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Christmas in July 2026 – Day 28

Hi there!

It’s Day 28 of LucieG’s Christmas in July!

I’ve had this Elegant Deer die by Sizzix for quite some time but I can’t remember when I last used it. Look at those fabulous antlers!

Today I did a bit of partial die cutting to extend the deer’s neck so that I could tuck it into the oval frame that I created from The Greetery’s Golden Egg die sets. I added a LOT of large pearls – this is definitely not suitable for the Royal Mail!

Anyway, the background is some old Bo Bunny paper and the sentiment is from a Pinkfresh set that I received for last year’s Create & Connect festive event.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 24

Happy Festive Friyay!

It’s Day 24 of LucieG’s Christmas in July and my first twofer of the challenge.

I was planning to make a card with a wreath today but all my dies seemed a little larger thank what I had in mind so I decided to create my own. I was originally planning to just use smaller circle dies cuts but then I saw the larger circles that my die had also cut so I decided to make a second card with those. I’m not too sure anyone else can tell they are supposed to be wreaths though… maybe I should have added some bows?

I used sentiments from an older Hero Arts set called Birds & Branch Christmas and a Lawn Fawn set called Little Snowglobe Add on.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Bits Blitz February 2026 – Day 6

Hi there!

It’s Day 6 of LucieG’s Bits Blitz! Day 6 already! It’s been a great relied to finally use my bits this past week – it may sound odd but I can feel the burden of past crafty me being lifted! I can start to look forward and I am so looking forward to colouring images and yes, creating a fresh pile of bits!

Today I used some die cut washi images from Pinkfresh Studio’s Whimsical Blooms product suite with a fabulous frame die that I picked up in the recent Sizzix sale. The frame reminded me of a fabulous older Taylored Expressions embossing folder called Weathered, so I pulled it out and used it for my background! The sentiment is from the Enchanting Flora product suite.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

A Gold Hello

Hi everyone!!

I wasn’t going to craft today but then inspiration struck late in the evening! This card didn’t take me too long but photographing it took forever – I think the different golds were throwing off the colour and light balance a bit.

Once again I pulled items from my new box – a Sizzix embossing folder, a Spellbinders sentiment die and the newest item of all, a fabulous branch die by Simply Graphic.

This isn’t going to be mailed so I could go wild (sort of) with my lovely gold pearls!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Lots of layers

Hi there!

Well the computer frustrations are continuing and completely eroding my crafty time. I’ve never had these problems before… I had heard that build quality had diminished significantly since Covid but I never expected all this rigmarole less than a month after buying a new computer.

Between frustrating calls and online chats, I was actually able to craft today. Lots of layers and lots of Pinkfresh Studio products on top of a background I embossed with a Sizzix folder that I don’t think I’ve used before.

The flower and sentiment is from the You’re the Best product suite and the frame was created with the Notched Corner Frame set. I also tucked sections of the Secret Garden background die behind the frame and added a few pearls. This card is thick and delicate and will definitely not be subjected to Royal Mail’s card destruction processes!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Thank you Color Throwdown!

Hello there!

Well it’s the end of an amazing era! One of my favourite challenges – Color Throwdown is very sadly finishing. Many thanks to the team for their amazing combos, creations and kind words over the past few years, I will miss the challenge and the inspiration.

I discovered the challenge back in 2016 and oddly I can clearly remember the card I made for the gorgeous combo of peach, yellow, light pink and white! I didn’t have a blog back then but shared my entry on instagram. For many years, I loved playing along with this challenge every week and I longed to join the DT! Alas that was never to be but I was so chuffed to be invited as a monthly guest designer in August 2019. I stepped away from a lot of challenges this year but knew I had to post one last entry!

My card today uses the combo of yellow, green and orange in a festive card. I’m pretty much over autumn now (as is our weather) and I adore creating Christmas cards! I knew this combo would work well with the Pinkfresh Festive Foliage tree product suite. My design is drawn from a Jennifer McGuire card from the last Create and Connect event – the whole card is supported by the tree pot (an octogen from the Octogen coverplate die) and the tree/pot are raised from the card base using some folded card – such a clever mechanism that adds amazing depth but flattens right down for posting!