Bright Mermaid Shaker Card (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

You may have seen I created my first shaker card the other day, well now I'm well and truly hooked! Only problem is I've run out of foam tape now hehe! So I'm waiting for some more in the post from Ebay and I'll be on my way again, they're so much fun! I still have to perfect them, some little bits keep falling out, oops. I used another image from Bugaboo for this card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - under the sea plus a sentiment

Brown Sugar - Photo inspiration - inspired by the water/summer feel

Come and Get it - weird/whimsical

C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a film - the little mermaid

Crafting by Designs - Once upon a time (mermaid)

Crafting from the Heart -  anything goes

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

Creative Craft Cottage - favourite colour combo - pink, blue & lilac  

Creative Inspirations - spring into summer

Digi Choosday - summer
Graph 'It Markers - Sweet as candy

Little Claire's Designs - create a scene

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (used a Bugaboo image)

Not Just Cards - anything goes

Ribbon Girl - any card

Star Stampz - for/with kids

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Thanks for checking out my card. It's so sad to hear of the horrors in the world, I hope no-one is personally affected by the Orlando tragedy and I'm hoping you're all enjoying peace, good health and happiness in your lives.

XOX Lucy

Shaped Wedding card (Flat Friends image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I used a Flat Friend image (sadly no longer available) and printed it small enough so that it would fit into my polaroid die to look like a photo of the happy couple. I did some black doodling around the outside of the shaped card and cut the hearts from a fancy heart ribbon I had. The sentiment was printed from my computer.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - love and romance

AllSorts - fancy bows and ribbons (hearts cut out of felt ribbon and netting)

C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a film - Peggy Sue got married

Crafty Ribbons - wedding/anniversary plus ribbon or lace (hearts from ribbon cut out and netting)

Creative Craft Cottage -  favourite colour combo - black and white 

Fussy & Fancy Friday - anniversary/wedding

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - any card

Thanks for checking out my card. It's so sad to hear of the horrors in the world, I hope no-one is personally affected by the Orlando tragedy and I'm hoping you're all enjoying peace, good health and happiness in your lives.

XOX Lucy

Yellow & Red Birthday card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Oh how I love this image, she is so sweet! You can find her at Polkadoodles. I love layering some bright papers over each other, mounting them on black cardstock to really make the card pop. Once I'd finished it I really felt like it still needed something more so I faux stitched with my doodle pen.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart -  anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage - favourite colour combo - red & yellow

Creative Inspirations - spring into summer

Creative Moments -  anything goes with optional: stitching

Digi Choosday - Summer (PD image)

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - use your fave embellishments - flowers & butterfly

Ribbon Girl - any card
Southern Girls - the kids are alright

Sweet Stampin' - lots of layers 

Thanks for checking out my card. It's so sad to hear of the horrors in the world, I hope no-one is personally affected by the Orlando tragedy and I'm hoping you're all enjoying peace, good health and happiness in your lives.

XOX Lucy

Mowing the garden is such a joy (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's not Father's Day here in Oz until September but seeing as most countries celebrate it this month I decided to get mine done early so come Father's Day I'll have all the cards I need for it.

This card is for someone who loves to mow the lawn, I'm not sure its suitable for anyone I know hehe but perhaps an avid gardener may appreciate it. You can find this guy at Bugaboo and the gorgeous tree at Flourish with a Bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - masculine

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

Cute Card Thursday - a good sport/hobby - gardening

Inky Chicks - father's day/male

Jo's Scrap Shack - father's day

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (used a Bugaboo image) 

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - any card

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Summer garden

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - father's day/for a guy

Thanks for checking out my card. It's so sad to hear of the horrors in the world, I hope no-one is personally affected by the Orlando tragedy and I'm hoping you're all enjoying peace, good health and happiness in your lives.

XOX Lucy

Snorkelling shaker card (Scrapper's Delights image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Can you believe I've created over 900 cards and this is my first shaker card? I absolutely loved doing this but it wasn't quite as easy for me as the lady I watched on Youtube hehe! I used some large glitter and some sea items as well as the gorgeous little snorkeler from Scrapper's Delights. I added a flatter foam tape to him so that he still stood out but not as far as the front of the card (if that makes sense?) I love this bubble paper for the background as it looks like its coming from his snorkel doesn't it?

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - weather
Brown Sugar - Photo inspiration - inspired by the beach/water/blue

Crafter's Cafe - vacation

The Crafty Addicts - anything goes/summertime 

Crafty Calendar - Father's day/for a male 

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

Creative Inspirations - spring into summer 

Cupcake Inspirations - under the sea

Cute Card Thursday - a good sport (or hobby) - snorkelling
Inky Chicks - Father's day/male cards  

Julia Spiri - anything goes with optional: CAS 

Love to Scrap - it's a boy thing

My Crafting Stories - summer

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Seasons/holidays - Summer

Ribbon Girl - any card

Scrapper's Delight -  anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Father's day/for a guy

Star Stampz - for/with kids

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

As always, 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

A Mermaid's wish (Elaine Cox image)

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Out of the 4 cards to show you tonight 3 of them are male cards, that is so unlike me! Anyway, hopefully this is girly enough to make up for the lack of female cards today. I coloured up a beautiful image from Elaine Cox (I don't have a link as I won this through Sweet Pea Stamps that are now closed). I love using cheesecloth material with mermaids, it just seems like an ocean type item somehow. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Art by Miran -  anything goes

Aud Sentiments - under the sea plus a sentiment

C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a film - Splash

Crafting by Designs - once upon a time (mermaid)

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes

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

Creative Inspirations - spring into summer

Creative Moments - anything goes with optional: stitching  

Cupcake Inspirations - under the sea

Julia Spiri -  anything goes with optional: CAS

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - sentimental 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - use your fave embellishments - pearls and flowers 

Ribbon Girl - any card

Sisters of Craft - anything goes  

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

As always, 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

Our Hero (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I had my hubby in mind when I created this cute card. I used another Bugaboo image and then used my dies to create a polaroid of a city. This ended up quite fiddly as I needed to make the "windows" yellow like there are lights on so a bit of fussy cutting required but I like the end result. I thought the blue paper with white dots looked like snow. I embossed the red cardstock too. Lastly some faux stitching was required.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - weather (snowing)

Catch the Bug - anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a film - Superman

Crafting by Designs - Once upon a time (a superhero story)

Crafty Calendar - Father's day/for a male

Creative Moments - anything goes with optional: stitching 

Inky Chicks - Father's day/male cards 
Jo's Scrap Shack - Father's Day

Julia Spiri - anything goes with optional: CAS 

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - sentimental

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - use your fave embellishments - die cuts

Ribbon Girl - any card

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Father's day/for a guy

Sweet Stampin' - Father's Day or for a special man

As always, 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