My Neighbourly Birthday Wish for You

The Flintstones
My Neighbourly Birthday Wish for You

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Neighbourly Birthday Wish For You using the Prehistoric Family Limited Edition Box by Kindred Stamps! It’s my brother’s birthday today and we grew up on The Flintstones! So, I thought a fun slider card for his birthday would be right up his alley!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a full scene, but to fit all my characters, I went with a slimline card. Once I coloured my characters, I built my prehistoric card. So, much fun! There is a great video on the Kindred Stamps website on how to do this. I found that my card was a bit top heavy, and the awning kept getting caught. So, I add 3 strategical placed washers underneath the wheels. Voila! Fixed!

Of course, if you have a car, you need a road! So, I used the stencil that came with the kit, a blender brush and ink to create my road. Then, I die cut the Gray Granite with the Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle since I wanted the stitching to frame my whole scene. Once that was done, I created my mechanism using the Heffy Doodle Pull Tab Dies and hid it behind the road. The clouds DSP was also die cut with the stitched rectangle to finish the frame of my scene. Once my scene was created, I added my characters finishing my prehistoric family!

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Copic Markers:

Wilma
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: YR00/YR18/YR16/YR14/YR12
Dress/Pearls: C3/C1/C00/0

Wilma and Betty
Wilma and Betty

Betty
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: T10/T8/T6/T4
Dress: BG10/BG18/BG15/BG13/BG11
Necklace: C1/C7

House
Stone: C0/C1/C3
Door: B00/B02/B04
Windows: Y32/Y35/Y38

Fred and Barney
Fred and Barney

Fred
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: C9/C7/C6
Outfit: YR00/YR18/YR16/YR14/YR12/C7
Tie: BG18/BG05

Barney
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: Y000/Y19/Y17/Y15/Y13
Outfit: E79/E77/E74/E71/E70

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Card Recipe for My Neighbourly Birthday Wish for You:

Prehistoric Family Limited Edition Box, Kindred Stamps
(Build A Prehistoric Car Die, Prehistoric House Stamp,
Prehistoric Family Stamp Set and Flag Stone Stencil)
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Myth & Magic Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn (Stitched Rectangle)
Slimline Pull Tab Dies, Heffy Doodle (Slider Mechanism)
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn (Cloud)
Rainbow Builder Dies, Stampin’ Up! (Sun)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Gray Granite Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Crushed Curry Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blender Brushes, Picket Fence
3 Metal Washers to Balance Car
Gray Granite and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

Video of Slider Card in Action

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For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Neighbourly Birthday Wish For You using the
Prehistoric Family Limited Edition Box by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Magical Birthday Card

A Birthday Card with a Gnome holding a balloon
My Magical Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Magical Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle. He comes with 9 stamps including a choice of heart balloon or round balloon, with or without grass and 5 sentiments that consist of Hello Love, Love Is In The Air (2 different styles), Happy Valentine’s Day and Heart Full Of Love in JPG. You can also get him in PNG.

Details of My Card

This bundle is great for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries and so much more, but I decided that I wanted to create a birthday card. So, I used the sentiment from Dandelion Wishes to create my birthday card. 

Since this cutie is floating in the air, I thought I would create some clouds with a stencil, ink and dies. Perfect way to ground him from the very colorful Doodlebug paper! I thought it would be fun to have the sentiment on the cloud with the sun peeking above. I added Glossy Accents to the balloon to make it shine. A scattering of matching dots and rhinestones tie in the colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Blues: B29/B26/B24
Greens: G07/YG25/YG23/YG11

Close Up of Gnome with Balloon
Close Up of Gnome with Balloon

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Card Recipe for My Magical Birthday Card:

Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Party Time 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Krafty Basics Stencil, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box 
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Noble Peacock Rhinestones, Stampin’ Up!
Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Balmy Blue Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blender Brushes, Picket Fence
Glossy Accents, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen
Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My “Party On!” Card

A Birthday Shaker Card
My Party On Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My “Party On!” Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card using Party Princess Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls.

This past weekend Paper Nest Dolls turned 9 and reached over 6,000 members on their Facebook Group! Congratulations Paper Nest Dolls! Party Princess Ellie was a digital stamp that was given away for free to all attendees, but you can still get her until this Friday, Jan 21, 2022! Here is the link to the post on the PND Inspiration Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4758734684247076&set=gm.3166875813548826.

Details of My Card

I am planning to give this card to my niece whose birthday is coming up. So, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers to match her colouring and the Doodlebug paper. Don’t you just love the kitties with the balloons on the side panels!

For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a fun fold called a free-standing triple panel shaker card! Say that three time fast! Lol! I also wanted to use some balloon dies that I thought would be perfect for a birthday card and go along with Ellie’s heart balloon. The Balloon dies are to make a pop-up window, but I thought a shaker card would be a fun interactive element instead!

Side View of Card
Side View of Card

Instructions to Create a Free-Standing Triple Panel Card

  • Cardstock size: 8 ¼” x 5 ½”
  • With the 8 ¼” side along top, score: 1 ¼”, 2 ¼”, 6” and 7”
  • Fold the sides in a Z pattern

To download the Triple Panel Card Template, please click here or on the image.

Triple Panel Card Template
Triple Panel Card Template
Card Laid Flat to Display Folds
Card Laid Flat to Display Folds

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/YR31
Dress: G99/YG63/YG03
Pinks: RV55/RV63/RV52/Glossy Accents on Balloon
Cupcake Wrapper: E37/E35/E33
Crown: E15/Y38/Y35/Glossy Accents
Heart on Cupcake: Y38/Y35/RV55/Star Dust Stickles
Candle: YG67/YG03
Flame: Y38/Y35/Glossy Accents

Close Up of Party Girl with a Balloon
Close Up of Party Princess Ellie

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Supplies for My “Party On!” Card:

Party Princess Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hey Cupcake 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Balloon Adventures, Stampin’ Up! (Sentiment)
Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Flag Banner Dies, Memory Box
Balloon Bouquet Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Tangerine Tango Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Up!
Party Animal Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Sprinkles Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Marshmallow Premium Sequins, 28 Lilac Lane, Buttons Galore & More
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo and Basic White Card Stock

Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

Hope you like My “Party On!” Card using Party Princess Ellie
by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Peachy Keen Birthday Card

A Birthday Card with Peaches on it.
Peachy Keen Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Peachy Keen Birthday Card using the Sweet As a Peach Bundle which includes the Sweet As a Peach Stamp Set and the matching Peach Dies.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I love the colours of the pretty You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper and decided that I wanted to pair it with the Picture This Dies.

For the sentiment, I positioned the die cut Calypsol Coral piece, without adhering it, on the card base and stamped the sentiment directly onto the Thick Basic White card base. Next, I popped up the Calypso Coral card stock with dimensionals onto the card base. I then used liquid adhesive on the DSP shifting them into place to allow them to peek through the two of the openings. For the Balmy Blue sentiment, I white embossed it with my heat gun to make it pop.

I decide that I wanted the Pear Pizzazz leaves to be exploding from the Picture This Dies frame onto the sentiment with the stamped peaches layered on top.

For the peaches, I used a technique where you use a sponge dauber to add a second colour to your stamps and create dimension. I stamped the peaches from the Sweet as a Peach stamp set twice. The top three are in Pale Papaya. The bottom three are Pale Papaya with Calypso Coral daubed on the edges after inking them with the Pale Papaya. What a difference it makes!

Technique to add second colour to the peaches.
Sponge Dauber Technique to Add Second Colour to Stamp

A couple of Calypso Coral Artistry Blooms Sequins tie in the colour scheme and add a bit of sparkle.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Sweet As a Peach Bundle (155823), Picture This Dies (155559)

Inks: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad (147101), Pale Papaya Classic Stampin’ Pad (155670), Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (147105), Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (147104), VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Calypso Coral (122925), Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Balmy Blue (146982), You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper (155686)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Sponge Daubers (133773), Artistry Blooms Sequins (152477), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Heat Tool (129053)

Close Up of My Card with Peaches on it
Close Up of My Card

Measurements: 

  • Thick Basic White: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Calypso Coral: 5 ¼” x 4”
  • Basic White (2 pieces):
    • 1 ¾” x 1 ½” (Peaches)
    • 2 ¾” x 2 ¼” (Leaves)
  • You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper (2 pieces): 2 11/16” x 1 5/16”
  • Balmy Blue: 1 3/16” x ¼”

More Information on My Peachy Keen Birthday Card:

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My Groovy Slimline Birthday Card

A Birthday card with 2 girls, 2 boys a dog and a van on it
My Groovy Slimline Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Groovy Slimline Birthday Card using Doll Detectives by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This bundle comes with 6 digital stamps including 2 boys, 2 girls, a dog, and a van.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided that I would create a CAS (clean and simple) slimline card to fit all my cute characters. So, I layered my PNG stamps in Word to create my scene and then coloured them with my Copic markers.

I thought it would be fun to add some flowers to the sky to add interest. So, I took my digital van and blew up only the flowers, coloured them and fussy cut them out. You have to love being able to do that with digital stamps! Once they were cut out, I outlined them in a black multiliner to cover up any areas where my fussy cutting wasn’t perfect. It also allowed them to pop from the page.

For my sentiment, I decided to cut it up to fit on the side of the van like a banner of sorts with another flower and a sequin. The only die I used was the stitched one to cut out my scene. My finishing touch was a couple of other sequins.

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Copic Markers:

Girl 1
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E57/E37/E08/E15/YR27
Shirt: YR68/YR65/YR61
Skirt: E37/E08/E15
Magnifier: W4/0
Glossy Accents on Glasses and Magnifier

Close Up of Girl 1 and Boy 1
Close Up of Girl 1 and Boy 1

Boy 1
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E57/E25/E99/YR27/YR24
Shirt: G07/YG09/YG05
Pants: E37/E08/E15
Shoes: W8/W6/W4
Sandwich: E50/E51/YG03/Y17/YR24/R08

Dog
Fur: E27/E25/E23
Collar: B18/B26/B24/B12
Tongue/Ears: RV00/R20
Nose/Spots/Eyebrows: W8/W6
Dog Tag: C3/C1

Close Up of Scooby
Close Up of Dog

Boy 2
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: YR24/Y35/Y13/Y11/Y00
Sweater: C3/C1/C0/0
Pants: B18/B26/B24/B12
Scarf: YR09/YR16/Y17
Shoes: E50/E53/E55

Close Up of Fred and Daphnie
Close Up of Boy 2 and Girl 2

Girl 2
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E08/YR18/YR07/YR04/Y17
Scarf: G07/YG09/YG05
Dress/Shoes/Headband: BV04/BV02/BV00
Stripes/Tights: V12/V01/RV00

Van
Green: G07/YG09/YG05
Blue: BG57/BG45/BG53
Wheels: C9/C7/C5
Steel Parts: C5/C4/C3
Flowers: YR09/YR16/Y17
White Gelly Roll Pen on Window

Close Up of Van in Background
Close Up of Van in Background

Flowers in Sky: YR09/YR16/Y17/Clear Wink of Stella
Road: C5/C4/C3
Sky: B0000/B000/B00/0

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Card Recipe for My Groovy Slimline Birthday Card:

Doll Detectives, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sentiment, Kindred Stamps
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Back Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Multiliner Black Ink Pen, 0.3mm Tip, Copic Marker
Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Stamp sizes
Girl 1: 2.82″ Tall
Boy 1: 3″ Tall
Van: 3.25″ Tall
Dog: 2″ Tall
Boy 2: 3.12″ Tall
Girl 2: 3″ Tall

Finished card size: 8 6/8” x 3 6/8”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Doll Detectives by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Let’s Go A-Viking Card

A card with a Viking on it.
My Let’s Go a Viking Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I was so excited to have been asked to present at the Paper Nest Dolls’ New Year’s Day Party this past weekend! So, I am sharing My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I coloured and created for this event! It is using the stamp created exclusively by Paper Nest Dolls for the event and is called Viking Tina after our very own Tina Day Goodwin from the PND Design Team! 

Details of my Card

I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this cutie in what my Hubby called “Viking colours”! Lol!

For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a Norwegian fjord vignette as a backdrop for my Viking Tina. So, I pulled out my Distressed Oxide Inks and Blending tools to create the Aurora Borealis night sky. I love the “wooden” Viking ship by Stamp AnnieThing poking out of the green frame! A couple of mountains and a water die completed my vignette. Going on a cruise to see the fjords and the aurora borealis are on my bucket list.

Distress Inks for Aurora Borealis Night Sky
Distress Inks for Aurora Borealis Night Sky

The P13 paper was perfect for my Norwegian theme and matched my Viking colour scheme! To add to the rustic feel, I added some recycled carboard, a rustic star and small wooden stars. A scattering of red rhinestones tied in the red of Viking Tina’s dress.

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Viking Tina:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Brass: E18/E15/E11
Horns on Helmet: E42/E41/E40/0
Steel: C7/C5/C3
Dress: R39/R37/R35/R32
Cape: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Cape Button: E15
Fur/Trim on Cape/Dress: C7/C5/C3
Boots: E49/E47/E44/C7/C5
Laces: C3
Necklace: E44/E43/E42/E41

Close Up of Viking Tina by Paper Nest Dolls
Close Up of Viking Tina

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Supplies for My Let’s Go A-Viking Card:

Viking Tina, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
140 lbs Hot Press Watercolor Paper, Fabriano
Cozy Winter 12” x 12” Designer Paper Pack, P13
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
4” and 3 5/8” Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Build a Viking Ship Dies, Stamp AnnieThing
Stitched Mountain Borders, Lawn Fawn
Breaking Waves Border Dies, Heffy Doodle
Christmas Trimming Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Ink
Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Ink
Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Ink
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger Ink
White Gelly Roll Pen
Ripped Cardboard 5” x 2 ½”
Wooden Star Shapes, From my Stash
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Black Rhinestone for eye of boat
Mossy Meadow, Gray Granite, Night of Navy,
Soft Suede and White Card Stock

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Let’s Go A-Viking Card using
Viking Tina by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Wintery Birthday Wishes Card

A winter card with a girl holding a penguin
Wintery Birthday Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy New Year! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Wintery Birthday Wishes Card as my first 2022 Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Emily with Penguin. She comes with 6 stamps including a choice of curly hair or braids and 2 sentiments that consist of Believe in the magic of Christmas and Sending Christmas Joy in PNG and JPG.

Details of My Card

For my card, Emily comes with Christmas sentiments, but I thought she would make a sweet winter birthday card! I have six birthdays, including mine, this month alone! So, I needed to get busy making birthday cards! 

I love the soft pastel colours of the Doodlebug paper! So, I used that beautiful palette to colour the digital stamp with my Copic marker. The large Wonderful Snowflake has a beautiful iridescent foil card stock look to it. Once I punched out the large snowflake, I used the leftover scraps of the foil card stock to die cut my smaller snowflakes to match it. By adding a few rhinestones to the centre of the snowflakes, I created even more shimmer. Aren’t those mittens just the cutest! Perfect for a winter card! And to add a bit of sparkle to them, I added some embellishments that look like snowflakes! Finally, I couldn’t resist using Stickles to Emily’s trim on her hat for even more sparkle! A birthday sentiment was all the card needed!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Blues: BG57/BG13/BG23/BG11
Purples: V12/V15/V17
Browns: E74/E71/E70
Penguin: C9/C7/C5/C3/C1/C0/0
Penguin Feet/Beak: YR14/YR18

Close Up of Digital Stamp
Close Up of Emily with Penguin

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Card Recipe for My Wintery Birthday Wishes Card:

Emily with Penguin, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Winter Wonderland 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Best Year Yet Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
So Many Snowflakes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wonderful Snowflakes, Stampin’ Up!
Precious Mittens Die, Memory Box
Winter Wonderland Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Emily with Penguin for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie