Thursday 18 May 2017

Birthday Ballerina with Balloons (Dillybeans image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's a card I started a while ago but never got around to finishing it until now. I glued it all down and added some balloons. I faux stitched some white stitching with my pen. The digi image was from Dilly Beans who are no longer open for business.



I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Spring fever 
Cards and More - cards for women  
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper -  anything goes with patterned paper
Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: stencils 
Creative Craft Cottage - 3 of a kind
Creative Inspirations - anything goes 
Inspiration Destination - anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack -  anything goes with optional twist: use all patterned papers 
The Paper Shelter - stitching
(Pin)spirational Challenges - picture inspiration - inspired by the fairy and colours
Ribbon Girl - May card challenge
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Saturday 13 May 2017

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

Friday 12 May 2017

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 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
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
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
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