Papercraft Essentials"Animal Crackers"

Time for another show and tell, as I have been such a bad blogger over the last few months I have loads to show you! This is the latest article that I have done for Papercraft Essentials. The commission was to make cards for animal lovers and I think these fit the bill! The article does include step by step instructions for each card and is still available for about another week I think! See you tomorrow where I will be sharing with you my Stamp With Us Winter classes. Ta ta for now! xxx

Stamp with Us Recipe Challenge

Morning everyone, I hope you are all having a lovely weekend and that you are not too wet! This weeks Stamp With Us challenge is a recipe challenge and here is my card. (Apologies for bad pic the light was against me!)I have used Merry Moments paper and Season of Joy stamp set all from SU of course, I have also created a flourish using a QK revolution flourish die. Why not join in? All you need to do is use at least one Stampin' Up! product, that could be papers, a punch or even a piece of ribbon, so why not come and Stamp With Us? See you soon xx

Penny Black "Christmas for Guys" Challenge Card

It feels like 100 years since I have entered a challenge other than the Stamp With Us ones. I saw the Penny Black challenge and thought ohhhhhhhh I'm going to have a go at that one! The challenge is "Christmas for Guys" and I hope that this fits the bill................. I have used "Christmas Tree Ted" and have teamed it with some SU papers and greeting. I am a little out of touch with my colouring, I think I need to do it more often as I really struggled with this today! I'll see you Sunday with the Stamp With Us Challenge. I'm going to pop to the shops then spend the evening watching Children In Need, I don't know why as I only cry all the way through!

Very excited to share with you........

I am so excited to show you this! I was asked to do some work for Papercraft Inspirations, this is the first time I have worked for them and I am so pleased to say I also have commissions coming in the next couple of issues!!! YEAH!!! This is the front cover of the magazine, I have got 5 cards in the Quick & Easy selection, all the cards are designed to be easy to re-create without having to have cutting machines or expensive gadgets.This was made using Doodlebug papers and Woodware Jane Gill hats & mittens clear stamp set. This is using Stampin' Up! "Loads of Love" stamp set and and some retired SU papers it is so frustrating as the commission was made before the launch of the new catalogue so I didn't know what papers would be discontinued! This is made using a Penny Black stamp and more Doodlebug Christmas papers. Finally this card was using the Stampin! Up' "Neighbourhood" stamp wheel with some more discontinued papers! ARGHHHHHH so annoying! I hope that you like them, and that you are warm and safe in this wicked blowy weather! See you soon x

All in the family birthday card!

Morning all I have had great blogging intentions this week but have had major problems with our internet connection and my laptop so apologies for my absence, I hope I am excused! This is the card that I made for Kian to go with his Poo cakes: I have used the "All in the family" stamp set and my new "Schoolbook Serif" alphabet stamp set. I am now in love with this set so expect to see it again soon! I'll be back tomorrow to show you something very exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poo Cakes...........

These are some football cupcakes that I made for Natalie's sons birthday. He loves football & chocolate so what better than chocolate football cupcakes!

Well that was the plan but as I was piping the chocolate frosting on I noticed that they were looking a little Mr Whippy poo like!

Natalie did indeed agree that they were a little on the turdy side like but I can happily confirm that the boys all loved their "Poo cakes"!

Oh well back to the drawing board! Hope I haven't put you off your breakfast!

Be back soon

Stamp With Us Colour Challenge

Morning Campers, this can't be right?!?!? Three posts in a week? I must be sickening for something!

This weeks challenge over at Stamp With Us is a colour challenge, here is my card:

I have used the new Tree Trimmings stamp set and some of last years Christmas papers, I know it is super simple buy I quite like it.

I hope that you are all enjoying this super blustery weekend and I will be back tomorrow with my latest cupcake creations.

A card for Kyle.....

Morning bloggers! Can you believe this? Two posts in as many days!!!!! I did say I would be back today with Kyle's birthday card so here it is: I have used the Stampin' Up! set called "All in the family" it is fantastic as you can create your own little scenes. This is Kyle with his dog "Honey" a birthday hat, present & balloon. He did look at it for a couple of seconds before moving in on the presents so he must have liked it! See you soon x

Happy 5th Birthday Darth Vader...............

......well actually it's my nephew Kyles birthday but he is going through a Darth Vader & Star Wars phase!!!!!!! I think you will agree though, he makes a fine Darth Vader! I can't believe he is 5 already! He had his party yesterday, Star Wars themed, he had told all of friends that I was going as Princess Leia, thankfully he had forgotten about that when I turned up in my very non Princess Leia like outfit! I was in charge of party games which also meant I was in charge of the bag of chocolate prizes!!!!! I did let the kids have a few lol! He couldn't have a party without cupcakes! This year he decided he would like Star Wars cupcakes! Quite a tall order but I managed to fulfill his brief! He said it was the best birthday cake ever!They have black metallic cases, with chocolate sponge, vanilla frosting, edible silver & blue glitter and a rice paper Clone Wars toppers. What more could a Star Wars fan ask for? Auntie certainly won some brownie points! I'll be back tomorrow with his birthday card.

Stamp With Us Theme Challenge

So sorry I have been AWOL the last couple of weeks, I have been up to my eyes in it with Stamp With Us Winter.

This weeks challenge over on Stamp With Us is Christmas and here is my card:

This is actually one of the cards from one of my online projects, I hope you like it? I have used the new "Tree Trimmings" stamp set & "Merry Moments" papers all matted onto Night of Navy card stock. I will show you the rest of my projects over the next couple of weeks. I hope you are having a good weekend. XXX

Stamp With Us Winter!

Just a reminder to let you know that Stamp With Us Winter online classes begin on Sunday 18th October. It will be packed to the rafters with Christmas and Winter inspired projects. All classes will be using Stampin' Up! products but you can use your other brands if you haven't caught the SU addiction! Pop over to Stamp With Us for more information or drop me an email. See you at the live chat Sunday night! x

Stamp With Us Colour Challenge

Good morning everyone! Well I have had a nightmare of a week, Mr Wonka was in a car accident on Monday night, he is fine apart from a bit of whiplash but it did write off our new car!!! (Well new to us not new new if you know what I mean!) Oh well it's only metal! This weeks challenge at Stamp With Us is a colour challenge, pop over and have a peek! Here is my card:

I have used the new "Tree Trimmings" stamp set and I have fallen in love with it! Shame it's not mine! Natalie may be in for a bit of a wait for its return!LOL I hope to see you soon but don't want to jinx it! Have a lovely weekend!

Stamp With Us Theme Challenge

Morning campers! I hope that you are all having a lovely weekend. This weeks challenge over at Stamp With Us is a theme challenge and the theme is "Anything but a card" here is my project:

I have stamped the cupcake case and have made the topper, oh and made the cake too! This can be adapted to any theme or occasion and I can't wait to make some more! I have got a day of lazyness ahead of me, hubby is cooking a roast and we are going to do a sky + catch up, oh and a few choccies may even pass my lips.....YUM See you soon x

Papercraft Essentials Issue 47!

Hullo hullo, what an exciting week I am having! A commission I have done for Papercraft Essentials is out and one of my cards have made it onto the cover!!! YEAH!!!! So I thought I would share the cards with you:

They are all combining my other two loves Penny Black and Doodlebug and are coloured in using watercolour pencils. I hope you like them, I'll be back Sunday with my SWU project! Have a good weekend!

What an exciting day!

Today is a very exciting day for Stampin' Up! lovers across the UK and Europe!, as today is the day the new catalogue is launched! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

It is even more exciting as I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and can share the lurve by tempting you to purchase a few bits here and there or if you are anything like me you will have a wish list as long your arm!

These are my fave new things, "Sunny Days"Simply Scrappin kit........................

Isn't ot yummy!!! I will use it for scrapbooking and for cards as you can get loads and i mean LOADS of cards out of one of these beauties..........

Here are my other must haves .......

Scrummy Playground buttons

Lush bright striped ribbonBeautiful new "Eyelet Border" punch

Fine Cosmo glitter

As you can I really could go on all day! I have already placed my order so can't wait to get my hands on it all and to get creating!

Stamp With Us Sketch Challenge

I'm ALIVE!!!!!! This is my card for this weeks sketch challenge: My internet has died so am using Mum and Dads so can't natter, as soon as mine is fixed I have some bits to share with you! Have a good weekend! Z xxx

Mrs Wonka update..................

I am so sorry (how many times am I going to apologise for not blogging??????) that I haven't been around over the last few weeks I have been really busy with crafting projects I can't share.........(How annoying!) as well as being at the hospital for check ups, bloods, pain management, new medication, a dislocated jaw (NO not too many toffees!) and numerous other ailments!Yes you are right I am falling apart! LOL So as you can imagine crafting has taken a back seat for a while! Right onto happier things I have just shared 3 days away with Mr Wonka at Tilford Woods in Farnham, they have log cabins that have your own private, sauna, jacuzzi bath, four poster bed and private patios off of the bedrooms complete with your own private hot tub.......it was a slice of heaven that we both needed! Here is our cabin: and our hot tub: We had such a lovely time, there were no laptops or mobile phone reception it was bliss! I am looking forward to today as it is my BIRTHDAY and I am having the family over and Mr Wonka is cooking one of his signature BBQ's! YUM YUM! I will be back in the week with some pics of my beautiful hand made cards from my crafting buddies and with a pic of my little nephew who started school this week, he said to his dad after the second day "Dad you will have to find me another school, as this one is a waste of my time as it lasts too long and doesn't give me time to play with my toys at home!" bless him! Right I am off to wallow in the bath and get ready for my day of spoiling!

Stamp WIth Us Sketch Challenge

Hi all, I am so sorry that I have been such a bad blogger, I have a lot going on in the world of Wonka and blogging had to take a back seat last week! This is my card for this weeks Stamp With Us sketch challenge, there are some brilliant cards from the DT this week so pop over and have a look. I will hopefully be back soon, I hope you all enjoy the bank holiday weekend!

Now that's what I call a rock monster cake!

You may have seen my post a few weeks ago with some rock monster cakes, although Kyle thought they looked okay.......he didn't think they looked like rocks!!!! So here are rock monster cakes take two....I feel like a bad auntie not thinking to make actual rock cakes first time round! He was much happier with this attempt. Hopefully the Lego miners can catch the rock monsters this time and I won't have to recreate the battle scene again out of cake! The things we do eh........

Stamp With Us Recipe Challenge

Hi Bloggers! Here is my Stamp With Us design team offering for this week:

Sorry it is a little late, we have had friends staying all weekend and this is the first chance I have had to get online.

I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine......

See you soon !

Thank you!

I thought you would like to see the little thank you cards and chocolate wraps that I made for my challenge winners on the online classes. This is the little notelet card: and this is the chocolate wrap, inside is some milk Belgium chocolate! YUM YUM PIGS BUM! I have used Old Olive card stock, "Best Yet" and "Simply spots" stamp sets and Dashing designer papers which are only just available! I hope you likey! Be back tomorrow with my Stamp With Us challenge card!

Live anywhere near West Sussex?

Do you live anywhere near Crawley, West Sussex? That is where Natalie O'Shea is running this class that I have designed on 2nd September 7.30pm - 9.30pm. The class is £10 or for £20 you can walk away with a "Cheers to You" stamp set as well!!!! For more class details check Natalie's website here . Hopefully I will see you there.......

Happy Birthday Gramps!

It was my Gramps 95th birthday last week, he still lives on his own and only gave up driving in January! My Mum held a little tea party for him which he LOVED so I thought I would share with you a pick of the cupcake tower I made for him! The cup cakes were vanilla sponge with chocolate frosting (lots of it) topped with flakes or crunchies and finished off with sparklers!......ohhhhhh they were delish......although I do say so myself! Most importantly Gramps loved them and had never seen anything like it before! So mission accomplished. I hope your mouths are watering..............

Cheers to you!

Morning everyone, onto the last project that I made for the online classes. This was aimed at the men in our lives! Well for the man in my life, Mr Wonka or Beer Monster as he turns into on occasions! LOL This is using the "Cheers To You" Stamp set and "Junior Varsity" papers. In the class we made a bottle bag and 3 different cards. All of the projects came with step by step photo instructions and were easily achievable to re-create. I hope that you have enjoyed your little peeks, Natalie & Monica came up with some wonderful projects including a bird house, shoe gift box, handbag, sampler and a pop up, flip out and stand up mini book! Although the interactive parts of the online classes have now finished the site is available for another 2 weeks so it isn't too late to join in and down load the 10 sets of pdf picture instructions and watch the technique videos and view the AMAZING online gallery from all of Stamp With Us Summers members. Thank you everyone who joined in this time around! I hope to see you all again at Stamp With Us Winter!!! I will be back tomorrow with some cupcakes I made for a very special birthday boy!

Bold & Bright Class!

Morning all and welcome to day 2 of my show and tell from Stamp With Us online. This was my second class called Bold & Bright! I wonder why it was called that..............lol I just love the bright colourway from Stampin' Up! but don't use it as much as I would like to.

In this class we made 3 cards, covered a notebook and made an ink pad gift box, which would be fab as a hostess gift for demonstrators or an excellent gift for a crafty friend!

I hope this hasn't given you a headache.........lol

See you in the morning with the final peek!

Chocolate yummyness!

As promised over the next 3 days I will be showing you my projects from the latest round of Stamp With Us online. This is my chocolate class using the "A rose is a rose" stamp set and Chocolate Chip designer papers. The class included 3 different styles of card a chocolate wrap and a chocolate cup cake, and I really mean a chocolate cup made in a cup! It only takes 3 minutes in the microwave and it is gorgeous! See you tomorrow with a peek at my Bold & Bright class.

Stamp With Us Colour Challenge

Good morning campers......... That time of the week is here again! This week we have a colour challenge over on the Stamp With Us challenge blog. Please pop over and check out the DT cards, as usual they are out of this world!!!!!! This is my project for this week, it is a little box with a Monica bloom on the top.

I have used Real Red, Rose Red and Pumpkin pie card and Sweet Always papers.

As you may or not know I have been very busy with the online classes over the last few weeks. I thought that you might like to see what I have been up to? So over the next 3 days I will be showing you little peeks of my projects from this round of online classes......... See you tomorrow!

Confessions of a bad blogger!

My name is Mrs Wonka and I am a bad blogger! There I said it out loud......that should make me feel so much better! I am so sorry that I have been so rubbish, I have been up to my eyes in other projects and my mojo has run out by the time it comes to crafting for me! I thought I would quickly pop on and show you my DT card for the Stamp With Us challenge this week. I have used the "I Wish" scrappin kit, I can;t believe how far those blighters go! I promise that I won't leave it so long next time!

Stamp With Us recipe Challenge

Happy Sunday everyone, this is my card for this weeks Stamp With Us recipe challenge.

I have used "Wintergreen" papers which are a retired paper set but are sooooooooo yummy! I have been using these loads recently and have fallen in love with them! The snowflake and the greeting are from the "Season Of Joy" stamp set and the book plate is from the SU Hodge Podge set. I have finished off with a bit of doodle doodle dandying around the edge.

I have got Mama & Papa Wonka for lunch along with a certain little Lego cake maker so I had better go and sort the veg out! Have a lovely day whatever you are doing! x