Teenage Mermaid card (Cute as a Button image)

Hi Crafty friends,

Here's another card I created for the magazine Australian Papercraft Essentials. There's a picture of the cover below.

The cards all needed to be created using Cute as a Button images. I thought a circular shaped card would be perfect for this image as the image itself is almost round.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - frame it!

As you like it - Trademark style - I love to create girly scene cards that are bright and often shaped.

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - fancy and use pink

Craftin' Desert Divas - beach

Crafts and Me -  anything goes with optional twist: summer memories

Crafty Catz - add bling

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: add flowers

Creative Inspirations - seaside, sunshine and summer holidays 

Cupcake Inspirations - tropical

Cute Card Thursday - in the round

Dies r us - Water and/or at the beach plus dies

Julia Spiri -  anything goes with optional twist: at the beach

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

The Pencil Case - X is for Xanthic (yellow)

Pile it on - use your favourite colours - pink and teal/blue 

Polkadoodles - summertime

Ribbon Girl - July any image

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - by the sea/nautical

Simply Papercraft - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Cavegirl and pet card (Cute as a Button image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's another card from my Cute as a Button magazine publication. I think this cavegirl is so sweet and she was a lot of fun to colour too.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - anything goes with optional twist: use birds or feathers 

As you like it - Your trademark style - cute, girly and happy as cheerful cards always delight

Aud Sentiments - for a girl plus sentiment 

Crafty Calendar -  punches and/or dies

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

Cupcake Inspirations - colour challenge - pink, green, sky

Fab N Funky - add a sentiment

Fairytale Challenges - summer special 

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes  

One Stitch at a Time -  anything goes with elements of nature

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - anything goes  

Pile it on -  use your favorite colors - pink, green, blue

Polkadoodles - use ribbon or twine

Ribbon Girl - card challenge 

Send a smile 4 kids - CAS for kids

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - flora and/or fauna  

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - create a scene
Simply Papercraft - anything goes  

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

I'm a Guest Designer at Crafting by Designs (Jade Dragonne image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I am honored to be a guest designer at Crafting by Designs for their new challenge. It's a lovely girly theme of "Flowers and Pearls". I used a lot of pearls to make this shaker card, some inside, some outside in flourishes. It's winter here in Oz so very difficult to take nice photos sometimes, I took a million shots of this card and this is the best of 'em! The image is a free one on the internet from Jade Dragonne.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option of CAS

Creative Inspirations - seaside, sunshine and summer holidays 

Dies r us - outdoor fun plus die cuts

Fairytale Challenges - summer special

Inspiration Destination -  anything goes

Ribbon Girl - card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - flora and/or fauna (flowers) 

Southern Girls - floral frenzy

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) -  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

Sailor Girl card (Cute as a Button image)

Hi crafty friends,

I was published!!! I was asked to do a set of cards using Cute as a Button images for an Australian magazine called Australian Papercraft Essentials. One of my cards was the "covergirl" hehe, I was so excited! I think I mentioned it to you back in January when the magazine came out but I wasn't allowed to show the cards until now. There's a picture of the cover below.



So here's one of the cards I made using a Cute as a Button image, isn't she devine? I used some "screw" brads and some Flourish with a Bling "water drops" from the Up in the Sky set. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - anything goes with optional twist: birds or feathers

Aud Sentiments - for a girl plus sentiment

Crafty Calendar - punches and/or die cuts (circular dies) 

Crafty Catz - red, white and blue

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with option of CAS 

Creative Inspirations - seaside, sunshine and summer holidays

Dies r us - outdoor fun plus die cuts

Digi Choosday - for the girls
Emerald Faeries - winter blues

Fairytale Challenges - summer special

Hanna & Friends - holidays 

Inspiration Destination - anything goes

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Mari Digis - anything goes 

Melonheadz - red, white and blue

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - patriotic/use country colours (red, white & blue for Australia)

Ribbon Girl - card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - flora and/or fauna (flowers)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - photo inspiration
Star Stampz - celebrations 

Thank you so much for popping in to my little blog, I hope you've enjoyed the visit,

XOX Lucy

I wish this was my summer selfie! (Saturated Canary image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Oh how I'd love to look like this in a bikini hehe, those days are gone sob sob. I used my new Lawn Fawn frame die and I used some foam tape to give it height. I have had this floral paper for the longest time, I have way too many patterned papers that are beautiful and all sitting in pizza boxes hidden under more papers. I keep telling myself not to buy more but occasionally I just can't help myself if I see really loves new ones hehe. So I'm really pleased I have gotten around to using these ones anyway as they are a lovely colour combo. The image is another gorgeous one from Saturated Canary.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - for a girl plus sentiment

Card Mania - lace and/or pearls (both added)

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes/say it with flowers

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: CAS 

Creative Inspirations - seaside, sunshine and summer holidays

Cupcake Inspirations - color inspiration

Deep Ocean - colors of summer

Dies r us - outdoor fun plus dies (Frame die)

Fairytale Challenges - summer special

Fussy & Fancy Friday - flowers and lace

Hanna & Friends - holidays

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes

One Stitch at a Time - anything goes with an element of nature (flowers)

Pile it on - use your favorite color/s - teal is one of my all-time faves 

Ribbon Girl - card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - photo inspiration

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

To the hottest Grandma card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

My darling friend is going to be a Grandma, I can't believe it!! We met in high school and have been buddies ever since and now she tells me her baby is having a baby! (He's a 26yo man mind you so well entitled to have one haha). She seems so young but I guess we are 45, I don't know where the time goes. 

So anyway the reason for my weird card is that she doesn't know what she wants the baby to call her so I used Google Translate to see what I could find in different languages and hence all her choices on the front of the card hehe. She loved it! I used Echo Park papers and Saturated Canary image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting Musketeers - babies

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional twist: CAS

Emerald Faeries - winter blues

Inspiration Destination -  anything goes

Love to Scrap - twinkle twinkle little star

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - card challenge

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) - anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - sentiment as the focus

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy