Birthday Bear with gifts card (Di's Digis image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

This is my favourite card of the day to post, I actually made the background for a Saturated Canary image but when I put my sweet bear against it I liked them together better, sometimes that happens doesn't it? The gorgeous image is from Di's Digis. I used a star stencil and white smooth texture paste, waited for it to dry then sponged some oxide inks over it. Some crafters manage to get the stars to stay white, I tried baby wiping them but they remained yellow and I didn't mind it but I'd love to know if you know a handy tip for my issue?

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - happy anything

Artistic Inspirations -  anything goes 

Catch the Bug - anything goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge -  anything goes wk 1
Country View Challenges - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 

Crafty Girls Creations -  anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: wishes

Creative Inspirations - something new - new star stencil 

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Deep Ocean - something new - new star stencil

Digi Choosday - anything goes wk2 

Di's Digis - celebrations
Double D challenges - any Birthday/anniversary
Fairytale Challenges - a new technique - using distress oxide inks over texture painted stars

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies - stitched border die

Incy Wincy Designs - red and green

Inspiration Destination - anything goes  

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes  

Let's Craft & Create -  anything goes with optional Love is in the air

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  anything goes 
Love to Scrap - anything goes  

Paper Creator's Crafts -  anything goes 

Polkadoodles -  anything goes Wk1

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - winter blues

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day, I'm so glad you dropped by my blog,

XOX Lucy

Flying mice Birthday card (Di's Digis image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I hope you're all enjoying 2018 so far. 

I have a few cards to add to my blog today. I love creating scalloped circle cards, they make such a sweet shape I think. I've used a gorgeous image from Di's Digis, they could be perfect for Valentine's Day too don't you think? Maybe I'll make a Valentine's Day card with them and make it completely different just for fun. I used some old Liquid Pearls for my blue dots but I wish I had some blue Nuvo drops as I get a much cleaner and uniform look at the end.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - happy anything 

Artistic Inspirations -  anything goes 

Catch the Bug - anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: wishes 

Creative Inspirations - something new - first time using these mice images 

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Deep Ocean - something new - first time using these mice images

Di's Digis - celebrations

Double D challenges - any Birthday/anniversary 
Fairytale Challenges - a new technique - creating a sky background with Copics

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies - circle dies

Inspiration Destination - anything goes  

Let's Craft & Create - anything goes with optional Love is in the air 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - winter blues

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Cute handmade Christmas tags (Bugaboo and Di's Digis images)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have a few Christmas gift tags I've made for friends and family to show you today and then a couple of cute cards.

I used my distress oxide inks to create the skies here and then added some clear snowflakes. I used glitter for the ice/snow on the ground. The skating bear is from Bugaboo and the candy cane bear is from Di's Digis, aren't they both such cuties?

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas goes 

AllSorts - snowflakes

Creative Inspirations - Winter/Christmas 

Di's Digis - Winter holidays (used a Di's Digi image)

Jo's Scrap Shack -  snowflakes

Not Just Cards - anything goes  

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Christmas/winter holidays

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Gift it
SugarPea Designs -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Big Hugs Birthday Girl Bear card (Di's Digis image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's winter here so it's a great time for creating more often but no good for taking photos of them. Where's my sunshine lol?

Anyway, onto my card and this gorgeous little bear comes from Di's Digis. I die cut scraps of papers to match and mounted them onto white card to give a fresh feel. I heat embossed the chipboard corners with white embossing powder and the sentiment is a Lawn Fawn stamps and dies set.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts -  use at least 2 dies - square frames and sentiment dies

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: use your fave colour - pink

Creative Inspirations - your favourite things - girly cards, pink, cake, hugs 
Cutie Pie - all creatures great and small

Di's Digis - Birthdays

In the Pink - cake plus pink
Not Just Cards - summer challenge anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - June card challenge 

Tuesday Throwdown - sugar high

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Easter Bunny & Chick with eggs (Di's Digis image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

What would we do without these talented artists creating super cute images for us to create with? Here's another of my faves by Di's. I used plaid paper from Lawn Fawn and the sun, cloud and mini vine are from Flourish with a Bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - furry friends

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes with optional twist of Easter  

Card Mania - April showers bring May flowers

Come and Get it - in the garden

Crafting from the Heart -  anything goes

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

The Crazy Challenge - Spring is coming

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: add flowers 

Creative Inspirations - Spring spectacular 

Cute as a Button - Easter

Cute Card Thursday - Easter

Cutie Pie - bunnies and chicks 
Deep Ocean - Easter

Digi Choosday -  anything goes 15

Di's Digis - Spring and/or Easter (Di's digis image used)
Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes

(Pin)spirational Challenges - inspired by the eggs

Ribbon Girl - any card

Scrapper's Delight - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - hip hop (bunny)

Vilda Stamps - anything goes

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Have a great day,

XOX Lucy