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Warmest Winter Wishes Card

January 18, 2024 4 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Warmest Winter Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Baby Seals On Iceberg from her drawing tutorial on You Tube. Conie Fong has started a Draw with Conie YouTube channel where you can draw along with her: https://www.youtube.com/@DrawWithConie. Don’t forget to subscribe to her channel while you are there for more tutorials that come out each week!

You can share your drawings in her Draw with Conie Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/339082068864209/

The Details of My Warmest Winter Wishes Card

For my card, I kept my card design simple in line with the simple drawing of the seals. The seals were coloured with very few Copic markers leaving a lot of uncoloured white space. Really, I just coloured the shadows for them and the ice flow and used my Colorless Blender to soften the edges of the colour to the white.

I had the perfect Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! to create a mini slimline card for these cuties! It had a winter artic scene with icebergs and ice flow, but it had polar bears on it! So, I strategically cut my DSP so that the bears would be hidden by the placement of my seals. Lol!

Next, I used a white mini slimline scallop die cut to frame my scene having it pop from all the blues. This also gave a support for my seals so that it looked like the seals are floating out of the scene.

The sentiment was stamped on white, and die cut with a stitched flag die. Again, I liked how it popped against the dark blue sky. The final touch was a few wooden stars that I had in my stash.

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Copic Markers:

Seals: W3/W1/W0/0
Ice Flow: B01/B00/B000/0

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Card Recipe for My Warmest Winter
Wishes Card:

Baby Seals On Iceberg, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Tsukineko
Essentials Mini Slimline Stitched Scallop Rectangle Die, Pink Fresh Studio
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Free Skate Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Star Elements. From My Stash
Night of Navy and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ¼” x 3 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 Baby Seals On Iceberg for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Classic Greetings Card

December 24, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! Season’s Greetings! One last Christmas card for me! I am sharing My Classic Greetings Card using the Christmas Classics Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Christmas Classics Stamp Set and the Christmas Classics Dies.

The Details of My Classic Greetings Card

For my card, I decided to create a music theme with the Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper, the Merry Melody Embossing Folder, and the Loose Holly Gems & Sequins. Since I used the gold music notes for my embellishments, I went with the gold Simply Elegant Trim and gold embossing for the sentiment to match.

I love the holly dies that come in the Bundle and wanted to make them the focal point with the DSP die cut with the Nested Essentials Dies layered behind it. I was so happy with how all these elements came together!

Season’s Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Yuletide Greetings! However, you say it, I hope your holiday season is full of good cheer!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Christmas Classics Bundle (161977), Nested Essentials Dies (161597)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Shaded Spruce (146981), Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (161958), Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper (161980)

Accessories: Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder (156392), Simply Elegant Trim (155766), Metallics Embossing Powder (155555), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Heat Tool (129053), Loose Holly Gems & Sequins (161981), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

Cherry Cobbler: (2 pieces)
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
- 2 ¾” x 5”
Basic White: (2 pieces)
- 5 ¼” x 4”
- 1” x 3 ¾” (Sentiment)
Crumb Cake:
- 4” x 5 ¼”
Shaded Spruce:
- 4” x 4”
Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper:
- 4 ½” x 2 ½””

More Information on My Classic Greetings Card:

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

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

My Beary Christmas Cards

December 21, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Beary Christmas Cards using the Beary Cute Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Beary Cute Stamp Set and coordinating Beary Cute Punch. This bundle is retiring. So, make sure you get it before it’s too late!

The Details of My Beary Christmas Cards

For my cards, I decided to make a floating element using one of the scenes from the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper. I had so much fun that I created two different cards with the same elements. For one, I used Misty Moonlight and the other, Balmy Blue card stock bases. A floating element uses acetate or window sheet on which you adhere strips of DSP leaving gaps between the pieces. Then you use dimensionals under the DSP to make it look like the element is floating.

The scene strips were cut at ½” width and lined up in order on my window sheet for placement before adhering them down. I started with the two end pieces and then the centre ones working out to the ends. Tip: use grid paper for an even gap between pieces. Since the DSP was ½ wide, it allowed me to place my dimensionals behind the paper. Thus, hiding them to complete my floating element.

Misty Moonlight Card

I made the Misty Moonlight card portrait and used the largest square from the Stylish Shapes Dies to die cut my square once I had adhered the 5 DSP scene pieces to the Window Sheet.

I stamped snowflakes in Misty Moonlight for a tone-on-tone around my central focal point.

The sentiment was white embossed on some Real Red card stock and then fussy cut with my Paper Snips.

The polar bear was stamped in Misty Moonlight and Real Red for his scarf before it was punched out.

Balmy Blue Card

For my Balmy Blue card, I decided that I wanted to use more of the DSP. So, I made the floating element larger with 6 pieces of DSP and wider gaps. I stamped the Balmy Blue snowflakes at an angle through the centre of the card. This allowed the snowflakes to show through the Window Sheet!

The sentiment was stamped in Real Red and snipped on an angle with my Paper Snips.

For both cards, I used the white snowflakes from the Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment as my embellishments.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Beary Cute Bundle (162023), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad (153118), VersaMark Ink (102283), Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (147105), Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084)

Paper: Misty Moonlight (153081), Balmy Blue (146982), Window Sheets (142314), Real Red (102482), Basic White (159276), Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper (162015)

Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment (162129), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Heat Tool (129053), Paper Snips (103579), Grid Paper (130148), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight/Balmy Blue:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Window Sheet:
- 3” x 3” (for Misty Moonlight Card)
- 3” x 4 1/8” (for Balmy Blue Card)
Real Red:
- Scrap
Basic White: (3 pieces)
- 2” x 2 ½” (Polar Bears)
- Scrap (Sentiment)
Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper:
- 3” x 2 ½” (for Misty Moonlight Card)
- 3” x 3” (for Balmy Blue Card)

More Information on My Beary Christmas Cards:

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store

My Cup of Cheer Card

December 18, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Cup of Cheer Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Emma in Reindeer PJ’s.

The Details of My Cup of Cheer Card

I had so much fun colouring Emma in her cute PJs with my Copic markers to match my non-traditional paper choice! For my card, I thought the Christmas cookie paper would be perfect since cookies and hot chocolate are a great combination, especially gingerbread! Yum! The pretty plaid pattern paper really brought out the non-traditional colours of my card.

Isn’t that die cut mug just the cutest! For the mug, I knew I wanted to use the snowflake tag and found that the die just fit it. To add some dimension to my mug, I blended some Pool Party ink along the edges. I also blended some Pink Pirouette Ink along the edges of the heart. I thought it would be fun to add whipped cream and a candy cane just like Emma’s. The spoon was die cut from some metallic paper that I had. Of course, if you have hot chocolate, you need marshmallows! Lol!

Since there was a lot going on the card already, I went with a simple die cut sentiment with a few red rhinestones to match my candy cane.

Finally, I used Glossy Accents on Emma’s candy cane, Stardust Stickles on the reindeers’ noses and Wink of Stella on Emma’s and the mug’s whipped cream.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Browns: E37/E35/E33/E31
Blues: BG75/BG72/BG70
Headband: E30/E31/R85/R83/R81
Reindeers: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30/R85/R81
Whipped Cream: BG000/BG0000
Candy Cane: R27/C1/0

Close Up of Girl holding mug — Close Up of Emma in Reindeer PJ’s

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Card Recipe for My Cup of Cheer Card:

Emma in Reindeer PJ’s, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sugar Plum Wishes 12” x 12” Paper, Paige Evans
Hug in a Mug Honey Cuts, Honey Bee Stamps
Hug in a Mug Stamp Set, Honey Bee Stamps
Mugs & Kisses Honey Cuts, Honey Bee Stamps
VersaFine, Tsukineko
Pool Party Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Pink Pirouette Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic White, Real Red, and Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Emma in Reindeer PJ’s by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Yeti for the Holidays?

December 6, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Yeti for the Holidays? as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Yeti Father and Son. I just love these cuties. There is a Yeti Mom and Baby that you could add to this card for the whole family! Lol!

The Details of My Yeti for the Holidays?

I had a lot of fun colouring these two with my Copic markers! I decided to create a fur texture with individual strokes in the shadows and left the highlights white. The tree was also coloured with individual strokes to create texture. The Father Yeti’s tie pulled together my colour scheme of red and green.

For my card, I wanted to use the Whimsy paper with these cuties. This paper is perfect for those wintery scenes! In fact, I used it for another card that I made a few years ago and will post it at the end.

So, I created a slimline card using the Dotted Slimline Dies by Studio Katia. I used all three dies that came in the set to create my card. I thought it would be fun having the yetis stepping out of the wintery scene with their Christmas tree.

To complete my wintery scene and to add interest, I used a Stitched Hillside Die to add an extra layer to the scene. I made sure that my “snowbank” did not cover up the snow-covered trees on the background.

Next, I typed and printed my sentiment out on my computer. There are so many great sentiments out there that it was hard to pick one! Lol! The sentiment was die cut out with another stitched die.

For embellishments, I used some wooden snowflakes that I had in my stash for that rustic look and a scattering of red rhinestones to add sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Fur: W3/W1/W0/0
Faces: E43/E42/E41/E40/RV00/0
Horns/Nails/Tree Trunk: E44/E43/E42/E41
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Greens: G29/YG63/YG03

Close Up of Yeti Father and Son Stamp — Close Up of Yeti Father and Son

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Card Recipe for My Yeti for the Holidays?

Yeti Father and Son, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Frozen Slimline Designer Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps
Dotted Slimline Dies, Studio Katia
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Snowflake Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Garden Green and Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

My Merry Penguins Card

For more information on my other card, please click here or on the photo.

My Design Team card with 3 Penguins on it. — My Merry Penguins Card

Hope you like my Yeti for the Holidays? Card using
Yeti Father and Son by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Celebrate the Season Card

November 20, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Celebrate the Season Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Emma in Christmas Sweater.

Details of My Celebrate the Season Card

For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline card using the Pink Fresh scallop die. What is so nice about this die is that it cuts two scallop rectangles at once. I used both scallop rectangles with one in pink and one in red to match my colour scheme.

I love Mintay Papers, and the Merry Little Christmas paper is gorgeous! So, I decided to use it for my colour scheme of red and pink with white accents. I coloured Emma with my Copic markers to match my colour scheme. Don’t you just love her snowman sweater! In fact, I have coloured this stamp before. I will include a link at the end of this post to the other card that I made using her.

For the sentiment cluster, I used a silver snowflake to add some sparkle, a fussy cut candy cane from the Mintay paper and a die cut sentiment.

Next, I used Glossy Accents on the candy cane and Stardust Stickles on the trim of the hats and boots. The only thing left was to add a few red rhinestones for a bit more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Whites: C3/C1/0
Snowman: C6/C3/C1/R27/C3/C1/0/YR18/YR15

Close Up of Girl in Snowman Sweater — Close Up of Emma in Christmas Sweater

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Card Recipe for My Celebrate the Season Card:

Emma in Christmas Sweater, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Merry Little Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
Essentials Mini Slimline Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies, Pink Fresh Studio
Simple Stripes – Christmas Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Simple Stripes Die, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine, Tsukineko
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Silver Snowflake, From My Stash
Stardust Stickles, Ranger (Hat/Boot Trim)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (Candy Cane)
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Basic White, Real Red, and Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¼” 6 ¼”

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

Here is my other card using Emma in Christmas Sweater by Paper Nest Dolls. For more information on this card, please click here or on the photo.

My Design Team Card with Girl in Snowman Sweater — My Christmas PJs Card

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Emma in Christmas Sweater by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

November 13, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the New Release Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle. This purchase includes 4 Images:

Image 1: Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble, PNG format
Image 2. Nutcracker Drummer, PNG format
Image 3. Nutcracker King, PNG format
Image 4. Nutcracker Soldier, PNG format

The Details of My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

For my card, I wanted to create a Nutcracker Ballet themed panel card that when closed, you see just the Soldier and Drummer and then you open it to see the King. So, I used the individual nutcrackers in the stamp set and coloured them in traditional colours with my Copic markers.

Front of Card with Soldier and Drummer Nutcrackers

For the panel card base, I used a premade card blank from Hunkydory, but you could easily create one yourself. I used a pencil and traced the edges of the card base onto the music DSP and then used my Paper Snips to cut it out. The music DSP was perfect to represent the March of the Nutcrackers music from The Nutcracker Ballet. Next, I brushed Vintage Photo onto the DSP. This was two-fold…one to cover where my cutting was not perfect and the other to add a finished edge to the base.

To highlight the nutcrackers in each of their panels, I layered each with a plaid piece of DSP that matched my colouring and a Real Red mat that I die cut out with the Mini Slimline Stackables from Lawn Fawn. For the smaller panels, I used nutcracker DSP with Real Red mats and a pair of glimmery ballet slippers to match my theme.

For embellishments, I added some distressed gold die cut garlands and ribbons at the top of each nutcracker panel. I also added some red rhinestones to add some sparkle, in addition, to the Clear Wink of Stella on all the gold trim of the nutcrackers.

To keep my card closed, I created a 1 ½” belly band of DSP and Real Red card stock with an ornament sticker from my stash.

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Copic Markers:

Soldier Nutcracker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Golds: YR24/YR23/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Sword: C4/C3/C1/YR24/YR23/Y21

King Nutcracker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Golds: YG24/YG23/Y21

Drummer Nutcracker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E37/E35/E33
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Golds: YR24/YR23/Y21

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Card Recipe for My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card:

Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Eastern Wishes Screen Shaped Card Blanks, Hunkydory Crafts
Christmas Around the World 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
This Christmas Specialty 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Sparkle Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Distressed Gold 12” x 12” Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Large Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn
Small Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn
Christmas Classics Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Little Happiness Ballet Shoes, Joy Crafts
Vintage Photo Ink Pad, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad, Tsukineko
Crackin’ Holiday Stamp Set, Krafton’ Kimmie Stamps
Real Red & Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Ornament Sticker, From my Stash
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4-¼” x 6-1/8”

My Card in Action

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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
Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Home for the Holidays Alternatives

November 7, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Home for the Holidays Alternatives using the Home for the Holidays Paper October 2023 Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! When I saw this kit, I knew that I wanted to make some alternative cards! In fact, I had so much fun that I made 5 of them! Lol! I went into detail for two of them and have posted the others along with a downloadable Faux-Step Template at the end of this post.

The Details of My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

For my cards, I thought a faux-step card would be perfect way to use the detailed pre-cut village scenes! Plus, it allowed me to move the faux step to where I thought it worked best on each card!

So, I cut one of the card bases from the Paper Pumpkin Kit creating a 3” piece and a 2 ½” piece. Thus, allowing me to make two cards from this one card base! Next, I used my Paper Trimmer to cut a Thick Basic White and a Night of Navy card bases using the template at the end of this post for measurements.

Basic White Alternative Card

For the Basic White card, I used the back of an envelope from the Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes to cut a piece of the red diagonal stripes for behind my scene. I love how it makes the scene pop! Next, I placed the faux step in the centre since you can see the trees on it through the village.

First Christmas card with village scene on it — Basic White Alternative Card

The rest of the card was built according to the placement in the instructions. I just made sure that the dimensionals for the village were on the narrow band at the bottom and my sentiment was attached to the faux step.

Side View of Card — Side View of First Card

Night of Navy Alternative Card

For my Night of Navy card, I used one of the cards from the 5” x 7” Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes. I love that the night scene continues onto the back of the cards! This allowed me to cut a 5-3/8” piece of the night sky with the trees making sure that I did not include the moon in my piece (we did not need two moons on the final card! Lol!). However, this left a scored line on my final card. So, to cover the score line, I placed the faux step to the right. It also helped to balance out the smaller pre-cut village that I used.

In addition to this, I added a strip of snow from my cut-up Warm Wishes Card on the final card base under my village.

Second Christmas Card with village scene — Night of Navy Alternative Card

Since the smaller pre-cut village ended short on my card, I decided to place the glittery strip and stamped sentiment to the left covering the void. I used my paper snips to trim them down.

The final thing was to add the glitter glue that came in the Kit to the snowy villages for both cards.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Refill (163969)

Inks: Real Red Spot (in Kit)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Night of Navy (100867), Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes (163985)

Accessories: Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White/Night of Navy Card Bases:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
Home for the Holidays (1 card):
- 3” vertical cut and folded (leaving 2 ½” piece for other card)
Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes:
- 5-3/8” x 3” (2 pieces – one envelope and one card)
- 5 ½” x 1” (strip of snow)

More Information on My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template

To download a PDF of the Faux Centre-Step Template, please click here or on the picture.

These are three other alternative cards that I made using the Paper Pumpkin Kit and the matching Warm Wishes Cards and Envelopes.

Other My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Bridge Card Instructions

Card base cut at 1-1/8” from either end leaving 3 ¼” centre piece. Inside diagonal red pieces are from a Warm Wishes Envelope and measure 4” x 1”.

Another alternative card with a fun fold — Triple Layer Alternative Bridge Card

Easel Card Instructions

I made the card according to the kit’s instructions, but I scored a fold into the card base at 1-1/2” up from the bottom. I used a 1/2” x 5 1/4″ strip of sky from a card from the Warm Wishes Cards for a ledge for my houses to rest against.

Another Alternative fun fold card — Alternative Easel Card

Box Card Instructions

I used back of a card base and a piece of Warm Wishes Card measuring at at 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” scored both pieces at 1/2”, 1” on each horizontal side for both pieces. For centre scene inside card, I cut front of one card 3 1/8” x 4 1/4” tall.

More of my alternative Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.

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

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

It’s Showtime Birthday Card

November 2, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my It’s Showtime Birthday Card using the Showtime Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! It was my Hubby’s birthday this past weekend and this is the fun pop-up card that I made him!

The Details of My It’s Showtime Birthday Card

My hubby and I both grew up watching the Muppets and when I saw this stamp set, I knew he would get a kick out of it, especially the grumpy old men! They were always his favourite!

For my card, I decided to create a stage on the front with the Cast & Crew wishing him a Happy Birthday and then a fun pop up of the theatre box on the inside.

But first, I coloured all the characters with my Copic markers and cut them out. Once that was done, I built my stage. Since I didn’t have curtain dies, I used the Platform Pop-Up Hillside Inserts Dies to create one. They fit together perfectly for my curtains! I added a floor to the stage with some wood grain DSP.

The text for the word bubbles was created on my computer, printed out and die cut with the Conversations Bubbles dies.

Inside of Card show Theatre Pop-up Box — Inside of Card showing Theatre Pop-up Box

For the inside of my card, I used the Platform Pop-Up and Add-On dies to create my theatre box that the grumpy old men sit in it on the show. I had to trim their legs off to make them fit. Lol! I couldn’t resist adding Animal to the inside as well since he is another favourite of my Hubby, and I can see him climbing the box with his crazy antics! Lol!

Since the card was so bulky already, the only embellishments I added were a scattering of gold sequins.

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Copic Markers:

Kermie
Skin: YG17/YG13/YG03/YG01
Mouth: R27/R24/R22
Tongue: R22/C6/C4
Eyes: C3/C1/0

Close Up of the Frog — Close Up of Kermit the Frog

Fozzie Bear
Fur: R08/YR68/Y38/YR31
Mouth: R27/R24/R22
Nose: R27
Eyebrows: E37
Hat: E37/E35/E34
Tie: C3/C1/0/R22

Close Up of the Bear — Close Up of Fozzie Bear

Miss Piggy
Skin: R20/R11/R000
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Dress/Shoes: R85/R83/R81
Belt: C6/C4/C3
Gloves/Pearls: C3/C1/0

Close Up of Pig — Close Up of Miss Piggy

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Skin: YG13/YG03/YG01
Medical Coat/Shirt: C3/C1/0
Pants: E39/E37/E35
Vest: YG97/YG93
Shoes: C6/C4
Tie: R22

Close Up of Doctor — Close Up of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

Swedish Chef
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E37/E35/E34
Apron: C3/C1/0
Shirt/Pants: B39/B37/B34
Tie: R27/R24/R22
Shoes: E37/E34

Close Up of Chef — Close Up of Swedish Chef

Beaker
Skin: R20/R11/R000
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Mouth: R22
Nose: E18/E08/YR18
Medical Coat: E43/E41/E40
Shirt/Shoes: C3/C1
Tie: YG97

Close Up of Medical Lab Assistant — Close Up of Beaker

Waldorf
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair/Shirt: C3/C1
Suit: E39/E37/E35/E34
Tie: R27/R24

Statler
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair/Shirt: C3/C1/0
Suit: B39/B37/B34
Tie: B34

Animal
Fur: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Eyebrows: C9/C6/C4
Mouth/Tongue: R29/R22/C6/C4/YR24
Nose: R27/R24/R22
Shirt: E43/E25
Jacket: R27/R24/R22/YR24
Pants: B37/B34

Close Up of two old men in theatre box with another muppet climbing the box. — Close Up of Waldorf, Statler and Animal

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Card Recipe for My It’s Showtime Birthday Card:

Showtime Stamp Set, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Platform Pop-Up Dies, Lawn Fawn
Add-On Platform Pop-Up Dies, Lawn Fawn
Hillside Inserts Platform Pop-Up Dies, Lawn Fawn
Conversations Bubbles Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Guy Greetings Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black and Real Red, Card Stock Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

It’s Showtime Birthday Card in Action

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For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Showtime Birthday Card using the
Showtime Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Spooky Season Card

October 31, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Halloween! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Spooky Season Card using Scary Doll Owen and Scary Doll Emma by Paper Nest Dolls as my Design Team Inspiration Card. I couldn’t resist squeaking in one final Halloween card!

The Details of My Spooky Season Card

For my card, I had to do some research! I’m not a big horror fan. So, I had to google what these characters were and colour them according to the photos online. Lol! I used my Copic markers to colour them and added Glossy Accents to the shovel and the knife. Also, I added silver gelly roll pen to all the metallic trim on Emma’s jacket.

Since I had two stamps to place on my card, I decided to create a slimline card, but I thought it would be fun to use the tag “Tis the Season to be Spooky”. So, I brushed Black Soot along the edges to give it a distressed feel. Next, I added a black mat to the tag and rubbed Brushed Iron wax on the mat, the die cut gates, and the mat of my card to tie them all in together. Once I did that, I placed my sentiment sticking above the card with an iron gate on either side of it with my characters layered in front.

I love the oval dies that I used for the black mat and the Skull and cross bone paper! Such a fun and interesting shape!

For embellishments, I used several bats and black rhinestone stickers, as well as a spider trinket that I placed over the printed spider on the tag. The only other thing that I added was the reverse “Scary” word to the tag. It summed up my card perfectly!

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Copic Markers:

Scary Doll Owen
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Overalls: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Stripes: B95/B91/YG63/YG61/YG03/B39/B37/R29/R27/R24/R22
Shoes: R29/R27/R24/R22/C3/C1/0
Shovel: C6/C4/C3/C1/E18/E15

Close Up of Boy holding Shovel — Close Up of Scary Doll Owen

Scary Doll Emma
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E53/E51/E50
Jacket: C9/C7/C6/C4
Dress: C3/C1/0
Boots: C9/C6/C4
Knife: C6/C4/C3/C1/E18/E15

Close Up of Girl holding Knife — Close Up of Scary Doll Emma

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Card Recipe for My Spooky Season Card:

Scary Doll Owen and Scary Doll Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Fright Night 12” x 12” Collection Pack, Photo Play Paper
#9 Slim Stitched Box Oval Dies, Photo Play Paper
Tim Holtz Gate Keeper Thinlits Dies, Sizzix
Reverse Cut Halloween Words, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Brushed Iron Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Black Soot Ink, Ranger
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Bat Stickers, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Black Rhinestone Stickers, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Spider Trinket, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Silver Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 8 ½”

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

To view my other Halloween cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Scary Doll Owen and Scary Doll Emma for Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Merry Christmas Elves Card

October 26, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Merry Christmas Elves Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Christmas Girl Elves. This purchase includes 8 Images:

Image 1 & 2: Christmas Girl Elves JPG / PNG format
Image 3 & 4: Candy Cane Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
Image 5 & 6: Little Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
Image 7 & 8: Big Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format

The Details of My Merry Christmas Elves Card

For my card, I decided to go with traditional colours and use my favourites red and green Copic markers for these cuties. Once they were coloured, I went with an 8 ½” x 4” slimline card to fit my colouring.

I also decided that I wanted to create a rustic look to match my papers. So, I blended Vintage Photo ink along the edges of my coloured piece to make them look worn.

The Simple Stories paper matched my Copic colours perfectly! Since my card was so long, I used a 12” x 12” paper for the base and the smaller 6” x 6” pad for accent pieces. These accent pieces were die cut ticket stubs that I repurposed to create some interest in the background papers. I cut two of them using the Simple Stories paper and two Real Red ones that I used as a border. I placed these accents on either side of my colouring.

Next, I added some holly flourishes along the edges of my coloured piece. The “Merry” “& Bright” sentiments were stamped in Mossy Meadow and Real Red to match my colour scheme and cut out with my paper snips. They were layered onto a wooden star for that rustic feel with a Real Red stitched circle. The “25” was a tag from the Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags which I layered another stitched circle underneath.

To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on the white trim of their outfits and Clear Wink of Stella on the ribbons of the presents. Glossy Accents was added to the candy cane to give it a shine. A scattering of red rhinestones was added to match my colour scheme and for even more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Little Gift Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E34/E31
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon

Close Up of Girl Elf with present — Close Up of Little Gift Girl Elf

Candy Cane Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Glossy Accents on Candy Cane

Girl Elf with Candy Cane — Candy Cane Girl Elf

Big Gift Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon

Girl Elf with a Big present — Big Gift Girl Elf

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Card Recipe for My Merry Christmas Elves Card:

Christmas Girl Elves, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Handmade Holiday 12” x 12” Sheet, December 25, Simple Stories
Handmade Holiday 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co.
Merry & Bright Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Cutting Ticket Die Slimline Essentials, Studio Light
Holly Flourish Die, Cheery Lynn Designs
Wooden Star, from my Stash
Vintage Photo Ink Pad, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 4”

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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
Christmas Girl Elves for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Vintage Christmas Card

October 25, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Vintage Christmas Card using the Saint Nicholas Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Saint Nicholas Stamp Set and the Saint Nicholas Dies. My card was designed for a swap of the September-December 2023 Mini Catalogue.

The Details of My Vintage Christmas Card

For my card, I decided to make a vintage feel card since the Saint Nicholas is an old fashion Santa Claus. To achieve this feeling, I stamped Saint Nicholas on Very Vanilla card stock in Gray Granite Ink to give him a lighter, almost no-lines, look rather than the traditional Memento black that I usually use with my Stampin’ Blends. I have included some links at the end of this post with more Stampin’ Blends colouring tips.

My Colourings of Santa Claus — My Colourings of Saint Nicholas

Once Saint Nicholas was coloured with my Blends, I die cut him out with the matching Saint Nicholas Dies.

Next, I embossed the Crumb Cake card stock with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder and brushed Crumb Cake ink along the edges to give it a worn look. The sentiment was also brushed with Crumb Cake once it was stamped in Gray Granite and die cut out with the Countryside Corners Dies.

I loved the stockings and decided to create a DSP tag incorporating them and the sentiment. The tag was inspired by one of the cards in the catalogue. The catalogues are a great place for inspiration! Lol! I added a Real Red bow at the top of the tag to match my colour scheme.

A strip of music DSP with a Real Red matt helped to anchor my focal point. The final embellishments were a couple of gems from the Loose Holly Gems & Sequins.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Saint Nicholas Bundle (163859), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Countryside Corners Dies (161471)

Inks: Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad (147118), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116)

Paper: Thick Very Vanilla (144237), Real Red (102482), Crumb Cake (120953), Very Vanilla (101650), Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (161958)

Accessories: Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder (162189), Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154899), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154903), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154843), Stampin’ Blends Light Combo Pack (159465), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Loose Holly Gems & Sequins (161981), Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack (160386), Blending Brushes (153611), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Santa Claus — Close Up of Saint Nicholas

Measurements:

Thick Very Vanilla:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Real Red: (3 pieces)
- 5-3/8” x 4-1/8”
- 2-1/8” x 4”
- Scraps (Stockings)
Crumb Cake:
- 4” x 5 ¼”
Very Vanilla: (3 pieces)
- 2” x 3 ¾” (Saint Nicholas)
- 2-7/8” x 1-5/16” (Sentiment)
- Scraps (Stockings)
Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper: (2 pieces)
- 2” x 4”
- 2” 3-7/8” (Tag)

More Information on My Vintage Christmas Card:

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

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

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

How to Use Stampin’ Blends
https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

Part 1: Whiskey Business Card using Blending Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Blending Different Colours Together

Part 2: Country Harvest Card using Light to Dark Technique
Video Tutorial: Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring

Part 3: Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card using Smooth Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Smooth Colouring

Part 4: Let’s Gather Together Card using Tip to Tip Blending Technique
Video Tutorial: Tip to Tip Colouring

Part 5: So Grateful Cardinal Card using Flicking Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking Colouring

Part 6: Let’s Celebrate You Card using Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking of Different Colours Technique

No-Lines Technique Cards: My Cardinal Anniversary Card and My Cardinal Card

How to Create a Scene:https://youtu.be/6w4fkxgA9rg

Paint It Black Card

October 19, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Paint It Black Card using Wednesday from The Girl by C.C. Designs. This fun box card is perfect for Halloween with its gothic feel!

The Details of My Card

I love the new Wednesday TV series and when I saw these stamps by C.C. Designs, I couldn’t resist getting them to colour! Since Wednesday is always in black, I pulled out my Cool Copic markers to colour her up. To make her eyes pop, I used a matt black gelly roll pen on them. Thing is on the same stamp, but it was an easy snip with my paper snips to separate him so that I could place him with his lit match facing Wednesday.

For my card, I wanted to recreate the scene where Wednesday is playing her cello on her balcony. So, I decided that a box card would be fun! I found online a digital stamp of the window that I printed at 2 7/8” from my computer and die cut with a 3” circle die. Since, my box card had multiple layers, I added the window to the back layer, Wednesday to the middle layer and Thing to the front layer to create lots of dimension.

For the balcony, I embossed black card stock with a brick embossing folder and then rubbed Firebird wax on the bricks to make them pop and give them a red tint. The top filigree was a gate die that I repurposed to just use the top part of the die cut to give my balcony a gothic feel. The banister railing was also another die that I repurposed to add to the gothic as well. For both die cuts, I rubbed Brushed Iron Wax on to make them look ancient.

Next, I white embossed the sentiment from the BFF Stamp Set and die cut it out with a retired Stampin’ Up! die. Love this fun sentiment that Gomez calls Wednesday in the series! Finally, I added some black rhinestones to add a subtle sparkle to my card.

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Copic Markers

Wednesday
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: C9/C7/C4/C3
Outfit: C9/C7/C4
Shoes: C9/C7/C4
Cello: C9/C7/C4

Close Up of the girl — Close Up of Wednesday and Thing

Thing
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Fire: YR18/YR14/Y38

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Card Recipe for My Paint It Black Card

The Girl, C.C. Designs
The BBF, C.C. Designs
Ophelia Hall Window, Wednesday Addams, The Cuts Workshop
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tim Holtz Mini Brickwork 3-D Textures Fades Mini Embossing Folder, Sizzix
Gate Die 6002/0578, Joy Crafts
Lace Border 6002/1289, Joy Crafts
3” Circle Basics Set Die, Memory Box
Firebird Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Brushed Iron Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Matt Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Black Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Versamark Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Black Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips

Finished card size: 5” x 4 ½” (Standing Up)
6” x 4 ½” (Flat)

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Award for Top pick — Won Design Team Top Pick – October 2023

To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

I also made another card using The Girl from the The BFF Stamp Set.
Please click on the photo or here, to learn more about this card.

A birthday card with a girl in front of a haunted house — A Monstrous Birthday Card

Hope you like my Paint It Black Card using Wednesday from The Girl by C.C. Designs!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card

October 9, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle. This purchase includes 5 PNG Images:

Sunflower Pumpkin Image
Sunflower Image
Pumpkin 1 Image
Pumpkin 2 Image
Happy Thanksgiving Sentiment

The Details of My Card

Since this weekend is the Canadian Thanksgiving, I decided to create a mini slimline Thanksgiving card using this beautiful sunflower arrangement. Perfect for a Thanksgiving card with the sunflowers and pumpkins!

I had fun colouring with my Copic markers the pumpkins in different colours to make them stand out from each other. The sunflowers are so gorgeous and a delight to colour as well!

I found this beautiful sunflower paper with soft colours that was fantastic for my card! I added a border at the top and bottom with some scraps of paper from Graphic 45. The fence behind the sunflower arrangement was a laser die cut that I trimmed down to fit my card.

The sentiment from the bundle was die cut with the Labels Aglow Dies to give it some interest. Of course, if you have an autumn card, you need a die cut leaf. Lol! I tucked this behind the sentiment which created an ideal backdrop for the paper sunflower from my stash.

The only other embellishments were a bumblebee and a scattering of rhinestones that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Sunflowers: E15/Y38/Y15/Y21
Sunflower Centres: E79/E77/E74/E71/E15/Y38/Y21
Orange Pumpkin: E15/YR18/YR14/YR15/YR12
Green Pumpkin: YG61/G21/YG63/E43/E41/E47
Ribbon: E15/YR18/YR14/YR15/YR12
White Pumpkin: E40/E41/W3/E11/E13/E15

Close Up of the Sunflower and Pumpkins on the card — Close Up of the Sunflower and Pumpkins

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Card Recipe for My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card:

Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Sunflower Collection 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Crafter’s Companion
Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Countryside Laser Cut Elements, 49 and Market
Labels Aglow Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Colorful Season Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Sunflower Paper Flower, From My Stash
Bumblebee Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Scary Cute Halloween Card

October 5, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Scary Cute Halloween Card using Vampire Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls as my Design Team Inspiration Card.

The Details of My Colouring

For my card, I had so much fun colouring Vampire Ellie with my Copic markers! I knew that I wanted to give her black hair and decided to go with a ghoulish green and red since she is a vampire. I made her skin a bit lighter by not using E04 for my shadows to give her a deathly pallor. Lol!

For the balloons, I went with an ectoplasm green like in Ghostbusters and a black for the bat. I used my white gelly roll pen to make bat’s fangs stand out and for the highlights on both balloons. The balloons also had glossy accents add to them to make them look like real balloons. Star Dust Stickles were added to the red bows and red trim of her dress.

The Details of My Scary Cute Halloween Card

I decided to create a mini slimline card since I wanted to create a spooky graveyard scene with my dies. Of course, if you have a vampire, you must have a moon dripping blood! Lol! So, I stamped the blood drips first before die cutting the moon out. That way the craters on the moon die did not cause voids in the stamped dripping blood. Next, I brushed Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink around the edges of my moon to make it glow.

Then, I die cut the graveyard in Basic Black and Basic Gray to help differentiate the two layers. Don’t you love how the spooky sky and moon show through the gate to the graveyard!

For the sky, I went with some spooky green skulls paper to match my colouring. Plus, they reminded me of all the ghosts in the graveyard.

A couple of black glimmer bats add some sparkle to the sky. The “Scary” sentiment was die cut from red glimmer paper to match my red colouring.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of red rhinestones and black sequins to match my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/R20
Hair: N10/N8/N6
Greens: G29/YG67/YG17/YG03
Reds: R39/R37/R35R32
Shoes/Bat Balloon: N10/N8/N6
Skulls: C3/0

Close Up of girl in vampire costume — Close Up of Vampire Ellie

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Card Recipe for My Scary Cute Halloween Card:

Vampire Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Kelly Panacci Halloween Designer Mat Pad, K & Company
Red Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Boneyard Edgers Dies, Frantic Stamper Ins.
Full Moon Dies, Lawn Fawn
Reverse Cut Halloween Words, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Bat Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Ghoulish Grunge Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobber Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Metallic Sequin Assortment, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Basic Gray Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 6”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Vampire Ellie for Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

The Details of My Warmest Winter Wishes Card

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Card Recipe for My Warmest WinterWishes Card:

The Details of My Classic Greetings Card

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The Details of My Beary Christmas Cards

Misty Moonlight Card

Balmy Blue Card

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The Details of My Cup of Cheer Card

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The Details of My Yeti for the Holidays?

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Card Recipe for My Yeti for the Holidays?

My Merry Penguins Card

Details of My Celebrate the Season Card

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The Details of My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

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The Details of My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Basic White Alternative Card

Night of Navy Alternative Card

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Other My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Bridge Card Instructions

Easel Card Instructions

Box Card Instructions

The Details of My It’s Showtime Birthday Card

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The Details of My Spooky Season Card

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The Details of My Merry Christmas Elves Card

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The Details of My Vintage Christmas Card

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The Details of My Card

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Card Recipe for My Paint It Black Card

The Details of My Card

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Card Recipe for My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card:

The Details of My Colouring

The Details of My Scary Cute Halloween Card

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Card Recipe for My Warmest Winter
Wishes Card: