Friends and Unicorns (Yampuff image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have been making a lot of my own backgrounds lately and here's another of my experiments. I have a few stencils and just received some textured paste (I think it might be called moulding paste actually). I absolutely love it! You can use a trowel to smooth it over the stencil onto your cardstock and leave it to dry for a while. Once it was dry I put the stencil back on and then used my distress inks to blend a couple of colours together. By putting the stencil back on it protects the white background from accidentally getting any ink on it. The gorgeous sentiment comes from Tiddly Inks and I think the unicorn is from Yampuff. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring fever

AllSorts - ring-a-ring o roses

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: for Mom  

Cards and More - cards for women 

Crafting by Designs - You're so special

Crafty Gals Corner - add flowers

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional twist: stencils (used a stencil)

Create & Inspire -  anything goes with optional twist: add flowers
Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Deep Ocean - Our furry/feathered friends

Fab N Funky - make your own background (used texture paste and stencil then inked)

Inspiration Destination -  anything goes

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes with optional twist: use all patterned papers  

Love to Scrap - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

Pile it on - animals

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge

Stamping Sensations - Butterflies, fairies and fantasy

SugarPea Designs - mix it up 31 - inspired by the yellow and flowers

Vilda Stamps - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

The Magical Angel in the clouds (Alicia Bel image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

How sweet is this angel from Alicia Bel? I just loved colouring her with my Copics. I have been experimenting again with my new Oxide inks and I just love them! I spritzed some pearly water over the clouds before adding them to the card too. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring fever

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: for Mom 

As you like it - Fave skin or fur colour combo - Copic markers E50, E51, E53 with R20 for blush - I love the warm colours this gives to the skin on my images, its not too dark and not too light.

Cards and More - cards for women  

Copic Marker Norge - be inspired by the picture - inspired by the sky and the colours

The Corrosive Challenge -  anything goes (used a sponsor's image)

Crafter's Cafe - Birthday

Crafting by Designs - You're so special (used a sponsor's image)

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes / use die cuts (clouds)

Crafty Friends - cute

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: stencils 

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Digi Choosday - anything goes  

In the Pink - Razzle Dazzle (sparkly spritz all over clouds and glossy wings)

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes with optional twist: use all patterned papers 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes   

Love to Scrap - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  
(Pin)spirational Challenges - picture inspiration - inspired by the fairy and colours

Polkadoodles - anything goes

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a bit of sparkle (sparkly spritz all over clouds and glossy wings) 

Stamping Sensations - Butterflies, fairies and fantasy

Star Stampz -make it for mom/special lady 

Vilda Stamps -  anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Birthday Butterfly Wishes (Elisabeth Bell image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I haven't used this image in quite some time but it is one of my favourites from Elisabeth Bell, I think she's so sweet.

I made the sky background (which was originally going to be used on a water style card with a mermaid). I used some distress inks, I placed a template over the top of it and sprayed water which took some of the colour away. I thought it looks a little like clouds now. I used some Lawn Fawn hillside and flowers borders along with their sun and circle dies too. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps -  flowers and butterflies (card no. 3)

As you like it - Fave die and why - I love my stitched square dies as they go on any card so easily and I don't have to measure my square. I love the stitched element as it gives a lovely border to the square. I also love the grass and flower border dies too for nature scenes. 

Aud Sentiments - flowers and sentiment

Card Mania - life is colourful

Cards and More - cards for women

Come and Get it - Birthday wishes

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes  

Craft-Alnica - ombre 

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes  

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes / use die cuts

Crafty Calendar - flowers

Crafty Creations - anything goes  

Crafty Friends - cute
Crafty Gals Corner - bling (flower centres)
Creatalicious - anything goes with option of for the girls/Mother's day 

Create & Inspire - anything goes with optional: add flowers 
Creative Craft Cottage - 3 of a kind - butterflies

Creative Fingers - anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday - dies and punches (square, hillside borders, flower border & sun dies)

Dies r us - flowers and dies

Digi Choosday - anything goes wk18 
Elisabeth Bell's World - butterflies

Fab N Funky - kids and teens card

Glitter & Sparkle - for the kids - inspired by the movie "Pollyanna"

Inky Chicks - butterflies

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Love to Scrap -  anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge

Simply Papercraft - anything goes  

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the yellow flowers
Whimsy Stamps - anything goes with optional twist of flowers

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

A loving Mermaid wish (Crafts & Me/Hannah Lynn image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

You may have noticed I have been playing with inking backgrounds more than patterned paper lately, I am loving playing around with the inks. I'm going to a craft show this weekend and can't wait to buy some oxide inks. I coloured and fussy cut a gorgeous mermaid from Crafts and Me. I also used a Lawn Fawn stamp and die set for the fish, coral and seahorse. I used some liquid pearls in the background too. I used glitter foam for the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - life is colorful

Crafts and Me - anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls

Polkadoodles -  anything goes w16-17

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - The great outdoors  

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy