Christmas in July 2026 – Day 2

Hi there!

It’s Day 2 of LucieG’s Christmas in July – time to showcase an embossing folder!

I’ve always loved dry embossing – from the earliest days with a lightbox, stylus and metal stencil, to the wonderful Cuttlebug (which opened up the world of die cutting and plastic embossing folders) then to the amazing 3D folders we have nowadays. There are all sorts of amazing techniques used to showcase the amazing designs and depth, but when I try them I rarely like what I produce. I always go back to the straightforward dry embossing which I love!

Today I used a Spellbinders folder and some of the 12×12 paper that I am determined to use in my crafting after sorting through far too many boxes of 12×12 in May! Anyway, the paper held out really when and I rubbed a white ink pad across the embossed image to really highlight the gorgeous design.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 1

Hello again everyone!

It’s that time of year – LucieG’s Christmas in July!

I haven’t crafted much over the past few months, although I have spent time in my craftroom as I’ve been reorganising it. I touched stamps and dies that hadn’t see the light of day in years! Anyway, I feel the least prepared for Christmas in July this year and I’m also out of practice, but I’m sure I will soon get back into the swing of things… I hope so anyway!

I’ve dedicated July to Christmas cardmaking since 2019 and had always felt that I reaped the benefits in November/December when life always seems to get super busy! Once again, I’m doing this series for the pure joy of creating Christmas cards as I rarely take part in challenges nowadays. I also need to make sure I have a good selection of ‘mailable’ cards – which means few layers and no gems because the Royal Mail’s machines just tear those off!

You’ll also see that I’ve added a new ‘handmade’ flag on my photos. I’m seeing a lot of AI creations (and text) in my social media feeds nowadays and what was once a moment of shared connection is starting to feel fake. I wish more creators would take add something like this so I know what designs have heart and soul behind them!

First up, for Christmas in July Day 1, I’m using a an old favourite Bottlebrush Tree by Savvy Stamps. I think this may have started my obsession with bottlebrush tree dies!

I’ll definitely be sending this one out in the mail!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Blue and Purple Poppies

Hi everyone!

Today I decided to pull out the beautiful Golden Poppies stencil/die combo again. This time, I chose non-traditional blue and purple inks. I just LOVE those little butterflies!

I created two separate panels of poppies, foliage and butterflies and ended up using nearly every single image on my very non-CAS card today. I used my older Ornate Oval Frame die to anchor the images and a sentiment from the Fluttering Butterflies set.

I’m entering this into the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has a standing theme of ‘Anything Goes’ – I didn’t create with this month’s theme of ‘Ombre Obsession’.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Whispering Daffodils and butterflies

Hi everyone!

Well after six years, Covid finally got me at Easter. And it was brutal! It seemed to drag on FOREVER. But I’m gradually getting back to being me, which is such a relief, I hated being so stuck and unproductive.

One bright spot over the past few weeks has been waiting for the new Pinkfresh Studio release. As soon as I saw the Whispering Daffodils product suite, I had to have it! Many thanks to Dies to Die For for getting my order out so quickly!

Funny story, when I looked at the stencils online, I got excited thinking that the set included some butterflies. Then I realised that the stencil was for the daffodil petals! However, I decided to try my butterfly idea out on the background of my card! I was a little nervous drawing those butterfly bodies, but I think they work? Lots of stickles on this card – hopefully you can see all the sparkle on my second photo!

I’m entering this into the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has a standing theme of ‘Anything Goes’ – I didn’t create with this month’s theme of ‘Ombre Obsession’.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Amazing Floral Harmony

Hi there!

When I was going through my egg dies, I spotted this Pinkfresh Floral Harmony die which I may have used an Easter card in the past, but I see that I shared this card on my blog a few years ago. Anyway, I now have far too many egg dies so the oval is now happily ensconced in my Pinkfresh collection – hopefully I won’t forget about it again!

I had an idea for it that I really wanted to use for the Pinkfresh monthly challenge where the theme is ‘Sew much fun’, so after I created my Day 3 Egg Card, I carried on crafting.

I decided to embrace texture with my final challenge entry so I paired the oval with an piece of torn card that I had cut with the Charming Stitched Florals coverplate die and some navy twine. The sentiment is from the Butterfly Bliss product suite.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Egg Week 2026 Day 2

Hi there!

It’s Day 2 of  LucieG’s Egg Week 2025!

Today I raided my Bazzill coloured card mountain and created a pile of lacy die cuts with the Pinkfresh Studio Heritage Lace and Fancy Edgers die sets. I adhered them all onto a large egg, trimmed them to size and added some pearls and a sentiment.

I used the Intricate Stitched Ovals Coverplate die to create my background and adhered the egg using some folded card  – such a clever mechanism that adds amazing depth but flattens right down for posting! Plus it means that the egg supports the whole card base – no folded card required!

I’m entering this into the Pinkfresh monthly challenge where the theme is ‘Sew much fun’.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.