Pastel Mum card (Elisabeth Bell image)

Hi everyone,

I was lucky enough to win this digi image at Elisabeth Bell's World, she's absolutely lovely isn't she? You can find the digital image HERE. I put a couple of little flowers in her hair but she does have flowers there in the image too. 

I used a lot of silver rhinestones from Flourish with a Bling who are giving free shipping worldwide this month so a great opportunity if you have ever been a little worried of postage costs overseas. See below for more details.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional re-use/recycle

AllSorts - Spring blossoms
Butterfly Challenge - Charmed and butterfly
The Corrosive Challenge -  Pretty pastels

Craftin' Desert Divas -  Anything goes

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes 

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

Die Cuttin' Divas - Pastels with die cuts

Elisabeth Bell's World - Pretty pastels
Elphine House - Charms and pins
Fairies Challenges - Shabby chic or vintage
Just Inspirational - Embossing

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes   
Let's Craft & Create - Punches and dies

One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything goes
Send a smile 4 kids - Mother's Day for kids

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes 

Sweet Stampin' - Flowers
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes 
Treasured Times - Mix it up (using hessian)
Tuesday Throwdown - Weather report (cloudy)

Love that you've dropped in to see my card, thank you so much,

XOX Lucy

Birthday girl card (Elisabeth Bell image)

Hi everyone,

Hope you've been having a wonderful weekend.

Just quickly as it's bedtime but I wanted to post my card using a gorgeous image from Elisabeth Bell. The tree, pearls and fence are by Flourish with a Bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional use 2D or 3D flowers

A Gem of a Challenge - Mother's Day/Female Birthday
AllSorts - Pretty in pink
As you like it - Fave colouring medium and why - Copics because they blend so well
Card and Scrap - Use lace and/or ribbon
Crafter's Cafe - Flowers 

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

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

Crafty Sentiments - Lots of green

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Girls, girls, girls

Elisabeth Bell's World - Birthdays
Elphine House - Make your own background
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes   

The Rubber Buggy - Spring flowers 

Send a smile 4 kids - Pastels for kids

Simon Says Stamp - Mother's Day/special girl card  
Sister Act - Anything goes

The Stamping Chef -  Anything goes 
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes     

Take care,
XOX Lucy

Elisabeth Bell lounge room card

Hi there, Paper Crafting Journey have just started their latest challenge and it's one of my favourites - Pearls and swirls. The sponsor is none other than the fabulous Elisabeth Bell therefore we got to play with an Elisabeth Bell image this time round. Straight away this gorgeous crafty girl image felt like it should be part of a little scene and I have wanted to try making "wallpaper" on a card for ages as so many designer papers have a wallpaper pattern to them. I made the little frame and plant pot with some wood-printed paper and distressed their edges. 

The beautiful pearl flourish and "plant" (part of the Jack vine set) is from Flourish with a Bling and you can buy them HERE.

Flourish with a Bling are a retail store as well as wholesale so you can buy direct from us now! We have some fantastic themed packs (eg. Bling, vintage, fairy garden, boys, princess etc) at amazing prices, you can check them all out by clicking here. If you mention my blog (Lucy) when ordering we will send you a bonus Jasmine laser flourish!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - Animal antics (cat about to jump on table)
Creatalicious Challenges - For the girls
Creative Card Crew - Metal (chandelier)
Cute Card Thursday - Once upon a time (she could be writing a story)
The Cutie Pie - One for the kids
Designed to color - Photo inspiration
Digi Darla's - No square cards
Digi Haven -  Anything goes
Divas By Design - Happy Birthday
Elisabeth Bells World - New beginnings, spring colors
Elphine House - Happy Birthday
Fab n Funky - Birthdays
Fairies Challenges - Photo inspiration
The Paper Shelter - Pink & white (or Blue and white)
Party time Tuesday - Fancy folds
Sister Act - Anything goes
Through the craft room door -  Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - Shaped cards

Have a great day/night,

XOX Lucy

Elisabeth Bell winter card

Hi friends,

Today I've made a winter card even though it's the middle of summer here in Australia so looking outside did not give me inspiration lol. It's not boiling out today so I'm happy.

Anyway, hope you enjoy looking at my card:

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. Or you can wait a couple of months and buy direct from us (internationally too), we're going retail as well soon!! Will let you all know on my blog when that happens.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Celebration (Xmas)
All Sorts - Dies/punches (dies used)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Copic Marker Norge - Winter card
Crafts & Me - Winter wonderland
Creative Card Crew - Snow and ice
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Non-traditional Christmas colours
Cute Card Thursday - Beat the blues!
Dream Valley - Anything goes
Elisabeth Bells World - Fluffy white snowflakes
Elphine House - Doilies
Glitter & Sparkle - Use a digi
Lexi's Creations - Anything goes
My Mum's craft room - Anything goes
Natalie & Amy - My favourite things (Bo Bunny papers)
Paper Pretties - Brads (glittered butterfly is a brad)
Party time Tuesday - Sparkle, glitter & shine
Pattie's Creations - Fun in the snow
Pause Dream Enjoy - Use ribbon
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - Winter spirit
Scrappy Frogs - Try something new (puffy white embossing powder)
Shelly's Images - Show us what you got (new digi stamp)
Simon says stamp & show - Love lace/doilies
Stamp n Doodle - Something neglected (heart pins)
Tuesday throwdown - Shiny & new (digi stamp)

Thanks again for dropping by,
XOX Lucy

My first DT card for PCJ Challenge

I am so chuffed to be a new design team member for Paper Crafting Journey! I have loved joining in their challenges for the past 6 months so I'm very excited to be a part of their team. 

Their challenge this fortnight is the easiest challenge of all - Anything goes!! Woohoo!! I have used one of the sponsors new digis, isn't she a cutie? This digi is from Elisabeth Bell who I have used her digis on a few of my cards. (See labels at the bottom to see my other E.Bell cards.)

With this stamp, I printed it twice and coloured the hair, teddy and jeans on one image then cut them out carefully to add to the other image which I had coloured the other parts in. This gives it a slightly 3D effect (in person, you may not be able to see it on the photo). I then fussy cut the whole image out and used foam tape so she pops off the card. I hand cut the banner from scraps and then distressed it.

FWAB used:

Jack vine leaves in forest green, 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 am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes
A gem of a Challenge - New beginnings (new teddy)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebration (of happiness)
Card Makin' Mamas - Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - Something new (new digi & papers)
Crafty Creations - Something new (new digi & papers)
Craftymess - Show some sparkle/bling
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - New beginnings (new teddy)
Di's Digis - Try something new (adding layers to the digi)
Divas By Design - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Anything goes
Flutter by Wednesday - Open challenge
Fussy & Fancy - Furry friends
Glitter & Sparkle - Anything goes 
Inky Impressions - Add a sentiment
Lexi's Creations - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Anything goes
My Mum's craft room - Anything goes
Natalie & Amy - Your favourite things (cute cards, bling & flowers)
Pause Dream Enjoy - Use ribbon (ribbon is used as the banner rope wrapped around sticks)
Penny's Challenges - Anything goes
Pin & Tack - Anything goes
Quirky Crafts - Something new and add pink on card (new digi & papers)
Scrappy Frogs - Try something new - fussy cutting out the digi girl
Send a smile 4 kids - Valentine's for kids
Shelly's Images - Show us what you got, Anything goes (new digi and papers)
Simon says stamp & show - Embrace the old (old flowers)
Stamp & Create - Love
Stamp n Doodle - Something neglected (old flowers)
The Pink Elephant - Celebrate (happiness/love)
Tuesday throwdown - Shiny & new (new digi/papers)

I hope you can join in the Paper Crafting Journey's Anything goes challenge and all these other great challenge blogs. Thanks so much for visiting,
XOX Lucy

Elisabeth Bell Miss You card

How sweet is this little girl from Elisabeth Bell? I think she's adorable and although I try to use a different stamp on each card I know she'll get a few goes.

FWAB used:

Trent's fence, pearls and grass from Lee's tree

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:

Elisabeth Bells World - Glimmer, shimmer & shine
Elphine House - Buttons and bows
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Pink, pearls and lace

C.R.A.F.T. - 1 image, 2 designer papers, 2 flowers & 1 sentiment

Dutch Dare - Ribbons & lace

Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon or twine

Penny's Challenges - Ribbons &/or buttons

Stamp n Doodle - Ribbon & twine

Thanks so much for dropping by, I hope you liked the card up close.
XOX Lucy

A Fairy Garden card

Hi,

Today I've created a little fairy garden although it is still a card (not sure I have an envelope to fit it though lol). I was lucky enough to win this gorgeous new Elisabeth Bell digi stamp a couple of weeks ago so I have been wanting to do her justice. I'd like to give a shout out to the wonderful blog http://www.digibellsdt.blogspot.com.au/ where I won randomly as part of a blog hop - woohoo!! I have used plenty of Flourish with a Bling so please see details underneath the photos (I have done a side on view also so you can see the different depths of the scene), hope you like it:

FWAB used:

Lee's tree & grass x 2

Trent's fence & grass

Taylah's Toadstools

For more products/info or to find or become a stockist please visit www.flourishwithabling.com.au

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Quirky Crafts - http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.ca/ - Magical moments
Milk Coffee challenge - http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Fall
Simply Create too - http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com.au/ - Autumn/fall
Elisabeth Bell's World - http://elisabethbellsworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/ - Autumn colors
Whoopsi Daisy - http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com.au/ - Flowers
Elphine House - http://elphinehouse.blogspot.com.au/- 3-2-1 recipe (3 tags, 2 trees, 1 birdhouse)
Stamptacular - http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Photo inspiration
Pile it on - http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com.au/- Vintage
Card Makin Mamas - http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com.au/ - Fall
Paper Pretties - http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com.au/ - Flowers
Craftymess - http://craftymesschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes
Just keep on creating - http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.ca/ - Anything goes
Great Impressions - http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com.au/ - Fall
Natalie & Amy - http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/ - Birthday bling
The Crafty Pad - http://thecraftypad.blogspot.co.uk/ - Vintage theme
Sassy Cheryl - http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Think fall
Tuesday Throwdown - http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com.au/ - Cute and cuddly
Deep Ocean - http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/ - More than 2 colors
A gem of a challenge - http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - for the girls
Crafts & Me - http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com.au/ - My sentiments exactly!
The cutie pie challenge - http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Use a digi (Have also joined in the following previous challenges: #27 Shaped (my cards were no's. 30 & 50), #26 no flowers (136 & 240), #25 Borders/frames (12 & 21), #24 Spots & Stripes (8 & 34) - Happy Birthday Cutie Pie
Allsorts challenge - http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Autumn leaves and trees
Fussy & Fancy Friday - http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Easel card
Cute Card Thursday - http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com.au/ - Lots of ribbon (ground and back of card)
Crafty Creations - http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com.au/ - Colors of fall
Paper Crafting Journey - http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/ - Mythical creatures (fairy)
Sweet Stamping Pixies - http://sweetstampingpixies.blogspot.co.uk/ - Fall
Love to Create - http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Fall Fun
Pause Dream Enjoy - http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com.au/ - Unexpected (easel card)
Pattie's Creations - http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Tags (hanging on tree)
Shelly's Images - http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com.au/ - Tic tac toe - Orange, free & digi
Simon Says Stamp - http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - Glimmer & Sparkle (wings/tree/toadstools)
Digistamps4joy - http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com.au/ - Tags (on the tree)
Make it Monday - http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com.au/ - Anything goes

Thanks so much for dropping by and if you leave me a comment be sure to know I love reading them and appreciate it so much!

XOX Lucy