A Girly 18th Birthday card (All Dressed Up image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's a 2nd card using an All Dressed Up image tonight. My daughter wanted me to create a card for one of her best friends who has just turned 18. I thought this was a lovely classy image for Jess. I made the main circle paper with my distress oxide inks and sprays of water. I added some products from my company Flourish with a Bling - the rhinestones and the sparkly lilac flourish. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All Dressed Up - anything goes with an ADU image

Connie Can Crop - anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes   

Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes    

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional mythical creatures 

De Egel - Letter B - Black, Birthday, Bling

Incy Wincy Designs - photo inspiration - inspired by the lilac/purple milkshake

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes  

Just Keep On Creating - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Polkadoodles - anything goes w36  

Ribbon Girl -  any card
Star Stampz - 2 or more die cuts (circles, rectangles)

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Best Day Ever - Trent's 13th Birthday card (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Our son is into basketball at the moment so I decided to use one of only a few basketball images I have. This one can be found at Bugaboo. As he's now a teenager I thought I better grunge the card a little.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - Bingo - 3 layers, Bugaboo image, distressed

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional glitter/bling

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Fairytale Challenges - numbers (13)

Let's Craft & Create - hey dude

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (Bugaboo image) 

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) -  anything goes

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

18th Girly Birthday card using Oxide Inks (Crafts & Me / Hannah Lynn image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

My daughter's friend just turned 18 so my daughter requested I make her a special card. Zoe's a gorgeous redhead but she loves her tanning creams so her skin is a similar colour to her hair. I coloured her skin with my usual Copic skin colours and then went over it with Y21 or Y23 (I can't quite remember). Although it seems like a strange colour combo I used the same colours for her card last year and they're both a couple of my favourite cards I've created. I've added last years card below the new one so you can see they're similar but different.

I made the background using some distress inks and water. I black glitter embossed the chipboard clock face, letters and numbers. 

You can find the beautiful image at Crafts and Me.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Connie Can Crop - use your stash - old chipboard clock, film strips, image, butterfly & hearts

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes  

Country View Challenges - things with wings

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes  

Crafting with Friends - anything goes 

Crafty Calendar - anything goes  

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional ice cream/colours (liquorice, mango & raspberry) 

Creative Inspirations -  anything goes 

Creative Moments - anything goes with optional twist: Christmas in July 

Cute Card Thursday - ribbons/bows

Digi Choosday -  anything goes wk 27

Hannah & Friends - Birthday

In the Pink - special occasion with lots of pink

Inspiration Destination -  anything goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack -  anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes  

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes 

Love to Scrap - anything goes 

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - just about time (chipboard clock)

Paper Creator's Crafts - anything goes 

Polkadoodles -  anything goes wk28

Ribbon Girl -  any image

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes with flowers

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

Thanks so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Circular Basketball teenage Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

One of my son's friends is right into basketball this year so I decided to google basketball clipart and found this one. I enlarged it and printed it onto glossy photo paper then die cut it with one of my circle dies. I die cut a larger black circle too to make the card a little larger. I also printed out the sentiment on glossy paper. Quite a simple card but I think it turned out quite well for a teenager.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - A question of sport

Aud Sentiments - for a child plus sentiment

CCC Digi Creations - monochromatic

Crafty Friends - man/boy

Cute Card Thursday - sports/games

Fairytale Challenges - hobby

Get Creative - CAS

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - going digital

Ribbon Girl - any card

Send a smile 4 kids - Birthday fun for kids

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

Surfer Birthday Girl card (Cute as a Button image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have used a gorgeous image from Cute as a Button for this card. I cut the image out just keeping the girl and the ocean then added it to the teal and cloud background. I used a sunburst stencil and texture paste to create the background. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - summer colours

Addicted to Stamps - summer/beaches

AllSorts - a question of sport (surfing)
Aloha Fridays - girly cards

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes with optional twist: make it funny 

Card Mania - summer fun

Catch the Bug -  anything goes

Copic Marker Norge - enjoy summer

Crafting when we can - use an image

Creative Fingers - anything goes 

Creative Inspirations - dots and/or stripes 
Cute as a Button - summer fun (CAAB image used)

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Deep Ocean - lots of layers
De Egel - sport

Digi Choosday -  anything goes w25

Fairytale Challenges - hobby

Hannah & Friends - wellness - surfing

In the Pink - special occasion pink

The Paper Shelter - summer Birthday

Ribbon Girl - July card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - stencil it (background sunburst stencil)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes 
Tuesday Throwdown - creative borders (sunburst stencilled border)

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy