Sunday 25 November 2012

Elisabeth Bell Thank you card


Hi everyone,

I created this Thank you card with a gorgeous Elisabeth Bell stamp I won at Elphine House challenges, isn't she so cute? I have recently created an Autumn themed card with her so made sure to change up the colours and design completely this time. I made the clouds with thick glue and covered them in a glittery substance I bought for only 95c in a cheap shop but I love the stuff!


FWAB used:
Jasmine pearl laser flourish (cut up)
Silver rhinestones
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

All Sorts - Bring on the bling
Card Crafters Circle - Giving thanks
Crazy 4 Challenges - Put a bow on it
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Girls only
Deep Ocean - Pastels
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - sparkle, stitching, flowers
Digi Darla - Thanksgiving/thank you
Digistamps 4 Joy - Giving thanks
Divas By Design - 2 or more Patterned papers
Elphine House - Distressed stitches
Inky Impressions - Make it girly
Love to Create - Give thanks
Milk Coffee - Thanks!
Moving along with the times - Let's go dotty (banner & toadstool)
My Mum's craft shop - Inspired by a song "Thank you for being a friend" by Andrew Gold
Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy - Lilac and white
Paper Crafting Journey - Case a DT (Lisa S)
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - So thankful
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
The Ribbon Girl - Lavendar hues
Scrappy Frogs - Thanks or thanksgiving
Simply create too -  Give thanks (card no.2)
Stampin' for the weekend - Use some texture
The Stamping Boutique - Thanksgiving
Sweet Stampin' - Flowers
The Crafty Pad - Add some glitter
The Pink Elephant - Giving thanks
Whoopsi Daisy - Dies/punches (corner & tag punch)

Thanks so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

Saturday 24 November 2012

Snowman Christmas card

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the US, I hope you had a lovely day!

This cute little snowman digi comes from Di's Digis, she has some gorgeous Christmas stamps.


FWAB used:
Jasmine black puffy flourish (cut up)
Silver rhinestones
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

2 Sisters - Winter wonderland
Bearly Mine - Snowflakes
Crafts & Me - Circles (rhinestones)
Crafty Creations - Christmas is coming
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Delightful challenges - Red and green
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Christmas, red & green, sparkle, flowers
Divas By Design - 2 or more patterned papers
Great Impressions - Holidays (Christmas)
Jellypark Friends - Food and drink
Ladybug Crafts - Snowflakes
Moving along with the times - Let's go dotty (snow rhinestones dots)
My Mum's craft shop - Frosty the snowman
Paper Crafting Journey - Case a DT (Linda)
Paper Playtime - anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy - anything goes
Pin & Tack - anything goes
The Crafty Pad - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Through the craft room door - anything goes
Wags n whiskers - Christmas
Whimsy Stamps - Use traditional Christmas colours

Thanks so much for dropping by and any lovely comments you leave me, I love reading them all,
Have a wonderful weekend,
XOX Lucy


Tiddly Inks Thank you card

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the US, I so wish we had that celebration here in Australia. It sounds so wonderful, I would love to join a US family one year just to be a part of it lol. It's a hot day here in Melbourne just as it's cooling down in other parts of the world.

I have created a card using a Tiddly Inks image which I absolutely adore. I coloured her to match some of my gorgeous patterned papers a month ago but hadn't got around to creating anything with her. How funny that I ended up turning the paper over and using the more subtle red side, lol, the image just stood out more this way. The papers were Bo Bunny and I have still cut out the bird house and birds from it.

FWAB used:
Jasmine laser teal flourish (cut up)
Grass from Lee's tree set
Taylah's toadstools
Pearl pearls

For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

Card Crafters Circle - Giving thanks
Crafting for all seasons - Thank you
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Girls only
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Green/red, sparkle, stitching, pearls, flowers
Digi Darla - Thanksgiving/thank you
Digistamps 4 Joy - Giving thanks
Inky Impressions - Make it girly
Lexi's Creations - Thanksgiving
Love to Create - Give thanks
Milk Coffee - Thanks!
Moving along with the times - Let's go dotty (banner & toadstool)
My Mum's craft shop - Inspired by a song "Thank you for being a friend" by Andrew Gold
Paper Crafting Journey - Case a DT (Linda again lol)
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - So thankful
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Scrappy Frogs - Thanks or thanksgiving
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything for kids
Simon says stamp & show - Thanks
Simply create too -  Give thanks
The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything goes
The Stamping Boutique - Thanksgiving
The Pink Elephant - Giving thanks
Through the craft room door - anything goes
Tiddly Inks - Gratitude

A big thank you to everyone that has come to check out my card,
XOX Lucy

Monday 19 November 2012

CC Designs Thanks card

Hi and hope you're enjoying your day, 

Here's another card using a CC Designs digi girl (different stamp) which I bought at All that Scraps (not that I can enter their challenges with either of these cards this week as it's "anything but a card" doh lol!) I still like to let you know where I get the images I use from though as I love it when I see a gorgeous stamp on a card and they/you have written the stamp details for us. I have been known to google for ages just to find a certain stamp because I don't know the artist/brand. Anyway, here's my card, hope you like it:

FWAB used:
Silver rhinestones
Adam vine (leaves)
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
Card Makin' Mamas - Thank you cards
C.R.A.F.T. - Use fabric
Crafting for all seasons - Thank you cards
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Bingo - Distress, stamps, Bling
Cute Card Thursday - Starry, starry night
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Sparkle, buttons, stitching, pearls, flower
Digistamps 4 Joy - Giving thanks
Flutter by Wednesday - Thankful/Thank you cards
Inky Impressions - Give thanks
Lexi's Creations - Thanksgiving
Mark's Finest Papers - Pop it up (image, sentiment)
Natalie & Amy - Colour me Happy (another fave combo is pink and black)
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
Paper Pretties - Use buttons
Penny's Challenges - Anything goes
Scrappy Frogs - Thanks or thanksgiving
Send a smile 4 kids - Anything goes for kids
Simon says stamp - Thanksgiving/Thank you cards
Simon says stamp & show - Thank you cards
The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything goes
Stamptacular - Recipe - Ribbon, gems, punches
The Pink Elephant - Punches/dies
Tuesday throwdown - Thankful for you
Wags n whiskers - Be thankful


Thanks so much for dropping by and if you leave a lovely comment, some of them really make my day!
XOX Lucy

Saturday 17 November 2012

CC Designs cupcake card

Hi, My card today includes a CC Designs digi stamp (which can be found at All that Scraps). I have coloured her with copics.


FWAB used:
Rose pink pearls
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
Anyone for Anya! - Pink, green and white
Celebrate the Occasion - Birthdays and cupcakes
C.R.A.F.T. - Use fabric
Crafty Creations - Case it (dusky colours)
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Bingo - Lace, stamps, pastels
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary used - sparkle, flowers, pearls, stitching
Divas By Design - Anything goes
Jellypark Friends - Food and drink
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Mark's Finest Papers - Pop it up (image and envelope)
Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy (a fave colour combo pink & cream)
No matter which challenge - Photo inspiration
Penny's Challenges - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
The Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle
The Ribbon Reel - Crochet lace
Stamp n Doodle - Photo inspiration
Sweet Stamping Pixies - Monochrome
The Pink Elephant - Punches/dies (punches)
Whoopsi Daisy - Pastel colours

I love that you have dropped by to see my card, I hope you enjoyed visiting and do so again,
XOX Lucy

Wednesday 14 November 2012

TPS Christmas Easel card

I am so excited to be a part of The Paper Shelter design team as a guest designer until February. They have the most adorable stamps ever! 

My first assignment was to create a Christmas easel card for their latest challenge and this is what I made. The best thing about using digital stamps is that you can make them different sizes and flip them - I have done both on this card. I made some smaller versions of the carolling couple for my Scrapmatts bridge and flipped one so they weren't all with the man on the left. I coloured them all with copics and finished it off using a Flourish with a Bling Chloe pearl flourish and some pearls for snow.




FWAB used:
Chloe pearl flourish
Adhesive pearl pearls
Elise flowers
Grass from Trent's fence
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

The prize at The Paper Shelter is a gift voucher worth a whopping $30 if you play with a TPS image or designer papers and three digis of your choice if you play with a different brand.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Favourite Christmas stamp
A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
All Sorts - Young at heart
Challenges 4 Everybody -  Anything goes
CMC Copic - All about kids
C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a film - A Christmas Carol
Crazy 4 Challenges - Favourite Christmas carol - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Bingo - Cream, stamps, stars
Delightful challenges - Let it snow
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Patterned papers, sentiment, ribbon
Divas By Design - Anything goes
Dream Valley -  Anything goes
Fussy & Fancy - Pearls and flowers
Great Impressions - Holidays (Christmas)
Love to Create - Fancy edges (snow capped)
Make it Monday -  Anything goes
Milk Coffee - More than 1 fold
My Mum's craft shop - Winter Wonderland
Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy (red and green)
Paper Crafting Journey -  Anything goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything goes
Pin & Tack -  Anything goes
Quirky Crafts - Layer it up and let it snow
The Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle
Send a smile 4 kids - Happy holidays for kids
Shelly's Images - Roll 'em - Flowers, bling, digi
Simply create too - Use your stash (card no. 3) - bridge, flowers, lamp post, stars.
The Squirrel & the Fox - Flowers, hats & horses
Sweet Stampin' -  Anything goes
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - Use traditional Christmas colours

Thank you so much for coming to check out my card and good luck in The Paper Shelter challenge.

You can view all my easel cards by clicking on the "easel card" label below.

XOX Lucy



Tuesday 13 November 2012

Elisabeth Bell Birthday card

Me again, now I'm home from my holidays I've started on a crazy card-making frenzy lol. I have been colouring so many gorgeous new stamps and they are ready to go! I have made a card here for my Dad's partner of 20 years who is such a beautiful lady and her Birthday is this month. I used a gorgeous Elisabeth Bell stamp that I won from a challenge at Elphine House. I coloured her with copics which is always my favourite colouring medium.

FWAB used:
Lee's tree
Taylah's toadstools
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a film (Steel Magnolias)
Crafting for all seasons - Falling leaves
Crafts & Me - Reds
Craftymess - Nursery Rhymes - Mary Mary Quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
Di's Digis - Show us fall colours
Dream Valley - Anything goes
Elisabeth Bells World - Glimmer shimmer & shine (tree, toadstools, pearls)
Elphine House - Fall/Autumn colours
Inky Impressions - Birthday card
Ladybug Crafts - Office stationery (envelope)
Love to Create - Fancy edges (punch on rhs and flowers along bottom)
Make it Monday - Anything goes
My Mum's craft shop - Sentiments
Paper Playtime - Autumn colours
Pattie's Creations - Birthdays
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
The Pink Elephant - Punches/dies
Through the craft room door - Anything goes

I love that you've popped in to look at my card, I hope I have inspired you in some way,
XOX Lucy

The Paper Shelter sale




Hi! 

Just wanted to let you know The Paper Shelter has a super sale on at the moment, here's your chance to get hold of some fabulous images at a discount price. These truly are some of the cutest stamps around! 


Click on the badge and it will take you straight to their website.

Take advantage of this special Discount!

Unlimited uses per customer from now until 11/18/12

The Paper Shelter would like to offer you 20% OFF with any order of $10 or more.
Coupon expires: 11/18/12
Coupon Minimum Order: $ 10
Coupon Code: e3c0b6781e (copy & paste without any spaces recommended)

(choose the button "go to checkout "instead of "checkout with paypal" in order to be able to add the coupon code)
You will be seeing plenty of creations of mine with these gorgeous stamps on them in the very near future (shhh.. but tomorrow is my first DT card, hope you come check it out, I'm so excited).

XOX Lucy

Monday 12 November 2012

Pastel Magnolia card

Hi and thanks for dropping by to see my latest card. I haven't made a Magnolia card in a while so thought now was the perfect time to re-use my favourite Tilda stamp and colour her with copics. Just in case anyone's interested in my skin colours I mostly use E11, E00, E000 and then a little touch of E02 on the cheeks. The gorgeous sunflower paper is from Prima.

FWAB used:
Trent's fence,
Antique brown rhinestones,
Pearl pearls
Sun from Up in the Sky set
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
All Sorts - Young at heart
Card Makin' Mamas - Thank you cards
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
CMC Copic - All about kids
C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a film (Pollyanna)
Craftymess - Nursery rhyme inspired (Lucy Locket - that's me lol)
Di's Digis - Show us fall colours
Dream Valley - Anything goes
Flutter by Wednesday - Any butterfly or fairy
Fussy & Fancy - Pearls and flowers
Jellypark Friends - Back to nature
Lexi's Creations - Thanksgiving
Love to Create - Fancy edges
Mad for Markers - Yellow/orange copics (YR20, YR21)
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Mark's Finest Papers - Add a fence
Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy (a fave colour combo - blue & yellow)
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes
Paper Playtime - Autumn colours
Paper Pretties - Thank you cards
Party time Tuesday - Thank you cards
Penny's Challenges - Lots of layers
Pile it on - Lets be thankful
Pin & Tack -  Anything goes
The Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle (fence, stars, sun, pearls and rhinestones, also kindyglitz on butterflies)
Scrappy Frogs - Thanks or thanksgiving
Simply create too - Use your stash (ribbons, heart pins & stars) (card no. 2)
Stampin' for the weekend - All stitched up
Stamptacular - For the love of Tilda
Tilda's Town - Thanksgiving
Wags n whiskers - Be thankful
Whoopsi Daisy - Pastel colours

I love that you've come to visit, I hope you will again,
XOX Lucy

Sunday 11 November 2012

Boy Birthday card and I am now a designer for ...

Hi,

I am so excited to tell you I was approached by The Paper Shelter to become a design team member!! I am thrilled as they have the most adorable stamps ever! I have completed my first "assignment" with them and I love it, hope you will too (but of course I can't show it until Wednesday when their challenge begins). Their stamps suit my style as they are cutesy which is just my favourite kind of cards to make! If you haven't seen their digi stamps before click on their name above which will take you to their fantastic store!


Ok, on to today's card I've made this for my son's friend who turns 8. I have coloured a Fresh Brewed digi stamp with copics. I love these papers from Kaisercraft too, very Autumn-like (even though it's almost summer here in Oz lol).

FWAB used:
Trent's fence
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

A gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
All Sorts - Young at heart
Bearly Mine Anything goes
By the Cute & Girly - Twinkle Twinkle little star (stars on paper)
CMC Copic - All about kids
C.R.A.F.T. - Inspired by a movie (Bee movie)
Crafts & Me - Reds
Crafty Creations - No flowers
Desert Islands Crafts - Browns, Patterned paper, sentiment, ribbons
Digistamps 4 Joy - Bingo - No twine, No scarecrow, No gems, No punches
Di's Digis - Show us fall colours
Divas By Design - Let's get cute!
Fab n Funky - Birthdays & 3 or 3 of something (3 fence posts)
Heck of a challenge - 50 shades of Autumn
Hiding in my Craft room - Super scraps Saturday
Inky Impressions - Birthdays
Love to Create - Shades of Autumn
Mad for Markers - Yellow/orange copics (used Y11, Y13, Y15)
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Mark's Finest Papers - Add a Fence
My Mum's craft shop - Sentiments
Papelitos stamps Anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes
Paper Playtime - Autumn colours
Paper Pretties - Use 2 or more circles
Pattie's Creations - Birthdays
Penny's Challenges - Lots of layers
Pin & Tack Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Fall spirit
Shelly's Images - Roll em - Digi, distressing, ribbon
Simply create too - Use your stash card no. 1 (Ribbons and alphas)
Stamp n Doodle - Use a Digi stamp
Stamptacular - Sketch
Sweet Stampin' - Anything goes
The Pink Elephant - Favourite colouring medium (copic markers)
Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

Thursday 8 November 2012

Be Yourself card

Hi crafty friends, I am sorry I've been out of action on my blog for a week but I was away for a few days at a wedding (interstate) and then of course trying to catch up with everything, it takes a while and yet I was itching to start cardmaking again! I have my Auntie's 60th Birthday today so we're about to go out for lunch shortly, so I made her this card using a Doodle Pantry digi. I don't have my camera at the moment so I must apologise for the blurry photo, it was taken on my Iphone. Unfortunately I won't be able to take a better one as I'm giving it to her today.

FWAB used:
Elise flourish and flower, Jack black vine leaves
For more products or to find a stockist please visit Flourish with a Bling. If your favourite craft store doesn't stock our products feel free to pass on our details.

I made this card with the following challenges in mind:

Bearly Mine - Anything goes
Card Crafters Circle - Patterned papers
CMC Copic - Twist of orange
The Cutie Pie - Distressing your cards
Desert Islands Crafts - Itinerary - Sentiment, ribbon, patterned paper
Digistamps 4 Joy - Bingo - No pumpkins, no die cuts, no brads, no embossing)
Divas By Design - Let's get cute!
Doodle Pantry - Use a Doodle Pantry image
Dream Valley - Glitter and bling (orange bird is glittery, hard to see in photo)
Hiding in my Craft room - You pick fave colour combo (orange, blue, black)
Inky Impressions - Birthdays
Jellypark Friends - Back to nature (birds on branch)
Lexi's Creations - Special Birthday
Mad for Markers - Use Y and/or YR copics (Y17 claws, YR15 & 16 for bird)
My Mum's craft shop - Sentiments
Natalie & Amy - Colour me happy (fave colours)
Papelitos stamps - Anything goes
Paper Pretties - 2 or more circles (clock and number)
Penny's Challenges - Lots of layers
Pile it on - Make it sparkle (bird sparkles)
The Ribbon Girl - Add sparkle (the orange bird is sparkly, sorry photo not great)
Shelly's Images - Roll 'em - Flowers, bling, digi
The Squirrel & the Fox - Flowers, hats or horses
Stamp n Doodle - Use a digi
Stampin' for the weekend - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - All that glitters (bird sparkles)
The Pink Elephant - Favourite colouring medium (copics)
Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much for viewing my card and any lovely comments you might leave, I love reading them but please don't feel obliged, I just love seeing that crafty people have dropped in!
XOX Lucy