Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Wicked Halloween Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sunflower Witch from the Sunflower Witch/Sunflower Isabella. This Bundle includes 4 images:
Title 1: Sunflower Isabella Left
Title 2: Sunflower Isabella Right
Title 3: Sunflower Witch Left
Title 4: Sunflower Witch Right
The Details of My Wicked Halloween Card
Since Halloween is this week, I decided to use Sunflower Witch for my card. I love Sunflower Isabella as well! I may have to make a card with her as some point! Lol!
First, I coloured my Sunflower Witch with my Copic Markers. I thought red hair would work well with my paper choice. The sunflower papers by Crafters Companion were perfect for the theme of my card! Two strips of black glimmer paper really added some spooktacular sparkle to my card.
Since my witch was so large, I decided to create her as my focal point and layered different things behind her. I started with a spider web doily, added a broom with a “Wicked” Quote Chip and a paper sunflower.
Glossy Accents were added to the berries and Star Dust Stickles to the daisies’ flower centres. The finishing touch was to add some Black Rhinestones for sparkle.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my alternative Thankful Shutter Card using the September 2025 Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit. This weekend was our Canadian Thanksgiving. So, I thought a tri-fold shutter card would be a fun card to make for it.
The Details of My Thankful Shutter Card
For my fun-fold card, the only additional things that I added were a Very Vanilla card base, Cajun Craze mats and some Timid Tiger leaves using the add on Circle of Seasons Dies. Everything else was from the kit.
Once I followed the template posted below for the measurements of my card, it was time to decorate it.
Top View of My Thankful Shutter Card
I knew that I wanted to use the frame and the Thankful sentiment on the front of my card. The ribbon added a nice element to decorate the panel beneath it. I also knew that I wanted to use the gorgeous toile card for my two largest panels on the front and the sentiment on the inside.
Front of Card Folded To A2 Card Size
For the inside, I stamped the leaves and pumpkins on the white card base pieces in Cajun Craze. To decorate the stamped leaves, I added a die cut Timid Tiger leaf using the Circle of Seasons Dies in each square.
Card Laid Flat
Next, I created my inside sentiment focal point using the circle with the sentiment stamped. I added the fox from the kit and two bronze leaves to balance him out.
Supplies:
Stamps: September 2025 Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit
Inks: Cajun Craze Spot (In Kit)
Paper: Very Vanilla 12” x 12” Cardstock (144239), Cajun Craze (119684), Timid Tiger (165626)
Accessories: Circle of Seasons Dies, Grosgrain Ribbon (In Kit), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)
Measurements:
Very Vanilla:
12” x 5 ½” (cut/scored according to template below
Cajun Craze: (11 pieces)
5-3/8” x 1-7/8” (Front 2 Pieces)
2-3/8: x 1-7/8” (2 Pieces)
1-3/8” x 1/7/8” (4 Pieces)
1-3/8” x 3-7/8” (2 Pieces)
2-3/8” x 3-7/8”
White Card Base:
1 ¼” x 1 ¾” (4 Pieces)
Toile (3 pieces):
5 ¼” x 1 ¾” (Front 2 pieces)
2 ¼” x 3 ¾”
Grid Card Base:
1 ¼” x 3 ¾” (2 Pieces)
2 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 Pieces)
Other Pieces from Kit:
2 Precut Foil Leaves
Fox Precut Paper Piece
Thankful Sentiment Piece
Sentiment Circle
Grosgrain Ribbon
More Information on My Thankful Shutter Card
Downloadable Tri-Fold Shutter Template
To download a PDF of the Tri-Fold Shutter Template, please click here or on the picture.
Tri-Fold Shutter Template
For my other alternative cards using the Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit, please click here or on the photo.
Fall for Toile Alternative Cards
For more of my Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.
You will find the items listed above in my online store.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Fall for Toile Alternative Cards using the Fall for Toile September 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I made a total of 6 alternative cards, but I’m only sharing 5 here. The other one will be posted soon.
But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. Celebrate the harvest season with elegant cards inspired by autumn’s beauty. The Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Refill includes printed card bases and coordinating envelopes, precut paper and foil pieces, grosgrain ribbon, and everything else you need to continue crafting upscale cards with rich seasonal details.
Fall for Toile September 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit
The Details of My Fall for Toile Alternative Cards
My Centre-Step Card
For my first alternative card, I used my favourite fun fold and create a centre-step card! I thought this fold would be a fun way to have the leaves extend past the centre panel. I created my focal point using the directions from the kit but just placed it on the centre panel. For the centre panel, I embossed a piece of Cajun Craze with the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder to add visual interest without detracting from the focal point.
My Centre-Step Card
Next, I stamped the white printed card base pieces with the leaves just like in the original directions. A piece of the grid printed card base was added at the bottom.
Side View of My Centre-Step Card
Measurements:
Pecan Pie Card Base:
11” x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
Cajun Craze Centre Panel:
2-1/8” x 4 ½”
2 Side Strips:
7/8” x 4-3/8”
Bottom Grid Panel:
7/8” x 4-1/8”
Other Pieces from Kit:
2 Precut Foil Leaves
2 Precut Leaves
Sentiment Circle
Grosgrain Ribbon
My Double Z-Fold Card
For my second alternative card, I decided to create a double z-fold card. I thought it would be a fun alternative card for this Paper Pumpkin.
My Double Z-Fold Card
So, I cut apart a toile card base to use it for the two layers. For the front, I made it similar to the design used in the kit and matted it with Cajun Craze card stock.
Top View of My Double Z-Fold Card
Since the other z-fold was inside, I kept is simple and just added the toile paper and a Cajun Craze mat to keep it from being too bulky.
Inside of My Double Z-Fold Card
Finally, I added a piece of Very Vanilla to the inside on which I stamped a sentiment and leaves.
Measurements:
Mossy Meadow Card Base:
10 ¾” x 5 ½” scored at 1-5/8”, 3 ¼”, 7 ½” and 9-1/8”
Cajun Craze:
5” x 3 ¾”
4 ¼” x 3”
Toile Card Base:
4 ¾” x 3 ½”
4″ x 2 ¾”
Very Vanilla:
5 ¼” x 4”
Other Pieces from Kit:
Precut Frame
Precut Stamped Circle
Thankful Sentiment
My Triple Panel Bridge Card
For my next Fall for Toile Alternative Card using Fall for Toile September 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I made a triple panel bridge card.
My Triple Panel Bridge Card
So, I took a white printed card base and cut with my Paper Trimmer 1” in on either side of the front to create 3 panels. The Precut Corn Field fit perfectly for my bridge on the front. I added the pumpkins and used the Gift of Fall August 2019 Paper Pumpkin to stamp the “Happy Thanksgiving”.
Middle Panel of My Triple Panel Bridge Card
For the middle panel, I added a piece of the grid printed card base and then mounted the round circle with the stamped the sentiment. A scattering of die cut leaves using the Circle of Seasons Dies added a whimsical feel. Two strips of Cajun Craze embossed with the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder were adhered to the card base on either side of the middle panel.
Inside of My Triple Panel Bridge Card
Finally for the inside, I stamped a sentiment from the same Gift of Fall Paper Pumpkin Kit since we have a friend coming for Thanksgiving. The embossed Cajun Craze pieces frame the sentiment perfectly.
Measurements:
White Printed Card Base:
Front of card cut at 1″ and 4 ½”
Grid Piece:
4-1/8” x 3 3/8”
Cajun Craze (2 Pieces):
4-1/8” x 7/8”
Scraps Timid Tiger and Darling Duckling
Other Pieces from Kit:
Precut Corn Field
Precut Pumpkins
Flag Sentiment
Precut Stamped Circle
My Easel Card
For this alternative card, I decided to create a simple easel card using the same design as the kit but added a score down the front at 2-1/8” to create my fold.
My Easel Card
For the inside, I cut apart an envelope and used a strip from the flap to add interest. The circle with the acorn was popped up to create my stopper.
Side View of My Easel Card
Measurements:
Grid Card Base:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 2-1/8”
Envelope:
1” x 5 ¼”
Other Pieces from Kit:
Corn Field
Precut Fox
Precut Pumpkins
Flag Sentiment
Precut Stamped Circle
My Hello Thanksgiving Card
For my last alternative card, I had a number of pieces leftover and decided to use what I could. So, I use the leftover toile card base and added a Cajun Craze border. This I mounted onto a white printed card mat and then onto a Cajun Craze card base.
My Hello Thanksgiving Card
To help anchor the leaves, I die cut a circle using the Circle of Seasons Dies from the leftover envelope. Next, I die cut the “Hello” and added it to the circle. The Happy Thanksgiving was stamped using the same Gift of Fall Paper Pumpkin Kit onto the flag. The acorn circle helped to finish off the sentiment and balance out the one copper leaf I had leftover.
Close Up of Focal Point
Measurements:
Cajun Craze:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
3-3/8” x 5-3/8”
Scrap for hello
Envelope:
Scrap
White Printed Card:
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
Other Pieces from Kit:
Precut Foil Leaf
2 Precut Leaves
Acorn Circle
Sentiment Flag
More Information on My Fall for Toile Alternative Cards
For my other alternative tri-fold shutter card using the Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin Kit, please click here or on the photo.
Thankful Shutter Card
Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template
To download a PDF of the Centre-Step Card Template, please click here or on the picture.
Centre-Step Card Template
For more of my Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.
You will find the items listed above in my online store.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Thankful Grateful Blessed Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Turkey with Pie from the new release Turkey Bundle. This Bundle includes 14 images:
Title 1 & 2: Turkey with Pie JPG/PNG
Title 3 & 4: Turkey with Gift JPG/PNG
Title 5 & 6: Turkey Walking JPG/PNG
Title 9 & 10: Turkey Christmas Tree JPG/PNG
Title 11 & 12: Turkey Candy Cane JPG/PNG
Title 13 & 14: Tukey in Gift Box JPG/PNG
The Details of My Thankful Grateful Blessed Card
The Canadian Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away. So, I decided that the Turkey with Pie would be perfect for my Thanksgiving card! Love this kooky turkey with his big buggy eyes and his Thanksgiving pie! Lol!
This was the first time for me to colour a turkey! So, I had to look online and do some research with the colours. Once, I had an idea, I coloured my turkey with my Copic Markers.
For my mini slimline card, I just bought the Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collector’s Essential Kit by Simple Stories and decided to use that for my card. It had everything that I needed including sentiments and chipboard embellishments!
The Bracket/Speech Bubble Dies by Photo Play make it easy to create a fun mini slimline card.
The finishing touch was to add some Red Rhinestones for sparkle and Glossy Accents to his eyes, beak and feet.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing the second set of my Farmhouse Florals Alternative Cards using the Floral Farmhouse August 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I made a total of 8 alternatives and thought to split them into 2 posts. So, I decided to group all the typewriter cards together for my second post. I will link the other post at the end.
But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. The Farmhouse Florals Paper Pumpkin brings a playful twist to classic blooms, featuring hand-painted flowers arranged in unexpected places. These versatile cards are perfect for thank-you notes or sending sweet messages any time of year. With whimsical designs full of rustic character, each card feels like a little surprise!
Floral Farmhouse August 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit
The Details of My Farmhouse Florals Alternative Cards – Set 2
My Z-Fold Flip-Flap Card
For my first alternative card of this set, I created a z-fold card with a flip-flap on the front. Since the typewriter was small, I thought a small flip-flap would be a good way to highlight it. I used my Subtles Embossing Folder to emboss the front of the card base and then folded it in half at 2-1/8”.
Once that was time, it was time to build my focal point. I used the Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper for another card and decided to use it again to with a Secret Sea mat to anchor my flip-flap. This DSP goes perfectly with the Kit!
My Z-Fold Flip-Flap Card
For the flip-flap, I used a 3” Lost Lagoon Card base on which I added a piece of Secret Sea that was embossed with the Subtles Folder. On the front, I used the Circle of Seasons Dies for the circle cut from an envelope, the Lost Lagoon “hello” and the Calypso Coral flowers.
For the inside, I stamped a piece of envelope, matted it with Secret Sea and added a strip of the printed envelope for my background. Upon this, I added the typewriter with the stamped Just a note. For a pop of colour, I added the yellow flowers.
Inside Flip-Flap
Next, I added a stamped piece on the inside using scraps from an envelope and a Lost Lagoon mat. I made this the same size at the front so that it was a surprise when it was opened.
Inside of Card
The finishing touch was to add some small pearls to the centre of my flowers on the front.
Measurements:
Card base (from Kit):
4 ¼” x 5 ½” scored at 2-1/8”
Secret Sea:
4” x 3-3/8”
2-7/8” x 2-7/8” (2 pieces)
Lost Lagoon:
6” x 3” scored at 3”
4” x 3-3/8” (Inside)
Scrap for “hello”
Envelope:
2 ¼” x 2 ¼” (Circle)
2 ¾” x 2 ¾” (Flap)
3-7/8” x 3 ¼” (Inside)
Calypso Coral:
Scraps
Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper
3-7/8” x 3 ¼”
Other Pieces from Kit:
Typewriter Precut Paper Piece
Typewriter Note
Yellow Floral Precut Paper Piece
Envelope Pieces
My Love Note Card
For my second alternative card using the Farmhouse Florals Kit, I decided to create a card using one of the typewriter card bases from the kit. The printed card bases allowed me to create 4 alternative cards instead of the 2 cards left in the kit. Have to love when you can make more cards by just adding some card stock to the existing kit!
My Love Note Card
I trimmed down the card base from the kit to fit it onto my Lost Lagoon card base. I added a small border of Secret Sea to the top of my card to balance out the bottom printed border. Next, I added the “hello” from the Circle of Seasons Dies. To give it dimension, I die cut it 3 times and glued them together. I thought adding it to where the paper in the typewriter was, gave it a whimsical touch. I stamped the sentiment and tied it with the twine through the “o” of the “hello”. The only other thing was to add some of the floral clusters pre-cut pieces around the “hello”.
Measurements:
Lost Lagoon Card base:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Secret Sea:
¼” x 4 ¼”
Calypso Coral:
Scraps
Other Pieces from Kit:
Floral Precut Paper Pieces
Sentiment Piece
Twine
My Pop-Up Lunch Note Card
For my next alternative card using Farmhouse Foral August 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I made a Pop-Up Lunch Note Card. I shared this card at the beginning of September when school was starting as something to pop into a lunch bucket for the first day of school. It was a big hit, and I was asked for measurements. So, I thought I would add it to my list of cards.
My Pop-Up Lunch Note Card
This card is very similar to the Flip-Flap of my first card, but this card came first! Lol! I used my Subtles Folder to emboss the Lost Lagoon on the front. Next, I added the die cut circle using scraps from an envelope, the Secret Sea die cut “hello”, the stamped sentiment and yellow flowers with the twine.
Inside of Card
For the inside, I thought a fun pop-up typewriter with an encouraging sentiment from the Sunrise Sailing Stamp Set would be fun! I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of white envelope and added a scrap of the printed blue envelop to the top. All this was matted onto a piece of Lost Lagoon. Next, I created a very simple mechanism for my typewriter (see measurements below). To add a bit of colour, I used some of the floral pre-cut pieces.
Side View of Card and Mechanism
Measurements:
Secret Sea Card Base:
3” x 6” scored at 3”
Scrap for hello
1” x 2” scored at 1/2”, 1”, 1-1/2” (Mechanism)
Lost Lagoon:
2-7/8 x 2-7/8” (2 pieces)
Envelope:
2 ¼” x 2 ¼” (Circle)
1-3/4 x 2-3/4” (White Inside)
1” x 2-3/4” (Blue Inside)
Other Pieces from Kit:
Typewriter Precut Paper Piece
Typewriter Note
Floral Precut Paper Pieces
Sentiment Piece
Twine
My For You Card
For my last alternative card, I decided to make it simple and just add a Darling Duckling “hello”, stamped the sentiments and added my last floral pre-cut piece with a twine bow. Easy Peasy!
My For You Card
Measurements:
Card base (from Kit):
4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Darling Duckling:
Scrap for hello
Other Pieces from Kit:
Floral Precut Paper Pieces
Twine
More Information on My Farmhouse Florals Alternative Cards
Here is my first post. It included a Centre-Step Card with a template, A Z-Fold Card, A Half-Front Card and a Hello Card. Please click here or on the photo for more information on these cards.
Farmhouse Florals Alternative Cards
For more of my Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.
You will find the items listed above in my online store.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing the first set of my Farmhouse Florals Alternative Cards using the Farmhouse Florals August 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I made a total of 8 alternatives and thought to split them into 2 posts.
But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. The Farmhouse Florals Paper Pumpkin brings a playful twist to classic blooms, featuring hand-painted flowers arranged in unexpected places. These versatile cards are perfect for thank-you notes or sending sweet messages any time of year. With whimsical designs full of rustic character, each card feels like a little surprise!
Farmhouse Florals August 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit
The Details of My Farmhouse Florals Alternative Cards – Set 1
My Centre-Step Card
For my first alternative card, I used my favourite fun fold and create a centre-step card! I thought this fold would be a fun way to use the handbag card base with the precut handbag that extended past the centre panel.
The only extra products that I added were the Lost Lagoon card base which was cut and scored according to the template below and the Calypso Coral “hello” using the Circle of Seasons Dies add-on. I die cut the hello three times and glued them together to give it dimension.
Centre-Step Card
For my card, I only used the front of the handbag card base. First, I cut off the bottom of the card base for the bottom panel. The bottom of the handbag from the card base will be seen, but once the precut handbag is added on top, it will be covered up.
Side View of Centre-Step Card
For the centre panel, I figured out where the centre of the card base was and made my measurements going from the inside out. This allowed the floral image to continue onto the side panels. To line up the flowers I had trim the sides down resulting them in being short So, I added a small square of the envelop at the bottom of my side panels to fill in the space.
The finishing touch was to pop-up the handbag, add the flowers and sentiment with twine just like it the original card.
Measurements:
Lost Lagoon Card Base:
11” x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
Centre Panel:
2-1/8” x 4 ½”
2 Side Strips:
7/8” x 3-3/8”
7/8” x 7/8” (envelope)
Bottom Panel:
7/8” x 4-1/8”
Calypso Coral:
Scraps
Other Pieces from Kit:
Handbag Precut Paper Piece
Handbag Handle
Floral Precut Paper Pieces
Sentiment Piece
Twine
My Z-Fold Card
For my second alternative card, I decided to create a z-fold card using the printed part of the envelope for the inside panel. So, I scored the front of the Card Base from the Kit in half at 2-1/8” to create my fold. Then, I used the retired Subtles Embossing Folder to add some interest to the front of my card.
My Z-Fold Card
I loved the window precut piece! So, the only thing I added was a die cut Calypso Coral “Hello” with a stamped sentiment tucked in behind it.
Inside of Z-Fold Card
For the inside, I just trimmed off one of the envelope flaps. I found this added interest and colour to the inside of my card.
A bow made with the twine was all it needed for embellishments.
Measurements:
Card base (from Kit):
4 ¼” x 5 ½” scored at 2-1/8”
Flap of Envelope
Other Pieces from Kit:
Window Precut Paper Pieces
Sentiment Piece
Twine
My Half-Front Card
For my next Farmhouse Florals Alternative Card using Farmhouse Foral August 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I made a half-front card.
This card was cased from Laura Seki with a few tweaks from me. Loved how easy it was to create this card! First, I used my retired Subtles Embossing fold on the front again. Then, I cut the front in half and adhered the right side down to the inside card base.
My Half-Front Card
For this card, the only extra product that I used was a piece of the printed envelop behind my sentiment.
Inside of Half-Front Card
Measurements:
Card Base:
Front of card cut at 2-1/8”
Envelope Piece:
¾” x 1” or Scrap
Other Pieces from Kit:
Handbag Precut Paper Piece
Handbag Handle
Floral Precut Paper Piece
Sentiment Piece
Twine
My Hello Card
For my final Farmhouse Florals Alternative Card, I had the back of one of the card bases leftover. So, I decided to use it and added a Lost Lagoon card base with the last window pre-cut piece.
My Hello Card
The Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper goes perfectly with the colours. So, I added a piece with a Secret Sea mat to help ground my window. I did some stamping to add interest where the top edge of my DSP ended.
As you might have noticed, I love the Circle of Seasons Dies add-on and used the “Hello” again on this card. I die cut it three times and glued them together. It just adds interest without being over the top!
The finishing touch was the stamped sentiment and a bow from the twine.
Measurements:
Lost Lagoon Card Base:
4 ¼” x 5 ½”
White Card Back:
5-3/8” 4-3/8”
Secret Sea Mat:
2 ½” x 4”
Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper
2-3/8” x 3-7/8”
Calypso Coral:
Scraps
Other Pieces from Kit:
Window Precut Paper Pieces
Sentiment Piece
Twine
More Information on My Farmhouse Florals Alternative Cards
Here is my second post. For this set, I decided to group all the typewriter cards together. I made a Z-Fold Flip-Flap Card, a Love Note Card, a Pop-Up Lunch Note Card and a For You Card. Please click here or on the photo for more information on these cards.
Farmhouse Florals Alternative Cards-Set 2
Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template
To download a PDF of the Centre-Step Card Template, please click here or on the picture.
Centre-Step Card Template
For more of my Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.
You will find the items listed above in my online store.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing A Purr-Fect Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Sophie and Kitty/Puppy Bundle. This Bundle includes 8 images:
1 and 2: Sophie and Kitty V1 (with flowers on dress) (JPG and PNG format)
3 and 4: Sophie and Kitty V2 (without flowers on dress) (JPG and PNG format)
5 and 6: Sophie and Puppy V1 (with flowers on dress) (JPG and PNG format)
7 and 8: Sophie and Puppy V2 (without flowers on dress) (JPG and PNG format)
The Details of A Purr-Fect Day Card
This week was the birthday of my Stampin’ Up! Guru who also loves to colour. Her name is Sofi and loves cats! So, I couldn’t resist creating a card with Sophie and her kitty! Sophie also comes with a puppy version if you are not a cat person! I created a card with the puppy version a few years ago and will post it at the end.
I love this sweet image by Conie Fong and had fun colouring it with my Copic markers to match the Belle Fleur papers by Photo Play. Then, I added Wink of Stella to her hair bow and blue trim since you must have sparkle on a birthday card! Lol!
I found this delicate doily in my stash and thought it gave her a perfect backdrop against the die cut green layer. Next, I layered the ribbon swirl so that it seemed to be emerging from behind the green layer. I love that look!
The finishing touch was to add some of my favourite punched hydrangea flowers with pearls around my sentiment and the ribbon swirl.
Sophie and Kitty/Puppy Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Belle Fleur 12” x 12” Collection Pack, Photo Play Lace Doillies, Stampin’ Up! Scallop Contour Dies, Stampin’ Up! Ribbon Swirl Die, From my Stash (might be Memory Box) Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up! Hydrangea Punch 3 in 1 Flowers Trio Flower, Martha Stewart EK Success Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
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Here is my other card using the puppy version. For more information on it, please click here.
My Just Saying Hello Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Faux-Step Hello Card using elements from the Beautiful Gallery Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I have included a downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template at the end of this post that has all the measurements on it.
The Details of My Faux-Step Hello Card
This card was for a swap and since I needed several cards, I had to use different pieces of DSP. Luckily, this paper pack had many beautiful pieces from which to choose. I was able to get two cards from each sheet of DSP.
Two Versions of Card
For my card, I thought a faux-step card would suit the frame from the Gallery Blooms Dies make a pretty focal point almost like a framed piece of art! To make the Basic Beige frame fit onto the easel, I had to trim a little off the top and bottom, but it was so small that it was hardly noticeable. A strip of the Country Woods Designer Series Paper with a Basic Beige mat helped to ground my focal point.
Side View of Card
Next, I used the Damask Designs Embossing Folder to emboss the Basic White piece that ran the length of the card behind the easel. Loved the subtleness of the design without taking away from the focal point! This was matted with Basic Beige card stock to match the frame.
Version 2 of Card
For the sentiment, I stamped it in Mossy Meadow on Basic White card stock and die cut it with the smallest banner from the Stylish Shaped Dies. Then, I tucked in the stamped Basic Beige floral cluster behind the sentiment.
As a finishing touch to my card, I added a scattering of Pressed Flower Motifs to the embossed inside layer and on the easel of my card.
Supplies:
Bundle: Beautiful Motifs Bundle (165206)
Ink: Mossy Meadow (147111), Basic Beige (163806)
Paper: Mossy Meadow (133676), Basic White (166780), Basic Beige (164511), Beautiful Gallery DSP (165196), Country Woods Designer Series Paper (163393)
Accessories: Pressed Flower Motifs (165215), Damask Designs Embossing Folder (165214), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Sentiment
Measurements:
Mossy Meadow (2 Pieces):
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 1”, 2” and 5 ¼”
3” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Basic Beige Mats (3 Pieces):
3” x 5 ¼” (Embossed Piece)
4 ½” x 2 ¾” (Frame)
7/8” x 5 ¼” (Strip)
Basic White (3 Pieces):
2-7/8” x 5-1/8”
3” x 2” (Floral Cluster)
Scrap (Sentiment)
Beautiful Gallery DSP:
4” x 2 ½”
Country Woods Designer Series Paper:
¾” x 5-1/8”
More Information on My Faux-Step Hello Card
Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template
My card is a faux-step card with the focal point off to one side, but it is the same measurements as this template. To download a PDF of the Faux Centre-Step Template, please click here or on the picture.
Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template
I made two other cards using this collection. For more information on them please click on the photos.
My Pleated Wedding Card
My Simple Wedding Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Hello Sweet Friend Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Hello Little Friend Bundle. This Bundle includes 5 images:
Title 1: Hello Little Friend JPG format only
Titles 2, 3: Mushrooms JPG/PNG format
Titles 4, 5: Sentiment: Hello Sweet Friend PNG/JPG format
The Details of My Hello Sweet Friend Card
I love this sweet image by Conie Fong and had fun colouring it with my Copic markers. Then, I added Wink of Stella to the butterfly wings to make them shimmer.
Since the scene was so large, I decided to use it for most of my card front with only a few die cuts as accents. So, I had the Mini Fanciful Flourish overlapping my main focal point as if nature is cradling the scene. A vellum die cut butterfly was the other accent that I added to mirror the butterfly in the scene.
For my papers, I went with some DSP from my stash that had a mushroom theme. Perfect for my scene.
The finishing touch was to add some Red Rhinestones for sparkle.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my My Thankful Hydrangea Card using the Lovely Garden Suite Collection which includes the Thankful Garden Bundle, Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper, Starburst Sequins, and Fresh Freesia Faux Velvet Ribbon by Stampin’ Up! I made this pretty split panel card for a swap.
The Details of My My Thankful Hydrangea Card
The Thankful Garden Bundle comes with masks for the flowers, and I have been wanting to give them a try! So, I used my Blending Brushes and Blueberry Bushel Ink to brush ink onto the different masks of the petals. I used a light touch with the first mask and gradually added more ink and pressure as I went creating lots of dimension. I also, did this with Garden Green for the leaves.
Once I had my flower coloured, I made a couple of extras of the petals and die cut/fussy cut some out which I then added to the top of the flower with dimensionals. Where there was white showing on these extra die cut petals, I brushed ink to help blend them in.
Now, it was time to design my card. Since I decided on a split panel card, I used the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder on the front 2 panels to give it interest without taking away from the flower. Next, I added my DSP strip to the inside of my card allowing it to peek out through the gap.
I used the second largest Nested Essentials Die and die cut the DSP for a backdrop to my flower. This also was my anchor between the two front panels. The flower on top also gave this panel extra stability.
For the sentiment, I heat embossed it in white on a scrap of Blueberry Bushel and just trimmed it down with my paper snips to fit.
As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Starburst Sequins.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Thankful Garden Stamp Set (165534), Nested Essentials Dies (161597)
Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283), Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ Pad (147138), Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (147089)
Paper: Blueberry Bushel (146968), Basic White (166780), Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper (165524)
Accessories: Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder (163414), Blending Brushes (153611), Starburst Sequins(165539), Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Hydrangea
Measurements:
Blueberry Bushel:
4 ¼” x 7-3/8” scored at 5 ½”
4 ¼” x 1-7/8”
Scrap (Sentiment)
Basic White:
4” x 1-5/8” (2 pieces)
Scraps (Extra Petals)
4” x 5 ¼” (Inside)
4” x 3 ½” (Flower)
Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper:
4” x 2” (Inside)
4 ¾” x 2 ¾”
More Information on My My Thankful Hydrangea Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Corny Hello Card using the Poppin’ By Bundle which includes the Poppin’ By Stamp Set and Poppin’ By Dies by Stampin’ Up! I had so much fun making a card with this Bundle a while back, that I decided to make this second card. If you are interested in seeing my other card, I will post it at the end as well.
The Details of My Corny Hello Card
For my card, I thought that the Full of Life Designer Series Paper with its bright colour burst wheel would be perfect for my card! It would lead the eye to the popcorn that is popping out of the focal point. So fun! I added a Basic Black mat to my DSP to tie in the sentiment and help contain the explosion of colour. Lol! This DSP is listed in the Last Chance Products and it’s on sale! So, get it while you can!
Next, I decided to use a Granny Apple Green banner from the Birthday Celebration Dies to anchor my focal point. From this, I had my popcorn and stars from the Loose Shaker Elements bursting out!
After I die cut the popcorn, I used a Blending Brush to add ink to the edges to give them dimension. Then, I used my Wink of Stella Brush to splatter some Crushed Curry Ink on them as well. Love the shimmer it added!
For the sentiment, I heat embossed it in white on a scrap of Basic Black. The POP letters were die cut using the Alphabet à la Mode Dies in Crushed Curry and placed on my banner jumbled to look like it was being jostled by the popcorn.
As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Holographic Resin Dots.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Poppin’ By Bundle (165489), Birthday Celebration Dies (164598), Alphabet à la Mode Dies (160750)
Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283), Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad (147087)
Paper: Crushed Curry (131199), Basic Black (121045), Basic White (166780), Granny Apple Green (146990), Full of Life 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (163357)
Accessories: Small Blending Brushes (160518), Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897), Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Holographic Resin Dots (165598), Loose Shaker Elements (165268), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Focal Point
Measurements:
Crushed Curry:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Scraps for POP Letters
Basic Black:
5 ¼” x 4”
Scrap for Sentiment
Granny Apple Green:
2 ¼” x 3”
Basic White:
Scraps for Popcorn
Full of Life Designer Series Paper:
5-1/8” x 3-7/8”
More Information on My Corny Hello Card
Here is the other card that I made using the Poppin’ By Bundle. For more information on it, please click here or on the photo.
My Poppin’ Hello Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Panda Lotus Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Panda Bundle. This Bundle includes 12 images in JPG & PNG format:
Title 1 & 2: Lotus Panda
Title 3 & 4: Bamboo Panda 1
Title 5 & 6: Bamboo Panda 1 Without Background
Title 7 & 8: Bamboo Panda 2
Title 9 & 10: Bamboo Panda 2 Without Background
Title 11 & 12: Bamboo Panda 3
The Details of My Panda Lotus Card
For my card, I went looking to see what I had in my stash that would fit a lotus flower and low and behold, I found an old Paper Pumpkin Kit that I didn’t finish! Lol
But first, I coloured my image with my Copic markers and decided to add a bright lotus flower to make the image pop from the background.
Next, I heat embossed in white the sentiment and added a Bubble Bath mat to make it stand out.
The Kit came with some clear resin dots that I added to my lily pad and around my focal point.
The finishing touch was to add some Dragonfly Trinkets. Perfect for a lily pond!
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Copic Markers:
Panda Black: C7/C5/C4 Panda White: C3/C1/C0/0 Ears: RV02/RV00/C1 Feet: RV02/RV00 Lotus Flower: RV66/RV63/RV52 Lily Pad: YG67/GY63/YG03
Close Up of Lotus Panda
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Card Recipe for My Panda Lotus Card
Panda Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Meaningful Flowers August 2023 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Stampin’ Up! Brother Scan N’ Cut White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up! Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up! Embossing Additions Tool Kit, Stampin’ Up! Dragonfly Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Panda Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Sending Hugs Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Eucalyptus Tree Koala and Sentiment Bundle. Isn’t he just the cutest? This listing includes a total of 4 images:
Eucalyptus Tree Koala Right JPG format only
Eucalyptus Tree Koala Left JPG format only
Sending Hugs Sentiment JPG/PNG format
The Details of My Sending Hugs Card
First, I coloured this cutie with my Copic Markers and added Wink of Stella to the flower petals. I decided to use a W blend to give him a warm life-like colour.
Once that was done, I decided to create a faux-fun fold! Lol! I knew that I wanted to use my Palm Leaf Frame Die by Paper Rose, but my koala would have covered it almost completely. So, instead of centering him on the card, I turned the card and set him off to one side which meant he poked up above the card base. This placement gave my card a faux-step card look.
Next, I die cut the Tropical Escape DSP with the Palm Leaf Frame to add interest to it. Then, I layered a pink piece of DSP behind it to match the pink in the flowers. The pink flowers were cut from the DSP as well using the matching Tropical Dies.
The sentiment was die cut out with a stitched flag die and I layered a paper palm leaf and the pink flowers to match my DSP. To add interest to my palm leaf stem, I used a wooden skewer from my kitchen and wrapped it around to make it curl. Another palm leaf was tucked under my focal point.
The finishing touch was to add some rhinestones to the flower centres and card base for sparkle.
Eucalyptus Tree Koala and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Tropical Escape 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Palm Leaf Frame Metal Dies, Paper Rose Stitched Rectangle Dies, Memory Box Stylish Shaped Dies, Stampin’ Up! Tropical Dies, Stampin’ Up! Palm Leaves Floral Embellishments, The Paper Studio Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Wooden Skewer Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ¼” x 5 ½”
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! For the First Day of Summer, I am sharing My Summer Sailing Card using the Framed Scenes Bundle and the Sunrise Sailing Bundle by Stampin’ Up!
I was honoured to be asked to present my colouring techniques using Stampin’ Blends to 24 demonstrators at a Stampin’ Up! Play Date that was organized this past weekend by my team leaders. They asked me to demonstrate colouring a scene with Stampin’ Blends that could be used as a Father’s Day card and the Framed Scenes Bundle was perfect for this! I taught things like underpainting, tip-to-tip, colouring die cuts and so much more!
My card was used as my swap for the event, but not everyone participated in the swap. So, I created some simple bookmarks for the others so that they could explore using the Blends.
Bookmark
The Details of My Summer Sailing Card
For my card, I thought it would be fun to use a z-fold so that I could show off the gorgeous sailboat on the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder.
I knew that I wanted the full sailboat to be on the inside of my card. So, I cut the Balmy Blue card stock and embossed it twice. Once so that the sailboat was centred on one piece of card stock. The second piece of card stock was embossed on the left side of the embossing folder parallel to where the first one was embossed…this allowed for a continuation of the waves from front to back of the card. There was a small amount of boat showing on the front piece, but the focal point covered it.
Top of Z-Fold Card
For my focal point, I placed it off centre to the left of the card so that the embossed boat can be seen peeking out from the inside layer. The Country Woods DSP created a perfect wooden frame around my colouring.
The sentiment was embossed in white and then the end was snipped at an angle.
The small sailboat and the trio of birds were added to the card to create interest and lead the eye inside the card. The finishing touch was three Riverside Irregular Pearls with one on the front and two on the inside panel.
My Colouring Techniques/Tipsfor My Summer Sailing Card
Underpainting
Underpainting is where a third colour is added to create extra depth especially in the shadows. For my colouring, I used Light Smoky Slate along the edges of the lighthouse where the shadows would be the darkest. Once I laid that colour down, I used the Dark Real Red to go over the Smoky Slate and extend it a little bit further into the highlight. Then, I added the Light Real Red and blended it into the dark. If your highlight is too dark, you can use the Color Lifter to lighten the highlight colour.
Tip-To-Tip
Tip-to-tip is where you take two colours that are different and apply one tip of the marker to the other one to transfer some colour.
For the reflection in the water, I used the Colour Lifter and rubbed it against the Dark Real Red marker to pick up a small amount of red. When I first applied the Color Lifter with the red to my image, it was the darkest. So, I used that for the shadows along the water edge and the edges of the lighthouse reflection. As I coloured, the red was used up until it was colourless. This created a highlight in the water to mirror the highlight in the lighthouse. Once, that was done, I just scribbled off on a piece of scrap paper to remove any red from the Color Lifter.
Close Up of Colouring on Bookmark
Colouring Die Cuts
One thing that most people don’t think about is colouring your die cuts with Stampin’ Blends to create dimension. For the sail of the boat, I used Light Smoky Slate and my Color Lifter. I coloured Light Smoky Slate triangles at the bottom of the sails to make them look like they are full. Then, I extended a line up the mast from the bottom to the top. Once that was done, I used my Color Lifter to soften the edges along the centre of the sail pushing the ink towards the lines (shadows) that I added.
Adding Texture to Leaves
For my trees, I decided to add texture with dots. First, I coloured the leaves in Light Old Olive and let it dry. It needed it to dry so that the dark would not bleed when added. Then, I used my Dark Old Olive and added random dots to the leaves making sure that where there were shadows, I concentrated my dots. At this point, the dots may look strange, like a polka dotted tree lol, but by going over them with the Light Old Olive next, it blended the edges of the Dark creating texture and dimension.
Blending from Colour to White
The final technique that I taught was how to blend from colour to white such as for the sky. I used Light Balmy Blue and edged my scene where the sky was on the image. Then, I used a flicking motion of my Light Balmy Blue marker from this line out to the white. This flicking allowed the marker to blend easier than if there was a solid line. Once that was done, I used my Colour Lifter and used circular motions along the edge where the blue ended, and the white began. This softened that edge creating a transition from colour to white.
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark Ink (102283)
Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Balmy Blue (146982), Real Red (102482), Country Woods 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (163393)
Accessories: Riverside Irregular Pearls (164937), Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154899), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154830), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Lighthouse on Card
Measurements for My Summer Sailing Card:
Thick Basic White:
11” x 4 ¼” scored at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”
Balmy Blue:
4” x 2 ½” (2 pieces)
½” x 3” (sentiment)
Basic White:
3 ¼” x 2 ½”
Scraps for Birds and Sail
6” x 2 ½” for Bookmark
Real Red:
Scrap for Boat
Country Woods Designer Series Paper:
3 ½” x 2 ¾”
More Information on My Summer Sailing Card
For more information on my colouring, here are some videos of my colouring techniques from a few years ago:
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Kitty Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Cat With Balloons. I coloured this image twice a while back and I finally made a card for him! Lol! I will post the other card that I made using this image at the end of this post.
The Details of My Kitty Birthday Card
For my card, I decided to use the Everyday Skies Designer Series Paper with the Everyday Arches Dies by Stampin’ Up! for my sky. But first I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers. I added Wink of Stella to the balloons to make them shimmer.
Next, I added dimension with layers of stitched clouds behind my arched focal point on the orange background piece. I even added more clouds on my focal point behind the Kittie.
The sentiment was die cut out with a stitched flag die to match the stitching on the arches.
The final touch was to add some Adhesive-Backed Birds to my scene and another one to the orange DSP.
