The Paper Shelter Blue Christmas card

Hi everyone, 

I have made a new Christmas card using one of The Paper Shelter digis. I love using their digis so even though I have already made my card for this week's GDT spot for their challenge this Wednesday, I couldn't resist making more Christmas cards with their other digi stamps! I do have another one to upload when I get a chance. The truth with this card is I actually smudged some ink on the sack accidentally after I'd coloured the whole digi and die cut it but instead of throwing it in the bin I finally decided to add a little flower hoping no-one would notice lol.

FWAB used:

Assorted pearls

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

All Sorts - Bring on the bling

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Winter

CMC Copic - Non-traditional Christmas colours

C.R.A.F.T. - Aqua, pink and brown

Crafts & Me - Circles

Crafty Creations - Christmas is coming

Cute Card Thursday - Girls only

Desert Islands Crafts - Christmas, sparkle, pearls

Dream Valley - Non-traditional Christmas colours

Fashionista - Blue Christmas

Fussy & Fancy - Feeling blue

Hiding in my Craft room - Christmas

Hooked on Craft - Christmas

Inky Impressions - Make it girly

Lexi's Creations - Christmas

Love to Create - Non-traditional Christmas colours

Paper Playtime - Anything goes

Paper Pretties - Anything goes

Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything goes

Stamptacular - Winter bliss

The Crafty Pad - Add some glitter

Wags n whiskers - Christmas

Whoopsi Daisy - Use a digi

Thanks for looking at my card, wishing you all a very Merry Christmas,

XOX Lucy

Elisabeth Bell Thank you card

Hi everyone,

I created this Thank you card with a gorgeous Elisabeth Bell stamp I won at Elphine House challenges, isn't she so cute? I have recently created an Autumn themed card with her so made sure to change up the colours and design completely this time. I made the clouds with thick glue and covered them in a glittery substance I bought for only 95c in a cheap shop but I love the stuff!

FWAB used:

Jasmine pearl laser flourish (cut up)

Silver rhinestones

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

All Sorts - Bring on the bling

Card Crafters Circle - Giving thanks

Crafting for all seasons - Thank you

Crazy 4 Challenges - Put a bow on it

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Girls only

Deep Ocean - Pastels

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - sparkle, stitching, flowers

Digi Darla - Thanksgiving/thank you

Digistamps 4 Joy - Giving thanks

Divas By Design - 2 or more Patterned papers

Elphine House - Distressed stitches

Inky Impressions - Make it girly

Love to Create - Give thanks

Milk Coffee - Thanks!

Moving along with the times - Let's go dotty (banner & toadstool)

My Mum's craft shop - Inspired by a song "Thank you for being a friend" by Andrew Gold

Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy - Lilac and white

Paper Crafting Journey - Case a DT (Lisa S)

Paper Playtime - Anything goes

Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything goes

Penny's Challenges - So thankful

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - Lavendar hues

Scrappy Frogs - Thanks or thanksgiving

Simon says stamp & show - Thanks

Simply create too -  Give thanks (card no.2)

Stampin' for the weekend - Use some texture

The Stamping Boutique - Thanksgiving

Sweet Stampin' - Flowers

The Crafty Pad - Add some glitter

The Pink Elephant - Giving thanks

Whoopsi Daisy - Dies/punches (corner & tag punch)

Thanks so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

Snowman Christmas card

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the US, I hope you had a lovely day!

This cute little snowman digi comes from Di's Digis, she has some gorgeous Christmas stamps.

FWAB used:

Jasmine black puffy flourish (cut up)

Silver rhinestones

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

2 Sisters - Winter wonderland

Bearly Mine - Snowflakes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Winter

Craft Your Passion - Scraps

Crafts & Me - Circles (rhinestones)

Crafty Creations - Christmas is coming

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Delightful challenges - Red and green

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Christmas, red & green, sparkle, flowers

Divas By Design - 2 or more patterned papers

Great Impressions - Holidays (Christmas)

Jellypark Friends - Food and drink

Ladybug Crafts - Snowflakes

Moving along with the times - Let's go dotty (snow rhinestones dots)

My Mum's craft shop - Frosty the snowman

Paper Crafting Journey - Case a DT (Linda)

Paper Playtime - anything goes

Pause Dream Enjoy - anything goes

Pin & Tack - anything goes

Stamp & Create - Lace

The Crafty Pad - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Through the craft room door - anything goes

Wags n whiskers - Christmas

Whimsy Stamps - Use traditional Christmas colours

Thanks so much for dropping by and any lovely comments you leave me, I love reading them all,

Have a wonderful weekend,

XOX Lucy

Tiddly Inks Thank you card

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the US, I so wish we had that celebration here in Australia. It sounds so wonderful, I would love to join a US family one year just to be a part of it lol. It's a hot day here in Melbourne just as it's cooling down in other parts of the world.

I have created a card using a Tiddly Inks image which I absolutely adore. I coloured her to match some of my gorgeous patterned papers a month ago but hadn't got around to creating anything with her. How funny that I ended up turning the paper over and using the more subtle red side, lol, the image just stood out more this way. The papers were Bo Bunny and I have still cut out the bird house and birds from it.

FWAB used:

Jasmine laser teal flourish (cut up)

Grass from Lee's tree set

Taylah's toadstools

Pearl pearls

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

Card Crafters Circle - Giving thanks
Crafting for all seasons - Thank you
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Girls only
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Green/red, sparkle, stitching, pearls, flowers
Digi Darla - Thanksgiving/thank you
Digistamps 4 Joy - Giving thanks
Inky Impressions - Make it girly
Lexi's Creations - Thanksgiving
Love to Create - Give thanks
Milk Coffee - Thanks!
Moving along with the times - Let's go dotty (banner & toadstool)
My Mum's craft shop - Inspired by a song "Thank you for being a friend" by Andrew Gold
Paper Crafting Journey - Case a DT (Linda again lol)
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - So thankful
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Scrappy Frogs - Thanks or thanksgiving
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything for kids
Simon says stamp & show - Thanks
Simply create too -  Give thanks
The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything goes
The Stamping Boutique - Thanksgiving
The Pink Elephant - Giving thanks
Through the craft room door - anything goes
Tiddly Inks - Gratitude

A big thank you to everyone that has come to check out my card,
XOX Lucy

CC Designs Thanks card

Hi and hope you're enjoying your day, 

Here's another card using a CC Designs digi girl (different stamp) which I bought at All that Scraps (not that I can enter their challenges with either of these cards this week as it's "anything but a card" doh lol!) I still like to let you know where I get the images I use from though as I love it when I see a gorgeous stamp on a card and they/you have written the stamp details for us. I have been known to google for ages just to find a certain stamp because I don't know the artist/brand. Anyway, here's my card, hope you like it:

FWAB used:

Silver rhinestones

Adam vine (leaves)

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace

Card Makin' Mamas - Thank you cards

C.R.A.F.T. - Use fabric

Crafting for all seasons - Thank you cards

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Bingo - Distress, stamps, Bling

Cute Card Thursday - Starry, starry night

Delightful challenges - Thankful

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Sparkle, buttons, stitching, pearls, flower

Digistamps 4 Joy - Giving thanks

Flutter by Wednesday - Thankful/Thank you cards

Inky Impressions - Give thanks

Lexi's Creations - Thanksgiving

Mark's Finest Papers - Pop it up (image, sentiment)

Moving along with the times - Seeing stars

Natalie & Amy - Colour me Happy (another fave combo is pink and black)

Paper Playtime - Anything goes

Paper Pretties - Use buttons

Penny's Challenges - Anything goes

Scrappy Frogs - Thanks or thanksgiving

Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes for kids

Simon says stamp - Thanksgiving/Thank you cards

Simon says stamp & show - Thank you cards

The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything goes

Stamptacular - Recipe - Ribbon, gems, punches

The Pink Elephant - Punches/dies

Tuesday throwdown - Thankful for you

Wags n whiskers - Be thankful

Thanks so much for dropping by and if you leave a lovely comment, some of them really make my day!
XOX Lucy

CC Designs cupcake card

Hi, My card today includes a CC Designs digi stamp (which can be found at All that Scraps). I have coloured her with copics.

FWAB used:

Rose pink pearls

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace

Anyone for Anya! - Pink, green and white

Celebrate the Occasion - Birthdays and cupcakes

C.R.A.F.T. - Use fabric

Crafty Creations - Case it (dusky colours)

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Bingo - Lace, stamps, pastels

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary used - sparkle, flowers, pearls, stitching

Divas By Design - Anything goes

Jellypark Friends - Food and drink

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Mark's Finest Papers - Pop it up (image and envelope)

Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy (a fave colour combo pink & cream)

No matter which challenge - Photo inspiration

Penny's Challenges - Anything goes

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle

The Ribbon Reel - Crochet lace

Stamp & Create - Lace

Stamp n Doodle - Photo inspiration

The Stamping Boutique - Food

Sweet Stamping Pixies - Monochrome

The Crafty Pad - Cake

The Pink Elephant - Punches/dies (punches)

Whoopsi Daisy - Pastel colours

I love that you have dropped by to see my card, I hope you enjoyed visiting and do so again,

XOX Lucy

TPS Christmas Easel card

I am so excited to be a part of The Paper Shelter design team as a guest designer until February. They have the most adorable stamps ever! 

My first assignment was to create a Christmas easel card for their latest challenge and this is what I made. The best thing about using digital stamps is that you can make them different sizes and flip them - I have done both on this card. I made some smaller versions of the carolling couple for my Scrapmatts bridge and flipped one so they weren't all with the man on the left. I coloured them all with copics and finished it off using a Flourish with a Bling Chloe pearl flourish and some pearls for snow.

FWAB used:

Chloe pearl flourish

Adhesive pearl pearls

Elise flowers

Grass from Trent's fence

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

The prize at The Paper Shelter is a gift voucher worth a whopping $30 if you play with a TPS image or designer papers and three digis of your choice if you play with a different brand.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Favourite Christmas stamp

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace

All Sorts - Young at heart

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Winter

Challenges 4 Everybody -  Anything goes

CMC Copic - All about kids

C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a film - A Christmas Carol

Crazy 4 Challenges - Favourite Christmas carol - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Bingo - Cream, stamps, stars

Delightful challenges - Let it snow

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Patterned papers, sentiment, ribbon
Divas By Design - Anything goes

Dream Valley -  Anything goes

Fussy & Fancy - Pearls and flowers

Great Impressions - Holidays (Christmas)

Love to Create - Fancy edges (snow capped)

Make it Monday -  Anything goes

Milk Coffee - More than 1 fold
My Mum's craft shop - Winter Wonderland

Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy (red and green)

Paper Crafting Journey -  Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything goes

Pin & Tack -  Anything goes

Quirky Crafts - Layer it up and let it snow

The Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle

Send a smile 4 kids - Happy holidays for kids

Shelly's Images - Roll 'em - Flowers, bling, digi

Simply create too - Use your stash (card no. 3) - bridge, flowers, lamp post, stars.

The Squirrel & the Fox - Flowers, hats & horses

Stamp & Create - Lace

Sweet Stampin' -  Anything goes

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Whimsy Stamps - Use traditional Christmas colours

Thank you so much for coming to check out my card and good luck in The Paper Shelter challenge.

You can view all my easel cards by clicking on the "easel card" label below.

XOX Lucy

Elisabeth Bell Birthday card

Me again, now I'm home from my holidays I've started on a crazy card-making frenzy lol. I have been colouring so many gorgeous new stamps and they are ready to go! I have made a card here for my Dad's partner of 20 years who is such a beautiful lady and her Birthday is this month. I used a gorgeous Elisabeth Bell stamp that I won from a challenge at Elphine House. I coloured her with copics which is always my favourite colouring medium.

FWAB used:

Lee's tree

Taylah's toadstools

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a film (Steel Magnolias)

Crafting for all seasons - Falling leaves

Crafts & Me - Reds

Craftymess - Nursery Rhymes - Mary Mary Quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

Di's Digis - Show us fall colours

Dream Valley - Anything goes

Elisabeth Bells World - Glimmer shimmer & shine (tree, toadstools, pearls)

Elphine House - Fall/Autumn colours

Inky Impressions - Birthday card

Ladybug Crafts - Office stationery (envelope)

Love to Create - Fancy edges (punch on rhs and flowers along bottom)

Make it Monday - Anything goes

My Mum's craft shop - Sentiments

Paper Playtime - Autumn colours

Pattie's Creations - Birthdays

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

The Pink Elephant - Punches/dies

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

I love that you've popped in to look at my card, I hope I have inspired you in some way,

XOX Lucy

The Paper Shelter sale

Hi! 

Just wanted to let you know The Paper Shelter has a super sale on at the moment, here's your chance to get hold of some fabulous images at a discount price. These truly are some of the cutest stamps around! 

Click on the badge and it will take you straight to their website.

Take advantage of this special Discount!

Unlimited uses per customer from now until 11/18/12

The Paper Shelter would like to offer you 20% OFF with any order of $10 or more.

Coupon expires: 11/18/12

Coupon Minimum Order: $ 10

Coupon Code: e3c0b6781e (copy & paste without any spaces recommended)

(choose the button "go to checkout "instead of "checkout with paypal" in order to be able to add the coupon code)

You will be seeing plenty of creations of mine with these gorgeous stamps on them in the very near future (shhh.. but tomorrow is my first DT card, hope you come check it out, I'm so excited).

XOX Lucy

Pastel Magnolia card

Hi and thanks for dropping by to see my latest card. I haven't made a Magnolia card in a while so thought now was the perfect time to re-use my favourite Tilda stamp and colour her with copics. Just in case anyone's interested in my skin colours I mostly use E11, E00, E000 and then a little touch of E02 on the cheeks. The gorgeous sunflower paper is from Prima.

FWAB used:

Trent's fence,

Antique brown rhinestones,

Pearl pearls

Sun from Up in the Sky set

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace

All Sorts - Young at heart
Card Makin' Mamas - Thank you cards

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

CMC Copic - All about kids

C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a film (Pollyanna)

Craftymess - Nursery rhyme inspired (Lucy Locket - that's me lol)

Di's Digis - Show us fall colours

Dream Valley - Anything goes

Flutter by Wednesday - Any butterfly or fairy

Fussy & Fancy - Pearls and flowers

Jellypark Friends - Back to nature

Lexi's Creations - Thanksgiving
Love to Create - Fancy edges

Mad for Markers - Yellow/orange copics (YR20, YR21)

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Mark's Finest Papers - Add a fence

Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy (a fave colour combo - blue & yellow)

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes

Paper Playtime - Autumn colours

Paper Pretties - Thank you cards

Party time Tuesday - Thank you cards

Penny's Challenges - Lots of layers

Pile it on - Lets be thankful

Pin & Tack -  Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle (fence, stars, sun, pearls and rhinestones, also kindyglitz on butterflies)

Scrappy Frogs - Thanks or thanksgiving

Simply create too - Use your stash (ribbons, heart pins & stars) (card no. 2)

Stampin' for the weekend - All stitched up

Stamptacular - For the love of Tilda

Tilda's Town - Thanksgiving

Wags n whiskers - Be thankful

Whoopsi Daisy - Pastel colours

I love that you've come to visit, I hope you will again,
XOX Lucy

Boy Birthday card and I am now a designer for ...

Hi,

I am so excited to tell you I was approached by The Paper Shelter to become a design team member!! I am thrilled as they have the most adorable stamps ever! I have completed my first "assignment" with them and I love it, hope you will too (but of course I can't show it until Wednesday when their challenge begins). Their stamps suit my style as they are cutesy which is just my favourite kind of cards to make! If you haven't seen their digi stamps before click on their name above which will take you to their fantastic store!


Ok, on to today's card I've made this for my son's friend who turns 8. I have coloured a Fresh Brewed digi stamp with copics. I love these papers from Kaisercraft too, very Autumn-like (even though it's almost summer here in Oz lol).

FWAB used:

Trent's fence

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace

All Sorts - Young at heart

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

By the Cute & Girly - Twinkle Twinkle little star (stars on paper)

CMC Copic - All about kids

C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a movie (Bee movie)

Crafts & Me - Reds

Crafty Creations - No flowers

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch

Desert Islands Crafts - Browns, Patterned paper, sentiment, ribbons

Digistamps 4 Joy - Bingo - No twine, No scarecrow, No gems, No punches

Di's Digis - Show us fall colours

Divas By Design - Let's get cute!

Fab n Funky - Birthdays & 3 or 3 of something (3 fence posts)

Heck of a challenge - 50 shades of Autumn

Hiding in my Craft room - Super scraps Saturday

Inky Impressions - Birthdays

Love to Create - Shades of Autumn

Mad for Markers - Yellow/orange copics (used Y11, Y13, Y15)

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Mark's Finest Papers - Add a Fence

My Mum's craft shop - Sentiments

Papelitos stamps - Anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes

Paper Playtime - Autumn colours

Paper Pretties - Use 2 or more circles

Pattie's Creations - Birthdays

Penny's Challenges - Lots of layers

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Ribbon Carousel - Fall spirit

Shelly's Images - Roll em - Digi, distressing, ribbon

Simply create too - Use your stash card no. 1 (Ribbons and alphas)

Stamp n Doodle - Use a Digi stamp

The Stamping Boutique - Fall

Stamptacular - Sketch

Sweet Stampin' - Anything goes

The Pink Elephant - Favourite colouring medium (copic markers)

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy