Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Happy Mother’s Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Bella With Rose.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I thought Bella With Rose would make a perfect Mother’s Day Card! She is such a cutie and Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away!
I decided to go with soft pastel colours to match the beautiful Spring papers from The Paper Boutique. The Stitched with Love Paper Pad matched this colour scheme well and it had purple roses that I used for inspiration to colour my rose.
To me nothing says Mother’s Day like a beautiful doily and this one had roses on it. Perfect for my rose theme and to center my focal point!
I have been wanting to use the beautiful rose die from Paper Roses for a while and thought this was ideal for my card!
A scattering of pink pearls and butterflies to match my paper completed my card.
Bella With Rose, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Spring Whispers Coloured Card Collection A4, The Paper Boutique Spring Whispers 8” x 8” Paper Pack, The Paper Boutique Stitched with Love 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13 Rose Bloom Die, Paper Roses Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Stampin’ Up! Celebrating You Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! 4.5” Fancy Doily, Color Fantastik Pastel Pearls, Stampin’ Up! Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5.25” x 5.25”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Bella With Rose for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Easter Blessings Card using the Daffodil Daydream Bundle by Stampin’ Up! This bundle is perfect for those last-minute Easter cards that you need to make!
Details of My Card
I love our yellow and white daffodils that sprout up each year in our garden! So, I decided to go with this colour scheme for my card!
Daffodils in Our Garden
For my card, I wanted to create a soft look by using Soft Suede Ink to stamp my flowers. To go with this soft look, I used my Blender pens to pick up Old Olive and Bumblebee inks to colour my flowers. Guess what I used for my white petals? I used the White Stampin’ Chalk Marker! Perfect way to add that white!
Colouring of Daffodils with Blender Pen
I stamped the dots in Crumb Cake around my flowers and added the border stamp in Old Olive ink at the base of my card. I carefully positioned the leaves from the Greenery Embossing Folder so that you could see the embossed leaves on either side of the centre piece. The Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper was the perfect accompaniment to my colouring as well as the gingham ribbon bringing out the Bumblebee colour. The sentiment used the Tailor Made Tags Dies. All this card needed was a Bumblebee Trinket flitting around the flowers!
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Daffodil Daydream Bundle (157795), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Scalloped Contours Dies (155560), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563)
Inks: Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (147115), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116), Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad (153116)
Paper: Basic White Thick (159229), Soft Suede (115318), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702), Crumb Cake (120953), Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper (155807)
Accessories: Greenery Embossing Folders (152716), Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (153658), Bumblebee Trinkets (155568), Blender Pens (102845), White Stampin’ Chalk Marker (132133), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Closer Up of Coloured Daffodils
Measurements:
Basic White Thick:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored a 4 ¼”
Soft Suede: (2 pieces)
4” x 5 ¼”
Scrap for tag
Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper:
3-7/8” x 5 1/8”
Old Olive:
3-7/8” x 3”
Basic White: (2 pieces)
4 ½” x 3-1/8”
2 ¼” x 7/8” (Tag)
Crumb Cake:
4” x 2-5/8”
More Information on My Easter Blessings Card:
For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.
For the Daffodil Daydream Bundle, please click here.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the 6th ANNIVERSARY FREEBIE Bunny With Egg. Happy Anniversary Conie Fong!
They are celebrating Conie Fong Art & Design 6th Anniversary with a freebie image (Bunny With Egg) over in the Kit and Clowder Colouring Group! This stamp is free to absolutely everyone. To claim, just head here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/posts/4753229594805272/.
This freebie ends April 10th. So, make sure you claim it before then.
Also, for April 2022, take 30% off your purchase in their Esty store! No coupon needed!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I had so much fun colouring up this cutie with my Copic markers and using Easter colours on his egg.
The paper was the perfect choice since it had Easter eggs on one and Easter bunnies on the other. Love Doodlebug for their bright colours! The ribbon also has an Easter theme with cute bunnies on it.
I have had these two Easter eggs die cuts forever and thought this would be a perfect time to use them by layering them on the card.
The sentiment is from Easter Bunny Gnome and Sentiment Bundle. I just snipped them apart to fit my space. A couple of die cut flowers highlight the sentiment.
I coloured my pearls and rhinestone in matching colours. A row of rhinestones on the top die cut egg add some dimension and sparkle. Clear Wink of Stella on his egg and flower add a little more sparkle.
Card Recipe for The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town Card:
Bunny With Egg and Easter Bunny Gnome and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Hoppy Easter 12” x 12” Paper Pack, Doodlebug Design Inc. Springtime 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc. Easter Eggs #2 Dies, Frantic Stamper Inc. Wreath Builder Dies, Stampin’ Up! Easter Celebrate It Ribbon, Michaels Arts & Crafts Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green and Melon Mambo Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using the freebie Bunny With Egg for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Beyond the Horizon Alternative Cards using the March 2022 Beyond the Horizon Paper Pumpkin. I loved this kit! It was perfect for all those masculine cards that you need to make. And I loved that it coordinated with the New Horizons Suite Collection!
I loved this Kit so much, that I created several alternative cards! I have gone into detail for my Mini Slimline Tri-Fold Window. At the end of this post, I have photos of all the other alternative cards with brief descriptions.
Details of My Mini Slimline Tri-Fold Window Card
For my first card, I decided to create a mini slimline Tri-Fold Window Card by combining the Paper Pumpkin Kit and the New Horizons Suite Collection. I thought it would be neat to see the beautiful water coloured scene peeking out of the windows between the mountain die cuts that came with the kit!
How to Cut the Card Base
The Misty Moonlight card base is 6” x 10.5” and scored at 3.5” and 7” along the long side to create 3 panels. I used the 2 largest retired Stitched Squares to create my windows for the scene. The largest Square on the outside panel and the next size down on the inside panel.
The Front Panel
Front of Tri-Fold Card
I cut apart 2 envelopes to use for my background pieces in Old Olive and Bumblebee. The Old Olive piece was on the front panel and the Bumblebee was on the right inside panel.
Tip: since the envelopes are thinner than card stock, you can glue them down and cut both the panel and the envelope at the same time.
The envelopes are printed on both sides. So, I was able to flip over leftover pieces where I needed another design such as the cross hatching on the front panel and the Misty Moonlight dotted piece.
I used a small piece of the In Good Taste DSP for my fence to give it a wooden look. Don’t you just love the Pebbles Enamel Shapes! I couldn’t resist using them on three of my panels!
Close Up of Scene Through The Windows
The Right Inside Panel
I thought that the mountain dies that came in the Kit would be perfect to layer on the bottom of the Bumblebee window. Almost like you are looking through mountains at the scene.
Right Inside Panel
For this panel, I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight onto a die cut Crumb Cake wood piece. Then I and layered it in front of a scrap of the dotted Misty Moonlight envelope.
Mountain Die Cuts with Scene
The Inside Panels
For the inside panels, I used leftover pieces of the envelopes under the windows and layered the leftover stitched squares on top.
For the left panel, I created a scene using the die cut trees from the Collection and the circle from the kit. Don’t you think the circle looks like a sun! I even used the trimmed top of the water-coloured piece for my sky behind the stitched square. I don’t throw anything out just in case I can use it.
Inside With All Panels Open
For the inside panel on the right, I used the sentiment from the floral stamp set that was the gift in the kit. I added some grasses and those pebbles again.
For the center piece, I added a Basic White mat to frame the water-coloured piece allowing an area to write.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: New Horizons Suite Collection (157782)
Paper: Misty Moonlight (153081), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494), New Horizons 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (157768)
Accessories: 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack Paper (158140), Pebbles Enamel Shapes (158141), Retired Stitched Rectangles, Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
My Other Alternative Cards
Second Alternative Card
Second Alternative Card
This one of my alternative cards using the March Paper Pumpkin that I made for my Father-in-law’s birthday! It is based on the mini slimline design that they show on the back of the instruction sheet, but, of course, with a few tweaks from me.
I decided to use In Good Taste DSP for my fence to give it a wood texture. Since the card was for my FIL, I decided to use Old Olive card stock for the Time to Celebrate sentiment with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. A simple knot suited my FIL’s taste more than a bow. I used my Stampin’ Blends in Dark Old Olive and Dark Misty Moonlight to colour some rhinestones to match the New Horizons DSP.
Third Alternative Card
Third Alternative Card
I based this alternative on a mini slimline card, but I used the remainder of the New Horizon Designer Series Paper from the previous card. Since the DSP didn’t fill the background, I added a leftover piece of envelope behind the white embossed piece. I decided to use the Shaded Spruce die cut mountains that matched the jagged piece from the kit to create a base for my sentiment. For embellishments, I used the ribbon and the rhinestones from the Kit.
Fourth Alternative Card
Fourth Alternative Card
For this alternative, I decide to make a full A2 card using Misty Moonlight for the card base. I framed the scene with a Basic White frame, but if you were carefully with your trimming, you could use the card front with no frame. Then I add the wooden fence with die cut grass in front to balance the die cut mountains, circle and sentiment.
Fifth Alternative Card
Fifth Alternative Card
For my last alternative, I decided to cut apart one of the card fronts and added them to an Old Olive card base. I layered the sentiment on some leftover pieces from the Kit. I then added Misty Moonlight ribbon and rhinestones for my embellishments.
The Cards from the Kit
The Cards That the Kit Makes
More Information on my Beyond the Horizon Alternative Cards:
For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.
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For my card, I wanted to show my support for the Ukraine people. My heart bleeds for them and anyone who are affected by this war! So, I decided to create a sunflower card since it is their national flower. I also decided to use Bumblebee and Pacific Point as my card stock choices to reflect the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
To highlight the sunflowers, I stamped in Pacific Point the sky stamp from the Oceanfront Stamp Set a couple of times on the Basic White card stock. I love how it peeks out from the top die cut sunflower! Once that was done, I layered my pieces. The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder and punched out with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. A scattering of epoxy shapes represents the “tears of the people” in my mind.
I have created several cards with this bundle in the past. I will include links to the cards at the bottom of this post. There is even a quick video on YouTube explaining the advanced colouring technique I used on the sunflower.
Colouring Video of Sunflower
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (154065), Oceanfront Stamp Set (157862), Lovely You Stamp Set (152525)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark Ink (102283), Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad (147098)
Paper: Pacific Point (111350), Bumblebee (153077), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702)
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Tears for Ukraine Card using theClarence with Sunflower for Ukraine illustrated by Dustin Pike for The Rabbit Hole Designs. The people at TRHD were kind enough to make this stamp free so that we can all show our support for the Ukraine.
This stamp really sums up how I feel about all the unrest going on with Russia and the Ukraine! My heart bleeds for the Ukraine! So, I wanted to show my support in the best what I can…through my crafting!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to make the stamp the focal point with minimal embellishments and paper since this card is all about the message!
I coloured Clarence and his sunflower with my Copic markers and added a few accents with my White Gelly Roll Pen on the seeds of the sunflower.
I decided to use Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point as my card stock choices to reflect the colours of the Ukrainian flag. A couple of layered paper flags under the “heartfelt” sentiment help to set it off. I wanted it to be highlighted since this is what my card is all about. To match my colour choices, I coloured some clear rhinestones with my Copic markers. Finally, I added some clear epoxy stickers on certain parts of the flower to represent the tears of the people.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece using Eskimo Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Project. We are still in the depths of winter here is Canada. So, I thought I would make something pretty to brighten the last of the winter days.
The Details of My Project
I decided to create a Mixed Media piece. Something that I haven’t done before but have always wanted to create. So, I pulled out my 8” x 10” Gel Printing Plate, my Distress Paints and brayer and went to town. Once I had paint laid down and before it dried, I stamped several different stamps to add interest to my background piece. I placed my mixed media paper over the gel plate and pulled several prints from it.
My Prints from Gel Press
Once everything was dried, I added some shimmery embossing paste using a stencil. I then splattered some paint all over with my splatter brush.
Splattering Paint in my Splatter Box
At this point, I painted the sides of the wood frame with Seedless Preserves to bring out that colour from the print.
Painted Frame with Seedless Preserves
I trimmed down my print, framed it with a matching blue card stock and glued it to my dried frame. Then, I added my “snow” and snowflake dies. Next came, the white embossed sentiment which used the same blue card stock as the frame. I fussy cut my Copic coloured images and used a die cut iceberg to help ground them. A scattering of rhinestones added more shimmer to the piece.
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card using the Flowering Fields Stamp Set and the Windmill Fields Dies by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I thought it would be fun to create a Centre-Step Card, so it looks like the windmill is popping out of the tulip fields. Of course, if you have a windmill, wouldn’t it be fun to make it interactive! So, I added one of the round brads through the blades and into the windmill base.
Tip – to keep the brad from showing from behind the windmill on the card, folded down the arms at angle.
Position of Brads on Back of Windmill
The windmill was popped up with dimensionals to allow the back of the brad to have room.
I love the beautiful Flowering Fields DSP and used it for the grass/sky piece behind the windmill and the tulip fields! I pulled the colours from the DSP for my sentiment and for the ribbon. A couple of the sweet butterflies balanced out the ribbon on the sentiment.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Flowering Tulips Stamp Set (157672), Windmill Fields Dies (157683)
Inks: Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103)
Paper: Pear Pizzazz (131201), Basic White (159276), Crumb Cake (120953), Soft Suede (115318), Flowering Fields 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (157670)
Accessories: Brushed Brass Butterflies (158136), Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon (155615), Round & Square Brads (155570), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close of Up the Windmill
Measurements:
Pear Pizzazz: 11” x 4 ¼” (see template)
Soft Suede: 2 ½” x 1 7/8”
Crumb Cake: 2 ½” x 1 7/8”
Basic White:
4” x 3” (Windmill Blades)
4” x 7/8” (Sentiment)
Scraps (Clouds)
Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper:
2 pieces: 4 ¼” x ¾”
2” x 4 ½”
Side View of Centre-Step Card
More Information on my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card:
For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.
To download a PDF of the Centre-Step Template, please click here or on the picture.
Centre-Step Card Template
For a Stampin’ Up! video on the Flowering Fields Suite, 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 Happy Birthday My Gnomie Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using Gnome Sweethearts With Dogs. This stamp set comes with 11 images including:
Gnome Sweethearts Gnome Sweethearts with Dog Maltese Dog Yorkie Dog Generic Dog Lab Dog Bulldog Happy Birthday to My Favorite Gnomie Sentment Happy Anniversary to My Favorite Gnomie Sentiment Sweet Gnomie Love Sentiment For My Sweet Gnomie Sentiment
The Details of My Card
This stamp set is perfect for anniversaries, weddings, Valentine’s Day and anything Love, but I decided to use it for a birthday card! The sentiment is so fun and perfect for a birthday!
A friend of mine had her birthday recently and I know she loves gnomes and has 2 dogs that she dotes on. So, I thought this set would be perfect for her birthday card! I even coloured the dogs to look like hers!
For my card, I pulled out my Build a Fairy Garden Die Set to decorate my card with these fun mushrooms. Don’t you just love the sparkly fairy blowing kisses the gnomes way! Since the die cut picket fence wasn’t long enough to fit my slimline card, I cut it in half and hid the cut ends behind my gnomes. To give the fence a worn look, I sponged vintage photo ink on it. The paper I used had a gnome theme and the field of flowers and mushrooms was perfect for my card!
Gnome Sweethearts With Dogs, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Gnome Sweet Gnome 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye Rainbow Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! Build a Fairy Garden Die Set, Whimsy Stamps Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Ranger Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up! Star Dust Stickles, Ranger White Gelly Roll Pen Mossy Meadow, Midnight Muse, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Gnome Sweethearts With Dogs for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my This is The Valentine Way! using Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. I just wanted to show how versatile the Paper Nest Dolls stamps are by making a Valentine card with this cutie!
The Details of My Card
When I was out shopping the other day, I saw some Baby Yoda Valentine cards for children to hand out. I had a light bulb moment that I could create my own Valentine with Baby Rebel!
For my card, I decided that I wanted it to be a traditional Valentine card with lots of hearts and pinks/reds/whites. I love the bright colours of the Doodlebug paper! So, perfect for a Valentine card! I thought it would be fun to place a red glimmer Valentine heart in his hand to give to you! Since he is a galaxy baby, I pulled in some stars but went with glimmery red and pink to match my colour scheme. A scattering of red rhinestones adds a bit more sparkle to this fun Valentine!
Card Recipe for My This is The Valentine Way! Card:
Rebel Baby, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Sentiment, Printed out on Computer Lovebugs 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc Red Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Give It a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up! Scallop Contour Dies, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card sizes: 4.25” x 5.5”
My Baby Yoda Holding The Card
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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.
I created another Baby Rebel card for my presentation at the Wizards and Rebels Weekend for Paper Nest Dolls back in August (here is a link to that card). For this card, I used a different Copic combination for my Rebel Baby.
Opened Iris Door of My Mandalorian Card
Hope you like my Design Team card using Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Love you More Than Chocolate Card using the Nothing’s Better Than Stamp Set and matching Love You More Than Dies by Stampin’ Up! I have been meaning to play with this set and thought it would be perfect for a Valentine’s Day card!
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided that I wanted to go with Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Real Red for my colour scheme since they reminded me of a box of chocolates.
I love how fun it is to replace the word “Chocolate” with the stamped image of the chocolates. Giving the receiver a subtle hint of what the card is all about. And just in case they miss that, I stamped in Early Expresso the word Chocolate and the outline of the chocolates on the Crumb Cake piece. For the stamped chocolates on the Basic White Card Stock, I used two-step stamping before die cutting them to create depth and dimension with Early Espresso for the outline and Crumb Cake for the silhouette.
To tie in the Real Red Designer Series Paper from the Regals Pack, I used Real Red for my hearts and Red Rhinestones to add sparkle. The stitched hearts were from the Give It a Whirl Dies. A favourite of mine for those little accents!
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Nothing’s Better Than (158295), Love You More Than Dies (152698), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)
Inks: Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (147114), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116)
Paper: Early Espresso (119686), Basic White (159276), Crumb Cake (120953), Real Red (102482), Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (155227)
Accessories: Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of My Card
Measurements:
Early Espresso: 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 5 ½”
2 7/8” x 1 7/8” (Words)
Scraps for hearts
Real Red: 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”
Scraps for hearts
Crumb Cake: 4” x 4 ¼”
Basic White: 2 ¼” x 3 5/8”
1 ½” x ¾” (Chocolates Die)
Regals Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 2”
More Information on my Love You More Than Chocolate Card:
For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Love Is In The Air Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle. If you need a fast Valentine card, then this is it!
I had great fun colouring this cutie for a birthday card (link) that I thought he would make a fun Valentine card with his heart balloon! He comes with 9 stamps including a choice of heart balloon or round balloon, with or without grass and 5 sentiments that consist of Hello Love, Love Is In The Air (2 different styles), Happy Valentine’s Day and Heart Full Of Love in JPG. You can also get him in PNG.
Details of My Card
I decided that I wanted to use the Glorious Sky Slimline Paper for my background, but I die cut it down to fit a Mini Slimline card instead. This paper is awesome in that it completes the scene with minimal fuss. All I had to do was add my die cut sentiment with some Valentine flags and my coloured image which I popped onto an Action Wobble. What is more fun than an interactive card and this one is super cute!
Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Glorious Sky Slimline Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps From My Heart Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Cork Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up! Large Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up! Tasteful Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up! Resin Hearts Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Action Wobble Spring Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6.5” x 3.5”
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Viking Love Valentine Card using the Brave Vikings Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! My Hubby loves history and especially Vikings! He even has a Viking outfit with sword tor Society for Creative Anachronisms events. So, it was a given that I would get this stamp set as soon as I saw it.
TheDetails of My Card
For my card, I decided to use the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper that you can get for free with a qualifying hostess party. This paper is awesome! It has so many patterns for different occasions and seasons, and you get 48 sheets (4 each of 12 double-sided designs)! The colourful hearts are perfect for a Valentine card and the diagonal stripe paper matches those colours perfectly!
I used the Heart Punch Pack to punch out my DSP and matching scallop hearts. The little Poppy Parade stitched hearts are from the Give It a Whirl Dies. I scattered the hearts willy-nilly to mirror to the whimsey of the Stitched with Whimsey Die on the Basic White.
Once I stamped the Viking girl in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, I pulled out my Stampin’ Blends to colour her using the colours pulled from the DSP. I then fussy cut her out. I placed her on the card so that she is pointing at the sentiment like she is saying the words. A scattering of Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels adds a bit of sparkle to the card.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Brave Vikings (157926), Stitched with Whimsey Dies (155314), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708)
Paper: Poppy Parade (119793), Basic White (159276), Bermuda Bay (131197), Pattern Party Designer Series Paper (155426)
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Peachy Keen Birthday Card using the Sweet As a Peach Bundle which includes the Sweet As a Peach Stamp Set and the matching Peach Dies.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I love the colours of the pretty You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper and decided that I wanted to pair it with the Picture This Dies.
For the sentiment, I positioned the die cut Calypsol Coral piece, without adhering it, on the card base and stamped the sentiment directly onto the Thick Basic White card base. Next, I popped up the Calypso Coral card stock with dimensionals onto the card base. I then used liquid adhesive on the DSP shifting them into place to allow them to peek through the two of the openings. For the Balmy Blue sentiment, I white embossed it with my heat gun to make it pop.
I decide that I wanted the Pear Pizzazz leaves to be exploding from the Picture This Dies frame onto the sentiment with the stamped peaches layered on top.
For the peaches, I used a technique where you use a sponge dauber to add a second colour to your stamps and create dimension. I stamped the peaches from the Sweet as a Peach stamp set twice. The top three are in Pale Papaya. The bottom three are Pale Papaya with Calypso Coral daubed on the edges after inking them with the Pale Papaya. What a difference it makes!
Sponge Dauber Technique to Add Second Colour to Stamp
A couple of Calypso Coral Artistry Blooms Sequins tie in the colour scheme and add a bit of sparkle.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Sweet As a Peach Bundle (155823), Picture This Dies (155559)
Inks: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad (147101), Pale Papaya Classic Stampin’ Pad (155670), Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (147105), Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (147104), VersaMark Ink (102283)
Paper: Calypso Coral (122925), Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Balmy Blue (146982), You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper (155686)
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I was so excited to have been asked to present at the Paper Nest Dolls’ New Year’s Day Party this past weekend! So, I am sharing My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I coloured and created for this event! It is using the stamp created exclusively by Paper Nest Dolls for the event and is called Viking Tina after our very own Tina Day Goodwin from the PND Design Team!
Details of my Card
I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this cutie in what my Hubby called “Viking colours”! Lol!
For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a Norwegian fjord vignette as a backdrop for my Viking Tina. So, I pulled out my Distressed Oxide Inks and Blending tools to create the Aurora Borealis night sky. I love the “wooden” Viking ship by Stamp AnnieThing poking out of the green frame! A couple of mountains and a water die completed my vignette. Going on a cruise to see the fjords and the aurora borealis are on my bucket list.
Distress Inks for Aurora Borealis Night Sky
The P13 paper was perfect for my Norwegian theme and matched my Viking colour scheme! To add to the rustic feel, I added some recycled carboard, a rustic star and small wooden stars. A scattering of red rhinestones tied in the red of Viking Tina’s dress.
