JemLou Productions: July 2026

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Winter Houses for Merry Little Christmas Challenge #69 on the 1st of July 2026

Hi All!

We are just back from the Pichi Richi Marathon last weekend, I ran the 5 km and finished first in my age group! Although I don't think that there were many 5 k runners! My husband ran the half marathon, his first in along time! He was happy with his run given that he is carrying a calf injury.
Anyway, for challenge #69 for July/August 2026 of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, I made a card based on one that has been shown during one of the Virtual Workshops by La-La Land Crafts!

So, here is my card for this month:

All of the products used on this card are actually already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

I have die cut a piece of the Christmas Eve Paper Pack using the two smallest of the Postage Rectangles Die, then I have die cut a piece of matte silver cardstock with the largest. I cut a piece of silver cardstock slightly larger than the largest postage rectangle.

The sentiment label was already die cut from Scalloped Sentiment Labels Die using white cardstock. The sentiment was stamped using Elderberry Memento ink.

To make the card, I adhered the large matte silver rectangle to the larger silver rectangle. I then adhered the larger rectangle of the Christmas Eve Paper Pack on to the matte silver cardstock. I popped up the smaller rectangles of Christmas Eve Paper Pack with foam tape and also popped up the sentiment with foam tape. The large silver rectangle was then adhered to a black card from my stash.

Here is another photo of the finished card:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog DT over on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything Christmas goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of August, 2026. Please check the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #68.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #06-2026 Jun/Jul '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Summer Fun

- Anything Goes - I won first prize in May!

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #7-2026 - Anything Goes - I won first prize in May!

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #84 - Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB#180 - Anything Goes

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #136 - Anything Goes Christmas

Creative Fingers Challenge #325 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #101 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Woodland Bunnies for Love to Craft Challenge #93 on the 1st of July 2026

Hi All,

How crazy fast is this year going? It is already July! We are just back from the Pichi Richi Marathon - I ran the 5 k and came first in my age group! Although there were not a lot of us 5 k runners!

Anyway, for challenge #93 for July/August 2026 of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog, I made a card from the La-La Land Crafts Colour & Create Virtual Retreat 2026 and we used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts. This virtual retreat is the original event for the February 2026 Release, and the theme is Enchanted Woodlands.

Here is my card for this month:

Here are some photos of the inside and back of the card and another one with the card open:

For this card, everything was prepared for us and we just had to colour the image, fussy cut (or die cut it if you have the dies) and then organise the card! :) This is Martha's design and all the products used on these cards are either just released or already in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

The Bunnies were already stamped and we coloured with the following Copics:

Copics - E40, E41, E43, E44, R14, R46, YR00, YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24, YR61, YG03, YG63, YG67

I used R14 and YG03 on the enamel dots and then white gel pen on the bunnies.

Here are a couple of photos of the bunnies during colouring and after being die cut:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog DT over on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of August, 2026. Please check the Love to Craft Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #92.