Thanks....

Hello There....Happy Friday!

Yes, yes...I know I'm technically away for the weekend...but there is always time for a quick card isn't there??

So I've got a cute thank you card for you today.....I love this sentiment....

 

I also love pink and blue as a colour combo....I think they go so well together, especially when in these soft shades.

 

Soooo....isn't that a cute Bugaboo image?? When I saw it I knew I had to add it to my ever growing collection of images!! I've coloured the image with my Promarkers and attached it to the card using 3D sticky pads. The sentiment was created on my computer and also attached to the card with 3D sticky pads. The layout for this card comes from the fab sketch over at Cupcake Craft Challenges....I've just flipped it on its side to fit my image in!!

 

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

 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - sketch

Tuesday Throwdown - Thankful

Oldie but a Goodie - NOT Christmas! My old item is the polka dot paper...I love it and its been in my collection for as long as I can remember..I'm slowly using it up in strips!!

Aud Sentiments - Thanks

Simon Says Stamp - thank you

 

Pop by all these fab blogs to see what the DT have been creating!!

 

Right...I better get going....I'll report back on Monday or Tuesday!!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Tea at Grannys!

Evening! Hope you've had a good Tuesday!

Ok....so after another very long day at the office and a tense Great British Bake Off final I was delighted to find a challenge that was perfect for me...so perfect that I decided I needed to make a card straight away!!

But what is the challenge I hear you cry.....pop over to Tuesday Throwdown and you'll see! This week their challenge is "Tea at Grannys" and they have included the following photo for inspiration....

 

Anyone who has popped by my blog before will know how much I love pretty teacups...and tea...and cakes! Perfect challenge!!

 

So, here is the card that I created....

 

 

Bit of a dodgy photo..sorry!

 

I've used a pretty teapot and teacup stamped image, which I have coloured with my Promarkers. I have then created a pretty background using pretty plain pink paper and gorgeous floral papers. I've also used a doilly....a must at granny's house I think you'll agree!!

 

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

 

Tuesday Throwdown - Tea at Grannys

Make it Monday!

 

Pop by both blogs to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week.

 

Now talking of cakes...I mentioned in yesterday's post some rather scrummy chocca, mocha caramel cakes that I made last night and promised a photo today once they were iced. Well in the end I decided they were too yummy to add icing to and so they don't really look like much....but Joe declared that he thought they were the best cakes hes eaten! High praise indeed!

 

As they don't look that pretty I decided to make some cake art for you instead...what do you think....

 

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Sweet Celebrations

Hi everyone - hope you're well on this lovely Friday afternoon.

We have lots of sunshine in Aldershot today and I'm looking forward to a fab weekend with my lovely friend Becca. We're heading into London tomorrow to see the Food Network summer sizzle festival in Covenant Garden, then an evening filled with food, gossip and probably some wine awaits us!

Soooo.....look at that...I have 100 lovely followers...thank you so much! I love reading everyone's comments.....the crafting community is so supportive and full of lovely crafty bods!

I've had yet more internet problems this week....lucky me....but I have a quick card for you today which is full of my favourite things....

I was asked to make a congratulations card by someone at work as one of their friends has just passed their accountancy exams. As a special treat the lady at work is taking her friend out for afternoon tea and so we decided to feature some teatime treats on the front of the card.

I love these fresh zingy colours together and I think the hint of blue framing the images is just lovely! My images are stamped and coloured with Promarkers and I have added a bit of sparkle to each one with my Stickles.

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

Tuesday Throwdown - Sweet treats

Love to Create - sparkle

Pop by both these blogs to see the gorgeous cards that have been created.

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

I'm off to the seaside!

Hello there, thanks for popping by today!

Today I'm really excited (again!!) as I'm off to the seadside....I'm visiting Bournemouth with Joe. Today we have been together for five years (where has the time gone??) and we're celebrating by having a couple of days by the sea! I love the seaside....my parents didn't take us abroad when we were little, instead we spent wonderful weeks by various British seasides...including Bournemouth. As soon as I see the sea, no matter the weather....I have to go for a paddle...so fingers crossed the sun shines for me a little, otherwise I'll have very cold toes!!

Anyway, enough babbling....here is my sea inspired card for today....

Now if I'm entirely honest I'm not that happy with this card....I think I've tried to include too much plus the photo is awful!! I love this cute Pollycraft mermaid, I've coloured her with my Promarkers and added some sparkle with my Stickles. I've gone with soft blue papers for the background and added some doodling with my white pen. I've added a computer generated sentiment and some stamped number. The idea behind this was good...it just didn't end up how I imagined!!

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

Tuesday Throwdown - doodling

Crafty Sentiments - numbers

Passion for Promarkers - under water

Pop by all the blogs mentioned her to see the gorgeous DT cards.

Thanks for popping by today....I'll be back later this week with tales from the seaside!!

Wedgie xxx

Something a little different....

....hello there! Woo hoo...we're half way through the week!

Soooo....today I decided to try something a little different and to be honest while I was making it I was a little worried that it looked odd....but actually once I'd coloured my image and attached it all together I was quite pleased with the final result!

What do you think....

Now I bet you are asking yourself...well whats different here? Its the colours!

I've gone with a hot pink and then some vintage papers - flowery and yellow! I've stamped my image and coloured it with my Promarkers and added some blue punched flowers, finished off with a little yellow glitter!

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

Oldie but a goodie - flower power (the punch I used for the flowers is ancient!!)

Tuesday Throwdown - hot colours

Cute Card Thursday - Gardener's World

Pop by all the blogs mentioned to see the gorgeous DT cards!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

3,2,1...time for a chat??

Hello folks!

Thanks for popping by today...I have a fab card for you today (even if I do say so myself!!). I really enjoyed making this card and its sooo much more fun than yesterday's card!!

Super cute!!!

I've created this card for several challenges including the "Critters" challenge at the Tuesday Throwdown. I'd also like to enter this card in the "banners or bunting" challenge at Oldie but a Goodie Challenge (my old thing is that gorgeous flowery papers....I can't actually remember when I bought it!!).

There is also a 3,2,1 challenge at Papertake Weekly Challenge this week...on my card I have 3 pieces of bunting, I have used 2 pieces of backing paper and have included 1 digi image (or sentiment)!

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

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

I'm back!

Hello folks.....well after a couple of days of successfully scheduled posts I am back! Thank you for everyones lovely comments that they've left me recently....its so nice to hear from everyone.

I've spent the weekend with Joe at the 2nd Round of the British Drifting Championships...he didn't qualify this time, but we had a good weekend. I got to go out in the car this time, which was good fun! Here is the proof....do you like my helmet??

Ha, ha!!

This is a photo of Joe drifting the track, his car is the white and black one......

As you can see the track was quite dusty and there was a lot of wind, not to mention the tyre rubber flying through the air!! I'm happy to report that I'm back, I'm clean and I've been crafting!! Inspired by the photo challenge at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards I decided to make a bright, cheerful card today, this is the photo...

Isn't that a fab cake?? I love the colours and decided they would make a fab card!

I've used a mixture of brightly coloured plain and patterned papers to match this cute LOTV image. I've added some faux white stitches and some cute little butterflies. I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - friendship (those two look like they're having a good gossip!!)Pink Elephant - Vibrant colours

Crazy 4 Challenges - butterflies

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - photo inspiration (I took the colours)

Send a Smile 4 Kids - bright colours

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

Thanks for stopping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Feeling like a rock star?

I think everyone should feel like a rock star every so often! My boyfriend loves music....hes very talented and can play various instruments and can sing beautifully (he sang at my sister's wedding). He always looks happiest when hes singing his heart out around the flat!

So with that in mind I created the following card....

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

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - stars and stripes

Simon Says Stamp - Father's Day/special man 

Tuesday Throwdown - masculine

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

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Cup of Birthday Tea!

Hello Folks!

What do you know.....a Wednesday post from me! Amazing!

Hee, hee.....well here I am back with another card and this time I've created something a little bit different. Inspired by the 3D challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown I decided to make my own 3D teacup! What do you think....

Sorry its not the best photo....it was quite hard to photograph!!

To make this cute teacup I took a square folded card and drew the teacup shape on the front. When happy with the shape (and believe me this took some time!!) I cut the shape out, making sure to cut through both sides of the card. I then stuck the pretty pink paper onto the front of the teacup and added the inside of the teacup by adding an oval of cream coloured card - to match the cream handle. I then stamped my flowers and leaves image, coloured with my Promarkers and stuck to the front as well. I also edged the teacup with a pink Promarker to add depth. I made my saucer from an oval of pink paper and a smaller oval of cream.

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

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - flowers

The Altered Alice - anything goes (as long as its inspired by Alice!) I think a teacup his the spot here!!

Passion for Promarkers - Happy Birthday - this is my second entry in this challenge!

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

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

Wedgie xxx

Challenges Galore!

Happy Sunday Folks!

Hope you're all having a fab weekend! I survived my Brownie experience yesterday....I was tasked with supervising the circus skills equiptment....unfortuantly for me this was a very popular area with the Brownies! I think I probably saw all 550 of them at some point in the day!!

Today has been a lot more sedate....a trip to Tescos....some housework (boring!!) and some crafting!! I also decided to do some blog surfing to find some new challenge blogs to add to the ones I already join each week. There are soooo many out there!!

Inspired by all the DT cards I've seen today I got stuck in.....

I have to say that I am sooo pleased with this card (despite those polka dots giving me a bit of a headache!!) I've used blue backing paper, along with that fab polka dot paper. I've used a Digi Doodles vintage car image along with a Papermania stamped image and I think they look quite cute together. My little mechanic is fixed on the card using 3D sticky pads to make him look like hes in front of the car!

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

Digi Doodles Challenge - work related (hes a mechanic!!)

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C137 - Happy Birthday

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges - One for the boys

Truely Scrumptious - anything goes

Now for a card that I'm not so keen on....

This one hasn't quite turned out how I'd like it to....but hey ho! Along with the green backing paper and patterned papers, I've also used this quite LOTV teddy bears picnic image and some beautiful green organza. My image is coloured with my Promarkers.

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

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - in the garden

Lili's Little Fairies - bear essentials

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - anything goes for kids

Tuesday Throwdown - material

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

I've also found some more fab challenges to keep me busy this week!! Pop by and see what I've been getting up to!!

Thanks for popping by today, its so lovely to see you!

Wedgie xxx