Birthday Ostrich with balloons card

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's another free colouring book online image that I've had printed in my stash for the longest time and he's rather quite cute isn't he, I don't know why it's taken me so long to colour him. I think sometimes when they're only outlines they aren't as adorable as once they are coloured. I layered the background with lots of die cuts to create fields and a cloudy sky.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - forest friends
Card Mania - Party

Colour Crazy Challenge -  anything goes

Country View Challenges - blues and greens

Crafty Gals Corner - punches and/or dies

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional glitter/bling

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - bright colours

De Egel - farm
Fairytale Challenges - numbers 

Love to Scrap - kidz rule

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - weather related

Paper Creator's Crafts - something for the kids

Star Stampz - ribbon, lace, twine or cord

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Your Next Stamp - sketch or 3 colours - colours blue, green, yellow, brown, orange

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Happy 40th Birthday to Catherine (Sweet Escapes image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I created this card for my gorgeous sister-in-law who just turned 40. This beautiful image from Sweet Escape actually looks like Catherine so it was a perfect girl to colour and create with. I used many dies - feathers, sun, banners, ovals and cut out some of the background paper flowers to add on the other layers. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: summer 

As you like it -  Fave embellishment and why - flowers as they add the finishing touch to a card or they can be the main element on a lovely female card. 

Card Mania - party

Colouring in Scrapland - anything goes  

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes with option of girly

Crafty Creations - anything goes  

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional glitter/bling  

Creative Craft Cottage - let's get sparkly - sparkly dress, flowers and feathers

Creative Fingers - anything goes  

Creative Inspirations - anything goes  
Cute Card Thursday - fun in the sun

Dies r us -  anything goes using dies

Digi Choosday - anything goes  
Fairytale Challenges - numbers

In the Pink -  anything goes with mostly pink

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - punches and/or dies - feathers, sun, banners, oval dies 

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a sentiment

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes 

Star Stampz - ribbon, lace, twine and/or cord (twine)

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the teal colour 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day, thank you so much for coming to see my card/s,

XOX Lucy

Tweety the Wizard card

Hi Crafty Friends,

This is a free colouring book image off the internet that I printed out when I first started colouring with Copics but I never got around to colouring him as I then found digi companies and the rest was history lol. But I have a box full of uncoloured images which I need to create with and I do love how this little guy came out. I had fun creating the background with my black soot distress ink and Wilted violet oxide ink. I used a Lawn Fawn hillside die to create the "ground" and lightly distressed it with the black soot. I added some Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents on the stars to finish the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - Forest friends (bird)

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: summer 

As you like it - Fave embellishment and why - flowers as they add the finishing touch to a card or they can be the main element on a lovely female card. 

Colouring in Scrapland - anything goes  

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafty Creations - anything goes  

Crafty Friends - anything goes 
Crafty Gals Corner - add a star
Creatalicious - anything goes with optional glitter/bling  

Creative Craft Cottage - let's get sparkly (the stars are sparkly)

Creative Fingers - anything goes  

Creative Inspirations -  anything goes 
Cupcake Inspirations - wizards and witches

Dies r us - anything goes using dies 

Digi Choosday - anything goes  
Fab N Funky - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes

Love to Scrap - kidz rule

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Paper Creator's Crafts - something for the kids
The Paper Shelter - punches and/or dies (star punches and border die)

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Send a smile 4 kids - clean and simple for kids

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a sentiment 

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes 

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

I hope all of you are enjoying the sunshine, I can't wait for Spring here - only a couple more weeks woohoo!

XOX Lucy

Beachy Best Wishes card (Hannah Lynn/Crafts & Me image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been out of action a little this month but I'm back now and I'm loving every second creating again. I bought myself a new craft desk and I feel much more organised.

The three cards I'm posting today are very different from each other, I hope you like them all, this is very muted, girly and a little mature/shabby, the other is very cute and bright using distress oxide inks and then I have another girly card but it's bright and cheery.

This gorgeous image is from Hannah Lynn at Crafts and Me, I have created with her once before so I've added the card below. I used some stamps and dies from a free magazine set, that would be the shells, starfish and seahorse. I coloured the girl with Copics. The papers are from Kaisercraft.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays -  anything goes with optional twist: summer

As you like it - fave embellishment and why - lace because it adds some dimension to a card as well as always turning a card into a more feminine delicate creation which I love.

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafty Friends - anything goes 

Crafty Gals Corner - add a star (starfishes everywhere)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional glitter/bling 

Create & Inspire -  anything goes with optional twist: summer days
Creative Inspirations - anything goes  

Cute Card Thursday - fun in the sun

Dies r us - anything goes using dies 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a sentiment

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes

Star Stampz - ribbon, lace, twine and/or cord  (ribbon and lace used) 

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the beachy style photo

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day, thanks so much for dropping by

XOX Lucy