Patiently awaiting a baby princess card (Lili of the Valley image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating with friends and family. We've been having beautiful weather for our summer, not too hot most days so it's been just perfect. We had a super hot day yesterday so my craft room was the perfect place to be so I have many cards to show over the coming days.

I think I mentioned these gorgeous alpha teddies late last year when I made a card for my English friend. I am in love with these bears from Lili of the Valley, you can buy them as a set and also numbers too. I have another card to show shortly that's made for a baby boy, hopefully you'll check it out too. They're digis so they're easy to add to your stash without having an extra 26 stamps to find homes for :)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Happy anything 

AllSorts - Something New - New baby 

Country View Challenges - anything goes  

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: wishes 

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes  

Incy Wincy Designs - red and green

Inspiration Destination -  anything goes  

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Something New - New baby 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Something New - New baby 
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes   

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Warmest Wishes bear card (LOTV image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Isn't this scene and bear just adorable? You can find it at Lili of the Valley. It's the complete opposite of what weather we have here in Australia over Christmas as it's Summer here but it doesn't stop us Aussie crafters from making winter cards over this time of the year. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas goes

AllSorts - cold and frosty colours
CCC Digi Creations - happy Christmas

Crafty Friends - family and friends

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional monochromatic Christmas 

Creative Inspirations - winter / Christmas

Digi Choosday - anything goes w50

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies -  anything goes

(Pin)spirational Challenges - photo inspiration - inspired by the winter scene

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - stitch it

SugarPea Designs - mix it up -  anything goes 
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Crafty New Year!

XOX Lucy

Merry Christmas Tracy bears (LOTV images)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I was on Pinterest the other day when I saw some adorable cards with these alphas and bears and I just had to have them for myself! So I was really excited to see they were a digi set from Lili of the Valley so I could buy and create with them straightaway. I have a gorgeous friend in England (I'm in Australia) so I love to make and send her personalised cards so she knows I'm thinking of her. 

I've made a few cards with this alpha set (I also bought the numeral set) so I'll be posting them over the next couple of weeks.

To create this background I used ribbon strips - I added double sided tape to white cardstock and then just stuck the ribbon down and cut the excess off at the edges.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas goes 

AllSorts - snowflakes

Card Mania - Christmas

Country View Challenges -  anything goes with optional twist use reds, greens & rust

Creative Inspirations - Winter/Christmas 

Creative Moments -  anything goes with optional Christmas

Digi Choosday - anything goes w49 

Double D challenges - red and white with an optional pop of green
Jo's Scrap Shack - snowflakes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes  

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Christmas/winter holidays 

SugarPea Designs - anything goes  

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

That's it from me tonight, thank you so much if you checked out all my cards and tags, I know there were a lot. 

XOX Lucy

Pastel Bears Birthday card (Lily of the Valley stamps)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I made this card for my sister for her birthday, she adores little bear stamps so I white heat embossed these stamps and then coloured them with my copics. I added pearls to all the polka dots on the centre designer paper. The bears are called a posy trio from Lili of the Valley.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - use at least 2 designer papers (3 used) 

Aloha Fridays - fairytales/fantasy - Goldilocks' 3 bears

Card Mania - shabby chic or rustic  

C.R.A.F.T. - embossing - heat embossed the stamps with white embossing

Craft-Alnica - shabby chic

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional mythical creatures 

Hannah & Friends - pastel plus stamp

In the Pink -  anything goes in pink

Just Keep On Creating - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - lots of layers

Ribbon Girl - any card 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - stamp it - no digis

Star Stampz - 2 or more die cuts (3 circles & 3 scalloped circles)

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the photo colours - pink & latte

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

New Home Bears (Lili of the Valley stamps)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I used some oh-so-cute bears from Lili of the Valley to create my new home card today. They come in a set of 3 called Posy Trio and they are each in a circle so this involved a little bit of cutting out and careful positioning in the window so it wasn't too obvious. I have a lovely brick embossing folder which I used and cute window and banner dies to add to the scene. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania -  pastel colors 

Craft-Alnica - new home 

Crafting with Friends - anything goes 

Crafty Catz -  anything goes with optional twist: a touch of pink

Crafty Creations - anything goes 
Crafty Girls Creations -  anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes 

Creative Inspirations - Lili of the Valley image
Cute Card Thursday - celebrations

Daisy Chain Challenges - make it feminine

Deep Ocean - dots and/or stripes (stripes)

Dies r us - borders and/or edges plus dies (side borders/edges & banner & window dies)

Digi Choosday - anything goes
Inky Chicks - flowers

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes 

Polkadoodles -  anything goes

Ribbon Girl - any card

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

Through the Craftroom Door -  anything goes

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

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Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy