Thank you card in my garden (Lala Land image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

My last card to show you tonight is a fall inspired card using a Lala Land stamp. I actually coloured the image when I first started cardmaking but I never created with it. When I came across it in my stash I decided to colour over the top to see how my colouring had come along and how much it would change how it looked. I'm so annoyed with myself that I didn't take a photo of the "before" colouring so you could see the difference. I added a little bird to her hat to match the "garden".

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - use at least 2 designer papers

Card Mania - shabby chic or rustic - rustic 

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes

Connie Can Crop - anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes   

Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes    

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 
Creatalicious - anything goes with optional mythical creatures 

Cute Card Thursday - Autumn

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Just Keep On Creating - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 
Love to Scrap - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Polkadoodles - anything goes w35 

Ribbon Girl - any card

Send a smile 4 kids - fall or halloween for kids (Fall)

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

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

Your Next Stamp - sketch or colours - colours brown, yellow, orange and green used

Have a great day/night, thank you so much for popping by my blog, I hope one of my cards has inspired you in some way :)

XOX Lucy

Girly Thank you card (Tiddly Inks image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

This is my last card for the day and perhaps my favourite. I love this gorgeous image and Christy from Tiddly Inks was giving it away free the other day, I hope you got your free digi too. I coloured her up with copics and used some glossy accents on the flower centres. I inked up the background with oxide inks, lightly sprayed water and then embossed it with my WRMK next level wave embossing folder. To tie the sentiment in with the framed image I added some black cardstock to the centre of a white scrap of card then doodled a similar frame. I used my Lawn Fawn sentiment stamps and dies to finish it off.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - summer colours

AllSorts - flower power

Crafting when we can - use an image

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: baby

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: dies/punches 

Creative Moments - anything goes with optional twist: flag day 

Jo's Scrap Shack - red, orange and aqua

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes  
Let's Craft & Create -  girls, girls, girls

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

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - any image

Star Stampz - bright sunshine

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the bunch of flowers in the picture

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes 
Tiddly Inks - make it rectangle

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Thanks so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you have a lovely day/evening,

XOX Lucy

Lavender Thank You card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Oh how I love these papers from Pion Design, aren't they divine? Here's my 3rd card using a Saturated Canary image in 24 hours! This girl had wings but I fussy cut them off. I played around with my new Oxide inks to create her dress, it was a bit of fun for a change up. I punched the butterflies out of the papers and heat embossed the sentiment (I used my Wilted Violet oxide ink for the sentiment but it was too bright so I went over it with a brown and then while the ink was still a little wet I added some clear embossing powder). Apart from the dress and lips the rest was coloured with Copics.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations -  anything goes with optional flower theme

Aud Sentiments - summer plus a sentiment

Card Mania - buttons and/or bows

Copic Marker Norge - picture inspiration - inspired by the purple

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes 

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes  

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: use dies and/or punches - used both

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: use your fave colour - Lilac is one of my faves 

Creative Craft Cottage - Eileen's challenge - include a lavender ribbon or bow - used both

Creative Inspirations -  your fave things - beautiful designer papers, digi images, butterflies

Hannah & Friends - Summer

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes    

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes   

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

The Paper Shelter - flower power

Polkadoodles - anything goes   

Ribbon Girl - June card challenge

Stamping Sensations - use your fave stamp - I love Saturated Canary images, they're all my favourite 

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes  

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes   

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Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Thank you Miss Gowns card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

As you may have just read on my last blog post, we are getting ready for our 16 year old daughter Chloe to do her Debutante Ball next week. The ladies where we bought her dress were absolutely wonderful and so helpful that we wanted to send a thank you card. So being a bridal/deb dress shop I knew I needed to use a ball gown image and this one from Saturated Canary I thought was perfect. I don't seem to be able to make dresses appear white by using greys like some very clever crafters out there so I decided to give her a pink dress instead hehe. I added some bling to her hair and shabbied up the card. Sometimes businesses deserve recognition don't they so I'm really hoping they like the personalised card made just for them.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - lace and pearls

AllSorts - in the pink

Art by Miran -  anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - spring

Craft your Passion - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner -  anything goes

Crafty Girlz Challenge -  anything goes

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

The Crazy Challenge - your favorite color - pink

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: no designer papers

Creative Fingers -  anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes with option of a sketch  

Creative Moments - anything goes 

Deep Ocean - shabby chic or vintage

Fairytale Challenges - girls only

Graph 'It Markers - time for tea colours 

In the Pink - 1,2,3, - 1 doily, 2 flowers, 3 designer papers

Incy Wincy Designs - touchy feely 
Inspiration Destination - anything goes  

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes  

Julia Spiri - anything goes with optional twist: wedding
Lacy Sunshine's Color & Craft - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  anything goes

Not Just Cards - anything goes

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - use your fave technique - distressing

Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goes 
The Pencil Case - T = 2 colours - pink and green

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - anything goes  
Scrapper's Delight - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes  

Star Stampz - hand colored image

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

As always, thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy