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Color Throwdown Artsy Leaves

Happy Sunday everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the Color Throwdown which has a colourful combo of green, yellow, red and white.

I managed to pick up the Tim Holtz/Sizzix Artsy Leaves die set last weekend – they arrived quickly and I have been looking forward to using a few of them – today was the day!

I cut them from some Craft Consortium paper and white glitter card before adhering them to my card base that I’d also covered with patterned paper.

The sentiment is by Penny Black.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2023 – Day 27

Hello everyone!

Welcome to Day 27 of LucieG’s Christmas in July 2023! Today I’m playing along with this week’s The Paper Players sketch challenge.

The star of today’s card is made from the fabulous Poppystamps Pine Needle Shoots die. I’m not sure how I missed it when it was released last year – I snapped it up as soon as I saw it online in January, knowing that it would get some use in July! I can’t believe that I didn’t use it until Day 27! But when I saw the sketch, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to showcase the pine needles. I cut each set of shoots three times from an ink-blended panel I made ages ago and then layered them up.

I used the amazing Sizzix 3D Christmas Trees embossing folder. I’ve had this a few years now and it is still one of my favorites!

The sentiment is from one of my trusty Mama Elephant sets.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2023 – Day 15

Hello everyone!

Welcome to Day 15 of LucieG’s Christmas in July 2023! Today I’m playing along with this week’s Color Throwdown challenge.

This week’s combo is aqua, kraft, gold and cream. I just love the inspiration pic and toyed with bringing in mid-century modern elements, but I really wanted to use the Sizzix Honeycomb Frenzy embossing folder that Broni used on one of her DT cards a few months ago – I rushed online and found said folder which arrived promptly but remained untouched!

So I started with a piece of embossed gold mirror cardstock and went from there. I chose the Snowflake Sprig by Memory Box and the Simon Says Stamp Alicia snowflake plus a My Favorite Things sentiment. I still felt the card needed a little something more so I added a few snowflakes from a Lawn Fawn set and LOTS of shimmery paint splatters!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Another Bird Trio

Happy Sunday everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge .

I knew I wanted to use the cute Sizzix/Olivia Rose Painted Birds die set and used Craft Consortium paper to create a few birds. I then spent a LOT of time trying out different shapes to replicate the circles in the sketch. In the end, I used a foliage die from Honey Bee Studio.

The sentiment is by Woodware.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Bestest Bird Trio

Happy Sunday everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the Color Throwdown which has a really interesting combo of blush, dusty rose and white.

I loved this combo as soon as I saw it, but I found it soooo challenging to recreate. I’m really grateful that Wanda from the Design Team shared the distress inks that she used – that was really helpful to me.

I just received a big crafty order so I knew I wanted to use the cute Sizzix/Olivia Rose Painted Birds die set. I also bought a few Craft Consortium paper pads – they have a line that replicates alcohol inked panels and as I don’t use alcohol inks, I thought I’d give them a go! It took me a while to find a colour combo that I felt happy with – but now that I have photographed it, the blush looks more on the purple side…..

So I created another version, this time with birds cut from panels created with Milled Lavender and Tattered Rose distress inks. And now the Tattered Rose looks more on the peach side…. Argh! Who would have thought that a combo that I LOVED on first sight could prove so challenging to create with my crafty supplies?!

Anyway, the background die is Honey Bee Stamps’ Delicate Daisy Cover plate and the sentiment is by Mama Elephant.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Easter Greetings Chicks

Happy Good Friday!

Well I’m feeling very confused as it has felt like a Saturday to me all day today – nice to have a bonus tomorrow!

Anyway, today I’m playing along with theme challenge at The Paper Players.

As it’s almost Easter, I felt I had to choose either chicks or bunnies for the animal theme – and I ended up using Tim Holtz’s fabulous Colorize Chick die set.

The nest is by Memory Box and I added a Reverse Confetti frame and Pretty Pink Posh sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.