A table card tutorial for Jo's Scrap Shack (Little Blue Button Stamps images)

Hi everyone,

I won a Guest Designer spot at Jo's Scrap Shack and Jo suggested a tutorial to go along with it. I've made a couple of these shaped cards in the past and never showed how to create it so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to show Jo's crafty friends and mine how to make one of these cards.

It's one of my favourite shaped cards - A lady by the name of Katie K first gave me the idea after I saw her icecream stand card tutorial. I call it a table card but if there's a real name for it I'd love to know.

I have a lot of photos rather than writing as I think it's easier to follow but feel free to comment or email me if my instructions aren't easy to understand and I'll be happy to try and make them clearer. Here's my finished card (below) so you know what it is I'm doing the tutorial on, I used gorgeous girlies from Little Blue Button Stamps:

This was so much fun to create, I also paper pieced all of their dresses.

So here's how to create your own table card:

Once this shaped card has been created you can go ahead and decorate it with anything you like! Here are close ups of my card:

If you create one of these from my tutorial I would really love to see it so please email me or comment sending me a link to your blog post :)

This is my third table card so here's a couple of links to see the others for more ideas on decorating: a cupcake stand card and Love hearts for sale card.  I'm hoping to create and Christmas one soon.

Thank you again to my lovely blog friend Jo for asking me to be a guest designer, I have loved it!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Bingo - Flowers, patterned paper, pink plus sentiment

Brown Sugar - Breast Cancer awareness/pink

Card Mania - anything goes
Catch the Bug - anything goes

Crafting by Designs - anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - remember remember the challenge for November

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional Beartastic  

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option use silver and blue

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Creative Inspirations -  sparkle
Creative Ladybirds -  anything goes 

Cute as a Button - anything goes with optional Thanksgiving theme 

Digi Choosday - anything goes w44 

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

Let's Craft & Create -  anything goes with option of fall colours/thankful

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

Not Just Cards -  anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies -  anything goes

The Paper Shelter - a card for a child

Polkadoodles - anything goes w44

Ribbon Girl -  November card challenge
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Have a great day, I really hope one of you might try this card style, I'm excited to see!

XOX Lucy

Shaped girly card with balloons (All Dressed Up image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I had a challenge for a magazine of creating 7 cards with one 30x30cm sheet of patterned paper. So you may recognise this navy and teal paper in a few previous posts already. They are all very different cards so I was happy with my creations and it was less tricky than I expected. 

I used a teal pearls and beautiful Elise flowers from Flourish with a Bling, my company, click on our name to go to our store if you'd like to check them out, they come in a range of colours.

I paper pieced the little girl's hat with the paper. I did attach string to the balloons but posted the cards to the magazine before I took a new photo. The balloon die was a free one with a magazine, I love it! You can find the sweet little image at All Dressed Up.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All Dressed Up - anything goes

AllSorts - paper piecing 
Catch the Bug - anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - anything goes

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

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Fussy & Fancy Friday -  fussy and fancy

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Ribbon Girl - February card challenge 

Send a smile 4 kids - for the girls

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - cute

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

A girl in the window card (Paper Nest Dolls image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I hope you're enjoying 2016 so far :)

I have 3 cards to show today and this first one includes an image from Paper Nest Dolls. I coloured the little girl and the window frame then fussy cut around them so that I could add the pink "wall" background and some patterned "curtains". 

I was not really impressed with my new pressie (Aussie slang for present hehe) which was a brick wall die. The bricks in the middle didn't cut properly so I'm not sure if I need a new cutting mat or the die isn't good enough, hopefully I just need a new mat! Anyway, I decided it worked for this purpose as she is supposed to be in a house window so the bricks should be there haha!

Flourish with a Bling is selling all their products for $2 each this month, that's more than half off most products!! I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products and we post worldwide.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Craft your Passion -  Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart -  Anything goes

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

Creatalicious - Something old, Something new - old papers, new die 

Creative Inspirations - Florals 

Cute Card Thursday -  Hey, what's new - New die cut 

Deep Ocean -  Anything goes 

Fairytale Challenges - Everything goes

Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination -  Anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Something new - New die cut 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Something new - New die cut 

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

Geisha Girl Birthday card (LaLa Land image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I hope you've all been well, it's been over a week since I posted on my blog I think and that has to be a record haha! I have so many new cards to show so I hope you'll stay tuned to see them all over the next couple of days. 

I paper pieced this little sweetie's outfit and coloured the rest in with my Copics. I hope you like it, I think the paper piecing turned out really well. The stamp is a rubber one from LaLa Land stamps.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Art by Miran - Anything goes 

Card Mania - Spring

Copic Marker Norge - Pink and brown

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

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

The Crazy Challenge - Happy Birthday

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes 

Cupcake Inspirations - Sparkle

Fairytale Challenges - Kraft paper
Kit & Clowder - Movie inspiration - Memoirs of a Geisha

Lacy Sunshine - Passion for fashion
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
Mema's Crafts - Anything goes 

Natalie & Amy - Flowers

Not Just Cards - Anything goes  
Paper Creator's Crafts - Ribbon/Lace and pearls
Papertake Weekly -  Anything goes with optional twist: handmade flowers
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - One for the girls
Ribbon Girl -  Anything goes with ribbon

Sentimental Sundays - Lace & pearls and include a sentiment

The Shabby Tearoom - Pop of pink
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Special lady/Girly 
Sister Act - Anything goes
Sisters of Craft - 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

Shabby Chic window card (Magnolia stamp image)

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I've created with Magnolia stamps so I decided to get them back out and now I've created 2 cards to show you with my lovely Tildas on them.

I had grand designs for an easel card with windows and doors, lovely front garden etc but when I realised how large my window and shutters were, that idea quickly went out the window (pardon the pun hehe). I created a brick effect behind the window with my brown copic marker (E37) and my colourless marker. I have also used some chipboard corners and heat embossed them with some white powder. I distressed and inked all the edges to give it a shabby chic feel.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, everything is half off for only another 26 hours!! I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products and we post worldwide. Please email if you would like rough estimates of shipping, if we can send it as a large letter we will or perhaps get your friends to all buy too and share the postage! If you're order is over $200AUD we will pay half the shipping (international orders). 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Felt or fabric

AllSorts - Happy Birthday
Anyone for Anya - Favourite stamps
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with a twist/ things with wings
Brown Sugar - Birthday
Bunny Zoe - Flowers and charms
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Embossing (heat embossed chipboard corners white)

Come and Get it - Lots of layers
Copic Marker Norge - Photo/colour inspiration - Blue, brown, cream
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Show us some metal or glass 

Craft-room Challenge - Things with wings

Crafty Catz - Anything goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 
The Crazy Challenge - Bingo - Pearls, flower, die cut 

Creative Card Crew - Shabby chic/vintage

Cute Card Thursday - Blues and hues

Cutie Pie - Emboss it but keep it cute (heat embossed chipboard corners white)
Deep Ocean - Wings
Divas by Design -  Anything goes with Magnolia stamps
Dream Valley - Things with wings (butterfly on cameo and blue bird)
Fairies Challenges - Ladies
Hanna & Friends - Die cuts

Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Birthday to you
Just B Creative Crazy - Just because
Magnolia Down Under - Tic tac toe - Metal, button, sentiment

Magnolia-Licious - Birthdays
Magnolia Mania - Paper piecing
One Sweet Challenge - Flowers

Pile it on - Metal
Sentimental Sundays - Things with wings plus a sentiment

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 
Sister Act - Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes 

Tilda's Town - Use your stash (flowers, chipboard corners, cameo)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Your Next Stamp - Photo inspiration

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