Grace passed her Learners test (Saturated Canary image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

My darling niece passed her driving learner's test last week so I made a card to celebrate. The image from Saturated Canary actually looks a bit like her so it was perfect for this card. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - flowers and butterflies (card No.1)

Catch the Bug -  anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: 5 of something 

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional for the girls/Mother's Day

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Inky Chicks - butterflies

Southern Girls - Retro - use an actual punch - butterfly punch

Star Stampz - soft pastels

SugarPea Designs - Mix it up 31 - inspired by the checks and the orange colour

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Dog with flowers card (Bugaboo image)

Hi crafty friends,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. I have a cute little dog image from Bugaboo to show you today. He's rather sweet isn't he? I used some already distressed looking paper so distressed the other papers and inked them to match. My mum loves dogs so I might surprise her with this card when I next want to show her how much I love her :)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - anything goes (Bugaboo image used) 

Copic Marker Norge - monochromatic

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: 5 of something
The Crazy Challenge - monochromatic

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls/Mother's Day 

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - hint of pink

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Girls just wanna have fun - embossed clothing (All Dressed Up images)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's my last card for tonight, thank you so much if you've checked all 5 cards out! 

I used an All Dressed Up image set and instead of colouring their outfits with Copics I decided to use silver, white and green embossing powders. I used a fine paint brush and my embossing ink refiller - to carefully paint on the embossing ink one colour at a time, add the powder and heat-set it before doing the next colour. I feel it was half successful in the end but I did have to go around the images with my fine black marker to define the outfits once totally dry. I think practice would make perfect so I will try again in the future.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - embossing (heat embossed their outfits)
All Dressed Up - anything goes

AllSorts - embossing (heat embossed their outfits)

As you like it - fave colour - black, I love the sophistication it brings to cards. It also makes the other colours pop.

Come and Get it - make it square

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: CAS 

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional for the girls

De Egel - use black

Fab N Funky - lovely ladies

Incy Wincy Designs - clean and simple

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Pile it on - interactive and/or Birthday

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

A loving Mermaid wish (Crafts & Me/Hannah Lynn image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

You may have noticed I have been playing with inking backgrounds more than patterned paper lately, I am loving playing around with the inks. I'm going to a craft show this weekend and can't wait to buy some oxide inks. I coloured and fussy cut a gorgeous mermaid from Crafts and Me. I also used a Lawn Fawn stamp and die set for the fish, coral and seahorse. I used some liquid pearls in the background too. I used glitter foam for the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - life is colorful

Crafts and Me - anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls

Polkadoodles -  anything goes w16-17

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - The great outdoors  

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Worm Wishes CAS card (Bugaboo images)

Hi Crafty Friends,

You may think this looks somewhat familiar and that's because my last card had the same mixed media background paper as I made it then cut it in half so I could use it for 2 completely different themes - outer space and underwater. I've kept both cards clean and simple. Both the mermaid, worm & sentiment are all from Bugaboo.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Colouring in Scrapland - anything goes (used a sponsor's image so entered twice as allowed) 

C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a book - The Little Mermaid (used a sponsor's image)

Crafty Catz -  anything goes with optional twist: CAS

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls

Incy Wincy Designs - clean and simple

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes (Bugaboo image)

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - The great outdoors 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

You're out of this world (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have made a boys card for a change! I love this little guy from Bugaboo so I cut the rocket and stars out to add to the card. I created the "outer space" background with distress inks and water drops. I also added some vellum behind the rocket to help look like movement. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - recipe - 1 image, 2 buttons, 3 colours (used a Bugaboo image)

Colouring in Scrapland - anything goes (used a sponsor's image so entered twice as allowed)

C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a book - A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin (used a sponsor's image) 

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: CAS

Incy Wincy Designs - clean and simple

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (Bugaboo image)

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - The great outdoors - outer space

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes 
Southern Girls - boys

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Be bright Be Happy Be You (Little Miss Muffet image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I hope you're all well.

I have a few cards to show tonight, I hope you'll check them out but no pressure hehe. I'm starting with this card that I created with a Little Miss Muffet image and cutting some sentiments from a paper pad, mounting them onto yellow cardstock and trying to make them look like they are hanging on the wall behind her like works of art. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

As you like it - fave colour - Pink, I love pink on cards, especially pale pinks that goes so beautifully with so many other pastel colours.

Card Mania - life is colorful

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls 

Cupcake Inspirations - Spring, pink, orchid

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (LMM image)

Pile it on - interactive and/or Birthday 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes

Star Stampz - soft pastels

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy