Charming!

Hello there!

I'm back again with a new challenge from My Time to Craft and this week we'd like to see your projects featuring a charm.

Now this is something that I don't really use on my cards, not sure why really. When I found out about this theme I decided to have a look through my stash and I found the cutest needle and thimble charms that go perfectly with my sewing digi images.....

I also found this fab backing paper that reminds me of thread when I am sewing! I have matched the patterned paper with some pale blue paper and a splash of yellow paper. My image has been printed and I have added a little colour with my Promarkers.

For more charm inspiration pop by the My Time to Craft challenge blog and take a peek at all the fab DT cards!

If you are looking for something a little bit different to read too, have you seen my afternoon tea blog? Lots of scrummy photos and reviews - plus March is tea month and so we have lots of tea articles! Tea With Me and Friends - perfect reading with a nice cup of tea and a cake!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Blooming Gorgeous!

Evening All! Hope you've had a good Monday! Aaarrgghhhhh!! My computer is driving me insane!! Its so slow - its almost as if its taunting me!! Right, thats my rant over with!!

Cupcake Craft Challenge has a lovely little challenge this week - the theme is Blooming Charming and they want to see projects that feature blooms and charms.....I have to admit I read it wrong to start with and missed off the charm all together....I can be so silly sometimes!! I only realised my mistake after I scanned the card in and started writing this post!!!!!

To be honest I feel like I've lost my crafting mojo at the moment....I have lots of great ideas (or at least I think I do), but I just can't seem to get them made. When I fianlly make a card it looks wrong! I'm hoping this is just a passing phase and I'll be my industrious crafty self again very soon!!!

This card is made using a free stamp that I've just got with a craft magazine. I found it quite hard to use, I think because its quite a small stamp. I found the whole process hard...from the stamping to the actual colouring!!

Oh dear...this hasn't been a good crafting evening and I think its time for bed!

Thanks for popping by today, I promise to be back to my positive self when you stop by next!!

Wedgie xxx

Autumn Charm!

Whoops...I'm a bit late this week...must be all those Christmas cards I seem to be making at the moment!

Anyway, I decided to try and be clever again this week and combine two challenges into one card....over at  Cute Card Thursday they want to see our projects that feature a charm...either shop bought or homemade. You can see the lovely DT examples here http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2009/10/challenge-81-so-charming.html. While the ladies at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge want to see projects with an autumn colour scheme, again the gorgeous DT cards can be found here http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/10/challenge-53.html

So, thinking that I usually make very girlie, pink cards I had to put my thinking cap on this week! I've had some charms that someone gave me last Christmas and I've never used, so I thought I pick my favourite one and start there. This is the design i came up with.....

...it looks a little wonky because of my stupid scanner, but I hope that makes it look more rustic! I'm not 100% convinced about the colour scheme, but I do like the charm. I picked it because it reminded me of a spider's web.

So, a walk on the wild side for me....colours that I'm not too sure about, but hey it's good to try different looks out once in a while!

No doubt I'll be back to my girlie-self very shortly!

Enjoy!
Wedgie xx