Thank you from the team card (All Dressed Up image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

A lady I know requested a thank you card from her son's soccer team to a kind man who donated some money to their club. I thought this was the perfect image (from All Dressed Up) and she loved it! It's always a bit daunting to make a card that's been requested rather than create whatever you feel like, do you get like that? I always worry it might not be what they expect.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All Dressed Up - anything goes

Copic Marker Norge - rough and tough

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper -  anything goes

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional twist: Halloween

Dream Valley - one for the boys

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Just keep on creating - anything goes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - any image

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) - anything goes

Have a great day, I hope the sun is shining where you are just like it is here :)

XOX Lucy

Congratulations Girlfriend card (Saturated Canary image)

Hey everyone,

Here's my last card for today, this time using a sassy Saturated Canary image. I thought she looked perfect for a congratulatory card. I added a flower and pearls from Flourish with a Bling. Thanks for dropping by to see my latest card/s.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create -  anything goes with optional twist: green and gold

A Gem of a Challenge - autumn colour inspiration
Art by Miran -  anything goes 

As you like it - fave - die cut or store bought flowers - I love store bought flowers especially when they are from my company, FWAB as we designed them so I love seeing them on crafter's creations.

Card Mania - let it shine  

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes  

Crafting with Friends - anything goes  

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes / Autumn colours

Crafty Friends - Autumn colours

Crafty Girlz Challenge -  anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper -  anything goes with patterned paper

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: Halloween 

Creative Moments -  anything goes with optional twist: Peter Pumpkin 

Cute as a Button - October fun

Di's Digis - add a sentiment

Fab N Funky - shades of grey or lots of sparkle - chose lots of sparkle

Glitter & Sparkle - anything goes 

Inspiration Destination - anything goes  

Just keep on creating - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes 

My Crafting Stories - Fall/Halloween

Not Just Cards -  anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - anything goes  

Polkadoodles -  anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - any image

Sweet Stampin' - seeing spots and/or stripes

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Bear shaker card (Di's Digis image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I made this shaker card for my darling sister's Birthday, she loves animal images so one of Di's Digis gorgeous bears seemed a perfect choice for her card this year. I made it a shaker card for something a little different.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes / Autumn colours

Crafty Friends -  Autumn colours

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: Halloween  

Di's Digis - add a sentiment

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Just keep on creating - anything goes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - anything goes 

Southern Girls - punches and dies (corner punch on tab, frame die)

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) -  anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Bright girly card (Little Miss Muffet image)

Hi there,

Here's a card I made for a magazine feature where I had to create a sketch. I love Little Miss Muffet images so I decided to create the card with one of their gorgeous little Polka Dot girls. I also took the opportunity to use some of my company, Flourish with a Bling's products, that's where you can find the sweet toadstools and grass. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - emboss - wet or dry (card no. 2)

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes / Autumn colours

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: Halloween  

Dies r us - Fall (incl HW) plus dies

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Just keep on creating - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - anything goes 

Stempelsonne (Stamp Sun) - anything goes   

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Happy 21st Birthday Tahlia (Hannah Lynn/Crafts & Me image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

My girlfriend's gorgeous daughter is turning 21 in a couple of weeks and it's a masquerade party. I found out she's wearing white and gold (the 2 hardest colours to try and colour haha!) so when I saw this new image from Hannah Lynn (find it at Crafts and Me) I just had to buy it and try my best at colouring it to match my friend's daughter. Hopefully you see the image wearing white and gold rather than grey and yellow hehe. I then coloured the background with my black Copic marker. I also used a lot of dies on this card and gold heat embossed on the sentiment/tags. I have a close up below, click on it for extra enlargement.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create -  anything goes with optional twist: green and gold

Addicted to Stamps - Embossing - heat embossed the tags with gold, dry embossed the gold layer of the card)

AllSorts - colours of Autumn 

Art by Miran - anything goes 

As you like it - favourite flowers - store bought, there's such a gorgeous variety to choose from these days and it's a lot quicker to add them to a project.

Card Mania - let it shine (gold, pearls)

Craft your Passion -  anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafting with Friends - anything goes 

Crafts and Me -  anything goes (Hannah Lynn image)
Crafts and Me FB challenge - anything goes option of Autumn

Crafty Catz -  anything goes with optional twist: more than 1 fold

Crafty Friends - Autumn colours
Crafty Ribbons - Halloween colours plus ribbon or lace (black and gold)

Creative Fingers - anything goes 

CropStop - anything goes (used Spellbinders dies) 

Cute as a Button - October fun 

Dies r us - Leaves on trees plus dies (leafy dies plus many assorted dies used)

Digi Choosday -  anything goes
Di's Digis - add a sentiment

Fab N Funky - Include the word "Happy"

Incy Wincy Designs - all that glitters (gold plus added Wink of Stella to some of the image)

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Just keep on creating - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes 

My Crafting Stories - Fall/Halloween 
Not Just Cards - anything goes

Polkadoodles -  anything goes

Ribbon Girl - October card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Mood board - inspired by black and gold colors

Star Stampz - layer it up

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Red and Gold Wedding Bears (Marina Fedotova image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I thought this sweet image (Marina Fedotova) was perfect for a wedding card. As far as I can tell Marina's images are free to use but please let me know if this is not the case. 

I embossed the red cardstock with a "sprinkles" embossing folder which came free with a magazine then I heat embossed the raised bits with gold powder. I also heat embossed some gold powder onto the banner I made and also around the image itself. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - colours of Autumn

Incy Wincy Designs - all that glitters (gold embossing and gold paper)

Inspiration Destination - anything goes 

Just keep on creating - anything goes
Not Just Cards - anything goes

Ribbon Girl - October card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  Mood board - inspired by the animals, gold and red colors

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