My first DT card for PCJ Challenge

I am so chuffed to be a new design team member for Paper Crafting Journey! I have loved joining in their challenges for the past 6 months so I'm very excited to be a part of their team. 

Their challenge this fortnight is the easiest challenge of all - Anything goes!! Woohoo!! I have used one of the sponsors new digis, isn't she a cutie? This digi is from Elisabeth Bell who I have used her digis on a few of my cards. (See labels at the bottom to see my other E.Bell cards.)

With this stamp, I printed it twice and coloured the hair, teddy and jeans on one image then cut them out carefully to add to the other image which I had coloured the other parts in. This gives it a slightly 3D effect (in person, you may not be able to see it on the photo). I then fussy cut the whole image out and used foam tape so she pops off the card. I hand cut the banner from scraps and then distressed it.

FWAB used:

Jack vine leaves in forest green, 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 am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes
A gem of a Challenge - New beginnings (new teddy)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebration (of happiness)
Card Makin' Mamas - Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - Something new (new digi & papers)
Crafty Creations - Something new (new digi & papers)
Craftymess - Show some sparkle/bling
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - New beginnings (new teddy)
Di's Digis - Try something new (adding layers to the digi)
Divas By Design - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Anything goes
Flutter by Wednesday - Open challenge
Fussy & Fancy - Furry friends
Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes 
Inky Impressions - Add a sentiment
Lexi's Creations - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
My Mum's craft room - Anything goes
Natalie & Amy - Your favourite things (cute cards, bling & flowers)
Pause Dream Enjoy - Use ribbon (ribbon is used as the banner rope wrapped around sticks)
Penny's Challenges - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Quirky Crafts - Something new and add pink on card (new digi & papers)
Scrappy Frogs - Try something new - fussy cutting out the digi girl
Send a smile 4 kids - Valentine's for kids
Shelly's Images - Show us what you got, Anything goes (new digi and papers)
Simon says stamp & show - Embrace the old (old flowers)
Stamp & Create - Love
Stamp n Doodle - Something neglected (old flowers)
The Pink Elephant - Celebrate (happiness/love)
Tuesday throwdown - Shiny & new (new digi/papers)

I hope you can join in the Paper Crafting Journey's Anything goes challenge and all these other great challenge blogs. Thanks so much for visiting,
XOX Lucy

GDT for C.R.A.F.T. - Colour combo challenge

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges have a new challenge up and running - it's a colour combo - white, greys and blues. My guest designer card this week was made using a Sassy Studio digi who is one of the sponsors this week. They have some stunning digis of which they are retiring a few so go check out their store. The digi I have used is one that will be retired, Sassy Studio's Crissy's Prom.

Be sure to add C.R.A.F.T. Challenges to your favourite challenge blogs as they have fantastic prizes each week.

FWAB used:

Chloe baby blue flourish and pearls

Jack vine leaves in olive green

Elise flower from Elise flourish set (grey with gem)

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 am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebration (Prom)

CMC Copic - Soft pastel colors

Craft Your Passion - Vintage or shabby chic

Crafting for all seasons - Something new (new die cuts)

Crafty Creations - Something new (new die cuts)

Craftymess - Show some sparkle/bling

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - New beginnings (new die cuts)

Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes 

Inky Impressions - Add a sentiment

Lexi's Creations - Anything goes

Make it Monday - Anything goes

My Mum's craft room - Anything goes

Natalie & Amy - Your favourite things (bling & flowers)

Party time Tuesday - Sparkle, glitter & shine

Pause Dream Enjoy - Use ribbon

Penny's Challenges - Anything goes

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Ribbon Carousel - Winter spirit (colours)

Scrappy Frogs - Try something new (Elegant card)

Send a smile 4 kids - Valentine's for kids

The Shabby tearoom - Photo inspiration of blue and white, Elegance

Shelly's Images - Show us what you got, Anything goes (new digi and diecut)

Simon says stamp & show - Embrace the old (old star die cut border)

Stamp n Doodle - Something neglected (old star die cut border)

The Pink Elephant - Celebrate (Prom)

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Tuesday throwdown - Shiny & new

Whoopsi Daisy - Dies and punches

I hope you have enjoyed the visit, thanks for dropping in,
XOX Lucy

GDT for TPS Flower Extravaganza challenge card

The Paper Shelter has a new challenge up and running and the theme is Flower Extravaganza. I have used the TPS digi Spring in the Heart, isn't she so cute, so much fun to colour. I love how the Flourish with a Bling tree, leaves, grass and sun go so perfectly with her little outdoor scene.

FWAB used:

Lee's tree, Jack vine leaves, 

grass from Trent's fence, 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 am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebration (Birthday)

By the Cute & Girly - Cute and girly
Card Makin' Mamas - Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - Something new (new digi)

Craftymess - Show some sparkle/bling
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - New beginnings (new digi)

Di's Digis - Try something new (coloured new digi)
Divas By Design - Anything goes

Dream Valley -  Anything goes

Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes
Inky Impressions - Add a sentiment

Lexi's Creations - Anything goes

Make it Monday - Anything goes

My Mum's craft room - Anything goes

Natalie & Amy - Your favourite things (cute cards, bling & flowers)
Party time Tuesday - Sparkle, glitter & shine

Pause Dream Enjoy - Use ribbon (flower ribbon)
Penny's Challenges - Anything goes

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Quirky Crafts - Something new and add pink on card (new digi)

Scrappy Frogs - Try something new (made chalk cloud background but hard to see in photo)

Send a smile 4 kids - Valentine's for kids

Shelly's Images - Show us what you got, Anything goes (new digi)

Simon says stamp & show - Embrace the old (flower ribbon)
Stamp n Doodle - Something neglected (flower ribbon)

Stampin' for the weekend - Anything goes
The Pink Elephant - Celebrate

Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Tuesday throwdown - Shiny & new

I hope you've enjoyed the visit, I love that you've dropped by,

XOX Lucy

Favourite "square cards" of 2012

Hi to my crafty followers,

I've seen lots of bloggers posting their favourite cards of 2012 and thought that was a great idea as you may not have seen some of my earlier cards. 

Here's my favourite square cards I made in 2012 (will post my favourite step/easel cards later), hope you like them and they inspire you in some way:

Please email me (email address is on right hand side of my blog under my photo) if you have any questions you'd like to ask.

Thanks so much for dropping by, I hope you enjoyed seeing them this way.

XOX Lucy

New Home card

Hi and thanks for checking out my card/blog. 

I have a few favourite digi stamp companies and Di's Digis are one of them, so I've made a card today with one of her stamps, isn't it such a gorgeous image? I hope you like the whole card, the papers are from Prima and the glossy leaves and pearls are from Flourish with a Bling.

FWAB used:

Jack vine leaves in olive green

Copper and latte 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 am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes

A gem of a Challenge - New beginnings (new home)

Bearly Mine - Something old and something new (old die cuts and new digi & gold corners)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebration (New home)

CMC Copic - Soft pastel colors

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Craftymess - Show some sparkle/bling

Cute Card Thursday - Something new (new home)

Di's Digis - Try something new (new digi, adding gold corners)

Fussy & Fancy - Furry friends (hoping fluffy friends is included)

Inky Impressions - Anything goes

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Milk Coffee - New beginnings (new home)

My Mum's craft room - Anything goes

Natalie & Amy - Your favourite things (cute cards, bling & flowers)

Paper Makeup Stamps - Any digi

Paper Pretties - Bling

Party time Tuesday - Celebrate (new home)

Penny's Challenges - Use favourite embellishment (FWAB leaves)

Pile it on - Pile on the embellishments

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Shelly's Images - Show us what you got, Anything goes (new digi, gold corners)

Simon says stamp - New something (new home)

Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes

Stamp n Doodle - New beginnings (new home)

The Pink Elephant - Anything goes

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Tuesday throwdown - Bright and Happy new year (use bright colours)

Whoopsi Daisy - Celebrate (new home)

Thank you so much for visiting, I hope you have enjoyed it,
XOX Lucy

GDT for C.R.A.F.T. - Make backing paper

I am so excited to guest design for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this month, they have some wonderful challenges and this one was no exception - make your own backing paper! 

I decided to die-cut some green paper, ruled lines on it with a clear sparkle pen and going in the other direction I used a silver Smooch. I lightly chalked (in green) where the lines met to hopefully give it a little depth of colour. I then added the rhinestones for a little sparkle, hope you like it. I also made the two top flowers by punching some flowers and layering them.

The sponsors/prizes for this challenge are from LEJ Designs, Stitchy Bear Stamps, Saturated Canary (this girl is from SC) and Scrapper's Delights. Gee that's a lot of great sponsors in one challenge isn't it? Well worth entering their competition and I'd love to see what backing paper you create, I love being inspired! 

FWAB used:

Silver rhinestones and Elise pink flower (the bottom one with bling centre)

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 am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Something old/something new (old rosebuds/new papers)

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Craftymess - Show some sparkle/bling

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - New (papers), glitter, gems

Flutter by Wednesday - In with the new (new papers)

Glitter & Sparkle - Favourite colours (pink)

Hiding in my Craft room - Freestyle

Inky Impressions - Anything goes

Milk Coffee - New beginnings (new papers)

My Mum's craft room - Anything goes

Natalie & Amy - Your favourite things (fave die-cut)

Paper Makeup Stamps - Any digi

Paper Pretties - Bling

Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything goes

Penny's Challenges - Use fave embellies (bling, butterfly, flowers)

Pile it on - Pile on the embellishments

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Simon says stamp - New something (new papers)

Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes

The Squirrel & the Fox - Party Time! (Party dress)

Sweet Stampin' - Seeing double (2 flower bunches)

The Pink Elephant - Anything goes

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Celebrate

Thanks so much for coming to my blog, I hope I have inspired you in some way,
XOX Lucy

TGF Red, teal and green card

Wow, can't believe it's the last day of 2012, how exciting, I love to start a new year! Let's hope I can stick to some of my new year resolutions this year lol, do you stick to yours??

This card was made with a stamp from The Greeting Farm, she is part of a 3 girl rubber stamp set and they are all adorable. The girl is coloured with copics. The papers are from Bo Bunny, they are one of my favourite paper companies. 

FWAB used:
FWAB Jasmine puffy flourish in orange
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

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Delightful challenges - Anything goes

Divas By Design - Anything goes

Glitter & Sparkle - Favourite colour (teal)

Hiding in my Craft room - Freestyle

Natalie & Amy - Your favourite things (fave colours teal/red & paper brand Bo Bunny)

Party time Tuesday - Anything goes

Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything goes

Pile it on - Pile on the embellishments

Shelly's Images - Out with the old in with the new (new papers)

Simon says stamp - Anything goes

Splendid Stamping with TGF - Red, teal and green 

Stamp n Doodle - Anything goes

Stampin' for the weekend - Anything goes

Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Bingo - blue, image, flowers

The Pink Elephant - Anything goes

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you to all my 117 followers, I am so happy you like to check out my cards and I wish you all a very Happy New Year.

XOX Lucy

Guest Designer card for Little Miss Muffet

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas filled with fun, laughter, presents, family and food!! 

I have created another card for my December Guest Designer spot with Little Miss Muffet. This time I used three of their gorgeous girls to create my card. This was not my original plan but I overfilled one of my copics so when I opened the lid a huge ink splat hit my almost finished stamp, I was so upset. Then I realised all was not lost as I could use my old Fiskars template circles and cut out the good part. It just meant colouring 2 other cuties to add to the card. There really is no such thing as a mistake in crafting, just rearranging lol.

FWAB used:

Jack vine leaves and mini vine in Olive green

Red and Antique gold 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 am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebration

Card Makin' Mamas - It's the holidays

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Metallic (vine, leaves and pearls)
Crafting for all seasons - Red, green, glitter/sparkle
The Cutie Pie - Cute Christmas

Deep Ocean - Santa Claus is coming
Delightful challenges - Anything goes
Digistamps 4 Joy - There's something magical about Christmas

Fab n Funky - Add ribbon and/or lace

Glitter & Sparkle - Christmas or New Year
Hooked on Craft - Christmas
Milk Coffee - Christmas or winter
Natalie & Amy - Christmas or winter wishes
Party time Tuesday - Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - Christmas
The Pink Elephant - Anything goes
Pile it on - Pile on the embellishments
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Quirky Crafts - Last minute Christmas
Ribbon Carousel - The holidays
Shelly's Images - Out with the old and in with the new (new digis and Xmas flower)
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Stamp n Doodle - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - Seeing double (2 tickets)

Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Bingo - Ribbon, image, pearls
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything goes

Thanks so much for dropping by, I hope you have a safe and happy New Year!

XOX Lucy

Winner of my Flourish with a Bling blog candy!!

Hi and thank you to all that commented and added my prize image to their blog, it was such a tough decision to decide who to give the prize to, I would love to give you all one because it was really sweet of you to join in. Anyway, I thought the easiest way was to put all the names in a bowl and then my daughter could pick one out, so here's Chloe with the winner's name:

Congratulations Nannieflash, please contact me (see right hand side bar for email) and send me your mailing address and I'll pop your goodies in the post next week!! 

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year!! I look forward to doing more candy giveaways soon,

XOX Lucy

I have a 100 followers candy!!

This is a sticky post so please scroll down if you'd like to see my latest cards.

Yay and welcome to my newest (and 100th) follower, Kat!!! A big Hi to all of my wonderful followers, I am so happy to have each and every one of you!

When I first started my blog a few months ago I never expected to have anyone be interested in my little blog so I'm so thrilled that every week I have more friends join me. I love seeing each and every one of you visit, whether you leave a lovely comment or just view my cards, I love seeing that I've had over 10,000 views in such a short time!!!

So I'd love to give a lucky follower some Flourish with a Bling freebies - you've no doubt seen our gorgeous products on my cards as I love to use FWAB on just about every card I create, it finishes them off beautifully I think. I am going to give this candy to one of my followers that comments on this blog post and adds the image of the prize to their blog sidebar (along with a link to this blog post), simple as that! I will close the competition on Thursday 20th December so someone will know before Christmas that they're getting an FWAB pressie!! New followers are more than welcome to join in, the more the merrier.

This prize includes:

Trent's fence

Taylah's Toadstools

Up in the Sky

Elise flourish & flowers (choice of colours)

Jasmine laser flourish (choice of colours)

Chloe pearl flourish (choice of colours)

Lee's tree

Jasmine puffy flourish (choice of colours)

Jack vine (choice of colours)

We have a range of colours in some of the items above so I can send this prize pack or you can choose your own colours if you like!! To check out our colours visit Flourish with a Bling to view our range.

This competition is open world-wide and as long as you are now a follower (and add the image to your blog) you are eligible but please don't just follow my blog because you want the prize pack as that would be sad, I hope you like my cards and seeing how I use FWAB in different ways.

Please feel free to email me any time, FWAB is an Australian wholesale company but we have a stockist list which includes international stockists. We'd love for you to pass on our details to your favourite craft store if you're not the lucky winner of this goodie pack.

Good luck and enjoy your week, thanks again for following me!!
XOX Lucy

TPS Christmas card and Blog Hop winner announced!

Wow and thank you to all that took part in The Paper Shelter 2nd Birthday Blog Hop, I loved reading every comment (56 of them!!) and I have chosen the winner from my Blog Hop post comments -

Desire Fourie

Thank you all again for your lovely comments on my Blog Hop card, I wish I could give you all a prize!! Congratulations Desire, please stop by The Paper Shelter Blog to claim your prize.

My crafty friends will know this already but any newbies that have found my blog, I am giving away some Flourish with a Bling candy, if you'd like the chance to win it click here. It finishes on at the end of Thursday 20th December and I will announce the winner on Friday! See top left for prize pack photo, it's a beauty!! I will post worldwide.

Now on to today's card using the gorgeous Spring Swing II  from The Paper Shelter online store. The Paper Shelter blog has a challenge this fortnight which is "Anything Goes", everybody's favourite challenge, especially at this time of the year!! This challenge runs until 9th January. As the DT will be taking a lovely well-earned break with their families over Christmas we hope you understand that we are not going to be commenting on the entries this time round but we will definitely all be admiring them all the same.

I thought I'd make another Christmas card seeing as it's so close to being Christmas and I love using non-traditional Christmas digis and turning them into a Christmas theme just by using traditional colours and papers.

FWAB used:

Chloe red pearl flourish

Jack vine leaves - olive green

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 am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebration

Card Makin' Mamas - It's the holidays

Celebrate the Occasion - Anything Christmas

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Recipe - Flowers, DP's, Ribbon

Crafting for all seasons - Red, green, glitter/sparkle
The Crazy Challenge - Christmastime

The Cutie Pie - Cute Christmas

Deep Ocean - Santa is coming to town

Delightful challenges - Very blingy project
Digistamps 4 Joy - There's something magical about Christmas
Divas By Design - Anything goes

Dream Valley - Christmas
Fab n Funky - Use Ribbon and/or lace

Fussy & Fancy - Tags and banners (sentiment)

Glitter & Sparkle - Bingo - Gems, digi, die cuts

Hooked on Craft - Christmas
Inky Impressions - Sparkle

Ladybug Crafts - Anything goes

Mad for Markers - An Aussie Christmas

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Natalie & Amy - Christmas or winter wishes

Paper Pretties - Create a Christmas creation

Party time Tuesday - Colour inspiration
Penny's Challenges - Christmas

Pile it on - Pile on the embellishments

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Quirky Crafts - Last minute Christmas

Ribbon Carousel - The holidays

Simon says stamp - What's  your fave? Favourite leaves (FWAB), colour (red), time of year!

The Squirrel & the Fox - Christmas

Stamp & Create - Sparkly Christmas or winter

Stamp n Doodle - Something unusual (a non-Christmas digi on a Christmas card)

Stamptacular - Christmastime

Sweet Stamping Pixies - Christmas (fairy or fairy-like image)

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Wags n whiskers - Anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Traditional Christmas cards

Thank you so much for checking out my card at such a busy time, I hope you have a wonderful and safe Christmas,

XOX Lucy