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My Happy Mother’s Day Card

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My Happy Mother’s Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Happy Mother’s Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Bella With Rose.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought Bella With Rose would make a perfect Mother’s Day Card! She is such a cutie and Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away!

I decided to go with soft pastel colours to match the beautiful Spring papers from The Paper Boutique. The Stitched with Love Paper Pad matched this colour scheme well and it had purple roses that I used for inspiration to colour my rose.

To me nothing says Mother’s Day like a beautiful doily and this one had roses on it. Perfect for my rose theme and to center my focal point!

I have been wanting to use the beautiful rose die from Paper Roses for a while and thought this was ideal for my card!

A scattering of pink pearls and butterflies to match my paper completed my card. 

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Copic Markers:

Fur: E37/E35/E33/E31/R20
Rose: BV04/BV02/BV00
Pinks: RV34/RV32/RV00
Stem: YG67/YG63/YG03

Close Up of bear holding rose
Close Up of Bella With Rose

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Card Recipe for My Happy Mother’s Day Card:

Bella With Rose, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spring Whispers Coloured Card Collection A4, The Paper Boutique
Spring Whispers 8” x 8” Paper Pack, The Paper Boutique
Stitched with Love 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Rose Bloom Die, Paper Roses
Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Celebrating You Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
4.5” Fancy Doily, Color Fantastik
Pastel Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.25” x 5.25”

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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
Bella With Rose for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Easter Blessings Card

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Easter Card with Daffodils
My Easter Blessings Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Easter Blessings Card using the Daffodil Daydream Bundle by Stampin’ Up! This bundle is perfect for those last-minute Easter cards that you need to make! 

Details of My Card

I love our yellow and white daffodils that sprout up each year in our garden! So, I decided to go with this colour scheme for my card!

Photo of daffodils
Daffodils in Our Garden

For my card, I wanted to create a soft look by using Soft Suede Ink to stamp my flowers. To go with this soft look, I used my Blender pens to pick up Old Olive and Bumblebee inks to colour my flowers. Guess what I used for my white petals? I used the White Stampin’ Chalk Marker! Perfect way to add that white!

Daffodil stamp being coloured
Colouring of Daffodils with Blender Pen

I stamped the dots in Crumb Cake around my flowers and added the border stamp in Old Olive ink at the base of my card. I carefully positioned the leaves from the Greenery Embossing Folder so that you could see the embossed leaves on either side of the centre piece. The Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper was the perfect accompaniment to my colouring as well as the gingham ribbon bringing out the Bumblebee colour. The sentiment used the Tailor Made Tags Dies. All this card needed was a Bumblebee Trinket flitting around the flowers!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Daffodil Daydream Bundle (157795), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Scalloped Contours Dies (155560), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563)

Inks: Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (147115), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116), Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad (153116)

Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Soft Suede (115318), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702), Crumb Cake (120953), Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper (155807)

Accessories: Greenery Embossing Folders (152716), Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (153658), Bumblebee Trinkets (155568), Blender Pens (102845), White Stampin’ Chalk Marker (132133), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Closer Up of Coloured Daffodils
Closer Up of Coloured Daffodils

Measurements: 

  • Basic White Thick: 
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored a 4 ¼”
  • Soft Suede: (2 pieces)
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
    • Scrap for tag
  • Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper:
    • 3-7/8” x 5 1/8”
  • Old Olive:
    • 3-7/8” x 3”
  • Basic White: (2 pieces)     
    • 4 ½” x 3-1/8”
    • 2 ¼” x 7/8” (Tag)
  • Crumb Cake:
    • 4” x 2-5/8”

More Information on My Easter Blessings Card:

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

For the Daffodil Daydream Bundle, please click here.

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

Heartfelt Sunflower Wishes Card

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A card with a Sunflower on it
Heartfelt Sunflower Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Heartfelt Sunflower Wishes Card using the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle by Stampin’ Up! This bundle is currently on sale for the March 2022 Savings Are in Bloom Sale. Check it out in my online store: https://www.stampinup.ca/products/celebrate-sunflowers-bundle-(english)?demoid=2103981.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I wanted to show my support for the Ukraine people. My heart bleeds for them and anyone who are affected by this war! So, I decided to create a sunflower card since it is their national flower. I also decided to use Bumblebee and Pacific Point as my card stock choices to reflect the colours of the Ukrainian flag. 

To highlight the sunflowers, I stamped in Pacific Point the sky stamp from the Oceanfront Stamp Set a couple of times on the Basic White card stock. I love how it peeks out from the top die cut sunflower! Once that was done, I layered my pieces. The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder and punched out with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. A scattering of epoxy shapes represents the “tears of the people” in my mind.

I have created several cards with this bundle in the past. I will include links to the cards at the bottom of this post. There is even a quick video on YouTube explaining the advanced colouring technique I used on the sunflower.

Colouring Video of Sunflower
Colouring Video of Sunflower

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (154065), Oceanfront Stamp Set (157862), Lovely You Stamp Set (152525)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark Ink (102283), Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad (147098)

Paper: Pacific Point (111350), Bumblebee (153077), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702)

Accessories: Lovely Labels Pick a Punch (152883), Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials (155567), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack, Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Heat Tool (129053), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of the Coloured Sunflower on the card
Close Up of Coloured Sunflower on Card

Measurements: 

  • Pacific Point: (2 pieces)
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored a 4 ¼”
    • Scrap (sentiment)
  • Bumblebee: (2 pieces)
    • 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”
    • 3 5/16” x 3 ¼” (sunflower)
  • Old Olive: (3 pieces)
    • Scraps (leaves – 3 pieces)
  • Basic White: (2 pieces)     
    • 3 ¾” x 5”
    • 3 5/16” x 3 ¼” (sunflower)

More Information on my Heartfelt Sunflower Wishes Card:

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

For the other items on sale, please click here.

For the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle, please click here.

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

Let’s Celebrate You Card

Link to post: https://stampwithlaurie.com/lets-celebrate-you-card/

Video Tutorial: Flicking of Different Colours Technique

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

My Congratulations Card

Link to post: https://stampwithlaurie.com/my-congratulations-card/

My Sunflower Congratulation Card
My Sunflower Congratulation Card

I’m sharing my card at the following challenges:

Color Hues-Special Double Challenge: Blue and Yellow
The Flower Challenge #66 Use Scraps

Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card

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A Card with a Windmill on it
Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card using the Flowering Fields Stamp Set and the Windmill Fields Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought it would be fun to create a Centre-Step Card, so it looks like the windmill is popping out of the tulip fields. Of course, if you have a windmill, wouldn’t it be fun to make it interactive! So, I added one of the round brads through the blades and into the windmill base.

Tip – to keep the brad from showing from behind the windmill on the card, folded down the arms at angle.

Position of Brads on Back of Windmill
Position of Brads on Back of Windmill

The windmill was popped up with dimensionals to allow the back of the brad to have room. 

I love the beautiful Flowering Fields DSP and used it for the grass/sky piece behind the windmill and the tulip fields! I pulled the colours from the DSP for my sentiment and for the ribbon. A couple of the sweet butterflies balanced out the ribbon on the sentiment.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Flowering Tulips Stamp Set (157672), Windmill Fields Dies (157683)

Inks: Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103)

Paper: Pear Pizzazz (131201), Basic White (159276), Crumb Cake (120953), Soft Suede (115318), Flowering Fields 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (157670)

Accessories: Brushed Brass Butterflies (158136), Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon (155615), Round & Square Brads (155570), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close of Up the Windmill
Close of Up the Windmill

Measurements: 

  • Pear Pizzazz: 11” x 4 ¼” (see template)
  • Soft Suede: 2 ½” x 1 7/8”
  • Crumb Cake: 2 ½” x 1 7/8”
  • Basic White: 
    • 4” x 3” (Windmill Blades)
    • 4” x 7/8” (Sentiment)
    • Scraps (Clouds)
  • Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper:
    • 2 pieces: 4 ¼” x ¾”
    • 2” x 4 ½”
Side View of Centre-Step card
Side View of Centre-Step Card

More Information on my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card:

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

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

Centre-Step Card Template
Centre-Step Card Template

For a Stampin’ Up! video on the Flowering Fields Suite, please click here.

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

My Peachy Keen Birthday Card

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A Birthday Card with Peaches on it.
Peachy Keen Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Peachy Keen Birthday Card using the Sweet As a Peach Bundle which includes the Sweet As a Peach Stamp Set and the matching Peach Dies.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I love the colours of the pretty You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper and decided that I wanted to pair it with the Picture This Dies.

For the sentiment, I positioned the die cut Calypsol Coral piece, without adhering it, on the card base and stamped the sentiment directly onto the Thick Basic White card base. Next, I popped up the Calypso Coral card stock with dimensionals onto the card base. I then used liquid adhesive on the DSP shifting them into place to allow them to peek through the two of the openings. For the Balmy Blue sentiment, I white embossed it with my heat gun to make it pop.

I decide that I wanted the Pear Pizzazz leaves to be exploding from the Picture This Dies frame onto the sentiment with the stamped peaches layered on top.

For the peaches, I used a technique where you use a sponge dauber to add a second colour to your stamps and create dimension. I stamped the peaches from the Sweet as a Peach stamp set twice. The top three are in Pale Papaya. The bottom three are Pale Papaya with Calypso Coral daubed on the edges after inking them with the Pale Papaya. What a difference it makes!

Technique to add second colour to the peaches.
Sponge Dauber Technique to Add Second Colour to Stamp

A couple of Calypso Coral Artistry Blooms Sequins tie in the colour scheme and add a bit of sparkle.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Sweet As a Peach Bundle (155823), Picture This Dies (155559)

Inks: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad (147101), Pale Papaya Classic Stampin’ Pad (155670), Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (147105), Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (147104), VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Calypso Coral (122925), Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Balmy Blue (146982), You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper (155686)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Sponge Daubers (133773), Artistry Blooms Sequins (152477), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Heat Tool (129053)

Close Up of My Card with Peaches on it
Close Up of My Card

Measurements: 

  • Thick Basic White: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Calypso Coral: 5 ¼” x 4”
  • Basic White (2 pieces):
    • 1 ¾” x 1 ½” (Peaches)
    • 2 ¾” x 2 ¼” (Leaves)
  • You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper (2 pieces): 2 11/16” x 1 5/16”
  • Balmy Blue: 1 3/16” x ¼”

More Information on My Peachy Keen Birthday Card:

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

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

My Happy Thanksgiving Card

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A Thanksgiving Card with Leaves on It
My Happy Thanksgiving Card

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy Thanksgiving Card using several dies, including Tailor Made Tags Dies, Giving Gifts Dies, Picture This Dies and Word Wishes Dies to create my festive card.

For my card, I wanted to create a very Autumnal card for this time of year. So, I pulled out Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Bumblebee and Old Olive to create my Fall wonderland card. I stamped each leaf off before stamping it onto my tag. I wanted a subtle background for my die cut word and leaves. The HAPPY was white embossed onto a scrap of Cherry Cobbler and layered onto a pile of leaves. I added to the tag, the Gingham Ribbon, and the Linen Twine which I frayed to create a rustic look.

The Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper has the perfect Fall paper in it that was destined for my card. I thought that the Picture This Dies would be a great way to have this DSP poking out. A scattering of die cut leaves and rhinestones make this card feel like there is movement to the falling leaves.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Giving Gifts Dies (156563), Picture This Dies (155559), Word Wishes Dies (149629), A Wish for Everything Stamp Set (149320)

Inks: VersaMark Ink Pad (102283), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad (147085), Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad (153116), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090)

Paper: Cajun Craze (119684), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Bumblebee (153077), Old Olive (100702), Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (155841)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (153658), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457), Linen Thread (104199), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Heat Tool (129053)

Close Up of my Card
Close Up of My Thanksgiving Card

Measurements: 

  • Cajun Craze: 3 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 3 ½” x 1” (Sentiment)
    • Scraps for leaves
  • Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper: 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”
  • Cherry Cobbler: 4” x 5 ¼”
    • Scraps for leaves
  • Basic White: 3 7/8” x 1 13/16”
  • Bumblebee: Scraps
  • Old Olive: Scraps

More Information on My Happy Thanksgiving Card:

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

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

My Welcome Fall Card

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My Welcome Fall Card
My Welcome Fall Card

Welcome Fall! Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I was honoured to have been asked to present my colouring using Stampin’ Blends at a playdate this past weekend for fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. So, I thought I would share my card and first YouTube video with you on the First Day of Fall. For My Welcome Fall Card, I used the Right Behind You Stamp Set and a ton of Stampin’ Blends including the Color Lifter which I used a lot in this video!

I mentioned another video and notes in my presentation. I have included those notes and several videos from that presentation at the end of this post for your reference.

Pencil Sketch of Scene
Pencil Sketch of Scene

For my card, I stamp multiple times the girls riding the bicycle in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on my Stamparatus to get a good coverage of ink on their pants. Next, I lightly drew in as a guide a simple scene with a sidewalk, a tree, some hills, and clouds. Once I did that, I started my colouring. Here is my very first YouTube video so that you can follow along:

YouTube Video
YouTube Video of How to Create a Scene With Stampin’ Blends

Stampin’ Blends:

Skin: Ivory/Petal Pink Dark
Ponytail Girl’s Hair: Crumb Cake Light/Dark
Sweater: Cajun Craze Light/Dark
Second Girl’s Hair: Soft Suede Light/Dark/Mango Melody Dark
Shirt: Cherry Cobbler Light/ Dark
Sidewalk/Clouds: Gray Granite Light/Dark/Color Lifter
Sky: Balmy Blue Light/Dark/Color Lifter
Grass: Old Olive Light/Dark/ Mossy Meadow Light/Dark
Tree Trunk: Soft Suede Light/Dark
Leaves: Cherry Cobbler Light/Dark
Cajun Craze Light/Dark
Old Olive Light/Dark
Mossy Meadow Light/Dark
Mango Melody Dark

Supplies:

Stamp: Right Behind You Cling Stamp Set (155790

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Basic White (159276), Cherry Cobbler (119685)

Accessories: Stamparatus (146276), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Bronze & Ivory Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154922), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Balmy Blue Stampin’Blends Combo Pack (154830), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154886), Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154880), Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154879), Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154890), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813)

Measurements: 

  • Cherry Cobbler: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Basic White: 4” x 5 ¼”
Close Up of my Card
Close Up of The Stamped Girls on my Card

More Information on My Welcome Fall Card:

To watch my YouTube video of my presentation on how to create a scene with Stampin’ Blends:
https://youtu.be/6w4fkxgA9rg

How to Use Stampin’ Blends
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 Colouring

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 5: So 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

No-Lines Technique Cards: My Cardinal Anniversary Card and My Cardinal Card

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

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store

My Pansy Hello Card

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My Stampin' Up! Card Using the Pansy Petals Suite
My Pansy Hello Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Pansy Hello Card using the Pansy Petals Suite which includes the Pansy Patch Stamp Set, Pansy Dies, Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper and Bumblebee Trinkets by Stampin’ Up! Don’t you just love the details of that layered 3D pansy!

Close Up of the 3D Pansy Die
Close Up of the 3D Pansy Die

For my card, I knew that I wanted to use the Basic Border Dies with the beautiful DSP! So, I created an envelope liner look that allowed me to wrap the Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon around it. I pulled my colours from the DSP to create my gorgeous pansy. There are so many different colour combinations that you can create with the dies. There is even a die that can cut out some of the pansies in the DSP. I embossed the sentiment in white on a strip of Bumblebee card stock that I had left over from another project. I always save them just in case I can use them. What do you do with these scraps? The finishing touch was the sweet Bumblebee Trinket!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Pansy Petals Bundle (155674), Basic Borders Dies (155558)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Fresh Freesia (155613), Basic White (159276), Blackberry Bliss (133675), Bumblebee (153077), Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper (155807)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Bumblebee Trinkets (155568), Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (153658), Heat Tool (129053), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Snips (103579)

Close Up of My Card
Close Up of My Card

Measurements: 

  • Fresh Freesia: 2 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • Scrap for pansy
  • Basic White: 2 pieces
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
    • Scrap for pansy
  • Blackberry Bliss: Scrap for pansy
  • Bumblebee: 2 pieces
    • 3 ½” x ½”
    • Scrap for pansy
  • Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper: 5 ½” x 2 ¼”
  • Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon: 6” and 4”

More Information on My Pansy Hello Card:

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

Here is a video showing the Pansy Petals Suite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUT3h4xOCnY

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

Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card

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My Design Team Card called Sofi's Happy Birthday Card
Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card

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

Details of My Card

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

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

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Copic Markers:

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

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

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Card Recipe for Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card:

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

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Summer Dreams Card

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

Details of My Card

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

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

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

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Copic Markers:

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

Close Up of my Design Team Card
Close Up of my Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Summer Dreams Card:

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

Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Twisty Thank You Card

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My Card Front
My Twisty Thank You Card

Hello Crafty Friends! I am excited to share My Twisty Thank You Card that I made using the beautiful Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I made a similar card at a retreat and thought that it would be a perfect way to showcase this gorgeous DSP while providing an interactive fun fold!

Don’t you just love that when you open the card you get the first set of sentiments and then you keep opening and the sentiments flip to see the other side of them. When the card is fully open, you get all three sentiments displayed.

My Twisty Thank You Card in Action

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the Hand-Penned Petals Bundle which includes the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set and the matching Penned Flowers Dies by Stampin’ Up! Since I needed 3 sentiments that went together, I used the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set as well. I have included my Twisty Card Template that you can download at the end of this post.

The Front of My Card

I stamped the colours of Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight and Blushing Bride for my flowers which matched the DSP and die cut them out with the matching dies. The Daffodil Delight piece of DSP helped to give a pop of colour to draw the eyes to the stamped flowers. I die cut the tag from the DSP as well. Love the Tailor Made Tags! They are so versatile! For my ribbon, I wanted it to match the colours of my card. So, I used my Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend to colour the ribbon. This is a great way to add matching accents to your card!

Tip for using Markers on Ribbon
Tip for Colouring Ribbon with Stampin’ Blends

I found that the DSP is quite busy. So, to make my focal point stand out, I added a Basic White scallop cut piece underneath it to help ground it. A couple of Highland Heather pearls and a Mint Macaron Genial Gem tie in the colours of my card.

Close Up of My Card
Close Up of the Front of My Twisty Thank You Card

Inside of My Card

For the inside of my card, I added two of the neutral simple patterns to the inside folds and then attached the sentiment. I made sure that as you flip it, the sentiments made sense: “For a true friend” “You are an inspiration” Thank you for your kindness”. I added some DSP to the back of the sentiment pieces since you see the backs as they flip. Tip: adhere top and bottom sentiment pieces and then the middle to get even placement between the pieces.

Inside of my card
Inside of My Twisty Thank You Card

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hand-Penned Petals Bundle (155492), Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set (154411), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Scalloped Contours Dies (155560)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103), Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad (147106), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad (147100)

Paper: Highland Heather (146986), Daffodil Delight (119683), Basic White (159276), Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (158420)

Accessories: Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326), Genial Gems (155500), Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154887), Pastel Pearls (154571), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

The Flip Side
The Flip Side of the inside of My Card

Measurements: 

  • Basic White: 5 ½” x 11” scored at 4 ¼”, 5 ½” and 6 ¾”
  • Highland Heather: 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper: 3 ¾” x 5”
    • 1” x 3 ¾” (Daffodil Delight DSP)
    • 4” x 2” (Tag)
    • 1” x 5 ¼” (2 pieces)
    • 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” (3 pieces)
  • Basic White: 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” (3 pieces)
    • 3 ¼” x 4 ½” (Scalloped Contours Die)
    • 2 ¾” x 3 ½” (Penned Flowers Dies)
  • Daffodil Delight: 1 ½” x 3” (3 pieces)
  • Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon: 5”
Inside of Card
Sentiments Displayed When Card is Fully Opened

More Information on My Twisty Thank You Card:

Twisty Fold Template:

Twisty Fold Template Download
Twisty Fold Template Download

Hope you like my Twisty Thank You Card.

To download the Twisty Fold Template, please click here or on the image above.

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

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

Molly’s Christmas in July Card

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My Design Team Card
Molly’s Christmas in July Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Molly’s Christmas in July Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. My card is using Molly’s Christmas Digital Stamp which comes with 3 stamps including Molly without dog, Molly with short ear dog and Molly with long ear dog. I used the short eared dog for my card.

Detail of My Card

For my card, I coloured Molly with her wagon of Christmas goodies and her sweet puppy with my Copic markers. Since the stamp seemed to have a country vibe, I decided to create a homey feel to my card. I brushed Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges and corners of my coloured image. The papers from Simple Stories really added to the country feel with the quilt design and shabby look.

I gave some dimension to the poinsettia die by cutting out the poinsettia 3 times. Once for the green base with the holly and twice in the red velvet. I snipped the unwanted pieces of red velvet away from my poinsettia. Then, I glued together the red velvet flowers and added some Metallic Pearls before I popped it up to overlap my focal point. I positioned the red poinsettia so that the green poinsettia below peeked out looking like the green leaves before they turn red. Since I die cut the poinsettia in the red velvet, I had the red berries left over to place in amongst the green holly leaves to add a bit of colour.

I knew that I wanted to use the wooden tree embellishment that I had in my stash but decided that it needed more to it. So, I created a tag with the Simple Stories paper that tied in my colours perfectly. However, the tag was too long. So, I die cut it once and then moving the die up and cut it again to create a smaller die. The red bow was fashioned from some fiber blends that I had in my stash. Star Dust Stickles, Gold and Clear Gelly Roll Pens add some sparkle with the red rhinestones.

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Copic Markers:

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

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

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Card Recipe for Molly’s Christmas in July Card:

Molly’s Christmas, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Handmade Holiday 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Red Velvet Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Poinsettia and Holly, Festive Collection, Sue Wilson Dies
Tailor Made Tags Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Ho, Ho, Ho Blend Fibre, Busy Box Blends
Tree Embellishment, The Mercantile At The Crossroads
Vintage Photo Distress Inks, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Metallic Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Hand-Penned Thank You Card

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Thank You Card
Hand-Penned Thank You Card

Today I am sharing my Hand-Penned Thank You Card that is using the Hand-Penned Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I love getting the Suite Collections since you know everything will go together perfectly!

The Hand-Penned Suite Collection includes: 

  • Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set (10% off)
  • Penned Flowers Dies (10% off)
  • Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper
  • Genial Gems

I thought that a Collar Fold would show off both sides of the beautiful Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper! So, I used my Collar Fold Template (found at the end of this post) to measure my DSP for the cutting and folding. Next, I used adhesive to glue the flaps down so that they didn’t interfere with the die cuts.

I wanted the “Thanks” sentiment to fit in the area between the folds resulting in a card that can be either vertical or horizontal. I found that I needed a background behind the stamped flowers to make them stand out from the DSP and the stitched circle from the Painted Labels Dies worked well for it. A butterfly was a perfect accent as if it is flitting from flower to flower on the DSP. The butterfly was die cut from the large piece of Highland Heather making sure that it was in a location that would be covered by the DSP which is a great way to save paper! A scattering of Genial Gems was all this card needed since I wanted the fold to be the focal point.

Close Up of My Thank You Card
Close Up of My Hand-Penned Thank You Card

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hand-Penned Suite Collection (155503), Painted Labels Dies (151605), Brilliant Wings Dies (155523)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad (147106)

Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Highland Heather (146986), Daffodil Delight (119683), Basic White (159276), Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (155499)

Accessories: Genial Gems (155500), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

  • Basic White Thick: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Highland Heather: 4” x 5 
  • Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper: 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
  • Basic White: 3 ½” x 3”
  • Daffodil Delight: 3” x 3”
Collar Fold Template
Collar Fold Template

More Information on My Hand-Penned Thank You Card:

Hope you like my Hand-Penned Thank You Card.

To download the Collar Fold Template, please click here.

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

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

Penelope Poppy Birthday Card

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My Penelope Poppy Birthday Card

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

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

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Copic Markers:

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

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

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Card Recipe for My Penelope Poppy Birthday Card:

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

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Angel Messenger Card

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My Design Team Inspiration Card
My Angel Messenger Card

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

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

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Copic Markers:

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

Close Up of My Design Team Inspiration Card
Close Up of My Design Team Inspiration Card

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Card Recipe for My Angel Messenger Card:

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

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie