Awesome Weekend...Again!

Hello there...Happy Sunday!

I hope you're having a lovely weekend....I've had such a lovely time. Joe is away for the weekend...its the last round of the British Drifting Championships....and so I decided to invite my best friend Becca over for the weekend.

She popped over on Friday evening and stayed with me until lunchtime today.....and I have had such a nice, girlie time! We've eaten a lot, read magazines, watched movies, went shopping, did some crafting and of course made time for XFactor! What more could a girl want??

I've made Becca a little card that I'm going to pop in the post tomorrow....but I thought I'd share it with you first....

 

Isn't he a cutie?? Becca already loves this little DigiStamp Boutique image....she loves anything cute and Halloweeny! I've coloured the image with my Promarkers and added some fab googly eyes. I've then followed a fab sketch from Papertake Weekly using gorgeous autumn inspired papers. Finally I added some faux stitiching.

 

I love how this card has turned out....and I hope it makes Becca smile too!

 

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

 

Tuesday Throwdown - fall colours

Papertake Weekly - sketch

Crafty Sentiments - autumn colours

City Crafter Challenge Blog - an early boo!

DigiStamp Boutique - September Compeition

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

A little bit vintage

Hello there...hope you've had a fab week!

Mine has been another busy one with a big consultant event mid week which I organised for my work. We brought together medical consultants from across the country for the meeting in London...I've been working on it for ages and I'm pleased that it went well.

In fact I've been so busy with this meeting that I nearly didn't have a card for you today! I headed off to work on Wednesday and hadn't planned to go home until fairly late on Friday evening (I stay with either my mum or my sister, both of them live much closer to my office than I do!). When I got to mum's on Wednesday evening I suddenly realised that I needed to make my card for Sweet Stampin this week! Luckily I had my laptop with me and so I had some digi images to choose from. Then I discovered mum's little craft cupboard....and manage to find enough materials to make this card....

 

Isn't that ribbon fab?? Mum's cupboard is technically full of things for our Brownie meetings, so I am really pleased that I could find these bits and pieces!

 

Sooooo...you might be wondering what the actual challenge is this week at Sweet Stampin!! We have a theme close to my heart this week....we want to see your vintage cards! If you'd like some more inspiration, pop by the Sweet Stampin blog to see all the gorgeous Team Abi DT cards!

 

I think this is a bit more shabby chic than vintage, but the sentiment definitly fits the bill and I love this Pollycraft image (it reminds me of me!!). I have also used some brown parcel paper and some gorgeous backing paper that I found in a craft magazine. I've coloured the image with some colouring pencils that I found!

 

We are joined this week by

 

as our weekly sponsor....and we are joined this month by

 

as our monthly sponsor!

 

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

 

Love to Create - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Lets see your transport!

Hello there! This is post number two for me today...if you're looking for my Celebrate The Occasion post please scroll down!

So....this week at My Time To Craft we want to see your projects featuring a method of transport...lots of options here and we can't wait to see what you come up with.

I've opted to go with my favourite kind of papercrafting....making something out of my paper scraps! I was recently asked to create a Birthday card for a friend to give to her dad...he's a big Morris Minor fan and so I made this card....

 

Not the best photo is the world...but hopefully you recognise the car! I based the image on an actual photograph to get as close to the actual car as possible. Hopefully he will approve of my paper car!

 

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

 

I would also like to enter this card over at Make it Monday this week!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Sports Anyone?

Hello there - Happy Tuesday!

Well...did you know that in America it is currently Little League month? The Celebrate the Occasion ladies have taught me so much already!! This week in honour of Little League month we'd like to see your sports themed cards!

This month Celebrate the Occasion are lucky to be sponsored by the wonderful Bugaboo Digi Stamps and I was lucky enough to pick one of their fab images for my card this week! Thank you so much!

Here is my card....

 

Isn't she a cutie?? I have coloured my image with my Promarkers and used bright red and blue backing papers, along with some gorgeous patterened paper featuring bottle caps.

 

Pop by the Celebrate the Occasion blog to see all the gorgeous cards that my fellow teamies have made this week!

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

What a brilliant weekend!

Hello campers! I hope you are well and have had a lovely weekend!

My weekend has been every bit as good as I hoped it would be (I was a tad bit worried that I would be let down in all my excitment!!).

On Saturday, Lorna, Becca and myself got dressed up and went to the Berkley for a Pret a Portea. This is what we ate....

 

It looked amazing and tasted just as good! We treated ourselves to a glass of bubbles and enjoyed delicious sandwhiches and tasting spoons before starting on the sweet goodies! The service was amazing, everyone was so friendly and the food kept on coming! We had a wonderful afternoon!

 

 

Then today the three of us visited the Festival of Vintage at Epsom Downs race course....as some of you will know, I have a bit of a soft spot for anything vintage! We wandered around the fab stalls selling everything from clothes and hats to homewares and recordplayers. I bought myself a lovely full length winter coat and a cute knitted jumper, Lorna bought a brilliant evening dress for her Birthday in December and Becca added to her brooch collection....and bought her first item of vinatge clothing!

 

There was also fashions shows, live music and dancing....it was brilliant!

 

 

Here I am posing in my new living room! Hee, hee!

 

Soooo....after all this excitment I decided to make a simple card!

 

 

Told you it was simple!

 

I love this stamp, but its rather large and I rarely use it. However, I thought it would probably work for a clean and simple card where I wanted the image to be the main focus! I've stamped both the image and the sentiment and coloured the image with my Promarkers.

 

 

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

 

Passion for Promarkers - Clean and Simple

Allsorts - inspired by a song - "These Boots are Made for Walking"

Crazy 4 Challenges - thank you card or thanks giving card

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today and thank you for all your lovely comments!

Wedgie xxx

I'm soooo excited!!

Hello there...hope you've had a good week! I am as my post title suggest....SO EXCITED! I have a fab weekend ahead of me...most of it spent with my friend Becca and my sister Lorna. I have been waiting for this weekend to come along for ages!!

Tomorrow I am going to The Berkley hotel in London to experience a Pret a Portea. For those of you who pop by regularly you'll know how much I love an afternoon tea....well a Pret a Portea is amazing! It's inspired by the fashion seasons and features fabulous shoe shaped biscuits and sweet treats in the colours of the seasons. I booked this tea back in May or June (its been so long I can't remember when I actually booked it!!) and I can't wait!

Then on Sunday we are all off to the Festival of Vintage at Epsom race course...a whole day of vintage! There will be shopping, fashion shows, exhibitions, dancing and loads of other things! How exciting!

Watch this space for a post full of cool photos!!

Anyway, while waiting for Joe to come home from work I decided I had time to make a little card....

 

The weather is most definitley changing at the moment...and hopefully this card captures those wonderful autumn colours that are appearing! I've gone with browns and oranges for this card...along with a stamp that I probably use way too often (but I don't care because I love it!). I've used my corner punch on the image. There is sparkle on that gorgeous floral backing paper and I have added more sparkle to the image.

 

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

 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge - cutting corners

Papertake Weekly - hazy shade of autumn

Crafty Sentiments - sketch

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Where have I been??

Hello there! Happy Wednesday!

Soooo...the beady eyed of you might have noticed that the last few of my posts have been sheduled ones...appearing with my cards, but not so much cheeky chatter! I've also not been visiting all your lovely blogs as much as I'd like at the moment. Sorry!! Life has been so very hectic....both at home and at work! I'm hoping in the next week to get a bit more time to myself again! On top of time escaping me I also managed to burn my middle finger on my left hand last weekend while making jam (not successful, but thats another story)...and my finger is currently bandaged up....making it really hard to do a lot of things...including changing gear in my car and typing on a keyboard!!

Last weekend I did something quite special to me....I know a lot of you will think I'm mad...but I completed my first 10k run in over 5 years! It was the London Zoo 10k stampede and my sister Lorna ran it with me (thank goodness!!). We managed it in one hour and five minutes, which considering the problems I've had with my knee over the last couple of years I am very proud of! It was hard work...I nearly threw up when I came over the finish line and all the professional photos look ghastly....but I did it!

Right, enough of that....I have a card for you today....

 

Look at me....back to my purple roots! I love this sentiment, it makes me laugh!

 

For this card I've used various purple papers...both patterened and plain. I've coloured my shoe images with my Promarkers and made them sparkle with my Stickles. The sentiment was made on my computer.

 

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

 

Allsorts Challenge - purple passion

The Pink Elephant - monochromatic

City Crafter Challenge Blog - inchies

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

It's all white with me!!

Hello there! Lovely to see you!

This is my second post for today....if you're looking for the Celebrate the Occasion challenge please scroll down!

Well, here I am with another fab challenge from My Time to Craft....did you notice that we've gone weekly now!! Pop back every week for a new fab challenge!

Anyway, this week we're asking that you keep your cards all white....expect the image! Ohhh..tricky!! Here is my little card....

 

For my card I decided to use some pretty textured white paper in the background, topped with another of these sweet mini doilys...I love them! I've then attached my stamped image that I have coloured with my Promarkers and added some sparkle with my Stickles.

 

I actually like this challenge theme a lot...the white background really makes the pretty flower digi image pop from the card!

 

Pop by the My Time to Craft blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week!

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Happy Birthday!

Hello there...Happy Tuesday! Hope you're having a fab week so far!

Sooo...its time for another challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion this week and we're celebrating Birthdays! We'd like to see your Birthday cards with the added twist of using some twine and at least one button!

Here is my card....

 

I love this pretty backing paper...those polka dots are just fab! I've used some dark purple backing paper at the bottom, topped with my polka dot paper. I've thread my twine through three different purple buttons and I've spaced them along the twine before attaching to the card. My image is stamped and then coloured with my Promarkers and I've added a Birthday sentiment which I have created on my computer.

 

Pop by the Celebrate the Occasion challenge blog to see how my fellow teamies have used their twine and buttons!

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Inspired by a day in the office....

.....hello there! Happy Saturday! Hope you're well today!

Sooooo.....you may know that I'm uber busy at work at the moment....I may have moaned about it once or twice already....but just in case you are in any doubt...aarrgghhh work is sooooo busy at the moment!!

I am so glad that the weekend is here!! Saturday also means that we have another new challenge for you this week over at Sweet Stampin! This week we'd like you to use your sentiment as the focal point of your card....isn't that a fab challenge!

Inspired by a particulary bad day in the office I created this cheeky card.....

 

I love a good cocktail! They always make me smile with their fab colours, over decorative appearance and funny names!

 

I 've used some plain blue backing paper, which I have topped with the cute polka dot paper. My sentiment is printed from my computer, backed with pink paper and I've add some sparkle with my Stickles. I've also added a cute little doily (that now reminds me of a cute drinks mat!) and a stamped cocktail...which has been coloured with my Promarkers and has also been attacked with my Stickles! Again, I have backed this with some pink paper.

 

We're joined in this challenge by our monthly sponsor

 

 

and our weekly sponsor

 

 

Pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog to see what fab prizes you could win this week! Also take a peek at the gorgeous cards that Team Abi have created for you this week - they're all really fab!

 

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

 

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - their last challenge - anything goes

City Crafter Challenge Blog - polka dot palooza

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - something funny hunny! (funny sentiment)

 

Pop by all these fab challenge blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards!

 

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

 

Lets get folding!

Hello there! Happy Tuesday!

Hope you're having a good week so far!

This morning we have a new challenge for you over at My Time to Craft....we want to see your cards with more than one fold....BUT you're not allowed to enter an easel card! Sooo...what are you waiting for...get your card out and get folding!

I decided I wanted to create some kind of window scene using a gate fold card....but what to put inside?? What do I like best?? Cakes and sweets of course!

 

One thing I discovered was that its quite hard to photograph a gate fold card!!

 

I've used some plain grey and some pretty patterened paper in the background. Then I made my shelves from some plain brown paper. I stamped my Birthday cake and sweet jars and coloured them with my Promarkers...then I added a little sparkle with my Stickles. I added them to my shelves and then added a computer generated sentiment.

 

I'm really pleased with this card...but wait until you see what my fellow DT members have created...they are a talented bunch! Pop over to the My Time to Craft challenge blog now!!!

I'd also like to enter this sweet creation over at Make it Monday!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Is it the weekend yet??

Hello there....lovely to see you today!

My day has been so long, and so busy! I'm really looking forward to the weekend already!! Work is manic at the moment....but I suppose at least it keeps me out of trouble!

So today I was asked to make an anniversary card for one of my colleagues...its his anniversary tomorrow and he hasn't got a card yet! I decided to opt for a very pretty card with a little sparkle....

 

 

I've used some light plain blue paper and some really pretty floral paper, along with a doily for the background. I've used one of my favourite stamps, which I think is lovely for wedding anniversaries.....I've add a little sparkle with my Stickles. Finally I added some faux stitching around the image and some light blue to the edge of the doily.

 

Hopfully my colleague's wife will really like this pretty card!

 

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

 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - in stitches

The Pink Elephant - wedding/anniversary

Make it Monday

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today....don't forget to pop back tomorrow to see this week's challenge at My Time to Craft!

 

Wedgie xxx

What a lovely weekend!

Hello there! Happy Sunday!

The weather has been suberb this weekend in Aldershot and I've had such a lovely time. My sister Lorna, her hubby Jim and their puppy Barry visited me yesterday and stayed overnight. We had a picnic and played with Barry in the sunshine. Then we had friends over for dinner...then we banished the boys and had a really girlie evening complete with bubbles and giggles! So much fun!

Today I've had a bit of a lazy day, which has been lovely. I spent this afternoon making up some card orders and making some DT....I suddenly feel a bit organised!

Anyway...my last card was a bit different....and so is this one.....

 

Wow...yes I made a masculine card! And double wow...I'm actually quite pleased with it! The fab layout is from the sketch over at Crazy 4 Challenges this week and I really enjoyed using it. My Pollycraft image has been coloured with my Promakers.

 

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

 

Crafty Sentiments - male card

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - back to school

Crazy 4 Challenges - sketch

Allsorts - layers

 

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

 

I got some more exciting news yesterday...I was featured as one of the spotlight cards of the week over at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge....thank you so much ladies!!

 

 

Finally I thought I'd share with you the rather scrummy pudding I made for my friends last night....there is only one problem....I forgot to take a photo before we all got stuck in!!!

 

 

It has a wonderful biscuit base and the most decadent chocolate truffle topping. Soooo yummy.....but soooo bad for you!!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

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

Hello there!

Me again! This is my second post for today...if you are looking for my Celebrate the Occasion card please scroll down!

Sooooo....over at My Time to Craft we have a fab colour combo challenge for you this week...we'd like to see your cards featuring black, white and one other colour.

Here is my card....

 

I love this sentiment....its one I use quite a lot, but I think its fab and totally agree with it!! I've opted for black, white and pink for my card.

 

I've used plain black paper as the background, topped with some hot pink patterned paper. I then added an oblong of black and white polka dot paper...before adding my cute cupcakes! I've coloured my cupcakes with my Promarkers and added a little bit of sparkle to the bows with my Stickles. Finally I added Glossy Accents to the frosting.

 

Pop by the My Time to Craft blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created for you this week.

 

I'd also like to enter this card over at:

 Make it Monday.

The Pink Elephant - use patterned paper

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Hey Honey!

Hello there.....lovely to see you today!

So, did you know that September is national honey month in America?? What a fab celebration....I love honey....I drink it in hot water, I eat it on toast, I use it in my baking....I love it! The National Honey Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture got together in 1989 and decided that since most of the honey in America is harvested in September, then this should be the month to celebrate this wonderful substance!

Sooooo....here at Celebrate the Occasion we'd like to celebrate national honey month this week....all you need to do is create a card featuring a bee!

 

I love this image....that little bee is just so cute! I've coloured him with my Promarkers and added a little sparkle to his wings and the balloon with my Stickles. I then opted for a yellow and black colour combo for this card, using yellow polka dots and plain black and yellow backing papers.

 

Pop by the Celebrate the Occasion challenge blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week.

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Lots of thank yous....

Hello there...hope you're having a good day!

First off...I am so chuffed...remember those yummy strawberry cupcakes that I entered in the "its a gift" challenge over at Allsorts last week?? Welllll.....they got picked as one of the Top 5 for that challenge! I'm so pleased! Thank you Brenda and the lovely Allsorts ladies!!

Right, on with today's cards....I've been a little busy crafting as I have a few thank you cards that I want to send out....I have had a very lucky August as some of you know and I wanted to say thanks!

Here is my first card....

 

I've used some plain blue paper and some really pretty floral paper to create this card. I have used some cute sewing stamped images, some punched lace paper and some cute pins. I've added a little faux stitching along the paper lace with a blue pen and added a computer generated sentiment.

 

I've coloured my images using my Promarkers:

Satin

China Blue

Rose Pink

 

Plus I have paper pieced some gorgeous old wrapping paper onto the dress image. Its wrapping paper that I've had since my Birthday last year....I love keeping pretty paper as you never know when you might get to use it!

 

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

 

Cute Card Thursday - a stitch in time

Passion for Promarkers - needles and pins (use stitching and at least one pin)

Oldie but a Goodie - paper piecing (my old thing is that gorgeous wrapping paper!)

 

I have also created this card today....

 

 

I just love this cute LOTV image.....the mice are soooo cute!! I've shaped the top of the card and added some plain blue paper and some pretty pink patterned paper. I've stamped my image onto plain white card and coloured it with my Promarkers. Finally I added my computer generated sentiment.

 

 

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

 

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - animal antics

Allsorts - anything but square

Lili's Little Fairies - anything but square

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

 

I'm Singin' in the rain.....just singin' in the rain...

Hello peeps....are you all now singing that song too??

Hee, hee...bet you find yourself singing that later on today for no apparent reason!!

Sooo...this week over at Sweet Stampin we have a fab new challenge....we want to see your projects that have been inspired by a song or film. I love challenges like this as they really get me thinking!!

As well as the fab Joanna Sheen who is our monthly sponsor, we are also joined by a new sponsor this week.....

....who is offering two prizes....our first winner gets 3 fab digis and a second winner gets 1 fab digi....check out their Etsy store to see all the gorgeous images!

Papelitos Stamps treated Team Abi this week and we each got to pick a digi to play with...and we were spolit for choice! Here is my cutie....

 

Isn't he just fab??

 

As you may have guessed I have gone with "Singin' in the Rain" for my inspiration.....after the weather this week it seemed rather appropriate! Pop by the Sweet Stampin blog to see what the rest of Team Abi have created this week...they're all so gorgeous!

 

Thanks for popping by today, see you again soon!

Wedgie xxx