I'm a Guest Designer at 613 Avenue Create!

I am delighted to be a guest designer at 613 Avenue Create this week, they have an awesome challenge blog that if you're not already following, head over and join up.

Their sponsors this week are The Paper Shelter and Dr Digi and the challenge is "Create your own challenge", how fun is that!! I have chosen "Use blue and pink" for my challenge and have used a gorgeous image from The Paper Shelter. I thought seeing as she was on a swing I should cut her out and use some foam tape to make her look more 3D. I decided to have her swinging from a beautiful vine from Flourish with a Bling.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout October, the only items not discounted are the already amazingingly priced value packs, everything else is half off!! I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products and we post worldwide. Please email if you would like rough estimates of shipping, if we can send it as a large letter we will or perhaps get your friends to all buy too and share the postage! If you're order is over $200AUD we will pay half the shipping (international orders). 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 -  Anything goes
A Creative Romance - Fairytale or winged creatures
Addicted to Stamps - Create a scene

AllSorts - How does your garden grow
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/bright colours
Bunny Zoe - Something blue
Card Mania - Cute as a button
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a book - Tinkerbell

Crafting by Design -  Anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity -  Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint -  Anything goes

Designed to Colour - Anything goes

Digi Haven - 2 colors
Di's Digis - Show off those coloring skills
Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - Women's friendship day 

Love to Scrap - Run for the border

My Craft Creations -  Anything goes

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Stitching
Party Time Tuesday -  Anything goes
Pile it on - Leaves
Pollycraft Challenges - Birthday girls

Ribbon Reel - Photo inspiration - pink, ribbon, flowers
The Rubby Buggy -  Anything goes
Scrapper's Delight - Make your own embellies (butterfly, sentiment, vine with flowers)

Send a smile 4 kids -  Anything goes for kids
Sister Act -  Anything goes

The Squirrel & the Fox - Happy Birthday
Sweet Stamps - Roses
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Happy Birthday
Through the Craftroom Door -  Anything goes 
Totally Papercrafts - Stitching on a card
Word Art Wednesday -   Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed it, would love to see you here again,
XOX Lucy

Kenny K DT card for Paper Crafting Journey's new challenge

Hi there,

Paper Crafting Journey have a new challenge just started and this time we'd love to see your creations "For a Boy"! Kenny K are the wonderful sponsors this fortnight and I have used one of their gorgeous digis for my card. I created this card for my oh-so-cute son who just turned 9, I was happy with how it turned out as I struggle with boy cards.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance -  Dies/punches

Bearly Mine - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe -  Something blue
Clear it out -  Boys cards using dies/punches (old lettering)
C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a book - Whoever You Are by Mem Fox

Crafts 4 Eternity -  Cute kids

Crafty Creations - Split it up

Cutie Pie - Cute one for the boys

Designed to Colour -  Anything goes
Digitally Sweet - Anything goes
Glitter & Sparkle - Male cards

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Use orange

Love to Scrap - Run for the border
My Craft Creations - Anything goes 

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges -  Waterfall or easel cards
The Rubby Buggy - Anything goes  

Sister Act - Anything goes

The Squirrel & the Fox -  Happy Birthday
Stamp & Create - Birthdays
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Happy Birthday
Top Tip Tuesday - Get in shape
Totally Gorjuss - Dotty (I dotted around the image with my copics)
Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday Baby! (Birthday or new baby card)
Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes  

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed it, would love to see you here again,
XOX Lucy

Emerald Faeries baby card

Hi and thanks for dropping in, hope you like this sweet little new baby card I created today. I used a gorgeous digi image from Emerald Faeries and you can find it by clicking on their name. I have used leaves from Flourish with a Bling. I lightly glittered the fairy's wings.

 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 Creative Romance - Dies/Punches

AllSorts - Button up
Catch the Bug - Stella says Sketch

Crafty Cardmakers - Winged things (15 challenges max) 

Cuttin & Stampin -  Vintage/shabby chic

Designed to Colour -  Anything goes 
Digitally Sweet - Anything goes 
DL Art -  Pens and scraps (glue pen, glitter pen and lace scraps and cardstock scraps)
A&T Emerald Faeries - Magical creatures (using an Emerald Faerie image)
Fab N Funky - Button it up
Jo's Scrap Shack -  Anything goes 

Oldie but a Goodie - Dies &/or punches and something old (lace)

The Paper Shelter - Stitching
Sister Act -  Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday Baby! (Birthday or new baby card)

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed it, would love to see you here again,

XOX Lucy

Di's Digis Toadstool card

I'm sure my followers know already but one of my fave Digi image stores is Di's Digis, she has the cutest animal (and other) images ever! How sweet are these two little kitties and birdies? I just won this image recently and couldn't wait to create with it, especially as the toadstools in the picture go so well with Flourish with a Bling's Taylah's Toadstools. I also used grass, pearls and bling centred flowers from  Flourish with a Bling too!

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:

4 Krafty Girlz -  Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Shades of brown
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Something blue (sky and bluebirds)
Card and Scrap - Vintage/shabby chic
Crafty Ribbons -  Anything goes with ribbon (1 ribbon, 1 lace on bottom of card)
Crafty Sentiments - Fall/Autumn colours
Created with Love - Fall colors
Creative Fingers - Make it shine
Creative Inspirations Paint -  Anything goes
Designed to color -  Anything goes
Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes
Di's Digis - Fab Fall Colors (using a Di's Digi)
Dream Valley - Autumn
Hanna and Friends - Special cardform
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes 
Just Inspirational - Animals
Ladybug Crafts - No squares allowed
Love to Create - Color inspiration
Loves Rubber Stamps - 1,2,3, - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
Paper Nest Dolls - Happy Fall Y'all
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Autumn
Pollycraft Challenges - Harvest colours
The Rubber Buggy -  Anything goes
Scrappy Mom's Stamps - True friendship
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes for kids
Sister Act - Anything goes
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Get in shape
Totally Gorjuss - Dotty
Wags n whiskers - Sparkle: glitter and bling
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes 

Thank you so much for dropping in, I hope you have a wonderful day,
XOX Lucy

Digi Darla's Fall Friends card

Hi all, hope you're having as great a weekend as I am so far - Go the Mighty Hawks into the Grand final next week - Woohoo!! Lol, sorry for the outburst, hehe, we finally beat our arch-enemy team and I couldn't be happier.

How cute are the images from Digi Darla's that I've used on my card today. These are 2 different images but I thought they went well together so printed them as closely together as I could to make a little scene. I coloured the sky a little drearier than usual as she has an umbrella and its a Fall scene, I also made up the grass with copics. The gorgeous tree and leaves are from Flourish with a Bling and I got the apples from Live and Love Crafts, how cute are they too! 

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:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes 
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes or frame it

Aud Sentiments - Sentiment suitable for Fall
Brown Sugar - Shades of brown
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Fall colours
Crafts 4 Eternity - Cute kids
Crafty Ribbons -  Anything goes with ribbon
Crafty Sentiments - Fall/Autumn colours 
Created with Love - Anything goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Use ribbon
Creative Fingers - Make it shine (tree and leaves)
Creative Shopping - Autumn leaves
Designed to color -  Anything goes
Digi Darla's - Anything goes with optional Hop, skip, jump (using DD images)
Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes
Di's Digis - Fab Fall colors
Divas By Design - Anything goes
Glitter & Sparkle - Add some pink
Hobby Cutz - Autumnal
Just Inspirational - Dies/punches (butterflies)
Loves Rubber Stamps - 1,2,3, - 1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellies
Milk Coffee - Fab Fall colors
My Craft Creations - Use a stamped or digi image
Paper Nest Dolls - Happy Fall Y'all
Penny's Challenges - 2 or more patterned papers
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - Autumn
Pollycraft Challenges - Harvest colours
The Ribbon Girl - Photo inspiration - peach/orange and ribbon
The Ribbon Reel - Photo inspiration - Pink, ribbon and flowers
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes
Scrappy Mom's Stamps - True friendship 
Sister Act - Anything goes
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes (using your sponsor's images)

Thank you so much for dropping in, I hope you have a wonderful weekend,
XOX Lucy

School boy clean and simple card

I was searching for school boy images when I came across this one as a freebie on Google, he's cute right? I thought he'd go perfect with the free book image from Tiddly Inks so I printed that out in two different sizes and curled them over for more of a 3D effect. I have used foam tape behind both the boy and the 2 books. I printed out the Happy Birthdays on my computer with a font called CK easy goin'.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional Happy Fall Y'all

A little bit crafty - Clean and simple
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes or frame it
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Something blue
Come and get it - Focal image on the side
Crafts 4 Eternity - Cute kids
Created with Love - Anything goes
The Cutie Pie - Cute one for the boys
Designed to color -  Anything goes
Graph'It Markers - No characters (colour an accessory)
Love to Create - Clean and simple
My Craft Creations - Stamped or digi image
My Mum's craft room - Boys only
Ribbon Carousel - Back to school/ribbon
Sister Act - Anything goes
Stampin' for the weekend - Back to school
Whimsy Stamps - Masculine
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping in, I hope you have a wonderful weekend, Go the Hawks!!
XOX Lucy

Pink girly card

I'm off to see my Mighty Hawks hopefully win tonight (if they do they go on to our Grand Final next week - AFL Aussie Rules Football) so I'm rushing to get two posts published before I go so this will be quick! 

This girl is from Stitchy Bear and she's a little bit coloured in already. I went over her hair with my black and grey copics just so it was a bit brighter as it came out dull in my photos.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz -  Anything goes

613 Avenue Create -  Anything goes with optional Happy Fall Y'all
A Creative Romance - Dies/punches
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes or frame it
C is for Challenge - Make it sparkle (Headband, butterfly, bow, pearls and hearts on the paper)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Anything goes
Come and get it - Focal image on the side
Crafty Ribbons -  Anything goes with ribbon
Created with Love - Anything goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Use ribbon
Designed to color - Anything goes 
Digi Darla's -  Anything goes with optional Hop, skip, jump
Divas By Design - Anything goes
Glitter & Sparkle - Add some pink
Just Inspirational - Dies/punches
My Craft Creations - Stamped or digi image (using your sponsor's image)
Natalie & Amy - Embossing
The Ribbon Reel - Photo inspiration - Use pink, ribbon and flowers
Sister Act - Anything goes
Stamp & Create - Birthdays
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes (using a digi from Stitchy Bear)
Wags n whiskers - Sparkle: Glitter or bling
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping in, I hope you have a wonderful weekend, GO the Mighty Hawks!!

XOX Lucy

Tiddly Inks Thank you card

Hiya,

Thanks so much for dropping by my little blog today, hope you enjoy it! 

I have paper pieced again, it's so much fun! The large flower in the image and her dress and shoes are all paper pieced. This little sweetie is called Wryn and you can find her and her friends at Tiddly Inks, they have some unbelievably gorgeous images (click on their name to be taken to their store). The pearls and leaves are from Flourish with a Bling. I used a glitter gel pen on the centre of the flowers.

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:

613 Avenue Create -  Anything goes with optional Happy Fall Y'all
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Paper piecing
Craft Your Passion - Fall colours
Crafts & Me - Lovely lace
Crafty Sentiments - Fall/Autumn colours
Creative Corner - The leaves are falling
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Use ribbon
Cute Card Thursday - Hip to be square
Designed to color -  Anything goes
Digi Darla's -  Anything goes with optional Hop, skip or jump
Glitter & Sparkle - Add some pink
Hobby Cutz - Autumnal
Just Inspirational - Dies/punches (border punch and butterfly punch)
Loves Rubber Stamps - Have a sentiment on the front
Milk Coffee - Fab fall colors
My Craft Creations - Stamped or digi image
My Craft Spot - Fave technique - Paper piecing
Paper Nest Dolls - Happy Fall Y'all
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - Autumn
The Ribbon Girl - Photo inspiration/color combo - Peach & orange with ribbon
The Ribbon Reel - Photo inspiration - Pink, ribbon and flowers
Sassy Studio Designs - Shabby chic
Scrapper's Delights - Colour inspiration
Sister Act - Anything goes
Sweet Stamps - Paper piecing
Tiddly Inks - Saying thanks
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping in, I hope you have a wonderful day,
XOX Lucy

Monkey Barrel card

I had a dilemna with this card, I thought I had made it a bit too fussy with my background so I chose to blacken it with my copic marker! I am showing both as I'm not sure which way I like it best, what do you think? I think I like it with the black background but my daughter prefers the messy background as she says that's what cheeky monkeys would like lol!!

The digi image is from Doodle Dragons, they were a lot of fun to color (but needed a few different shades of brown for this one!)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A little bit crafty - Clean and simple
Catch the Bug - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges - For the boys
Creative Corner - The leaves are falling
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Autumn colors
Fairies Challenges - Animals
Just Inspirational - Animals
Paper Nest Dolls - Clean and simple 
Pile it on - Fall, image, for a child (Tic Tac Toe)
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - inspired by animals
Totally Papercrafts - Birthday boys
Whimsy Stamps - Masculine
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Fall related

Thank you so much for dropping in, I hope you have a wonderful day,
XOX Lucy

Saturated Canary Autumn girl card

Oh how I love Saturated Canary images (click on name to go to their website), they are some of the sweetest images going around. 

I paper pieced her dress, bow in hair and shoes. With the flowers in her pocket I used a white gel pen then went over some of them lightly with copics so they matched her outfit and the papers. I forgot how much I love paper piecing! I used pearls and the bling centred flower 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:

613 Avenue Create -  Anything goes or Grandparent's Day

Catch the Bug - Anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Paper piecing (using one of your sponsor's images)

Crafty Creations - Let's get krafty

Creative Corner - The leaves are falling

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Photo inspiration - inspired by the colors
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Autumn colors

Cute Card Thursday - Hip to be square
Di's Digis - Fab Fall colors

Fairies Challenges - Animals (bird)

Glitter & Sparkle - Add a bow

Just Inspirational - Flowers

Loves Rubber Stamps - Have a sentiment on the front

Milk Coffee - Fabulous Fall colors

My Craft Creations - Stamped or digi image
Pile it on - TicTacToe - Fall, image, for a child

(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - inspired by the colors
Pollycraft Challenges - Harvest colours

Sassy Studio Designs - Shabby chic

Saturated Canary - Shabby chic

Send a smile 4 kids - Halloween or Fall for kids

Sister Act - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Paper piecing

Wags n whiskers - Ribbons and bows

Whoopsi Daisy - Anything fall related

Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping in, I hope you have a fantastic weekend,

XOX Lucy