Blue & Pink Birthday card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi crafty friends,

My second and last card to post tonight as it's midnight here and bedtime really. 

This lovely image can be found at Saturated Canary and to change up my colouring a bit I added a darker grey outline once I'd finished the image. I also distressed all the papers and added some Flourish with a Bling silver rhinestones & flourishes to finish it off.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout January, 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 Gem of a Challenge - Something new - new papers

Art by Miran -  Anything goes
Catch the Bug - Anything goes

Clear it out - Anything goes with stash: anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Shiny &/or New - shiny corners & rhinestones, new papers  

Crafter's Cafe - Something new - new papers

Craftin' Desert Divas -  Blue & White (mainly) 
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

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

Creative Fingers - Anything goes 

Cupcake Inspirations - Colour Combo - Sky, Rose, Blush

Cute Card Thursday - What's new - New papers 
Fussy & Fancy Friday - Pearls and swirls
Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes

Graph 'It Markers - Shiny & New - shiny corner & rhinestones, new image & papers
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes 
Kit & Clowder -  Anything goes 

Lacy Sunshine - Sparkly & New
Love to Scrap - Initial challenge of 2015 - (S) Sentiment (C) Corner (B) Birthday, Bling, Blue, Butterflies
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
My Craft Creations - Anything goes
Not Just Cards - Anything goes  

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - NY resolutions - Create more shabby chic cards
Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Winter blues
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes 
Sassy Studio Designs - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Keep old friends but make new friends - New papers, old corner  

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Something new - new papers 
Sister Act - Anything goes 
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes 

Winter Wonderland - Things with wings (Butterflies)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Have a wonderful weekend, thanks for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Welcome Little One (Bugaboo image)

Hi crafty friends,

I hope you've been able to get as much crafty time as I have these past couple of weeks.

This is a sweet new image I have just chosen from Bugaboo stamps, straightaway I thought about how he would look on my cloud paper, he's just so cute! I have another Bugaboo image similar but with an elephant instead of monkey, I can't wait to use him in coming weeks too.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout January, 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 Gem of a Challenge - Something new - new image

Catch the Bug - Anything goes

Craftin' Desert Divas - Blue & White (mainly) 
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Creatalicious - New beginnings 

Cute Card Thursday - What's new - new baby, new image

Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes 
Kit & Clowder - Anything goes  

Little Miss Muffet - Something blue (sky)
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
My Craft Creations - Anything goes
Natalie & Amy - All things new - new baby

Not Just Cards - Anything goes 
Quirky Crafts - Clean & Simple

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Keep old friends but make new friends - New image, old sentiment
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Something new - new baby, new image

Sister Act -  Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Keep it simple

I hope you've enjoyed your visit, thanks for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

Your Future looks bright card (Sassy Studio Designs image)

Hi crafty friends,

I have been busting to colour and create with this gorgeous image for ages and she was as much fun as I expected. I thought she was perfect for the New Year theme with her fortune telling hehe. You can find this digi stamp at Sassy Studio Designs.

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout January, 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: matching envelope
A Gem of a Challenge - Something new - new papers

AllSorts - Cold and frosty colours 
Catch the Bug - Anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge -  Shiny and new - new papers

Creatalicious - New beginnings

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes 

Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes

Just Inspirational - New Year
Kit & Clowder - Anything goes

Lacy Sunshine - Sparkly and new (new papers and new future)
Loves Rubberstamps -  Something old (alphas), something new (paper)
Natalie & Amy - All things new - new future ahead

Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Ringing in the New Year

Sister Act - Anything goes 

Sisters of Craft - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - New - new papers

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

My favourite cards created by me in 2014

Hi there, I know I said that was my last post an hour ago but the lovely Wendy Nicola Jackson has tempted me into choosing my fave 12 cards of last year. Wendy has some blog candy and all the details on how to win it are HERE. And here is a picture of her candy too:

Doing this I just realised I created almost 300 cards last year!! Is that some sort of record haha??? I can't believe I made so many and the dumb thing is most of them are sitting here in my study cupboard as I don't know what to do with them all if they were not made for someone specific. I find colouring and cardmaking my "peace time", my therapy, I love it and I can't imagine not doing it anymore. I obviously need a lot of therapy hehe.

So how will I choose? I am just going to take a look around my card photo album so here goes:

That was difficult, I almost snuck in a 13th card hehe!! I hope you like my choices/cards I created this year. 

It is nice to look back at what we have created isn't it as I forgot about some of these when they were made earlier in the year so I've enjoyed looking back at them all, thanks Wendy!

XOX Lucy

Oooh, Yuck card (Crafts & Me/Hannah Lynn image)

Hi crafty friends,

My last card for today is this one using an image drawn by Hannah Lynn and can be found at Crafts and Me. I really enjoy colouring Hannah Lynn's images, they are really crazy cute. I doodled some little black loops onto the papers, I'm not sure how she got the little black marks on her face as they were there before I doodled but after I coloured her. I have used some bling and a flower from my company, Flourish with a Bling, who are having a 50% off sale in Jan, see below for more details or click on the name to go direct to our store. 

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout January, 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 Gem of a Challenge - Something new - new papers

AllSorts - Cold and frosty colours 
Cute Card Thursday -  Anything goes

Little Miss Muffet - Something blue

Loves Rubberstamps - Something old (lace), something new (papers) 
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 

Sister Act - Anything goes 
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes
Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) -  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

Enjoy the Sparkle Christmas card (Faery Ink Designs image)

Hi crafty friends and Happy New Year!

It was a scorching hot day here in Victoria, Australia today so to be honest it feels a little strange creating winter cards but maybe it helps cool me down hehe. We are lucky enough to have air conditioned "everything" so as long as we stay inside or in the car we don't feel it too much. 

My card was created with a new image from Faery Ink Designs, how sweet is she with her little bunny? I couldn't wait to create a little scene with her so I used some Bo Bunny tree stickers and papers and created some snow mounds with some white glitter paper. 

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout January, 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 Gem of a Challenge - Something new - new image

AllSorts - Cold and frosty colours
Art by Miran - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes non-traditional Christmas colours

Cute Card Thursday -  Anything goes 

Faery Ink Designs - Winter Wonderland
Hanna & Friends - Christmas

Little Claire's Designs - Special cards

Loves Rubberstamps - Something old (papers), something new (image)
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Pile it on - Anything goes Christmas/Holidays

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes

Sister Act - Anything goes 
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - New - new image

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

Di's Digi's New Challenge - Winter (Snowflakes, icicles etc) (Di's Digis image)

Happy New Year to you all! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and excited about 2015. 

I made this little gift voucher pouch for my sister as I was giving her a magazine subscription so didn't want to just give her the computer receipt, she liked it so that's good. It was also made for Di's Digis latest challenge which is Winter (snowflakes, icicles etc) - I made my falling snow with big dollops of my clear glue and then my fine glitter, it really glitters in real life but difficult to see that in the photo, the bg paper is also glittery. This is one of my favourite Di's Digis Christmas images, I don't often colour Santa but this one is just too cute for words. 

I have been colouring up a storm so will have quite a few cards to show you over the next week or so, I have another couple I'm adding to my blog tonight so hope you'll check them out, they're very girly hehe. 

Flourish with a Bling have a 50% off sale all throughout January, 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 Gem of a Challenge - Something new - new lettering/alphas

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Hanna & Friends - Christmas

Loves Rubberstamps -  Something old (image), something new (lettering)

Pile it on - Anything goes Christmas/Holidays

Sister Act - Anything goes

Southern Girls - Get your Christmas cheer flowing

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) -  Anything goes 
Top Tip Tuesday - Make your own? I have made my own gift voucher pouch

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 Travels card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi everyone,

This is my fourth and final blog post for the day, no more I promise (although I have coloured up some images already that I am busting to create with hehe). On this card I have used a gorgeously girly image from Saturated Canary and some blue pearls 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:

A Little Bit Crafty - Anything but not Christmas

Art by Miran -  Anything goes
Bunny Zoe - Buttons
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Have a nice trip

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

Creative Card Crew -  Anything goes

Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes

Little Claire's Designs - Special cards

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Pile it on - Anything goes Christmas/Holidays 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything goes 

Sister Act - Anything goes 
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes 
Winter Wonderland - Fussy and fancy

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes 

Happy New Year to you all,

XOX Lucy