Cheers CAS card (Milk Coffee image)

Hi Crafty friends,

It is absolutely boiling hot here in Melbourne, Australia today! I know some of you might be thinking you'd give anything to swap to warmth as it's so cold in other countries right now but seriously, this is urghhhh hot hehe!! We have school starting back this week so it's not even like we can avoid going outside as there's so much to organise.

Anyway, enough whinging haha, I used a beautiful new image from Milk Coffee to create this card. She is so adorable I didn't want to flounce the card up too much so I went with a more clean and simple look. After I coloured her with copics I went crazy with my white ink pen to give her polka dots on her dress, I think it looks sweet, hope you do too.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

As you like it - Fave clean and simple & why - I like the stripes down the side without designer papers as it gives all the attention to the image.
Bunny Zoe - Stitching
Challenges and Candies - Monochromatic

CMC Copic - Texturise it
Copic Marker Norge - Bingo - Pink, text, metal charm
Craft your Passion - Spots and stripes
Crafting with Dragonflies - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Use a heart
Created with Love - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Di's Digis - Spots and dots

Dream Valley - No designer papers
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings - Birthday
Glitter & Sparkle - Bling it up

Lacy Sunshine - Bingo - Flowers, charm, candi

Milk Coffee - Monochromatic (used a Milk Coffee image)

One Stitch at a Time - White plus one colour

Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays and chicken soup  

Ribbon Girl - Anything goes 
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 
Sister Act -  Anything goes

The Squirrel & the Fox - Use embellishments
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - In stitches

I hope you've enjoyed seeing this card as much as I did creating it,
XOX Lucy

I love you card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi crafty friends,

I love Saturated Canary images so much, this one I used last Valentine's Day but couldn't resist colouring her up again (see below for last year's card). I hope you don't notice this card is missing something, I took so many photographs to get the right colours and then I noticed it lol, hope you don't spot it (let me know if you do).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

A Creative Romance - Sketch
Clear it out - We're singing the blues (old stash - blue rose)

Copic Marker Norge - Bingo - Lace, pink, die cuts
Craft Mojo -  All things new - New papers

Craft your Passion - Spots and stripes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Tic Tac Toe - Blue, white, stamping 
Crafts and Me - Use a heart
Crafty Sentiments - Recipe - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellies

Creatalicious - Turquoise winter

Created with Love - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Delightful Challenges - You have my heart
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings - new love
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make it cute or sweet 
Loves Rubberstamps - Use lace

My Mum's Craft Shop - Love

Paper Nest Dolls - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel -  Love, Birthdays and chicken soup 

Ribbon Girl -  Anything goes 
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 
Scrapper's Delight - Fave colours - I love blue & pink together on cards

Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or use hearts
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Squirrel & the Fox - Use embellishments
Stampin with the Dragon - Winter blues
The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
Sweet Stamps - Lace and hearts

Have a great day/night and thanks for popping by,

XOX Lucy

Funny card about raising teenagers (Bugaboo image)

Hi crafty friends,

Didn't this one photograph well, I love how it shows you the actual colours for a change lol. Sometimes it takes me forever to get a good photo of certain cards, does it you? They look so much prettier in real life.

Anyway, about my card, how funny is this image and sentiment from Bugaboo? I have a teenage daughter so I totally relate to this hehe. You can ask me on a Monday how things are going with her and I'll say "Oh, it's wonderful we're getting on lovely and she's so great" and come Tuesday, ask me the same question and I might be like "OMGosh, she's driving me nuts, where is this attitude coming from, why doesn't she do what she's supposed to do etc etc" hehe.

I have used some pearls and leaves from my company Flourish with a Bling.

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

Craft Mojo -  All things new - new image

Crafter's Cafe - Haha very funny
Cute Card Thursday - So sweet (colours/papers not the sentiment hehe)

Fairies Challenges - New beginnings - Raising teenagers
Glitter & Sparkle - Bling it up

Hanna & Friends - Sketch (sentiment was in the image so put flowers there instead)
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp - Let's have a laugh

Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef -  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

Sarah Kay Dear Friend card

I hope you're not sick of me and my cards yet hehe, here's my third and last for the day, a very girly one using a Sarah Kay image, isn't she adorable?

I have also used pearls and a latte coloured flower from my company, Flourish with a Bling who 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

CMC Copic - Texturise it

Craft Mojo - All things new - New papers

Crafting by Designs - Get your girl on
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 
Crafting for all seasons - For the girls
Crafty Creations - Seasonal - Spring

Created with Love - Things with wings
Creative Fingers - Anything goes  

Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Deep Ocean - Birthdays
A&T Emerald Faeries - Things with wings
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make it feminine
Graph 'It Markers - Anything goes/Spring lilacs

The Paper Shelter - Digi plus sentiment

Pile it on - Wood (fence)
Quirky Crafts - 3 B's - Birds, butterflies, bugs

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

The Stamping Chef  - Anything goes  

I hope you have a great weekend,
XOX Lucy

Birthday Princess scene card (Make It Crafty image)

Hi it's me again,

Sorry if you've come here and not seen my other card, I usually write these blog posts with my lovely followers in mind so it may not always make sense to a newcomer - here's an idea, you could also become a follower of my blog hehe.

I've created another card today and this time I've used a Make it Crafty image. Once I'd coloured her with copics I used my white ink pen to add dots to her dress.

I also used some products from my company Flourish with a Bling - Fence, part of a sun and the grass.

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:

C.R.A.F.T. - Colour combo - blues

Craft Mojo -  All things new - New image
Crafting by Designs - Get your girl on
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - For the girls
Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Cutie Pie - Cute January blues
Deep Ocean - Birthdays
Di's Digis - Spots and dots
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings (Birthday)
Little Blue Button Stamps -  Anything goes

Make it Colourful - Blue and yellow (image can be found here)
Paper Nest Dolls -  Anything goes

Pile it on - Wood (fence)
The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 

Sister Act - Anything goes   

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes  
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. I hope you have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Basketball Birthday boy card (Bugaboo image)

Hi to all my crafting buddies,

Today I've created a card using a Bugaboo image, how adorable is he for boys' cards and he was really fun to colour too! I did a little faux stitching again, I love doing that when I feel a card needs a little more oomph to it hehe. I also inked all around the papers so give it more of a boyish grunge look.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - For the boys

Bunny Zoe - Stitching
Catch the Bug - Stella says sketch
Catch the Bug - Birthday celebrations - Birthday projects for kids

Craft Mojo -  All things new - New image

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafty Little Fairies - Sport

Cute Card Thursday - So sweet (using a sponsor's image)

Deep Ocean - Birthdays
Fairies Challenges - New beginnings (Birthday)
Pile it on - Wood (paper)

The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes 

Send a smile 4 kids -  Anything goes for kids

Sister Act - Anything goes   

The Stamping Chef  - Anything goes  
Totally Papercrafts - One for the boys
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

I hope you have a great weekend,
XOX Lucy

Sweet Happy Love card (SC images)

Please don't get sick of me and my new cards hehe, I have a few more before the weekend is through! 

This one is made using a Saturated Canary image, they come as a set, aren't they adorable? 

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:

AllSorts - Buttons and bows

Bunny Zoe - Stitching
Card Mania - Anything goes   

Craft Mojo -  All things new - New images

Crafting by Designs - Get your girl on 
Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Use a heart
The Crazy Challenge - Fairytale - Hansel and Gretel

Cute Card Thursday - So sweet

Divas by Design - Anything goes 
Fab N Funky - All about words
Fairytale Challenges - Bows
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Make it feminine  
Feeling Sketchy - Sketch 78
Jellypark - Buttons and/or bows

Jo's Scrap Shack - It's a love thing
Lacy Sunshine - Bingo - Bow, pearls, ribbon

My Mum's Craft Shop - Love

The Paper Shelter - Digi plus sentiment
Party Time Tuesday - Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays and chicken soup

The Rubber Buggy -  Anything goes 
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes for kids 

Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or use hearts 
Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes 
Sweet Stampin' - Fave style - Cute and girly
Totally Gorjuss - Lace and/or pearls
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Have a great crafting weekend,
XOX Lucy