Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my second Design Team Inspiration Card for June using the cute Penelope Poppy by Conie Fong Art & Design.
My mom’s birthday is coming up and I thought that Penelope would make a pretty birthday card! I had fun colouring her with my Copic markers in bright reds to match her poppies. I pulled out all my poppy crafting supplies to make my card. Stampin’ Up! has several poppy dies and I couldn’t resist creating a poppy to set off the sentiment. Even the paper behind the die cut that she is layered on has poppies. I decided to create a Soft Suede frame to focus on her and the sentiment. A scattering of red rhinestones adds to the red poppy theme!
Happy Summer Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Fun in the Sun Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stampSurfer Emma.
First day of Summer was yesterday which inspired my card! This card came about because I just bought the Slimline Waves Die by Whimsy Stamps and couldn’t wait to play with it. I debated about a shaker card but decided that a scene using the waves as separators between the sand, water and sky would be fun.
I had this cool birthday paper in my stash that looks like waterdrops. Perfect for the fun colours of my image which I coloured with my Copic markers! I added a couple of “water drops” with my acrylic dew drops on some of the Bermuda Bay swirls around my stamp. For my sand and sky, I used a couple of embossing folders to add texture. Then I lightly brushed ink over the raised parts and edges to give those areas more dimension. Another fun accent was that the cloud and “sunshine” word were die cut from white felt to make them seem fluffy. Some shells from the dollar store add to my beachy theme.
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Copic Markers:
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20 Hair: E29/E27/E25/E21 Bathing Suit: YR02/YR04/YR07/YR09/Y19/Y17/Y15 Surfboard: BG53/BG45/BG57/C3/C1/C0/0 YR02/YR04/YR07/YR09/Y19/Y17/Y15/Clear Wink of Stella on the flower Sand: E31/E33/E35
Close Up of My Design Team Card for Paper Nest Dolls
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Card Recipe for Fun in the Sun Card:
Surfer Emma, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Festive Felt Sheet Combo Pack, Stampin’ Up! Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn Slimline Waves Die, Whimsy Stamps Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Wishes You Way Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up! Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up! Spring Bloom Dew Drops by The Robin’s Nest Shells from Dollar Store Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad Sponge, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”
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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.
Here is another card that I created using this same digital stamp but with sunglasses. You get both digital stamps with your order. To read about how I made this card, please click here.
My Summer of Sun Card Using Surfer Emma
Hope you like my Design Team card using Surfer Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!
Today is I am sharing My Father’s Day Card that is using the Handsomely Suited Bundle by Stampin’ Up! I decided to create a Centre-Step Fun Fold card with the shirt on the centre panel. There is a link at the end of this post to a Horizontal Centre-Step Template.
The Details of My Card
My Father-in-law isn’t a suit kind of guy, but he does wear golf shirts in blues. So, I created a short sleeve golf shirt using the Well Suited Designer Series Paper. For the sleeves, I used the pocket die and the shirt was die cut from the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I trimmed the stitched rectangle to 4 ¼” after it was die cut to fit an envelope. A number of his shirts are Lacoste with a small green allegator on the left side. Since I didn’t have any alligator dies, I used the hearts from the paws of the Pets Dies. I also figured that having a heart to represent his real heart was perfect for Father’s Day!
My Father’s Day Card
For my sentiment, I didn’t think “Have a Happy Father’s Day Handsome” coming from both my husband and I would be appropriate for my father-in-law. So, I used the technique of covering the part of the sentiment that I didn’t want with scotch tape. Then, I inked the stamp up and removed the tape before stamping. Once the sentiment was stamped like this, I discovered that it fit perfectly in one of the dies from the Tasteful Labels Dies. The Pacific Point banner that flanks my sentiment was also from the Tasteful Labels Dies, but it wasn’t long enough to show on both sides of my sentiment. So, I cut in half giving the illusion that my banner is longer than it is.
For my other panels, I used the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper since he is a very handy man and likes to build things with wood. The Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder was perfect for that material kind of look it gives my card.
Tips for Cutting/Scoring Card Base
At 1 ¼” from the edge of the long side of card stock cut from 1” to 5 ¼” using the Paper Trimmer blade guide. Once I cut one side, I flipped the card stock over to cut the other side. Make sure that your new cut line will be parallel to the first one. Turn so that the long edge of card stock is horizontal and score side panels at 1”, 2” and 5 ¼” and 4 ¼” for the centre panel. To download a PDF file, please see the template link at the end of the post or click the image below.
Horizontal Centre-Step Card Template
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Handsomely Suited Bundle (156240), Tasteful Labels Dies (152886), Stitched Rectangle Dies (151820)
Inks: Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110)
Paper: Night of Navy (100867), Pacific Point (111350), Poppy Parade (119793), Basic White (159276), Well Suited Designer Series Paper (154562), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494)
Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder (152718), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Paper Trimmer (152392)
Close Up of My Father’s Day Card
Measurements:
Night of Navy: 5 ½” x 8 ½” (see template for score marks), scraps (collar, buttonholes)
Well Suited Designer Series Paper (3 pieces): 3” x 4 3/8” (trimmed to 4 ¼” after die cut to fit envelope), scraps for sleeves
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (2 pieces): 1” x 3 1/8”
Basic White: 1 ¼” x 2 ¾”, scraps (buttons)
Pacific Point: ½” x 2 3/16”
Poppy Parade: 1” x 5 3/8”, scraps (hearts)
Side View of My Father’s Day Card
For Further Info:
Hope you like My Father’s Day Card. To download a PDF of this card, please click here.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my first Design Team Inspiration Card for June using the sweet digital stamp Angel Messenger by Conie Fong Art & Design. This is such a pretty image and can be used for so many occasions like Birthday, Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You and so on.
For my card, I had some leftover paper from the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps 2021 Spring Mini Retreat Weekend that I really loved with soft pinks, greens and purples. So, I used that to pull out my colours for my Copic markers. Once I coloured her wings, I used Star Dust Stickles to make them sparkle. Of course, all Angels have radiant wings! I love this paper so much that I used it for all my dies cut pieces including the bird and branches. The paper pad even has beautiful tags. I couldn’t resist fussy cutting one out and adding it with a pretty bow. A perfect setting for my die cut bird! A scattering of rhinestones and sequins were the only embellishments that my card needed.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! Princess Bride is one of my favourite movies ever! So, when I saw Kindred Stamps has this stamp set, I couldn’t resist buying it!
This is another super-fast card to make since the stamps colour up so quickly and the background paper is from the Enchanted Forest Paper Pack by Whimsy Stamps. I used my Copic markers to colour my characters to match the characters in the movie. I thought this slimline paper was perfect to represent the ‘Fire Swamp’ in the movie where Westley and Buttercup meet the R.O.U.S.’s (Rodents of Unusual Size)! The only other thing that needed to be added was the sentiment which I embossed in white on black cardstock. Easy-peasy!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp Emma with Pinwheel.
I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers to match my pinwheel paper. This paper was perfect for my card! I love the pinwheel Sizzlits that I had in my stash. If you have a pinwheel, you need to have a slider to make it move! And, since you need room to twirl your pinwheel, I made a mini slimline card! The sentiment was too long for my card. So, I snipped it on wonky angles and adhered them haphazardly to mirror my fun card.
Did you know that you can currently (until June 6/21) get this digital stamp for free over at the Kit and Clowder Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/permalink/3808697382591836/
Emma with Pinwheel, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Splendid Sunshine 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. I {Heart} Summer 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders Dies, Lawn Fawn Sizzlits Pinwheel, Stampin’ Up! Wishes You Way Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Silver Mini Brads, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 3.5” x 6”
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Hope you like my Design Team card using Emma with Pinwheel by Paper Nest Dolls!
