For my card, I decided to make a centre-step card to allow me to create a scene with the DSP. Almost everything was using the DSP. I love how the Gnomes Dies cut out some of the characters and the mushroom house on the DSP! I also love how multicultural the gnomes are with different skin tones.
Side View of Centre-Step Card
Tip: Don’t throw away any leftover sheets of the Wonderful Snowflakes once you have used all the snowflakes. I used a small die to cut the snowflakes that I used on my card. This gives the snowflakes an iridescent look.
For the snowbank, I used the rounded die from the Basic Borders Dies. The only stamping was the sentiment in Real Red on the snowbank making this a fun and easy card!
For embellishments, I used a scattering of Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems on the snowbank around the characters.
Centre-Step Card
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kindest Gnomes Bundle (159626), Basic Borders Dies (155558), Frosted Flurry Dies (159811)
I decided to use a different sentiment than what comes in the Tricycle Gnome and Sentiment Bundle PNG. It does come with 11 images including a birthday sentiment, but I needed a larger sentiment for my card. The Bundle comes with:
Tricycle Gnome PNG
Tricycle Gnome – Double Heart Balloons PNG
Tricycle Gnome- Double Round Balloons PNG
Tricycle Gnome – Single Balloon PNG
Heart Balloon PNG
Round Balloon PNG
Happy Birthday Sentiment PNG Sentiment
With Sympathy Sentiment PNG Sentiment
Thinking Of You Sentiment PNG Sentiment
Sending You Love Sentiment PNG Sentiment
You Are So Special Sentiment PNG Sentiment
The Details of My Card
For my card, I thought it would be neat to combine the Fairytale Cottage and the Tricycle Gnome to create a fun easel card! I used the PNG version of the Tricycle Gnome so that the background would be visible behind the gnome. PNGs have a clear background.
For the Fairytale Cottage, there is a river that runs through it. But I decided that my gnome would be riding his tricycle down a dirt road instead of the river. So, I coloured the river as a road. I also strategically place him in the scene so that his flowers mostly cover up the wooden bridge. You probably wouldn’t notice it if I didn’t say anything. I also wanted to make sure that the quaint cottage was visible like he just left it to deliver his flowers.
Close Up of Scene
I had a lot of fun colouring the scene and the gnome with my Copic markers! The card didn’t need any embellishments, but I did add Star Dust Stickles to the light coming from the windows, his pompom and the dog’s pompom. I also added some accents in white with a Gelly Roll Pen to his outfit. And finally, I added Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to the spokes and pedals of his tricycle and the orange flower centres.
Since I didn’t have a metal die big enough to cut out my scene, I used my Brother Scan & Cut to cut out the scene and the subsequent circles for my easel. I love the easel card since it folds flat for mailing purposes!
Tricycle: Wagon: E47/E37/E35 Tires: C9/C7/C5/C3 Metal Parts: C5/C3/C1/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Blue Flowers: B97/B93/B91/Y38 Orange Flowers: YR07/YR02/YR00/E37/E35/E31 Yellow Flowers: Y38/Y35/Y32 Basket: W5/W2 Dog: E37/E35/E33/E31
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Card Recipe for My Magical Birthday Wishes Card:
Fairytale Cottage Background Scene, Tricycle Gnome and Sentiment Bundle PNG and Dandelion Wishes, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Brother Scan & Cut Pumpkin Pie, Dapper Denim and Basic White card stock, Stampin’ Up!
Image sizes: Scene: 5.5” x 5.5” Gnome: 3” Tall
Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”
Card Laid Flat for Mailing
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My Doll Detectives’ Slimline Box Card using Doll Detectives by Paper Nest Dolls
Zoinks! Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Doll Detectives’ Slimline Box Card using Doll Detectives by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This bundle comes with 6 digital stamps including 2 boys, 2 girls, a dog, and a van.
The Details of My Card
I had so much fun colouring these cuties with my Copic markers that I made another card with them, but a slimline box card instead! I will add a link to the other card I made at the end of this post.
For my card, I thought a torture scene would be perfect for them using Enchanted Kingdom and Enchanted Forest Slimline Paper by Whimsy Stamps. This paper makes creating scenes so easy because it’s so detailed. Since the paper is so amazing, I decided to use the whole sheet, even though my card would be larger than a usual slimline.
Top View of Card Showing Layers
To create my scene, I decided to a box card would be fun allowing for 3 different layers on the front and another one for the back of the card. For each layer, I sponged a stencil to create the cobbled floor and road.
Side View of Box Card Showing Sentiments
For my sentiments, I thought speech bubbles with their iconic sayings would be such fun! So, I created them in Microsoft Word and used my Brother Scan & Cut to cut them out. For Jinkies and Jeepers, I wanted them to hover above the girls’ heads. Hence, I used a thin strip of window sheet for each and glued them to the layer behind them. I will include a link to a PDF of the sentiments that I created that you could download at the end.
The only embellishment that I added was the cute magnifying glass beside the main sentiment. Tip: use Glossy Accents to glue it to the card. I found it worked the best.
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Copic Markers:
Girl 1 Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Hair: E57/E37/E08/E15/YR27 Shirt: YR68/YR65/YR61 Skirt: E37/E08/E15 Magnifier: W4/0 Glossy Accents on Glasses and Magnifier
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Congrats Grad Wiper Card. This fun interactive card is perfect way to celebrate a special grad on his/her special day!
The Details of My Card
This card is super easy to make since I used a Wiper Card Kit by Photo Play. All the guess work for how to make a wiper card was done for me. I just had to decorate my card.
The Celebrate! Paper Pad by Simple Stories was perfect with such sentiments as “Hip Hip Hooray” and “Yay, yay, yay” and “Way to go” on it. It’s supposed to be for birthdays, but I thought all those sentiments suited a grad!
Close Up of Year in Broadway Lights
Once I added my paper, it was time to decorate my card. I thought it would be neat to have the year on the front in Crushed Curry like it was lite up on Broadway! To decorate the Broadway sign, I used several stickers that matched my grad theme. But the fun part is when you pull the card open, the “Congrats Grad” sentiment with a sparkly Grad cap pops up! Just like when the grads throw their caps!
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Card Recipe for Congrats Grad Wiper Card:
Wiper Card Kit, Photo Play Celebrate! 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Simple Stories Blue Ribbon Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up! 1 ¼” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Up! 1-3/8” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Up! Broadway Lights Dies, Stampin’ Up! Playful Alphabets Dies, Stampin’ Up! Hats Off Cardstock Stickers, Doodlebug Designs Inc. Graduation Shape Sprinkles, Doodlebug Designs Inc. Grad Caps and Diploma Repeats, Jolee’s Boutique, EK Success Starry Sky, Crushed Curry and Basic White Card Stock Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 4.25” x 5.5”
Congrats Grad Wiper Card in Action
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Hope you like My Congrats Grad Wiper Card using the Wiper Card Kit by Photo Play!
Wiper Card Closed
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Good Grief! It’s Your Birthday Card using The Great Box Limited Edition Box by Kindred Stamps! It’s my brother’s birthday today. I remember us watching the antics that the Charlie Brown Gang got up to in the cartoons.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to create a scene, but to fit all my characters, I went with a fun pop out card.
Top View of Card Showing Folds
My inspiration was where they all go on stage and start dancing! I always loved that part! So, I used some wood Designer Series Paper to create the floor to my stage.
Linus, Sally, Schroder and Lucy on Stage
Once I coloured with my Copic markers my characters, I built my stage. The card folds out like a book, so you see more characters as it unfolds until you have it fully open.
Marcie, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock and Snoopy on Stage
For most of my card I used The Great Box Limited Edition Box. Don’t you love the doghouse with Snoopy and Woodstock dancing around the sentiment! The Charlie Brown chevron pattern paper was perfect for the backdrop of my card! Almost like curtains to the stage.
Inside Card Laid Flat
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Copic Markers:
Charlie Brown Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000 Tongue/Mouth: R20/R22 Shirt: Y38/Y35/Y32/C7/C6/C4 Shorts: C7/C6/C4 Shoes: E11/E15 Socks: Y38/Y35/Y32
Card Recipe for My Good Grief! It’s Your Birthday! Card:
The Great Box Limited Edition Box, Kindred Stamps (The Great Paper Pad, Great Box Stamp Set, Doghouse Die, Sequins and Washi Tape) Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Handsomely Suited Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! White Gelly Roll Pen Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up! Basic White Thick, Basic Black, Crushed Curry and Real Red, Card Stock Stampin’ Up!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Yabba Dabba Doo Time Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new digital Stone Age Family Set. This bundle comes with eight stamps in either digital or rubber stamps.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I wanted to fit the whole family onto one card. So, I decided to create a Tri-Fold card where a continual scene unfolds on the front of the card, but when folded down, it becomes an A2 card.
Tri-Fold Card
I created a sidewalk for my characters to stand on by using a stencil, ink, and a blending brush. Once that was done, I used one of the Large Slimline Dies to create my straight lines and then cut the pieces down accordingly. Some hills and grass in different greens gave interest behind the characters. A couple of palm trees added to my scene.
My Card Laid Flat Showing Continual Scene
Measurements
Card Base: 5 ½” x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼”
Tri-Fold: 6” x 12” piece of card stock and score at 4” and 8”. Then mark 1” on short side at top and 1” on bottom corner opposite side and line up cutting on diagonal.
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Copic Markers:
Stone Age Dad Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000 Hair: C9/C7/C6 Outfit: YR00/YR18/YR16/YR14/YR12/C7 Tie: BG18/BG05
Stone Age Girl Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20 Hair: YR00/YR18/YR16/YR14/YR12 Top: G28/YG25/YG23/YG11/C7 Pants: BG18/BG05/BG02 Bone: E40/E41/E42/0
Stone Age Mom Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20 Hair: YR00/YR18/YR16/YR14/YR12 Dress/Pearls: C3/C1/C00/0
Stone Age Family
Stone Age Neighbour Dad Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000 Hair: Y000/Y19/Y17/Y15/Y13 Outfit: E79/E77/E74/E71/E70
Stone Age Neighbour Mom Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20 Hair: T10/T8/T6/T4 Dress: BG10/BG18/BG15/BG13/BG11 Necklace: C1/C7
Stone Age Neighbours
Stone Age Boy Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000 Hair: W3/W1/W0 Outfit: YR18/YR16/YR14/YR12/C7 Club: E79/E77/E74/E71 Bone: E40/E41/E42
Stone Age Pet Skin: RV66/RV55/RV63/C7 Paws/Hair: C9/C7/C6 Bone: E43/E42/E41/0 Muzzle: RV63/RV52/RV10 Collar: BG18/BG05/BG02 Tag: Y38/Y35/Y32
Stone Age Family Set, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink I {Heart} Summer 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders Dies, Lawn Fawn Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn Palms Dies, Stampin’ Up! Rocky Road Stencil, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up! Gray Granite, Old Olive, Pear Pizzaz and Soft Suede Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
Stamp Sizes Stone Age Dad: 3.25″ Tall Stone Age Girl: 2.5″ Tall Stone Age Mom: 3.25″ Tall Stone Age Neighbour Dad: 3″ Tall Stone Age Neighbour Mom: 3″ Tall Stone Age Boy: 2.5″ Tall Stone Age Pet: 2.5” Tall Stone Age House: 3″ Tall
Card Closed
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing A Toast for Your Birthday! using the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit. I had so much fun playing with this Paper Pumpkin Kit! I made some alternative cards (see at end of post for photos) when it was first released in January, but I had some leftover bits and decided to make a fun fold card. The only things I added was some card stock, adhesive and a toast sentiment! Everything else is from the kit.
Video of Pop & Twist Card in Action
This card is for a 12-year-old boy whose birthday is today! Every year I create an interactive card for him. Last year I created a card with the Give a Whirl Dies and in the past years, I created a Never-Ending Card, a Slider card, a wobble card and so on. He always says that I make the best cards EVER! Got to love that!
Details of My Pop & Twist Card
For my card, I decided to create a Pop & Twist card. I love how when you open the card, the images on the inside fold out and pop up!
The front of the card is one of the designs from the kit. I just cut it to fit a portrait card. I added a couple of stamped party hats from the stamp set that is included in the kit. A mat of Granny Apple Green was added behind the focal point.
Close Up of Card Front
The inside is where I got creative! There are four panels and I thought that incorporating each of the die cuts (eggs, cherries, banana, and toast) that came with the kit, would work well!
Pop-Up Inside Card
First Panel
For the first panel, I used an egg theme. I love the pun “have an egg-cellent day” and couldn’t resist using “egg-cited for you” too! Just too fun! I used one of the card bases that I cut down with a Granny Apple green mat to fit my panel.
First Panel of Pop-Up Inside of Card
Second Panel
The next panel had the theme of cherries. So, I used the inside of one of the envelopes for the background pattern. I thought the red dots went perfectly with those sweet cherries! This is one of the things I love about the kits! The envelopes are printed both on the outside and the inside. So, once you cut them open, you can reverse the coordinating patterns to suit your design.
Second Panel on Pop-Up Inside Card
Third Panel
For the third panel the theme was the banana. Again, I used the inside of an envelope for the background. The speech bubbles are so fun!
Third Panel on Pop-Up Inside Card
Fourth Panel
For the last panel, the theme was the toast. I didn’t have an appropriate sentiment. So, I printed one off on my computer to suit the birthday theme. I used the inside of an envelope once again for my background piece. Aren’t the glasses on the toast fun!
Fourth Panel on Pop-Up Inside Card
I added a scattering of the Enamel stickers that came with the kits on all the panels.
Product Details of the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit
Make cards to “loaf” with the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit! Restock on cute ‘n’ colorful die-cut snacks and one-of-a-kind patterns and designs. Keep the laughs rolling and those knees slapping with everything you need to make fun ‘n’ fresh cards all year long. Don’t miss out on this egg-cellent opportunity to craft with the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Kit!
Kit includes:
9 printed card bases: 3 each of 3 designs 9 printed envelopes Precut paper pieces Precut vellum pieces Enamel stickers Twine Adhesive
Completed card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
Product colors: Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit (159304)
Inks: Early Espresso Spot (From Kit)
Paper: Pool Party (122924), Granny Apple Green (146990), Printer Paper for toast sentiment
Accessories: Paper Snips Scissors (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Dimensionals (from kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (from kit)
Measurements:
Pool Party:
Card Base: 4 ¼” x 11” scored a 5 ½”
Panel Strip: 10” x 3 ½” scored on long side at 2 ½”, 5” & 7 ½”
Pop Out Mechanism: 8” x 3 ½” scored on short side at 1 ¾”
Mark long side at 2 ¼” & 5 ¾” (both sides) and score diagonally
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
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
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
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
For a Stampin’ Up! video on the Flowering Fields Suite, please click here.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Love Is In The Air Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle. If you need a fast Valentine card, then this is it!
I had great fun colouring this cutie for a birthday card (link) that I thought he would make a fun Valentine card with his heart balloon! He comes with 9 stamps including a choice of heart balloon or round balloon, with or without grass and 5 sentiments that consist of Hello Love, Love Is In The Air (2 different styles), Happy Valentine’s Day and Heart Full Of Love in JPG. You can also get him in PNG.
Details of My Card
I decided that I wanted to use the Glorious Sky Slimline Paper for my background, but I die cut it down to fit a Mini Slimline card instead. This paper is awesome in that it completes the scene with minimal fuss. All I had to do was add my die cut sentiment with some Valentine flags and my coloured image which I popped onto an Action Wobble. What is more fun than an interactive card and this one is super cute!
Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Glorious Sky Slimline Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps From My Heart Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Cork Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up! Large Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up! Tasteful Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up! Resin Hearts Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Action Wobble Spring Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6.5” x 3.5”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Neighbourly Birthday Wish For You using the Prehistoric Family Limited Edition Box by Kindred Stamps! It’s my brother’s birthday today and we grew up on The Flintstones! So, I thought a fun slider card for his birthday would be right up his alley!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to create a full scene, but to fit all my characters, I went with a slimline card. Once I coloured my characters, I built my prehistoric card. So, much fun! There is a great video on the Kindred Stamps website on how to do this. I found that my card was a bit top heavy, and the awning kept getting caught. So, I add 3 strategical placed washers underneath the wheels. Voila! Fixed!
Of course, if you have a car, you need a road! So, I used the stencil that came with the kit, a blender brush and ink to create my road. Then, I die cut the Gray Granite with the Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle since I wanted the stitching to frame my whole scene. Once that was done, I created my mechanism using the Heffy Doodle Pull Tab Dies and hid it behind the road. The clouds DSP was also die cut with the stitched rectangle to finish the frame of my scene. Once my scene was created, I added my characters finishing my prehistoric family!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My “Party On!” Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card using Party Princess Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls.
This past weekend Paper Nest Dolls turned 9 and reached over 6,000 members on their Facebook Group! Congratulations Paper Nest Dolls! Party Princess Ellie was a digital stamp that was given away for free to all attendees, but you can still get her until this Friday, Jan 21, 2022! Here is the link to the post on the PND Inspiration Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4758734684247076&set=gm.3166875813548826.
Details of My Card
I am planning to give this card to my niece whose birthday is coming up. So, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers to match her colouring and the Doodlebug paper. Don’t you just love the kitties with the balloons on the side panels!
For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a fun fold called a free-standing triple panel shaker card! Say that three time fast! Lol! I also wanted to use some balloon dies that I thought would be perfect for a birthday card and go along with Ellie’s heart balloon. The Balloon dies are to make a pop-up window, but I thought a shaker card would be a fun interactive element instead!
Side View of Card
Instructions to Create a Free-Standing Triple Panel Card
Cardstock size: 8 ¼” x 5 ½”
With the 8 ¼” side along top, score: 1 ¼”, 2 ¼”, 6” and 7”
Fold the sides in a Z pattern
To download the Triple Panel Card Template, please click here or on the image.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Christmas Gift Card Holder as a Design Team Member of Conie Fong Art & Design using the free Santa Gnome Gift from the Kit and Clowder’s Day 23 of their 2021 Advent Calendar. Here is a link to the Facebook Post so that you can pick it up for free: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/posts/4349541945174041
Details of My Gift Card Holder
I decided that I wanted to create something a little different than a card and I always need gift card holders at Christmas time. So, I created one to match the fun Doodlebug Papers in blues and purples for a masculine card. Once I coloured the stamp with my Copic Markers, I coloured a couple of rhinestones to match. I even coloured the frame behind him and the sentiment frame to match my colour theme. I added a couple of sparkly snowflakes and the ribbon to tie the card closed. Of course, I had to decorate the inside with a sentiment from the Christmas Gnome Stack since it fit perfectly inside my card. A couple more sparkly snowflakes finish the inside!
Instructions to Create a Gift Card
Gift card holder base: Gorgeous Grape – 7 ¾” x 5”
Doodlebug panels: 4 ¾” x 2 ¼” and 4 ¾”x ½”
Score the gift card holder at 6” and 2 ½”
Adhere the Doodlebug panels to the front top flap and to the front of the holder
Before gluing the side of the holder, take a 1” circle punch and punch a notch into the bottom flap, this will make getting the gift card out a bit easier (see picture below)
Using strong adhesive adhere the bottom flap on the gift card holder together (this forms the pocket for the gift 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.
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!
Ragdoll Sally, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Spellbound 2 SceneScapes 6” x 6” Paper, Lavinia Stamps October 21St 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 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!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Today I am sharing My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the Evil Fairy.
I was honoured to have been asked to present at the Paper Nest Dolls’ Party with the Villains Virtual Weekend Retreat that was this past weekend. I had so much fun creating my cards for the event that I made an extra one that I thought I would share with you today. The other cards that I presented at the Retreat will be posted at the end of this post.
To get in the mood and for inspiration, I just had to watch the movies both the live action and the cartoon! Any excuse to watch Disney is a good excuse in my books! Lol!
Video of my Card in Action
Movie of My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card
For this card, I coloured the Evil Fairy with my Copic Markers to match the Disney cartoon. I have been wanting to use the Give a Whirl Dies from Stampin’ Up! and thought it would be perfect for my card! It is so fun to spin that little dial and see all the fun sentiments! These sentiments… “Perfectly Wicked!” and “Bad Girls Have More Fun!” …were created in Word. I added one of the digital papers behind them to blend in with the paper that I used on my card base. Since the Evil Fairy turns into a dragon at the end of the movie, I couldn’t resist adding a bright green dragon with a dusting of Black Soot on its edges. A castle and a few stars that were brushed with the Aged Brass were the only other elements that I added to my 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 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 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 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 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”
Sentiments Displayed When Card is Fully Opened
More Information on My Twisty Thank You Card:
Twisty Fold Template:
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.
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