Dad's Birthday Card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been missing in action for over week, very unlike me but my company, Flourish with a Bling did a craft show all last weekend and my daughter is doing her Deb ball next week and there has been no time to craft sob sob. Until now, woohoo hehe! I have made my dad a Birthday card first off, I had to get the urgent cards made before I can just create for fun :)

I used a Happy Birthday stamp and some black embossing powder to create the sentiment then I coloured it in with a silver pen and added black pen to the right hand side of the letters to make them more 3D. Behind them is an embossed silver sheet, please don't look too closely as I think the embossing is back to front, I really must remember to be more careful with this embossing folder as this is the 2nd time I have done it where the bits indent rather than protrude out. To give the cogs a blackened silver feel I first lightly sprinkled some black embossing powder over the cog and then sprinkled the silver over, I didn't want them looking to silver shiny and new.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. - Father's Day/male cards

Craft your Passion - anything goes 

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: no designer papers 

Creative Inspirations - anything goes with option of a sketch 

Di's Digis - for the boys

Incy Wincy Designs - touchy feely

Inspiration Destination - anything goes  

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes  

Not Just Cards -  anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - anything goes  

Scrapper's Delight - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Make a wish (Birthday wish)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes  
Sweet Stampin' - Embossing (Happy Birthday stamp used, embossed cogs and black circle and dry embossed silver paper)

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

Vintage gold Mother's Day card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I know this is quite unusual from me, no cute image on the card but I thought I'd try a different style, I do like mixing it up. I created this card for my mother-in-law. I used a gorgeous embossing folder for the bottom of the card and added antique gold pearls and brown flowers from my company Flourish with a Bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - fave colour combos

Brown Sugar - mother's day

Crafter's Cafe - feminine

The Crafty Addicts -  Anything goes/use ribbon

Crafty Catz - females only 

Creatalicious - mother's day/special female

Creative Moments -  Anything goes with optional twist showers &/or rainbows 

Deep Ocean - flowers everywhere 

Hanna & Friends - flowers

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes 

Ribbon Girl -  Anything goes 

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

Hi and Welcome card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Sometimes an image gives you ideas and inspiration to use it in a different way like this and I love it when that happens to me. I had coloured this gorgeous image from Polkadoodles not knowing how my card would look and then I decided to create a type of scene and I think it's turned out really cute (if I do say so myself hehe). She is such a sweetie isn't she? I die cut a planter and added some flowers & hearts to it. I embossed white cardstock with my brick folder then inked over it in the mint and pink so the "bricks" look coloured.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing this card or all of my cards tonight, I love knowing that people have popped by my blog so thank you for dropping by :)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create -  Anything goes with optional twist of blue, orange & 2 others

Addicted to Stamps - Paper embellishments/chipboard - die cut planter, paper flowers (card2)

Art by Miran - Anything goes 

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Anything goes 

Card Mania - Spring

Come and Get it - Glitter and/or bling (pearl heart pins)

The Corrosive Challenge - girls, ladies, women 

Craft your Passion -  Anything goes 

Crafting with Friends -  Anything goes

Crafty Calendar - Anything goes 

Crafty Catz - Add lace

Crafty Friends - all things cute
Creative Fingers - Anything goes 

Deep Ocean - dots and/or stripes (striped embossing at the bottom & dots on dress)

Digi Choosday - tic tac toe - sentiment, lace, flower (using a PD image) 

Di's Digis - pastel colours

Incy Wincy Designs - Inspired by a book, film or song - "Hello" by Lionel Ritchie 

Inspiration Destination -  Anything goes

Lacy Sunshine's Color & Craft - Anything goes

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

Little Claire's Designs - spring colours

Little Miss Muffet -  Anything goes

Love to Scrap -  Anything goes 

Melonheadz -  Anything goes

My Crafting Stories - Anything goes 

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Easter, Spring or pastels

Ribbon Girl - Any image

Scrapper's Delight - Anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - make it girlie

Sisters of Craft - Anything goes  

Stamping Sensations - One for the girls

Sweet Stampin' - Pink and girly

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes family friendly

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

The Man, The Myth, The Legend! card (Kenny K sentiment)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I hope you are all excited about the new season, does everyone have change of seasons at the same time? We just started Autumn here in Australia on 1st March, is that the same day most of the world changes to Spring? Hmmm, just wondering, I should probably google it but I'm sure one of you can help me out :) ...

Anyway, onto my card and it is a very different type of card for me. For one, it doesn't have a cute little image on it and secondly it's a male card! What's got into me I hear you say hehe, well I have a few cute cards I will be posting shortly too. 

With this card, I finally got to try out my silver paper with my "metal" embossing folder to give it a real manly feel. The great sentiment comes from Kenny K. I enjoy ripping paper too for masculine cards.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Boys Birthday

AllSorts - Sentiment in focus

Come and Get it - Monochromatic

The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/cards for a man

Kraftin' Kimmie's Blog - Card for a guy

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Take a leap into the unknown - embossing, male, no image

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Touchy feely 

Southern Girls - Getting wordy

Sparkles - Something for males
Star Stampz - Embossing

Enjoy your weekend and 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