Bits Blitz February 2026 – Day 1

Hi there!

During my craftroom tidying project last week, I unearthed MANY ‘bits’ – pretty die cuts and stamped images that were ready to be used, but that had never made it onto card because I moved on, or they weren’t right, or they were just extras that I hadn’t needed at the time.

I realised that these bits have actually been holding me back from using the stamps or dies again, because I felt I should actually be using up the bits… although quite honestly I really wanted to just create new images…

So I made up my mind…. I threw MANY away and set aside the remainder for a week long challenge – LucieG’s Bits Blitz!

I’m going to try to use as many bits as possible over the last week in February and at the end of it the remaining bits will be thrown away and I can start March with a clean slate! Exciting!

I got off to a strong start – four CAS cards this evening using Pinkfresh images plus a few dies by Simply Graphic. And bonus – they are all Royal Mail compliant – no foam or gems so they should survive our post!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Modern Floral Frenzy

Happy Saturday!!

Once again I’m playing along with the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has a theme of ‘Geometric Genius’.

For this card I pulled out two die sets that I received in Create & Connect kits – the Modern Design Blocks coverplate and the Floral Frenzy set. I was originally thinking of using a vase to ground my images but was pretty pleased to realise that I could tuck the stems into the die cut background!

The sentiment is from the Playful Petals set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG

Get Cracking on Christmas February 2026

Hello everyone!!

I’ve been so wrapped up in getting to grips with my craftroom this past week, I almost forgot that it’s the third Thursday of the month which means it’s time for Jenn Shurkus’s Get Cracking on Christmas!

I went super CAS this month with a new-to-me Simply Graphic tree die and some pearlescent card.

The sentiment is by Mama Elephant.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG

Delicate Foliage Hello

Hello everyone!!

Today I’m playing along with the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has a theme of ‘Geometric Genius’.

I pulled out the Delicate Foliage product suite. This creates quite a unique image as the coordinating stencils don’t colour all the stamped leaves but also create some leaves that aren’t on the outline stamp. I spent a while pondering my colour choices but went with a classic combo in the end. I added my new favourite Twinkle Stickles to the uncoloured leaves for a bit of sparkle!

I had a very different background all set up using die cuts from the Octogaon Grid coverplate die but decided it was a little heavy for my soft image so I pivoted! I used the remaining die cuts from the Octagon Grid to create a pot for my foliage and a few frame accents.

The sentiment is from the Cosy Blooms set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG

Happy Heart Day 2026

Happy Heart Day everyone!!

I went a bit wild in the Sizzix sale last weekend – well I never said I wasn’t going to buy stuff, I said I would be mindful with what I purchased, and actually use what I buy…

So there may have been a few impulse purchases in my order, but I did use a die set today – it only arrived yesterday evening so that’s quite good!

The die set of choice was the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Stacked Heart Tiles set. I just used one set here with a card in a pack I got years ago from Craftwork Cards (remember them?!). I was starting to stress over the colour combo, but I liked the colours in the pack so just went with those!

LOTS of layers/foam tape with this one! Definitely not one for the Royal Mail’s systems!!

The much-loved sentiment is from an old Reverse Confetti set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week 2026 – Day 7

 

Hi there

It’s Day 7 of Heart Week 2026! The last day of my week long extravaganza crafting with all the heart things. Well, ok, not all, but a nice little collection!

Today I used another item from this week’s Dies to Die For order! This time the My Favorite Things Heart Burst Hellos die took centre stage. I just love taller hearts but larger dies/sets are quite difficult to come by, so I was very happy to pick this one up on Friday.

I woke up with Grand Plans about how I’d use the heart today but by the time I sat at my craft table, I realised that I wanted the beautiful heart to be the star rather than a supporting character.

So I went very CAS – I blended a few purple inks onto some light purple card and cut out the heart. To complete my card. I added die cuts from Simply Graphic and The Greetery plus a Sugar Pea Designs sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.