You rock!

TGIF!!

What a week - have been looking at 6th form colleges for my son who leaves high school in July - wow how things have changed since I was there.

Todays card is for the CASology challenge - You.

It will be Lewis' birthday next month so with that in mind

 I used a Clearly Besotted stamps set and came up with this.....

Isn't he just the cutest!!

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Susan xx

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Get Krafty.

Good morning all.....

The winners of  our 'Photo Inspiration' challenge are over on the TLT Challenge blog - 

congratulations to you all !!

Today's challenge has been set by our lovely Sally, 

'Get Krafty'

For my card today I have printed 'The Gina' onto kraft card stock, coloured with Prismacolour pencils. added a computer sentiment and ribbon.
Simples ?!?

Please do go and see my ladybug friends and give them some love.

Take care and Hugs

Susan xx

Floral Delight....

Happy Friday !!

Today has been a beautiful Autumn day - the sun was shining, very crisp and then unfortunately tonight it's pouring down with rain.

It is Lewis' birthday on Wednesday and he is taking a few friends paint balling tomorrow - it is going to miserable weather but I doubt they will notice !!

Eleanor and I are having a girlie day ;0)

On my card today I have used another new embossing folder ( I did buy a few !!) and

 the image is Clear Vase of Delight coloured with Prismacolour pencils and flittered with Glamour Dust.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Patties Creations - Birthdays

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Casual Fridays - Embossing

Thank you for stopping by and please do follow me 

Hugs

Final Week Reminder........

Hello everyone

 

As you are reading this I will be on holiday in Lake Garda with John, Lewis and Eleanor - it was a last minute decision but I needed to know that my Dad was okay and that he wouldn't be having the operation to remove the tumour from his liver......as of yet it still hasn't been booked.

 He had a PET scan on Thursday but was assured nothing would happen this week.

 

My final card for the Ladybugcraftsink

 

'Colour Challenge'

is not Billie Bunting - LOL !!!

I have used one of my favourite 'Floral Delight' images -

Ladybug Garden Delights which is an absolute delight to colour in too.

 

 

a closer view

 

a sneaky peek at the inside

 

I hope you are all organised for your little peeps returning to school next week - and that you are looking forward to getting back to 'normal'

The only thing I'm looking forward to is getting back to crafting properly - other than that I am not looking forward to them starting again.

 

Anyway must go and re-apply my sun cream (at least that is what I hope I will be doing !!)

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx

Flowers and Ribbons at LCI

We had some lovely cards entered into our 'Colour' challenge - do go over to the challenge blog and see if you are one of our lucky winners.

 

This fortnight's challenge is from the lovely Diane who has chosen

 

'Add Flowers and Ribbon to your project !!'

 

Simples !!!

 

For my card I have used LCI Floral Delights coloured in using Prismacolour pencils and glamour dust and I have added glossy accents for the look of water in the vase and the ladybugs. 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoy our challenge - please do go and take a look at the other ladybugs and give them some love....

 

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx



Colour Challenge Reminder

Good Morning Everyone - well it's that time of week where I remind you of our challenge at Ladybugcraftsink.

 

Today I have used

 

Yellow-Green and Red-Violet

 

and the image I have used is Ladybug Garden Delight which is available here

for a bargain price of £1.75 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx

 

 

Week 1 Winners....

Well - I have 1 new card and image for you today AND 2 winners who were lovely enough to comment on my LCI DT card last week.

 

My winners from last week are

 

Pinky @ Pinky's World

Sandra @ Nanagramps Crafts Designs

 

Please can you let me have your email addresses and I will send you the digital image

'Baby Billie Rattle'

I am looking forward to seeing your creations.

 

My card today is using

'B for Baby' available now for £1.75

 

Don't forget 2 lucky people who comment on this post will be winning this image -

so comment away !!

 

We have had some lovely entries so far but remember there are 3 more weeks for you to enter.

 

Thank you for stopping by

 

Hugs Susan xx

 

Ladybugcraftsink Midway Reminder.

Morning all

First let me apologise for my bad blogging - hopefully things will calm down at home soon and I will get back to normal.

We have had lots of lovely entries so far but don't forget there is still time to enter Lisa's challenge

Red and White

 

 

Today I have used Bucket of Roses - I tried it with lots of backing papers but settled with plain white card and embossed it which I'm pleased with.

  

 

a peek at the inside - where I printed a much smaller image

 

a combination 

 

Thank you for stopping by

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx

For a Child/Teen Challenge at Ladybugcraftsink

Thank you for all your entries to our last challenge - and what a lot there was !!-  do go over to the challenge blog and see if you are one of our lucky winners.

 

This fortnight's challenge chosen by our lovely Julie is

 

FOR A CHILD/TEEN

For my card I have used

Birthday Billie 
which is available along with all the other new Billie Bear images
at £1.75 each

 

I hope you like my card - now do go on over to all the ladybugs and give them some love.

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx

Spring Challenge Reminder

How fast are the weeks going by - really frightening - I used to think it was an age thing - but even Lewis and Eleanor are saying it !!

 

We are just over mid-way for you to enter the challenge

 

SPRING

 

For my card today I have used Ladybug Garden Delight and coloured it in using my Prismacolour pencils, and added Glossy Accents onto each ladybug.

The papers are a digital paper from Pink Petticoat and the ribbon from May Arts.

 

a sneaky peak at the inside

 

the stunnalicious bow

 

a closer view

 



a combination of everything

 

oh and before I forget MORE exciting news from LCI central

 

 

AND 4 amazing guest designers ......

 

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget just 6 days until the challenge closes.

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx

Weekend again.....

 

How quick are the weeks going by - 3 weeks until Easter - which reminds me of lambs and budding flowers.....but looking through my window today that doesn't look likely.

 

Todays card is made using LCI Floral Delights coloured in using Prismacolour pencils and glamour dust and glossy accents for the look of water in the vase and the ladybugs.

The ribbon is from Country Baskets and the embossing folder is by Darice.

 

a closer view

I'd like to enter into

Polkadoodles & Studio 12 - Spring Flowers

Have a lovely weekend

Hugs

Susan xx

Hello....

......and welcome to my new followers - I am so excited - only 6 more to go and one lucky follower receives my candy!!

 

Don't know what I'm talking about ??? Please read my post http://papercardribbonandflowers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/50-followers-candy.html

 

Today's card I have used my favourite LCI Killer Heels image - Rose coloured in using my Prismacolour pencils and embellished with Hotfix rhinestones.

The backing paper is Stampin' Up and webbed ribbon from my stash......I computer generated the sentiment.

 

a closer view

 

the sentiment ;0)

 

 

Thank you for stopping by - hope you've had a lovely weekend.

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx

New Home

Quick one tonight - a close friend finally moves home tomorrow

after being 'homeless' for 10 days.

 

Her original moving date was 16th November !!!

 After lots of messing about by her purchasers they finally

will be sleeping in their new home in their own beds tomorrow.

 

The image is from LCI Home Tweet Home and thought it was perfect for a new home card. I coloured it in with my new pencils and love it.

 

The backing papers were a gift from lovely ladybug Diane for my birthday - how gorgeous are they ??

 

a closer view

 

Thank you for stopping by......and if you are not one of my followers please do look at my post for details on my blog candy !!

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx

Too much snow......

We woke up this morning to another 3 inches of snow - I do love to look at it from the warmth of indoors but going out in it is another thing.....especially driving.

Last Friday my new prisma pencils arrived and I printed lots of images as I was stuck in doors and spent the day colouring !!

This week I got a surprise parcel from Queen Ladybug and one of the surprises was these ribbons - aren't the colours stunnalicious !!!

The nestie is a new one I came across cArt-Us Nesting Dies - Frame Tabs they are lovely and know I will get lots of use.

The image is one of my favourite Floral Delights from LCI and was so easy colouring in with the pencils - I then used my Glossy Accents on the vase and ladybugs.

The buckle was free from a magazine quite a long time ago but I found it whilst tidying my room!!!

a closer view

 



 

I'd like to enter the following challenges

 

Crafty Bloggers Network - Flowers

Totally Gorjuss - Flowers

 

 

Don't forget that the Ladybugs are back on Tuesday 29th with a new release and a Blog Hop - lots of prizes to be won !!!

 

Also if you are not one of my followers please do look at my post for details on my blog candy !!

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx

Slowly but surely I'm getting there....

A big welcome to my new followers and thank you everyone who has put my blog candy in their sidebars....I have joined a few challenges and it has certainly brought more traffic - thank you for the tip !!

I made this card a few weeks ago for a friend - I printed on kraft card stock - I had to search the internet for a card that would go through my printer - I found some 170gsm @ greenstat.co.uk and it arrived within 48 hours - no more paper jams for me !!

I printed LCI Winestool Nikki and coloured her in with my new Prisma pencils.
I computer generated the sentiment....and hotfixed gems on the corners.
The backing paper is from Stampin Up which I stitched
direct onto the card blank.
I have done better photography - I'm sorry !!

 

a closer view

a sneaky peek at the inside

 

I would like to enter the following challenges

 

Southern Girls Challenge - Get Krafty

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs Challenge No. 37 - Stitching, Real or Faux  

 

 

The design team at Ladybug Crafts Ink are back and ready to go with a

new release and a blog hop.

 Lots of fun and prizes to be won so do check back on Tuesday 29th January.

 

 

Hope it's not too cold with you.....it's -3 degrees here today.......so a day of crafting for me.

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx