GRAND FINALE!!

*wipes leaky eyes* 

Morning (sob sob) hope you are all ok. Today it is with a heavy heart that Ladybug Crafts Ink is closing its doors :( Kerry decided she hated us all and wanted rid of us and realised the threat of the P45 just didn't cut it!! (ok this is totally made up of course!!) So todays post will be the last ever Totally Ladybug Tuesday, all of us ladybugs (soon to be retired) used our favourite LCI stamp. 

The first ever LCI challenge was back in 2010 and we have been going strong ever since! 

My favourite image is Daydreaming Ruby. She is just beautiful! And in true tradition of the ladybugs ribbing me of my hate for pink it seemed fitting that I would make a pink card! .... 

So what else can I say? I am gutted that this will be the last challenge, I loved every minute of being a ladybug and my eyes are all leaky! Thanks Kerry for having me on the team, although to be fair you didn't get much choice lol ... I am not sorry that me and Lisa persuaded you into having a design team .... 

Oh and I almost forgot .... go grab a bargain from the shop ... 

Cupcake Ruby

Morning all, back to share a card I made a while back but haven't had a chance to share. This one was an order. A guy emailed me asking for a card with this specific sentiment on it. 

I used cupcake Ruby, coloured her up with copics, embossed some red card with a SU houndstooth embossing folder and added some ribbon, gems and a computer generated sentiment. 

Thats all for today, back tomorrow! 

Cupcake Ruby

Morning all, back to share another quick but effective make, this one I made for a friends birthday earlier this month. 

Again I used cupcake ruby, and spotty papers from stampin up, I LOVE how these look!! 

Thats all for today! 

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - CAS - Clean and simple ...

Morning all, I am not doing too well on the whole blogging front, I have cards ready to blog but don't seem to get chance to post them!! 

Anyway this weeks totally Ladybug tuesday is a nice easy one .... maybe .... its 

CAS 

Clean & Simple 

like me? ha! I think I missed the memo on what CAS means, or I just liked to break the rules! I cant do lovely cas cards like Julie so I made mine a little bit busy! 

I used Cupcake Ruby teamed with some Stampin Up spotty paper and some spotty ribbon, all mounted on black! The sentiment is one from Fairy Sentiments. 

Hop on over to the challenge blog to see the real meaning of CAS!! 

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - Blue & White!

Time for another Totally Ladybug Tuesday! This week we have a nice easy theme chosen by Diane...

Blue & White! 

See told you it was nice and easy!! Perfect for any christmas cards you are making, or if you are bored with making them already you could make something else! 

This week I used an old stamp called Cupcake Ruby. She is so pretty and perfect to make smaller easier cards. 

I didnt use any DP on this one just embossed it with a cuttlebug folder, chomped the corners and added some twine and a charm. You cant see from the pic but her wings are lovely and sparkly. 

Hop on over to the challenge blog and join in the fun! The Ladybugs have made some brilliant blue & White cards! 

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - St Georges Day - Red & White

Time for another Totally Ladybug Tuesday! This week Lisa challenged us to celebrate St Georges day and show off our colours 

Red & White

This was going to be tricky, with no printer to print off digi papers as I dont have anything in those colours in my stash (No not even red ribbon!) I stuck to simple embossing on red card stock and ordered up some ribbon from ebay. I used Cupcake Ruby, coloured her with copics, added some glitter and a small heart gem. 

The picture doesnt show off the shading on her dress to well but I promise in real life it looks nicer! 

Hop on over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the teams inspiration and join in the challenge! 

Embossing folder - Stampin Up!

Punched border - MS punch

Ribbon - Ebay

Dies - Go Kreate

Copic - Reds - R29, R27, R24, R22

Something old, Something new .....

So Did you see Julies post about a trip down memory Lane? I thought I would join in, so todays post is sharing something old, and something new!! 

Firstly the new. I was asked by some friends to make a retirement card for one of the teachers at school, having never made one before I wasn't too sure what to use but I already had this image partly coloured so I went with it! 

Very happy with how the card came out in the end. The image is Jug Vase delight and you can find it here. Coloured with copics, and added lots of flowers. The papers are from a first edition pad. 

Copics:

Purples - V12, V15, V17

Creams - E40, E41

Greens - YG97, YG95, YG93

Then onto my something old .... This is my favourite stamp ever, so much so that I bought 2 of her incase I managed to break one!! I saw Daydreaming Ruby in a magazine when I was in hospital 3 years ago and sent Paul home to find out how I could buy her! Once I got home I ordered her and she has been here ever since!! I then discovered Kerrys blog and managed to persuade push her (with Lisa's help force) to start up a design team ..... and that was that! LOL ...

Remember all cling stamps have 70% off them at the minute so grab them whilst stocks last!! 

Do you like Daydreaming Ruby? You can find her here! 

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - Halfway Reminder!

So I know I will get stick for yet another pink card but ho hum. Its just a quick reminder to say we are halfway through our current challenge at Ladybug Crafts Ink which is 

PINK +1

And for my card today I chose to use Cupcake Ruby. Coloured with copics and Carta Bella papers I reckon it makes a cute little card! 

Look at the colouring of her dress? quite proud of that one!! 

Copics: 

Dress - R85, R83, R82

Skin - E21, E00, E000

Hair - E29, E27, E25, E23

Nice and simple! 

Back tomorrow with another creation!