Black & Teal Starry Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I love this starry background paper and teal goes so well with black don't you think? It's one of my favourite colour combos at the moment. I used a beautiful black puffy shimmery flourish from my old company, if ever you're interested in any of my items please email me as I have a lot of stock left :) 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

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

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - stars and/or stripes 

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

A Female Floral 50th Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I made this card for my cousin's 50th Birthday recently. I love using wood grain style papers, especially using it on a feminine card. I used some gorgeous flourishes and leaves from Flourish with a Bling and I heat embossed the sentiment which are Lawn Fawn stamps.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Brown Sugar - Spring or Easter

C.R.A.F.T. -  spring/Easter

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional: Birthday 

Creative Inspirations - any occasion  

Deep Ocean -  Easter / Spring

Di's Digis - spring flowers

Incy Wincy Designs - No more than 3 colours (excl B&W) - pink, brown, green

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

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - floral frenzy

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

Pots of Love card (Tiddly Inks image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Happy Valentine's Day!

I created this card with a gorgeous little girl image from Tiddly Inks, I printed her out small enough to fit the "polaroid". I also cut up a black flourish from Flourish with a Bling and embossed the cardstocks with a polka dot embossing folder.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Have a heart

The Crazy Challenge - girl power

Creatalicious - anything goes with option of love/anniversary/thinking of you 

Creative Inspirations - Love is in the air or pink & red 

Cute Card Thursday - love

Deep Ocean - love is all around 

Tiddly Inks - Give love

Have a great day,

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

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

Black background Easter girl with bunny ears (CC Designs image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I printed out this image a long time ago and for some reason her toes didn't print so I never coloured her. I love this image so much that when I found her in my stash I decided to colour her anyway and figure it out later. I really like how it turned out and her toes are covered by flowers so no-one needs to know she's toe-less hehe. I scattered some liquid pearl dots and the pink hearts from the banner die. I also added part of a Flourish with a Bling Jasmine puffy flourish in white, it shimmers and looks gorgeous on this card. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - Easter

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes with option of Easter

Crafting with Friends - anything goes 

Crafty Creations - anything goes 

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: add flowers

Creative Fingers -  anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Spring spectacular
De Egel - for a child

Deep Ocean - Easter 

Digi Choosday - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (used a CC Designs image)

The Paper Shelter - girl power

Ribbon Girl - any card

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) -  Hip hop (bunny ears)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Spring colour inspiration and mood board 
Stamping Sensations - anything goes

Star Stampz - Spring or Easter

Vilda Stamps - anything goes 

I hope you have a lovely Easter, thanks for dropping in to see my card,

XOX Lucy