This week's Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge....and others too!

Well, if nothing else, I must be the "winner" of the latest entry each week of the Ladybug Crafts Ink weekly challenge blog (http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/?zx=f3c403824520947e). Unfortunately, Sunday is my craft day and it just whizzes by, even though the snow (lovely as it is from the window) has kept be at home today.

I did however manage to make this Christmas card, I hope the Craftwork card paper I have used for the MS Punch snowflakes shows it pearlescent shade, nice for Christmas cards. I have also used one of my nestabilities and after cutting with the die, I have traced around the die with a pencil and then cut this away to give an outer edge for my stamped Nikki image. The cutting will take a bit of mastering, but I'll stick with it as I like the idea of doubling up my number of nesties! I have used glossy accents on the baubles and a bit of glitter on the star on top of the tree. Now time for bed....

P.S. Also entered this card for the following challenges...

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long..(http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/)

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge - anything goes theme..(http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-131-anything-goes.html)

Creative Inspirations Challenge - red, green, gold

http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/

Another Challenge...

Hi there, I am entering this lovely card into the (http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/) - asking for glitter and texture, so here goes...

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge...

Another Challenge over at Ladybugcraftsink (http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/?zx=f3c403824520947e) and usual I am trying to enter before the closing time, which by the way is at 9 a.m. this morning, hope my glitter-ing shows up. I have used one of my favourite of Kerry's images of Nikki doing the "snow angel", we all know how fun that is, and going by this week's forecast we may be doing so again! I have used my Martha Stewart punch for the snowflakes and decorated with my favourite glamour dust glitter (thanks Kerry for that valuable top tip). Fingers crossed....

Challenge - Ladybug Crafts Ink...

Sorry about the poor picture quality, I really must ask Santa for a new camera, this one has done it's five years+ service I think! I have made this card to be entered into the Ladybug Crafts Ink challenge, the very first challenge, (http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/?zx=f3c403824520947eI) have just made it by the skin of my teeth timewise! The challenge was for a card as per the suggested sketch with the option of adding decoration to the inside of the card, this is absolutely new to me so I hope the small addition to the inside is well received.

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge & Blog Hop...

One of my favourite blogs, Ladbugscrafts Ink (http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/?zx=f54e3e51f99b09f8) have a joint challenge blog and blog hop this week, take the opportunity to enter the current challenge, entries by Monday 8th November and take part in the blog hop, this gives you a link to each of the excellent design team blogs and their creations using Kerry from Ladybug Crafts Ink new stamp range, I just adore Kerry's stamps and the quality really is excellent. Her stamps can be obtained from her website, and she is also offering a 15% discount code at checkout, so an ideal time to snap up a bargain. Her stamps were recently part of Debbi Moore's show on Create and Craft! (http://www.ladybugcraftsink.com/stamps-9-c.asp).

SECC Craft Show Fix...

Headed along to the SECC Hobbycrafts Show at the weekend (Fri, Sat and Sunday) - my poor feet! My friend and her daughter, who have never been to the show before, accompanied myself and my "adopted" 11 year old, Bethany. Bethany and I are old hands, attending the past couple of shows so we kinda knew what we were looking for, however, 9 year old Olivia, I think was overwhelmed by all the goodies available. The two girls purchased stamps, double sided tape and bags of glitter, some fun is definitely ahead. Craftwork Cards had a christmas kit incorporating their first class cardstock, envelopes, toppers, papers, candy and ribbons all in a pvc holder for £10 - a great purchase for the girls. I thoroughly enjoyed the demos, chuffed to bits to see Sheena Douglass and also Barbara Gray (though it took some patience to get to see them both as they were so popular). I would also like to thank Stephanie Weightman who took time from her busy schedule on Thursday to hold a workshop on Thursday night for my local cardmaking class, she was in fine form, guiding all of us on our project and making a lovely evening for us, poor Stephanie had had no time to eat as she had come straight from Thursday's opening day at the SECC, we provided sandwiches etc for the group. Many thanks to Stephanie. Pencilled in dates for March to head along again, but in the meantime, so looking forward to making lovely glittery Christmas cards - so many ideas!!