Anything but a card....

Hello there!

Happy Saturday! I hope you are keeping well.

It's been a bit quiet around here recently...that's because Lorna and I have just spent an amazing week in sunny Cuba! We swam in the sea, drank loads of rum and generally enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere. We went on various tours and saw all sides of Cuba - it's a really interesting country to visit.

Anyway, enough babbling from me! I'm really here to tell you about the new challenge over at Sweet Stampin....this week we want you to get creative with an "anything but a card" challenge. 

You can make anything you like, as long as you use a stamp somewhere. I opted for a bookmark for my project......

I have kept it clean and simple, using plain white card to stamp my sweet jar on. My image has been coloured in bright Promarkers and I have added a little sparkle with my Stickles. I had a little faux stitching to give the bookmark a border and finally finished it off with some blue ribbon.

For more inspiration pop by the Sweet Stampin challenge blog and take a peek at Team Abi's creations. While you are there you can find out about this week's sponsors....

Thanks for popping by today.

Wedgie xxx

Lets get folding!

Hello there! Happy Tuesday!

Hope you're having a good week so far!

This morning we have a new challenge for you over at My Time to Craft....we want to see your cards with more than one fold....BUT you're not allowed to enter an easel card! Sooo...what are you waiting for...get your card out and get folding!

I decided I wanted to create some kind of window scene using a gate fold card....but what to put inside?? What do I like best?? Cakes and sweets of course!

 

One thing I discovered was that its quite hard to photograph a gate fold card!!

 

I've used some plain grey and some pretty patterened paper in the background. Then I made my shelves from some plain brown paper. I stamped my Birthday cake and sweet jars and coloured them with my Promarkers...then I added a little sparkle with my Stickles. I added them to my shelves and then added a computer generated sentiment.

 

I'm really pleased with this card...but wait until you see what my fellow DT members have created...they are a talented bunch! Pop over to the My Time to Craft challenge blog now!!!

I'd also like to enter this sweet creation over at Make it Monday!

 

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

Sweet Birthday Wishes!

Hello there! Hope you're well today!

I can't believe that there is only a week until Christmas! Where has this year gone? That also means that it's nearly my mum's Birthday...and this year its a big one! I'm pretty confident that my mum doesn't read my blog and so I'm going to share her Birthday card with you....

Mum loves licorice allsorts...well to be honest she loves any kind of licorice! So I decided to make her a Birthday card inspired by her favourite sweets! I've used pinks, yellows, browns, blacks and white for the colours....I suppose I should of added a splash of blue too! I've used plain coloured papers from my stash, some ribbon and lace and some shiny sticky gems. I made the little allsorts from paper and added a glitterly 60 too, all of which I attached with sticky 3D pads to make them stand out.

The fab layout comes from Arlana at Sweet Sketch Wednesday....another lovely sketch that I will use again and again. Check out the SSW blog to see all the gorgeous DT cards....you'll also see Arlana's fab Christmas tree!

We've got some surprises for mum on Sunday, I won't write about them here yet just in case she does read my blog! Its going to be a lovely day!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Wedgie xxx