WOW Time at LCI

Good Morning lovely bloggers I'm back with my second post today as promised

If you are looking for my Oldie But A Goodie DT Post Please Scroll Down

It's TLT time over at

Ladybugs Craft Ink

but first I would like to thank everyone who played along with my Winter Blues challenge last week, it was my first time hosting and I was relieved that lots of you wanted to play along with me!! Head over to the main challenge blog to see if you were amongst the Winner or top 3 and also Queen Kerry was looking for some Guest Designers and in the immortal words of Ant & Dec "It Might Be You"

This weeks challenge was chosen my lovely friend Pam and its a favourite of mine

White on White

WOW cards always look totally stunning and I can't wait to see what you all come up with

I've gone right outside my comfort zone with this one LOL  I usually only make square cards but with all that creativity out there (and equipment in my craft room) I was inspired by our very own Lisa who manages to create something totally original every time!!

I've used the fabulous 'Nikki & Buttercup Building A Snowman' and if you didn't get yours yet - hurry up - you only have until tomorrow to get this baby at HALF PRICE. Honestly at half price its worth putting by till next Christmas or better still a fabulous present for someone!

The lamp post, tree and snowflake dies are all Magnolia and the other shapes are nesties so now I've used my Grand Calibur twice it's obviously an essential to any craft room!!

Head over to the LCI blog for lots of gorgeous inspiration from the Ladybugs and for all the details of this weeks challenge. Remember you don't have to use an LCI image to play along but we love it when you do!

Thank you for visiting

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Totally Papercrafts - Christmas
Simply Create - All About Christmas
Poodles Parlour - Christmas (3rd Entry)
Sweet Stampin - Punches & Dies (2nd Entry)
Charisma Cardz - Snowflakes
Crafty Catz - Snowmen
Craft Your Passion - Tis The Season

Golden Oldie @ Oldie But A Goodie

A very good Morning to you all, I'm still tucked up in bed as this challenge starts the day before me LOL I don't do mornings in the winter months anymore - its usually too cold!

It's time for a brand new challenge at

Oldie But A Goodie 

and this week it's my turn to host because I swapped with my buddy Lisa who actually picked us the fantastic theme of

Red And Green Must Not Be Seen!

How cool is that? Love it Lisa!

We have a fab prize up for grabs to the winner and all the details can be found over at the main challenge blog, along with last weeks winners and some gorgeous inspiration from my lovely team mates.

Remenber you must use an image that is STAMPED not digi and it must be at least 6 MONTHS OLD.

I hope you will all find time to join in this week, I love getting my old favourite stamps out to play,

and this was no exception. I just love Magnolia and yet again this is one from last Christmas that never got inked up (I can hear Jill screaming from Norway!) All the die cuts have been done with gold mirri card and sparkle and shine and my new Memory Box wreath looks fab in real life! I can see now that I'm going to be needing some more of these!! The lush papers are also Magnolia and the sentiment LOTV

Thank you for looking and I will be back later with my second DT post of the day

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Quixotic Inspirations - Kim's Sketch
Lollipop Crafts - B is for....Bow
Ooh La La - Lots of Sparkle
Sweet Stampin - Punches & Dies
Poodle Parlour - Christmas (2nd Entry)
Deep Ocean - C is for .....Candle

Just For Fun

Hello everyone, happy Sunday to you all. This is a rare post for me as I found a little extra time to play this week with some images that I've wanted to for ages, that's right not a DT in sight this is just for fun!

I love Kenny K's and I've had this for so long if I didn't get it coloured and posted soon it would have to wait till next Christmas! Meet the lovely 'Mistletoe'

I had this fabulous paper pad from Echo Park, Christmas Spots and Stripes, every sheet is gorgeous and I've been desperate to use it and I thought this image was perfect for the traditional red and green colour combo. I've used some fluffy stuff for the fur trim again, love this technique its ideal for Christmas.

I hope you all have a nice relaxing Sunday, I've got friends coming for lunch so I best go peel some potatoes!!

Thanks for looking and to those that do, for the lovely comments

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Dutch Dare - Recipe
Poodles Parlour - Christmas
Simply Create - Christmas
Totally PaperCrafts - Christmas
Secret Crafter - Borders & Flowers
Cupcake Craft - Teenage Boys
Stamptacular Sunday - Anything Christmas
Here Come The Boys - For The Man In Your Life

Moving Along With some Pretty Little Ribbons

Good Morning blog lovers, hope it's not too frosty in your part of the world, it hasn't been here cos the salt air stops us having much frost but my Mum tells me she has had a proper white welcome these last couple of mornings!

Thursday seems to come around faster than ever just lately, I reckon it must be my age! LOL 

I've been quite poorly for the last few days and I want to thank everyone for all the get well wishes you have all been leaving me, I can't believe how kind everyone has been. Sniff sniff. Feeling loads better now so business as usual and time for a new challenge at

Moving Along With The Times

and this week my lovely friend Debs is hosting and she wants to see some 

Ribbons & Bows

 Here is my contribution

I've kept my card pretty simple this week as I didn't want to cover up too much of these gorgeous Bo Bunny papers, I was tempted to just stick a piece of the lush paper on the front of a card blank, it's so so gorgeous! The cute image as you will recognise is LOTV, my collection of these is growing but I never find enough time to play with them, this is one of my favourite of this years Christmas release. The flower I have had forever from Prima, I have a problem with using the stuff I buy, I think I prefer to look at it and stroke it LOL 

The pearls and ribbons are from my stash. Thanks to my lovely friend Jill for the fab tip - I don't buy pearls in every colour anymore - I colour them with my copics now.

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and check out the fabulous inspiration from the DT The girls have done a brilliant job for you this week! It's a super little challenge and growing stronger and stronger each week with some fabulous prizes up for grabs.

This week we have a new sponsor

http://prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/ 

They are donating this super collection to the winner

I hope you all find time to join in and thank you all for visiting this morning

Love 'n' Hugs

Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Christmas With Pearls or Vintage
Creative Craft - Free For All (2nd Entry)
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers
LOTV - Anything Goes

The Winter Blues @ LCI

And a very good if not frosty morning to you all, I know it's not actually frosty yet but compared to what I've been used to, it certainly is! 

I hope you're all well or at least better than me as I seem to have caught something nasty over the weekend and have had to drag myself out of bed to make this post.

Tuesday means one of my favourite challenges hits the airwaves at

Ladybugs Crafts Ink

and this week is somewhat special for me as Queen Ladybug Kerry and Princess Lisa have handed over the reins and let me choose a challenge!!

Oh the power, I hardly knew where to begin (as if!) I've a list of challenges waiting LOL 

With the change of weather and seasons we could all be feeling a touch of 

The Winter Blues

So we'd like to see frosty or cold, Blue inspired cards from you this week, easy peasy yes?

A fabulous LCI stamp (to the value of £6.50) of your choice is up for grabs to the winner and remember you don't have to use an LCI image to join in but we love it when you do.

I've used one of my favourite LCI stamps Sledding Fun I love Jack and Robyn they are sooooo much fun! Papers, tree's and snowflakes are all Magnolia, the frosty border is a Marianne die, the image cut out with a nestie and the sentiment LOTV. Navy and white always looks so crisp and clean - love it!

Now this week is a wee bit special at Ladybug headquarters as not only do we have a fantastic challenge we also have  3 GDT spots up for grabs for the month of December!! Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and you could be joining us very soon!! The girls have been extra busy creating some fabulous DT inspiration for you so pop along and show them some well deserved Ladybug Love.

One last quick reminder, if you haven't bought the November Stamp Of The Month yet, you still have time

Nikki and Buttercup Building A Snowman is available at half price till the end of the month!

Thank you for stopping by today, hope to see you all over at LCI  very soon

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's - Anything Christmas With Pearls
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Stamping Scrapping Central - Christmas
Crafty Catz - Snowflakes
One Stop Craft - Blue
CES - snowflakes
Diva's By Design - Monochromatic
Fab 'n' Funky - Baby It's Cold Outside
Creative Craft - Free For All
Creative Card Crew - Monochromatic

Moving Along With Some Snow!

Good Morning my lovely friends I'm back and I have really missed you and your blogs. Sad really when I've been living it up in the sunshine but whatever floats your boat hey!

The first thing I had to do on my return was head into my craft room and make my DT card for

Moving Along With The Times

couldn't be late this week as it's my turn to host LOL

I'm sorry I haven't been around to comment much but I'm trying to catch up, there were some fantastic entries to Hazels Fairytale challenge WOW how much fun was that one? Head over to the main challenge blog to see if you won or made the top 3

Now onto this week and as I'm feeling the cold on my return I thought we may have some snow so...

Let It Snow

We have a fabulous sponsor

 

http://digimyworld.com/shop/

They are offering the winner a $10 voucher to spend in store

They also very kindly gave us some super images to play with

How cute is he? I've coloured him with my Copic pens and used the fabulous Bo Bunny Blitzen papers, really didn't want to cut into these LOL I've used my delicate Magnolia snowflake die and made a removable tag with a rub on sentiment on it. On his hat I put fluffly snow to make it look like fur....not real fur....be kind to animals and all that!

Hope you'll all have time to join us this week, don't forget to check out the fantastic DT cards the girls have made for your inspiration over on the challenge blog.

Now would be a great time to remind you all too that Oldie But A Goodie have a Let It Snow challenge running too this week - check it out xx

Thank you all for looking and for all the lovely comments

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Fab 'n' Funky - Baby It's Cold Outside
Craft Your Passion - Let It Snow

Paper Sundaes - Digi Images

Holiday Candy Winner

Hi guys I'm back!

Really quick post to announce my Holiday Candy Winner

CONGRATULATIONS....

DEL at http://designedbydel.blogspot.com/

please email me at laurie@designerdiva.co.uk

with your address so I can post your candy

xx

Scroll down for my two DT posts today

Do You Believe in Fairies

Hello again, I'm back with my second post of the morning

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MY OLDIE BUT A GOODIE POST PLEASE SCROLL DOWN
IT'S WORTH IT!!

I love my card this week!!

9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning can only mean one thing....

TLT time again at

Ladybugs Craft Ink

This week Queen Ladybug Kerry is hosting with a fantastic theme of

'Fairies'

 Before I give you all the details of that, have you checked the LCI blog to see if you were a winner last week? And don't forget all the super 'Candies' that were on offer, I only got back from my holiday late last night and the first thing I did was to pick my winner

Congratulations....
Anne at  http://anewcrafter.blogspot.com/

Please contact me at
laurie@designerdiva.co.uk with your address to send your candy

Now on to this weeks challenge, remember you don't have to use an LCI image to join in but we love it when you do.

Meet Daydreaming Ruby - isn't she fab? This is my first card with this little lady but I think we will become firm friends! I've teamed her up with the lush Prima Fairy Florals 6x6 papers and a gorgeous silk bow. No flowers is really unusual for me - I hope you noticed Kerry!

Now I just have to remind those of you who have not got her yet, Novembers Stamp Of The Month Nikki & Buttercup Building a Snowman is still available at half price  - what are you waiting for? Get yours before they run out!!

Thank you for looking and any lovely comments I receive

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenge
Flutterby Wednesday - Friends and Wings

Let It Snow @ Oldie But A Goodie

A very good morning to all my lovely blog friends. As you read this I should be back from my little jolly in the sun, but I'm probably fast asleep in bed as I should have arrived home quite late last night!

It's DT time again at one of my favourite challenge blogs

Oldie But A Goodie

Where else can you play with all your old favourite stamps, and I really don't get to play with mine enough! This week our big boss lady Francesca has stepped up to the helm and our fabulous theme is

Let It Snow

Hopefully its not snowing at the moment!

I'm really pleased I got to stamp out one of last Christmas's Magnolia stamps that had never seen the back of an ink pad before and I love it!!

I'm so pleased with this card I can't begin to tell you how much! LOL Probably because it has most of my favourite things on it - Tilda, the rolled roses, those gorgeous Doo Hickey snowflakes, pink gingham paper and MS frond punch.

Don't forget to head over to the main challenge blog to see what super prize is up for grabs, to check out if you were the lucky winner last challenge and to see what my fabulous teamies have created for your inspiration.

Thank you for visiting my blog today

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Totally Tilda - Christmas but no red, green or blue
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Christmas
Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - Punch It
Craft Your Passion - Let It Snow
Sweet Stampin' - Gorgeous Gingham
Wags 'n' Whiskers - Christmas
Dutch Dare - Punches and Dies
Truly Scrumptious - Bingo (Gems, Flowers, Punch/Dies)

Moving Along With A Fairytale

Once upon a time in a land far away (encase you hadn't guessed I'm on holiday) there was a little blog called

Moving Along With The Times

it was a lovely little blog, it gave away fabulous prizes to really nice, clever people, and this blog had a Fairy Godmother called Hazel. Hazel liked

Fairytales

she wanted all the people in the surrounding lands to like fairytales, she wanted all the people to use fairytales as an inspiration to everything they made.

On this blog was a beautiful young (OK OK I'm using artistic licence here) girl called CinderLaurie, CinderLaurie made a card for the nice blog

Upon this card was all the things CinderLaurie dreamed of, oh where oh where could her Prince Charming Edwin be? Was he back in the land of Magnolia? She'd danced with him under the stars in the garden with the rolled roses and butterflies on the night of the Prima papers ball, when she'd lost her shoe running away as the clock struck 9pm and she didn't want to miss Downton Abbey.

CinderLaurie had sisters (oh God they are so gonna kill me for this!) who had made cards too, and all the people from the surrounding lands flocked to the little blog to look at their cards. Their cards were beautiful and they were beautiful too, no one is ugly in this fairytale ha!

There was a beautiful cloud, it was a 

Crimson Cloud 

and this beautiful Crimson Cloud had a wonderful gift to give away to someone on the little blog, someone special.

And they all lived happily ever after.

The End.

Hope you liked my fairytale LOL

I'll be back from my hols next week and get around to catching up on all your blogs

Love 'n' Big Hugs Laurie xx

 And as if by magic Cinderlauries Fairy godmother would like to enter the card into the following challenges ...

TOMIC- Edwin and sketch
Just Magnolia -Anything goes with Pearls and lace

CES - Film or Song

LCI New Release & A Blog Hop

Good morning bloggers I hope it's all nice and sunny in your part of the world, it certainly should be in mine at the moment! Obviously this is scheduled!!

Exciting times at 

Ladybugs Craft Ink

today it's not just a normal Totally Ladybug Tuesday, all the Ladybugs are extracited as it's a Blogaversary  and Kerry is celebrating with a fab New Release and a Blog Hop and there are sooooo many prizes up for grabs!

With so much happening I don't know where to start!!

You should have arrived here from Pinky's' blog, to join in the hop just visit the Ladybugs in order, leave a comment on each of their blogs and then leave a comment on the main LCI challenge blog too.

Easy Peasy - yes?

The Fabulous new release is all about weddings, don't you just love a wedding? We were all given images to play with and none of us have seen each others cards!!

I used the two stamps I was given on the one card, I love the Wedding Cake - that's probably because I just love cake in general!! You'll have to head over to the LCI blog for all the details of the lush new stamps, as I didn't have them when I typed this - sorry, but while your there you can check to see if you were the lucky winner of last weeks challenge.

This weeks challenge has everyones favourite theme

'ANYTHING GOES'

Remember - you don't have to use an LCI image to join in but we sure love it when you do! And the winner of the challenge gets to pick the stamp of their choice!

One more thing.....every Ladybug is offering Blog Hop candy on their blog, to be eligible for this you have to have commented on each blog on the Hop and they will choose their winners from the list of commenter's.

Here's my candy

Right, now you need to know that the next stop on the Hop is Kerry's blog but don't worry if you get lost - just head back to the main challenge blog and start again!

I hope you all took advantage of the Fantastic Half Price

Stamp Of the Month last week?

If not - don't worry you still have time.

That's it from me - Happy Hopping

Love 'n Hugs Laurie xx

Moving Along With Food & Drink

Good Morning to you all my lovely bloggers I hope this finds you well wherever you are. Thursday can only mean one thing......Time for a new challenge at

Moving Along With The Times

and this week its hosted by my blog buddy Pam and she has chosen a subject very dear to my heart

Food and Drink!

Yummy....I like both! A lot!! In fact I like a lot of both!!

I also like this scrummy stamp from LOTV and this is the first time I've got to ink her up, and she is sooooo cute! I have also used my latest toy on this.....the rolled rose die......OMG you are so going to get fed up with these COS I LOVE THEM!!! I didn't think I loved them until I bought it and used it for the first time LOL now I can't stop rolling roses. The lush papers are MME and I attacked the whole thing with an emery board to distress it.

We have a fabulous new sponsor

http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and to see what super prize is up for grabs. While you're there check out the fantastic DT inspiration.

Thank you for stopping by today

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenge
LOTV
Bright and Sparkley

New Stamp Of the Month at LCI

Back again with my 2nd post of the morning

If you are looking for my Oldie But A Goodie 

DT card please scroll down

Its Totally Ladybug Tuesday and time for a fab new challenge at

Ladybugs Craft Ink

 and as It's the first Tuesday of the month we have a brand new 

Stamp Of The Month 

available at half price for the whole month of November. 

The whole Design Team have made cards using this gorgeous Nikki and Buttercup building a Snowman to give you lots of inspiration and idea's and our lovely Sue has spoilt you with a choice of themes to use for this challenge

Distressed or Non Traditional Colours

Now I went and got myself all distressed hoping my black and white stripes was non traditional enough! That's what happens when you try and get ahead of yourself so you can go and lie on a beach somewhere!!

I loved working with this stamp it was a joy to colour and one that I will use and use (and to think I totally overlooked it at first! - a mistake I will not make again)

Head over to the main challenge blog to check out the DT's fabulous inspiration, all the details of the new challenge and last weeks winners.

Remember you don't have to use an LCI image to join in, but we love it when you do!

Thank you for stopping by today and for all the lovely comments 

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

Buttons & Bows @ Oldie But A Goodie

Good Morning blog lovers, time for a brand new challenge at

Oldie But A Goodie

where you can all use your favourite stamps as long as they are at least 6 months old! I love this challenge, I have so many stamps that I've never got around to using or only used once - I think I could stay on this DT forever!!!

This week our lovely Lisa is hosting for me ( I swapped with her) and we want to see some

Buttons and Bows

Nice and easy, we all love to use buttons and I rarely make a card without a ribbon these days!

How much do you love this little man? I just want to pick him up LOL. You can tell it's a long time since mine where this age - I'm desperate for Grandchildren! This little guy is Toby and he is from Mo Manning (rubber not digi - no breaking the rules). My fabulous papers are Making Memories and are amongst the first I bought years ago - since then a small Forest has been sacrificed to fill my craft room!

We have a fabulous sponsor this week

stampelkallan

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this fab challenge and to check out the very talented DT makes for your inspiration.

Thank you stopping by my blog this morning, I'll be back later with my 2nd post of the day

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx