Hi there!
It’s Day 16 of LucieG’s Christmas in July 2025!
I can’t believe we made the halfway point and I haven’t created one pinecone card yet! So I had to change that today. I used a branch die by Memory Box together with Stampin’ Up pine cones.
The background embossing folder is by Sizzix/49 and Market and is called ‘Pines’ – it’s so beautiful with different wintery foliage, it’s a shame I’ve hidden so much of it really!
The sentiment is from a Lawn Fawn set.
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LucieG.
Hello everyone!
First up today is my entry into this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge.
My focal point again today is the stunning Birch Press Design Block Print Radiant Butterfly die set – I first used it for this card that I made as soon as it arrived a couple of months ago! I don’t know about you, but I always feel pretty chuffed when I use new products a lot – or more than once at least!
This time I cut the fabulous bold butterfly from Spellbinders card and adhered it to an ink-blended background embossed with the Stampin’ Up Painted Posies folder.
The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted.
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LucieG
Hello everyone!!
It’s been a busy bank holiday Monday for me – mainly dodging rain showers to cut my lawn! Fortunately I just managed to squeeze in time for my entry into the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge.
I used a few images that I had already created during earlier crafty sessions – more images from Pinkfresh Studio’s beautiful Sakura stamp set that I used last month and that woodslice is by Stampin’ Up.
The fabulous embossing folder is the Rosette Burst by Spellbinders and the sentiment is by Sugar Pea Designs.
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LucieG
Hello everyone!!
Today I’m finally using the fabulous buttercup die set by Simon Says Stamp that I just HAD to buy when I saw an amazing card created by the talented Cindy Norberg.
The wood slice is from a die cutting/embossing folder set by Stampin Up that I got some time ago but hadn’t used. The sentiment is from a set by The Greetery.
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LucieG
Hello everyone!!
Today I’m playing with a few new-to-me die sets. I just realised that I spotted them in an online sales section (at different times). Both were sold out but I hunted them down and found them elsewhere – I happily paid full price because they are fabulous sets!
The daisies are by Papertrey Ink and the basket is by Sunny Studio. Both sets have so many possibilities!
The background embossing folder is by Stampin Up and the sentiment is by Simon Says Stamp.
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LucieG
Hello everyone!!
Today I’m playing along with the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge.
Today I wanted to use a die set that I’ve had for over a year but never used – the Honey Bee Stamps Wagon Wheel. The wheel turned out to be much larger in real life than I was expecting and so I put it to one side and forgot about it. When I saw the sketch, I decided to see if I could make it work.
I chose a larger card size (just under 15cm x 15 cm) so I could still have a lot of that nice open space around the wheel. To ensure that the two background strips did not pull the eye away from my wheel, I used light ink blending and an Elizabeth Crafts border die cut from whit cardstock – so all the sketch elements are there!
I’ve had the Poppystamps cat die forever! It’s called Large Curious Cat and is dated 2013. I’m pretty sure I would have bought it as soon as it came out as I have a family of cat lovers so it would have had a lot of use back in the day! The Woodland Avery bird is by Flora and Fauna and I picked it up in a recent sale. Isn’t it cute!
The background embossing folder is by Stampin Up and the sentiment is by the Ton Stamps.
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LucieG
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