Valentine's Card - Stamp With Laurie

My Bee’s Knees Card

February 13, 2023 Leave a comment

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

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

My Love Potion Card

February 3, 2023 Leave a comment

A Valentine Card with a girl holding a love potion — My Love Potion No. 9 Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Love Potion No. 9 Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Love Potion Avery from the Love Potion Set. This Set includes 3 stamps which are Love Potion Amara, Love Potion Avery, and the Love Potion.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a fun faux shaker card. I have been wanting to make one for a while and thought this would a perfect card for it! My card is super easy and fast to make!

For those of you who don’t know what a faux shaker card is, I used a clear envelope over my project. I then added my shaker bits to the bag and sealed it. Easy peasy!

I love the Valentine Doodlebug paper that I used for the backdrop of my card. The sentiment piece was also from the Doodlebug paper pad, and I just framed it with my colour scheme.

Since I added sequins and hearts as my shaker pieces, I decided to go simple with the other embellishments. I added layered die cut hearts to one corner of the sentiment with a heart gem on top.

The Love Potion Set comes with the Love Potion by itself. So, I coloured it like the one Avery is holding and added it to another corner of the sentiment.

The finishing touch was Glossy Accents to her glasses and beaker and Stickles to the hearts in the potions.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Pinks: R81/R83/R85
Blues: B000/B00

Close Up of My Love Potion No. 9 Card — Close Up of Love Potion Avery

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Card Recipe for My Love Potion No. 9 Card:

Love Potion Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Love Bugs 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Detailed Hearts Die, Stampin’ Up!
Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs
Clear Medium Envelopes, Stampin’ Up!
Love Affair Sparkletz Embellishments, Buttons Galore & More
Peppermint Jazz Sparkletz Embellishments, Buttons Galore & More
Rouge Sequins, Craft Medley
Marshmallow Premium Sequins, 28 Lilac Lane
Valentine Day Stickers, Recollections
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Basic White, Real Red, and Polished Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

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 for Paper Nest Dolls!

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

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

My Grease Lightning Card

June 9, 2022 Leave a comment

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

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Grease Lightning Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Greaser Owen and Decade Collection Poodle Skirt 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

When I saw these two stamps, I knew that I had to create a card with them both on it! I had a lot of fun colouring them with my Copic markers! I even added Glossy Accents to the milkshake glass and Emma’s glasses.

For my card, I decided to create a 50s diner vibe using the most perfect paper with milk shakes, records, and black/white tiles that I found on Amazon.

I heat embossed with black embossing powder the record from the For the Record Stamp Set twice. Once on gray card stock and once on red card stock. Then, using several circle dies, I die cut the pieces out. I couldn’t resist using the red cardstock for the heart part in the centre of the record! And the grooves really show up well with the black embossing on the gray card stock. Don’t you love the sentiments, especially the puny one, that come with the stamp set!

Isn’t the car die so fun! I thought it would suit my 50’s vibe as an homage to Grease Lightning from the movie Grease. The door even opens. So, I had Owen’s leg halfway in almost like he was getting out of the card.

A red rhinestone and several black dot embellishments tie into my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers

Greaser Owen
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: C9/C7/C6
Jacket/Boots: C9/C7/C6/C4
Jeans: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Belt: C9/C6/C7C3
Shirt: C3/C1/0

Poodle Skirt Emma
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Sweater/Scarf: R89/R85/R83/R81/C3/C1/0
Skirt: C9/C7/C6/C4
Glasses: R85/Glossy Accents
Shoes: C9/C6/E25/E23/C3/C1/0
Socks: C3/C1/0/R85
Milkshake: R85/R83/R81/C1/0/Glossy Accents
Cherry: R89/R85
Straw: R89/C3/0

Close Up of Girl in Poodle Skirt — Close Up of Poodle Skirt Emma

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Card Recipe for My Grease Lightning Card

Decade Collection Greaser Owen and
Decade Collection Poodle Skirt Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
50’s Diner Red & Black 8” x 8” Scrapbook Paper,
Crafters Delight by Leska Hamaty
Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up!
For The Record Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Route 66 Dies, Local King Rubber Stamps
Layering Circles Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Standard Circle Dies, Spellbinders
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basics Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Classic Matte Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Real Red, Basic Gray, and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

Card with a Hippie Girl — Peace Not War Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Greaser Owen and
Decade Collection Poodle Skirt Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

This is The Valentine Way!

February 14, 2022 2 Comments

My Valentine Card with Baby Yoda and hearts on it. — This is The Valentine Way!

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!

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Copic Markers:

Rebel Baby
Skin: YG03/YG63/YG67/R20
Robes: E89/E87/E84/E81

Close Up of Digital Stamp of Baby Yoda — Close Up of Rebel Baby on My Card

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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”

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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.

Magic Iris Opened — Opened Iris Door of My Mandalorian Card

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Love You More Than Chocolate Card

February 10, 2022 Leave a comment

My Valentine Card with Chocolates on it. — Love You More Than Chocolate Card

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)

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.

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

My Love Is In The Air Card

February 7, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a gnome flying with a balloon — My Love Is In The Air Card

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!

My Card in Action

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Shoes: C7/C5/C4/C3
Pom Pom: C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles

Close Up go Gnome with his balloon — Close Up of Gnome with Balloon

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Card Recipe for My Love Is In The Air Card:

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Will You Be My Valentine Viking?

February 4, 2022 Leave a comment

Valentine card with a Viking on it — Will You Be My Valentine Viking?

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Will You Be My Valentine Viking? for my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls. Can you see a theme this week in my Valentine cards for my Hubby? Lol! He loves history especially Vikings! So, I used Viking Andrew with mustache ties from the Viking Bundle. This bundle has three characters and two animals – Viking Andrew (with and without the mustache ties), Viking Owen, Viking Dragon, and Viking Boar. I have created several Viking cards over the years and will include links to them at the end of this post as well.

The Details of my Card

I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this brawny guy in appropriate Viking colours! His colouring even matches another card called My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I made for Paper Nest Dolls for their New Year’s Day Event. Wouldn’t these two make a perfect pair!

A card with a Viking on it. — My Let’s Go a Viking Card

For my card, I found some neat digital paper with Viking watercolour images that suited my theme. The Viking ships in the bottom panel were from an invitation in the digital package, and I just cropped it to include only the ships. I then had a choice of which ship to highlight and went with the red/white sail one to match my reds.

Since this is for my Hubby, I kept the embellishments minimal with several die-cut hearts for my Valentine theme and a scattering of red rhinestones. I love how the Viking chipboard accents highlight the fun sentiment that I punch out with heart punches.

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Viking Andrew

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: W7/W6/W5/W3
Top: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Pants/Mitts: R39/R37/R35/R32
Fur Trim: C7/C5/C3
Boots: E49/E47/E44
Axe: C7/C5/C4/C3/E49/E47/E44
Brass/Belt/Bracers: E18/E15/E11
Steel on Helmet: C7/C5/C3
Skull on Belt: E42/E41/E40/0
Horns on Helmet: E41/E40/0

Close Up of Viking's Face — Close Up of Viking Andrew’s Face

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Supplies for Will You Be My Valentine Viking? Card:

Viking Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Cozy Winter 12” x 12” Designer Paper Pack, P13
Viking Digital Paper, Happy Watercolor Shop
Brave Vikings Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! (Sentiment)
Give It a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up! (Hearts)
Heart Punch Pack, Stampin’ Up!
Seafaring Chipboard, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow, Real Red and White Card Stock

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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My Other Viking Cards

A Viking Girl surrounded by hearts — Viking Love Valentine Card

Hope you like my Will You Be My Valentine Viking?
using the Viking Bundle by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Viking Love Valentine Card

February 2, 2022 2 Comments

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.

The Details 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)

Accessories: Heart Punch Pack (151292), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154958), Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154885), Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (153105), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904), Bronze & Ivory Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154922), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Paper Snips (103579)

Measurements:

Poppy Parade: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
- 2 Scallop Hearts: 2 3/16” x 2 1/8”
- Scraps for Stitched Heart Die
Bermuda Bay: 2 3/16” x 2 1/8”
Basic White (3 pieces):
- 5” x 3 ¾”
- 1 15/16” x 1 7/8”
- 2 ¼” x 1 ¾” (Viking Girl)
Pattern Party Peach Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 4”
- 1 15/16” x 1 7/8” (2 pieces)

More Information on My Viking Love Valentine Card:

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

My Let’s Go A-Viking Card

January 6, 2022 Leave a comment

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.

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Viking Tina:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Brass: E18/E15/E11
Horns on Helmet: E42/E41/E40/0
Steel: C7/C5/C3
Dress: R39/R37/R35/R32
Cape: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Cape Button: E15
Fur/Trim on Cape/Dress: C7/C5/C3
Boots: E49/E47/E44/C7/C5
Laces: C3
Necklace: E44/E43/E42/E41

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Supplies for My Let’s Go A-Viking Card:

Viking Tina, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
140 lbs Hot Press Watercolor Paper, Fabriano
Cozy Winter 12” x 12” Designer Paper Pack, P13
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
4” and 3 5/8” Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Build a Viking Ship Dies, Stamp AnnieThing
Stitched Mountain Borders, Lawn Fawn
Breaking Waves Border Dies, Heffy Doodle
Christmas Trimming Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Ink
Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Ink
Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger Ink
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger Ink
White Gelly Roll Pen
Ripped Cardboard 5” x 2 ½”
Wooden Star Shapes, From my Stash
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Black Rhinestone for eye of boat
Mossy Meadow, Gray Granite, Night of Navy,
Soft Suede and White Card Stock

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like My Let’s Go A-Viking Card using
Viking Tina by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

As You Wish Card

June 7, 2021 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! Princess Bride is one of my favourite movies ever! So, when I saw Kindred Stamps has this stamp set, I couldn’t resist buying it!

This is another super-fast card to make since the stamps colour up so quickly and the background paper is from the Enchanted Forest Paper Pack by Whimsy Stamps. I used my Copic markers to colour my characters to match the characters in the movie. I thought this slimline paper was perfect to represent the ‘Fire Swamp’ in the movie where Westley and Buttercup meet the R.O.U.S.’s (Rodents of Unusual Size)! The only other thing that needed to be added was the sentiment which I embossed in white on black cardstock. Easy-peasy!

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Copic Markers:

Pirate (Westley)
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E57/E55/E43/E53/E50
Outfit: C9/C7/C5/C4
Sword: W6/W4/W2

Princess (Buttercup)
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Dress: R35/R37/R39/Gold Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My As You Wish Card:

Twoo Luv, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Slimline Paper Pack – Enchanted Forest, Whimsy Stamps
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.’s?
Westley: Rodents of Unusual Size? I think they don’t exist.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

I Love Paris Card

May 27, 2021 Leave a comment

My Design Team Card I Love Paris — I Love Paris Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my last Design Team card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. I have decided to step down from the Design Team to spend more time with my family. For my I Love Paris Card, I decide to use my favourite RAM stamp called ‘Paris’ Digital Stamp. Nothing is more beautiful than Paris any time of the year, even when it’s raining! We love to visit Paris as much as possible and have been there 4 times so far! In fact, my character as a Design Team Member had a little Eiffel Tower on her sweater. Isn’t she a cutie!

Laurie's RAM Design Team Character — Laurie’s Design Team Character for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios

For my card, I knew that I wanted to use the Letters From Paris Paper Pack from Wild Rose Studio. So, I coloured with my Copic markers to match the colours of my paper. The Amour word was perfect since Paris is known as the City of Love! Don’t you just love the Eiffel Tower charm with the linen thread tied in a bow to the flag! I used clear epoxy raindrops interspersed between the raindrop that sparkle from my Gelly Roll Pen because even the rain in Paris is magical!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E23/E25/E27/E29
Pinks: R81/R83/R85/R89
Greens: YG93/YG95/YG97/YG99
Dog: E44/E43/E41/R85/R83/R81
Umbrella Handle:E44/E43
Eiffel Tower: W6/W4/W2/W0
Ground: E43/E41/E40
Puddle:B00/B000/B0000/0

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Card Recipe for I Love Paris Card:

‘Paris’ Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Letter from Paris 6” x 6” Paper Pack, Wild Rose Studios
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Parisian Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Banners Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
L’Amour Eiffel Tower Charms, Maya Road
Glitter and Clear Epoxy Shapes, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Old Olive and Rose Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”

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To view my other Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios cards, please click here.

Hope you like my I Love Paris Card using ‘Paris’ Digital Stamp!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Welcome Spring Card

April 28, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Welcome Spring Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design. This digital stamp is called Bunny Tulips and comes with the bunny in the flower pot and two sentiments.

Spring has finally arrived in my part of the world! The tulips and daffodils are blooming, and the birds are singing. I love Spring and the renewal of life that it brings!

For my card, I coloured this sweet stamp with my Copic markers in Spring like colours of pink, yellow and blue. Did you know that you can have pink and yellow snails! Lol! I love how the bunny is peeking out of the flower pot! I used Glossy Accents on the pot to give it a shine and Stickles on the butterfly to make her sparkle!

For my embellishments, I had some paper tulips that were very long. So, I sniped them down and wrapped them like a bouquet you get in the store. I used some paper ribbon that I die cut into a square for the wrap. A piece of raffia tied around the bundle finishes this lovely bouquet off. I added a paper butterfly that matches the fence which was die cut using the Picket Fence Die-namics. I coloured a few of the pearls to match my card and added a few uncoloured ones to match the paper butterfly.

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Copic Markers:

Bunny: E33/E31/E30/R20/R00
Pinks: R89/R85/R83/R81
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32
Blues: BG15/BG11/BG10
Grass: YG11/YG23/YG25/G28
Sky: BG0000/BG000
Pearls: R85

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Card Recipe for My Welcome Spring Card:

Bunny Tulips, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Butterflies, Spring, A Charmed Life, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Stitched Shapes Dies, Stampin Up!
Paper Tulips, Thai Paper Flower
Raffia, My Stash
Paper Ribbon, My Stash
Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Rose Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using Bunny Tulips for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie