Birthday Penguins card

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's a beautiful warm day here in Oz but I've made 3 winter cards as most of you are all in winter right now, hopefully it's not too cold for you. I'm off to lunch with a couple of visiting  relatives from the UK so I'm going to make these posts as quick as I can as I'm still in my pyjamas hehe (my computer doesn't like my spelling of pyjamas, I'm guessing you'll all be thinking I've spelled it wrong but that's how we spell it here, I know, it doesn't make much sense to add a "y" to it lol). This image is no longer available and I fussy cut the little background penguins and trees from some patterned papers I had.   

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - happy anything
Addicted to Stamps - baby it's cold outside

Copic Marker Norge - moodboard - inspired by winter and blues

Cupcake Inspirations - winter

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - birds of a feather

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - use patterned papers
Southern Girls - stitch me up #1

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Paper Crafting Journey's new challenge - Use Halloween colours

It's time for a new challenge over at Paper Crafting Journey and this time we'd love to see you use Halloween colours. I love the idea of using Halloween colours rather than a Halloween challenge as it means it doesn't have to be card for Halloween. Having said that, my card is definitely Halloweeny lol!! I have used one of the sponsor's images (Just Some Lines), this little witch isn't very scary but she's definitely cute! I doodled the border and corner cobweb, had to practice on scrap paper first as my doodles don't always work out how I think they will hehe.

I have used a gorgeous flourish (called Jessie flourish) and black leaves (from our Jack vine) at Flourish with a Bling.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout October, 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). 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:

Artistic Inspirations -  Anything goes/make it girly

Card Makin' Mamas - Trick or treat
CMC Copic - Fall/Halloween colors

Craft your Passion - Heavy metal

Crafter's Cafe - Fave craft item - flowers
Crafty Calendar -  Halloween
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations Paint - Halloween

Dream Valley - Buttons

Graph 'It Markers - Halloween

Hanna & Friends - Halloween
Hobby Cutz - Halloween
Just For Fun - Buttons and bows (handmade black bow is top right) 
Little Miss Muffet - It's a doodle

Moving Along with the Times - Spooktastic times

My Mum's Craft Shop -  Halloween
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Paper Makeup Stamps - Playing with leaves
The Paper Shelter - Charm us!
Ribbon Carousel - Fall or Halloween plus ribbon

Ribbon Girl - Make it sparkly (ribbon is a handmade bow in top right area)
Send a smile 4 kids - Bright colors 4 kids

Sister Act - Anything goes

Stamp & Create - Fall or Halloween
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Inspired by a song - Witches Song by Marianne Faithful 

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

Paper Crafting Journey challenge - Use a sentiment

Hi there,

Paper Crafting Journey have just started a new challenge - Use a sentiment, nice and easy one to join in! The sponsor this fortnight is Just Some Lines and this little cute digi is from there.

The gorgeous toadstool, large hot pink flower and pearls are from Flourish with a Bling - tell them I sent you when ordering and you'll receive a free Jasmine flourish!

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 - Hats

Bearly Mine - Spring flowers
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favorite color combo
Catch the Bug -  A bug's life (butterflies)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Red, red and more red (use some red)
Corrosive Challenge - Life's special occasions (mother's day)
Crafts & Me - Bling it up
Deep Ocean -  Flowers and fantasy
Delightful challenges - Color my world
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 2, 7, 8
Digi Darla's - How does your garden grow?
Fairies Challenges - For a lady
Fashionista - Mother's day
Glitter & Sparkle - Stitching
Loves Rubber Stamps -  Colors of Spring
My Sheri Crafts -  Tree/nature theme
Paper Makeup Stamps - Girly 
The Paper Shelter - Make it bloom
Penny's Challenges - Use a sentiment
Send a smile 4 kids - Mothers Day
Top Tip Tuesday - Say it isn't sew
Totally Papercrafts - Get krafty

A special thanks to Rachel, Desire and my new follower Rhea for all their gorgeous comments and a big thank you to all of you that have dropped by, I love knowing you've been here.

XOX Lucy