More than words.....

Hello there!

Happy Saturday....its a Bank Holiday Weekend in the UK....a lovely long weekend...plus we've had some lovely weather this week! What a lovely combination!

Soooo....we have a lovely challenge for you over at My Time to Craft this week....we want to see you using your sentiment as the main focus of your card. I love the power of words...especially on a card...you really have the ability to make someone smile!

Maybe a bit predictably I've gone with a baking theme to my card.....

 

Now first off....please excuse the hand written sentiment....I have very suddenly run out of ink in my printer!! I thought there would be some kind of warning...but no...I've run out just like that!!

 

Anyone who has popped by my blog before knows that I love baking....making cakes and breads in my kitchen makes me happy (a probably a little bit heavier than I should be!!). Therefore I thought this was the perfect sentiment for a card from me!

 

I've gone with a pink and blue colour combo, some punched flowers with gem stone centres, the tiny cute cupcake image and some faux stitching. I've coloured my image with my Promarkers and added a little bit of colour to the flowers too.

 

Pop by the My Time to Craft challenge blog to see what brilliant cards the DT have created this week!

 

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

 

Make it Monday

Love to Create - punches and or dies

Passion for Promarkers - to die for

Crafty Sentiments - the letter B (bling, blue and baking!)

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Mail

 

NOTE - to all the challenge blogs mentioned above - I had difficulty linking to you on Saturday, but it seems to be working today (Sunday)....I'm not backlinking I promise!!!

 

There is great inspiration on all these challenge blogs this week....pop by if you've got the chance and take a peek!

 

I also wanted to share with you my latest baking creation....I don't usually make cakes for other people, but a good friend of mine asked for cakes for a baby shower she is hosting and I couldn't say no!

 

 

I made twenty cupcakes in total, 10 blue and 10 pink (because they don't know if the baby is going to be a boy or a girl yet!) plus the plain white iced cake. Its the best royal icing I've done so far....I was so pleased with myself!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Snowflakes everywhere!

Hello there,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you are keeping well.

Sorry I've been rather quiet recently...but I have some fab news....I am moving house! This is of course causing me all kinds of chaos (between packing and internet providers!!) and therefore I'm relying a little bit on scheduled posts at the moment. I've also been a bit limited in the card making and the baking!! This is a very sad state of affairs!!  However, in a couple of weeks time we will be settled into our new home and I really can't wait!!

Anyway, enough of me moaning....we have a new challenge for you this week at Celebrate the Occasion...we want to see your punches or dies this week. I got a little bit carried away with this challenge and made two cards.....

Card one is made using a fab image from our current sponsor Floppy Latte.....

 

I've gone with an icy blue and grey colour scheme to match the cute north pole image...my snowflakes are punched from white paper and are covered in glitter glue. The image is coloured with my Promarkers.

 

Card number two uses the same punch, but with a fab santa image.....

 

 

I've used polka dots and snowflakes in the background to compliment my glittery snowflakes. My cute Stamp Fairy image is coloured with my Promarkers and I've added a little sparkle to Santa's hat with my Stickles.

 

Pop by the Celebrate the Occasion blog to see what the fab DT have created for you this week!

 

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

 

Make it Monday

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Merry Christmas

Love to Create - anything goes

 

Pop by all these fab blogs to see what the DT have created for you.

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Lets see your dies and punches!

Hello there!

Happy Saturday! Hope you've had a fab week!

Sooo....did you see that we launched a fab new challenge blog this week as part of Sweet Stampin?? We will now celebrate Christmas every month of the year with our fab challenge blog ....Christmas at Sweet Stampin! Launching officially in 2013, this will be a monthly Christmas challenge blog and we wanted to start the fun a little early with an anything goes challenge! Pop over to the blog to meet the team and join the fun!

We also have a new challenge for you over at Sweet Stampin this week....we'd like to see your projects which features dies and/or punches this week. Here is my card....

 

Its a bit of a shame really as you can't really see my punches...but I promise they are there!! I have gone with a simple colour scheme for this cute card...colouring my image with my Promarkers and adding some sparkle to the snow with my Stickles. I have then added some punched snowflakes that have been coated liberally with more glitter!!

 

Pop by the Sweet Stampin blog to see the fab DT cards that Team Abi have created this week!

 

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

Crafty Sentiments - snowmen or ladies

Tuesday Throwdown - White Christmas

 Oldie But A Goodie - Let it Snow (my oldie is the paper which I bought last Christmas!)

Simon Says Stamp - Snowflakes!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xx

Oh Christmas Tree....

...Oh Christmas tree....

Hello there....thanks for popping by today!

I have had one hectic week, but I am pleased to announce that its officially my weekend now! Tomorrow Lorna and I head off for our 1950s weekend.....and I can't wait! I'm desperate for a break and I think this will be perfect!

Anyway, I've had a little time this afternoon to catch up on my DT commenting, visit some of my bloggy friends and make some cards! Its been bliss!!

As my post header might just suggest Christmas is still not far from my mind! I've made my Christmas cake now....just got the fun bit left to do...the decorating! You probably won't remember my cake from last year, but it had a cute little penguin family on....I think I'll use them again this year and I might add some bits.....after all even penguins need a Christmas tree!!

 

Hee, hee....isn't he a cutie??

 

I've coloured my fab DigiStamp Boutique image with my Promarkers and used some lovely autumn coloured papers for the background. I've used my border punch to create the pretty edge on the red paper and punched some snowflakes out of white paper. I've added some glossy accents to the snowflakes on the red paper and some Stickles on the snowflakes in the image! Finally I added my sentiment and some faux white stitches!

 

I really enjoyed putting this card together.

 

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

 

The Pink Elephant - punches/dies

Love to Create - fancy edges

City Crafter Challenge Blog - trees plus an autumn colour combo

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas

I Heart Promarkers - Christmas trees

Di's Digi Designs - fall colours

Digi Stamp Boutique - November competition

 

Pop by all these fab blogs to see the gorgeous cards that the Design Teams have created!!

 

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

 

Wedgie xxx

Wonderful Day....

Hello there....Happy Friday! I hope you are keeping well!

Soooo....as you might know if you've popped by recently work has been so hectic and I've been feeling a bit poorly. So I decided to take today as an annual leave day.....and I have had such a fab day!

I've spent time (and money) in my favourite crafts shops, baked some really yummy cakes, made some cute chocolates, finally framed some pictures that I've had for ages, I watched a movie and made some cards! What an awesome and productive day so far!

Here are my latest cakes.....

 

These are adapted from a recipe that I found in this month's edition of Essentials magazine. They are a salted caramel cake with vanilla icing and a gorgeous caramel sauce. I am so pleased wiht how these how turned out!

 

These are my new pictures that are now framed, but need to be hung....

 

 

We found these when we were in Bournemouth in April!! I loved them as soon as I saw them and they'll look fab in my living room.

 

Soooo....on to my card for today....be warned....its a pink one.....

 

 

I've gone with a shabby chic feel for this card. I bought some recycled card blanks earlier today....I think they're going to make some fab Christmas cards! But I also thought they'd look quite good with some shabby chic on them!

 

The layout for this card comes from the fab sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday...I've used my mug image instead of the last square...hope thats ok ladies!

 

 

 

I've gone with soft pinks and white and that gorgeous beige paper...its soooo pretty! I've punched the corners of my plain pink paper to give them a softer look, then I've torn the pink and white paper for a distressed feel. I've also used some pretty lace, a die cut butterfly and my gorgeous stamped cup image. The image has been coloured with my Promarkers - ivory and cinnamon.

 

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

 

Passion for Promarkers - shabby in pink

Simon Says Stamp - punches and/or dies

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab sketch

Sir Stampalot - punch away (my corners used a punch)

Top Tip Tuesday - things with wings (my little butterfly)

 

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

 

Finally I thought I'd leave you with this little photo....there was one cake that was a lot bigger than the rest.....and I couldn't resist...I just had to make a special cake just for me!! It really was yummy!

 

 

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

Wedgie xxx

What an exciting week!

Hello there...Happy Tuesday! Hope you're keeping well!

Sorry I've been missing for a couple of days....my internet has been playing up, along with everyone elses who has Virgin Media in Aldershot! I had to wait several days for the engineer to pay me a visit...but I'm all fixed now!

Sooo....I've had a busy week...I went to see the Olympic weight lifting at Excel. I enjoyed it soooo much, I'm so pleased that my sister convinced me that I wanted to go!! Those muscley men are amazing (and wear very tight clothes!!).

I'm not sure why we've got union jacks - there were no Team GB members in this class!!

As well as the actual competition, we also got to watch a medal ceremony, which was soooo cool!!

After the Olympics Joe and I hopped down to Bournemouth for a couple of days. The sunshine held, although it was a little cooler than the week before. We paddled in the sea, walked in the gardens, went to the aquarium and saw a performance of Starlight Express. It was so nice to escape!!

Right....time for some cards me thinks!! I've got two for you this evening as I have been catching up on some challenges....

For my first card I've used this cute Pollycraft image, along with some fab blue papers. I've punched some of the light blue paper with my Martha Stewart punch.

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

Make it Monday

Cupcake Craft Challenge - bunting

Love to Create - punches & dies

Polka Doodles - banners and bunting

My second card is made up of funky black and white paper, some blue and white polka dot paper and some pink ribbon. I've used plain black paper to frame the card and the image. The image is from LOTV and I have coloured it with my Promarkers.

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

Simon Says Stamp - inspiration

The Pink Elephant - ribbon

DYSU - polka dots

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Gift

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

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Catching up!

Hello there!

Hope you've had a good day! Soooo...I've missed a lot of challenges in the last week, what with the Race for Life and my friend's Birthday....so tonight I decided to catch up! The Race for Life was brilliant...Alex and I finished it in 35 minutes and considering the amount of gossiping we did on route I'm very pleased with that! I've raised about £100 too.....which I'm also really pleased with. Thank you everyone for your support!

I've also had fab news this week....I've won a prize over at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards. Plus I was picked as one of the first top 3 over at My Time to Craft....check out my shining new badges! Its always such an honour to be picked out by such talented crafters....thank you! Good news is supposed to come in threes....so I wonder what will happen next....a lottery win would be lovely! Hee, hee!

Soooo....here is my first card for tonight....I've been inspired by this lovely sunshine!

Isn't it yummy??

I've gone for pretty summer shades and a yummy image!

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

Simon Says Stamp - photo inspiration - I took the summer theme and the colours yellow and pink

Passion for Promarkers - Glitter and pastels (and of course I've used my Promarkers to colour the image)

Allsorts - paper piercing - there is some on the blue polka dot paper honest!

The Pink Elephant - photo inspiration - I've used the pink and summer theme

Crafty Sentiments - Bright colours - the ice cream is very bright!

Celebrate the Occasion - welcome summer - nothing better than a yummy ice cream in the summer!!

My second time is a bit more romantic....

Another cutie I hope you agree! I've gone all slushy with my coffee and cream colours, flowers and hearts for this cute wedding card! I've added some sparkle to my champagne and my hearts with my Stickles and the image is coloured with my Promarkers.

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

My Time to Craft - Weddings

Cute Card Thursday - Punch Drunk - use a punch or feature a drink

Papertake Weekly - Bingo! I've gone with punches, glitter and blooms

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - colour challenge - coffee & cream

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

Thanks for popping by this today!

Wedgie xxx

Keeping it in the family

Hello folks, hope you're having a lovely weekend.

Its so nice to see some sunshine. Today is a sad day for me and my family, as its a whole year since my Dad passed away from cancer. I still can't believe that a year has passed by so quickly and I'd like to thank all my friends and family for their ongoing support - you're all wonderful!

With this in mind I was pleased to see a "card for a man or boy challenge" over at Allsorts this week....this card is for my Dad...

This cheeky little chappie reminds me of my Dad quite a bit....althought the image has a lot more hair than Dad had!! Dad was a complete handy man....complete with lots of tools! There wasn't anything he wouldn't try and fix himself!

I've spent this morning with my mum and my sister and her hubby at Wisley Gardens, a beautiful place that we visited with Dad when he was well. We wandered around the gardens and bought lots of plants between us.

After this I've had some time to myself, so I did what makes me happiest....I baked some cupcakes and made some cards!! Here is my next card...

I'm pleased with how this card turned out, the LOVT image is really cute and these papers are lovely new ones that I got free with a magazine. I've added a punched flower and a little glitter. I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Card for Mum

DYSU - use a flower

Lili's Little Fairies - your favourite craft tool (my flower punch)

Finally I've made a card for the medals and monarchs challenge over at Sir Stampalot this month....

I haven't got any olympic or jubliee inspired craft items in my stash......so I decided to go with the colours of the Union Jack....red, white and blue.....these are  colours we're going to see a lot of this summer!! I also decided to add a cup of tea.....after all...what can be more British than a cup of tea??

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

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Punches & Dies

Hello campers, hope you've had a good week!

Mine's been another hectic one.....with Joe's 30th Birthday and Joe's sister's wedding. This week I've been bowling, played on arcades, went go-karting for the first time, visited the V&A, went on a flight simulator at the Science Museum and spent an evening at The Comedy Store (this was all on Monday & Tuesday!!). The end of the week sees me back in London for the wedding - my outfit is sorted  (I've been inspired by the 1950s) and Joe has his Morning Suit.

Phew, its been hectic!! But I did have some time late one night for some crafting! The challenge this week at Sweet Stampin is Punches & Dies and we are sponsored by the fab Pollycraft - pop over to their store to see all the gorgeous digi images they have - they'll be spoilt for choice!! I was very lucky to be given the cutest little penguin to play with...he went perfectly with my snowflake punch and I got a little carried away and created two cute little Christmas cards!!

Isn't he the cutest??

So, what are you waiting for....we want to see your cute cards which feature either punches or die shapes...or both! Don't forget you also need to use a stamped image...either traditional with ink or a digi!! Need some inspiration?? Visit the Sweet Stampin blog and my fellow DT blogs...there are lots of gorgeous cards!!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

I'm freezing!!!

Wow...don't go on a summer holiday just as the weather is changing back home! I had a fab week with Becca in Tenerife (despite airport delays)....it was windy out there, but it was still a lot warmer than the UK! I need my thermals on already!

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well! I really missed my crafting last week.....yes, silly me didn't take any with me! I had a lot of books and magazines, but nothing crafty! I won't be making that mistake again!

Right...I've been asked to make some personalised cards and as they'll see they seem to fit well with several challenges....I'll kick start with my favourite one....

.....I am so pleased with how this card has turned out, even if I do say so myself! I've used a gorgeous black and white spotty paper, along with some pink card. I created the personalised sentiment on my computer.

The sillouette is a die cut that I bought at a craft fair on Saturday afternoon....yes I know I only got back on Saturday, but I still managed to get some crafty shopping in! You can't really see it in this photo, but I have added a bit of pink glitter glue to the bag...you know how I love my sparkle!

I'm entering this card in the "anything goes" challenge over at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge....I love these challenges, so simple! The DT cards are all gorgeous, take a peek at the blog to see them.

The Creative Cottage Ladies are having an exciting week, as well as a new challenge they are also celebrating the opening of their new shop with a fab blog hop.....its only on for two days so you'll have to be quick if you want to join in!

Their challenge this week is "Birthday Boy" and the DT have created some gorgeous cards. Here is mine.....

I've used a blue and silver theme and kept the card very simple....perfect for a stylish Dad!

My last card is for a mum who is always rushing around.....this card is for the Allsorts Challenge this week which has asked for a card which features three different punches. Take a peek at their blog to see the gorgeous DT cards.

I've used a circle punch, a large flower punch and a teeny flower punch on this card, along with some more of that fab pink card and some pink and white spotty paper. Again the sentiment has been created on my computer.

What a lot of cards! I'm off to join in the Creative Cottage blog hop before I go to bed!

Thanks for stopping by today,
Wedgie xxx