Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Warm Winter Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sally and Little Squirrel.
The Details of My Warm Winter Wishes Card
This stamp was one of the first stamps by Conie Fong Art & Design that I bought! I just loved Sally with her little friend, and I knew that I wanted to colour her with some of my favourite Copic marker combos!
I had this gorgeous Ciao Bella Paper that I thought would be a perfect background for her! So, I decided to make a slimline card that would show as much of the wintery scene as possible including the house.
To tie in the pinks, I went with some Rose Red card stock on which I layered vellum with silver foiled snowflakes to tie in the wintery feeling of my card.
For my sentiment cluster, I layered several flags with the different papers that I used on my card. A wooden snowflake and some linen thread add to the rustic feel of my wintery scene.
Finally, for sparkle, I added some Balmy Blue punched snowflakes to my scene, as well as Star Dust Stickles to Sally’s hat’s pompom and the snow that she is standing on. Clear Wink of Stella was used on the flower on her hat and Clear Star to the polka dots on her scarf.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Hello Fabulous Birthday Card using Fedora By Krista Smith Stamps. I was commissioned to create a custom birthday card for a friend’s daughter.
The Details of My Hello Fabulous Birthday Card
My friend mentioned a few things to help guide me in my design such as her daughter’s favourite colour is purple and that she is into fashion. So, for my card, I went through my Krista Smith Stamps and Fedora was the one that was chosen by my friend! I knew Krista would have a stamp that would suit the daughter’s style perfectly!
So, I coloured the stamp with my Copic markers in purples and blacks to suit the daughter’s taste. I added a pop of colour with the green feather on the fedora. Next, I added some Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to the feather and smooshed it with my finger before it dried to give the feather a soft shimmer. Gold Gelly Roll Pen was used on her earring to add some sparkle and White Gelly Roll Pen was dotted on her bottom lip to indicate the shine of lip gloss.
The Design Aspects of My Card
Once she was coloured, I discovered that the Best Dressed DSP was perfect for my colours and theme. I used the shoes DSP on one layer, the perfume DSP on the next layer and the handbags DSP within the frame. The DSP even had purple roses to match my single purple flower embellishment.
Next, I knew that I wanted to add a frame around her, and I thought the Oval Coronet Dies by Spellbinders was very elegant. I thought it would be fun having her popping out of the white frame with the handbags behind her.
For my sentiment cluster, I stamped the sentiment in Blackberry Bliss and die cut it out. I added a Blackberry Bliss scallop edge to the bottom of the sentiment. Then, I added a green feather to mirror the feather in her fedora and a purple rose. Finally, I fussy cut a perfume bottle from the DSP and tucked it behind the sentiment.
To add some texture and interest, I added some black netting that I bought at a local fabric store. I thought it really added to the fashion theme of my card!
Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestones for some sparkle, especially since you need sparkle on a birthday card!
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Copic Markers:
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/R20 Hair: C9/C7/C6 Eyes: E15/E13/E11/C3/C1/0 Lips: R22/R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen Top: V17/V15/V12 White Part of Top: C3/C1/0 Pants: C9/C7/C6 Fedora: C6/C4/C3 Hat Ribbon: V17/V15/V12 Feather: YG95/YG93/YG03/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Earring: Gold Gelly Roll Pen
Close Up of Fedora
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Card Recipe for My Hello Fabulous Birthday Card:
Fedora, Krista Smith Stamps Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Value Pack Cards & Envelopes, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts Best Dressed 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Stampin’ Up! Oval Coronet Dies, Spellbinders Dressed to Impress Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up! Beautiful You Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Netting material, Fabricland Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Gold Gelly Roll Pen Green Feather, Michael’s Arts & Crafts Purple Flower, Michael’s Arts & Crafts Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Blackberry Bliss Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blackberry Bliss Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5” x 6 ¼”
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Hope you like my Hello Fabulous Birthday Card using Fedora By Krista Smith Stamps!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Aloe Sweet Friend Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Succulent and Cactus Bundle.
This purchase includes 12 Images:
Echeveria In Pot
Echeveria In Pot Kawaii
Cactus Family
Bunny Ears Cactus
Bunny Ears Cactus Kawaii
Jade In Pot
Hoya Kerri Succulent
Potted Echeveria
Aloe Vera In Pot
Cactus Succulent Arrangement
Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
Aloe Sweet Friend Sentiment
The Details of My Aloe Sweet Friend Card
I just loved these cute Kawaiis with the eyes that I decided to colour the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii twice in different colours. One was for a friend’s birthday who loves succulents and the other was for a colour challenge at Kendra’s Card Challenges.
My Colouring of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
For the colour challenge card, I used Copic marker combos that would be like the colours listed below. Kendra had succulent and cactus digital papers that you could download with the colours for the challenge, but in the end, I decided to use Flowering Cactus Designer Series Paper instead.
Kendra’s Card Challenge – Color Challenge
The Potted Succulent Dies had a beautiful detailed outline die that covered the whole card front. So, I decided to use it with the DSP peeking out from under it. Since this piece was so detailed, I didn’t add a lot to my card, other than the focal point and the sentiments.
I used the largest Stylish Shaped circle die to add a circle from the DSP and placed it behind my image to anchor it. The sentiments were also die cut from the Stylish Shaped Dies. I added Calypso Coral frames from the Potted Succulents Dies to the sentiments to help distinguish them from the background.
Don’t you just love the pun of the sentiment, “Aloe Sweet Friend” which comes with the Bundle. For the other sentiment, I typed it on my computer, printed it and die cut it out.
Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Calypso Coral sequins around my focal point.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Time for Cake Alternative Cards using the August Time for Cake Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I created three alternative cards using the Kit. Two fun folds and a regular card. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. Perfect for those birthday cards that everyone needs!
Cards from the August Time for Cake Paper Pumpkin Kit
The Details of My Time for Cake Alternative Cards
Make a Wish Card
Make a Wish Card
For my first alternative card, I decided to create a Thick Basic White card base with the floral Night of Navy card base adhered to it. I trimmed down the candles DSP to fit on my card front and added a Pretty in Pink mat to one side.
Close Up of Focal Point
I couldn’t resist cutting apart one of the Pretty in Pink envelopes to use as a strip on my card! I turned the tag over to stamp on the white side and added a candle over the hole to hide it. The other sentiment was stamped on the Pretty in Pink piece from the cake card. Finally, I added some Rhinestone Jewels to the candle flames for sparkle.
Measurements:
Basic White Card Base:
8 ½” x 4 ¼”
Pretty In Pink Mat:
2” x 4”
Candle DSP:
3” x 3 ¾”
Envelope DSP:
2” x 4 ½”
Other Pieces from Kit:
Floral Night of Navy
Tag
Pretty in Pink Sentiment Strip
Candle
Triple Fold Bridge Card
For my second alternative card using the Time for Cake August 2024 Paper Pumpkin, I made a triple fold bridge card! Love the free stamp set with the numbers! Perfect for those special milestone birthdays!
Triple Fold Bridge Card
I took the Petal Pink card base and cut 1” on either side up to the card fold to create three panels.
For the front, I used part of the candle DSP and stamped 80th on it from the free stamp set. This was matted with Night of Navy and then a strip of Pretty in Pink was added to make sure that this bridge was securely in place.
Close Up of Focal Point
Next, I stamped the Happy birthday sentiment on the banner. To make the banner stand out from the white in the background, I sponged Pretty in Pink onto the edges. The Hooray was die cut from some Rose Gold Foil that I had from another project. The finishing touch was some Rhinestone Jewels to the candle flames for sparkle.
Inside Panel of Card
Now that the front was decorated, it was time to decorate the inside panel. I used half of the balloon DSP from the Kit and matted it with Night of Navy. Since the balloons had a white space in the centre, it was the perfect place to add my sentiment. I love that the sides of inside layer of the card can be seen before you open it!
Inside of Card
For the inside of the card, I used strips of the envelope DSP from the previous card to add borders to a Basic White piece. These were both matted with Night of Navy. The sentiment was stamped, and a candle added.
Measurements:
Card Base:
From Kit
Pretty In Pink Mat:
3 ¼” x 4 ½”
Night of Navy Mats:
4” x 3 ¾” (Front)
3 ½” x 2 ½” (Balloon Piece)
4”x 5 ¼” (Inside)
Candle DSP:
3 ¾” x 3 ½”
Balloon DSP:
3 ¼” x 2 ¼”
Envelope DSP (2):
3 5/8” x ¾”
Basic White (Inside):
3 ¾” x 5”
Other Pieces from Kit:
Banner
Pretty in Pink Sentiment Strip
Candle
Pop-up Box Card
Here is my last alternative card using the Time for Cake August 2024 Paper Pumpkin, I made a fun pop-up box card that is sure to impress!
Pop-up Box Card
For my card, I thought it would be fun to have the balloons suspended over a box! To make my card, I used a lot of bits from the different cards and envelopes, but it was well worth it!
So, I created the box according to the measurements below and added the tabs for the balloons on the inside. Note: adhere the tabs to one side of box. Then, adhere to the other side of tabs and box tab. Fold flat and tuck in the tabs so that they adhere to the other side of box.
I used the Candle DSP to decorate the top flaps. For the front flap, I added the banner and two candles. Unfortunately, the banner does stick out when the card is folded down. So, I had to use a larger envelope for it.
View of the Balloons
Next, I used pieces of an envelope to decorate the outside of the box. You could decorate the top outside flaps too, but I decided not to since I didn’t want to use another envelope.
The balloon DSP was left over from the other card, and I trimmed it down to fit.
Top View
For the balloons, I used a thin strip of Window Sheet that I adhered to the balloons and to the tabs. I made sure to hold them in place while the glue set. I placed the larger balloon at the back with the smaller ones at a slight angle in front of it. Note: make sure that when the card is closed that the balloons do not extend above the card top or sides.
Back View
The final piece was the stamped Basic White piece for the message.
Measurements:
Card Base:
5 ½” x 8 ½”:
Score at 2”, 4” 6” 8” along 8 ½” side
Score down middle at 2 ¾” of 5 ½” side
Cut each score mark until reach middle score mark (2 ¾”)
Cut off the narrow tab at 2 ¾” and trim at angle the remaining piece
Tabs (2):
¾” x 3 ¼”
Score at 5/8” on both sides
Candle DSP:
2 ½” x 1-7/8” (3 pieces)
Envelope DSP:
2 ½” x 1-7/8” (3 pieces)
Balloon DSP:
3 ¼” x 1-7/8”
Basic White (Sentiment):
5 ¼” x 1 ¾”
Window Sheet: 1 ½” X ½” (3 pieces)
Other Pieces from Kit:
Banner
Candle
Hooray
Balloons
More Information on My Time for Cake Alternative Cards
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Flutterby Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Flutterby Daisy.
For my card, I decided that I wanted to use Flutterby Daisy facing left with her daisy. I loved colouring her and her daisy with my Copic markers in bright cheery colours to match my Mintay papers. Flutterby comes with one butterfly, but I thought a couple of extra butterflies would add a touch of fun to my card!
Close Up of Flutterby
I found this beautiful Daisy Circle Frame a while back and thought it would be perfect for the backdrop of Flutterby! So, I die cut it in a colour that matched my colouring of her daisy and the papers.
Since I wanted to create a birthday card, I used the sentiment from the Dandelion Wishes stamp. Perfect for a fairy birthday card! Though I did use “Fluttering by with a friendly hi” for the inside of my card.
Next, I added a butterfly die cut border of the Mintay papers along the bottom of the card with it overlapping the daisy in places hiding the stem end of the coloured daisy.
Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Berry Burst Shimmer Gems around my card.
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Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43 Dress: YG67/YG63/YG03 Wings: BG13/BG11/BG10/Star Dust Stickles Flowers: RV69/RV66/RV63 Dark Blue Butterfly: BG09/BG05/BG01/BG000/Clear Wink of Stella Light Blue Butterfly: BG13/BG11/BG10/Clear Wink of Stella Green Butterfly: YG67/YG63/YG03/Clear Wink of Stella
Flutterby
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Card Recipe for My Flutterby Birthday Card:
Flutterby Daisy, 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– Daisy Circle Daisy Circle Frame Die, Creative Expressions Unbounded Love Dies, Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Border Die, Joy Crafts Purple Fine Shimmer Gems, Stampin’ Up! Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Berry Burst Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Flutterby Daisy for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Christmas in July might be over, but I am still adding to my Christmas card supply. Lol! So, I am sharing My Poinsettia Season Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweetHolly Poinsettia.
The Details of My Poinsettia Season Card
I loved colouring Holly with her poinsettias using my Copic markers! She is such a sweetie!! I used colours to match the gorgeous Mintay paper! To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on her ear muffs and pom poms on her mittens.
Of course, I had to use a tag from the matching Paper Elements for my backdrop of Holly. To tie in the greens of my colouring, I gave the tag a mat with one of the papers in the pad.
The Paper Elements also came with some envelopes that you make. I thought the floral envelope with the blue background perfectly matched my colour scheme. So, I trimmed a piece off the envelope and cut it in half. These pieces I matted with white and placed them in opposite corners of my tag so that they are peeking out from my focal point.
Since Holly had poinsettias, I decided to use my Poinsettia and Holly Punch by Nellie to make some paper flowers. The flowers were accented with Gold Glitter Enamel Dots. The gold centres mirrored the gold Gelly Roll Pen that I used on Holly’s poinsettias.
The sentiment was stamped in black and die cut out with matching the die.
Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of red rhinestones around my card.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Painted Petals Alternative Card using the July Painted Petals Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I created some alternative cards using the Kit and shared three of them the other day (will include a link to the post at the end). So, I thought I would share this fun fold alternative card today. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. They are so pretty!
Three Cards from the Kit
The Details of My Painted Petal Alternative Card
For my last alternative card, there was a fun fold that I wanted to try, and I thought this kit would be perfect for it especially with those die cut flowers! So, I used the Melon Mambo card base and one of the matching envelopes. I kept the extra products down as much as possible by only adding card stock.
Card Front
I love how when it’s folded down you can’t see all the layers, but as you open it, the layers keep on going! And there is a hidden card at the end that you don’t expect! How cool is that!
Small Inside Card Opened
I trimmed the Melon Mambo card base from the Kit in half separating the back from the front. For the front of the card base, I cut it in half and then trimmed it to 1 ½” so that I could have as much of the flowers showing as possible. Then, I trimmed the top and bottom to make these panels 5” tall.
Once that was done, I used the back of the card base for all the other smaller panels.
For the card inside, I used the envelope and trimmed it down to show only the flowers.
Inside of Card Laid Flat
I adhered all these pieces to the Melon Mambo mats and then adhered them to the Basic White card base. The floral die cut fitted perfectly on the front. I stamped two sentiments and adhered one to the front and one to the inside of the smaller card. For the inside of the smaller card, I added the Melon Mambo strip from the kit under the sentiment.
The finishing touch was adding three of the sequins that came in the kit to the front.
Close Up of Card Front
Measurements of My Painted Petals Alternative Card:
Card Base:
12” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
4 ¼” x 6 ½” (for inside card)
Mats:
1” x 1 ¾” (4 pieces)
5 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
2 3/4” x 1 3/4” (2 pieces)
4 ¼” x 3-1/8” (for inside card)
1st DSP:
5” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)
2 ½” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)
2nd DSP:
¾” x 1 ½” (4 pieces)
4” x 3” (for inside card)
More Information on My Painted Petals Alternative Card
Downloadable Creative Fold Card Template
To download a PDF of the Creative Fold Card Template, please click here.
Creative Fold Template
Here are the other alternatives cards that I have made with this Kit. They are centre-step cards. For more information on them, please click here.
Side View of Cards
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards using the July Painted Petals Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! When I saw this kit, I was in love with it, especially how the die cuts all layer on top of the card fronts! So many ideas came flooding into my head! Lol! In fact, I created five alternative cards using the Kit. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. They are so pretty!
Three Cards from the Kit
The Details of My Painted Petal Centre-Step Cards
For my three alternative cards, I decided to use my favourite fun fold, a centre-step! I kept the extra products down as much as possible by only adding card stock and the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder.
For the rose flower card, I decided to use the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder for the various strips to add some interested. I also decided to use the Old Olive card backing from one of the cards instead of the matching card front for variation.
Rose Centre-Step Card
For the daisy flower card, I had some of the Old Olive card backing from the previous card. So, I used it for the two side strips. The bottom strip was left over from the front of the card when I trimmed it down. I love that you can see the splotches on it! I decided to use the matching card front for the centre panel and layered the die cut on top of this panel.
Daisy Centre-Step Card
For the poppy flower card, I used all the bits from the card base. Since the poppy die cut was longer than the others, I decided not to trim down the centre panel as much, leaving the sides of the bottom panel free for the sentiment on one side and the embellishments on the other.
Poppy Centre-Step Card
Measurements of My Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards:
Card Base:
11″ x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
Centre Panel:
2-1/8″ x 4-3/8″
2 Side Strips:
7/8″ x 4-3/8″
Bottom Strip:
7/8″ x 4-1/8″
Side View of Cards
More Information on My Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards
Stay tune for my other alternative cards using this kit. I made two more fun folds cards, but different than these ones.
Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template
To download a PDF of the Centre-Step Card Template, please click here or on the picture.
Centre-Step Card Template
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Friendly Birthday Card using the Unbounded Love Bundle which includes the Unbounded Love Stamp Set and the Unbounded Love Dies by Stampin’ Up! I had a lot of fun playing with this bundle that I made 3 similar cards with slight variations. One was for a swap and the others were sent to a friend and my mom for their birthdays.
The Three Different Cards
The Details of My Friendly Birthday Card
For my card, I thought I would create a fun gate fold card which incorporated a tab with the sentiment that wrapped around from one side.
So, I used the third largest Countryside Corners Die to die cut a piece of Petunia Pop which I embossed with the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder. I though this embossing folder went well with the pretty colours and the carefree summeriness of my card. Once it was embossed, I used my Paper Trimmer to score the right side of the embossed piece to make it easy to fold over. I tucked this piece under the DSP to hide the edge.
The sentiment was stamped in Petunia Pop and die cut out with the pretty stitched oval. A couple of leaves were layered underneath making the sentiment look like a flower. Next, I added the white embossed “Friend” on a scrap of Pretty in Pink card stock to my sentiment cluster, but you could leave it off to make it more universal.
Birthday Card without Friend Sentiment
The finishing touch was a scattering of 2024–2026 In Color Resin Dots to match my colour scheme.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Unbounded Love Bundle (163384), Countryside Corners Dies (161471)
Inks: Petunia Pop Classic Stampin’ Pad (163811), VersaMark Ink (102283)
Paper: Basic Beige (164511), Petunia Pop (163801), Basic White (159276), Shy Shamrock (163795), Pretty in Pink (163793), Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (163372)
Accessories Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder (163414), 2024–2026 In Color Resin Dots (163389), Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Sentiment
Measurements:
Basic Beige:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 2 ½” and 6 ¾”
Petunia Pop:
2 ½” x 4 ¼”
Basic White
2 ¾” x 2”
Shy Shamrock:
Scrap
Pretty in Pink:
Scrap
Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
1 ¼” x 4”
2 ½” x 4”
Another Card with Variations
More Information on My Friendly Birthday Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Retirement Wishes Card using the Paradise Palms Stamp Set and the Tree Lot Dies by Stampin’ Up! with a beautiful Distressed Oxide Inks sunrise. I had a lot of fun creating this card for a friend who is retiring. She is planning to go touring for the summer with her trailer. So, I decided to create a fun pink (she is a pink kind of person) trailer on her card.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to go with a mini slimline design so that I could really show off a beautiful sunrise with the Distress Oxide inks. Especially since this is all about driving off into the sunset to enjoy retirement!
Using my Blending Brushes, I blended the sky colours together in the order of Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Broken China and Faded Jeans on a piece of Basic White card stock. Once that was done, I created a Crumb Cake sand hill with one of the Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies. I used this for placement as I stamped my palm trees and seagulls in Early Espresso onto my sky piece. Next, I adhered the sand hill down and die cut everything at the same time with a mini slimline stitched die.
Close Up of Sunset
The sentiment was stamped in Black Onyx Versafine Ink and die cut with one of the flags from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Since I wanted this to hang over the edge of the sky piece and match up with my Basic White mat, I used my Paper Snips to cut off the edge.
Now, it was time to build my trailer with all the different dies. I loved this cute trailer once it was built! I also couldn’t resist adding some Pretty in Pink glimmer flags to match the trailer since we were celebrating!
Finally, the finishing touch was a couple of Pretty in Pink Shimmer Gems placed around my sentiment.
Close Up of Trailer
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Card Recipe for My Retirement Wishes Card:
Paradise Palms Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! On the Horizon Stamp Set (seagulls), Stampin’ Up! Tree Lot Dies, Stampin’ Up! Large Mini Slimline Stackables, Lawn Fawn Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up! 2024–2026 In Color Glimmer Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up! Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!” Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Broken China Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Black Onyx Versafine Ink, Tsukineko 2024–2026 In Color Shimmer Gems, Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up! Pretty in Pink, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6 ¼” x 3 ¼”
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Hope you liked My Retirement Wishes Card using the Paradise Palms Stamp Set and the Tree Lot Dies by Stampin’ Up! with a beautiful Distressed Oxide Inks sunrise.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Birthday Blossom Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Little Blossom. She is perfect for a birthday card for a special someone!
The purchase includes 3 Images:
1 Image: Little Blossom Holding Balloons
2 Image: Little Blossom
3 Image: Little Blossom without background
The Details of My Birthday Blossom Wishes Card
I was given as a gift this beautiful handmade paper in rich reds and golds and knew I wanted to use it as a backdrop for Little Blossom on my card. So, I coloured her with my Copic markers in red and blacks with golds for the trim. I added green to the leaves on her dress and some of the balloons to break up the colours.
For my card, I had a gorgeous bloom border die from Paper Rose that looked like the flowers on her dress. So, I die cut Gold Foil Paper to match the golden trim on her dress. To add interest behind the bloom die, I embossed a piece of Basic White card stock with the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. This gave it a slight texture without interfering with the beautiful golden flowers.
Next, I added a piece of floral black and white DSP to balance out the other side. Again, I thought the flowers looked similar to the flowers on her dress.
Now for my focal point! I used the beautiful handmade paper behind her and added some greenery to tie in the green balloons. The finishing touch was to add a few white blooms to brighten up my card. For the pearls in the centres, I coloured them with my Y38 Copic marker.
To add a sparkle, I added a scattering of Red Rhinestone and Clear Wink of Stella on her hair ties, the flowers and gold trim of her dress.
Little Blossom, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Lost & Found, Union Square 6” x 6” Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye Petal Passion Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Gold Foil Sheets, Stampin’ Up! Wedding Blooms Border Die, Paper Rose Small Elegant Flourish Die, Paper Rose Countryside Corners Dies, Stampin’ Up! Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up! Hydrangea Punch, Martha Stewart Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Little Blossom for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Birthday Shellabration Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Seashell Rosealea. I love this image so much I have used her for another card awhile back. I will include a link at the end of this post to my other card.
The Details of My Birthday Shellabration Card
For my card, I decided to colour with my Copic markers Rosealea in Summer colours matching the Doodlebug papers. I had a lot of fun colouring her hair and all her beautiful shells! Once she was done, I used a blending brush to add some Crumb Cake “sand” along the edges.
To mirror her shells, I used a cluster of shell die cuts with other ocean elements in opposite corners. The starfish in the sentiment cluster was brushed with Peach Pie Ink to give it dimension and look like the starfishes in my colouring. I also brushed Crumb Cake Ink to the Basic White coral rounds to give them dimension and a sandy look. I couldn’t resist using a leaf trinket with my sentiment cluster to highlight it!
A border of shells peeking out behind her were embossed with my Embossing Mat to make the details really stand out. Then, I brushed Crumb Cake Ink to bring out the details even more. Tip: leave the die cut shells in the metal frame, brush the ink over the frame so that only the raised areas get the ink. This keeps the ink off the other areas making the raised areas stand out even more.
To add a sparkle, I added a scattering of Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls, Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers and Star Dust Stickles to the pearls in her hair.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Mediterranean Hello Card using the Citrus Blooms Bundle which includes the Citrus Blooms Stamp Set and the matching Citrus Blooms Dies by Stampin’ Up! I was keen to use this Bundle. So, I created this card was for a swap that I participated in on the weekend.
The Details of My Mediterranean Hello Card
For my card, I loved the tile look of the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper and thought it would be a striking background for the die cut oranges from the DSP!
So, I decided to use the largest die from the Citrus Blooms Dies to create a base for my focal point. For this Basic White piece, I used the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture and break up the white. This embossing folder went so well with my “tile” idea!
To add even more interested, I stamped the tilework image in Boho Blue in opposite corners on the Boho Blue card base.
The finishing touches were a linen thread bow on the oranges and a scattering of Opal Rounds.
Close Up of Focal Point
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Citrus Blooms Bundle (163295), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)
Inks: Boho Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (161650), Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110)
Paper: Boho Blue (161724), Basic White (159276), Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper (163284)
Accessories: Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder (162189), Opal Rounds Assortment (163298), Linen Thread (104199), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Boho Blue:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Basic White (2 pieces):
5 ¼” x 4”
Scrap for Sentiment
Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
2” x 4-7/8”
Die Cut Oranges
More Information on My Mediterranean Hello Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! One final mermaid card for MerMay from me! I am sharing My Shellabrate Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse.
The Details of My Shellabrate Birthday Card
For my card, I decided to use the Mermaid Tales Collection Kit by Echo Park since it was perfect for my Mermaid theme! The Kit came with paper and stickers. So, I used the “Sparkle & Shine” sticker as well as the paper on my card. The Shellabrate flag was from the Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags also by Echo Park.
Once I picked my papers, I used the colours from it to colour Ellie with my Copic markers. I used Clear Wink of Stella on her tail and on the fins of the seahorse to add some sparkle just like the sticker said!
Next, I added an angel fish die cut to match the fish in the paper, as well as a shell and seaweed beside the sticker to help ground her.
Finally, for embellishments, I added three dew drops that look like air bubbles to mirror the air bubble paper. I also added a black rhinestone for the fish’s eye.
Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Mermaid Tales Collection Kit, Echo Park Paper Co. Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co. Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up! Build-an-Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps Angel Fish Die Set, Frantic Stamper Inc. Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up! Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up! Spring Blooms Dew Drops, The Robin’s Nest Black Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
Stamp Size: 4”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Wedded Bliss Card using the digital stamp Wedding Bells by Tiddly Inks Stamps! This past weekend, we celebrated a wonderful couple who tied the knot!
The Details of My Wedded Bliss Card
For my card, I decided to colour with my Copic markers the couple on the card to look like the bridal couple who were getting married. I added Silver Gelly Roll Pen to the Bride’s tiara, her ring and the veil to tie in the silver embossed sentiment. Next, I used Clear Wink of Stella on her veil for even more sparkle.
The Lady’s Diary papers created an elegant look which tied in the masculine with the pinstripes and the feminine with the florals. The flowers and leaves were also punched out using the matching papers in the Lady’s Diary Pad.
Since this was a wedding card and I wanted an elegant look, I decided to emboss the sentiment before die cutting it out. I added a silver foil border to some leafy vellum that I tucked behind the sentiment. I also silver embossed the inside sentiment, added a silver foil border and a strip of the floral paper.
Inside of Card
Finally, for embellishments, I added two heart charms, some silver metallic pearls to mirror the embossed silver accents and pearl jewels for the flower centres.
Wedding Bells, Tiddly Inks Stamps Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Lady’s Diary 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13 Silver Foil Sheet, Stampin’ Up! Vellum Basics 12” x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Something Fancy Dies, Stampin’ Up! Lifetime of Love Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Special Celebrations Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up! Silver Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up! Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up! Hydrangea Punch, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, EK Success Heart Charms, Stampin’ Up! Festive Pearls, Stampin’ Up! Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Silver Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
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I also made a Bridal Shower card a while back for the Bride-to-Be using Uptown Couple Emily and Ryan Under the Umbrella by Stamping Bella and thought I would share it here as well.
Bridal Shower Card
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I hope you liked My Wedded Bliss Card using the digital stamp Wedding Bells by Tiddly Inks Stamps!
