A week to go....

...Hello there...Happy Wednesday! So this time next week it'll be Halloween...and then before we know it, it'll be Christmas time! Wow this year has flown by!

This time of year also means its almost my bosses Birthday.... I am very lucky, as my boss is wonderful and so I always try and make her a fab present for her Birthday. This year I am appealing to her sweet tooth with iced butterfly biscuits and fab chocolate spoons that I've made using chocolate moulds and then iced with Viv's name and random squiggles! The mould is fantastic and so easy to use...anyone with some chocolate can make their own chocolate spoons!

 The mould comes from the brilliant "Baked by Me"....a website run by the lovely Iris, they sell all sorts from delicious cookie mixes to a brilliant range of chocolate moulds, and lots of lovely china. The prices are really reasonably and the customer service is awesome too!

 

Here are the pretty butterfly biscuits...

 

Right, enough sweet stuff...time for a card challenge!

 

I've gone for another spooky card today...this time using a fab free image from "The Enchanting Art of Heather Valentin"

 

 

I love this image...I'm not sure if its the cute hat, the cat (which I think I've somehow made a bit evil looking!!) or the huge pumpkin....but I love it! Thank you Heather!

 

I've gone with typical Halloween colours - black, purple, green and orange. Using a combination of plain backing papers and ribbon. My image has been coloured using my Promarkers and I created the purr-fect sentiment on my laptop!

 

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

 

Passion for Promarkers - Pets

Top Tip Tuesday - Halloween

Tuesday Throwdown - Halloween

Papertake Weekly - Fright Night - Boo!

 

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

A very good crafting hour!

Hello folks!

Well I came home from work this evening and after spending a total of 2 and a half hours in my car travelling to and from work today I decided it was time to put some Brad Paisley on nice and loud and get creative!!

There is a fab challenge over at Stampalot this month...they want to see your crafting passion...how cool is that! Some of you might know what my crafting passion is.....I love creating things out of a pile of paper. I love it....love the challenge and find it sooo satisfying. I've made loads of car cards before for Joe and his car nut Dad....but I'll try anything out! Today I was asked to make a card for someone who wanted a leopard on the front....well I certainly haven't got a leopard stamp so I got my papers out and got creative.....

Ha, ha! Its a bit of an evil looking leopard...those eyes are a bit menacing, but I thoroughly enjoyed putting this card together! I've used paper scraps from my stash along with my Promarkers and a white gel pen.

Here is the photo I used as inspiration...

Inspired by this card I also decided to make another Birthday card...and I stayed with the cat theme...but went a little smaller this time....

Now I love this stamp! I've had it a while now, but it never fails to make me smile! I've used some more of those retro papers for this card, along with some shiny dots. The catd are coloured with my Promarkers and the fab layout is a sketch that I found at Passion for Promarkers this week. I'm really pleased with this card!

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

My Time to Craft - Cats & Dogs (I went with cats!)

Passion for Promarkers - the fab sketch

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

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

Well what a lovely evening I've had already and its not even 8pm yet!!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Something Funny!

Evening All, I hope you're all well.

Cupcake Craft Challenges has a fab challenge this week...their theme is comedy rocks! What a fab challenge! I just love making cards that make people laugh and often my cards can be a little bit cheeky!

I've been asked by a colleague to make a 50th Birthday card for her partner...she wanted his favourite car on it (a MGB Roadster) and their cat Jaspa. She also told me that he liked real ale, red wine and Edwina Currie! Here is what I created for her....

As you see I've missed out Edwina Currie! Once I'd made the car out of paper and stamped Jaspa the cat I decided I didn't want to put anything else on the card as I didn't want to make it to crowded. My cheeky sentiment delivered by Jaspa is "You're not old...you're vintage!". I really enjoyed creating this car, and I'm pleased with how it looks. I based it on a photo, so the dimensions should all be right.

As well as the comedy challenge, I'm also entering this card in the "anything goes" challenge over at Papertake Weekly. Take a peek at both blogs to see all the gorgeous DT cards that have been created.

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

Wedgie xxx

Too much purple??

Hello there...told you I'd be back! Can't miss a Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch!

It's been another busy Wednesday...work, a physio session, Brownies and Guides...so I always enjoy coming home and having some craft time! It's World Thinking Day on the 22nd February...a day when all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts think about the other members of the Guiding community around the world. Each year we have a theme and raise money for a charity and the guiding community....it's amazing to think that there are young women all around the world celebrating the same thing. At Brownies this evening we learnt about lots of different coutries in the world and we all brought in food from different countries - in total we represented 26 different countries! At Guides we explored the World Thinking Day theme which is gender equality and empowering women - we talked about what this meant and how small things can lead to big changes...it was a really interesting discussion!

Back to the crafting....and I think I might have used a bit too much purple on this card...I got carried away!

I loved using this sketch...thank you Arlana! Pop over to the SSW blog and see all the wonderful DT cards, they're all so gorgeous! The image is from Stamp Fairy...do you remember I won last week's challenge? This fab little fellow is called Kasi and he was drawn by Gerda...I hope I've done him justice!Isn't he cute?! I love the colour combo...all that purple and a splash of bright green...I think its really cheerful!

Right, I've got to get going, I've got a special card to finish off! Tommorow evening I'm going on a ghost bus tour in London with my sister, we've wanted to go for ages and I'm really looking forward to it!

Thanks for popping by today,
Wedgie xxx

A Purrfect evening!

Hello there! Hope you're well today!

I've had a lovely evening....I came home from work and cooked mum dinner. I used the new Nigella book I told you about, trying out her recipe for chicken teriyaki....it was so simple to make and tasted fab. I then finshed off some raspberry cupcakes that I baked last night, icing them and adding a little sparkle....

I'm pleased to say that they taste as good as they look! I flavoured them using raspberry jam that mum made this summer. Inspired by my efforts I then watched the final of Britain's Best Amateur Baker.

Then finally I made some cards! I can't believe I actually fitted so much in this evening, but it really was a purrfect evening! My card is for this week's challenge over at Papertake Weekly, where the theme is "animal magic"....pop over and see the gorgeous DT cards!

My cheeky cat is just purr-fect for wishing someone a Happy Birthday! I used a shaped card that I received free with a crafting magazine as a template to make my cat, I had to downsize it slightly to fit on my card.

Just a quick post this evening, my bed is calling!

Thanks for popping by,

Wedgie xxxx

Buttons, butterflies and a cute sketch!

Hello there....hope you're well on this grey miserable evening!

Following on from yesterday's posts I can confirm that I do indeed have man germs! Its not fun, I feel rubbish...I'm off to bed in a bit! I decided I wanted a little crafty time before I crawl into bed however...so here is today's card...which if I'm honest I'm not too sure about!

I love this sketch - its the latest one from Sweet Sketch Wednesday - its nice to use and looks fab! Arlana has done a wonderful job as usual. Pop over and see all the gorgeous DT cards too. The digi stamp is one that I won during the Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog anniversary celebrations - this little cutie is from Joni from A Sticky Situation. The thing I'm not keen on in this card is the colour scheme I've used, I also wish that I had made the sentiment stand out a little more...but never mind -shoulda, woulda, coulda!

The button and butterflies are for this week's challenge over at Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - another blog that I've only just discovered. Again, the DT have created some gorgeous cards!

There are so many challenge blogs out there! Do you have a favourite one that you can recommend for me to try? As you all probably know I love challenges - they shove me firmly out of my comfort zone and make me use other colours in my creations...not just pink and purple!

Anyway, my bed is calling....so I'll say good night!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Wedgie xxx