Masculine travel Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have a couple of travel themed cards to show today, mostly they are masculine like this one. I love this background paper with all the stamps on it and because it was so busy I didn't want to add to much.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - masculine

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with option of circles

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

Let's Craft & Create - anything goes with option You're the Man

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Travel/vacation

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

XOX Lucy

Big Hugs Hot Air Balloon card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I'm back! I've been studying this past year (interior decoration and design) and it's taken so much of my free time I just haven't had time to keep up my blogging. I have a semester break now and so I'm hoping to get back into things but on a much smaller scale, just entering a few challenges, not the gazillion I used to hehe. 

I've still been making cards every chance I get and I really hope you'll enjoy seeing my new creations.

This card was created with textured paste, stencil and then inked with distress oxide inks. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

As you like it - My fave colours to use out of Summer and Winter are definitely Summer - I love the bright, breezy pastels and happy colours, they just make you feel good.

Cute Card Thursday - Summer

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Travel/Vacation

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

Distress Oxide Inked round girly card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's time for a new Polkadoodles challenge, woohoo!! I hope you'll join in as I love to see what you're all creating. Their challenge is always "anything goes" and you don't have to use one of their products. Nikky gives the DT a theme each time and this one was to create a round card.

For my card I have used a stunning image from the Darling Buds collection - she's called Crocus.

I die cut a white circle and scalloped circle and before I took them out of the metal die, I blended some oxide inks, sprayed lightly with water and dried off then took them out of the metal die which helped to give a crisp white edge to the dies. I used pinks and yellow Copics to colour her outfit and flowers for an orangy (is that a word hehe?) shade to them as well as the yellow and pinks. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - anything goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes W32 

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Friends -  anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage - no patterned paper

Cute Card Thursday - Spots and dots 

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes

Let's Craft & Create - anything goes with option of lots of layers  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes  
The Paper Shelter - Punches and dies 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Sprinkling and Splattering - I used distress oxide inks & water to create the background and added Nuvo drops too.

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Thanks so much for dropping by, enjoy your weekend everyone!

XOX Lucy

Black, Red and Teal Birthday Girl card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

For this card I have used a sweet image from Polkadoodles. I used one of the WRMK 3D weaving embossing folders for the teal paper. I used some of my regular favourite items on here too - Lawn Fawn frame dies, my mini butterfly punch and my Lala Land banner. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments -  anything goes with a sentiment

Catch the Bug -  anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes w32

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Friends - anything goes 

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

Cute Card Thursday - Spots and dots

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Let's Craft & Create - anything goes with option of lots of layers 

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

The Paper Shelter - Punches and dies

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Thanks so much for dropping by, enjoy your weekend everyone!

XOX Lucy

Spaghetti celebrations (The Paper Shelter image)

Hi crafty friends,

I've had this guy for the longest time but not got around to colouring him up until now. He's perfect for a masculine card isn't he? I ripped scrap papers and just glued them all down onto a scrap piece of paper then cut off the overhanging pieces, it's an easy but effective way to use up scraps (which is what I keep doing at the moment while I'm trying to get through my patterned paper stash). I wanted a little splash of colour so added in the red. You can find the Italian chef at The Paper Shelter.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - from boys to men

Aud Sentiments -  anything goes with a sentiment

Catch the Bug -  anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Friends - anything goes

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

Cute Card Thursday - Spots and dots

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Let's Craft & Create -  anything goes with option of lots of layers 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  anything goes 
The Paper Shelter -  Punches and dies (used a TPS image)

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Thanks so much for dropping by, enjoy your weekend everyone!

XOX Lucy

Hip Hip Hooray, You're 6!! (Polkadoodles image)

Hi crafty friends,

I haven't been around much in Blogland as I've started an interior decoration course and although I love it, it's not giving me much spare time. I have so many cards to post here still so sometimes there'll be a lot less "talk" content on my posts but I think you're all here to see my card and not my ramblings so I think it's all good hehe.

Here's my card made with a sweet Polkadoodles image. I made the background with a Simon Says Stamp striped background stamp and then splattered similar colours on my image piece. I paper pieced her dress.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - anything goes with a sentiment 

Creative Craft Cottage - no patterned paper

Cute Card Thursday - Spots and dots 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Sprinkling and Splattering - I used distress oxide inks & water to splatter.

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Thanks so much for dropping by, enjoy your weekend everyone!

XOX Lucy

North Pole Christmas card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Are you ready to join in the new challenge at Polkadoodles? The DT were asked to create "Christmas colour" cards but you have an easier task of "anything goes".

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Image:   Winnie Winterland (pre-coloured)
Papers:  Winnie White Christmas and the cloud paper in the scene is from Little Dudes.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More - holiday/Christmas

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional under the sea or Fairytale

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - wild things (animals)

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy