Black and white wedding card

Hi Crafty friends,

Here's something you don't see from me, a black and white image not coloured! I thought about colouring their skin but decided it would look better left alone so I just added a bit of sparkle to the bouquet.

The silver rhinestone flourishes are from my company Flourish with a Bling

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout February, 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). 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance -  Show us some love
A Gem of a Challenge - All you need is love

C.R.A.F.T. - Love/Valentine's Day 

Crafty Cardmakers - Black and white

Cute Card Thursday - Something new - Non-coloured image

Just Inspirational - Swirls

One Stitch at a Time - White plus one colour

(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - inspired by the black and white part of cupcake

The Rubber Buggy -  Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes 
The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Clean and simple
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, don't forget to check out the FWAB 50% off sale too,
XOX Lucy

For You card (CC Designs image)

Hey everyone,

This little sweetie is from CC Designs and I think you can find her at All That Scraps. 

I hope you haven't noticed I have been using this hair colour combo for quite a few girls lately hehe, I just love it! If anyone's interested in the hair or skin copic colours I use please just say in your comment and I will write it up in another post.

I have used pearls and pearl flourishes from my company, Flourish with a Bling. I cut the flourishes (swirls) up to suit my card.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout February, 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). 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Show us some love
A Gem of a Challenge - All you need is love

Bunny Zoe - Stitching
C.R.A.F.T. - Love/Valentine's Day

Crafter's Cafe - Use ribbon or lace
Crafts and Me - Use a heart
Creative Moments -  Anything goes/Add some sparkle

Cute Card Thursday - Something new - new flowers

Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes
Glitter & Sparkle - Bling it up

Graph 'It Markers -  Anything goes
Hanna & Friends - Hearts
Jo's Scrap Shack - Celebrate
Just Inspirational - Swirls
Loves Rubberstamps - Use lace

Milk Coffee - Love/Valentine's Day

Natalie & Amy - Love is all around (use at least one heart)

The Paper Shelter - All wrapped up (in a heart)
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - used paper inspired by the sprinkles

Rhedd & Rosies -  Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthday & chicken soup
Ribbon Girl - Anything goes with ribbon
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 
Savvy Homemade Cards - Photo inspiration - pinks, sweet

Sister Act - Anything goes 
The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes   

I hope you have a lovely weekend, thanks for taking the time to drop by,
XOX Lucy

Flourish with a Bling has 50% off everything and sponsoring the following challenges in February!!

Hi Crafty friends,

I thought you might like to know where you can hopefully win a $15 gift voucher to my online store, Flourish with a Bling. This month we are sponsoring the following challenge blogs:

Date            Challenge blog  (click on the below names to be taken to the blog)                             

2/2               Glitter n Sparkle

3/2               Crafty Cardmakers 

3/2               Anyone for Anya

17/2             Love to Create

25/2              Party Time Tuesday 

Best of luck!! Hope you get to win one of these:

$15 Gift Voucher AUD$15 to be used in our online store at www.flourishwithabling.com.au

Also, Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout February, 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). 

XOX Lucy

Happy Valentine's Day (Scrapper's Delight image)

Hi to all my crafty friends, 

I have yet another card this week! I still have a few more that I haven't posted yet too, I'm on fire this month, I can't stop creating, it's like cheap therapy for me hehe. It's been so hot some days there's nothing better than staying inside and crafting where its cool. I have my ex-dining table upstairs especially for crafting, we have air con and a ceiling fan so I'm set! 

This is the first time I've used one of my Scrapper's Delights images and I'm really happy with how she came out, she looks so sweet doesn't she? It has made me really eager to colour my other SD images now! After I coloured her with my copics I used my white ink pen to give her dress polka dots. I typed up the sentiment with a lovely font and colour and cut it out freehand.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe - Stitching

Crafts and Me - Use a heart

Crafty Sentiments - Recipe - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellies

Creative Fingers - Anything goes 

A&T Emerald Faeries - Things with wings

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make it cute or sweet
Loves Rubberstamps - Use lace

My Mum's Craft Shop - Love

Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes
Quirky Crafts - 3 B's - Birds, butterflies or bugs

Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays and chicken soup 
Ribbon Girl -  Anything goes 
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 
Scrapper's Delight - Fave colours - I love brown & pink cards

Sister Act - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - In stitches 
Whimsy Stamps - Something new - New image

Hope I've inspired you in some way, thank you so much for popping into my blog,
XOX Lucy

Happy Birthday Honey Bee card (Lacy Sunshine image & Make It Crafty background image)

Hi Crafty friends,

To all my gorgeous followers that saw my last SC card and I mentioned a mistake, that is so sweet that you all read my post AND it must have been obvious as you all saw I missed colouring the eyes hehe but you were all so lovely about it, I loved reading the comments. 

This little scene is the combination of a Lacy Sunshine  girl and Make it Crafty background, I thought they go well together. I used the PNG file versions of each image so I could add her to the background.

I have used leaves (Jack vine) and a cloud (Up in the sky set) from my company Flourish with a Bling. 

Flourish with a Bling are a retail and wholesale online store. 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 - Sketch

Clear it out - We're singing the blues (old stash - Papers) (using a sponsor's image)

Copic Marker Norge - Bingo - Lace/ribbon, text, flowers
Crafts 4 Eternity - Tic Tac Toe - Blue, white, stamping

Crafty Sentiments - Recipe - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellies

Created with Love - Anything goes

Cutie Pie - Cute January Blues

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make it cute or sweet 
Lacy Sunshine - Bingo - Bow, buttons, flower

Little Blue Button Stamps -  Anything goes
Loves Rubberstamps - Use lace
Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes

Ribbon Carousel -  Love, Birthdays and chicken soup 

Ribbon Girl -  Anything goes 
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - Something new - New images

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

XOX Lucy

Cheers CAS card (Milk Coffee image)

Hi Crafty friends,

It is absolutely boiling hot here in Melbourne, Australia today! I know some of you might be thinking you'd give anything to swap to warmth as it's so cold in other countries right now but seriously, this is urghhhh hot hehe!! We have school starting back this week so it's not even like we can avoid going outside as there's so much to organise.

Anyway, enough whinging haha, I used a beautiful new image from Milk Coffee to create this card. She is so adorable I didn't want to flounce the card up too much so I went with a more clean and simple look. After I coloured her with copics I went crazy with my white ink pen to give her polka dots on her dress, I think it looks sweet, hope you do too.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

As you like it - Fave clean and simple & why - I like the stripes down the side without designer papers as it gives all the attention to the image.
Bunny Zoe - Stitching
Challenges and Candies - Monochromatic

CMC Copic - Texturise it
Copic Marker Norge - Bingo - Pink, text, metal charm
Craft your Passion - Spots and stripes
Crafting with Dragonflies - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Use a heart
Created with Love - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Di's Digis - Spots and dots

Dream Valley - No designer papers
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings - Birthday
Glitter & Sparkle - Bling it up

Lacy Sunshine - Bingo - Flowers, charm, candi

Milk Coffee - Monochromatic (used a Milk Coffee image)

One Stitch at a Time - White plus one colour

Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays and chicken soup  

Ribbon Girl - Anything goes 
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 
Sister Act -  Anything goes

The Squirrel & the Fox - Use embellishments
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - In stitches

I hope you've enjoyed seeing this card as much as I did creating it,
XOX Lucy

I love you card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi crafty friends,

I love Saturated Canary images so much, this one I used last Valentine's Day but couldn't resist colouring her up again (see below for last year's card). I hope you don't notice this card is missing something, I took so many photographs to get the right colours and then I noticed it lol, hope you don't spot it (let me know if you do).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

A Creative Romance - Sketch
Clear it out - We're singing the blues (old stash - blue rose)

Copic Marker Norge - Bingo - Lace, pink, die cuts
Craft Mojo -  All things new - New papers

Craft your Passion - Spots and stripes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Tic Tac Toe - Blue, white, stamping 
Crafts and Me - Use a heart
Crafty Sentiments - Recipe - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellies

Creatalicious - Turquoise winter

Created with Love - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Delightful Challenges - You have my heart
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings - new love
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make it cute or sweet 
Loves Rubberstamps - Use lace

My Mum's Craft Shop - Love

Paper Nest Dolls - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel -  Love, Birthdays and chicken soup 

Ribbon Girl -  Anything goes 
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 
Scrapper's Delight - Fave colours - I love blue & pink together on cards

Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or use hearts
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Squirrel & the Fox - Use embellishments
Stampin with the Dragon - Winter blues
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
Sweet Stamps - Lace and hearts

Have a great day/night and thanks for popping by,

XOX Lucy

Funny card about raising teenagers (Bugaboo image)

Hi crafty friends,

Didn't this one photograph well, I love how it shows you the actual colours for a change lol. Sometimes it takes me forever to get a good photo of certain cards, does it you? They look so much prettier in real life.

Anyway, about my card, how funny is this image and sentiment from Bugaboo? I have a teenage daughter so I totally relate to this hehe. You can ask me on a Monday how things are going with her and I'll say "Oh, it's wonderful we're getting on lovely and she's so great" and come Tuesday, ask me the same question and I might be like "OMGosh, she's driving me nuts, where is this attitude coming from, why doesn't she do what she's supposed to do etc etc" hehe.

I have used some pearls and leaves from my company Flourish with a Bling.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail and wholesale online store. 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

Craft Mojo -  All things new - new image

Crafter's Cafe - Haha very funny
Cute Card Thursday - So sweet (colours/papers not the sentiment hehe)

Fairies Challenges - New beginnings - Raising teenagers
Glitter & Sparkle - Bling it up

Hanna & Friends - Sketch (sentiment was in the image so put flowers there instead)
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp - Let's have a laugh

Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef -  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

Sarah Kay Dear Friend card

I hope you're not sick of me and my cards yet hehe, here's my third and last for the day, a very girly one using a Sarah Kay image, isn't she adorable?

I have also used pearls and a latte coloured flower from my company, Flourish with a Bling who are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

CMC Copic - Texturise it

Craft Mojo - All things new - New papers

Crafting by Designs - Get your girl on
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 
Crafting for all seasons - For the girls
Crafty Creations - Seasonal - Spring

Created with Love - Things with wings
Creative Fingers - Anything goes  

Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Deep Ocean - Birthdays
A&T Emerald Faeries - Things with wings
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make it feminine
Graph 'It Markers - Anything goes/Spring lilacs

The Paper Shelter - Digi plus sentiment

Pile it on - Wood (fence)
Quirky Crafts - 3 B's - Birds, butterflies, bugs

Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays and chicken soup
The Rubber Buggy -  Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef  - Anything goes  

I hope you have a great weekend,
XOX Lucy

Birthday Princess scene card (Make It Crafty image)

Hi it's me again,

Sorry if you've come here and not seen my other card, I usually write these blog posts with my lovely followers in mind so it may not always make sense to a newcomer - here's an idea, you could also become a follower of my blog hehe.

I've created another card today and this time I've used a Make it Crafty image. Once I'd coloured her with copics I used my white ink pen to add dots to her dress.

I also used some products from my company Flourish with a Bling - Fence, part of a sun and the grass.

Flourish with a Bling are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. - Colour combo - blues

Craft Mojo -  All things new - New image
Crafting by Designs - Get your girl on
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - For the girls
Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Cutie Pie - Cute January blues
Deep Ocean - Birthdays
Di's Digis - Spots and dots
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings (Birthday)
Little Blue Button Stamps -  Anything goes

Make it Colourful - Blue and yellow (image can be found here)
Paper Nest Dolls -  Anything goes

Pile it on - Wood (fence)
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 

Sister Act - Anything goes   

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
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. I hope you have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Basketball Birthday boy card (Bugaboo image)

Hi to all my crafting buddies,

Today I've created a card using a Bugaboo image, how adorable is he for boys' cards and he was really fun to colour too! I did a little faux stitching again, I love doing that when I feel a card needs a little more oomph to it hehe. I also inked all around the papers so give it more of a boyish grunge look.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - For the boys

Bunny Zoe - Stitching
Catch the Bug - Stella says sketch
Catch the Bug - Birthday celebrations - Birthday projects for kids

Craft Mojo -  All things new - New image

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafty Little Fairies - Sport

Cute Card Thursday - So sweet (using a sponsor's image)

Deep Ocean - Birthdays
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings (Birthday)
Pile it on - Wood (paper)

The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 

Send a smile 4 kids -  Anything goes for kids

Sister Act - Anything goes   

The Stamping Chef  - Anything goes  
Totally Papercrafts - One for the boys
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

I hope you have a great weekend,
XOX Lucy