Black, Red and Teal Birthday Girl card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

For this card I have used a sweet image from Polkadoodles. I used one of the WRMK 3D weaving embossing folders for the teal paper. I used some of my regular favourite items on here too - Lawn Fawn frame dies, my mini butterfly punch and my Lala Land banner. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments -  anything goes with a sentiment

Catch the Bug -  anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes w32

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Friends - anything goes 

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

Cute Card Thursday - Spots and dots

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Let's Craft & Create - anything goes with option of lots of layers 

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

The Paper Shelter - Punches and dies

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Thanks so much for dropping by, enjoy your weekend everyone!

XOX Lucy

North Pole Christmas card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Are you ready to join in the new challenge at Polkadoodles? The DT were asked to create "Christmas colour" cards but you have an easier task of "anything goes".

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Image:   Winnie Winterland (pre-coloured)
Papers:  Winnie White Christmas and the cloud paper in the scene is from Little Dudes.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More - holiday/Christmas

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional under the sea or Fairytale

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - wild things (animals)

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

  

Merry Christmas Scene card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

There's a new "anything goes" challenge just started at Polkadoodles, do all my blog friends join in their challenges already? I hope I inspire you with my cards using their gorgeous products. 

I created a lounge room Christmas scene with a few different items using PNG files before I printed them. I used a gorgeous pre-coloured Christmas girl by the fire from Winnie Winterland, I added a Christmas tree behind her from Winnie White Christmas and brick "wallpaper" from Little Dudes and sentiment from Winnie White Christmas . 

Using PNG files to build a scene: I don't know how well a teacher I am lol but this is so easy to do on the computer. Just add all the elements you want to use into a Word document and roughly size them to suit. The main things to remember when using PNG's is to right click on the item, then choose "wrap text", then "square" which then lets you move your images all around the page and over each other. The best thing to do is put your main image in the centre then bring the other items into the scene - to bring items to the back and front of the scene (For example when I put this scene together I added the Christmas tree after the girl but I wanted it behind her so I clicked on the tree then clicked on the "send backward" choice.) To do this click on the "format" tool at the top of the page and you'll then see it gives you the option to move the images in front and behind other images. If it doesn't seem like it's moving backwards just keep clicking until it does. The reason for this is that each item you add to a scene is a different "layer" so it only takes it back or forwards one layer at a time. I hope someone has found this helpful and maybe gives it a try if they have PNG files but haven't known how to use them. They don't all need to be from the same brand so it's really fun to play around with but occasionally you will find a PNG that has a white instead of transparent background. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

ABC Christmas - N is for name, O is for On.. - On the chair
Aud Sentiments - Christmas in July plus a sentiment

Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas in July  

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option: no patterned paper

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - add a little sparkle (star)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - use a punch/die cut - die cut star
Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Let's celebrate 21st birthday girl card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi crafty friends,

It's the start of a new Polkadoodles challenge and they're always "anything goes". For the DT they give us a theme each time and this week it is to add a number. So I decided to use this gorgeous image as I thought she would be perfect for a 21st birthday card. It's a bit daring of me to give her a black dress using my Copics as I'm definitely not a colourist but sometimes it's fun to challenge yourself isn't it? Its all about the folds and creases and keeping them light. Dresses with lots of folds or creases like this are the easiest to colour black I think. I've added a close up photo below but if you click on them it will enlarge (so don't look too closely, my eyes aren't what they used to be hehe).

I hope you'll join in with the challenge, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. 

I have used an image from The Darling Buds, number from Winnie White Christmas and sentiment from Winnie Celebrations 1 sentiments for my card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - flowers plus a sentiment

Card Mania -  anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes w25

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 

Creatalicious -   anything goes with optional: for a hero

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Get Creative - shaped cards

Happy Little Stampers -   anything goes with dies (circle dies)

Incy Wincy Designs - Flowers (all over her dress)

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes 

Let's Craft & Create -   anything goes with option red, white & blue

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

The Paper Shelter - celebrate

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - red, white and/or blue (all)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - red, white and/or blue (all)
Word Art Wednesday -   anything goes

Your Next Stamp - sketch or colours - colour challenge

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Make a wish Mermaid card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's been around a couple of weeks since I posted I think but I was busy closing down my craft business so it took a lot of my time, I hope you may have missed me a little bit? I'm back now and I've got loads of cards to show over the coming weeks as I'm more freed up (for now anyway as I'm starting an Interior Design course in 2 weeks, I haven't been to school in about 30 years, yikes lol!)


Anyway, onto my cards now and I love this mermaid from Polkadoodles. She comes pre-coloured, just the background coloured or all black & white. I printed it out with the background coloured as that would take forever to create such a beautiful water look (and I'd never get it looking that good lol) and I coloured just her. I heat embossed some chipboard shells and sea items to give them all a nice colour/shine.

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

a mermaid from Meribelle Mermaid and 

sentiment from Winnie Celebrations 1 sentiments. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - under the sea

Card Mania -  anything goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge -  anything goes wk25

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional: for a hero 

Cute Card Thursday -  anything goes

Double D challenges - nautical 

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  anything goes

The Paper Shelter - celebrate

That's Crafty! - close to nature

Tuesday Throwdown - The great outdoors

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Pink Girly card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Polkadoodles have a new challenge just started on their blog, I hope you'll join in, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. I'm loving creating with their gorgeous images, papers and sentiments. 

I used very light pink and teal Copic markers to create the dress.

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Image:          Winnie Special Moments

Papers:         Winnie Celebrations 1 - papers 2

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CCC Digi Creations - Eileen's challenge - anything goes 

The Corrosive Challenge -  anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - summer

Crafty Friends - anything goes

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

Creative Inspirations -  here comes the sun 

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - summer vibes

Southern Girls -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy