CAS with Billie Bear at Ladybug Crafts Ink

Morning to you all,

Hope you are all doing OK.  
I have been doing some more crochet so will share another make with you later in the week.....I really am loving it!

I am here to share a card for my challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink.....the theme had to be CAS and also to use one of my favourite image collections...Billie Bear.

For this card I have used Knitting Billie

Coloured with Polychromo pencils

Stitched rectangle die from MFT

Embossing folder I think is Cuttlebug one.

Sentimment - Woodware

Hope you can join the challenge which will also run for the whole of August while the Lovely Ladybugs take a break for the Summer.

Thanks for popping over today

Hugs Sally xxx

Monochrome DT at Winter Wonderland

Happy Friday everyone..... 

It's time for a new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and this time the theme is Monochrome use one colour apart from fur or skin.   

We are sponsored by 

Wild Rose Studio

who are offering 3 stamps of the winners choice.

You can alos join in with a non Christmas themed card for the next few weeks ;) 

I have a card that I made a while ago that fits perfectly which was a birthday card for head ladybug Kerry over at Ladybug Crafts Ink.....

I used the super cute Billie bear ...... available from Ladybug Crafts Ink Birthday Billie is only £1.75 and available as a digital image.

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils blended with Sansador.

The card is made from white card from Paper Mill Direct

The number and sentiment stamps are also from Ladybug Crafts Ink and are available in the shop here

Pearls are from the Hobby House.

Seam Binding was from The Pretty Little Ribbon shop that is sadly no longer in business.

The card was finished off with Crystal Stickles glitter glue.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you can join us for the challenge.

Sorry I haven't been around much in blogland lately but I haven't felt much like blogging.  I am hoping to maybe do a couple of craft fairs this year so will be spending some time making stock for that.

Have a good day and I will try and visit you all soon.   I will also hopefully have some candy that I keep promising soon too :) 

Hugs Sally xxx

Stitching or Paper Piercing at Ladybug Crafts Ink

It's time for another challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink and this fortnight the lovely Julie has chosen

Stitching or Paper Piercing

Again this is another quick card from me.....I already had the image coloured :)

These rectangular cards are my favourite at the moment....loving them.


The image is available from Ladybug Crafts Ink for £1.75 and is called Window Seat Billie.....isn't she just the cutest lil bear!

The paper piercing has been done using a die cut stitched square on both the red and kraft card.

The hearts are cut using x-cut nesting heart die
Twine is also from Ladybug Crafts Ink
Sentiment - Internet

Hope you can pop over and see what the rest of the team came up with! I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Sorry I am not being good at commenting on your blogs at the moment........not enough hours in the day.

Thanks for popping over today.
Hugs Sally xxx

New Release - Ladybug Crafts Ink.....Through the Ages

More excitement for the Ladybugs with more new images to play with.....Kerry is keeping her DT busy again!!
We have a new release of Through the Ages 6-10 and I don't think you will be disappointed.

The theme is Birthdays as one of our Ladybugs - Sue has a big Birthday today.....not that big though! Happy Birthday Sue.

I love this image called Tutu Billie available from Ladybug Crafts Ink
I coloured her as usual with Polychromo pencils....think I should get rid of the Copics and Promarkers!
Paper MME
Flower made using X cut flower die and Marianne Flower die
Butterfly - not sure the make of the die - Memory Box I think.
Lots of stickles and pearls.
Pleated ivory ribbon from Ladybug Crafts
Twine from stash.

Hope you can join us for this challenge here and also pop over and see the other fab images.
I would like to enter this into the DoCrafts Blog - Coloured cards
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Sally xxx

Oh Baby Week 3 at Ladybug Crafts Ink.

Happy Tuesday everyone.
I am here with a very quick post today.

Hopefully by the time you read this head Ladybug Kerry will be a Glam - ma! 

Its week 3 of the Baby Billie image release.  Pop over to the man challenge blog to see what the rest of the team came up with this week.  I am loving these cute bear images and hope you are too.  Remember to leave me a comment on my card and you may be chosen to win this cute image called Baby Billie's Blanket  Or you can buy the image from Ladybug Crafts Ink for £1.75 :)


The two lucky people who won Baby Billie's Duck last week are Jules - Always with a Heart and Lisa - Wishcraft.  If you can email me at sally.astill@hotmail.co.uk and I will arrange to send your image

Image is coloured with Polychromo pencils
Paper - Forever Friends
Sentiment - Forever Friends
Stickles and Liquid Pearls

Have a great day and sorry again for the lack of comments and visits recently.

Hugs Sally xxxx

Reminder at Ready Teddy Go Spring has Sprung and DT Call.

Hello to you all, 
Its been a very busy week again at work and I don't seem to have had a minute.  

I am here today to share a card for our reminder Spring has Sprung challenge at Ready Teddy Go.

We have Kerry from Ladybug Crafts Ink sponsoring us this month and she very kindly let the DT have some images to play with from the Billie Bear release a few weeks ago.  I love Billie and think she is too cute.

Pop over to the main challenge blog for all the details as we also have a DT call.  If you love Teddy Bears/Bears then this could be just for you.

Here is my card using Watering Can Billie and Flower Billie both images are available for £1.75 each from Ladybug Crafts Ink

The images were coloured with Polychromo pencils

Papers - LOTV Nitwits Collection and Craftwork Cards
Sentiment and Flower - Craftwork Cards

Thanks for stopping by today.
Have a good day and I will try and catch up with you all later today.
Hugs Sally xxx

Baby Billie at Ladybug Crafts Ink

Its week two of our month long challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink where  we are showcasing the new Baby Billie images.    You all know how I love my bears so I am just loving Billie :)

Hop over to the main challenge blog for all the details of the challenge.  You can however win the image I have used so be sure to leave me a comment if you want to be in with a chance.

Each Ladybug Team member is picking two people who comment on their cards each week to win the image that they have used on their card.
Last week the two people that won Baby Billie's Bottle are
Margaret from Dutchess and Pauline from Crafting with Cotnob.  Please email me so I can arrange your image to be sent over.  

If you fancy winning Baby Billie's Duck then be sure to leave me a comment and two more people will be picked next week :)

If you want to buy any of the images they are available over at Ladybug Crafts Ink for £1.75 each :)

Instead of the usual blue or pink theme for a baby card I have chosen yellow and white which I think is so fresh looking.   So here she is the cute Baby Billie's Duck.....
I really do need to sort out my photography skills.....its definitely not the camera! 

The shaped card blank is from Craftwork Cards
Paper - Forever Friends
Heart Dies - X Cut Heart Nesting Dies
Ribbon and Seam Binding from Stash
Liquid Pearls
Sentiment - Forever Friends - Welcome Little One set

Thanks for popping over and pop over to see what the rest of the Ladybugs came up with.
Hugs Sally xxx

Tea Party

Happy Sunday!
I do love Sunday mornings as it feels like you can be as lazy as you like.  I usually start my Sunday with some crafting which is always relaxing.

I have made a quick card this morning using Billie bear again from Ladybug Crafts Ink this image is called Tea Party.  

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils
Paper from MME and Dovecraft
Twine - Ladybug Crafts
Button from stash
Sentiments from Kanban Fairy Cake stamp set.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Colour me Creative - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Sister Act Challenge - Anything Goes


Have a good day.
The sun is out here at the moment :)

Hugs Sally xxx

Midway reminder at Ladybug Crafts Ink

I managed to make time over the long weekend to play with more of the adorable new release  images from ladybug Crafts Ink   Billie bear....she is just so cute.

You stil have another week to join us for our Anything Goes challenge .  It would be great if you used a Ladybug Crafts Ink image but its not essential.

For my midway card I have used Comfy Billie.  If you have been following my blog for the last couple of days you will see I am hooked on these shadow box cards :).  I saw one over at Kerry's blog (A load of Old Pickle) last week and love them!!

The image s coloured with Polychromo pencls.

Paper - Frorever Friends - Kraft Notes

Hearts cut with X Cut hearts dies

Sentiment - Inky Antics - Simple Sentiments

Pearls - The Hobby House.

So hope you can join s for the challenge.

Have a good day and thanks for popping over today.

Hugs sally xxx