Sending you a smile card (Bugaboo image)

Hi crafty friends,

I have 3 cards to show you today, hopefully one may inspire you in some little crafty way. I'll be quick as I need to get them done and then pack some orders (Flourish with a Bling have 50% off but it ends tomorrow, would love to pack your order too!). 

This gorgeously girly image is from Bugaboo Stamps.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love
Catch the Bug - colour challenge (I've added one extra colour, hope that's okay)

The Corrosive Challenge -  In stitches

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes

Deep Ocean - Just for a girl

Fairies Challenges - Celebrate
Kaboodle Doodles - Use ribbon

Little Miss Muffet - Happy Birthday
Off the Rails - Create an embellishment (made the tag including the blue butterfly)

Pile it on - Thinking of you cards 
Sister Act - Anything goes 

Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching
Totally Gorjuss - String's the thing

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

A friend card (Wee Stamps image)

Hi everyone,

How sweet is this image from Wee Stamps? You can buy the rubber version at Magnolia-licious store or the digital version from Wee Stamps store (click on their names to be taken to their stores). 

I thought this sentiment went a treat with this image as she has a little friend sitting next to her. I actually coloured this image quite some time ago and never got around to making a card with her until now.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love

Card Mania - Use a sentiment

Challenges and Candies - Spring around the corner

Copic Marker Norge -  Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart -  Anything goes/use flowers

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes

Creative Embellishments - Inspired by the picture & use a word from it (Love)

Die Cuttin' Divas - Love your pet

Fairies Challenges - Celebrate
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Happy and bright
Kaboodle Doodles - Use ribbon

Magnolia-Licious - Pretty in pink (use pink)
Off the Rails - Create an embellishment (made the bow out of ribbon)

One Stitch at a Time - Girly
The Paper Shelter - Punches and dies
Pile it on - Thinking of you cards
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Anything goes

Sister Act - Anything goes 

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Whimsical/fantasy
Totally Papercrafts - Spring
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

Funny Gus card (Bugaboo image)

Hi everyone,

Hehe, bit cheeky this one hey?? Hmmm....who to give it to lol.

This funny guy is called Gus and he's from Bugaboo. Pretty clean and simple one to start off with today, I have more intricate ones coming (as always hehe). 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Little Bit Crafty - Man up

Crafting by Designs - Just for boys

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - All about boys
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Happy and bright (is it happy, not sure hehe, she's not killing him) 

Little Miss Muffet - Happy Birthday

Loves Rubberstamps - Use a funny sentiment (used a sponsor's image)
Oldie but a Goodie - Buttons plus stash (image)

Simon Says Stamp - Wedding/anniversary (definitely anniversary hehe)

Sister Act -  Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - Humour

Love knowing you've been here and thank you so much if you leave me a lovely comment (but please don't think you have to).

XOX Lucy

Dreams come true card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi guys,

Me again with the last card to show you today. This little sweetie is from Saturated Canary. I gave her a polka dot dress with my white ink pen. It's my Birthday on Tuesday and I was lucky enough to go to a papercraft fair on Saturday and spend a little money on my favourite hobby, the cloud die cuts are one of the things I couldn't resist. I used blue cardstock and then added some texture paste to give them a little more authenticity.

This is the last week for Flourish with a Bling's 50% off sale.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional use country's flag colours 
Catch the Bug - Colour combo

Challenges and Candies - Spring around the corner

Clear it out - Reds, stash: any (sentiment)
CMC Copic - Anything goes
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
Craft your Passion - Girly girl 

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

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Created with Love - Friends

Creative Embellishments - Picture inspiration plus a word ("dream" plus colours)

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes
Cuttin & Stampin - Spring is here!

Digitally Sweet - Photo/colour inspiration
Dream Valley - Vintage
Fairies Challenges - Celebrate
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Happy and bright 
Love to Scrap -  Anything goes

Off the Rails - Create an embellishment (made the clouds with die cuts and texture paste, cut my doily so it comes out both sides of the image)

Oldie but a Goodie - Buttons plus old stash (sentiment)
One Stitch at a Time - Girly
The Paper Shelter - Punches & dies (cloud dies, butterfly and corner punches)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Lots of layers
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Wedding/anniversary

Sister Act -  Anything goes

The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Whimsical/fantasy (whimsical)
Through the Craftroom Door -  Anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - Spring 
Tuesday Throwdown - Winged fairytales (anything with wings) 
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for popping in to see my card/cards and a big hug to all my followers,
XOX Lucy

You're a Star! card (Bugaboo image)

Hi everyone,

One of our little friends just broke his leg in the school playground last week so to cheer him up I thought I'd make him this card. He's been a brave little boy so that's why he's a star in our eyes. The image is a little cutie created by Bugaboo stamps.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional use country's flag colours 
A Gem of a Challenge - Spots and stripes
A Little Bit Crafty - Man up
Artistic Inspirations - Masculine/Anything goes
Card Makin' Mamas - Stack it up (3+ layers)
Clear it out - Reds, stash: any (red alphas)

The Corrosive Challenge - In stitches

Crafting by Designs - Just for boys 
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - All about boys
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Created with Love - Friends

Creative Card Crew - KISS - keep it simple and sweet

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Cutie Pie - Cute with spots and dots

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Lots of layers

(Pin)spirational Challenges - Anything goes

Sister Act -  Anything goes

The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching (Tip: I have used a Fiskars stitches punch so I could easily sew some thread through the holes)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed your weekend,
XOX Lucy

Best wishes Spring card (ADFD image)

Hi everyone,

I have three cards to show you today, I hope you like them all. This first one is created with an A Day for Daisies image.

The beautiful antique brown rhinestone flourish (part of the Elise flourish) are from my company, Flourish with a Bling who are having a 50% off sale all throughout February which means this is the last week, I hope you'll check it out as we have the loveliest bling around and they were all designed by myself and my friends/co-owners.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional use country's flag colours (used Aussie green and gold)
A Day for Daisies - Add green
Card Makin' Mamas - Stack it up (3+ layers)
Challenges and Candies - Spring around the corner

Craft your Passion - Girly girl

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Photo inspiration - Bling, gold/brown, vintage, roses
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations - Birds

Cuttin & Stampin - Spring is here!
Die Cuttin' Divas - Love your pet (die cut on left hand side under flourish)
Dream Valley - Vintage
Fairies Challenges - Celebrate
Paper Makeup Stamps - Add dimension

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Lots of layers
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Wedding/anniversary

Sister Act -  Anything goes

The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door -  Anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - Spring
Tuesday Throwdown - Winged fairytales (anything with wings)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

I hope you've had a wonderful weekend,
XOX Lucy

I'm a Guest Designer at Fab n Funky (StampArt by Kathryne image)

Hi everyone,

I am very excited to be a guest designer at Fab n Funky today! Their challenge is Spots and/or Stripes, easy huh? 

I used a gorgeous image created by Kathryne, the oh-so-lovely owner of StampArt by Kathryne. You can find all her beautiful images at Whimsy Stamps. The "sweet" sentiment is a bonus that comes with this image, how cute is that!!

The green leaves are from my company, Flourish with a Bling who are having a 50% off sale in Feb (see below for more details)

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 with optional RAK

A Creative Romance -  Let's get sentimental
A Gem of a Challenge - Spots and stripes
Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love
Butterfly Challenge - Butterflies and flowers
Card Makin' Mamas - Make it sparkle
Catch the Bug - Bingo - Use red/pink, Sentiment, Flower

Clear it out - Reds Stash: any (old spotted paper)

Craft Mojo - Love love love

Craft your Passion - Girly girl
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart -  Anything goes/use flowers
Crafts and Me - Photo inspiration - inspired by the flower, bling and hot pink 
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Created with Love - Friends

Creative Card Crew - KISS Keep it simple & sweet

Creative Shopping - Spring flowers

Cutie Pie - Cute with spots and dots

Cuttin & Stampin - Spring is here
Deep Ocean - Love is all around
Fairies Challenges - Celebrate
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Happy and bright
Lexi's Creations - Monochrome

Little Blue Button Stamps -  Anything goes
Love to Scrap -  Anything goes
Milk Coffee - Girly

My Craft Spot - Fun with puns

One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Monochrome
Paper Makeup Stamps - Add dimension 
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Anything goes

Ribbon Reel - Love/Valentine's Day plus ribbon
Sister Act - Anything goes 

Stamp & Create - Love is in the air
Sweet Stamps -  Anything goes 
Totally Gorjuss - Lovey Dovey
Whimsy Stamps - Love is in the air (using a Whimsy Stamps image)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for having me Fab n Funky!
Thanks everyone for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

Brown monochromatic card (Make it Crafty image)

Hi crafty friends,

Don't you just love this sassy image from Make it Crafty? She is so cool and I loved colouring that hair!

The stitching is faux and I used a glitter pen and ink on the chipboard bow.

The gorgeous antique gold pearls are from Flourish with a Bling who are having a 50% off sale all throughout February, the only items not discounted are the already amazingingly priced value packs, everything else is half off!! It ends Feb 28th.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional RAK

A Gem of a Challenge - Spots and stripes
AllSorts - Use brads
Bunny Zoe - Hearts/love
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 1 button, 1 bow, 1 flower

CMC Copic - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - In stitches

Craft Mojo -  Love love love
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Photo inspiration - inspired by colours, bling, gold
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon and bow

Creatalicious - Pearls and glitter

Creative Card Crew - KISS Keep it simple & sweet 

Cute Card Thursday - Clever cutting

Cutie Pie - Cute with spots and dots
Cuttin & Stampin - Anything goes with a writing instrument (white pen faux stitching)
Deep Ocean - Love is all around
Die Cuttin' Divas - Non-traditional Valentine
Dream Valley - Tag, you're it
Fairies Challenges - Celebrate
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Romance
Lexi's Creations - Monochrome
Little Claire's Designs - Monotone

Love to Scrap -  Anything goes
Make it Colourful - Brown hair and clothes
Make it Colourful - Browns - monochrome/sepia
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Monochrome
Paper Makeup Stamps - Add dimension
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Monochromatic
Ribbon Reel -  Love/Valentine's Day plus ribbon

Simon Says Stamp - Get krafty

Sister Act - 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

Cheers to Pop card (DigiStamps Boutique image)

Hi everyone,

Something different from me today, a male card!! Shock horror I know lol but I created it for my Father-In-Law's Birthday. This image comes from DigiStamps Boutique (click on the name to be taken to the store).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spots and stripes

A Little Bit Crafty - Man up
Artistic Inspirations - Masculine/Anything goes
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - All about boys
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper -  Anything goes with patterned paper

Digistamp Boutique -  Anything goes with a DSB image

Fairies Challenges - Celebrate 
Hobby Cutz - Blue and brown

Simon Says Stamp - Get krafty

Sister Act - 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

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