September, 2022 - Stamp With Laurie

My EEK It’s a Halloween Card

September 29, 2022 Leave a comment

A Halloween Card with a witch and cat in pumpkin patch — My EEK It’s Halloween Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My EEK It’s a Halloween Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Wynona Pumpkin Kitty. She comes in PNG and JPG formats.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to colour Wynona in bright Halloweenie (my technical term! Lol!) colours with my Copic markers. I have always loved bright greens with purples for a spooktacular Halloween card! These colours went perfectly with my Doodlebug Papers!

Since Wynona was in the pumpkin patch, I had to add more die cut pumpkins to layer behind her! The black/white twine was tied around them and the bow secured my fun witches hat charm!

The spider web doily created an ideal backdrop for my focal point of Wynona and her Kittie!

I added a few matching dots and the die cut “EEK” from gimmer paper to give my card some sparkle.

Wynona is such a sweet stamp with her cute Kitty in the pumpkin patch!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Purples: BV08/V17/V15/V12
Greens: G17/G14/YG23/YG03
Blacks: W9/W8/W6/W5/W4
Cat: W7/W5/W3/R21/0
Pumpkins: E15/YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12
Stem: E29/E25/E21
Leaves/Eyes: YG67/YG63/YG03

Close Up of witch and kitty in pumpkin patch — Close Up of Wynona Pumpkin Kitty

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Card Recipe for My EEK It’s a Halloween Card:

Wynona Pumpkin Kitty, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Happy Haunting 12” x 12” Paper Pack, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Spider Web Doily, Stampin’ Up!
Creatables Border with Pumpkins, Marianne Design
Precision Die – Halloween Reverse-cut Words, Frantic Stamper
Halloween Assortment Doodle Twine, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Happy Haunting Metal Charms – Witches Hat, Craft Consortium
Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Black Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Gorgeous Grape and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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Wynona Pumpkin Kitty for Conie Fong Art & Design!

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Hugs,
Laurie

My Gnomeo Centre-Step Card

September 27, 2022 Leave a comment

Card with Gnomes on it — My Gnomeo Centre-Step Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Gnomeo Centre-Step Card using the Kindest Gnomes Bundle and the matching Storybook Gnomes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! The Kindest Gnomes Bundle includes the Kindest Gnomes Stamp Set and the Gnomes Dies.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to make a centre-step card to allow me to create a scene with the DSP. Almost everything was using the DSP. I love how the Gnomes Dies cut out some of the characters and the mushroom house on the DSP! I also love how multicultural the gnomes are with different skin tones.

Tip: Don’t throw away any leftover sheets of the Wonderful Snowflakes once you have used all the snowflakes. I used a small die to cut the snowflakes that I used on my card. This gives the snowflakes an iridescent look.

For the snowbank, I used the rounded die from the Basic Borders Dies. The only stamping was the sentiment in Real Red on the snowbank making this a fun and easy card!

For embellishments, I used a scattering of Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems on the snowbank around the characters.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kindest Gnomes Bundle (159626), Basic Borders Dies (155558), Frosted Flurry Dies (159811)

Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084)

Paper: Basic White (159276), Pool Party (122924), Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper (159615)

Accessories: Wonderful Snowflakes (156340), Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems (159967), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Pool Party:
- 11” x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
Basic White:
- 1 ½” x 4 1/8”
Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper:
- 7/8” x 4 3/8” (2 pieces)
- 2 1/8” x 4 3/8” (snowflakes)
- Die cut 2 gnomes and Mushroom House

Close Up of Different Gnomes from the DSP

More Information on My Gnomeo Centre-Step Card:

Downloadable Centre-Step Template
To download a PDF of the Centre-Step Template, please click here or on the picture.

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A Magical Ever After Card

September 21, 2022 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing A Magical Ever After Card using Magical Wedding by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card.

The Details of My Card

Don’t you just love the mouse ears on these cuties! This stamp is so perfect for a magical wedding card! If you know anyone getting married at Disney, this stamp is for them!

I had fun colouring these cuties with my Copic markers. I decided to give the groom a light gray suit with darker trim on which I used Wink of Stella to give the trim a satin look. For the matching pops of red on the Bride and Groom, I used Star Dust Stickles to give them some sparkle. For the Bride, I went with the traditional white. The banner, I kept quite simple with white for the banner and white doves.

The background cathedral lace frame was perfect to set off these cuties! I popped it up from paper that had a Disney theme. You could use a more Disney themed piece, but I went with a black/white stripe with confetti on it. Very elegant!

I decided to add a cluster of embellishments at the bottom right side that consisted of some flowers, a black glimmer die cut Mickey balloon and a red glimmer die cut “love”. These all tied in the theme and colours perfectly! The only other embellishment was a scattering of rhinestones to add more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Groom
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E57/E43/E53
Suit: C5/C4/C2/C2
Suit Trim: C9/C7/C6/Clear Wink of Stella
Ears/Shoes: C9/C7/C6/C4
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32/Star Dust Stickles

Bride
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Dress/Veil/Shoes: C3/C1/0
Ears: C9/C7/C6/C4
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32/Star Dust Stickles
Bouquet: R39/R37/R35/R32/C3/C1//0/Y17/Y15/Y11/YG67/YG03

Banner
Just Married Part: C3/C1/0
Birds: C3/C1/0/YR04/YR02/YR01

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Card Recipe for A Magical Ever After Card:

Magical Wedding, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Value Pack Cards & Envelopes by Recollections, 5” x 6 ½”, Michaels
Magical Adventure 2, 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Doily Die-Cathedral Lace Frame, Cheery Lynn
Magical Balloons Dies, Stamp AnnieThing
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Mini Paper Flower Embellishments, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan & Cut
Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Magical Wedding by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Clockwork Anniversary Card

September 17, 2022 2 Comments

A card with a girl holding a pocket watch — My Clockwork Anniversary Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with My Clockwork Anniversary Card using the beautiful Steampunk Time digital stamp By Krista Smith Stamps for my 28^th wedding anniversary card for my Hubby.

My hubby loves anything steampunk and I found this awesome digital stamp by Krista Smith Stamps that I thought would make a beautiful card for him!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to colour her with my Copic markers in muted tones to match my paper and my grungy steampunk theme. I haven’t used this colour scheme before but was very happy with how it turned out! I went with black hair with blue underpainting to give her a hip edge. Another first for me to colour like this!

Using Blue marker to add to black hair — Underpainting B24 to Hair

Once I finished colouring her, I blended some ink along the edges of the paper to give it a distressed look. I also blended ink along the edges of the design paper and sentiment to make them more worn. The paper from Stamperia was perfect for my steampunk theme since it had that industrial look to it.

Of course, I had to add the pocket watch die since she is holding a pocket watch. I rubbed some Brushed Iron Wax on it, the gears, and mats to make them look worn and to bring out the details on them. This is my new favourite product, next to my Copic markers, of course!

You can never have too many gears on a steampunk card! So, I pulled out my Tim Holtz idea-ology gears, as well as another small silver gear that I had in my stash. I love how the silver gear had a heart for the centre of it instead of a circle! Perfect for an anniversary card!

Glossy accents were added to her pocket watch and Star Dust Stickles was added to the heart for the sentiment.

Using another trick that I like to implement, I coloured the rhinestones with my Copic markers to match my colours.

A simple sentiment with another heart says it all!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: B24/C7/C9/100
Leather Vest: E29/E39/E35
Dress: E18/E09/E08/E07
Stripes: E18/E09/E08/E07/C9/C7/C6
Gloves: C9/C7/C6/C3
Metal Bits: C7/C5/C3
Rhinestones: E09

Close Up of Girl — Close Up of Steampunk Time Stamp

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Card Recipe for My Clockwork Anniversary Card:

Steampunk Time, Krista Smith Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mechanical Sea World 8″ x 8″ Paper Pad, Stamperia
Mixed Essentials Industrial Collection Steampunk Dies, Sue Wilson Creative
5.5” Gear Border die, From My Stash
Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Ranger
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax – Brushed Iron, Prima Marketing
Various Gears, Idea-ology, Tim Holtz
VersaFine, Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger

Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”

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I have created several steampunk cards over the years for my hubby. Here are four of them that I have made.

Hope you like My Clockwork Anniversary Card using Steampunk Time by Krista Smith Stamps.

I am entering this card in the following challenge:
Passion For Markers – Week 658 Challenge – use your favourite tool/product or embellishment

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card

September 13, 2022 2 Comments

A School Girl with an apple — My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card using the digital stamp School Girl Avery by Paper Nest Dolls as my Design Team Inspiration Card.

The Details of My Card

I can’t believe that it’s September and the kiddos are back in school! Where did the summer go??

I had fun colouring Avery with my favourite product, my Copic markers, to match my Doodlebug paper! Look at those gorgeous curls! They were a blast to colour in a strawberry blond! I decided to give her a “Mad Men” look with black glasses, but the red and green make her look like the schoolgirl she is.

The Photo Play Notebook die was a recent purchase, and I knew it would be perfect for my mini slimline card! I couldn’t resist using the practice letters paper from Doodlebug. Who else remembers practicing their letters in school? The die cut flags in various Doodlebug paper were from the Photo Play Die set.

The circle tag with the apple was something I picked up a long time ago and thought it suited my theme. Of course, I had to thread some linen thread through the hole and tied it with a bow! I strategically placed the tag so that an apple on the flag beneath shows through the die cut apple on the tag.

Don’t you just love the shaker apple! It’s a sticker from Michael’s that I had in my stash waiting for a back-to-school card. The stars are Doodlebug Sprinkles that tied in my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Reds: R29/R27/R25/R22/C5
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blacks: C7/C5/C3
School Bag: E37/E35/E33/E31/R27/R22

Close Up of School girl — Close Up of School Girl Avery

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Card Recipe for My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card:

School Girl Avery, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
School Days, 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Notebook & Banners Etched Dies, Photo Play
Circle Tag with Apple Die, From My Stash
Apple Shaker Stickers, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
School Sprinkles Shapes, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger (on heart on bag)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (on glasses and apple)
Real Red and Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Digital Stamp Size: 4 ¼” Tall

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 6 ¼”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
School Girl Avery by Paper Nest Dolls!

I am entering this card in the following challenge:
Passion For Markers – Week 658 Challenge – use your favourite tool/product or embellishment

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happiest of Birthdays Card

September 8, 2022 Leave a comment

Birthday card with a girl waving a wand — My Happiest of Birthdays Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Happiest of Birthdays Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Twinkle Emily Bundle. She comes in PNG and JPG formats with 5 stamps:

I used Twinkle Emily Left for my card in JPG format.

The Details of My Card

For my mini slimline card, I decided to colour Emily in bright bonny colours with my Copic markers to match the DSP. Nothing says “Happy” like these colours!

I love how Emily is dancing with her birthday wand! So, I used a die that shows movement like she is casting a birthday wish for happiness on the recipient’s birthday!

Next, I used my new favourite dies that create a tag that can also be used on a mini slimline card! These Photo Play dies create a lot of wonderful layering opportunities!

I used my trick of colouring rhinestones to match my colouring to add some sparkle. Star Dust Stickles was added to the star on the wand and her pompoms. While Clear Wink of Stella was added to the flower on her hat.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: R08/YR15/YR07/Y21
Blues: BG09/BG05/BG01/BG000
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Yellows: Y38/Y19/Y15/Y11
Rhinestones: BG09/YG67/Y38

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Card Recipe for My Happiest of Birthdays Card:

Twinkle Emily Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Charming Sentiments Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Sentiment Silhouettes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
#6 Bracket & Tag Dies, Photo Play
Ribbon Circle Swirl Die, from my Stash (might be Memory Box)
Melon Mambo Scallop Dot Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Basic White Card Stock

Finished card size: 3.5” x 6.25”

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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
Twinkle Emily Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie