Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy Easter Bunny Card using the Easter Bunny Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Cards
For my cards, I thought it would be fun to create a scene with the Easter Bunny peeking through the leaves from the Around the Bend Dies as he’s hiding his Easter eggs!
The Into the Clouds Embossing Folder created the perfect sky for my scene with a die cut white cloud adding some interest.
I decided to use the Parakeet Party In Color DSP as my grass and leaves using the Around the Bend Die. A scattering of die cut flowers were used to add colour and highlight the sentiment which was die cut from the Pretty Pillowbox Dies.
The bunny was stamped in black on Basic White showing that you don’t always need to color it to make it stand out.
A couple of Brass Butterflies were added to complete my scene.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Easter Bunny Stamp Set (160272), Around the Bend Dies (160649), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336), Pretty Pillow Box Dies (156321)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Balmy Blue (147105)
Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Balmy Blue (146982), Basic White (159276), Flirty Flamingo (141416), Petal Pink (146985), In Color 2022–2024 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (159253)
Accessories: Brushed Brass Butterflies (158136), Into the Clouds Embossing Folder (159171), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of the Easter Bunny Stamp
Measurements:
Basic White Thick:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Balmy Blue:
4” x 5 ¼”
Basic White (3 pieces):
2 ¼” x 2-1/8”
2” x 1 ¼”
Scrap for sentiment
Flirty Flamingo:
Scrap
Petal Pink:
Scrap
In Color 2022–2024 Designer Series Paper:
5 ¼” x 3 ½”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Life’s Too Short Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using theCake Chef Gnome Bundle.
This Bundle includes 4 images:
Image 1: Rose Cake
Image 2: Star Cake
Image 3: Cake Chef Gnome – Rose Version
Image 4: Cake Chef Gnome – Star Version
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to use the Rose Cake Versions on my slimline card. I coloured the images with my Copic markers, especially making sure that the cakes match.
The Picket Fences dies allow for so many different possibilities! I decided to go with the three circles and have the gnome popping out of one, the sentiment in another and the other cake in the third circle.
I went with some DSP that had a baker and cakes on it to match my theme. The DSP is very neutral so that my colouring and sentiment popped.
I loved the fun sentiment! Once I coloured with my markers the “CAKE” part of the sentiment in an ombre look, I used Star Dust Stickles on it to add some sparkle. Star Dust Stickles was also added to the roses on the cakes.
Some die cut roses were added to my card to brighten it up and tie in the roses on the cake.
The finishing touch was a scattering of Red Rhinestones.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Friends Forever Cards using the Abigail Rose Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! with two different backgrounds.
I was honoured to be asked to present my colouring with Stampin’ Blends at a Playdate for fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. I presented my colouring several times so that I had enough roses to create multiple cards. I have included links to some videos at the end of this post that cover my colouring techniques, as well as the card that I used as my swap for the event.
The Details of My Cards
I had a lot of fun using my Stampin’ Blends to colour the rose from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set!
Card with Timeworn Type Embossing Folder
Both of my cards have the same layout. The only difference is that I used the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder for one and the Dots & Spots Die for the other card with the Petal Pink card stock. Which do you like best?
Card with Spots & Dots Die
I decided to go with the journaling paper from the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper since I didn’t want too much to detract from my focal point, but it still added interest. I used the largest stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies for my other piece of DSP. Since this pattern was a darker tone-on-tone, it made the coloured piece really pop without a lot of distraction.
The sentiment was heat embossed in white on Old Olive card stock and then fussy cut out with my Paper Snips.
A Petal Pink die cut floral piece was added behind the focal point adding interest to the journaling paper and balancing out the sentiment.
The Natural Finish Ribbon ran the width of the card grounding the focal point while adding interest. A scattering of Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels added sparkle to the card.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Abigail Rose Suite Collection (159052), Dots & Spots Dies (159164), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark ink (102283)
Paper: Very Vanilla Thick (144237), Petal Pink (146985), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702), Abigail Rose 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (in Suite)
Accessories: Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (151193), Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (156505), Natural Finish Ribbon (in Suite), Paper Snips (103579), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Heat Tool (129053), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Hello Crafty Friends! Welcome Spring! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Hello Springtime! as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Watering Can Gnome from theGnome Set. There are ten images in the set including:
Shears Gnome
Tulip Gnome
Shovel Gnome
Watering Can Gnome
Bird Bath
Tulips
Daises
Mushroom with Butterfly
Wheelbarrow
Gnome Home
Since today is the First Day of Spring, I thought I would create a Spring card with tulips blooming, birds singing and butterflies fluttering! For my card, I decided to create a scene using several stamps from the Gnome Set.
The Details of My Card
I used Microsoft Word to layout my carefully planned scene so that when I added the Watering Can Gnome, she wouldn’t block any of the other images. I printed and coloured her with my Copic markers separately so that I could add some depth to my scene.
Once everything was coloured, I used the different sizes of the Blending Brushes by Picket Fence and a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps cloud stencil to create my sky around the coloured images. It’s nice that the blending brushes come in different sizes! The smaller ones allowed me to get into areas close to the coloured images without having to mask them.
Tip: Use parts of digital stamps, like the birds from the birdbath, instead of the whole stamp to create interest.
For the grass, I wanted a straight part where the flowers were and then a hill to add interest. So, for the straight piece, I used the largest Small Mini Slimline Stackables Die to get the stitching along the top. The hill was from the Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies by Lawn Fawn. To create dimension and differentiate the two pieces of grass, I used dimensionals.
Tip: use your slimline dies for more than just slimline cards.
I tucked my coloured gnome into the hill part of the grass but added dimensionals behind her to give depth to my scene.
I added die cut stitched clouds to match the stitching on the grass. The sentiment was printed out on my computer and them die cut with another stitched die.
Clear Wink of Stella was added to the wings of the butterflies and Glossy Accents to her watering can. A scattering of yellow resin flowers in the grass added to my Spring theme.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Easter Bunny Trio Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the New Release Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle.
This Bundle includes 4 images:
Title 1: Easter Rabbit Trio
Title 2: Rabbit Holding Egg
Title 3: Rabbit Holding Daffodil
Title 4: Rabbit Holding Carrot
The Details of My Card
For my card, I thought I would create a fun Centre-Step card (downloadable template at end of post) with these three cuties on it! The bunnies come as individual images, but if you get the PNG versions, you can use Microsoft Word to place them together like I did. I made the Egg Bunny larger than the other two since he is in front of the other two.
Once I printed them out, I coloured them with my Copic markers. I decided to colour them in different colours since bunnies come in all sorts of colours and to distinguish them from each other. I coloured the Easter egg to match the purple paper with yellow to match the daffodil and orange to match the carrot. You could say that the Easter egg tied up my colour scheme in a bow.
Side View of Easel Card
I went with soft pastels of purples, yellows, and greens for my paper choices since they are the perfect Easter colors! The Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine tied in a bow behind my cuties added some interest to the yellow base. The sentiment piece was die cut with a 3” stitched circle die on the yellow paper from the Welcome Easter Paper Pad by Echo Park. The die cut sentiment was glued directly to the circle.
I used Clear Wink of Stella on the Easter egg to make it sparkle. A scattering of sequins was added to give even more sparkle.
Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Spring Gnomes 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Beverly Eden, The Artists’ Collection, The Paper Boutique Welcome Easter 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. 3” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box Happy Easter Dies, From my Stash! Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Up! Sequins, From my Stash! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin Up! Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up! Basic White, Highland Heather, and Pear Pizzaz Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
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Downloadable Centre-Step Template To download a PDF of the Centre-Step Template, please click here or on the picture.
Centre-Step Card Template
Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Oh, Happy Day Cards using the Rain or Shine Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I created two shaker cards. One was for a swap of the Mini Catalogue and the other was a faux-shaker card. Same design, but with different ways to make a shaker card.
The Details of My Cards
I had a lot of fun colouring this cute rabbit with my Stampin’ Blends! I coloured him with two different coloured shirts depending on the card. Once I finished colouring him, I die cut him out. Even though the bunny is splashing in a puddle on the stamp, the die just cuts him out making him more versatile. So, I decided that since he is bouncing with happiness that I would have him flying a kite.
My Swap Card Details
For my swap card, I made a traditional shaker card and used the kite die for my shaker part. Those Daisy Embellishments are so cute and perfect for a shaker! I backed my shaker part with a little DSP to add some visual interest.
My Swap Card
To get the placement of the kite, I placed my die cut bunny and DSP circle and the Balmy Blue where I wanted them and then positioned my kite die. Using a post-it note, I secured the DSP, and the kite die to the Balmy Blue and then ran it through my die cutting machine. Once that was done, I pulled part the pieces and embossed the Balmy Blue piece with the Into the Clouds Embossing Folder.
For the shaker part, I used a piece of window sheet that I adhered to the back of the Balmy Blue over the kite opening. Next, I used the foam adhesive strips and manipulated them around my kite. These strips are perfect for a shaker card and so easy to use!
Tip
Once the adhesive strip is down, rub the embossing buddy that comes in the Embossing Additions Tool Kit along the edges. This will help with static and keeps the shaker pieces from sticking to the adhesive.
Close Up of Rabbit
Next, I added my shaker elements to the centre of the window sheet on the back. I removed the backing from the adhesive strip and secured the DSP over top. I added more strips to add dimension around the edges of the Balmy Blue so that the card would keep its shape. This part is adhered to the Old Olive card base.
Once that was done, it was just a matter of adhering all the elements in place. A Whisper White bow was added as the tail of the kite. A few daises were added to the sentiment and one beside the tree stump.
Faux Shaker Card Details
A faux shaker card is super easy to make and so fun! For my Faux Shaker Card, I embossed the Balmy Blue and adhered it to the Old Olive mat. Next, I adhered the DSP circle, the stump and one of the clouds to the Balmy Blue.
Faux Shaker Card
Taking a Medium clear envelope, I slid this piece into it. I added my daisy shaker elements to the front on the envelope and sealed it. Using liquid glue, I adhered the envelope to the Thick Basic White card base.
Next, I added the sentiment and the kite with liquid glue to the front on my card. The bunny and the remaining clouds are popped up. A few daisies were added to the sentiment. Easy peasy!
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Rain or Shine Suite Collection (160556), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Balmy Blue (147105)
Paper: Old Olive (100702), Balmy Blue (146982), Crumb Cake (120953), Basic White (159276), Basic White Thick (159229), Rain or Shine Specialty Designer Series Paper (in Suite), Window Sheets (142314)
Accessories: Loose Daisy Embellishments (in Suite), Into the Clouds Embossing Folder (159171), Whisper White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154830), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154884), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Clear Medium Envelopes (102619), Bone Folder (102300), Foam Adhesive Strips (141825), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Post-It Note
Close Up of Rabbit on Faux Shaker Card
Measurements:
Old Olive:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼” (card base for shaker)
Or 5 ½” x 4 ¼” (card front for faux shaker)
Thick Basic White:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼” (card base for faux shaker)
Balmy Blue:
4” x 5 ¼”
Crumb Cake:
1-3/8” x 7/8”
Basic White (3 pieces):
1-7/8” x 2-3/8” (Rabbit)
1-7/8” x 1-7/8” (Circle)
2 ½” x 2” (Clouds)
Rain or Shine Specialty Designer Series Paper:
2 ¾” x 2 ¾” (Circle)
2-7/8” x 1 ¾” (Kite for Faux Shaker)
2” x 3” (For shaker under kite)
Window Sheet:
2” x 3”
More Information on My Oh, Happy Day Cards:
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection 80’s Girl Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.
Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to go with the bright neon colours of the 80’s. I usually don’t use these colours, but it was fun to go outside my comfort zone! I even used Copic markers that I haven’t used before! This might be dating me, but do you remember leg warmers and “Gag me with a Spoon” (said with my best Valley Girl voice)? Lol!
Doodlebug paper is always so bright and colourful that I decided to go with the Hey Cupcake paper. Perfect for my birthday theme in these bright colours! I also wanted a bright neon green and went with a piece of Parakeet Party DSP.
The Framed Florets Dies gave me a perfect backdrop for Ellie and I couldn’t resist using the bright pink sprinkles paper behind her to make her pop.
The sentiment was printed out on my computer. I used a fun script called Mystical Woods Smooth Script at 12pt which I cut apart so that I could run it beside Ellie. I popped up “Like”, TOTALLY” and “birthday” to give visual interest and to highlight these words since they are what my card is all about!
To add to the birthday theme, I added a banner that was die cut from the Doodlebug paper.
I found some bright sequins in my stash that went beautifully with my bright neon colours. Star Dust Stickles was added to the heart on her top, her earrings and the accents on her bow.
Card Recipe for My Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday Card
Decade Collection 80’s Girl Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Hey Cupcake 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc. Butterfly Kisses 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Framed Florets Dies, Stampin’ Up! Flag Banner Dies, from my Stash Sequins, from my Stash Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Polished Pink and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
Stamp Size: 4”
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My Other Cards in the Decade Collection
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share My Galaxy Part II Card using the Galactic Fighter and the Galactic Sidekicks Stamp Sets by Kindred Stamps!
A friend of mine asked for me to create a custom Star Wars Valentine card for her Hubby who is a huge Star Wars fan! So, I made two for her selection. I showed the platform card that she picked, but here is the other card that I made. Since she picked the other card, I gave this one to my Hubby instead.
The Details of My Card
I thought a big heart with Hans Solo in it would be a fun Valentine card or even an anniversary card! So, I die cut a heart from the Whimsy Nebula paper that had reds in it. The white scallop border is just the back of the Nebula paper, but it added a nice contrast to the Nebula.
Since it was a Valentine card, you can never have too many hearts! So, I added die cut white hearts on top of embossed pink hearts for the background! The only embellishments were resin hearts on the nebula paper surrounding Hans Solo.
My Other Cards
I also had so much fun colouring these stamps that I made two other cards using the Stampin’ Up! January Paper Pumpkin Key to my Heart. I had just made a few of the cards from the Paper Pumpkin Kit and it was sitting on my desk. So, it was easy enough to add the characters to the cards and use the sentiments from the Galactic Sidekicks Stamp Set.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share My Galaxy Platform Card using the Galactic Fighter and the Galactic Sidekicks Stamp Sets by Kindred Stamps!
A friend of mine asked for me to create a custom Star Wars Valentine card for her Hubby who is a huge Star Wars fan! As you might know, I have many different Star Wars stamps, but I decided to use Kindred Stamps since I just received them recently and their stamps are the right size for platform cards!
I had fun making another platform card for my brother’s birthday (I will link to it at the end of this post) that I decided to make one as an option from which my friend could choose. I also made a regular A2 card as another possibility and will post that another day.
The Details of My Card
My friend asked for Leia, Hans Solo and R2D2. So, I coloured them with my Copic markers in their traditional colours. When I showed her the stamp set, she loved the sentiment “I’ve searched the galaxy for you”.
I thought it would be fun for the platform to represent the Millennium Falcon’s bridge. So, I used the Foundry Embossing Folder to emboss the Basic Black die cut that wrapped around the card. Next, I rubbed Brushed Iron Wax to make all the details stand out. Perfect for a look of metal that had been cobbled together since the ship had been battered together so many times. Lol! I made the base Basic Gray like a metal floor and used the stitched rectangle die from the Add On to create stability for the pop-up characters.
Since this was supposed to be the Millennium Falcon’s bridge, I used a pretty Nebula paper from Whimsy Stamps for the windows behind R2D2.
The Stamp AnnieThing Galactic paper had the perfect Valentine theme with the word LOVE against a galaxy of twinkling stars. And it matched my Nebula paper!
I added a few red resin hearts to the sentiment but forgot to take another photo. So, you will just have to imagine that! Lol!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Hello Little One Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Goodnight Benji Bundle.
This Bundle includes 5 images:
Title 1: Goodnight Benji
Title 2: I Love You To The Moon And Back V1 Sentiment
Title 3: Love You To The Moon And Back V2 Sentiment
Title 4: Sweet Dreams Sentiment
Title 5: Hello Little One Sentiment
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline card with this cutie on it. I love how Benji is just hanging out sleeping on his cloud! I coloured him with my Copic markers as a boy, but you can make a girl card or even gender neutral. It’s always good to have a stash of baby cards!
The Pebbles paper that I used had clouds and star constellations in very soft muted colours. Perfect for a baby card!
I decided to use the same scallop mini slimline die for all my pieces including the cloud paper and all 4 layers of clouds.
The stitched cloud dies created a wonderfully fluffy night sky. To frame Benji, I added clouds above and below him with the sentiment on the bottom cloud. Since it is a night sky, I added some star sprinkles around the sentiment.
To add sparkle to the moon and stars, I used Clear Wink of Stella on them.
Goodnight Benji Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Special Delivery 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Pebbles Stitched Cloud Edges Die-namics, My Favorite Things Petite Scallop Mini Slim Stacklets, Taylored Expressions Halloween Night Shape Sprinkles, Doodlebug Designs Inc. Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 3 ½” x 6”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Goodnight Benji Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!
