The grass is greener with you patchwork card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have been having a great time creating patchwork background card. It's so much easier than it looks and it's a perfect way to use up scraps. When I have more time I'll do a photo tutorial on it if anyone's interested? I got addicted to making them so I have heaps of cards made but I probably won't add them all to my blog unless they're very different from each other. Just like my last post I did with hexagon cards, I'll probably show a few on one blog post so you can see variations but I don't bore you with adding individual cards. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - for a girl plus a sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper  

Creatalicious -   anything goes with optional under the sea or Fairytale

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - wild things (wild colours)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - make your own background (I patchworked it)

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

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

Hexagon Kaisercraft teal papers

Hi Crafty Friends,

I started trying out some hexagon shapes on a card and ended up making lots of them with different size hexagons, it was so much fun and I love the end results! It's such a great way to use up scraps. 

I'm about to post a card with another great idea for using up scraps. I was getting fed up with having just a few bits of papers left over from paper pads or kits but I didn't want to just throw them out when they're such pretty papers. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - for a girl plus a sentiment

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

Creatalicious -   anything goes with optional under the sea or Fairytale

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - make your own background (added all hexagons)

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

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

Hello Sunshine card (Tiddly Inks image)

Hi crafty friends,

I tried something a little different this time and used a vintage beachy background with a gorgeous Tiddly Inks girl.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Summertime/holidays
Aud Sentiments - for a girl plus a sentiment

Catch the Bug - photo inspiration - inspired by the beach/summer

Copic Marker Norge - moodboard - inspired by summer

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional under the sea or Fairytale 

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Tiddly Inks - anything goes with a Tiddly Inks image

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Merry Christmas Scene card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

There's a new "anything goes" challenge just started at Polkadoodles, do all my blog friends join in their challenges already? I hope I inspire you with my cards using their gorgeous products. 

I created a lounge room Christmas scene with a few different items using PNG files before I printed them. I used a gorgeous pre-coloured Christmas girl by the fire from Winnie Winterland, I added a Christmas tree behind her from Winnie White Christmas and brick "wallpaper" from Little Dudes and sentiment from Winnie White Christmas . 

Using PNG files to build a scene: I don't know how well a teacher I am lol but this is so easy to do on the computer. Just add all the elements you want to use into a Word document and roughly size them to suit. The main things to remember when using PNG's is to right click on the item, then choose "wrap text", then "square" which then lets you move your images all around the page and over each other. The best thing to do is put your main image in the centre then bring the other items into the scene - to bring items to the back and front of the scene (For example when I put this scene together I added the Christmas tree after the girl but I wanted it behind her so I clicked on the tree then clicked on the "send backward" choice.) To do this click on the "format" tool at the top of the page and you'll then see it gives you the option to move the images in front and behind other images. If it doesn't seem like it's moving backwards just keep clicking until it does. The reason for this is that each item you add to a scene is a different "layer" so it only takes it back or forwards one layer at a time. I hope someone has found this helpful and maybe gives it a try if they have PNG files but haven't known how to use them. They don't all need to be from the same brand so it's really fun to play around with but occasionally you will find a PNG that has a white instead of transparent background. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

ABC Christmas - N is for name, O is for On.. - On the chair
Aud Sentiments - Christmas in July plus a sentiment

Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas in July  

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option: no patterned paper

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - add a little sparkle (star)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - use a punch/die cut - die cut star
Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Teal and Pink Birthday Girl card (Little Miss Muffet image)

Hi crafty friends,

Here's a lovely Little Miss Muffet girl, I coloured her with my Copics. I used an oxide ink for the pink background and added some bling, flowers and clouds. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 
Creatalicious - anything goes with option: no patterned paper 

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - add a little sparkle

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - use a die cut/punch - clouds, border, circle dies
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Happy Birthday Sunshine card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I made this card for a magazine commission (Love Cardmaking Australia issue 17), I needed to make 6 quick female cards. I used some oxide ink and rhinestones as well as Lawn Fawn dies.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option: no patterned paper

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - add a little sparkle

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - use a punch/die cut - sun, square & circle dies

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes 

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

Birthday Hammock girly card (The Paper Shelter image)

Hi crafty friends,

This is my third and final card for tonight and I'm so happy with how my little holiday scene turned out for this card, what an adorable image from The Paper Shelter. I inked the sky with oxide inks and then added double sided tape to the bottom of the card and added fine glitter to it. I didn't have the right height palm trees for the hammock so I googled images and found these free ones to print out and fussy cut. I coloured the girl up with my Copics and added some embellishments I've had for a long time in my stash. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge -  anything goes week 28

Copic Marker Norge - moodboard - inspired by the Summer photos

Crafty Calendar - totally girly

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional extra: think summertime

Crafty Creations -  anything goes
Creatalicious - anything goes with optional: for a hero

Creative Craft Cottage - the most wonderful time of the year - Summer

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - holiday time (TPS image)

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - summer fun

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - fun in the sun
That's Crafty! - close to nature

Through the Craftroom Door -  anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a wonderful weekend, thank you so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy