Friend like you easel card (Magnolia Stamps image)

Hi everyone,

My last card to show you tonight is an easel card, I love making these. I have used another gorgeous Magnolia Stamps' Tilda image, isn't she sweet holding up the little puppy?

I love using loads of flowers and my new favourite embellishment is my little glass bottles with a cork in the top, there are so many ways to use them and this time I have added some purple glitter in it. This is the first time I have used my new honeycomb die which I have added to the bottom and used some of the off-cut hexagons into some random white hexagons by turning the paper over and glittering.

 Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, everything is half off for only another 26 hours!! 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 Gem of a Challenge - Felt or fabric

Anyone for Anya - Favourite stamps
Art by Miran -  Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with a twist/ things with wings
Brown Sugar - Birthday
Bunny Zoe - Flowers and charms 
Come and Get it - Lots of layers

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Show us some metal or glass (both)

Craft-room Challenge - Things with wings

Crafter's Cafe - Use 3 or more flowers

Crafty Catz - Anything goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper  
The Crazy Challenge - Bingo - Buttons, gems, die cuts

Cupcake Inspirations - Lavender, white, pool

Cute Card Thursday - Blues and hues 
Deep Ocean - Wings
Divas by Design -  Anything goes with Magnolia stamps
Dream Valley - Things with wings (butterfly)
Fairies Challenges - Ladies
Fairytale Stampers - Flowers
Graph 'It Markers - Frills and fancy

Hanna & Friends - Die cuts
Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Birthday to you
Lovely hAnglar or sweet Magnolia - Use a charm

Magnolia Down Under - Tic tac toe - Metal, button, sentiment
Magnolia-Licious - Birthdays
Natalie & Amy - 4 Legged friends

One Sweet Challenge - Flowers
Pile it on - Metal
Sentimental Sundays -  Things with wings plus a sentiment

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 
Simply Magnolia - Add a sky
Sister Act - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - Sparkle and shine

Tilda's Town - Use your stash (flowers, ticket sentiment, doily, buttons)
Time for Magnolia - Easel cards
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Big hugs to you all for coming to visit my little blog,

XOX Lucy

Boy Birthday Dog card (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Hi everyone,

As you have probably figured out by now, I love using these DigiStamp Boutique images and this one is no exception, he is so cute!! I decided to make him boyish and use some masculine colours although I have added some chocolate and antique gold pearls from Flourish with a Bling.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, everything is half off for only another 26 hours!! 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

Card Mania - Clean and simple 

CMC Copic - Father's Day/Boy stuff

Crafting for all seasons - Boys will be boys

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

Digistamp Boutique - Anything goes with DSB image

Natalie & Amy - 4 legged friends

The Paper Shelter - Make it manly
Rhedd & Rosies - No flowers, nothing floral

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 
Sister Act - Anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - One for the guys

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, thanks so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Shabby Chic window card (Magnolia stamp image)

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I've created with Magnolia stamps so I decided to get them back out and now I've created 2 cards to show you with my lovely Tildas on them.

I had grand designs for an easel card with windows and doors, lovely front garden etc but when I realised how large my window and shutters were, that idea quickly went out the window (pardon the pun hehe). I created a brick effect behind the window with my brown copic marker (E37) and my colourless marker. I have also used some chipboard corners and heat embossed them with some white powder. I distressed and inked all the edges to give it a shabby chic feel.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, everything is half off for only another 26 hours!! 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 Gem of a Challenge - Felt or fabric

AllSorts - Happy Birthday
Anyone for Anya - Favourite stamps
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with a twist/ things with wings
Brown Sugar - Birthday
Bunny Zoe - Flowers and charms
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Embossing (heat embossed chipboard corners white)

Come and Get it - Lots of layers
Copic Marker Norge - Photo/colour inspiration - Blue, brown, cream
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Show us some metal or glass 

Craft-room Challenge - Things with wings

Crafty Catz - Anything goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 
The Crazy Challenge - Bingo - Pearls, flower, die cut 

Creative Card Crew - Shabby chic/vintage

Cute Card Thursday - Blues and hues

Cutie Pie - Emboss it but keep it cute (heat embossed chipboard corners white)
Deep Ocean - Wings
Divas by Design -  Anything goes with Magnolia stamps
Dream Valley - Things with wings (butterfly on cameo and blue bird)
Fairies Challenges - Ladies
Hanna & Friends - Die cuts

Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Birthday to you
Just B Creative Crazy - Just because
Magnolia Down Under - Tic tac toe - Metal, button, sentiment

Magnolia-Licious - Birthdays
Magnolia Mania - Paper piecing
One Sweet Challenge - Flowers

Pile it on - Metal
Sentimental Sundays - Things with wings plus a sentiment

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 
Sister Act - Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes 

Tilda's Town - Use your stash (flowers, chipboard corners, cameo)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Your Next Stamp - Photo inspiration

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 Fishing Boy card (Digistamp Boutique image)

Hi everyone,

Me again, just quickly showing you my 2nd card of the day and this time I've created a boy's card. I have used a gorgeous image from DigiStamp Boutique. 

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

Card Mania -  Clean and simple

CMC Copic - Father's Day/Boys stuff

Copic Marker Norge - Photo/colour inspiration - Blue, brown, cream
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Show us some metal or glass

Crafting for all seasons - Boys will be boys

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper -  Anything goes with patterned paper
Cute Card Thursday - Blues and hues 

Delightful Challenges - It's a guy thing

Die Cuttin' Divas - For the boys plus dies (banner and fence)
Digistamp Boutique - Anything goes with DSB
Hanna & Friends - Die cuts

Jo's Scrap Shack - Life's a beach
Just B Creative Crazy - Just because
Lacy Sunshine - Dies/punches

Melonheadz - When I grow up

The Paper Shelter - Make it manly

Pile it on - Metal
Rhedd & Rosies - No flowers, nothing floral

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - One for the guys

Through the Craftroom Door -  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

5 Today Rainbow card (Emerald Faeries image)

Hi everyone,

I hope you're all well, I must say a big thank you to those that leave such lovely, personal comments for me, they are my favourite to read and always make me smile (sometimes giggle even).

I have used a gorgeous image from Emerald Faeries, I think her name is Pip. I have also used a sun, cloud and raindrops which are all part of Flourish with a Bling's Up In The Sky Set which is only $2.48AUD until Saturday (everything is 50% off, see below). The number 5 is wooden but I added some clear glue and beautiful crystal glitter.

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

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with twist: things with wings
Card Makin' Mamas - Over the Rainbow
Come and Get it - Lots of layers

Craft-room Challenge - Things with wings

Crafter's Cafe - Use 3 or more flowers

Crafting with Dragonflies - Pegs 

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

Crafty Sentiments - Candy photo/colour inspiration

Deep Ocean - Wings

Dream Valley - Things with wings
Fairytale Challenges - With needle and thread 
Just Inspirational - Make it colourful/Rainbow

Loves Rubberstamps - Add some doodling

One Sweet Challenge - Flowers

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Fairytale or Fantasy
Sentimental Sundays - Things with wings plus sentiment 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 
Stamp & Create - Spring colors

Sweet Stampin' - Sparkle & Shine
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Big hugs to you all for popping in,

XOX Lucy

Shabby Chic Mermaid card (Lacy Sunshine image)

Hi everyone,

This is my final card of the day, I hope you like it. The beautiful mermaid image is from Lacy Sunshine and she was so much fun to colour. I glittered up the water as it was a little too blue. I have used a lovely cream flower and pearls from my company, Flourish with a Bling, who are having a 50% off sale right now (see below). I added some white glitter to the little glass bottle and there's a little charm and some shells too. 

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, everything 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 - Girly creations 
A Gem of a Challenge - Felt or fabric (felt clouds)

Anyone for Anya - Favourite stamp (one of many)
Bunny Zoe - Flowers and charms 
Craft Hoarders Anonymous -Show us some metal or glass (metal leaf, charm & glass bottle) 

Craft your Passion - Pearls and lace

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

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

Created with Love - Lots of layers  

Creative Card Crew - Shabby chic/ vintage 

Fairies Challenges - Ladies

Hanna & Friends - Die cuts (clouds)

Jo's Scrap Shack - Life's a beach
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes   
Lacy Sunshine - Anything goes 

Love to Scrap - Anything goes  
Oddball Stamps - Girly and glam 

One Sweet Challenge - Flowers
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Fairytale or Fantasy
Pile it on - Shabby chic
Scrappy Mom's Stamps - Summer here we come

Sentimental Sundays - Funky flowers
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Botanical  
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Vacation/travel
Sparkles - Celebrate Mom or a special lady

Stamp & Create - Spring colours
Top Tip Tuesday - Here comes summer

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

Painter Teddy Birthday card (Di's Digis image)

Hi everyone,

How easy it to create masculine cards when we are blessed to have such gorgeous images like these to play with? Di's Digis latest challenge is "Make it Masculine" and I knew instantly this was the little guy I wanted to use for it. I just bought my paint brush die cuts at a craft show last weekend so what perfect timing! I used some copper brads and a wooden rectangle for the sentiment (the sentiment itself is a font I have on the computer, they are free) I used some liquid pearls for the "paint" and pewter pearls 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 May, everything 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 - Happy Birthday

Anyone for Anya - Favourite stamp (one of many)

As you like it - Fave colour duo - Brown and Blue because it's a unisex combo 
Card Mania - Clean and simple
CMC Copic - Father's Day/Boy stuff

Copic Marker Norge - Photo/colour inspiration - Blue, brown and cream

Craft Hoarders Anonymous -Show us some metal or glass (copper & silver screw brads) 

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

Crafting from the Heart -  Anything goes 

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

Cutie Pie - Bring on the bling/make it cute

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - One for the guys
Glitter & Sparkle - Male card/boy colours

Hanna & Friends - Die cuts (paintbrushes and rectangles)
Just Inspirational - Birthdays
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes   
Lacy Sunshine -  Anything goes 

Love to Scrap - Anything goes  
Loves Rubberstamps - Fun with your name - Ladder, Undercoat paint, Cream, Yakka (Hard yakka, term meaning "hard work" in Australian English)
Melonheadz - All about animals

Paper Crafting Journey - For that special man

Rhedd & Rosies - No flowers/nothing floral

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - One for the guys

Your Next Stamp - Photo or sketch inspiration - inspired by the 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

With Love, Moon and Stars card (Art By Miran image)

Hi everyone,

I'm back with my second card that is one of my favourites I created in 2014, isn't this image beautiful from Art by Miran? I thought I'd use one of my larger, fancier die cuts this time to create a card shape and I like how it's turned out. I glittered all the stars in the image and added gold glitter to the brown glass bottle, I love these little bottles. The pearls and black leaves come from Flourish with a Bling who are having a 50% off sale (see below for details).

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout January 2015, everything 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:

Artistic Inspirations - Our favourite things (our cards from 2014)

Clear it out - My favourite card of 2014

Deep Ocean - Favourite 2014 cards

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

Green and Brown Girl's Birthday card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi everyone,

I hadn't created for a whole week and so I had my crafting head in a tizz yesterday/last night and created up a storm, I missed it so much!! I don't know what I did before cardmaking, I get so much enjoyment out of it, do you too? I have 4 cards to show in the next 12 hours, hope you'll check them all out as they are all very different and I'm so happy with them all.

This girl is from Saturated Canary. I have used chocolate pearls from my company, Flourish with a Bling, who are having a 50% off sale (see below) and I was lucky enough to win these great sentiment dies from Let's Craft & Create. 

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout May, everything 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 - Girly creations
AllSorts - Happy Birthday

Anyone for Anya - Favourite stamp (one of many)
As you like it - Fave colour duo - Green & brown because it suits boys or girls cards
Bunny Zoe - Flowers and charms
Come and Get it - Bingo - Bling, free choice, flowers

The Corrosive Challenge -  Banner day

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Show us some metal or glass (metal charm)

Craft your Passion - Pearls and lace

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

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

Created with Love - Lots of layers 

Creative Card Crew - Shabby chic/ vintage

Cutie Pie -  Bring on the bling/make it cute

Deep Ocean - Wings
Divas by Design -  Anything goes 
Fab N Funky - Recipe - 3 designer papers, ribbon, pearls or rhinestones
Fairies Challenges - Ladies
Glitter & Sparkle - Male card or boy colours

Hanna & Friends - Die cuts (butterfly, rectangle and sentiment dies)
Just Inspirational - Birthdays
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes   
Lacy Sunshine - Anything goes  

Oddball Stamps - Girly and glam

One Sweet Challenge - Flowers 
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Use some ribbon
The Paper Shelter - Charming (flower charm on lace)
Pile it on - Shabby chic
Sentimental Sundays - Funky flowers

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Botanical
Sparkles - Celebrate Mom or a special lady

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes   
V's Sweet ideas - Distress

Whimsy Stamps - 2 or more dies (butterfly, rectangle and sentiment dies)

Thank you so much for dropping by, I hope you're about to have a lovely crafty weekend,

XOX Lucy