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Christmas Means More

December 23, 2021 Leave a comment

My Design Team Card with a Grinch hand reaching for an ornament and Cindy Lou Who — Christmas Means More Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Christmas Means More as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Avery with Christmas Plushie.

When I saw this cutie, I knew that I had to make a card for her! My hubby and I watch The Grinch Who Stole Christmas every year for Christmas. My hubby cheers for the Grinch to win and I cheer for Cindy Lou Who! You would never guess who wins! Lol!

Details of my Card

For my slimline card, I used my Copic markers to colour her with the movie version as my inspiration. I had so much fun colouring her, especially that hair, and her cute plushie!

I had this retired Stampin’ Up! sentiment that I knew would be perfect for my card and decided to create an ornament from it. Once I had die cut my stitched circle dies and layered them, I added ribbon and a gold jingle bell to it to make it look like an ornament. What’s more festive than the sound of jingle bells!

The Grinch’s hand was created from a Stampin’ Up! die that is an aloe vera plant. It looks so much like his gnarly hand! The white cuff was from a scallop circle die where I only used a small part on a scrap piece of white card stock. His arm was another piece of scrap that I cut to fit my card.

Since my card is based on the movie, I pulled out my slimline film strip die to layer behind her and my elements. I found the most perfect Grinchiest paper on Etsy for the openings of my film die! A couple of red rhinestone on the ornament and scattered around, add a touch of sparkle!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Shoes: C9/C7/C5
Mitts: R22/R20
Plushie: G99/YG67/YG63

Close Up of the Digital Stamp os Cindy Lou Who — Close Up of Avery with Christmas Plushie

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Card Recipe for Christmas Means More:

Avery with Christmas Plushie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Grinch Seamless Pattern, Bestie Pattern
Slimline Film Strip Die, Whimsy Stamps
Stitched Layering Dies, From my Stash
Potted Succulents Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Layering Circles Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Christmas Means More Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Old Olive Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Simply Elegant Trim, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Jingle Bell, From my Stash
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger
Old Olive, Real Red, Basic Black and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Avery with Christmas Plushie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year!

December 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing one last Stampin’ Up! Christmas card called It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! using the Tidings & Trimmings Bundle. This bundle includes the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set and the Christmas Trimmings Dies.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I was inspired by a card made by Lisa Hardie, another Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. So, I used the layout and added my own flair to it. I love the Gold Shimmer Vellum! Perfect for a bit of Christmas sparkle! It’s hard to see in the photo, but it beautiful when the light catches it!

There are so many different patterns in the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series, and you get 8 of each pattern! Great for mass producing your Christmas cards!

I used the same Stitched Rectangle Die for my DSP and my sentiment which I stamped in Evening Evergreen. The stocking was stamped in Cherry Cobbler and die cut out with the matching die. Both colours are perfect for a Christmas card and matched the DSP!

I die cut the star from Early Espresso since it reminded me of those wooden stars that are so rustic. A scattering of sequins added a bit more sparkle to the card!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (155576), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)

Inks: Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin’ Pad (147111), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Early Espresso (119686), Tidings of Christmas Designer Series (155718), Gold Shimmer Vellum (156471)

Accessories: Sequins For Everything (153556), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Cherry Cobbler: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Gold Shimmer Vellum: 5” x 3 ½”
Basic White (2 pieces):
- 2 ¾” x 1 3/8” (Sentiment)
- 1 ¼” x 2 1/8” (Stocking)
Tidings of Christmas Designer Series (3 pieces): 2 ¾” x 1 3/8”
Early Espresso: 2 ½” x 2 5/8”

More Information on my It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Card:

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

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

My Christmas Pyjamas Card

December 9, 2021 Leave a comment

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

For my card, I decided that this cutie reminded me of the matching Christmas PJs that are so popular! So, I coloured her and her little friend with my Copic Markers in matching red and white. I love that you can have both cuties together or use them separately to suit your card!

Since they are wearing Christmas PJs, I went with paper that suited this theme. T’was the Night Before Christmas tag and Santa Claus is Coming to Town mirroring my red/white colouring scheme were perfect for my card! The only die cut I used was Santa and his reindeer flying overhead. I dry embossed snowflakes on Basic White card stock to set her off from the busy background. I also used Glossy Accents on the candy cane and Stardust Stickles on the trim of the hats and boots. The only thing left was to add a few red rhinestones for a bit of sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E33/E35/E37/E39
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Leggings/Sweater Trim/Candy Cane: R37/R32/C3/0
Boots: E33/E35/E37/E39
Snowman: C7/C5/C4/R37/C3/0/YR04/Y38
Penguin Feathers: C7/C5/C4/C3/C0/0
Penguin Feet/Beaks: YR04/Y38/YR12

Close Up of my Card with Emma in Snowman Sweater — Close of Emma in Snowman Sweater

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Card Recipe for My Christmas Pyjamas Card:

Emma in Snowman Sweater, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
North Pole Trading Co. 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Photo Play
Santa’s Sleigh and Reindeer Die Cut, Cheery Lynn Designs
Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger (Hat/Boot Trim)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (Candy Cane)
Basic White and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Tombstone Treat Boxes

October 31, 2021 Leave a comment

Decorated Treat boxes for Halloween — My Tombstone Treat Boxes

Happy Halloween Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Today I am sharing My Tombstone Treat Boxes as my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls using Ragdoll Sally.

I had a lot of fun colouring this cutie with my Copic Markers! In fact, I coloured her skin in three different tones. So, I created a poll in The Paper Nest Dolls Inspiration Facebook Group on which skin tone was the most popular. The most popular green skin tone was used to create a card (Link to it here), but I couldn’t resist colouring the other two to create my treat boxes.

My Coloured Digital Stamps — My Coloured Ragdoll Sallys

Since it’s Halloween what better way to celebrate with treat boxes to give out to all those cute trick-or-treaters! The Stampin’ Up! Tombstone Treat Boxes were so fun to decorate with lots of little bits from my stash! And the finishing touch was my coloured Ragdoll Sallys!

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Copic Markers:

Hair: R29/R27/R24/C5
Purple Skin: BV20/B60/V20
Natural Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Blacks on Dress: C7/C5/C4
Blues: BG18/BG15/BG13/BG11
Yellows: Y38/YR23/Y15
Pinks: RV55/RV63/RV52
Shoes: C7/C5/C4
Socks: C4/C3/C0
Jack Stuffie: C9/C7/C5
Jack’s Head: C3/C0/3
Jack’s Collar: C5/C4/C3

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Recipe for My Tombstone Treat Boxes:

Ragdoll Sally, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tombstone Treat Boxes, Stampin’ Up!

Treat Box 1
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Scary Town Builder Dies, Stamp AnnieThing
Cauldron Bubble Bundle, Stampin’ Up!
Sliding Star Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
KP Halloween Die-Cut Cardstock, K& Company
Spooky Bats Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black and Crushed Curry Card Stock

Treat Box 2
Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad Doodlebug Design Inc.
Frightful Tags Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Haunted Adhesive Rhinestones, Recollections
Idea-ology Adornments, Tim Holtz
Cheese Cloth
Basic Black Card Stock

Another Decorated Treat Box — Treat Box 2

Finished Treat Boxes size: 3.5” x 5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration using
Ragdoll Sally by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Birthday Slimline Shaker Card

October 26, 2021 2 Comments

My Design Team Card — Birthday Slimline Shaker Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Today I am sharing My Birthday Slimline Shaker Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the Ragdoll Sally. Every year, my Hubby and I watch Nightmare Before Christmas for Halloween. It’s also my Hubby’s birthday on Thursday and I thought a birthday card with Ragdoll Sally would be perfect for him.

I had a lot of fun colouring this cutie with my Copic Markers! In fact, I coloured her skin in three different tones. So, I created a poll in The Paper Nest Dolls Inspiration Facebook Group on which skin tone was the most popular. It turned out that the green skin tone was the winner. So, I used her for my card.

Green, purple and natural skin tones — Skin Tones of Ragdoll Sally by Paper Nest Dolls

Of course, I also coloured the others and created Halloween treat boxes with them which I plan to share later this week.

My Card Details

For my card, I decided to create not only a slimline card, but a shaker card with glow in the dark moons! So fun! I know my Hubby will get a kick out of it! I found this cool graphic on Etsy for Nightmare Before Christmas. So, I used my Silhouette Cameo to tweak it to fit my shape and then die cut it out. The moon paper was 6” x 6”, but since I only needed it for the top half of my card, I trimmed it down to fit.

The Happy Birthday sentiment was printed out on my computer using Word and the Viner Hand ITC font. I created a collage of different items around the sentiment including the glittery spider web and spider trinket. Don’t you love the pop of green that the mesh created at the bottom of the card to mirror her skin and the Lavinia moon paper!

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Copic Markers:

Hair: R29/R27/R24/C5
Skin: G24/G21/G20/G40
Blacks on Dress: C7/C5/C4
Blues: BG18/BG15/BG13/BG11
Yellows: E18/E15/Y38/Y35
Pinks: RV14/RV13/RV21
Shoes: C7/C5/C4
Socks: C4/C3/C0
Jack Stuffie: C9/C7/C5
Jack’s Head: C3/C0/3
Jack’s Collar: C5/C4/C3

Close Up of coloured Digital Stamp — Close Up of Ragdoll Sally

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Slimline Shaker Card:

Ragdoll Sally, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spellbound 2 SceneScapes 6” x 6” Paper, Lavinia Stamps
October 21^St 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Jack Skellington Bundle, SunMagicArt, Etsy
Silhouette Cameo
Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps, Lawn Fawn
Large Slimline with Sliders, Lawn Fawn
Frightful Tags Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Green Rhinestone Mesh, Crafts, Dollarama
Moon-Glow in the Dark Shakers, Dress my Crafts
Halloween Shakers, Dress my Crafts
Black Sequins, My Stash
Spider Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black Card Stock
Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.25”

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My Hubby’s birthday card from last year was an interactive slider card. To find out more about it, please click here.

My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card — My Have a Spooktacular Slider Birthday Card

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

To view my other interactive cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Ragdoll Sally by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Welcome Fall Card

September 22, 2021 Leave a comment

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.

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 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”

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 Pumkin’ Spice Card

September 9, 2021 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Pumkin’ Spice Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new release Fall Emma. I love this time of year with the cooler weather and the turning of the leaves!

Details of My Card

I coloured Emma with my Copic Markers in Autumnal colours with rich oranges and greens. I love her little latte cup and, of course, it needed to be a Pumkin’ Spiced Latte. Not pumpkin, but pumkin’ since that is the way I say it! Lol!

For my card, I had perfect Fall paper for it which even came with tags that matched my theme! I decided to layer a die cut pumpkin and a faux wooden leaf tag behind the pumpkin spice tag. I threaded the twine from the leaf tag through the other tag to tie it all together.

Don’t you just love the latte cup peeking out from behind the central image! I used the matching paper to die cut it out and added an orange heart for pumkin spice like in the coloured stamp. I layered behind the central image a “wooden” fence that was die cut out of paper that looked like wood. A die cut leaf and a couple of Pumpkin Pie rhinestones tie in my Fall theme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Coat: YG93/YG95/YG97/YG99/E47/E44
Bow/Collar/Tights: E07/YR04/YR16/YR12
Boots: E49/E47/E44/E43
Pumpkin: YR21/YR12/YR16/YR04/E07/E13/E18/E19
Pumkin’ Latte: E18/E13 (Cup)
E08/YR04/YR12 (Heart)
C3/C0/0 (Lid)
Leaves: E13/E18/E19/YG99/YG97/YG95/E07/YR04/YR16/YR12/Y17/YR24/YR27

Close Up of Stamped Image on my Card — Close Up of Emma on My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Pumkin’ Spice Card:

Fall Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Hello Autumn 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carte Bella Paper Co.
Hello Autumn Frames and Tags, Carte Bella Paper Co.
In Good Taste Design Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Stampin’ Up!
Coffee Cups Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits, Stampin’ Up!
Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Leaf Tags, Craft Smart, Michaels’ Arts & Crafts
Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze,
Crumb Cake and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Fall Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card

September 2, 2021 Leave a comment

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 50^thbirthday 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 Evil Queen Card

August 24, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Evil Queen Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new release Evil Queen digital stamp. She is also available as a rubber stamp here. She just makes the cutest Halloween card!

For my stamp, I coloured the Evil Queen with my Copic Markers. I made her sleeves one shade lighter since I noticed in the Disney Show White movie that they are lighter. I then “painted” the Glow Drops onto her apple where the green is showing. Love that when you turn out the lights the poison glows! Next, I added some highlights with my White Gelly Roll Pen on the crown and jewels which I followed up with Glossy accents to make them shiny.

Video of The Nuvo Glow Drops in Action

For my card, I had these cool overlay acetates leftover from Halloween last year and thought having the poison paper show through it was a neat effect! Plus, the picture frame with the skeleton reminded me of her Magic Mirror! The spider web doily was in my stash, and I thought it was perfect way to frame her! The swirling rhinestones remind me of a magic spell being cast, but I wanted them red not clear. Easy enough to colour them with my R37 Copic Marker. To carry on the glowing theme, I added some dots with my Nuvo Glow Drops amongst the red rhinestones and on the web.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Dress: BV08/V17/V15
Sleeves: V17/V15/V12
Blacks: C9/C7/C6/C5
White: C3/C/0
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Gold: E15/Y38/Y35/Y060/0
Green: YG09/YG06/YG03/YG00
Apple Stem: E15
Rhinestones: R37

Close Up of My Evil Queen Card — Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Evil Queen Card:

Evil Queen, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
13^th Hour 6.5” x 6.5” Paper Pad, Kaiser Craft
Witches Brew 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Jillibean Soup
Black Soot Distress Ink, Ranger
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Midnight Magic Overlays, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts Store
Spider Web Doily, Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive Rhinestones, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Apple Sour, Nuvo Glow Drops
Glossy Accents, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen
Old Paintbrush
Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Evil Queen by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Lazy Days of Summer Card

August 19, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Lazy Days of Summer Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp Surfer Emma. When you buy her, you get 2 digital stamps for the price of 1! Surfer Emma with and without sunglasses.

I can’t believe that summer is almost over! Emma and I are going to miss those lazy days of summer sunshine!

For my card, I had fun colouring Emma with my Copic markers. I created a summer vignette for my cutie with the surfer van and a palm tree sticker poking out from the circle. The surfer van was a svg file that I downloaded and cut out on my Silhouette Cameo machine. The svg file comes as a box card, but I only wanted the van. Easy enough to separate the file into the pieces that I needed. It was so fun creating the van to match my coloured image with the hot pink. Who wouldn’t love to drive a hot pink surfer van!

Since it’s a beach card, of course, I needed water, sand, and sun! So, my paper was perfect for two of those elements! The sun and sunshine die cuts completed the other element. I love the sentiment “The lazy days of summer” which sum up my card perfectly and matches the purple colour of her bathing suit!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E21
Pinks: RV13/RV14/RV17
Purples: V12/V15/V17
Sand: E31/E33/E35

Card Recipe for My Lazy Days of Summer Card:

Surfer Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Make a Splash 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Bo Bunny
Galvanized Metallic Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Box Card Surfing Van SVG, Silhouette Design Store
Silhouette Cameo Machine
4” Circle Die, In my Stash
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Coconut Palms, Jolee’s Boutique, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Lunar, Shimmerz Embellishments, Buttons Galore & More
Wishes You Way Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Melon Mambo, Basic Gray and
Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Here are two other cards that I created using this same digital stamp.
For more information on these cards, please click the photos.

Hope you like my Design Team card using Surfer Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Summer Dreams Card

August 14, 2021 Leave a comment

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

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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

Molly’s Christmas in July Card

July 15, 2021 Leave a comment

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

Penelope Poppy Birthday Card

June 28, 2021 Leave a comment

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

Fun in the Sun Card

June 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Happy Summer Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Fun in the Sun Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp Surfer Emma.

First day of Summer was yesterday which inspired my card! This card came about because I just bought the Slimline Waves Die by Whimsy Stamps and couldn’t wait to play with it. I debated about a shaker card but decided that a scene using the waves as separators between the sand, water and sky would be fun.

I had this cool birthday paper in my stash that looks like waterdrops. Perfect for the fun colours of my image which I coloured with my Copic markers! I added a couple of “water drops” with my acrylic dew drops on some of the Bermuda Bay swirls around my stamp. For my sand and sky, I used a couple of embossing folders to add texture. Then I lightly brushed ink over the raised parts and edges to give those areas more dimension. Another fun accent was that the cloud and “sunshine” word were die cut from white felt to make them seem fluffy. Some shells from the dollar store add to my beachy theme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E21
Bathing Suit: YR02/YR04/YR07/YR09/Y19/Y17/Y15
Surfboard: BG53/BG45/BG57/C3/C1/C0/0
YR02/YR04/YR07/YR09/Y19/Y17/Y15/Clear Wink of Stella on the flower
Sand: E31/E33/E35

Close up of My Fun in the Sun card — Close Up of My Design Team Card for Paper Nest Dolls

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Card Recipe for Fun in the Sun Card:

Surfer Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Festive Felt Sheet Combo Pack, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Slimline Waves Die, Whimsy Stamps
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wishes You Way Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Bloom Dew Drops by The Robin’s Nest
Shells from Dollar Store
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad
Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
Sponge, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake
and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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

Here is another card that I created using this same digital stamp but with sunglasses. You get both digital stamps with your order. To read about how I made this card, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Surfer Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Angel Messenger Card

June 9, 2021 2 Comments

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

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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