My Lavender Fields Card

My Lavender Fields Card - A birthday card with a landscape scene
My Lavender Fields Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Lavender Fields Card using the Hills of Tuscany Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! It was my birthday recently and I always create a card for myself! 

The Details of My Lavender Fields Card

So, for my birthday card, I decided to create one that reminded me of our trip to Provence in France with the beautiful lavender fields. When I saw the Hills of Tuscany Stamp Set, I realized I could change the colours of the hills and voilà, Provence! Plus, the Painted Lavender Dies and Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper were perfect for my lavender fields card!

First, I stamped the largest field in Highland Heather followed by Gorgeous Grape to add interest and have it look like lavender. Next, I stamped a Shaded Spruce hill where I planned to place the house and trees. For the house, I used Crumb Cake for the walls and Copper Clay for the roof since we saw houses with those colours in France. Cypress trees, like the ones on the stamp, were also found all over Provence. So, I stamped them in Shaded Spruce to match the grasses. Finally, I stamped in Balmy Blue the sky twice to fill the space.

Next, using the Deckled Rectangles Dies, I die cut my scene and a Gorgeous Grape matt. For my card, I decided to frame my Provencal scene using the largest Radiating Stitches Dies in Crumb Cake almost like a picture hanging on a wall. Lol!

To complete my Provencal theme, I die cut a bouquet of lavender from Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape which was tied with Linen Thread and layered it on a DSP circle die cut from the Radiating Stitches Dies. The sentiment from the Something Fancy Stamp Set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape and die cut out using a Something Fancy Die. I layered two strips of DSP on the left side of the Basic White card base to balance the sentiment cluster.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Purple Fine Shimmer Gems that match my colour scheme.

Close Up of My Lavender Fields
Close Up of the Provencal Scene

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hills of Tuscany (162682), Deckled Rectangles Dies (159173), Radiating Stitches Dies (161595), Painted Lavender Dies (162596), Something Fancy Dies (160424), Something Fancy Stamp Set (160416)

Inks: Gorgeous Grape (147099), Crumb Cake (147116), Highland Heather (147103), Copper Clay (161647), Shaded Spruce (147088), Balmy Blue (147105)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Gorgeous Grape (146987), Crumb Cake (120953), Highland Heather (146986), Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162593)

Accessories: Linen Thread (104199), Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (162611), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

  • Thick Basic White
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Crumb Cake:
    • 3-7/8” x 5 ¼”
  • Basic White:
    • 4” x 2-5/8”
    • Scrap for Sentiment
  • Gorgeous Grape (2 pieces):
    • 3” x 4 ¼”
    • Scrap for Lavender
  • Highland Heather:
    • Scrap for Lavender
  • Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
    • ¾” x 4 ¼”
    • ¾” x 1 ¾”
    • 1 ½” x 1 ½”

More Information on My Lavender Fields Card

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My Happy 2024 Calendars

Happy 2024 Calendars - two handmade calendars. One with a bee on it and one with a bird.
My Happy 2024 Calendars

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy 2024 Calendars using the Bee My Valentine Bundle and the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I didn’t get done my Christmas cards this year due to catching Covid. So instead, I decided to send out calendars to some of my customers in the new year.

The Details of My Happy 2024 Calendars

For my calendars, I decided to create two different calendars with the same design but using different products. I couldn’t resist using the beautiful Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper which is a Sale-a-bration freebie if you spend $60.00 CDN on qualifying orders. And don’t you just love those cute bees from the Bee My Valentine Bundle!

Five Bee Calendars
Bee Calendars

Since I planned to mail these out, the Sending Dies was perfect way to send “smiles across the miles”! To add some interest to the Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam card stocks behind my focal point, I did some tone-on-tone stamping. For the Pool Party one, I stamped a couple of times the bee trail in Pool Party. For the Soft Sea Foam, I stamped the leaves from the Softly Sophisticated Bundle twice in Soft Sea Foam. This bundle is also free with a $120 CDN on qualifying orders during Sale-a-bration.

Five Bird Calendars
Bird Calendars

The bee was stamped and punched out with the matching builder punch. The birds were fussy cut from the Flight & Airy DSP. I used different birds for each calendar since there was such a selection from which to choose.

Two of the Bird Calendars
Two of the Bird Calendars

Next, I used the Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers and Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds for embellishments. I also used a pearl for the “i” in “Sending”.

Close Up of Focal Point with Bird
Close Up of Focal Point with Bird

The final thing was to use the technique where you press the ink pad lid when closed to get some ink. I did this with the Pool Party ink pad and picked it up with my Wink of Stella. This gave the bee wings a nice sparkle!

Close Up of Focal Point with Bee
Close Up of Focal Point with Bee

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Bee My Valentine Bundle (162554), Sending Smiles Stamp Set (158701), Sending Dies (159271), Softly Sophisticated Bundle (162947)

Inks: Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107), Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad (147102), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), 

Paper: Real Red (102482), Balmy Blue (146982), Soft Sea Foam (146988), Pool Party (122924), Fresh Freesia (155613), Daffodil Delight (119683), Basic White (159276), Bee Mine Designer Series Paper (162546), Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper (162977)

Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers (162557), Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels (158987), Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds (162743), Wink of Stella (141897), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Taylored Expression Calendars

Two Different Birds on Calendars
Two Different Birds on Calendars

Measurements: 

  • Real Red/Balmy Blue (3 pieces):
    • 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 5 ½”
    • 4” x 4 ¼” scored at ¾”, 2” and 3 ¼” along 4” side
    • 3-7/8” x 3-7/8” (for behind calendar)
    • 1 ½” x 3 ½” (Sending die)
  • Daffodil Delight/Fresh Freesia: 
    • 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
    • 4” x 2-5/8”
    • 1 ½” x 3 ½” (Sending die)
  • Pool Party/Soft Sea Foam: 4” x 2 ½”
  • Basic White:
    • 1 ½” x 3-3/8” (Sending die)
    • 3/8” x 3-3/8” (Sentiment)
    • 1 ¾” x 1-3/16” (Bee body)
    • Scraps for wings and antenna
  • Bee Mine Designer Series Paper:
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper:
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
Side View of Calendar
Side View of Calendar

More Information on My Happy 2024 Calendars

To download a PDF of the Calendar Template, please click here or on the picture.

Downloadable Calendar Template
Downloadable Calendar Template

For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.

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

My Cup of Cheer Card 

My Cup of Cheer Card - Christmas card with a girl holding a mug of hot chocolate
My Cup of Cheer Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Cup of Cheer Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Emma in Reindeer PJ’s

The Details of My Cup of Cheer Card

I had so much fun colouring Emma in her cute PJs with my Copic markers to match my non-traditional paper choice! For my card, I thought the Christmas cookie paper would be perfect since cookies and hot chocolate are a great combination, especially gingerbread! Yum! The pretty plaid pattern paper really brought out the non-traditional colours of my card.

Isn’t that die cut mug just the cutest! For the mug, I knew I wanted to use the snowflake tag and found that the die just fit it. To add some dimension to my mug, I blended some Pool Party ink along the edges. I also blended some Pink Pirouette Ink along the edges of the heart. I thought it would be fun to add whipped cream and a candy cane just like Emma’s. The spoon was die cut from some metallic paper that I had. Of course, if you have hot chocolate, you need marshmallows! Lol!

Since there was a lot going on the card already, I went with a simple die cut sentiment with a few red rhinestones to match my candy cane.

Finally, I used Glossy Accents on Emma’s candy cane, Stardust Stickles on the reindeers’ noses and Wink of Stella on Emma’s and the mug’s whipped cream.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Browns: E37/E35/E33/E31
Blues: BG75/BG72/BG70
Headband: E30/E31/R85/R83/R81
Reindeers: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30/R85/R81
Whipped Cream: BG000/BG0000
Candy Cane: R27/C1/0

Close Up of Girl holding mug
Close Up of Emma in Reindeer PJ’s

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Card Recipe for My Cup of Cheer Card:

Emma in Reindeer PJ’s, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sugar Plum Wishes 12” x 12” Paper, Paige Evans 
Hug in a Mug Honey Cuts, Honey Bee Stamps
Hug in a Mug Stamp Set, Honey Bee Stamps
Mugs & Kisses Honey Cuts, Honey Bee Stamps
VersaFine, Tsukineko
Pool Party Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Pink Pirouette Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic White, Real Red, and Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Emma in Reindeer PJ’s by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Celebrate the Season Card 

Celebrate the Season Card - Christmas card with a girl wearing a snowman sweater and holding a candy cane
Celebrate the Season Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Celebrate the Season Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Emma in Christmas Sweater

Details of My Celebrate the Season Card

For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline card using the Pink Fresh scallop die. What is so nice about this die is that it cuts two scallop rectangles at once. I used both scallop rectangles with one in pink and one in red to match my colour scheme.

I love Mintay Papers, and the Merry Little Christmas paper is gorgeous! So, I decided to use it for my colour scheme of red and pink with white accents. I coloured Emma with my Copic markers to match my colour scheme. Don’t you just love her snowman sweater! In fact, I have coloured this stamp before. I will include a link at the end of this post to the other card that I made using her. 

For the sentiment cluster, I used a silver snowflake to add some sparkle, a fussy cut candy cane from the Mintay paper and a die cut sentiment.

Next, I used Glossy Accents on the candy cane and Stardust Stickles on the trim of the hats and boots. The only thing left was to add a few red rhinestones for a bit more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Whites: C3/C1/0
Snowman: C6/C3/C1/R27/C3/C1/0/YR18/YR15

Close Up of Girl in Snowman Sweater
Close Up of Emma in Christmas Sweater

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Card Recipe for My Celebrate the Season Card:

Emma in Christmas Sweater, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Merry Little Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
Essentials Mini Slimline Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies, Pink Fresh Studio
Simple Stripes – Christmas Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Simple Stripes Die, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine, Tsukineko
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Silver Snowflake, From My Stash
Stardust Stickles, Ranger (Hat/Boot Trim)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (Candy Cane)
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Basic White, Real Red, and Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¼” 6 ¼”

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

Here is my other card using Emma in Christmas Sweater by Paper Nest Dolls. For more information on this card, please click here or on the photo.

My Design Team Card with Girl in Snowman Sweater
My Christmas PJs Card

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Emma in Christmas Sweater by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Merry Christmas Elves Card 

Merry Christmas Elves Card - A Christmas card with three girl elves on it.
Merry Christmas Elves Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Merry Christmas Elves Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Christmas Girl Elves. This purchase includes 8 Images:

  • Image 1 & 2: Christmas Girl Elves JPG / PNG format
  • Image 3 & 4: Candy Cane Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
  • Image 5 & 6: Little Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
  • Image 7 & 8: Big Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format

The Details of My Merry Christmas Elves Card

For my card, I decided to go with traditional colours and use my favourites red and green Copic markers for these cuties. Once they were coloured, I went with an 8 ½” x 4” slimline card to fit my colouring.

I also decided that I wanted to create a rustic look to match my papers. So, I blended Vintage Photo ink along the edges of my coloured piece to make them look worn. 

The Simple Stories paper matched my Copic colours perfectly! Since my card was so long, I used a 12” x 12” paper for the base and the smaller 6” x 6” pad for accent pieces. These accent pieces were die cut ticket stubs that I repurposed to create some interest in the background papers. I cut two of them using the Simple Stories paper and two Real Red ones that I used as a border. I placed these accents on either side of my colouring.

Next, I added some holly flourishes along the edges of my coloured piece. The “Merry” “& Bright” sentiments were stamped in Mossy Meadow and Real Red to match my colour scheme and cut out with my paper snips. They were layered onto a wooden star for that rustic feel with a Real Red stitched circle. The “25” was a tag from the Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags which I layered another stitched circle underneath.

To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on the white trim of their outfits and Clear Wink of Stella on the ribbons of the presents. Glossy Accents was added to the candy cane to give it a shine. A scattering of red rhinestones was added to match my colour scheme and for even more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Little Gift Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E34/E31
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon

Close Up of Girl Elf with present
Close Up of Little Gift Girl Elf

Candy Cane Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Glossy Accents on Candy Cane

Girl Elf with Candy Cane
Candy Cane Girl Elf

Big Gift Girl Elf
Skin
: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon

Girl Elf with a Big present
Big Gift Girl Elf

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Card Recipe for My Merry Christmas Elves Card:

Christmas Girl Elves, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Handmade Holiday 12” x 12” Sheet, December 25, Simple Stories
Handmade Holiday 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co.
Merry & Bright Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Cutting Ticket Die Slimline Essentials, Studio Light
Holly Flourish Die, Cheery Lynn Designs 
Wooden Star, from my Stash
Vintage Photo Ink Pad, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 4”

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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
Christmas Girl Elves for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Birthday Shopping Card

Birthday Shopping Card - a birthday card with a street scene of an art supply store.
Birthday Shopping Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Birthday Shopping Card using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! It’s a friend’s birthday this week and she is very artistic. So, I thought a birthday card shopping for art supplies would be perfect for her!

The Details of My Birthday Shopping Card

For my card, I decided to create a shopping scene. So, I fussy cut with my paper snips the building with the art supplies, but you could use any of the buildings in the Designer Series Paper. Next, I stamped the awning stamp randomly on the Calypso Coral card base in Calypso Coral for a slight tone-on-tone. The Basic White piece was die cut by the 3rd largest Deckled Rectangles Dies and embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to add some interest.

Since I was creating a street scene, I thought the die cut lamppost and bench would be fun accents beside the shop. A strip of the cobbled DSP created the perfect grounding for my scene.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in white on Misty Moonlight card stock and then die cut out. 

The finishing touch was a scattering of Loose Silver Sequins that are included in the Collection.

Close Up of the street scene on the birthday card

Close Up of Card

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Les Shoppes Suite Collection (161337), Deckled Rectangles Dies (159173)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283), Calypso Coral (147101)

Paper: Calypso Coral (122925), Basic White (159276), Misty Moonlight (153118), Pecan Pie (161717), Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (in Collection)

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (161600), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Heat Tool (129053), Loose Silver Sequins (in Collection), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

  • Calypso Coral”
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Basic White:
    • 3 ¼” x 4 ½”
  • Pecan Pie:
    • Scrap for Bench
  • Misty Moonlight (2 pieces):
    • Scrap for Sentiment
    • Scrap for Light Post
  • Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
    • 4” x 1”
    • The Art Shop or another building

More Information on My Birthday Shopping Card

I have made another card using this Suite. It was a fun z-fold card. If you wish to learn more about it, please click here or on the photo.

Open card displaying the boulevard
Open Z Fold Displayed

For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.

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

My Pumpkin Patch Card 

My Pumpkin Patch Card - an autumn card with a little girl in a witch costume picking out a pumpkin
My Pumpkin Patch Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Pumpkin Patch Card using the new release Pumpkin Emily by Conie Fong Art & Design as my Design Team Inspiration Card. Doesn’t she make the most perfect autumnal card, but she could also be used for Halloween or Thanksgiving!

The Details of My Pumpkin Patch Card

For my card, I decided to create an autumnal card with fall like colours with a pumpkin patch theme since she is picking out her pumpkin. I had so much fun colouring Pumpkin Emily with my Copic Markers in oranges, blue/greens and blacks to match my paper. Once she was coloured, I added Clear Wink of Stella to the ribbon on her hat. For the cat, I decided to make it a tabby cat, but it could also be a black cat for Halloween. I used my black 0.3 Copic multi liner to add the stripes after I had coloured it with my Copic markers.

Next, I die cut her out with a 4” stitched circle die and placed a number of die cut leaves and a pumpkin in one corner to match my theme. The “Hello Pumpkin” sentiment was a sticker that came in the Carta Bella Welcome Fall Kit. In the other corner, I used another sticker of a Pumpkin Patch sign. Perfect for my Pumpkin Patch theme! The leaves falling around her were also from the same sticker set.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Enamel Dots that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Greens: BG90/BG93/BG96/BG99
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Pumpkins: E15/YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12
Cat: E47/E44/E43/E42/E41/R20/0.3 Copic Multi liner
Sky: B00/B000/0

Close Up of girl holding a pumpkin
Close Up of Pumpkin Emily

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Card Recipe for My Pumpkin Patch Card:

Pumpkin Emily, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Welcome Fall Collection Kit, Carta Bella paper Co.
Layering Stitched Circle Dies, Memory Box
Gather Together Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
La Petites Stickers, The Paper Studio, Hobby Lobby
Welcome Fall Enamel Dots, Carta Bella paper Co.
0.3 Multi Liner Black, Copic
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 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 Pumpkin Emily for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Halloween Is Here Card 

Halloween Is Here Card -Halloween Card with a Witch with a broomstick in front of a haunted house
Halloween Is Here Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Halloween Is Here Card using the new release Broomstick Emily Witch by Conie Fong Art & Design as my Design Team Inspiration Card. This purchase includes 4 stamps:

The Details of My Halloween Is Here Card

I had so much fun colouring Broomstick Emily Witch with my Copic Markers in Halloween colours! Once she was coloured, I added Gold Gelly Roll to her boot buckles and Clear Wink of Stella to all the green trim pieces on her hat and top.

Next, I decided to create a mini slimline card since I wanted to use my new Haunted House Coverplate by Photo Play and thought it would be a perfect backdrop for Broomstick Emily Witch. I added some Crushed Curry behind the windows to make them glow eerily.

I decided that the haunted house needed a big full moon. So, I die cut the moon die and brushed Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink along the edges to give it dimension. Of course, if you have a haunted house, you need a sparkly bat flying around.

For the sky, I went with some spooky green skulls paper to match my colouring. The other piece of DSP I used was a border along the left side to balance out Emily and to add some unexpected colour. This border was a perfect anchor for my black sparkly “EEK” sentiment.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of sprinkles that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E34/E31
Greens: G29/YG67/YG17/YG03
Blues: BV08/BV04/BV02
Blacks 100/N10/N08/N06
Broom: E15/YR23/YR21/Y21/E37/E35/E31

Close Up of Witch
Close Up of Broomstick Emily Witch

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Card Recipe for My Halloween Is Here Card:

Broomstick Emily Witch, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Kelly Panacci Halloween Designer Mat Pad, K & Company
Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Haunted House Coverplate, Photo Play
Full Moon Dies, Lawn Fawn
Reverse Cut Halloween Words, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Bat Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Bright Glitter Assortment Sprinkles, Doodlebug Design Inc.,
Black & White Assortment Sprinkles, Doodlebug Design Inc.,
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Starry Sky, Basic Black, Basic White and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¾” x 6 ¼”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

The Perfect Day Card 

The Perfect Day Card - A wedding card with bride and groom kissing
The Perfect Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing The Perfect Day Card using the digital stamp After the Vows by Tiddly Inks Stamps. This past weekend we attended a wedding, and this was the card I made for the happy couple to celebrate their love!

The Details of My Card

The digital stamp comes with the couple in full length, but I thought a close-up of the couple kissing would be a lovely focal point. So, I coloured the couple with my Copic markers in tones befitting my couple. The bride has gorgeous flowing locks of hair, and this stamp was perfect to represent her! I added a light coating of white pencil over the veil to differentiate where the veil was on her hair. Unfortunately, it is hard to see in the photo. Finally, I added Clear Wink of Stella to the bride’s veil to give it shimmer. For the groom, I coloured the skin and hair to look like the groom’s Pilipino heritage. This was the first time colouring this skin tone and I was quite happy with how it turned out!

For my card, I decided to create lots of pretty layers with the lace ribbon, heart doily and die cut hearts. The beautiful Craft O’Clock paper was the perfect backdrop with lace, flowing script, worn wood planks and flowers on it!

The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with silver embossing powder to match the sparkly rhinestones and then die cut out. The die cut “love” sentiment was the epitome of what brought these two together to be married.

Finally, I couldn’t resist adding one more heart in the form of the sliver heart charm under the sentiment.

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Copic Markers

Guy
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: W9/W7/W4/W3
Suit: C9/C7/C6/C4
Shirt: C3/C1/0
Tie: YG67/YG63/YG03

Close up of Bride and Groom
Close up of Bride and Groom

Girl
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33/E31
Dress/Veil: B00/B000/0/Wink of Stella on Veil/Prismacolor White Pencil Crayon
Pink Flowers: R85/R83/R81
Yellow Flowers: E15/Y17/Y15/Y11
Purple Flowers: V09/V06/V04
Leaves: YG67/YG63/YG03

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Card Recipe for The Perfect Day Card

After the Vows, Tiddly Inks Stamps 
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Greenery Invitation 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Craft O’Clock
Your Perfect Day Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Love Notes Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Meadow Dies, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Tsukineko
Silver Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
1 ½” Lace Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michaels Arts & Crafts
White Heart Lace Doily, Celebrate It, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Heart Charms, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Stickers, Craft Dollarama
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Prismacolor White Pencil Crayon
Powder Pink and Mossy Meadow Cardstock

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like my card using the digital stamp After the Vows by Tiddly Inks Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Field of Daisies Birthday Card 

Field of Daisies Birthday Card - a birthday card that has daisies on it
Field of Daisies Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Field of Daisies Birthday Card using the Fresh As a Daisy Suite by Stampin’ Up! This Suite includes the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set, the Cheerful Daisies Dies, Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper and Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems.

The Details of My Card

My card was for a swap, and I decided to use the Fresh As a Daisy Suite for it. I love how the big daisy die is one piece making it easy to cut out a garden of happy daisies in seconds!

Once I die cut the daisies from Basic White cardstock, I used my sponge daubers to dab some Lemon Lolly in their centres to give them depth. I also dabbed some Pecan Pie to the edges of the Lemon Lolly piece on which I used the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder.

Next, to add to my focal point, I added a stitched circle of the DSP behind my daisies, almost like a blue sky in a field of dasies. From this, I added the sentiment stamped in Garden Green and some Garden Green die cut greenery.

To tie in my colour scheme, I added a piece of DSP between my focal point and the Lemon Lolly piece.

The only embellishments that I used were the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems that came in the Suite.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Fresh As a Daisy Suite (161301), Stylish Shaped Dies (159183)

Inks: Garden Green (147089), Lemon Lolly (161666), Pecan Pie (161665)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Boho Blue (161724), Lemon Lolly (161720), Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (in Suite)

Accessories: Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (156505), Sponge Daubers (133773), Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (in Suite), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close up of daisies on card
Close up of Focal Point

Measurements: 

  • Thick Basic White:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Boho Blue:
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Basic White: (2 pieces)
    • Sentiment: 2 ¼” x 1”
    • Daisies: 3 ¾” x 3”
  • Lemon Lolly:
    • 3 ½” x 3 ½”
  • Garden Green:
    • Scrap
  • Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
    • 2” x 4 ¾”
    • 3” x 3”

More Information on My Field of Daisies Birthday Card

For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.

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

My Serene Birthday Card

My Serene Birthday Card - A birthday card with a girl holding flowers
My Serene Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my second card using Serenity by Conie Fong Art & Design called My Serene Birthday Card. The Design Team members are celebrating Girls/Ladies this weekend with all things feminine! So, I picked this beautiful image to celebrate, and I coloured her twice! I will post my other card at the end.

The Details of My Card

For My Serene Birthday Card, I decided to create a mini slimline card to show that you can create different sized cards with the same image. I made my card size a little larger than a normal mini slimline to fit all my elements, but it can still fit in a No. 10 envelope.

I used the Secret Garden paper again for my colour choices in her colouring with a slight variation on her flowers from my first card. Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen was used for her necklace and Wink of Stella for the butterfly’s wings to add some shimmer.

Two different coloured versions of the lady
Serenity

Next, I went with the Photo Play dies for my background. One of the dies is shaped like a tag, but I wanted to use it for the green piece behind her. So, I snipped off the tag part and hid that part beneath the sentiment piece. The two top horizontal banners were remnants from my first card, and I didn’t want them to go to waste. Plus, they gave a finished edge to the top while tying in the colour scheme.

For the next step, I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape onto a tag cut out from the P13 paper pad.

I thought the leafy vine going from my girl to the sentiment tied everything together so nicely while adding interest.

Finally, I added a scattering of brass butterflies for embellishments.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyeshadow: V12
Lips: R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Greens: YG97/YG95/YG93
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Light Purples: V12/V01/V0000
Yellows/Butterfly: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21/Clear Wink of Stella

Close Up of lady holding flowers
Close Up of Serenity

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Card Recipe for My Serene Birthday Card:

Serenity, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Bracket/Speech Bubble Dies, Photo Play
Dainty Delight Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Gorgeous Grape Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Best Year Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¾” x 6 ¼”

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

Here is my other card using this stamp. Please click here or on the photo for more information on my card.

A card with a Lady holding flowers
My Serenity Blooms Card

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Serenity Blooms Card 

My Serenity Blooms Card - A card with a Lady holding flowers
My Serenity Blooms Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Serenity Blooms Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Serenity. The Design Team are celebrating Girls/Ladies this weekend with all things feminine! So, I picked this beautiful image to celebrate!

The Details of My Card

When you buy this digital stamp, you will receive two stamps with the girl’s hair flowing left or right. I couldn’t resist colouring them both with the same colour scheme, but with a variation on their flowers. So, I made one card for today and the other card will follow later.

Two different coloured versions of the lady
Two Versions of Serenity

For My Serenity Blooms Card, I decided to use the Secret Garden paper and decorative tags by P13 for my colour choices. I just love the gorgeous colours of them! I picked the paper with a wreath off to the side for my background and matted it with a matching purple paper from the P13 paper pad.

Next, I decided to add a die cut frame behind her to create some visual interest, but I thought it would be fun to have her off-centred from it. As a result, the wreath was flowing through my frame and they created a nice backdrop for my colouring.

The Decorative Tags are a perfect match to the paper, and I decided to use two of them to tie in my colour scheme. I added a bow to the top to cover the hole and finish the tags off.

For the next step, the Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen was used for her necklace and Wink of Stella for the butterfly’s wings to add some shimmer.

Finally, for embellishments, I added a scattering of brass butterflies and rhinestones coloured with my Copic markers to match my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyeshadow: V12
Lips: R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Light Purples: V12/V01/V0000
Butterfly: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21/Clear Wink of Stella

Close Up of Lady
Close Up of Serenity

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Card Recipe for My Serenity Blooms Card:

Serenity, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Secret Garden Decorative Tags, P13
Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Fabolous Frames Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Brilliant Wings Dies, Stampin’ Up!
White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 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 Serenity for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Poinsettia Christmas Card 

My Poinsettia Christmas Card - A Christmas Card with a lady with Christmas flowers in her hair
My Poinsettia Christmas Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I’m squeezing in one final Christmas in July card for you today! I am sharing My Poinsettia Christmas Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Christmas Leilani

The Details of My Card

I loved colouring with my Copic markers Leilani, especially all that gorgeous hair! I matched my colouring of the flowers to the beautiful Poinsettia Garden Paper Collection by Paper Roses that I just purchased on a road trip with friends! So, I went with a deep red for the poinsettias, a blue/green for the succulents and white for the other flowers. Tip: for contrast with the reds, add C5 to the deepest shadows to make the individual petals pop.

Once she was coloured, I knew that I wanted to use the pretty Poinsettia Border Die also by Paper Roses. This was purchased on the same road trip as the paper. I loved how the die is so delicate while allowing the Paper Roses smaller poinsettia paper to peek through.

Next, I added a border of pretty lace to mark my transition between the die and the other side of the card. I used a piece of the Paper Roses paper with larger poinsettias on it as a backdrop for Leilani. Since this is a Christmas card, I thought a gold edge to it would tie in nicely to the other gold accents.

The sentiment was heat embossed in gold and matted with Cherry Cobbler. To continue the gold theme, I added a gold die cut filigree below it.

Then the paper poinsettias were added around her. The gold centres mirror the gold Gelly Roll Pen that I used on the poinsettias in my colouring.

Finally, the finishing touch was a couple of gold glitters dots placed around my focal point of Leilani.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Eyes: BG99/BG96/BG93/BG90/C3/C1/0
Lips: R32/R20
Poinsettias: R39/R37/R35/C5/ Gold Gelly Roll Pen
White Flowers: C3/C1/0/Gold Gelly Roll Pen
Green Succulents: BG99/BG96/BG93/BG90

Close Up of Lady
Close Up of Leilani

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Card Recipe for My Poinsettia Christmas Card:

Christmas Leilani, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Poinsettia Garden 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Roses
Poinsettia Garden – Watercolours 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Roses 
Gold Foil Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Poinsettia Border Die, Paper Roses
Cherish the Season Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
2” Lace Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Poinsettia Paper Flowers, Christmas Paper Crafts, Hobby Lobby 
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Cherry Cobbler Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 5”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Magic in the Air Card 

A Card with a Fairy Sitting on a mushroom
Magic in the Air Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Magic in the Air Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom. I coloured this beautiful image twice this month using the Kit and Clowder Whimsical Wonders Class as inspiration. This is my second card, but I will include a link to the other card at the end of this post.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the alternative colour choice from the Kit and Clowder class and gave her a sparkly dress using a White Gelly Roll Pen and lots of dots!

Two Fairies Coloured
My Colouring of Sitting Pretty on Mushroom

Once she was coloured, I pulled out some DSP with mushrooms on it to match her mushrooms. A mushroom border die in Poppy Parade also added to this theme.

Some greenery flourishes were added behind the sentiment and in the opposite corner for a splash of colour. I love how the swirls come from below to overlap the image adding depth and interest.

The sentiment was from Rosabelle by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Perfect sentiment for a fairy, don’t you think?

I brushes some Vintage Photo ink to the edges of the image, sentiment and DSP to give it an earthy feel to match the distressing in places on the Pool Party piece of DSP.

I added for embellishments brass butterflies beside the sentiment and fairy with red rhinestones in the other corner.

For shimmer, I added stickles to her wings! Every fairy should have sparkly wings!

Close Up of Fairy
Close Up of Fairy

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Card Recipe for Magic in the Air Card:

Sitting Pretty on Mushroom, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Rosabelle, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
VersaFine Ink Pad Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Mushroom Border Die, C.C. Designs
Elegant Flourish Small Die, Paper Roses
Brushes Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger

Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Call Me Clover Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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This is the other card that I created using the Sitting Pretty on Mushroom. To view it, please click here or on the photo.

A birthday card with a fairy sitting on mushrooms
My Fairy Wishes Card

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Fairy Wishes Card

A birthday card with a fairy sitting on mushrooms
My Fairy Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Fairy Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom

The Details of My Card

The Conie Fong Art & Design Team are celebrating fairies today. I decided to create a clean and simple card that highlighted my colouring with my Copic markers. I re-watched my Kit & Clowder Whimsical Wonders Class that used this stamp to inspire my colouring with slight variations in colours.

For my card, I used one sheet of the Mintay paper with a beautiful background to keep my card CAS. It even looked like a fairy glen with its butterflies, trees, and hedgehogs! Perfect place for a fairy to live!

The sentiment was from Dandelion Wishes by Conie Fong Art & Design as well. I thought it suited the theme of my card!

The only embellishments that I added were brass butterflies around the sentiment and beside the fairy.

For shimmer, I added stickles to her wings! Every fairy should have sparkly wings! I also added Clear Wink of Stella to the yellow flowers.

Close Up of Fairy Sitting on Mushroom
Close Up of Fairy Sitting on Mushroom

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Card Recipe for My Fairy Wishes Card:

Sitting Pretty on Mushroom, Conie Fong Art & Design
Dandelion Wishes, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Better Times 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
.05 Multi Liner, Copic
Polished Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #5 – First Prize Winner
Passion for Markers – Week 692–make it square
Crafting Happiness Challenges: June: 143-Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create: June 2023-Anything Goes – Top Rocker
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge for June, #6-2023
Sweet Stampin’ – Things With Wings
Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges- Challenge #18 Anything Goes
Morgan’s ArtWorld Challenge #6 Anything Goes – Runner Up

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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 Sitting Pretty on Mushroom for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie