

Passion for Promarkers - colouring on Kraft

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today and don't forget to pop back tomorrow to see the new challenges from Sweet Stampin and My Time to Craft!

 

Wedgie xxx

Birthday Cupcake!

Hello there!

So, today we have a very sweet challenge for you over at Celebrate the Occasion! This week we are celebrating Birthdays...but with a sweet twist as we'd like to see your Birthday cards featuring cupcakes! Now anyone who pops by regularly knows that I cannot resist a challenge that features a cupcake!!

So here are my sweet Birthday wishes....

 

I love this pretty flowery paper....its the only bit I have, I have no idea where its come from or why its cut wonky at the top!! I know it doesn't fit properly, but I really wanted to use this paper!

 

I've stamped my image and coloured it with my Promarkers, I've also added a little sparkle to the cherry on top using my Stickles (it hasn't shown up very well in the photo though!!). The image is stuck to the card using 3D sticky pads to make it pop slightly from the card.

 

Pop by the Celebrate the Occasion blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards that my fellow DT members have created this week.

 

I'd also like to enter this card over at Make it Monday.

 

Thanks for popping by today, we can't wait to see your sweet Birthday cards!

 

Wedgie xxx

Phew! Its Hump Day!

Hello there! I hope you are well.

Well I don't know about you, but I am really pleased that its finally Wednesday evening! Its been a long, long week....and there have only been three days so far! Yesterday was officially my longest day ever in the office....I was there was 12.5 hours!! Not the best!! And today I've spent 4.5 hours on trains travelling to and from our Hospital in Warwick! It was a good day...but after my mammoth day yesterday I could have done without all the travelling!

So when I got in I decided it was time to catch up on some challenges! I've gone girlie this evening with a rather pink card.....

 

I have to say that I am very pleased with how this card has turned out...its good to be positive!! Its probably to do with using one of my favourite colours and one of my favourite images....couldn't you just sink your teeth into that yummy looking cupcake?

 

The image has been coloured with my Promarkers, and I have added some sparkle with my Stickles. The layout comes from the fab sketch over at Sweet Stampin this week...

 

 

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

 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab sketch!

Top Tip Tueaday - hearts

I Heart Promarkers - pretty in pink

City Crafter Challenge Blog - stars and sparkles....I have to admit that I am now unsure that I've actually used stars...I thought they were stars on the gorgeous light grey paper on the card....but I think they might be classed as snowflakes....I'll let the City Crafter DT decide!

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today....I think I'm going to search my kitchen for a cupcake now...or maybe some chocolate!!

 

Wedgie xxx

Hello there....I'm back for seconds!!

Hope you've had a fab day! I couldn't resist popping back with another card!

As well as my fab Guest DT Spot over at Love to Create (see post below) I also got some other fab news in the last week.....first off I was a Top Three over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday - ekkk! How exciting! Thank you very much ladies...I am dead chuffed.....here is my fab new badge....

 

Plus....I managed to win one of the prizes over at Cupcake Craft Challenges this week! How exciting!!!! Thank you!!!!

 

 

 

Soooo....I promised a card....so here it is....I've made a lot of spooky cards this month and today I decided I needed to go a little girlie.....so what do you think....

 

 

I love these fab colours together, I think they look really pretty. I've used plain and patterned papers for my background, following this week's fab sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The cupcake image and the small flower image I have paper pieced (I love this technique!) on more pretty papers. I think this stamp works really well with paper piecing.

 

Finally I have added some white faux stitching to the border and lots of glittery Stickles to my images!

 

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

 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab sketch

 

 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - pieced off!!

The Poodles Parlour - anything goes

 

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

 

Soooo....I haven't added many homemade cakes in the last week....this is because I've been doing other things in the kitchen....I've been making and freezing soup for my lunch at work and I've been flavouring vodka and rum....plus making my own Irish Whiskey Cream!! Hee, hee! It's been great fun....here is my home flavoured drinks....

 

Thanks for popping by today, I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Wedgie xx

Visiting an Old Friend.....

Hello there...Happy Monday! I hope you've had a lovely day!

Soooo....I enter a lot of challenges and visit a lot of challenge blogs...we all know that....and I seem to go through phases of which ones I visit regularly. One challenge blog that I used to visit every Wednesday without fail, but one that I haven't visited in ages is Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The ladies over there are all so talented and friendly....I couldn't resist popping by this evening to see what they've been creating.

Here is their fab sketch for this week....

 

Plus they have a lovely theme of celebrating women....I decided to make a card that celebrates female friendship....I love to make cakes and cards for my friends "just beacause" and so when I saw this cute freebie image everything fell into place!

 

 

Isn't she sweet?? Just put some glasses on her and it could be me!! The image is from Sliekje Digi Stamps where Angelique creates super cute images. The girl in the image does have legs...but I wanted to make her a bit smaller and so I cut them off - I hope Angelique doesn't mind!!

 

I've gone with pinks and soft pastel colours for this card to make it really girly, but added a bit of blue to make my image stand out. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and added a little sparkle to the cupcake with my Stickles. I've also added my sentiment in a banner.

 

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

 

Love to Create - thinking of you

The Pink Elephant - banners

Top Tip Tuesday - good with food

 

My Tip this fortnight - the ribbon on my card actaully belong's to my sister's new PJs!! Its the ribbon loops that are there to keep your clothes on the hanger. Now before you get the wrong idea, I didn't just cut off the ribbon without her knowing....but she did decide she didn't need the ribbon as she wouldn't be hanging up her PJs and so cut it off and gave it to me! What a fab way to add to my ribbon stash for free!! So what are you waiting for...go check your clothes for excess ribbon!!

 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab sketch

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Flowers, flowers everywhere!

Hello There.....Happy Wednesday!

I hope you're well and having a lovely week so far!

Don't you love flowers? I do! There are so many different ones, all so pretty in their own way. I To be honest I'm a big plant fan too....many of you know that I'm growing my own mini tomatos in my kitchen, along with some peppers. I also have a pineapple plant and a lemon plant! I love growing things!

Anyway, inspired by pretty flowers here is my card for today.....

 

Isn't she pretty....and more importantly wouldn't you love a big bunch of flowers like those?? They are also sooo pretty! I've used floral papers, along with a dollie and some plain blue paper to create the background. My image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I have added some sparkle with some mini gems. I have added some more mini gems, and some beautiful paper flowers.

 

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

 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - flowers

The Paper Shelter - anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Birthday Gift (those pretty flowers!)

 

I also thought I'd share my latest bake with you.....

 

 

Hmmmm....yummy! The ones in the blue paper cases are peanut butter cupcakes and the ones in the pink paper cases are vanilla cupcakes. Both are topped with vanilla butter cream and a sprinkle of black sugar. I really wanted to add some homemade caramel to the peanut butter ones, but I burnt my caramel!!

 

I'd like to enter these sweet treats in the "bake sale" challenge over at City Crafter Challenge this week. They'd like to see creations featuring baked goods....or anything baking related. Hopfully these fit the bill!

 

Don't forget to pop by all the blogs mentioned to see the gorgeous DT projects that have been created this week!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

A sweet bribe....

Hello there....well its a bit of a grey Saturday morning here in Aldershot at the moment. The sun is trying to poke through, but the clouds are currently winning! I'm off to a BBQ later so some sunshine would be really nice!

Joe and I live in a block of flats in Aldershot....he's been there several years and I've been there just over a year. We've made friends with a lovely couple in our block called Kirsty and Jake, who live a couple of doors away from Joe's flat. They love my cupcakes and whenever I make a fresh batch I try and take some cakes down to them too. They got engaged recently and are planning to buy a house nearby.....I will miss them and so I decided to bribe them yesterday with some freshly baked cupcakes!

 

These are vanilla cupcakes, with a two coloured vanilla butter cream swirl and a fresh strawberry on top - yummy! I think I've finally mastered the two coloured icing and I'm really pleased with how these look.

 

I tried reasoning with Kirsty and Jake that if they move I won't be able to deliver sweet treats like this anymore! Hee, hee!

 

I'd like to enter these cupcakes in the "it's a gift" challenge over at Allsorts this week.

 

Soooo.....I also have a little card for you today.....

 

 

I love the soft sweet colours of this patterned backing paper and I think it looks fab with the sky blue plain paper, it also has a fab glittered effect to add a little bling factor. My cute LOTV image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I've added some sparkle to her wings with my Stickles. Finally I've added some cute little blue squares and some blue punched flowers, which have glitter centres.

 

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

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids - anything goes

Lili's Little Fairies - spots or stripes

DYSU - fantasy

Cute Card Thursday - bling

Crafty Sentiments - flowers

Tuesday Throwdown - squares

Poodle Palour - things with wings

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx