Late night inspiration....

Hello there!

A quick late night post from me tonight! I've had a lovely time this evening zipping around blog-land, catching up on all the gorgeous cards that people have been making recently. I wasn't going to make a card tonight, but after spending so much time looking at gorgeous cards I was inspired!!

So, here is my card....

 

Please excuse the slightly odd shape of the card....and the bad lighting...this is what happens when you get too excited and do things in a rush!!!

 

I love this cute little image, which some of you might recognise from older posts. I just think those little kitties are soooo cute! I always wonder what they might be singing and how bad they sound!!

 

I've used fresh spring time colours for this card, coupled with that gorgeous piece of Kraft paper (my new addiction at the moment!!). I've coloured my image with my Promarkers, and added a sentiment and some punched flowers.

 

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

 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - raining cats and dogs

The Pink Elephant - spring colours

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Feeling a bit girlie....

Hello there...Happy Tuesday!

I hope you are well today! Look at me with yet another post....Joe has been spending a lot of time in the garage recently (drift season is about to start and he has cars to get ready)...this means I can spend more time crafting!

I made this card last night while I was in a real girlie mood (I had one of my friends over for dinner and we had a good old gossip)! I was inspired by the fab photo which is The Pink Elephant's challenge theme this week.....

 

What a pretty bed! I just want to climb in there right now! I also love this cute colour combo, yellow and grey goes together so well and makes for a very pretty card!

 

Anyway, the combination of my girlie mood and this gorgeous photo led me to make this card....

 

 

This is a new stamp that I bought a little while ago and I haven't used yet. Some of you might recognise the pattern though as its made by Kanban...who also make those gorgeous cake/cup stamps that I love so much!

 

I've coloured my image with my Promarkers, and added a little sparkle with my Stickles to the top of the bath and to the towel (it hasn't come out very well on the photo, but its there I promise!). I then used a combination of plain grey and yellow papers and that gorgeous patterned paper. I have added some faux stitching...I kinda wish that was in white now!

 

I've left the sentiment quite vague as I thought it could make a lovely Birthday card or a Mother's Day card...or for anyone in your life who needs some R&R!

 

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

 

The Pink Elephant - photo inspiration

Cupcake Craft Challenges - sparkle

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - all that glitters

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Hello There!

Happy Monday! Hope you've had a good day.

Mine has been long...again! I've still got a bit of a pathetic cold...bit sniffly..really annoying cough, but at least its not too bad! Thank you for all your well wishes...I really was feeling sorry for myself on Friday!!

So, its just gone 7pm and its really, really dark already!! What I love about this time of year though is the fab comfort food we all eat on these dark evenings!! After a long day in the office I decided to make one of my favourite chicken dishes for dinner ....chicken breast, chopped up chorizo, tomatos, pepper, onion, whatever beans I have in the cupboard and big glug of wine. Cook it in a hot oven for about 30 minutes. Its so simple to make and really, really tasty...especially when served with warm crusty bread! Yummy!

Anyway, cookery lesson over! I also have a card for you this evening!!

 

So for this card I have combined my cute little witch digi image from Digistamp Boutique with a fab pumpkin freebie image from Melonheadz. They are both too cute and so I decided that I wanted to use both of them! My images are coloured with my Promarkers and I have added some sparkle to the witches hat and the pumpkins with my Stickles.

 

I've gone with warm oranges and browns for this autumn inspired card. Combining two patterned papers, along with some plain orange and plain brown paper. I have also added a strip of punched border.

 

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

 

Allsorts - autumn trees and leaves (no trees or leaves on my card, but I have gone with the colours...I hope thats ok!)

Crazy 4 Challenges - Halloween

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Autumn/Winter

Pink Elephant - Photo inspiration 

 

I've picked out those gorgeous orange colours and the pumpkins

 

Love to Create - Autumn colours

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

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

Its summer time!

Post number two for today! Please scroll down to see my Celebrate the Occasion DT post.

Sooo....isn't this weather lovely?? The sky is blue in Aldershot today and the sun is shining! Woo hoo! I really hope this lasts as I'm on annual leave next week and staying put in this country!

Anyway, all this lovely sunshine has inspired a couple of cards today....

I've used plain blue backing paper, along with some fab stripy paper that reminds me of deck chairs to make this page. My image is created from two Pollycraft characters which I have coloured with my Promarkers. The sentiment was created on my computer.

This card reminds me of me and Joe.....we love surfing. I'd like to say the characters look like us, but I think that would be pushing it a bit!!

This card has been created for the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - The Ocean

The Pink Elephant - summer

Oldie but a Goodie - photo inspiration (that photo really screamed summer holiday to me and this is my perfect summer holiday!). My old thing is the deck chair-like paper!

Tuesday Throwdown - Tropical paradise

My second card also has a lovely summery vibe to it....

Isn't that strawberry backing paper cute?? I've backed this paper with some plain blue paper, which I have also used around my image and my sentiment. The image is another Pollycraft cutie and I've coloured her with my Promarkers.

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

Make it Monday

Passion got Promarkers - feeling fruity

Crafty Sentiments - food

Love to Create - spots & dots (my strawberrys are dotty!)

Well I hope my cards have left you with that summer feeling! Pop by the challenge blogs mentioned to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created.

Finally, I'd like to introduce you to Penny the Pineapple plant! Hee, hee....I've wanted a pineapple plant for ages and mum found this lovely one! She's now sat below my living room window sunning herself!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

A little too much??

Hello peeps! Happy Monday!

Well, what a very wet day it is here in Aldershot! Wet and grey and generally miserable!! So what better way to cheer myself up before dinner than a quick bit of crafting!

Now I have a couple of issues here...first off the colours aren't so vibrant in the photo! Sorry!! Bad photography alert!! My second issue is that I'm not too sure whether there is too much going on here! I love these new papers...them are from a retro inspired pack and they are just gorgeous! But does it look a bit too busy...especially with the tea cup and buttons?? What do you think??

The sentiment I think is perfect....I've found it on a really fab website called Birds Cards, along with the cute tea cup!

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

Cupcake Craft Challenge - bright as a button - use bright colours and buttons

The Pink Elephant - photo inspiration - I went for the gorgeous colours

Make it Monday

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

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

I'm back!

Hello folks.....well after a couple of days of successfully scheduled posts I am back! Thank you for everyones lovely comments that they've left me recently....its so nice to hear from everyone.

I've spent the weekend with Joe at the 2nd Round of the British Drifting Championships...he didn't qualify this time, but we had a good weekend. I got to go out in the car this time, which was good fun! Here is the proof....do you like my helmet??

Ha, ha!!

This is a photo of Joe drifting the track, his car is the white and black one......

As you can see the track was quite dusty and there was a lot of wind, not to mention the tyre rubber flying through the air!! I'm happy to report that I'm back, I'm clean and I've been crafting!! Inspired by the photo challenge at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards I decided to make a bright, cheerful card today, this is the photo...

Isn't that a fab cake?? I love the colours and decided they would make a fab card!

I've used a mixture of brightly coloured plain and patterned papers to match this cute LOTV image. I've added some faux white stitches and some cute little butterflies. I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - friendship (those two look like they're having a good gossip!!)Pink Elephant - Vibrant colours

Crazy 4 Challenges - butterflies

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - photo inspiration (I took the colours)

Send a Smile 4 Kids - bright colours

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

Thanks for stopping by today,

Wedgie xxx

What a brilliant weekend!

Happy Monday folks!

Thanks for popping by, its lovely to see you! And all the lovely sunshine!

Sooooo....I've had a fab weekend....the sun shone all weekend...Becca loved her Birthday surprise....it was sooo much fun! We took Becca to the Ballgowns exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum....a room full of gorgeous dresses, what more could a girl want?! Oh! I know! A Sex in the City Themed afternoon tea...complete with mini burgers and chocolate shoes!! The photos don't really do it justice....all the food looked and tasted amazing!

Right, tonight I decided to catch up on my challenges....so be warned there are a couple of cards to follow!! First off I have a very girlie card for you....

I've used plain pink and brown papers, along with some fab pink and brown polka dot paper. I've topped this with a trio of cupcakes and a setiment fit for a Queen! Finally I've added some faux stiches and little white dots and lots of glitter!!

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

Allsorts - Birthday - Happy 3rd Birthday Cupcake!

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Royalty (hope my sentiment fits the bill!)

Truly Scrumptious - pretty in pink

Hooked on Crafts - all that glitters

My second card is inspired by a photo at Pink Elephant this week....



....isn't it a cutie?? I love polka dots and teacups, so this is right up my street! Here is what I created....

I've used plain blue, red gingham and light blue spotty (although you can't really see the dots!!) paper to create this card....along with a fab image from Digi Doodle coloured with my Promarkers. I was soooo lucky last week....I was picked as the winner of the work related challenge at Digi Doodle - thank you ladies!!

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

Pink Elephant - photo inspiration

Digi Doodle - lets go spotty

Make it Monday - Linky Party

Finally I have a rather more simple card for you....

Told you it was simple!! This is also my least favourite card!

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

DYSU - A little birdie told me

Cute Card Thursday - pink and green

Crazy 4 Challenges - one layer

Pop by all the challenge blogs mentioned above to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created for these challenges.

Hope to see you again soon,

Wedgie xxx

I love buttons!!

Hello my fellow crafters....how are you today?

Hope you've had a better Monday than me....I've worked from home this afternoon and I've been plagued by IT issues....included my work laptop screen going completly blank at one point! That was scary!! I'm pleased to say its all fixed now and so I'm a happy bunny again!!

Soooo...its Monday...its time to join in the fun at Make it Monday. I'm so pleased to have discovered this fab linky party blog....you get to see so many great makes each week! Its also time for a new challenge at Cupcake Craft Challenge and this week they have a book lover challenge. You need to feature a book, or maybe a page from a book or stamped text! What a fab challenge!

So, what do you think? I've used lots of pinks and purple today! Plus that fab stamped text and some buttons with thread tied into bows. I always forget how much I love using buttons on projects....as well as my cards I also customise tops and add them to cushions. I love them!!

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

Cupcake Craft Challenge - book lover

Make it Monday - linky party

Allsorts challenge - buttons and bows

Sweet Stamps - my favourite colour (this was tough, I love pink, but I also love purple!!)

The pink elephant - buttons galore!

Thank you to everyone who has popped by my blog recently, its lovely to see you. I always try and pop by your blog too if you've left me a comment to let me know you stopped by!

Hope you have a lovely evening,

Wedgie xxx