Copic Marker Cards - Stamp With Laurie

My Pumkin’ Spice Card

September 9, 2021 2 Comments

My Design Team Card — My Pumkin’ Spice Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Pumkin’ Spice Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new release Fall Emma. I love this time of year with the cooler weather and the turning of the leaves!

Details of My Card

I coloured Emma with my Copic Markers in Autumnal colours with rich oranges and greens. I love her little latte cup and, of course, it needed to be a Pumkin’ Spiced Latte. Not pumpkin, but pumkin’ since that is the way I say it! Lol!

For my card, I had perfect Fall paper for it which even came with tags that matched my theme! I decided to layer a die cut pumpkin and a faux wooden leaf tag behind the pumpkin spice tag. I threaded the twine from the leaf tag through the other tag to tie it all together.

Don’t you just love the latte cup peeking out from behind the central image! I used the matching paper to die cut it out and added an orange heart for pumkin spice like in the coloured stamp. I layered behind the central image a “wooden” fence that was die cut out of paper that looked like wood. A die cut leaf and a couple of Pumpkin Pie rhinestones tie in my Fall theme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Coat: YG93/YG95/YG97/YG99/E47/E44
Bow/Collar/Tights: E07/YR04/YR16/YR12
Boots: E49/E47/E44/E43
Pumpkin: YR21/YR12/YR16/YR04/E07/E13/E18/E19
Pumkin’ Latte: E18/E13 (Cup)
E08/YR04/YR12 (Heart)
C3/C0/0 (Lid)
Leaves: E13/E18/E19/YG99/YG97/YG95/E07/YR04/YR16/YR12/Y17/YR24/YR27

Close Up of Stamped Image on my Card — Close Up of Emma on My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Pumkin’ Spice Card:

Fall Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Hello Autumn 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carte Bella Paper Co.
Hello Autumn Frames and Tags, Carte Bella Paper Co.
In Good Taste Design Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Stampin’ Up!
Coffee Cups Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits, Stampin’ Up!
Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Leaf Tags, Craft Smart, Michaels’ Arts & Crafts
Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze,
Crumb Cake and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Fall Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card

September 2, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. My card is using the sweet Feeling Fabulous. I gave this card to a good friend whose 50^thbirthday was yesterday. She is my Stampin’ Up! Guru, but loves to colour too! Happy Birthday Sofi!

Details of My Card

For my card, I pulled the colours from the paper that I used for my Copic combinations. There are small bits of blue here and there on the paper, so I decided to make that my main colour for her dress to make her pop from the background. For the roses, I coloured them and added Star Dust Stickles to give them some “glistening dew” on the edges.

I love the Rose & Brick Border Die from Paper Roses! It is so delicate and detailed! I had just bought it in anticipation of creating my card. Placing the paper behind it and popping up the main panel with dimensionals really sets it off nicely. To balance the coloured stamp and border die, I added a couple of flags in complimentary colours to the top left-hand corner. I thought it would make the sentiment stand out by having it fly horizontally to the other flags. A couple of blue rhinestones and a yellow paper flowers tie in my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: W9/W7/W5/W3
Roses: R22/R21/R20/Star Dust Stickles
Blues: B05/B02/B01
Bandana: E15/Y17/Y15/Y11
Eyes/Stem: YG03/YG63/YG6

Close Up of Sofi's Happy Birthday Card — Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card:

Feeling Fabulous, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Bramble Rose, My Mind’s Eye
Rose & Brick Border Die, Paper Roses Studio
Blue Ombre Gem Stickers, Martha Stewart Crafts
Yellow Paper Flower, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Tuxedo Memento Black Ink
Little Ladybug Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles
White Gelly Roll Pen
Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Feeling Fabulous for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Evil Queen Card

August 24, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Evil Queen Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new release Evil Queen digital stamp. She is also available as a rubber stamp here. She just makes the cutest Halloween card!

For my stamp, I coloured the Evil Queen with my Copic Markers. I made her sleeves one shade lighter since I noticed in the Disney Show White movie that they are lighter. I then “painted” the Glow Drops onto her apple where the green is showing. Love that when you turn out the lights the poison glows! Next, I added some highlights with my White Gelly Roll Pen on the crown and jewels which I followed up with Glossy accents to make them shiny.

Video of The Nuvo Glow Drops in Action

For my card, I had these cool overlay acetates leftover from Halloween last year and thought having the poison paper show through it was a neat effect! Plus, the picture frame with the skeleton reminded me of her Magic Mirror! The spider web doily was in my stash, and I thought it was perfect way to frame her! The swirling rhinestones remind me of a magic spell being cast, but I wanted them red not clear. Easy enough to colour them with my R37 Copic Marker. To carry on the glowing theme, I added some dots with my Nuvo Glow Drops amongst the red rhinestones and on the web.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Dress: BV08/V17/V15
Sleeves: V17/V15/V12
Blacks: C9/C7/C6/C5
White: C3/C/0
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Gold: E15/Y38/Y35/Y060/0
Green: YG09/YG06/YG03/YG00
Apple Stem: E15
Rhinestones: R37

Close Up of My Evil Queen Card — Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Evil Queen Card:

Evil Queen, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
13^th Hour 6.5” x 6.5” Paper Pad, Kaiser Craft
Witches Brew 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Jillibean Soup
Black Soot Distress Ink, Ranger
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Midnight Magic Overlays, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts Store
Spider Web Doily, Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive Rhinestones, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Apple Sour, Nuvo Glow Drops
Glossy Accents, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen
Old Paintbrush
Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Evil Queen by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Lazy Days of Summer Card

August 19, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Lazy Days of Summer Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp Surfer Emma. When you buy her, you get 2 digital stamps for the price of 1! Surfer Emma with and without sunglasses.

I can’t believe that summer is almost over! Emma and I are going to miss those lazy days of summer sunshine!

For my card, I had fun colouring Emma with my Copic markers. I created a summer vignette for my cutie with the surfer van and a palm tree sticker poking out from the circle. The surfer van was a svg file that I downloaded and cut out on my Silhouette Cameo machine. The svg file comes as a box card, but I only wanted the van. Easy enough to separate the file into the pieces that I needed. It was so fun creating the van to match my coloured image with the hot pink. Who wouldn’t love to drive a hot pink surfer van!

Since it’s a beach card, of course, I needed water, sand, and sun! So, my paper was perfect for two of those elements! The sun and sunshine die cuts completed the other element. I love the sentiment “The lazy days of summer” which sum up my card perfectly and matches the purple colour of her bathing suit!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E21
Pinks: RV13/RV14/RV17
Purples: V12/V15/V17
Sand: E31/E33/E35

Close Up of my Card — Close Up of My Design Team Card

Card Recipe for My Lazy Days of Summer Card:

Surfer Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Make a Splash 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Bo Bunny
Galvanized Metallic Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Box Card Surfing Van SVG, Silhouette Design Store
Silhouette Cameo Machine
4” Circle Die, In my Stash
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Coconut Palms, Jolee’s Boutique, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Lunar, Shimmerz Embellishments, Buttons Galore & More
Wishes You Way Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Melon Mambo, Basic Gray and
Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Here are two other cards that I created using this same digital stamp.
For more information on these cards, please click the photos.

Hope you like my Design Team card using Surfer Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Summer Dreams Card

August 14, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I can’t believe that Summer is almost over! So, in the hopes of making the summer last a little bit longer, I am sharing My Summer Dreams Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. My card is using the sweet Summer Dreams. This image would be perfect for so many occasions like Birthday, Mother’s Day, Thinking of You, Wedding to name just a few!

Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured this sweet image with my Copic markers to match the beautiful Botanical Tea paper by Graphic 45. I had a lot of fun colouring all those waves and curls in her hair and look at those pleats! Omgoodness! Such colouring fun!

I have been wanting for a while to use the Stitched Greenery Dies by Stampin’ Up! and thought that they would make a perfect subtle mat for my focal point. I die cut the Botanical Tea paper and my coloured image with the Labels Seventeen in two consecutive layering dies. I used my Blending Brush to add some Vintage Photo ink to the edges of all my paper and die cuts. Next, I turn the larger one on its side and punched two holes in it at one end and threaded ribbon through the holes for an unexpected touch.

To add to the botanical theme, I added a leaf trinket so that it looks like it is attached to the ribbon. I found a paper flower that matched my colouring perfectly. To add some matching blue embellishments, I coloured rhinestones with my B34 Copic markers and scattered them here and there.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: YR31/E33/E35/E37
Pinks: R81/R83/R85/R89
Blues: B34/B23/B32
Browns: E70/E71/E74/E77
Flowers: B34/B32/R85/R81/Y17
Stems: YG03/YG63/YG67/G99
Sky: BG000/BG0000
Rhinestones: B34

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Card Recipe for My Summer Dreams Card:

Summer Dreams, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Botanical Tea Paper Pad, Graphic 45
Pink Buttons 6” x 6.5” Card Stock Paper, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Nestabilities Labels Seventeen, Spellbinders
Stitched Greenery Dies, Stampin’ Up!
¼” Handheld Hole Punch, In my Stash
Marina Mist ¼” Cotton Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim, Stampin’ Up!
Bird Ballad Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Flowers, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Vintage Photo Distress Inks, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen
Marina Mist Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Summer Dreams for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Mandalorian Card

August 5, 2021 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I was honoured to have been asked to present this card and my colouring for it at the Rebels and Wizards Online Event for Paper Nest Dolls that was this past weekend. My Mandalorian Card is using Rebel Hero and the new release Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls and the Magic Iris Dies by Lawn Fawn. I have included a PDF with step by step instructions on how to build the Magic Iris at the end of this post.

I just love Baby Yoda in the Mandalorian TV series. He is soooo cute! I even have a Baby Yoda stuffy that gets into all kinds of mischief. Lol! So, when I saw the new Rebel Baby digital stamp, I just had to make a card with him! My card was inspired by the last episode of season two where Luke comes to rescue Baby Yoda and his friends. I coloured Luke in dark clothes with a green light saver (or life saver as my Baby Yoda calls it! Lol!) as he appeared in this episode. The Rebel Baby is hidden behind the “door” and is revealed by the Magic Iris mechanism when the Jedi Hero opens it.

Magic Iris Opened — Magic Iris Door Open to Reveal Rebel Baby

Don’t you just love the digital paper that I used with the Mandalorian helmets and the original Star Wars logo! They were perfect for my card and were free from HaleGrafix. I sponged some Black Soot to the edges of it to give my card a gritty feel. I couple of star embellishments was all this card needed to finish it off.

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Copic Markers:

Rebel Hero
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: YR31/E33/E35/E37
Robes: C9/C7/C6/C5/C3
Belt: C9/C7/C6/Silver Gelly Roll Pen
Light Saber: YG11/YG13/YG17/White, Silver and Clear Star Gelly Roll Pens

Close Up of Stamp — Close Up of Rebel Hero

Rebel Baby
Skin: YG11/YG13/YG17
Robes: E70/E71/E74

Close Up Jedi Baby on Card — Close Up of Rebel Baby

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Measurements:

Black Card Base: 5.25” x 10 ½” scored at 5.25”
Gray Mat: 5 1/8” x 5 1/8”
Star Wars Paper: 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”
Gray Mat for Mando Helmets: 5” x 2 ¼”
Mando Helmets: 4 7/8” x 2 1/8”
Rebel Hero: 4” tall
Rebel Baby: 1 ¾” wide

Finished card sizes: 5.25” x 5.25”

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Card Recipe for My Mandalorian Card:

Rebel Hero and Rebel Baby , Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
FREE Printable Star Wars Digital Paper Pack, HaleGrafix
FREE Printable Star Wars Mandalorian Digital Paper Pack, HaleGrafix
Galvanized Metallic Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Magic Iris Dies, Lawn Fawn
Star Designer Elements, Stampin’ Up!
Black Soot Distress Ink, Ranger
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen
Silver Gelly Roll Pen
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Basic Black and Basic Gray Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Movie of My Mandalorian Card in Action

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

My presentation went so well, that I have been asked to present at
the Party with The Villains (Online) Event October 2^nd and 3^rd.
https://www.papernestdolls.com/product/online-party-with-the-villains-event/

Hope you like my card using Rebel Hero and Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Christmas Besties Card

July 30, 2021 2 Comments

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.

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.

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’s Beak: 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

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Christmas Besties for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Molly’s Christmas in July Card

July 15, 2021 Leave a comment

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.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Greens: YG91/YG93/YG95/YG97/YG99
Reds: R32/R35/R37/R39/C5
Yellows: Y32/Y35/Y38
Browns: E37/E35/E33/E31
Whites/Snow: BG 10/0

Close up of Molly’s Christmas in July Card — Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for Molly’s Christmas in July Card:

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Molly’s Christmas for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Mythical Birthday Card

July 11, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Mythical Birthday Card using the Mythical Cthulu Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! This card was delivered to a little boy whose birthday is today. He loves anything mythical and especially Cthulhu which is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft.

For my card, I decided that a slimline slider card would be so cool with Cthulhu rising from the watery depths of the ruined city of R’lyeh (some Cthulhu Mythos for you)! I always create interactive cards for the little boy’s and his brother’s birthdays and get the best reactions from them! His reaction to this card was “Laurie’s cards are always good, but this is the best card ever!”. This just made my day!

Cthulhu Rising From R'lyeh — Cthulhu Rising From R’lyeh

I only used four Copic markers to colour Cthulhu. To make the Scary Town Die fit my slimline shape, I cut it in two. I then added some stitched hills to create my multi-level town. Since this was supposed to be at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, I added some sand with Crumb Cake Card Stock and use the embossing folder to give it texture. What better place to stamp the sentiment that came with the stamp set: “Happy Birthday to Cthu!”.

I had debated about using my Distress Inks to create my water background, but I found this DSP that was perfect for my scene. It even had fish!

Close Up of Cthulhu Rising From R'lyeh — Close Up of Cthulhu Rising From R’lyeh

To make my slider mechanism work, I used a ton of dimensionals, especially the Foam Adhesive Strips by Stampin’ Up! I even created a video with the slider card in action.

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Copic Markers:

Cthulhu: YG21/YG23/YG95/YG99

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Card Recipe for My Mythical Birthday Card:

Mythical Cthulu, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Whale of a Time 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Pull Tabs Dies, Heffy Doodle
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Scary Town Die, Stamp AnnieThing
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Crumb Cake Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black, Crumb Cake and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Mythical Birthday Card using the
Mythical Cthulu Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

I’m Smiling Under This Face Mask

July 8, 2021 Leave a comment

My Covid Design Team Card — I’m Smiling Under This Face Mask Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing I’m Smiling Under this Face Mask as my Design Team Inspiration Card using a number of digital stamps by Paper Nest Dolls including Essential Worker (Doctor), Essential Worker (Nurse), Essential Worker (Masks Set) and Avery in Heart.

I just received my second dose of the Covid vaccine on Monday and my Hubby received his on July 1^st, which was Canada Day for us. So, I made a card for my Hubby and a different one for me to give to the medical staff as our way of showing our appreciation for what they are doing.

Don’t you just love the sentiment, “I’m smiling under this face mask”! It was from a Covid Fundraiser by Stampin’ Up! where you could buy a PDF with a ton of Covid sentiments.

Inside of My Covid-19 Card — Inside of My I’m Smiling Under This Face Mask

I love how you can add the Essential Worker (Masks Set) to a digital stamp either afterwards like I did with the doctor and nurse or add it directly to the stamp. I decorated the inside of my card with the Avery in Heart digital stamp, but I added a mask directly to her using Word. Then I coloured her with my Copic markers to match the nurse and doctor on the front of my card. I layered her onto the heart beat which I die cut from a die in my stash.

My Hubby’s Card

For my Hubby’s card, I created a Canadian flag on the front since he was getting it done on Canada Day. I even used “red/white checked flannel” Designer Series Paper for the background. Can’t get any more Canadian than that! Lol! Instead of using the Essential Worker (Masks Set), I left their faces bare. Isn’t it neat how you can get two different looks with and without the masks!

For the inside of his card, I used the Share Sunshine PDF Download by Stampin’ Up! for the Thank you Hero sentiment and punched it out using the Heart Punch.

Inside of My Hubby's Covid-19 Card — Inside of My Hubby’s Covid-19 Card

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Copic Markers:

Masked Doctor
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C6/C5/C3
Pants/Tie: B99/B97/B95
Coat/Shirt: C3/C0/0
Doctor Bag: R29/R27/R24/R22/C3/C5/C7
Shoes: C7/C5/C3
Mask: BG13/BG11/BG10

Close Up of The Doctor — Close Up of Masked Doctor on My Card

Masked Nurse
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33/E31
Uniform/Mask: R85/R83/R81
Shoes/Stethoscope/Clip Board: C5/C3/C1

Close Up of the Masked Nurse — Close Up of Masked Nurse on My Card

Doctor
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Pants: E37/E35/E33/E31
Tie: B99/B97/B95
Coat/Shirt: C3/C0/0
Doctor Bag: R29/R27/R24/R22/C3/C5/C7
Shoes: C7/C5/C3

Nurse
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33/E31
Uniform: BG13/BG11/BG10
Shoes/Stethoscope/Clip Board: C5/C3/C1

Avery in Heart
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Blues: B99/B97/B95
Pinks: R85/R83/R81

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Card Recipe for My Covid Cards:

Essential Worker (Doctor), Essential Worker (Nurse), Essential Worker (Masks Set)
and Avery in Heart, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Share Sunshine PDF Download, Stampin’ Up!
Heart Beat Die, From my Stash
Heart Punch Pack, Stampin’ Up!

My Card
Woven Threads Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Galvanized Metal Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Nurse’s Gear Precision Cutting Dies, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Adhesive Bandage Precision Cutting Dies, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Seaside Spray, Crumb Cake, Rococo Rose
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Hubby’s Card
Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gathered Leaves Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card sizes: 3.5” x 6”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Essential Worker (Doctor), Essential Worker (Nurse), Essential Worker (Masks Set)
and Avery in Heart by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Penelope Poppy Birthday Card

June 28, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my second Design Team Inspiration Card for June using the cute Penelope Poppy by Conie Fong Art & Design.

My mom’s birthday is coming up and I thought that Penelope would make a pretty birthday card! I had fun colouring her with my Copic markers in bright reds to match her poppies. I pulled out all my poppy crafting supplies to make my card. Stampin’ Up! has several poppy dies and I couldn’t resist creating a poppy to set off the sentiment. Even the paper behind the die cut that she is layered on has poppies. I decided to create a Soft Suede frame to focus on her and the sentiment. A scattering of red rhinestones adds to the red poppy theme!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Eyes: YG69/YG67/YG03/C3/C1/0
Top: R29/R27/R24/R22/C5
Jeans: B91/B93/B95/B97/B99/R29/R27/R24/R22
Yellow Flowers/Belt: Y35/Y38/E15/E18
Poppies: R29/R27/R24/R22/C5/E43/E44/E47
Leaves/Stems: YG03/YG63/YG96/G99
Sandals: E42/E43/E44
Lace: C3/C1/C0

Close Up of My Penelope Poppy Birthday Card — Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Penelope Poppy Birthday Card:

Penelope Poppy, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Poppy Moments Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Peaceful Moments Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Woodland Metal Builders Die, Stamp AnnieThing
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Basic Black
and Basic White, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Penelope Poppy for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Fun in the Sun Card

June 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Happy Summer Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Fun in the Sun Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp Surfer Emma.

First day of Summer was yesterday which inspired my card! This card came about because I just bought the Slimline Waves Die by Whimsy Stamps and couldn’t wait to play with it. I debated about a shaker card but decided that a scene using the waves as separators between the sand, water and sky would be fun.

I had this cool birthday paper in my stash that looks like waterdrops. Perfect for the fun colours of my image which I coloured with my Copic markers! I added a couple of “water drops” with my acrylic dew drops on some of the Bermuda Bay swirls around my stamp. For my sand and sky, I used a couple of embossing folders to add texture. Then I lightly brushed ink over the raised parts and edges to give those areas more dimension. Another fun accent was that the cloud and “sunshine” word were die cut from white felt to make them seem fluffy. Some shells from the dollar store add to my beachy theme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E21
Bathing Suit: YR02/YR04/YR07/YR09/Y19/Y17/Y15
Surfboard: BG53/BG45/BG57/C3/C1/C0/0
YR02/YR04/YR07/YR09/Y19/Y17/Y15/Clear Wink of Stella on the flower
Sand: E31/E33/E35

Close up of My Fun in the Sun card — Close Up of My Design Team Card for Paper Nest Dolls

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Card Recipe for Fun in the Sun Card:

Surfer Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Festive Felt Sheet Combo Pack, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Slimline Waves Die, Whimsy Stamps
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wishes You Way Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Bloom Dew Drops by The Robin’s Nest
Shells from Dollar Store
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad
Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
Sponge, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake
and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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

Here is another card that I created using this same digital stamp but with sunglasses. You get both digital stamps with your order. To read about how I made this card, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Surfer Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Angel Messenger Card

June 9, 2021 2 Comments

My Design Team Inspiration Card — My Angel Messenger Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my first Design Team Inspiration Card for June using the sweet digital stamp Angel Messenger by Conie Fong Art & Design. This is such a pretty image and can be used for so many occasions like Birthday, Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You and so on.

For my card, I had some leftover paper from the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps 2021 Spring Mini Retreat Weekend that I really loved with soft pinks, greens and purples. So, I used that to pull out my colours for my Copic markers. Once I coloured her wings, I used Star Dust Stickles to make them sparkle. Of course, all Angels have radiant wings! I love this paper so much that I used it for all my dies cut pieces including the bird and branches. The paper pad even has beautiful tags. I couldn’t resist fussy cutting one out and adding it with a pretty bow. A perfect setting for my die cut bird! A scattering of rhinestones and sequins were the only embellishments that my card needed.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Wings: C3/C1/C0/Star Dust Stickles
Pinks: RV66/RV63/RV52
Purples: V000/V01/V12/V15
Yellows: Y32/Y38
Greens: G40/G43/G46
Doves: C3/C1/C0
Cloud: C1/C0/0
Sky: B000/B0000/0

Close Up of My Design Team Inspiration Card

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Card Recipe for My Angel Messenger Card:

Angel Messenger, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Four Seasons, Spring 12” x 12” Paper Pad, P13
Birds & More Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Berry Burst Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Baby Cup Sequins, Craft Medley
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Berry Burst Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Angel Messenger for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

As You Wish Card

June 7, 2021 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! Princess Bride is one of my favourite movies ever! So, when I saw Kindred Stamps has this stamp set, I couldn’t resist buying it!

This is another super-fast card to make since the stamps colour up so quickly and the background paper is from the Enchanted Forest Paper Pack by Whimsy Stamps. I used my Copic markers to colour my characters to match the characters in the movie. I thought this slimline paper was perfect to represent the ‘Fire Swamp’ in the movie where Westley and Buttercup meet the R.O.U.S.’s (Rodents of Unusual Size)! The only other thing that needed to be added was the sentiment which I embossed in white on black cardstock. Easy-peasy!

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Copic Markers:

Pirate (Westley)
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E57/E55/E43/E53/E50
Outfit: C9/C7/C5/C4
Sword: W6/W4/W2

Princess (Buttercup)
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Dress: R35/R37/R39/Gold Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My As You Wish Card:

Twoo Luv, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Slimline Paper Pack – Enchanted Forest, Whimsy Stamps
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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To view my other Kindred Stamps, please click here.

For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.’s?
Westley: Rodents of Unusual Size? I think they don’t exist.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card

June 3, 2021 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp Emma with Pinwheel.

I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers to match my pinwheel paper. This paper was perfect for my card! I love the pinwheel Sizzlits that I had in my stash. If you have a pinwheel, you need to have a slider to make it move! And, since you need room to twirl your pinwheel, I made a mini slimline card! The sentiment was too long for my card. So, I snipped it on wonky angles and adhered them haphazardly to mirror my fun card.

Did you know that you can currently (until June 6/21) get this digital stamp for free over at the Kit and Clowder Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/permalink/3808697382591836/

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30
Top: YG03/YG63/YG67-BG23
Pants: RV52/RV63/RV55
Shoes: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30
Pinwheel: RV52/RV63/RV55/BG57/BG23//BG11/YG63

Close Up of my Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card — Close Up of my Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card:

Emma with Pinwheel, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Splendid Sunshine 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
I {Heart} Summer 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Sizzlits Pinwheel, Stampin’ Up!
Wishes You Way Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Silver Mini Brads, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 6”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Emma with Pinwheel by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie