Mowing the garden is such a joy (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's not Father's Day here in Oz until September but seeing as most countries celebrate it this month I decided to get mine done early so come Father's Day I'll have all the cards I need for it.

This card is for someone who loves to mow the lawn, I'm not sure its suitable for anyone I know hehe but perhaps an avid gardener may appreciate it. You can find this guy at Bugaboo and the gorgeous tree at Flourish with a Bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - masculine

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

Cute Card Thursday - a good sport/hobby - gardening

Inky Chicks - father's day/male

Jo's Scrap Shack - father's day

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (used a Bugaboo image) 

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - any card

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Summer garden

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - father's day/for a guy

Thanks for checking out my card. It's so sad to hear of the horrors in the world, I hope no-one is personally affected by the Orlando tragedy and I'm hoping you're all enjoying peace, good health and happiness in your lives.

XOX Lucy

Spring Mother's Day scene card (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I hope you're all enjoying life right now, I sure am. I have had plenty of time to do a little cardmaking so I have some cards to show you today, I hope you like them. This first one is a little scene created with a Bugaboo image. I coloured the image up a long time ago but never quite knew what to add but I finally found the right papers, etc. The gorgeous epoxy tree is from my company Flourish with a Bling, please visit us if you'd like to see more of our products.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Catch the Bug - Anything goes (Bugaboo image)

Creative Card Crew - Chicks

Dream Valley - Mother's Day

Glitter & Sparkle - Mother's Day
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes

Not Just Cards - Anything goes 

Ribbon Girl -  Anything goes/Easter/Spring

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - A bit o'green

As always, 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

Swinging Boy Easel Card (Tiddly Inks image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I've created an easel card with a bit of a difference, I cut out the middle so the little Tiddly Inks boy looks like he's really hanging off the tree hehe. I have used many gorgeous products from my company, FWAB - Tree, Toadstools and Grass. We have huge June sale where everything is only $2, see below for more details and store link.

Every product is just $2 this month at Flourish with a Bling  !! All throughout June, everything is $2, no exceptions!! 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 your order is over $200AUD we will pay half the shipping (international orders) or all the postage for Aussie orders. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Summertime

Art by Miran - Anything goes 

The Corrosive Challenge - Pile it on 

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting for all seasons - It's a boy thing

Crafty Calendar - Fancy folds

The Crazy Challenge - Children's games

Creative Fingers - Anything goes 

Die Cuttin' Divas - Masculine theme

Digi Choosday - Father's Day or male card 
Hanna & Friends - In the garden

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes 
Little Miss Muffet -  Anything goes

Love to Scrap -  Anything goes
Loves Rubberstamps - Masculine theme
Melonheadz - Bright colours
Not Just Cards - Anything goes 

Oddball Stamps - Summer fun
One Sweet Challenge - Dies and/or punches
Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything goes 
The Paper Shelter - Make it digital
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges -  Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Frame it
Ribbon Girl - Masculine plus ribbon

Scrapper's Delight - Anything goes 

Scrappy Moms - Happy Birthday

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Fave technique or product - Tree & toadstools from FWAB 
Sister Act -  Anything goes
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes 

Stamp & Create - Summer fun
The East Wind - Ode to nature
Whimsy Stamps - Use ribbon, lace or twine

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend, thanks so much for dropping by.

XOX Lucy

Hedgehog Friends Easel Card (Di's Digis image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Happy ANZAC day to you all, it is a very special day here in Australia and Lest we forget.

Di's Digis has a new challenge this fortnight and it's Fun/Fancy Folds. Di has a voucher up for grabs (as always) and you can purchase gorgeous little images like this one below so I hope you'll join in. If you'd like to go check out all the cute digis Di has click HERE. I have another Di's Digis card coming up shortly too with more gorgeous little animals.

I have also used some Flourish with a Bling products - Lee's Tree, pearls and leaves, aren't they beautiful? See below for their sale or click on Flourish with a Bling.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout April, everything 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!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe - Not square and use pink, pearls & lace 

Crafting with an Attitude - Freestyle/Fantasy

Deep Ocean - Shaped cards

Fairytale Challenges -  Now or never (never used this digi before)
Fussy & Fancy Friday - Springtime flowers
Jo's Scrap Shack - Bunny ears, whiskers and puppy dog tails

Kit & Clowder - Flowers

Loves Rubberstamps - Add flowers
Not Just Cards - Anything goes 

Papertake Weekly - Cute as a Button - Cute 
Sentimental Sundays - Animal Love plus sentiment

Sister Act - Anything goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Use lace

I hope you have a lovely weekend,

XOX Lucy

Swinging Girl card (The East Wind image)

Hi everyone,

I'm sharing 3 new cards I've made, I don't quite know how I manage to get so many done sometimes as I have an office job, a craft business, a family (1 hubby, 2 kids) and a large house to clean! I guess its because this is what I love to do whenever I get a chance. I love to colour while watching my favourite TV shows too.

Speaking of my business, I have created this card using one of our gorgeous trees (named after my hubby - Lee's Tree) and some vine leaves and grass. The grass comes with the tree as a set. Click on our name to be taken to the store if you'd like to check it out (Flourish with a Bling). See the front page of the website for a special deal.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - Flower power

Bunny Zoe - Hearts (on paper)
Crafter's Cafe - Make your own background

Dream Valley - Valentine's Day 

Loves Rubberstamps -  Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - H is for hearts (on paper)   

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) -   Anything goes

The East Wind - Tainted Love (TEW image)
Top Tip Tuesday - Fave colour combo - Pink and blue (using a sponsor's image)
Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes

I am so thrilled to have a few new followers in the last week or two, welcome to my blog. I hope you all have a wonderful week, thanks for dropping in this time.

XOX Lucy

Autumn Forest Fairy Birthday card (Lacy Sunshine image)

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all about to have a wonderful weekend. We went to a big Footy Grand Final Parade in Melbourne today and it was a beautiful day. What a shame that in the back of my mind was a little niggling worry about terrorists, is everyone scared around the world? They have put us on high alert here as the police shot and killed a man this week who was planning to behead them. I wish everyone could find happiness and tolerance for all beliefs. I was determined not to let it stop me from taking the kids today though as I don't want them to intimidate us no matter how frightened we might be.

Anyway, onto a happier note here's another card I created for Autumn, this time I have used a little Autumn sweetie from Lacy Sunshine, isn't she adorable?

I have used some gorgeous items from Flourish with a Bling - Lee's tree and Taylah's Toadstools. I would love for you to check out our website, we have everything priced at $2 until the end of September. Click on our name if you want to have a look at all our products, we ship worldwide.

Every product is just $2 this month at Flourish with a Bling  !! All throughout September, everything is $2, no exceptions!! 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 your order is over $200AUD we will pay half the shipping (international orders) or all the postage for Aussie orders. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance -  In the garden

Bunny Zoe - Lace

Clear it out - Birthday plus stash: something glossy (tree)

Craftin' Desert Divas - Fall

Crafty Calendar - Leaves and lace

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

Dream Valley - Lace and/or ribbon 

Faery Ink Designs - Fairies
Kit & Clowder - Colour inspiration

Lacy Sunshine - Fairy Dreams (wings)
Let's Craft & Create - Autumn
Little Claire's Designs - Birthday card
My Craft Creations - Anything goes 

Natalie & Amy - Things with wings
Oddball Stamps - Lots of circles
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Roll out the red
Pile it on - Shiny (tree)
Scrapper's Delight -  Anything goes with optional twist: no designers papers

Scrappy Mom's Stamps - Fall - use brown and orange
Sister Act - Anything goes 

Sparkles - Things with wings
The Squirrel & the Fox - Happy Birthday
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge -  Anything goes with spots or dots 
Top Tip Tuesday - Kids
V's Sweet ideas - Circles and dots

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Wishing you a wonderful weekend full of sunshine and crafting,

XOX Lucy

Raking Leaves Birthday Girl (Zuri Vice President Jnr image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

After 3 years of creating cards for challenges I am quite used to creating for the opposite seasons hehe, we are in Spring here in Australia but I am creating Fall cards. Luckily Halloween, Christmas, Easter etc are at the same time or I wouldn't know where I was haha.

I love this sweet little Autumn girl from Zuri Vice President Jnr, I used a homemade "cloud" stencil and chalks for the sky. The tree and fence are from my company Flourish with a Bling, who are having an "everything $2" sale at the moment, see below for more details or click on our name to go to the website.

Every product is just $2 this month at Flourish with a Bling  !! All throughout September, everything is $2, no exceptions!! 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 your order is over $200AUD we will pay half the shipping (international orders) or all the postage for Aussie orders. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Anything goes 

AllSorts - Sugar and spice 
Brown Sugar - Celebrations
Come and Get it - Use a digi with Autumn theme

Copic Marker Norge - Fall (plus blog hop)
The Corrosive Challenge -  Autumn/Fall

Craftin' Desert Divas - Fall

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes 

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

Cute Card Thursday - Too cute

Cutie Pie - Cute with shades of Autumn
Fan-Tastic Tuesday -  Anything goes with a twist: shades of blue
Let's Craft & Create - Anything goes 

Little Claire's Designs - Birthday card
Milk Coffee - Colors of Autumn

Oldie but a Goodie - Autumn plus 6mo stash: papers

The Paper Shelter - Ribbon, twine and/or floss (Ribbon)
Pile it on - Flowers
Sister Act -  Anything goes

The East Wind - Feel the Fall
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes 
Top Tip Tuesday - Kids

Enjoy the rest of your day and thanks so much for coming to see my card,

XOX Lucy

Stripes and/or Checks at Di's Digis (Di's Digi's image)

Hi everyone,

The new challenge this fortnight at Di's Digis is to use Stripes and/or Checks. I think this is a great challenge and stripes are perfect for boy cards (of course, girly cards too). You can find this gorgeous image and so many other cute as can be animal images at Di's Digis online store. She really does have the sweetest animal digis around!

I have used a gorgeous tree from Flourish with a Bling who are having a massive $2 sale (click on the name or see below for more details). Everything is $2 including this tree which also comes with 2 grass patches too! 

Every product is just $2 this month at Flourish with a Bling  !! All throughout September, everything is $2, no exceptions!! 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 your order is over $200AUD we will pay half the shipping (international orders) or all the postage for Aussie orders. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Anything goes

Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - CAS

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper   
Cute Card Thursday - Too cute

Delightful Challenges - Simple times
Hanna & Friends - From the kitchen

Hobby Cutz - For the boys
Let's Craft & Create - Anything goes 

(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - cake, blue

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Your Next Stamp - Sketch or photo inspiration - photo inspired cakes

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

Flower Girl Birthday Card (Bugaboo image)

Hi everyone,

I am on a roll this weekend so far aren't I with so many cards? This one is bright and summery (again hard to see in the photo as it's an awful wintry day in Oz). I have used 2 images from Bugaboo on this card, the girl and the fence. I love using PNG files to create a scene. I have also used a gorgeous tree and grass from Flourish with a Bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Art by Miran - Anything goes 

Bunny Zoe - Layers
Card Mania -  Circles (in the tree)

Catch the Bug - Color challenge (using Bugaboo images)
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

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

Hobby Cutz - Use pink

Just Keep on Creating -  Anything goes 
Melonheadz - For a child/use a child's image 

The Paper Shelter - Photo inspiration

The Rubber Buggy - Blooms and butterflies

Sentimental Sundays - Summer plus a sentiment

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) -  W is for white
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