I'm forever blowing bubbles!

Hello there,

I hope you are well today!

Did you know that Friday 8th January was Bubble Bath Day?? No, nor did I until I popped by the Crazy 4 Challenges blog today! To celebrate this day Crazy 4 Challenges has a bubble theme for their challenge this week and I have the perfect stamp for that theme.....

So many bubbles in that bath.....I'd love to sink into all those bubbles with a glass of champagne and relax until I'm all wrinkly! I have complimented the bubbles with my lilac and white polka dot patterned paper. I have used my Promarkers and Stickles to colour the image and add a little sparkle.

As well as the Crazy 4 Challenges bubble challenge I would also like to enter this card in the new challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations, which is a gorgeous colour combo challenge:

I love this pretty colour combo and thought it went well with my bubble bath theme.

When I popped by the Cupcake Inspiration blog earlier I also discovered something quite wonderful..... I've been picked by Jen as one of their Sweet Six for last week's challenge and I get a shiny new blog button....

Thank you ladies - such a lovely surprise and much appreciated!

Don't forget to pop by both Crazy 4 Challenges and Cupcake Inspirations to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week.

Thank you for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Enjoy the ride....

Hello there,

Happy Saturday! I hope you've had a fab week.

I'm on annual leave this week (woo hoo) and I am currently in North Devon with Joe for a couple of days. It's been a busy week...we've been painting our little summer house and finishing off the garden. I also had the pleasure of having a sneak peek at the new cake that The Ritz are launching as part of afternoon tea week!

An afternoon tea treat at The Ritz

To read more about the scrummy new cake pop by Tea With Me and Friends.....but before you go take a peek at my card for this week's challenge over at Sweet Stampin. Our challenge theme this week is "Bon Voyage" and to be honest this has me a bit stumped....I never make Bon Voyage cards!

Anyway, I had a rummage through my stash and found some suitable papers....which just left the image to find. In my stamps I came across the sentiment first, which I hardly ever use, but really like....I decided to use it with the bike stamp from the same set....

I think everyone should try to embrace this sentiment....many not on a bike though!

For more "Bon Voyage" inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a look at the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week. While you're there you can also take a peek at our fab sponsor this week...

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

I can make anybody pretty.....

Hello there,

Happy Saturday! I hope you are keeping well!

Well, I wonder if there are any country fans out there now humming a certain song to themselves? Shall we try another couple of lines....

I can make you believe any lie

I can make you pick a fight 

With somebody twice your size

Anyone who knows me and my sister will know that we are big Brad Paisley fans and when I saw the challenge theme at Sweet Stampin this week I knew I'd find inspiration from Brad! Our theme is....."inspired by a song".

Anyone who knows me will also know that I have a little bit of a thing for a glass of bubbles....you can give me a lovely glass of Prosecco....or even better a glass of champagne and I am a happy girl! Bubbles are always special.....and make for a lovely Birthday treat....

I have gone with a red and brown colour combo, along with that fab polka dot paper. Those polka dots remind me of my favourite tipple!

I have coloured my image with my Promarkers and then added some sparkle to the glasses and the polka dots.....because everyone should sparkle on their Birthday!

So does anyone know the song yet??

It's ALCOHOL by Brad.....one of his most famous songs and the way he likes to end his live shows. Everyone sings loudly (and badly) and sways along! Its brilliant fun!

For more inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at the fab DT cards. While you're there take a peek at this week's sponsor too....

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Seeing spots....and stripes!

Hello there!

I hope you're well today and have had a good week!

Today I'm back with a new challenge from Sweet Stampin and this week we want to see your cards featuring spots and stripes.

I have opted for a black and white colour combo for this card with a splash of blue.....

I have used Promarkers to colour the image and Stickles to add a little sparkle to the bubbles! 

For more spots and stripes inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at the fab DT cards that Team Abi have created this week.

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Hello there!

Happy Saturday! I hope you've had a fab week!

Mine has been a bit chaotic again as I have been away with work all week....this time in Leeds. I'm not a big fan of living out of my suitcase and to make matters worse the hotel I was staying at wasn't brilliant either. Oh well, I'm back home now and I have a new challenge for you from My Time to Craft! This week we have a lovely theme for you...congratulations! You can make any card as long as you are congratulating someone!

 

I love this backing paper so much, I think the colours are lovely. I've teamed it with a bright blue plain paper to really make my image pop. My image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I have added a little sparkle to the bottle and the glasses with my Stickles.

 

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

 

Today I am taking my Brownie Pack to the Science museum....its a really big event...wish me luck!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Get fancy with your folds!

Hello there! Happy Saturday!

I hope you are well and have had a fab week!

Soooo...it's Team Abi's turn to host a challenge this week at Sweet Stampin and we've got a really fab challenge for you - this week we want to see fancy folds on your cards.

Now I'm the first one to put my hand in the air and say my cards are always the same...sometimes I use gate fold cards, but in the main I just use plain old square card blanks. Its not because I don't like fancy folds....in fact I often find myself gazing in awe at other crafter's fancy cards. No, I'm just plain old lazy!

You might think this kind of challenge would have me heading for the hills.....but I actually really relished the challenge to try something new. I got on the Internet and started looking for card folding tutorials......in the end I opted for a stepper card....

 

Considering I have never attempted a stepper card before I was rather pleased with how this one turned out. I suppose I could have used some more papers or embellishments.

 

My images are both coloured with my Promarkers and I have added a little sparkle to the images with my Stickles. I have gone with polka dot backing papers to echo the bubbles that come with a glass of champagne. Finally I added some cute buttons.

 

Pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog to see what other fancy folds Team Abi have been creating this week! While you're there you can learn all about our sponsors for this challenge....our monthly sponsor:

 

 

and our sponsor this week:

 

 

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

 

Make it Monday

Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

Digi Stamp Boutique - monthly competition

 

** Note to challenge blogs - I had issues linking up on Saturday, so although it looks like I'm back linking...I'm not - I promise!

 

If you get the chance pop by these fab challenge blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created.

 

Before I sign off today I thought I'd share with you the afternoon tea that Lorna and I created as a Birthday treat for a friend last weekend.....

 

 

As we had ten guests to tea this is only half the sweet treats that we had on offer! If you'd like to see some more photos please pop by our afternoon tea blog Tea With Me And Friends!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

I can't think of a post title!!!!

Hello there...hope you had a fab weekend. Mine was busy and emotional, but good.

This week's challenge over at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge is brilliant....I was spoilt for choice when making my card really! Their theme is "something from around the home"...basically you need an image showing something you'd find in a home...how cool!

I decided to opt for a bath in the end...I love this new stamp, its fun to use and I think it looks fab too!

I've used a fun polka dot backing paper, along with some lovely mauve paper to give a real girlie feel to the card. I've coloured the image using my Promarkers, and I added a little sparkle to the bubbles using my trusty stickles! I'm pleased to say that I really like this card...yes, shock horror you heard me right...I was just openly positive about one of my cards!!

Check out the SCSC challenge to see all the wonderful DT cards this week.

My sister Lorna and I are hosting a Great Blooming Tea Party in Lorna's garden in July. As you know we're partial to hosting the odd afternoon tea and so this appeal is right up our street....in fact I think we've probably got a little carried away with the guest list....if everyone turns up for tea and homemade cake we'll raise a lot of money...but I think we'll also run out of chairs! We've set the date (Saturday 9th July) and the invites have been sent, now we're planning the decor and food (we want it to have a vintage feel). I'm really looking forward to it - please keep your fingers crossed for good weather on that day!!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Wedgie xxx