Snow Family Design Team Card

My Snow Family Design Team Card
My Snow Family Design Team Card

It’s Laurie here with My Snow Family Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her sweet Snowman Family Christmas Digital Stamp.

I knew that I wanted to colour the family as a Momma Snowman and her little girl. I pulled the colours from the bright and cheery Doodlebug Winter Wonderland Paper Pad. Don’t you just love Doodlebug! Of course, you have to have lots of glitter when you are making a snowman card! In fact, I have it everywhere…on the card, on me, on my craft table! LOL! I dabbed some glue in the sky and on the ground and sprinkle glitter all over to create my snowy scene. I love the Frosty border and the snowflake die cuts from the Sparkle Glimmer Paper. The blue gems really glitter as well! This card is so pretty and sparkly in person!

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Copic Markers:

Snow Momma and Girl: BG0000/BG000/0
Carrot Noses: YR12/YR15/YR18
Arms: E29/E25/E23
Purples: V12/V15/V17
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Stars: Y15/Y35

Close Up of My Snow Family Design Team Card
Close Up of my Snow Family Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Snow Family Design Team Card:

Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, Snowman Family Christmas Digital Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Winter Wonderland, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Sparkle Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Frosty Border Die, Memory Box
Snowfall Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems, Stampin’ Up!
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Stampin’  Up
Stardust Stickles
Gorgeous Grape Card Stock
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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This card is dedicated to my aunt and godmother who passed away yesterday. She loved collecting snow people and always had them out at Christmas and sometimes well after that! I always sent her a Christmas card with snow people on it.
Always loved…never forgotten…forever missed!

To view my other Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Snow Family Design Team Card with Snowman Family Christmas Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Hello Pumpkin GDT Card

My Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card
My Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card for the Copic for ALLE Facebook Group using Krista Smith Stamps Pretty Pumpkin Digital Stamp. I was so honoured to be asked by this group to be a Guest Designer for their YR (Yellow/Red) Copic Challenge for October. This combination screams pumpkins to me and since I haven’t coloured a Krista Smith image in a while, I thought Pretty Pumpkin would be perfect for my card! Of course, for a Fall card, you need falling paper leaves that I pulled from my stash! Hope you like my take on this Color Challenge!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20/R21
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Eyes: B26/E37/G14/Y06/G00/C2
Dress: R08/R05/R14/R22/YR15/YR18
Socks: YR18/YR15/YR12/R08/R05/R22
Shoes: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21/C5/C3/C1
Pumpkin: YR12/YR15/YR18/E11/E13/E15/E18
Stones: C5/C3/C1
Leaves: YR18/YR15/YR12/Y11/G85/G21/YG13
Grass: G85/G21/YG13
Sky: B000/B0000/0

Close Up of My Hello, Pumpkin GDT Card
Close Up of My Hello, Pumpkin GDT Card

Card Recipe for
Hello Pumpkin GDT Card:

Pretty Pumpkin Digital Stamp, Krista Smith
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hello, Pumpkin Stamp Set, Paper Pumpkin Kit, Stampin’ Up!
Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Hello Autumn 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carta Bella
Paper Fall Leaves, Recollections
White Gelly Roll Pen
Clear Wink of Stella
Cajun Craze Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Poppy Parade, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie,
Whisper White Card Stock
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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Never met a pumpkin I didn’t like.

To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card
with Pretty Pumpkin by Krista Smith Stamps!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Sweet Christmas Angels Cards

My Sweet Angels Cards
My Sweet Christmas Angels Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Sweet Christmas Angels Cards for the Design Team of Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her cute Angels Christmas Digital Stamp. I had so much fun colouring these cuties that I ended up colouring two stamps! One with the traditional red, green and gold. The other one with soft pastel colours of pink, blue and gold. I had a This or That post of the coloured stamps earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised that they both were popular. Many people had a hard time choosing just one and so did I! So I created two cards with the same layout, just different papers and colour schemes.

This or That? Which Do You Pick?
This or That? Which Do You Pick?

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Traditional Card:

My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Brown Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30
Dress: W5/R59/R29/R27/R24
Gold: E99/Y17/Y15/Y00
Books: YG93/YG95/YG97/E40/E42
Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Sky: BG0000/BG000/0

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Soft Pastel Card:

My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Pastel Colours
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Pastel Colours

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Brown Hair: E44/E43/E42/E40
Dress: RV11/RV32/RV34
Gold: Y28/Y19/Y17
Books: BG11/BG10/E40/E42
Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Sky: BG0000/BG000/0

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Card Recipe for Sweet Christmas
Angels Cards:

Angels Christmas Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Gold Foil Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Metal Music Notes Dies
Christmas Blessings Die, Sue Wilson Creative Expressions
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
White Gelly Roll Pen
Gold Gelly Roll Pen
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

Additional Pieces for
Traditional Card:

Christmas Paper Flowers, Recollections
Letters to Santa 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft
ChristmasTime is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler and
Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Close Up of My Sweet Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours

Additional Pieces for
Soft Pastel Card:

White and Gold Paper Poinsettias, Prima Flowers
Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper Pack, Subtles Collection, Stampin’ Up!
Pool Party, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White Card Stock

Close Up of My Sweet Angel Card Using Non-Traditional Colours
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Non-Traditional Colours

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“O star of wonder, star of light…”

To view my other Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Sweet Christmas Angels Card with
Angels Christmas Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Cardinal Anniversary Card

My Cardinal Anniversary Card
My Cardinal Anniversary Card

Today I am sharing with you my Cardinal Anniversary Card using the Toile Christmas Stamp Set and matching Christmas Cardinal Dies by Stampin’ Up! I was asked by a good friend to create a custom anniversary card for her to give to her husband. She mentioned that he loves cardinals and she would like one on the card. So, I decided to that two cardinals, a male and female, would be perfect for an anniversary card. Did you know that cardinals mate for life!

I decided to create a Fall scene with the Woodland Embossing Folder and the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper since they were married in October. I love the copper and gold gilded leaves on the paper! To tie in the gold accents, I embossed the sentiment from the Well Said Stamp Set in gold. For an anniversary card, I had to pull in the hearts with the Stitched Be Mine Dies! Some Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels and Shimmery Crystal Effects on the berries add a bit of sparkle to the card.

I used a number of techniques to colour my birds such as the No-Lines, Flicking and Tip-to-Tip. I included more information below, as well as some colouring videos at the end of this post.

For the male cardinal, I used Cherry Cobbler Light/Dark Blends and the Dark Smokey Slate Blend to darken the shadows in strategic locations, such as his tail, his breast and wing, giving the bird depth. For the female cardinal, I used Crumb Cake Light/Dark Blends and Light Crumb Cake/Dark Cherry Cobbler Blends.

My Cardinals Coloured with Stampin' Blends
My Cardinals Coloured with Stampin’ Blends

No-Lines Technique

I coloured these beautiful cardinals with the no-lines technique. This technique uses a light colour to stamp the image. For the cardinals, I used the Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad. The lighter colour gives you a guideline for your colouring without the harsh black lines and makes the image more real and vibrant.

Flicking Technique

Once stamped, I used a flicking technique with my Blends to create a lot of texture. This technique is achieved by applying ink in quick, single strokes. The key to this inking technique is to flick the marker tip across the page to create a single stroke that goes from dark to light.

  1. Holding the marker loosely, start a downward movement towards the paper
  2. As the marker tip touches the paper, quickly move across the paper, bringing your hand up and away from the paper. This will apply more ink at the beginning of the stroke and less at the end.
  3. You may need to turn the paper to accommodate the angle that is most comfortable for you.

Flicks can be left unblended to create texture such as for hair or feathers (like this card). Or, they can be blended out to create smooth shading.

The Tip-to-Tip Technique

To combine two different coloured blends on the female cardinal, I used the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. This gives you a smooth transition of colors and doesn’t end up looking all blotchy where the colors meet. I’ve chosen the Light Crumb Cake Blend and the Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend for the female cardinal.

  1. Brush the tip of the Light Crumb Cake Blend over the tip of the Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend to pick up some color. The Crumb Cake Blend then acts as your brush to apply a mix of both colors.
  2. As you apply the Crumb Cake Blend, the Cherry Cobbler will eventually run out and only Crumb Cake is left. This creates a smooth transition between the two colours. I kept working these blends together until I was happy with the amount of Cherry Cobber I had on the bird.
  3. Don’t worry about your markers being contaminated—all you need to do is run them over some scrap paper a few times and the nibs will clean themselves.
Close Up of my Cardinal Anniversary Card

Supplies:

Stamps: Toile Christmas Cling Stamp Set (150469), Well Said Stamp Set (148796)

Dies:  Christmas Cardinal Dies (150640), Stitched Be Mine Dies (151814)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad (147117), VersaMark (102283)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Crumb Cake (120953), Very Vanilla (101650), Whisper White (100730), Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper (153520)

Accessories: Woodland Embossing Folder (152881), Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154880), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904), Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154879), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109129), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Shimmery Crystal Effects (150892), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

  • Cherry Cobbler:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
    • 3 ½” x 3 ¾” (large heart)
    • 2 ¼” x 2 3/8” (small heart)
  • Crumb Cake: 5 ¼ x 4”
  • Very Vanilla: 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” and scraps for sentiment
  • Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper: 3” x 3¼”
  • Whisper White: 2 pieces of each
    • 2 x 4 ½” (cardinal)
    • 2 ½” x 4 ¼” (branch)

Instructions:

  1. Fold the Cherry Cobbler card stock in half.
  2. Stamp the cardinals and branches in Sahara Sand on Whisper White card stock.
  3. Colour the cardinal using the flicking technique described above in Cherry Cobbler Light/Dark and Dark Smokey Slate for the male.
  4. For the female, use Crumb Cake Light/Dark and the Tip-to-Tip Technique with Crumb Cake/Cherry Cobbler.
  5. Use Basic Black Light/Dark for the masks on their faces and Cajun Craze Light/Dark for their beaks and feet.
  6. Colour the branches in Cajun Craze Light/Dark for the leaves, Cherry Cobbler Light/Dark for the berries and Soft Suede Light/Dark for the branch part.
  7. Using the Christmas Cardinal Dies, die cut the cardinal and branches.
  8. Add Shimmery Crystal Effects to the berries on the branches and set aside to dry.
  9. Emboss the Very Vanilla piece with the Woodland Embossing Folder.
  10. Stamp the sentiment in VersaMark on the scraps of Very Vanilla and heat emboss with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Trim to fit.
  11. Die cut in Cherry Cobbler the large scallop heart and the small filigree heart from the Stitched Be Mine Dies.
  12. Die cut the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper with the heart that layers into the scallop heart.
  13. Using Stampin’ Seal adhere the Crumb Cake piece to the card base.
  14. .Adhere the embossed Very Vanilla piece with Stampin’ Seal to the Crumb Cake.
  15. Attached the Cherry Cobbler scallop heart to the Very Vanilla piece towards the top and aahere the DSP to the centre of it.
  16. Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, adhere the filigree heart to the scallop heart in the top right-hand corner overlapping the card base.
  17. Using glue dots, adhere the branches to the cardinals.
  18. Pop the cardinals and branches up with dimensionals.
  19. Pop up the sentiment with dimensionals.
  20. Scatter 5 Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels on the card.

For Further Info for My Cardinal Anniversary Card:

Hope you like my Cardinal Anniversary Card!

My Colouring Notes from my Colouring presentation:
https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Let’s Celebrate You Card

My Let's Celebrate You Card
My Let’s Celebrate You Card

For Technique Tuesday, I am sharing my Let’s Celebrate You Card that is demonstrated in my last colouring video from my presentation to fellow demonstrators. I love this big bold sunflower image with the matching dies from the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle! I created another card using this set in an earlier post and used the same technique. Just in case you wanted to check it out, I added a link to it at the end of this post.

This advanced colouring technique uses 3 colours to creates more dimension and texture to what you are colouring. For the sunflower, I used three markers, Mango Melody Light and Dark and Calypso Coral Light, for the petals. I used the Calypso Coral in the darkest of shadows that are indicated by the artist drawn lines. For the flower centre, I use Soft Suede Light and Dark, but for the Dark Suede, I dotted the marker to create texture that the artist has indicated with their dots. In this video, I demonstrate this colouring technique:

My Video Demonstrating the Flicking of Different Colours Technique
My Video Demonstrating the Flicking of Different Colours Technique

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundle: Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (154065)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090)

Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Old Olive (100702), Soft Suede (115318), Whisper White (100730), Flowers For Every Season 6″ X 6″ Designer Series Paper (152486)

Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690), Greenery Embossing Folders (152716), Bumblebee ¼” Gingham Ribbon (153658), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154888), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements: 

  • Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
  • Old Olive – 3 pieces:
    • 3 ¼” x 5 ¼”
    • Scraps for leaves
  • Soft Suede: 4 ¼” x 3”
  • Whisper White – 3 pieces:
    • 1” x 3 ½” (sentiment)
    • 3 ½” x 3 ½” (sunflower)
  • Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x ¾”
  • Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon: 4”
Close Up of My Let's Celebrate You Card
Close Up of My Let’s Celebrate You Card

Instructions for Let’s Celebrate You Card: 

  1. Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
  2. Emboss the Old Olive card stock with the leaves from the Greenery Embossing Folders.
  3. Stamp the large sunflower image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad on the Whisper White piece.
  4. Colour the petals with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the Flicking of Different Colours Technique that is used in the video
  5. Die cut the sunflower with the corresponding Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle.
  6. Die cut the leaves from the scraps of Old Olive using the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle.
  7. Stamp with sentiment in Old Olive on the Whisper White piece.
  8. Die cut the Soft Suede with the largest scalloped rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
  9. Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the Flowers For Every Season DSP on to the card base.
  10. Adhere with Stampin’ Seal, the embossed piece in the centre of the Whisper White card base overlapping the Flowers For Every Season DSP.
  11. Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the scalloped rectangle in the center of the embossed piece.
  12. Affix the leaves to the back of the sunflower using glue dots.
  13. Using dimensionals, add the sentiment to the card.
  14. Using dimensionals, add the sunflower to the card.
  15. Tie the Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon in a knot and adhere it using a glue dot.

Here is the other card in which I used the same technique:

My Sunflower Congratulation Card
My Sunflower Congratulation Card

For more details, you can find the post here: https://stampwithlaurie.com/my-congratulations-card/

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Let’s Celebrate You Card!

My Colouring Notes from my presentation:
https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Hello Fall Design Team Card

My Hello Fall Design Team Card
My Hello Fall Design Team Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello Fall Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her sweet Fall Dance Digital Stamp. With the last long weekend having just passed and children starting back to school, Autumn is just around the corner in Canada. I love the cooler temperatures and the changing colour of the leaves! Such a beautiful time of year! Bet you can guess that it’s my favourite season of the year!

For my card, I used autumnal colours of reds, greens, oranges, yellows and browns that I pulled from the pattern paper. The die cut and embossed leaves match the colours in the scene that I created perfectly! One technique that I used for the fallen leaves is to use the side of my Copic marker to create their shape. It’s amazing how much they look like leaves when you do this, but it’s such an easy technique! I learned this technique from the March 2020 Marker Class “Mourning Fairy” with Sweet Sentiment. I love the wooden picket fence peeking out from behind the focal point! A couple of embellishment including the wooden banner element and the Linen Thread holding the pinecone all tie together the Autumn theme of my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E47/E44/E42/E42/E41
Coat/Tights/Boots: YG92/YG95/YG97/YG99
Scarf/Tights/Boots: E13/E08/E19
Rack: E31/E33/E35/E37
Leaves: Y17/YR24/YR27
YG93/YG95/YG99
E13/E08/E19
Y35/YR04/YR18

Close Up of My Hello Fall Design Team Card
Close Up of My Hello Fall Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for Hello Fall Design Team Card:

Fall Dance Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
For All Things Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Gather Together Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Colorful Season Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Cloud Stencil, CC Designs
Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Wood Textures 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Cajun Craze Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blender Brushes, Picket Fence
Mini Pinecones Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Autumn Wooden Elements Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie,
Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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Let’s celebrate Autumn and all it’s beautiful colours like this little girl!

To view my other Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Hello Fall Design Team Card with Fall Dance Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card

My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card
My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Sweet Wishes Birthday Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. This cute digital stamp is called Baker Ellie Digital Stamp. I coloured her with my Copic Markers to look like me since this card was for a friend who is an amazing baker. I figured this was as close to me baking her a cake as was possible! Lol!

Mary, my friend, makes the best cakes and cake pops! They are just to die for! So, I knew that I wanted a Designer Series Paper that had lots of cakes on it. And of course, you need all the accoutrements for baking like a whisk, a rolling pin and an icing bag! Don’t you just love the little muffin pan charm with the paper flowers surrounding it!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E30/E31/E33/E35/E37
Apron: R81/R83/R85/C1/C0/0
Hat: C2/C0/0/R81/R83/R85
Yellow: YR30/YR31/Y21/Y26
Mixer: B91/B93/B95/C1/C3/C5/White Gelly Roll Pen
Bowl: C1/C3/C5
Table: E30/E31/E33
Spatula: E30/E31/E33/E35
Dough: E30/E31/E33

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Close Up of My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card
Close Up of My Birthday Card

Card Recipe for
My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card:

Baker Ellie Digital Stamp, Paper Nest Dolls
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Primrose Petals Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Patio Party Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, Stampin’ Up!
Bakery Dies, Joy Crafts
Simple Banner Die, Memory Box
Layering Ovals Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Doily
Mixed Paper Flowers from my Stash
Karen Foster, Baking Charms
White Gelly Roll Pen
Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals, So Saffron
and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

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

Hope you like my Sweet Wishes Birthday Card
using Baker Ellie Digital Stamp by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card

My Poppy Birthday Card
My Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card

For Technique Tuesday, I am sharing my smooth colouring technique for my beautiful Poppy Birthday Card using the Painted Poppies Bundle. I used both this bundle and the Poppy Moment Dies for this stunning card. They compliment each other so well! Of course, I had to use Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends to colour my poppies! I wanted to make the colouring the main focal point, but couldn’t resist using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder on the Whisper White card stock once I stamped the Just Jade splotches. To add a bit of subtle dimension, I used Vellum for some of the leaves and the circular accent that grounds the piece. The Basic Rhinestones were coloured with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend to match my card.

For part 3 of my colouring videos with Stampin’ Blends, I am demonstrating the smooth colouring technique. The other 2 parts are listed below at the end of this document. One of the most exciting things about Blends, as the name suggests, is their blending capabilities. 

Smooth Colouring Technique

  • Apply a smooth layer in small circles of the lightest colour to your image. If you have a large area to cover, work in sections to keep the ink moist. This wet ink will help with the blending.
  • Add the dark colour where the shadows will be using a flicking motion to help with the blending process and reduce the amount of ink needed for a smooth blend.
  • Use the light colour to blend along the area where the dark and the light colours meet
  • You may need to go over it a few times to get it blended how you like.
  • Blends have the ability to lay down smooth, even colour without streaks
  • Colour in small circles keeping the leading edge wet and allow the ink to blend to create a seamless look
  • Make sure you saturate the entire area so that you eliminate any light or mottled areas
  • Check the back of your paper to make sure that the ink is saturating evenly
My Poppy Birthday Card Colouring Tutorial

Supplies:

Stamps: Painted Poppies Bundle (153827)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Pad (153115)

Paper: Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Poppy Parade (119793), Vellum (101856)

Accessories: Poppy Moments Dies (151594), Subtle 3D Embossing Folder (151775 ), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154958), Just Jade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (153107), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements: 

  • Basic Black: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
    • Scraps for scallop die
  • Whisper White: 4” x 5 ¼”
    • 1 ½” x 2 ¾” (sentiment)
    • 2 pieces: 2” x 2” (for poppies)
    • Scraps for 3 leaves
  • Poppy Parade: 2 ¼” x 1 ½”
  • Vellum: 3” x 3” (circular accent)
    • Scraps for 3 leaves
Close Up of My Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card
Close Up of My Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card

Instructions for My Poppy Birthday Card: 

  1. Fold the Basic Black card stock in half to create the card base.
  2. Stamp the poppies and leaves in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Whisper White
  3. Colour the poppies and leaves with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the video for reference when colouring the poppies
  4. Die cut the poppies and leaves with the corresponding dies from the Painted Labels Dies
  5. Using the Poppy Moments Dies, die cut the poppy outline in Poppy Parade
  6. Die cut a scrap of Basic Black card stock with the scallop border dies from the Painted Labels Dies
  7. Die cut a scrap of Vellum with the small leaves with the stem from the Poppy Moments Dies
  8. Using the Painted Labels Dies, die cut the circular accent in Vellum
  9. Stamp the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Whisper White and die cut it out with the appropriate Painted Labels Dies
  10. Stamp the splotch in Just Jade in the bottom half of the Whisper White piece
  11. Emboss this piece with the Subtle Embossing Folder and adhere to the card base
  12. Using glue dots, adhere the Vellum circle to the card base
  13. Adhere the Basic Black scallop border to the sentiment and attach to the card base with dimensionals
  14. Using glue dots, adhere the Basic Black poppy center to the poppy frame and adhere to the Vellum circle with glue dots.
  15. Slip one of the poppies behind the sentiment and adhere with glue dots
  16. Adhere with glue dots, the leaves to the other poppy and place on card base with dimensionals
  17. Colour the Basic Rhinestones with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend and add to the card

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Poppy Birthday Card!

My Colouring Notes from my presentation:
https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My Bunny Love Design Team Card

My Bunny Love Design Team Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Bunny Love Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her cute Girl & Bunny Digital Stamp. Isn’t this the sweetest image! I had a lot of fun colouring her with my Copic Markers! I love how her whole world is her stuffed bunny! As a child, have you ever loved your stuffie so much? 💕 So, I wanted to create a card with lots of hearts that shows that love. It’s amazing when you are young, how your stuffies really inspire creativity, a sense of security and love! You can tell them anything! When I was little, I had a stuffie called Horse, even though he was a dog (lol…he was from a rocking horse). He was as big as me and went everywhere that I went.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Purples: V09/V06/V04/V01/V000
Pinks: RV52/RV63/RV55
Grass: YG03/YG63/YG67
Sky: B00/B000/0
Flowers: Y21/Y26/RV55/RV52

Close Up of My Bunny Love Design Team Card
Close Up of My Bunny Love Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for
My Bunny Love Design Team Card:

Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios Girl & Bunny Digital Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Memory Box, Precious Hearts Dies
Rectangle Stitched Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Be Mine Stitched Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Lace Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Annabelle’s Meadow Paper Pack, Wild Rose Studio
Butterfly Kisses Paper Pad, Kaiser Craft
Value Pack Cards & Envelopes by Recollections, 5” x 6 ½”, Michaels
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Brights Designer Buttons, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella
Black Gelly Roll Pen (Bunny Nose)
White Gelly Roll Pen
Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Gorgeous Grape
and Whisper White Card Stock

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“Sometimes the smallest things, take up the most room in your heart!”
Winnie The Pooh

To view my other Copic Marker cards using Rachelle Anne Miller Digital Stamps, please click here.

Hope you like my Bunny Love Design Team Card with Girl & Bunny Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Chasing Butterflies

My Chasing Butterflies Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios
My Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Chasing Butterflies Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her sweet Chasing Butterflies Digital Stamp. I had a lot of fun creating this scene with all the wonderful layers and die cuts that make it up! There was a lot of dimensionals used to get the scene just the way I wanted. The bright colours of the card stock and Doodlebug Paper were perfect for such a happy carefree image! I can just see her running through the grass trying to catch a butterfly!

All the Layers of My Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studio
All the Layers of My Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studio

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E30/E31/E33/E35/E37
Pinks: RV21/RV13/RV14
Blues: BG10/BG11/BG13/BG15
Greens: YG03/YG63/YG67/G99
Net: E30/E31/E33/C1/C0
Butterfly: Y11/Y13/Y15/C1/C3/YG03/YG63/YG67

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Close Up of My Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studio
Close Up of My Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studio

Card Recipe for Chasing Butterflies Design Team Card:

Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, Chasing Butterflies Digital Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Lawn Fawn Spring Showers Dies
Lawn Fawn Mushroom Border Dies (Grass)
Die-namics Stitched Cloud Edges, My Favorite Things
Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies Classic Scallop Circle
Sweet Silhouettes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Hello Sunshine 6” x6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Craftsmart Butterflies, Michaels
Clear Wink of Stella
Stardust Clear Gelly Roll Pen
Costal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green and
Whisper White Card Stock

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Wouldn’t you just love to run after butterflies with no cares in the world!

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

Hope you like my Design Team Card with Chasing Butterflies Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Summer of Sun Card

It’s Laurie with another Design Team Card using Surfer Emma from Paper Nest Dolls! Isn’t she a sweetie! I had a lot of fun colouring her with my Copic Markers and creating this card using things from my stash. I thought the Topical Oasis Suite from Stampin’ Up! was perfect for my card! I’m so ready for my Summer of Sun to begin!

Close Up of Surfer Emma from My Summer of Sun Card
Close Up of Surfer Emma from My Summer of Sun Card

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Copic Markers:

Skin:E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E29/27/25/23/21
Yellows: Y11/21/35
Reds: R22/24/27/29/C4
Glasses: R22/24/27 and C3/4/5
White Jelly Roll Pen and Glossy Accents on Sunglasses
Clear Wink of Stella on Hibiscus on Surf Board and Flowers in the corner

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Card Recipe for Summer of Sun Card:

Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Lawn Fawn Spring Showers Dies
Stampin’ Up!:
In the Tropics Dies
Tropical Thinlits Dies
Stitched Rectangle Dies
Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper
Tropical Oasis Memories and More Card Pack
Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Garden Green, Pear Pizzaz and Thick Whisper White Card Stock

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Measurements:

Thick Whisper White Card Base: 5 ½ x 5 ½
Real Red card stock: 5 3/8” x 5 3/8
Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”
Stitched Rectangles x 3: 1 ¼” x 3 ¼”
Scraps of Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Garden Green and Pear Pizzaz

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Who’s ready for the summer and beach weather to arrive?
Let’s go catch a wave!

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

Hope you like my Summer of Sun Card! Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Life is a MerMay Party!

My Slim Line Card Using Paper Nest Dolls Mermaid Set

Life is a MerMay Party! I was asked by Paper Nest Dolls to become a permanent Design Team Member! Yahoo! I am so honoured to have been asked to join such a talented Design Team!

So, here is my first card as a Design Team Member. For this card, I wanted to create a slim line card since they are all the rage right now. This card measures 4″ x 9 1/4″ which will fit into a regular Number 10 envelope (4 1/8″ x 9 1/2″). I had so much fun colouring this cute underwater scene using most of the May Release digital images from the Mermaid Set.

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Copic Markers:

Curly Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Fin/Hair Accessory: R81/83/85 
Bottle: BG0000/000 and Glossy Accents
Paper & Cork: E50/53
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory

Jellyfish:

BV000/00/02/04/08
White Jelly Roll Pen

Dark Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E49/47/44/43/42
Fin: B97/95/93/91
Star/Hair Accessory: Y17/15/13 and Clear Jelly Roll Pen

Left Side of my Mermaid Card

Sandcastle:

Walls: E30/31/33/35
Door/Trim: R81/83/85
Windows: Y13/15/17
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on windows, heart and door trim

Blonde Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Fin: YG99/97/93/03
Shell: RV00
Rock: E30/31/33/35

Puffer Fish:

Y13/15/17

Seahorse:

BG10/11/13
C0/2
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Fins

Brown Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E30/31/33/35/37
Fin/Hair Accessory: BV00/02/04/08
Shell: C0/1/2/RV000
Pearl: BV000
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory and Pearl

Right Side of My Mermaid Card

Water:

BG0000/000

Bubbles:

BG0000/10/11
Clear Jelly Roll Pen

Seaweeds:

G21/94/99

Sand:

E30/31/33/35

Centre of my Mermaid Card

A few dies and accessories from my stash finish this beautiful underwater scene where the Mermaids frolic and play for MerMay! Life is a MerMay Party! Don’t they look like they are having fun!

Hope you like my first card! Have a wonderful MerMay!

Hugs,
Laurie