Purple, green and blue thank you card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've had some papers forever and not known quite how to create with them. Lately I've been creating strips of the papers and adhering them to a scrap piece of paper then faux stitching on the joins. I love how these turn out. Let me know if anyone wants me to take photos of the process I do as it's really simple but I think it looks really effective, hopefully you think so too. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes with option of pretty

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

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday -  anything goes

Scrap from your heart - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Make your own background - I cut all the strips, glued them down and faux stitched each one. 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Stars and/or Stripes (stripes) 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a lovely weekend,

XOX Lucy

Black & Silver Striped Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I played around with my washi tapes today and this is one of the cards I came up with. I've been creating striped papers with my paper scraps recently but I thought I'd give washi tape a go this time and I love how they've turned out (the photos don't do them justice sadly). 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creatalicious - anything goes with spots and/or stripes 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Stars and stripes 

XOX Lucy

Happy Birthday Sunshine card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I made this card for a magazine commission (Love Cardmaking Australia issue 17), I needed to make 6 quick female cards. I used some oxide ink and rhinestones as well as Lawn Fawn dies.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option: no patterned paper

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - add a little sparkle

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - use a punch/die cut - sun, square & circle dies

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

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

Floral Pink and Green Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

This paper was so beautiful I didn't have to do too much to it. I heat embossed the sentiment in white, distressed all the edges and added a butterfly and some banners and voila! 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - flowers plus a sentiment
Card Mania -  anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: for a hero 

Incy Wincy Designs - flowers

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

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

Diesel's Basketball Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I made this card for one of my son's friend who loves basketball. I googled for basketball images, printed it out and then used a circle die to cut it out. I doodled "bouncing" marks. I used a Batman style font for the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - masculine cards

Aud Sentiments -  anything goes with a sentiment

Crafty Friends - anything goes 

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

Cute Card Thursday - circles (basketball)

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -   anything goes 

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

Baby Blue Birthday card (LCM 17)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's something a little different from me which I created for a magazine publication (Love Cardmaking Australia issue 17). The theme was to create 8 quick and easy cards. I used a gorgeous Maddison flower from Flourish with a Bling, my company that's closing down very soon. This weekend our 10 pack of assorted flowers are only $1.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

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

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Southern Girls - Playing the blues

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

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

All about the sentiment (Polkadoodles sentiment)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Polkadoodles have a new challenge just started on their blog. Their challenges are always anything goes but they give the DT a theme and this time it is to focus on the sentiment. So I used one of the sentiments from Polkadoodles Winnie Special Moments. Before I printed it I added a pink shadow to the words. I made the background with distress oxide inks and black and white paint splatters with some added doodling for fun. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Scrapbook Boutique - I was inspired by the black & white dots (top left photo), the flowers (top right photo) and the pink shade in the bottom left photo. 
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - inspired by a song - (I think You're..) Amazing by George Michael 

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Thank you with all my heart card

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's another card I made for a magazine commission - I was asked to make 2 cards focusing on pearls. This was easy for me as I actually designed this pearl flourish, it's named after my daughter, Chloe. You can find it in 9 colours at Flourish with a Bling - we're closing the business shortly so everything is only $2 each, this set is 2 flourishes plus some extra pearls (see picture below). The magazine this card was in was Love Cardmaking issue 17 (Australia).

Chloe Pearl Flourish set (9 colours) - only $2 (AUD)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CCC Digi Creations - flower power

Creative Fingers - anything goes  

Creative Inspirations - CAS or fussy and fancy (F&F)

Cupcake Inspirations - floral

Cute Card Thursday - flowers

Double D challenges - May flowers

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Southern Girls - punching above your weight - punched butterflies 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

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

Best Wishes banner card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been asked to do a few commissions for magazines and this was a card I made for one of them. I love creating long banners like that using different patterns on them. I know this is very different for me as I usually create cute image cards, occasionally I create a mature card hehe. I have another to show in between my few cards tonight actually. The magazine this card was in was Australian Simply Cards issue 104.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations - floral

Double D challenges - May flowers

Southern Girls - punching above your weight - punched butterfly 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

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