Crafty Secrets stamps.

Hello all - I am just loving all the crafty secrets stamps - especially the little sets which are great for ATCs and small cards.  I have made 2 ATCs (which I don't make very often) using Material Girl and Queen Bee which are available here .  I used sticky back canvas on card for the base and then painted it and used stencils etc for the backgrounds;

The sewing machine and tailors dummy are stamped onto tissue and heat embossed and them stuck to the card with mod podge.  The scissors were stamped on silver card and the thread bobbins on kraft card with some thread wrapped around them.  I stamped the 'material girl' and the needle directly onto the card.  I stamped the ATC details on the back.

The bees and hives are stamped a d embossed on tissue as before and then mod podged onto the card.  I then stamped them again onto Clearly for art then cut out and heated to bend the wings into shape - I then stuck them over the bees with PVA.  The 'pure honey, Queen Bee' and the crown are stamped and embossed on to golden coloured card and stuck on with Colall glue gel.  I added some of the teeny tiny bees directly onto the card.

My husband, who is bee mad, has taken the queen bee ATC, but I thought I would give away the material girl ATC to someone who might like it.  So if you are interested in receiving this ATC from me (I'll fill in the details on the back ;o)) just leave a comment on this post.  If you want to double your chances leave a comment on the Ladybug Facebook page as well.

Back soon

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New Stock and back in stock

Hi all, well after a busy end to last year I am hoping to blog here at least once a week so fingers crossed ;o)
On the website we now have the fab Art Parts from Wendy Vecchi's Studio 490

These are made from compressed paper and you can ink them, emboss them, paint them, paper them, sand them, and anything else you can think of.  I love them and am working on a project using the spools at the moment and I will post a picture here when I'm done.
There are also a few of Wendy Vecchi's stamps on the website too and there will be more of these soon.  I love these stamps, they are great quality and I love the fact that they store on white plastic sheets that can be put in ringbinders for tidy storage. 
Back in stock are the Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

They all have the new lids on which are shaped so as to be easier to remove and replace.  I have to say that I love Pro Markers but I also love the Spectrums and the price is really reasonable.  The 6 packs are £6.99 or 3 for £18.00.
I am thinking about starting upa small challenge blog where you will be able to win a voucher to spend on the website.  If anyone would be interested please let me know - I might also need a small design team so bear this in mind too if anyone would be interested in that too.  This will be for later on in the year but I thought I would mention it now to see how much interest there might be - if you leave a comment that would be great and pass on to friends etc so they know too ;o)
I'll be back soon, hopefully with my finished spool project
Sam xx





What a bad blogger I am!

Hello everyone - apologies for not posting in so long but I have been busy behind the scenes looking for stock and trying to work out details to do some workshops.  Anyway, on the site there are new things and I'm adding to them all the time.  The Octopode Factory are the newest arrivals with the Aalice in Wonderland range.

and the Steampunk range;

There are also great stamps from Crafty Secrets - i think my favourites have to be the Wizard of Oz range;

but I love them all!  Anyway I am thinking about starting a challenge blog so if anyone would be interested in that I would love to hear from you and if you would like to tell others so they could perhaps tell me what they think too ;o)
I'll be back soon - perhaps with a giveaway
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Is everyone doing their Christmas cards?

Well I have loads to make so really need to make more of an effort LOL.  Anyway, I thought I would post a picture of one I have made using Sheena's Bah Humbug ! 1 stamp set;

I've used only the Chipped Sapphire Distress ink pad for the image and distressing around the edges.  The lace and flowers are from my stash but I'm pretty pleased with this card.  I hope you are inspired to get going on your own Xmas cards too (although you're probably better organised than me and have probably finished them LOL)

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Special Offer

Hello everyone, so sorry it's been ages since I posted but I've been so busy trying to sort stuff out ;o)  Anyway I thought I'd give all my Facebook friends and blog followers a treat so there is 10% off all orders over £50.00 on the website .  All you need to do is enter the code; OFFER1  at the checkout to get your discount.
I'm hoping soon to be stocking the amazing Octopode Factory stamps plus much more.
I promise I'll be back soon ;o)
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Win a 6 pen set of Spectrum Noir pens

Hello everyone, sorry I've haven't been here lately but I hope to post a lot more regularly from now on!!  Anyway if you go to the Ladybug Facebook page and leave a comment you could win a 6 pen set of Spectrum Noir alcohol markers in the coloyr scheme of your choice!

I jst love these new alcohol markers and they are great value for crafters at just £6.99 for 6.  There are also 24 pen sets at £24 but none of the colours are duplicated across the sets.  The 6 pen sets are all aranged in tonal colours so are really easy when it comes to blending!.
They are available here and at the moment the 6 pen sets are on offer at three sets for £18.00.

I'll be back soon with some images I've oloured in with these great markers - and don't forget to go to Facebook to stand a chance of winning some so you can have a go yourself ;o)

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Finally

I have got around to draw a winner for the Humphrey stamp. I'm sorry it has taken so long - my health has been worse than usual and I've had some crummy news from the doctor but I'm getting over i now so should be back to normal soon! Anyway the winner is...


Frea. Congratulations. If you email me your address at; ladybugcrafts@btinternet.com I'll pop it in the post.

I have another stamp plate to give away so will be back later with details.
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