A Birthday Card for my Mum (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Hi crafty friends,

My mum's Birthday happens to be on Christmas Eve but we always make sure to keep it separate from Christmas (ie. Birthday cake, wrapping her presents in Birthday wrapping etc). My mum loves dogs so every year I make her cards with dogs on it and this is one of my favourite doggie images, he's from DigiStamp Boutique and isn't he just adorable? I'm not even a dog fan to be honest, the dogs barking in the neighbourhood drives me nuts but I can't resist the sweet images cos these don't bark hehe!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Little Bit Crafty - Anything but not Christmas

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

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Digistamp Boutique - Anything goes with a DSB image

Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes
Kit & Clowder - Animals

Little Claire's Designs - Special cards (card for my Mum's Birthday)
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 

Sister Act - Anything Goes  
Sparkles -  Anything goes

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes   
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes   

Happy New Year to you all,

XOX Lucy

Christmas Mice (Di's Digis image)

Hi crafty friends,

I hope you all had a very happy Christmas and still enjoying the season (and the leftovers hehe).

I couldn't resist creating one more Christmas card using a gorgeous image from Di's Digis. Her Christmas images are just so unbelievably sweet, how cute is this one? I just had to colour it up hehe. I went with papers that you wouldn't necessarily think would work with the image but when I was trying to find papers to suit this one looked best to me. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes Christmas

As you like it - Fave Christmas image and why - I love Di's Digis images and this one is so detailed and sweet, it takes ages to colour but that's half the fun and I love how it looks in the end. 

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Party time
Come and Get it - Merry Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 2 - Anything Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper  
Deep Ocean -  Christmas is all around

Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes
Dream Valley - Christmas
Hanna & Friends - Christmas

Just Inspirational - Christmas
Kit & Clowder - Animals

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
One Sweet Challenge - Christmas

Pile it on - Anything goes Christmas/Holidays 
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Anything goes

Sister Act -  Anything goes
Stamp & Create - Christmas
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Happy New Year to you all,

XOX Lucy

Personalised Christmas Placecards (The Paper Shelter images)

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, we had perfect warm weather here in Oz so it was a lot of fun to play cricket outside and sit around in the sun without it being too hot (which meant we could also really enjoy our roast lunch hehe!)

We had my in-laws over for Christmas lunch so I made some placecards (16 of them!) using 2 images from The Paper Shelter. I typed all the names in red on the computer then printed them out on one sheet. I used my fancy label dies to create the personalised details and while the die was still attached to the label I lightly inked in red having it fade towards the names. I also used my clear globby glue for the snowflakes then glittered all over them, they look quite sweet in real life with all the glitter. Everyone took theirs home so I think they must have liked them.  

I am entering the following challenges:

A Random Fan -  Anything goes
Come and Get it - Merry Christmas

Crafting by Designs - Embossing (the name labels)

Hanna & Friends - Christmas

Just Inspirational - Christmas
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes

Pile it on -  Anything goes Christmas/Holidays

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) - Anything goes (I used your sponsor's images)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Happy New Year to you!!

XOX Lucy

Christmas Money Pouch for my Dad (Bugaboo image)

Hi everyone,

Christmas day is finally here and we are just waiting on our family to get here for a big feast and catch up. I made this gift pouch for my Dad who is already using his present as he bought it and was going to give it to me but never did haha! So now I'm putting $50 in this instead of just giving him $50, looks like I went to a bit more effort.

The gorgeous image is from Bugaboo.

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

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Random Fan - Anything goes

Bearly Mine - Christmas Decoration, no cards (money pouch)
Catch the Bug - Bingo - Bugaboo image, Glitter, Player's Choice (animals)
Come and Get it - Merry Christmas

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes with a twist: Christmas

Crafty Cardmakers - Christmas 

Just Inspirational (monthly) - One for the boys

Just Inspirational - Christmas
Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes (Bugaboo image)

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes
The East Wind - Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all,

XOX Lucy

Merry Christmas Pink Bear (Di's Digis image)

Hi everyone,

Di's Digis challenge blog has a new challenge up and running and this fortnight it is another easy one - Any Winter Holiday!!. Di's Digis seriously has the cutest Christmas images around, look at this sweet little ted with his candy cane, isn't he gorgeous? Christmas, to me, isn't really a winter holiday, it's a summer one as I'm in Oz hehe. 

The beautiful pink flower is from Flourish with a Bling.

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

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist: gift packaging
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes Christmas
Art by Miran -  Anything goes

As you like it - This is one of my all time fave images because it is just so cute! I have now created a couple of cards with it and I know I'll create more in the future.
Catch the Bug - Naughty or nice (nice)

Clear it out -  Anything goes with stash: Anything goes
Come and Get it - Merry Christmas

Craftin' Desert Divas - Christmas 

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes with a twist:  Christmas

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Christmas
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes 

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes 

Creative Moments - Anything goes/Non-traditional Christmas Colours
Deep Ocean - Christmas is all around 

Die Cuttin' Divas - Inspired by a Christmas Carol (Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas) plus dies (circular and scalloped circle) 
Digi Sketch - Waiting for Christmas 
Digitally Sweet - Anything goes with a twist: snowflakes
Divas by Design - Anything goes   
Dream Valley - Christmas
Glitter & Sparkle - Glittery, Sparkly Christmas 

Hanna & Friends - Christmas  
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes 
Kit & Clowder - Animals 

Love to Scrap -  When nature calls (Bear, snowflake, outside)
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes
Milk Coffee - Make it sparkle (snowflake & flower centre)

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes   

Oddball Stamps - Winter
One Sweet Challenge -  Christmas
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes  
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes  
Pile it on -  Any Christmas/Holidays
Scrapper's Delight - Anything goes  

Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes 
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Anything Goes    
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Winter inspired
Sister Act - Anything Goes   
Sparkles -  Anything Goes  

Stamp & Create - Christmas
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
The East Wind - Christmas 
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes 
Winter Wonderland - Fussy and fancy

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. Have a wonderful week with friends and family,

XOX Lucy

A Christmas Gift Pouch (Bugaboo image)

Hi crafty friends,

I have made this cute little pouch for my mum for Christmas as she wanted a Bunnings gift card and although the card itself looks Christmassy it isn't very exciting to wrap up in paper. I just used a normal card size paper and folded over the top (about 1.5cm) and cut about 1.6cm off the other end so the lip would fit over nicely. I then used double sided tape along the 2 sides to seal it and make the envelope. From there, I decorated the front and will now hope she likes it hehe. The oh-so-cute image is from Bugaboo. The white flower is from Flourish with a Bling.

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

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist: gift packaging (it is a gift pouch)
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes Christmas
Bearly Mine -  Christmas decoration/no cards - I created a gift voucher pouch

Catch the Bug -  Naughty or nice (nice)
Come and Get it - Merry Christmas

Craftin' Desert Divas - Christmas

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes with a twist:  Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Christmas

Deep Ocean - Christmas is all around 

Die Cuttin' Divas - Inspired by a Christmas Carol (Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas) plus dies (circular and scalloped circles)  
Digi Sketch - Waiting for Christmas 
Digitally Sweet - Use sentiment as main focus
Hanna & Friends - Christmas  

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes 
Kit & Clowder - Animals

Little Miss Muffet -  Anything goes (Bugaboo image)
Love to Scrap - When nature calls (Bear, Snow, Flowers) 
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
Milk Coffee - Make it sparkle (glitter paper and flower centre)

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes   

One Sweet Challenge - Christmas 
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes  (using a sponsor's image) 
Pile it on -  Any Christmas/Holidays
Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Anything Goes    
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Winter inspired (snowflakes in image)
The Stamping Chef -  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

Christmas Bird & Mice Card (DigiStamp Boutique image & sentiment)

Hi crafty friends,

Isn't Christmastime a great excuse to create seeing as we "have" to make cards for people hehe, I love it! 

I used a gorgeous image and beautiful sentiment from DigiStamp Boutique, then used some texture paste and glitter for the borders and including the bird's hat.

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

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Random Fan - Anything goes 

Craftin' Desert Divas - Christmas 

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes with a twist:  Christmas

Crafty Cardmakers - Christmas

Crafty Little Fairies - Holly and/or Ivy

Digistamp Boutique - Anything goes with a DSB image

Digitally Sweet - Use sentiment as main focus
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 

Not Just Cards -  Anything Goes  

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) -  Anything Goes   

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Winter inspired

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. Merry Christmas to you all,

XOX Lucy