Cute Christmas Greetings!

Hello there,

Happy Wednesday - I hope you're having a fab week.

Today we have a new challenge for you over at Christmas at Sweet Stampin - so if you want to get ahead in your Christmas card stash why not join us! Our challenge theme this month is "cute christmas".....

As well as my super cute image I have tried to experiment with my colours a little, using a fab new Christmas tree paper featuring pink, blue, yellow and green sparkly trees!

My image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I have used a plain red backing paper to frame my patterned paper and image.

For more cute Christmas inspiration, pop by the Christmas at Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this month. While you're there you can find out about our fab prize this month.

Thank you for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Cute Christmas!

Hello there,

Happy Hump Day! I do love Wednesdays!

I'm back today with a fab challenge from Christmas at Sweet Stampin....this month we'd love to see your cute Christmas designs! You can create anything as long as you include some stamping and it must be cute, cute, cute!

I decided to combine a couple of my favourite things.....

Yes, penguins and polka dots!

My cute penguin image has been coloured with my Promakers and I have gone with a simple background of kraft card, plain blue paper and blue and white polka dot paper (which always reminds me of snow!).

For more cute Christmas inspiration pop by the Christmas at Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at the super cute cards that the DT have created for you! While you're there you can also take a peek at our fab sponsor this month...

Sweet Pea Stamps

If you are looking for something sweet to read/watch you could also pop by my other blog which is dedicated to our afternoon tea adventures....grab a cuppa and prepare to drool!

Tea With Me and Friends

We also have a lovely YouTube channel full of vlog posts....some tea related some not!

Thank you for popping by today!

Wedgie xxx

Brrr....It's cold outside!

Hello there!

Happy Hump Day - I do love Wednesdays....the weekend is in sight again!

I'm here today with a new challenge from Christmas at Sweet Stampin......this month we'd like to see your Christmas cards featuring the theme "it's cold outside". So many possibilities with this theme!

I found a super cute new image called "wrong hats" which is a Lilyboo image at Cuddly Buddly......

See....I told you it's a cute image!

To go with my cold outside theme I picked some icy blue backing papers. My little penguins are coloured with my Promarkers and I have added a little bit of sparkle to their hats with my Promarkers.

For more inspiration pop by the Christmas at Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at the fab DT cards that have been created this week. While there you can also read about our fab sponsor this month.....

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

Make it Monday

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Lets get cute!

Hello there!

Happy Saturday! I hope you are keeping well and have had a lovely week.

Last weekend I went to an afternoon tea masterclass at One Aldwych hotel in London....it was such a good experience! We got to indulge in a lovely breakfast and an afternoon tea, plus we spent several hours in the hotel's kitchens with Head Chef Dominic Teague. Dominic showed us how to make several different afternoon tea treats and we got to pipe and decorate macaroons and eclairs. Read all about our fab morning on our afternoon tea blog.....but I thought I'd share with you some of the treats I piped....

I am so proud of those macaroons!

Anyway, enough afternoon tea chat...I'm here today with the fab new challenge from Sweet Stampin! This week we have a lovely theme for you.....we want to see your CUTE creations!

I decided to explore the Cuddly Buddly website for an image for this challenge. Cuddly Buddly is our monthly sponsor, offering our monthly winner a fab £10 voucher to spend.....and I know you'll spend it really easily!

Here is my card.....

Isn't he wonderful? The image and the sentiment are actually two different images from Cuddly Buddly that I have printed, coloured and stuck together. The sentiment is stuck flat to the card, and the teddy bear is stuck on with 3D sticky pads. Both the sentiment and image are coloured with my Promarkers.

I then decided to go with a blue background.....full of polka dots and three cute buttons!

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

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

Make it Monday

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Something a little bit cute....

Hello there...yes its me...back again!

Instead of going to bed like a good girl last night, I decided to make another card! Hee, hee!! I do love it when the crafting bug bites!

I have a confession to make...I'm a tad bit silly and I read the Cupcake Craft Challenge this week as a grey and lilac colour combo challenge....probably because I love lilac and purple so much! So off I went and made the cup of tea card yesterday in perfect lilac and yellow...then I went to link it up at Cupcake and guess what....I'd got the colours wrong...well at least one of them! The challenge is in fact yellow and grey!! I still don't know how I confused grey and purple!!

Anway, here sporting the correct colours is my card for today.....

 

Now I'm not sure what it is about this card, but I am really pleased with it. I'm not sure if its that super cute birdie image....or the gorgeous papers or the fab colour combo (why have I never used yellow and grey together before??). But I really love this card!

 

I've coloured my image with my Promarkers and I've been trying to experiement more with shading and using the pens properly. I'm quite pleased with how Mr Birdie has turned out. I've used a plain yellow and plain grey paper, as well as two gorgeous patterened papers for my background. My sentiment is stamped.

 

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

 

Cupcake Craft Challenges - yellow and grey

Make it Monday

Allsorts Challenge blog - lets get cute

Love to Create - the lovely Love to Create ladies are celebrating their first year as a challenge blog with a let's celebrate theme!

I Love Promakers - Happy Birthday

Stampin Sensation - Fur and Feather (I went with feather!)

 

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

 

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

 

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

It takes two!

Hello...Happy Monday!

Hope you've had a good day. So I learnt a good lesson this evening....I shouldn't be left alone in a kitchen full of baking goodies...yes I made more cakes!! Very naughty cakes!! I currently have some chocca mocha caramel cakes waiting to be iced! Yes, you read that right...chocca mocha caramel!! As well as being a normal naughty cake, there is also bits of chopped up chocolate bars in the cakes!! Whoops!! Pop back tomorrow for photos of the finished cakes...and my verdict on yumminess!!

Sooooo...its Monday...that means one thing...its a new challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenge! Woo hoo! This week's challenge is "two's company" and for this challenge I created this spooky pair.....

 

Aren't they cute??

 

I've used plain black paper to back my card and to frame my Digistamp Boutique images and sentiment. I have added some fab spiderweb paper and a strip of patterned paper to the background, before attaching my images and sentiment. The image is coloured with my Promarkers....I've tried to match the colours in the patterned paper to tie everything together.

 

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

 

Make it Monday

Love to Create - trick or treat

Cupcake Craft Challenge - two's company

The Poodles Parlour - Halloween

Di's Digi Designs - too cute to spook (2nd entry)

Allsorts - too cute to spook (2nd entry)

I Love Promakers - Halloween (thanks Lorraine for letting me know!)

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

A Cute Boo!

Morning! Brrr....its a tad bit cold in Aldershot this morning! Better wrap up warm!

I hope you are well today....I have to say that I am feeling much better after my lovely long weekend!

 

Today I have another halloween card for you....and I'm afraid its another cute one! I'm just not very good at spooky halloween cards!

 

I really love this DigiStamp Boutique image, hes soooo sweet!

 

I've used a brown recycled card blank for this card and I've topped it with that gorgeous swirly blue paper. My image has been printed and coloured with my Promarkers, and I've added some googly eyes! I created my sweet sentiment on my computer and backed it with some plain brown paper. I stamped some sweets onto plain card, coloured them with my Promarkers and added a little sparkle with my Stickles. My sweets have been attached using 3D sticky pads.

 

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

 

Allsorts - too cute to spook!

Crazy 4 Challenges - make a sweet treats

Aud Sentiments - halloween

DigiStamp Boutique - October challenge

Di's Digi Designs - too cute to spook!

 

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

 

Thank you to everyone for your lovely comments about my blog header photo - that was a fab tea that I put on for a work colleaue and her friends earlier this year. The ladies were all very pleased with the tasty feast that we layed on! I'll be hosted a halloween themed crafternoon tea later this month - watch this space for a new blog header!!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Lots of pink and purple!

Hello there...Happy Wednesday! Its hump day...the weekend is just around the corner!!

 

Today I have decided to go back to my girlie routes and create a pink and purple sensation for you!

 

What do you think?? Girlie enough??

 

Hee, hee! I've used a selection of pink and purple plain and patterend papers, along with a bright pink envelope (more about that in a bit!)....I've also used some pink ribbon, a super cute digi image (coloured with my Promarkers) and lots of glitter!!

 

So, whats this about an envelope I hear you say....well you see that bright pink layer of paper at the bottom of the card...well thats my pink envelope...I've been recycling! My lovely friend Becca sent me a card recently and it came in this fab envelope....I loved the colour and so decided to keep hold of it, thinking that I'd find a use for it!

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

 

Top Tip Tuesday - Recycle

My Tip - keep hold of coloured envelopes that you get in the post, reuse them on your cards!

 

Love to Create - show us your ribbon or twine

Papertake Weekly - things that make you go awwww!

The Poodles Parlour - here come the girls! 

Try it on Tuesday - anything goes

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

 

Lots of Challenges!

Morning All - I'm packed and ready to go to London, but decided to get some more cards before I go!! I've spent some of my annual leave wandering around blog land and I've come across some more fab blogs and challenges.

First off there is the Sir Stampalot Challenge where they have a brand new challenge every month - the theme for this month is Fantasy. The prize is stuff of fantasy itself - the lucky winner will recieve a Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter plus a Pooh Font Cartridge - how fab is that?!? Pop over to the blog to see the DT designs for some inspiration. Here is my card:

I've never really done fantasy as a theme before, so I hope this is ok! The image is one I got from a recent image swap so I'm lucky to have it in my stash! I've used some pink embossed card as the background, which features some whimsical swirls! I've also added some fab lacy ribbon to match my faries dress and some sparkly gems.

The embossed card, ribbon and gems make it quite a tactile card......and therefore i would also like to enter into the Cute Card Thursday Challenge this week which calls for touchy feely cards! The DT have added all sorts of dimensions to their cards, take a peek here.

I've also found a lovely blog called the Papertake Weekly Challenge, you should pop over there and see the lovely cards they feature. They set new challenges every Tuesday...this week its called Cutie Pie and they are looking for cute images on cards. They have a fab DT creating for them, take a peek here. Here is my cute card:

This features a cute little puppy image and more of the Creative Cottage paper that I bought yesterday. I think the combination of colours and those dots makes it a real cute card....even if I do say so myself!! Ha, ha!!

Anyway, I'd better get going really....its my Birthday tomorrow so next time you hear from me I'll be another year older.....hopefully the wrinkles won't appear over night and I'm still asked for ID when I try and buy wine at the supermarket!!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a lovely day.

Wedgie xxx