Let's celebrate 21st birthday girl card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi crafty friends,

It's the start of a new Polkadoodles challenge and they're always "anything goes". For the DT they give us a theme each time and this week it is to add a number. So I decided to use this gorgeous image as I thought she would be perfect for a 21st birthday card. It's a bit daring of me to give her a black dress using my Copics as I'm definitely not a colourist but sometimes it's fun to challenge yourself isn't it? Its all about the folds and creases and keeping them light. Dresses with lots of folds or creases like this are the easiest to colour black I think. I've added a close up photo below but if you click on them it will enlarge (so don't look too closely, my eyes aren't what they used to be hehe).

I hope you'll join in with the challenge, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. 

I have used an image from The Darling Buds, number from Winnie White Christmas and sentiment from Winnie Celebrations 1 sentiments for my card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - flowers plus a sentiment

Card Mania -  anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes w25

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 

Creatalicious -   anything goes with optional: for a hero

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Get Creative - shaped cards

Happy Little Stampers -   anything goes with dies (circle dies)

Incy Wincy Designs - Flowers (all over her dress)

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes 

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

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

The Paper Shelter - celebrate

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

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - red, white and/or blue (all)
Word Art Wednesday -   anything goes

Your Next Stamp - sketch or colours - colour challenge

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Circular Bear scene card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

How sweet is this little bear from Polkadoodles? You can find it in the Fuzzypuffs range. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - 2 or more dies - fence, circles, clouds
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 

Creative Inspirations - here comes the sun 

Cupcake Inspirations - pink, yellow, green

Cute Card Thursday - circles

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Circular Hello Girl card (Little Miss Muffet image)

Hi crafty friends,

I have had this gorgeous Little Miss Muffet image coloured up for a while now and I'd accidentally printed her really small. I also didn't leave a huge amount of space around her when I printed her up with other images so I wasn't quite sure how to make her look bigger than she is. Building die cut circles around her and a big sentiment I think has helped and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Next time she'll be a lot bigger hehe. I only used white and black cardstock for this, I used my distress oxide inks to make the blended colours (I think I used Candied Apple and Worn Lipstick).

My company, Flourish with a Bling is closing it's doors and so for the next few weeks we're having a closing down sale and Every product is just $2 during this time. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique beautiful 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! 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Children's playtime

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional: dies/punches 

Creative Fingers -  anything goes 

Creative Inspirations -  springtime
Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes  (used a LMM image)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes  

That's Crafty! - round in circles

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Circular pink girly Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I created this card for a magazine commission I was asked to do.  I used a gorgeous flower and leaves (Adam vine leaves) from Flourish with a Bling. 

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 

Incy Wincy Designs - seeing spots/circles

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - sparkle & shine (rhinestone flower centre & shiny leaves)

That's Crafty! - round in circles

Tuesday Throwdown - glimmer and shine (rhinestone flower centre & shiny leaves)

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

Girly Congratulations Rocker card (Moon Flower image)

Hi crafty friends,

I've made a couple of rocker cards today, I love making these, they're really sweet and they still fit into a normal square card envelope. 

I've coloured up a gorgeous image from MoonFlower digistamps, I fussy cut some flowers out of patterned paper.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring flowers

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional: love/marriage 

Aud Sentiments - for a friend

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

The Crazy Challenge - girl power

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: boy/men 

Cute Card Thursday - one word sentiment

De Egel - rocker card

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

The Paper Shelter - decorate it

Polkadoodles - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Add a die cut (card shaped - circle dies)

Stamping Sensations - anything goes with flowers

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Flying mice Birthday card (Di's Digis image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I hope you're all enjoying 2018 so far. 

I have a few cards to add to my blog today. I love creating scalloped circle cards, they make such a sweet shape I think. I've used a gorgeous image from Di's Digis, they could be perfect for Valentine's Day too don't you think? Maybe I'll make a Valentine's Day card with them and make it completely different just for fun. I used some old Liquid Pearls for my blue dots but I wish I had some blue Nuvo drops as I get a much cleaner and uniform look at the end.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - happy anything 

Artistic Inspirations -  anything goes 

Catch the Bug - anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: wishes 

Creative Inspirations - something new - first time using these mice images 

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Deep Ocean - something new - first time using these mice images

Di's Digis - celebrations

Double D challenges - any Birthday/anniversary 
Fairytale Challenges - a new technique - creating a sky background with Copics

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies - circle dies

Inspiration Destination - anything goes  

Let's Craft & Create - anything goes with optional Love is in the air 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - winter blues

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy