Magnolia Happy Birthday card

Hi there,

Today my card is made with Flourish with a Bling's Elise flourish and flowers, aren't they gorgeous? I have only used half of the flourish. See below for FWAB's amazing prize pack for our blog hop.

I paper pieced Magnolia's Tilda so her dress, hair, boots and hearts etc all look 3D. Here's my card:

Want to win this amazing prize? Click HERE to join in the blog hop (ends Friday 19th April AUS time). Anyone is eligible to win so hope you join in, would love one of my crafty friends to win it!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create -  Spring Fever

All Sorts - Spring has sprung

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favorite color combo

Catch the Bug -  Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

CMC Copic - All about hair

Corrosive Challenge - Spring fling

Crafting for all seasons - Floral delight

The Cutie Pie - Inspired by a movie (Pollyanna)

Deep Ocean - Flowers and fantasy

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 2 (All my Lovin'), 4, 5 (B'day tab), 8, 10

Di's Digis - Flower frenzy

Divas By Design - Flowers

Dream Valley - Happy Birthday

Emerald Faeries - Recipe - 1 image, 2 pps, 3 embellies

Fab n Funky - Spring colours

Fairies Challenges - Anything goes

Forever Friends - Paper piecing

Great Impressions - Pastels or polka dots (pastels)

Inky Impressions - Paper piecing

Lacy Sunshine -  Anything goes

Loves Rubber Stamps - Pop your image

Magnolia Down Under - Tic Tac Toe - Pink, sentiment, embossing

Magnolialicious - Buttons, bows or beads (Buttons and bow)

Milk Coffee - Welcome Spring

Moving along with the times - Inspired by a song or movie (Song - All my Lovin' by Beatles)

My Mum's craft room - Easter or Easter colors

My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung

No matter which challenge - Beige, rose, pink color combo

The Paper Shelter - Spring delights

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girl - Add flowers and ribbon

The Ribbon Reel - 2 patterned papers, 1 cardstock plus ribbon

Simon says stamp - April showers or Spring flowers

Simply Magnolia - Color combo - Pink white green and bling

The Squirrel & the Fox - Inspired by a song or movie (Song - All my Lovin' by Beatles)

Top Tip Tuesday - Girls and boys come out to play

Whimsy Stamps - Pretty in pink

Whoopsi Daisy - Swirls

I am so happy you dropped in, don't forget to do the FWAB blog hop to win that amazing prize pack!

XOX Lucy

Di's Digi Spring card

Hiya, Flourish with a Bling are having a blog hop with the most amazing prize to be given away, see below for prize pack.

Here's a card I made using one of Di's Digis, they have my favourite animal images, I just love these little bears, they are soooo cute!! This card can be for a Birthday or Mother's Day so I didn't add a sentiment this time. I have coloured him with copics.

Want to win this amazing prize? Click HERE to join in the blog hop (ends Friday 19th April AUS time). Anyone is eligible to win so hope you join in, would love one of my crafty friends to win it!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create -  Spring Fever
A gem of a Challenge - Animals
All Sorts - Spring has sprung
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favorite color combo
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
My Craft Spot - Cute critters
Cupcake Inspirations - Polka dots
The Cutie Pie - Favourite film (Pretty Woman - Richard Gere holding the roses at the end)
Deep Ocean - Flowers and fantasy
Delightful challenges - Round up
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 1, 5 (banner), 7, 8
Digi Darla's - Take me out to the ball game (banner)
Di's Digis - Flower frenzy (the digi image can be bought here)
Dream Valley - Happy Birthday
Fairies Challenges - Anything goes
Fashionista - Mother's Day
Milk Coffee - Welcome Spring
Moving along with the times - Inspired by a song or movie (Carebears movies)
My Mum's craft room - Easter or Easter colors
My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Send a smile 4 kids - Mother's Day
Simon says stamp - April showers or Spring flowers
Stamp & Create - Use at least 1 die cut
Sweet Stampin' - Scallops
Sweet 'n Sassy - Choose your favourite challenge (#81 Gifts)
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes

I love that you have come to visit me, good luck if you decide to do the FWAB blog hop!

XOX Lucy

Kenny K Birthday card

Hi there,

Today I've created a card for lots of challenges (as usual lol), sometimes I spend as much time working out what I need to add to a card as I do making it lol!! Thank you to all those fantastic challenge blogs that have some wonderful prizes to be won and there's a real thrill to being chosen as a Top 3 too.

I have used a Kenny K digi and you will find her HERE. She's pretty cool for a teenage card don't you think? I've coloured her with copics.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Flowers (paper is floral print too!)
Aud Sentiments - For a child with sentiment added
Bearly Mine - Sketch
Brown Sugar - Spring
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Catch the Bug - Cardstock and bling
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - Spring fling
Crafting for all seasons - Floral delight
Crafts & Me - Spring flowers
Creative Corner - Girly Birthday
Cute Card Thursday - Something borrowed (sketch)
Delightful challenges - All about music (digi girl on I-pod)
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 1, 2 (Wired for sound), 6, 8, 10
Digi Haven - Spring
Divas By Design - Spring colours
Glitter & Sparkle - Cute
Inky Impressions - For a child
Kenny K's Krafty Krew - Being square
Love to Create - Tag you're it
Loves Rubber Stamps -  Anything goes
My Grafico - Anything goes
My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung
Paper Makeup Stamps -  Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Use a doily
Party time Tuesday - Ribbons and blooms
Pin & Tack -  Anything goes
The Ribbon Reel - 2 x patterned paper, 1 x solid plus ribbon & twine/string
Simon says stamp - Happy Birthday
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes
Stamptacular - Spring fever
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Girls and boys come out to play
Whoopsi Daisy - Bling

Thanks so much for dropping by, I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

XOX Lucy

My Monochromatic card for Paper Crafting Journey

Hi crafty friends,

Paper Crafting Journey have a new challenge and this fortnight we want to see monochromatic cards (mostly one colour). I have made my blue card with a gorgeous Hannah Lynn digi and you can find her at Crafts & Me. I have coloured her with copics.

The beautiful blue flourish is from Flourish with a Bling and comes in 9 different colours (the Chloe is a two pack with extra pearls, see below the card).

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! This offer won't last too much longer.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Sparkle and shine

613 Avenue Create - Flowers
A gem of a Challenge - Make it cute
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Catch the Bug - Cardstock & bling
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - All about hair
C.R.A.F.T. - Recycle (the heart)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Cute as you like
Crafts & Me - Spring flowers (the digi used can be found here)
Crafty Creations - Flowers and/or fairies
Creative Moments - Things with wings (butterflies)
Cute Card Thursday - Something borrowed
The Cutie Pie - Favourite film - The Wizard of Oz (looks like Dorothy)
Dream Valley - Pearls and lace
Emerald Faeries - Recipe - 1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellishments
Fairies Challenges - Anything goes
Flutter by Wednesday - Flowers with butterfly or fairy
Glitter & Sparkle - Cute
Lacy Sunshine -  Anything goes
Lexi's Creations - Punches and/or dies (flowers)
Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes
Love to Create - Tag you're it (name tag)
Loves Rubber Stamps -  Anything goes
My Grafico - Anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Black, white & one colour (blue)
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
Pile it on - Handmade flowers
Pin & Tack -  Anything goes
The Shabby tearoom -  Beautiful blues
Simon says stamp - Happy Birthday
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Simply create too - Animals (butterflies)
Sweet Stampin' - Oh so girly
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Anything goes
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Girls and boys come out to play
Whoopsi Daisy - Bling

Thank you so much for dropping by to see my card. An extra special thank you to:

Candy C from Simon Says Stamp and Show
Lori from Bugaboo
Mian from Simply Create Too

for their incredibly sweet comments on my recent cards, I love reading them.

XOX Lucy

CC Designs Easter card

Happy Easter!!

I have created a card today using a CC Designs and you can purchase her at All That Scraps.

I used leaves and pearls from Flourish with a Bling and you can buy them HERE. The chipboard frame, bird and birdcages are from Scrapmatts.

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 - Sparkle & Shine

613 Avenue Create - Flowers
A gem of a Challenge - Make it cute
Anyone for Anya! - Anything goes (free for all)
Bearly Mine - Girly pink
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Mother's Day or for a female
Crafts 4 Eternity - Cute as you like
Crafts & Me - Pretty in pink
Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Animals (bird)
Delightful challenges - Hippity Hoppity (Spring)
Desert Islands Crafts - Flowers, sentiment, torn, 3xpapers, bunny (ears)
Digi Haven - Spring
Forever Friends - Girls
Glitter & Sparkle - Cute
Hobby Cutz - Sketch or CAS (Sketch)
Inky Impressions - Easter/Spring
Moving along with the times - Sketch
My Grafico - Anything goes
My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung
PanPastel UK - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Simply create too - Animals (bird)
Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers
Sweet 'n Sassy - Think Spring
Sweet Stampin' - Oh so girly
Wednesdays challenge - Winged things (bird)
Whimsical Designs - Pastels

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend,

XOX Lucy

The Paper Shelter Easter card

Happy Easter!!

I am uploading 2 posts this morning, this one has been created using an oh-so-cute image from The Paper Shelter. This gorgeous girl is normally sitting on a fence in the image so I fussy cut her out and sat her on my fence lol. You can buy the digi girl HERE. You can buy the fence, grass, leaves, pearls and tree HERE.

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 - Easter/Spring

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Bring on Spring
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Mother's Day or for a female
Craft Your Passion - Make it cute
Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo inspiration - Easter/green and yellow
The Cutie Pie - Easter
Deep Ocean - Photo inspiration - pink & yellow flowers
Delightful challenges - Hippity Hoppity (or Spring)
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinirary - Sentiment, flowers, use lots of yellow
Digi Darla's - Flowers
Digi Haven -  Spring
Forever Friends - Girls
Hobby Cutz - Easter
Inky Impressions - Easter/Spring
Love to Create - Pastel colors
Mark's Finest Papers - Easter or bunnies
Moving along with the times - Sketch
My Grafico - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Pile it on - Dots (pearls)
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Sweet 'n Sassy - Think Spring

Extra lovely thank you's to Carrie Robinson (from Inky Impressions), Rene (from Cupcake Inspirations) and my gorgeous follower Rachel for leaving me such wonderful comments on my recent cards.

Thank you so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

Saturated Canary Easter card

Happy Easter to you!! It's already Good Friday here in Oz so we're off out shortly to celebrate with family, hope you have a wonderful time over Easter too. I'll make this quick as I have 2 cards I want to post before getting ready (which I should be doing in just a few minutes lol).

This gorgeous digi is from Saturated Canary, how cute is she?? You can buy her HERE.

The beautiful clouds, raindrops and fence are all from Flourish with a Bling and you can buy them HERE.

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 - Easter/Spring

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

Bearly Mine - Girly pink

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Bring on Spring

Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Mother's day or for a female

Craft Your Passion - Make it cute

Crafts 4 Eternity - Easter

Crafts & Me - Pretty in pink

Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Anything goes

Creative Moments - Animals

Cupcake Inspirations - Photo inspiration - Easter/chicks

The Cutie Pie - Easter

Deep Ocean - Photo inspiration - pink & yellow flowers

Delightful challenges - Hippity Hoppity (or Spring)

Desert Islands Crafts - Itinirary - Sentiment, flowers, ribbon, torn, use lots of yellow

Digi Darla's - Flowers
Digi Haven -  Spring

Forever Friends - Girls

Glitter & Sparkle - Animals

Hobby Cutz - Easter

Inky Impressions - Easter/Spring

Lacy Sunshine - Layer it up

Love to Create - Pastel colors

Mark's Finest Papers - Easter or bunnies

Moving along with the times - Sketch

My Grafico - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything goes

Party time Tuesday -  Anything goes

Pile it on - Dots (yellow paper is polka dots)

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air

The Ribbon Reel - Spring cottage

Saturated Canary - Pretty pastels

Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes

Simply create too - Animals

Southern Girls Challenge - The kids are alright

The Squirrel & the Fox - Easter or Passover

Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers

Stamptacular - Fuzzy friends (chick)
Sweet 'n Sassy - Think Spring

Sweet Stampin' - Lots of layers

Through the craft room door -  Anything goes

Extra lovely thank you's to Mei (from Love to Create), Avril (from Glitter & Sparkle) and Bethie J (from Pile it on) for your very sweet comments recently, they really make my day!

Thank you so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Ladybug Crafts Inc New Release digis

Hi and welcome (or welcome back) to my blog,

I was thrilled to be asked by Kerry at Ladybug Crafts Inc to be a guest designer for their new range of totally gorgeous Billie Bear images and had such fun colouring Cupcake Billie. There are 16 new Billie Bear images to choose from and they are for sale as of today! They are £1.75 each and you can find all of them HERE.

The beautiful green leaves are from Flourish with a Bling and you can find them HERE.

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 - Easter/Spring

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Bring on Spring

Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Make it cute
Crafts 4 Eternity - Egg-cellent Easter

Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Layer it up

Creative Moments - Animals

Cupcake Inspirations - Easter photo inspiration

Cute Card Thursday - Easter Parade

The Cutie Pie - Easter

Desert Islands Crafts - Flowers, ribbon, heart

Digi Darla's - Flowers

Fab n Funky - Pink, green, brown

Glitter & Sparkle - Animals
Hobby Cutz - Easter

Inky Impressions - Flowers

Love to Create - Pastel colors

Mark's Finest Papers - Easter or bunnies

My Grafico - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Let it be Spring

Party time Tuesday - Anything goes

Pile it on - Dots

Pin & Tack - Anything goes

Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air

Simon says stamp - Easter/Spring

The Squirrel & the Fox - Easter or Passover

Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers

Stamptacular - Fuzzy friends

Sweet Stampin' - Lots of layers

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Whimsy Stamps - Stitch it

Thanks so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

I'm a Top 5 contender at Fashionista, votes would be lovely!!

Hi Crafties,

I am honoured to be a Top 5 contender at Fashionista's challenge blog this week and would love for you all to go check it out and choose a favourite creation (hopefully mine lol but doesn't matter if you like someone else's better). Here is my creation that has been chosen:

Thank you so much if you do go and vote, it would be so embarrassing not to get any lol.

Have a great day,
XOX Lucy