Thinking of You - Stamp With Laurie

Have a Flappable Birthday

February 23, 2023 2 Comments

A birthday card with a girl in a flapper dress. — Have a Flappable Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Have a Flappable Birthday as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Flapper Girl Emma. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used my Copic markers to colour Flapper Emma’s outfit in a very striking colour scheme of red and black to create a Roaring 20s theme. I love this Era with all it’s gorgeous outfits, Art Deco, and the dance/music scene!

The Mon Amour Papercrafting Paper by Graphic 45 had women with vintage style clothing on it, but I decided to go with the more neutral designs since I wanted the embellishments and Emma to shine. I felt that the Marvelous Squares Dies created an Art Deco feel with their die cuts adding to my Roaring Twenties theme.

Since Emma had a boa on, I decided to add some real feathers in white and red to tie in my colour scheme. Also, since it’s Mardi Gras week, I thought a mask would be a fun accent to add in front of the feathers. To bring out the details of the mask, I rubbed some white gold wax across it.

Don’t you love the sentiment! Perfect for my card since the Roaring 20s was all about living life to the fullest!

To add some sparkle, I used black and clear rhinestone sticker flourishes in opposite corners and a scattering of red rhinestones. I also added Star Dust Stickles to Emma’s boa and her headpiece. Glossy Accents was added to her pearls.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Blacks: C9/C7/C6/C4

Close Up of girl in flapper dress — Close Up of Flapper Girl Emma

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Card Recipe for My Have a Flappable Birthday Card

Decade Collection Flapper Girl Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mon Amour Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Nestabilities Majestic Elements Marvelous Squares Die, Spellbinders
Venetian Accents Shapeabilities Dies, Spellbinders
White Gold Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Potted Geraniums Bundle, Stampin’ Up!
Black Onyx Versafine Ink, Tsukineko
White Feathers, Creatology, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Red Feathers, Creatology, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Recollection Bling Stickers, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Real Red and Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Card with a girl in roller skates on it — Roller Disco Babe

A card with a Disco Dancer on it — Stayin Alive Disco Card

Hippie Girl on a card — My Groovy Love Card

Card with a Girl from Seventies and a retro bus on it — My Road Trip Card

Card with a Hippie Girl — Peace Not War Card

Card with 50s greaser and girl with poodle skirt — My Grease Lightning Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Flapper Girl Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Hap-Bee Birthday Card

February 21, 2023 Leave a comment

A birthday card with a bee holding a cupcake — My Hap-Bee Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Hap-Bee Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle.

This Bundle includes 6 images:

Title 1: Cupcake Honey Bee PNG
Title 2: For My Sweet Friend Sentiment PNG
Title 3: Hap-Bee Birthday PNG
Title 4: Sweet As Can Bee PNG
Title 5: Just Bee Cause PNG
Title 6: Just Bee Cause – Bold PNG

The Details of My Card

Conie Fong Art & Design has come out with several cute bee stamps in her New Release, and I couldn’t wait to colour this cutie up with my Copic markers! In fact, I coloured him twice and will share my other card in another post.

The Graphic 45 paper was perfect for my card with all the Bee sayings on it! I even had a strip of bees with honeycomb leftover from another bee card that I used to anchor my bee scene. The other card will be mentioned at the end of this post.

I couldn’t resist using the honeycomb cluster die on one side of my scene. To help balance out the layout, I used the fun sentiment “Hap-Bee Birthday”, a bee trinket and some red rhinestones on the other side.

I used Clear Wink of Stella on the bee’s wings and Glossy Accents on the cherries.

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Copic Markers:

Bee: Y38/Y35/Y32/C8/C6/C4/R24
Wings/Sky: BG11/BG10/0
Honey Pot: E87/E55/E53/E50/R59/R46/R24/Y38
Honey: Y38/YR24/YR21
Grass: YG67/YG63/YG03
Cupcake: Y38/YR24/YR21/BG11/BG10/0/E87/E55/E53/E50
Cherries: R59/R46/R24

Close Up of Bee holding cupcake — Close Up of Cupcake Honey Bee

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Card Recipe for My Hap-Bee Birthday Card:

Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Honeycomb Cluster Die, Taylored Expressions
Pretty Pillowbox Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Bumblebee Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic White, Basic Black, and Bumblebee Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

To view mother bee card, please click here or on the photo below.

A Valentine card with a Boy and girl bee holding hearts — My Bee’s Knees Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Under Your Spell Card

February 17, 2023 2 Comments

A Valentine card with a Wizard on it — Under Your Spell Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Under Your Spell Card using Wiz by Mo’s Digital Pencil.

This past week was Valentine’s Day, and I made this card to give my Hubby. He loves anything fantasy and I thought the Wiz would be a fun card to make for him!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured the Wiz with my Copic markers in magical shades of purples and blues with bright yellow accents. I used my Copic refills in B39 and V17 with 99 % Isopropyl Alcohol to create the mystical auras around him. You can use any colours for this effect, but I picked two colours that draw on the colour scheme that I used on the image.

Background Technique

To create this technique, I worked in small sections to keep the ink wet while I played. I dripped a few drops of each refill making sure that the drops were far enough away from the image since they bled. I also overlapped them which helped with the blending and coverage.

While the ink was wet, I dipped the q-tip into the alcohol and dotted and dabbed through the inks. As I dabbed, I pulled the ink toward the image. The dotting created lighter splotches where the ink was repelled. I re-dipped the q-tip regularly into the rubbing alcohol to push the ink around and dotted toward the Wiz and ground. This section was much more diluted to achieve an effect that the ink was blended out to white. I also added reinker to a glass mat and dipped the wet q-tip into it add more ink in the diluted area.

A Technique to create a mystical background — Background Technique Using Copic Reinkers

Once I was happy with the background, I use Y02/Y000 to push the darker background inks back from my image to create a yellow glow that softens the darker edges.

I added some die cut stars in gold glimmer paper swirling around the top sentiment. A scattering of other glimmer stars helped with the mystical theme.

Glossy accents were added to the mystical crystal ball. I used a gelly roll pen on the mystical lightening arcing from the crystal ball. Clear Wink of Stella was added to the stars on his shirt, the gold band on his hat and the star hanging from his hat.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C5/C3/C1
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Blues: B39/B28/B24
Yellows: Y17/Y15/Y02
Leather/Staff: E39/E37/E35/E33
Ground: E33/31
Magical Glow: Y02/Y000

Close Up of The Wizard — Close Up of The Wiz

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Card Recipe for My Under Your Spell Card:

Wiz, Mo’s Digital Pencil
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Cambridge Chess 12” x 12” Paper, Bo Bunny
Myth & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Metallic Specialty Paper 6” x 6”, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
99 % Isopropyl Alcohol
Q-tips
B39 Copic Refill
V17 Copic Refill
Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat, Tonic
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Value Pack Cards & Envelopes, Recollections
Starry Sky and Gorgeous Grape Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size 6.5” x 5”

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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my card using Wiz by Mo’s Digital Pencil!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Bee’s Knees Card

February 13, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Bee’s Knees Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the super cute Bee With Heart Bundle.

This Bundle includes 5 images:

Title 1: Bee With Heart – Boy (PNG)
Title 2: Bee With Heart – Girl (PNG)
Title 3: Flower Accessory for Bee (PNG)
Title 4: For My Sweet Friend Sentiment (PNG)
Title 5: Sending Hugs Sentiment (PNG)

The Details of My Card

These bees are such a fast colour with my Copic markers and perfect for a super cute Valentine card, but they could also be used for an anniversary, a wedding, even a birthday!

I decided to use the quilt top die and the individual hexagons that you can place where you want to create a fun shaker card. The Graphic 45 paper with the honeycomb pattern, bees and flowers made it feel like you are glimpsing into a busy hive. I used several different shaker elements, especially hearts, to tie in my Valentine theme.

The Bundle comes with sentiments, but I wanted to heat emboss with white on black card stock. I love the contrast of white on black especially for my card! The stamp comes with several great bee sentiments that can be used for all occasions, but I used one appropriate for a Valentine card.

I printed the Flower Accessory several times and coloured them with my Copic markers. To add depth to the flowers, I used an Embossing Stylus Tool and rolled it around the flowers on the Stampin’ Pierce Mat. This made the edges curl up to create dimension. The only embellishment I used was a bumblebee trinket. To add sparkle, I used Clear Wink of Stella on their wings and Stickles on the hearts that they carry.

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Copic Markers:

Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32
Blacks: C8/C6/C4
Wings: BG11/BG10
Hearts: R29/R27/R24
Flowers: R85/R53/R81/Y38/Y32

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Card Recipe for My Bee’s Knees Card:

Bee With Heart Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Honeycomb Quilt Top Dies, Concord & 9^th
Mini Strips – Bee Mine Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Mini Strips Flag Die, Taylored Expressions
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Embossing Powders, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tools, Stampin’ Up!
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Pineapple Delight Crystals, Studio Katia
Peppermint Jazz Sparkletz Embellishments, Buttons Galore & More
Black and White Hearts, Gina K. Designs
Love Hearts Shaker Elements
Embossing Stylus Tool Set, Recollections
Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Stampin’ Up!
Bumblebee Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger
Basic White, Basic Black, and Bumblebee Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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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 Bee With Heart Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Valentine Kiss Card

January 29, 2023 Leave a comment

A Valentine Card with two bears kissing while holding a box of chocolates. — Valentine Kiss Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Valentine Kiss Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Bella and Benji Kiss.

This digital purchase includes 4 stamps:

Image: Bella and Benji Kiss
Sentiment 1: Happy Anniversary Sentiment
Sentiment 2: Happy Valentine’s Day
Sentiment 3: I Love You

The Details of My Card

Conie Fong makes the cutest bears and these two are perfect for a Valentine, an anniversary, and even a birthday! For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline Valentine card since it is only a few weeks away.

I had fun colouring them with my Copic markers. Don’t you just love the blue jeans that they are wearing! I went with red/pink for her top and the box of chocolates since they are the quintessential colours for Valentine’s Day! I also made his shirt white to match her polka dots.

Have to love being able to use scraps! I had some scraps of the Doodlebug paper leftover from another project which were perfect for a mini slimline card!

The die cut rectangle from the Swiss Collection created a wonderful back drop for these cuties since the frame looked like hearts. I love the versatility of these dies that can layer depending on the size of your card! I went with the two middle rectangle dies since they fitted the slimline shape perfectly!

For the die cut heart, I went with white to add some contrast from the background and to create a focal point for my sentiment. A scattering of red rhinestones around the sentiment added a bit of sparkle.

The finishing touches were Clear Wink of Stella on Bella’s hair bow, her polka dots on her shirt and the bow on the box of chocolates.

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Copic Markers:

Fur: E37/E35/E33/E31/R20
Blues: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Whites: W3/W1/0

Close Up of bears kissing — Close Up of Bella and Benji

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Card Recipe for My Valentine Kiss Card:

Bella and Benji Kiss, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Love Bugs 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Swiss Collection – Background, Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson
Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”

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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 Bella and Benji Kiss for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Best Wishes Birthday Card

January 12, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Best Wishes Birthday Card using the Wisteria Wishes Bundle by Stampin’ Up! For my card, I decided to create a birthday card, but this card could also be used for a wedding or an anniversary.

The Details of My Best Wishes Birthday Card

Wisteria comes in all different colours, but I just love wisteria in different tones of purples! So, it was a given that I would use Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather for mine.

I decided to create several layers to build up to the wisteria focal point. The Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder created a nice blank background while creating a bit of interest. The beautiful filigree die from the Fancy Frames Dies added to the delicateness of my wisteria and guided the eye to my focal point.

My wisteria needed a background to separate it from the filigree frame. So, the largest of the Tailor Made Tags was perfect. I die cut it twice using Basic White and the script sheet from the Vellum Layering Designs. I wanted the tag to be popped up and by adding the Basic White behind the vellum, it made it sturdy enough to do so.

Tip: to add glue to vellum so that you do not see it, use a Silicone Craft Sheet with a sponge and dab liquid glue onto the back.

A tip on how to apply liquid glue to vellum — Vellum and Liquid Glue Tip

The sentiment was heat embossed in white on a flag from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

For embellishments, I added some Linen Thread and a scattering of Opal Rounds.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Wisteria Wishes Bundle (158860), Fancy Frames Dies (159176), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Gorgeous Grape (146987), Highland Heather (146986), Old Olive (100702), Basic White (159276), Vellum Layering Designs (157764)

Accessories: Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder (149643), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Heat Tool (129053), Opal Rounds (154289), Linen Thread (104199), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Silicone Craft Sheet (127853), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Gorgeous Grape (2 pieces):
- 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
- Scrap
Basic White (2 pieces):
- 4” x 5 ¼”
- 1 ¾” x 3-7/8”
Highland Heather (2 pieces):
- 3” x 4 ½”
- Scrap
Old Olive (2 pieces):
- 3” x 2”
- 2-3/8” x 5/8”
Vellum Layering Designs:
- 1 ¾” x 3-7/8”

More Information on My Best Wishes Birthday Card:

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

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

Wintertime Wishes Card

January 6, 2023 Leave a comment

A card with a girl holding a snowflake banner — Wintertime Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Wintertime Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the sweet Emma with Snowflake Banner. She is perfect for a winter birthday or Valentine’s Day with her heart banner!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured Emma with my Copic markers in one of my favourite colour combos of pinks, blues, and tans! I added Glossy Accents to the hearts on her snowflake banner and Stardust Stickles to her hat pompom, bows and the snowflakes.

The Snowed In Paper was perfect for my card since the knitted snowflake pattern created a cozy warm feel and suited my snowflake theme. Even the “Wintertime” sentiment was from the Paper Pad.

I had the Frostyville Corner Die from Memory Box in my stash and thought it would work for a mini slimline card. I love how it peeks put from under the sentiment creating interest over the knitted snowflake paper! A few more glimmery snowflakes from punches and a die were added for sparkle. To ground Emma, I added a stitched snowbank and ran some Glittered Organdy Ribbon over it to add more sparkle. I also added the ribbon across the top of the so that the sentiment hangs from it.

The finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestones on the knitted paper to add even more sparkle!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Blues: B91/B93/B95/B97
Browns: E41/E42/E43/E44
Pinks: R81/R83/R85

Close Up of girl with Snowflake Banner — Close Up of Emma with Snowflake Banner

Card Recipe for Wintertime Wishes Card:

Emma with Snowflake Banner, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Snowed In 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park
White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Frostyville Corner Die, Memory Box
Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Snowflake Corner Punch, Martha Stewart
Glittered Organdy Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Basic White, Rococo Rose, and Crumb Cake Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 3 ½”

Stamp Size: 4 ½” Tall

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

Hope you like my Design Team card for Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Merry Sweet Gnome Card

December 13, 2022 4 Comments

A Christmas Card with a gnome on it wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. — Merry Sweet Gnome Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Merry Sweet Gnome Card using the Kindest Gnomes Bundle and the matching Storybook Gnomes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. The Kindest Gnomes Bundle includes the Kindest Gnomes Stamp Set and the Gnomes Dies.

The Details of My Card

When I saw that the Gnomes Dies had a build your own gnome, I just wanted to make a card using them! He is just sooo cute! I also decided to use the Snowy White Velvet Sheets for his beard to add a soft texture to it.

From that idea, I decided to use the DSP with all the gnome homes on it. Sort of like a Merry Christmas from our home to yours idea! So, I used the largest stitched square from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut a piece out and matted it with Poppy Parade.

The only stamping was the sentiment making this a fast and easy card! It was stamped in Poppy Parade and was die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies as well.

Don’t you just love the Whimsical Woodland 3D Embossing Folder! So fun! It was the perfect backdrop to my card!

For embellishments, I used a scattering of Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems on the snowflakes that were die cut from the Frosted Flurry Dies.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kindest Gnomes Bundle (159626), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Frosted Flurry Dies (159811)

Inks: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050)

Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Balmy Blue (146982), Poppy Parade (119793), Basic White (159276), Petal Pink (146985), Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper (159615), Snowy White Velvet Sheets (156405)

Accessories: Whimsical Woodland 3D Embossing Folder (159831), Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems (159967), 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”
Balmy Blue:
- 4” x 5 ¼”
Poppy Parade:
- 4” x 4”
- Scraps for hat and feet
Basic White:
- Scraps for sentiment and snowflakes
Petal Pink:
- Scraps for nose
Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper:
- 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”
Snowy White Velvet Sheets
- Scrap for beard

More Information on My Merry Sweet Gnome Card:

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

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

Here is another card that I made using the Kindest Gnomes Bundle. It is an easel card. Please click here to see my post.

Christmas Holly Wishes Card

December 8, 2022 2 Comments

A card with stamped holly on it. — Christmas Holly Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Christmas Holly Wishes Card using the Leaves of Holly Bundle which includes the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set and the Holly Berry Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to make a Joy Fold card since it’s a card within a card and oh, so fun!

I love the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set with its Two-Step design to create images with added texture and dimension. Since the berries and holly are created with two stamps, I stamped the outline stamp first in Shaded Spruce and Garden Green for the holly and Cherry Cobbler for the berries on a piece of Basic White. Next, I inked the mostly solid stamp in the same colours, stamping on a piece of scrap paper to lighten the colour, and then stamping inside the outline.

Close Up of Stamping of Holly — Close Up of Stamping

Once I created my background for the die cut sentiment, I gold embossed the sentiment on Basic White and die cut it out. I die cut another piece in Cherry Cobbler which I then cut in half and adhered to the top and bottom.

The sentiment was layered on the die cut Garden Green/Shaded Spruce holly piece. I added some gold trim to tie in the gold embossed sentiment and placed it peeking out under the sentiment piece.

Showing the Inside of card — Card Fully Open

Next, I added Basic White for the stamped inside sentiment of the smaller card and to the base of the larger card followed by the DSP to both card bases. The sentiment piece was next. Finally, the two cards could be adhered together with the smaller one centred on the larger one. A finishing touch was some red rhinestones to mimic berries were added to the holly die cut.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Leaves of Holly Bundle (159608)

Inks: Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (147089), Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad (147088), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), VersaMark Ink Pad (102283)

Paper: Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Shaded Spruce (146981), Cherry Cobbler (131202), Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Simply Elegant Trim (155766), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Metallics Embossing Powder (155555), Heat Tool (129053), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Garden Green: (3 pieces)
- 8” x 4 ¼” scored at 2 ½”
- 8” x 3 ¾” scored at 4”
- 3 ¾” x 2 ¾”
Basic White: (4 pieces)
- 3-1/8” x 3 ¼”
- 3 ¼” x 3 ½”
- 5 ¼” x 4”
- 2 ½” x ¾”
Cherry Cobbler:
- 3 ¾” x 3 ½”
Shaded Spruce: Scraps
Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
- 4” x 2 ¼”

More Information on My Christmas Holly Wishes Card:

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

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

My Hello Fall Card

October 25, 2022 Leave a comment

A Fall card with a pumpkin, witches' hat and cat on it — My Hello Fall Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Hello Fall Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sweet Autumn Kitty. This stamp is the quintessential Fall stamp with the pumpkin, fall leaves, acorns, a witch hat, and cat!

The Details of My Card

For my mini slimline card, I used this beautiful paper by P13 called The Four Seasons – Autumn and decided to colour the stamp to match. I couldn’t resist giving the leaves a fall colour using several Copic markers to get the variations in their colour. I have discovered that I love colouring pumpkins and getting such rich colour depth in them! The hat was coloured in a blue/violet tone to match some of the smaller berries on the paper and to give it an unexpected pop of colour. I went with a black cat since all witches should have a black cat! Lol!

Since the paper had a rustic feel to it, I blended some Walnut Stain to all the edges of the papers including the stamped piece. To add to the rustic charm, I added a frayed natural ribbon beneath my focal point. The sentiment is from an ephemera tag pack and summed up my theme perfectly! The metal leaf embellishment tied with linen thread, as well as the pumpkin chipboard, added to the Fall theme.

To further tie in my colour scheme, I coloured some rhinestones with my Copic markers and added them to opposite corners.

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Copic Markers:

Cat: W7/W5/W4/R20/G21
Witch Hat: BV02/BV04/BV08
Hat Flower: E15/Y38/Y17/Y15
Hat Ribbon: W9/W8/W6/YG13/W7/W5/W4
Acorns: E59/E57/E55/E53
Leaves: YR18/YR15/YR12/Y15/G85/G21/YG13
Pumpkin: E15/YR18/YR14/YR15/YR12
Pumpkin Stems: E29/E25/E21
Berries: R29/R27/R24
Ground: W3/W1/0
Rhinestones: BV08/YR18

Close Up of coloured stamp with pumpkin, witches' hat and cat — Close Up of Sweet Autumn Kitty

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Card Recipe for My Hello Fall Card:

Sweet Autumn Kitty, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Four Seasons – Autumn 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Hello Autumn Frames & Tags, Carta Bella Paper Co.
Pumpkin & Spice Metal Embellishments, Prima Marketing
Halloween Chipboard, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Natural Finish Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Ranger
Mini Blending Tool, Ranger
Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6-1/8”” x 3.5”

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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
Sweet Autumn Kitty for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Thanksgiving Memories Card

October 8, 2022 8 Comments

Fall Card with a Gnome on It — Autumn Memories Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Thanksgiving Memories Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sunflower Pumpkin Gnome. This digital stamp comes with or without the background and in both png and jpg formats.

The Details of My Card

Since this weekend is the Canadian Thanksgiving, I decided to create a mini slimline Thanksgiving card using this cutie with the background. I love this time of year with the changing leaves and being thankful for so many things! I had a lot of fun colouring him in Autumnal colours of oranges, yellows, and browns! And I happen to be on a kick for mini slimline cards! So, that was a given! Lol!

Once he was coloured, I trimmed him to fit my card. I added some die cut leaves with a paper sunflower that I had in my stash. On the other side, I added a Fall flag that was perfect for my theme since Thanksgiving is all about family, memories and being grateful! The only embellishments were a lined thread bow on the flag and a scattering of rhinestones to match my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C5/C4/C3/C1
Sunflower Petals/Shirt/Straw: E15/Y38/Y15/Y21
Hat/Shoes/Flower Centre: E49/E77/E74/E71
Patch on Hat: YR18/YR14/Y38/Y15
Pumpkins: E15/YR18/YR14/YR15/YR12
Pumpkin Stems: E29/E25/E21
Grass/Sunflower Stem: YG67/YG63/YG03

Close Up of Gnome on Card — Close Up of Sunflower Pumpkin Gnome

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Card Recipe for My Thanksgiving Memories Card:

Sunflower Pumpkin Gnome, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hello Autumn Frames & Tags, Carta Bella Paper Co.
Colorful Season Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Sunflower Paper Flower, From My Stash
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Early Espresso Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3.5”

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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
Sunflower Pumpkin Gnome for Conie Fong Art & Design!

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I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Passion For Markers – Week 662 Challenge – ATG/Markers
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #09 – ATG
Path of Positivity Challenge #105 – ATG/Celebrate Something Special about
YOUR FAVOURITE SEASON
LeAnn’s World 101 Challenge #55 – ATG
Everybody-Art-Challenge – #521 – Autumn

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Clockwork Anniversary Card

September 17, 2022 2 Comments

A card with a girl holding a pocket watch — My Clockwork Anniversary Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with My Clockwork Anniversary Card using the beautiful Steampunk Time digital stamp By Krista Smith Stamps for my 28^th wedding anniversary card for my Hubby.

My hubby loves anything steampunk and I found this awesome digital stamp by Krista Smith Stamps that I thought would make a beautiful card for him!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to colour her with my Copic markers in muted tones to match my paper and my grungy steampunk theme. I haven’t used this colour scheme before but was very happy with how it turned out! I went with black hair with blue underpainting to give her a hip edge. Another first for me to colour like this!

Using Blue marker to add to black hair — Underpainting B24 to Hair

Once I finished colouring her, I blended some ink along the edges of the paper to give it a distressed look. I also blended ink along the edges of the design paper and sentiment to make them more worn. The paper from Stamperia was perfect for my steampunk theme since it had that industrial look to it.

Of course, I had to add the pocket watch die since she is holding a pocket watch. I rubbed some Brushed Iron Wax on it, the gears, and mats to make them look worn and to bring out the details on them. This is my new favourite product, next to my Copic markers, of course!

You can never have too many gears on a steampunk card! So, I pulled out my Tim Holtz idea-ology gears, as well as another small silver gear that I had in my stash. I love how the silver gear had a heart for the centre of it instead of a circle! Perfect for an anniversary card!

Glossy accents were added to her pocket watch and Star Dust Stickles was added to the heart for the sentiment.

Using another trick that I like to implement, I coloured the rhinestones with my Copic markers to match my colours.

A simple sentiment with another heart says it all!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: B24/C7/C9/100
Leather Vest: E29/E39/E35
Dress: E18/E09/E08/E07
Stripes: E18/E09/E08/E07/C9/C7/C6
Gloves: C9/C7/C6/C3
Metal Bits: C7/C5/C3
Rhinestones: E09

Close Up of Girl — Close Up of Steampunk Time Stamp

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Card Recipe for My Clockwork Anniversary Card:

Steampunk Time, Krista Smith Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mechanical Sea World 8″ x 8″ Paper Pad, Stamperia
Mixed Essentials Industrial Collection Steampunk Dies, Sue Wilson Creative
5.5” Gear Border die, From My Stash
Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Ranger
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax – Brushed Iron, Prima Marketing
Various Gears, Idea-ology, Tim Holtz
VersaFine, Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger

Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”

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I have created several steampunk cards over the years for my hubby. Here are four of them that I have made.

Hope you like My Clockwork Anniversary Card using Steampunk Time by Krista Smith Stamps.

I am entering this card in the following challenge:
Passion For Markers – Week 658 Challenge – use your favourite tool/product or embellishment

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Love You Lots Card

August 31, 2022 Leave a comment

Card with a girl catching raining hearts — Love You Lots Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Love You Lots Card using Raining Hearts by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card.

The Details of My Card

My 28^th wedding anniversary is coming up and I thought this cutie would be perfect for my hubby’s card from me!

I had fun colouring her with my Copic markers, especially the red! My hubby knows it’s one of my favourite colours. I even coloured her hair to look like mine when we first met. Don’t you love the falling hearts and her bucket filled with love!

The Smitten paper pulled out the red and pinks of my colouring. It has roses and hearts with keys on it. So, I decided to pull out my key embellishments as a nod to my Hubby having the key to my heart. I threaded it through some Real Red Ruffled ribbon to make it look like it was hanging from the card.

The die cut pink heart border added some popped up dimension to one side. All I added was some resin hearts to tie in the red colour scheme.

A pink stitched die cut heart and wooden heart added the perfect backdrop to my white embossed sentiment tying in my red and pink colour scheme!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Reds: R29/R27/R25/R22
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32/E15
Hearts: R85/R83/R81
Soles of Boots: E27/E25/E23
Ground: E51/E50
Sky: B000/B000/0

Close Up of Girl catching hearts — Close Up of Girl

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Card Recipe for Love You Lots Card:

Raining Hearts, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Smitten, 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Authentique Paper
Cross Stitched Frame Borders Dies, Memory Box
Give it a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Love Notes Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Sealed with Love Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Resin Hearts Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Metal Key Embellishment, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Sending Love Embellishments, Wooden Heart, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! (on hearts)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (on boot and bucket)
Real Red and Rococo Rose Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Digital Stamp Size: 4” Tall

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Raining Hearts by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Magical Birthday Wishes Card

August 22, 2022 9 Comments

Easel Card with gnome riding a tricycle — Magical Birthday Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Magical Birthday Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using three different stamps that include Fairytale Cottage Background Scene, Tricycle Gnome and Sentiment Bundle PNG and Dandelion Wishes for the sentiment.

I decided to use a different sentiment than what comes in the Tricycle Gnome and Sentiment Bundle PNG. It does come with 11 images including a birthday sentiment, but I needed a larger sentiment for my card. The Bundle comes with:

Tricycle Gnome PNG
Tricycle Gnome – Double Heart Balloons PNG
Tricycle Gnome- Double Round Balloons PNG
Tricycle Gnome – Single Balloon PNG
Heart Balloon PNG
Round Balloon PNG
Happy Birthday Sentiment PNG Sentiment
With Sympathy Sentiment PNG Sentiment
Thinking Of You Sentiment PNG Sentiment
Sending You Love Sentiment PNG Sentiment
You Are So Special Sentiment PNG Sentiment

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought it would be neat to combine the Fairytale Cottage and the Tricycle Gnome to create a fun easel card! I used the PNG version of the Tricycle Gnome so that the background would be visible behind the gnome. PNGs have a clear background.

For the Fairytale Cottage, there is a river that runs through it. But I decided that my gnome would be riding his tricycle down a dirt road instead of the river. So, I coloured the river as a road. I also strategically place him in the scene so that his flowers mostly cover up the wooden bridge. You probably wouldn’t notice it if I didn’t say anything. I also wanted to make sure that the quaint cottage was visible like he just left it to deliver his flowers.

I had a lot of fun colouring the scene and the gnome with my Copic markers! The card didn’t need any embellishments, but I did add Star Dust Stickles to the light coming from the windows, his pompom and the dog’s pompom. I also added some accents in white with a Gelly Roll Pen to his outfit. And finally, I added Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to the spokes and pedals of his tricycle and the orange flower centres.

Since I didn’t have a metal die big enough to cut out my scene, I used my Brother Scan & Cut to cut out the scene and the subsequent circles for my easel. I love the easel card since it folds flat for mailing purposes!

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Copic Markers:

Cottage:
Wood Trim: E47/E37/E35
Walls: E43/E42/E41/0
Roof: W5/W2
Windows: Y38/Y35/Y32/Star Dust Stickles

Scenery:
Grass/Bushes/Leaves: G29/G19/YG17/YG13
Rocks: W7/W5/W2
Road: E37/E35/E33/E31
Tree Trucks: E47/E37/E35
Sky: B00/B000/B0000/0
Birds: B97/B95/B93/B91/W2/0/YR04
Bridge: E37/E35/E33

Gnome:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C5/C4/C3/C1
Blues: B97/B95/B93/B91
Oranges: YR07/YR02/YR00
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32
Shoes: C5/C3/C1

Tricycle:
Wagon: E47/E37/E35
Tires: C9/C7/C5/C3
Metal Parts: C5/C3/C1/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Blue Flowers: B97/B93/B91/Y38
Orange Flowers: YR07/YR02/YR00/E37/E35/E31
Yellow Flowers: Y38/Y35/Y32
Basket: W5/W2
Dog: E37/E35/E33/E31

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Card Recipe for My Magical Birthday Wishes Card:

Fairytale Cottage Background Scene, Tricycle Gnome and Sentiment Bundle PNG and Dandelion Wishes, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Brother Scan & Cut
Pumpkin Pie, Dapper Denim and Basic White card stock, Stampin’ Up!

Image sizes:
Scene: 5.5” x 5.5”
Gnome: 3” Tall

Finished card size: 5.75” x 5.75”

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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
Fairytale Cottage Background Scene, Tricycle Gnome and Sentiment Bundle PNG and Dandelion Wishes for Conie Fong Art & Design!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create – ATG (2 of 2)
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog – ATG (3 of 3)
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge – ATG (2 of 2)

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Hues of Happiness Birthday Card

August 19, 2022 Leave a comment

Two cards with flowers on them. — Hues of Happiness Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Hues of Happiness Birthday Card using the Hues of Happiness Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

This card was for a swap using products from the new Annual Catty. I love the bright and happy colours of the Hues of Happiness DSP! I also love that the dies die cut the flowers from the DSP!

Video of Die Cutting Flowers from the DSP

For my card, I thought a fun split panel card would work with the spiral notebook die as the panel joining the other 2 panels. I can see this spiral die working for so many cards, especially school cards! The two flowers and leaves were die cut from the DSP and matched the DSP colours on the panels.

One of the cards with pink and purple flowers on it — Version One of the Card

Since there are so many flowers that I could die cut, I decided to create different colour cards in the same layout. These two cards are only some of the colour combinations that I used.

A card with Blue and yellow flowers on it. — Second Version of the Card

Tip: to adhere the two card panels, I lined up the bottom panel with the bottom of the card base. Then, I added glue only to the top and bottom of the Basic White piece, careful not to add it too close to the centre. I made sure to leave enough room on the bottom panel to add my ribbon.

The sentiment was stamped onto ½” scrap and then snipped the edges on the angle. The Fresh Freesia was a 5/8” scrap and trimmed to match the Basic White piece.

The ribbon was wrapped around the bottom panel and tied in a bow. A scattering of matching Glossy Dots that come in the Suite added some shimmer.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hues of Happiness Suite Collection (158828)

Inks: Granny Apple Green (147095)

Paper: Fresh Freesia (155613), Basic White (159229)

Accessories: Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326), Glossy Dots Assortment (included in Suite), Bone Folder (102300), Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Snips Scissors (103579)

Measurements:

Fresh Freesia:
- 4 ¼” x 9 ½” scored a 5 ½”, fold and trim one side at 2”. Taking the separate piece, trim 2” off keeping this for the bottom panel.
- Scrap for sentiment
Basic White:
- 5 ¼” x 4” (inside of card)
- 3 ½” x 2 ¾”
- Scrap for sentiment
Hues of Happiness DSP:
- 4” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
- 2 die cut flowers and leaves

More Information on My Hues of Happiness Birthday Card:

Get to know the Hues of Happiness Suite with a burst of colorful florals! Check out this suite to use on your next paper-crafting projects and spread happiness. To find out more about this beautiful Suite, checkout this Stampin’ Up! video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9ac4l3EOPs

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

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