Bunnies just for you Mum (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Hi crafty friends,

Oh I just had to buy this gorgeous image for Mother's Day, aren't they just the cutest bunnies ever? I coloured them in originally and the "mum" was a very dull coloured bear so I went over her with my YR Copics and now she looks much cuter. It's amazing how the colours you choose can sometimes really change how a picture looks. You can find this sweet image at DigiStamp Boutique.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - forest friends 

Catch the Bug - anything goes

Crafty Friends - animals

Crafty Gals Corner - add a flower
Cupcake Inspirations - floral - flowers plus floral paper

Cute Card Thursday - flowers

Cutie Pie - add a butterfly
Digistamp Boutique - anything goes with a DSB image 

Di's Digis - For mum or special lady

Southern Girls - punching above your weight - punched butterflies

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Thank you with all my heart card

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's another card I made for a magazine commission - I was asked to make 2 cards focusing on pearls. This was easy for me as I actually designed this pearl flourish, it's named after my daughter, Chloe. You can find it in 9 colours at Flourish with a Bling - we're closing the business shortly so everything is only $2 each, this set is 2 flourishes plus some extra pearls (see picture below). The magazine this card was in was Love Cardmaking issue 17 (Australia).

Chloe Pearl Flourish set (9 colours) - only $2 (AUD)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CCC Digi Creations - flower power

Creative Fingers - anything goes  

Creative Inspirations - CAS or fussy and fancy (F&F)

Cupcake Inspirations - floral

Cute Card Thursday - flowers

Double D challenges - May flowers

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes 

Southern Girls - punching above your weight - punched butterflies 

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

Mother's Day Bear with pot plant card (Di's Digis image)

Hi crafty friends,

Ahhhh, I just love this little guy from Di's Digis! I've made a card with him before, a shaker card and very different colours to this card, I like to add my old cards to compare so I've attached it below.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays -  forest friends 

Aud Sentiments - cute plus a sentiment

Catch the Bug - anything goes 

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes week 18 (used a sponsor's image) 

Crafty Friends - animals 

Cute Card Thursday - flowers

Di's Digis - For mum or special lady (used a Di's Digi)

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Simply Papercraft -  anything goes (used a sponsor's image)

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Best Wishes banner card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've been asked to do a few commissions for magazines and this was a card I made for one of them. I love creating long banners like that using different patterns on them. I know this is very different for me as I usually create cute image cards, occasionally I create a mature card hehe. I have another to show in between my few cards tonight actually. The magazine this card was in was Australian Simply Cards issue 104.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations - floral

Double D challenges - May flowers

Southern Girls - punching above your weight - punched butterfly 

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

Cat in a Hot Air Balloon card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Polkadoodles have a new challenge just started on their blog, I hope you'll join in, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. I'm loving creating with their gorgeous images, papers and sentiments. 

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Fuzzypuffs - Jasper Balloon

I created the sky with my Distress Oxide ink (Broken China I think) and then sprayed it with water. I fussy cut the kitty's head and all the little banners to have them paper pieced on top of the image. I popped them all up on foam tape.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - anything goes

Crafty Friends - animals

Creative Fingers -  anything goes

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies -  anything goes

That's Crafty! - Stitching - faux stitching on die cuts

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Birthday King Dog (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I'm so excited to tell you that I've decided to join the Polkadoodles Design Team. I've been doing a little GDT spot for a few challenges but they asked me to continue and I just adore their images so I couldn't resist. They have a new challenge just started on their blog, I hope you'll join in, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. 

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Image:         Fuzzypuffs - Scruff Cupcake  

     

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

As you like it - fave animal and why - well, I hate to admit but I don't love dogs but they are so cute to create with and my mum absolutely adores dogs, she minds them for a living so whenever I make a card for her I "must" make a dog card for her. I love this dog image too.

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

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional: dies/punches 

Creative Fingers -  anything goes 

Creative Inspirations -  springtime
Di's Digis - include an animal

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

Incy Wincy Designs - seeing spots

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) -  anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Circular Hello Girl card (Little Miss Muffet image)

Hi crafty friends,

I have had this gorgeous Little Miss Muffet image coloured up for a while now and I'd accidentally printed her really small. I also didn't leave a huge amount of space around her when I printed her up with other images so I wasn't quite sure how to make her look bigger than she is. Building die cut circles around her and a big sentiment I think has helped and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Next time she'll be a lot bigger hehe. I only used white and black cardstock for this, I used my distress oxide inks to make the blended colours (I think I used Candied Apple and Worn Lipstick).

My company, Flourish with a Bling is closing it's doors and so for the next few weeks we're having a closing down sale and Every product is just $2 during this time. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique beautiful products and we post worldwide. Please email if you would like rough estimates of shipping, if we can send it as a large letter we will or perhaps get your friends to all buy too and share the postage! 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Children's playtime

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional: dies/punches 

Creative Fingers -  anything goes 

Creative Inspirations -  springtime
Happy Little Stampers - anything goes with dies

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Little Miss Muffet -  anything goes  (used a LMM image)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes  

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - anything goes  

That's Crafty! - round in circles

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy