Tuesday Throwdown challenge - Stitching (I'm a GDT) (Sassy Cheryl image)

Hi everyone,

I'm thrilled to be a guest designer at Tuesday Throwdown this month, they have weekly challenges and some fantastic prizes to win. 

This week their challenge is stitching (faux or real), I have used faux stitching on mine as I am still yet to read the instructions on my sewing machine I just HAD to have 2 Christmases ago hehe!! 

Their sponsor this challenge is Sassy Cheryl and they kindly gave me this oh-so-cute image to work with. I paper pieced her outfit and the tree, grass and pearls are from Flourish with a Bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - Something new (new image & leaf die cut)

The Corrosive Challenge - Animals

Craft your Passion - Young at heart

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafty Calendar - Animal antics

Cute Card Thursday - What a gem

Fairies Challenges - Spring
Just Inspirational - Anything goes  

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Love to Create -  Anything goes  

Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Squirrel & the Fox - Autumn or Spring
Stamp & Create - Ready for Spring
V's Sweet ideas - Kids theme

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

Lovely Friend card (Jade Dragonne image)

Hi everyone,

I found this image from Jade Dragonne on the web, her images are free as long as you abide by some basic rules. I just loved this sassy girl and she has a few more I'll hopefully use over the next few months.

The fence and grass are from Flourish with a Bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Bingo - Pink, lace, ribbon

AllSorts - Spring is coming
As you like it - Fave 3D texture: Flowers because they always make a card more girly.
Aud Sentiments -  Any sentiment for a girl
Bearly Mine - One for the girls
Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love
Butterfly Challenge -  3 B's - Butterflies, buttons and bows
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. -  Inspired by a film - Hannah Montana the movie

Craft-room Challenge - Color challenge 
Crafts and Me -  Photo inspiration - inspired by the colours and the bling/flowers
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbons and buttons (pink heart button)

Creative Fingers - Anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday -  Springtime

Deep Ocean - Just for a girl 
Fairies Challenges - Spring
Inky Impressions - Charms 

Just Inspirational - Hearts and ribbons
Just Keep on Creating -  Anything goes
Love to Create - Anything goes

Milk Coffee - Emboss it

Natalie & Amy - Flowers

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Use something green (cardstock, grass, bow)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Guys and girls 
Pile it on - Thinking of you
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - this girl looks like she's on a movie set

Sassy Studio Designs - Flip it or fold it

Savvy Homemade Cards - Going green
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes with pearls 
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef -   Anything goes 
Sweet Stamps - Fun folds
Totally Gorjuss - Happy Birthday 
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,
XOX Lucy

Birthday Princess scene card (Make It Crafty image)

Hi it's me again,

Sorry if you've come here and not seen my other card, I usually write these blog posts with my lovely followers in mind so it may not always make sense to a newcomer - here's an idea, you could also become a follower of my blog hehe.

I've created another card today and this time I've used a Make it Crafty image. Once I'd coloured her with copics I used my white ink pen to add dots to her dress.

I also used some products from my company Flourish with a Bling - Fence, part of a sun and the grass.

Flourish with a Bling are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. - Colour combo - blues

Craft Mojo -  All things new - New image
Crafting by Designs - Get your girl on
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - For the girls
Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Cutie Pie - Cute January blues
Deep Ocean - Birthdays
Di's Digis - Spots and dots
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings (Birthday)
Little Blue Button Stamps -  Anything goes

Make it Colourful - Blue and yellow (image can be found here)
Paper Nest Dolls -  Anything goes

Pile it on - Wood (fence)
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 

Sister Act - Anything goes   

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
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. I hope you have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Bugaboo Married card

Aren't Bugaboo digis so funny and cheeky! I love this one and thought it's perfect for all the male themed challenges this week.

How cute are the toadstools? They come in a pack and you can buy them HERE.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A gem of a Challenge - Father's Day/Male

Catch the Bug - Bingo - Bugaboo image, starting with F (funny card), Ribbon/twine
Crafting for all seasons - One for the guys (using sponsors image)
Cute Card Thursday - Once upon a time ... (they must have been happy lol)
Delightful challenges - Weddings/anniversaries
Dream Valley - Father's Day/for a male
Hobby Cutz - Masculine card/Father's Day
Lexi's Creations - Father's Day or special male's Birthday
Milk Coffee - Father's Day or male inspired card
Simply create too - Father's Day or male inspired (card no.2)
Sister Act - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Masculine card

Thanks for looking at my card, I hope you have a great day,
XOX Lucy

Saturated Canary mauve card

Hi again, I hope you're not sick of me yet after my 4th blog post this evening! 

This card I have used a Prima paper, Saturated Canary digi and beautiful Flourish with a Bling products - Tree, leaves and grass. You can purchase them HERE.

Flourish with a Bling is 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:

All Sorts - Here come the girls

Catch the Bug - Anything goes 
CMC Copic - Orange you cool!
Creatalicious Challenges - For the girls
Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes with a B - Butterflies, brown, blooms 
Great Impressions - Leave a little sparkle (butterflies and hair but hard to see in photo)
Heck of a challenge - Bingo - Lace, yellow, flowers
Lacy Sunshine - Anything goes
Milk Coffee - Load on flowers
One Crazy Stamper - Summer fun
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Saturated Canary - Hair that is different
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes for kids
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Simon says stamp & show - Brought to you by the letter S - Spring themed, Saturated Canary
Sister Act - Anything goes
The Squirrel & the Fox - Summer (or Winter) (using Sponsors image)
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - Anything goes

Have a great day,
XOX Lucy

I'm a guest designer at My Sheri Crafts

Happy Mother's Day!! I hope you're getting spoiled today if you're a mum celebrating mother's day today. 

I'm a guest designer over at My Sheri Crafts this challenge, I hope you check it out as it's a great blog and the challenge this time is to create 3D flowers on your card. I made my 3D flowers with two retro flower punches and a stick! I know many crafters have these punches but I haven't seen many flowers made this way and yet it's my favourite way to use the flower punches. See below for basic tutorial but feel free to contact me if you ever have any queries. You can buy the fence, toadstools, grass, leaves and pearls 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:

2 Sisters - Mother's Day

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favourite colour combo
By the Cute & Girly - Flowers
Celebrate the Occasion - Mother's Day
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Mother's Day
CMC Copic - Anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - Mother's Day
Craft Your Passion - Floral delights
Crafts 4 Eternity - Tic Tac Toe - Pink, 3 of something (words), Bling
Crafts & Me - Lace
Crafty Creations - Something old (beads & stamp), Something new (envelope & papers)
Crafty Sentiments - Use a sentiment
Creative Card Crew - Bling
Deep Ocean - Sparkle
Di's Digis - Show us your bling
Divas By Design - Anything goes
Dream Valley - No squares allowed
Emerald Faeries - Ribbons
Fab n Funky - Beads (pink flat beads)
Flutter by Wednesday - Open challenge
Forever Friends - monthly challenge - Anything goes
Great Impressions - Celebrations
Hobby Cutz - More than 1 fold
Inky Impressions - Mother's Day/For a lady
Love to Create - Mother's Day
My Mum's craft room - Spots &/or stripes (spots)
One Crazy Stamper - Flowers
Paper Makeup Stamps - Favourite colour - red
The Paper Shelter - Love is in the air
Penny's Challenges - Dies/punches 
Perfect Sentiments - Dry emboss (flowers) and sentiment
Pile it on - For a Mother
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Celebrations plus ribbon or twine
Simon says stamp - Things with wings (butterfly)
Simply create too - Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge - You can say that again
The Squirrel & the Fox - Mother's Day
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Mother's Day
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes
Whimsical Designs - Bling it out
Whimsy Stamps - Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping in and Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers around the world,

XOX Lucy

PCJ's new challenge "Anything goes" - Boys Birthday card

Hi there, 

Paper Crafting Journey have a new (and super easy) challenge this fortnight and it's Anything goes!! The sponsor is Digistamps4Joy and I have used one of their latest images, isn't he a cutie?? I made this card for my little nephew's Birthday.

The gorgeous tree, fence, grass and pearls are all by Flourish with a Bling (please click on the name or see below for more details on FWAB).

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:

A gem of a Challenge - Going green

Bearly Mine - Anything goes
Catch the Bug - Colour combo
Celebrate the Occasion -  Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody -  Anything goes
CMC Copic - Celebrations
Crafty Sentiments - The letter B - Blue, brown, banner, name "Blade" on it, Birthday, Birdcage, bling,  
Creative Card Crew - Bling (pearls, tree and grass)
The Cutie Pie - Lots of layers
Deep Ocean - Favourite colour combination
Digi Darla's - Celebrate
Divas By Design - Add a number
Forever Friends - (monthly challenge)  Anything goes
Moving along with the times - One for the guys
Paper Makeup Stamps - Celebrations
Party time Tuesday -  Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - Animals
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Lots of layers
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes

Thank you so much for taking a peek at my card, I hope you liked it and look forward to seeing what you create for the Paper Crafting Journey challenge.

XOX Lucy

Doodle Pantry Male Birthday card

Do you have as much trouble as I do creating cards for men? When it comes to female cards I always like to add and add and then add some more lol but for men, my cards always seem to be the clean and simple style. 

This card was made with a Doodle Pantry image which I love and found really easy to colour with copics. The ticket stub is a digi image from Delightful images. The grass is from Flourish with a Bling and comes with many gorgeous toadstools, click HERE to check them out (if you order, tell them you came from my blog and we'll send you a Jasmine laser flourish as a bonus).

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:

Aud Sentiments - Male card
CMC Copic - Red, red and more red (use some red)
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 1, 2, 9
Doodle Pantry - Anything goes (must use DP image)
Glitter & Sparkle -  Stitching
Top Tip Tuesday - Say it isn't sew

Thanks so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Magnolia Spring day card

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, I hope you enjoy looking at this card I made using a Magnolia Tilda image and lots of gorgeous Flourish with a Bling (Tree, grass, leaves, fence, pearls).

Want to win this amazing FWAB 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:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favorite color combo

Catch the Bug - A bug's life (butterflies)
My Craft Spot - Anything goes
Crafts & Me - Bling it up
Cute Card Thursday - Butterfly kisses
Deep Ocean - Flowers and fantasy
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary -  7, 8, 9
Digi Darla's - How does your garden grow?
Divas By Design - Butterflies and birds
Fairies Challenges - For a lady
Forever Friends - Dies and/or punches
Inky Impressions - Dies and/or punches 
Lacy Sunshine -  Spring fever 
Loves Rubber Stamps -  Colors of Spring
Magnolia Down Under - Masking (clouds)
My Sheri Crafts - Tree/nature theme
Paper Makeup Stamps - Girly
The Paper Shelter - Make it bloom
Quirky Crafts - Wings and clouds
Stamp & Create - Use at least one die cut
Sweet 'n Sassy -  Pick your favourite challenge - 93 For a child
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Tilda's Town - Flowers everywhere
Whimsy Stamps - Pretty in pink

Thanks so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Di's Digi Spring card

Hiya, Flourish with a Bling are having a blog hop with the most amazing prize to be given away, see below for prize pack.

Here's a card I made using one of Di's Digis, they have my favourite animal images, I just love these little bears, they are soooo cute!! This card can be for a Birthday or Mother's Day so I didn't add a sentiment this time. I have coloured him with copics.

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
A gem of a Challenge - Animals
All Sorts - Spring has sprung
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favorite color combo
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
My Craft Spot - Cute critters
Cupcake Inspirations - Polka dots
The Cutie Pie - Favourite film (Pretty Woman - Richard Gere holding the roses at the end)
Deep Ocean - Flowers and fantasy
Delightful challenges - Round up
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 1, 5 (banner), 7, 8
Digi Darla's - Take me out to the ball game (banner)
Di's Digis - Flower frenzy (the digi image can be bought here)
Dream Valley - Happy Birthday
Fairies Challenges - Anything goes
Fashionista - Mother's Day
Milk Coffee - Welcome Spring
Moving along with the times - Inspired by a song or movie (Carebears movies)
My Mum's craft room - Easter or Easter colors
My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Send a smile 4 kids - Mother's Day
Simon says stamp - April showers or Spring flowers
Stamp & Create - Use at least 1 die cut
Sweet Stampin' - Scallops
Sweet 'n Sassy - Choose your favourite challenge (#81 Gifts)
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes

I love that you have come to visit me, good luck if you decide to do the FWAB blog hop!

XOX Lucy