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My Bee’s Knees Card

February 13, 2023 Leave a comment

A Valentine card with a Boy and girl bee holding hearts — My Bee’s Knees Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Bee’s Knees Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the super cute Bee With Heart Bundle.

This Bundle includes 5 images:

Title 1: Bee With Heart – Boy (PNG)
Title 2: Bee With Heart – Girl (PNG)
Title 3: Flower Accessory for Bee (PNG)
Title 4: For My Sweet Friend Sentiment (PNG)
Title 5: Sending Hugs Sentiment (PNG)

The Details of My Card

These bees are such a fast colour with my Copic markers and perfect for a super cute Valentine card, but they could also be used for an anniversary, a wedding, even a birthday!

I decided to use the quilt top die and the individual hexagons that you can place where you want to create a fun shaker card. The Graphic 45 paper with the honeycomb pattern, bees and flowers made it feel like you are glimpsing into a busy hive. I used several different shaker elements, especially hearts, to tie in my Valentine theme.

The Bundle comes with sentiments, but I wanted to heat emboss with white on black card stock. I love the contrast of white on black especially for my card! The stamp comes with several great bee sentiments that can be used for all occasions, but I used one appropriate for a Valentine card.

I printed the Flower Accessory several times and coloured them with my Copic markers. To add depth to the flowers, I used an Embossing Stylus Tool and rolled it around the flowers on the Stampin’ Pierce Mat. This made the edges curl up to create dimension. The only embellishment I used was a bumblebee trinket. To add sparkle, I used Clear Wink of Stella on their wings and Stickles on the hearts that they carry.

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Copic Markers:

Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32
Blacks: C8/C6/C4
Wings: BG11/BG10
Hearts: R29/R27/R24
Flowers: R85/R53/R81/Y38/Y32

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Card Recipe for My Bee’s Knees Card:

Bee With Heart Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Honeycomb Quilt Top Dies, Concord & 9^th
Mini Strips – Bee Mine Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Mini Strips Flag Die, Taylored Expressions
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Embossing Powders, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tools, Stampin’ Up!
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Pineapple Delight Crystals, Studio Katia
Peppermint Jazz Sparkletz Embellishments, Buttons Galore & More
Black and White Hearts, Gina K. Designs
Love Hearts Shaker Elements
Embossing Stylus Tool Set, Recollections
Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Stampin’ Up!
Bumblebee Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger
Basic White, Basic Black, and Bumblebee Card Stock, 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 Bee With Heart Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

A Christmas Bluebird Card

November 29, 2022 3 Comments

A Christmas Card with a Bluebird Holding a Berry Branch — A Christmas Bluebird Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here again! I am sharing A Christmas Bluebird Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Red Robin With Berries. The sentiment is from Christmas Mailbox Gnome and Sentiment Bundle.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided that I wanted to colour the bird with my Copic markers in blues instead of the traditional Robin colours. I thought it would be a fun way to show the versatility of the stamp. I had a lot of fun creating the texture of his feathers! Since some bird’s feathers take on a darker winter colour, I went with a tan colour for his white bib.

How to Create the Sky

For the sky, I had a background leftover from another card just sitting on my desk. So, I thought it would be a great way to use it! I just had to trim it down to fit my card. For my sky, I used my Distress Oxide Inks and my Mini Blending Tool starting with Fossilized Amber at the base of the paper, followed by Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Broken China and Faded Jeans.

Once the colours were blended, I used my Splatter Tool dipped in Frost White Shimmer Paint and then in water to create snow.

Next, I layered the birch tree die on top. I love this die! It is perfect for mini slimline cards which are all the rage right now! I added a stitched snowy bank at the base of the card since the birch die doesn’t reach the bottom of the card. The snowy bank was the perfect platform for my die cut branch that the bird is perched on.

I wanted to tie in the bird’s berries and leaves with my sentiment. So, I printed another bird, but only coloured the berries and leaves and fussy cut them out. I then layered it behind the wooden star and sentiment. A strip of vellum that looks like snow anchors the sentiment piece. A piece of linen thread adds to the rustic wooden star.

Christmas Sentiment — Sentiment from from Christmas Mailbox Gnome and Sentiment Bundle

To finish the card, I added some punched white glimmer snowflakes, glossy accents on the berries and Stardust Stickles on the hat trim.

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Copic Markers:

Blue Feathers: B97/B95/B91
White Feathers: W1/E43/E41
Beak/Feet: E15/YR15
Hat: R29/R27/R24/R22/W1/Stardust Stickles
Leaves: G29/G28/YG09
Berries: R59/R29/R22/Glossy Accents
Branch: E15

Close Up of Bluebird holding berries — Close Up of Red Robin With Berries

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Card Recipe for A Christmas Bluebird Card:

Red Robin With Berries, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Snowflake Specialty Vellum, Stampin’ Up!
White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Woodland Collection Birch Tree Forest, Sue Wilson
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Notebook/Banners Etched Metal Dies, Photo Play
Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Star, From my Stash
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger
Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Broken China Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Frost White Shimmer Paint, Stampin’ Up!
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Stardust Stickles, Ranger
Misty Moonlight, Soft Suede and Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6-1/8″ x 3-5/8″

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Awards Won:

The Most Beautiful Christmas Projects Online for December 2022 –
The Paper Crafting Magazine
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #11 – ATG
December 2022 Card of the Month – Creative Scrapbooker Magazine
2022 Card of the Year – Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

Published in the Spring issue of the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine!

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

Hope you like A Christmas Bluebird Card as my Design Team Inspiration
using Red Robin With Berries for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Joy to the World Card

November 8, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a penguin balancing the word Joy — Joy to the World Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Joy to the World Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Penguin Joy.

The Details of My Card

The Penguin Joy digital stamp comes horizontal, but I thought it would be fun to fussy cut them out and place them vertical like the penguin is balancing the letters. Then, I decided to create a slimline shaker card! Who doesn’t love a fun shaker card!

The slimline cloud die was perfect backdrop for my scene! I just had to add a snowbank that the penguin could balance on and that I could stamp my sentiment. Of course, I had to have some die cut snowflakes falling like on the DSP and to mirror the snowflake sequins. To add more shimmer, I adhered rhinestones to the centre of the die cut snowflakes.

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Copic Markers:

Letter J:
Reds: R29/R24/R24/R22
Whites: C3/C1/C0

Letter J from Joy — Letter J from Penguin Joy

Penguin:
Black Feathers: C9/C7/C5/C4
White Feathers: C3/C1/C0/R20
Hat: R29/R24/R24/R22
Hat Trim: C3/C1/C0/Star Dust Stickles
Beak/Feet: YR12/Y38/Y35/Glossy Accents

Letter Y:
Reds: R29/R24/R24/R22
Greens: G99/G94/G21

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Card Recipe for My Joy to the World Card:

Penguin Joy, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Snowflake Splendor Design Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Cloud Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders, Lawn Fawn
Frosted Flurries Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Peace & Bright Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Basic White, Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 8 ½””

Stamp Size: 3” Tall

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

Hope you like my Design Team card for Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Furry & Bright Christmas Card

August 26, 2022 Leave a comment

Christmas card with a dog on it — Furry & Bright Christmas Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Furry & Bright Christmas Card using the Christmas Scottie Bundle which includes the Christmas Scottie Stamp Set and the Scottie Dog Punch by Stampin’ Up! Since today is National Dog Day, I thought it would be fun to post this cute card!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I pulled my colour scheme from the Sweetest Christmas DSP in Real Red, Garden Green and Pool Party.

I knew I wanted my tartan Scottie in red. So, I stamped the tartan in Real Red and punched him and the bow out. Punches make it so easy!

I love the iridescent foil of the Wonderful Snowflakes! I’m so glad that they carried over from last year! Tip: Don’t throw away any leftover sheets once you have used all the snowflakes. I used a small die to cut the snowflakes that I used on my card. This way they match the larger Wonderful Snowflake behind the dog.

For the Pool Party Stitched Rectangle, I stamped the snowflakes that come in the stamp set in Pool Party for a tone-on-tone look. The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green on a Basic White Stitched rectangle leaving enough room for the punched bow.

For embellishments, I used a bow of Garden Green on the Scottie dog, Red Rhinestones on the snowflakes and a scattering of sequins.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Christmas Scottie Bundle (159744), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Frosted Flurry Dies (159811)

Inks: Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (147089), Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107)

Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic White (159229) (159276), Pool Party (122924), Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper (159559)

Accessories: Wonderful Snowflakes (156340), Real Red & Garden Green 3/8″ Ribbon Combo Pack (159577), Adhesive-Backed Seasonal Sequins (159964), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Bone Folder (102300), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755) Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Real Red:
- 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored a 4 ¼”
Pool Party:
- 4 ¾” x 3 3/8”
Basic White:
- 2 ¼” x 2 ½”
- 7/8” x 2 7/8” (sentiment)
Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 4”

More Information on My Furry & Bright Christmas Card:

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

Happy Canada Day Card

July 1, 2022 Leave a comment

Winnie the Pooh holding a Canadian Flag for a Happy Canada Day — Happy Canada Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian peeps! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my mini slimline Happy Canada Day Card using Red, White & Pooh! Digital Stamp by Polka Dot Orchard.

The Details of My Card

I’m a big fan of Winnie the Pooh and when I saw this stamp, I couldn’t resist buying it and colouring it with my Copic markers on Canada Day!

I don’t have a lot of Canadian papers and embellishments, but the Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper was perfect since it has a design with fireworks! The Canadian flag and Eh! Maple leaf are toppers for food that I repurpose for my card. I used my Gelly Roll Pen and a red rhinestone to add some sparkle to Piglet’s sparkler. A scattering of more red rhinestones tie in the Canadian theme.

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Copic Markers:

Pooh: YR24/YR23/YR21
Piglet: RV55/RV42/RV23/RV21
Canadian Flag: R29/R27/R24/C3/C1/0
Grass: YG67/YG63/YG03
Sky: B000

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Card Recipe for Happy Canada Day Card:

Red, White & Pooh! Digital Stamp, Polka Dot Orchard
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Canada Day Toppers, Ashland
Galvanized Metal Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card sizes: 3.5” x 6”

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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

To view my other slimline cards, please click here.

Hope you like my card using using
Red, White & Pooh! Digital Stamp by Polka Dot Orchard!

Happy Canada Day Everyone!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Flowers for You Card

May 30, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a dragon holding a bouquet of flowers — My Flowers for You Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Flowers For You Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle. This stamp is so versatile and can be used for so many occasions! It includes 6 images and comes in PNG or JPG:

Dragon Bouquet
Thinking Of You Sentiment
Have A Beautiful Day
Hello Friend
Just Because
Flowers For You Sentiment

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided on the MME paper since I love the rustic wood texture and the collage on the paper! There is a sentiment on it under his feet, “start every day with a smile”. I thought this was such a sweet sentiment and would bring a smile to the recipient

From there, I picked out my Copic marker colours from the paper to colour my cute dragon and the bouquet. I also coloured some extra flowers that you get in the bundle in the colours I used for my bouquet. The sentiment from the bundle was die cut into a banner and layered with the coloured flowers and another banner below.

For embellishments, I used brass butterflies, clear epoxy dew drops and Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers.

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Copic Markers:

Blue/Greens: BG49/BG15/BG13/BG32/BG11
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Reds: R27/R24/R22
Yellows: Y26/Y28/Y21
Paper Bag: E44/E43/E42/E41
Sunflower: Y26/Y28/Y21/E42/E44/E43
Dragon’s Nails: E43/E41

Close Up of Dragon Holding a Bouquets of Flowers

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Card Recipe for My Flowers for You Card:

Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Dolled Up 6” x 6” Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy Mother’s Day Card

April 24, 2022 Leave a comment

Card with a bear holding a rose — My Happy Mother’s Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Happy Mother’s Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Bella With Rose.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought Bella With Rose would make a perfect Mother’s Day Card! She is such a cutie and Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away!

I decided to go with soft pastel colours to match the beautiful Spring papers from The Paper Boutique. The Stitched with Love Paper Pad matched this colour scheme well and it had purple roses that I used for inspiration to colour my rose.

To me nothing says Mother’s Day like a beautiful doily and this one had roses on it. Perfect for my rose theme and to center my focal point!

I have been wanting to use the beautiful rose die from Paper Roses for a while and thought this was ideal for my card!

A scattering of pink pearls and butterflies to match my paper completed my card.

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Copic Markers:

Fur: E37/E35/E33/E31/R20
Rose: BV04/BV02/BV00
Pinks: RV34/RV32/RV00
Stem: YG67/YG63/YG03

Close Up of bear holding rose — Close Up of Bella With Rose

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Card Recipe for My Happy Mother’s Day Card:

Bella With Rose, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spring Whispers Coloured Card Collection A4, The Paper Boutique
Spring Whispers 8” x 8” Paper Pack, The Paper Boutique
Stitched with Love 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Rose Bloom Die, Paper Roses
Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Celebrating You Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
4.5” Fancy Doily, Color Fantastik
Pastel Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.25” x 5.25”

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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
Bella With Rose for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town

April 8, 2022 Leave a comment

Card with a bunny holding an Easter egg — The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the 6th ANNIVERSARY FREEBIE Bunny With Egg. Happy Anniversary Conie Fong!

They are celebrating Conie Fong Art & Design 6th Anniversary with a freebie image (Bunny With Egg) over in the Kit and Clowder Colouring Group! This stamp is free to absolutely everyone. To claim, just head here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/posts/4753229594805272/.

This freebie ends April 10^th. So, make sure you claim it before then.

Also, for April 2022, take 30% off your purchase in their Esty store! No coupon needed!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I had so much fun colouring up this cutie with my Copic markers and using Easter colours on his egg.

The paper was the perfect choice since it had Easter eggs on one and Easter bunnies on the other. Love Doodlebug for their bright colours! The ribbon also has an Easter theme with cute bunnies on it.

I have had these two Easter eggs die cuts forever and thought this would be a perfect time to use them by layering them on the card.

The sentiment is from Easter Bunny Gnome and Sentiment Bundle. I just snipped them apart to fit my space. A couple of die cut flowers highlight the sentiment.

I coloured my pearls and rhinestone in matching colours. A row of rhinestones on the top die cut egg add some dimension and sparkle. Clear Wink of Stella on his egg and flower add a little more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Fur: E33/E31/E30/R20/R00/W3/W1/W00
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blue/Greens: BG57/BG13/BG11
Pinks: RV55/RV63/RV52
Rhinestones: BG57/YG67
Pearls/Flower Centre: Y17

Close Up of bunny holding Easter egg — Close of of Bunny With Egg

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Card Recipe for The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town Card:

Bunny With Egg and Easter Bunny Gnome and Sentiment Bundle,
Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hoppy Easter 12” x 12” Paper Pack, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Springtime 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Easter Eggs #2 Dies, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Wreath Builder Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Easter Celebrate It Ribbon, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green and
Melon Mambo Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
the freebie Bunny With Egg for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Easter Greetings Card

March 21, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a gnome in a bunny costume. — My Easter Greetings Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Easter is just around the corner! So, I am sharing My Easter Greetings Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using Easter Bunny Gnome and Sentiment Bundle. This cutie comes with 8 digital stamps including:

Easter Bunny Gnome PNG
Easter Bunny Gnome – No Bowtie PNG
Bunny V1 PNG
Easter Bunny Gnome With Background PNG
Easter Bunny Gnome With Background – No Bowtie PNG
Bunny V2 PNG
Easter Greetings Sentiment PNG
Egg PNG

So many choices, but in the end, I used Easter Bunny Gnome With Background – No Bowtie.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to colour the gnome’s outfit in Easter colours of purple and blue/green. For the trim on his hat, I did some colouring called stumbling. It is something I learned recently and thought it would look neat for his trim. Stumbling is where you do squiggles in different colours building it up to create dimension.

I thought I would create a scene since these cuties came with a background. So, once I finished colouring everything, I pulled out my Krafty Basics Stencil and sponge some clouds in the sky. A couple of die cut clouds added some dimension. I layered the sentiment onto a cloud to add some visual interest. A scattering of glitter dots helped tie in my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Blue/Greens: BG15/BG13/BG11/BG10
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Bunny Ears: C3/C1/0/R20/R00
Pom Poms: C3/C1/0
White Bunny: C3/C1/0/R20/R00
Right Bunny: E33/E31/E30/R20/R00/C3/C1/0
Bunny in Arms: E44/E43/E419/W3/W1/R20/R00
Grass: G28/YG25/YG23/YG11

Close Up of Card — Close Up of Easter Bunny Gnome

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Card Recipe for My Easter Greetings Card:

Easter Bunny Gnome and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hoppy Easter 12” x 12” Paper Pack, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Krafty Basics Stencil, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Gorgeous Grape and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

From the Herd Birthday Card

March 15, 2022 Leave a comment

Card with farmers horse, cow and pig on it — From the Herd Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my From the Herd Birthday Card using Down on the Farm by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This bundle comes with 15 digital stamps including 5 dolls, horse, cow, pig, ewe, chicken coop, tractor, hay, corn, sunflowers and so many more.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a slimline card to fit my characters. So, I used my new Picket Fences Diecutting System with the circle dies since one was a fence and the other was grass. Perfect for my farm card! I die cut the fence out of some paper that looked like wood. I added sky paper behind the cow and horse but added a farmer’s field paper behind the girl and pig. To add to my farm theme, I use some wooden boards paper to create my vignettes of the scenes. I wanted the girl and pig to stand out. So, I placed them in front of everything on the die cut grass that has the stamped sentiment. Don’t you just love the sentiment, “Happy Birthday from the Herd. Lol!

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Copic Markers:

Horse
Coat: E37/E35/E33
Mane: E53/E51/E50
Hoofs: C6/C4/C3

Girl Farmer
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
Shirt/Boots: R29/R27/R24/R22
Pants: B26/B23/B12
Hat: E35/E33/E31/R29/R27/R24/R22

Pig
Skin: YR02/YR00/E01/E000
Hoofs: C6/C4/C3

Cow
Hide: C7/C6/C4/C3/C0/0
Hair: C3/C0
Hoofs: C6/C4/C3
Horns: E41/E40/0

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Card Recipe for My From the Herd Birthday Card:

Down on the Farm, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
I {Heart} Summer Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Cock-a-doodle-doo! Paper Pad, Kaiser Craft
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Heart & Home Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slim Line Diecutting System, Picket Fence Studios
Build a Fairy Garden Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Windmill Fields Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Tulip Fields Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
From the Herd Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaFine Black Ink, Tsukineko
Pool Party Classic Ink Pad, Stampin Up!
Old Olive and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Down on the Farm by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Snowy Birthday Card

March 8, 2022 4 Comments

Card with Penguin holding present — My Snowy Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Snowy Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using Snowy With Present. This cutie is a free digital stamp in the Conie Fong Art & Design Group on Facebook. You can find him here with some other freebies: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.439587832883062&type=3.

The Details of My Card

This cutie can be used for so many things like Christmas, Valentine, Baby, Anniversary, Birthday, basically any kind of celebration! I have several winter birthdays and I decided that he would be perfect for one of my birthday cards.

I coloured him with my Copic markers to match my paper. The Doodlebug Paper was perfect for my wintery theme, and it had the cutest penguins on it! To add to my wintery theme, I embossed some white card stock with snowflakes and added a snowflake wreath to frame my focal point. A couple of rhinestones tied in the colour scheme and added sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Fur: C7/C5/C3/C1
Beak/Feet: YR68/YR16/YR15/Glossy Accents
Blues: B26/B23/B12
Blue/Greens: BG49/BG15/BG45

Close up of Penguin with present on card — Close Up of Snowy With Present

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Card Recipe for My Snowy Birthday Card:

Snowy With Present, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Frosty Friends 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Frostyville Wreath Die, Memory Box
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Wintery 3D Embossing Folders, Stampin’ Up!
Noble Peacock Rhinestones, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Blueberry Bushel and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Tears for Ukraine Card

March 7, 2022 4 Comments

Squirrel holding a sunflowers with tear in his eye — My Tears for Ukraine Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Tears for Ukraine Card using the Clarence with Sunflower for Ukraine illustrated by Dustin Pike for The Rabbit Hole Designs. The people at TRHD were kind enough to make this stamp free so that we can all show our support for the Ukraine.

This stamp really sums up how I feel about all the unrest going on with Russia and the Ukraine! My heart bleeds for the Ukraine! So, I wanted to show my support in the best what I can…through my crafting!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to make the stamp the focal point with minimal embellishments and paper since this card is all about the message!

I coloured Clarence and his sunflower with my Copic markers and added a few accents with my White Gelly Roll Pen on the seeds of the sunflower.

I decided to use Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point as my card stock choices to reflect the colours of the Ukrainian flag. A couple of layered paper flags under the “heartfelt” sentiment help to set it off. I wanted it to be highlighted since this is what my card is all about. To match my colour choices, I coloured some clear rhinestones with my Copic markers. Finally, I added some clear epoxy stickers on certain parts of the flower to represent the tears of the people.

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Copic Markers:

Fur/Flower Centre: E49/E77/E74/E71
Tummy/Eyes: C3/C1/0
Petals: E15/Y38/Y15/Y21
Stem/Leaves/Grass: G07/YG23/YG11
Rocks: C4/C3/C1
Sky: B02/B00/B000/0
Rhinestones: G07/B02/Y38

Close Up of Stamp — Close Up of Clarence with Sunflower for Ukraine

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Card Recipe for My Tears for Ukraine Card:

Clarence with Sunflower for Ukraine, The Rabbit Hole Designs
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Regals colour collection with this Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Brights colour collection with this Brights 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Tasteful Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Basics Embossing Powder, Stampin Up!
Lovely You Stamp Set, Stampin Up!
Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Silver & Clear Epoxy Stickers, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen
Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”

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To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like my card in support of the Ukraine using the free digital stamp
Clarence with Sunflower for Ukraine from The Rabbit Hole Designs!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece

March 3, 2022 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece using Eskimo Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Project. We are still in the depths of winter here is Canada. So, I thought I would make something pretty to brighten the last of the winter days.

The Details of My Project

I decided to create a Mixed Media piece. Something that I haven’t done before but have always wanted to create. So, I pulled out my 8” x 10” Gel Printing Plate, my Distress Paints and brayer and went to town. Once I had paint laid down and before it dried, I stamped several different stamps to add interest to my background piece. I placed my mixed media paper over the gel plate and pulled several prints from it.

Once everything was dried, I added some shimmery embossing paste using a stencil. I then splattered some paint all over with my splatter brush.

At this point, I painted the sides of the wood frame with Seedless Preserves to bring out that colour from the print.

I trimmed down my print, framed it with a matching blue card stock and glued it to my dried frame. Then, I added my “snow” and snowflake dies. Next came, the white embossed sentiment which used the same blue card stock as the frame. I fussy cut my Copic coloured images and used a die cut iceberg to help ground them. A scattering of rhinestones added more shimmer to the piece.

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Eskimo Ellie

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C10/C7/C5/C4
Jacket: B97/B95/B93/B91
Trim: E44/E43/E42/E41
Mitts: E44/E43/E42
Boots: C10/C7/C5/C4
Seal: E43/E42/E41

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Supplies for My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece:

Eskimo Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mixed Media Paper, Canson
8” x 10” Gel Printing Plate, Gelli Arts
Peacock Feathers Distress Paint, Tim Holtz, Ranger
Seedless Preserves Distress Paint, Tim Holtz, Ranger
Spun Sugar Distress Paint, Tim Holtz, Ranger
Frost White All-Purpose Ink, Tsukineko
Shimmery White Embossing Paste, Stampin’ Up!
Ledger Script CMS241, Tim Holtz Collection, Stampers Anonymous
Distressed Textures Stamp #10105756, BoBunny
Distressed Textures Stamp #10105762, BoBunny
The Right Words DS016, Dylusions
Water Mandala Stencil, Sweet Sentiment
Snowflake Border Die, Frostyville, Memory Box
Polar Bears Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Snowfall Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Seasonal Frames Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basics Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Gun, Stampin’ Up!
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger
Splatter Booth
Brayer, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Palette Knives, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Exacto Knife
6” x 8” Wood Painting Panel, Currys
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Misty Moonlight and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished piece size: 6” x 8”

Side View of Mixed Media Piece — Side View of My Mixed Media Piece

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

Hope you like My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece using Eskimo Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Happy Birthday My Gnomie Card

February 22, 2022 2 Comments

My Card with a Boy and Girl Gnome and Two Dogs. — Happy Birthday My Gnomie Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Happy Birthday My Gnomie Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using Gnome Sweethearts With Dogs. This stamp set comes with 11 images including:

Gnome Sweethearts
Gnome Sweethearts with Dog
Maltese Dog
Yorkie Dog
Generic Dog
Lab Dog
Bulldog
Happy Birthday to My Favorite Gnomie Sentment
Happy Anniversary to My Favorite Gnomie Sentiment
Sweet Gnomie Love Sentiment
For My Sweet Gnomie Sentiment

The Details of My Card

This stamp set is perfect for anniversaries, weddings, Valentine’s Day and anything Love, but I decided to use it for a birthday card! The sentiment is so fun and perfect for a birthday!

A friend of mine had her birthday recently and I know she loves gnomes and has 2 dogs that she dotes on. So, I thought this set would be perfect for her birthday card! I even coloured the dogs to look like hers!

For my card, I pulled out my Build a Fairy Garden Die Set to decorate my card with these fun mushrooms. Don’t you just love the sparkly fairy blowing kisses the gnomes way! Since the die cut picket fence wasn’t long enough to fit my slimline card, I cut it in half and hid the cut ends behind my gnomes. To give the fence a worn look, I sponged vintage photo ink on it. The paper I used had a gnome theme and the field of flowers and mushrooms was perfect for my card!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Girl’s Hair: E29/E27/E25/E21
Boy’s Hair: W7/W5/W3
Reds: /R59R29/R27/R24
Greens: YG97/YG65/YG93/YG91
Blues: B97/B95/B93/B91
Dog 1: E27/E25/E23/C3/C1/0
Dog 2: C9/C7/C5/E27/E25/E23/C3/R20
Ground: W3/W1/W0
Sky: B000/B00/B0/0

Close Up of Two Gnomes and Two Dogs — Close Up of Gnome Sweethearts With Dogs

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Card Recipe for My Happy Birthday My Gnomie Card:

Gnome Sweethearts With Dogs, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Gnome Sweet Gnome 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye
Rainbow Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Build a Fairy Garden Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen
Mossy Meadow, Midnight Muse, Real Red, Crumb Cake,
Soft Suede and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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

If you are looking for other gnome cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Gnome Sweethearts With Dogs for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Wintery Birthday Wishes Card

January 3, 2022 Leave a comment

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

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

Details of My Card

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

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

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Copic Markers:

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

Close Up of Digital Stamp — Close Up of Emily with Penguin

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Card Recipe for My Wintery Birthday Wishes Card:

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

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie