Lucy Patrick Card Making Tips, Tricks, Inspiration & Card Designs

Monday, 18 March 2013

CDAC & Petaloo Easter/Spring Challenges

CDAC and Petaloo are teaming up for some FANTASTIC
Easter/Spring Challenges & Contest BONANZA'S!!!

March 17th is the start to a bunch of awesome challenges and contests on CDAC..It will run through the end of the month!! Lots of prizes will be awarded at the end of the month so, don't miss out! There are crafting challenges, a "LIKE" Facebook contest and even a simple "spread the word" Contest. Along with some wonderful Gift Certificates from some wonderful Digi Artists, Petaloo is offering some AMAZING prizes. Petaloo International, is one of the largest floral manufacturing companies in the crafting world and is your source for floral & specialty embellishments. With exclusive factories in
China, India & Thailand, along with over 20 years experience in floral & craft products.They offer customers fun & innovative products at factory direct pricing. Here is just a "sample" of "some" of the prizes that will be awarded. Plus, Petaloo has a WHOLE NEW LINE of flowers coming out on April 1st that will also be part of these prizes. Don't miss out on being the "first on your block" to own some of these fabulous flowers!!!

CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE FUN!!

XOX Lucy

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Lacy Sunshine pink and grey card

Hi there, me again with my third card to show today!

I recently discovered Lacy Sunshine digis by Heather Valentin and this is one of her images, isn't she sweet? I have coloured her with copics.

The gorgeous grey bling-centred flower is from Flourish with a Bling and comes with a beautiful flourish and another coloured flower, see below or check them out HERE.

Flourish with a Bling are now 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 name (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 - Floral frenzy
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Cardz TV - It's so you
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Banners
Copic Marker Norge - Birthday for kids
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Deep Ocean - Cute and cuddly
Digi Darla's - Buttons
Divas By Design - Put on some pink
Dream Valley - Mother's Day or for a female
Fashionista - Make it pink
Lacy Sunshine - Double trouble
My Grafico - Anything goes
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air (include ribbon)
The Ribbon Reel - Romantic Elegance (photo inspiration)
Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air
Stamptacular - To die for (banner)
Top Tip Tuesday - Up up and away (butterflies)

Thank you to all that may leave a comment and a special thanks to Nadja (Chocolate, Coffee & Cards) and Lexie (Lacy Sunshine) for their lovely comments recently, I love reading them!

XOX Lucy

Tiddly Inks CAS card

Gee, I've made a boys card and now a clean and simple card, both of which I don't do many of, I must have felt like challenging myself this week lol.

I've used a gorgeous Tiddly Inks digi which also comes with the matching little sentiment. I have glittered the heart flowers and bird with a glitter pen and coloured her with copics. I doodled the stitching with a glitter pen.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Catch the Bug - Green thumb
Celebrate the Occasion - Spring is in the air
Corrosive Challenge - All that glitters
Creatalicious Challenges - Colors of Spring
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Mother's Day
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo - Spring colour cupcakes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Mum, Spring, flowers, pastels
Digi Haven - Green
Dream Valley - Mothers Day or for a female
Fab n Funky - Add a sentiment
Glitter & Sparkle - St Patricks day or green
Loves Rubber Stamps - St Patricks day or shades of green
Milk Coffee - Go green
My Grafico - Anything goes
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air
Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers (bird)
Stamptacular - To die for (banner)
Sweet 'n Sassy - Green
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Tiddly Inks - Clean and simple
Top Tip Tuesday - Up Up and away (bird)
Whimsy Stamps - Stitch it

Thank you so much for coming to see my card and any comments you make, a special thank you to Desire (Doing Life blog) and Vicky (AKA Crafting Vicky) for often leaving lovely comments for me.

XOX Lucy

A Bugaboo boys card

Hi and hope you had a lovely Mother's Day last weekend if you come from the UK.

I don't make many boys cards but here is one just for a nice change (still couldn't help putting flowers and a butterfly on it lol).

The gorgeous digi stamp is from Bugaboo who have some amazing (and oh-so-funny) images and sayings.

I hope you love the tree, grass and toadstool as much as I do, they're all from Flourish with a Bling, check the website out HERE, we're retail and ship worldwide. (See below for a couple of great value packs including these products.)

Flourish with a Bling have a small outdoor pack ($18) and a large outdoor pack ($35) (along with many other fantastic value bling packs). If you mention my blog in your order comments section we'll send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish! (Click on any of the underlined names to go directly to that product/pack).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A gem of a Challenge - Floral frenzy
Catch the Bug - Green thumb
Copic Marker Norge - Birthday card for kids
Creatalicious Challenges - Colors of Spring
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo - Critters and spring colours
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Delightful challenges - Here's one for the boys
Digi Haven - Green
Di's Digis - All about the children
Glitter & Sparkle - St Patricks Day or green
Little Miss Muffet - Boys only
Loves Rubber Stamps - St Patrick's Day or shades of green
Milk Coffee - Go green
Moving along with the times - Spring is in the air
My Grafico - Anything goes

Paper Playtime - Anything goes

Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Send a smile 4 kids - For the boys
Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air
Sweet 'n Sassy - Green
Sweet Stampin' - For a male/boy
Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much to all of you that have left me wonderful comments lately, especially such special messages like from Chana (613 Ave Create), Natalie (Nat & Amy) and Patti (Scrapclose2theheart).

Thank you all for visiting,
XOX Lucy

Sunday, 10 March 2013

12th Birthday card (Hannah Lynn digi)

Good morning/evening,

I hope you enjoy looking at the card I created, this gorgeous digi is called Cali Girl by Hannah Lynn and you can find her at Crafts and Me. I coloured her with copics.

The black rhinestones are part of a pack called Bella by Flourish with a Bling, you can buy them here.

Flourish with a Bling have fantastic value packs, this is one of them, the Mega Bling pack, priced individually it would cost $100 but we have limited packs available for $65!! To see up close or buy click HERE

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A gem of a Challenge - Floral frenzy
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Flowers & pearls
Card Makin' Mamas - Green
Cardz TV - It's so you
Catch the Bug - Green thumb
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Banners
CMC Copic - Anything goes with option of butterflies
Copic Marker Norge - Birthday card for kids
C.R.A.F.T. - Easter/ Spring (Spring girl)
Crafts & Me - Tag it (buy the digi stamp I used here)
Cute Card Thursday - Spring fever
Delightful challenges - Buttons, bling & embellishment things
Digi Haven - Green
Emerald Faeries - Bling
Glitter & Sparkle - St Patrick's Day or green
Great Impressions - Going green
Inky Impressions - St Patrick's Day or green
Ladybug Crafts - Add a number
Moving along with the times - Birds & the bees (nature - butterflies & flowers)
Natalie & Amy - Die cuts
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Punches/die cuts
Party time Tuesday - Die cuts
Penny's Challenges - Stitching
Perfect Sentiments - Green with a touch of grey
Pile it on - Happy Birthday
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air
Simon says stamp - A bit o' green
Simon says stamp & show - By the numbers
Southern Girls Challenge - Tag it
Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air
Sweet 'n Sassy - Green

Thanks for checking out my blog post, I love knowing you've been,
Have a wonderful day/evening,
XOX Lucy

Saturday, 9 March 2013

TGF Green and pink card

Hi and welcome to all my lovely followers, I now have 150 after having 4 more join me overnight after my last post, I'm so thrilled you like to see my creations! I want to say a special big thank you to Marie and Laura Love who left me such sweet comments as well as all the lovely comments I received, they make my day.

I have been crafting up a storm so I'll have a few blog posts over the next few days, as Jim Carey says in The Mask, "Somebody stop me!!" lol. I'm sure hubby will be right onto that hehe.

I have had these gorgeous rubber stamps from The Greeting Farm for the longest time, they were one of my first stamps when I started using copics and I still think they are cute as can be even though I haven't used them in a while. I do find digi stamps a lot easier to use normally but in this case it's easier if you want to paper piece like I have done on his hair and her cap.

I have used pearls from Flourish with a Bling and if you love pearls you'll love our Rainbow Pearl value pack with 16 packs of different coloured pearls for only $30AUD (AUD & USD are almost identical at the moment) - That's 1600 pearls!!! Check out all our amazing value packs HERE.

FWAB Rainbow Pearl Pack - Click Image to Close

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional TicTacToe - Free, die-cuts, bling

A gem of a Challenge - Floral frenzy (the papers)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Flowers and pearls

Cardz TV - Make a wish (kids card)

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Banners

Copic Marker Norge - Birthday for kids

Corrosive Challenge - All that glitters (the paper and border of pink paper & pink heart)

C.R.A.F.T. - Easter/Spring

Craft Your Passion - That is odd (5 flags, 3 pearls, 1 flower)

Creatalicious Challenges - Colors of Spring

Cute Card Thursday - Spring fever

Delightful challenges - Buttons, bling & embellishment things

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Spring, flowers, pastels

Digi Darla's - Green cards

Digi Haven - Green

Di's Digis - All about children

Fashionista - Make it pink

Inky Impressions - St Patrick's Day or green

Lacy Sunshine - Double trouble

Moving along with the times - Birds and the bees (boy and a girl)

One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes

Paper Playtime - Anything goes

Party time Tuesday - Die cuts (all the hearts and banner)

Penny's Challenges - Stitching (around the green hearts)

Pile it on - Happy Birthday

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air

The Ribbon Girl - Ribbon and/or twine

Simon says stamp - A bit o' green

Simon says stamp & show - By the numbers (5 flags, 4 hearts, 3 pearls, 2 images, 1 sentiment)

Simply create too - Green (card entry no.3)

Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air

Splendid Stamping with TGF - Hearts galore

Thank you so much for dropping in,
Have a great weekend,
XOX Lucy

Friday, 8 March 2013

PCJ "anything but a card" challenge now on

Hi and welcome to my blog!

Paper Crafting Journey have a new challenge starting now and to participate you'll need to make "anything but a card". One of my all-time favourite digi stamp companies, The Paper Shelter are the sponsors for this challenge so you'll be wanting to win this prize!!

I have created a little scene with a digi girl from The Paper Shelter, she comes complete with a picture of an ice-cream cart but as this needed to be something other than a card I decided to re-create her cart in my own way and Wow, was it difficult lol. The great thing about digi stamps is that you can print them out any size you like and as you can see I have made her huge! I never know how much information you want to know about how I created my cards or projects so I'll stop now but please let me know in the comments section if you'd like me to add more.

To buy the tree, fence, pearls, grass and/or green leaves please click on Flourish with a Bling, we sell internationally and have some fantastic value packs on offer.

I am entering my creation into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional TicTacToe - Free, image, ribbon

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Flowers and pearls

By the Cute & Girly - Favourite things (TPS images, FWAB fence & tree, flowers)

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Anything goes with option of bugs/butterflies/reptile images

C.R.A.F.T. - Easter/Spring

My Craft Spot - Tasty treats

Craft Your Passion - That is odd (3 flowers in the tree)

Creatalicious Challenges - Spring color palette

Cute Card Thursday - Spring fever

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Spring, flowers, pastels, ribbons

Di's Digis - All about children

Emerald Faeries - Bling

Fashionista - Make it pink

Flutter by Wednesday - Open challenge but must have butterfly or fairy

Forever Friends - Lots of flowers

Lacy Sunshine - Double trouble (girl and cat)

Moving along with the times - The birds & the bees (nature - grass, tree, flowers, ladybug, butterfly)

My Grafico - Anything goes

My Mum's craft room - Spring has sprung

No matter which challenge - Anything goes

One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes

Paper Playtime - Anything goes

Paper Pretties - Terrific texture

The Paper Shelter - Punches/die-cuts (You can find the digi girl here)

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air

The Ribbon Girl - Add ribbon or twine

Simon says stamp - A bit O' Green

Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Tuesday throwdown - Doilies & lace

Thanks so much for dropping by, I hope you have a lovely day,

XOX Lucy

Thursday, 7 March 2013

Just for you card

Hi,

I have another card tonight using an image from A Day for Daisies. It is so difficult to photograph cards that aren't a straight square, this is a joy fold card so makes it very tricky but I am really happy with the outcome and I hope it translates through the photograph. I have photos of the card closed completely and opened on one side as it has a different look both ways. I coloured her with copics.