Birthday Boy with kite card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi crafty friends,

I love playing around with the digital papers, items and images that come with the Polkadoodles kits. Before printing this I added the sky background, fence, grass and green polkadot paper so the little boy had an outdoor scene behind him. To do this just use the PNG's rather than the JPEG's because PNG's don't have a white background, it is just the item itself. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts -  Happy Birthday
Brown Sugar - Father's day or masculine
C.R.A.F.T. - father's day/male card

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Creative Fingers -  anything goes

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies (circle dies)

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - digital image

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - inspired by a song - Go Fly a Kite (Bing Cosby)

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Mother's Day Pink Dog card (Tiddly Inks image)

Hi crafty friends,

I made this card for my Mum for Mother's Day, she loved it, she loves anything with dogs on it so I knew it would be a hit. I used a couple of sweet pooches and bones from Tiddly Inks.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - for mom/feminine

Cupcake Inspirations - pastels

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Let's Craft & Create - anything goes with optional: use lace, ribbon or twine (ribbon used)

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - inspired by a song - how much is that doggy in the window

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - use more than 1 stamp
That's Crafty! - stitching

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Thank you so much for dropping by, I hope you have an incredibly crafty weekend,

XOX Lucy

Bunnies just for you Mum (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Hi crafty friends,

Oh I just had to buy this gorgeous image for Mother's Day, aren't they just the cutest bunnies ever? I coloured them in originally and the "mum" was a very dull coloured bear so I went over her with my YR Copics and now she looks much cuter. It's amazing how the colours you choose can sometimes really change how a picture looks. You can find this sweet image at DigiStamp Boutique.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - forest friends 

Catch the Bug - anything goes

Crafty Friends - animals

Crafty Gals Corner - add a flower
Cupcake Inspirations - floral - flowers plus floral paper

Cute Card Thursday - flowers

Cutie Pie - add a butterfly
Digistamp Boutique - anything goes with a DSB image 

Di's Digis - For mum or special lady

Southern Girls - punching above your weight - punched butterflies

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Thank you with all my heart card

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's another card I made for a magazine commission - I was asked to make 2 cards focusing on pearls. This was easy for me as I actually designed this pearl flourish, it's named after my daughter, Chloe. You can find it in 9 colours at Flourish with a Bling - we're closing the business shortly so everything is only $2 each, this set is 2 flourishes plus some extra pearls (see picture below). The magazine this card was in was Love Cardmaking issue 17 (Australia).

Chloe Pearl Flourish set (9 colours) - only $2 (AUD)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CCC Digi Creations - flower power

Creative Fingers - anything goes  

Creative Inspirations - CAS or fussy and fancy (F&F)

Cupcake Inspirations - floral

Cute Card Thursday - flowers

Double D challenges - May flowers

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Southern Girls - punching above your weight - punched butterflies 

Word Art Wednesday - 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

Mother's Day Bear with pot plant card (Di's Digis image)

Hi crafty friends,

Ahhhh, I just love this little guy from Di's Digis! I've made a card with him before, a shaker card and very different colours to this card, I like to add my old cards to compare so I've attached it below.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays -  forest friends 

Aud Sentiments - cute plus a sentiment

Catch the Bug - anything goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes week 18 (used a sponsor's image) 

Crafty Friends - animals 

Cute Card Thursday - flowers

Di's Digis - For mum or special lady (used a Di's Digi)

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Simply Papercraft -  anything goes (used a sponsor's image)

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Best Wishes banner card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been asked to do a few commissions for magazines and this was a card I made for one of them. I love creating long banners like that using different patterns on them. I know this is very different for me as I usually create cute image cards, occasionally I create a mature card hehe. I have another to show in between my few cards tonight actually. The magazine this card was in was Australian Simply Cards issue 104.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations - floral

Double D challenges - May flowers

Southern Girls - punching above your weight - punched butterfly 

Word Art Wednesday - 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

Cat in a Hot Air Balloon card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Polkadoodles have a new challenge just started on their blog, I hope you'll join in, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. I'm loving creating with their gorgeous images, papers and sentiments. 

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Fuzzypuffs - Jasper Balloon

I created the sky with my Distress Oxide ink (Broken China I think) and then sprayed it with water. I fussy cut the kitty's head and all the little banners to have them paper pieced on top of the image. I popped them all up on foam tape.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - anything goes

Crafty Friends - animals

Creative Fingers -  anything goes

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies -  anything goes

That's Crafty! - Stitching - faux stitching on die cuts

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy