Christmas in July card

Wow, how did July rock around so fast??? I can't believe how fast each year goes, seemed to take forever from one Birthday to another when I was a kid!! Now my entire thirties seemed like one year!

Paper Crafting Journey have a new challenge and this fortnight it is Christmas in July and the sponsor is Rick St Dennis. My skating santa is a Rick St Dennis image and I used some Fluffy Stuff on his hat and suit and coloured him with copics. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A gem of a Challenge - Lots of layers

All Sorts - Favourite things (Christmas)
Aud Sentiments - 2 worded sentiment
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments -  Christmas in July
Creative Moments - Holidays
Designed to color - Recipe - Color image, DP's, Stripes, Red, Sparkly
Friday Sketch - Sketch 
Glitter & Sparkle - Fantasy or Fairy
Hobby Cutz - Fantasy
Inky Impressions -  Christmas in July 
Loves Rubber Stamps - Use a hoarded item (my Christmas flower & sentiment)
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Christmas in July
The Squirrel & the Fox - Christmas in July
Stamp & Create - Christmas in July
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Circles and/or Hexagons
Totally Papercrafts - Let's hear it for the boys
Whimsical Designs -  Christmas in July
Whoopsi Daisy -  Christmas in July

Thanks for checking out my card,
Have a lovely weekend,
XOX Lucy

Red, White and Blue girly card

Good morning, here is another card I created yesterday. The image is from Make it Crafty, she's so much fun to colour but is very difficult for my amateur abilities at the same time so please don't look too carefully haha. 

I love this beautiful red flourish from my company, Flourish with a Bling. My business partner/friend Kate designed this flourish and named it after her dog Jessie. It comes in black as well.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - stripes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 4th of July
Craft Your Passion - Red, white & blue
Crafting for all seasons - Make it girly
Crafty Sentiments - Red, white & blue
Creatalicious Challenges - All about summer
Creative Card Crew - No designer papers
Cute Card Thursday - Stars and/or stripes (handmade stripes)
Designed to color - Recipe challenge
Digi Darla's - Red & white or Red, white & blue
Digi Haven - Red, white & blue
Divas By Design - Cute
Glitter & Sparkle - Thank you cards
Graph'It Markers - Bright and beautiful Birthday card
Inky Impressions - Red, white and blue
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Milk Coffee - Use your country flag colours (Australia - red, white & blue)
My Mum's craft room - Just for girls
Paper Pretties - Red, white & blue
Party time Tuesday - Patriotic
Pile it on - Bling
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Country pride
Sassy Studio Designs - Red, white and blue
Simon says stamp - Patriotic
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything altered - cut the flourish to suit my card
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Girly

Have a wonderful weekend,
XOX Lucy

Little florist Birthday card

Hello and a big warm welcome to my little blog, special love to all my followers that check out my cards too.

I went crazy yesterday and made 6 cards!! I had already coloured the images previously which helped me to create so many. They are all so different with different papers etc so you can just imagine my craft space now lol!! 

I have had this little girl from Wee Stamps coloured for ages and had been waiting for the right inspiration. I sat her on this paper from Bo Bunny and thought it was perfect! The beautiful mango pearl flourish, leaves and bling-centred flower are all from Flourish with a Bling. 

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - 2 word sentiment

Bearly Mine - Anything goes
Catch the Bug - Color challenge
Corrosive Challenge - Summertime
Crafting for all seasons - Make it girly
Creatalicious Challenges - All about summer
Creative Moments - Flowers
Divas By Design - Cute
Emerald Faeries - Happy Birthday
Ladybug Crafts - Birthdays
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
My Mum's craft room - Just for girls
One Crazy Stamper - Kraft
The Paper Shelter - Photo inspiration
Pile it on - Bling
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration (colors in the photo)
The Ribbon Reel - candy colours plus flowers, ribbon & lace
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Stampin' for the weekend - Photo inspiration - colour combo pink & green
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything altered - cut the pearl flourish to suit my card
Whimsy Stamps - Ribbon & lace
Whoopsi Daisy - Girly

I love that you have visited, have a wonderful weekend,

XOX Lucy

Kenny K boy card

Hi there,

Is it just me or has nothing changed when it comes to following blogs etc? I was so worried how it was all going to change and I have found everything is still the same. Yay!!

This month I am really excited to be a guest designer at Sister Act Card Challenges. I was lucky enough to find their blog right from their first or second challenge and as they are an Anything Goes blog I think I've joined in every week since. To visit their blog just click on their name above, you'll find they're one of your favourite blogs soon too.

My card today is made with a Kenny K digi and I think he's pretty cool. I made the brick wall with chipboard bricks and used a texture paint then ink to give them a more realistic look. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Just Inspirational - inspirational photo

2 Sisters - Stripes

Aud Sentiments - 2 word sentiment (sorry to be unoriginal)
Bearly Mine - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - All about summer
Cute Card Thursday - Stars and/or stripes
Dream Valley - Make your own flowers or embellishments (made brick wall & button flower)
Emerald Faeries - Happy Birthday
Fashionista - Wedding or Birthday (card no. 3)
Graph'It Markers - Bright and beautiful Birthday card
Kenny K's Krafty Krew - Teenz rock
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Wags n whiskers - Cute as a button

Thanks so much for dropping by, I have such lovely visitors and I love all the wonderful comments you leave (please never feel obliged to leave a comment).

XOX Lucy

Cali girl card

One of my favourite artists is Hannah Lynn, this is one of her images (image name is Cali Girl), isn't she a beauty? You can buy them at Crafts & Me (click on name to be taken to the store).

I am also using a favourite embellishment on this card too, a Flourish with a Bling Jack vine in olive green. It also comes in green, forest green and black (click on red name to be taken to the store). I made the background paper with cardstock, texture paste, ink and a brick wall template. It's very difficult to see it's a "brick" feature on this card as I have layered over most of it but I like the overall shabby/distressed effect. 

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings
C is for Challenge - Flowers

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Colors of summer
Corrosive Challenge - Summertime
Crafting for all seasons - Make it girly
Crafts & Me - Anything goes (can purchase image here)
Crafty Creations - Fashion is my passion
Crafty Friends - Bling
Crafty Sentiments - Girl power
Creatalicious Challenges - All about summer
Creative Card Crew - No designer papers
Creative Moments - Flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Fly like a bird (butterfly)
Digi Haven - Fun with flowers
Di's Digis - Summer fun
Divas By Design - Pretty pearls
Dream Valley - Make your own flowers or embellies (made the butterfly & background paper)
Fab n Funky - Use a doily
Fairytale Stampers - Pink and brown
Fashionista - Wedding or Birthday (card #2)
Glitter & Sparkle - Thank you card
Hobby Cutz - Something beginning with H - Hair
Inky Impressions - 3,2,1, - 3 papers, 2 different embellishments, 1 image
Jellypark Friends - Summer
Lacy Sunshine - Anything goes
Ladybug Crafts - Flowers & ribbon
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Milk Coffee - Summer fun
Party time Tuesday - Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - Girl power
Pile it on - Bling
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Tags
Send a smile 4 kids - For the girls (teens)
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - Not cute
Tuesday throwdown - Glitz and glimmer
Whoopsi Daisy - Girly

Thanks so much for dropping in and thank you so much to all my wonderful crafty friends that leave such beautiful comments for me, I love reading them.

XOX Lucy

Summer bear card

Happy Summer days to you all in the Northern Hemisphere, it's cold here in Melbourne Australia! Although I mustn't complain as we have had the best couple of weeks with some lovely warm days considering the time of year. I am enjoying making summer cards anyway, I'll just turn the heating up to help with inspiration lol.

Please remember to follow me on Bloglovin as I think the Google following is about to finish today. I have the Bloglovin' icon on the right hand side of my blog to quickly keep following me (of course, that's just if you want to keep following me lol).

This summer bear is from Stamp Fairy and I just love him to bits! He was so cute to colour and then I made some clouds behind him and voila! The gorgeous papers are from Echo Park and the lovely little beach huts are from Flourish with a Bling. I have had the life buoy brad for so long and never been able to use it until now. I used Fluffy Stuff for the ocean waves.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Stripes

A gem of a Challenge - Teddies
Aud Sentiments - Summer sentiments
Brown Sugar - For a boy/man
CMC Copic - Colors of Summer
Corrosive Challenge - Summertime
Crafts 4 Eternity - Heavy metal (life buoy is a metal brad)
Creatalicious Challenges - All about summer (using sponsor's image)
Di's Digis - Summer fun
Inky Impressions - 3,2,1, - 3 papers, 2 different embellishments, 1 image
Lacy Sunshine - Anything goes
Lexi's Creations - Summer holidays
Loves Rubber Stamps - Red, white & blue
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Milk Coffee - Summer fun
The Paper Shelter - Buttons and/or brads (life buoy is a brad)
Pile it on - Bling
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Simply create too - Use colours in your flag - red, white, blue (Australia) # 2
Sister Act - Anything goes
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything goes

Thanks so much for dropping in and thank you so much to all my wonderful crafty friends that leave such beautiful comments for me, I love reading them.

XOX Lucy

Milk Coffee Beach girl card

Hi everyone,

I'm not sure what's going to happen tomorrow with the deletion of Google Reader but I'm hoping all my lovely followers will add me to their Bloglovin' favourites (I have added the Bloglovin' option on the right hand side of my blog so you can follow me easily). 

Today, I've created a card using a gorgeous image from Milk Coffee, how cute is she!! The papers are from Echo Park, the gorgeous water splashes, beach hut, sun, pearls and bling centred flower are from Flourish with a Bling. I used some Fluffy Stuff on the digi image ocean to make it look foamy.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Summer sentiments

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Colors of summer
Crafting for all seasons - Make it girly
Crafts 4 Eternity - Heavy metal (white metal corners)
Crafts & Me - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Bling
Crafty Sentiments - Girl power
Creatalicious Challenges - All about summer
Crafty Creations - Fashion is my passion
Creative Moments - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Welcome summer
Digi Haven - Fun with flowers
Di's Digis - Summer fun
Divas By Design - Pretty pearls
Fashionista - Wedding or Birthday
Jellypark Challenges - Summer
Lacy Sunshine - Anything goes
Lexi's Creations - Summer holidays
Milk Coffee - Summer fun (the digi image used on my card can be found here)
The Paper Shelter - Buttons and/or brads (shells & starfish are all buttons)
Party time Tuesday - Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - Girl power
Pile it on - Bling
Ribbon Carousel - Fun in the sun plus ribbon or twine
Sassy Studio Designs - Tags
Send a smile 4 kids - For the girls (teens)
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Simply create too - Use the colors in your flag - Red, white & blue (Australia) Card #2
Sister Act - Anything goes
Stamp & Create - Summer fun
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Step cards
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Tuesday throwdown - Glitz and glimmer
Wags n whiskers - Cute as a button (the shells and starfish are all buttons)
Whimsy Stamps - Shaped cards
Whoopsidaisy - 3D creations

Have a great weekend,
XOX Lucy

Kenny K step card

Hi there,

Paper Crafting Journey have just started a new challenge and it's "anything but a square card" sponsored by Kenny K digis. I have a few Kenny K digis and love them, this golfer is one of theirs and I coloured him with copics.

There's nothing I love more than using products myself or my girlfriends have designed for our company, Flourish with a Bling. The gorgeous liquid-looking tree is made of epoxy and named after my darling Hubby - Lee's Tree. The sun and oh-so-cute toadstools are also designed by us. They are perfect for scrapbooking, off the page items and cardmaking. Check all our beautiful products out HERE (mention my name "Lucy" in the comments section of your order and we'll throw in a freebie!)

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Summer fun

613 Avenue Create -  Anything goes
A gem of a Challenge - Male Birthday with sentiment
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - All about summer
Deep Ocean - Welcome summer
Dream Valley - Father's Day/male
Hobby Cutz - Anything beginning with "H" - Hat
Inky Impressions - 3,2,1 - 3 papers, 2 embellies, 1 image
Kenny K's Krafty Krew -  Anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Summer fun
Party time Tuesday -  Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Simon says stamp & show - Stripes
Sister Act - Anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Step cards
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes

Thanks so much for checking out my card, I love that you've dropped by,

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Shine Sparkle Spirit girly card

Good morning, I have created a card today using a digi image from Stitchy Bears Stamps. I've coloured her with copics.

The gorgeous bling centred flower and red pearl flourish is from Flourish with a Bling.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings

The Crazy Challenge - Teens cards
The Cutie Pie - One for the kids
Delightful challenges - Raise the banner
Di's Digis - Beautiful borders
Divas By Design - Distressing
Glitter & Sparkle - 3 of something (3 banners & 3 butterflies)
Natalie & Amy - Fantasy
Paper Makeup Stamps - Punches/die cuts
Penny's Challenges -  Anything goes with swirls
Sassy Studio Designs - Dare to be sassy
Send a smile 4 kids - For the girls
Simply create too - Use the colours in your flag (card #1)(Australia)
Sister Act - Anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner -  Anything goes with wings
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes
Tuesday throwdown - Fantasy

Thanks so much for dropping by, have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Robot Boy card

Hi again, 3 posts today, that's almost a record for me I think.

This card was made with a Dilly Beans image, Echo Park papers and the gorgeous brown flourish is from Flourish with a Bling (click on the name to be taken to our online store).

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A gem of a Challenge - Father's Day/male

Crafting for all seasons - One for the guys
Crafty Creations - Sketch
The Crazy Challenge - Teens cards
The Cutie Pie - One for the kids
Dream Valley - Father's Day/for a male
Glitter & Sparkle - 3 of something (different papers)
Hobby Cutz -  Masculine card/Father's Day
Lexi's Creations - Father's Day or special male's Birthday
Milk Coffee - Father's Day or male inspired card
PanPastel UK - Male theme
Simply create too - Father's Day or male inspired (card no.3)
Sister Act - Anything goes
The Squirrel & the Fox - Use metal (metal heart pin)
Top Tip Tuesday - Masculine card
Tuesday throwdown - Fantasy (robot)

Thanks so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy