Beachy Best Wishes card (Hannah Lynn/Crafts & Me image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been out of action a little this month but I'm back now and I'm loving every second creating again. I bought myself a new craft desk and I feel much more organised.

The three cards I'm posting today are very different from each other, I hope you like them all, this is very muted, girly and a little mature/shabby, the other is very cute and bright using distress oxide inks and then I have another girly card but it's bright and cheery.

This gorgeous image is from Hannah Lynn at Crafts and Me, I have created with her once before so I've added the card below. I used some stamps and dies from a free magazine set, that would be the shells, starfish and seahorse. I coloured the girl with Copics. The papers are from Kaisercraft.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays -  anything goes with optional twist: summer

As you like it - fave embellishment and why - lace because it adds some dimension to a card as well as always turning a card into a more feminine delicate creation which I love.

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafty Friends - anything goes 

Crafty Gals Corner - add a star (starfishes everywhere)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional glitter/bling 

Create & Inspire -  anything goes with optional twist: summer days
Creative Inspirations - anything goes  

Cute Card Thursday - fun in the sun

Dies r us - anything goes using dies 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a sentiment

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes

Star Stampz - ribbon, lace, twine and/or cord  (ribbon and lace used) 

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the beachy style photo

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day, thanks so much for dropping by

XOX Lucy

18th Girly Birthday card using Oxide Inks (Crafts & Me / Hannah Lynn image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

My daughter's friend just turned 18 so my daughter requested I make her a special card. Zoe's a gorgeous redhead but she loves her tanning creams so her skin is a similar colour to her hair. I coloured her skin with my usual Copic skin colours and then went over it with Y21 or Y23 (I can't quite remember). Although it seems like a strange colour combo I used the same colours for her card last year and they're both a couple of my favourite cards I've created. I've added last years card below the new one so you can see they're similar but different.

I made the background using some distress inks and water. I black glitter embossed the chipboard clock face, letters and numbers. 

You can find the beautiful image at Crafts and Me.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Connie Can Crop - use your stash - old chipboard clock, film strips, image, butterfly & hearts

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes  

Country View Challenges - things with wings

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes  

Crafting with Friends - anything goes 

Crafty Calendar - anything goes  

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional ice cream/colours (liquorice, mango & raspberry) 

Creative Inspirations -  anything goes 

Creative Moments - anything goes with optional twist: Christmas in July 

Cute Card Thursday - ribbons/bows

Digi Choosday -  anything goes wk 27

Hannah & Friends - Birthday

In the Pink - special occasion with lots of pink

Inspiration Destination -  anything goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack -  anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes  

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes 

Love to Scrap - anything goes 

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - just about time (chipboard clock)

Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goes 

Polkadoodles -  anything goes wk28

Ribbon Girl -  any image

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes with flowers

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

Thanks so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Candy Stripes Summer Birthday card (Crafts & Me/Hannah Lynn image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been MIA for more than a week which is very unlike me, I do love my blogging. I have been creating, some cards for magazines so I can't post them but here's a few I've created just for fun, hope you like them.

This first one is a very summery card using scraps of yellow, pink and blue cardstock. I used double sided tape all over a square of white cardstock then added strips of the colour cardstocks to it and then turned it over to trim off all the overhang. I used to think crafters worked out the sizes etc that they needed for strips like this but it's so much easier to use a really long strip, tape/glue it down and then cut the extra bits off. I also created a rectangle and did the same.  The strip at the bottom was left overs - I just mounted it onto yellow cardstock too for another element. I inked around everything in pink ink. This card looks so much lovelier in real life. You can find the image at Crafts and Me (artist Hannah Lynn).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - summer colours

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: baby 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: dies/punches

Creative Moments -  anything goes with optional twist: flag day

Cute Card Thursday - seaside/beach (mermaid)

Digi Choosday - anything goes wk24

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes  

Let's Craft & Create - girls, girls, girls

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes 
Ribbon Girl - any image 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Lets take a vacay (mermaid, sunshine, summer colours)

Star Stampz - bright sunshine

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

A loving Mermaid wish (Crafts & Me/Hannah Lynn image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

You may have noticed I have been playing with inking backgrounds more than patterned paper lately, I am loving playing around with the inks. I'm going to a craft show this weekend and can't wait to buy some oxide inks. I coloured and fussy cut a gorgeous mermaid from Crafts and Me. I also used a Lawn Fawn stamp and die set for the fish, coral and seahorse. I used some liquid pearls in the background too. I used glitter foam for the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - life is colorful

Crafts and Me - anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls

Polkadoodles -  anything goes w16-17

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - The great outdoors  

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

Mixed Media background card (Hannah Lynn/Crafts & Me image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

2nd and last card for today and it's made with one of my favourite artists' images - Hannah Lynn. I also used a pearl Jasmine laser flourish from Flourish with a Bling and embossed it with an embossing folder to see what would happen - the embossing folder was a fairly plain one, just lines but I like the effect it gave. In the background I used a mixture of distress inks in yellow, orange and green and added water in parts. I then added some gold sequins, liquid pearls and some clear dots (sorry I can't remember their name, will check later). I used blue, green and yellow copic markers on her eyes. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - April showers bring May flowers

Catch the Bug - bingo - dies/punches, sentiment, texture

Colouring in Scrapland - girls rule

Come and Get it - it's a girl thing
Crafter's Cafe - Easter and/or Spring

Crafting when we can - one for the girls

Crafting with Friends - anything goes 

Crafts and Me - things with wings

Crafty Gals Corner - embellish it

Creatalicious - anything goes with option of Birthday

Create & Inspire - anything goes or decorate an envelope 
Creative Fingers - anything goes 
Creative Inspirations - one for the girls 

Cupcake Inspirations - mythical

Digi Choosday -  anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs - so so cute

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - sentimental

Ribbon Girl - use any image

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - splash it on 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - showers and/or flowers
Stamping Sensations -  anything goes

Star Stampz - spring or Easter

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 weekend, thanks for dropping by,

XOX Lucy