Black and white wedding card

Hi Crafty friends,

Here's something you don't see from me, a black and white image not coloured! I thought about colouring their skin but decided it would look better left alone so I just added a bit of sparkle to the bouquet.

The silver rhinestone flourishes are from my company Flourish with a Bling

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout February, the only items not discounted are the already amazingingly priced value packs, everything else 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:

A Creative Romance -  Show us some love
A Gem of a Challenge - All you need is love

C.R.A.F.T. - Love/Valentine's Day 

Crafty Cardmakers - Black and white

Cute Card Thursday - Something new - Non-coloured image

Just Inspirational - Swirls

One Stitch at a Time - White plus one colour

(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - inspired by the black and white part of cupcake

The Rubber Buggy -  Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes 
The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Clean and simple
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes   

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed it, would love to see you here again, don't forget to check out the FWAB 50% off sale too,
XOX Lucy

Black & White rocker card

Hi, here's my last card of the day, a rocker card.

I was wanting to make a black and white card for a couple of challenges but my first card turned out really ordinary so I haven't and won't post it lol. Do you ever do that? If I'm not proud of my creation I don't enjoy sharing it. I usually play around with it until I'm happy but sometimes there's just no saving it.

I am much happier with this one so I'm sharing and entering some comps with it. I have used a Floppy Latte silhouette digi image. I also used part of a rhinestone flourish and flower from Flourish with a Bling.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional thanks

A Gem of a Challenge - Gems, gems, gems
A Little Bit Crafty - Sparkle and shine
Artistic Inspirations - Use a sentiment/anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Feminine plus sentiment 
Bunny Zoe - Vintage/shabby chic
Card Makin' Mamas - Thankful tidings
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes  

Craft-room Challenge - Photo inspiration (taken from the black and white cup & saucer)

Crafty Creations - Dies and punches 

Crafty Ribbons - Black and white (with ribbon)
The Crazy Challenge - Vintage
Di's Digis - Show us girly

Fab N Funky - Anything goes 
Flutterby Wednesdays -  Anything goes (with butterfly or fairy)
Hanna & Friends - Glitter (all white background papers are glitter paper)

Hobby Cutz - Winter wonderland or glitter & sparkle (mine is glitter and sparkle)
Jo's Scrap Shack - Things with wings
Kaboodle Doodles - Bountiful harvest/Blessings 

Lacy Sunshine - It's a bling thing
Loves Rubber Stamps - Black and white or Sepia
Moving Along with the Times - Pearly, swirly, girly

Paper Nest Dolls - Give thanks
Paper Pretties - Give thanks
The Paper Shelter - For someone special
Ribbon Carousel - Holidays and celebrations (Thanksgiving)

Sister Act -  Anything goes

Songbird Challenges - Your favourite song - Black or white (Michael Jackson)
Sweet Stamps - Thank you cards
Through the Craftroom Door -  Anything goes 
Tuesday Throwdown - Gratitude
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes 

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed seeing my latest cards, I would love to see you here again,
XOX Lucy

Magnolia Happy Birthday card

Hi there,

Today my card is made with Flourish with a Bling's Elise flourish and flowers, aren't they gorgeous? I have only used half of the flourish. See below for FWAB's amazing prize pack for our blog hop.

I paper pieced Magnolia's Tilda so her dress, hair, boots and hearts etc all look 3D. Here's my card:

Want to win this amazing prize? Click HERE to join in the blog hop (ends Friday 19th April AUS time). Anyone is eligible to win so hope you join in, would love one of my crafty friends to win it!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create -  Spring Fever

All Sorts - Spring has sprung

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favorite color combo

Catch the Bug -  Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

CMC Copic - All about hair

Corrosive Challenge - Spring fling

Crafting for all seasons - Floral delight

The Cutie Pie - Inspired by a movie (Pollyanna)

Deep Ocean - Flowers and fantasy

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 2 (All my Lovin'), 4, 5 (B'day tab), 8, 10

Di's Digis - Flower frenzy

Divas By Design - Flowers

Dream Valley - Happy Birthday

Emerald Faeries - Recipe - 1 image, 2 pps, 3 embellies

Fab n Funky - Spring colours

Fairies Challenges - Anything goes

Forever Friends - Paper piecing

Great Impressions - Pastels or polka dots (pastels)

Inky Impressions - Paper piecing

Lacy Sunshine -  Anything goes

Loves Rubber Stamps - Pop your image

Magnolia Down Under - Tic Tac Toe - Pink, sentiment, embossing

Magnolialicious - Buttons, bows or beads (Buttons and bow)

Milk Coffee - Welcome Spring

Moving along with the times - Inspired by a song or movie (Song - All my Lovin' by Beatles)

My Mum's craft room - Easter or Easter colors

My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung

No matter which challenge - Beige, rose, pink color combo

The Paper Shelter - Spring delights

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - Add flowers and ribbon

The Ribbon Reel - 2 patterned papers, 1 cardstock plus ribbon

Simon says stamp - April showers or Spring flowers

Simply Magnolia - Color combo - Pink white green and bling

The Squirrel & the Fox - Inspired by a song or movie (Song - All my Lovin' by Beatles)

Top Tip Tuesday - Girls and boys come out to play

Whimsy Stamps - Pretty in pink

Whoopsi Daisy - Swirls

I am so happy you dropped in, don't forget to do the FWAB blog hop to win that amazing prize pack!

XOX Lucy

Guest designer for 613 Avenue Create

Hi and welcome to my blog!

I am very excited to guest design for 613 Avenue Create this week, I only found their fantastic challenge blog a couple of months ago but have been hooked ever since! Their challenge this week is to use brown, pink and white or cream.

I have used a Bugaboo digi (coloured them with copics) and the gorgeous flowers and rhinestone flourishes are from Flourish with a Bling who now sell internationally to the public. FWAB have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Vintage, Fairy garden, bling packs etc), I hope you'll check them out here.

Please click on any of the challenge blog names below to join in, these are the challenges I'm entering this card into:


2 Sisters - Love and/or Valentine
Catch the Bug - Bingo - Sewing, players choice & heart
CMC Copic - Girly & feminine
Copic Marker Norge - Hearts/Valentine
Craft Your Passion - My Valentine
Crafty Creations - Love and/or hearts
Creatalicious Challenges - L'Amour
Divas By Design - Love and romance
Love to Create - Feelin the love
Loves Rubber Stamps - All about love
Mark's Finest Papers - Pink brown and white
Moving along with the times - Love is in the air
My Grafico - Anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Love
Party time Tuesday - 3 and 3 (3 flowers and 3 single rhinestones)
Pattie's Creations - Valentine's Day
Penny's Challenges - Use your favourite colour combo (Brown, pink & white)
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration (brown colour and 2 loving beings)
Sparkle & Glitter - All the things I love (digis, rhinestone flourishes, flowers)
The Squirrel & the Fox - Love
Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping by, 
Have a great rest of the weekend,
XOX Lucy

Halloween scene card re-posted

Hi friends,

Unfortunately I have had a spammer in my blog and for the past several weeks this card has had over 3000 views. It's very annoying as I like to see how many crafters have come to check out my blog each day and this stops me from knowing so I've had to delete the original post. I still wanted my card on my blog though so I'm re-posting it, hopefully the spammers don't find another card instead, aren't they irritating?

 FWAB used:
Elise black flourish, Grass from Trent's fence & Jack black leaves

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

Thank you so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

Be Yourself card

Hi crafty friends, I am sorry I've been out of action on my blog for a week but I was away for a few days at a wedding (interstate) and then of course trying to catch up with everything, it takes a while and yet I was itching to start cardmaking again! I have my Auntie's 60th Birthday today so we're about to go out for lunch shortly, so I made her this card using a Doodle Pantry digi. I don't have my camera at the moment so I must apologise for the blurry photo, it was taken on my Iphone. Unfortunately I won't be able to take a better one as I'm giving it to her today.

FWAB used:

Elise flourish and flower, Jack black vine leaves

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

Card Crafters Circle - Patterned papers

CMC Copic - Twist of orange

The Cutie Pie - Distressing your cards

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Sentiment, ribbon, patterned paper

Digistamps 4 Joy - Bingo - No pumpkins, no die cuts, no brads, no embossing)

Divas By Design - Let's get cute!

Doodle Pantry - Use a Doodle Pantry image

Dream Valley - Glitter and bling (orange bird is glittery, hard to see in photo)

Hiding in my Craft room - You pick fave colour combo (orange, blue, black)

Inky Impressions - Birthdays

Jellypark Friends - Back to nature (birds on branch)

Lexi's Creations - Special Birthday

Mad for Markers - Use Y and/or YR copics (Y17 claws, YR15 & 16 for bird)

My Mum's craft shop - Sentiments
Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy (fave colours)

Papelitos stamps - Anything goes

Paper Pretties - 2 or more circles (clock and number)
Penny's Challenges - Lots of layers

Pile it on - Make it sparkle (bird sparkles)

The Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle (the orange bird is sparkly, sorry photo not great)

Shelly's Images - Roll 'em - Flowers, bling, digi

The Squirrel & the Fox - Flowers, hats or horses

Stamp n Doodle - Use a digi

Stampin' for the weekend - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - All that glitters (bird sparkles)

The Pink Elephant - Favourite colouring medium (copics)

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much for viewing my card and any lovely comments you might leave, I love reading them but please don't feel obliged, I just love seeing that crafty people have dropped in!
XOX Lucy

TGF Thank you card

Hi, As promised I went crazy making cards so have many blog posts to upload in the next couple of days. My first one is using a The Greeting Farm stamp, I used a brown ink for the outline rather than the usual black for a more subtle look.

FWAB used:

Elise flourish in black

for more info or to find a stockist please visit www.flourishwithabling.com.au

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

The Crafty Pad - http://thecraftypad.blogspot.co.uk/ - Floral
Card Crafter's Circle - http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.co.uk/ - Vintage
The Stamping Boutique - http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - Pink
The Ribbon Reel - http://theribbonreelchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Damask delight
Pile it on - http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - For a child
A Gem of a Challenge - http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - For the girls
Cute Card Thursday - http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com.au/ - Letters and numbers
Farm Fresh Friday - http://splendidstamping.blogspot.com.au/ - Pink
Whoopsi Daisy - http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com.au/ - Sparkle and shine
Deep Ocean - http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/ - More than 2 colours
Link up for pink - http://www.linkupforpink.com/ - Pink

Thanks so much for coming to check out my card/blog, really appreciate it,
XOX Lucy