A sketch....some cakes and a new puppy!

Hello there! Happy Sunday!

Hope you've had a lovely weekend....I had a fab day with my mum and my aunty. It was lovely to spend a couple of hours just drinking tea and relaxing...and of course eating some homemade cakes....

 

We had a selection of sandwiches and some mini quiches. Then we washed that down with some chocolate tarts topped with raspberries....some vanilla cupcakes, some coffee cupcakes topped with walnuts and mum provided some delicious marble cake.

 

Phew! It was all so tasty...do you fancy a close up...

 

 

After all those sweet treats I had to go out for a long run this morning!

 

Anyway, I must apologies to the lovely Sweet Sketch Wednesday ladies...as everytime I enter one of their fab sketch challenges I seem to have lots of photos of cakes to post too!! I'm sorry if I've runied anyone's diets or left anyone with rumbling tummies after visiting me today!

 

Speaking of Sweet Sketch Wednesday...here is the fab sketch that we have this week...

 

 

When I saw this I wasn't 100% sure how much I was going to enjoy using it...but when I combined it with the "Great Outdoors" challenge that Stamping Sensations have this month I soon got cracking!

 

I have to say that I love being outdoors....and now that we have moved to this lovely house in Farnham I finally have my own garden! There is a veggie patch that needs digging, a lovely big flower bed and three cute fruit trees. I can't wait for the springtime to come along!

 

Inspired by this passion I have created the following card:

 

 

Isn't she cute??

 

I've coloured my digi image with my Promarkers and then I have backed her with a combination of green and flowery papers. I have added some faux stitching to both the image and the sentiment in green pen and finally added some dinky pink gems.

 

For more inspiration pop by the Sweet Sketch Wednesday and Stamping Sensation blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week!

 

Finally I wanted to introduce to you someone very special....my sister has a new puppy......

 

 

 

This little lady is called Gertrude (or Gertie) to her friends! And here she is making herself at home in my chair! She is only 14 weeks old and she is incredibly cute!

 

Thank you for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Hello there....I'm back for seconds!!

Hope you've had a fab day! I couldn't resist popping back with another card!

As well as my fab Guest DT Spot over at Love to Create (see post below) I also got some other fab news in the last week.....first off I was a Top Three over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday - ekkk! How exciting! Thank you very much ladies...I am dead chuffed.....here is my fab new badge....

 

Plus....I managed to win one of the prizes over at Cupcake Craft Challenges this week! How exciting!!!! Thank you!!!!

 

 

 

Soooo....I promised a card....so here it is....I've made a lot of spooky cards this month and today I decided I needed to go a little girlie.....so what do you think....

 

 

I love these fab colours together, I think they look really pretty. I've used plain and patterned papers for my background, following this week's fab sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The cupcake image and the small flower image I have paper pieced (I love this technique!) on more pretty papers. I think this stamp works really well with paper piecing.

 

Finally I have added some white faux stitching to the border and lots of glittery Stickles to my images!

 

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

 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab sketch

 

 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - pieced off!!

The Poodles Parlour - anything goes

 

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

 

Soooo....I haven't added many homemade cakes in the last week....this is because I've been doing other things in the kitchen....I've been making and freezing soup for my lunch at work and I've been flavouring vodka and rum....plus making my own Irish Whiskey Cream!! Hee, hee! It's been great fun....here is my home flavoured drinks....

 

Thanks for popping by today, I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Wedgie xx

Visiting an Old Friend.....

Hello there...Happy Monday! I hope you've had a lovely day!

Soooo....I enter a lot of challenges and visit a lot of challenge blogs...we all know that....and I seem to go through phases of which ones I visit regularly. One challenge blog that I used to visit every Wednesday without fail, but one that I haven't visited in ages is Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The ladies over there are all so talented and friendly....I couldn't resist popping by this evening to see what they've been creating.

Here is their fab sketch for this week....

 

Plus they have a lovely theme of celebrating women....I decided to make a card that celebrates female friendship....I love to make cakes and cards for my friends "just beacause" and so when I saw this cute freebie image everything fell into place!

 

 

Isn't she sweet?? Just put some glasses on her and it could be me!! The image is from Sliekje Digi Stamps where Angelique creates super cute images. The girl in the image does have legs...but I wanted to make her a bit smaller and so I cut them off - I hope Angelique doesn't mind!!

 

I've gone with pinks and soft pastel colours for this card to make it really girly, but added a bit of blue to make my image stand out. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and added a little sparkle to the cupcake with my Stickles. I've also added my sentiment in a banner.

 

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

 

Love to Create - thinking of you

The Pink Elephant - banners

Top Tip Tuesday - good with food

 

My Tip this fortnight - the ribbon on my card actaully belong's to my sister's new PJs!! Its the ribbon loops that are there to keep your clothes on the hanger. Now before you get the wrong idea, I didn't just cut off the ribbon without her knowing....but she did decide she didn't need the ribbon as she wouldn't be hanging up her PJs and so cut it off and gave it to me! What a fab way to add to my ribbon stash for free!! So what are you waiting for...go check your clothes for excess ribbon!!

 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab sketch

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Time for a sweet treat!

Woo hoo! Its Fridays....its a long weekend....and I have Tuesday off as well! That makes me very happy! I hope you're also in a good mood on this Friday evening!

Sooo....I haven't blogged in a couple of days so I thought I better catch up with some challenges! First off we have one of my least favourite challenges over at Cute Card Thursday this week....yes thats right, they're asking for "one for the boys". After all these years I still struggle with male cards....someone I know even commented on how my male cards didn't seem as good as my female ones!! Anway, when I see this challenge I always give it a go....after all practice makes perfect!!

This isn't too bad....masculine colours, a guitar and a sentiment that makes me smile. Pop by the Cute Card Thursday blog to see all the cute DT cards that have been created for men!

I've also got another couple of challenges to catch up with....firstly we have Sweet Sketch Wednesday....I haven't joined the ladies in a couple of weeks and decided it was time to play along again. I love using Arlana's sketches and DT always make such cool cards. This week's sketch is just fab...

Here is my interpretation of the sketch....

I'd also like to enter this card in the third Birthday challenge over at Simon Says Stamp this week....there are lots of fab prizes this week....pop by their blog to find out more. Happy Birthday ladies!

The third challenge I'd like to enter this card in is the "circles" challenge over at DYSU this week....if you call them circles rather than dots then I have lots!!

Pop by all the blogs mentioned to see the gorgeous DT cards created this week.

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

I want Candy!

Happy Friday Campers, hope you've had a lovely day!

Mine has been spent with Joe and our friends at Wheels Day in Aldershot - a huge car show featuring fab vintage cars from all eras! I found my favourite one...what do you think...

I can just picture myself behind the wheel!

Anyway, after a lovely day I came home and I've had some time for a spot of crafting! I haven't caught up with my Sweet Sketch Wednesday card this week...so decided I better get a wriggle on this evening!                                                           

 Here is the fab sketch that Arlana has created for us this week, its a cracking layout! Pop by theie blog to see what the DT created this week.

And here is my interpretation.....

Don't you just love that stripy backing paper...reminds me of rock. The challenge this week over at Cute Card Thursday is "I want candy"...they want to see sweet inspired creations and I think this fits the bill! I've made my sweets a little more appealing by adding some sparkle with my stickles after colouring them.

Thanks for popping by today, I love reading all your comments. Don't forget that I've got Birthday candy...its easy to join in, you just leave a comment on the post and you might win some fab craft stash!

Wedgie xxx

Fab sketch time!

Hello Campers!

Woo hoo....the weekend is in sight! I hope you're having a lovely weekend, this weather has been a real treat...I hear its back to normal temps this weekend!

So another week has flown by and yesterday saw a new sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and I have to say that I really love this one, its fab to use....

Isn't it fab? Pop by the Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog to see how the lovely DT have used this sketch. Here is my card....

I'm quite pleased with this card....the only thing I'd change is the orange stickles that I've used in the centre of the flowers as I think its a little dark.

I'd also like to enter this card in the "anything goes" challenge over at Simon Says Stamp blog this week and the "Happy Easter" challenge at Cute Card Thursday.

Right, for those of you saw my first post about my Herman cake I'm pleased to say that its currently in the oven and my flat smells amazing! Pictures over the weekend I promise!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

I've been busy!

Happy Friday Folks!

Another week has flown by and I've had a busy week! I spent 24 wonderful hours with an automatic blood pressure monitor attached to me...that was fun! During the day it went off every 30 minutes...it was very noisy! At night time it only went off once an hour....but I never got used to it and it woke me up every time!! Anyway, apart from that I've also been busy crafting....I've bottled some vodka that I've flavoured myself with raspberrys, I've made my sister a cute new cushion and I've also made her a skirt (the first time I've attempted this - lets hope it fits!!)....and of course I've been making cards! I'll post photos of my makes at the end of this post!

So, I've not posted since Monday so there are a lot of challenges that I need to catch up on!! My first card is for the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Circle shaped card (hope mine counts!)

Passion for Promarkers - animals (coloured with my Promarkers)

Papertake Weekly - bingo - I went for flowers, free (glitter) and buttons
Emerald Faerie - Easel card

I'm not that happy with this card...I'm not sure why...I'm just not happy with it!! Saying that I'm not particulary happy with my second card either!! And thats why I've gone ahead and posted both of them....I'm either right in my gut feeling or I'm having a bad day!!

My seond card is for the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab new sketch

Simon Says Stamp - bingo - glitter, lace, punches

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Now I love this image...its a new stamp that I got last weekend at the Olympia craft show...I've coloured it and then used my glossy accents to fill in the windows with a glass like finish.

Sooo.....here are all my makes....

The first photo is the new cushion...isn't that print fab?? Its perfect for Lorna's flat with all her pets! The second photo is a bright pink draw string skirt that I've made for Lorna. Then we have mum at the workshop we took part in last week...shes making paper beads. And finally we have my raspberry flavoured vodka which is very tasty! Isn't that vintage bottle fab too??

Right, I've bored you all enough with my millions of photos!! Don't forget to pop by all the challenge blogs mentioned above...there are some really gorgeous DT cards to be seen!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Isn't the weather lovely?

Evening Peeps,

Hope you're keeping well....I've managed to pick up yet another cold bug...my immune system is officially rubbish!! This time I have a rather violent cough, along with a drippy nose....lucky me!

Anyway, enough of my moaning! Tonight I've really not done a lot....I watched the final of Masterchef...I've watched Location, Location, Location....oh and I've made a Birthday card (no baking this evening I am sad to report!).

Another week has flown by and the lovely ladies at Sweet Sketch Wednesday have a fab new sketch for us to play with.....Isn't it lovely?

I'm using this sketch as the base for my card, along with the colour challenge over at Simon Says Stamp which is "bit o' green". The theme for my card is "Birthdays" and this is to celebrate Cute Card Thursdays 4th Birthday!

So here we go......

I love purple and green together....I think the little bit of purple around the edges on this card really makes the green pop. I've used different buttons to give the card a shabby chic feel

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

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Sketches!

Happy Friday! Its the weekend...thank goodness!

I've had a pretty full on week....GP appointment on Monday which has led to further investigations (nothing serious!), and then a car accident on Tuesday evening (not my fault) that led to me staying at my mum's for most of the week....with no clothes, no make up and no phone charger!! The car has cosmetic damage, I have neck ache, but luckily no one was seriously hurt. I'm glad its the weekend though!!

Sooo......I've spent my evening so far playing with sketches! The first one is from Papertake Weekly...

This card is for a work colleagues mum....she requested a green Mother's Day card. I opted for cute cupcakes because I know the daughter is an awesome baker! I'm also entering this card in the anything goes challenge over at Simon Says Stamp this week.

The second sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.....

Now I'm looking at this card I'm not sure the polka dots are right, but hey ho its all stuck in place now! I found this stamp last weekend....I've wanted a hand of cards for a while and was pleased to spot these!

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

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow to see the new Sweet Stampin challenge!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Lots of yummy food!

Hello peeps! Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

Warning...if you're currently on a diet you might want to skip the next bit!!

My weekend has been fab....yesterday was spent mooching around London with my sister Lorna, we wandered around looking in shops and generally having a good natter....then we stumbled across the most amazing ice-cream boutique (yes thats what they called it!!). Its called The Icecreamists and they serve amazing ice-cream, yummy hot doughnuts and fab coffee....this was my rather naughty lunch (I think its lucky we did lots of walking too)!

Today I have been to the Make It crafting exhibition at Farnborough...I was really looking forward to it, but I have to say I was a little disappointed....at least a third of the stalls were non-crafting related!! I have also done a little baking (more about that later) and made some cards....

This card was inspired by the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - awesome sketch

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - white on white (as little colour as possible)

Cute Card Thursday - winged things

I usually struggle when it comes to non-colour cards....I love my baking papers in all there glorious colours! However, I actually enjoyed making this card. I've used both embossed papers and punched papers to add interest. I have highlighted the cute little chicks to make them stand out a little.

I love this sentiment...it makes me smile!! This card is for the "its your choice" challenge at Allsorts this week.

Now where is this baking I mentioned earlier I hear you say. Well, I decied I wanted to bake some cakes today, but couldn't decide what flavour to make....so I made several! I have made coffee cakes, vanilla cakes, baileys cakes and a new flavour that I haven't tried before....strawberry and blueberry! I made these an iced tea mix...I hope they're tasty!

Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed popping by today...its lovely to see you!

Wedgie xxx

Soooo sweet!

Hello campers...hope you're having a good week so far!

I have a sweet little card for you this evening that I'm actually quite pleased with....

Isn't it cute?? The layout for this card comes from the fab Arlana at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.....isn't it cool? Although my twine is a tad bit wonky!! And looking at it more carefully so are my squares!!

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

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - fab sketch

Cute Card Thursday - flower power

Simon Says Stamp - tag it - either make a tag or feature one on your card.....mine is tiny (its on the sweet jar)...but I've made it pop a little by attaching it with a 3D sticky pad

Pop by all the blogs above to see some really gorgeous DT cards!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

New Stamp Alert!

Whoops! I seem to have acquired some new clear stamps!! Not sure how it happened.....but I'm really excited!! So excited that I had to use at least one of them straight away!!

I'm really pleased with how this card turned out....the colours are pretty and romantic and go really well with the stamped teacup I think. As well as this gorgeous teacup I also have a coffee mug, a cupcake and a slice of cake - all with that lovely swirly pattern!

This card has been created for the following fab challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - the gorgeous sketch

Cupcake Craft Challenge - all you need is love - hopefully my sentiment is romantic enough for the Cupcake ladies!

Passion for Promarkers - recycle something (I recycled the pink ribbon which was originally tied around some envelopes)

I haven't joined the Sweet Sketch Wednesday ladies in ages......in fact its been far too long! I popped by today to find a gorgeous sketch to use and fab DT cards for inspiration....there was no stopping me!! Hello Ladies - its lovely to see you all again!

Don't forget to pop by all the challenge blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created.

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Best Fishes!

Evening All,

I hope you're all having a fab week! I just spent the last 24 hours with Becca in Brighton....we had a fab time despite the weather today! We wandered around the lanes and I bought another 60s dress....we paddled in the sea (well I did...Becca's convinced a shark will eat her if she gets in the sea) and we had a fantastic night out.

This is the view from our hotel window....first shot is Wednesday afternoon, second shot is Thursday morning...can you spot the difference??

So, another week has flown by....I can't believe I've only got one day left of my week off!! The good news is that we have a new sketch to play with at Sweet Sketch Wednesday! Arlana has created a lovely sketch this week....

I've tried a different colour scheme again today and I have to say that I love this blue and organge combo - its bright and fresh and makes me smile! My little fishes have been coloured with my Promarkers and I've added a little sparkle with my stickles. I'm also entering this in the "hugs and kisses" challenge this week over at Passion for Promarkers. I hope the lovely Promarkers ladies will be ok with my image...its the closest thing to a hug or a kiss that I have in my image collection!

Pop over to both blogs to see some fab DT cards!

Now I mentioned above that we had a fab night out last night, well thats because we were in a bar listening to some live music...which was cool enough on its own, but then all these people started dancing and someone asked if I'd like to give it a go.....so I did...and I'm glad I did because it was soooo much fun!

Thanks for popping by today!
Wedgie xxx

Happy Saturday!

Hello campers! I hope you're well today!

Its another Saturday and so that means another challenge for you over at Sweet Stampin...this week I'm really excited because I have chosen the theme for you! I decided to pick the theme "fashion"...not because I'm uber trendy, but because I wanted to see all the different ways fashion can be shown by us crafters!

Our lovely weekly sponsor this week is The Stamping Boutique, and they kindly gave me an image to play with...here is the lovely Jade....

Looking at Jade's outfit here I think I've successfully demonstrated that I'm never going to be a fashion designer!! The fab layout for this card comes from this week's sketch challenge over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday....Arlana has three little flowers on the left hand side....I opted for these cute little bags to go with my fashion theme! Check out the SSW blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards.

I got a little carried away with the theme this week and created a second card too, this one featuring one of my favourite sentiments...

Ever since I developed my dodgy knee I've had to stop wearing all my favourite high heels because they hurt my knee too much. So, instead I have to lust after my sister's amazing shoe collection and just hope that one day I'll be able to wear a pair of heels for more than five minutes without my knee hurting!

It doesn't stop me loving this sentiment though and I have my conquer the world shoes ready in my wardrobe! Hee, hee!

Don't forget to pop by all my fellow Sweet Stampin DT blog's to see their wonderful fashion creations and I look forward to seeing your cards this week!

One last piece of fantastic news I have to share today is that I sent my donation off to Marie Curie this week - the total was over £1090! I'm so touched by the generosity of everyone and want to thank everyone for their support. Its been a tough couple of months and I really appreciate everything that everyone has done for me. Thank you.

Thanks for popping by today,
Wedgie xxx

I'm getting there....

...hi there...thanks for popping by today. Well, I've been in my new flat a little while now and I'm starting to get things organised. Do you remember I told you about my new craft desk? The fab 1950s bureau...well I've started to organise my stash now and its looking fab! I got home from work nice and early this evening, so its just gone 8pm....I'm munching on my dinner....and I've already created a card...thats a good evening so far me thinks!

I've made this card today to send to my Aunty Maggie, she lives down in Bognor and I send her my cards regularly....just to say hi! I know how lovely it is to find "fun" post on the doormat instead of bills..... think more people should send cards "just because".

Doesn't Kasi look pretty in pink??

I'm entering this card in several different challenges, I'm making up for all those challenges I missed out on!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - another fab sketch by Arlana

StampFairy Challenge - try a new technique - you can't really see it, but I tried a little paper piercing on the little purple strip behind the sentiment

Passion for Promarkers - include some gingham

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Sir Stampalot - anything goes

This would also have been a good card for our challenge at Sweet Stampin this week...our theme is cute and cuddly....have you entered yet?? Go on give it a go!

Don't forget to pop by all these fab blogs to see all the wonderful DT cards that have been created this week.

Lovely to see you, hope you pop back again soon!

Wedgie xxx

Woo Hoo...I'm back!

Well hello there! Long time no see! What a busy couple of week's I've had! Well, I've moved into my lovely new flat now (well, I'm here and most of my stuff is here...mum still has some of my belongings, but I'm getting there!). I've bought lots of lovely furniture, including a fab 1950s bureau which is my new craft desk! The flat is really starting to feel like home now.

As well as moving, I've also hosted my Marie Curie Blooming Tea Party...we had approximately 30 people turn up and join us for tea and cakes. Despite a little rain we had a lovely afternoon and raised £274....which means that we've hit our £1000 target now! Woo hoo! My Just Giving page will remain open for some time though, so if you know anyone who might like to donate please send them the link. I want to say a HUGE thank you to all my friends and family who have supported me over the last couple of months, everyone has been amazing!

Lorna and me in our vintage aprons, that coffee pot is a fab vintage find!

All this activity means that my poor little blog has been a little neglected lately and I even missed my challenge this weekend on Sweet Stampin....sorry Abi...I hate letting people down! So I decided this evening that I needed to make some time for some crafting and here is what I've created.....

Sorry this photo is awful....as well as a printer that won't work, my camera is also playing up! To be honest I'm not that happy with this card either....I feel like I'm missing my mojo at the moment....maybe I just need time to settle into my new flat??

Anyway, enough of my moaning....this little card is for three different challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Fab sketch Arlana!

Allsorts - free and easy July!

Cupcake craft Challenges - Pick your favourite Cupcake challenge - I've picked number 140. Something Beginning With C (cupcakes!)

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

Thanks for popping by today and hopefully I'll be back again soon!

Wedgie xxx

A couple of sketches!

Hello there! Hope you're well and having a fab week so far!

I missed my usual Wednesday post last night because I ran out of time! I held my first cake sale for Marie Curie last night at Brownies....it was a modest affair, but we still managed to raise nearly £50 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Look at the yummy selection of cakes that we had to choose from....donated by myself, mum, Lorna and some of the lovely Brownies! I've got a cake sale at work next Tuesday followed by our official Blooming tea party on the 9th July.....its all go, go, go....and lots of baking!!

So, I have to catch up with some challenges because I'm running a little behind! First off here is my card for this week's challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenges where they have a lovely sketch challenge this week.

Yes, its really pink and really girlie!! I might have got a bit carried away with the pink papers, but they're all so pretty! This is a Kanban image coloured using my Promarkers. Check out the Cupcake blog to see the gorgeous cards that the DT created this week!

I also have a card for this week's challenge over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday...Arlana has created another corker of a sketch this week and the DT have designed gorgeous cards, pop by their blog to see them all. Here is my card....

Shock horror! I've created a card for a boy without being asked to! Ha, ha! To be honest I actually really enjoyed making thi card, it seemed to fit the sketch so well....and after all that pink on the card above it was nice to use different colours! The stamp is an old Papermaina one and it fits brilliantly with the challenge over at a Passion for Promarkers this week - park life (they want to see things you'll find in a park)! Again, I've coloured my image with my Promarkers. Pop over to the Passion for Promarkers blog to see other park life cards!

Right, I'm off to pack for Brownie Pack Holiday! Yes, keep your fingers crossed for no rain in Surrey this weekend because I will be spending lots of time outside with my Brownies! This is an annual weekend trip....and I know how shattered I'm going to be on Monday...I've booked the day off work!!

Thanks for popping by today,
Wedgie xxx