Totally Ladybug Tuesday - Challenge 4 - Michele's Sketch Challenge

Good morning, hope you are having a great week so far :-)

Today I'm sharing something a little bit different - a desk calender - which I have made using the sketch by the lovely Michele for this weeks Ladybugs Crafts Ink Challenge

Here's the front cover

Supplies: Cupcake Ruby; Paper - Lush "Pink Floral", MME; MS loopy punch; Prima Flower; Ribbon; Gems; Glamour Dust; Stickles; Oval, Scalloped Oval and numbers cut on Cricut

I hope you have time to check out the rest of the Ladybugs creations by clicking on the links in the sidebar :-)

The base of this calender was one that has been sitting on my desk for the past year and I have been waiting for the opportunity to get rid of the yucky corporate pages and replace them with something more to my liking :-)  As the new diaries etc have starting turning up I could wait no longer to, err, recycle it :-)

Here's the inside - as I got into my stride I found it easier to replicate the design for each page, but switch the image from left to right to keep the calender sitting as flat as possible :-).  I'd also like to say that all those holes where the wire goes through have been handcut as I don't have a bind-it-all machine - honestly I'm amazed the pages are as in line as they are!!  I think I'm going to tinker with a few op the pages a bit more until I am happy... well as happy as a crafter gets with a project anyway :-)

January

Supplies: Snow Angel Nikki and Buttercup; Glamour Dust; Fluffy Stuff; Pom Pom ribbon; Paper ??

February

Supplies: Nikki and Ben Young Love; Bo Bunny Love Bandit Papers; MS Border Punch; Ribbon - Maya Arts; Gems

March

Supplies: Policeman Jack; Paper - Snips and Snails,Three Bugs in a Rug; Ribbon, Glamour Dust

April:

Supplies: Wellies Robyn; Papers - Sophie Stripe, Bo Bunny; MS border Punch; Ribbon

May

Supplies: Cherry On Top Cupcake Cutie; Paper - Celebration Cupcake,The Paper Company; MS Border Punch; Ribbon; Fluffy Stuff; Glamour Dust; Glossy Accents

June

Supplies: Cross Eyed Buttercup; Papers - Lost and Found, MME; MS Border Punch; Lace; Pearls

July

Supplies: Football Jack; Paper - MME; Ribbon; Glossy Accents

August

Supplies: Daydreaming Ruby; Papers - Love Shack, Bo Bunny; Ribbon, Glamour Dust

September

Supplies: Martini Nikki; Papers - Lost and Found, MME; MS Border Punch; Ribbon; Glamour Dust

October

Supplies:  Cap Flap Magnum; Papers - Bo Bunny Licorice Dot and Making Memories "Toil and Trouble"; Personal Impressions Sentiment and Cobweb; Ribbon; Glossy Accents

November

Supplies: Shopping Nikki; Papers - Happy Together "Make Me Smile" Fancy Pants and Sea Foam Dot Bo Bunny; Ribbon; Glossy Accents

December

Supplies: Tree Trimming Ruby; MS Border Punch; Paper - Tradition "Falling Snow", Fancy Pants; Organza Ribbon; Glossy Accents; Stickles; Glamour Dust

If you've made it this far, well I bet you're as knackered as I am after putting this together (about August I hit the "why did I think this was a good idea" wall!!)

Thanks for looking, I really hope you like what I have done this week - I've popped little picks of the stamped images at the bottom of this post

I'd like to enter these challenges

Paper Romance - Favourite Things (Stamps and Papers)

Our Creative Corner - 3D Holiday Project (I intend on giving this as a gift)
Secret Crafter - Christmas Gift
Lets Ink It Up - Recycle It (the base and wire binding are recycled)
That's Krafty Thursday (hoping the base counts!)
Die Cut Dreams - Anything But A Card
Stamptacular Sunday - A Time for Giving

Looking forward to seeing how you interpret this sketch,

hugs  Sue xx

Sparkle sparkle sparkle

Just a quick post then off to bed with me...

Before I go, thanks for all the lovely messages regarding my car related incident yesterday... I am fully recovered from the being towed ordeal :-)  The car is an easy fix, although there were three types of fuel pump that were fitted to my model of car - easy to get hold of, but for some unknown reason one is £50, one is £100, and one is a whoping £250 - wanna hazard a guess which one is fitted to my car!!  In the meantime I am driving the mini (HB isn't happy as it's been raining today and he doesn't like it getting wet (honestly, men... I caught him polishing the exhaust the other week... and he thinks I'm obsessed with crafting... :-)  )

Onto todays card... this is one I made when my friend Debs and I had a get togther - its always a giggle and great to bounce ideas of each other :-)

I used one of my LOTV stamps and I jsut adore these little guys... and its mostly white-ish so less colouring, and at Christmas when we all have tons of cards to get through that has to be a timesaver!!

Supplies

CS - Bazzill Bling & Teal Shade; Papers - Fancy Pants (why did I only buy one sheet!!); Ribbon.  All from Scrapbook Sisters

Image - Lily of the Valley

Epoxy Dots - Ladybug Crafts Ink;

Other - Copics; Glossy Accents; Stickles; Brown Fineliner; Diamond Dust

I'd love to enter these challenges please!!

Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle

Lily of the Valley - Glitter and Glitz

Paperplay - Let it Snow

Delightful Challenges - Baby it's Cold Outside

Hope you like it as much as I do!  Thanks for stopping by...

Sue xx

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 11 - Christmas Tree

I'm so sorry I'm so late posting my cards for this weeks Scrapbook Sisters Card challenge (yes I did say cards!!), but I had a few issues since leaving work and it's taken me til now to get myself organised...

...to cut a very long story short a colleague asked me to make an emergency card for her sister for tomorrow and I said OK, thinking I could get home just after 6 and get cracking... however I hadn't banked on the car deciding to stop on the way home :-(  A duel carriage way, in the dark and cold with a winging 3 year old for company is not recommended!!  The AA man eventually turned up, and insisted I had run out of petrol and took all the cash I had on me to go and get some, leaving me and the small one out in the cold... surprise surprise it didn't work... so after an hour of faffing about he finally agreed that it was what I told him it was when he first turned up (fuel pump packed up) and he had to tow me - 20 miles of sheer terror... it was blooming horrid which was not helped by Sam deciding he'd had enough and trying to open the door (cue much yelling (me) followed by uncontrollable crying (him) !!)  Anyway, we got it to my in laws house as my drive is really steep and he wouldn't have been able to get me up to the house, where HB met me and we left it there to deal with at the weekend.  So I expected to be home at 6 and didn't get home til gone 9 :-(  I'll show you the card I made for my colleague in a later post...

Right, so that's my excuse for being late!!

This weeks Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge is Christmas Tree

And being a bit fussy I ended up making 3 cards

Here's the first one

As you can see it's an acetate card, and I have run the acetate through the cuttlebug with the snowflake embossing folder.  Papers are Bo Bunny, Image??? - embossed with silver embossing powder and edges stamped with a scroll stamp with Weathered Wood Distress Ink

Here's the second one - similar idea but white not clear

The CS is dotty Bazzill and the sentiment is from a set by Personal Impressions (I think!!)

The third one looks appalling in the pic but is in fact a triangle card - all three sides have been decorated, one with a sentiment and the other with a space for the greeting, and it folds flat for posting

Papers by Bo Bunny and the image is Girl With Presents which is a digi image available exclusively from Scrapbook Sisters.  I really like the concept of this, but it doesn't look finished to me - i'm putting it to one side for now and will fiddle with it til I'm happy :-)

Right, that's it from me - my bed is screaming to me!!

Sue xx

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - My Challenge!!

Hi!!  It's a rather exciting day for me today, as it's Tuesday which means that  it is time for another challenge over at the Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge Blog (aka, Totally Ladybug Tuesday!), and this week it's my turn to set the challenge!!  (breathe Sue, breathe!!) 

So I would love to see some Christmas Sparkle on your projects - easy huh!!

Without further ado... here's my card...

I adore this years paper release from Bo Bunny, they are gorgeous!!  I've used White and Purple Organza, Lilac Grosgrain and white twine which has got little bits of organza tied at intervals.  The snowflakes were cut on my Cricut (thanks to Pinky for the tip - a good scrub at the cutting mat with a baby wipe bought back its sticky - hurrah!!) A few amethyst coloured gems and a charm finished this off :-)

I knew from I set this challenge I wanted to use Snow Covered Log Ruby - I love her and her counterpart Daydreaming Ruby, they are both such a joy to colour and seem to work no matter what your colourscheme is - have a look here for Ruby all in greys and silvers.

Supplies:

Image - Snow Covered Log Ruby - Ladybug Crafts Ink,

Papers - Bo Bunny; CS - Purple Mirri, Bazzill Bling

Misc - Ribbons; Gems; Charm, Glamour Dust, Diamond Dust

Other - Copics; Cricut; Deckled Rectangles Nesties

I hope you will be able to give this challenge a go - you don't have to use a LCI stamp, but we love it when you do (and you could add to your collection if you win this weeks prize!!) :-)  Please take a moment to check out the other DT's blogs by clicking on their links in the sidebar.   Oooh, and before I forget there is still time to get 15% off all the LCI stamps - just enter the code CB2010 when checking out

I'd like to enter this card in these challenges

ABC Challenge - Holidays

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Lily of the Valley - Anything Goes

The Stamp Man - Christmas

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

2 Sisters - Christmas

Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas

Creative Inspirations - Christmas / Winter

Secret Crafter - Sparkle and Shine

Sweet Stampin - Snowflakes

The Crafty Pad - Christmas Sparkle

Thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

Just sitting around

Thank goodness it's Friday!!  Whoo hoo :-)  Has this week dragged or is it just me?  Maybe because now the clocks have gone back it's not really properly light when I get to work in the morning and dark again when I leave - maybe I'm suffering daylight withdrawal :-)  I don't suppose the cold and the wet are helping much either, and OMG it was so windy here last night I swear the house was shaking!!

Although my mojo is still popping in and out I had a go at making a card last night and I am reasonably pleased with this one - I think I needed a bit of brightness to lift me from the gloom :-)

The image of the girl is a digi by Kenny K - I adore her boots, they really seem to pop :-)  and the stone wall I have sat her on is a proper stamp by Molly Blooms - I quite surprised myself at my colouring of both images tonight - as ever they look much better IRL than in the pics, but comparing my work when I first got my copics I can definitely see an improvement!!  (This whole me being able to colour in, and images look OK enough is still a strange concept for me!!)

As I was putting this together it looked like something was missing, so did a quick stitch round the edges and I think it looks all the better for it :-)  The leaves behind the flower are cut on the cuttlebug and the gem in the centre is a little red heart button which is so cute, but naturally it's the only one I have, so will be on the hunt for some more!!

Supplies:

Images:  Kenny K "Queens Cutie; Molly Blooms "Stone Wall"

Papers: Kraft-esque CS; Bo Bunny "Pedal Pushers" and "Alissa" papers; Bo Bunny "Pink Punch" Double Dot CS;

Flowers, Ribbon and Gems from Stash

Cuttlebug Leaf Die, Copics, Sewing Machine, Pink Thread

I'd like to enter this for

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Inktegrity DT Challenge - Hump Day Inspiration (Flowers and Ribbon)
Stamp Something - November Digi Day

Hope you have a great day, thanks for looking!!

Sue xx

Thursday Morning quick post

Where is the month going!!!  Can't quite get over we are nearly halfway through already, and OMG Christmas is looming!!

Certain friends of mine have already got 90% of their Christmas shopping already.  This is a practice that should be BANNED!!  It makes those of us that are not that organised panic!!  Still at least the Christmas Cards are still coming thick and fast, although this one is going to a colleague who has asked me to make a load for her - this may mean my nearest and dearest will get one from the supermarket, bought at the last minute in a complete panic but hey, as they say every little helps... LOL!!  Besides which my mojo keeps dropping by to say hello, normally about 2.30 in the morning... humph :-/

Anyway, enough of my yadda yadda yadda, here's the latest card...

Papers are two sheets from a DCWV Christmas stack cut about a bit and the image is the Girl with Presents Digi Stamp from Scrapbook Sisters - I love this image, she is so stylish :-)

As ever stamped onto Neenah and coloured with Copics, with a liberal scattering of glamour dust and glossy accents. 

The snowflakes are by K & Co and originally had clear gems in the centres but I carefully picked these off and glued pink ones in their place.  The sentiments are from Lakeland from when they still did stamp sets.  The charm is a little Christmas stocking that I got at Ally Pally.

I'd like to enter this card for these challenges

Creative Inspirations - A Pink Christmas

I Did It Creations - Colour Mix Up (I used Pink for Christmas)

Thanks for stopping by, more tomorrow

Sue xx

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge number 10 - Christmas Colours

Hi, today I am sharing my card for this weeks Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge.  This weeks Challenge is to create a card in Christmas Colours

I love the zing of ice blues and whites and the warmth of deep reds, at Christmas but for this challenge I went all traditional and headed for the green/red/gold combination that just screams CHRISTMAS!!

Here's a shot from a different angle - I think all the bling on this card really played havoc with the camera flash!!  Needless to say I am asking Santa for a light box... assuming I'm on the nice list :-) The border round the image is actually gold mirri (not used in ages!) although it looks a bit green in the picture :-(

For once I haven't used any papers - it's all cardstock, but I really like the clean lines that this gives

The image is one of the new Gayle Bond/Scrapbook Sisters Digi Stamps - Holly Lantern - I'm really sorry it's yet another awful photo - there is a candle in there!!

I used a quickie glue pen to adhere embossing powder to the lantern and heated it from the back to stop me scorchin it (note to self - need better quality gold embossing powder - this is some that I bought when I first started crafting and it never melts properly!), then coloured the leaves, berries and candle with copics, before adding glossy accents.  Once it had dried I cut it out, then stuck it on cream CS that I had embossed with my brick Tim Holtz embossing folder and dabbed with Antique Linen distress inks

Supplies:

From Scrapbook Sisters: Green and Red Bazzill; Gold Mirri Card; Holly Lantern Digi Stamp; Glossy Accents; Copics; Antique Linen Distress Ink; Gold Ribbon

Other: Cream CS; Prima flowers/stemens; Gold Gems; Tim Holtz Embossing Folder; Gold Embossing Powder

Hope you like it, more tomorrow

Sue xx

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - Challenge 2 - Anita's Challenge: Ribbons

Good Morning!! 

This week at the Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge Blog we have been challenged by the lovely Anita to use Ribbon on our project, now I don't know about you but I adore ribbon so this was my kinda challenge :-)

Here's my card

After yet another hectic week at work I needed to de-stress so I have distressed my papers - it really is quite calming!!  They are by My Mind's Eye, and I love them!!

I used Winestool Nikki, and coloured her with Copics, added stickles to her shoes and the bubbles coming out of her glass which has got a coat of glossy accents, she's got red and clear gems as jewellery :-), and the edges are sponged with some distress inks

I've used three ribbons on this card - a satin, a lace and a fancy black ribbon.  I couldn't resist using a pewter coloured ribbon slider and heart that have been in my stash for ages!!

Supplies:

Stamps - Winestool Nikki, Sentimental Numbers, both Ladybug Crafts Ink

Cream and Black CS, MME Papers; Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Raw Silk Pearls; Ribbon Slider; Heart charm; Black Fancy Ribbon, Mink Lace and Camel satin ribbons all from stash.  Stickles; Glossy Accents; Antique Linen Distress Ink; Tuxedo Black Momento; Copics

I hope you have time to check out what the rest of the DT have done for this challenge, and I'm looking forward to seeing your creations!!

Thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

P.S.  Please can I enter these challenges - thank you!!

Paper Romance - Everything but the Kitchen Sink (I think this one more than qualifies!!)

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

2 Sisters Challenge - Birthday

Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Card

Party Time Tuesdays - Photo Inspiration/Celebration

My Time to Craft Challenge 114 - Rhapsody of Roses

Blue Christmas

Afternoon, thought I would share this card with you today - I'm off work as my little one was not well enough to go to nursery today - nothing serious though and I'm hoping he'll be OK enough to go tomorrow.

I made this card during the brief moment of peace when he crashed out on the sofa :-)

I used the sketch from this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, and took the opportunity to colour up one of my LOTV images - she looks too cute in blue :-) 

I hope you are sitting down, but I actually used my Cricut to cut the snowflakes and the scalloped square - I really must get a new cutting mat and actually use it more (I am ashamed to say it was a touch dusty!!) but managed to use enough Herma to hold the CS still to do these!!

I'd also like to enter these challenges

Totally Stampalicious - Blue

One Stitch at a Time - Winter Wonderland

The Stamp Man - Christmas

Charisma Challenge - Christmas

Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes

Paper Sundaes Challenge - Let It Snow

Ellephantastic Challenge - Blue

ABC Christmas Challenge - W is for Winter Wonderland

Artful Inkables - Blue, Silver, White

Supplies:

Bazzill White Bling & Blue; Papers - ??? Sorry!!; Organza Ribbon; Prima Gems; Snowflake Charm; Image - All Wrapped Up, LOTV; Glamour Dust; Copics; Diamond Dust

Hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

Birthday Card for my Father in Law

Evening, hope you have had a great weekend :-)

This morning started with a bit of a shock, with my hubby asking where his Dad's birthday card was... errr... but his birthday's next week, it says so on the calendar!!  Apparently not, I'd written it on the wrong date... duh!!  Fortunately I had already coloured up the Lily of the Valley image I was going to use, but only had 10 minutes to make the card from scratch, so it was a bit of a push!!

Here's what I ended up with - not brilliant, but OK for 10 minutes (and that included cutting, sticking, writing the inside and getting it into the envelope!!) :-)  I want to find some old OS maps to use with this image as think they will work a treat, but not having one to hand I had to settle for some travel papers from my stash

In my hurry I didn't stamp a sentiment, but my father in law liked it anyway :-)

I'd like to enter this card for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge

Thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

Birthday card for Max

Good afternoon!!

Just a quick post as we are hurrying now to get ready to go out to our friends house to celebrate the 6th Birthday of their son, Max - lucky boy as he always gets fireworks at his birthday party!!  (for anyone reading outside of the UK - November the 5th is Bonfire Night here - celebrating the failure of the gunpowder plot to blow up the king and parliment way back in 1605)

I've made this card for him... Max that is... not Guy Fawkes :-)

It was meant to be a quick card, but I got a bit carried away and have decorated the inside as well!

The left hand side is open at the top as he wants a Nintendo and has asked for money, so it's a little pouch for me to pop a note in

Supplies:

Stamps - Football Jack, Sentimental Numbers, both Ladybug Crafts Ink

Kraft and Orange CS; Brilliant "A Boy Is", and "Brothers" My Mind's Eye, from Scrapbook Sisters

MS Border Punch; Orange Brads, Buttons and Ribbon; Football die cut from my lovely friend Julie

I'd like to enter this for these challenges

Creative Card Crew - Punch It ( hope the die cut and the punch on the inside count!)

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Penny For the Guy

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Sketch

Drunken Stampers - Punch Me

Gingerloft Challenge - Buttons

The Spotted Chick - That's Krafty Thursday

Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend

Sue xx

Slipping towards Christmas

Well I would be if I was wearing skates!!  LOL

Tonight I'm sharing a quick card made using the LOTV images, and I just had to do her all in pink!!  I'm so pleased to have actually got a card finished this week - work continues to be sapping all of my energy at the moment but hopefully we are turning a corner and things will settle down again :-)

I used the sketch from last weeks Friday Sketchers, but have missed the deadline :-(

Hope you like it!!

Supplies - Image, Lily of the Valley; Pink and White CS; Copics; Glamour Dust; Fluffy Stuff; Pink Ribbon; Stocking Charm; Gems; Paper Crimper

I'd like to enter this card for these challenges

Stamp Something - Pink

I Did It Challege - Simply Charming

One Stitch at a Time - Christmas

Lily of the Valley - One for the Girls

Thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge number 9 - Autumn Colours

Hi!  Just a quick post to share the card for the this weeks challenge at Scrapbook Sisters this week the challenge is to create a card in Autumn colours, and I have taken inspiration from this seasons must have, which is apparently a camel coloured coat!!



I have used one of the Scrapbook Sisters Digi stamps designed by the very talented Gayle.  This really versatile stamp lends itself to so many occasions when the weather turns colder!!

What hasn't been picked up in the photo that well is the paper on the left has been run through my new paper crimper, and yes I know everyone and their cat/dog has one of these, but I missed them first time around... there is something so satisfying about the noise this thing makes that I like!!! 

Supplies:

From Scrapbook Sisters: Girl with Presents Digi Stamp; Cream, Tan and Chocolate Bazzill; Papers - Bo Bunny "Chiffon Dot" and Kitchen Spice "Cloves", Little Yellow Bicycle Lace Paper: Prima Flowers; Stickles; Copics; Momento Tuxedo Black; Creamy Brown Chalk Eye; Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks; Woodware Paper crimper

From Stash: Tim Holtz ticket; Ribbon

Looking forward to seeing how you interpret this challenge, thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - Our First Open Challenge, new stamps and a blog hop!

Good morning!!  And it certainly is a Good Morning cos it's a big day today at the Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge Blog, because not only is it our very FIRST challenge but Kerry also has a new release of stamps and we are having a Blog Hop to celebrate !! So this week there is double the chance to win a prize!!

I've got so much to share I don't know where to start - a first for me!!  If you are already hopping along with us you should have arrived from Michele's blog, if not head on over to the start at Mary J's blog - I'm really hoping you've got the Blog Hop Banner proudly displayed on your blog, but if not, its below

 The DT have not only had to use the challenge theme, but they have also used the new images. There are 5 in all and I think you will agree when you see their creations the new images are just fabulous! (none of the DT have seen each other's cards so we cant wait to hop either!)

The rules of the Hop - which are...

a) Visit each of the DT members in order and leave a comment on each of their blog hop posts.

b) Leave a comment at the bottom of the challenge blog telling us which is your favourite image.

c) Display the blog hop banner which is at the top of this post on your blog either in a post or on your side bar.

The Prize is all 5 images in the new release, simples :-)

The hop will close 9am GMT on Monday 8th NOV and the winner will be announced at 9am GMT on Tuesday 9th NOV.

The first stop along the hop is Mary J

Just in case you get lost, here is the order...

Mary J

Tams

Pinky

Hayley

Michele

Sue (that's me!!)

Lisa

Caz

Anita

Kerry

Now onto the challenge....

Mary J has set a cracking challenge this week, and it's a sketch with the optional extra of decorating the inside of the card

And here's my card

I've made this card into an engagement card, but this image would work for Christmas, new home, congratulations and so many other occasions!

Here's a close up of the image



And yes, I decorated the inside - this is an optional extra, but it really seems to make the cards look really special, so why not give it a go!

We really hope you join in this week, you can do whatever you want with the sketch - any theme, any colours, flip it, embellish it, add the image anywhere! As long as the general format can be seen (you are more than welcome to decorate the inside of the card if you like!) anything goes! I can't wait to see what you do with it!

And with two chances of winning this week what have you got to lose!!  You can JUST enter the hop, or JUST enter the challenge or if you are game - enter them Both!

Whatever you choose ... good luck from all the Lovely Ladybugs!

Your next stop on the hop is the lovely Lisa

Hugs  Sue xx

Supplies - Image - Ladybug Crafts Ink - Young Love

CS - Bazzill Bling; Papermania Glittery Dotted Velum; Bo Bunny DP; Lace and Prima Flowers; Papermania & Prima Sentiments; MS Loopy Border Punch all from here

I'd like to enter this card for these challenges

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - G is for Glitter

Simon Says - Punch em

Creative Inspirations - Glitter, Glamour, Girlie

OSCC - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Relish to Embellish