Happy Festive Friday!
It’s Day 11 of LucieG’s Christmas in July 2025!
Today I used the Simon Says Stamp Sprinkle Snowglobe embossing folder and some Pinkfresh Waterfall ink to create a snowglobe background.
The tree image is an older Memory Box die called Tall Pine and it’s from 2017 but I think I bought it far more recently than that.
I wasn’t sure where to put the sentiment so in the end I decided it didn’t need one!
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LucieG.
Happy Festive Friday!
It’s Day 4 of LucieG’s Christmas in July 2025 and I have a twofer for you today.
I used the Memory Box Starburst Snowflake Discs die set that cuts a trio of snowflake images to cut five sheets of mirror card. I was originally planning a regular A6 card but preferred how I arranged the discs on a square panel so switched to a square card. After assembling my card, I decided to see whether I could use the negative pieces (ie the snowflakes) on a second card. I resisted the temptation to add more die cuts to that creation as I like all that white space.
I didn’t add a sentiment to either of these cards because I didn’t want to hide any of the pretty die cuts. I may add a small stamped sentiment to the second card – I think there’s a suitable spot above the larger black snowflake.
These cards are also less than 5mm thick!
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LucieG.
Hello again!
I haven’t played along with the Color Throwdown challenge for a few weeks. I think I was better when it was a weekly challenge! Anyway, I just saw that Broni was stepping down from the team and I knew I had to play along for her last challenge. I’ve loved seeing Broni’s inspiration for each challenge – she came up with some amazing takes on the combos and has been so kind and supportive about my cards over the years. I remember when she asked me to be a guest designer for a month – I was so honoured! The Color Throwdown is a challenge that I have always wanted to provide inspiration for! So thank you Broni for all your kindness over this years – your local community and church are lucky to have you! I hope you still continue to make and share your cards from time to time!
Onto my card. The combo is quite retro – aqua, grey and red so I was tempted to create a retro design… In the end, I opted for a classic floral card using a beautiful Memory Box die that I’ve had for a long while.
The sentiment is by Pinkfresh Studio.
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LucieG.
Hi there!
I’m still making Easter cards! Today I’m sharing the card I made for my dad using an older die set by Memory Box called Half a Dozen Eggs.
I was inspired by Laura Bassen’s card made with nesting egg dies six years ago. I decided to use shades of blue – but totally underestimated how difficult it would be to come up with a combo of blue card that I was happy with! I think I looked at every piece of blue card/paper in my craft room!
I used foam tape for dimension between layers but this does mean that the card is VERY thick…. just under 1cm I think! Fortunately it stands up ok, but I was a bit worried as I was adhering all the layers!
The sentiment is by Creative Expressions.
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LucieG.
Hi there!
It’s Day 6 of LucieG’s Egg Week 2025! Today I decided to CASE another card I made back in February which coincidentally turned out to be my card for Day 6 of Heart Week 2025 – so weird after my Day 3 card!
I used the new Spellbinders coloured card in Windy, Seaside and Fairy Tale to cut a few eggs which I then coloured with a darker shade of distress ink. I’m extremely grateful to Michelle at The Card Grotto who shared a very informative post comparing the cardstock – it really helped me narrow down my choices as I often find the card I buy online is much darker than my preferred palette! Spellbinders UK has A4 sized card too – which is brilliant… I can almost forgive them for discontinuing my beloved Portobello cardstock… almost!
The largest die cut egg is the Waltham Egg by Memory Box. It’s dated 2016 and I probably bought it when it was newly released. Isn’t it pretty? I embossed the mint (Seaside) egg with the Simon Says Stamp Dancing Floral folder and then added lots of die cut butterflies from Simon’s Flickering Butterflies die set.
The sentiment is from a set by Taylored Expressions.
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LucieG.
Hi there!
Today I’m playing along with this week’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. Lots of layers and lots of older supplies used by yours truly this week!
I started by adhering a section of Memory Box’s Grape Vine border die to my card base.
I then created the central fishtail panel using distress inks, an older Cuttlebug embossing folder and a die by Simon Says Stamp.
The focal point is an older sakura stamp from Hero Arts’ Asian Frames clear set.
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LucieG.
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