Liebster Blog Award

Thanks so much to Pumpy's blog for nominating me for the Liebster Blog Award!

Here are the rules of the nomination:

1. Be sure to thank the blog that nominated you and be sure to link back to their blog.

2. Answer the 11 questions that the blogger asked you.

3. Nominate 11 of your favourite blogs with under 500 followers and ask your own 11 questions.

4. Make sure to let each blogger know about your Liebster Blog nomination on their blog (leave a comment and link back to your Liebster Blog post).

Here are my answers to Pumpy's 11 questions:

1. Do you garden?

Not very often, hubby does it mostly.

2. Where were you born?

In England, I emigrated to Australia when I was 10 years old.

3. Your dreams for the future?

To travel Europe and UK with the kids for our 20th wedding anniversary in 2016.

4. What would you rather do, cook or craft?

That's easy - crafting any day!!

5. What is your favourite dish?

A Weight Watchers meat pie recipe I've just discovered, it's easy, healthy and delicious.

6. Are you an early to rise or late to bed?

I love styaping up but try not to too often.

7. What do you prefer, Summer or Winter?

Hmmm, tough one as I love Spring and Autumn the best.

8. Where was your last holiday?

We just went to Sydney last month, it was beautiful.

9. Movies or TV?

TV definitely, I love reality shows.

10. Coke or wine?

Another easy one, wine lol.

11. Favourite TV chef?

Hmmm, I have a little thing for Curtis Stone.

These are the 11 blogs I have chosen for the Liebster Blog award:

KT Designs

Crafty-Stamper

Memories to keep

A Creative Life

Bricolage de Brigitte

Designer Diva

When the Scrap Hits the Fun

Card-D-Ology (I see you won one before Chana, hope you don't mind receiving another)

Charmed Stamping

Thoughts from the girls

Jennifer D's blog

Please don't feel like you have to, I am just sending it to you because I love your blog, I would not want anyone to feel pressured to do this.

And here are my questions for the 11 chosen blogs:

1. What made you create a blog?

2. What scares you?

3. Favourite type of crafting?

4. When's your favourite time to craft, day or night?

5. Name your favourite place you'd like to visit?

6. What's your favourite TV show?

7. Where was your last holiday?

8. Do you like Valentine's Day?

9. How many and which countries have you lived in?

10. Do you collect anything?

11. Favourite colour?

Hope they're not too difficult to answer. Please only do this if you want to as it's just for fun.

XOX Lucy

I'm a Guest Designer at Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Hi everyone,

I am so honoured to be a guest designer at one of my favourite digi image stores - Lacy Sunshine (Store, Blog). I love this little hippie girl and she was so much fun to colour. 

You don't have to use one of their images to join in their challenges but they have a great incentive program so if you haven't checked out their challenge blog before you're missing out, click on the link above.

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:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes (using a sponsor's image)
Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love
Card Mania - Love is all around

Craft Mojo - Love love love

Craft your Passion -  200th pick a previous challenge - 176 Summer flowers
Crafter's Cafe - Must have hearts
Crafting by Designs - Anything for love
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Photo inspiration - inspired by the flower and cream colour
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

Creative Corner - From the heart 

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes
Creative Shopping - Spring flowers
Deep Ocean - Love is all around
Divas by Design - With love

Graph 'It Markers - Florals/Love

Jo's Scrap Shack - Valentine's Day
Just Inspirational - Ladies
Little Blue Button Stamps -  Anything goes

Love to Scrap - Who Loves you Baby
Milk Coffee - Girly

One Crazy Stamper -  Anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Love is in the air
Paper Makeup Stamps - Hearts
The Paper Shelter - Be my Valentine
Rhedd & Rosies - Love is in the air 

Ribbon Reel - Love/Valentine's Day plus ribbon
Sassy Studio Designs - It's Valentine's Day

Simon Says Stamp - Get krafty
Sister Act -  Anything goes

The Squirrel & the Fox - Love
Stampin for the Weekend - Flower power
Stampin with the Dragon - Love is in the air
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes
Sweet Stamps - Love
Top Tip Tuesday - Girly (Tip: colouring around the image with a yellow shade gives a feel of summer and sunshine)
Totally Papercrafts - Valentine/Love
Tuesday Throwdown - Roses are red, violets are blue
Whimsy Stamps - Love is in the air 

Whoopsi Daisy - Use a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Happy crafting everyone, thanks for popping by,

XOX Lucy

I will always love you card (Scrapper's Delights image)

Hi everyone,

I am definitely not going to complain about the heat here in Oz after seeing that the US and UK are still having major winter issues, I hope you're all staying safe, warm and toasty.

I got a new die cut to play with this week, woohoo!! My little heart banner, I've seen it on so many beautiful creations in blogland I just had to have it too! The gorgeous image is from Scrapper's Delights, it is different to the image I used recently but very similar. 

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:

Bunny Zoe - Hearts/Love
Butterfly Challenge - Butterflies and flowers

Catch the Bug - Bingo - Use red & pink, Sentiment, Flower

Craft Mojo -  Love love love

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) -  Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes/use red
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper -  Anything goes with patterned paper

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon and bow

Crafty Sentiments - Buttons or bows

Creatalicious - Pearls and glitter

Cute Card Thursday - Clever cutting
Deep Ocean - Love is all around

Fairies Challenges - Celebrate
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Romance
Flat Friends - More than 1 fold
Great Impressions - Floral images

Ribbon Reel - Love/Valentine's Day plus ribbon

The Rubber Buggy - Valentine's Day/make it with red
Scrapper's Delight - All you need is love (using a SD image)

Sister Act -  Anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - Valentine/Love

Whoopsi Daisy - Use a sentiment

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

I'm a guest designer at Di's Digis again!

Hi everyone,

Di's Digis have a new challenge just started and I am so honoured to be a guest designer again, I love Di's Digis, I think she has the best and cutest animal images going around, do you agree? Their challenge this fortnight is Tic Tac Toe (see below for the grid).

Blog - Di's Digis
Shop - Di's Digis

Di's Digis challenge Tic Tac Toe grid:

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:

2 Sisters - Embossing

A Creative Romance -  Let's get sentimental

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/Valentine's Day
Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love
Card Mania -  Love is all around

Challenges and Candies - One heart

Clear it out - Love is in the air plus use old flower stash
Craft Mojo - Love love love

Craft-room Challenge - Ribbons and lace
Craft your Passion - 200th pick a previous challenge - 168 In the garden 
Crafter's Cafe - Must have hearts
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Photo inspiration - inspired by the gold and bling 
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

Creative Corner - From the heart

Creative Fingers - Anything goes 
Cupcake Inspirations - Love
Deep Ocean - Love is all around

Delightful Challenges - Love notes (hearts, letters)
Die Cuttin' Divas - Use non-traditional Valentine colours and dies
Doodle Pantry - Any digi
A&T Emerald Faeries - Let's see a banner
Great Impressions - Floral images

Hobby Cutz - Love/Valentine's Day 
Jo's Scrap Shack - Valentine's Day
Little Blue Button Stamps - Anything goes 

My Craft Spot - Sketch

One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes 
Paper Crafting Journey - Love is in the air
Paper Makeup Stamps - Hearts
The Paper Shelter - Be my Valentine 
Pile it on - Stripes and/or spots
Rhedd & Rosies -  Love is in the air

Ribbon Reel - Love/Valentine's Day plus ribbon
Sassy Studio Designs - It's Valentine's Day

Simon Says Stamp - Get krafty
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes 
Tuesday Throwdown - Roses are red, violets are blue (hence flower colors in image)
Whoopsi Daisy - Use a sentiment
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Have a lovely crafty weekend,
XOX Lucy

Violinist My Valentine card (Milk Coffee image)

Hi everyone,

Today I've created a card using my new window and shutter die cuts, I love them! This has been the hardest card to take a photo of as it's so pretty and light but just keeps coming out dark and awful. The really silly part is I managed to take the best photo and then realised the shutters were upside down doh lol! I had to re-do them completely! The beautiful image is from Milk Coffee.

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:

2 Sisters - Embossing

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

A Creative Romance - Let's get sentimental
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/Valentine's Day
Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love
Butterfly Challenge - Butterflies and flowers
Card Makin' Mamas - Make it sparkle
Card Mania -  Love is all around 

Clear it out - Love is in the air plus use old flower stash 
CMC Copic - Anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Feel the love   

Craft Mojo -  Love love love
Craft-room Challenge - Ribbons and lace
Crafter's Cafe - Must have hearts
Crafting by Designs -  Anything for love 
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - Show us some romance
Crafts and Me - Photo inspiration - inspired by the bling
Craftyhands - Heat/dry embossed backgrounds

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon and bow

Crafty Sentiments - Buttons or bows

Creative Corner - From the heart 

Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Creative Shopping - Spring flowers
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo inspiration - Love

Cute Card Thursday - Clever cutting
Deep Ocean - Love is all around
Die Cuttin' Divas - Non-traditional Valentine's Day
Divas by Design - With love
Fab N Funky - Love/Valentine's Day
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Romance
Graph 'It Markers - Florals/Love

Hobby Cutz - Love/Valentine's Day
Jo's Scrap Shack - Valentine's Day
Just Inspirational - Ladies
Little Blue Button Stamps - Anything goes

Milk Coffee - Girly (using a Milk Coffee image)

Paper Crafting Journey - Love is in the air

Ribbon Reel - Love/Valentine's Day plus ribbon

Savvy Homemade Cards - It's love (love my new window & shutter die cuts)

Scrapper's Delight -  All you need is love
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Squirrel & the Fox - Love
Totally Papercrafts - Valentine/Love
Whimsy Stamps -  Love is in the air

Whoopsi Daisy - Use a sentiment

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. Have a lovely crafting weekend,
XOX Lucy

Sexy Valentine's Day Card (Sassy Studio Designs image)

Hi everyone,

Ooh, I'm really hoping this doesn't offend anyone as she's a little sassy isn't she? She is, of course, a Sassy Studio Designs image and they're all a little sexy aren't they hehe?

I have used leaves from Flourish with a Bling who are having a 50% off sale (see below).

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:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - All you need is love
AllSorts - Use colours starting with B - Brown and blue
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/Valentine's Day
Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love
Card and Scrap - Use stamps
Catch the Bug - Love
Clear it out - Love is in the air plus use old flower stash

CMC Copic - Girls just wanna have fun

The Corrosive Challenge - Feel the love (using a sponsor's image)

Craft Mojo - Love love love
Craft your Passion - 200th pick a previous challenge - 182 Add a little charm 
Crafting by Designs - Anything for love 
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - Show us some romance
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes/use red 
Crafts 4 Eternity - With love
Crafts and Me - Photo inspiration - used the flower bling and some of the colours)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations - Love

Cute Card Thursday - Lots of love
Cutie Pie - My cutie Valentine
Deep Ocean - Love is all around
Die Cuttin' Divas - Use non-traditional Valentine colours and dies
Digi Haven - Happy Valentine's Day
Fairies Challenges - Love is in the air
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Romance 
Glitter & Sparkle - Valentine's Day/Add some red

Hanna & Friends - Hearts
Hobby Cutz - Love/Valentine's Day 
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes
Just For Fun - Love is in the air
Just Inspirational - Ladies
Lacy Sunshine - Use a sentiment

Milk Coffee - Love/Valentine's Day

Oldie but a Goodie - Valentine plus old stash (large flower and lace)

One Stitch at a Time - With love
Paper Makeup Stamps - Hearts
The Paper Shelter - Be my Valentine 
Pile it on - Stripes and/or spots
Rhedd & Rosies - Love is in the air

Ribbon Reel - Love/Valentine's Day plus ribbon
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Stop and smell the flowers (using a SSD image) 

Stamp & Create - Love is in the air

The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes 
Top Tip Tuesday - Girly (Tip: I have used the hearts from the banner die cut as embellishments)
Totally Papercrafts - Hey Cutie!
Tuesday Throwdown - Roses are red, violets are blue

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

Happy Valentine's Day card (Paper Nest Dolls image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's my second card today (and last). This time I have used a lovely little girl from Paper Nest Dolls, this is my first card using one of their digis and I think she has come up really sweet, I loved colouring her.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes  

A Gem of a Challenge - All you need is love
AllSorts - Use colours starting with B -  Bronze (charm) and Brown
Clear it out - Karaoke and brads (song: I'm a little Valentine)

Craft Mojo - Love, love, love  

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Photo inspiration - inspired by the colours and bronze charm, flowers
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Cute Card Thursday - Lots of love

Fab N Funky - Calling all brads
Fairies Challenges - Love is in the air
Friday Sketch - Sketch

Hanna & Friends - Hearts
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes
Loves Rubberstamps -  Anything goes

Paper Nest Dolls - Anything goes (using an image from PND)

The Paper Shelter - Use at least 3 designer papers
Pile it on - Ribbon
Ribbon Girl - Hearts

Ribbon Reel - Love/Valentine's Day plus ribbon
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 
Scrappy Mom's Stamps - Love is in the air

Simon Says Stamp - Have a heart
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes  

Top Tip Tuesday - Girly (TIP: when using copics, if the contrast is too big between shades, gently tap the lighter tip onto the darker tip and use that colour to blend the shades together. The darker colour will fade off your light marker so it won't ruin your copics).

Thanks for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed it, 
XOX Lucy