First Challenge - Anything Goes ;o))

Well hello everyone - if all has gone well this post should appear at midnight on the 1st September  (if not it will be a little bit late LOL).

Welcome to our first Ladybug Challenge !!!

The prize for the first challenge is a £15.00 voucher to spend on anything from the Ladybug Crafts website.

I thought we would start with an Anything Goes challenge so people can do whatever they choose ;o)  I have to say a huge thankyou to the brilliant inspiration projects by the Ladybug design team - they are really stunning and I hope you'll pop over to their blogs and have a look at the rest of their amazing work!  So, here are the projects from the design team ladies;

Eileen

using La Blanche butterfly stamp

Gaynor

Vick

Sharon

using Unity - Happiness is... stamp

Sue

using La Blanche - watch bird stamp.

I love all of these so much and I know you will too!!  I hope these have inspired you to have a go.
There are few rules apart from the maximum number of entries is 3 each.  You can make any sort of crafty project - it doesn't have to be a card, it can be a scrapbook layout, mixed media art - anything you like as long as you've crafted it ;o)
The winner will be picked by random number generator and then the design team and I will pick a top three who will get a button to post on their blog if they so wish ;o)
I hope you'll join in - everyone is welcome from beginners right through to advanced!!
I look forward to seeing all your works of art - the challenge runs for a month.
Have fun
xxx

Challenge reminder and stamp winner!

Hi all - this is just a reminder that our brand new challenge starts tomorrow (that is if I can get Blogger to behave!!) . 

 I hope lots of you will join in as it would be great to see your beautiful works of art ;o)

Anyway, I thought I had better draw a winner for the La Blanche stamp - so I have picked a winner from the hat (random number generator actually!) and the winner is.....


 Christine Harrop
Christine if you could email me your address here and put 'stamp winner' into the subject line, I will then pop your stamp in the post ;o)

I am excited for the challenge to start tomorrow and hope to see lots of you there
xxx

New challenge start date!

Hi everyone - apologies for not blogging lately but the days just seem to fly by - I can't believe we're nearly at the weekend again!!  Anyway on with the new challenge news ;o) 



Our new Ladybug challenges will begin on the

1st September

Please let all your friends know as we would love for as many people to get involved as possible - it is so lovely to see everyones brilliant crafting projects and they serve as great inspiration for all the people that go around all the blogs ;o)

Challenges will run monthly to begin with starting on the first of each month.You can enter up to three times - any more than this won't be entered.  The winner will be chosen by random number generator and then we will also pick a top three who will get a little badge to display on their blog if they wish to ;o)  Prizes will vary - sometimes there will be a voucher to spend on the website and other times there may be some crafting goodies. 

I am attaching a button advertising the challenges which you can display on your blogs if you would like to (it would be lovely if you would to get the word out there ;o) - you can find it on the sidebar.  (Which I've managed to do after half a dozen attempts LOL)

So while we wait for the challenge to begin (I can't wait to see the new DT projects - they are so talented!!) I have a little stamp to give away;

This is a foam backed silicone stamp by La Blanche - and I say little but it is actually quite a big stamp at 3.75 x4.75"

All you need to do for a chance to win is to leave a comment after this post and I'll draw a winnerbefore the first challenge begins ;o)

xxx



New Design Team Members

Good morning all ;o)  Well the sun is shining here and I have loads of crafting to get done but I thought I would pop on here first and let everyone know the members of the new design team!!!  First of all though can I just say thank you all so much for entering the DT call - I had the hardest job choosing who would make it as all your designs are just fabulous - I could have picked you all but I had to limit myself to 5!  However, the team may expand in the future so there will be more chances then.  It took me days of looking through the blogs and returning to them all again and again but in the end a decision had to be made, so the first design team members for the Ladybug Crafts challenges are;

Eileen 

Gaynor 

Vick 

Sharon 

Sue 

Please take a trip over to their blogs and have a look at all their amazing designs - you can't fail to be inspired when there are so many talented people around ;o) 

I am not sure of the exact start date of the first challenge yet but it will definitely be in the next few weeks and as soon as I have a date fixed I will post on here - I really hope many of you will join in and share the fun with the rest of us.

I shall be back shortly and perhaps will have a stamp or two to giveaway while we wait for the challenges to begin ;o)

xxx

DT Call now closed

Hello everyone - weel the DT call is now closed and can I just say a big thank you to all of you who have tried out ;o)  I have briefly been round everyone and I have no idea how I am going to choose as you're all brilliant!!  Anyway I shall make my decision this week and I will let those whjo are successful know by Saturday evening (UK time) at the latest (I hope!)  I have been flat on my back for three days knocked out with a wicked migraine which is why I am a little late posting this.  Unfortunately I just don't have the time to contact everyone so if you don't hear from me this week it means you have not made the team this time - but I am sure I will need more people in the future so I will make sure I am following all of your blogs ;o)
Thanks again and I'll be in touch with my Design Team soon.
Sam xxx

New stamp sample ;o)

Hello again, I thought you might like to see a card I've made with one of the new stamps from the store.  It is using a Unity stamp set called First Love, which you can find here ;

I coloured the stamp in with Distress Markers after stamping it in Versafine which is waterproof ;o)  I embossed a piece of Core'dinations card for the background and then used papers from the First Edition Summer Breeze pad - the floral piece is glittered which you can't see too well in the photo.  I used a nestie to cut the image and a mat out and also the sentiment shape matches.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I stamped with Peacock Feathers Distress ink and embossed with clear powder.  I inked the edges with shell pink Adirondack ink.  I added some ribbon from my stach and awooden button with some bakers twine tied in it.  I did the inside of the card to match ;o)

I hope you like it

xxx

P.S. Don't forget there are only 4 days left to enter the DT call here .

xxx





New things on the website ;o)

Hello all - just a quickie to let you all know that there are lots of new bits on the website.  There are new stamps from La Blanche including these;

I just adore this goldfish!

There are also new stamps from Unity bith their Itty Bitty range and also the Brandy and emma range like these;

There are also some new 8 x 8 paper stacks from First Edition including;

and also from DCWV;

ATG guns are back in stock and there is also removable tape - seems such a little thing but it is by Scotch and is the brand that Sue Wilson from Creative Expressions uses with her Spellbinders ;o)

Anyway if you fancy a look at the site just click here !

I'll be back soon with a card made using one of the new Brandy and Emma stamps ;o)

xxx