Design Team Call

Hello everyone ;o)  Well I am finally getting around to the design team call!!  So here we go;
I am looking for 4, or possibly 5, people to be on a design team for challenges hosted on this blog.  The challenges will initially be monthly and each months winner will receive either a fixed prize or a voucher to spend in the Ladybug Crafts online store .  Winners will be picked by random number generator and ther will be a top three chosen by myself and the design team members. 

 To begin with members of the design team will receive some stamped images to use in their design team projects and as time goes on , if the challenges take off (which I am really hoping they will ;o)) they may also receive some bits and pieces from me such as rubber stamps, ribbon or other embellishments etc.  Design team members will also receive 10% off purchases made from the online shop ;o)

The challenges will be open to all types of craft and I would like the design team members to advertise the challenges on their blog, so one stipulation is that people interested in becoming part of the design team must have their own blog and post regularly.  Each challenge will start on the 1st of each month , so DT members will post their projects and details of the challenge on this date - they must ensure that pictures of their projects are sent to me at least three days before each new challenge is due to begin.  Design team members will have a blinkie that they can display on their blogs (if I can ever work out how to get the sorted out LOL) 

I think that is about all for now, fine details will be sorted before the challenges start which will hopefully be the 1st of August.  I am running the DT call for 2 months to give ample time for people to respond.  If you just add your details through Mr Linky at the bottom of this post I will get round to look at all of your fab art works ;o)  Winners will be notified by the 20th July.

xxx

Bank Holiday offer

Hello everyone.  I hope you've all got lots of crafting planned for over the Bank Holiday weekend.  I have loads to do ;o)
If you spend £10 or more on the website over the weekend enter the code;  MAYDAY  at the checkout and you'll get 10% off.  If you spend £50 enter the code;  MAYDAY2  and you'll get 15% off.
This offer applies to everything on the website and lasts until Monday.
Have a great weekend and I will hopefully be back over the weekend with the design team call for the blog challenges
xxx

New things

Hello!!!  Well May is here along with some really foul wintery weather - so great crafting weather ;o)  I have just added the wonderful Dylusions spray ink range to the website -

They are so bright and just amazing for journalling, tag art and lots of other crafty projects.

Also added are some of the Dylusions 5 x 8 stencils

This one is the dotted flowers one and they are great for using with the sprays, distress inks, paint or just doodling through them with a pen ;o)

There are also a few sets of Dyan Reaveleys rubber stamps including this one;

This is the funky Pondering Petunia - I just love the quirky images.  I will be hopefully expanding the range very soon.

The Distress Markers have also arrived;

There are 37 markers in the range - 36 distress colours plus picket fence.  The full set comes in a great storage cannister and the price is great at £92.50.  For those who want to buy the pens individually they will be available shortly at £2.89 each.

Finally I have also added some lovely metal charms - keys and watch faces and also the great clear micro beads from Creative Expressions;

These beads are great for texture on card and scrapbook projects and also available are the super sticky double sided adhesive sheets.  This 300g pot will last for ages and is a great buy at £8.99.

Finally I am hoping to post over the next few days to set up a design team for the blog challenge - I am desperately trying to work out blinkies and things but think I'm going to have to seek out someone who is better at the computer thing than  I am !!  I am struggling to get to grips with Blogger's new interface so anything else just stumps me LOL.

Anyway I will be back shortly

xxx

Little challenge winner;o)

Hello everyone - well I am here to announce the winner of the little challenge from March - so sorry I'm late but I've been really unwell and to top it all I had to have a tooth capped today due to breaking yesterday!  Anyway nevermind ;o)
Thanks to those that entered, although it was only a few of you I am so pleased you did.  I am going to run a regular challenge, probably starting in June so I will be searching for a design team which I will explain in a later post this week.
Anyway I used a random number generator (after adding extra numbers to the Facebook entries) and the number that popped up was number.....

1 - Carol ;o)

So if you email your address Carol I'll pop it in the post for you asap.



Email me here!

Thanks again for entering

xxx

A little challenge

Hi there - so here I am as promised with a little challenge with the chance to win a small prize, which is a stamp and paper pad from Wild Rose Studio;

The stamp is the cute new Bella with Balloons and the paper pad is Spring Fling, with 36 sheets of 12 designs.

So to have a chance to win this I'd like you to make a card, or scrapbook page, or altered art project or any other kind of crafty project with the theme of flowers and butterflies ;o) I have done a couple of cards to inspire you;

 Then just add a linky to your blog post with the linky tool at the bottom of this post (if I've done it right LOL).  I'll pick a winner with the random generator on April the First.

It would be great if you could let other people know about this challenge too as we might do some more if this turns out to be popular ;o)

So I hope you'll have a go and good luck ;o)

 

Wizard of Oz

Hello ;o)  How are you all?  I have been having a play with the gorgeous Wizard of Oz papers from Graphic 45 and the Magic of Oz stamps by Crafty Secrets.  I thought I would make something up using Studio 490 art parts so I sat down and started to mess around.  This is what I ended up with;

Sorry there are so many pictures but I was trying to fit all the little bits in ;o)  The tin man is made with craft metal and his heart is hanging on som silver chain.  The scarecrows face is on calico - I wanted to do him on hessian but I couldn't get the stamp clear enough! I used Tim Holtz corked vials with some alcohol inks in the represent the lion's courage and the scarecrow's brains.  I covered the spool art parts with the Graphic 45 papersand added a little yellow brick road ;o).  Dorothy's red shoes are ther along with the wicked witch's legs sticking out LOL.  I'm quite pleased with this as I had no idea what it was going to turn ou tlike so it is kinda cute !!

Anyway I will be back tomorrow with a little challenge for the chance to win a new Wild Rose Studio stamp and paper pad - that is if I can get the linky tool to work.

Back soon

xxx 

Lots of new things coming ;o)

Hello all, well I seem to have been busy of late and also had a trip to the Stitches trade show at the NEC last week.  Well I am looking forward to getting the new Distress markers from Tim Holtz along with the new stamping card from Ranger.  I am also awaiting stock of the brilliant Dylusions range by Dyan Reavely including sprays, stamps and stencils - can't wait to play with all these things ;o)  I am also getting some embellishments along with the brilliant microbeads and adhesive sheets by Creative Expressions.  Later on I am also hoping to get some more Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 and the amazing blossom bucket embellies.
On their way too are some new stamps and papers by the fabulous Wild Rose Studio;

This is Bella and she is just too cute.  I thought that we might have a little competition to win a stamp and paper pad so watch this space as that will most likely start later this week.
Anyway back soon with piccies, inspiration and hopefully that little challenge ;o)

xxx