Copic Marker Cards - Stamp With Laurie

Seashell Wishes Card

May 7, 2023 1 Comment

A birthday card with a girl listening to a seashell — Seashell Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Seashell Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful new release Seashell Rosealea.

The Details of My Card

When I saw the new release for Conie Fong, I couldn’t wait to get started colouring her, especially that hair! So gorgeous! So, I used my Copic markers to colour her up. I decided to go with natural tones for the shells since I wanted her to shine. A scattering of the coloured blue shells tied in my blue colour scheme from the DSP.

Once she was coloured, I placed Rosealea onto a Blushing Bride die cut scallop base to help anchor her and distinguish her from the shells DSP.

The DSP was perfect for my cards with its shells in different colours and blue watery sheets! I thought the white shells die against the blue DSP really popped! To add to the dimension of the die cut shells, I used my Embossing Mat to make the details really stand out.

I thought it would be fun to add real shells to my card! So, I used some from the Dollar Store. Tip: use Glossy Accents to create a strong adhesive hold. I also used Glossy accents on the pink pearls in her hair.

To add an iridescent look, I used a scattering of Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls and Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers in her hair.

The finishing touch was a stamped die cut sentiment making this a perfect birthday card!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E79/E77/E74/E71
Eyes: G99/G94/G21/C3/C1/0
Lips: R83/R81
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Starfishes: YR18/YR04/Y38/Y35
Shells 1: E15/E13/E11
Shells 2: E33/Y32
Blue Shells: BV000/BV13
Coral: E19/E18/E15
Flowers: R85/R53/R81/YR24/Y21

Close Up of Girl listening to seashell — Close Up of Seashell Rosealea

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Card Recipe for My Seashell Wishes Card:

Seashell Rosealea, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Scalloped Contours Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Joy! Crafts Shell Border Die
Embossing Mat, Stampin’ Up!
Manual Die Cutting Machine
Simple Strips – Birthday, Taylored Expressions
Simple Strips Die, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine Ink, Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Shells from Dollar Store
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Blushing Bride and Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafting Happiness Challenges: May: 142 Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place: May Challenge – Beccy’s Place – Top 3 Winner
613 Avenue Create: May 2023-Anything Goes – Won Top Rocker and Front Porch

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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 Seashell Rosealea for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

An Adventurous Birthday Card

May 4, 2023 3 Comments

A dwarf with a pick axe on a birthday card — An Adventurous Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing An Adventurous Birthday Card using Dwarf 2 by Mo’s Digital Pencil.

A good friend had his birthday and this was the card that I sent him. He loves to roleplay going on adventures and finding hordes of treasure. So, I thought Dwarf2 would make him a fun card!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided I would make a fun faux shaker card and fill it will gold, copper, and silver sequins to represent a treasure hoard. I coloured the dwarf in muted colours with my Copic markers that would suit a miner digging for gold.

The Bo Bunny paper I had in my stash and suited my adventuring theme.

I die cut a piece of Basic Black card stock with a stitched rectangle die. Then, I embossed it with the Foundry Folder and rubbed brushed iron wax onto it. I loved the way it brought out the details of the metal pieces and rivets to look like a metal door! This was the perfect backdrop for my dwarf!

For the sentiments, I heat embossed them in white on Basic Black card stock and then die cut them with stitched rectangles too. Next, I rubbed the brushed iron wax on them as well to match the door.

The only embellishments were to glue a few sequins to the clear envelope that created my faux shaker card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E18/E15/E13/E11
Pants/Gloves: E35/E33/E31
Pant Laces: E29/C3
Leather Bits: E29/E39/E35
Vest: G99/G94/G21
Shirt/Candle: E53/E51/E50
Boots: E29/E39/E35/C7/C5/C3/C1
Hat/Knee Patches/Axe Head: C5/C3/C1
Wooden Axe Handle: E37/E35/E33/E31
Gold: Y38/Y32

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Card Recipe for An Adventurous Birthday:

Dwarf 2, Mo’s Digital Pencil
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Cambridge Stripe12” x 12” Paper, Bo Bunny
Cambridge Victory12” x 12” Paper, Bo Bunny
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basics Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Adventurous Journey Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder – Foundry by Tim Holtz, Sizzix
Dazzling Metallics Sequins, Craft Medley
Clear Medium Envelopes, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Iron Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Early Espresso and Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size 5.5” x 4.25”

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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

I love the Dwarf stamps by Mo’s Digital Pencil! In fact, I used Dwarf 6 to create another card that we gave to the same friend a few years ago.

Card with dwarf looking in a beer mug — Card Using Dwarf 6

Hope you like my card using Dwarf 2 by Mo’s Digital Pencil!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Have a Mice Day!

April 30, 2023 2 Comments

A card with a mouse holding a flowers and three daisy flowers beside her. — Have a Mice Day! Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Have a Mice Day! as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle.

This Bundle includes 8 images:

Title 1: Daisy Mouse JPG format
Title 2: Hailey Hamster JPG format
Title 3 & 4: Daisy Flower Right JPG / PNG format
Title 5 & 6: Daisy Flower Left JPG / PNG format
Title 7 & 8: Have A Mice Day! Sentiment JPG / PNG format

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a CAS (Clean and Simple) card using Daisy Mouse and a bouquet of daisies. It’s funny that I find making CAS so hard. I keep wanting to add things to it! Lol!

I knew that I wanted to create a mini slimline card with Daisy on one side and the bouquet of daisies on the other side with the sentiment. Once I laid out my design in Microsoft Word, I coloured the images with my Copic Markers. I thought colouring the daisies in yellow would have them pop off the white paper.

For embellishments, I only added some epoxy stickers that look like dew drops on a petal of each flower. To add a bit of sparkle, I used Clear Wink of Stella on Daisy’s bow on her tail.

I felt the card still needed a little something and decided to use a multi liner pen and a ruler to draw in a border around the whole card. I thought about free handing it but decided that I didn’t want to chance ruining my project! Lol! So, in the end, I found the straight lines helped to ground Daisy while adding a fun element!

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Copic Markers:

Daisy
Fur: E35/E34/E31/E30/R20
Bow/Nose: R85/R83/R81

Close Up of Mouse holding a flower — Close Up of Daisy Mouse

Daisies
Petals: E15/Y17/Y15/Y01
Leaves: YG17/YG13/TG03
Daisy Centres: E29/E27/E25/E23

Close Up the flowers on the card — Close Up of Daisies

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Card Recipe for My Have a Mice Day! Card:

Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Clear Epoxy Shapes, Stampin’ Up!
0.3 Multi Liner Pen, Copic
8” Cut-Align Ruler, My Sweet Petunia
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Microsoft Word/Printer
Rococo Rose Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Brewtiful Day Card

April 29, 2023 Leave a comment

Card with a girl holding a coffee cup — My Brewtiful Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Brewtiful Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Avery with Coffee (Without Glasses).

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the Brewtiful paper to create horizontal bands with the coffee theme. The green corrugated band that draws the eye to Avery mirrors the one on Avery’s coffee cup.

I had fun colouring this cutie with my Copic markers especially those curls! I went with espresso-coloured (since we are talking about coffee! Lol) pants, bright green for her top and purple for her sweater.

Don’t you just love the hearts on the coffee cup and in her hair! To mirror these hearts, I added some hearts over the coffee, especially since we know Avery loves her coffee!

And talk about coffee! Wouldn’t you just love a coffee as big as the die cut coffee cup! The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink (another homage to coffee) on the coffee cup!

Star Dust Stickles was added to the hearts. The only other embellishment was a scattering of red rhinestones for a bit of sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Hearts: R39/R37/R35/Star Dust Stickles
Top/Coffee Sleeve: YG67/YG63/YG03
Sweater: V12/V15/V17
Pants: E29/E27/E25/E23
Shoes: YG67/YG63/YG03/ E35/E33/E31
Coffee Cup: E35/E33/E31
Coffee Lid: B000/0

Close up of girl holding coffee cup — Close Up of Avery

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Card Recipe for My Brewtiful Day Card

Avery with Coffee (Without Glasses), Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Brewtiful Day 12” x 12” Paper Pad, Craftsmart, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Early Espresso Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Coffee Café Photopolymer Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Coffee Cups Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Give it A Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Corrugated Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Garden Green and Basic White Card Stock

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Avery with Coffee (Without Glasses) by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Bunches of Wishes Card

April 28, 2023 Leave a comment

A Birthday Card with a Gnome and a wheel barrow — Bunches of Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Bunches of Wishes Card that was published in the March Issue (#242) of the Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine. I was honoured when Christine Young, owner of Paper Nest Dolls, asked me to create a card to be published using Shovel Gnome from the Gnome Set. There are ten images in the set including:

The Details of My Card

For my card, the Magazine had specified pastel colours with a Spring theme. So, I used The Four Seasons Spring, P13 paper for my card. I coloured my images with my Copic markers to match my paper.

I love how the circles on the yellow paper match the circles in my design with the different flowers from the set and the sentiment! So many choices for him to think about planting! Lol!

Tip: Place all three circle dies on paper where you want them. Using a Post-it Note secure them to paper to keep position and run through die cutting machine all at the same time.

One thing that is so great about digital stamps is that I was able to add flowers to the wheelbarrow! Since I added tulips in it, I added a die cut tulip boarder behind him that I coloured to match my scene.

The sentiment was printed out on my computer and die cut out. It and the other circles were slid into place using liquid adhesive.

The birds and butterfly added interest to my scene.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to the wings of the butterfly to add some sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Shovel Gnome
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
Greens: G82/G43/G40
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Browns: E29/E27/E25E/23
Shovel/Shoes: C5/C3/C2

Close Up of Gnome with Shovel — Close Up of Shovel Gnome

Tulips
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Greens: G82/G43/G40

Wheelbarrow
Wood: E29/E27/E25/E23
Wheel/Handle: C5/C3/C2

Birds
Blues: BG11/BG10
Beaks: YR24

Butterfly
Body: C5/C3/C2
Wings: BG11/BG10

Flowers/Tulip Border Die Cut
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Greens: G82/G43/G40

Sky
BG11/BG10/0

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Card Recipe for My Bunches of Wishes Card

Gnome Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Four Seasons Spring, P13
Aloe Vera Card Stock, Bazzill
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Tulip Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Gnome Sentiments, Polkadoodles Stamps & Papercrafting
Electronic die cutting machine and scissors
Manual die cutting machine
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Tombow Liquid Glue

Finished card size: 5” x 5”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Wheelbarrow Gnome from the Gnome Set by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Blooming Wishes Birthday Card

April 26, 2023 2 Comments

A Birthday Card with a Gnome Holding a Watering Can — Blooming Wishes Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Blooming Wishes Birthday Card that was published in the March Issue (#242) of the Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine. I was honoured when Christine Young, owner of Paper Nest Dolls, asked me to create a card to be published using Watering Can Gnome from the Gnome Set. There are ten images in the set including:

Shears Gnome
Tulip Gnome
Shovel Gnome
Watering Can Gnome
Bird Bath
Tulips
Daises
Mushroom with Butterfly
Wheelbarrow Gnome
Gnome Home

The Details of My Card

For my card, the Magazine had specified pastel colours with a Spring theme. So, I used The Four Seasons Spring, P13 paper for my card. I coloured my images with my Copic markers to match my paper.

To build my card, I used the largest mini slimline scallop die to create a banner behind my focal point. I trimmed it down to fit my card. Next, I added a banner along the top to finish off the top.

Tip: Use mini slimline dies for different sized cards by trimming down to fit project.

I thought that the watering can die would be fun way to anchor my watering can gnome. Accordingly, I die cut the watering can twice, once in pink and once in yellow. Then, I trimmed the top and bottom of the yellow watering can and adhered to the pink to give the watering can a two tone look.

Once that was done, I layered the watering can with a sun and cloud from my favourite die set. I added the tulips along the bottom of the watering can and added one of the birds from the Bird Bath Stamp.

Tip: Use parts of digital stamps, like the birds from the birdbath, instead of the whole stamp to create interest.

The sentiment was printed out on my computer and slid behind the watering can gnome’s head almost like she is wishing the recipient a blooming birthday!

The other bird and butterfly were added to the music paper on the card base.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to the wings of the butterflies and Glossy Accents to her watering can A scattering of rhinestones that were coloured with my Copic markers were added to give sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Watering Can Gnome
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Greens: G82/G43/G40
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Flower Petals: YR31/YR30
Flower Centre: YR24/YR31
Watering Can: C5/C3/C2

Close Up of Gnome Holding Watering Can — Close Up of Watering Can Gnome and Tulips

Tulips
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Greens: G82/G43/G40

Birds
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Beaks: YR24

Butterfly
Body: C5/C3/C2
Wings: BG11/BG10

Rhinestones: R85/G82

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Card Recipe for My Blooming Wishes Birthday Card

Gnome Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Four Seasons Spring, P13
Chiffon Card Stock, Bazzill
Romance Card Stock, Bazzill
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Shaped Card-Watering Can Dies, Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson
Petite Scallop Mini Slim Stacklets, Taylored Expressions
Gnome Men Sentiments, Polkadoodles Stamps & Papercrafting
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 5”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Watering Can Gnome from the Gnome Set by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

I Detect a Birthday Card

April 25, 2023 2 Comments

A birthday card with detectives and a dog on it. — I Detect a Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my I Detect a Birthday Card using the It’s a Mystery Stamp Set by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!

This card was for a 13-year-old boy whose birthday is today! Every year I create an interactive card for him. Last year I created a Pop & Twist card and in the past years, I created a Never-Ending Card, a Slider card, a wobble card and so on. He always says that I make the best cards EVER! Got to love that!

So, this year, I decided to create a Double Flap Flashlight Card for him to investigate the clues to his birthday mystery! So much fun! For my card, I thought the It’s a Mystery Stamp Set and the Master Detective Paper were perfect for my theme!

The Details of My Card

I stamped the images with Jet Black StazOn Ink onto a window sheet. Tip: be careful when stamping the stamp since the ink will be slippery. The stamp may slide if you don’t keep your stamp horizontal as you press. StazOn will not smear once it dries though.

My Card in Action

I used the second largest Stitched Rectangle Die to create a window in Basic Black cardstock and glued the window sheet behind it. A circle punch was used to create an opening for finger access at the base of the window piece. To create the “hidden clues”, I glued Basic Black cardstock to the back of the window piece on three sides leaving the bottom open to create a pocket where the flashlight would go. The black stamped images disappear against the black cardstock! Tip: use really strong adhesive since this is the interactive part.

For my flashlight, I used a circle punch to punch the white flashlight part. The handle was 2 strips of ¾” x 5” Basic Black glue together to make it sturdy. This handle was sandwiched between the white circle and a Basic Black scalloped circle to create the flashlight. I added some glimmer washi tape to make it catch the eye.

The inside of the card was decorated with the Master Detective paper. Graphic 45 made it so easy with the tags! I even used some of the tags to create pull out cards for which the boy can play.

Cards of Sherlock Holmes, Suspect and Moriarty — Cards to solve the Mystery

The only stamping on the inside was the sentiment piece. The only embellishment I used was the magnifying glass charm. Perfect for my card!

Inside of card with sentiment — Inside of Second Flap

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Copic Markers:

Inspector 1
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Browns: E35/E33/E31
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Magnifying Glass: C3/C1/0/Glossy Accents
Black Gelly Roll Pen on magnifying glass, pipe, and hair

Close Up of one of the inspectors — Close Up of Inspector 1

Dog
Fur: E35/E33/E31
Collar: B26
Black: Black Gelly Roll Pen

Close Up of Dog on card — Close Up of Dog

Inspector 2
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Browns: E35/E33/E31
Grays: C6/C4/C2
Shirt: C3/C1/0

Close Up of second inspector — Close Up of Inspector 2

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Card Recipe for My I Detect a Birthday Card:

It’s a Mystery Stamp Set, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ up!
Master Detective 12” x 12” Paper Pad, Graphic 45
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
1” Circle Punch, Stampin Up!
1 ¾” Circle Punch, Stampin Up!
2-3/8” Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin Up!
Glitter Washi Tape, Stampin’ Up!
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Tear & Tape Adhesive, Stampin’ Up!
Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Up!
Magnifying glass charms antique silver tone, Nicole de Bruin Charms
Basic Black, Basic White, and Soft Suede Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”

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

Hope you like my I Detect a Birthday Card using the It’s a Mystery Stamp Set by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Sweet Macaron Card

April 20, 2023 Leave a comment

A thank you card with cookies and Eiffel Tower on it — Sweet Macaron Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Sweet Macaron Card using Macaron Bouquet Stamp from Stamping Bella.

I was asked to create a card for a Spring Challenge for a group that I am a member. There were 4 mood boards from which to choose. For my card, I decided to go with the Springtime in Parisian Mood Board.

The Details of My Card

Paris is one of my favourite places to go! I love macarons! And I love the colours that were on the mood board! So, I went with the Macaron Bouquet by Stamping Bella and coloured them with my Copic markers in a light bright pink with a mint green ribbon pulling from the mood boards colours.

A mood board with images of Paris and France — Parisian Spring Mood Board

Since, this was a Parisian card, the die cut Eiffel Tower rubbed with Brushed Iron Wax to bring out the details was a must have. The Eiffel Tower to me is an iconic symbol of Paris!

Spring in Paris is something else, especially with its beautiful cherry blossoms! So, I decided to create my own cherry blossoms with a punch in layers of pinks and whites to match my Dainty Diamonds pink embossed paper. I added pearls to the flower centres and coloured a few pearls with my RV Copic marker for the white flowers.

Of course, since my card is Parisian inspired, I must have some French on it and the word “merci” fitted perfectly down the side of my focal point.

I trimmed the sentiment that came with the stamp down so that it would fit my card from:

“It is the sweet, simple
things of life
which are the real ones after all
~ Laura Ingalls Wilder.”

to just using the first two lines. I didn’t want it to cover too much of the Eiffel Tower.

A scattering of Mint Macaron Gems tied in my colour scheme and added some sparkle. I also used Clear Wink of Stella on the macarons to add more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Macaron: RV0000/RV000/RV00/RV02
Filling: E30/E331/E33
Ribbon: G00/G03/G03
Ground: E30/E31/E33
Pink Pearls: RV02

Close Up of the cookies on the card — Close Up of Macaron Bouquet

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Card Recipe for My Sweet Macaron Card:

Macaron Bouquet, Stamping Bella
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
HYDRANGEA Punch 3 in 1 Flowers Trio Flower, Martha Stewart EK Success
Eiffel Tower Die, Marianne Design Craftables Dies
Parisian Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Iron Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Genial Gems, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Kraft, Pink Pirouette, Mint Macaron, Basic White, and Basic Black Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

Hope you liked my Sweet Macaron Card using Macaron Bouquet by Stamping Bella!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Bridal Shower Card

April 16, 2023 Leave a comment

A bridal shower card with a couple on it — My Bridal Shower Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Bridal Shower Card using the digital stamp Engagement by Krista Smith Stamps. We have a wedding coming up in our family and I was invited to the Bridal Shower. So, I created a custom card for the future bride.

The Details of My Card

I coloured these cuties with my Copic markers in the same colours as the couple who are getting married. Don’t you just love the guy’s red hair! So fun to colour! I went with greens and pinks for them since I knew these will be their wedding colours. I added White Gelly Roll Pen to their eye to make them sparkle and to the girl’s lips to make them glossy.

Since I knew that their flowers are going to be wildflowers especially daisies, I went with the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper and matching Dainty Delight Dies.

To add to the rustic look of the DSP, I blended some Crumb Cake Ink onto the edges of the paper.

The sentiment was stamped in VersaFine ink and trimmed with my Paper Snips to fit.

The die cut flourish behind the coloured panel was trimmed so that only one side showed to help balance the die cut flowers and leaves on the opposite side.

To keep with my wildflower theme, I only added a few Brass Butterflies for some sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Guy
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Shirt: G99/G94/G21
Eyes: B18/B16/B12/B01/C3/C1/0

Girl
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E35/E53/Y21
Dress: R85/R83/R81
Eyes: E59/E57/E55/C3/C1/0
Lips: R83/R81

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Card Recipe for My Bridal Shower Card

Engagement, Krista Smith Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Dainty Delight Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Special Celebrations Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaFine Ink, Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Cannetille Rectangle Dies, Spellbinders
Crumb Cake Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen
Paper Snips

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 5”

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

Hope you like my card using the digital stamp Engagement by Krista Smith Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Buzzing by to Say Hi Card

April 11, 2023 2 Comments

A card with a bee holding a cupcake leaning against a honey pot — Buzzing by to Say Hi Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Buzzing by to Say Hi Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle.

This Bundle includes 6 images:

Title 1: Cupcake Honey Bee PNG
Title 2: For My Sweet Friend Sentiment PNG
Title 3: Hap-Bee Birthday PNG
Title 4: Sweet As Can Bee PNG
Title 5: Just Bee Cause PNG
Title 6: Just Bee Cause – Bold PNG

The Details of My Card

I was having so much fun colouring this cutie with my Copic markers that I created two cards. I shared one already and will post a link at the end, but here is the other card that I promised.

For my card, I used the honeycomb quilt top die again, but this time I used the whole die and placed individual die cut honeycombs on top. Some I layered with dimesionals and other I adhered directly to the honeycomb quilt.

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 honeycomb die set comes with individual dies that have a heart, star and hi. For the sentiment, I die cut the word “HI” off and used the “hi” honeycomb instead. So fun!

I used Clear Wink of Stella on the bee’s wings and Glossy Accents on the cherries. And a scattering of red rhinestones added some sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Bee: Y38/Y35/Y32/C8/C6/C4/R24
Wings/Sky: BG11/BG10/0
Honey Pot: E87/E55/E53/E50/R59/R46/R24/Y38
Honey: Y38/YR24/YR21
Grass: YG67/YG63/YG03
Cupcake: Y38/YR24/YR21/BG11/BG10/0/E87/E55/E53/E50
Cherries: R59/R46/R24

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Card Recipe for My Buzzing by to Say Hi Card:

Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Full Bloom 12” x 12” Sheet, Simple Stories
Bunnies + Blooms 12” x 12” Sheet, Simple Stories
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!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, 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.

To view my other Cupcake Honey Bee, please click here or on the photo.9

A birthday card with a bee holding a cupcake — My Hap-Bee Birthday Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Hoppy Easter Card

April 3, 2023 4 Comments

An Easter Card with a girl with bunny ears on pulling a wagon with two bunnies in it. — My Hoppy Easter Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Hoppy Easter Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Bunny Wagon.

The Details of My Card

I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers in bright Easter colours to match my Easter paper.

For my card, I decided to create several flags using the different papers in varying sizes at the top left and bottom right. I used my Punch to create my flags in the different widths.

The white background already had a texture to it, but I used a ruler and a multi liner to draw lines along the edges to add even more interest.

To highlight my focal point, I added a stitched circle in pink behind the Bunny Wagon.

The sentiment was stamped, and die cut with a stitched banner die which was cut off at the edge to match the other flags.

Star Dust Stickles was added to the heart on her dress. The only other embellishment was a scattering of sequins.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pink: R85/R83/R81
Green: YG17/YG13/YG11
Bunny Ears: W5/W3/W1/R83/R81
Wagon: E39/E37/E35/E33
Handle: C6/C4/C3
Wheels: C9/C6/C4
Bunny 1: W5/W3/W1/R83/R81/R20
Bunny 2: E33/E31/E30/R83/R81/R20

Close Up of girl with bunny ears — Close Up of Bunny Wagon Stamp

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Card Recipe for My Hoppy Easter Card

Bunny Wagon, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Springtime 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Welcome Easter 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park paper Co.
Hoppy Easter 12” x 12” Sheet, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Purple Palisades, Bazzill Cardstock
Mono Canvas, Bazzill Cardstock
Hoppy Easter Stamp Set, Doodlebug Design Inc.
VersaFine Ink, Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Banners Pick a Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
0.3 Black Multi Liner, Copic
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Sequins, From my Stash
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Bunny Wagon by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Life’s Too Short Birthday Card

March 28, 2023 2 Comments

A birthday card with a gnome chef holding a cake — Life’s Too Short Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Life’s Too Short Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Cake Chef Gnome Bundle.

This Bundle includes 4 images:

Image 1: Rose Cake
Image 2: Star Cake
Image 3: Cake Chef Gnome – Rose Version
Image 4: Cake Chef Gnome – Star Version

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to use the Rose Cake Versions on my slimline card. I coloured the images with my Copic markers, especially making sure that the cakes match.

The Picket Fences dies allow for so many different possibilities! I decided to go with the three circles and have the gnome popping out of one, the sentiment in another and the other cake in the third circle.

I went with some DSP that had a baker and cakes on it to match my theme. The DSP is very neutral so that my colouring and sentiment popped.

I loved the fun sentiment! Once I coloured with my markers the “CAKE” part of the sentiment in an ombre look, I used Star Dust Stickles on it to add some sparkle. Star Dust Stickles was also added to the roses on the cakes.

Some die cut roses were added to my card to brighten it up and tie in the roses on the cake.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Red Rhinestones.

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Copic Markers:

Gnome
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000
Hair: C5/C3/C1
Top: B99/B97/B95/B93
Pants: G99/G94/G21
Whites: B00/B000/0
Shoes: E37/E35/E33/E31

Close Up of Gnome Chef holding cake — Close Up of Gnome Chef

Cakes
Browns: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Reds: R37/R35/R32
Plate: C3/C1/0

Sentiment: R85/R83/R81

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Card Recipe for My Life’s Too Short Birthday Card:

Cake Chef Gnome Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slim Line Diecutting Dies, Picket Fence Studios
Sweet Cake Framelit Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Amazing Life Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red, Basic White, and Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cake Chef Gnome Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Hello Springtime!

March 20, 2023 Leave a comment

A Spring time card with a gnome in her garden — Hello Springtime!

Hello Crafty Friends! Welcome Spring! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Hello Springtime! as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Watering Can Gnome from the Gnome Set. There are ten images in the set including:

Shears Gnome
Tulip Gnome
Shovel Gnome
Watering Can Gnome
Bird Bath
Tulips
Daises
Mushroom with Butterfly
Wheelbarrow
Gnome Home

Since today is the First Day of Spring, I thought I would create a Spring card with tulips blooming, birds singing and butterflies fluttering! For my card, I decided to create a scene using several stamps from the Gnome Set.

The Details of My Card

I used Microsoft Word to layout my carefully planned scene so that when I added the Watering Can Gnome, she wouldn’t block any of the other images. I printed and coloured her with my Copic markers separately so that I could add some depth to my scene.

Once everything was coloured, I used the different sizes of the Blending Brushes by Picket Fence and a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps cloud stencil to create my sky around the coloured images. It’s nice that the blending brushes come in different sizes! The smaller ones allowed me to get into areas close to the coloured images without having to mask them.

Tip: Use parts of digital stamps, like the birds from the birdbath, instead of the whole stamp to create interest.

For the grass, I wanted a straight part where the flowers were and then a hill to add interest. So, for the straight piece, I used the largest Small Mini Slimline Stackables Die to get the stitching along the top. The hill was from the Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies by Lawn Fawn. To create dimension and differentiate the two pieces of grass, I used dimensionals.

Tip: use your slimline dies for more than just slimline cards.

I tucked my coloured gnome into the hill part of the grass but added dimensionals behind her to give depth to my scene.

I added die cut stitched clouds to match the stitching on the grass. The sentiment was printed out on my computer and them die cut with another stitched die.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to the wings of the butterflies and Glossy Accents to her watering can. A scattering of yellow resin flowers in the grass added to my Spring theme.

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Copic Markers

Girl Gnome
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Pink: R85/R83/R81
Green: G82/G43/G40
Yellow: YR24/YR31/YR30
Flower Petals: YR31/YR30
Flower Centre: YR24/YR31
Watering Can: C5/C3/C2

Close Up of Girl Gnome holding a watering can — Close Up of Watering Can Gnome

Tulips
Pink: R85/R83/R81
Yellow: YR24/YR31/YR30
Green: G82/G43/G40

Birds
Yellow: YR24/YR31/YR30
Beak: YR24

Butterflies
Body: C5/C3/C2
Wings: BG11/BG10

Mushrooms
Pink: R85/R83/R81
Yellow: YR24/YR31/YR30
Stems: E25/YR24

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Card Recipe for My Hello Springtime! Card

Gnome Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Four Seasons Spring Paper Pad, P13
Aloe Vera Card Stock, Bazzill
Romance Card Stock, Bazzill
Turquoise Mist Card Stock, Bazzill
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Small Mini Slimline Stackables, Lawn Fawn
Spring Gnome Sentiments, Polkadoodles Stamps & Papercrafting
Pretty Pillowbox Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Krafty Scenery 2 Stencil, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Salty Ocean Distressed Inks, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Picket Fence
Fun Flowers Resin Shapes, Stampin’ Up!
Electronic die cutting machine and scissors
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger

Finished card size: 5” x 5”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Watering Can Gnome from the Gnome Set by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Easter Bunny Trio Card

March 19, 2023 Leave a comment

An easter card with 3 bunnies on it. — Easter Bunny Trio Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Easter Bunny Trio Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the New Release Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle.

This Bundle includes 4 images:

Title 1: Easter Rabbit Trio
Title 2: Rabbit Holding Egg
Title 3: Rabbit Holding Daffodil
Title 4: Rabbit Holding Carrot

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought I would create a fun Centre-Step card (downloadable template at end of post) with these three cuties on it! The bunnies come as individual images, but if you get the PNG versions, you can use Microsoft Word to place them together like I did. I made the Egg Bunny larger than the other two since he is in front of the other two.

Once I printed them out, I coloured them with my Copic markers. I decided to colour them in different colours since bunnies come in all sorts of colours and to distinguish them from each other. I coloured the Easter egg to match the purple paper with yellow to match the daffodil and orange to match the carrot. You could say that the Easter egg tied up my colour scheme in a bow.

Side View of card to show the dimension of the easel card. — Side View of Easel Card

I went with soft pastels of purples, yellows, and greens for my paper choices since they are the perfect Easter colors! The Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine tied in a bow behind my cuties added some interest to the yellow base. The sentiment piece was die cut with a 3” stitched circle die on the yellow paper from the Welcome Easter Paper Pad by Echo Park. The die cut sentiment was glued directly to the circle.

I used Clear Wink of Stella on the Easter egg to make it sparkle. A scattering of sequins was added to give even more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Egg Bunny: E37/E35/E33/E31/R20
Daffodil Bunny: W6/W4/W2/W1/0/R20
Carrot Bunny: C3/C1/0/R20
Egg: V17/V15/V12/YR07/YR04/Y17/Y15
Daffodil Outside Petals: E13/Y17/Y15/Y11
Daffodil Inside Petals: E15/YR16/Y17/Y15/Y11
Stamin: YR16
Carrot: YR07/YR04/YR02/YR00
Daffodil Stem/Carrot Leaves: G28/YG25/YG23/YG11

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Card Recipe for My Easter Bunny Trio Card:

Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spring Gnomes 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Beverly Eden, The Artists’ Collection, The Paper Boutique
Welcome Easter 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
3” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box
Happy Easter Dies, From my Stash!
Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Up!
Sequins, From my Stash!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin Up!
Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic White, Highland Heather, and Pear Pizzaz 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.

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday

March 13, 2023 2 Comments

A Birthday Card with a girl dressed in 80's clothing — Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection 80’s Girl Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to go with the bright neon colours of the 80’s. I usually don’t use these colours, but it was fun to go outside my comfort zone! I even used Copic markers that I haven’t used before! This might be dating me, but do you remember leg warmers and “Gag me with a Spoon” (said with my best Valley Girl voice)? Lol!

Doodlebug paper is always so bright and colourful that I decided to go with the Hey Cupcake paper. Perfect for my birthday theme in these bright colours! I also wanted a bright neon green and went with a piece of Parakeet Party DSP.

The Framed Florets Dies gave me a perfect backdrop for Ellie and I couldn’t resist using the bright pink sprinkles paper behind her to make her pop.

The sentiment was printed out on my computer. I used a fun script called Mystical Woods Smooth Script at 12pt which I cut apart so that I could run it beside Ellie. I popped up “Like”, TOTALLY” and “birthday” to give visual interest and to highlight these words since they are what my card is all about!

To add to the birthday theme, I added a banner that was die cut from the Doodlebug paper.

I found some bright sequins in my stash that went beautifully with my bright neon colours. Star Dust Stickles was added to the heart on her top, her earrings and the accents on her bow.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Greens: YG09/YG06/YG03/YG01
Blacks: C7/C6/C4
Bracelets: YG09/R85/C6
Earrings: YG09/YG01

Close Up of 80's Girl Ellie — Close Up of 80’s Girl Ellie

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Card Recipe for My Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday Card

Decade Collection 80’s Girl Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hey Cupcake 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Butterfly Kisses 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Framed Florets Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Flag Banner Dies, from my Stash
Sequins, from my Stash
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Polished Pink and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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