Lovely Ladies @ MAWTT

Good Morning everyone and thank you for stopping by my little blog today. 

Another month over - geeze I must be getting old as time is whizzing by lately!

I'm back today with a brand new challenge for Team B at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week it's little 'ole' me playing hostess

and I would like to see something with or for

Lovely Ladies

As Mother's Day is fast approaching I'm sure many of you will fit into our little challenge. I have gone down a whole different route with my offering today

This fabulouso image is from this weeks sponsor

 Rick St Dennis Etsy Shop

My image is called ChiCaGo and I love her to bits!!
I glittered all my Cricut cut letters with MS black glitter - it was everywhere when I'd finished! I've had this paper and cardstock so many years in my stash, I'm sure it was amongst the first I ever bought lol

You can find all the details of this challenge on the main challenge blog along with lots if gorgeous inspiration from my talented teammies!

That's it from me today - short and sweet for a change!
I'll be back tomorrow with a new challenge at
Heck Of A Challenge as it's the first of the month already!!

Thank you for stopping by
Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 Embellishments)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Divas - Tic Tac Toe (B&w, Flowers, Gems)
Crafty Catz - Dies & Punches
Crafts & Me - Dies or Punches
Cute Card Thursday - Something Old

Your Numbers Up @ LCI

A very good Morning to all my lovely friends, I hope everyone is well I'm super excited about this post today!!

It's time for a treat all you Ladybug fans as we have a fabby New Release 

to show you all today over at

LADYBUGS CRAFT INK

 just in time for our new challenge

  Add A Number

Well I'm guessing you can see my Number is 1!
All glittery and gorgeous and very pink!

Isn't this a little cutie? You can get it HERE along with lots of other all important Numbers released today at LCI called 'Through The Ages' There are actually 20 new images released today.

 What a drama I had trying to make this card, it was when my printer wasn't working and Kerry had to print it out and post it to me lol! I'm a wee bit excited as this card is going to be published in a craft mag - WOW get me!! Fame at last lol (form an orderly queue for autographs!!)

Right back to the serious stuff!
You can find all the details of the new release and all the details of the challenge over at the LCI challenge blog. As usual with any new release we are having a
Blog Hop and the lovely Kerry has put lots of prizes up for grabs, so make sure you find the time to enter - it could be you who wins!

You should have arrived here from Sally

and next on the hop is Tams

We haven't seen each others cards yet on the DT so I'm off to hop too.
Remember to leave a comment on each post
and follow the rules of the hop on the main challenge blog and post this banner

That's all from me today, I'll be back on Thursday and Friday this week

Happy Craftin'
Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Glitter & Sparkle - Bling It on
One Stop Crafts - For The Kids
Allsorts - Animals (if Teddy bears don't count I'm sorry)
Songbird - Add A Number
Forever Friends Fortnightly - Bears
Pink Elephant - Anything Goes
In The Pink - Pink & Bling
Eureka Stamps - Flower Power

Bright Colours @ Oldie But A Goodie

A jolly good morning to you all, I'm here today to help brighten things up with a fab new challenge at

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE

and this week Francesca wants to see some

Bright Colours

So that's nice and easy for us all,

here is what I came up with

Using the fabulous Mo Manning Housework Fairy (God could we all do with one of these!) Papers are Echo Park from the summer before last I think? Coloured with Copics. No sentiment yet as I couldn't come up with anything witty enough but I'm still trying!!

Pop over to the main challenge blog for all the details, news on the prize and some bright and cheerful inspiration from my lovely teammies.

Remember to be in with a chance of winning the prize you must use something at least 6 months old and tell us what it is in your post.

I'm off to do some housework, feeling a little guilty watching madam here doing all the work!!

Thank you for stopping by
Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Crafty Catz - Bingo (Pearls, Dies, Ribbon)
Allsorts - Things With Wings
Pink Gem - Dies and Punches
Alphabet Challenge - A = Anything With Wings
Mo's Digital Pencil - Birrthday
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
RRR - Spring Colours & Ribbon

Love Is In The Air @ MAWTT

Happy Valentines Day to you all, please consider this post as my valentine's to everyone who didn't get one! That will be just me then!! Oh well I suppose there is still time LOL

I'm back today to spread a little L-O-V-E at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and the lovely Claire has given us the perfect theme for today

Love Is In The Air

I had a lot of fun making this little card

How cute is Tilda's little bottom? Though it does look like she has a bit of nappy rash maybe I was a bit heavy handed with the blush!  The stamp is from the new 2013 Love collection (I don't think I've used any of the 2012 Love collection I bought last year yet!!) 

The chipboard love is from a pack from WRM and as usual most of the flowers come from WOC 

The papers I printed out myself (had to get a new printer which turned into a nightmare as it wasn't compatible with my computer so then the whole thing had to be upgraded! You wouldn't believe how many hundreds of £'s this card cost me in the end!!!) Anyway back to the papers....they are Vintage Peddler from our fabulous new sponsor at MAWTT

http://www.raspberryroaddesigns.net/shoppe/

I can't tell you how much I love these papers, they sand away for a distressed look perfectly and now (I have an all singing and dancing laser printer) I will be printing papers left right and centre! Still have a small forest's worth in my craft room to get through first.

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of the challenge and lots of scrummy inspiration from my team mates.

Thank you for visiting today

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Deep Ocean - 'B' = Brown, Bow & Arrow, Blooms
Magnolia Down Under - Love Is All Around Us
Totally Tilda - Valentines Tilda
Tilda's Town - Anything Goes
Time For Magnolia - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Valentines/Anniversary (2nd)
Creative Card Crew - Chocolate
Sweet Stampin' - Pearls & Swirls
Totally Papercrafts - Love or Valentine
The Squirrel & The Fox - Love (2nd entry)

Love & Romance @ Diva's

Good Morning to my lovely friends, I hope you have all cleared a path to your doors for the postman tomorrow morning! LOL I'm not expecting any Valentines cards but it is a happy time of year and it's nice to get caught up in all the love and romance and that's just what we are doing over at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

our theme today is exactly that

Love & Romance

Here is what I came up with

 I've used this cute little Tiddly Inks image that I got last year with a voucher bought for me by my lovely teammie here at Diva's, Sarah (Thank you Hunny I love her)

The papers are last years from MME and the red lace is from a pack by Marianne. Assorted die cuts including my new heart in the background from Memory Box and flowers from WOC

We are sponsored today by

 http://www.craftie-charlie.co.uk/

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and some LOVE-ly inspiration from my teammies. I'll be back tomorrow with some more love to spread at MAWTT

Thank you for stopping by

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Charisma Cardz - Love
Cute Card Thusrday - Love Struck
Allsorts - Valentines
Simon Says Stamp - Have a Heart
The Squirrel and the Fox - Love
Songbird - Hopelessly Devoted to You
Craft Your Passion - My Valentine
Papertake Weekly - Hearts and Flowers
Tiddly Inks - Love is in the Air
Inky Chicks - Valentines

Pink + 1 @ LCI

Morning lovelies I can't believe how fast this year is going!! 

Must be something to do with my age lol 

I'm back today with a new challenge at

LADYBUGS CRAFT INK

and little 'ole' me is hosting this time

With all the love and romance in the air I'm making it easy for you and all I want to see is

Pink + Another Colour

You can choose what you team your pink up with, 

mine is with aqua

I thought it was time I got this fabulous Nikki stamp out to play 

and you can pick her up at 70% off if your quick HERE 

The luscious papers are my new passion (digi) 

I'm soooooo into printing papers at the minute and these were found through Mary J. I spotted them on her blog and headed straight over to Shery K Designs to stock up!

You can find all the details of this challenge and all the prize information ont the main challenge blog, along with lots of PINK inspiration from the Ladybugs.

This is a busy blog week for me and I'll be back tomorrow with a new creation for Diva's. Thank you for stopping by

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

It was a challenge to find a challenge that wasn't Love / Hearts or
Valentines this week but eventually!!!
I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card

The Crazy Challenge - For A Birthday
Pile It On - Shaped Cards
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Shopping Our Stash - Birthday
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Red & Pink @ Oldie But Goodie

Good Morning Bloggers how are you all today?

 For some unknown reason (while I'm typing this) I feel quite chipper!! I'm sure it won't last lol

It's time for a new challenge at

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE

and little ole me is hosting this week.

I've kept it nice a simple for us amateurs and gone with a colour combo so it's

Red & Pink

Shouldn't be hard with all the love and romance in the air this month!!

This is what I came up with

I just love this cool kitty from this weeks sponsor

I coloured him with copics, cut him out and gave him some red Desire Wire whiskers and matted him on some fabby spotty card, the pink grid paper is from last years 'Yours Truly' pad from Echo Park.

Pop over to the main challenge blog for all the details of the challenge and some fabulous inspiration from my lovely teammies

Remember to be in with a chance of winning the prize you must use something that is at least 6 months old on your card and be sure to tell us what it is in your post.

That's all from me today, thank you for stopping by

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Pan Pastels - Animals
ABC Challenge - G = Going Dotty

Catch The Bug - February Anything Goes
1 Stop Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Sweet Stamps - Think Pink
RRR - Monochrome + Ribbon
Anything Goes - Monochrome (2nd entry)

And The Winner Is......

Back again as promised with the winner of my Blogaversary Candy.

First though I have to have a little rant about non following candy grabbers!! 

Why oh why do you bother? You 'ain't gonna win!

Eventually..... Mr Random selected (3rd attempt!)

Congratulations MARGREET

This little parcel will be on its way to you ASAP

(I can get your address from Diva's)

Before I go I'd like to thank all the lovely friends I've made since I started blogging for sticking with me and just generally being my friend - You really are the BEST!!

I'm going now before I get all mushy!!

Scroll down for my Heck of a Challenge card

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

Heck Of A New Challenge for Feb

WOW can you believe its February already! I'll be back later with the winner of my blogaversary candy but first it's time for a new challenge at

HECK OF A CHALLENGE

and the only thing it could be in Feb is of course

Love and Flowers

I hope you all get both this month and every month!

 Now I'm not very happy with this card and I can't put my finger on why!! I love the cute image from Mo Manning (this stamp was a present from my lovely ladybug teammie Diane), I love the Echo Park papers, the WOC flowers and I love the sentiment and die cut cloud from Magnolia but together its not rocking my boat!! I guess you can't win 'em' all!

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this challenge and some much more spectacular creations (especially from Kevin)

Don't forget to visit our challenge sponsor

 http://www.everycraftsapound.co.uk/

or their 'bricks and mortar' sister shop

Craft and Hobby Store, Heckmondwike

to pick up some great bargains!

By Heck you'd be mad not to!

I'll be back in a jiffy 
(when I've done the random thingy) 
with the winner of my candy

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I"d like to enter this card into the following challenges
Sassy - Love Is In The Air
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Crafts & Me - Favourite Embellishment (Flowers)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (2nd Entry)
Totally Gorjuss - Flowers