Happy 40th Birthday to Catherine (Sweet Escapes image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I created this card for my gorgeous sister-in-law who just turned 40. This beautiful image from Sweet Escape actually looks like Catherine so it was a perfect girl to colour and create with. I used many dies - feathers, sun, banners, ovals and cut out some of the background paper flowers to add on the other layers. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: summer 

As you like it -  Fave embellishment and why - flowers as they add the finishing touch to a card or they can be the main element on a lovely female card. 

Card Mania - party

Colouring in Scrapland - anything goes  

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

The Crafty Addicts -  anything goes with option of girly

Crafty Creations - anything goes  

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional glitter/bling  

Creative Craft Cottage - let's get sparkly - sparkly dress, flowers and feathers

Creative Fingers - anything goes  

Creative Inspirations - anything goes  
Cute Card Thursday - fun in the sun

Dies r us -  anything goes using dies

Digi Choosday - anything goes  
Fairytale Challenges - numbers

In the Pink -  anything goes with mostly pink

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - punches and/or dies - feathers, sun, banners, oval dies 

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a sentiment

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes 

Star Stampz - ribbon, lace, twine and/or cord (twine)

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the teal colour 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day, thank you so much for coming to see my card/s,

XOX Lucy

Tweety the Wizard card

Hi Crafty Friends,

This is a free colouring book image off the internet that I printed out when I first started colouring with Copics but I never got around to colouring him as I then found digi companies and the rest was history lol. But I have a box full of uncoloured images which I need to create with and I do love how this little guy came out. I had fun creating the background with my black soot distress ink and Wilted violet oxide ink. I used a Lawn Fawn hillside die to create the "ground" and lightly distressed it with the black soot. I added some Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents on the stars to finish the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - Forest friends (bird)

Aloha Fridays - anything goes with optional twist: summer 

As you like it - Fave embellishment and why - flowers as they add the finishing touch to a card or they can be the main element on a lovely female card. 

Colouring in Scrapland - anything goes  

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafty Creations - anything goes  

Crafty Friends - anything goes 
Crafty Gals Corner - add a star
Creatalicious - anything goes with optional glitter/bling  

Creative Craft Cottage - let's get sparkly (the stars are sparkly)

Creative Fingers - anything goes  

Creative Inspirations -  anything goes 
Cupcake Inspirations - wizards and witches

Dies r us - anything goes using dies 

Digi Choosday - anything goes  
Fab N Funky - anything goes 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes

Love to Scrap - kidz rule

Not Just Cards - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Paper Creator's Crafts - something for the kids
The Paper Shelter - punches and/or dies (star punches and border die)

Polkadoodles - anything goes 

Send a smile 4 kids - clean and simple for kids

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a sentiment 

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes 

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

I hope all of you are enjoying the sunshine, I can't wait for Spring here - only a couple more weeks woohoo!

XOX Lucy

Beachy Best Wishes card (Hannah Lynn/Crafts & Me image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been out of action a little this month but I'm back now and I'm loving every second creating again. I bought myself a new craft desk and I feel much more organised.

The three cards I'm posting today are very different from each other, I hope you like them all, this is very muted, girly and a little mature/shabby, the other is very cute and bright using distress oxide inks and then I have another girly card but it's bright and cheery.

This gorgeous image is from Hannah Lynn at Crafts and Me, I have created with her once before so I've added the card below. I used some stamps and dies from a free magazine set, that would be the shells, starfish and seahorse. I coloured the girl with Copics. The papers are from Kaisercraft.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays -  anything goes with optional twist: summer

As you like it - fave embellishment and why - lace because it adds some dimension to a card as well as always turning a card into a more feminine delicate creation which I love.

Crafting by Designs monthly challenge - anything goes  

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafty Friends - anything goes 

Crafty Gals Corner - add a star (starfishes everywhere)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional glitter/bling 

Create & Inspire -  anything goes with optional twist: summer days
Creative Inspirations - anything goes  

Cute Card Thursday - fun in the sun

Dies r us - anything goes using dies 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Not Just Cards - anything goes  

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a sentiment

Stamping Sensations -  anything goes

Star Stampz - ribbon, lace, twine and/or cord  (ribbon and lace used) 

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the beachy style photo

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day, thanks so much for dropping by

XOX Lucy

Sending you sunshine card (Milk Coffee image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I only have one card to show today, what a shocker hehe! I normally post in batches as it takes a while to blog them and add them to challenges. I've got a few images coloured up but I haven't got around to creating cards yet. I'm in the middle of changing my craft area so I may not be creating as much for the next month or so. 

I used some gorgeous beachy papers from a Kaisercraft paper pad for this card. I did add a bit of extra colour to the yellow areas by inking them with my oxide ink, it was easy to go over as the other areas have a glossy cover so the ink wipes right off it. I added the "water" paper to the bottom and made sure to colour the image's waves a similar colour. This is a really old image from Milk Coffee and sadly they no longer sell their images. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - colour challenge

Card Mania - summer fun

Cards and More - holidays and summertime

Colouring in Scrapland - smiles

The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes  

Crafty Catz -  anything goes with optional: party time

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

Creative Inspirations - anything goes  

Cute as a Button - summer fun

Cute Card Thursday - summer colours

Digi Choosday -  anything goes w28

Fab N Funky - use patterned paper - see and sky papers

Fairytale Challenges - at the coast

Inspiration Destination - anything goes  

Jo's Scrap Shack -  anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes  
Let's Craft & Create - just beachy and/or red, white & blue

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes  
Love to Scrap -  anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

The Paper Shelter - holiday time

Ribbon Girl -  any image

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - get in shape - the girl is in great shape, doing healthy things

SugarPea Designs - mix it up - inspired by the colours in the photo

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes  

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

It's so lovely that you've dropped by, thank you for coming to see my card,

XOX Lucy