Candy Reminder

 THIS IS A STICKY AND WILL STAY UNTIL MY CANDY CLOSES

Just a quick reminder to all my followers you have 7 days left to enter my 

4 BLOGAVERSARY CANDIES

To enter click HERE and follow the usual rules

Laurie xx

Feel The Love @ Ladybugs

Good morning to all my lovely blog friends out there, I hope all is well in your corner of the world. Can you believe it's the last day of January already?! Oh my I hope the rest of the year slows down a bit!!

It's not just any Tuesday today it's Totally Ladybug Tuesday and that means time for a new challenge at

LADYBUGS CRAFT INK

and I have some news to share with you all too! Exciting things are going on (trust me there's never a dull moment on that DT!) and next challenge we have a NEW RELEASE and a BLOG HOP to celebrate! More on that later first lets get on to this weeks challenge and the very sweet and lovely Julie has chosen

HE LOVES ME - HE LOVES ME NOT

so Love and Valentine inspired makes please

This is Guilty Jack available HERE and he is my favourite LCI character (along with Magnum and Nikki of course!) Today is your last chance to buy LCI stamps at half price so make sure you get your orders in before midnight tonight.
The papers I've used are MME and I've kept my embellies to a minimum with some rolled roses, tiny tag and a die cut swirl. Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this challenge and some GORGEOUS inspiration from the Ladybugs!
Now for all the latest news!
Well to start with our 3 gorgeous GDT, Diane, Sally and Catherine are all staying FOREVER! Kerry took away their L plates and gave them their own set of wings, it's great to have them officially on board.
Kerry has been super busy (her little ladybug wings are all worn out) and next challenge we have a super new release and that means a fantastic blog hop with cracking prizes!

So keep yourself tuned into LCI over the next coupe of weeks for sneak peeks!

That's all from me today, thank you for visiting, I'll be back tomorrow with my first DT card for the Diva's and the results of my Candies

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges;
Wags 'n' Whiskers - Valentine/Love
Simply Create Too - Love Is In The Air (2nd entry)
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Pollycraft - Favourite Things (Rolled Roses)
Incy Wincy - Flower Frenzy
The Crazy Challenge - Flowers

Button Moon

Happy Sunday everyone, the sun is shining but the sky is grey here if that makes sense! Thought I'd sneak a little card in that has been coloured up for a while and last night I gave up on 2 DT cards I've been struggling with and made this instead!

I've been wanting to play at Lili's Little Fairies but not found the time until now

Yes as usual I've had this LOTV image since its release day last year and this is its first outing! The stars are a Memory Box die. And as its significant a little peak at the inside

Now he is 'Gorgeous' literally as that's his name! He was a freebie from Pollycraft.

I'm overwhelmed that my followers has just gone over 300! 

I hope that not everyone is only here for the candy and will stick around for a while, I love having you over!

Well that's about it from me today,

enjoy the rest of your weekend

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies - Oh Boy (Masculine Cards)

Phindy's Place - Just Kidding (Kids Card)

Blooming Marvellous @ MAWTT

A very good morning to all my blog friends out there, I hope today finds you all well and happy! I want to shout from the rooftops -

I ACTUALLY FEEL BETTER! YEAH at last!

And I had a fabulous day yesterday I got 2 top 3 spots in one day, Creative Inspirations and My Mums Craft Shop it really made my day it did! lol

Thursday can only mean one thing....

It's time for another challenge over at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week my bestest blogging buddy Lisa is the hostess with the mostest and she has given us a fabulous theme

'Bloomin Marvellous'

 I saw this design in a magazine (I'm sorry I don't know which one because I ripped the page out to keep) and I had to have a go myself. The image is a fabulicious Stampin' Bella I think this one is called Babycarriageabella. The shapes were all cut with nesties (some of them grand) the flowers are a mix of Prima and punched, lots of brads and ribbon from my stash and little alphabet stickers.

I'm quite happy with this - blooming in every sense with that image!

We have yet another fabulous new sponsor this year and for this challenge we welcome - the fantastic

Bunny Zoe's who are offering this prize to the winner

Nikki has some fantastic new stock just arrived in store, follow this link

to check it out - you won't be disappointed!

 http://bunnyzoescrafts.com/index.php?main_page=products_new

Make sure you check out the main challenge blog for all the details of this challenge, the amazing inspiration from the DT and to see if you were amongst the lucky winners last week. And this week our DT has the 3 winners of the GD spots joining us, I hope you can find time to visit them to show them some MAWTT love!

Thank you all for your visits and comments

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration

Creative Card Crew - Seeing Red

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Welcome

My Mums Craft Shop - Flowers

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (2nd Entry)

Phindy's Place - Shaped Cards

Little Darlings - Polka Dots

Lil' Dude

Well it's not such a good morning in my part of the world today folks! It's really grey and miserable but I suppose we have more to be grateful for than a lot!

I'm here to sneak in a quick card between DT's. Since I've had this flu thingy my mojo has gone missing and try as I might I just can't make a DT card! So I thought I'd try something different and I've had little Lewis all stamped out waiting to be coloured.

I love Prairie Fairy images and Gillian made an appearance here a week or so ago, this is 'Lewis At The Beach' how cute is that little face? and I hate 'crocs' with a vengeance but his are just adorable! The papers I've had forever! Brown chipboard letters for 'Dude' and a die cut wave is about it on this one.

I can share some news today as it's finally been announced on the blog, I've been bursting to tell - I have been chosen to join the fabulous 

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/ 

They are going weekly and the fantabulous Rebekah was looking to expand their DT, my official start date is Feb 8th but I couldn't wait that long and will I will be joining in from next week. At last I will be a real Diva! my family have been telling me that for years!

Thank you to everyone who drops by and reads my drivel and to everyone who leaves a comment - it never ceases to amaze me how excited you can get by that! Hello to all my followers, old and new.

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Prairie Fairy Friday - California Dreaming

Creative Craft - Blue

Totally Stampalicious - For The Men

Stamps R U - Just Kidding

Addicted To Stamps - Summer in Winter
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Stampavie And More - Blue & White

Oldie But Goodie Have a Heart

Good morning to you all it's time for another challenge at

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE

I hope today finds everyone happy and well?
I've now moved into the second week of my flu bug thingy and I'm so fed up with it, I was way ahead in my card making and now that's all been wiped out and I'm just keeping up again!

My very lovely teammie Debs has chosen the theme this week and she wants us all to

HAVE A HEART

This is a card I made for my best blogging buddy on her recent engagement. The stamp is actually donkey's years old but I still love it! It's from Bang On The Door and it always makes me smile. Check out the size of Lisa's rock!!

You can find all the details of this weeks challenge over on the main challenge blog along with details of this weeks prize. We are sponsored by

http://handcraftedespeciallyforyou.blogspot.com/

and while you are there check out the fabulous inspiration from my lovely teammies and whether or not you were amongst the winners of the last challenge.

I hope you will get a chance to join in the fun and play along, remember to tell us what on your card is over 6 months old.

A short and sweet post for me as I have a thick head!
Don't forget you still have time to enter my blogaversary candies

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft - All You Need Is Love
Simply Create Too - Love Is In The Air
The Poodles Parlour - Valentine/Love

Moving Along With Things With Wings

Good Morning to you all lovely blogland people its time for a brand new challenge at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week the very lovely Pami has chosen

THINGS WITH WINGS

This is the 2nd time I have used this stamp - see I knew it was imperative I had it! I would like to use it more, but twice is really a lot for me when you see how many I have never used! The gorgeous gorgeous papers are from Maja Designs, I was first introduced to these by the lovely Jill, thank you Hunny they are DEVINE! I decided to go all monochromatic in my fave dusty pink as I had the exact right colour flowers from WOC and I coloured my flat back pearls in with Copics to match (you have to let them dry). I've sparkled her wings with glamour dust too.

I never get around to showing you the inside of my cards so for a change here's a little peek

The sentiment is from LCI and I promise it shows up more in real life!

We have a favourite sponsor back this week

the fantabulous

http://www.craftyemmasstore.co.uk/

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this challenge, what you can win, last weeks winners and some amazing inspiration from the fabulous DT.

Thank you for visiting and hello to my new followers
Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Flutterby Wednesday - Open With Wings
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows. Bling or Blooms
Deep Ocean - Sparkling and/or Glitter
Try It On Tuesday - Do You Believe In Fairies?
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Little Darlings - Favourite Colour
My Mums Craft Shop - Favourite Colour
Creative Inspirations - Favourite Colour + White (ribbon)
Simply Create Too - Layers, Layers and more Layers
Sweet Stampin' - All That Glitters
One Stop Craft Challenge - Spots and Ribbon