Friday, 12 April 2013

Di's Digi Spring card

Hiya, Flourish with a Bling are having a blog hop with the most amazing prize to be given away, see below for prize pack.

Here's a card I made using one of Di's Digis, they have my favourite animal images, I just love these little bears, they are soooo cute!! This card can be for a Birthday or Mother's Day so I didn't add a sentiment this time. I have coloured him with copics.





Want to win this amazing prize? Click HERE to join in the blog hop (ends Friday 19th April AUS time). Anyone is eligible to win so hope you join in, would love one of my crafty friends to win it!



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create -  Spring Fever
A gem of a Challenge - Animals
All Sorts - Spring has sprung
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Favorite color combo
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
My Craft Spot - Cute critters
Cupcake Inspirations - Polka dots
The Cutie Pie - Favourite film (Pretty Woman - Richard Gere holding the roses at the end)
Deep Ocean - Flowers and fantasy
Delightful challenges - Round up
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 1, 5 (banner), 7, 8
Digi Darla's - Take me out to the ball game (banner)
Di's Digis - Flower frenzy (the digi image can be bought here)
Dream Valley - Happy Birthday
Fairies Challenges - Anything goes
Fashionista - Mother's Day
Milk Coffee - Welcome Spring
Moving along with the times - Inspired by a song or movie (Carebears movies)
My Mum's craft room - Easter or Easter colors
My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Send a smile 4 kids - Mother's Day
Simon says stamp - April showers or Spring flowers
Stamp & Create - Use at least 1 die cut
Sweet Stampin' - Scallops
Sweet 'n Sassy - Choose your favourite challenge (#81 Gifts)
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes

I love that you have come to visit me, good luck if you decide to do the FWAB blog hop!

XOX Lucy

Saturday, 6 April 2013

Kenny K Birthday card

Hi there,

Today I've created a card for lots of challenges (as usual lol), sometimes I spend as much time working out what I need to add to a card as I do making it lol!! Thank you to all those fantastic challenge blogs that have some wonderful prizes to be won and there's a real thrill to being chosen as a Top 3 too.

I have used a Kenny K digi and you will find her HERE. She's pretty cool for a teenage card don't you think? I've coloured her with copics.



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Flowers (paper is floral print too!)
Aud Sentiments - For a child with sentiment added
Bearly Mine - Sketch
Brown Sugar - Spring
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Catch the Bug - Cardstock and bling
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - Spring fling
Crafting for all seasons - Floral delight
Crafts & Me - Spring flowers
Creative Corner - Girly Birthday
Cute Card Thursday - Something borrowed (sketch)
Delightful challenges - All about music (digi girl on I-pod)
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - 1, 2 (Wired for sound), 6, 8, 10
Digi Haven - Spring
Divas By Design - Spring colours
Glitter & Sparkle - Cute
Inky Impressions - For a child
Kenny K's Krafty Krew - Being square
Love to Create - Tag you're it
Loves Rubber Stamps -  Anything goes
My Grafico - Anything goes
My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung
Paper Makeup Stamps -  Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Use a doily
Party time Tuesday - Ribbons and blooms
Pin & Tack -  Anything goes
The Ribbon Reel - 2 x patterned paper, 1 x solid plus ribbon & twine/string
Simon says stamp - Happy Birthday
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes
Stamptacular - Spring fever
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Girls and boys come out to play
Whoopsi Daisy - Bling

Thanks so much for dropping by, I hope you have a wonderful weekend,
XOX Lucy


Thursday, 4 April 2013

My Monochromatic card for Paper Crafting Journey

Hi crafty friends,

Paper Crafting Journey have a new challenge and this fortnight we want to see monochromatic cards (mostly one colour). I have made my blue card with a gorgeous Hannah Lynn digi and you can find her at Crafts & Me. I have coloured her with copics.

The beautiful blue flourish is from Flourish with a Bling and comes in 9 different colours (the Chloe is a two pack with extra pearls, see below the card).







Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish! This offer won't last too much longer.




I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Sparkle and shine
613 Avenue Create - Flowers
A gem of a Challenge - Make it cute
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Catch the Bug - Cardstock & bling
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - All about hair
C.R.A.F.T. - Recycle (the heart)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Cute as you like
Crafts & Me - Spring flowers (the digi used can be found here)
Crafty Creations - Flowers and/or fairies
Creative Moments - Things with wings (butterflies)
Cute Card Thursday - Something borrowed
The Cutie Pie - Favourite film - The Wizard of Oz (looks like Dorothy)
Dream Valley - Pearls and lace
Emerald Faeries - Recipe - 1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellishments
Fairies Challenges - Anything goes
Flutter by Wednesday - Flowers with butterfly or fairy
Glitter & Sparkle - Cute
Lacy Sunshine -  Anything goes
Lexi's Creations - Punches and/or dies (flowers)
Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes
Love to Create - Tag you're it (name tag)
Loves Rubber Stamps -  Anything goes
My Grafico - Anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - Black, white & one colour (blue)
Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
Pile it on - Handmade flowers
Pin & Tack -  Anything goes
The Shabby tearoom -  Beautiful blues
Simon says stamp - Happy Birthday
Simon says stamp & show - Anything goes
Simply create too - Animals (butterflies)
Sweet Stampin' - Oh so girly
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Anything goes
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Girls and boys come out to play
Whoopsi Daisy - Bling

Thank you so much for dropping by to see my card. An extra special thank you to:

Candy C from Simon Says Stamp and Show
Lori from Bugaboo
Mian from Simply Create Too

for their incredibly sweet comments on my recent cards, I love reading them.

XOX Lucy

Sunday, 31 March 2013

CC Designs Easter card

Happy Easter!!

I have created a card today using a CC Designs and you can purchase her at All That Scraps.

I used leaves and pearls from Flourish with a Bling and you can buy them HERE. The chipboard frame, bird and birdcages are from Scrapmatts.





Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!


I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Sparkle & Shine
613 Avenue Create - Flowers
A gem of a Challenge - Make it cute
Anyone for Anya! - Anything goes (free for all)
Bearly Mine - Girly pink
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Mother's Day or for a female
Crafts 4 Eternity - Cute as you like
Crafts & Me - Pretty in pink
Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Animals (bird)
Delightful challenges - Hippity Hoppity (Spring)
Desert Islands Crafts - Flowers, sentiment, torn, 3xpapers, bunny (ears)
Digi Haven - Spring
Forever Friends - Girls
Glitter & Sparkle - Cute
Hobby Cutz - Sketch or CAS (Sketch)
Inky Impressions - Easter/Spring
Moving along with the times - Sketch
My Grafico - Anything goes
My Sheri Crafts - Spring has sprung
PanPastel UK - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Simply create too - Animals (bird)
Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers
Sweet 'n Sassy - Think Spring
Sweet Stampin' - Oh so girly
Wednesdays challenge - Winged things (bird)
Whimsical Designs - Pastels

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend,
XOX Lucy


Friday, 29 March 2013

The Paper Shelter Easter card

Happy Easter!!

I am uploading 2 posts this morning, this one has been created using an oh-so-cute image from The Paper Shelter. This gorgeous girl is normally sitting on a fence in the image so I fussy cut her out and sat her on my fence lol. You can buy the digi girl HERE. You can buy the fence, grass, leaves, pearls and tree HERE.




Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!


I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Easter/Spring
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Bring on Spring
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Mother's Day or for a female
Craft Your Passion - Make it cute
Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo inspiration - Easter/green and yellow
The Cutie Pie - Easter
Deep Ocean - Photo inspiration - pink & yellow flowers
Delightful challenges - Hippity Hoppity (or Spring)
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinirary - Sentiment, flowers, use lots of yellow
Digi Darla's - Flowers
Digi Haven -  Spring
Forever Friends - Girls
Hobby Cutz - Easter
Inky Impressions - Easter/Spring
Love to Create - Pastel colors
Mark's Finest Papers - Easter or bunnies
Moving along with the times - Sketch
My Grafico - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Pile it on - Dots (pearls)
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Sweet 'n Sassy - Think Spring

Extra lovely thank you's to Carrie Robinson (from Inky Impressions), Rene (from Cupcake Inspirations) and my gorgeous follower Rachel for leaving me such wonderful comments on my recent cards.

Thank you so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy





Saturated Canary Easter card


Happy Easter to you!! It's already Good Friday here in Oz so we're off out shortly to celebrate with family, hope you have a wonderful time over Easter too. I'll make this quick as I have 2 cards I want to post before getting ready (which I should be doing in just a few minutes lol).

This gorgeous digi is from Saturated Canary, how cute is she?? You can buy her HERE.

The beautiful clouds, raindrops and fence are all from Flourish with a Bling and you can buy them HERE.


Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!


I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Easter/Spring
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Bearly Mine - Girly pink
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Bring on Spring
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Mother's day or for a female
Craft Your Passion - Make it cute
Crafts & Me - Pretty in pink
Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Animals
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo inspiration - Easter/chicks
The Cutie Pie - Easter
Deep Ocean - Photo inspiration - pink & yellow flowers
Delightful challenges - Hippity Hoppity (or Spring)
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinirary - Sentiment, flowers, ribbon, torn, use lots of yellow
Digi Darla's - Flowers
Digi Haven -  Spring
Forever Friends - Girls
Glitter & Sparkle - Animals
Hobby Cutz - Easter
Inky Impressions - Easter/Spring
Lacy Sunshine - Layer it up
Love to Create - Pastel colors
Mark's Finest Papers - Easter or bunnies
My Grafico - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Party time Tuesday -  Anything goes
Pile it on - Dots (yellow paper is polka dots)
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air
The Ribbon Reel - Spring cottage
Saturated Canary - Pretty pastels
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Simply create too - Animals
Southern Girls Challenge - The kids are alright
The Squirrel & the Fox - Easter or Passover
Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers
Stamptacular - Fuzzy friends (chick)
Sweet 'n Sassy - Think Spring
Sweet Stampin' - Lots of layers
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes


Extra lovely thank you's to Mei (from Love to Create), Avril (from Glitter & Sparkle) and Bethie J (from Pile it on) for your very sweet comments recently, they really make my day!

Thank you so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Ladybug Crafts Inc New Release digis

Hi and welcome (or welcome back) to my blog,

I was thrilled to be asked by Kerry at Ladybug Crafts Inc to be a guest designer for their new range of totally gorgeous Billie Bear images and had such fun colouring Cupcake Billie. There are 16 new Billie Bear images to choose from and they are for sale as of today! They are £1.75 each and you can find all of them HERE.



The beautiful green leaves are from Flourish with a Bling and you can find them HERE.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Easter/Spring
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Bring on Spring
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Make it cute
Crafts 4 Eternity - Egg-cellent Easter
Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Layer it up
Creative Moments - Animals
Cupcake Inspirations - Easter photo inspiration
Cute Card Thursday - Easter Parade
The Cutie Pie - Easter
Desert Islands Crafts - Flowers, ribbon, heart
Digi Darla's - Flowers
Fab n Funky - Pink, green, brown
Glitter & Sparkle - Animals
Hobby Cutz - Easter
Inky Impressions - Flowers
Love to Create - Pastel colors
Mark's Finest Papers - Easter or bunnies
My Grafico - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Let it be Spring
Party time Tuesday - Anything goes
Pile it on - Dots
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air
Simon says stamp - Easter/Spring
The Squirrel & the Fox - Easter or Passover
Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers
Stamptacular - Fuzzy friends
Sweet Stampin' - Lots of layers
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - Stitch it

Thanks so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy



I'm a Top 5 contender at Fashionista, votes would be lovely!!

Hi Crafties,

I am honoured to be a Top 5 contender at Fashionista's challenge blog this week and would love for you all to go check it out and choose a favourite creation (hopefully mine lol but doesn't matter if you like someone else's better). Here is my creation that has been chosen:


Thank you so much if you do go and vote, it would be so embarrassing not to get any lol.

Have a great day,
XOX Lucy

Saturday, 23 March 2013

Bugaboo Easter card

Hi and Happy Easter for next weekend,

It's great that so many challenges want to see Easter cards already as at least it makes us all get started on them rather than rushing at the last minute (well, hopefully that's the plan lol).

I made this card using a gorgeous Bugaboo Easter digi. The leaves and pearls are from Flourish with a Bling, check their products out HERE (mention you came from my blog and you'll receive a free Jasmine laser flourish with your order!)


Flourish with a Bling are now a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Anything goes
Brown Sugar -  Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Card Makin' Mamas - Spring colors
Catch the Bug - Sketch & Bingo - Image, flower, circle
Celebrate the Occasion - Happy Easter
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Bring on Spring
CMC Copic - Spring colors
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Egg-cellent Easter
Crafts & Me - Buttons and bows
Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Corner - Layer it up
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - For the kids
Cute Card Thursday - Easter Parade
The Cutie Pie - Easter
Deep Ocean - Cute and cuddly
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - flowers, ribbon, bunnies, sentiment
Digi Darla's - Easter/Spring pastels
Di's Digis - Easter/Spring
Glitter & Sparkle - Spring/Easter
Hobby Cutz - Easter
Inky Impressions - Flowers
Lacy Sunshine - Layer it up
Love to Create - Anything goes
My Grafico - Anything goes
Paper Makeup Stamps - Pastels
Party time Tuesday - Photo inspiration
Pile it on - Circles and/or squares
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes
The Shabby tearoom -  Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Easter/Spring
Stampin' for the weekend - Child's play
Totally Papercrafts -  Easter Eggstravaganza
Whimsy Stamps - Stitch it


Thanks so much for dropping by, have a wonderful weekend,
XOX Lucy