Technique – dry embossing

Featuring dry embossing

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 26

Hi there!

It’s Day 26 of LucieG’s Christmas in July!

Do you ever buy a beautiful die set and then struggle with using it? That’s exactly what happened with this fabulous Poppystamps Nordic Holly Sprig. I couldn’t wait to get it last year but then I had a hard time coming up with card designs.

Today I paired it with Mama Elephant’s Oval Deco Frame and Creative Expressions’ Winter Wreath 3D embossing folder.

The sentiment is from a Mama Elephant set called Mini Holiday Messages.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 21

Hi there!

It’s Day 21 of LucieG’s Christmas in July!

I love the Simon Says Stamp Heirloom Ornaments embossing folder which I got late last year. The inspiration from today’s card came from an uncredited card on Simon Says Stamp’s website – presumably made by a DT member who simply embossed a couple of kraft triangles to create adorned trees! Brilliant idea.

I kept my take super-simple and Royal Mailable with just one tree cut with a die from Altenew’s Festive Triangles Stamp Set.

The sentiment is from one of my go-to Mama Elephant sets called Holiday Messages.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 20

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It’s Day 20 of LucieG’s Christmas in July!

Welcome back to one of the cutest little Rudolphs in my collection – this chap is from the Ho Ho Deer Circle by Simon Says Stamp. I’ve used it a lot since I bought it back in 2019!

Today I paired him with a circle sentiment frame from My Favorite Things and also added an embossed background created with an older Crafters Companion folder.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 13

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It’s Day 13 of LucieG’s Christmas in July!

Once again I didn’t have much time to craft so I pulled out the easy-to-use Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia Tree die set and some of my coloured paper mountain and got cutting. Sadly there was a casualty today – my Tim Holtz/Sizzix sidekick! The handle broke off! I’m going to see if there’s a way of fixing it tomorrow.

Anyway, after assembling my tree, I adhered it to a background panel that I’d embossed with another new-to-me folder – Spellbinders’ Christmas Cameos 3D folder.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 12

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It’s Day 12 of LucieG’s Christmas in July and I used another new die that arrived yesterday – the eye-catching Birch Press Design Scandi ornament.

I paired it with a pine branch from The Greetery and a Mama Elephant sentiment from their Puffy Holiday Greetings set.

The background panel is embossed with a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder that I think is retired now.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Christmas in July 2026 – Day 11

Hi there!

It’s Day 11 of LucieG’s Christmas in July and today a wonderful crafty order landed on my doormat – I always love it when the Memory Box family has a new release and this month all three brands have some fabulous Christmas in July dies.

I used two new Poppystamps sets (Trimmed Trees and Merry Christmas Fluffy Script), cut from my ombre/patterned mirror card and adhered to a background panel that I embossed with the Simon Says Stamp Star Lattice embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.