Sunflower card (Hannah Lynn/Crafts & Me image)

Hi everyone,

This is one of my new images from the amazing Hannah Lynn and you can find her and so many other beautiful images at Crafts and Me (click on name to be taken to the store).

I have tried to shabby this card with distressing all the edges and using lots of layers. I used a clear glitter pen over her wings (which I'd copic coloured lemon) which look really pretty in real life.

I have used my favourite colour Flourish with a Bling pearls - Antique gold, some brands are too orange or too bright gold, these really are an antique gold and we have a beautiful flourish set to match. This month we're sending out orders POSTAGE FREE worldwide, please see below for more details.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Egg-cellent Spring 

AllSorts - Spring blossoms
Catch the Bug - Spring Time
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

CMC Copic - Anything goes

Craftin' Desert Divas -  Anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Sketch (GDT)

Crafty Creations - Blue and yellow colour combo

Craftyhands -  Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper
Creative Card Crew - Spring

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Fairies Challenges - Shabby Chic/Vintage gold

Just B Creative Crazy - Just because

Just Inspirational - Embossing (heat embossed the chipboard clock to gold)
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Natalie & Amy - Embossing (heat embossed the chipboard clock to gold) 

One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Easter or pastel colors
Paper Crafting Journey -  For that special lady
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
Pile it on - Feminine
Rhedd & Rosies -  Anything goes

Savvy Homemade Cards - Make believe or mythical creature (fairy)

Scrapper's Delight - Bloomin' Lovely
Stampin for the Weekend - Your favourite stamp

Sunflowerfield Designs - Spring or Easter
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
Treasured Times - Mix it up
Tuesday Throwdown - Weather report (sunflowers)
Whoopsi Daisy - Things with wings

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Pink and Grey Easter card (Wee stamps image)

Hi everyone,

Crafting is therapy for me and I obviously need a lot of it at the moment hehe, I just keep on creating, I love it!

I have used a sweet little image from Wee Stamps, papers from Bo Bunny and leaves from Flourish with a Bling who are giving free postage worldwide this month, see below for more details.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

Crafts 4 Eternity - Easter

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

Crafty Ribbons - Flower power

Cute Card Thursday - Easter

Cuttin & Stampin - Easter/Rainbows 
Die Cuttin' Divas - Pastels with die cuts (frame dies) 
Fab N Funky - Pink
Fairies Challenges - Shabby chic 
Graph 'It Markers - Shadow effect (on the ground)

Hanna & Friends - Easter
Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Easter
Just Keep on Creating -  Anything goes  
Let's Craft & Create - Punches and dies

Magnolia-Licious - All things flowery
Milk Coffee - Easter

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes 

Pile it on - Feminine
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Easter

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Happy Easter girl & chick card (Hannah Lynn image/Crafts & Me)

Hi everyone,

Just showing another card I've made for Easter, this time using a Hannah Lynn image which can be found at Crafts and Me.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Egg-cellent Spring

Catch the Bug - Stella says sketch
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

CMC Copic - Anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - Spring

Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes/Easter

Crafts 4 Eternity - Easter

Craftyhands - Anything goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper  
Crafty Little Fairies - Button up

Crafty Ribbons - Flower power

Creative Card Crew - Spring

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday -  Easter

Cuttin & Stampin - Easter/Rainbows 
Delightful Challenges - You're Egg-stra special (eggs in her basket)
Die Cuttin' Divas - Pastels with die cuts (rectangles and tag dies)
Digitally Sweet - Easter
Divas by Design - Easter/Spring
The Doodle Garden - Colour combo - peach, green and yellow
Dream Valley - Easter
Hanna & Friends - Easter

Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Easter
Just B Creative Crazy - Just because
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes   
Love to Scrap -  Anything goes 

Milk Coffee - Easter

My Craft Spot - Happy Easter

One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Easter or pastel colors
Paper Makeup Stamps -  Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Easter time
Pile it on - Feminine
Rhedd & Rosies - Anything goes  

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Easter

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  

Sunflowerfield Designs - Spring or Easter
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes
Sweet Stamps - Easter
Word Art Wednesday -   Anything goes

Your Next Stamp - Sketch or photo inspiration - Inspired by Easter photo

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend, thank you so much for following me or dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Happy Easter at Di's Digis Challenge Blog (Di's Digis image)

Hi everyone,

Time for a new challenge over at Di's Digis and this fortnight's theme is Easter, how easy is that? I love Spring and Easter cards, they're always such beautiful, happy, flowerful colours. Di's Digis have the BEST Easter images going around, they are seriously sweet, you can check them all out HERE. Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong but I'm thinking you'll all agree with me.

 I had trouble taking a photo of this card as (No. 1. I always do when it's a non-square card) and 2. we have had non-stop gloom and rain here in my part of the world (Australia).

I have used grass and a tree (Lee's tree - named after my husband as I designed it) from my company - Flourish with a Bling - who are sending orders worldwide for free this month! See below for more details.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafter's Cafe - Spring

Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes/Easter

Crafts 4 Eternity - Easter

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

Crafty Ribbons - Flower power

Cute Card Thursday - Easter 

Cuttin & Stampin - Easter/Rainbows
Die Cuttin' Divas - Pastels with die cuts (fence)
Hanna & Friends - Easter

Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Easter
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes   
Let's Craft & Create - Punches and dies

Love to Scrap - Anything goes  
Milk Coffee - Easter

One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes 
The Paper Shelter - Easter time
Pile it on - Feminine
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Easter
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes

Treasured Times - Mix it up (Centre step card)

Tuesday Throwdown - Weather report (cloudy)
Whoopsi Daisy - Things with wings 

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  
Your Next Stamp - Sketch or photo inspiration - Inspired by Easter photo

I hope you have a lovely weekend, thanks for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

I'm a Guest Designer at A Gem of a Challenge (Pink Gem image)

Hi everyone,

Today I'm honoured to be a Guest Designer at A Gem of a Challenge. They were one of the first challenge sites I found and I have been desperately trying to win some images of theirs forever hehe! So I jumped at the chance when offered a GD spot as I'd then get to create with this gorgeous digi below.

Their challenge theme this time is Spring is in the air, my personal favourite. I have used leaves, grass and pearls from my company Flourish with a Bling who are posting orders worldwide free this month, see below for more details.

Thanks so much, A Gem of a Challenge, for having me as a guest designer, it's been lovely.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Egg-cellent Spring

As you like it - Favourite stitching and why: faux stitching as I still haven't got my sewing machine out of it's box so I love using my glitter pens and doodling instead for now.
Catch the Bug - Stella says sketch

Crafter's Cafe - Spring

Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

Craftyhands - Anything goes 

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

Crafty Ribbons - Flower power

Creative Card Crew - Spring

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Divas by Design - Easter/Spring

Great Impressions - Pink, polka dots and glitter

Hobbybook Designer - 2 or more dies (rectangles and butterfly)
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes   
Let's Craft & Create - Punches and dies

One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring

Paper Crafting Journey -  For that special lady
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
Pile it on - Feminine
Send a smile 4 kids - Mother's Day from kids

Stamp & Create - Spring flowers

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Things with wings

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Birthday Wishes Red & Brown card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi everyone,

I hope it's warming up where you are, most of you have the opposite seasons to us here in Australia, here it's cooling down and quickly! We're due to have a month's worth of rain in just 4 days.

Onto my latest card, I've created this one with a Saturated Canary image, isn't she beautiful, her name is Zoe I think. 

I gave my sister a die cutting lesson the other day and while doing so I discovered the Spellbinders Grand Calibur and dies do actually cut through material! I was very excited about this so I tried it with my brown hessian and voila, I love how it turned out. I have also used some cork paper as backing paper and experimented with punching out some butterflies and they worked too, my lucky day hehe!!

I have used some latte pearls and antique gold pearls from my company, Flourish with a Bling who are having free worldwide postage, see below for details.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug -  Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 
Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything goes

Crafty Calendar - Things with wings

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

Crafty Ribbons - Flower power

Cutie Pie - Cute with dies and punches

Fairies Challenges - Shabby chic or vintage gold
Hobbybook Designer - 2 or more dies
Hobby Cutz - Flora and fauna
Just B Creative Crazy - Just because

Just Inspirational - Embossing (heat embossed the chipboard clock to gold)
Just Keep on Creating -  Anything goes  
Lacy Sunshine - Add a flower/s
Let's Craft & Create - Punches and dies

Little Claire's Designs - Tags
Little Miss Muffet - Distressed
Love to Scrap -  Anything goes 
Natalie & Amy - Embossing (heat embossed the chipboard clock gold)

Off the Rails - Add fabric (hessian used for die-cut scallop circle)
Paper Crafting Journey - For that special lady
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes 
Pile it on - Feminine
Rhedd & Rosies - Anything goes  
Sassy Studio Designs - Make it creative (used hessian and cork paper butterflies)

Saturated Canary FB challenge - Anything goes

Scrapper's Delight - Bloomin' lovely
Sister Act - Anything goes
The East Wind - Use a sentiment

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
Treasured Times - Mix it up
Whoopsi Daisy - Things with wings

Word Art Wednesday -   Anything goes
Your Next Stamp - Sketch or photo inspiration - colours in the photo

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Bikie Boy Birthday card (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Hi crafty friends,

Me again with a boy's card this time. I have used an image from DigiStamp Boutique. I printed him out twice and coloured his head and front of the bike on one image and fussy cut it to add to the main image so he's a little bit 3D. 

I have used gorgeous toadstools and pearls from my company, Flourish with a Bling, who is having a special April deal - free postage worldwide for all orders over $20AUD, not bad huh, I hope you'll go and check out our website store as our products are unique and beautiful. Click on our name to be taken to the store.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - No flowers (using a Sponsor's image)

Clear it out - Boys/Men cards with stash: stickers (alpha stickers)

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

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - All boy

Digistamp Boutique -  Anything goes/DSB image
Hobby Cutz - Fauna and flora (toadstools)

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - Buttons (2nd entry without a TPS on it)
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday

Sister Act - Anything goes 

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart. I have a surprise to be given away to one of my followers soon so stay tuned for that.

XOX Lucy

Happy Easter quilt card (A Day for Daisies image)

Hi everyone,

Please don't get sick of me haha, I will have a week off some day! But not this week as I have created a few more cards to add during the week.

This card is using a beautiful Easter image from A Day for Daisies. I have paper pieced her dress, scarf and bag.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Day for Daisies - All about Easter (using an ADFD image)

Aud Sentiments - Easter or Spring sentiment (using a sponsor's image)
C.R.A.F.T. - Recycle/World Earth Day - used paper kit packaging for paper piecing.

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes/Easter 

Crafty Calendar - Things with wings

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

Cuttin & Stampin - Create a quilt pattern

Dream Valley - Easter
Fairies Challenges - Shabby chic
Hobbybook Designer - 2 or more dies
Hobby Cutz - Fauna and flora

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
Melonheadz - Time for Spring
One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring

Paper Makeup Stamps -  Anything goes

Pile it on - Feminine
Sister Act - Anything goes 
Sparkles - Easter Parade
Sunflowerfield Designs - Spring or Easter

Sweet Stampin' - Easter
Totally Papercrafts - Pastels
Treasured Times - Mix it up
Whoopsi Daisy - Things with wings (birds)

Some of you have been leaving the loveliest comments lately, thank you so much! I have a little treat to be given to one of my gorgeous followers soon so hope you're following me.

XOX Lucy