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My Penguin Love Valentine Card

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My Penguin Love Valentine Card

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!

Close Up of Penguin Heartstrings

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

Close Up of Penguin Bundle of Love

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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

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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.

Distress Oxide Blending of Sunrise Sky
Distress Oxide Blending of Sunrise Sky

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
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

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My Freezin' Friends Card
My Freezin’ Friends Card

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
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
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

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

Have A Spooktacular Birthday Card

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My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card
My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card. Today is my Hubby’s birthday! He’s been hinting at a Scooby Doo card since I made one for my brother back in May (I have posted it at the end) or a Halloween card. So, I made him both! I coloured with my Copic markers the Teen Detectives from Kindred Stamps for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge in June in anticipation of this card. My card is a slimline card since they are all the rage right now.

Instructions for
Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card

I had a ton of fun creating the spooky graveyard scene with lots of sponging and masking! The moon and the ground were masked while sponging Rich Razzleberry around the moon, Night of Navy for the sky and Memento at the edges of the sky. Next, I sponged the ground in Old Olive. Since it is a lighter colour then Night of Navy, I didn’t have to bother masking the sky. I added some hills by using the same masks and lightly sponging some black ink on different angles. Once I removed the masks, I stamped the grave stones and bats in black ink.

My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card
My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card with Shaggy and Scooby Running Away

I added a slider mechanism for Shaggy and Scooby since they are always running away from the scary monsters in the series! LOL! And in this case, it is the cute ghosts that are immerging from the graveyard! The Large Slimline with Sliders Dies comes with sliders, but I found that they were too long for what I wanted. So, I created my own using the retired Classic Label Punch by Stampin’ Up! I punched one and a half times overlapping in the area I wanted the slider to be. I used some pennies and dimensionals to create my sliders.

A die cut spooky fence, tree and spider with Shimmery Crystal Effects to make it glitter add to the Spooktacular scene!

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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

Close Up of Fred and Velma

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

Close Up of Shaggy, Scooby and Daphne
Close Up of Shaggy, Scooby and Daphne

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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!

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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

Left Side of my Mermaid Card

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

Right Side of My Mermaid Card

Water:

BG0000/000

Bubbles:

BG0000/10/11
Clear Jelly Roll Pen

Seaweeds:

G21/94/99

Sand:

E30/31/33/35

Centre of my Mermaid Card

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