Time for some crafting!

Evening all - this weather is soooo gorgeous isn't it? I hope you all had a lovely weekend - most of mine was spent outside in the sunshine...so tonight I was determined to come home and make at least one card! So here's my summery delight.......

This card fits in with no less than four different challenges! Yes, I'm impressed with myself!! Ha, ha!

Allsorts - Embossing

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Strawberries & Cream

Magical Crafts - Flower power

Cupcakes Craft Challenge - the gorgeous sketch

This was a fun sketch to use, I love how the circle pokes out from all the rectangular shapes. I used strawberry pink and cream colourings to give a summery feel to the card. I've never embossed before, I used a stencil to create the butterful and I really like how it looks - I'll have to start embossing more! Finally I have my three cute little flowers and flowers on one of my backing papers....I hope that's enough flowers for the ladies at Magical!

Right, its still nice and early so I'm off to make some more cards while I'm in the mood!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Evening All - it's Friday and that can only mean one thing....it's Christmas challenge time! Although with all this glorious sunshine its kinda hard to get in a Christmassey mood!

So, can you guess one of the Christmas themes this week by my title?? That's right...the lovely ladies over at Bah Humbug have asked for projects that feature Father Christmas! Take a peek here to see the gorgeous DT cards. Here is my cheeky santa....

I made my santa using paper from my stash and I have used 3D sticky pads to make him stand out a little. I have to confess I am missing a little ho, ho, ho sentiment...it was going to sit over the ribbon....but I've lost it! I can't find it on my craft desk anywhere!! Oh well!

I am also entering this in the Winter Wonderland challenge this week....can you guess their theme?? At first thought this isn't a very Christmassey theme...but it does fit in with another spoting event this week...it's strawberries and cream! Take a look at the lovely DT cards here. As you can see I've gone with the colour option!

Right, I'd better get going.....I'm actually in the middle of cooking dinner for Becca and Lorna and they are looking a bit hungry now!! Hee, hee!

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you have a lovely weekend.

Wedgie xxx

Green crafting!

Evening All! Hope you've all had a lovely day!

Another late one for me...I've been down a local pub this evening for a farewell drink with one of our colleagues. The lovely Laura is off travelling around Europe in a transit van called Jemima for the next three months. I hope she has a wonderful time!

After I said goodbye I popped home and decided to make a card in my favourite colours.....

The fab layout for this card has come from a sketch challenge over at Papertake Weekly, take a peek here to see how the DT have used the sketch. Isn't it a lovely sketch?

Although this is clearly a pink and purple card, it's also a green card to fit in with the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday....their theme this week is reuse, renew, recycle! I've reused two different ribbons that were tied around some of my Birthday pressies earlier this year, I've also used old buttons from my stash. Take a peek here to see what the DT recycled on their cards!

Thank goodness it's nearly Friday...it's been a long week, but the weekend is just around the corner now!

Thanks for popping by today.

Wedgie xxx

Challenge time!

Evening Everyone! What a lovely day it's been today! Plus England won their "do or die" match! I'm not a footy fan - never have been and I don't watch the England matches either....but I'm always amazed at the comments that I get from other people when I say that. Apparently it's awful that I don't want to support my country.....even though I don't enjoy the sport! All I can say is that I'd prefer to be crafting!

Anyway, thats my little grip over with...on to today's challenges...I've been slack again this week...and as usual I'm blaming my computer! I haven't been able to download the photos onto my computer, which is obviously a bit of a problem!

I'm kinda sorted now, so here is my first card.....

This card has been designed for two challenges - Winter Wonderland who gave me the theme of festive trees and Allsorts who provided me with the fab layout. You should pop over to both blogs - the DT have created some wonderful cards.

I've used a cute little tree topper for the festive tree theme, and I've also used a tree patterened backing paper. I love this sketch, I think it looks wonderful and I will be using it again!

My second card is for the Creative Cottage Challenge blog this week, which has the theme of pearls and swirls......

I was sooooo excited when I popped over to their blog this morning to see the challenge and the gorgeous DT cards...guess what...I was the random person picked for last week's prize! I'm so lucky as I love the Creative Cottage products. I've already contacted the lovely Tracy and she has sent me my prize.....the Sending Love kit....and as you can see I've already put it to good use! Thank you ladies, I love my new kit! I love the pink colour used in this kit and I think it works really well with my blue swirls and pearls! I've given the little bear a lift by using 3D sticky pads behind the heart.

Right, I've just realised how late it is and my bed is calling me!

Thanks for popping by today,

Wedgie xxx

Christmas Fun!

Afternoon all - don't you just love half days at work!

Today's challenge over at Bah! Humbug! is brilliant, it's called A Child's Christmas and they want projects for the little ones. It doesn't have to be a card, it could be a game or an advent calendar...but I decided to go with the card option. I started thinking about Christmas and children and what makes that time of year lots of fun, and one think sprung to mind straight away....snow and building snowmen! When I was little didn't really snow that often so when it did it was so exciting...I remember we made snowballs one year that we made mum put in the freezer so they would last! Ha, ha!

However annoying snow can be to the delicate transport system in England, it's still great fun, especially for children! I missed out on the snowmen and snowballs this year thanks to my dodgy knee - in fact I got stranded at one end of a train station platform because there was so much ice and snow....Joe had to come and rescue me! So, I decided to dedicate my card to the art of building snowmen....

This was such a difficult card to photograph because of the ultra shiny mirror card! After several attempts I finally managed this shot! I've used a bright blue backing, topped with the shiny card and a light blue paper. I made my sentiment on the computer and added my snowman which is actually part of a decoupage kit. Finally I added a little more sparkle along the bottom of the card - you can beat a bit of sparkle!

The ladies at Bah! Humbug! Have created some gorgeous cards this week, take a peek here to see them!

Right, I'm off now...heading to Joe's to get ready for tomorrow's drifting competition. I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I'll see you all next week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Wedgie xxx