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My Happy Thanksgiving Card

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A Thanksgiving Card with Leaves on It
My Happy Thanksgiving Card

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy Thanksgiving Card using several dies, including Tailor Made Tags Dies, Giving Gifts Dies, Picture This Dies and Word Wishes Dies to create my festive card.

For my card, I wanted to create a very Autumnal card for this time of year. So, I pulled out Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Bumblebee and Old Olive to create my Fall wonderland card. I stamped each leaf off before stamping it onto my tag. I wanted a subtle background for my die cut word and leaves. The HAPPY was white embossed onto a scrap of Cherry Cobbler and layered onto a pile of leaves. I added to the tag, the Gingham Ribbon, and the Linen Twine which I frayed to create a rustic look.

The Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper has the perfect Fall paper in it that was destined for my card. I thought that the Picture This Dies would be a great way to have this DSP poking out. A scattering of die cut leaves and rhinestones make this card feel like there is movement to the falling leaves.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Giving Gifts Dies (156563), Picture This Dies (155559), Word Wishes Dies (149629), A Wish for Everything Stamp Set (149320)

Inks: VersaMark Ink Pad (102283), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad (147085), Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad (153116), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090)

Paper: Cajun Craze (119684), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Bumblebee (153077), Old Olive (100702), Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (155841)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (153658), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457), Linen Thread (104199), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Heat Tool (129053)

Close Up of my Card
Close Up of My Thanksgiving Card

Measurements: 

  • Cajun Craze: 3 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 3 ½” x 1” (Sentiment)
    • Scraps for leaves
  • Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper: 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”
  • Cherry Cobbler: 4” x 5 ¼”
    • Scraps for leaves
  • Basic White: 3 7/8” x 1 13/16”
  • Bumblebee: Scraps
  • Old Olive: Scraps

More Information on My Happy Thanksgiving Card:

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

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

My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

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Perfectly Wicked Sentiment
My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

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.

Bad Girls Have More Fun! Sentiment
Bad Girls Have More Fun! Sentiment

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Blacks: T10/T8/T7/T6/T5
Purple: V09/V06/V04
Dress: RV17/RV14/RV13
Staff: YG09/YG06/YG03/YG00
Crows: C9/C7/C6/C5/YR04/YR02

Close Up of The Stamp on My Card
Close Up of The Evil Fairy on My Card

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Card Recipe for
My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card:

Evil Fairy, Paper Nest Dolls
Maleficent Inspired 8.5×11 Digital Paper Pack, Monbonbon, Etsy
Build a Castle Dies, Whimsey Stamps
Give It A Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Black Soot Distress Ink, Ranger Ink
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger Ink
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax-Aged Brass, Prima Marketing
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green and Black Card Stock

Finished card size: 4.25” x 5.5”

My Design Team Card
My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

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Cards from the Party with
The Villains Retreat Weekend

Spinner Card
Spinner Card Using Evil Queen and Princess with Apple by Paper Nest Dolls
Centre-Step Card
Centre-Step Card with Evil Fairy by Paper Nest Dolls

Downloadable Centre-Step Template
(Click Image)

Centre-Step Card Template
Centre-Step Card Template

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 card using
Evil Fairy by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Rustic Christmas Deer Card

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My Rustic Christmas Card with a Deer on it
My Rustic Christmas Deer Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Rustic Christmas Deer Card using the free Sale-a-Bration Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper and the matching Peaceful Deer Bundle. I can’t believe that today is the last day of Sale-a-Bration! You only have until tonight to get free products for every $60 you spend! Don’t miss out!

For my card, it is all about this wintery DSP and I knew that I wanted to create a rustic Christmas card with the Buffalo checked deer and those gorgeous snowflakes on the Rea lRed background! I love that the deer on the DSP can be punched out using the Deer Builder Punch! I embossed the Basic White square with the snowflakes embossing folder from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders to set off my deer. To add a bit of unexpected colour, I used the die cut trees from the Cabin Dies and stamped the sentiment on Garden Green Card Stock. To tie in the black from the deer, I used a black mat and card base. The Matte Black Dots were perfect embellishment for my rustic card!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Peaceful Deer Bundle (156391), Cabin Dies (156404), Tasteful Labels Dies (152886)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Basic Black (121045), Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (156628)

Accessories: Wintry 3D Embossing Folders (155433), Wonderful Snowflakes (156340), Matte Black Dots (154284), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of Deer on My Card
Close Up of Deer on My Card

Measurements: 

  • Basic Black: 2 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
  • Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼” and punch out deer
  • Basic White: 2 5/8” x 2 5/8”
  • Garden Green: Scrap for trees and sentiment

More Information on My Rustic Christmas Deer Card:

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

To check out the free August – September 2021 Sale-a-Bration products, please click here.

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

My Happy Thanksgiving Slimline Card

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My Design Team Card
My Happy Thanksgiving Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! The Canadian Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. So, I am sharing my Happy Thanksgiving Slimline Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Pumpkin Gnome. He comes with 6 images including the sentiment Sending Pumpkin Wishes.

Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured with my Copic Markers my sweet Gnome in Autumnal colours. To match these colours, I pulled out my Stampin’ Up! inks, fine blending brushes and the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Falling Leaves Stencil to create my Fall background.

The die cut wooden fence was the perfect backdrop for my sentiment. I added a flag with Doodlebug paper that tied in my gnome’s pumpkin. A die cut leaf and a couple of embellishments added balance to that corner. The finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestone in matching colours.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C5/C3/C2
Pumpkin: YR21/YR12/YR16/E07
Pumpkin Stem: E19/E18/E13
Robe: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Hat/Shoes: E18/E15/Y38/Y35/R39/R37/R35
Silver Gelly Roll Pen on Buckles

Close Up of my Card
Close Up of Pumpkin Gnome on my Card

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Card Recipe for My Happy Thanksgiving Slimline Card:

Pumpkin Gnome, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Fall Friends 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Small Slimline with Lift Flaps Dies, Lawn Fawn
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Word Wishes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Stampin’ Up!
Falling Leaves Stencil, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Fine Blender Assortment, Picket Fence Studios
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Mini Pinecones Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! 
Autumn Wooden Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Silver Gelly Roll Pen
Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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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
Pumpkin Gnome for Conie Fong Art & Design!


Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Steampunk Anniversary Card

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My Design Team Card
My Steampunk Anniversary Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing My Steampunk Anniversary Card using Goth Dad and Goth Mom by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. In fact, I loved these cuties so much, that I created another card last year using the whole family. I will leave a link at the end of this post to that card.

I gave this fun card to my Hubby for our wedding anniversary this year. He loves anything steampunk and the Addams Family. So, I decided to add a steampunk vibe to my card with gears, a chain, a monocle, the Word Band, and my monochromatic colour scheme.

My Card Details

For my card, I decided that I wanted to colour the two images in black and white just like in the old TV series, but with a pop of red for the rose. I carried that colour scheme over with my paper choices and embellishments. The My Mind’s Eye paper was so perfect that I decided to make my card 6” x 6” and only cut off 1/8” for the card base. I lightly sponged Brushed Iron wax to my die cut corner gears to give them added dimension and placed them underneath Goth Dad. To mirror them, I place Cherry Cobbler die cut roses on the opposite corner underneath Goth Mom. A black doily helps to set off my focal point of the coloured stamps from the background.

Close Up of My Design Team Card
Close Up of My Design Team Card

For embellishments, I used a Tim Holtz Monocle and Word Band that mirror the Brushed Iron Wax in colour. I picked up the Ball Bead Chain from my local hardware store. The Cherry Cobbler Ribbon and Red Rhinestone, tie in my pop of red colour.

My Envelope Details

Since I went with a 6” x 6” card, I need to create a custom envelope and my Envelope Punch Board came to the rescue.

My Envelope for My Card
Outside of My Envelope for My Card

I used some retired Stampin’ Up Designer Series Paper that carried the monochrome theme over from the card. I used a sponge dauber to dab Cherry Cobbler Ink to the roses on the paper to tie in my pops of red. Some black lace fiber blend tied my envelope together with a seal and gold heart sticker holding the ends together.

Inside of My Envelope with My Anniversary Card
Inside of My Envelope with My Design Team Card

For my tag, I used the gear tag die with the Brushed Iron Wax on the front of it and a piece of the rose paper. 

Front of my Tag
Front of Gear Tag with Rose

On the back of the tag, I used a piece of Graphic 45 paper that had the words “Mon Amour”. Gomez and Morticia are always speaking endearments in different languages to each other. So, I thought this would tie in my theme.

Back of My Tag
Back of My Gear Tag

Finally, the last thing I created was for the inside of my card. I took all the endearments that they said in the show and created a graphic with them.

Inside Sentiment of My Card
Inside Sentiment of My Card

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Copic Markers:

Goth Mom
Skin: W0/W1/W3/W5
Hair: T9/T7/T5/T4/T3
Dress: T9/T7/T5/T3
Rose: R39/R37/R35/R32/G21/G94/G99

Close Up of Goth Mom
Close Up of Goth Mom

Goth Dad

Skin: W0/W1/W3/W5
Hair: T9/T7/T5/T3
Suit: T9/T7/T5 (dark stripes), T5/T3/T1 (light stripes)
Tie: T9/T7/T5/T4
Shirt: T2/0
Shoes: T9/T7/T5

Close Up of Goth Dad
Close Up of Goth Dad

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Card Recipe for My Steampunk Anniversary Card:

Goth Dad, Goth Mom, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Lost & Found – Union Square Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye
Mon Amour Collection 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Graphic 45
Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up!
Rose Bloom Metal Die, Paper Rose
Industrial Chic – Corner Die, Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Industrial Chic – Frame & Tag Die, Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Brushed Iron, Prima Marketing
Gift It, Christmas Black Paper Doily, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Moonlight Mistress, Busy Box Blends
Monocles, Idea-ology, Tim Holtz
30” Ball Bead Chain with Connector Clasp, Local Hardware Store
Word Bands, Idea-ology, Tim Holtz
Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Envelope Punch Board
Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobbler Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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To view my other card that I made last year using the Goth Family, please click here.

A Goth Family Portrait Halloween Card
A Goth Family Portrait Halloween Card

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

Hope you like My Steampunk Anniversary Card
using Goth Dad and Goth Mom by Paper Nest Dolls

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Welcome Fall Card

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My Welcome Fall Card
My Welcome Fall Card

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.

Pencil Sketch of Scene
Pencil Sketch of Scene

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
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”
Close Up of my Card
Close Up of The Stamped Girls on my Card

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 Otter-ly Love Anniversary Card

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My Anniversary Card for my Hubby
My Otter-ly Love Anniversary Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Otter-ly Love Anniversary Card using From The Otter Side by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Today is our 27th Wedding Anniversary and this is one of the cards that I gave my Hubby.

Aren’t these two otters just the cutest with their heart shaped tummies! My Hubby loves otters. In fact, there is a YouTube channel that he loves to watch that is all about two otters, Kotaro and Hana, and the antics that they get up to living in an apartment in Japan!

For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a fun “watery” scene for my two otters. So, I pulled from my stash some Designer Series Paper that had fish and waves on it and die cut it into a heart. I embossed the Detailed Dots onto the Pacific Point background to represent water bubble. I love the detail of the Memory Box wave die! In fact, I loved it so much that I made two layers with one being in Vellum! I couldn’t resist having one of the cute otters holding a wooden heart! How perfect for an anniversary card! The fun puny sentiment “To my Otter Half” was white embossed on a strip of Pacific Point with a couple of heart embellishments. A couple more wooden hearts and some water droplets on the waves all add to my anniversary/watery scene!

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Copic Markers:

Fur: E37/E35/E34/E33
Tummies: E33/E31/E30
Nose: R20
Water: B000

Close Up Of The Otters on my Card
Close up of the Otters on my My Hubby’s Anniversary Card

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Card Recipe for My Otter-ly Love Anniversary Card:

From The Otter Side, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
High Tide Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Big Splash Border Die, Memory Box
Sizzix Big Shot Framelits Hearts Collection, Stampin’ Up!
Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Sending Love Wooden Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Metallic Enamel Shapes, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Epoxy Shapes, Stampin’ Up!
Basic White Thick, Pacific Point and Soft Sky Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.25” x 5.25”

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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my anniversary card using
From The Otter Side by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Pumkin’ Spice Card

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My Design Team Card
My Pumkin’ Spice Card

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

My Pansy Hello Card

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My Stampin' Up! Card Using the Pansy Petals Suite
My Pansy Hello Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Pansy Hello Card using the Pansy Petals Suite which includes the Pansy Patch Stamp Set, Pansy Dies, Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper and Bumblebee Trinkets by Stampin’ Up! Don’t you just love the details of that layered 3D pansy!

Close Up of the 3D Pansy Die
Close Up of the 3D Pansy Die

For my card, I knew that I wanted to use the Basic Border Dies with the beautiful DSP! So, I created an envelope liner look that allowed me to wrap the Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon around it. I pulled my colours from the DSP to create my gorgeous pansy. There are so many different colour combinations that you can create with the dies. There is even a die that can cut out some of the pansies in the DSP. I embossed the sentiment in white on a strip of Bumblebee card stock that I had left over from another project. I always save them just in case I can use them. What do you do with these scraps? The finishing touch was the sweet Bumblebee Trinket!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Pansy Petals Bundle (155674), Basic Borders Dies (155558)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Fresh Freesia (155613), Basic White (159276), Blackberry Bliss (133675), Bumblebee (153077), Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper (155807)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Bumblebee Trinkets (155568), Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (153658), Heat Tool (129053), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Snips (103579)

Close Up of My Card
Close Up of My Card

Measurements: 

  • Fresh Freesia: 2 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • Scrap for pansy
  • Basic White: 2 pieces
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
    • Scrap for pansy
  • Blackberry Bliss: Scrap for pansy
  • Bumblebee: 2 pieces
    • 3 ½” x ½”
    • Scrap for pansy
  • Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper: 5 ½” x 2 ¼”
  • Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon: 6” and 4”

More Information on My Pansy Hello Card:

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

Here is a video showing the Pansy Petals Suite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUT3h4xOCnY

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

Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card

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My Design Team Card called Sofi's Happy Birthday Card
Sofi’s Happy Birthday Card

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 50thbirthday 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 Penguin Wonderland Card

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My Penguin Card
My Penguin Wonderland Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Penguin Wonderland Card using the Penguin Place Bundle which includes the Penguin Place Stamp Set and the Penguin Builder Punch by Stampin’ Up! Isn’t this penguin just the cutest!

For my card, I decided that I wanted to use the punch to create my penguin rather than stamp and punch him out. This allowed me to use Basic Black to make him pop off the card. However, I did stamp his eyes and beak from the stamp set. I also knew that I wanted to use the Giving Gifts Dies in relation to the snowflakes on the Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper. This paper is gorgeous with its specialty silver foil! 

Since the Giving Gifts Dies create a fun peek-through effect only and are to be use in correlation to other dies, I used the Stitched Rectangles Dies with them to create my winter wonderland. I used the Snowy White Velvet Sheets to add a soft wintery texture to my card. Here is a tip if you need to make the same card multiple times such as for Christmas cards. Position the dies how you want them to cut and then use washi tape to keep them that position.

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Tip for Die Cutting Multiple Times

To continue my wintery wonderland, I stamped snowflakes in Balmy Blue on opposite corners of the Balmy Blue mat. The DSP was cut using the Stitched Rectangles Dies as well. To tie in the silvery accents on the DSP, I die cut a single snowflake from the Silver Foil Specialty Pack using the snowflake in the Giving Gifts Dies. The finishing touch was three Subtle Shimmer Sequins placed on the snowflakes from the Giving Gifts Dies.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Penguin Place Bundle (156789), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Giving Gifts Dies (156563)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (147105), Pumpkin Pie (147086)

Paper: Balmy Blue (146982), Basic White (159276), Basic Black (121045), Pumpkin Pie (105117), Snowy White Velvet Sheets (156405), Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper (156394), Silver Foil Specialty Pack (156457)

Accessories: Subtle Shimmer Sequins (156407), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Snips (103579)

Close Up of the penguin on my card
Close Up of My Card

Measurements: 

  • Basic White: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Balmy Blue: 2 pieces
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
    • ½” x 3” (sentiment)
  • Snowy White Velvet Sheets: 4” x 2 5/8”
  • Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper: 4 3/8” x 3”
  • Basic Black: 2 ¾” 1 ½”
  • Pumpkin Pie: scrap
  • Silver Foil Specialty Pack: scrap

More Information on My Penguin Wonderland Card:

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

Here is a video showing the Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper along with the Peaceful Place Suite: https://youtu.be/bYaJWfSgoEQ

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

My Evil Queen Card

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My Design Team Card
My Evil Queen Card

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
13th 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

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My Lazy Days of Summer Card

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

Close Up of my Card
Close Up of My Design Team Card

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. 

My Design Team Card
My Fun in the Sun Card
My Summer of Sun Card
My Summer of Sun Card

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Great Escape Card

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My Great Escape Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Great Escape Card using the Counting Sheep Stamp Set and matching Sheep Dies by Stampin’ Up! You can get both for free with a qualifying order during Sale-A-Bration. I am a big fan of Shaun the Sheep and love watching all the antic that he gets up to with the other sheep at the farm! The ewe on the right reminds me of him as she orchestrates a breakout from the farmer’s field. Lol!

Close up sheep on of my card
Close Up of Ewe Orchestrating Escape

My Colouring Techniques

For my card, I used several techniques to colour my sheep so that they looked fluffy. I stamped the sheep in Smokey Slate Classic Ink on Basic White card stock. This allowed me to colour with the no-line technique which created a softer finished image without the harsh black lines with Memento Ink. Once the colouring was finished, the lines would fade in with the dots.

The second techniques I used was dots for their wool. I used the Dark Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blend in the shadows. So, along the edges where the stamped Smokey Slate ink was, where the artist indicated fluffiness in the wool and anywhere I thought a shadow would show up.

Next, I used the Light Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blend to add to the shadow areas and extend my dots further into the image from the shadows. I added a few random dots to break up the white areas in the centre of the wool.

Finally, I used my Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter and lightly brushed over all the dots to soften them a little bit. For the face and legs, I used the Smooth colouring technique. For more information on these techniques and others, I have included links on how to use your Stampin’ Blends at the end of this post.

Close Up of Sheep on Left Side
Close Up of Sheep on Left Side

The Details of my Card

I decided that I needed a slimline card to fit my scene so that I could include all three sheep in the great escape. Since the Basic Border Dies that I used were not long enough for a slimline card, I had to create layers to fill my scene. With lots of dimensionals, I was able to create a hilly pastureland with a cloud filled sky. For my pastureland I used two different card stocks, Pear Pizzaz and Old Olive, to add dimension to my scene. I added an 8 ½” strip of Old Olive at the base of my card on top of all the hills to hide all the uneven pieces. The In Good Taste DSP was perfect for my wooden fences.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Counting Sheep Stamp Set (156591), Sheep Dies (156600), Basic Borders Dies (155558)

Inks: Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (147113)

Paper: Smoky Slate (131202), Balmy Blue (146982), Pear Pizzazz (131201), Old Olive (100702), Basic White (159276), So Saffron (105118), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494)

Accessories: Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154843), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813)

Close Up of Jumping Sheep
Close Up of Escaping Sheep

Measurements: 

  • Smoky Slate: 7” x 8 ½” scored at 3 ½” – finished card 3 ½” x 8 ½”
  • Balmy Blue: 8 ¼” x 3 ¼”
  • Old Olive: 1 ½” x 5” (hill in distance)
    • 1” x 8 ¼” (flat band at bottom of hills)
  • Pear Pizzazz: 1 ½” x 5” (left hill)
    • 1 ½” x 3” (right hill)
  • Basic White: 5 ¾” x 1 1/8” (right cloud)
    • 3 ¼” 1 ¼” (left cloud)
    • 2 ¼” x1 ½” (Sheep – 3 pieces)
  • So Saffron: scraps
  • In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 3” x 1 ½” (3 pieces)

More Information on My Great Escape Card:

Hope you like My Great Escape Card!

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 Summer Dreams Card

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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

Close Up of my Design Team Card
Close Up of my Design Team Card

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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