The Wallpaper and Painter Guy Birthday card (Dr Digi image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I was totally inspired by this image from Dr Digi's to create a scene where's he's scruffily putting up wallpaper. I had seen a similar type card ages ago on Pinterest and it's always been on my mind to have a go myself. 

Once I'd finished my card I showed my husband and mentioned how I'd cut wood designer paper into strips, inked them to make them look like floorboards - he asked me did I cut them in different widths so that the "closest" floorboard was much bigger than the "back" floorboard - Well how clever is he!?! Now that he's said it I just keep thinking how I needed to do that to give it a more realistic look, next time lol. I used some liquid pearls for the "paint".

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Brown Sugar - anything goes

Catch the Bug - the fast and the furious 

C.R.A.F.T. - inspired by a film - The Money Pit

Crafty Catz -  anything goes with optional twist dies/punches (paintbrush die)

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: use your fave colour - red 

Creative Inspirations - your favourite things - scene cards, red, patterned papers

Cute Card Thursday - boys/men 

Di's Digis - Birthdays
Not Just Cards - summer challenge anything goes 

Polkadoodles - anything goes wk 22

Ribbon Girl - June card challenge 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - masculine

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - make it masculine 
Star Stampz - make it for a man

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Lollipop Birthday Girl card (Little Miss Muffet image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I made these 2 background papers with my new oxide inks. I sponged the outside one with pink ink and sprayed with water. The middle one I used my circle die negatives to sponge on yellow, orange and pink inks. If you have a multi-circle template that would be easier but I have made my own with a piece of card and die cut holes/circles out of it. The sweet little image is from Little Miss Muffet. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - use at least 2 dies - square frame and sentiment dies

Aud Sentiments - summer plus a sentiment

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes  

Crafty Friends - make it pink

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: use your fave colour - pink 

Creative Inspirations - your favourite things - girly cards, pink, LMM images, flowers 

Digi Choosday -  anything goes wk 23

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes (Little Miss Muffet image used) 
Not Just Cards - summer challenge anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - June card challenge 

Tuesday Throwdown -  sugar high

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

The Chef and the Birthday Cake card (Dr Digi image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I love this image from Dr Digi's and made this card much quicker than I normally do with a clean and simple feel, I normally feel like it's missing something but I like how crisp and fresh this has turned out, the cake being the focus (yum!)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - use at least 2 dies - circles and rectangle dies 

Catch the Bug - the fast and the furious 

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: use your fave colour 

Creative Inspirations - your favourite things - cake, my stitched circle dies, embossing

Cute Card Thursday - boys/men
Not Just Cards - summer challenge anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - June card challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - masculine 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - make it masculine
Star Stampz - make it for a man

Tuesday Throwdown - sugar high 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Big Hugs Birthday Girl Bear card (Di's Digis image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's winter here so it's a great time for creating more often but no good for taking photos of them. Where's my sunshine lol?

Anyway, onto my card and this gorgeous little bear comes from Di's Digis. I die cut scraps of papers to match and mounted them onto white card to give a fresh feel. I heat embossed the chipboard corners with white embossing powder and the sentiment is a Lawn Fawn stamps and dies set.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts -  use at least 2 dies - square frames and sentiment dies

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: use your fave colour - pink

Creative Inspirations - your favourite things - girly cards, pink, cake, hugs 
Cutie Pie - all creatures great and small

Di's Digis - Birthdays

In the Pink - cake plus pink
Not Just Cards - summer challenge anything goes 

Ribbon Girl - June card challenge 

Tuesday Throwdown - sugar high

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Lavender Thank You card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Oh how I love these papers from Pion Design, aren't they divine? Here's my 3rd card using a Saturated Canary image in 24 hours! This girl had wings but I fussy cut them off. I played around with my new Oxide inks to create her dress, it was a bit of fun for a change up. I punched the butterflies out of the papers and heat embossed the sentiment (I used my Wilted Violet oxide ink for the sentiment but it was too bright so I went over it with a brown and then while the ink was still a little wet I added some clear embossing powder). Apart from the dress and lips the rest was coloured with Copics.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations -  anything goes with optional flower theme

Aud Sentiments - summer plus a sentiment

Card Mania - buttons and/or bows

Copic Marker Norge - picture inspiration - inspired by the purple

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes 

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes  

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: use dies and/or punches - used both

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional twist: use your fave colour - Lilac is one of my faves 

Creative Craft Cottage - Eileen's challenge - include a lavender ribbon or bow - used both

Creative Inspirations -  your fave things - beautiful designer papers, digi images, butterflies

Hannah & Friends - Summer

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes    

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes   

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

The Paper Shelter - flower power

Polkadoodles - anything goes   

Ribbon Girl - June card challenge

Stamping Sensations - use your fave stamp - I love Saturated Canary images, they're all my favourite 

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes  

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes   

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Have a great day,

XOX Lucy