Autumn Wishes Alternative Cards

Autumn Wishes Alternative Cards - two cards with Autumn themes
Autumn Wishes Alternative Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Autumn Wishes Alternative Cards using the Autumn Abundance September 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! Since this weekend is our Canadian Thanksgiving, I decided to create two alternative cards for the holiday!

But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. Perfect for this time of year!

Three cards with Autumn themes
Autumn Abundance September 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit

The Details of My Autumn Wishes Alternative Cards

My Hey Pumpkin Card

For my first alternative card, I decided to do some colouring with my Stampin’ Blends using the girl with the pumpkins from the Warms My Heart Stamp Set. I thought she would suit my autumnal theme very well!

An Autumn card with a girl carrying pumpkins
My Hey Pumpkin Card

I used the front half of the smaller leaves card to create a focal point for my girl. To separate her from the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder that I used for the Wild Wheat background, I added a Cajun Craze die cut circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

Next, I added the bronze foil leaf in the kit and two more leaves for which I used the add-on Every Celebration Dies. For embellishments, I added three Faux Glass Dots that matched my colour scheme.

Measurements:

  • Basic White Card Base:
    • 8 ½” x 4 ¼”
    • 3” x 2 ¼” (to stamp girl)
  • Wild Wheat:
    • 5 ¼” x 4”
    • Scrap for leaf
  • Cajun Craze:
    • 2-1/8” x 2-1/8”
    • Scrap for leaf
  • Kit Leaves Card Front:
    • 4” x 4”
  • Other Pieces from Kit:
    • Bronze Leaf
    • Sentiment

My Triple Panel Card

For my second alternative card using the Autumn Abundance September 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I made a triple panel card. 

Since I had leftover the back of the smaller card, I used it for the front of this card. For the front panel, I die cut a Poppy Parade circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies to layer behind my sentiment. I added some Linen Thread tied into a bow for my embellishment.

I made the Cajun Craze mat a little longer and scored it to create a tab that I tucked in behind the log DSP.

Another Autumn card with nature elements
My Triple Panel Card

For the middle panel, I used the front of the log card base and then added a sentiment with stamped off leaves in Cajun Craze, Wild Wheat and Poppy Parade. 

Inside of Card
Panel 2 of My Triple Panel Card

Since I planned to send this card to my family for Thanksgiving, I wanted the final panel to say, “Happy Thanksgiving” and the sentiments from The Gift of Fall August 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit were perfect for my card! They were stamped in Cajun Craze and Poppy Parade. One final leaf was stamped in Wild Wheat beside the sentiment.

Inside the final panel
Final Panel of My Triple Panel Card

Measurements:

  • Cajun Craze:
    • 8 ½” x 4 ¼”
    • 4 ¼” x 6” with score mark at 4 ¼” (tuck tab behind log DSP)
    • 3 ½” x 3 ½”
  • Basic White:
    • 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Kit Leaves Card Front:
    • 4” x 4”
  • Kit Log Card Front:
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Other Pieces from Kit:
    • Snail
    • Log
    • Mushroom
    • Leaves
    • Cajun Craze Strip
    • Sentiment

More Information on My Autumn Wishes Alternative Cards

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

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My Trick or Treat Card

My Trick or Treat Card - A Halloween Card with a little girl trick or treating
My Trick or Treat Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Trick or Treat Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Penelope Pumpkin from the Wynona Witch, Candy Sally, Penelope Pumpkin Bundle.

This purchase includes 5 Images:

  • Wynona Witch V1 – With Pumpkin Basket
  • Candy Sally Left
  • Candy Sally Right
  • Penelope Pumpkin V1-With Polka Dot Bag
  • Candy Sally with Trixie Right

The Details of My Trick or Treat Card

I just love Penelope in her little pumpkin costume going trick or treating with her sweet friend! I decided to colour her in traditional Halloween colours with my Copic markers to match the Doodlebug papers. 

For my scene, I went with a spooky house and graveyard in front of it. Of course, she must go through the graveyard to visit the house and, you must have an eerie full moon on Halloween night! Lol! To make my moon even more eerie, I brushed Crushed Curry Ink along the edges. One thing that is cool, is that my moon glows in the dark! Finally, I added a cute 3D bat to my scene.

Next, I added the Trick or Treat paper behind my scene instead of a traditional night sky as an homage to her activity. In addition, I added the striped paper in matching colours behind the words Trick or Treat at the bottom of my card.

Finally, to add some sparkle, I used Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on her lollipops and Clear Wink of Stella to her bag. For the polka dots on her bag, I used a White Gelly Roll Pen.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Oranges: E15/YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blacks: C6/C4/C3
Cat: C6/C4/C3/C0/0/R20

Close Up of little girl
Close Up of Penelope Pumpkin

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Card Recipe for My Trick or Treat Card:

Wynona Witch, Candy Sally, Penelope Pumpkin Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Glow-in-the-Dark Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Haunted House Coverplate, Photo Play
Full Moon Dies, Lawn Fawn
Boneyard Edgers, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Reverse Cut Halloween Words, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Crushed Curry Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black and Basic Gray Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 3-5/8”

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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 Wynona Witch, Candy Sally, Penelope Pumpkin Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Flutterby Birthday Card 

My Flutterby Birthday Card - a birthday card with a fairy sitting on a flower looking at butterflies
My Flutterby Birthday Card

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.

This purchase includes 5 Images:

  • Image 1 & 2: Flutterby Daisy (Girl facing right/left) JPEG format
  • Image 3: Flutterby Daisy – without daisy flower
  • Sentiment 1: Fluttering by with a friendly hi
  • Sentiment 2: Enjoy the simple things

The Details of My Flutterby Birthday Card

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Poinsettia Season Card

My Poinsettia Season Card - a Christmas card with a girl holding a poinsettia
My Poinsettia Season Card

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 sweet Holly 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.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Blues: BG15/BG13/BG11/BG10
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93
Browns: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Poinsettias: R39/R37/R35/R32/Gold Gelly Roll Pen

Close Up of girl holding the poinsettia
Close Up of Holly Poinsettia

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Card Recipe for My Poinsettia Season Card:

Holly Poinsettia, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
White Christmas 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
White Christmas Paper Elements, Mintay Papers
Simple Stripes – Christmas Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Simple Stripes Die, Taylored Expressions
Versafine Onyx Ink, Tsukineko’s
Floral Punch Poinsettia, Nellie’s Choice
Floral Punch Holly Leaf, Nellie’s Choice
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4 ¼” 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 Holly Poinsettia for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy Bee-Day Card 

My Happy Bee-Day Card - a little girl in a bee outfit with a large honey pot beside her.
My Happy Bee-Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Happy Bee-Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Lil Bee Amara! Isn’t she a cutie in her bee outfit with her little bee friend!

The Details of My Happy Bee-Day Card

For my card, I decided to use the Let It Bee Paper by Graphic 45. It was perfect for my bee theme with sunflowers and bees on it! Plus, all the words about bees made it a must!

Next, I coloured Amara and her sunflowers with my Copic markers. I had a lot of fun colouring her beautiful skin tone and her hair with all those curls!

I knew that I wanted to use the honey pot die with her. So, I die cut the honeycomb paper for the jar and decided to keep the top as Cherry Cobbler card stock so that her bee friend would show up well. The bee crystal sticker was from my stash and had been waiting for the perfect card. It fit perfectly on the honey pot letting everyone know it had honey in it.

For my card base, I used the Honeycomb Quilt Top Dies by Concord & 9th to add interest. I also tucked in some Honeycomb Clusters behind the honey pot.

The sentiment was heat embossed in white on Basic Black card stock and die cut out.

Finally, I added a scattering of red rhinestones and a paper sunflower to mirror my colour scheme and theme. I used Star Dust Stickles on the sunflower centres and her Bee Antenna-Headband and Clear Wink of Stella on her wings.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C6/C4
Bee Outfit: Y38/Y35/Y32/C9/C7/C6/C4
Sunflowers: Y38/Y35/Y32/E79/E77/E74/E71
Sunflower Stems: YG67/YG63/YG03
Wings: B00/B000/B0000
Little Bee: Y38/Y35/Y32

Close Up of girl in Bee Outfit
Close Up of Lil Bee Amara

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Card Recipe for My Happy Bee-Day Card

Lil Bee Amara, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Honey Pot Fancy Dies, Hero Arts
Honeycomb Cluster Die, Taylored Expressions
Honeycomb Quilt Top Dies, Concord & 9th
Mini Strips – Bee Mine Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Mini Strips Flag Die, Taylored Expressions
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tools, Stampin’ Up!
Sunflower Paper Flower, The Paper Studio
Bee Crystal Sticker, Michaels Arts & Crafts, Mark Richards Enterprises Inc.
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Lil Bee Amara by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Birthday Blossom Wishes Card

Birthday Blossom Wishes Card - a birthday card with a little girl holding balloons
Birthday Blossom Wishes Card

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.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C6
Eyes: E59/E57/E55/C3/C1/0
Lips: R20
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Blacks: C9/C7/C6
Yellows: E15/Y38/Y35/Y06
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Pearls: Y38

Close up of Little girl
Close up of Little Blossom

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Blossom Wishes Card:

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Just Me and My Puppy

Just Me and My Puppy - a card with a girl holding a puppy and and ice cream cone
Just Me and My Puppy

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! It is starting to feel like summer! So, I am sharing Just Me and My Puppy as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Emmas Sweet Friend enjoying an ice cream cone together! 

The Details of Just Me and My Puppy

I just love this sweet digital stamp which reminded me of my puppy So, I coloured him with my Copic markers to look like my Jesse Pup. To match Jesse, I coloured Emma to look like me so that my card looked like my puppy and me! So fun!

For my card, I decided to use the Pampered Pooch Collection by Photo Play with its bright colours and puppy theme. Even the sentiment “furrever friends” is a sticker from that collection.

Next, I added a die cut white wooden fence using the Wood Textured Specialty Paper to add some interest to the background and balance out my card.

Since they are sharing an ice cream cone, I thought I would build a double scooped one with sprinkles and a heart rhinestone that I coloured red with my Copic marker. I even coloured the punched-out ice cream with my Copic markers to give it definition.

To balance out the ice cream cone, I added a MDF heart with a paw print inside which I placed beside my sentiment and layered a die cut heart beneath it.

Finally, for embellishments, I added a scattering of red rhinestones and used Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen for the dog tag.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pinks: R85/R83/R81 
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Puppy: E53/E51/E50
Greens: YG17/YG25/YG23/YG21
Sprinkles: B28/R27/Y13/YG25
Ice Cream/Sky: B00/B000/B000
Heart Rhinestone: R27

Close Up of the girl with her puppy
Close Up of Emma and her Friend

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Card Recipe for Just Me and My Puppy

Emmas Sweet Friend, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Pampered Pooch 12” x 12” Collection Pack, Photo Play
Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Wood Textured Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Heart MDF Shape, Hunkydory
Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs
Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Heart Rhinestone, From my Stash
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Emmas Sweet Friend by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Birthday Shellabration Card 

Birthday Shellabration Card - a birthday card with a girl listening to a shell
Birthday Shellabration Card

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.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Top: BG15/BG13/BG11
Eyes: G99/G94/G21/C3/C1/0
Lips: R83/R81
Starfishes: YR18/YR04/Y38/Y35
Shells 1: E15/E13/E11
Shells 2: E33/Y32
Pearls/Shells 3: BV000/BV13
Shells 4: R83/R81
Coral: E19/E18/E15
Flowers: R85/R53/R81/YR24/Y21
Leaves: G99/G94/G21

Close Up of girl holding shell
Close Up of Rosealea

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Shellabration Card:

Seashell Rosealea, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seaside Summer 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Build-an-Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Seaside Wishes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Joy! Crafts Shell Border Die
Embossing Mat, Stampin’ Up!
Manual Die Cutting Machine
Simple Strips – Birthday, Taylored Expressions
Simple Strips Die, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine Ink, Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Tropical Oasis Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Peach Pie Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Coastal Cabana, Basic White, So Saffron, Peach Pie, Blushing Bride and Crumb Cake Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
613 Avenue CreateJune 2024-Anything Goes
Morgan’s ArtWorld Challenge#77-Anything GoesCreative Team’s Favourite Winner
A Place to StartJUNE 2024 – ANYTHING GOES w/Optional Twist: ANYTHING BUT A CARDTop Sprout
The Outlawz Challenges BlogJune 2024
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge June, #6-20242nd Place
Dream Valley ChallengesChallenge # 318 – Summer ColoursWinner
Card making, Craft, Papercraft Scrapbooking Digi Choosday ChallengeWK 23 Anything Goes
Daisy Chain ChallengesChallenge #86 – Birthday

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Here is my other card using this same stamp but facing right. For more information on my card, please click here.

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

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Shellabrate Birthday Card 

My Shellabrate Birthday Card - a birthday card with a mermaid holding a seahorse on it
My Shellabrate Birthday Card

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.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Purples: V17/V25/V22/V20 
Blues: BG53/BG57/BG78
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03

Close Up of Mermaid with Seahorse
Close Up of Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse

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Card Recipe for My Shellabrate Birthday Card

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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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Welcome Little One Card

Welcome Little One Card - a baby card with a girl holding a bird nest with a baby bird in it
Welcome Little One Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Welcome Little One Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Avery with Bird Nest. We discovered a bird nest with some robin eggs on one of our outdoor lights. So, I couldn’t resist creating a card around this miracle! I even used a photo of the eggs in the nest on my card!

The Details of My Welcome Little One Card

For my card, I decided to colour with my Copic markers Avery in similar colours to the eggs and nest but went with a bright red hair for all those gorgeous curls!

Next, I die cut the printed photo with a stitched circle die. I used this same die for all three layers of my “nest” so they would line up when layered. The top two offset layers consisted of leaves in two different greens to add dimension. I also added a few sprigs of leaves emanating from my nest.

I used the border leaf die on the darker DSP behind Avery to tie in my theme and make her stand out from the other DSP.

The sentiment was stamped in Balmy Blue, and one end was cut at an angle with my Paper Snips.

Finally, for embellishments, I added three birds from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds for a bit of sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: R08/YR07/YR14/YR21
Blues: BG02/BG01/BG000
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Browns: E35/E33/E31/E30
Bird: BG02/BG01/BG000/W3/W1/W00

Close Up of girl holding bird nest
Close Up of Avery

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Card Recipe for My Welcome Little One Card

Avery with Bird Nest, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spring Garden 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Rose
Flight & Airy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Birds & More Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Cradled in Love Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Balmy Blue Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Computer and Printer
Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, and Garden Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Avery with Bird Nest by Paper Nest Dolls!


Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Welcome MerMay Card 

My Welcome MerMay Card - a mermaid in an underwater scene
My Welcome MerMay Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Welcome MerMay Card using the new release Little Mermaid by Conie Fong Art & Design as my Design Team Inspiration Card. Every May is MerMay in the card making industry and Conie Fong didn’t disappoint with this new release! Welcome to MerMay!

The Details of My Welcome MerMay Card

For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline card with an underwater scene for this cutie. The Mermaid Tales paper had a scene that was perfect for my background! Behind that I added paper with blue/green mermaid scales with golden accents and gold foil borders.

But first, I coloured my mermaid with my Copic markers in watery blue/green colours to match my scene. I had a lot of fun colouring the tail so that it shimmers between the blues to the greens! To add more shimmer, I used Clear Wink of Stella on her tail and Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on her starfish in her hair. 

Next, I die cut the sandy bottom with the Slimline Stitched Hillside Border and used the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder to give it some texture. Once that was done, I brushed Crumb Cake ink along the edges for even more texture.

To create a backdrop for her, I die cut a Basic White shell on which I brushed Crumb Cake to bring out the detail. Behind that, I added a gold fold die cut coral to tie in my golden accents.

The sentiment flag was from the Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags and was perfect for my card! I layered beneath it another die cut flag with gold shells on it. Even more gold accents! Lol! All these golden accents really added a beautiful sparkle to the card!

The finishing touch was a scattering of dew drops which I thought looked like air bubbles.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Top: YG67/YG23/YG00
Tail: BG09/BG05/BG01/YG23/YG00/Clear Wink of Stella
Starfish: Y38/YR04/YR18/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

Close Up of Little Mermaid
Close Up of Little Mermaid

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Card Recipe for My Welcome MerMay Card:

Little Mermaid, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mermaid Tales Collection Kit, Echo Park Paper Co.
Enchanting Paper Pad, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Gold Foil Sheets, Stampin’ Up!
Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co.
Build-an-Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border, Lawn Fawn
Banners Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up
Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Blooms Dew Drops, The Robin’s Nest
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Granny Apple Green, Basic White, and Crumb Cake Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 6-1/8”

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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 Little Mermaid for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Kiddie Birthday Card 

My Kiddie Birthday Card - a birthday card with a little girl holding a drawing of a sun
My Kiddie Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Kiddie Birthday Card using the Kiddin’ Around Bundle and the Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I am pleased to see that the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set and the Kiddin’ Around Dies are carrying over to the new Catty! Yay!

I was honoured to be asked to present my colouring techniques using Stampin’ Blends to several demonstrators at a Stampin’ Up! Play Date. They asked me to demonstrate colouring people with Stampin’ Blends and the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set was perfect for this! I made several cards for the event, and this was one of them. I will include a link to my other cards at the end of this post.

The Details of My Kiddie Birthday Card

For this card, I decided to use the castle dies with the little girl from the stamp set and created a focal point with the Deckled Circle Dies.

I used the Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo for her skin, Basic Black for her hair, Fresh Freesia, and Daffodil Delight for her dress. I created a fold in the centre of her dress by adding a small Fresh Freesia triangle to add interest. To add texture to her hair, I left some white highlights which I then coloured with the bullet tip of the Light Basic Black. I find that the felt tip is always darker than the bullet tip, thus making it great to add a third tone. You could also use the Smoky Slate for that third tone. I used Light Smoky Slate and Light Fresh Freesia for her mouth.

For her paper with her sun drawing, I used Light Smoky Slate along the top under her hand, left side and bottom of the page. Next, I used the Color Lifter along the edges of Smoky Slate to soften the edge and push the ink back into the shadows of the paper. I let that dry before adding the Daffodil Delight since I wanted control of the ink and for it not to spread. Wink of Stella was added to the sun.

The sentiment was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento and die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies. Next, the stars were stamped in Daffodil Delight for a tone-on-tone look and to add interest on the Daffodil Card Stock.

Finally, to match my DSP colour that I used, I went with Berry Burst Glimmer Specialty Paper for the flag and banner.

As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Iridescent Foil Gems on either side of my focal point.

Close Up of Girl
Close Up of Girl

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kiddin’ Around Bundle (162839), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Deckled Circle Dies (162286)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094) 

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162828), Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12” x 12” Glimmer Specialty Paper (163769)

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems (162842), Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo (159462), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo (154843), Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo (155518), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (154883), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Wink of Stella (141897), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements: 

  • Thick Basic White:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Daffodil Delight:
    • 5 ¼” x 4”
  • Basic White:
    • Scraps (Castle and Sentiment)
    • 2 ½” x 2” (for Girl)
  • Berry Burst Glimmer Specialty Paper:
    • Scraps
  • Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper:
    • 3” x 3”

More Information on My Kiddie Birthday Card

If you wish to learn more about my centre-step cards from my presentation, please click here or on the photo.

Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards - three birthday cards with children on them
Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards

For more information on my colouring, here are some videos of my colouring techniques:

1 – PartWhiskey Business Card using Blending Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Blending Different Colours Together

2 – PartCountry Harvest Card using Light to Dark Technique
Video Tutorial: Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring

3 – PartBeautiful Poppy Birthday Card using Smooth Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Smooth Colouring

4 – PartLet’s Gather Together Card using Tip to Tip Blending Technique
Video Tutorial: Tip to Tip Colouring

5 – PartSo Grateful Cardinal Card using Flicking Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking Colouring

6 – PartLet’s Celebrate You Card using Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking of Different Colours Technique

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

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

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

Mother’s Day Birdhouse Card

Mother’s Day Birdhouse Card - a Mother;s Day card with a little girl holding a banner of 4 birdhouses
Mother’s Day Birdhouse Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away! So, I am sharing my Mother’s Day Birdhouse Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Avery with Birdhouse Banner

The Details of My Mother’s Day Birdhouse Card

I just love this sweet image with her birdhouse banner! Perfect for a Mother’s Day gift from a little girl! I coloured Avery with my Copic markers in soft purples and pinks to match my Spring Echo Park paper.

For my card, I decided to add a cute die cut birdhouse using the Echo Park papers to match my colouring and Avery’s birdhouse banner. And I couldn’t resist placing a momma bird inside the house by using the Bird Ballet DSP especially since this was a Mother’s Day card!

Next, I added a banner using the different papers that match my colour scheme. This overlayed the stamped Highland Heather sentiment that was die cut with the Scallop Contours Dies. All this was layered onto a larger scalloped Petal Pink piece to complete my focal point.

Finally, for embellishments, I added some Brass Butterflies to match the butterflies on the paper, as well as, added Star Dust Stickles to the hearts on Avery’s outfit.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y36/Y21
Pinks: R02/RV42/R01 
Blues: BG75/BG72/BG70
Purples: V15/V12/V01
Browns: E35/E33/E31/E30

Close Up of little girl
Close Up of Avery

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Card Recipe for My Mother’s Day Birdhouse Card

Avery with Birdhouse Banner, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
It’s Spring Time 12” x 12” Collection Kit, Echo Park Paper Co.
Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Build-A-Birdhouse Dies, Lawn Fawn
Fishtail Banner Borders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Scallop Contours Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Celebrate You Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Highland Heather Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Petal Pink and Pecan Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Avery with Birdhouse Banner by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Happiness is Homegrown Card 

Happiness is Homegrown Card - a Spring card with a girl holding a chick
Happiness is Homegrown Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Spring has finally arrived here! So, I am sharing my Happiness is Homegrown Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Little Chick Emma

The Details of My Happiness is Homegrown Card

Don’t you just love Emma in her patchwork dress! So, sweet! I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers in Spring colours to match my papers.

For my card, I decided to use the Simple Stories paper since it had a farm theme, and I loved the soft colours! I had some scraps with chickens left over from a previous project, but not a lot. So, I created two squares and placed them in opposite corners on the blue/green polka dotted card base. Great way to use scraps!

Next, I added a die cut white fence to add some interest to the background.

The sentiment and banner were from the matching Simple Stories Bits & Pieces. The needlepoint look was perfect for Emma with her patchwork dress! An adhesive-backed pink heart on the banner mirrored the pinks in Emma’s dress.

Finally, for embellishments, I added more adhesive-backed hearts and flowers in addition to Star Dust Stickles to the hearts on Emma’s dress.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Pinks: R22/R21/R11/R00 
Blues: BG13/BG11/BG10
Greens: YG63/YG61/YG03
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y18 
Chicks/Polka Dot Patches: Y38/Y35/Y18/Y15/YR09/YR04
Flowers: R22/R11/Y18
Sky: BG10/0

Close up of Girl holding Chick
Close up of Little Chick Emma

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Card Recipe for My Happiness is Homegrown Card

Little Chick Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Homegrown 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Homegrown Bits & Pieces, Simple Stories
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Little Chick Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy Easter Tag 

My Happy Easter Tag - An Easter tag with a girl holding an Easter egg she [ainted
My Happy Easter Tag

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Who’s ready for Easter? There is always time for one last Easter tag! So, I am sharing My Happy Easter Tag as my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls using Egg Coloring Lulu

The Details of My Happy Easter Tag

I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers in Easter colours to match my Easter paper and card stock.

For my tag, I decided to use several Easter dies including a pink Easter Egg and the reverse Happy Easter words. I also added a purple floral border behind Lulu to make her pop and give some visual interest behind her. I used paper snips to trim the edges of the border piece to fit my round corners of my tag.

Next, I went with a Polka Dot Tulle ribbon since it reminded me of Easter tulle. The Happy Easter ribbon in purple was a perfect colour for the theme of my card! I used some Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine to tie this all together.

Finally, to add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on Lulu’s heart on her smock and Wink of Stella on her egg. As well, a scattering of Glossy Dots that matched my colour scheme were placed around the sentiment.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E42
Pinks: R85/R83/R81 
Blue/Greens: BG15/BG13/BG11
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Whites: C3/C1/0
Shoes
: BG15/BG13/BG11/C3/C1

Close Up of Girl Holding Easter Egg
Close Up of Egg Coloring Lulu

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Card Recipe for My Happy Easter Tag

Egg Coloring Lulu, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hoppy Easter 12” x 12” Paper, Doodlebug Inc.
Bracket & Tag Dies, Photo Play
Easter Eggs #2, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Reverse-Cut Spring Words Dies, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Easter Collection Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Dots Assortments, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Finished Tag size: 2-7/8” x 5 -3/8”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Egg Coloring Lulu by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie