Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp Emma with Pinwheel.
I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers to match my pinwheel paper. This paper was perfect for my card! I love the pinwheel Sizzlits that I had in my stash. If you have a pinwheel, you need to have a slider to make it move! And, since you need room to twirl your pinwheel, I made a mini slimline card! The sentiment was too long for my card. So, I snipped it on wonky angles and adhered them haphazardly to mirror my fun card.
Did you know that you can currently (until June 6/21) get this digital stamp for free over at the Kit and Clowder Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/permalink/3808697382591836/
Emma with Pinwheel, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Splendid Sunshine 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. I {Heart} Summer 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders Dies, Lawn Fawn Sizzlits Pinwheel, Stampin’ Up! Wishes You Way Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Silver Mini Brads, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 3.5” x 6”
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Hope you like my Design Team card using Emma with Pinwheel by Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Wish Upon a Star Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the sweet digital stamp Minnie Amara. You can buy this stamp in either rubber or digital if you join the Paper Nest Dolls Stamp Club. I am a big Disney fan and when I saw that you can get the cutest Disney inspired stamp by Paper Nest Dolls, I just had to join it!
Me at Disney World 2018
I had a lot of fun colouring Minnie Amara with my Copic Markers even though I found it challenging to colour her skin and hair.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I thought a shaker card in the shape of an admission ticket would be so fun! I used my Silhouette Cameo to find a ticket shape and downloaded the file. This shape came with a number of other ticket designs, but I loved the Magic Kingdom Castle shape at one end. Since I didn’t have any Disney confetti, I downloaded a Mickey head SVG file and cut some out on my Silhouette Cameo. I die cut the Stitched Minnie Bows from Stamp AnnieThing’s Magical Celebrations Grab and Go Box using a piece of paper from the paper pads with a red background and white dots that matched my colouring. I also threw in some red, black and gold sequins and stars that I had in my stash. Did you know that Paper Nest Dolls has Krafty Bling which includes a Magical Mix and Mouse Ears. I will have to get some for my next card!
I love the Magical Adventure 2 and Wish Upon a Star paper pads by Echo Park. Perfect for my Disney themed card! I fussy cut a couple of tickets from the paper that was leftover when I used it for the base of my shaker window. The Do You Believe was a tag in the paper pad and the wish upon a star was from the matching Ephemera.
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Copic Markers:
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20 Hair: C3/C5/C7/C9 Dress: R29/R24/R24/R22/C3/C0/0/Clear Wink of Stella on Hair Bow Shoes: C7/C5/C3/R22/R24/R27/Clear Wink of Stella on Bows Mouse Ears: C7/C5/C3/C2 Balloon: R29/R27/R24/R22/C2/C3/C5/White Gelly Roll Pen/Glossy Accents
Close Up of My Design Team Card
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Card Recipe Wish Upon a Star Card:
Minnie Amara, Stamp Club, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Wish Upon a Star Paper Pad, Echo Park Magical Adventure 2 Paper Pad, Echo Park Magical Adventure 2 Ephemera Die Cut Cardstock Pieces, Echo Park Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up! 5″x7″ ticket magic memories album page set, Design #88951, Silhouette Design Store Mickey Mouse SVG, Elinas Crystal Corner, Etsy Stitched Minnie Bow Die, Grab and Go Box, Stamp AnnieThing Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up! Pirates Premium Sequins, 28 Lilac Lane Buttons Galore & More Glossy Accents, Ranger Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! White Gelly Roll Pen Real Red and Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 4 ½” x 6 ½”
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Hope you like my Design Team card using Minnie Amara by Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! Yesterday was a little boy’s birthday and a few weeks ago was a big boy’s birthday. The big boy collects comics especially Superman and the little boy sent me a card with a Superman stamp on the envelope. So, I pulled out my Save The Day Grab and Go Box by Stamp Anniething to make My Super Birthday Cards.
The Details of My Cards
I love that this Grab and Go Box has everything you need to make your card including paper, adhesive, card bases and more! I stamped my super heroes twice and used my Copic Markers to colour them. Then I die cut them out using the matching die included in the box.
My Super Birthday Card – Version 1
My cards were quick ones to make since I mainly used the Save the Day paper sheets and the Comic Mat Die that come with the box. For one card, I pulled out the Background Scene Stencil and did some inking directly onto the white panel that was cut out from the Comic Mat Die. Next, I stamped the sentiment in black and just placed it back into the empty slot on the mat. The other panels were filled with different papers. I love the “Suddenly” just like in the old comics! I stamped the Whoosh!, coloured them with my Copic markers and then added Glossy Accents to make them pop. A few sequins add to the sparkle of the card.
My Super Birthday Card – Version 2
For my other card, I decided to use the “POW” from the paper since the big birthday boy would get a kick out of it from the old TV shows that we use to watch.
One final piece was that I put my super heroes onto Action Wobbles. How fun is that! The recipient can have them wobble on the card! Check it out!
Save The Day Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink #1 Stamp, Save The Day Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething #7 Stamp, Save The Day Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething #8 Stamp, Save The Day Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething Metal Die Outlines, Save The Day Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething 6” x 6” Paper Sheets, Save The Day Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething Comic Mat Die, Save The Day Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething Background Scene Stencil, Save The Day Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushed, Stampin’ Up! Action Wobbles, My Stash Metallic Sequin Assortments, Stampin’ Up! Glossy Accents, Ranger Thick Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Jingle All the Way Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I used the updatedSanta Ellie with Gift which is only $1 right now! Make sure you get yours at such a great deal!!
I coloured Ellie with my Copic Markers in Santa red and white colours. Isn’t she just the cutest in her Santa outfit! I knew that I wanted to create a shaker card and use some Christmas foil accents. There have been some awesome shaker cards by the PND Design Team, and I was inspired by them to give it a try! Since the Jingle All the Way die cut had bells, I used mini bells from the dollar store for the shaker part. I had to double up my adhesive strips to give the bells enough room to jingle when you shook the card. To tie in those bells, I die cut some from the Sounds of the Seasons Dies in the red and green foil and then tied 3 bells with linen thread.
Santa Ellie with Gift, Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Jingle All the Way Frame, Taylored Expressions Sounds of the Seasons Dies, Stampin’ Up! Holly Flourish Die, Cheery Lynn Designs Red & Green Foil Sheets, Stampin Up! Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up! A Robin’s Christmas Paper Pack, Wild Rose Studios Crafts Noel Card Making Kit, Dollarama (Bells) Clear Wink of Stella Stardust Stickles Glossy Accents Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up! Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up! Real Red and Garden Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5½” x 5 ½”
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Hope you like my Jingle All the Way Card using Santa Ellie with Gift by Paper Nest Dolls!
It’s Laurie here with My Christmas Nativity Scene as my Design Team Inspiration for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. This time I wanted to create something a little different than a card! So, I made a multi layered shadowbox that lights up using the beautiful Nativity Christmas Digital Stamp.
My Christmas Nativity Scene Lightbox
The Details of My Scene
I had so much fun colouring the Holy Family with my Copic Markers! Once I did that, I created my scene using a number of dies from my stash. I ended up with 4 different layers. I love my focal point of the Family and the manger behind them! The In Good Taste Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up has photographic images of wood. Perfect for my manger.
TIP: Since the inside of the frame is smaller than the outside, I made my largest layer 5 5/8″ x 5 5/8″. All layers were 5 5/8″ wide with varying heights depending on their position.
The Different Layers of My Christmas Nativity Scene
The next step was to attach the lights. The wire from the lights was very malleable allowing me to position them exactly where I wanted. I even added a couple of lights behind Jesus’s head to give him a glow. I ended up using a ton of scotch tape to secure the lights.
The Lights Adhered on the Back
Once the lights were in place, the next step was to add Foam Adhesive Strips between the layers.
Dimensionals on the Back of The Layers
Here is a photo of all the layers adhered together. Now that is a lot of layers!
All the Layers Adhered Together
Not everyone is into home decor, but this project could easily be made into a card. If I remove the frame and lights, you get a good idea of how a card would look.
Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, Nativity Christmas Digital Stamp Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Nativity Dies, Stampin’ Up! Bethlehem Edgelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Bethlehem Edger Cutting Die, Frantic Stamper Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn Angel Garden Pick, MultiCrafts & Gifts Tiny Treasure, Christmas Celebrate It Mini Lights, Michaels Arts and Crafts Studio Decor 6” x 6” Shadowbox, Michaels Arts and Crafts In Good Taste Design Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up! Scotch Tape Shimmery White, Sahara Sand and Crushed Curry Card Stock Finished size: 6” x 6”
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One Final Photo of My Christmas Nativity Scene All Lit Up!
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Hope you like My Christmas Nativity Scene with the Nativity Christmas Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios! Thank you for stopping by!
I had so much fun creating this wonderland of gingerbread. My idea was that I wanted to create a centre-step card and planned to use my colouring from the recent 30 Day Coloring Challenge to build my card. I’m so happy with how it turned out!
The Steps of My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card
I created a ton of layers with the snow banks that all sparkle with Stardust Stickles and then layered my characters between them in the different folds. Of course, that is not all that sparkles! The windows of the house, Ellies’s candy cane and Emma’s peppermint candy bow all have glossy accents. I even added Clear Wink of Stella to the peppermint swirl on the house, the gum drops in front of the house, the Gingerbread Girl’s bow and hearts and the heart on Ellie’s dress! Can’t have a Christmas card without Christmas trees all dressed up for Christmas with stars and red Christmas lights! The Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper by Stampin Up! was perfect to create my snowy scene.
My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card Laid Flat
Here is a template that I created that gives you the measurements for the centre-step card that I made. There is also a link at the end of the post that you can download the PDF version.
My Centre-Step TemplateSide of my Centre-Step Card
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card. Today is my Hubby’s birthday! He’s been hinting at a Scooby Doo card since I made one for my brother back in May (I have posted it at the end) or a Halloween card. So, I made him both! I coloured with my Copic markers the Teen Detectives from Kindred Stamps for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge in June in anticipation of this card. My card is a slimline card since they are all the rage right now.
Instructions for Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card
I had a ton of fun creating the spooky graveyard scene with lots of sponging and masking! The moon and the ground were masked while sponging Rich Razzleberry around the moon, Night of Navy for the sky and Memento at the edges of the sky. Next, I sponged the ground in Old Olive. Since it is a lighter colour then Night of Navy, I didn’t have to bother masking the sky. I added some hills by using the same masks and lightly sponging some black ink on different angles. Once I removed the masks, I stamped the grave stones and bats in black ink.
My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card with Shaggy and Scooby Running Away
I added a slider mechanism for Shaggy and Scooby since they are always running away from the scary monsters in the series! LOL! And in this case, it is the cute ghosts that are immerging from the graveyard! The Large Slimline with Sliders Dies comes with sliders, but I found that they were too long for what I wanted. So, I created my own using the retired Classic Label Punch by Stampin’ Up! I punched one and a half times overlapping in the area I wanted the slider to be. I used some pennies and dimensionals to create my sliders.
A die cut spooky fence, tree and spider with Shimmery Crystal Effects to make it glitter add to the Spooktacular scene!
Tomorrow is my Hubby’s birthday! So, today I am sharing with you my Roll With It Shaker Card that I plan to give to him. I thought a shaker card would be so fun! It is using two stamp sets, Whiskey Business and Game On, that are perfect for him! We love to play games and have game time with our friends and family on a regular basis! Now he can shake the card and his dice will always come up 6 and 5! LOL! I even coloured the dice with the Real Red and Just Jade Stampin’ Blends to match the ones that he uses. In addition to gaming, he loves his single malt scotch and is always trying different types.
Details of My Roll With It Shaker Card
For my card, I wanted to create a masculine feel. So, the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper with Early Espresso card stock was perfect for it! I use the two largest Stitched Nested Labels to create my window frame. I stamped the checkerboard in Memento Black off twice before I randomly stamped it a third time on my Whisper White background piece. Once I did this, I created my shaker part with Foam Adhesive Strips, a piece of Window Sheet, a pinch of Woven Threads Sequins and my “dice”.
For the dice and the scotch, I stamped them on Whisper White with Memento Black. I then used my Stampin’ Blends to colour them. The dice were Real Red Dark/Light and Just Jade Dark/Light with Cinnamon Cider Dark/Light for the ground. The Scotch was Cinnamon Cider Dark/Light and Mango Melody Dark with Balmy Blue Light and Color Lifter for the glass. Once these were coloured, I fussy cut them out.
The sentiment stamped in Memento Black from Game On with a splash of Real Red behind it was perfect for my card! The finishing touch was decorating the inside by combining the two stamp sets again to create my sentiment.
Inside of Close Up of Dice from My Roll With It Shaker Card
My Roll With It Shaker Card in Action
My Roll With It Shaker Card in Action
Here is a video that I presented to some fellow demonstrators that shows how to colour with Stampin’ Blends the decanter from the Whiskey Business Stamp Set.
My Whiskey Business Colouring Tutorial
Supplies:
Stamps: Whiskey Business Stamp Set (152550), Game On Stamp Set (152646)
Dies: Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638)
Inks:Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Paper: Real Red (102482), Early Espresso (119686), Whisper White (100730), Window Sheets (142314), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper(152494)
Accessories: Woven Threads Sequin Assortment(149498), Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (153105), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154888), Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (148544), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Foam Adhesive Strips (141825), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Early Espresso: 2 pieces of each
8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
5” x 2 5/8” (shaker frame)
Whisper White: 4 pieces of each
5” x 3” (background piece)
Scraps (dice, decanter, glass)
3” x ½” (sentiment)
4 ¾” x 4” (Inside of card)
Real Red: 2 pieces of each:
5” x 4 ¼” (Inside of card)
Scrap
Window Sheet: 5” x 3”
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 5” x 4 ¼”
For Further Info:
Hope you like my Roll With it Shaker Card!
For another Whiskey Business Card, check out this link.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I had so much fun colouring with my Copic Markers these cuties from the Spooky House Set (7 Stamps). This set comes with 7 stamps including 6 characters and a haunted house. I used the digital stamps, but this set also comes in rubber and can be found in the store here.
I had a ton of fun creating this spooky double z-fold card for our trick-or-treaters who are out roaming around! Do they dare go to the eerily spooky house on the hill??? The pirate and the ghost are headed that way!
Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Flat
Techniques Used in My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card
To create my spooky night sky, I used a technique called the Copic Galaxy Background. For the galaxy stars, I used my Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush. I also used a White Gelly Roll Pen and the Colorless Blender, to make my some of my stars appear brighter/closer.
Galaxy Sky
Next I used Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin and Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pads with a Round Blending Tool to create my glowing moon on a stitched circle die. Using the Splatter Brush again, I splattered water onto the moon to give a bit of texture once it was dry.
I love the Spooky House that comes with this set! I had fun colouring it, especially those glowing windows and doorway! In addition to colouring them, I use a paint brush and painted a thin layer of Apple Sour Nuvo Glow Drops. I wanted the details of the broken panes of glass and the spider to still be seen, but when you turn out the lights, the windows and door glow spookily.
Glowing Windows and Door
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Copic Markers:
Devil Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20 Hair: E18/E15/E13/E11 Red Bits: R39/R37/R35/C3 Black Bits: C9/C7/C6/C4
Card Recipe for Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card:
Spooky House Set (7 Stamps), Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Slimline Stitched Hillside Boarders Dies, Lawn Fawn Picket Fence Die-namics, MFT Flat-Bottom Clouds Die-namics, MFT 4” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box Spooky Bats Punch, Stampin’ Up! Haunted House Die-Namics, MFT KP Halloween Icon Die-cut Cardstock, K & Company KP Halloween Layered Accents, K & Company Black Glitter Paper, Stampin’ Up! Apple Sour, Nuvo Glow Drops Small Paint Bruch Black Gelly Roll Pen Silver Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush Tim Holtz Mini Round Blending Tool Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Basic Gray and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up! Card Size: 5 ½” x 5 ½” Digital Characters Size: 2 ½” Tall Digital House Size: 4” x 3 ¼”
My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Folded Down
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Today I am sharing with you my Gingerbread House Centre-Step Card using the Yummy Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Cuckoo Clock Dies to create a fun winter scene. This card uses a fun-fold called a centre-step and looks very impressive when the card is open. There is a link to the centre-fold template at the end of this document.
Side View of My Gingerbread House Centre-Step Card
I thought the Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper with all the snow people would be perfect to create my scene. There was a lot of colouring involved in this card, but I love to colour and had fun making it!
Flat view of my Gingerbread House Card
Supplies:
Stamp: Yummy Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set (150501)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084), Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (147115)
Paper: Coastal Cabana (131297), Real Red (102482), Whisper White (100730)
Accessories: Big Shot (143263), Cuckoo Clock Dies (149632), Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper (150393), Real Red Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147935), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (147273), Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147938), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144603), Pool Party Light Stampin’ Blends Marker (144595), Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (141897), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Coastal Cabana: 4 ¼” x 11” (see template)
Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper:
2 pieces 4 ½” x 1” (snow people)
4 ½” x 2 ¼” (falling snow for base of card)
4 ¼” x 1” (snowbank from the larger snow people on DSP)
Real Red: 2 ¼” x 1”
Whisper White:
2” x 1” (sentiment)
3 ½” x 3 ½” (for gingerbread house)
scraps for trees
Instructions:
Centre and stamp “Wishing you a …Christmas” in Soft Suede on the Whisper White.
Stamp “yummy” in Real Red between the Soft Suede sentiment.
Adhere the stamped sentiment to the Real Red cardstock.
Stamp the gingerbread house and trees in Tuxedo Black Memento.
Colour with the Blends the gingerbread house and trees.
Use Wink of Stella on the peppermint candies and gumdrops.
Cut the house and trees out with the Big Shot using the Cuckoo Clock Dies.
Cut and score the base according to the template provided at end of this document.
Attach the 2 pieces with snow people DSP (4 ½” x 1”) on the side panels of the card base with snail.
Attach the snowbank DSP (4 ¼” x 1”) on the bottom card base panel.
With snail, attach the falling snow DSP to the centre panel of the card base.
Add the die cut ginger house to the centre panel with dimensionals.
Attach the trees with dimensionals. Two in front of gingerbread house and 2 on side panels.
Add the sentiment to the centre panel with dimensionals.
For Further Info:
Hope you like my Gingerbread House Card!
For a template on how to create a centre-step card, please click on the image.
