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.
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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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Tears for Ukraine Card using theClarence 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.
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.
My Prints from Gel Press
Once everything was dried, I added some shimmery embossing paste using a stencil. I then splattered some paint all over with my splatter brush.
Splattering Paint in my Splatter Box
At this point, I painted the sides of the wood frame with Seedless Preserves to bring out that colour from the print.
Painted Frame with Seedless Preserves
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.
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!
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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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!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Santa Paws is Coming to Town Card using the Sweet Little Stocking Bundle and the Sweet Stocking Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! This bundle and DSP are retiring soon. Get yours while you can!
The Details of My Card
When I saw the super cute Sweet Stocking Designer Series Paper, I just knew that I wanted to fussy cut the animals out for my card. So, I made this card all about the DSP! Don’t you just love the cat’s expression with the reindeer ears or the golden retriever with the lights wrapped around him! So fun! Lol!
Two Cards with a Golden Retriever and a Cat with Reindeer Ears
I decided that my Pool Party card stock needed a subtle look without distracting from the cute DSP. So, I used the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder to add it. I thought it would be fun to create a flag with the matching DSP and then add the smaller flags in matching card stock and DSP off the sentiment. A scattering of the Matte Decorative Dots tied in the colours I used for my flags.
Close Up of Golden Retriever on Card
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Sweet Little Stockings Bundle (156798), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Paper: Basic White Thick Cardstock (159229), Basic White (159276), Pool Party (122924), Bumblebee (153077), Old Olive (100702), Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper (156281)
Accessories: Matte Decorative Dots (156289), Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder (152718), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of Cat with Reindeer Ears on Card
Measurements:
Basic White Thick Cardstock: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Pool Party: 4” x 5 ¼”
Basic White: 1” x 2 3/8” (Sentiment)
Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper: 4 ¼” x 2 5/16” and scraps
Bumblebee: scraps
Old Olive: scraps
4 Cards with Different Animals
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Christmas Pyjamas Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Emma in Snowman Sweater.
For my card, I decided that this cutie reminded me of the matching Christmas PJs that are so popular! So, I coloured her and her little friend with my Copic Markers in matching red and white. I love that you can have both cuties together or use them separately to suit your card!
Since they are wearing Christmas PJs, I went with paper that suited this theme. T’was the Night Before Christmas tag and Santa Claus is Coming to Town mirroring my red/white colouring scheme were perfect for my card! The only die cut I used was Santa and his reindeer flying overhead. I dry embossed snowflakes on Basic White card stock to set her off from the busy background. I also used Glossy Accents on the candy cane and Stardust Stickles on the trim of the hats and boots. The only thing left was to add a few red rhinestones for a bit of sparkle.
Emma in Snowman Sweater, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink North Pole Trading Co. 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Photo Play Santa’s Sleigh and Reindeer Die Cut, Cheery Lynn Designs Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Stardust Stickles, Ranger (Hat/Boot Trim) Glossy Accents, Ranger (Candy Cane) Basic White and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Christmas is only a month away and I’m still working on my Christmas cards. I am sharing My Merry Penguins Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Penguin Holiday Set.
For this super-fast card, I decided I wanted a winter scene for these cuties. And what better way than a slimline card to fit all the penguins on it. So, I pulled out my Frozen Whimsy Stamps Paper Pack! These cute penguins are such a fast colour with my Copic Markers! All I needed to finish off my card were a few snowflakes die cut from some glimmer paper and my sentiment. Easy-peasy!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Rustic Christmas Deer Card using the free Sale-a-Bration Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper and the matching Peaceful Deer Bundle. I can’t believe that today is the last day of Sale-a-Bration! You only have until tonight to get free products for every $60 you spend! Don’t miss out!
For my card, it is all about this wintery DSP and I knew that I wanted to create a rustic Christmas card with the Buffalo checked deer and those gorgeous snowflakes on the Rea lRed background! I love that the deer on the DSP can be punched out using the Deer Builder Punch! I embossed the Basic White square with the snowflakes embossing folder from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders to set off my deer. To add a bit of unexpected colour, I used the die cut trees from the Cabin Dies and stamped the sentiment on Garden Green Card Stock. To tie in the black from the deer, I used a black mat and card base. The Matte Black Dots were perfect embellishment for my rustic card!
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Peaceful Deer Bundle (156391), Cabin Dies (156404), Tasteful Labels Dies (152886)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Paper: Basic Black (121045), Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (156628)
Accessories: Wintry 3D Embossing Folders (155433),Wonderful Snowflakes (156340), Matte Black Dots (154284), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of Deer on My Card
Measurements:
Basic Black: 2 pieces
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼” and punch out deer
Basic White: 2 5/8” x 2 5/8”
Garden Green: Scrap for trees and sentiment
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Otter-ly Love Anniversary Card using From The Otter Side by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Today is our 27th Wedding Anniversary and this is one of the cards that I gave my Hubby.
Aren’t these two otters just the cutest with their heart shaped tummies! My Hubby loves otters. In fact, there is a YouTube channel that he loves to watch that is all about two otters, Kotaro and Hana, and the antics that they get up to living in an apartment in Japan!
For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a fun “watery” scene for my two otters. So, I pulled from my stash some Designer Series Paper that had fish and waves on it and die cut it into a heart. I embossed the Detailed Dots onto the Pacific Point background to represent water bubble. I love the detail of the Memory Box wave die! In fact, I loved it so much that I made two layers with one being in Vellum! I couldn’t resist having one of the cute otters holding a wooden heart! How perfect for an anniversary card! The fun puny sentiment “To my Otter Half” was white embossed on a strip of Pacific Point with a couple of heart embellishments. A couple more wooden hearts and some water droplets on the waves all add to my anniversary/watery scene!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Penguin Wonderland Card using the Penguin Place Bundle which includes the Penguin Place Stamp Set and the Penguin Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up! Isn’t this penguin just the cutest!
For my card, I decided that I wanted to use the punch to create my penguin rather than stamp and punch him out. This allowed me to use Basic Black to make him pop off the card. However, I did stamp his eyes and beak from the stamp set. I also knew that I wanted to use the Giving Gifts Dies in relation to the snowflakes on the Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper. This paper is gorgeous with its specialty silver foil!
Since the Giving Gifts Dies create a fun peek-through effect only and are to be use in correlation to other dies, I used the Stitched Rectangles Dies with them to create my winter wonderland. I used the Snowy White Velvet Sheets to add a soft wintery texture to my card. Here is a tip if you need to make the same card multiple times such as for Christmas cards. Position the dies how you want them to cut and then use washi tape to keep them that position.
Tip for Die Cutting Multiple Times
To continue my wintery wonderland, I stamped snowflakes in Balmy Blue on opposite corners of the Balmy Blue mat. The DSP was cut using the Stitched Rectangles Dies as well. To tie in the silvery accents on the DSP, I die cut a single snowflake from the Silver Foil Specialty Pack using the snowflake in the Giving Gifts Dies. The finishing touch was three Subtle Shimmer Sequins placed on the snowflakes from the Giving Gifts Dies.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Penguin Place Bundle (156789), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Giving Gifts Dies (156563)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (147105), Pumpkin Pie (147086)
Paper: Balmy Blue (146982), Basic White (159276), Basic Black (121045), Pumpkin Pie (105117), Snowy White Velvet Sheets (156405), Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper (156394), Silver Foil Specialty Pack (156457)
Accessories: Subtle Shimmer Sequins (156407), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Snips (103579)
Close Up of My Card
Measurements:
Basic White: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Balmy Blue: 2 pieces
4” x 5 ¼”
½” x 3” (sentiment)
Snowy White Velvet Sheets: 4” x 2 5/8”
Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper: 4 3/8” x 3”
Basic Black: 2 ¾” 1 ½”
Pumpkin Pie: scrap
Silver Foil Specialty Pack: scrap
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Great Escape Card using the Counting Sheep Stamp Set and matching Sheep Dies by Stampin’ Up! You can get both for free with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. I am a big fan of Shaun the Sheep and love watching all the antic that he gets up to with the other sheep at the farm! The ewe on the right reminds me of him as she orchestrates a breakout from the farmer’s field. Lol!
Close Up of Ewe Orchestrating Escape
My Colouring Techniques
For my card, I used several techniques to colour my sheep so that they looked fluffy. I stamped the sheep in Smokey Slate Classic Ink on Basic White card stock. This allowed me to colour with the no-line technique which created a softer finished image without the harsh black lines with Memento Ink. Once the colouring was finished, the lines would fade in with the dots.
The second techniques I used was dots for their wool. I used the Dark Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blend in the shadows. So, along the edges where the stamped Smokey Slate ink was, where the artist indicated fluffiness in the wool and anywhere I thought a shadow would show up.
Next, I used the Light Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blend to add to the shadow areas and extend my dots further into the image from the shadows. I added a few random dots to break up the white areas in the centre of the wool.
Finally, I used my Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter and lightly brushed over all the dots to soften them a little bit. For the face and legs, I used the Smooth colouring technique. For more information on these techniques and others, I have included links on how to use your Stampin’ Blends at the end of this post.
Close Up of Sheep on Left Side
The Details of my Card
I decided that I needed a slimline card to fit my scene so that I could include all three sheep in the great escape. Since the Basic Border Dies that I used were not long enough for a slimline card, I had to create layers to fill my scene. With lots of dimensionals, I was able to create a hilly pastureland with a cloud filled sky. For my pastureland I used two different card stocks, Pear Pizzaz and Old Olive, to add dimension to my scene. I added an 8 ½” strip of Old Olive at the base of my card on top of all the hills to hide all the uneven pieces. The In Good Taste DSP was perfect for my wooden fences.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Counting Sheep Stamp Set (156591), Sheep Dies (156600), Basic Borders Dies (155558)
Inks: Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (147113)
Paper: Smoky Slate (131202), Balmy Blue (146982), Pear Pizzazz (131201), Old Olive (100702), Basic White (159276), So Saffron (105118), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494)
Accessories: Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904),Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154843), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813)
Close Up of Escaping Sheep
Measurements:
Smoky Slate: 7” x 8 ½” scored at 3 ½” – finished card 3 ½” x 8 ½”
Balmy Blue: 8 ¼” x 3 ¼”
Old Olive: 1 ½” x 5” (hill in distance)
1” x 8 ¼” (flat band at bottom of hills)
Pear Pizzazz: 1 ½” x 5” (left hill)
1 ½” x 3” (right hill)
Basic White: 5 ¾” x 1 1/8” (right cloud)
3 ¼” 1 ¼” (left cloud)
2 ¼” x1 ½” (Sheep – 3 pieces)
So Saffron: scraps
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 3” x 1 ½” (3 pieces)
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! One last Christmas in July card before July is over! I am sharing my Slimline Interactive Christmas Besties Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. My card is using Christmas Besties digital stamp which comes with 3 stamps including Snowy the Penguin – Christmas Besties with tree, without tree and without background. I used Snowy the Penguin – Christmas Besties with tree for my card.
Details of My Card
For my card, I coloured Snowy Penguin and his sweet friend with my Copic markers. I knew that I wanted to create a slimline card with the aurora borealis filling the night sky above these cuties. One of these days, I hope to see the aurora borealis in person! It is on my Bucket List of things to do.
For my aurora borealis, I created a mask to go over my colouring using Tombow Liquid Glue. I printed out an extra image on copy paper. Once I fussy cut out the image including the star and the Christmas baubles, I applied Tombow to the back of them and let it dry.
Creating a Mask with Tombow Liquid Glue
How to Create the Sky
For my colours of the aurora borealis, I used my Blending Brushes and the Stampin’ Up! Inks of Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry and Night of Navy with Crushed Curry for the glow of the star on their tree. While the mask was still in place, I splattered Frost White All-Purpose Ink with my Splatter Brush all over the panel.
Getting Ready to Create Aurora Borealis Sky
Another reason why I went with a slimline card is that I wanted to make it interactive and add lights. The Ez-Lights from Pear Blossom Press come with 3 lights and the mechanism to make them work. I adhered with scotch tape one behind the star and the other two on either side of the sentiment. Then I used a ton of black dimensionals that were doubled high so that they cleared the mechanism.
Light Placement on Back of Card
To finish off my card, my sentiment was die cut from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper along with the die cut star and punched stars. I used Glossy Accents on the Christmas Baubles and Star Dust Stickles on the star, pompoms, and snow.
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Copic Markers:
Snowy: C9/C7/C6/C5 and C3/C00/0/R20 Snowy’sBeak: Y35/Y38 Polar Bear: C3/C00/0/R20 Greens: G21/G94/G99 Reds: R32/R35/R37/R39 White on Quilt: C3/C00/0 Star: Y13/Y35/Y38 Tree Branches: E35/E33/E31 Snow/Pompoms: B0000/B000/Star Dust Stickles
Close Up of My Design Team Card
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Card Recipe for My Christmas Besties Card:
Christmas Besties, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! EZ-Light, Pear Blossom Press Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn Sue Wilson Festive Warmest Wishes Craft Die, Creative Expressions Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up! Confetti Stars Border Punch, Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up! Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger Frost White All-Purpose Ink, Stampin’ Up! White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ranger Scotch Tape Copy Paper Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Up! Night of Navy Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”
Video of My Christmas Besties Card All Lit Up
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SNEAK PEEKS! Time for another Christmas in July card! Today I am sharing 2 cards instead of one that are using a Sale-A-Bration product that you can earn for free starting in August! My Chilly Willie Cards features the free Penguin Playmates 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper. This DSP has the sweetest critters all over it and coordinates with the Penguin Builder Punch that will be in the new Mini Catalogue starting on August 3, 2021.
Card #1 Using the Penguin Playmates 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper
For my cards, I created one card and I used the leftover pieces to create my second card. For the first card, I decided that I wanted the cute penguins popping out of the circular frames from the Picture This Dies with different backgrounds. So, I fussy cut them from the DSP. Then, I stamped the snowflakes that come with the Penguin Place Photopolymer Stamp Set in Balmy Blue on a piece of Balmy Blue card stock. Once done, I then die cut it and two different pieces of the Penguin Playmates DSP. One had pink snowflakes and the other had green trees on one side and the critters on the other. This allowed me to mix and match pieces for the circles.
Card #2 Using the Penguin Playmates 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper
The embellishments that I used are also from the upcoming Mini Catalogue. They included the Subtle Shimmer Sequins and the beautiful iridescent Wonderful Snowflakes. Don’t you just love how delicate are the Wonderful Snowflakes! I wanted some smaller snowflakes to scatter on my cards. So, I ended up using the snowflake die from the Giving Gifts Dies.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Penguin Place Bundle (156789), Picture This Dies (155559), Giving Gifts Dies (156563)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark Ink (102283), Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (147105)
Paper: Balmy Blue (146982), Misty Moonlight (153081), Basic White (159276), Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper (158420)
Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554),Wonderful Snowflakes (156340), Subtle Shimmer Sequins (156407), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Heat Tool (129053)
Close Up of My Chilly Willie Card #1
Measurements:
Balmy Blue: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼” (Card base #1)
Misty Moonlight: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼” (Card base #2)
Balmy Blue: 4” x 5 ¼””
Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼” (2 pieces)
Basic White: scraps (sentiment/snowflakes)
Balmy Blue: scraps (sentiment)
Close Up of My Chilly Willie Card #2
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Molly’s Christmas in July Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. My card is using Molly’s Christmas Digital Stamp which comes with 3 stamps including Molly without dog, Molly with short ear dog and Molly with long ear dog. I used the short eared dog for my card.
Detail of My Card
For my card, I coloured Molly with her wagon of Christmas goodies and her sweet puppy with my Copic markers. Since the stamp seemed to have a country vibe, I decided to create a homey feel to my card. I brushed Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges and corners of my coloured image. The papers from Simple Stories really added to the country feel with the quilt design and shabby look.
I gave some dimension to the poinsettia die by cutting out the poinsettia 3 times. Once for the green base with the holly and twice in the red velvet. I snipped the unwanted pieces of red velvet away from my poinsettia. Then, I glued together the red velvet flowers and added some Metallic Pearls before I popped it up to overlap my focal point. I positioned the red poinsettia so that the green poinsettia below peeked out looking like the green leaves before they turn red. Since I die cut the poinsettia in the red velvet, I had the red berries left over to place in amongst the green holly leaves to add a bit of colour.
I knew that I wanted to use the wooden tree embellishment that I had in my stash but decided that it needed more to it. So, I created a tag with the Simple Stories paper that tied in my colours perfectly. However, the tag was too long. So, I die cut it once and then moving the die up and cut it again to create a smaller die. The red bow was fashioned from some fiber blends that I had in my stash. Star Dust Stickles, Gold and Clear Gelly Roll Pens add some sparkle with the red rhinestones.
Molly’s Christmas, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Handmade Holiday 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories Red Velvet Paper, Stampin’ Up! Poinsettia and Holly, Festive Collection, Sue Wilson Dies Tailor Made Tags Dies, Stampin’ Up! Ho, Ho, Ho Blend Fibre, Busy Box Blends Tree Embellishment, The Mercantile At The Crossroads Vintage Photo Distress Inks, Ranger Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up! Metallic Pearls, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Clear Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”
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