Today I am sharing with you my Playful Pets Thank You Cards using the Playful Pets Designer Series Paper which is currently on sale! These cards all came about because a friend asked for some thank you cards that she could send out on behalf of her dogs, Rocky (photo below on left) and Ruby (photo below on right). I came up with a number of options for her.
For my cards, I loved mixing the old with new! The new Playful Pets Designer Series Paper with the old Dog Builder Punch. Since the Dog Punch does not come with a matching stamp set, this is a great way to use it! The punch fits perfectly in the largest Stitched Square Die from the Stitched Shapes Dies. I love how the DSP peeks through the silhouette of the dog. You could easily make a cat card using the Cat Punch and the DSP since the DSP has images for cats as well. A single Red Rhinestone in the centre of the heart adds a touch of sparkle.
Thank You Card Variations
This first card was for Ruby and I made the silhouette in Real Red to represent her. The Thank You sentiment was from the Path of Petals Stamp Set. I trimmed it down and tucked it into the silhouette on one side and overlapped it on the other.
My Ruby Playful Pets Thank You Card
The next card I made was for Rocky. I went with a black silhouette since he has a lot of black fur. I also used different pieces of the DSP.
My Rocky Playful Pets Thank You Card
I came up with another variation for Ruby’s card. She is a terrier with white fur and brown patches. So, I pulled out the retired Happy Tails Stamp Set to create a dog that looks like her and used it instead of the silhouette.
Variation of My Ruby Playful Pets Thank You Card
One final option that I gave my friend used a number of retired and new products. I again used the DSP with the Dog Builder Punch and the retired Happy Tails Stamp Set. But I brought in the So Sentimental Bundle (153828) for the sentiment and the Real Red frame. I also used the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder (152718) on the Soft Suede card stock to represent fur. At the time I made this card, the Real Red Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon with white stitching from the Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack (152466 ) was on backorder. So, I used some retired Real Red Stitched Ribbon that I had in my stash.
Another Variation of My Ruby Playful Pets Thank You Card
Alternative Sympathy Card
Some good friends of ours lost their dog recently. So, I changed the sentiment to create a sympathy card. The sympathy sentiment is from the Well Said Stamp Set. It is always sad when a pet travels over the rainbow bridge! They are part of your family and a little piece of your heart goes with them!
My Sympathy Card
I liked this card so much that I also used it for a swap.
My Sympathy Swap Cards
Supplies:
Stamps: Path of Petals Stamp Set (149383), So Sentimental Stamp Set (151691), Well Said Stamp Set (148796)
Dies: Stitched Shapes Dies (152323), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (147115)
Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Playful Pets Designer Series Paper (152489)
Accessories: Dog Builder Punch (148543), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Real Red:
8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
2 5/8” x 2 5/8” (Stitched Square)
scrap (heart)
Basic Black:
5 ½” x 2”
3 ½” x 2 ¾”
Whisper White: 2 pieces of each
2 ½” x ½” (sentiment)
scrap (heart)
Playful Pets Designer Series Paper:
5 ½” x 1 7/8”
3 3/8” x 2 5/8”
For Further Info:
It just goes to show you that by changing a few things, how versatile this card can be!
Hope you like my Playful Pets Thank You Cards!
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card for the Copic for ALLE Facebook Group using Krista Smith Stamps Pretty Pumpkin Digital Stamp. I was so honoured to be asked by this group to be a Guest Designer for their YR (Yellow/Red) Copic Challenge for October. This combination screams pumpkins to me and since I haven’t coloured a Krista Smith image in a while, I thought Pretty Pumpkin would be perfect for my card! Of course, for a Fall card, you need falling paper leaves that I pulled from my stash! Hope you like my take on this Color Challenge!
Pretty Pumpkin Digital Stamp, Krista Smith Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Hello, Pumpkin Stamp Set, Paper Pumpkin Kit, Stampin’ Up! Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. Hello Autumn 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carta Bella Paper Fall Leaves, Recollections White Gelly Roll Pen Clear Wink of Stella Cajun Craze Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Poppy Parade, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White Card Stock Finished card size: 6” x 6”
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with My Happy Thanksgiving Card for the Design Team of Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using their sweet Thanksgiving Digital Stamp.
I had so much fun colouring with my Copic Markers all the harvest vegetables and fruit that are overflowing the cornucopia. I thought the Hello Autumn Paper Pad was perfect for my card with such rich autumnal colours. The “Blessings” chalkboard sentiment was from that paper pad as well. The sheet had a number of chalkboards and I just snipped the Blessings one out since I thought it summed up my card wonderfully. I love the die cut pumpkin and wheat stalks that are mounted behind the sentiment giving it some dimension. The “thankful” die was ideal for my card and I love how it overlaps the main focal point of the coloured image. A couple of wooden embellishments and Clear Gelly Roll Pen on the swirls add a final touch to my card.
Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, Thanksgiving Digital Stamp Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Sunflower Dies, Stampin’ Up! Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Expressions Thinlits Dies, , Stampin’ Up! Hello Autumn, 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. Autumn Wooden Elements Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Clear Gelly Roll Pen Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White Card Stock Finished card size: 6” x 6”
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What are you thankful for? I know that I’m thankful for friends family and all of you!
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Hope you like my Happy Thanksgiving Design Team Card with Thanksgiving Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios! Thank you for stopping by!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Sweet Christmas Angels Cards for the Design Team of Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her cute Angels Christmas Digital Stamp. I had so much fun colouring these cuties that I ended up colouring two stamps! One with the traditional red, green and gold. The other one with soft pastel colours of pink, blue and gold. I had a This or That post of the coloured stamps earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised that they both were popular. Many people had a hard time choosing just one and so did I! So I created two cards with the same layout, just different papers and colour schemes.
This or That? Which Do You Pick?
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Traditional Card:
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23 Brown Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30 Dress: W5/R59/R29/R27/R24 Gold: E99/Y17/Y15/Y00 Books: YG93/YG95/YG97/E40/E42 Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Sky: BG0000/BG000/0
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Soft Pastel Card:
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Pastel Colours
Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23 Brown Hair: E44/E43/E42/E40 Dress: RV11/RV32/RV34 Gold: Y28/Y19/Y17 Books: BG11/BG10/E40/E42 Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Sky: BG0000/BG000/0
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Card Recipe for Sweet Christmas Angels Cards:
Angels Christmas Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Gold Foil Paper, Stampin’ Up! Metal Music Notes Dies Christmas Blessings Die, Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Gold Gelly Roll Pen Finished card size: 6” x 6”
Additional Pieces for Traditional Card:
Christmas Paper Flowers, Recollections Letters to Santa 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft ChristmasTime is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
Additional Pieces for Soft Pastel Card:
White and Gold Paper Poinsettias, Prima Flowers Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper Pack, Subtles Collection, Stampin’ Up! Pool Party, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White Card Stock
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Non-Traditional Colours
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“O star of wonder, star of light…”
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Hope you like my Sweet Christmas Angels Card with Angels Christmas Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios! Thank you for stopping by!
Today I am sharing with you my Cardinal Anniversary Card using the Toile Christmas Stamp Set and matching Christmas Cardinal Dies by Stampin’ Up! I was asked by a good friend to create a custom anniversary card for her to give to her husband. She mentioned that he loves cardinals and she would like one on the card. So, I decided to that two cardinals, a male and female, would be perfect for an anniversary card. Did you know that cardinals mate for life!
I decided to create a Fall scene with the Woodland Embossing Folder and the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper since they were married in October. I love the copper and gold gilded leaves on the paper! To tie in the gold accents, I embossed the sentiment from the Well Said Stamp Set in gold. For an anniversary card, I had to pull in the hearts with the Stitched Be Mine Dies! Some Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels and Shimmery Crystal Effects on the berries add a bit of sparkle to the card.
I used a number of techniques to colour my birds such as the No-Lines, Flicking and Tip-to-Tip. I included more information below, as well as some colouring videos at the end of this post.
For the male cardinal, I used Cherry Cobbler Light/Dark Blends and the Dark Smokey Slate Blend to darken the shadows in strategic locations, such as his tail, his breast and wing, giving the bird depth. For the female cardinal, I used Crumb Cake Light/Dark Blends and Light Crumb Cake/Dark Cherry Cobbler Blends.
My Cardinals Coloured with Stampin’ Blends
No-Lines Technique
I coloured these beautiful cardinals with the no-lines technique. This technique uses a light colour to stamp the image. For the cardinals, I used the Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad. The lighter colour gives you a guideline for your colouring without the harsh black lines and makes the image more real and vibrant.
Flicking Technique
Once stamped, I used a flicking technique with my Blends to create a lot of texture. This technique is achieved by applying ink in quick, single strokes. The key to this inking technique is to flick the marker tip across the page to create a single stroke that goes from dark to light.
Holding the marker loosely, start a downward movement towards the paper
As the marker tip touches the paper, quickly move across the paper, bringing your hand up and away from the paper. This will apply more ink at the beginning of the stroke and less at the end.
You may need to turn the paper to accommodate the angle that is most comfortable for you.
Flicks can be left unblended to create texture such as for hair or feathers (like this card). Or, they can be blended out to create smooth shading.
The Tip-to-Tip Technique
To combine two different coloured blends on the female cardinal, I used the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. This gives you a smooth transition of colors and doesn’t end up looking all blotchy where the colors meet. I’ve chosen the Light Crumb Cake Blend and the Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend for the female cardinal.
Brush the tip of the Light Crumb Cake Blend over the tip of the Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend to pick up some color. The Crumb Cake Blend then acts as your brush to apply a mix of both colors.
As you apply the Crumb Cake Blend, the Cherry Cobbler will eventually run out and only Crumb Cake is left. This creates a smooth transition between the two colours. I kept working these blends together until I was happy with the amount of Cherry Cobber I had on the bird.
Don’t worry about your markers being contaminated—all you need to do is run them over some scrap paper a few times and the nibs will clean themselves.
Close Up of my Cardinal Anniversary Card
Supplies:
Stamps: Toile Christmas Cling Stamp Set (150469), Well Said Stamp Set (148796)
Dies: Christmas Cardinal Dies (150640), Stitched Be Mine Dies (151814)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad (147117), VersaMark (102283)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Crumb Cake (120953), Very Vanilla (101650), Whisper White (100730), Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper (153520)
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I had so much fun colouring with my Copic Markers these cuties from the Spooky House Set (7 Stamps). This set comes with 7 stamps including 6 characters and a haunted house. I used the digital stamps, but this set also comes in rubber and can be found in the store here.
I had a ton of fun creating this spooky double z-fold card for our trick-or-treaters who are out roaming around! Do they dare go to the eerily spooky house on the hill??? The pirate and the ghost are headed that way!
Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Flat
Techniques Used in My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card
To create my spooky night sky, I used a technique called the Copic Galaxy Background. For the galaxy stars, I used my Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush. I also used a White Gelly Roll Pen and the Colorless Blender, to make my some of my stars appear brighter/closer.
Galaxy Sky
Next I used Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin and Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pads with a Round Blending Tool to create my glowing moon on a stitched circle die. Using the Splatter Brush again, I splattered water onto the moon to give a bit of texture once it was dry.
I love the Spooky House that comes with this set! I had fun colouring it, especially those glowing windows and doorway! In addition to colouring them, I use a paint brush and painted a thin layer of Apple Sour Nuvo Glow Drops. I wanted the details of the broken panes of glass and the spider to still be seen, but when you turn out the lights, the windows and door glow spookily.
Glowing Windows and Door
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Copic Markers:
Devil Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20 Hair: E18/E15/E13/E11 Red Bits: R39/R37/R35/C3 Black Bits: C9/C7/C6/C4
Card Recipe for Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card:
Spooky House Set (7 Stamps), Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Slimline Stitched Hillside Boarders Dies, Lawn Fawn Picket Fence Die-namics, MFT Flat-Bottom Clouds Die-namics, MFT 4” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box Spooky Bats Punch, Stampin’ Up! Haunted House Die-Namics, MFT KP Halloween Icon Die-cut Cardstock, K & Company KP Halloween Layered Accents, K & Company Black Glitter Paper, Stampin’ Up! Apple Sour, Nuvo Glow Drops Small Paint Bruch Black Gelly Roll Pen Silver Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush Tim Holtz Mini Round Blending Tool Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Basic Gray and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up! Card Size: 5 ½” x 5 ½” Digital Characters Size: 2 ½” Tall Digital House Size: 4” x 3 ¼”
My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Folded Down
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For Technique Tuesday, I am sharing my Let’s Celebrate You Card that is demonstrated in my last colouring video from my presentation to fellow demonstrators. I love this big bold sunflower image with the matching dies from the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle! I created another card using this set in an earlier post and used the same technique. Just in case you wanted to check it out, I added a link to it at the end of this post.
This advanced colouring technique uses 3 colours to creates more dimension and texture to what you are colouring. For the sunflower, I used three markers, Mango Melody Light and Dark and Calypso Coral Light, for the petals. I used the Calypso Coral in the darkest of shadows that are indicated by the artist drawn lines. For the flower centre, I use Soft Suede Light and Dark, but for the Dark Suede, I dotted the marker to create texture that the artist has indicated with their dots. In this video, I demonstrate this colouring technique:
My Video Demonstrating the Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090)
Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Old Olive (100702), Soft Suede (115318), Whisper White (100730), Flowers For Every Season 6″ X 6″ Designer Series Paper (152486)
Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690), Greenery Embossing Folders (152716), Bumblebee ¼” Gingham Ribbon (153658), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154888), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Old Olive – 3 pieces:
3 ¼” x 5 ¼”
Scraps for leaves
Soft Suede: 4 ¼” x 3”
Whisper White – 3 pieces:
1” x 3 ½” (sentiment)
3 ½” x 3 ½” (sunflower)
Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x ¾”
Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon: 4”
Close Up of My Let’s Celebrate You Card
Instructions for Let’s Celebrate You Card:
Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
Emboss the Old Olive card stock with the leaves from the Greenery Embossing Folders.
Stamp the large sunflower image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad on the Whisper White piece.
Colour the petals with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the Flicking of Different Colours Technique that is used in the video
Die cut the sunflower with the corresponding Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle.
Die cut the leaves from the scraps of Old Olive using the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle.
Stamp with sentiment in Old Olive on the Whisper White piece.
Die cut the Soft Suede with the largest scalloped rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the Flowers For Every Season DSP on to the card base.
Adhere with Stampin’ Seal, the embossed piece in the centre of the Whisper White card base overlapping the Flowers For Every Season DSP.
Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the scalloped rectangle in the center of the embossed piece.
Affix the leaves to the back of the sunflower using glue dots.
Using dimensionals, add the sentiment to the card.
Using dimensionals, add the sunflower to the card.
Tie the Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon in a knot and adhere it using a glue dot.
Here is the other card in which I used the same technique:
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Happy Halloween Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. My card is using the super cute Halloween Costumes Digital Stamp! Halloween is just around the corner and this year will be different for everyone, especially the little ones.
For my card, I decided to create a haunted house scene as these cute Trick-or-treaters make their rounds. To create the spooky night sky, I used a technique with my Copic Markers that I learned from Elaine Hughes, Marker Geek. It is called the Copic Galaxy Background and was so fun to see it transform before my eyes. I didn’t have FBG2. So, I used BG32 instead and it worked just as well. For the galaxy stars, I used my Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush. I also used a White Gelly Roll Pen and the Colorless Blender, to make my some of my stars appear brighter/closer. I am very happy with how my night sky turned out!
I decided to create a vignette of the night sky that sets off my spooky scene. The paper with the branches and birds was perfect for my card and a die cut tree on the left adds to the branches. The haunted house is lit up ready for tricker-or-treaters, but with lots of notices to keep out. It reminds me of when I was little, some people decorated the inside of their houses as well. You could enter but beware! I decided to fussy cut the cute little animals out so that the scene can surround them. I just love them and wanted to make them the focal point of my card!
Card Recipe for My Happy Halloween Design Team Card:
Halloween Costumes Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Spooky Village Photopolymer Stamp, Lawn Fawn (sentiment) Haunted House Die-Namics, My Favorite Things Spooky Fence Die-Namics, My Favorite Things 4” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box 13th Hour 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc. Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, Stampin’ Up! KP Halloween Icon Die-cut Cardstock, K & Company Wee Witch Doodle Pops Cardstock Sticker, Doodlebug Designs Inc. Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Black Gelly Roll Pen Clear Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Crushed Curry Card Stock Finished card size: 6” x 6”
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Wishing you a spook-tacular Halloween!
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Hope you like my Happy Halloween Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Yesterday was the First Day of Autumn! So I decided to welcome it with my So Grateful Cardinal Card from the Toile Christmas Stamp Set. This stamp set is perfect for Christmas but can also be used for a beautiful fall or Thanksgiving card! I love this time of year with all the beautiful colours as the leaves change!
For part 5 of my colouring videos with Stampin’ Blends, I am demonstrating the flicking colouring technique. The other parts are listed below at the end of this document along with my Notes from a presentation that I did on using Stampin’ Blends.
Flicking Technique
This technique is achieved by applying ink in quick, single strokes. The key to this inking technique is to flick the marker tip across the page to create a single stroke that goes from dark to light.
Holding the marker loosely, start a downward movement towards the paper
As the marker tip touches the paper, quickly move across the paper, bringing our hand up and away from the paper. This will apply more ink at the beginning of the stroke and less at the end.
You may need to turn the paper to accommodate the angle that is most comfortable for you.
Flicks can be left unblended to create texture such as for hair or feathers (like the cardinal). Or, they can be blended out to create smooth shading.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my That’s Amore Anniversary Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. This sweet rubber stamp is called Italian Love. I coloured this cute couple to look like my Hubby and me since this card is for my Hubby and our 26th Wedding Anniversary which is today.
This card is my homage to when we first met and started dating in university. The first time I saw him, he was just back from a vacation in Florida. He was so tanned with his hair bleached from the sun. Hence why he is a little more tanned than me in my colouring. Lol! My hubby’s favourite dinner is spaghetti and meatballs. When we were dating, he would take me to Mother’s Pizza Parlour and Spaghetti House with their plastic red and white checked tablecloths for dinner. He would always order his spaghetti with a garlic bread with cheese. We never split it like the couple here, but that would have been so romantic!
Italian Love, Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Real Red Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad, Ranger VersaMark Ink Pad White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up! More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Buffalo Check Clear Mount Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Meant to Be Cling Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Love Notes Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Expressions Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Rhinestone Stickers, Dollorama Trinket Hearts, Stampin’ Up! Red/White Baker’s Twine Clear Star Stickles Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up! Card Size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
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Hope you like my That’s Amore Card using Italian Love by Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Happy Anniversary Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. It is also being used for the Using Pattern Paper Challenge over on the Rachelle Anne Miller Digital Stamps Facebook Group. My card is using the ‘Young Love’ Digital Stamp that will be release in the future. On Thursday is our 26th Wedding Anniversary and this is the card that I am giving my hubby!
For my card, I wanted it to be all about our love with lots of hearts! I even coloured the girl and boy in our colours though it has been a long time since I have had long hair! Lol!
I love this sweet stamp so much with the boy giving his girl a Gerbera Daisy (one of my favourite flowers)! And did you see the cutest teddy bear siting on the bench beside the couple! Love that this guy is all about flowers and prezzies like mine is!! A bit of shimmer is added with the gold heart doily, Gold Foil Paper, the sequins and the jeweled brad. I also used two types of ribbon to add a softness to my card. I love the pink crochet heart and I couldn’t resist attaching the floral embellishment with the jewelled brad that mimics the gerbera daisy! Hope you like my card as much as I hope my Hubby likes it!
Card Recipe for My Happy Anniversary Design Team Card:
‘Young Love’ Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper So In Love Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Heart Circles Dies, Spellbinders Standard Circle Dies, Spellbinders Project Life Cards and Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up! Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Martha Stewart Holiday 4” x 6” Mat Pad, EK Success Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Love Blossom Embellishment Kit, Stampin’ Up! (gold heart doily, bow, sequins) Artisan Embellishment Kit, Stampin’ Up! (love ticket) Filigree Brad, Stampin’ Up! Mini Jewel Brad, American Crafts Elements Celebrate It Occasions Ribbon, Michaels Crochet Heart, Craft It Valentine Embellishment, Recollections Gold Foil Paper, Stampin’ Up! Clear Gelly Roll Pen Crumb Cake, Rose Red and Whisper White Card Stock Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
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Happy Anniversary to my Hubby! Here’s to many more wonderful years together!
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Hope you like my Happy Anniversary Design Team Card using ‘Young Love’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios! Thank you for stopping by!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello Fall Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her sweet Fall Dance Digital Stamp. With the last long weekend having just passed and children starting back to school, Autumn is just around the corner in Canada. I love the cooler temperatures and the changing colour of the leaves! Such a beautiful time of year! Bet you can guess that it’s my favourite season of the year!
For my card, I used autumnal colours of reds, greens, oranges, yellows and browns that I pulled from the pattern paper. The die cut and embossed leaves match the colours in the scene that I created perfectly! One technique that I used for the fallen leaves is to use the side of my Copic marker to create their shape. It’s amazing how much they look like leaves when you do this, but it’s such an easy technique! I learned this technique from the March 2020 Marker Class “Mourning Fairy” with Sweet Sentiment. I love the wooden picket fence peeking out from behind the focal point! A couple of embellishment including the wooden banner element and the Linen Thread holding the pinecone all tie together the Autumn theme of my card.
Fall Dance Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper For All Things Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Gather Together Dies, Stampin’ Up! Colorful Season Dies, Stampin’ Up! Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things Cloud Stencil, CC Designs Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. Wood Textures 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Cajun Craze Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Blender Brushes, Picket Fence Mini Pinecones Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up! Autumn Wooden Elements Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock Finished card size: 6” x 6”
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Let’s celebrate Autumn and all it’s beautiful colours like this little girl!
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For Technique Tuesday, I am sharing the Tip to Tip Blending Technique for my Let’s Gather Together Card using the Gather Together Bundle by Stampin’ Up! I love Fall and all the colours of the leaves that it brings! So, I thought the Tip to Tip would be perfect to showcase those colours! For my card, I create a frame using a Stitched Rectangle and the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper with the leaves “exploding” out of it. I used the Woodlands Embossing Folder as my base behind all the leaves “falling” from the trees. To tie in the Daffodil Delight colour, I used a strip of the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper and one of the leaves die cut and embossed. A strip of Copper Foil Paper and a scattering of Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels add a bit of shimmer to my card.
For part 4 of my colouring videos with Stampin’ Blends from my presentation, I am demonstrating the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. The other 3 parts are listed below at the end of this document.
Tip to Tip Blending Technique Chart
Tip to Tip Blending Technique
To combine two different coloured blends on an image, try the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. This gives you a smooth transition of colors and doesn’t end up looking all blotchy where the colors meet. I’ve chosen Calypso Coral and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends for my first leaf.
Stamp the image with Memento Ink.
Apply the Light Calypso Coral and Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to the image. Meet somewhere in the middle with the colors – it doesn’t have to be neat.
With the Dark Calypso Coral and Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends, add a layer of color around the edge of the image.
Brush the tip of the Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends over the tip of the Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to pick up some color. The Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends marker then acts as your brush to apply a mix of both colors to the center of the leaf. I kept working these blends together until I was happy with the transition where the colors meet.
To demonstrate that this Tip to Tip Technique can work with other colors, I’ve created leaves using Old Olive with Soft Suede and Daffodil Delight with Cherry Cobbler. Don’t worry about your markers being contaminated—all you need to do is run them over some scrap paper a few times and the nibs will clean themselves.
Tip to Tip Blending Technique Tutorial Video
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundle: Gather Together Bundle (153036)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark Ink (102283)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Whisper White (100730), Daffodil Delight (119683), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494), Copper Foil Sheets (142020), Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (153527)
Accessories: Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Woodland Embossing Folder (152881), White Stampin’ Embossing Powder (109132), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457), Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154880), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154883), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Cherry Cobbler: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Small leaf die:1 ½”x 1 ½”
Sentiment: 3 ½” x 1 ½”
Whisper White: 5” x 3 ½”
3 pieces: 2 ½” x 2 ½” (for larger leaves)
Daffodil Delight: 1 ½”x 1 ½”
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 4”
Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper: 1” x 5”
Copper Foil Sheets: 3/8” x 4 1/8” (scrap)
Close Up of my Let’s GatherTogether Card
Instructions for My Let’s Gather Together Card:
Fold the Cherry Cobbler card stock in half to create the card base.
Stamp the leaves in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the 3 pieces of Whisper White
Colour the leaves with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the video for reference when colouring them
Die cut the leaves with the corresponding dies from the Gather Together Bundle
Using the Gather Together Bundle, die cut the smallest leaves in Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler
Die cut with the third largest Stitched Rectangle a frame from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
Emboss the Whisper White card stock with the Woodland Embossing Folder
Stamp the sentiment in VersaMark Ink on the Cherry Cobbler piece and heat emboss it with White Stampin’ Embossing Powder
Die cut the sentiment out with the fourth smallest Stitched Rectangle
Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the embossed Whisper White piece in the center of the Cherry Cobbler base
Adhere with Stampin’ Seal the Plaid Tidings piece in the centre of the Whisper White piece and adhere the Gold Foil piece centered on top
Position two of the largest leaves where you want them at the top of the frame and adhere them with glue dots
Position part of the third leave under the sentiment and adhere with glue dots.
Add dimensionals to the leaves where they may need to have extra support
Using dimensionals, pop up the sentiment in the centre of the card base
Using dimensionals, pop up the frame making sure that some parts of the larger leaves are tucked under the frame and some parts are on top to create the “exploding” look
Adhere the Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler leaves to the Whisper White piece with dimensionals
Add a scattering of the Holiday Rhinestones wherever needed to fill in space.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Sweet Wishes Birthday Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. This cute digital stamp is called Baker Ellie Digital Stamp. I coloured her with my Copic Markers to look like me since this card was for a friend who is an amazing baker. I figured this was as close to me baking her a cake as was possible! Lol!
Mary, my friend, makes the best cakes and cake pops! They are just to die for! So, I knew that I wanted a Designer Series Paper that had lots of cakes on it. And of course, you need all the accoutrements for baking like a whisk, a rolling pin and an icing bag! Don’t you just love the little muffin pan charm with the paper flowers surrounding it!
Baker Ellie Digital Stamp, Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Primrose Petals Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Patio Party Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up! Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, Stampin’ Up! Bakery Dies, Joy Crafts Simple Banner Die, Memory Box Layering Ovals Dies, Stampin’ Up! Paper Doily Mixed Paper Flowers from my Stash Karen Foster, Baking Charms White Gelly Roll Pen Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals, So Saffron and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
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For Technique Tuesday, I am sharing my smooth colouring technique for my beautiful Poppy Birthday Card using the Painted Poppies Bundle. I used both this bundle and the Poppy Moment Dies for this stunning card. They compliment each other so well! Of course, I had to use Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends to colour my poppies! I wanted to make the colouring the main focal point, but couldn’t resist using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder on the Whisper White card stock once I stamped the Just Jade splotches. To add a bit of subtle dimension, I used Vellum for some of the leaves and the circular accent that grounds the piece. The Basic Rhinestones were coloured with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend to match my card.
For part 3 of my colouring videos with Stampin’ Blends, I am demonstrating the smooth colouring technique. The other 2 parts are listed below at the end of this document. One of the most exciting things about Blends, as the name suggests, is their blending capabilities.
Smooth Colouring Technique
Apply a smooth layer in small circles of the lightest colour to your image. If you have a large area to cover, work in sections to keep the ink moist. This wet ink will help with the blending.
Add the dark colour where the shadows will be using a flicking motion to help with the blending process and reduce the amount of ink needed for a smooth blend.
Use the light colour to blend along the area where the dark and the light colours meet
You may need to go over it a few times to get it blended how you like.
Blends have the ability to lay down smooth, even colour without streaks
Colour in small circles keeping the leading edge wet and allow the ink to blend to create a seamless look
Make sure you saturate the entire area so that you eliminate any light or mottled areas
Check the back of your paper to make sure that the ink is saturating evenly
My Poppy Birthday Card Colouring Tutorial
Supplies:
Stamps: Painted Poppies Bundle (153827)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Pad (153115)
Paper: Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Poppy Parade (119793), Vellum (101856)
Accessories: Poppy Moments Dies (151594), Subtle 3D Embossing Folder (151775 ), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154958), Just Jade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (153107), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Basic Black: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Scraps for scallop die
Whisper White: 4” x 5 ¼”
1 ½” x 2 ¾” (sentiment)
2 pieces: 2” x 2” (for poppies)
Scraps for 3 leaves
Poppy Parade: 2 ¼” x 1 ½”
Vellum: 3” x 3” (circular accent)
Scraps for 3 leaves
Close Up of My Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card
Instructions for My Poppy Birthday Card:
Fold the Basic Black card stock in half to create the card base.
Stamp the poppies and leaves in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Whisper White
Colour the poppies and leaves with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the video for reference when colouring the poppies
Die cut the poppies and leaves with the corresponding dies from the Painted Labels Dies
Using the Poppy Moments Dies, die cut the poppy outline in Poppy Parade
Die cut a scrap of Basic Black card stock with the scallop border dies from the Painted Labels Dies
Die cut a scrap of Vellum with the small leaves with the stem from the Poppy Moments Dies
Using the Painted Labels Dies, die cut the circular accent in Vellum
Stamp the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Whisper White and die cut it out with the appropriate Painted Labels Dies
Stamp the splotch in Just Jade in the bottom half of the Whisper White piece
Emboss this piece with the Subtle Embossing Folder and adhere to the card base
Using glue dots, adhere the Vellum circle to the card base
Adhere the Basic Black scallop border to the sentiment and attach to the card base with dimensionals
Using glue dots, adhere the Basic Black poppy center to the poppy frame and adhere to the Vellum circle with glue dots.
Slip one of the poppies behind the sentiment and adhere with glue dots
Adhere with glue dots, the leaves to the other poppy and place on card base with dimensionals
Colour the Basic Rhinestones with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend and add to the card
