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

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly

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 4 Eternity - Easter

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

Moving along with the times - Sketch

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

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

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly

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

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

Paper Crafting Journey has a new challenge

OMGosh, I just finished writing up this post and somehow deleted it all and have to start over, arghhh lol!!!! Me thinks this might be a quick post this time round lol.

Paper Crafting Journey have a new challenge on and it is an oh-so-easy challenge this week - Use ribbon or lace, told you it was easy!! They have a wonderful sponsor this challenge too - Sassy Studio Designs, this sassy girl is from there and they have loads of gorgeous digis to choose from.

The gorgeous antique gold pearl flourish and olive green leaves are from Flourish with a Bling and you can purchase them HERE. Mention you came from my blog (Lucy's) and we'll send a free Jasmine laser flourish with your order!

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us. 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:

A gem of a Challenge - Spring/Easter
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Copic Marker Norge -  Anything goes
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - yellow, ribbon, 3xP/Papers, torn
Glitter & Sparkle - Spring/Easter
Inky Impressions - Flowers
My Grafico - Anything goes
Paper Makeup Stamps - Pastels
Party time Tuesday - Photo inspiration - blue, pink, green, yellow, pastels
Pin & Tack -  Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air
The Ribbon Reel - Spring cottage inspiration
The Shabby tearoom -  Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Easter/Spring
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes

Thanks so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

SC Spring Showers card

This is my second card for the day, I used a gorgeous digi from Saturated Canary, Krista is one of my favourite digi artists.

The raindrops are sparkly blue and come from Flourish with a Bling along with clouds and a sun.

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:

A gem of a Challenge - Spring/Easter
Bearly Mine - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Card Makin' Mamas - Spring colors
Cardz TV - It's so you
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - Spring colors
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
Crafts & Me - Ribbons and lace
Crafty Creations - Singing in the rain
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - For the kids
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Desert Islands Crafts - Sentiment, flowers, 3x patterned papers, ribbon
Di's Digis - Easter/Spring
Divas By Design - Put on some pink
Dream Valley - Mothers day or for a female
Fashionista - Make it pink
Glitter & Sparkle -  Spring/Easter
Love to Create - Anything goes
Moving along with the times - Spring is in the air
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 and include ribbon
Saturated Canary - Read all about it
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes 4 kids
Simon says stamp - Choose a sketch
Simon says stamp & show - Water
Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much for visiting, I hope you enjoyed it,
XOX Lucy

Happy Easter card

Hi friends and crafties,

Today I made a card using what I think is from googling coloring pictures (before I was introduced to digi stamps), if this incorrect I apologise and feel free to let me know where it came from. I coloured the image with copics, I matted the computerised sentiment on ribbon and the papers are Bo Bunny. The large grey bling flower is from Flourish with a Bling.

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 (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 - Spring/Easter
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Cardz TV - It's so you
CMC Copic - Spring colors
Copic Marker Norge - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Creative Craft Challenges 2 -  For the kids
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
The Cutie Pie - Easter
Deep Ocean - Cute and cuddly
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - bunnies, flowers, ribbon, hearts, sentiment
Digi Darla's - Easter/Spring with pastels
Fashionista - Make it pink
Glitter & Sparkle -  Spring/Easter
Love to Create - Anything goes
Moving along with the times - Spring is in the air
Paper Makeup Stamps - Pastels
The Paper Shelter - Easter
Perfect Sentiments - Easter bling
Pile it on - Circles and/or squares
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air and include ribbon
Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers
Sweet Stampin' - Easter

Thanks so much for dropping by,

XOX Lucy

CDAC & Petaloo Easter/Spring Challenges

CDAC and Petaloo are teaming up for some FANTASTIC
Easter/Spring Challenges & Contest BONANZA'S!!!

March 17th is the start to a bunch of awesome challenges and contests on CDAC..It will run through the end of the month!! Lots of prizes will be awarded at the end of the month so, don't miss out! There are crafting challenges, a "LIKE" Facebook contest and even a simple "spread the word" Contest. Along with some wonderful Gift Certificates from some wonderful Digi Artists, Petaloo is offering some AMAZING prizes. Petaloo International, is one of the largest floral manufacturing companies in the crafting world and is your source for floral & specialty embellishments. With exclusive factories in
China, India & Thailand, along with over 20 years experience in floral & craft products.They offer customers fun & innovative products at factory direct pricing. Here is just a "sample" of "some" of the prizes that will be awarded. Plus, Petaloo has a WHOLE NEW LINE of flowers coming out on April 1st that will also be part of these prizes. Don't miss out on being the "first on your block" to own some of these fabulous flowers!!!

CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE FUN!!

XOX Lucy

Lacy Sunshine pink and grey card

Hi there, me again with my third card to show today! 

I recently discovered Lacy Sunshine digis by Heather Valentin and this is one of her images, isn't she sweet? I have coloured her with copics.

The gorgeous grey bling-centred flower is from Flourish with a Bling and comes with a beautiful flourish and another coloured flower, see below or check them out HERE.

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 name (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 - Floral frenzy
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Cardz TV - It's so you
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Banners
Copic Marker Norge - Birthday for kids
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Deep Ocean - Cute and cuddly
Digi Darla's - Buttons
Divas By Design - Put on some pink
Dream Valley - Mother's Day or for a female
Fashionista - Make it pink
Lacy Sunshine - Double trouble
My Grafico - Anything goes
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air (include ribbon)
The Ribbon Reel - Romantic Elegance (photo inspiration)
Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air
Stamptacular - To die for (banner)
Top Tip Tuesday - Up up and away (butterflies)

Thank you to all that may leave a comment and a special thanks to Nadja (Chocolate, Coffee & Cards) and Lexie (Lacy Sunshine) for their lovely comments recently, I love reading them!

XOX Lucy

Tiddly Inks CAS card

Gee, I've made a boys card and now a clean and simple card, both of which I don't do many of, I must have felt like challenging myself this week lol.

I've used a gorgeous Tiddly Inks digi which also comes with the matching little sentiment. I have glittered the heart flowers and bird with a glitter pen and coloured her with copics. I doodled the stitching with a glitter pen.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Catch the Bug - Green thumb
Celebrate the Occasion - Spring is in the air
Corrosive Challenge - All that glitters
Creatalicious Challenges - Colors of Spring
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Mother's Day
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo - Spring colour cupcakes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Mum, Spring, flowers, pastels
Digi Haven - Green
Dream Valley - Mothers Day or for a female
Fab n Funky - Add a sentiment
Glitter & Sparkle - St Patricks day or green
Loves Rubber Stamps - St Patricks day or shades of green
Milk Coffee - Go green
My Grafico - Anything goes
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air
Stamp & Create - Fur or feathers (bird)
Stamptacular - To die for (banner)
Sweet 'n Sassy - Green
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Tiddly Inks - Clean and simple
Top Tip Tuesday - Up Up and away (bird)
Whimsy Stamps - Stitch it

Thank you so much for coming to see my card and any comments you make, a special thank you to Desire (Doing Life blog) and Vicky (AKA Crafting Vicky) for often leaving lovely comments for me.

XOX Lucy

A Bugaboo boys card

Hi and hope you had a lovely Mother's Day last weekend if you come from the UK. 

I don't make many boys cards but here is one just for a nice change (still couldn't help putting flowers and a butterfly on it lol).

The gorgeous digi stamp is from Bugaboo who have some amazing (and oh-so-funny) images and sayings. 

I hope you love the tree, grass and toadstool as much as I do, they're all from Flourish with a Bling, check the website out HERE, we're retail and ship worldwide. (See below for a couple of great value packs including these products.)

Flourish with a Bling have a small outdoor pack ($18) and a large outdoor pack ($35) (along with many other fantastic value bling packs). If you mention my blog in your order comments section we'll send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish! (Click on any of the underlined names to go directly to that product/pack).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A gem of a Challenge - Floral frenzy
Catch the Bug - Green thumb
Copic Marker Norge - Birthday card for kids
Creatalicious Challenges - Colors of Spring
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo - Critters and spring colours
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Delightful challenges - Here's one for the boys
Digi Haven - Green
Di's Digis - All about the children
Glitter & Sparkle - St Patricks Day or green
Little Miss Muffet - Boys only
Loves Rubber Stamps - St Patrick's Day or shades of green
Milk Coffee - Go green
Moving along with the times - Spring is in the air
My Grafico - Anything goes

Paper Playtime - Anything goes

Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Send a smile 4 kids - For the boys
Sparkle & Glitter - Spring is in the air
Sweet 'n Sassy - Green
Sweet Stampin' - For a male/boy
Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much to all of you that have left me wonderful comments lately, especially such special messages like from Chana (613 Ave Create), Natalie (Nat & Amy) and Patti (Scrapclose2theheart).

Thank you all for visiting,
XOX Lucy