Christmas Cheer Girls (All Dressed Up image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's a very girly card I made using lots of ribbon for the background. I used some double sided adhesive sheets to attach the ribbons and then turned it over to cut off the excess ribbon. The gorgeous girlies are from All Dressed Up.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge -  anything Christmas goes
All Dressed Up - anything goes with an ADU image

CCC Digi Creations -  happy Christmas

Crafty Friends - family and friends

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional monochromatic Christmas  

Creative Inspirations - winter / Christmas 

Cute Card Thursday - festive colours

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

(Pin)spirational Challenges - photo inspiration - inspired by the colours

Polkadoodles -  anything goes w50

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - party

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  stitch it
SugarPea Designs - mix it up -  anything goes 

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Crafty New Year!

XOX Lucy

A Girly 18th Birthday card (All Dressed Up image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's a 2nd card using an All Dressed Up image tonight. My daughter wanted me to create a card for one of her best friends who has just turned 18. I thought this was a lovely classy image for Jess. I made the main circle paper with my distress oxide inks and sprays of water. I added some products from my company Flourish with a Bling - the rhinestones and the sparkly lilac flourish. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All Dressed Up - anything goes with an ADU image

Connie Can Crop - anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes   

Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes    

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional mythical creatures 

De Egel - Letter B - Black, Birthday, Bling

Incy Wincy Designs - photo inspiration - inspired by the lilac/purple milkshake

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes  

Just Keep On Creating - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Polkadoodles - anything goes w36  

Ribbon Girl -  any card
Star Stampz - 2 or more die cuts (circles, rectangles)

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

A Birthday Girl in Europe card (All Dressed Up image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have a few cards to show tonight. 

It still feels like winter here as Spring is only just starting, I can't wait for the warmer weather but I feel I can't complain about our cold weather when Hurricane Irma is destroying parts of the beautiful Caribbean and on it's way to Florida, I hope none of you are being affected by it.

On a happier note, I created this card for my gorgeous UK friend who holidays in Spain all the time and is going again for her birthday this month. This scene and girl reminded me of her, you can find it at All Dressed Up. Instead of colouring with my copics I used my distress inks watered down.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All Dressed Up - anything goes with an ADU image

Card Mania - shabby chic or rustic 

Craft-Alnica - shabby chic

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper  

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional mythical creatures

Hannah & Friends - pastel plus stamp

Incy Wincy Designs - photo inspiration - inspired by the colours

Just Keep On Creating - anything goes

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - weather related

Polkadoodles - anything goes w36 

Ribbon Girl - any card
SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the photo houses/doors/windows
Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Girls just wanna have fun - embossed clothing (All Dressed Up images)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's my last card for tonight, thank you so much if you've checked all 5 cards out! 

I used an All Dressed Up image set and instead of colouring their outfits with Copics I decided to use silver, white and green embossing powders. I used a fine paint brush and my embossing ink refiller - to carefully paint on the embossing ink one colour at a time, add the powder and heat-set it before doing the next colour. I feel it was half successful in the end but I did have to go around the images with my fine black marker to define the outfits once totally dry. I think practice would make perfect so I will try again in the future.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - embossing (heat embossed their outfits)
All Dressed Up - anything goes

AllSorts - embossing (heat embossed their outfits)

As you like it - fave colour - black, I love the sophistication it brings to cards. It also makes the other colours pop.

Come and Get it - make it square

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: CAS 

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional for the girls

De Egel - use black

Fab N Funky - lovely ladies

Incy Wincy Designs - clean and simple

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Pile it on - interactive and/or Birthday

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

They just love to shop at 17! (All Dressed Up image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have some exciting news - I've started up a new blog for my embellishments company, I hope you'll come follow the new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog. We are giving away a prize pack once we have 50 followers and for every 50 followers after that - so if you're one of the first 50 you get a chance to win every time we get more followers! Please tell your friends too so you get to win quicker haha! We also have a freebie offer there too and lots of Valentine's Day inspiration.

These 2 girls I thought were perfect for my daughter's friend's Birthday as she turns 17. You can find them at All Dressed Up.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - add a butterfly

All Dressed Up - anything goes with an ADU image

Aud Sentiments - valentine or love sentiment 

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Daisy Chain Challenges - have a heart 

Deep Ocean - hearts 

Dies r us - hearts and dies (added heart to the handbag)

Fussy & Fancy Friday - fussy and fancy
The Paper Shelter - For a special moment - Birthday

Ribbon Girl -  February card challenge

Send a smile 4 kids - for the girls

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - cute

Simply Papercraft -  anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Shaped girly card with balloons (All Dressed Up image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I had a challenge for a magazine of creating 7 cards with one 30x30cm sheet of patterned paper. So you may recognise this navy and teal paper in a few previous posts already. They are all very different cards so I was happy with my creations and it was less tricky than I expected. 

I used a teal pearls and beautiful Elise flowers from Flourish with a Bling, my company, click on our name to go to our store if you'd like to check them out, they come in a range of colours.

I paper pieced the little girl's hat with the paper. I did attach string to the balloons but posted the cards to the magazine before I took a new photo. The balloon die was a free one with a magazine, I love it! You can find the sweet little image at All Dressed Up.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All Dressed Up - anything goes

AllSorts - paper piecing 
Catch the Bug - anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Fussy & Fancy Friday -  fussy and fancy

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Ribbon Girl - February card challenge 

Send a smile 4 kids - for the girls

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - cute

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy