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I’m Smiling Under This Face Mask

July 8, 2021 Leave a comment

My Covid Design Team Card — I’m Smiling Under This Face Mask Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing I’m Smiling Under this Face Mask as my Design Team Inspiration Card using a number of digital stamps by Paper Nest Dolls including Essential Worker (Doctor), Essential Worker (Nurse), Essential Worker (Masks Set) and Avery in Heart.

I just received my second dose of the Covid vaccine on Monday and my Hubby received his on July 1^st, which was Canada Day for us. So, I made a card for my Hubby and a different one for me to give to the medical staff as our way of showing our appreciation for what they are doing.

Don’t you just love the sentiment, “I’m smiling under this face mask”! It was from a Covid Fundraiser by Stampin’ Up! where you could buy a PDF with a ton of Covid sentiments.

Inside of My Covid-19 Card — Inside of My I’m Smiling Under This Face Mask

I love how you can add the Essential Worker (Masks Set) to a digital stamp either afterwards like I did with the doctor and nurse or add it directly to the stamp. I decorated the inside of my card with the Avery in Heart digital stamp, but I added a mask directly to her using Word. Then I coloured her with my Copic markers to match the nurse and doctor on the front of my card. I layered her onto the heart beat which I die cut from a die in my stash.

My Hubby’s Card

For my Hubby’s card, I created a Canadian flag on the front since he was getting it done on Canada Day. I even used “red/white checked flannel” Designer Series Paper for the background. Can’t get any more Canadian than that! Lol! Instead of using the Essential Worker (Masks Set), I left their faces bare. Isn’t it neat how you can get two different looks with and without the masks!

For the inside of his card, I used the Share Sunshine PDF Download by Stampin’ Up! for the Thank you Hero sentiment and punched it out using the Heart Punch.

Inside of My Hubby's Covid-19 Card — Inside of My Hubby’s Covid-19 Card

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Copic Markers:

Masked Doctor
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C6/C5/C3
Pants/Tie: B99/B97/B95
Coat/Shirt: C3/C0/0
Doctor Bag: R29/R27/R24/R22/C3/C5/C7
Shoes: C7/C5/C3
Mask: BG13/BG11/BG10

Close Up of The Doctor — Close Up of Masked Doctor on My Card

Masked Nurse
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33/E31
Uniform/Mask: R85/R83/R81
Shoes/Stethoscope/Clip Board: C5/C3/C1

Close Up of the Masked Nurse — Close Up of Masked Nurse on My Card

Doctor
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Pants: E37/E35/E33/E31
Tie: B99/B97/B95
Coat/Shirt: C3/C0/0
Doctor Bag: R29/R27/R24/R22/C3/C5/C7
Shoes: C7/C5/C3

Nurse
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33/E31
Uniform: BG13/BG11/BG10
Shoes/Stethoscope/Clip Board: C5/C3/C1

Avery in Heart
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Blues: B99/B97/B95
Pinks: R85/R83/R81

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Card Recipe for My Covid Cards:

Essential Worker (Doctor), Essential Worker (Nurse), Essential Worker (Masks Set)
and Avery in Heart, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Share Sunshine PDF Download, Stampin’ Up!
Heart Beat Die, From my Stash
Heart Punch Pack, Stampin’ Up!

My Card
Woven Threads Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Galvanized Metal Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Nurse’s Gear Precision Cutting Dies, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Adhesive Bandage Precision Cutting Dies, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Seaside Spray, Crumb Cake, Rococo Rose
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Hubby’s Card
Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gathered Leaves Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card sizes: 3.5” x 6”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Essential Worker (Doctor), Essential Worker (Nurse), Essential Worker (Masks Set)
and Avery in Heart by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

As You Wish Card

June 7, 2021 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! Princess Bride is one of my favourite movies ever! So, when I saw Kindred Stamps has this stamp set, I couldn’t resist buying it!

This is another super-fast card to make since the stamps colour up so quickly and the background paper is from the Enchanted Forest Paper Pack by Whimsy Stamps. I used my Copic markers to colour my characters to match the characters in the movie. I thought this slimline paper was perfect to represent the ‘Fire Swamp’ in the movie where Westley and Buttercup meet the R.O.U.S.’s (Rodents of Unusual Size)! The only other thing that needed to be added was the sentiment which I embossed in white on black cardstock. Easy-peasy!

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Copic Markers:

Pirate (Westley)
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E57/E55/E43/E53/E50
Outfit: C9/C7/C5/C4
Sword: W6/W4/W2

Princess (Buttercup)
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Dress: R35/R37/R39/Gold Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My As You Wish Card:

Twoo Luv, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Slimline Paper Pack – Enchanted Forest, Whimsy Stamps
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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To view my other Kindred Stamps, please click here.

For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.’s?
Westley: Rodents of Unusual Size? I think they don’t exist.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card

June 3, 2021 2 Comments

My Design Team Card — Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card

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/

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30
Top: YG03/YG63/YG67-BG23
Pants: RV52/RV63/RV55
Shoes: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30
Pinwheel: RV52/RV63/RV55/BG57/BG23//BG11/YG63

Close Up of my Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card — Close Up of my Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for Twirly-Whirly Birthday Card:

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Witcher Birthday Card

May 26, 2021 Leave a comment

A Birthday Card — My Witcher Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Witcher Birthday Card! Today is my big brother’s birthday and I know that The Witcher TV Series is right up his alley. So, I combined all 4 characters from the Monster Hunter Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps onto my mini slimline card.

I coloured the whole Monster gang with my Copic markers for a colouring challenge a while ago. I used the Bard for another card (I will link it at the end of the post). So, I had to recolour him. I love Kindred Stamps! They are such a fast colour!

For my card, I created a scene using only a few things. I love the Lavinia SceneScapes Paper! They have such amazing eerie scenes that can be used for square 6” x 6” card or cut down to fit my mini slimline card. I used the Stitched Hillside dies to create the ground. Finally, I used the Word Bubble dies to finish my scene.

I even decorated the inside of my card with a coin from the stamp set that I coloured with my Copic markers and a strip of the leftover paper. If you watched the Witcher, you know that he swears…a lot. So, I included a couple of more colourful sentiments inside my card that I knew my brother would recognize.

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Copic Markers:

Close Up to Two of my Characters on my Card — Close Up of the Mercenary and the Witch

Witch (Yennefer)
Skin: E000/E000/E00/RV34
Hair/Outfit: C9/C7/C5/C4

Mercenary (Geralt of Rivia)
Skin: E000/E000/E00
Hair: C2/C1/0
Outfit: C9/C7/C5/C4/C3
Eyes: E04/RV34/RV32/Y00

Close Up of Two of the Characters on my Card — Close Up of the Bard and the Girl

Bard (Jaskier)
Skin: E000/E000/E00
Hair: E30/E31/E33/E35/E37
Outfit: W3/W1/W0
Lute/Boots: E31/E35/E3

Girl (Ciri)
Skin: E000/E000/E00
Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Boots/Gloves/Dress: E37/E35/E31
Cloak: B12/B14/B16/B18

Gold Coin: Y17/Y19/Y28

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Card Recipe for My Witcher Birthday Card:

Monster Hunter Stamp Set, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
Turquoise Glow, SceneScapes 6” x 6” Prints, Lavinia Stamps
Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders, Lawn Fawn
Word Bubble Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 6”

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Here is My Toss a Coin Birthday Card. To read more about it, please click here.

For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

For my other Slimline card, please click here.

Hope you like my Witcher Birthday Card using Monster Hunter Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Stack of Sweet Wishes Card

May 15, 2021 Leave a comment

My Design Team Card for Copic for Alle — My Stack of Sweet Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Stack of Sweet Wishes Card as my Guest Design Team Card for Copic for ALLE. I was so excited to be asked to be on their GDT again for the month of May. Their Color Challenge for May is using E (Earth Tone) Copic markers. I use Es in so much of my colouring. They really are a staple for me!

For my card, I pulled out Swiss Pixie Cupcake Birgitta by C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps. A friend, Nathalie, asked me to show her some colouring techniques and I thought this image would be a good one for us to colour together.

I showed her skin blending using E Copic Markers (E000/00/21/11/04/R20). Here is a collage of the skin colouring steps:

Next we worked on her hair using E Copic Markers (E18/E15/E13/E11). This is the collage for the step to colour the hair:

For my card, I created a mini slimline card for my sweet Birgitta! Since she is sitting, I placed her on a cake pedestal. I thought it would be a fun way to show her off. I use Galvanized Metallic paper for the pedestal. The flag banners were cut from the DSP so that they would match the other elements. A scattering of sequins adds some birthday festiveness to the card!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/E13/E11
Wings: BG10/0/ Clear Wink of Stella
Dress: BG15/BG13/BG11/BG10
Orange: Y359/Y38/E15/E18
Shoes/Cupcake Wrappers: E35/E33/E31/E30
Cherry: E24/E27/E29/Glossy Accents

Close up of My Stack of My Design Team Card — Close up of My Stack of Sweet Wishes Card

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Card Recipe for My Stack of Sweet Wishes Card:

Swiss Pixie Cupcake Birgitta, C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Cupcake and Carousels Design Series Paper Stack, Stampin’ Up!
Flag Banner Dies, From my Stash
Stitched So Sweetly Dies Stampin’ Up!
Hello Cupcake Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Call Me Cupcakes Framelits, Stampin’ Up!
Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella
Calypso Coral, Peekaboo Peach and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 6”

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To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Guest Design Team Card for Copic for ALLE!

If you wish to join in their Challenge, here is a link to it:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.737302593747392&type=3

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Some Bunny Card

March 29, 2021 4 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Some Bunny Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. This card uses 3 different digital stamps including Bunny Daffodil Bundle which includes 9 stamps and Daffodil Flowers Bundle which includes 7 stamps.

I thought it would be cute to create a slimline card and use the Fields of Daffodils with the sweet Bunny Daffodil in front almost like he has picked those flowers just for you!

Sweet Bunny from Bunny Daffodil Digital Stamp

I decided to colour my daffodils in both yellows and white/yellows to give a variation to my field of daffodils. Daffodils can come in many different colours, but these are the colours that I have in my garden. My favourite is the white with yellow centres! To fit my field onto the slim line base, I cut it in half so that there is a slight gap which you can’t see behind the bunny. So, it looks like a continual field of daffodils! I did the same thing with the 6” pretty paper that you can just see peeking out as a border around the daffodils. This saves paper and you can’t see the gap hidden behind the bunny. A win-win situation! A couple of die cut butterflies with rhinestones and some epoxy water drops is all the embellishments that this card needed.

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Copic Markers:

Bunny: E37/E35/E34/E31/E31/R20
Yellow Daffodils (Outside Petals): E13/Y17/Y15/Y11
Yellow Daffodils (Inside Petals): E15/YR16/Y17/Y15/Y11
White Daffodils (Outside Petals): C3/C1/C0/
White Daffodils (Inside Petals): E18/YR18/YR16/Y15/Y11
Leaves: YG11/YG23/YG25/G28
Pot: B02/B01/B000/B0000/Y17/Y15/Y11/Glossy Accents
Pink Flowers: R56/R85/R81/R81/Y17/White Gelly Roll Pen
Sky: B000/B0000/0

Left Side of my Field of Daffodils Panel

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Card Recipe for My Some Bunny Card:

Bunny Daffodil Bundle and Daffodil Flowers Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Annabelle’s Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pack, Wild Rose Studios
Butterfly Beauty Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Glitter and Clear Epoxy Shapes, Stampin Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue
and Rose Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

Right Side of my Field of Daffodils Panel

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design cards, please click here.
To view my other Slim Line Cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Bunny Daffodil Bundle and Daffodil Flowers Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Angelic Slimline Card

March 25, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Angelic Slimline Card using Angel Emma Catching Stars, Angel Owen on a Cloud and Angel Ellie on a Cloud all by Paper Nest Dolls. I thought that all three stamps together would make a fun slimline card!

It was so much fun colouring these sweet angels in bright Spring-like colours! Can you see I’m longing for Spring! Lol! I used glossy accents on all the gold bits and Clear Wink of Stella on their wings since angel wings should sparkle! For my clouds, I alternated white and blue measuring each layer so that they all stack on each other with lots of dimensionals. Since I decided to create a night sky behind them, I added a glimmery moon and a scattering of stars throughout my scene.

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Copic Markers:

Angel Emma Catching Stars
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E34/E31
Robe: Y00/Y11/Y15
Halo/Star: E15/Y38/Y35/Y06/Glossy Accents
Wings: B63/B60/0/Clear Wink of Stella
Fishing Pole: E37/E35/E34
Hook: C5/C3
Clouds: BG13/BG11/BG10/0

Angel Owen on Cloud
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E57/E43/E55/E53/E50
Robe: B000/B00/B01/B02
Halo/Trumpet: E15/Y38/Y35/Y06/Glossy Accents
Wings: B63/B60/0/Clear Wink of Stella
Clouds: BG13/BG11/BG10/0

Angel Ellie on Cloud
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Robe: RV000/RV00/RV02
Halo: E15/Y38/Y35/Y06/Glossy Accents
Wings: B63/B60/0/Clear Wink of Stella
Clouds: BG13/BG11/BG10/0

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Card Recipe for My Angelic Slimline Card:

Angel Emma Catching Stars, Angel Owen on a Cloud and
Angel Ellie on a Cloud, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Cloud Edges Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Twinkle Builder Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Night of Navy, Pool Party and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

You can also find these stamps in rubber in the store:
Angel Emma Catching Stars
Angel Owen on a Cloud
Angel Ellie on a Cloud

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

Hope you like My Angelic Slimline Card using Angel Emma Catching Stars,
Angel Owen on a Cloud and Angel Ellie on a Cloud by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Puppy Love Card

March 8, 2021 5 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Puppy Love Card as my first official Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. I am so excited that I have been asked to become a permanent Design Team Member! Yippee!

For my card, I used the sweet Puppy Cuddles and coloured with my Copic markers her hair colour to match her puppy’s fur. You know what they say…you look like your dog. Lol!

Since it is still snowy here is Canada, I thought I would create one last winter card as a mini slim line card. I have been having so much fun with slim line cards and thought it would be fun to create my first mini card for her! The birch trees were the perfect size for my slim line card with a couple of snow banks to fill in the space at the bottom. I decided that the Friend die would be neat die cut from the snow bank. I added the white embossed “Best” on Early Espresso to match the colour of her dog and to complete my Best Friend sentiment since all dogs are Man’s Best Friend!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E43/E42/E41
Eyes: E47/E44/E43
Blues: B91/B93/B95/B97
Browns: E44/E43/E42/E41
Pom Pom on Hat: E43/E42/E41/Star Dust Stickles
Boots: E44/E43/E42/E41
Soles of Boots: E49/E47/E42
Puppy: E47/E44/E43/E42/R20

Close Up of My Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design

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Card Recipe for My Puppy Love Card:

Puppy Cuddles, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Warm & Cozy 6” x 6” Paper, Echo Park
Woodland Collection Birch Tree Forest, Sue Wilson
Friend Saying, CC Designs
Freezin’ Friends Dies, Stampin Up!
Snowfall Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Art Gallery Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Misty Moonlight, Early Espresso and
Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3.5”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design cards, please click here.

To view my other Slim Line cards, please click here.

Hope you like my first Design Team card using
Puppy Cuddles for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Always Be A Mermaid Card

March 3, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Always Be A Mermaid Card using the stamp called ‘Mermaid’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. I love this sweet mermaid and her little friends!

For my card, I knew that I wanted to create a slim line card for her with a pretty watery background! I coloured her with my Copic markers. I especially had fun with her tail and used two different colour combinations to give it a mermaid look. And then, I added Stickles since you know mermaids have sparkly tails! Once I coloured her and her friends, I fussy cut them out.

For my water, I pulled out my Distress Oxides and worked from light in the centre (Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon) where I wanted to highlight her to the darkest at the edges (Salty Ocean and Broken China). Once I did that, I splattered water on the panel and removed the water droplets with a paper towel to give some dimension. Next, I splattered the panel with the Frost White shimmer paint and let everything dry.

Some dies from my stash, a scattering of clear dew drops, and real shells are added to finish my watery scene.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Top: BG01/BG05/BG09/R20
Tail: YG00/YG23/YG67/BG01/BG09
Turtles: YG00/YG23/YG67/E37/E35/E33/E31/E30

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Card Recipe for My
Always Be A Mermaid Card:

‘Mermaid’ Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Perennial Essence 12” x 12” Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Memory Box Delicate Vine Border Die!
Breaking Waves Border Dies, Heffy Doodle
Under the Sea Framelits, Stampin’ Up!
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up
Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Bloom Dew Drops, The Robin’s Nest
Clear Gelly Roll Pen
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Shells from Dollar Store

For the Water:
Hot Press 140 lbs Watercolor Paper, Fabriano
Peacock Feathers Distressed Oxide, Ranger
Mermaid Lagoon Distressed Oxide, Ranger
Salty Ocean Distressed Distressed Oxide, Ranger
Broken China Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger
Splashes of water and paper towel to remove water droplets
Frost White Shimmer Paint, Stampin’ Up!

Pacific Point, Whisper White and Crumb Cake Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.75” x 3.75”

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To view my other Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Always Be A Mermaid Card using ‘Mermaid’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Level Up Birthday Card

February 25, 2021 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Level Up Birthday Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls using Build Your Own Nest (Gamers). It comes with 3 digital images including a gamer boy, a gamer girl and a game console/games.

This set of digital stamps is perfect to create your own “room” using the Build Your Own Nest (Family Room). For my card, I decided that I wanted to highlight these cute gamers and their game box and games. So, I created a slim line card just for them.

I coloured them with my Copic markers in bright primary colours to match the paper that I picked. The Saved the Day paper has comic book noises like splat, boom, bam, etc. which I thought was perfect noises for video games, especially if they are playing super heroes! The game controller dies from My Favorite Things definitely had to be added to my card. I added glossy accents to the buttons on my controller to give them dimension. I had such a hard time choosing the sentiment for my card but decided on Level Up (Happy Birthday). Such a great sentiment for my card!

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Copic Markers:

Girl Gamer
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Shirt: R39/R37/R35/R32
Leggings: YG03/YG63/YG67/G99
Ear Phones: C9/C7/C6/C5/R39/R37/R35
Mic: C1/C3/C5
Game Controller: C9/C7/C6/C5/B24/B26/YG03/YG67/Y15/Y38
Games: B18/B26/B24/R37/R35/R32

Boy Gamer
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E57/E43/E55/E53/E50
Shirt: B18/B26/B24
Shorts: R39/R37/R35/R32
Ear Phones: C9/C7/C6/C5/B18/B26/B24
Mic: C1/C3/C5
Game Controller: C9/C7/C6/C5/B24/B26/YG03/YG67/Y15/Y38
Game Box: C9/C7/C6/C5/C4/C3/C1

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Card Recipe for Level Up Birthday Card:

Build Your Own Nest (Gamers), Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Saved the Day Paper Pad, Stamp Anniething
Level Up Stamp Set, My Favorite Things
Game Controller Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Onyx Black, VersaFine Instant Dry Pigment Ink, Tsukineko
Glossy Accents
Pacific Point, Basic Black, Real Red, Granny Apple Green
and Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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

Hope you like my Level Up Birthday Card using Build Your Own Nest (Gamers) by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Penguin Love Valentine Card

February 13, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s Laurie here! I am so excited to be joining Conie Fong Art & Design as a Guest Design Team Member again for February with my My Penguin Love Valentine Card! For my February GDT card, I am using 2 different stamps. The top penguin is called Penguin Heartstrings bottom penguin is called Penguin Bundle of Love. Aren’t they just the cutest!

I coloured both of these stamps with my Copic markers in the traditional Valentine colours of pink and red. I then, decided that I wanted both of them on the same card. So, I went with a slimline card with lots of hearts for Valentine’s Day! For the sentiment, I used markers to colour just the part of the stamp that I wanted and then “huffed” (technical term lol) on it to activate the ink. For a bit of sparkle, I added glossy accents to the penguins’ beaks, feet and the heart that the Penguin Bundle of Love is holding. I also added Star Dust Stickles to the heartstrings of the other penguin. One final touch is a scattering of Red Rhinestones.

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Copic Markers:

Black Feathers: C9/C7/C6/C5
White Feathers: C3/C1/C00/0
Pinks: R81/R83/R85
Reds: 22/R24/R29
Beaks/Feet: Y38/YR12/YR04/glossy accents

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Card Recipe for Penguin Love Valentine Card:

Penguin Heartstrings and Penguin Bundle of Love, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Candy Conversations, Stampin’ Up!
From My Heart Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Be Mine Stitched Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs
Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Marker, Tsukineko
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red, Rose Red and Whisper White 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 Guest Design Team card using
Penguin Heartstrings and Penguin Bundle of Love for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Let’s Rejoice Christmas Card

December 15, 2020 Leave a comment

My Let's Rejoice GDT Card — My Let’s Rejoice Christmas Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here again! I am sharing my Let’s Rejoice Christmas Card as my Guest Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Angel Prayers. I created a slimline card for my Holy scene.

The Details of My Card

This digital stamp is perfect for so many occasions like birthday, sympathy, get well and thinking of you. However, for my card, I wanted her to be the Christmas Angel from the Nativity. So, I coloured her with my Copic Markers in Christmas colours.

I use the Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on her wings and smooshed the lines with my finger before they dried. This gives the lines a softer look, but still allows a flowing movement of her wings. I also used the same pen on all the gold accents to make them shimmer. Finally, I added Clear Wink of Stella on her wrap. You can never have too much sparkle where an angel is concerned!

Instead of a night scene, I decided to create a sunrise with the dawning of the birth of Jesus Christ. For my sunrise, I used my Distress Oxide Inks and my Mini Blending Tool starting with Fossilized Amber at the base of the watercolor paper, followed by Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Broken China and Faded Jeans.

Once the colours were blended, I used my Splatter Tool dipped in Frost White Shimmer Paint and then in water to create the sky.

The Final Sunrise Sky with Shimmer Paint and Water Splatter

For my Nativity scene, the die I used comes as border. So, a few snips here and there and add my Sahara Sand dune to create my layered scene with lots of dimensionals between the layers.

The Gold Foil stars were from the Silent Night Dies from Creative Expressions. The North Star was snipped from the largest die in the set.

To finish the card, I used a Gold Foil mat followed by a Stitched Cherry Cobber mat.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Greens: G21/G94/G99
Golds: E99/Y17/Y15/T00
Wings: BG10/BG000

Close Up of My Let's Rejoice Card — Close Up of My Let’s Rejoice Christmas Card

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Card Recipe for Let’s Rejoice Christmas Card:

Angel Prayers, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hot Press 140 lbs Watercolor Paper, Fabriano
Gold Foil Sheets, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Nativity Border Die, Taylored Expressions
Festive Collection – Silent Night Dies, Creative Expressions, Sue Wilson
Peaceful Nativity Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger
Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Broken China Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Frost White Shimmer Paint, Stampin’ Up!
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Sahara Sand Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Let’s Rejoice Christmas Card as my Guest Design Team Inspiration using Angel Prayers for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Freezin’ Friends Card

November 17, 2020 Leave a comment

I am sharing My Freezin’ Friends Card using the Freezin’ Fun Bundle by Stampin Up! Aren’t these just the cutest critters frolicking in their winter wonderland!

I wanted to create a winter scene that used all the characters. So, I made a slimline card (3 ½” x 8 ½”) to fit them all on it. Next, I pulled out my Stampin’ Blends and coloured all the cute critters and trees in my Smooth Colouring Technique (see post here on this technique). I used the stitched hill die to create my snow hills. For the front snow hill, I cut the hill once and then lined up the die with the first cut to create a longer hill than the die usually makes. Since I place the seal on an ice floe, I thought he should be floating on a lake. So, I used the hill die to create the edge of the lake and place Pool Party card stock behind it to represent the water. The Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper was perfect for the sky!

Stampin’ Blends Recipe

I use Crumb Cake, Real Red, Petal Pink and Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends for the rabbit. For the seal, I used Smoky Slate, Petal Pink, Real Red and Mossy Meadow Stampin Blends. I use Pool Party Stampin’ Blends for the ice floe and Mossy Meadow for the trees.

Close Up of Rabbit and Seal from My Freezin’ Friends Card

For the raccoon, I used Soft Suede, Basic Black, Real Red, Crumb Cake and Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends.

Close Up of Raccoon from My Freezin’ Friends Card

For the Penguin, I used Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends. His snowboard was Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends.

Close up of the Penguin — Close of the Penguin from My Freezin’ Friends Card

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles: Freezin’ Fun Bundle (155176)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107)

Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272), Whisper White (100730), Pool Party (122924), Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper (153512)

Accessories: Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154899), Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154890), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154843), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (145058), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154888), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Foam Adhesive Strips(141825), Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 7” scored at 3 ½”
Whisper White:
- Hills: 8 ½” x 2 ½”
  - 3” x 6 ¼”
- Rabbit: 1 ¾” x 2”
- Seal: 1 1/8” x 1 3/8”
- Racoon: 1 5/8” x 1 ¾”
- Penguin: 1 ¼” x 1 ¾”
- Trees: 3 large trees: 1 11/16” x 1 ¼”
  - 3 small trees: ¾” x 1”
- Ice Floe: ½” x 1/8”
- Snowboard: ½” x 1/8”
Pool Party: 1 ½” x 2 ¾”
Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper: 8 ½” x 2”

For Further Info:

Hope you like My Freezin’ Friends Card!

The smooth Colouring Technique: Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card using Smooth Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Smooth Colouring

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Have A Spooktacular Birthday Card

October 28, 2020 6 Comments

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.

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!

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Copic Markers:

Fred
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: YR24/Y35/Y13/Y11/Y00
Scarf: YR09/YR16/Y17
Shoes: E50/E53/E55
Pants/ shirt collar: B18, B26, B24, B12, B41
Sweater: C0/C1/0

Velma
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E57/E37/E08/E15/YR27
Skirt: E37/E08/E15
Shirt: E57/E15/YR27
Magnifier: W4/0

Shaggy
Skin: E50/E51/E53
Hair: E57/E25/E99/YR27/YR24
Shirt: G07/YG09/YG06
Pants: E37/E08,/E15
Shoes: W8/W6/W4

Daphne
Skin: E50/E51/E53/R20
Lips: RV34
Hair: E08/YR18/YR07/YR04/Y17
Scarf: G07/YG09/YG05
Dress/Shoes/Headband: BV04/BV00/BV02
Stripes/Tights: V12/V01/RV00

Scooby
Fur: E27/E25/E23/W9
Collar: BG45/BG01
Tongue/Ears: RV34/RV32
Nose: W9/W7/W5/0

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Card Recipe for
Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card:

Teen Detectives, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Large Slimline with Sliders, Lawn Fawn
Spooky Fence Die-Namics, My Favorite Things
Halloween Scene Edgelits, Stampin’ Up!
Wicked Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Cauldron Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Caldron Bubble Stamp Set
Spooky Village Stamp Set, Lawn Fawn
Graveyard Gate Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Classic Label Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents
Shimmery Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink
Shimmery White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Stampin Sponges, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black, Night of Navy, and Whisper White Card Stock
2 Pennies for slider
Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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My other Teen Detectives Card that I made for my brother. I used the same colours of the characters for both cards.

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You tried to hide your birthday & you would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for those pesky kids!.

To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card using Teen Detectives by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Life is a MerMay Party!

May 13, 2020 Leave a comment

My Slim Line Card Using Paper Nest Dolls Mermaid Set

Life is a MerMay Party! I was asked by Paper Nest Dolls to become a permanent Design Team Member! Yahoo! I am so honoured to have been asked to join such a talented Design Team!

So, here is my first card as a Design Team Member. For this card, I wanted to create a slim line card since they are all the rage right now. This card measures 4″ x 9 1/4″ which will fit into a regular Number 10 envelope (4 1/8″ x 9 1/2″). I had so much fun colouring this cute underwater scene using most of the May Release digital images from the Mermaid Set.

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Copic Markers:

Curly Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Fin/Hair Accessory: R81/83/85
Bottle: BG0000/000 and Glossy Accents
Paper & Cork: E50/53
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory

Jellyfish:

BV000/00/02/04/08
White Jelly Roll Pen

Dark Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E49/47/44/43/42
Fin: B97/95/93/91
Star/Hair Accessory: Y17/15/13 and Clear Jelly Roll Pen

Sandcastle:

Walls: E30/31/33/35
Door/Trim: R81/83/85
Windows: Y13/15/17
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on windows, heart and door trim

Blonde Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Fin: YG99/97/93/03
Shell: RV00
Rock: E30/31/33/35

Puffer Fish:

Y13/15/17

Seahorse:

BG10/11/13
C0/2
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Fins

Brown Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E30/31/33/35/37
Fin/Hair Accessory: BV00/02/04/08
Shell: C0/1/2/RV000
Pearl: BV000
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory and Pearl

Water:

BG0000/000

Bubbles:

BG0000/10/11
Clear Jelly Roll Pen

Seaweeds:

G21/94/99

Sand:

E30/31/33/35

A few dies and accessories from my stash finish this beautiful underwater scene where the Mermaids frolic and play for MerMay! Life is a MerMay Party! Don’t they look like they are having fun!

Hope you like my first card! Have a wonderful MerMay!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Hubby’s Card

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The Details of My Card

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Copic Markers:

Card Recipe forHave a Spooktacular Birthday Card:

Copic Markers:

Curly Hair Mermaid:

Jellyfish:

Dark Hair Mermaid:

Sandcastle:

Blonde Hair Mermaid:

Puffer Fish:

Seahorse:

Brown Hair Mermaid:

Water:

Bubbles:

Seaweeds:

Sand:

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Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card

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Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card: