You are awesome! (Tiddly Inks image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Me again and this time I made my own background paper in a different way. I cut a square piece of cardstock the size I wanted the striped paper then used double sided adhesive tape on that square. I cut my scrap pieces of pink, mauve and black cardstock into thin strips and then added them onto the square. Once I'd covered the whole square I turned it over and cut all the overhanging strips. Then mounted it onto some black cardstock. The grey square was white cardstock that I added oxide ink to and sprayed water on it for some texture. The gorgeous image comes from Tiddly Inks. I also stamped 2 cute butterflies then fussy cut them out along with the image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - flowers and butterflies (card no. 2) 

As you like it - Fave die and why - I love my stitched square dies as they go on any card so easily and I don't have to measure my square. I love the stitched element as it gives a lovely border to the square.

Aud Sentiments - flowers and sentiment

Card Mania - life is colourful

Cards and More - cards for women 

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes  

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes  

Crafts Galore Encore -  anything goes 

Crafty Creations - anything goes  

Crafty Friends - cute
Creatalicious -  anything goes with option of for the girls/Mother's day

Creative Craft Cottage - 3 of a kind - 3 word sentiment, 3 coloured stripes background

Creative Fingers - anything goes 

Cute as a Button - Mom

Cute Card Thursday - dies and punches (square die) 

Dies r us - flowers and dies

Digi Choosday - anything goes wk18
Inky Chicks - butterflies

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

Love to Scrap - anything goes  

Paper Creator's Crafts - bright and bold

The Paper Shelter - Love

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Its a frame up (I made the striped paper frame)

Simply Papercraft - anything goes  

Star Stampz - make it for Mom/Special lady

Tiddly Inks - blooming beautiful

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.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Magical dinosaur card (Bugaboo images)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've had a lovely day creating and so I have a few cards to show over the weekend. I've been playing around with inking and making my own backgrounds, I hope you're going to like some of the backgrounds I've created. 

This background was very easy to begin with. I first die cut an oval to use as a template (using both the negative and positive sides. I missed a slight white line between the "land and sky" but otherwise it turned out well, I will go over the white line with a green Copic which should do the trick. I used a sunburst style template for the sun rays then die cut a circle for the sun. I fussy cut the dinosaurs (you can find them at Bugaboo) and the lovely Lawn Fawn sentiment was embossed.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - anything goes

Come and Get it - Birthday wishes

Craft-Alnica - ombre

Crafting when we can - CAS

Creative Fingers - anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday - dies and punches (sun die) 

Digi Choosday - anything goes wk 19 

Glitter & Sparkle - for the kids - inspired by the film The Good Dinosaur

Incy Wincy Designs -  CAS

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (used a Bugaboo image) 

Love to Scrap -  anything goes 

Not Just Cards - one for the boys - anything goes  

Pile it on - animals (I hope dinosaurs count hehe)

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge 

Simply Papercraft - anything goes  

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.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Grace passed her Learners test (Saturated Canary image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

My darling niece passed her driving learner's test last week so I made a card to celebrate. The image from Saturated Canary actually looks a bit like her so it was perfect for this card. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - flowers and butterflies (card No.1)

Catch the Bug -  anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: 5 of something 

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional for the girls/Mother's Day

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Inky Chicks - butterflies

Southern Girls - Retro - use an actual punch - butterfly punch

Star Stampz - soft pastels

SugarPea Designs - Mix it up 31 - inspired by the checks and the orange colour

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.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Dog with flowers card (Bugaboo image)

Hi crafty friends,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. I have a cute little dog image from Bugaboo to show you today. He's rather sweet isn't he? I used some already distressed looking paper so distressed the other papers and inked them to match. My mum loves dogs so I might surprise her with this card when I next want to show her how much I love her :)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - anything goes (Bugaboo image used) 

Copic Marker Norge - monochromatic

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: 5 of something
The Crazy Challenge - monochromatic

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls/Mother's Day 

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - hint of pink

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.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Girls just wanna have fun - embossed clothing (All Dressed Up images)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's my last card for tonight, thank you so much if you've checked all 5 cards out! 

I used an All Dressed Up image set and instead of colouring their outfits with Copics I decided to use silver, white and green embossing powders. I used a fine paint brush and my embossing ink refiller - to carefully paint on the embossing ink one colour at a time, add the powder and heat-set it before doing the next colour. I feel it was half successful in the end but I did have to go around the images with my fine black marker to define the outfits once totally dry. I think practice would make perfect so I will try again in the future.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - embossing (heat embossed their outfits)
All Dressed Up - anything goes

AllSorts - embossing (heat embossed their outfits)

As you like it - fave colour - black, I love the sophistication it brings to cards. It also makes the other colours pop.

Come and Get it - make it square

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: CAS 

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional for the girls

De Egel - use black

Fab N Funky - lovely ladies

Incy Wincy Designs - clean and simple

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Pile it on - interactive and/or Birthday

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - 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.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

A loving Mermaid wish (Crafts & Me/Hannah Lynn image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

You may have noticed I have been playing with inking backgrounds more than patterned paper lately, I am loving playing around with the inks. I'm going to a craft show this weekend and can't wait to buy some oxide inks. I coloured and fussy cut a gorgeous mermaid from Crafts and Me. I also used a Lawn Fawn stamp and die set for the fish, coral and seahorse. I used some liquid pearls in the background too. I used glitter foam for the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Card Mania - life is colorful

Crafts and Me - anything goes 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls

Polkadoodles -  anything goes w16-17

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - The great outdoors  

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - 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.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Worm Wishes CAS card (Bugaboo images)

Hi Crafty Friends,

You may think this looks somewhat familiar and that's because my last card had the same mixed media background paper as I made it then cut it in half so I could use it for 2 completely different themes - outer space and underwater. I've kept both cards clean and simple. Both the mermaid, worm & sentiment are all from Bugaboo.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Colouring in Scrapland - anything goes (used a sponsor's image so entered twice as allowed) 

C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a book - The Little Mermaid (used a sponsor's image)

Crafty Catz -  anything goes with optional twist: CAS

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional for the girls

Incy Wincy Designs - clean and simple

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes (Bugaboo image)

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - The great outdoors 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - 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.

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy