I Sea it's your Birthday card (Little Miss Muffet image)

Hi crafty friends,

I made this background with my distress oxide inks, some masking paper and some Nuvo drops/glitter glue. I accidentally got a big yellow ink splodge behind the big cloud hence it's position on the card hehe. This was a new technique for me so definitely some learning curves, crafters on Youtube make it look so easy don't they?? The little boat and sentiment  are from Polkadoodles. The gorgeous beach girl is from Little Miss Muffet. I added some glossy accents to the floatie but you can't see it in the photo.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania -  anything goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge -  anything goes w26

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 
Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: summer fun

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional: for a hero

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Double D challenges - nautical

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (LMM image used)

That's Crafty! - close to nature 

Tuesday Throwdown - the great outdoors

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 
Your Next Stamp - sketch or colour challenge - I chose the colours

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Floral Pink and Green Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

This paper was so beautiful I didn't have to do too much to it. I heat embossed the sentiment in white, distressed all the edges and added a butterfly and some banners and voila! 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - flowers plus a sentiment
Card Mania -  anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: for a hero 

Incy Wincy Designs - flowers

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

Let's celebrate 21st birthday girl card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi crafty friends,

It's the start of a new Polkadoodles challenge and they're always "anything goes". For the DT they give us a theme each time and this week it is to add a number. So I decided to use this gorgeous image as I thought she would be perfect for a 21st birthday card. It's a bit daring of me to give her a black dress using my Copics as I'm definitely not a colourist but sometimes it's fun to challenge yourself isn't it? Its all about the folds and creases and keeping them light. Dresses with lots of folds or creases like this are the easiest to colour black I think. I've added a close up photo below but if you click on them it will enlarge (so don't look too closely, my eyes aren't what they used to be hehe).

I hope you'll join in with the challenge, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. 

I have used an image from The Darling Buds, number from Winnie White Christmas and sentiment from Winnie Celebrations 1 sentiments for my card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - flowers plus a sentiment

Card Mania -  anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes w25

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 

Creatalicious -   anything goes with optional: for a hero

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Get Creative - shaped cards

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

Incy Wincy Designs - Flowers (all over her dress)

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes 

Let's Craft & Create -   anything goes with option red, white & blue

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  anything goes
Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes

The Paper Shelter - celebrate

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - red, white and/or blue (all)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - red, white and/or blue (all)
Word Art Wednesday -   anything goes

Your Next Stamp - sketch or colours - colour challenge

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Make a wish Mermaid card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's been around a couple of weeks since I posted I think but I was busy closing down my craft business so it took a lot of my time, I hope you may have missed me a little bit? I'm back now and I've got loads of cards to show over the coming weeks as I'm more freed up (for now anyway as I'm starting an Interior Design course in 2 weeks, I haven't been to school in about 30 years, yikes lol!)


Anyway, onto my cards now and I love this mermaid from Polkadoodles. She comes pre-coloured, just the background coloured or all black & white. I printed it out with the background coloured as that would take forever to create such a beautiful water look (and I'd never get it looking that good lol) and I coloured just her. I heat embossed some chipboard shells and sea items to give them all a nice colour/shine.

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

a mermaid from Meribelle Mermaid and 

sentiment from Winnie Celebrations 1 sentiments. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - under the sea

Card Mania -  anything goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge -  anything goes wk25

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional: for a hero 

Cute Card Thursday -  anything goes

Double D challenges - nautical 

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  anything goes

The Paper Shelter - celebrate

That's Crafty! - close to nature

Tuesday Throwdown - The great outdoors

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Pink Girly 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. 

I used very light pink and teal Copic markers to create the dress.

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Image:          Winnie Special Moments

Papers:         Winnie Celebrations 1 - papers 2

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CCC Digi Creations - Eileen's challenge - anything goes 

The Corrosive Challenge -  anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - summer

Crafty Friends - anything goes

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

Creative Inspirations -  here comes the sun 

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - summer vibes

Southern Girls -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Grace and birds (A Day for Daisies image)

Hi crafty friends,

I made this card for my lovely niece who just turned 17, I thought it was a perfect image for her as she has long beautiful hair just like this. You can buy the image at A Day for Daisies. I made the background papers with my distress oxide inks, some water and Nuvo drops.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - yellow

AllSorts - use 2 or more dies - banner & scalloped border dies

CCC Digi Creations - Eileen's challenge -  anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge -  anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - summer

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafting with Friends - anything goes

Crafty Creations -  anything goes

Crafty Friends - anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations -  anything goes 

Creative Inspirations - here comes the sun

Cupcake Inspirations - pink, yellow, green

Cute Card Thursday - circles - lots of background circles

Di's Digis - summer fun

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - summer vibes

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - bright and cheerful

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes - must stamp

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy