Especially for you Mermaid card (Crafts and Me/Hannah Lynn image)

Hi everyone,

Sorry I've been missing in action a little this week, what with my new office job and we had a stall at a craft show this weekend, I've not been able to find much time to scrap, poor me sob sob haha, I hope you've found more time than me!

This card is created with a Crafts & Me (Hannah Lynn) mermaid image, isn't she gorgeous? The dusty pink flower and pearls I've dotted around the image are from Flourish with a Bling, most of the other embellishments come from Live & Love Crafts online store.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, 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:

Anyone for Anya - Favourite stamps

Art by Miran -  Anything goes
Clear it out - Mother's Day/Female card with stash: flowers

Come and Get it - Bingo - 3+ layers, free choice, flowers
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Ribbon, lace, twine Oh my!

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

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

Crafty Sentiments - Flowers

Creative Fingers - Girly

Creative Moments - Bingo/ Anything goes - Flowers, sentiment, more than 2 layers
Cutie Pie - Bring on the bling/make it cute

Fairies Challenges - Ladies
Graph 'It Markers - Warms colours/Orange and lemon
Hobbybook Designer - For Mom or Special Lady 

Just B Creative Crazy - Just because
Just Inspirational - Anything goes
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Loves Rubberstamps - Girly, Glittery and Glam

Milk Coffee - Mother's Day/Special lady

One Sweet Challenge - Flowers

The Paper Shelter - Girly girl
Pile it on - Shabby chic
Ribbon Carousel - Party Time plus spooled item

Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes for kids

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - M items - Mermaid
Sister Act - Anything goes 

Stamp & Create - Spring colours
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Here comes summer
Tuesday Throwdown - Spring blossoms
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday (unless you're in Oz like me and it's past 11pm, time for bed hehe!)

XOX Lucy

Happy Mother's Day Black and Purple card

Hi everyone,

I hope you've all had a fantastic weekend. My company, Flourish with a Bling, had a stall at the Pakenham Picture to Page Craft show this weekend and it was so much fun, I met so many wonderful crafters and hello to any of you that I gave my blog address to if you've come by.

This is a very sparkly card in real life but always difficult to see in photos. I have kept it fairly clean and simple. The sentiment and floral image are a freebie from a magazine's CD-rom and so I'm not sure of the brand anymore, sorry I always like to give you a link to the company's website.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, 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:

AllSorts - Purple passion

Clear it out - Mother's Day/Female card with stash: flowers

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes 

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

Crafty Sentiments - Flowers

Creative Fingers - Girly

Fairies Challenges - Ladies

Fan-Tastic Tuesday -  Clean and Simple
Hanna & Friends - Stitches 
Hobbybook Designer - For Mom or Special Lady 

Just Inspirational - Anything goes
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes    
Loves Rubberstamps - Girly, Glittery and Glam

Milk Coffee - Mother's Day/Special lady

One Sweet Challenge - Flowers

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - M items - Mother's Day card/mauve

Sister Act - Anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Clean and simple
Tuesday Throwdown - Spring Blossoms
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

I have winners!!

Hi Guys,

Well this was easy, I had 3 prizes to give away - 1 to USA/Canada, 1 to Australia and 1 to anywhere else. Luckily I only had 1 reply from all except 2 in the "anywhere else" category so I'm awarding you all prizes! In case you're not sure if you're one of them, the winners are:

Australia ($15 FWAB gift voucher) - Nicole Setter

USA/Canada ($10 Yours or Mine Paper Crafts voucher) - KT Fit Kitty

UK (FWAB surprise) - Carol (Crafty Stamper) and Wendy

FWAB stands for Flourish with a Bling in case you're wondering hehe.

Well done guys, please email me (my email link is on the right) and I will sort out your prizes (Carol and Wendy please send me your postal addresses).

Have a great day/evening and congrats to you all,

XOX Lucy

I HAVE 3 LOTS OF CANDY, FWAB HAS 50% OFF AND YOU CAN WIN VOUCHERS!!

Hi Crafty friends,

I will try to make this as short a post as possible as I'm sure you all want to know how to win some candy and vouchers.

Flourish with a Bling has a whopping 50% off everything* for the month of May (value packs excluded). Our website shows the discounted prices so it's as easy as can be! I hope you'll go check it out (just click on the name to be taken to the store).

Onto the candy - I was lucky enough to win a Yours or Mine Paper Crafts $10 voucher recently. Their store is unbelievably fantastic, they have gorgeous products but they have a flat rate postage to Australia and I don't need many products at the moment. So I have asked the lovely owner of the store, Mei, if I can pass on the voucher to one of my American or Canadian followers and she said yes! Now this would be unfair to my Aussie followers so I'm giving away a $10 FWAB voucher to one of you! Now what about my followers in the UK and elsewhere?? I can't leave you out so I'll send one lucky winner a couple of FWAB goodies so now there's 3 prizes up for grabs! Please just leave a comment saying which Flourish with a Bling product is your favourite and your country and I'll choose 3 winners. You can enter up to Sunday 11th May and I will announce the winners by Tuesday 13th May. You must be one of my lovely blog followers to enter. 

I also thought you might like to know where you can try to win a $15 gift voucher to our 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)                             

2/5               A&T Emerald Faeries

6/5               Party Time Tuesday 

14/5             Crafting with Dragonflies

19/5             Off the Rails

25/5             Glitter n Sparkle

26/5             Cutie Pie        

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

XOX Lucy

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

Hi everyone,

I am excited to be a Guest Designer for A Gem of a Challenge again, this time their challenge is "Your favourite colour combo". I love pink, brown and white together although I have soooo many favourite colour combos, do you too? Isn't this sweet girl so adorable? You can find her at Pink Gem Designs and the floral swing is by Bugaboo stamps.

I have used pearls and glossy leaves from my company, Flourish with a Bling, who have 50% off everything this month, please click HERE to check out our store. We only charge actual shipping costs (no handling, packaging etc) so if you only want a couple of items that will fit in a letter envelope it's less than $3 to post worldwide.

Have you seen I have 3 x vouchers up for grabs this week? I would love you to enter as there's only about 48 hours left and not many people have entered boohoo!! Click HERE to check it out.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, 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 Little Bit Crafty - Flower Power

Artistic Inspirations - All for Mom
Catch the Bug - Anything goes (using a Bugaboo swing)

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Ribbon, lace, twine oh my! 

Crafter's Cafe - Mother's Day or special lady

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

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

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Creative Moments -  Bingo - Flower, die cut/punches, Ribbon/lace 
Divas by Design - In the pink

Fab N Funky - Pretty hair
Fairies Challenges - Mother's Day
Hanna & Friends - Stitches

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

Milk Coffee - Mother's Day or special lady
One Sweet Challenge - Flowers

Pile it on - Child's play

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Bright summer colors plus ribbon/lace 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps - April showers bring May flowers (use flowers) 

Sentimental Sundays - Shabby chic or use a doily/lace plus sentiment (lace) 
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Relating to 5 - 5 handmade flowers
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Spring flowers
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Squirrel & the Fox - Mother's Day
Stamp & Create - Spring colors
The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Flowers
Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes 

Thanks again to A Gem of a Challenge for having me as a Guest Designer. Have a great weekend everyone, thanks for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

New Baby teal card (Di's Digi image)

Hi everyone,

Di's Digis new challenge has started and it's "Use your Markers" so as long as you are colouring something you can enter! This is one of Di's new images and I find him totally adorable. 

I have used teal pearls and a gorgeous "Grace" teal pearl flourish from my company, Flourish with a Bling, who have 50% off everything this month, please click HERE to check out our store. We only charge actual shipping costs (no handling, packaging etc) so if you only want a couple of items that will fit in a letter envelope it's less than $3 to post worldwide.

Have you seen I have 3 x vouchers up for grabs this week? Would love you to enter as there's only about 48 hours left and not many people have entered boohoo!! Click HERE to check it out.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, 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 - Baby

A Little Bit Crafty - Flower power

Aud Sentiments - Any sentiment for a chilld
Brown Sugar - Pastels 
Bunny Zoe - Distressed 
Catch the Bug -Stella Says Sketch

Clear it out - Your style plus fave product - Cute style & FWAB pearl flourishes

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Ribbon, lace, twine oh my!

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting for all seasons - Lots of layers

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Created with Love - For the love of critters

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Creative Moments - Bingo - Flower, die cut, Ribbon/lace 
Cute Card Thursday - Paw pals

Deep Ocean - Distressing
Digi Haven - Bears
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Flourishes
Hanna & Friends - Stitches

Just B Creative Crazy - Just because
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Lots of layers
One Sweet Challenge - Flowers

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Use some ribbon
Pile it on - Child's play
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Bright summer colors plus ribbon

Scrapper's Delight - Anything goes

Scrappy Mom's Stamps - April showers bring May flowers (use flowers)
Sentimental Sundays - Shabby chic or use a doily/lace plus sentiment (lace)
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Relating to 5 - 5 different embellishments  
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Spring flowers 
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Flowers
V's Sweet ideas - Distress

Whimsy Stamps - 2+ dies (circle die & banner die)
Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes 

Your Next Stamp - Photo inspiration - inspired by the colours 

I hope you're having a great weekend, don't forget to check out my giveaway and also the FWAB 50% off sale if you're interested.

XOX Lucy

Jessica Rabbit 21st Birthday card (Sassy Studio Designs image)

Hi everyone,

To my followers - Don't you agree my latest 2 cards are very different from each other hehe? This one is very sassy isn't it? That's because the gorgeous image is from Sassy Studio Designs. She's Jessica Rabbit and wow, wish I had a figure like that (come to think of it, I bet my hubby sure would too hehe). It's difficult to see in the photo but if you look closely I gave her sparkling gloves and shoes, she has a rhinestone, ahem diamond earring and I think she is totally glam!

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, 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 with optional ba-da bling
Art by Miran -  Anything goes   
Clear it out - Fave style (cute) plus fave product (flowers)

CMC Copic - Birthdays 
C.R.A.F.T. - Make your own embellishments - Made the tag and tab (used a sponsor image)

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Ribbon, lace, twine oh my!!

Crafting at the weekend - Anything goes    

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes   

Crafty Bloggers Network - Pink with ribbon

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

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon 

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

The Crazy Challenge - It's all about stripes

Cute Card Thursday - Here comes summer (dressed for summer)

Friday Sketch - Sketch

Glitter & Sparkle - Make or include a tag
Graph 'It Markers - Pink, pink, pink
Hanna & Friends - Favourite colours - love black and pink card colour combo
Hobbybook Designer - Add a sentiment
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes     
Lacy Sunshine - Use your favourite colour combo - Pink & black

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes    
My Mum's Craft Shop - Lots of layers

Off the Rails - Rumble in the jungle - use animal print
Paper Crafting Journey - Spots and/or Stripes
The Paper Shelter - Use that ribbon
Sassy Studio Designs - So bright I gotta wear shades (bling) (using a SSD image)

Scrappy Mom's Stamps - April showers bring May flowers (flower projects)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes    
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes   

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes    
The East Wind - Die cuts or punches (die cut scallop circle, tag & corner punch)
Top Tip Tuesday - Numbers
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes     

Have a great day/evening everyone, did you see I'm giving away candy? Please click HERE for the blog post to find out more.

XOX Lucy

Happy Mother's Day shaped card (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Hi everyone,

Did you see I'm giving away candy? Please click HERE for the blog post to find out more.

I have 2 cards to show you today, they are both very different from each other hehe, you'll see what I mean when you see the next one!

I have used my die cutting machine a lot for this card to give it an unusual shape. I also exchanged the flower centre for some matching pearls, all of which are from Flourish with a Bling who are having a 50% off sale, see below for more details.

I love this image, click HERE to be taken to DigiStamps Boutique where you can see all their gorgeous images.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, 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

A Gem of a Challenge - Cute and cuddly
Artistic Inspirations - All for Mom
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
Clear it out - Fave style (cute) plus fave product (flowers)

C.R.A.F.T. - Make your own embellishments (took out the large flower centre and added pearls to match, also made the sentiment banner)

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Ribbon, lace & twine oh my!

Crafting at the weekend - Anything goes

Craftin' Desert Divas - Mother's Day

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting for all seasons - Lots of layers

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes 

Crafting Musketeers - Anything but square

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes 

Crafty Bloggers Network - Pink with ribbon (ricrac)

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

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon (ricrac)
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Created with Love - For the love of critters

Cute Card Thursday - Here comes summer

Digistamp Boutique - Anything goes with DSB image
Fairies Challenges - Mother's Day
Hanna & Friends - Favorite colors - Pink and white

Hobbybook Designer - Add a sentiment
Just B Creative Crazy - Just because
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes    

Melonheadz - Lots of circles

My Craft Spot - Mother's Day or Spring

My Mum's Craft Shop - Lots of layers
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Use pastel colours
Scrappy Mom's Stamps - April showers bring May flowers (flower projects)
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Anything relating to 5 - 5 layers

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Anything goes
The Squirrel & the Fox - Mother's Day

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes    
Sweet Stamps - For Mom
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Hope you stick around for my next card but if not, thanks for coming to see this one,

XOX Lucy