TLT - First ever Ladybug Crafts Ink Challeng Blog Challenge...oh, and a new release!!!!!!

{SQUEAL!!!} No that's not a pig that's me being excited lol. I never thought this day would arrive fast enough. All of us at LCI Central have been so excited to get the Challenge Blog under way and now here we are!!!

Yes, it's our first ever challenge at Ladybug Crafts Ink but it's more than that...it's also a blog hop to celebrate the release of the new Nikki & Friends stamps!!!

Firstly - you should have arrived here from the lovely Anita if you are taking part in the blog hop. My question is 'why wouldn't you?' as you have the chance to win all 5 of the new release stamps from Ladybug Crafts Ink! 

This is what you have to do to win:

a) Display the banner (which is at the top of this post) on your blog, either in a post or in your side bar

b) Visit each of the Lovely Ladybugs and leave a comment on each of their blog hop posts

c) Go back to the Challenge Blog and leave a comment to tell us which is your favourite image of the new release stamps.

The hop will close at 9 am on Monday 8th November and the winner will be announced at 9 am on Tuesday 9th November.

If you lose your way go back to the Challenge Blog where you can see the full list.

Now the second chance to win ONE LCI stamp of your choice is by entering our challenge, and this week it's a sketch by the stunnalicious Mary J

with the added option of decorating the inside of the card (however all the DT HAD to do this lol)

So after all that do you want to see my card? Well here it is...

 

 I can't tell you how many people have asked for Nikki to have a boyfriend. 'Ben' has been in the works for months now and I was so excited when I got the final image. See...I do listen lol. I call this image 'Young Love' and I hope you love it as much as I do :-D

 Only thing is Buttercup doesn't look too happy that Nikki's attention is elsewhere lol

{swoon} Isn't he handsome and don't they look so in love {sigh}

You can't see the sentiment very well in the pictures so thought I'd highlight it.

It was a must that we decorate the inside and this is what I did. I had planned on turning the card inside out to take the picture but almost decapitated the lovely couple in the process lol so had to take a picture this way.

What do you think? Is Ben worthy of our Nikki?

I hope I have inspired you to have a go at our first challenge. You can use any stamp in the challenges to be in with a chance to be in our top 3 but you can ONLY win a prize if you use an LCI image.

The best thing is if you don't have a blog you can still participate...just email your project/card to lcichallengeblog@aol.com

I'm the last one on the hop so all you have to do now is head on over to the Challenge Blog and leave your comment.

Good luck everyone - I just know I'm going to see some flabulous work :-D

The Challenge closes at 9am Monday 8th November .. and we will be back to announce the winners of both the challenge and the hop on Tuesday 9th Nov HERE along with our second challenge.

Ok...if all that wasn't enough I have a Kerry Bonus for you. You know how my BFF was working at the SECC at the weekend and she came and stayed with me AND we spent yesterday playing? Well you might remember I told you months ago that BFF was FINALLY going to start a blog and encouraged you to sign up to follow her but until now she hasn't posted anything/nothing/nowt/nada (she's the only blogger I know that hasn't posted a thing but still has 18 followers lol). Wellllllllllllll...drum roll please....Karen has posted her first card and you can see it HERE!!! I think you will agree that it is absolutely flabulous! Please show your appreciation and encouragement (it might make her post more often lol) for more by leaving her some Ladybug Love.

 

Ok, I'm exhausted and I still have to blog hop myself lol. Hope you enjoy and you have a great TLT!

Catch ya later x

ps you might notice that Gaelle isn't in the hop this time. She's actually on her honeymoon (I don't think she's giving us a second thought lololol) but she didn't want to be left out so you can see her card here