Flamenco Dancer Birthday card (Milk Coffee image)

OMGosh, it's so great to be back blogging, I really hope you all love the cards I've been creating lately, I'm about to bombard you with a few over the coming weekend hehe. 

I have been on a road trip from Melbourne to Sydney for a week and we had a lovely time but I really missed my crafting/blogging to my crafting friends. We are having the opposite weather to those of you suffering in the cold, we have had a heatwave and just about to get another next week, I hope you're all getting a little warmer weather now.

Anyway, onto my latest card, this one was made using a gorgeous image from Milk Coffee. I coloured her with copic markers.

Flourish with a Bling are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

AllSorts - Buttons and bows
Card Mania -  Anything goes

Challenges and Candies - Monochromatic

CMC Copic - Texturise it
Craft Mojo -  All things new (new digi)

Crafting by Designs - Get your girl on
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - For the girls
Crafts and Me - Use a heart (amongst the flowers)
Crafty Creations - Seasonal (Summer)
Crafty Little Fairies - Sport (dancing)

The Crazy Challenge - Fairytale
Created with Love - Things with wings
Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Deep Ocean - Birthdays
Divas by Design -  Anything goes
A&T Emerald Faeries - Things with wings
Fairytale Challenges - Bows
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make it feminine 
Graph 'It Markers -  Anything goes

Inky Impressions - Ribbon 
Jellypark - Buttons and/or bows
Little Blue Button Stamps -  Anything goes

Milk Coffee - Monochromatic (using a Milk Coffee image)

The Paper Shelter - Digi plus sentiment

Party Time Tuesday - Ribbon
Quirky Crafts - 3 B's - Birds, bugs and butterflies

Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays and chicken soup 
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes  
Sister Act - Anything goes 

Stampin for the Weekend - Happy Birthday 
The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes 
Sweet Stampin' - Fave style - cute and girly
Sweet Stamps - Anything goes 
Through the Craftroom Door -  Anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - Lace and/or pearls 
V's Sweet ideas -  Anything goes 

Whimsy Stamps - Something new - New image
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

It's so great to be back in blogland, hoping you missed me a little hehe, have a wonderfully crafty day,
XOX Lucy

CC Designs Bright Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

This little cutie is created by CC Designs and you can find her at All that Scraps. The gorgeous papers are from my favourite paper company, Bo Bunny. 

Just want to let you all know quickly that my company Flourish with a Bling are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Something new - new ribbon 
AllSorts - Ribbons but no bows
Bunny Zoe - Wings
Craft Mojo - All things new - new ribbon  

Crafter's Cafe -  Anything goes
Crafting by Designs -  Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Birthdays (weekly challenge)
Crafting for all seasons - All things bright and beautiful
Craftyhands -  Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes 

Delightful Challenges - Patterned paper

Fan-Tastic Tuesday -  Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes

Just Inspirational - Girly
Little Blue Button Stamps - Anything goes
Loves Rubberstamps -  Anything goes

Paper Makeup Stamps - Use something new - new ribbon 

Party Time Tuesday - Colour challenge
Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays and chicken soup

The Rubber Buggy -  Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes 

Stampin with the Dragon - Anything goes
The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes 
Sweet Stampin' - Girly but no pink

Have a lovely weekend,
XOX Lucy

Hannah Lynn Clocks card

Hi Crafty friends,

This is one of my favourite images to colour, she is designed by  Hannah Lynn and if you click on her name it will take you to the Crafts and Me store where you can see and buy all Hannah Lynn's images, they are beautiful.

Just want to let you all know quickly that my company Flourish with a Bling is sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

Flourish with a Bling are a retail and wholesale online store. 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.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Something new - New pearl spray embellishment
AllSorts - Ribbons but no bows

Card and Scrap - Use flowers
Craft Mojo - All things new - New pearl spray embellishment

Craft-room Challenge - Photo inspiration - clocks
Craft your Passion - Fancy borders/edges
Crafting by Designs -  Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart -  Anything goes with pearls and/or buttons
Crafts and Me - Use a heart (digi image is available here)
Craftyhands - Anything goes 

Creatalicious - 2014 wishes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes 

Fairies Challenges - Flowers and lace

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes

Paper Makeup Stamps - Use something new - New pearl spray embellishment

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes 
Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays and chicken soup 

The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything goes 

Songbird Challenges - Happy New Year (clocks)
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
Sweet Stamps - Kraft paper
Totally Gorjuss - Ribbon
Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed it, would love to see you here again,
XOX Lucy

Celebrate in Style winter card

Here's my last card for today (probably hehe, I have made a few while my kids were away but it's getting time to post them all.)

I used a gorgeous Lacy Sunshine image for this card, isn't she beautiful? I wanted to make her the star of the card so I only added some lace etc for background.

Just want to let you all know quickly that my company Flourish with a Bling are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

Flourish with a Bling are a retail and wholesale online store. 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:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Something new - New digi and snowflake die cut
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Card and Scrap - Use flowers
Challenges and Candies - Fave season

Copic Marker Norge - Winter
Craft Mojo - All things new - New digi image and snowflake die cut 

Crafter's Cafe -  Anything goes 
Crafting by Designs -  Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Birthdays (weekly)
Craftyhands - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Cold and frosty 

Digi Haven - Baby it's cold outside
Divas by Design - Let's celebrate
Fairies Challenges - Flower and lace
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything goes 
Friday Sketch - Sketch

Hanna & Friends - Snowflakes
Inky Impressions - Something new (new digi)
Just Inspirational - Girly
Lacy Sunshine -  Anything goes (using a Lacy Sunshine image)

Love to Create - Blue with bling (winter)
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
Oldie but a Goodie - New beginnings (Birthday) plus old stash - silver flowers & blue lace

Paper Makeup Stamps - Use something new - New digi and snowflake die
The Paper Shelter - Winter Birthday with sentiment
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes 
Quirky Crafts - Eyes wide open

Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthday and chicken soup 
Scrappy Mom's Stamps - Warm fuzzies

Simon Says Stamp - Ice inspiration
Sister Act -  Anything goes

Stampin with the Dragon - Anything goes
The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes 
Totally Papercrafts - Winter wonderland
Word Art Wednesday -  Anything goes  

I hope you've enjoyed seeing all my new cards today, I hope you have a lovely weekend,
XOX Lucy

I'm Bugaboo's biggest fan in January!

Hi everyone,

I was so happy when Bugaboo emailed to say they'd noticed how I had been using their images often and letting you all know about where to find them. So now I am Bugaboo's Biggest Fan for January!! I love their images and do use them often, I have been lucky enough to win a lot of vouchers as they sponsor so many great challenge blogs as well as having challenges on their own blog. Here's their newsletter announcing me as their biggest fan (as well as many other interesting items lol) https://app.box.com/s/dbr8l3k6patpqlbd7r6r. 

Their challenge this week is Anything goes so I decided to make a nice bright card to show off one of their little Sunbonnet girls.

The pink flower, leaves and pearls are all from my company, Flourish with a Bling and we're having a 30% off flowers sale for the whole month of January. Just want to let you all know quickly that Flourish with a Bling are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

Flourish with a Bling are a retail and wholesale online store. 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:

A Gem of a Challenge - Something new - new digi image

Card and Scrap - Use flowers
Craft Mojo - All things new - new digi

Crafting by Designs -  Anything goes
Creatalicious - 2014 wishes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything goes (using a sponsor's image) 

Loves Rubberstamps -  Anything goes

Paper Makeup Stamps - Use something new (new digi)

Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthday and chicken soup 

Sister Act -   Anything goes

Songbird Challenges - Happy New Year
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes 
Totally Gorjuss - Ribbon
Word Art Wednesday -   Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed it, would love to see you here again,
XOX Lucy

Warm Birthday Wishes card

You may remember I used this image just before Christmas but she's so adorable I couldn't resist using her completely differently this time. I used some white textured paste for the "snow" and coloured her with copic markers.

Image:       The Paper Shelter (click on the name to be taken to the store)

Just want to let you all know quickly that my company Flourish with a Bling are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. If you belong to a challenge blog and would like us to sponsor your challenges please email us at flourishwithabling(at)yahoo(dot)com.au. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Something new - New snowflake die cut
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe - Wings
Card and Scrap - Use flowers
Challenges and Candies - Fave season (using your sponsor's image)
CMC Copic - Anything goes
Copic Marker Norge - Winter

Craft Mojo - All things new - New snowflake die cut and texture paste

Craft your Passion - Fancy borders/edges
Crafter's Cafe -  Anything goes 
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes 
Crafting by Designs - Birthdays (weekly)
Crafting for all seasons - All things bright & beautiful (using your sponsor's image) 
Creatalicious - 2014 wishes

Cute Card Thursday - Cold and frosty
Digi Haven - Baby it's cold outside

Di's Digis - Time to celebrate
Divas by Design - Let's celebrate
Fab N Funky - Let's celebrate
Fairies Challenges - Flowers and lace
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything goes 
Feeling Sketchy - Sketch
Hanna & Friends - Snowflakes

Just Inspirational - Girly
Love to Create - Blue with bling (winter)

Loves Rubberstamps -  Anything goes
Oldie but a Goodie - New beginnings (Birthday) plus old stash - silver flowers & blue lace 

One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes 
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - New toys or techniques - texture paste for snow
Paper Makeup Stamps - Use something new - new snowflake die
The Paper Shelter - Winter Birthday with sentiment
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes  
Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthday and chicken soup

Scrapper's Delight - Let's celebrate

Scrappy Mom's Stamps - Warm fuzzies
Simon Says Stamp - Ice inspiration
Sister Act -  Anything goes
The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes 

Sweet Stampin' - Sports and fitness
Totally Gorjuss - Ribbon
Totally Papercrafts - Winter wonderland
V's Sweet ideas -  Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes   

Two more cards to show today, hope you'll check back shortly, thanks for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

FLOURISH WITH A BLING is sponsoring challenges in January!!

Hi Crafty friends,

I thought you might like to know where you can hopefully win a $15 gift voucher to my online store, Flourish with a Bling. This month we are sponsoring the following challenge blogs:

Date            Challenge blog  (click on the below names to be taken to the blog)                             

6/1               Berry71Bleu

6/1               Glitter n Sparkle

6/1               Crafty Cardmakers 

12/1             613 Avenue Create – Blogaversary challenge

13/1             The Outlawz 

Best of luck!! Hope you get to win one of these:

$15 Gift Voucher AUD$15 to be used in our online store at www.flourishwithabling.com.au

XOX Lucy

Digi Darla Baby Girl card

Hi Crafty friends,

Our darling children have been away with Grandma for a few days so as you can imagine, I have been creating up a storm hehe! It definitely looks like a tornado has gone through my craft room that's for sure lol. Speaking of weather, I hope everyone is safe and warm, sounds like USA and UK are having a tough time at the moment. We're bracing for bushfires here in Oz as it's going to heat up next week, just as we're leaving on a driving holiday so hopefully we don't come across any fires on our journey.

Onto my card and this little baby image is from Digi Darla, unfortunately they're doing a winter themed challenge so this won't go there but there's always others to enter hehe.

The gorgeous glossy leaves are from my company, Flourish with a Bling, who are having a 30% off flowers sale for the month of January. Just want to let you all know quickly that my company Flourish with a Bling are sponsoring challenges in 2014, woohoo! Click here to find out where we are sponsoring this month. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Something new - New baby

Bunny Zoe - Wings (on the bird)
Card and Scrap - Use flowers
Come and Get it - Something new

The Corrosive Challenge -  New beginnings - new baby

Craft Mojo - All things new - New baby, new papers
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes (monthly)
Crafting by Designs - Birthdays (weekly)
Crafting for all seasons - All things bright & beautiful 
Fairies Challenges - Flowers and lace 

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 

Paper Makeup Stamps - Use something new - new papers and digi

Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthday and chicken soup 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps - Warm fuzzies

Sister Act -  Anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door -  Anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - Ribbon
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes   

I have a few more cards to post today, I hope you check them out too,
XOX Lucy

Milk Coffee Celebration card

I love this cute image so much, she is from Milk Coffee, click on the name to be taken to the store. This girl is celebrating doing Saturday Night Fever hehe. I doodled some stitching on the card (I really must learn how to use my sewing machine I begged for Xmas 2012 lol!!) Do you ever do that, desperately want something but then not get around to figuring out how to work it??

The gorgeous main flower and leaves are from my company Flourish with a Bling and we're having a 30% off flowers sale throughout January.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail and wholesale online store. 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:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

A Creative Romance - Something new (new digi and papers)
A Gem of a Challenge - Something new (new digi and papers)
AllSorts - Free and easy
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
As you like it - Fave single colour and why - Pink for crafting because it goes with so many other colours.
Card and Scrap - Use flowers
Card Makin' Mamas - Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes 

CMC Copic -  Anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge -  New beginnings - Spring colours

Craft Mojo -  All things new - New digi
Craft your Passion - Fancy borders/edges
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes 
Crafty Calendar - Let's celebrate
Creative Craft Challenges 2 -  Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Banish the blues

Digitally Sweet -  Anything goes
Doodle Pantry - Any digi goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Happy New Year
Great Impressions - Use something new - new digi image

Lacy Sunshine -  Anything goes

Milk Coffee - Celebrations (using a Milk Coffee image)

One Crazy Stamper - Anything goes 

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - New toys or technique - New digi and faux stitching
Paper Makeup Stamps - Use something new - New digi
Simon Says Stamp - Something new - New digi image and papers

Sister Act -  Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - Sports and fitness - She's dancing

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog, I hope you enjoyed it, would love to see you here again,
XOX Lucy