Sending Love on 14th February card (Little Blue Button Stamps image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have a few cards to show tonight, all loved up ones :)

I love Valentine's Day images and cards, they're always so sweet, I do get carried away making more than just one card for my DH hehe.

I used a gorgeous image from Little Blue Button Stamps for this card and some old houndstooth paper, I used my favourite colour combo for Love - Red, black & white.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Have a heart 

AllSorts - Love is in the air 

As you like it - Stitching - my favourite stitching is faux pas as I can doodle it on much easier than getting out my sewing machine (which I've never got around to yet!)

Card Mania - Red and hearts 

CCC Digi Creations - It's all about Love  

Colour Crazy Challenge -  Anything goes wk5
Crafty Catz - Love is in the air  

Crafty Friends - Love is in the air 
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

The Crazy Challenge - Love

Creatalicious - Anything goes with optional: love/anniversary/thinking of you  

Creative Craft Cottage - Love is all around 

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

Cute as a Button -  Anything goes with optional: Spring

Cute Card Thursday - Love 

Deep Ocean - Love is all around 

Happy Little Stampers - Anything goes with dies (Sentiment and scalloped border dies)  

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes 

Let's Craft & Create - Anything goes with optional: Mother's Day 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes  
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - For the one you love

Polkadoodles - Anything goes wk6 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Love is in the air 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  It must be love
Simply Papercraft - Anything goes  

That's Crafty! - I heart you  

I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

XOX Lucy

A table card tutorial for Jo's Scrap Shack (Little Blue Button Stamps images)

Hi everyone,

I won a Guest Designer spot at Jo's Scrap Shack and Jo suggested a tutorial to go along with it. I've made a couple of these shaped cards in the past and never showed how to create it so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to show Jo's crafty friends and mine how to make one of these cards.

It's one of my favourite shaped cards - A lady by the name of Katie K first gave me the idea after I saw her icecream stand card tutorial. I call it a table card but if there's a real name for it I'd love to know.

I have a lot of photos rather than writing as I think it's easier to follow but feel free to comment or email me if my instructions aren't easy to understand and I'll be happy to try and make them clearer. Here's my finished card (below) so you know what it is I'm doing the tutorial on, I used gorgeous girlies from Little Blue Button Stamps:

This was so much fun to create, I also paper pieced all of their dresses.

So here's how to create your own table card:

Once this shaped card has been created you can go ahead and decorate it with anything you like! Here are close ups of my card:

If you create one of these from my tutorial I would really love to see it so please email me or comment sending me a link to your blog post :)

This is my third table card so here's a couple of links to see the others for more ideas on decorating: a cupcake stand card and Love hearts for sale card.  I'm hoping to create and Christmas one soon.

Thank you again to my lovely blog friend Jo for asking me to be a guest designer, I have loved it!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Bingo - Flowers, patterned paper, pink plus sentiment

Brown Sugar - Breast Cancer awareness/pink

Card Mania - anything goes
Catch the Bug - anything goes

Crafting by Designs - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - remember remember the challenge for November

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional Beartastic  

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option use silver and blue

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Creative Inspirations -  sparkle
Creative Ladybirds -  anything goes 

Cute as a Button - anything goes with optional Thanksgiving theme 

Digi Choosday - anything goes w44 

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

Let's Craft & Create -  anything goes with option of fall colours/thankful

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes 
Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes

Not Just Cards -  anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies -  anything goes

The Paper Shelter - a card for a child

Polkadoodles - anything goes w44

Ribbon Girl -  November card challenge
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Have a great day, I really hope one of you might try this card style, I'm excited to see!

XOX Lucy

LBBS Purple Birthday card

I loved colouring up this Little Blue Buttons Stamp girl, I struggle with pleats in clothing but this one seemed a lot easier than most. This card is very clean and simple for me but I thought it suited her this time around, I'm sure I'll use her again with a busier card at some stage lol.

I think this is my last post before Christmas as it's Christmas eve afternoon here in Australia which is also my Mum's Birthday! So I wish you all a very merry Christmas and enjoy the silly season with friends and family but stay safe.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes 

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes 

Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything goes 
Crafts and Me - Anything goes 
Crafty Sentiments - Birthdays (add 3 for being a follower of the inspirational blog)

Creatalicious - 2014 wishes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Celebrations 
Digi Darla - Anything goes

Hobby Cutz -  Anything goes

Little Blue Button Stamps - Birthday cards (using a LBBS image)

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter -  Anything goes

Pile it on - P is for purple, pink and pearls
Sassy Studio Designs - Sparkle & Shine 

Simon Says Stamp - Bling it on
Sister Act - Anything goes 

Stamp & Create -  Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - White and one other colour
Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes

I hope you have a lovely holiday season,
XOX Lucy