Another cake

I've been baking again, this time for a friend of a friend who has had a little girl. It was hard to know what to do that was a bit original, as most baby cakes are baby booties or bottles. So I went with the patchwork bunny idea, it was originally only meant to have flowers on the top of the cake and bunting going around the sides, but I got carried away with the flowers and so put the bunting on the cake board instead, with some on th top with her name on. My favourite thing of the whole of this cake is the bunnt's tail. I used a cocktail stick to flick at the fondant to create a fluffy look to it. I also used the cocktail stick to create the impression of it being stitched. I was really pleased with the result of this and more importantly so were mum, dad and big brother!

Simon says - Nursery Rhymes/Fairytales

As if by magic. I'd created this card for a party my DD is off to this weekend, then when I read my blog list is was like it was meant to be. I'm entering this into the Simon Says challenge this week with the theme of Nursery Rhymes or Fairytales. I've used a Tiddly Inks digital image and Basic Grey scraps from the Porcelain collection. The sentiment is one I've had for 4 years(!!) but found it again the other day so it had to be used! Quite a simple card but fit for a birthday princess :) Thanks for looking x

Scrapwhispers 102 - Scraplift challenge

After lacking internet access the last couple of days here is the challenge for Scrapwhispers this week. We, the DT, have each scraplifted one of Rosey's fabulous layouts and put our own spin on it.. which of course is what we do best here at Scrapwhispers!! Last week I wasn't really in the mood to follow the rules of the page so I changed it up a little. To see how I got my layout to this, check out the challenge here on the main blog, when you've done your layouts, link them up so we can come and find them and you'll be in the running to win a fabulous prize of Echo Park paper pack!!

Scrapwhispers - 102.. we need you!!!

Our challenge this week is a little late as all the DT have been a bit manic, but we have some news for you. The latest challenge will be posted later today so check back later for that. Its a scraplift this week and such a fun one... we are lifting our lovely, Rosey! And talking of scraplifting... we need you!!! We need you to join our crew! Not in the navy kind of way, but in a scrap whispers kind of way. We are still looking for team members to play along. Think back to the school playground when you used to play chinese whispers or Telephone and now turn that into paper/digi scrapbooking form. All you would have to do is create a layout, scraplifting the team member before you, so that means just one layout per person for the game. Then at the end we show them all off at the Big Reveal!! Each team starts with exactly the same layout, so it's great fun to see just how much this changes as the game moves on! The winners are in for some awesome prizes!!! I've got some new followers (thankyou very much!! :) ) so maybe I can entice you try it out, just this once??? You have til monday to let us know if you want to play. I promise you won't regret it!! One last thing.. Our lovely Helen, is stepping down from the DT for a while, due to work commitments sooooooo that means, we have an opening! Could it be for you??? This could be your chance to join a great team!! Let us know with a short paragraph about you and your scrapbooking adventures, with a couple of your layouts to showcase your style to gh26@sky.com Good luck!!! :)

Scrapwhispers 101 - Colour challenge

Scrapwhispers challenge number 101 is a colour challenge. We challenge you to use the colours Orange, Brown and Grey on your layouts. I kept the colours quite simple on my layout as I didn't want to swamp this photo of my son :) The rest of the DT have come up with amazing inspiration for you and there is also an inspirational photo for you to work with on the Scrapwhispers blog.

Scrap it with a song - Bryan Adams

This week we have a stonker of a song for you!! The oh so mighty "Everything I do (I do it for you). I absolutely love this song, still after all these years and even after it spent a record amount of time at the number one spot of the UK charts. I saw Bryan Adams in concert in the winter of 2000 in Newcastle, we got front row standing even though we only got the tickets that morning and he was incredible to watch!! He's in Liverpool this November but I'm not sure I'll get to go. I've got all fingers and toes crossed though!! :) For the challenge I created a simple but elegant card, using papers by Authentique 'blissful' and some pleated ribbon from Maya Arts. The DT have created beautiful projects to give you more inspiration, so why not see what they are offering and see how you will be inspired :)

Scrapwhispers - Whisper game

You'll already know that the challenges for Scrap whispers are back and well under way. And we have another blog hope for you, with my tutorial on using stamps on your layouts. Well, the main Scrap whisper game is back too and is starting on the 10th day of this month!! And we still have spaces left for anyone who wants to play along. If you haven't played before, it's very simple. You'll be a member of a team, where a layout gets passed along the line of players, and each person scraplifts the layout they are given! So you are only committed to scraplift one layout for the whole game. But at the end of the game you get to see just how the layouts have changed during the course of the game. Just like the game Chinese whispers or telephone, but with paper.. It really is so much fun. Sign up by sending an email to GH26@SKY.COM