Pastel Spring Banner Card (A Random Fan image)

Ahh, my last card for the evening, that makes 3 in all. I hope you've enjoyed seeing them or have been inspired in some way or another. I love being inspired by everyone's blogs, sometimes when I have no mojo I go searching for inspiration and always find it, sometimes too many ideas and gorgeous creations that I have to balance my head up the stairs to my craft area so they won't fall out my ears haha. 

I used a cute little image from A Random Fan for this card, aren't they so sweet? The hair colour is one of my faves - I used copic markers - E29, E25, E21, Y20 and Y11 or something very similar. I love adding the yellow (Y11) at the end to give it a golden feel.

Do you see the gorgeous green leaves near the flowers? They are from a gorgeous vine we have at Flourish with a Bling. They have 10 leaves so you can cut them all off or keep as a vine and as a bonus it has a little vine too. It comes in 3 different green shades and black. We have 50% off in April so the whole set is less than USD $2 at the moment. I hope you'll check out our website (click on the name above).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist: create your own challenge
A Gem of a Challenge - Spring is in the air

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with a twist: a touch of Spring
As you like it - I like alcohol markers best as they blend so well and I can't seem to manage to do that with distress inks
Clear it out - Colour challenge Stash: yellow things (ribbon/flowers/papers/buttons)

Come and Get it - Make a card for a child
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Creatalicious - Anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday - Bonny blues

Fussy & Fancy Friday - Buttons and bows
Graph 'It Markers - Flower power

Kit & Clowder - Flowers

Not Just Cards - Anything goes 

One Sweet Challenge - Spring has sprung 
Party Time Tuesdays -  Anything goes  
Ribbon Girl - Add ribbon or lace

Sentimental Sundays - No sentiment

The Shabby Tearoom - Photo inspiration - inspired by the colours/flowers 
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - In the Middle - banner is in the middle of dog and girl
Sister Act -  Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - Children's cards

Whoopsi Daisy - Throw on the flowers 

I think that's it from me until the weekend as I have work, running kids around etc now for the rest of the week so I hope you enjoy your week and I'll "see" you on the weekend where I am a GD at Catch the Bug (Bugaboo).

XOX Lucy

I'm a Guest Designer at Not Just Cards (A Random Fan image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today/tonight I have the honor of being a guest designer at Not Just Cards. I am thrilled to bits as I love their challenge blog, they are always Anything Goes, you can enter as many times as you like and they have wonderful sponsors, what more could you want from a challenge blog hehe? They kindly let me choose an image from this week's sponsors and I couldn't go past this sweet little darling on her bike, isn't she adorable? You could win this or many other images if you enter their challenge.

I used some of my embossing folders (dusted them off hehe, I really should be using them more often) to create a little scene. My daughter was tidying her bedroom and gave me the cute little butterflies, they are for fingernails really but we thought they would be perfect for my cards seeing as she didn't want them anymore, lucky me!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist: doodling
A Gem of a Challenge - Lots of layers

AllSorts - Flower power
Art by Miran - Anything goes 
As you like it - Matt or shiny - Matt because it is easier to photograph for challenges :)
Brown Sugar - 3 different embellishments - butterflies, flowers & pearls
Come and Get it - Texture - embossing

Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
Craft your Passion - Anything goes
Crafter's Cafe - Make your own background

Crafting by Designs - Off to the movies - My Girl

Crafts Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi image 

Creative Fingers - Anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday - Stamping mad

Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes
Little Claire's Designs - Bright and beautiful

Loves Rubberstamps - Pink & girly
The Paper Shelter - Layers and lots of them

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - H is for Hat 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Anything goes
Sisters of Craft -  Anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes 
Winter Wonderland - Lots of layers

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

For The Birthday Girl (Paper Nest Dolls image and A Random Fan image)

Hi crafty friends,

Today I decided to mix it up a bit with 2 different company's images. I thought these two looked so cute together so I couldn't resist, doesn't it look like she's waiting for him to give her the cake hehe???

The boy is from Paper Nest Dolls and the girl is from A Random Fan. This background paper is actually mounted onto black cardstock but because of the background being so dark it is hard to tell.

The gorgeous flower is from Flourish with a Bling (my company) who are having a 50% off sale at the moment. We are sold out of this colour but I do have a couple left so if you order, let me know you came from my blog and I'll pop one in your order (our little secret hehe).

Every product is just $2 this month at Flourish with a Bling  !! All throughout September, everything is $2, no exceptions!! I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products and we post worldwide. Please email if you would like rough estimates of shipping, if we can send it as a large letter we will or perhaps get your friends to all buy too and share the postage! If your order is over $200AUD we will pay half the shipping (international orders) or all the postage for Aussie orders. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Random Fan - Bright Colours

AllSorts - Pretty in pink
Copic Marker Norge - Birthday using a PND image (the boy)

Craftin' Desert Divas -  Anything goes

Cutie Pie - Two's company

Let's Craft & Create - Anything goes

Loves Rubberstamps - Glitter or sparkle
My Craft Creations - Anything goes

(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - inspired by the cake

The East Wind - Birthday Princess

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Happy travels card (A Random Fan image)

Hi everyone,

I loved colouring this image from A Random Fan, these papers gave me lots of different colours to use.

The flower comes from Flourish with a Bling who are having a 50% off sale (see below for details).

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout August, everything is half off!! I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products and we post worldwide. Please email if you would like rough estimates of shipping, if we can send it as a large letter we will or perhaps get your friends to all buy too and share the postage! If you're order is over $200AUD we will pay half the shipping (international orders). 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist: use a sentiment

A Creative Romance - Fun in the sun
A Gem of a Challenge - Embossing
Art by Miran -  Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Thinking of you type sentiment 
Bearly Mine - Anything goes
Card Mania - Vacation/travel

C.R.A.F.T. - Wish you were here

Crafter's Cafe - Use a digi

Crafting at the weekend -  Anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart -  Anything goes

Crafty Calendar -  Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Sketch

Crafty Creations - Just for fun 
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 
Cupcake Inspirations - Ribbon 

Deer & Fawn Designs - Mood board - inspired by the colours and animals
Divas by Design - Anything goes 
Dream Valley - Favourite colour combo - bright, bold colours
Fairytale Stampers - Ribbon or lace
Hobby Cutz - Buttons galore

Just Inspirational - Anything goes
Let's Craft & Create - Ribbon or twine

Love to Scrap - Scheming crafters - Bright and Bold colours
Loves Rubberstamps - Buttons and bows (Buttons) (used a sponsor's image) 
Oddball Stamps - Show us your colouring skills

The Paper Shelter - Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes 

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy