A cute Little Witch and her Cat card (Conie Fong image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I'm back! Sorry I keep neglecting my blog for a month or so at a time but I've been a bit busy lately - I've been to Italy on holidays, started a new interior decorating course and... I've been setting up an Instagram account for my cards so it's nice and easy to see all my cards in one place now rather than scrolling through my blog! I love it and I hope you will too, if you want to follow me on Instagram please, please do! Click HERE to be taken to my gallery. You don't need to have an account to see my gallery (I don't think, I'm still new to Instagram myself hehe). I've added over 100 cards already, I'm going through all my photos and just choosing my favourite cards over the past 8 years, I'm only up to 2014! 

Ok, so now onto my card for today and I coloured up this little cutie from Conie Fong for my 2 darling little nieces that are going to "spook" everyone in their neighbourhood in a couple of days' time hehe. I used my distress oxide inks to create the background and I coloured her with my copics and fussy cut her out.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes wk21 

CCC Digi Creations - Autumn
Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional: dressing up 

Crafty Gals Corner - Halloween colors

Di's Digis - Halloween or harvest
Imagine That - anything goes

Let's Craft & Create - colors of fall

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 
The Paper Shelter - Halloween
Polkadoodles -  anything goes wk43

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Fall colors

Southern Girls - anything goes #aus

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Your Next Stamp - Trick or treat

Thank you so much for dropping by and remember, if you want to see all my cards easily in one place please follow me on Instagram - click HERE.

XOX Lucy

Happy Holiday card (Conie Fong image)

Hi crafty friends,

I cropped a beautiful Conie Fong mermaid so there was room for a nice big sentiment. This is actually a Kaisercraft Christmas sentiment die but I just cut off the "s" from Happy Holidays to Happy Holiday, perfect for a vacation card! As you can tell, I hand cut the speech bubbles :)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - flowers plus a sentiment
Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes w26 

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: for a hero 

Cute Card Thursday -  anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs - flowers

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

Scrap from your heart -  anything goes 

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

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - red white and/or blue

Have a lovely weekend,

XOX Lucy

Thank you bear with rose card (Conie Fong image)

Hi crafty friends,

I can't believe how adorable these bears from Conie Fong are, I just love colouring them up. I think this is the first time I've coloured this one and I love the colour combo. I used some distress oxide inks at the bottom of the white strip just so she wasn't hanging in limbo. I added some Wink of Stella to her tutu and bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: dies/punches 

Creative Inspirations - Springtime

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies (scallop border die)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies -  anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - sparkle & shine (Wink of Stella on tutu and bow)

Through the Craftroom Door -  anything goes 

Tuesday Throwdown - glimmer and shine (Wink of Stella on Tutu and bow)
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Birthday Girl with lolly bag and kitty (Conie Fong image)

Hi crafty friends,

I've been watching Youtube videos again lol and so I was inspired to create my own background from scratch! Now I'm not a drawer at all so this was very difficult to do but, apart from a big mistake (can you pick it? I'll tell you in a minute) I was happy with how it turned out. The tree is surprisingly easier to create, the rest took a lot more thought. My mistake was when I created the fence I coloured all the vertical pieces without giving consideration to the horizontal pieces that would be in front of the slats. So I had to make the horizontal pieces darker to try and hide what I'd done. I didn't succeed very well but have definitely learned for next time. Probably would be a good idea to draw the background in with a grey-lead pencil first doh! This adorable image with her cat comes from Conie Fong. Thank you so much for coming to check out my card, I really appreciate all of you!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - in the garden

Aud Sentiments - anything goes with a sentiment

Catch the Bug - anything goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge -  anything goes wk8

Colouring in Scrapland - anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafting with Friends - anything goes 

Crafty Catz - anything goes 

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with option of girly 

Cupcake Inspirations - pets (she has her kitty with her)

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes  

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

Polkadoodles -  anything goes wk9
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - whatever the weather

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Cute Christmas Penguin with gifts (Conie Fong image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I love how us crafters can have a creative licence when it comes to colours of scenery, why not have a red sky hehe? The oh-so-adorable penguin is from Conie Fong.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas goes 

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

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 
Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies 

Not Just Cards - anything goes  

Send a smile 4 kids - winter fun for kids

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Christmas/winter holidays 

SugarPea Designs -  anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Pink Joyful Girl with snowman card (Conie Fong image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have 3 cards to add to my blog tonight, so I'm definitely making up for lost time now hehe.

How sweet is this image from Conie Fong? I seem to be having trouble taking nice crisp photos of my cards where the white looks white, not sure why its happening but it's frustrating. I guess I need to go back to morning picture taking.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge -  anything Christmas goes 

Addicted to Stamps - Season's greetings 

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: Christmas  

Aud Sentiments - Christmas plus a sentiment 

Card Mania - Christmas

CCC Digi Creations - spots and/or stripes

Come and Get it - Christmas

Country View Challenges -  Christmas with optional reds, greens and rust

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes with optional non-traditional Christmas colours 

Crafty Calendar - It's Christmas! 

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: white & 1 other colour  

Crafty Creations -  anything goes
Crafty Friends - babies/children
Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes  
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 

Creative Inspirations - winter / Christmas 

Creative Moments - anything goes with optional twist: as much pink as possible 

Cupcake Inspirations - Holiday 

Cute as a Button - anything goes with optional winter theme 

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes  

Deep Ocean - Santa Claus is coming to town

Digi Choosday - anything goes w48

Hannah & Friends - let it snow

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

Let's Craft & Create - anything Christmas goes 

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

Love to Scrap - Winter wonderland 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas and New Year
Polkadoodles -  anything goes w49

Send a smile 4 kids - winter fun for kids 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - icy inspiration

SugarPea Designs - Mix it up - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy