Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing An Adventurous Birthday Card using Dwarf 2 by Mo’s Digital Pencil.
A good friend had his birthday and this was the card that I sent him. He loves to roleplay going on adventures and finding hordes of treasure. So, I thought Dwarf2 would make him a fun card!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided I would make a fun faux shaker card and fill it will gold, copper, and silver sequins to represent a treasure hoard. I coloured the dwarf in muted colours with my Copic markers that would suit a miner digging for gold.
The Bo Bunny paper I had in my stash and suited my adventuring theme.
I die cut a piece of Basic Black card stock with a stitched rectangle die. Then, I embossed it with the Foundry Folder and rubbed brushed iron wax onto it. I loved the way it brought out the details of the metal pieces and rivets to look like a metal door! This was the perfect backdrop for my dwarf!
For the sentiments, I heat embossed them in white on Basic Black card stock and then die cut them with stitched rectangles too. Next, I rubbed the brushed iron wax on them as well to match the door.
The only embellishments were to glue a few sequins to the clear envelope that created my faux shaker card.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Classic Birthday Cards using the He’s All That Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the He’s All That Stamp Set and the All That Dies.
The Details of My Cards
For my cards, I need to create two masculine birthday cards and I thought the He’s All That Bundle is perfect for those kinds of cards! One card was for a car buff and the other was for my Father-in-law.
Early Espresso Version of My Classic Birthday Cards
I decided to use a sketch that I have used before for another card. I love using sketches to inspire me. A link to the other card using this sketch will be at the end of this post.
Card Sketch used to make my Clubhouse Birthday Card.
The He’s the Man Specialty Designer Series Paper was perfect for my Classic Car theme! It even comes with coordinating die-cut images of which I used the arrows for my cards and the notebook die-cut for my Sahara Sand card.
For the sentiments, I used the “Huffing” Technique where you use the Stampin’ Write Markers to colour the stamp in different colours. When you are done, you huff on the stamp reactivating the dried ink so that you can stamp the image.
Huffing Technique
Since my theme is classic cars, I thought the Metal Plate Embossing Folder in Early Espresso would add to that theme on my Early Espresso card.
Sahara Sand Version of My Classic Birthday Cards
The only embellishments were the Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots that balance the arrow and adding to my masculine feel of the car theme.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: He’s All That Bundle (159079
Paper: Sahara Sand (121043), Early Espresso (119686), Basic White (159276), He’s the Man 12” x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (159068)
Accessories: Neutrals Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment (147158), Regals Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment (147155), Metal Plate 3D Embossing Folder (160766), Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (159082), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of Sentiment on Early Espresso Card
Measurements:
Early Espresso/Sahara Sand:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Early Espresso:
4” x 2 ½”
Scraps for Diamond Die
Sahara Sand:
Scraps for Diamond Die
Basic White:
1 ¾” x 2 ½”
He’s the Man Specialty Designer Series Paper:
1 ½” x 4 ¼” (2 pieces/card)
Notebook Die Cut (for Early Espresso Card)
Arrows from Die-cuts Images
Close Up of Sentiment on Sahara Sand Card
More Information on My Classic Birthday Cards:
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Here is the other card that I created using this Sketch. For more information on it, please click here or on the photo.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share My Galaxy Part II Card using the Galactic Fighter and the Galactic Sidekicks Stamp Sets by Kindred Stamps!
A friend of mine asked for me to create a custom Star Wars Valentine card for her Hubby who is a huge Star Wars fan! So, I made two for her selection. I showed the platform card that she picked, but here is the other card that I made. Since she picked the other card, I gave this one to my Hubby instead.
The Details of My Card
I thought a big heart with Hans Solo in it would be a fun Valentine card or even an anniversary card! So, I die cut a heart from the Whimsy Nebula paper that had reds in it. The white scallop border is just the back of the Nebula paper, but it added a nice contrast to the Nebula.
Since it was a Valentine card, you can never have too many hearts! So, I added die cut white hearts on top of embossed pink hearts for the background! The only embellishments were resin hearts on the nebula paper surrounding Hans Solo.
My Other Cards
I also had so much fun colouring these stamps that I made two other cards using the Stampin’ Up! January Paper Pumpkin Key to my Heart. I had just made a few of the cards from the Paper Pumpkin Kit and it was sitting on my desk. So, it was easy enough to add the characters to the cards and use the sentiments from the Galactic Sidekicks Stamp Set.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share My Galaxy Platform Card using the Galactic Fighter and the Galactic Sidekicks Stamp Sets by Kindred Stamps!
A friend of mine asked for me to create a custom Star Wars Valentine card for her Hubby who is a huge Star Wars fan! As you might know, I have many different Star Wars stamps, but I decided to use Kindred Stamps since I just received them recently and their stamps are the right size for platform cards!
I had fun making another platform card for my brother’s birthday (I will link to it at the end of this post) that I decided to make one as an option from which my friend could choose. I also made a regular A2 card as another possibility and will post that another day.
The Details of My Card
My friend asked for Leia, Hans Solo and R2D2. So, I coloured them with my Copic markers in their traditional colours. When I showed her the stamp set, she loved the sentiment “I’ve searched the galaxy for you”.
I thought it would be fun for the platform to represent the Millennium Falcon’s bridge. So, I used the Foundry Embossing Folder to emboss the Basic Black die cut that wrapped around the card. Next, I rubbed Brushed Iron Wax to make all the details stand out. Perfect for a look of metal that had been cobbled together since the ship had been battered together so many times. Lol! I made the base Basic Gray like a metal floor and used the stitched rectangle die from the Add On to create stability for the pop-up characters.
Since this was supposed to be the Millennium Falcon’s bridge, I used a pretty Nebula paper from Whimsy Stamps for the windows behind R2D2.
The Stamp AnnieThing Galactic paper had the perfect Valentine theme with the word LOVE against a galaxy of twinkling stars. And it matched my Nebula paper!
I added a few red resin hearts to the sentiment but forgot to take another photo. So, you will just have to imagine that! Lol!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Picturesque Hello Card using the Picturesque Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! I had a lot of fun playing with this stamp set that I made three cards all with slight variations. One is a gate fold card, another an easel card, and the third is a regular card.
The Details of My Gate Fold Card
I needed to create a swap and decided that I would use the Picturesque Stamp Set for it and create a gate fold card. Give the set some love since there wasn’t a lot of cards out there using it and I always need more masculine card!
I decided this stamp set would be perfect with the Enjoy the Journey Designer Series Paper to create an outdoorsy masculine theme. It is currently free during Sale-a-Bration!
I went with one flap larger than the other since I wanted to show off the DSP. The Into the Clouds Embossing Folder created some interest on the smaller flap while lightening my card up. It also helped to balance the sentiment cluster.
Close Up of Focal Point on my Card
For my stamped image, I used several colours to represent a sunset over a nature scene. The Coastal Cabana and Mango Melody were both stamped off once before stamping on the Basic White. For the sky, I decided to use the Oceanfront Stamp Set to give it a painted feel, but you could use the water stamp from the Picturesque Stamp Set instead.
Once everything was stamped, I used the largest stitched square from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut it out and matted it with Starry Sky card stock.
Next, I wound some linen thread twice around my focal point and tied it in a knot on the opposite side from the sentiment cluster. The die cut tree was from the Majestic Mountain Dies and I thought it added to my outdoorsy theme and balanced the stamped tree on my focal point.
I stamped the sentiment in Starry Sky and used the arrow die from the All That Dies. I loved how it pointed into the scene while creating a base for the sticker and tree.
Those Enamel Sticker Icons are so neat! I went with the tree icon on my swaps since it went well with the die cut tree and my outdoorsy theme. The finishing touch was three Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots.
The Details for My Other Cards
For the Easel card, I decided to give it a distressed look by using my scissors to run along the edges of everything. I even folded down a corner of the DSP so that the Garden Green back can be seen.
Easel Card Closed
I loved the encouraging sentiment and decided to use it for the inside as a stopper so that the easel could stand up.
Easel Card Opened
The full card was stamped the same way, but I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to die cut the focal point and mat out. I also used the compass from the Enamel Sticker Icons.
Regular Card Base
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Picturesque Stamp Set (160511), Majestic Mountain Dies (151608), All That Dies (159078), Oceanfront Stamp Set (157862), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Stitched Rectangle Dies (151820)
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Under Your Spell Card using Wiz by Mo’s Digital Pencil.
This past week was Valentine’s Day, and I made this card to give my Hubby. He loves anything fantasy and I thought the Wiz would be a fun card to make for him!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I coloured the Wiz with my Copic markers in magical shades of purples and blues with bright yellow accents. I used my Copic refills in B39 and V17 with 99 % Isopropyl Alcohol to create the mystical auras around him. You can use any colours for this effect, but I picked two colours that draw on the colour scheme that I used on the image.
Background Technique
To create this technique, I worked in small sections to keep the ink wet while I played. I dripped a few drops of each refill making sure that the drops were far enough away from the image since they bled. I also overlapped them which helped with the blending and coverage.
While the ink was wet, I dipped the q-tip into the alcohol and dotted and dabbed through the inks. As I dabbed, I pulled the ink toward the image. The dotting created lighter splotches where the ink was repelled. I re-dipped the q-tip regularly into the rubbing alcohol to push the ink around and dotted toward the Wiz and ground. This section was much more diluted to achieve an effect that the ink was blended out to white. I also added reinker to a glass mat and dipped the wet q-tip into it add more ink in the diluted area.
Background Technique Using Copic Reinkers
Once I was happy with the background, I use Y02/Y000 to push the darker background inks back from my image to create a yellow glow that softens the darker edges.
I added some die cut stars in gold glimmer paper swirling around the top sentiment. A scattering of other glimmer stars helped with the mystical theme.
Glossy accents were added to the mystical crystal ball. I used a gelly roll pen on the mystical lightening arcing from the crystal ball. Clear Wink of Stella was added to the stars on his shirt, the gold band on his hat and the star hanging from his hat.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Birthday…Happy Birthday Card using Secret Agent by Kindred Stamps! My Hubby is a big fan of the James Bond movies and when I saw this stamp set, I knew it would be hit for his birthday card!
The Kindred Stamps Design Team had several inspirational cards that inspired me to create my own version of a file folder with the Magic Iris. I knew that I wanted to use both elements on my card.
The Details of My Card
I had a lot of fun creating my file folder and it had to be a certain size to fit the Magic Iris. So, it is a little wider than a regular A2 card base since the folder tab sticks out. The File Folder Edgelit Dies by Stampin’ Up! are retired, but I have made a file folder with my Envelope Punch Board in the past as well. There is also a file folder in the Specimens Edgelit Dies, but I needed a larger one to fit the iris.
Close Up of Sentiment on Card
For the front of the folder, I decided to make it look like it’s been through the wars with blood running down the front (just like the opening of the movies! Lol!), blood splatter, mysterious footprints, and a few spy paraphernalia items! I even had the blood run onto the sentiment piece. The “Confidential” and “Top Secret” stamps come with the set and were perfect for my theme! To make it even more rough, I blended some Vintage Photo Ink on the edges of the folder and the sentiment.
Inside My Card
Inside of Card
Amanda Stevens, a Design Team Member for Kindred Stamps, created a file folder PDF that you can download for both birthday and Father’s Day. Here is the link to her YouTube channel that lists the files. I used the birthday mission part for the inside of my card. Love that you can customize it to suit your needs! I added My Hubby’s birthday date and his “also known as” (aka) handle “Sweetie” to the file. Lol! The piece of washi tape was his secret agent’s name that had been “redacted”! The stamp set even comes with a martini glass and I couldn’t resist using it! Again, I distressed the brief with ink and add some blood splatters before gluing it at the top and adding some metallic dots like the brief was clipped to the folder.
Close Up of Birthday Brief
For the other side, I decided to use the Magic Iris to mimic the opening of the movies when Bond enters. I embossed in black the Spiral Dye Stamp Set onto the black cardstock from which I die cut the front of the Iris. The part that wasn’t used for the iris, I glued down to continue the spiral on the page. I had die cut the “Filed” tab and had planned to add it to the front of the folder, but in the end, I placed it under the Iris to give the black a bit of colour.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Viking Father’s Day Card for my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls using the Viking Bundle. This bundle has three characters and two animals – Viking Andrew (with and without the mustache ties), Viking Owen, Viking Dragon, and Viking Boar. I love this bundle and made another card using just Viking Andrew without the mustache ties. I will include a link to it at the end of this post.
The Details of My Card
I thought using Viking Andrew and Viking Owen together would make a perfect Father’s Day card! I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this brawny guy and his son in appropriate Viking colours! Their colouring even matches another card called My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I made for Paper Nest Dolls for their New Year’s Day Event. Wouldn’t all three make a great family card!
For my card, I kept it simple simple to make the stamps stand out. I used the High Seas Embossing Folder to emboss the waves on Night of Navy card stock. This was placed on a Mossy Meadow card base. Next, I used a frame with Viking imagery that came with the digital papers for the perfect backdrop for my father and son! My simple sentiment was layered on a scrap of the Cozy Winter paper. This paper pack is not just for winter but has all-purpose patterns as well. The finishing touch was the Viking chipboard ship and some black matte dots.
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Copic Markers
Viking Andrew Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000 Hair: W7/W6/W5/W3 Top: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91 Pants/Mitts: R39/R37/R35/R32 Fur Trim: C7/C5/C3 Boots: E49/E47/E44 Axe: C7/C5/C4/C3/E49/E47/E44 Brass/Belt/Bracers: E18/E15/E11 Steel on Helmet: C7/C5/C3 Skull on Belt: E42/E41/E40/0 Horns on Helmet: E41/E40/0
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! Father’s Day is just a few weeks away and I thought I would share with you my You’re Flippin’ Awesome Card using the new He’s The Man Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! This suite is perfect for car lovers, grilling enthusiasts, camping buffs, and more! My Father-in-law loves to BBQ and I though this suite would make a perfect Father’s Day card for him!
The Details of My Card
This card is a fast and easy card to make! No stamping involved on the front, but I did stamp the inside with “Wishing You a Happy Father’s Day” using the He’s All That Stamp Set that comes in the Collection.
The He’s The Man Designer Series Paper comes with 2 die cut sheets and I used one of the die cuts for my sentiment. Easy-peasy! To give it more of a focal point, I added a piece of DSP and die cut it out using the He’s All That Dies. I turned it so that it flanks the sentiment on either side. I love the “framed” look that the die gives the die cut piece. Gave it that little extra detail!
The Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots were a perfect accompaniment to my manly card! I placed one on either side of the sentiment and one above it to the left. Tip: you always want odd numbers since they are pleasing to the eye.
The final thing I added to my focal point was some looped Linen Thread behind everything. How manly is that thread!
For the DSP, I made it smaller than usual since I wanted the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder to show up more. I went with a Cajun Craze bricked piece since it matched my DSP and what is more appropriate than orange bricks!
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708) For sentiment on inside card
Paper: Sahara Sand (121043), Cajun Craze (119684), Basic White (for inside card) (159276), He’s the Man 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper (included in Collection)
Accessories: Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder (149643), Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (included in Collection), Linen Thread (104199), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of My Card
Measurements:
Sahara Sand: (2 pieces)
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored a 4 ¼”
3 ¼”x 4 ½”
Cajun Craze”
5 ¼” x 4”
Basic White: (inside of card)
5 ¼” x 4”
He’s the Man Specialty Designer Series Paper: (2 pieces)
3-1/8” x 4-3/8”
2-3/8” x 1-5/8”
More Information on My You’re Flippin’ Awesome Card :
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Beyond the Horizon Alternative Cards using the March 2022 Beyond the Horizon Paper Pumpkin. I loved this kit! It was perfect for all those masculine cards that you need to make. And I loved that it coordinated with the New Horizons Suite Collection!
I loved this Kit so much, that I created several alternative cards! I have gone into detail for my Mini Slimline Tri-Fold Window. At the end of this post, I have photos of all the other alternative cards with brief descriptions.
Details of My Mini Slimline Tri-Fold Window Card
For my first card, I decided to create a mini slimline Tri-Fold Window Card by combining the Paper Pumpkin Kit and the New Horizons Suite Collection. I thought it would be neat to see the beautiful water coloured scene peeking out of the windows between the mountain die cuts that came with the kit!
How to Cut the Card Base
The Misty Moonlight card base is 6” x 10.5” and scored at 3.5” and 7” along the long side to create 3 panels. I used the 2 largest retired Stitched Squares to create my windows for the scene. The largest Square on the outside panel and the next size down on the inside panel.
The Front Panel
Front of Tri-Fold Card
I cut apart 2 envelopes to use for my background pieces in Old Olive and Bumblebee. The Old Olive piece was on the front panel and the Bumblebee was on the right inside panel.
Tip: since the envelopes are thinner than card stock, you can glue them down and cut both the panel and the envelope at the same time.
The envelopes are printed on both sides. So, I was able to flip over leftover pieces where I needed another design such as the cross hatching on the front panel and the Misty Moonlight dotted piece.
I used a small piece of the In Good Taste DSP for my fence to give it a wooden look. Don’t you just love the Pebbles Enamel Shapes! I couldn’t resist using them on three of my panels!
Close Up of Scene Through The Windows
The Right Inside Panel
I thought that the mountain dies that came in the Kit would be perfect to layer on the bottom of the Bumblebee window. Almost like you are looking through mountains at the scene.
Right Inside Panel
For this panel, I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight onto a die cut Crumb Cake wood piece. Then I and layered it in front of a scrap of the dotted Misty Moonlight envelope.
Mountain Die Cuts with Scene
The Inside Panels
For the inside panels, I used leftover pieces of the envelopes under the windows and layered the leftover stitched squares on top.
For the left panel, I created a scene using the die cut trees from the Collection and the circle from the kit. Don’t you think the circle looks like a sun! I even used the trimmed top of the water-coloured piece for my sky behind the stitched square. I don’t throw anything out just in case I can use it.
Inside With All Panels Open
For the inside panel on the right, I used the sentiment from the floral stamp set that was the gift in the kit. I added some grasses and those pebbles again.
For the center piece, I added a Basic White mat to frame the water-coloured piece allowing an area to write.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: New Horizons Suite Collection (157782)
Paper: Misty Moonlight (153081), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494), New Horizons 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (157768)
Accessories: 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack Paper (158140), Pebbles Enamel Shapes (158141), Retired Stitched Rectangles, Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
My Other Alternative Cards
Second Alternative Card
Second Alternative Card
This one of my alternative cards using the March Paper Pumpkin that I made for my Father-in-law’s birthday! It is based on the mini slimline design that they show on the back of the instruction sheet, but, of course, with a few tweaks from me.
I decided to use In Good Taste DSP for my fence to give it a wood texture. Since the card was for my FIL, I decided to use Old Olive card stock for the Time to Celebrate sentiment with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. A simple knot suited my FIL’s taste more than a bow. I used my Stampin’ Blends in Dark Old Olive and Dark Misty Moonlight to colour some rhinestones to match the New Horizons DSP.
Third Alternative Card
Third Alternative Card
I based this alternative on a mini slimline card, but I used the remainder of the New Horizon Designer Series Paper from the previous card. Since the DSP didn’t fill the background, I added a leftover piece of envelope behind the white embossed piece. I decided to use the Shaded Spruce die cut mountains that matched the jagged piece from the kit to create a base for my sentiment. For embellishments, I used the ribbon and the rhinestones from the Kit.
Fourth Alternative Card
Fourth Alternative Card
For this alternative, I decide to make a full A2 card using Misty Moonlight for the card base. I framed the scene with a Basic White frame, but if you were carefully with your trimming, you could use the card front with no frame. Then I add the wooden fence with die cut grass in front to balance the die cut mountains, circle and sentiment.
Fifth Alternative Card
Fifth Alternative Card
For my last alternative, I decided to cut apart one of the card fronts and added them to an Old Olive card base. I layered the sentiment on some leftover pieces from the Kit. I then added Misty Moonlight ribbon and rhinestones for my embellishments.
The Cards from the Kit
The Cards That the Kit Makes
More Information on my Beyond the Horizon Alternative Cards:
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Love you More Than Chocolate Card using the Nothing’s Better Than Stamp Set and matching Love You More Than Dies by Stampin’ Up! I have been meaning to play with this set and thought it would be perfect for a Valentine’s Day card!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided that I wanted to go with Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Real Red for my colour scheme since they reminded me of a box of chocolates.
I love how fun it is to replace the word “Chocolate” with the stamped image of the chocolates. Giving the receiver a subtle hint of what the card is all about. And just in case they miss that, I stamped in Early Expresso the word Chocolate and the outline of the chocolates on the Crumb Cake piece. For the stamped chocolates on the Basic White Card Stock, I used two-step stamping before die cutting them to create depth and dimension with Early Espresso for the outline and Crumb Cake for the silhouette.
To tie in the Real Red Designer Series Paper from the Regals Pack, I used Real Red for my hearts and Red Rhinestones to add sparkle. The stitched hearts were from the Give It a Whirl Dies. A favourite of mine for those little accents!
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Nothing’s Better Than (158295), Love You More Than Dies (152698), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)
Inks: Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (147114), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116)
Paper: Early Espresso (119686), Basic White (159276), Crumb Cake (120953), Real Red (102482), Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (155227)
Accessories: Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of My Card
Measurements:
Early Espresso: 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 5 ½”
2 7/8” x 1 7/8” (Words)
Scraps for hearts
Real Red: 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”
Scraps for hearts
Crumb Cake: 4” x 4 ¼”
Basic White: 2 ¼” x 3 5/8”
1 ½” x ¾” (Chocolates Die)
Regals Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 2”
More Information on my Love You More Than Chocolate Card:
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Will You Be My Valentine Viking? for my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls. Can you see a theme this week in my Valentine cards for my Hubby? Lol! He loves history especially Vikings! So, I used Viking Andrew with mustache ties from the Viking Bundle. This bundle has three characters and two animals – Viking Andrew (with and without the mustache ties), Viking Owen, Viking Dragon, and Viking Boar. I have created several Viking cards over the years and will include links to them at the end of this post as well.
The Details of my Card
I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this brawny guy in appropriate Viking colours! His colouring even matches another card called My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I made for Paper Nest Dolls for their New Year’s Day Event. Wouldn’t these two make a perfect pair!
My Let’s Go a Viking Card
For my card, I found some neat digital paper with Viking watercolour images that suited my theme. The Viking ships in the bottom panel were from an invitation in the digital package, and I just cropped it to include only the ships. I then had a choice of which ship to highlight and went with the red/white sail one to match my reds.
Close Up of Viking Andrew
Since this is for my Hubby, I kept the embellishments minimal with several die-cut hearts for my Valentine theme and a scattering of red rhinestones. I love how the Viking chipboard accents highlight the fun sentiment that I punch out with heart punches.
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Viking Andrew
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000 Hair: W7/W6/W5/W3 Top: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91 Pants/Mitts: R39/R37/R35/R32 Fur Trim: C7/C5/C3 Boots: E49/E47/E44 Axe: C7/C5/C4/C3/E49/E47/E44 Brass/Belt/Bracers: E18/E15/E11 Steel on Helmet: C7/C5/C3 Skull on Belt: E42/E41/E40/0 Horns on Helmet: E41/E40/0
Close Up of Viking Andrew’s Face
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Supplies for Will You Be My Valentine Viking? Card:
Viking Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Cozy Winter 12” x 12” Designer Paper Pack, P13 Viking Digital Paper, Happy Watercolor Shop Brave Vikings Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! (Sentiment) Give It a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up! (Hearts) Heart Punch Pack, Stampin’ Up! Seafaring Chipboard, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow, Real Red and White Card Stock
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
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My Other Viking Cards
Viking Love Valentine Card
My Let’s Go a Viking Card
You Slay Me Valentine Card
My Birthday Viking Card
Hope you like my Will You Be My Valentine Viking? using the Viking Bundle by Paper Nest Dolls!
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 Magical Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using theGnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle. 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
This bundle is great for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries and so much more, but I decided that I wanted to create a birthday card. So, I used the sentiment from Dandelion Wishes to create my birthday card.
Since this cutie is floating in the air, I thought I would create some clouds with a stencil, ink and dies. Perfect way to ground him from the very colorful Doodlebug paper! I thought it would be fun to have the sentiment on the cloud with the sun peeking above. I added Glossy Accents to the balloon to make it shine. A scattering of matching dots and rhinestones tie in the colour scheme.
Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Party Time 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc. Krafty Basics Stencil, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn Noble Peacock Rhinestones, Stampin’ Up! Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up! Balmy Blue Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up! Blender Brushes, Picket Fence Glossy Accents, Ranger White Gelly Roll Pen Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”
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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)
