Birthday Butterfly Wishes (Elisabeth Bell image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I haven't used this image in quite some time but it is one of my favourites from Elisabeth Bell, I think she's so sweet.

I made the sky background (which was originally going to be used on a water style card with a mermaid). I used some distress inks, I placed a template over the top of it and sprayed water which took some of the colour away. I thought it looks a little like clouds now. I used some Lawn Fawn hillside and flowers borders along with their sun and circle dies too. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps -  flowers and butterflies (card no. 3)

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. I also love the grass and flower border dies too for nature scenes. 

Aud Sentiments - flowers and sentiment

Card Mania - life is colourful

Cards and More - cards for women

Come and Get it - Birthday wishes

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes  

Craft-Alnica - ombre 

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude -  anything goes 

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes  

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes / use die cuts

Crafty Calendar - flowers

Crafty Creations - anything goes  

Crafty Friends - cute
Crafty Gals Corner - bling (flower centres)
Creatalicious - anything goes with option of for the girls/Mother's day 

Create & Inspire - anything goes with optional: add flowers 
Creative Craft Cottage - 3 of a kind - butterflies

Creative Fingers - anything goes 

Cute Card Thursday - dies and punches (square, hillside borders, flower border & sun dies)

Dies r us - flowers and dies

Digi Choosday - anything goes wk18 
Elisabeth Bell's World - butterflies

Fab N Funky - kids and teens card

Glitter & Sparkle - for the kids - inspired by the movie "Pollyanna"

Inky Chicks - butterflies

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Love to Scrap -  anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - May card challenge

Simply Papercraft - anything goes  

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the yellow flowers
Whimsy Stamps - anything goes with optional twist of flowers

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

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