I Wuf You Puppy dog card (Tiddly Inks image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have quite a few cards to post quickly today, I have been a bit slack posting them on my blog this week, oops! Some will have more details on how they were created but ones like this are pretty self-explanatory. I did use a homemade cloud template and distress inks to create the cloudy background. The gorgeous little pup comes from Tiddly Inks.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - animals

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes with optional flowers theme 

Cute Card Thursday - clean and simple 

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Pile it on - animals or spring garden 

Ribbon Girl - use any image 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - furry friends 

Tiddly Inks - blooming beautiful

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Hexagon Rainbow Mother's Day card No.2

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's the opposite Mother's Day card to the one I just showed. How great is it when you can create 3 cards from one sheet of inked up/die cut paper? I love this one best but I was really happy with how both turned out considering I didn't like my ink blending on the thin watercolour paper I used. Once I'd peeled off the die cut the hexagons were all left in the die so I put down a double sided adhesive sheet onto cardstock then put the die cut over the top and pushed each hexagon onto the adhesive so they stuck, it was so easy! I had to find a couple of the little bottom and top hexagons. Then I added glitter to the white adhesive bits. You can see in the second photo how the two cards look side on. This one was my favourite of the two so we gave it to my Mother-in-law who loved it.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring fever

Card Mania - life is colorful

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes 

Crafty Calendar - flowers

Crafty Gals Corner - add flowers

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option of using stencils 

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Cupcake Inspirations - for mom

Cute as a Button - for mom

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 
Ribbon Girl - May card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a bit of sparkle

The East Wind - celebrate the women

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 Rainbow Mother's Day card No.1

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's my 2nd card for tonight and I made 2 cards using this same paper/die cut - the other is coming up and I used the negative (or positive bits, not sure which I'd say was which hehe). I was playing around with my new distress inks on thin watercolour paper and I really wasn't impressed with my first attempt. I almost threw this paper out but decided to die cut it instead with my hexagon die. I love how it looked when it wasn't all one straight piece. I also added a feather die cut, sequins and heat embossed a Mother's Day sentiment on vellum. I added the hexagon die cut to a double sided adhesive sheet and then added glitter to all the hexagon centres to look like glitter paper underneath. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring fever

Crafty Friends - use summer colours

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option of using stencils

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Cupcake Inspirations - for mom

Cute as a Button - for mom

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a bit of sparkle 

Southern Girls - add sparkle

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

If you love embellishments, freebies, prizes and giveaways please come follow our new blog at Flourish with a Bling blog or go straight to our store at Flourish with a Bling store.

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

Frilly Girl Love (The East Wind image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I received some textured paste for Mother's Day (it was on my wish list) and I have been going crazy with it for a whole week! I am loving using it with my stencils. I added pink distress ink and clear glitter to this chevron stencil. The 2nd photo shows the depth from the side of the card. The beautiful image comes from The East Wind. I die cut the sentiment 3 times and layered it for more depth. I also doubled the heart layers too so they were a little thicker than usual and then added some Mod Podge for gloss. This card is so pretty in real life but because it's been horrible weather I haven't been able to take as good a photos as I usually can.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring fever

Cards and More - cards for women

Crafting by Designs - you're so special

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option of using stencils (used a chevron stencil)

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

In the Pink - razzle dazzle plus mostly pink

Inspiration Destination -  anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies -  anything goes

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a bit of sparkle

Star Stampz - make it for mom/special lady

The East Wind - celebrate the women

Vilda Stamps - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Friends and Unicorns (Yampuff image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have been making a lot of my own backgrounds lately and here's another of my experiments. I have a few stencils and just received some textured paste (I think it might be called moulding paste actually). I absolutely love it! You can use a trowel to smooth it over the stencil onto your cardstock and leave it to dry for a while. Once it was dry I put the stencil back on and then used my distress inks to blend a couple of colours together. By putting the stencil back on it protects the white background from accidentally getting any ink on it. The gorgeous sentiment comes from Tiddly Inks and I think the unicorn is from Yampuff. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring fever

AllSorts - ring-a-ring o roses

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: for Mom  

Cards and More - cards for women 

Crafting by Designs - You're so special

Crafty Gals Corner - add flowers

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional twist: stencils (used a stencil)

Create & Inspire -  anything goes with optional twist: add flowers
Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Deep Ocean - Our furry/feathered friends

Fab N Funky - make your own background (used texture paste and stencil then inked)

Inspiration Destination -  anything goes

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes with optional twist: use all patterned papers  

Love to Scrap - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

Pile it on - animals

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge

Stamping Sensations - Butterflies, fairies and fantasy

SugarPea Designs - mix it up 31 - inspired by the yellow and flowers

Vilda Stamps - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

The Magical Angel in the clouds (Alicia Bel image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

How sweet is this angel from Alicia Bel? I just loved colouring her with my Copics. I have been experimenting again with my new Oxide inks and I just love them! I spritzed some pearly water over the clouds before adding them to the card too. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring fever

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: for Mom 

As you like it - Fave skin or fur colour combo - Copic markers E50, E51, E53 with R20 for blush - I love the warm colours this gives to the skin on my images, its not too dark and not too light.

Cards and More - cards for women  

Copic Marker Norge - be inspired by the picture - inspired by the sky and the colours

The Corrosive Challenge -  anything goes (used a sponsor's image)

Crafter's Cafe - Birthday

Crafting by Designs - You're so special (used a sponsor's image)

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes / use die cuts (clouds)

Crafty Friends - cute

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: stencils 

Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Digi Choosday - anything goes  

In the Pink - Razzle Dazzle (sparkly spritz all over clouds and glossy wings)

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes with optional twist: use all patterned papers 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes   

Love to Scrap - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  
(Pin)spirational Challenges - picture inspiration - inspired by the fairy and colours

Polkadoodles - anything goes

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a bit of sparkle (sparkly spritz all over clouds and glossy wings) 

Stamping Sensations - Butterflies, fairies and fantasy

Star Stampz -make it for mom/special lady 

Vilda Stamps -  anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy