December, 2024 - Stamp With Laurie

Peace & Joy Christmas Card

December 20, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Peace & Joy Christmas Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Molly Cutie from the Molly Winter Bundle. This Bundle includes 4 digital stamps:

Molly’s Winter Friends
Molly’s Joy
Molly Cutie
Molly Cutie Without Birdie

The Details of My Peace & Joy Christmas Card

I checked and this was my fourth time colouring different variations of this stamp! Lol! It is obviously one of my favourites of Conie Fong! The other three were before I was on Conie’s Design Team, and I will include them at the end of this post.

For my card, I had this gorgeous Merry Little Christmas Paper Collection by Paper Rose. So, I decided to use the piece that had the cardinal on it since I coloured the birdie as a cardinal this time. I also used the paper for the sentiment banner with the wood and Christmas word tickets.

The sentiment was foil embossed in gold with my laminator and gold foil. This is something that I have discovered recently and plan to do more often! So fun! I backed the foiled sentiment with a stitched circle from the red paper in the Collection. Tip: I die cut it out of the centre of the red mat that is behind my floral piece. Since you do not see it, it saved on paper.

The poinsettias were hand punched and assembled with gold glitter dots to mirror the poinsettia in the paper.

I had some punched glittery snowflakes on my desk from another card. So, I added them for interest.

Finally, for sparkle, I added some red rhinestones around her, as well as Star Dust Stickles to Molly’s and the bird’s pompoms. Clear Star gelly roll was added to the flowers on her dress with white gelly roll added to the polka dots on her scarf and gold gelly roll to her buttons. Glossy Accents was added to the berries that the birdie is carrying. You can never have too much sparkle on a Christmas card! Lol!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Greens: BG99/BG96/BG93
Whites: C3/C1/0
Yellows: YR16

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Card Recipe for My Peace & Joy Christmas Card:

Molly Winter Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Merry Little Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Collection, Paper Rose
White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Sentiment, Sassy LLC
2” Layering Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box
1 ¾” Circle Punch, Stampin” Up!
Gold Foil, My Stash
Laminator
Laser Printer
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!

Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”

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Little girl with a snowman — Molly’s Winter Friends

Christmas card with the same girl and bird — Molly Cutie

Another Christmas card with the same girl — Molly Cutie

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Molly Cutie from Molly Winter Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Celebrate Christmas Card

December 16, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Celebrate Christmas Card using the Warms My Heart Stamp Set and the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Celebrate Christmas Card

My card was for a swap with other demonstrators, and I thought it would be fun to pull out my Blends to colour the wreath girl from the Warms My Heart Stamp Set. I was inspired by the card with the pumpkin girl that was in the Mini Catalogue, but I made it my own by changing it up and using only the dies.

For my card, I coloured the girl with colours that I pulled from the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper that I used for one of the panels. I made two versions of the card depending on what DSP I had available.

Two Christmas cards with different papers behind the girl holding the wreath — My Different Version of the Card

For the sentiment, I pulled out the Christmas Labels Bundle and stamped it in Poppy Parade to match the card stock.

To add some interest to the background, I embossed the Old Olive card stock with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.

As a finishing touch to my card, I used my Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend to colour some Rhinestone Basic Jewels and added them to my card.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Warms My Heart Stamp Set (164267), Wildflower Designs Dies (163333), Christmas Labels Bundle (164101)

Inks: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Pretty Peacock (150880), Old Olive (100702), Poppy Parade (119793), Sentimental Christmas 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164209)

Accessories: Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (164049), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161676), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154958), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161674), Medium Light Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (159463), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Girl holding wreath — Close Up of Girl

Measurements:

Thick Basic White:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Old Olive:
- 5 ¼” x 3 ¾”
Pretty Peacock:
- 4” x 4 ½”
- 2” x 3”
Poppy Parade:
- 5” x 3 ½”
Basic White:
- Scrap for Sentiment
Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper:
- 4 ½” x 3”

More Information on My Celebrate Christmas Card

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You will find the items listed above in my online store.

Christmas Nests Alternative Cards

December 6, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Christmas Nests Alternative Cards using the Nests of Christmas October 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I had a lot of fun playing with this kit and came up with 4 alternative cards with one being a fun shaker card.

But, first, here are the two three panel cards that the kit makes. Perfect for this time of year!

Nests of Christmas October 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit - the two cards that the kit makes with birds on them — Nests of Christmas October 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit

The Details of My Christmas Nests Alternative Cards

My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 1

For my first alternative card, I decided to use the leftover punched out arch insert…don’t want to waste anything! Lol! I used a Costal Cabana card base with a Basic White mat that I embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to add interest.

Next, I die cut “merry” with the add on Merry Tags & More Dies. This was adhered to the stamped sentiment. I cut one of the ribbons in half and added it to one side of the sentiment.

Everything was adhered to the arch with a scattering of White Loose Snowflakes on the background.

My Cardinal Card: Card 1

For my second alternative card using the Nests of Christmas October 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I again used another leftover insert piece for the background of my cardinal.

I added a Real Red card base with a Basic White mat that I again embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to add interest.

For embellishments, I added the other half of the cut ribbon and more White Loose Snowflakes on the background.

My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 2

For my next alternative card, I cut down one of the beautiful envelopes that come in the kit. Then, I embossed it with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder. I added the die cut “merry” to it.

For embellishments, I again cut one of the ribbons in half and added it to the birds. A scattering of red rhinestones around the sentiment tie in the colours.

My Cardinal Card: Card 2

For my final alternative card, I decided to make a fun shaker card by trimming off one of the panels and used that to add a Window Sheet in the opening!

For my shaker bits, I used White Loose Snowflakes and some retired Loose Silver Sequins.

Next, I added “merry” and the other half of the ribbon to the stamped sentiment.

More Information on My Christmas Nest Alternative Cards

For more of my Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin Alternative cards, please click here.

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

Warm Winter Wishes Card

December 5, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Warm Winter Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sally and Little Squirrel.

The Details of My Warm Winter Wishes Card

This stamp was one of the first stamps by Conie Fong Art & Design that I bought! I just loved Sally with her little friend, and I knew that I wanted to colour her with some of my favourite Copic marker combos!

I had this gorgeous Ciao Bella Paper that I thought would be a perfect background for her! So, I decided to make a slimline card that would show as much of the wintery scene as possible including the house.

To tie in the pinks, I went with some Rose Red card stock on which I layered vellum with silver foiled snowflakes to tie in the wintery feeling of my card.

For my sentiment cluster, I layered several flags with the different papers that I used on my card. A wooden snowflake and some linen thread add to the rustic feel of my wintery scene.

Finally, for sparkle, I added some Balmy Blue punched snowflakes to my scene, as well as Star Dust Stickles to Sally’s hat’s pompom and the snow that she is standing on. Clear Wink of Stella was used on the flower on her hat and Clear Star to the polka dots on her scarf.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair/Tree Trunk: E49/E47/E44/E43
Blues: B97/B95/B93/B91
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Light Browns: E49/E42/E41/E40
Squirrel: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42/E41
Snow: B000/B0000/0/Star Dust Stickles

Close Up of girl holding tree and squirrel — Close Up of Sally and Little Squirrel

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Card Recipe for My Warm Winter Wishes Card:

Sally and Little Squirrel, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Winter Journey 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella Paper
Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Holiday Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Stampin’ Up!
Dotted Slimline Dies, Studio Katia
Simple Strips – Christmas, Taylored Expressions
Simple Strips Dies, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad, Tsukineko
Stylish Shaped Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Snowflake, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Rose Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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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 Sally and Little Squirrel for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie