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Yoshino cherry blossoms peak bloom

Happy Saturday!!

The stunning Yoshino cherry trees at the Tidal Basin reached peak bloom on Thursday. I was lucky enough to visit for peak bloom back in 2017 and although it was an unusual season, it was still absolutely breathtaking. The blossoms are actually white at peak bloom and then they start to change colour – David Coleman has an interesting post here.

I picked up the Pinkfresh Studio Cherry Blossom die and stencil set last year and I’ve been waiting for now to use them! There’s very little colour on the blooms, just a touch of pink on the buds. This set also has a fabulous collection of leaves which I didn’t include as the Yoshinos don’t have leaves at peak bloom. Instead I coloured the parts of the branch that are intended for the leaves so that they would appear like buds.

I also used the Blanket Stitch ovals dies to create the frame and a sentiment from the Humbled and Grateful set.

I’m entering this into the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has a theme of ‘So much Fun’.

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.

Bits Blitz February 2026 – Day 5

Hi there!

It’s Day 5 of LucieG’s Bits Blitz!

I’m so happy to report that EVERYTHING on this card (apart from the glitter bow and dots) came from my bits pile!

However, this card was not easy for me. I find arranging die cut pieces extremely difficult and I spent AGES filling the heart with different permutations of images from the Pinkfresh Studio Bloomscape suite. I’ve started taking photos of each possible design and even when I decided on a way forward, I tweaked it as I assembled it!

I wanted to create floating images so I added a layer of acetate behind the heart window and then mounted the panel onto an acetate card. There’s a LOT of foam tape on this card – definitely not one for the Royal Mail!

It was almost impossible to take photos of this card, but I git there in the end!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Bits Blitz February 2026 – Day 2

Hello!

It’s Day 2 of my Bits Blitz which I talked about in this post.

Today, I decided to make one more entry for the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has a theme of ‘Geometric Genius’.

I used the Garden Trellis background die that I got free with an order last year and added some bits from the Flowers for the Soul products suite that I remember creating as soon as I received it. Don’t know why I never got round to using them!

The sentiment is from the Hope You Are Smiling set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG

Modern Floral Frenzy

Happy Saturday!!

Once again I’m playing along with the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has a theme of ‘Geometric Genius’.

For this card I pulled out two die sets that I received in Create & Connect kits – the Modern Design Blocks coverplate and the Floral Frenzy set. I was originally thinking of using a vase to ground my images but was pretty pleased to realise that I could tuck the stems into the die cut background!

The sentiment is from the Playful Petals set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Delicate Foliage Hello

Hello everyone!!

Today I’m playing along with the current Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge which has a theme of ‘Geometric Genius’.

I pulled out the Delicate Foliage product suite. This creates quite a unique image as the coordinating stencils don’t colour all the stamped leaves but also create some leaves that aren’t on the outline stamp. I spent a while pondering my colour choices but went with a classic combo in the end. I added my new favourite Twinkle Stickles to the uncoloured leaves for a bit of sparkle!

I had a very different background all set up using die cuts from the Octogaon Grid coverplate die but decided it was a little heavy for my soft image so I pivoted! I used the remaining die cuts from the Octagon Grid to create a pot for my foliage and a few frame accents.

The sentiment is from the Cosy Blooms set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG