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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.

Get Cracking on Christmas March 2026

Hello everyone!!

March has been a weird old month and I need to update my blog for the (few) cards I’ve made so far this month. In the meantime, here’s a brand new Christmas card!

Last Thursday was the third Thursday of the month which means it’s time for Jenn Shurkus’s Get Cracking on Christmas!

I decided to make a fun card with a Spellbinders dies set that I picked up in a recent sale. It’s called Yuletime Ride and I bought it for the car as I have plans for that! But today when I was thinking about my Get Cracking card, I realised it would be fun to use the tree from the set.

Super CAS and Royal Mail friendly again this month – The raised panel is a trimmed section from Spellbinder’s Molded Frame embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG

Heart Week 2026 – Day 3

Hi there!

It’s Day 3 of Heart Week 2026!

It took me a while to tidy up yesterday’s craftermath which really cut into my crafty time this evening. Fortunately this card didn’t take me too long.

I think this Loop the Loop Hearts die is my oldest Birch Press Design die – I’ve never been able to find it used on any cards though! Anyway, when I saw Spellbinders’ Heart Swag embossing folder, I immediately thought of this die! I was determined to use them both today so I cut two panels using the Hero Arts rounded rectangular dies, embossed the larger one and added several die cuts to the other panel.

I then tried various layouts but I didn’t spend too long second guessing myself today!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week 2026 – Day 2

Hi there!

It’s Day 2 of Heart Week 2026!

My original plan for today’s card didn’t quite work out so I pivoted to my trusty True Love Stem die by Poppystamps!

I cut it from some patterned mirror card and adhered it to a folk heart that I’d embossed with the Plaster embossing folder by Simon Hurley for Spellbinders.

To complete my card, I added a wood-mounted stamped sentiment and s few sequins.

Meanwhile, I think I’ll still do my original planned card at some point this week – I just need a longer crafty session and possibly a clearer table to work on it!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.