Bingo!

Hello there!

I hope you are well and have had a lovely week! Mine has been wonderful  as I have been on annual leave with Joe. We haven't gone away this year, but we have relaxed a lot and made our little garden is a little bit more beautiful with a new bed of plants and a small BBQ area!

Today at Sweet Stampin we have a lovely Bingo challenge for you! Here is the board for you to pick from.....

What a lovely collection of crafty items to pick from! I went for straight down the middle - ribbon, buttons and spots......

I've made this card for Joe as on Friday we celebrated seven years together. We may not be married, but we do still like to celebrate!

I have gone with a blue and pink colour combo, featuring a lovely teacup digi stamp which I think suits us perfectly! I've included some blue and pink ribbon, blue and pink buttons and of course my spots feature on both my buttons and ribbon!

This year we are celebrating our anniversary by nipping over to the Isle of Wight for a mini break. I have also arranged for Joe to meet some Marmosets at one of the zoos!

For more bingo board inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog, while you are there you can also take a peek at the prize offered by our fab sponsor this week.....

Thanks for popping by today, 

Wedgie xxx

It's a Love Thing....

Hello there.....me again!

I'm back again with a new challenge from My Time to Craft...and this week we're getting ready for Valentine's Day. Love it or hate it....the heart filled day is just around the corner and we'd like to see your creations celebrating lurve!

I've used one of my favourite digi images for this card....

Isn't it a cutie? My image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I have added a little sparkle with my Stickles. I love polka dots...I'm not sure why...but they always seem to make a card look even more cute.

For more inspiration pop by the My Time to Craft Challenge Blog to see the gorgeous cards that have been created by the DT this week.

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Its Sketch Time!

Hello there!

I hope you are well and have had a fab week.....can you believe that tomorrow is December?? Where has this year gone?

I'm back today with a fab sketch challenge from My Time to Craft....here is the sketch we'd like to see in your projects....

 

Now you can add bits to this sketch if you like....maybe a flower here or there or a bit or ribbon....we don't mind as long as we can still see the original sketch.

 

I decided to get a bit creative with my patterned papers for this challenge....I'm not entirely sure why....and I'm not entirely sure its worked out well for me!!

 

 

I think possibly the teapot paper should have been a different paper...what do you think?? The cute little image is actually two separate images that I have placed together to create my tea time scene. My image has been coloured with my Promarkers. I have added some Stickles to the top left hand corner of the card in a very light pink colour.

 

I'm not 100% happy with this card....its that teapot paper that is not working for me!

 

To see how my fellow DT members used the sketch pop by the My Time to Craft challenge blog - there are loads of fab cards there!

 

Thank you for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Tea-riffic Experience!

Hello!

Me again - I'm back with my second post for today....this time for My Time to Craft.

UPDATE - before you read this post...I must apologise as it appears I have gone slightly mad and managed to mix up my challenges! The card mentioned below was in fact for the challenge at My Time to Craft last week! Whoops!

This Last week we have had a lovely challenge for you, we are were looking for vintage/shabby chic cards or projects. Now, as you can imagine this challenge is right up my street! I love a bit of vintage!

I opted to include one of my favourite vintage items on this card.....yes that's right...some teacups!

 

I've coloured my digi stamp teacups with my Promarkers, I have used plain pink backing paper topped with some pretty polka dot paper (which I have torn to give rough edges). I've added a doily and a collection of pretty buttons. Finally I have used a digi stamp sentiment.

 

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

 

Make it Monday

Digi Stamp Boutique - monthly customer competition

Papertake Weekly - Two by Two (I used two papers!)

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

 

This card also reflects the tea-riffic day that I experienced last Saturday - when I enjoyed afternoon tea in a tree house! It was a lovely afternoon which was organised by the Secret Tea Society! This was the first time that I met the other members of the society and I have to say that they are a wonderful bunch of tea loving ladies! We enjoyed scones and cakes, and a really good natter!

 

The tree house

Read more about my experience over on my afternoon tea blog!

 

UPDATE - the theme for this week's challenge over at My Time to Craft is in fact "sorry I forgot your Birthday"....to see the card I made for this challenge, pop by here! I'm blaming all the sunshine on my holiday for this mix up!!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

its lovely to see you!

 

Wedgie xxx

Have a Tea-riffic Day!

Hello there!

Happy Hump Day! I hope you are having a fab week so far!

This week I have had the pleasure of harvesting some of the fruit and veg from my garden. Its the first year I've been able to grow my own things and I've really enjoyed the experience. I have onions, potatoes, tomatoes, plums and apples at the moment. I also have pears still on the tree and I have pumpkins growing for Halloween! Its been a very productive summer!

On Monday night I made myself some scrummy apple cake...which was made even sweeter because the apples came from my own tree! What a satisfying bake!

 

In celebration of harvest time and the autumn season I have created this clean and simple card......

 

 

I've used a kraft card blank, which has been topped by my cup digi images, a little doodling and my fab sentiment. I've gone with autumnal colours for the tea cups, which have been coloured with my Promarkers.

 

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

 

Di's Digi Designs - fabulous fall colours

Cute Card Thursday - Hip to be Square

Love to Create - clean and simple

 

If you get the chance pop by these fab challenge blogs, there are some gorgeous DT cards to be seen!

 

I'm off to have a cup of tea now!

 

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx