One for the boys!

Evening All - we're half way through the week - woo hoo!

Well I'm in a much better crafty mood today...after my usual Wednesday night at Brownies and Guides I decided to sit at my craft desk and try a new card technique out. I needed a card for a boy for this week's challenge over at the Creative Cottage and I hope they don't mind that mine is one for a rather little boy!! Take a peek at the lovely Creative Cottage blog to see the gorgeous DT cards for some inspiration!

This is a shaker card that I've made for a baby boy. I saw an article in a craft magazine recently about shaker cards and decided to give it a go. I was actually surprised at how easy it is to make these fab cards!

All you really need is some white and coloured papers, some acetate, some seed beads and sequins or other small items to put in the shaker bit and lots of 3D sticky pads! Easy peasy!

You can make these gorgeous cards in all sorts of shapes......

Anyway, panic over - it looks like I might not have lost my crafty mojo after all! Thanks to everyone for their comments after my last grumpy post! Your comments are always so lovely and supportive.

Thanks for popping by my blog today,

Wedgie xxx

Blooming Gorgeous!

Evening All! Hope you've had a good Monday! Aaarrgghhhhh!! My computer is driving me insane!! Its so slow - its almost as if its taunting me!! Right, thats my rant over with!!

Cupcake Craft Challenge has a lovely little challenge this week - the theme is Blooming Charming and they want to see projects that feature blooms and charms.....I have to admit I read it wrong to start with and missed off the charm all together....I can be so silly sometimes!! I only realised my mistake after I scanned the card in and started writing this post!!!!!

To be honest I feel like I've lost my crafting mojo at the moment....I have lots of great ideas (or at least I think I do), but I just can't seem to get them made. When I fianlly make a card it looks wrong! I'm hoping this is just a passing phase and I'll be my industrious crafty self again very soon!!!

This card is made using a free stamp that I've just got with a craft magazine. I found it quite hard to use, I think because its quite a small stamp. I found the whole process hard...from the stamping to the actual colouring!!

Oh dear...this hasn't been a good crafting evening and I think its time for bed!

Thanks for popping by today, I promise to be back to my positive self when you stop by next!!

Wedgie xxx

Birthday Wishes!

Evening All...what a horrible wet evening this has turned into!! Where has all this rain come from?!?

I hope you've had a lovely weekend despite the not so great weather! A funny thing happened earlier when I was visiting my Sister and her hubbie....we went for a walk to feed the ducks on the river and when we came back there were police everywhere and the roads right by Lorna's flat were closed! Apparently there was a suspected unexploded bomb somewhere close by!!! We were stranded with only Jim's wallet and our phones as we'd all ventured out without our bags...last time I do that!! Everything seems fine again now, the roads are open and the police have all gone!! Very bizarre situation!

Anyway, I've just popped home for a bit and made this Birthday card

I love using this saying!

This card has been made to celebrate the Allsorts Challenge blog's first Birthday! You should pop over to their blog and see all the fab things going on! Congratulations ladies! I've also created this card for the challenge over at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge where they wanted to see projects including metal...my brads are metal! Take a peek at all the lovely DT cards here.

The sentiment was created on my computer (I'm thinking of treating myself to a brand new Mac soon) and the papers are all from my stash. I just love the backing paper with the blue spots, its so cute! The cupcake I made myself, I added a little sparkle using my trusty glitter glue!

Right, I'm off to make some more cards....and the bookmarks that I didn't make on Friday evening!

Thanks for popping by,

Wedgie xxx

Cupcakes!

Morning All....what a lovely Saturday this is! I hope we keep the sunshine for a while!

Well, I'm still at home today, going to see Joe a bit later today and then I'll be back again tomorrow...so lots of time for crafting! Think I might pay a visit to Hobbycraft later today as I haven't been in ages. My knee has improved so much recently, its so nice to be able to drive again! Woo hoo!

This morning I got up, showered and made this cute card:

I'm entering this in several challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Someone Special!

Papertake Weekly - Shiny, Sparkly, Special!

ABC Challenge - U is for unused.....I've had this stamped image hanging around for ages!

Yes, its another easel card...you're probably bored of looking at them on my blog now! I think I'm going to do a bit of seraching for some other folds I can use. I've combined all my favourite things on this card...its pink and purple, its sparkles with glitter and gems, I got to use some of my stamps and of course its got cupcakes on it! Hee, hee!

I hope you're having a lovely weekend so far, thanks for popping by today and I'll see you soon!

Wedgie xxx

Pretty Borders!

Evening All! Hope you've had a fab Friday!

I spent my Friday at the Mandarin Oriental in London again - work this time though! I had a pretty rubbish start to my day...by 8:30am I had already ruined two pairs of tights and turned up in the foyer of the hotel with toothpaste all over my cheek.....why oh why did I not look at myself in the mirror before?!? The day got much better however and my event went well. Woo hoo!

This evening I came home to a rare Friday at home (I'm usually at Joe's by now) and decided some crafting was in order...that and a large glass of wine! I decided to check out the challenge over on Bah! Humbug! this week.....they want to see punched borders....I recently got my new border punch and so think this is a fab challenge! I set to work and came up with this cheeky little chappie.....

The DT cards are all gorgeous, take a peek here!

I love making this little snowman, he's so simple to make and looks so cute! He's featured in my Christmas collection over the last two years! He is simply cut from white card, I make him a hat and scarf and a carrot nose out of scrap paper and give him googly eyes because that always makes me smile!

I used my new martha stewart punch for the borders - I love this pattern as it suits so many cards...a very good find! I have to say I also love making Christmas cards so I am pleased I found the Bah! Humbug challenge blog to get me started early this year!

Right, I'm off to make some beaded bookmarks now and maybe another easel card or two!

Thanks for stopping by,

Wedgie Xxx

PS - have you stopped sniggering about me and my toothpaste cheek yet?!?