Monday 13 June 2016

Shaped Wedding card (Flat Friends image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I used a Flat Friend image (sadly no longer available) and printed it small enough so that it would fit into my polaroid die to look like a photo of the happy couple. I did some black doodling around the outside of the shaped card and cut the hearts from a fancy heart ribbon I had. The sentiment was printed from my computer.



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - love and romance
AllSorts - fancy bows and ribbons (hearts cut out of felt ribbon and netting)
C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a film - Peggy Sue got married
Crafty Ribbons - wedding/anniversary plus ribbon or lace (hearts from ribbon cut out and netting)
Creative Craft Cottage -  favourite colour combo - black and white 
Fussy & Fancy Friday - anniversary/wedding
Not Just Cards - anything goes 
Ribbon Girl - any card

Thanks for checking out my card. It's so sad to hear of the horrors in the world, I hope no-one is personally affected by the Orlando tragedy and I'm hoping you're all enjoying peace, good health and happiness in your lives.

XOX Lucy

Yellow & Red Birthday card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Oh how I love this image, she is so sweet! You can find her at Polkadoodles. I love layering some bright papers over each other, mounting them on black cardstock to really make the card pop. Once I'd finished it I really felt like it still needed something more so I faux stitched with my doodle pen.



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart -  anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - favourite colour combo - red & yellow
Creative Inspirations - spring into summer
Creative Moments -  anything goes with optional: stitching
Digi Choosday - Summer (PD image)
Not Just Cards - anything goes 
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - use your fave embellishments - flowers & butterfly
Ribbon Girl - any card
Southern Girls - the kids are alright
Sweet Stampin' - lots of layers 

Thanks for checking out my card. It's so sad to hear of the horrors in the world, I hope no-one is personally affected by the Orlando tragedy and I'm hoping you're all enjoying peace, good health and happiness in your lives.

XOX Lucy

Mowing the garden is such a joy (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's not Father's Day here in Oz until September but seeing as most countries celebrate it this month I decided to get mine done early so come Father's Day I'll have all the cards I need for it.

This card is for someone who loves to mow the lawn, I'm not sure its suitable for anyone I know hehe but perhaps an avid gardener may appreciate it. You can find this guy at Bugaboo and the gorgeous tree at Flourish with a Bling.



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - masculine
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper -  anything goes with patterned paper
Cute Card Thursday - a good sport/hobby - gardening
Inky Chicks - father's day/male
Jo's Scrap Shack - father's day
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (used a Bugaboo image) 
Not Just Cards - anything goes 
Ribbon Girl - any card
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Summer garden
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - father's day/for a guy

Thanks for checking out my card. It's so sad to hear of the horrors in the world, I hope no-one is personally affected by the Orlando tragedy and I'm hoping you're all enjoying peace, good health and happiness in your lives.

XOX Lucy

Friday 10 June 2016

Snorkelling shaker card (Scrapper's Delights image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Can you believe I've created over 900 cards and this is my first shaker card? I absolutely loved doing this but it wasn't quite as easy for me as the lady I watched on Youtube hehe! I used some large glitter and some sea items as well as the gorgeous little snorkeler from Scrapper's Delights. I added a flatter foam tape to him so that he still stood out but not as far as the front of the card (if that makes sense?) I love this bubble paper for the background as it looks like its coming from his snorkel doesn't it?



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - weather
Brown Sugar - Photo inspiration - inspired by the beach/water/blue
Crafter's Cafe - vacation
The Crafty Addicts - anything goes/summertime 
Crafty Calendar - Father's day/for a male 
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper
Creative Inspirations - spring into summer 
Cupcake Inspirations - under the sea
Cute Card Thursday - a good sport (or hobby) - snorkelling
Inky Chicks - Father's day/male cards  
Julia Spiri - anything goes with optional: CAS 
Love to Scrap - it's a boy thing
Not Just Cards - anything goes 
Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Seasons/holidays - Summer
Ribbon Girl - any card
Scrapper's Delight -  anything goes 
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Father's day/for a guy
Star Stampz - for/with kids
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

As always, 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

A Mermaid's wish (Elaine Cox image)

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Out of the 4 cards to show you tonight 3 of them are male cards, that is so unlike me! Anyway, hopefully this is girly enough to make up for the lack of female cards today. I coloured up a beautiful image from Elaine Cox (I don't have a link as I won this through Sweet Pea Stamps that are now closed). I love using cheesecloth material with mermaids, it just seems like an ocean type item somehow. 



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Art by Miran -  anything goes
Aud Sentiments - under the sea plus a sentiment
C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a film - Splash
Crafting by Designs - once upon a time (mermaid)
Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 
Creative Inspirations - spring into summer
Creative Moments - anything goes with optional: stitching  
Cupcake Inspirations - under the sea
Julia Spiri -  anything goes with optional: CAS
Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
Not Just Cards - anything goes 
The Paper Shelter - sentimental 
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - use your fave embellishments - pearls and flowers 
Ribbon Girl - any card
Sisters of Craft - anything goes  
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

As always, 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

Our Hero (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I had my hubby in mind when I created this cute card. I used another Bugaboo image and then used my dies to create a polaroid of a city. This ended up quite fiddly as I needed to make the "windows" yellow like there are lights on so a bit of fussy cutting required but I like the end result. I thought the blue paper with white dots looked like snow. I embossed the red cardstock too. Lastly some faux stitching was required.



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - weather (snowing)
Catch the Bug - anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a film - Superman
Crafting by Designs - Once upon a time (a superhero story)
Crafty Calendar - Father's day/for a male
Creative Moments - anything goes with optional: stitching 
Inky Chicks - Father's day/male cards 
Jo's Scrap Shack - Father's Day
Julia Spiri - anything goes with optional: CAS 
Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes
Not Just Cards - anything goes 
The Paper Shelter - sentimental
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - use your fave embellishments - die cuts
Ribbon Girl - any card
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Father's day/for a guy
Sweet Stampin' - Father's Day or for a special man

As always, 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

A Burger with the Lot please (Bugaboo image)

Hi Crafty Friends,


I am so happy to have another 2 lovely crafty friends following me this week, thanks to all of you, I love showing you my new cards and I love looking for inspiration from all you talented bloggers too.

This is the first of 4 cards to show tonight and this one is a clean and simple style card using a cute Bugaboo image. All the cards are very different so I hope you'll enjoy checking out the next 3 cards :)



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

As you like it - Fave - food and/or drink - Food, especially the look of this burger!
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 
Inky Chicks - Father's day/male cards  
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes 
Not Just Cards - anything goes 
Ribbon Girl - any card 
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Father's day/for a guy 
Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) - anything goes  
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

As always, 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