Cards, bookmarks, baking and a podcast!

Hello there....I hope you are keeping warm in this chilly weather!

Have you had any snow? There was a little in Farnham on Monday morning, but thats long since gone!

Sooo....I haven't been around much lately...it turns out that the new house is taking up loads of my time! I have also been spending a ridiculous amount of time in the kitchen...but more about that later!!

I wanted to share with you a fab podcast that I've discovered recently. I've just got into podcasts thanks to my sister...she'd always said I should give them a go, so I decided to search iTunes looking for something that took my fancy. Tha'ts where I stumbled across Joy The Baker...which is made up of Joy and Tracy...two very funny and very friendly ladies from America. There is a new podcast each week and they basically talk about anything and everything, but they are soooo funny that I always end up laughing out loud (I have to be careful where I listen)! They also both have their own blogs featuring their fab recipes and gorgeous photos. If you get the chance and fancy a giggle you should check them out...you can download the podcasts from iTunes or from the HomeFries website!

Soooo....what have I made today I hear you ask....well I was asked by a friend to make a Birthday card for someone who loves baking. I decided to give the stamps a rest and do some paper crafting for this card...in fact I got so carried away and decided to make a matching bookmark too!!

 

I love a pink and brown colour combo, its sooooo pretty! I've created my mini aprons from a selection of papers and some pretty pink ribbon. The sentiments have been created on my computer.

 

I'd like to enter these creations in the following challenges:

 

Make it Monday

Cupcake Craft Challenge - anything but a card

 

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

 

Soooo...that's the crafting...what about the baking??

 

Well, I have been a busy bee recently....I have made my own bread rolls....

 

 

I have discovered that I LOVE baking bread....something about the kneading is very theraputic...plus you get yummy bread at the end!!

 

I have also made my own baked beans.....

 

 

Admittedly this took much longer than going to the cupboard and opening a can, but it was worth the wait...these beans are seriously tasty!!

 

Plus there have been some sweet treats....

 

 

Yes it's a melt in the middle pot of gooey chocolate! Yummy!

 

 

And of course there had to be some cupcakes somewhere!! These are yummy lemon and vanilla....hmmmm!

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Spotlighting!

Hello there! Happy Saturday!

Hope you've had a fab week!

Sooooo...its 10am on Saturday morning....that means one thing...its time for a fab new challenge from My Time to Craft! This week we have a technique challenge for you....and I have to confess that this is a new technique for me, so already in 2013 I have learnt something new!!

The technique is called spotlighting....and it gives a rather fab effect.....

 

Isn't that a fab finish....I think the spotlight really highlights the pretty image.

 

To create this finish yourself you simply need to pick an image and stamp it twice....the main image you leave black and white. The second image you need to punch out a circle which you'd like to highlight and colour that part of the image. You then frame your coloured image circle and stick it onto of your black and white image in the correct place. Ta-dah!

 

I'm not sure whether that explanation makes any sense or not! It does in my head.....but my head can be a very crazy place!!

 

This is a from Kanban, and I have coloured my highlighted part with a selction of pastel coloured Promarkers. I have also added a little bit of sparkle to this part of the image. I then went mad with my pastel papers to create the background, adding the doily and my Happy Birthday sentiment.

 

To see more examples of the spotlighting technique pop by the My Time to Craft challenge blog and see all the gorgeous cards that my fellow teamies have made....then why not give it a try yourself!

 

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

 

The Pink Elephant - Celebrate

Make it Monday

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx



Brrr! A bit cold and frosty!

Hello there! Fancy seeing you here!

Apparently the weather is about to get very cold again.....and because Fi & Abi from Christmas at Sweet Stampin have perfect timing we have a cold and frosty challenge for you over at the challenge blog this month!

We'd love to see your cold and frosty Christmas cards...yes I know its January...yes I know you've only just packed away your Christmas decorations....but why not start getting organised early and join our fun Christmas challenge!

Here is my cold and frosty card.....

 

I decided to make a snow globe shaker card, using a fab snow globe stamp and a cute reindeer stamp. Inside my snow globe is some fab very fine white glitter which is new to my stash (isn't it pretty?!) and I have added some hand-drawn snowflakes in the background. I've coloured my little reindeer with my Promarkers.

 

Pop over to the Christmas at Sweet Stampin blog to see what my lovely teamies have made for you this month....they are all so gorgeous! You'll also be able to find out about our fab £10 voucher prize that has been kindly donated by........

 

 

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

 

Make it Monday

Love to Create - Winter Wonderland

Tuesday Throwdown - shiny and new (use new stash)

Papertake Weekly - Happy New......stash!

Crafty sentiment - sparkle and shine/glitter

 

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

 

Ohhh...today is also a special day...I want to wish my lovely friend Sheree a very Happy Birthday!

 

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

Wedgie xxx

Me again!

You don't hear from me in a month...and now you can't stop me!! Hee, hee!

This is my second post for today...if you are looking for my Sweet Stampin blog please scroll down. I'm back with my first DT card of 2013 for My Time to Craft...and to celebrate the new year our theme is "all about the new"...so we want to see your new babies, new homes...anything new really!

I opted to go for a new baby card....

 

I love this super cute image, which I have coloured with my Promarkers. I've gone for bright blues and this lovely stary backing paper.

 

Pop by the My Time to Craft challenge blog to see the gorgeous DT cards that have been created this week.

 

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

 

Passion for Promarkers - New Beginnings

Tuesday Throwdown - Bright and Happy New Year

Crafty Sentiments - New

Simon Says Stamp - New Something

Cute Card Thursday - Something New

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Happy New Year!

Hellooeeee!! How are you??

Oh my goodness...its been a long time since I've posted properly here...or visited any of my bloggy friends!! I hope you've all had a fab Christmas!

We have finally moved into the new house and handed the keys to our old flats back! Plus my internet provider has decided that I've been a good girl and have turned my internet on! Woo hoo!! This is a very exciting start to 2013!

Sooo...today we have a fresh new challenge for you over over at Sweet Stampin...this week we have a colour combo challenge...we want to see your cards featuring white and one other colour.

Predictably I've gone for my favourite colour.....

 

As well as my favourite colour I've also used one of my favourite stamps! I've coloured my image with my Promarkers and added a stamped sentiment.

 

Pop by the Sweet Stampin blog to see what Team Abi have created for you this week!

 

Plus don't forget our fab prizes.....this month we are joined by The Ribbon Girl who have a £10 voucher for the monthly winner and Cuddly Buddly have a £10 voucher for this week's lucky winner!! So what are you waiting for...show us your colours...well at one of them and some white!

 

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

 

The Pink Elephant - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Make it Monday

 

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

 

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx