I'm late !!!!!

I'm late with posting 2 LOs I created for the start of month as my ipad wouldn't let me post anything while I've been camping this past week. So frustrating !!! Anyway onto what I have done :)

The first LO I've done is for White with 1. The criteria is


WHITE + BLACK + PAINTS/MISTS


Here is my example

This LO is about Aidan and how he refused to get onto the jetski until his Dad told him he would go really slow. Once he was on there, he loved it and even "drove" it by himself with dad on the back :) I've used lots of paint and ink, and misted the background with a trusty TCW mask.

This is the first LO I've done for WW1 for a couple of months as we were away in the USA and then the bad month last month :( Again, a big thankyou to Mel for being so awesome with me taking some time off. I really enjoyed scrapping this LO and hope you can join in with us this month. Plenty of inspiration from the talented DT girls and you can check out all the work here

The next LO I have done is for the first sketch at Wicked Princesses. A couple of months ago Krissy asked me to be on her sketchy team and I was rather chuffed to accept. All happened at a bad time though so again, I hadn't done too much until now. Hope you can join in over at Wicked Princesses and be in the running for some $$$$.


Here is the LO I created

On this LO I've used the Simple Stories "Destinations" range. Loved it for this photo of the boys waiting to board the A380 at Melbourne Airport. I have used papers, tickets, alphas and chipboard from the range and added in one of the boys boarding pass stubs and again, lots of stamping on the background.

And don't forget to join us in the current challenge at Bird is the Word. The criteria is to use YOU & ME on your LO. Too easy.

Finally, here is my new favourite cupcake bouquet I made last week. Love these colors together, they work a treat !!!

and these fun cupcake "sundaes"

If you would like to see more of my cakes, I have a Facebook page under Sweet Tooth Cake Creations. Would love for you to come visit and spread the word :)

Well, that's it for today, I'm off to keep unpacking the caravan. WIll be back tomorrow with a new BITW challenge and come past to visit everyone

Thanks for stopping by
xx

mmmmm...........cake !!!!!!

I haven't had a chance to sit down and scrap this week yet (have that planned for the weekend), but I have been baking and thought I would share with you what I've created

The first one was for my SIL's birthday. It was a practice for a wedding cake I'm doing in December, but I got off the beaten track and it's not anything like it should have been !!!

The bottom layer is a chocolate mud cake covered in ganache, and filled with chocolate cream. Top layer is vanilla sponge with buttercream and chocolate cream inside.


I've also been working on a few Christmas ideas and here's my first batch of cupcakes

Again, chocolate mud cake, with vanilla been frosting. They were delicious !!! Of course I HAD to sample the one remaining cake ;)


I've made a few cupcake bouquets lately. I love doing them for people and they are a great way to say "thankyou, happy birthday, get well" etc. Any occassion is great for one of these!!!

This bouquet was for a baby memorial :( Very sad, so I was happy to help put a smile on the parents faces.



Here's one wrapped up and ready to be delivered

A couple of other chocolate goodies

And finally, my first engagement cake. I was rather pleased how this turned out as it was a last minute rush as the original cake maker fell ill.

So, that's what I've been doing. Plan on doing more this weekend while the boys are away for the weekend. If anyone is in the Melbourne area and is interested in a cake, drop me a line and I'll send you my contact details. Happy to help out.



Thanks for the kind comments in my last post. Still doesn't seem real, but we're all doing OK.


Have a great weekend, and GO PIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xx

Back to reality.....

What a month we've had !!! Returned from the most amazing trip to the USA last week. So many memories and so many pictures to scrap !!! I'm sure nobody has missed me, but I'll post some pics anyway :)

Meeting Mickey

Snow White

Californian Sunset

We took close to 2000 photos so I won't show them all LOL. I will have plenty to show over the coming months as I scrap our adventures. It was such a great holiday and we are counting down until the day we can afford to go back !! That won't be for some time though.

This week I've been baking again for a friend's 40th birthday. I'll leave you with a pic of my creation. It was rather stressful making it as I wasn't sure how I wanted it to look, but in the end I think it worked out well. Hope it tastes OK !!!

For anyone that is reading this blog still, thankyou !! I hope to have something to share this week with you all. Just have to wade my way through the washing and ironing first.

Have a great day
xx

New sketch

Hello hello

There is a new sketch over at The Scrappiest and here it is

This one was quite a challenge for me, but once I started I really enjoyed it. I have stuck to the sketch this time. The DT work is awesome so you should check it out. :)

Here is what I did with this sketch

For this LO I've used part of the May He's Savvy Kit, a TCW mask as well as a few bits from my stash.

I've also created a couple of other LOs but here's a sneek peek of one of them

All will be revealed in the next day or so.


And I finished my latest cupcake creation too and thought I would share

Hope you're having a great day. Thanks for stopping by (if anyone does ?? )

xx

Admire....

Just a quick stop today to let you know about the next challenge over at Bird is the Word.

The word for this fortnight is

ADMIRE

Easy peasy. Why not join in and be in the running to win a fantastic prize from Tidbitz in Time?? The DT have rocked the challenge again and there's plenty of gorgeous LO's to get your mojo flowing.

Here is what I did with the challenge

I've used the Scrapbook Savvy June sketch, and the WOIN May kit.

I've been busy baking again and here is one of the latest cakes I've made

I've also been busy making wedding biscuits and wedding cupcakes :) I have a new facebook page called Sweet Tooth Cake Creations, so feel free to come and say hi and see what else I've been doing

Only 16 more sleeps to go until we are off to the USA for a family holiday. Can't wait !!! (if I can just get over the 20 hours of flying between Melb and New York!!!) Not sure how much more scrapping I'll get done between now and then, but we will see.

OK, thanks for stopping by. I managed to visit quite a few blogs last week, but I will be trying to get to everyone again this week.

Hope you're having a good day

xx

Been cooking....

More cakes !! I've started my next course and it's all about Cupcakes and Cookies. Just thought I'd share what I've made so far

Week 1

Week 2

and I've just completed another birthday cake. Was very happy how this one turned out. The fondant worked like a dream !!!

Bottom layer is Chocolate Mud covered in choc ganache, and the top layer is White Mud Cake with white choc ganache covering it. Yum !!!!

Scrapping wise - I haven't done much this week (nothing I can share yet anyway). My mojo has gone lacking of late and I really need to find it !! This time next week I will be in Brissy on the Wicked Princesses retreat and I am looking forward to that. Just have to work out what to pack and I'll be good to go :)

Well, must get on with things. Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you have a great weekend
xx

Black is Back !!!!

Morning all

What a wonderful morning it is here today. Sun is shining and skies are blue :) Great day for washing and doing all the chores, but not for me today. Today I am scrapping !!!! There are so many challenges - gotta love the first day of a new month. And this month, I plan on getting some of them done !!

Black with 2 is back !!!! and the first challenge was a REAL challenge for me.

Black, with LAVENDER (eekkk) and glitter (double eekkkk).

Here is what I managed to find in my stash

I was going through my photo stash and found this one of myself and my bestie from 10 years ago on her wedding day. My, how time flies !!!

I'm rather pleased with how it turned out. I've used no paper on this, just paint, doileys and cardstock to create the background. I have also used one of Krissy's fabulous MVB large black roses, some prima, kaiser and my glitter is the kindy glitz.

So make sure you check out all of the awesome DT work, and come play along.

I've also been making another cake. This was our Celebration Cake that we completed in class last night. The navy blue didn't turn out how I had planned, but other than that, I'm pleased with it. I'm really enjoying making cakes :)

OK, enough from me today. Off to go play with my papers and paints.

Thanks for stopping by

xx

Something different...

I hope everyone is having a great week :) It's been another typically busy week in our household and the week seems to have flown by !!! I have scrapped (but can't show just yet), BUT I have been creating something a little different this week that has taken up all of my time.

It is my nephew's 1st birthday party this weekend, and I offered to have a go at making him a birthday cake. It is a Batman themed party, so I thought a Batman cake was needed :) This is my first go at ganaching a cake and icing it - trickier than it would seem, but here is the end result

Not the best light as the photo was taken at night but I'm happy with how it turned out and my SIL is wrapt (sp)!! The colors turned out just how I planned and the batman cutter was the finishing touch :)

Now to transport it to the party!!!! Let's hope it doesn't fall apart.

It's a miserable day here today, so after a bit of cleaning I'm going to scrap. Have lots of lovely new goodies to play with, so best get cracking with it.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day

xx

Cake Creating

For something different, I started a cake decorating course this term and I am loving it !!! We finished our first cake last night so thought I would share with you. The only downside is we make fruit cake and nobody here eats them so I will have to find a nice home for them to go to :) We've learnt how to ice the cake as well as make the flowers, leaves and butterflies.

Here is the finished product

We start our 2nd cake next week - an exploding box cake. Can't wait to get started.

I have been scrapping too, here is a sneek

All will be revealed next week :)

Thanks for the lovely comments on my previous post - looking forward to getting to work on the DT. Don't forget to leave a comment if you stop by so I can come past your blog too :)

Whatever you do today, hope it's a good one.