With Love Bear with flowers (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I made this pink background with a stencil, texture paste, distress oxide ink and glitter - mixed all the latter items together to form the paste and this is how it turned out, it's very sparkly in real life. 

The oh-so-cute bear comes from Polkadoodles, he's part of a sweet stamp set.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes wk 14 (used a PD image)
As you like it - favourite bird or beast - I love bears! They're just so cute in digital character form and easier to colour than birds.
Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Digi Choosday - anything goes wk29 (used a PD image)

Papercraft Challenges - sparkles

Polkadoodles - anything goes wk 29 (used a PD image)

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - animal magic

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - make your own background

Tuesday Throwdown -  Add some bling

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by, 

XOX Lucy

Pink & Yellow Girly Birthday card (The Paper Shelter image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I added this gorgeous girl to the background, both are from The Paper Shelter. That background has such a summery feel so I just had to add some bright yellows and pinks.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting by Designs - Summer fun

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

Creatalicious - anything goes with optional bright & fun
Creative Inspirations - anything goes 

Cupcake Inspirations - Pretty in pink

Digi Choosday - anything goes wk 29

The Paper Shelter - Summer spirit (used a TPS image)

Pixie's Crafty Workshop -  anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Your Next Stamp -  sunshine

I hope you have a fun weekend, I'm very jelly of you all enjoying Summer at the moment while it's chilly Winter here in Australia,

XOX Lucy

Beachy and Amazing card (The Paper Shelter image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

The Paper Shelter has so many gorgeous images and when you purchase them they come in black & white and colour along with backgrounds too. I decided to create 3 cards today with The Paper Shelter images but using different backgrounds to the ones they come with. 

I'm not sure if anyone has tried this technique of adding an image to a background digitally but you just use the PNG image (not JPEG) so that you can add it in front of the background. I used a pre-coloured image for this card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: heroes and villains

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

Creative Inspirations - anything goes  

Creative Playground (Imagine That) - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Holiday time 

Polkadoodles - anything goes wk 28

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Life on the ocean waves

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Your Next Stamp - sunshine

Thanks so much for dropping by, have a wonderful crafting weekend,

XOX Lucy

Hello You card (CC Designs image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

CC Designs have a Facebook competition on at the moment and are giving this gorgeously girly image for free to use. I used some beautiful papers from Echo Park to complete my card and coloured the girl with Copics. I also used Lawn Fawn stitch dies and sentiment stamp.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CC Designs - anything goes with freebie image

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

Creative Inspirations - anything goes  

Creative Playground (Imagine That) - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - pink
Polkadoodles - anything goes wk 28 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Thanks so much for dropping by, have a wonderful crafting weekend,

XOX Lucy

Hooray for the Fisherman's Birthday (The Paper Shelter image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I've made this card for an in-law uncle's upcoming Birthday, he's an avid fisherman so I think he'll find this quite cute (hopefully lol). I added the image from The Paper Shelter to a sun rays background using a PNG image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional twist: heroes and villains

Creative Inspirations - anything goes  

The Paper Shelter - Holiday time 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Life on the ocean waves

Southern Girls - Boys are the bomb - AUS #3

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

Have a Relaxing Birthday (The Paper Shelter image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

The Paper Shelter has such cute images and when you purchase them they come in black & white and colour along with backgrounds too. This image and background are both from The Paper Shelter but the background actually belongs to a different image, I thought I'd make them more unique by doing this.


I'm not sure if anyone has tried this technique of adding an image to a background digitally but you just use the PNG image (not JPEG) so that you can add it in front of the background. I used a pre-coloured image for this card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz -  anything goes with optional twist: heroes and villains

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

Creative Inspirations - anything goes  

Creative Playground (Imagine That) - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Holiday time 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Life on the ocean waves

Your Next Stamp -  sunshine

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

We Bee-Long Together Bee scene - SSS July 2019 kit

Hi Crafty Friends,

I was lucky enough to win a $50 voucher from Simon Says Stamp last month and so I was so excited to buy the July SSS kit as it has the cutest bee theme ever! The bees and sentiment stamp on my card are from the kit.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes wk 13
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Digi Choosday - anything goes Wk 28
Pammie's Inky Pinkies -  anything goes

Polkadoodles - anything goes Wk 27

Scrap from your heart -  anything goes

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

I hope you drop by again soon,

XOX Lucy

Gold Black & White elegant 21st Birthday card

Hi Crafty Friends,

Here's a more clean and simple card but the gold heavy paper was embossed to give it some texture and interest. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Digi Choosday - anything goes Wk 28

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Polkadoodles - anything goes Wk 27

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - add a number

I hope you drop by again soon,

XOX Lucy