Thankful Grateful Blessed Card

Thankful Grateful Blessed Card - Thanksgiving card with a Turkey holding a pie.
Thankful Grateful Blessed Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Thankful Grateful Blessed Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Turkey with Pie from the new release Turkey Bundle. This Bundle includes 14 images:

  • Title 1 & 2: Turkey with Pie JPG/PNG
  • Title 3 & 4: Turkey with Gift JPG/PNG
  • Title 5 & 6: Turkey Walking JPG/PNG
  • Title 9 & 10: Turkey Christmas Tree JPG/PNG
  • Title 11 & 12: Turkey Candy Cane JPG/PNG
  • Title 13 & 14: Tukey in Gift Box JPG/PNG

The Details of My Thankful Grateful Blessed Card

The Canadian Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away. So, I decided that the Turkey with Pie would be perfect for my Thanksgiving card! Love this kooky turkey with his big buggy eyes and his Thanksgiving pie! Lol!

This was the first time for me to colour a turkey! So, I had to look online and do some research with the colours. Once, I had an idea, I coloured my turkey with my Copic Markers.

For my mini slimline card, I just bought the Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collector’s Essential Kit by Simple Stories and decided to use that for my card. It had everything that I needed including sentiments and chipboard embellishments!

The Bracket/Speech Bubble Dies by Photo Play make it easy to create a fun mini slimline card.

The finishing touch was to add some Red Rhinestones for sparkle and Glossy Accents to his eyes, beak and feet.

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Copic Markers:

Turkey Body: E35/E33/E31
Tail Feathers: E29/E27/E25/E23/E18/E17/E15
Beak/Feet: YR16/YR04/Y38/Y35
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Eyes: C3/C0/0
Pie: E33/E31/E30/R39/R37/R35

Close Up of Turkey with Pie
Close Up of Turkey with Pie

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Card Recipe for My Thankful Grateful Blessed Card

Turkey Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
12” x 12” Paper Pack, Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze, Simple Stories
12” x 12” Basics Kit, Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze, Simple Stories
Sentiment Pack, Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze, Simple Stories
Simple Pages Paper Pack, Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze, Simple Stories
Ephemera Pack, Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze, Simple Stories
Chipboard Stickers, Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze, Simple Stories
Decorative Brads, Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze, Simple Stories
Bracket/Speech Bubble Etched Metal Dies, Photo Play
Red Rhinestones, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger

Finished card size: 6 ¼” 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 Turkey Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy Together Card 

My Happy Together Card - an anniversary card with animal characters in scenes
My Happy Together Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share My Happy Together Card using the Sherwood Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! This week was my wedding anniversary! So, I decided to create an anniversary card with these cuties for my Hubby! Robin Hood is his favourite Disney movie and can quote most of it! Lol! I just knew he would get a kick out of my card!

The Details of My Happy Together Card

For my card, I wanted to include all the characters on his card. So, I went with a fun fold that is like a z-fold where each panels shows a different scene ending with a card as the last panel. I have included a video at the end to show it in action.

But first, I coloured all the characters with my Copic markers and cut them out with my Brother Scan n’ Cut. Once that was done, I built my booklet with the front page being full size so that I could use the lovely leafy arch die cut and the gorgeous Meandering Meadows DSP. Perfect for my Sherwood Forest scene!

Front Cover of Card with a male and female fox in a forest
Front Cover of Card

Next, was to decorate the inside panels. Again, I used the Meandering Meadows DSP to create my scenes. I used a forest one for the bear and hen and one with a path for my castle scene. The castle was built using the Build A Castle Die Set by Whimsy Stamps. This allowed me to create a size that would fit my card. I brushed Gray Granite Ink to the edges of my die cuts to give them dimension.

Inside Panels of Card
Inside Panels of Card

To add to the forest theme, I added some wood DSP the bottom of my inside panels. I even decorated the back of my panels with more DSP to hide my seams and to finish them off.

Back Panels of Card
Back Panels of Card

Since the card was so bulky already, the only embellishments I added were a scattering of Adhesive-Backed Birds throughout the booklet.

I used four sentiments from retired Stampin’ Up! stamp sets to complete my card.

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Copic Markers:

Boy Fox
Fur: E18/E09/YR27/YR16/E43/E42/E41
Nose: C5/C3
Outfit: G99/G94/G21
Leathers: E37/E35/E33
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Arrow Head: C5/Glossy Accents

Boy Fox and Girl Fox
Close Up of Boy Fox and Girl Fox

Girl Fox
Fur
: E18/E09/YR27/YR16/E43/E42/E41
Nose: C5/C3
Dress/Head Dress: V17/V15/V12/R85/R83/R81
Veil: V01/V000/R81/Clear Wink of Stella
Blue Stone: B16/B23/Glossy Accents

Bear
Fur
: E37/E35/E33/E31
Nose: C5/C3
Outfit
: G99/G94/G21
Red Feather: R27/R24/R22

Close Up of Bear and Hen
Close Up of Bear and Hen

Hen
Feathers
: C3/C1/0
Beak/Feet: YR27/YR16
Wattles/Tongue: R27/R24/R22
Outfit: B18/B23/B16/B21

Snake
Scales
: Y28/Y26/Y23/Y21
Cape/Hat: E09/YR27
Tongue: R27/R22
Blue Feather: B16/B23

Close Up of Snake, Lion and Wolf
Close Up of Snake, Lion and Wolf

Lion
Fur
: E35/E33/E31
Nose: C5/C3
Outfit: R29/R27/R24/C3/C1/0/B23/B21
Crown: Y28/Y26/Y21/Y15
Crown Jewels: B23/B21/R29/R24/G94/G21/Glossy Accents

Wolf
Fur
: N5/N4/N3/N1
Nose: C5/C3
Outfit: E18/E09/YR27/YR16/ V17/V15/V12/ V01/V000
Sheriff Star/Medal: Y15/Y21/Glossy Accents

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Card Recipe for My Happy Together Card:

Sherwood, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Country Woods Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Delicate Forest Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Build A Castle Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Gray Granite Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan n’ Cut
Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds, Stampin’ Up!
A Dozen Thoughts Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Celebrating You Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Forever Blossoms Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Garden Green, Balmy Blue, Gray Granite, and Fresh Fresia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

My Happy Together Card

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For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

For more of my Kindred Stamps cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Happy Together Card using the
Sherwood Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

A Purr-Fect Day Card

A Purr-Fect Day Card - a card with a girl holding a cat
A Purr-Fect Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing A Purr-Fect Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Sophie and Kitty/Puppy Bundle. This Bundle includes 8 images:

  • 1 and 2: Sophie and Kitty V1 (with flowers on dress) (JPG and PNG format)
  • 3 and 4: Sophie and Kitty V2 (without flowers on dress) (JPG and PNG format)
  • 5 and 6: Sophie and Puppy V1 (with flowers on dress) (JPG and PNG format)
  • 7 and 8: Sophie and Puppy V2 (without flowers on dress) (JPG and PNG format)

The Details of A Purr-Fect Day Card

This week was the birthday of my Stampin’ Up! Guru who also loves to colour. Her name is Sofi and loves cats! So, I couldn’t resist creating a card with Sophie and her kitty! Sophie also comes with a puppy version if you are not a cat person! I created a card with the puppy version a few years ago and will post it at the end.

I love this sweet image by Conie Fong and had fun colouring it with my Copic markers to match the Belle Fleur papers by Photo Play. Then, I added Wink of Stella to her hair bow and blue trim since you must have sparkle on a birthday card! Lol!

I found this delicate doily in my stash and thought it gave her a perfect backdrop against the die cut green layer. Next, I layered the ribbon swirl so that it seemed to be emerging from behind the green layer. I love that look!

The finishing touch was to add some of my favourite punched hydrangea flowers with pearls around my sentiment and the ribbon swirl.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: W8/W7/W5/W3
Pinks: R89/R85/R83/R81
Blues: BG13/BG11/BG10
Kitty: W3/W2/W0/0/R20

Close Up pf Sophie and Kitty
Close Up pf Sophie and Kitty

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Card Recipe for A Purr-Fect Day Card

Sophie and Kitty/Puppy Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Belle Fleur 12” x 12” Collection Pack, Photo Play
Lace Doillies, Stampin’ Up!
Scallop Contour Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Ribbon Swirl Die, From my Stash (might be Memory Box)
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Hydrangea Punch 3 in 1 Flowers Trio Flower, Martha Stewart EK Success
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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Here is my other card using the puppy version. For more information on it, please click here.

My Design Team Card
My Just Saying Hello Card

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Sophie and Kitty/Puppy Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Hello Sweet Friend Card

Hello Sweet Friend Card - a card with a rabbit and butterfly sitting on a mushroom
Hello Sweet Friend Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Hello Sweet Friend Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Hello Little Friend Bundle. This Bundle includes 5 images:

  • Title 1: Hello Little Friend JPG format only
  • Titles 2, 3: Mushrooms JPG/PNG format
  • Titles 4, 5: Sentiment: Hello Sweet Friend PNG/JPG format

The Details of My Hello Sweet Friend Card

I love this sweet image by Conie Fong and had fun colouring it with my Copic markers. Then, I added Wink of Stella to the butterfly wings to make them shimmer.

Since the scene was so large, I decided to use it for most of my card front with only a few die cuts as accents. So, I had the Mini Fanciful Flourish overlapping my main focal point as if nature is cradling the scene. A vellum die cut butterfly was the other accent that I added to mirror the butterfly in the scene.

For my papers, I went with some DSP from my stash that had a mushroom theme. Perfect for my scene.

The finishing touch was to add some Red Rhinestones for sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Rabbit: W5/W3/W1/RV00
Mushrooms: R59/R29/R27/R24/R22/E44/E43/E41
Butterfly Body: C7/C5/C3/C1/0/RV00/RV34/R83/R81
Butterfly Wings: R83/R81/RV00/Y11/Y15/Y17/E13/Clear Wink of Stella
Flower: RV34/R83/R81/RV00/E13/Y15/Y17/ G94/YG63/YG13
Grass: G94/YG63/YG13
Sky: B0000/B000

Close Up of Scene
Close Up of Scene

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Card Recipe for My Hello Sweet Friend Card

Hello Little Friend Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Vellum, Stampin’ Up!
Layering Stitched Circle Dies, Memory Box
Mini Fanciful Flourish, Cheery Lynn Designs
Brilliant Wings Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestones, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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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 Hello Little Friend Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Panda Lotus Card

My Panda Lotus Card - a card with a Panda sleeping in a lotus flower
My Panda Lotus Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Panda Lotus Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Panda Bundle. This Bundle includes 12 images in JPG & PNG format:

  • Title 1 & 2: Lotus Panda
  • Title 3 & 4: Bamboo Panda 1
  • Title 5 & 6: Bamboo Panda 1 Without Background
  • Title 7 & 8: Bamboo Panda 2
  • Title 9 & 10: Bamboo Panda 2 Without Background
  • Title 11 & 12: Bamboo Panda 3

The Details of My Panda Lotus Card

For my card, I went looking to see what I had in my stash that would fit a lotus flower and low and behold, I found an old Paper Pumpkin Kit that I didn’t finish! Lol

But first, I coloured my image with my Copic markers and decided to add a bright lotus flower to make the image pop from the background.

Next, I heat embossed in white the sentiment and added a Bubble Bath mat to make it stand out.

The Kit came with some clear resin dots that I added to my lily pad and around my focal point.

The finishing touch was to add some Dragonfly Trinkets. Perfect for a lily pond!

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Copic Markers:

Panda Black: C7/C5/C4
Panda White: C3/C1/C0/0
Ears: RV02/RV00/C1
Feet: RV02/RV00
Lotus Flower: RV66/RV63/RV52
Lily Pad: YG67/GY63/YG03

Close Up of Panda in lotus
Close Up of Lotus Panda

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Card Recipe for My Panda Lotus Card

Panda Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Meaningful Flowers August 2023 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan N’ Cut
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Embossing Additions Tool Kit, Stampin’ Up!
Dragonfly Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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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 Panda Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

True North Canada Card

True North Canada Card - a Happy Canada Day Card with a girl, beaver and boy on it.
True North Canada Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Canada Day! It’s Laurie here to share my True North Canada Card using the True North Strong & Free Stamp Set by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. 

The Details of My True North Canada Card

For my card, I had a lot of fun colouring with my Copic Markers the beaver, the leaves and these cuties. In fact, I coloured the girl and boy to match my hubby and me! Once that was done, I cut them out with my Brother Scan n’ Cut.

The O Canada 2 papers by PhotoPlay were perfect for my Canadian themed card! They even had matching ephemera that I used for the wording. This made making my card a breeze!

I added Wink of Stella to all the maple leaves including their shirts to make them shimmer. I also added Black Gelly Roll Pen to the beaver’s nose.

For embellishments, I added some red rhinestones to tie in my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Girl
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair/Eyes: E29/E27/E25E/23
Reds: R29/R27/R25
Whites
: C3/C1/0

Close Up of Girl
Close Up of Girl

Boy
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E57/E43/E53
Eyes: W5/W3/W1
Reds: R29/R27/R25

Close Up of Boy
Close Up of Boy

Beaver
E29/E27/E25E/23/Black Gelly Roll Pen for Nose

Close Up of Beaver
Close Up of Beaver

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Card Recipe for My True North Canada Card:

True North Strong & Free, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
O’ Canada 2 12” x 12” Paper Pack, PhotoPlay
O’ Canada 2 Ephemera Pack, PhotoPlay
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan n’ Cut
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like My True North Card using the
True North Strong and Free Stamp Set by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sending Hugs Card

My Sending Hugs Card - a card with a koala holding onto a tree
My Sending Hugs Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Sending Hugs Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Eucalyptus Tree Koala and Sentiment Bundle. Isn’t he just the cutest? This listing includes a total of 4 images:

  • Eucalyptus Tree Koala Right JPG format only
  • Eucalyptus Tree Koala Left JPG format only
  • Sending Hugs Sentiment JPG/PNG format

The Details of My Sending Hugs Card

First, I coloured this cutie with my Copic Markers and added Wink of Stella to the flower petals. I decided to use a W blend to give him a warm life-like colour.

Once that was done, I decided to create a faux-fun fold! Lol! I knew that I wanted to use my Palm Leaf Frame Die by Paper Rose, but my koala would have covered it almost completely. So, instead of centering him on the card, I turned the card and set him off to one side which meant he poked up above the card base. This placement gave my card a faux-step card look.

Next, I die cut the Tropical Escape DSP with the Palm Leaf Frame to add interest to it. Then, I layered a pink piece of DSP behind it to match the pink in the flowers. The pink flowers were cut from the DSP as well using the matching Tropical Dies.

The sentiment was die cut out with a stitched flag die and I layered a paper palm leaf and the pink flowers to match my DSP. To add interest to my palm leaf stem, I used a wooden skewer from my kitchen and wrapped it around to make it curl. Another palm leaf was tucked under my focal point.

The finishing touch was to add some rhinestones to the flower centres and card base for sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Koala: W5/W3/W1/RV00
Tree: E29/E27/E25/E23
Leaves: YG67/YG63/YG03
Flowers: RV34/RV32/RV11
Sky: BG11/BG10/0

Close Up of Koala holding onto a Tree
Close Up of Koala

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Card Recipe for My Sending Hugs Card:

Eucalyptus Tree Koala and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tropical Escape 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Palm Leaf Frame Metal Dies, Paper Rose
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Memory Box
Stylish Shaped Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Tropical Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Palm Leaves Floral Embellishments, The Paper Studio
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Skewer
Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ¼” x 5 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 Eucalyptus Tree Koala and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Kitty Birthday Card

My Kitty Birthday Card - a birthday card with a cat floating with balloons
My Kitty Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Kitty Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Cat With Balloons. I coloured this image twice a while back and I finally made a card for him! Lol! I will post the other card that I made using this image at the end of this post.

The Details of My Kitty Birthday Card

For my card, I decided to use the Everyday Skies Designer Series Paper with the Everyday Arches Dies by Stampin’ Up! for my sky. But first I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers. I added Wink of Stella to the balloons to make them shimmer.

Next, I added dimension with layers of stitched clouds behind my arched focal point on the orange background piece. I even added more clouds on my focal point behind the Kittie. 

The sentiment was die cut out with a stitched flag die to match the stitching on the arches.

The final touch was to add some Adhesive-Backed Birds to my scene and another one to the orange DSP.

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Copic Markers:

Cat: YR18/YR14/YR12/Y17/R22/R22/C3/C1/C0/0
Pink Balloon: RV66/RV55/RV63/RV52
Blue Balloon: BG13/BG11/BG10
Purple Balloon: V17/V15/V12/V01

Close Up of Cat Holding Balloons
Close Up of Cat

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Card Recipe for My Kitty Birthday Card:

Cat With Balloons, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Everyday Skies 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Die-namics Stitched Cloud Edges, My Favorite Things
Everyday Arches Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shaped Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies and Birds, Stampin’ Up!
Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon and Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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Here is my other card using the same image, but as a slimline slider card. For more information on it, please click here.

My Purr-Fect Day Card - a birthday card with a cat holding balloons as he floats up
My Purr-Fect Day Card

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cat With Balloons for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Welcome Home Card

My Welcome Home Card - a bunny family looking at their new house.
My Welcome Home Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Welcome Home Card using the Storybook Friends Bundle includes the Storybook Friends Stamp Set and the Storybook Friends Dies by Stampin’ Up! A friend just moved into their new home, and I wanted to send a Welcome to your new home card. So, I thought the Storybook Friends Bundle with a cute bunny family would be sweet!

The Details of My Welcome Home Card

For my card, I thought my favourite fun fold, a centre-step, would work well with the family on the bottom panel and the framed house above them. But first, I coloured the bunnies with my Stampin’ Blends to match my DSP colours. Then, I die cut them out with the matching dies in the Bundle.

I was strategic in selecting the house from the DSP for my wood frame. I placed my die on the DSP and moved it around to see which house would work without the other houses interfering with it. When I found my house, I use a pencil to mark the inside edge of the frame die. This allowed me to use my Paper Snips to quickly cut a rough piece of DSP without needing the whole frame die cut out and wasting paper. Once that was done, I used the die and lined up my pencil mark to die cut out just the house.

Next, to create my “home”, I used the DSP that looked like wallpaper for the centre panel behind the framed house. A strip of the Timeless Plaid DSP was perfect for the “rug” on which the bunnies were standing.

To decorate my side panels, I used the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder and brushed Crumb Cake ink along the edges to bring out the embossing. I also brushed Crumb Cake on the house frame to bring out the grain in the Wood Textured Specialty Paper.

The sentiments were stamped in Lost Lagoon and die cut out with one of the flags from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Antique Pearls to my card on the different panels.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Storybook Friends Bundle (164675), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad (161678), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116)

Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Basic White (166780), Storybook Moments 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper (164662), Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (164678), Wood Textured 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper (163770)

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (161600), Antique Pearls (164679), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161674), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161680), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904),Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Paper Snips (103579), Blending Brushes (153611), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Pencil

Close Up of Bunnies
Close Up of Bunnies

Measurements: 

  • Crumb Cake:
    • 11” x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
  • Basic White
    • 7/8” x 4-3/8” (2 Side Strips)
    • Scraps for Sentiments and Bunnies
  • Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series Paper:
    • 2-1/8” x 4-3/8” (Centre Panel)
    • House
  • Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper:
    • 7/8” x 4-1/8” (Bottom Strip)
  • Wood Textured Specialty Paper:
    • Scraps for Frame

More Information on My Welcome Home Card

Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template

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

Centre-Step Card Template
Centre-Step Card Template

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

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My Storybook Easter Card

My Storybook Easter Card - an Easter card with a scene of animals celebrating Easter
My Storybook Easter Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Storybook Easter Card using the Storybook Friends Bundle which includes the Storybook Friends Stamp Set and the Storybook Friends Dies with Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I thought this DSP with its die-cut designs would make a fast and fun Easter card for my in-laws! In fact, my Mother-in-law loved Peter Rabbit. So, I knew she would get a kick out of my card!

The Details of My Storybook Easter Card

For my card, I thought a double z-fold card would create a perfect Easter scene. So, I used the soil-shaped die from the Storybook Garden Patch Dies to create the ground panel. I very carefully lined up the die three times to cut it along the top of the 11” x 1 ½” piece of Crumb Cake.

Top View of Card
Top View of Double Z-Fold Card

Next, I embossed it with the retired Textured Embossing Folder to give the ground some interest and to cover up where the soil-shaped die left indents in the card stock. Once that was done, I brushed Crumb Cake Ink with my Blending Brush along the edges to make it look more like dirt. I popped up my ground piece with dimensionals on the front and on the last panel.

To make the carrots, I used the spade from the Storybook Garden Patch Dies and trimmed off the handle part. Then, I added the Old Olive die cut leaves. I love that the soil-shaped die has cuts in the ground that the carrots can be inserted to look like they are growing out of the ground!

Front of Card
Front of Card

For the front panel of the card, I used the Storybook Friends Dies to die cut a house from the DSP and frame it with the Wood Textured Specialty Paper. Since I wanted to add the pre-cut fence and ground infront of the house, I made sure that the house I picked was towards to top of the frame. I added some Lost Lagoon DSP that reminded me of wallpaper behind my frame.

Inside of Card
Inside of Card

For my background scene on the other two panels, I made sure that I cut the DSP to create a continuous scene.

I love how easy it is to decorate my card with the die-cut designs! I added the momma bunny and child bunny to the front of the z-fold. Then, I added the mouse carrying water to the middle panel of the z-fold. And, finally, I added the squirrel with the rake to the third panel. I popped up the bunnies, but adherred the mouse and squirrel directly to the ground piece. When the card is closed, the carrots hide the mouse and squirrel from view. How cool is that!

Side View of Card
Side View of Card

For the popped up sentiment, I used one of the stitched banners from the Stylish Shapes Dies to die cut my Lost Lagoon Easter Greetings. A die-cut butterfly was added for whimsy.

The finishing touch was to add three Antique Pearls with two on the front and one beside the sentiment.

I placed a Basic White piece on the back for the message.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Storybook Friends Bundle (164675), Storybook Garden Patch Dies (164666), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116), Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad (161678)

Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Basic White (166780), Calypso Coral (122925), Old Olive (100702), Wood Textured Specialty Paper (163770), Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series (164662)

Accessories: Blending Brushes (153611), Antique Pearls (164679), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Card Laid Flat
Card Laid Flat

Measurements: 

  • Crumb Cake (2 pieces):
    • 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”
    • 11” x 1 ½” scored at 5 ½” and 8 ¼”
  • Basic White (2 pieces):
    • 4” x 5 ¼” (for Back)
    • Scrap for Sentiment
  • Calypso Coral:
    • Scrap for Carrots
  • Old Olive:
    • Scrap for Carrot Tops
  • Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series (10 Pieces):
    • 2-5/8” x 4-1/8” (Front Panel)
    • 2-5/8” x 4-1/8 (Middle Panel)
    • 5-3/8”” x 4-1/8 (Back Panel)
    • 1 ¾” x 2 ¾” (House)
    • 2 Rabbits, Mouse, Squirrel, Fence, Butterfly Die Cut Designs

More Information on My Storybook Easter Card

Here is another card that I made recently just with the die-cut designs. I even have a third card that I will share later. I just love this Suite for those quick cards!!

Another Card animal card
Another Card Using Die-Cut Designs

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Easter Bunny Trio Card

Easter Bunny Trio Card - 3 bunnies sitting on Easter eggs hanging from a tree
Easter Bunny Trio Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Easter is coming! So, I am sharing my Easter Bunny Trio Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Easter Bunny Trio Bundle. This purchase includes 8 Images:

  • Easter Bunny Trio with Branch PNG
  • Easter Bunny Double PNG (this image includes 2 bunnies hanging on eggs as shown)
  • Easter Bunny Trio PNG (this image does not have the branch)
  • Easter Bunny 1, 2, and 3 PNG (Three individual image of the bunnies (right, middle, left) with longer string for layering images)
  • Sentiment: Some Bunny Loves You – PNG
  • Sentiment: Happy Easter – PNG

The Details of My Easter Bunny Trio Card

I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers the bunnies’ fur in different colours and their eggs in Easter colours of pink, purple and green. I knew that I wanted the flowers in the tree to look like cherry blossoms in pinks with yellow centres.

For my card, I decided to create an Easter scene that is bursting from the frame. Literally! Lol! So, I die cut some stitched clouds and brushed some Balmy Blue Ink along the top edges of the clouds and where the two clouds over lap. This allowed the frame to pop out from the clouds and gave the clouds dimension.

Once the clouds were done, I picked out some DSP that had sky and clouds. The clouds on the DSP have a UV coating for a fun shine!

Next, was to find the perfect frame for my focal point of the bunnies. I decided to go with a frame smaller than my scene to give my card a fun whimsical feel. I tucked the top of the branch underneath the frame, but had the rest of the branch, flowers and bunnies poking out.

To add sparkle to my card, I used my Wink of Stella on the ribbons and Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on the accents, like the polka dots, flowers and scallops on the eggs. For the bunnies’ noses, I used a Black Gelly Roll Pen to make them stand out.

A finishing touch was to add a scattering of brass butterflies around my card.

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Copic Markers:

Brown Bunny
Bunny: E35/E33/E31/E30/W3/W1/0 RV00
Egg: RV66/RV63/RV52/YG67/YG63/YG03
Ribbon: V15/V12/V01

Brown Bunny sitting on an Easter Egg
Brown Bunny

White Bunny
Bunny: W3/W2/W0/0/RV00
Egg: RV66/RV63/RV52/V15/V12/V01
Ribbon: YG67/YG63/YG03

White Bunny sitting on an Easter Egg
White Bunny

Gray Bunny
Bunny: W6/W4/W3/W2/W1/0/RV00
Egg: YG67/YG63/YG03/RV66/RV63/RV52/V15/V12/V01
Ribbon: RV66/RV63/RV52

Gray Bunny sitting on an Easter Egg
Gray Bunny

Branch
Branch: E35/E33/E31
Flowers: RV66/RV63/RV52/YR02/YR31
Leaves: YG67/YG63/YG03

Branch of Tree that the bunnies are hanging from
Branch of Tree

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Card Recipe for My Easter Bunny Trio Card:

Easter Bunny Trio Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Rain or Shine Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Fabulous Frames Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Cloud Edges Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Balmy Blue Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up! 
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 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 Easter Bunny Trio Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Birthday Treat Card

My Birthday Treat Card - Birthday card with a girl and dog on it
My Birthday Treat Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Birthday Treat Card using the sweet Daisy and Me by Mo’s Digital Pencil. I have a birthday twin whose birthday is the same day as mine! She loves her dogs and when I saw this new digital stamp, I knew it was perfect for her birthday card!

The Details of My Birthday Treat Card

For my card, I decided to create a Z-fold card so that I could decorate all the panels with the gorgeous Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! The ready-to-use die cuts that are included in the DSP were perfect for my birthday theme!

But first, I coloured with my Copic markers the dog and girl to look like my friend and her dog, Rocky! He has very distinctive marking including eyebrows! Lol. I added Glossy Accents to her phone and Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to the heart tag on Rocky’s collar.

All Panels of the Card Showing
Z-Fold

To add to the birthday celebrations, I used the Birthday Celebration Dies by Stampin’ Up!, as well as, a bow Corner Die from Memory Box on the front panel of the card. The cupcake was from the DSP ready-to-use die cuts and matched my colour scheme perfectly!

The sentiment was from the retired Pampered Pets Stamp Set and stamped in Blueberry Bushel before die cutting it with one of the Unbounded Love Dies.

Inside Panels of Card
Inside Panels of Card

For the inside, I decorated the panels with the DSP and die-cuts. Don’t you love that cake and banner! So festive! The inside sentiment was from the Throughout the Year Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! and stamped in Blueberry Bushel as well. A floral die cut was the finishing touch to the sentiment panel.

For embellishments, I added some Party Dots on the front to matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E27/E25/E23
Hoodie: BG13/BG11/BG10
T-Shirt: R85/R83/R81
Jeans: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Shoes: BG13/BG11/BG10/C3/C1/0
Phone: C3/C1/0/Glossy Accents
Dog: C9/C7/C5/E27/E25/E23/C3/R20
Dog’s Tongue: R85/R83/R81
Dog’s Collar: B97/B95/B91/R85/R81/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Ground: C3/C1/0

Close up of Dog and Girl
Close up of Rocky and Sheina

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Treat Card:

Daisy and Me, Mo’s Digital Pencil
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Corner Bow Die, Memory Box
Unbounded Love Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Birthday Celebration Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Doggone Friendly Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Throughout the Year Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Pampered Pets Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Blueberry Bushel Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Party Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Pretty in Pink, Pool Party and Crumb Cake Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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To view my other Mo’s Digital Pencil cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Birthday Treat Card using Daisy and Me by Mo’s Digital Pencil!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Otterly Amazing Card

My Otterly Amazing Card - a card with otters on it
My Otterly Amazing Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Otterly Amazing Card using the Otterly Amazing Bundle which includes the Otterly Amazing Stamp Set and the Otterly Amazing Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Otterly Amazing Card

I received a fun puzzle card in a swap back in October and thought this fun fold would work well with the Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper, especially the pages with the scene. But this card was for a swap, and I didn’t have enough papers with the scene. So, I used other playful aquatic scenes as well to complete my swaps.

Two of my Cards with Different Scenes
Two of my Cards with Different Scenes

For my card, I took a 11” x 4 ¼” Pretty Peacock piece and scored it according to the instructions below. Then, I cut a to 5 ½” x 4 ¼” piece to the measurements below. Tip: once the base is folded, adhere the smaller piece to the front when it is closed so that everything lines up.

Next, I added my DSP to the appropriate squares to create my scene. I love that the dies cut out several otters from the DSP. So, instead of colouring them (I know gasp! Lol!), I die cut one for each card.

To add to my scene, I die cut some seaweed from Old Olive card stock and added it to the left side of card, overlapping the sentiment.

For the sentiment, I white embossed it on a piece of Balmy Blue and die cut it out with the smallest rectangle from the Something Fancy Dies.

View of Card from Top
View of Card from Top

For the inside, I added a piece of Basic White with the fish and sentiment stamped in Lost Lagoon.

As a finishing touch to the front of my card, I added a scattering of Riverside Irregular Pearls.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Otterly Amazing Bundle (164933), Something Fancy Dies (160424)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283), Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad (161678)

Paper: Pretty Peacock (150880), Basic White (159276), Balmy Blue (146982), Old Olive (100702), Otterly Adorable 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164183)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Riverside Irregular Pearls (164937), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Otter
Close Up of Otter

Measurements: 

  • Pretty Peacock:
    • 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 1”, 2 ¾”, 8 ¼”, 10”
    • 5 ½” x 4 ¼” – cut horizontally at 2-1/8” and then the 2 pieces vertically at 3 ½”
  • Basic White (for inside):
    • 5 ¼” x 4”
  • Balmy Blue:
    • Scrap
  • Old Olive:
    • Scraps
  • Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper:
    • 5 ¼” x 4” – cut horizontally at 2” and then vertically cut top piece at 3-3/8” and bottom piece at 1-7/8”
    • One of the otters from the DSP

More Information on My Otterly Adorable Card

Here is the other card that I made using the same using Pretty Peacock card stock and the other playful aquatic scenes.

My Other Card
My Other Card

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My Doggone Birthday Card

My Doggone Birthday Card - - birthday card with a dog with balloons and a cupcake
My Doggone Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Doggone Birthday Card using the One More Year Stamp Set and the Doggone Friendly Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

My younger brother’s birthday is next week and the pug from the One More Year Stamp Set reminded me of my older brother’s dog, Bruiser. He was such a character and well loved by the family! My younger brother was the dog sitter for when my older brother and his wife traveled. So, they both would know who the dog is on the card.

The Details of My Doggone Birthday Card

For my card, I thought combining the two stamp sets with the ready-to-use die cuts from the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper would work well together to create a birthday card.

The first thing I did was colour with my Stampin’ Blends the pug to look like Bruiser. Since he had a dark face, paws and ears, I used the dark Gray Granite Stampin’ Blend for them and the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack for the rest of his body. To soften the edges where his darker fur met his white tummy, I used the Color Lifter. Once that was done, I used my Paper Snips to fussy cut him out.

Next, I stamped in Crumb Cake the Doggone Friendly Stamp Set twice. Once on Crumb Cake for a tone-on-tone look and again on Basic White. Then, I ripped the Crumb Cake piece on an angle and matched the images up on the Basic White piece. Since I made sure that they were both larger than what I needed, I was able to match them up and then trim them down to the size I wanted.

For the sentiment, I stamped Blueberry Bushel on Basic White. I die cut it out with the largest flag from the Stylish Shapes Dies and then trimmed off one end with my Paper Snips.

The balloon and cupcake ready-to-use die cuts from the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper were the perfect accents for my birthday theme!

As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Blueberry Bushel gems to match my colour scheme and Wink of Stella on the pug’s hat and the cupcake icing. 

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: One More Year Stamp Set (164777), Doggone Friendly Stamp Set (162729), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ Pad (147138), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Crumb Cake (147116)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Basic White (159276), Blueberry Bushel (146968), Crumb Cake (120953), Wildflower Birthday 12” x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (164591)

Accessories: Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154894), Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161679), Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (163824), Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154886), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Tinsel Gems Four-Pack (161623), Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Dog
Close Up of Pug

Measurements: 

  • Pool Party:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Basic White (3 pieces):
    • 5 ¼” x 4” trimmed down to 4-7/8” x 3-5/8”
    • Scrap for Pug
    • Scrap for Sentiment
  • Blueberry Bushel:
    • 5” x 3 ¾”
  • Crumb Cake:
    • 5 ¼” x 4” trimmed down to 4-7/8” x 3-5/8”
  • Wildflower Birthday Designer Series Paper:
    • Balloons and Cupcake

More Information on My Doggone Birthday Card

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

For more of my Stampin’ Blends cards, please click here.

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My Colouring Notes:

For more information on my colouring, here are some videos of my colouring techniques:

1 – Part: Whiskey Business Card using Blending Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Blending Different Colours Together

2 – Part: Country Harvest Card using Light to Dark Technique
Video Tutorial: Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring

3 – Part: Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card using Smooth Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Smooth Colouring

4 – Part: Let’s Gather Together Card using Tip to Tip Blending Technique
Video Tutorial: Tip to Tip Colouring

5 – Part: So Grateful Cardinal Card using Flicking Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking Colouring

6 – Part: Let’s Celebrate You Card using Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking of Different Colours Technique

No-Lines Technique CardsMy Cardinal Anniversary Card and My Cardinal Card

How to Create a Scene Video: https://youtu.be/6w4fkxgA9rg

Notes: https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

Christmas Nests Alternative Cards

Christmas Nests Alternative Cards - Christmas cards with birds on them
Christmas Nests Alternative Cards

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.

My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 1
My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 1

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.

My Cardinal Card: Card 1
My Cardinal Card: Card 1

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.

My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 2
My Black Capped Chickadees: Card 2

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! 

My Cardinal Card: Card 2
My Cardinal Card: Card 2

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.