Christmas in July 2026 – Day 6

Hi there!

It’s Day 6 of LucieG’s Christmas in July!

Have you ever tracked down and bought an entire die set because you HAVE to have just one of the dies. I have… a few times… but this sweet reindeer die involved the most detective work! I eventually tracked down the Elizabeth Craft Designs Holiday Stocking die set, but it took a while! And now I have that cute deer, I have to make sure I use him…. a lot!

Today I’ve paired him with an ombre background that I embossed with a folder which I bought many years ago (it’s a 2D folder) and unusually for me, I can’t remember the brand.

The sentiment is from a Whimsy Stamps set called Simple Sentiment Strips Holidays.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 5

Hi there!

It’s Day 5 of LucieG’s Christmas in July!

Today, I used a lovely little tree from a Simply Graphic die set. I took a while deciding how to showcase it because it’s so small and delicate! In the end, I chose a small die from another Simply Graphic set and added a small Altenew sentiment.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 4

Hi there!

It’s Day 4 of LucieG’s Christmas in July and today I’ve taken inspiration from a fabulous Simon Says Stamp snowflake embossing folder.

I don’t have the folder (yet) but decided to recreate the effect using a huge delicate snowflake by Spellbinders and a couple of layers of white card.

I adhered the snowflake to white card and added a Mama Elephant sentiment. This card is mailable but I still decided to add some small pearls – already breaking my own rule about using bling on Royal Mail cards!!! I may add some thin card on top to protect it when the time comes to mail it!

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 3

Happy Festive Friyay!

It’s Day 3 of LucieG’s Christmas in July and today I’m playing with a cute little tree die that is just perfect for my CAS cards! I haven’t used this spellbinders die set as much as I’d like – it’s so versatile!

I’m happy to report that once again I used some of my 12×12 paper mountain! I cut a lot of it into 6×6 sheets which makes it much easier to grab and use for die cutting.

The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

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.