Smile Love Bear with Hearts card (Crafty Sentiments image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been excited to colour up this cute little bear from Crafty Sentiments for a while now. It doesn't say Valentine but I don't think it needs to with the amount of hearts everywhere! I could use it for any occasion really though I'm thinking. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Have a heart

As you like it - Stitching - my favourite stitching is faux pas as I can use die cuts (sun and ground borders) with stitching much easier than getting out my sewing machine.

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

The Crazy Challenge - Love

Creatalicious - Anything goes with optional: love/anniversary/thinking of you  

Cute Card Thursday - Love 

Deep Ocean - Love is all around 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Love is in the air 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - It must be love 
Southern Girls - 3 or more patterned papers

I hope you have a lovely weekend,

XOX Lucy

Sending Love on 14th February card (Little Blue Button Stamps image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have a few cards to show tonight, all loved up ones :)

I love Valentine's Day images and cards, they're always so sweet, I do get carried away making more than just one card for my DH hehe.

I used a gorgeous image from Little Blue Button Stamps for this card and some old houndstooth paper, I used my favourite colour combo for Love - Red, black & white.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Have a heart 

AllSorts - Love is in the air 

As you like it - Stitching - my favourite stitching is faux pas as I can doodle it on much easier than getting out my sewing machine (which I've never got around to yet!)

Card Mania - Red and hearts 

CCC Digi Creations - It's all about Love  

Colour Crazy Challenge -  Anything goes wk5
Crafty Catz - Love is in the air  

Crafty Friends - Love is in the air 
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

The Crazy Challenge - Love

Creatalicious - Anything goes with optional: love/anniversary/thinking of you  

Creative Craft Cottage - Love is all around 

Creative Inspirations -  Love is in the air or red & pink

Cute as a Button -  Anything goes with optional: Spring

Cute Card Thursday - Love 

Deep Ocean - Love is all around 

Happy Little Stampers - Anything goes with dies (Sentiment and scalloped border dies)  

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes 

Let's Craft & Create - Anything goes with optional: Mother's Day 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes  
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes 

The Paper Shelter - For the one you love

Polkadoodles - Anything goes wk6 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Love is in the air 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  It must be love
Simply Papercraft - Anything goes  

That's Crafty! - I heart you  

I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

XOX Lucy

A cute 2yo Birthday girl's card (Lili of the Valley image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

My hairdresser requested a couple of cards recently and this one is for her niece who's turning 2. I just love this bear from Lili of the Valley, I can't get enough of them, they're so darn cute! He looks like he's hanging on so before printing it I created the scene on my computer using hearts, text and lines. My hairdresser loved it so hopefully little Addison does too.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - use your old faves - border dies and pink is my favourite card colour

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: something new (new image)

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

Creatalicious -   anything goes with optional cute

Fab N Funky - with a number

Happy Little Stampers -   anything goes with dies (die cut borders)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies -   anything goes 

Polkadoodles - anything goes wk4

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - layer it up

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Spread a lil magic Fairy card (Saturated Canary image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been playing around with my Oxide inks again, they are so much fun! I also used my star stencil again with my texture paste. Last time I created a card with a similar background I asked for advice on how to keep the stars white - thanks so much for the ideas Vannessa and Carol, for anyone else that's interested their ideas were to use embossing powder instead of texture paste or stencil over the background once inked, I love both the ideas and will definitely try them in the future.

I used one of my extra large Spellbinders dies to create the borders, I don't usually use them as they are so large but I realised I don't have to use the top and bottom as well. The background goes really well against the colouring of the Saturated Canary image but I couldn't manage to photograph it well, they look like completely different shades of pink.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts - use your old faves (one of my favourite images)

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: something new  

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional cute 

The Fairy & Unicorn - anything mythical (fairy)

Happy Little Stampers -   anything goes with dies - die cut borders

Pammie's Inky Pinkies -   anything goes 

Polkadoodles -   anything goes wk4

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - layer it up

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

A garden Birthday card for hubby

Hi Crafty Friends,

I created this for my gorgeous hubby who's been so busy creating a beautiful landscaped back and front garden for us. We finally have somewhere to sit and enjoy the Aussie summer, I can't believe it took us 7 years to get sorted, I'm in love with lazing around outside now. So this card was inspired by his hard work, no images, just die cuts and a little imagination :)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: something new 

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional cute

Happy Little Stampers -   anything goes with dies (die cut tags & plants)

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - tag it

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - layer it up

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy