Hello Ladybug Card

Card with a ladybug and daisies on it.
Hello Ladybug Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Hello Ladybug Card using the Hello Ladybug Stamp Set and matching Ladybug Builder Punch.

The Details of My Card

This card was for a swap, but the Annual Catty was retiring. We couldn’t use any retiring product on the card. So, my solution was lots of punches and embellishments that I knew would carry over!

For my card, I decided to use the Picture This Dies again since it reminded me of the dots on the ladybug’s wings. These dies are so versatile, and I have used them for several cards! I used the circles die for this card and thought it would be neat having the daisies popping out of the holes!

Before adhering with dimensionals the die cut Real Red piece to the Basic Black mat, I wrapped white Baker’s twine around one of the holes and tied it in a bow.

After lots of punching and layering 2 sets of petals on top of each other followed by the flower centre from the Poppy Moments Dies, I had 3 sets of flowers for the holes.

Next came the ladybug. But first, I heat embossed in black the spots before I punch the wings out of Real Red cardstock. Then I punched out the body in Basic Black and assembled the ladybug.

Since the stamp set is photopolymer and I could line up my stamp easily, I die cut the smallest circle out of the Circles Die and then stamped the hello in black. Tip: only use the part of the die you want, not the whole thing to save paper. Another tip is use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to allow you time to slide the sentiment piece in place.

A scattering of black Classic Dots and Red Rhinestones tied in my ladybug theme.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hello Ladybug Stamp Set (157693), Picture This Dies (155559), Poppy Moments Dies (151594)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark ink (102283)

Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Basic Black (121045), Basic White (159229) (159276), Real Red (102482), Crushed Curry (131199)

Accessories: Ladybug Builder Punch (157698), Medium Daisy Punch (149517), Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (155475), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Classic Matte Dots (158146), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Heat Tool (129053), Bone Folder (102300), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of Card
Close Up of Card

Measurements: 

  • Basic White Thick: 
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored a 4 ¼”
  • Basic Black:
    • 5 ¼” x 4”
    • Scrap for Ladybug body
  • Real Red:
    • 5” x 3 ¾”
    • Scrap for wings
  • Basic White:
    • 1 ¾” strip, enough to punch 6 flowers
    • Hello: 1” x 1”
  • Crushed Curry
    • Scrap for flower centers x 3

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My Flowers for You Card

A card with a dragon holding a bouquet of flowers
My Flowers for You Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Flowers For You Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle. This stamp is so versatile and can be used for so many occasions! It includes 6 images and comes in PNG or JPG:

  • Dragon Bouquet
  • Thinking Of You Sentiment
  • Have A Beautiful Day
  • Hello Friend
  • Just Because
  • Flowers For You Sentiment

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided on the MME paper since I love the rustic wood texture and the collage on the paper! There is a sentiment on it under his feet, “start every day with a smile”. I thought this was such a sweet sentiment and would bring a smile to the recipient

From there, I picked out my Copic marker colours from the paper to colour my cute dragon and the bouquet. I also coloured some extra flowers that you get in the bundle in the colours I used for my bouquet. The sentiment from the bundle was die cut into a banner and layered with the coloured flowers and another banner below.

For embellishments, I used brass butterflies, clear epoxy dew drops and Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers.

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Copic Markers:

Blue/Greens: BG49/BG15/BG13/BG32/BG11
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Reds: R27/R24/R22
Yellows: Y26/Y28/Y21
Paper Bag: E44/E43/E42/E41
Sunflower: Y26/Y28/Y21/E42/E44/E43
Dragon’s Nails: E43/E41

Close Up of Dragon Holding a Bouquets of Flowers
Close Up of Dragon Holding a Bouquets of Flowers

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Card Recipe for My Flowers for You Card:

Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Dolled Up 6” x 6” Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

A Cup of Thanks Card

A Card with Tea Cups on it
A Cup of Thanks Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing A Cup of Thanks Card using the Cup of Tea Bundle by Stampin’ Up! I loved the idea of stacking the teacups in different colours!

Details of My Card

For my card, I wanted to highlight the new 2022-24 In Colors and what better way than with the Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper that incorporates all the new colors in its pretty designs! I also used the In Color 2022–2024 Designer Series Paper for two of my teacups. Tip: Since the DSP is double-sided, I turned the middle teacup to face the opposite way. For the bottom teacup, I love the combination of Parakeet Party and Starry Sky together. So, I used the stackable die cuts to create my teacup. To highlight my teacups, I used a stitched scallop rectangle in Basic White.

I’m so happy that Stampin’ Up! has released new stitched circle/square dies and I couldn’t rest using one of the circles for my Starry Sky sentiment! Don’t you just love the Fun Flowers Resin Shapes and they come in Parakeet Party as one of the colours!

I thought placing the Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper on an angle behind the focal point was a fun idea. The Stitched Greenery Die with its tone-on-tone created a subtle background that doesn’t distract from the focal point, but still adds interest.

I added a stamped die cut lemon wedge and a Sweet Sorbet Glimmer heart to continue my caring thank you theme.

Close Up of the tea cups on card
Close Up of Teacups on My Card

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Cup of Tea Bundle (158667), Scalloped Contours Dies (155560), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Stitched Greenery Die (155451)

Inks: Starry Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad (159212), Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad (147087)

Paper: Basic White Thick Cardstock (159229), Basic White (159276), Orchid Oasis (159267), Parakeet Party (159259), Starry Sky (159263), 2022–2024 In Color 6″ x 6″ Glimmer Paper (159246), In Color 2022–2024 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (159253), Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (158659)

Accessories: Fun Flowers Resin Shapes (159123), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

  • Basic White Thick Cardstock:
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored a 4 ¼”
  • Orchid Oasis: 5 ¼” x 4”
    • 1 5/8” x 1 5/8”
  • Basic White:
    • 3 ¾” x 2 ½”
    • Scraps for Lemon
  • Parakeet Party: 2 ¼” x 1 ½”
  • Starry Sky: 2 ¼” x 1 ½”
  • Sweet Sorbet Glimmer Paper:
    • Scrap
  • Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper
    • 5” x 2”

More Information on A Cup of Thanks Card:

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

More information on the 2022-24 In Colors and the Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper: https://youtu.be/3nqVmRjyy1o

Behind the Scenes (Facebook Live): In Colors with Sara Douglas and Holly Anderson: https://fb.watch/dd4_58YdPA/

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

Nature is an Adventure Card

A Cabin in the forest on a card
Nature is an Adventure Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Nature is an Adventure Card using the Reflected in Nature Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

The inspiration for my card is the prints that you see which have one pop of red in amongst a black/white scene. To create this, I pulled out my Blender Pen once I had stamped the image. I took the pen and dipped it into my Real Red 

Ink Pad to pick up some ink. I started in the shadow areas, like under the roof line, and moved out from there. As you use the pen, the ink gets lighter and lighter until there is no more ink on it. I love this softer look that suited the stamped image! As the ink runs out, you get lots of dimension with the shadows, mid-tones, and highlights. I haven’t done this technique in a long time.

To match my rustic cottage in the woods theme, I distressed the edges of my stamped image and the Real Red mat with my Paper Snips. The Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper is gorgeous with its unexpected silver accents and perfect for my theme! I thought that adding a flag of the Cork Paper behind my focal point would add a bit of colour and interest. To match the silver accents on the DSP, I added a Silver Foil die cut tree from the Cabin Dies. For embellishments, I used Linen Thread wrapped around my sentiment and a scattering of Red Rhinestones to add some colour.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Reflected in Nature Stamp Set (156437), Cabin Dies (156404)

Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084), Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (131202)

Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic White (159276), Cork 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper (156393), Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper (156394), Silver Foil 12″ x 12″ Specialty Pack (156457)

Accessories: Blender Pens (102845), Linen Thread (104199), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of the Cabin on my card
Close Up of the Cottage on My Card

Measurements: 

  • Real Red: 3 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 3 ½” x 3 ¼”
    • 3 ½” x 5/8” (Sentiment)
  • Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Basic White: 2 pieces:
    • 3 ¼” x 3”
    • 3 ¼” x ½” (Sentiment)
  • Cork Specialty Paper: 2 7/8” x 4 ½”
  • Silver Foil Specialty Pack: scrap

More Information on My Nature is an Adventure Card:

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Here is a video on the Peaceful Place Suite:
https://youtu.be/bYaJWfSgoEQ

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My Happy Thanksgiving Card

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:

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My Summer Dreams Card

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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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Summer Dreams for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Twisty Thank You Card

My Card Front
My Twisty Thank You Card

Hello Crafty Friends! I am excited to share My Twisty Thank You Card that I made using the beautiful Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I made a similar card at a retreat and thought that it would be a perfect way to showcase this gorgeous DSP while providing an interactive fun fold!

Don’t you just love that when you open the card you get the first set of sentiments and then you keep opening and the sentiments flip to see the other side of them. When the card is fully open, you get all three sentiments displayed.

My Twisty Thank You Card in Action

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the Hand-Penned Petals Bundle which includes the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set and the matching Penned Flowers Dies by Stampin’ Up! Since I needed 3 sentiments that went together, I used the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set as well. I have included my Twisty Card Template that you can download at the end of this post.

The Front of My Card

I stamped the colours of Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight and Blushing Bride for my flowers which matched the DSP and die cut them out with the matching dies. The Daffodil Delight piece of DSP helped to give a pop of colour to draw the eyes to the stamped flowers. I die cut the tag from the DSP as well. Love the Tailor Made Tags! They are so versatile! For my ribbon, I wanted it to match the colours of my card. So, I used my Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend to colour the ribbon. This is a great way to add matching accents to your card!

Tip for using Markers on Ribbon
Tip for Colouring Ribbon with Stampin’ Blends

I found that the DSP is quite busy. So, to make my focal point stand out, I added a Basic White scallop cut piece underneath it to help ground it. A couple of Highland Heather pearls and a Mint Macaron Genial Gem tie in the colours of my card.

Close Up of My Card
Close Up of the Front of My Twisty Thank You Card

Inside of My Card

For the inside of my card, I added two of the neutral simple patterns to the inside folds and then attached the sentiment. I made sure that as you flip it, the sentiments made sense: “For a true friend” “You are an inspiration” Thank you for your kindness”. I added some DSP to the back of the sentiment pieces since you see the backs as they flip. Tip: adhere top and bottom sentiment pieces and then the middle to get even placement between the pieces.

Inside of my card
Inside of My Twisty Thank You Card

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hand-Penned Petals Bundle (155492), Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set (154411), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Scalloped Contours Dies (155560)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103), Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad (147106), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad (147100)

Paper: Highland Heather (146986), Daffodil Delight (119683), Basic White (159276), Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (158420)

Accessories: Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326), Genial Gems (155500), Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154887), Pastel Pearls (154571), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

The Flip Side
The Flip Side of the inside of My Card

Measurements: 

  • Basic White: 5 ½” x 11” scored at 4 ¼”, 5 ½” and 6 ¾”
  • Highland Heather: 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper: 3 ¾” x 5”
    • 1” x 3 ¾” (Daffodil Delight DSP)
    • 4” x 2” (Tag)
    • 1” x 5 ¼” (2 pieces)
    • 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” (3 pieces)
  • Basic White: 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” (3 pieces)
    • 3 ¼” x 4 ½” (Scalloped Contours Die)
    • 2 ¾” x 3 ½” (Penned Flowers Dies)
  • Daffodil Delight: 1 ½” x 3” (3 pieces)
  • Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon: 5”
Inside of Card
Sentiments Displayed When Card is Fully Opened

More Information on My Twisty Thank You Card:

Twisty Fold Template:

Twisty Fold Template Download
Twisty Fold Template Download

Hope you like my Twisty Thank You Card.

To download the Twisty Fold Template, please click here or on the image above.

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

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My Hand-Penned Thank You Card

Thank You Card
Hand-Penned Thank You Card

Today I am sharing my Hand-Penned Thank You Card that is using the Hand-Penned Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I love getting the Suite Collections since you know everything will go together perfectly!

The Hand-Penned Suite Collection includes: 

  • Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set (10% off)
  • Penned Flowers Dies (10% off)
  • Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper
  • Genial Gems

I thought that a Collar Fold would show off both sides of the beautiful Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper! So, I used my Collar Fold Template (found at the end of this post) to measure my DSP for the cutting and folding. Next, I used adhesive to glue the flaps down so that they didn’t interfere with the die cuts.

I wanted the “Thanks” sentiment to fit in the area between the folds resulting in a card that can be either vertical or horizontal. I found that I needed a background behind the stamped flowers to make them stand out from the DSP and the stitched circle from the Painted Labels Dies worked well for it. A butterfly was a perfect accent as if it is flitting from flower to flower on the DSP. The butterfly was die cut from the large piece of Highland Heather making sure that it was in a location that would be covered by the DSP which is a great way to save paper! A scattering of Genial Gems was all this card needed since I wanted the fold to be the focal point.

Close Up of My Thank You Card
Close Up of My Hand-Penned Thank You Card

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hand-Penned Suite Collection (155503), Painted Labels Dies (151605), Brilliant Wings Dies (155523)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad (147106)

Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Highland Heather (146986), Daffodil Delight (119683), Basic White (159276), Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (155499)

Accessories: Genial Gems (155500), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

  • Basic White Thick: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Highland Heather: 4” x 5 
  • Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper: 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
  • Basic White: 3 ½” x 3”
  • Daffodil Delight: 3” x 3”
Collar Fold Template
Collar Fold Template

More Information on My Hand-Penned Thank You Card:

Hope you like my Hand-Penned Thank You Card.

To download the Collar Fold Template, please click here.

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

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

I’m Smiling Under This Face Mask

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 1st, 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!

Covid Card
My Hubby’s Covid Card

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

Close Up of the Doctor
Close Up of Doctor on My Hubby’s Card

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

Close Up of Nurse
Close Up of Nurse on My Hubby’s Card

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

Penelope Poppy Birthday Card

My Design Team card
My Penelope Poppy Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my second Design Team Inspiration Card for June using the cute Penelope Poppy by Conie Fong Art & Design.

My mom’s birthday is coming up and I thought that Penelope would make a pretty birthday card! I had fun colouring her with my Copic markers in bright reds to match her poppies. I pulled out all my poppy crafting supplies to make my card. Stampin’ Up! has several poppy dies and I couldn’t resist creating a poppy to set off the sentiment. Even the paper behind the die cut that she is layered on has poppies. I decided to create a Soft Suede frame to focus on her and the sentiment. A scattering of red rhinestones adds to the red poppy theme!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Eyes: YG69/YG67/YG03/C3/C1/0
Top: R29/R27/R24/R22/C5
Jeans: B91/B93/B95/B97/B99/R29/R27/R24/R22
Yellow Flowers/Belt: Y35/Y38/E15/E18
Poppies: R29/R27/R24/R22/C5/E43/E44/E47
Leaves/Stems: YG03/YG63/YG96/G99
Sandals: E42/E43/E44
Lace: C3/C1/C0

Close Up of My Penelope Poppy Birthday Card
Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Penelope Poppy Birthday Card:

Penelope Poppy, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Poppy Moments Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Peaceful Moments Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Woodland Metal Builders Die, Stamp AnnieThing
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Basic Black
and Basic White, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Penelope Poppy for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Angel Messenger Card

My Design Team Inspiration Card
My Angel Messenger Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my first Design Team Inspiration Card for June using the sweet digital stamp Angel Messenger by Conie Fong Art & Design. This is such a pretty image and can be used for so many occasions like Birthday, Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You and so on.

For my card, I had some leftover paper from the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps 2021 Spring Mini Retreat Weekend that I really loved with soft pinks, greens and purples. So, I used that to pull out my colours for my Copic markers. Once I coloured her wings, I used Star Dust Stickles to make them sparkle. Of course, all Angels have radiant wings! I love this paper so much that I used it for all my dies cut pieces including the bird and branches. The paper pad even has beautiful tags. I couldn’t resist fussy cutting one out and adding it with a pretty bow. A perfect setting for my die cut bird! A scattering of rhinestones and sequins were the only embellishments that my card needed.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Wings: C3/C1/C0/Star Dust Stickles
Pinks: RV66/RV63/RV52
Purples: V000/V01/V12/V15
Yellows: Y32/Y38
Greens: G40/G43/G46
Doves: C3/C1/C0
Cloud: C1/C0/0
Sky: B000/B0000/0

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

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Card Recipe for My Angel Messenger Card:

Angel Messenger, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Four Seasons, Spring 12” x 12” Paper Pad, P13
Birds & More Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Berry Burst Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Baby Cup Sequins, Craft Medley
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Berry Burst Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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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
Angel Messenger for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Secret Garden Card

My Secret Garden Design Team Card
My Secret Garden Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Secret Garden Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. This pretty digital stamp is called Sweet Annabelle. She is perfect for Mother’s Day, a birthday, thinking of you and so many other card occasions!

I love the Secret Garden Paper that I have in my stash and have been keeping it for a special card. So, I decided to use it for my card and coloured Annabelle with my Copic Markers in softs pinks, blues and purples to match. I added Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to the dots on her apron and on her hair bow for a little bit of sparkle.

For the card base, I embossed a die cut piece of Highland Heather with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder to give Annabelle a subtle floral backdrop. From that I layered the leaves so that they are wrapped around the tag that came with the paper pad. A few hydrangeas made with a punch tie in the colours of my colouring. For the pearl flower centres, I coloured them with my Y17 Copic markers to match the flowers in her basket.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
Dress: R22/R21/R20
Apron/Lace: BG70/BG72
Eyes: E23/E25/E27
Flowers: V28/V25/V20/Y17
Leaves: YG03/YG63/YG67
Basket: E23/E25/E27
Pearl Flower Centres: Y17

Close Up of My Secret Garden Design Team Card
Close Up of My Secret Garden Card

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Card Recipe for My Secret Garden Card:

Sweet Annabelle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Graphic 45
Labels Eight Dies, Nestabilities, Spellbinders
Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Fanciful Flourish, Cheery Lynn Designs
Hydrangea Punch 3 in 1 Flowers Trio Flower, Martha Stewart EK Success
Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
White Gelly Roll Pen
Pear Pizzazz, Highland Heather and Petal Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Sweet Annabelle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Some Bunny Card

My Design Team Card
My Some Bunny Card

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
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
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
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

Hydrangea Thank You Card

My Hydrangea Thank You Card

Today is I am sharing my Hydrangea Thank You Card that I made for a swap using the beautiful Hydrangea Haven Bundle by Stampin Up! I love how the watercolour hydrangea pops out of the DSP and the Stitched Nested frame!

I swooned over the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper when I saw it! All my favourite colours are in it like Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather and Mossy Meadow to name just a few! So, I decide that I wanted to use some of the colours in the DSP for my hydrangea flower head and leaves.

The Process of the Watercolour Technique

Prepare to get all inky! For my card, I pulled out my Stampin’ Up! Ink Refills of Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Misty Moonlight and Seaside Spray to use on my watercolour paper. I drop a couple of drips of each colour onto my work space and added a few spritzes of the Frost White Shimmer Paint (that was premixed with rubbing alcohol) and then a few spritzes of water. I then dragged my watercolour paper through the ink picking up the colours.

The Process of the Hydrangea Watercolour Technique
The Process of the Watercolour Technique

Once the ink was dried on the flower heads, I used my Blending Brush to add a bit more Gorgeous Grape to the raised petals to give it a bit more dimension.

I did the same steps for the stem and leaves using Old Olive and Mossy Meadow.

Here is a video that I presented to fellow demonstrators showing this technique:

Video Demonstrating The Watercolour Technique
Video Demonstrating The Watercolour Technique

I love this look since you can get different variations in the flowers. Here is an example of both light and dark flower heads.

Two Versions of the Hydrangea Watercolour Technique
Two Versions of the Hydrangea Watercolour Technique

A scattering of the pretty Pastel Pearls and the Misty Moonlight/silver Baker’s Twine are all the embellishments this card need. 

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hydrangea Haven Bundle (156251), Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638)

Inks: Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad (147099)

Paper: Highland Heather (146986), Gorgeous Grape (146987), Basic White (159276), Mossy Meadow (133676), Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper (154570), Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper (149612)

Accessories: Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (147164), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (147167), Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (153124), Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (150092), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (100531), Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (133651), Frost White Shimmer Paint (147046), Stampin’ Spritzer (126185), Pastel Pearls (154571), Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack (153620), Blending Brushes (153611), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Glue Dots (103683), Rubbing Alcohol, Water

Close Up of My Hydrangea Thank You Card
Close Up of My Hydrangea Thank You Card

Measurements: 

  • Highland Heather: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Gorgeous Grape: 5 ¼” x 4”
  • Basic White: 1” x ¾”
  • Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper: 2 ¾” x 4 ¾”
  • Watercolour Paper: 2 pieces:
    • 1 7/8” x 2” (flower head)
    • 2 ¾” x 3”
  • Misty Moonlight/Silver Baker’s Twine: 5”

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Hydrangea Thank You Card.

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

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

Thinking of You Card

My Thinking of You Card
My Thinking of You Card

Today is I am sharing my Thinking of You Card using the Simply Succulents Bundle by Stampin’ Up! A good friend and I love succulents. And as you know, I love to colour! Double whammy! So, when I saw this bundle, I knew that I would be getting it!

For my card, I used my Stampin’ Blends to colour using the tip-to-tip technique for the flowers and the smooth colouring technique for the pot. I have added links to my colouring techniques videos from a presentation at the end of this post if you wish to learn more. This card was easy to put together since the images were a quick colour.

I thought that the die cut of the succulents that spans a whole card front is so beautiful. So, I decided to use that for my background with a Rococo Rose card base. Rococo is one of the 2019-2021 In Colors that I am going to miss the most! It will be retiring with the new Catalogue in May. So, make sure you get all your favourite retired items before they are gone!

I created a focal point with the largest Stitched Circle Die where I added my bouquet and sentiment. A scattering of Rhinestone Basic Jewels of which I coloured a few with my Rococo Rose Dark Blend and Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon are all the embellishments this card needed.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Simply Succulents Bundle (156264)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Paper: Rococo Rose (150882), Crumb Cake (120953), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702)
Accessories: Stitched Shapes Dies (152323), Rococo Rose 1/2″ Scalloped Linen Ribbon (149704), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154900), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of My My Thinking of You Card
Close Up of My My Thinking of You Card

Measurements: 

  • Rococo Rose: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Basic White (5 pieces):
    • Background ½” x 8 ½”
    • Sentiment: 2 5/8” x ½”
    • Larger Flower: 1 3/8”
    • Smaller Flower: 1”
    • Pot: 1 ¼” x 1 5/8”
  • Old Olive: 2” x 2 1/8”
  • Crumb Cake: 2 7/8”
  • Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon: 2”

For Further Information:

Hope you like my Thinking of You Card.

For more information on my colouring, here are some videos of my colouring techniques:
1 – PartWhiskey Business Card using Blending Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Blending Different Colours Together
2 – PartCountry Harvest Card using Light to Dark Technique
Video Tutorial: Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring
3 – PartBeautiful Poppy Birthday Card using Smooth Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Smooth Colouring
4 – PartLet’s Gather Together Card using Tip to Tip Blending Technique
Video Tutorial: Tip to Tip Colouring
5 – PartSo Grateful Cardinal Card using Flicking Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking Colouring
6 – PartLet’s Celebrate You Card using Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking of Different Colours Technique

My Colouring Notes:
https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store