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My Birthday Treat Card

February 11, 2025 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Birthday Treat Card using the sweet Daisy and Me by Mo’s Digital Pencil. I have a birthday twin whose birthday is the same day as mine! She loves her dogs and when I saw this new digital stamp, I knew it was perfect for her birthday card!

The Details of My Birthday Treat Card

For my card, I decided to create a Z-fold card so that I could decorate all the panels with the gorgeous Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! The ready-to-use die cuts that are included in the DSP were perfect for my birthday theme!

But first, I coloured with my Copic markers the dog and girl to look like my friend and her dog, Rocky! He has very distinctive marking including eyebrows! Lol. I added Glossy Accents to her phone and Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to the heart tag on Rocky’s collar.

To add to the birthday celebrations, I used the Birthday Celebration Dies by Stampin’ Up!, as well as, a bow Corner Die from Memory Box on the front panel of the card. The cupcake was from the DSP ready-to-use die cuts and matched my colour scheme perfectly!

The sentiment was from the retired Pampered Pets Stamp Set and stamped in Blueberry Bushel before die cutting it with one of the Unbounded Love Dies.

For the inside, I decorated the panels with the DSP and die-cuts. Don’t you love that cake and banner! So festive! The inside sentiment was from the Throughout the Year Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! and stamped in Blueberry Bushel as well. A floral die cut was the finishing touch to the sentiment panel.

For embellishments, I added some Party Dots on the front to matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E27/E25/E23
Hoodie: BG13/BG11/BG10
T-Shirt: R85/R83/R81
Jeans: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Shoes: BG13/BG11/BG10/C3/C1/0
Phone: C3/C1/0/Glossy Accents
Dog: C9/C7/C5/E27/E25/E23/C3/R20
Dog’s Tongue: R85/R83/R81
Dog’s Collar: B97/B95/B91/R85/R81/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Ground: C3/C1/0

Close up of Dog and Girl — Close up of Rocky and Sheina

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Treat Card:

Daisy and Me, Mo’s Digital Pencil
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Corner Bow Die, Memory Box
Unbounded Love Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Birthday Celebration Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Doggone Friendly Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Throughout the Year Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Pampered Pets Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Blueberry Bushel Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Party Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Pretty in Pink, Pool Party and Crumb Cake Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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To view my other Mo’s Digital Pencil cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Birthday Treat Card using Daisy and Me by Mo’s Digital Pencil!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sweet Valentine Card

January 28, 2025 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Sweet Valentine Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Isabella Blossoms. This purchase includes 2 Images with girl facing right and left.

The Details of My Sweet Valentine Card

Valentine’ Day is coming up! So, I thought I would create a Valentine card with this beautiful lady. I coloured her in pinks and reds to match the Art Options Rouge Paper by 49 and Market. Love this paper and the matching Chipboard Elements! The paper has a lot of texture and design to it already. Therefore, my card didn’t need much to finished it off! Card making made easy!

Since my card was for Valentine’s Day, I pulled out a heart lace doily as a backdrop to my focal point. Then, I layered several chipboard elements to create my sentiment beside Isabella. I also added the “XOXO” chipboard flag at the top of my card.

Next, I added Clear Star Gelly roll pen to the centre of the flowers for sparkle. To soften the look, I lightly touched the centres with my finger to remove some of the gel. I also added Glossy Accents to the green pearls in her hair.

The finishing touch was a scattering of sequins and rhinestones that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Pink Flowers: R85/R83/R81/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Red Flowers: R39/R37/R35R/32/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Green Pearls: G21/G94/G99/Glossy Accents

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Card Recipe for My Sweet Valentine Card:

Isabella Blossoms, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Value Pack Cards & Envelopes by Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Art Options Rouge 6” x 8” Paper Collection Pack, 49 and Market
Art Options Rouge Chipboard Element Set, 49 and Market
4” Valentine’s Day Heart Doily, Celebrate, Michael’s Art & Crafts
Valentine’s Day Bling Stickers, Recollections, Michael’s Art & Crafts
Peppermint Stick Sequin Mix, Neat & Tangled
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Isabella Blossoms for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Delightful Birthday Card

January 17, 2025 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Delightful Birthday Card using the Floral Delight Suite Collection from the new Stampin’ Up! 2025 Mini Catalogue. I have 6 family birthdays all within a week coming up at the end of January. So, I am in birthday card mode! One card done…just 5 more to go! Lol!

The Details of My Delightful Birthday Card

My card was for a demonstrator swap using new products from the January – April 2025 Mini Catalogue. So, I decided to use the beautiful Floral Delight Suite Collection. I just love the bright and cheery colours of the Floral Delight Designer Series Paper, ready to be used on cards and scrapbook pages for a touch of spring, summer, or autumn.

For my card, I decided to create a Z-fold card with the DSP on the front panel and an Eyelet Embossed Basic White piece on the inside, but still visible when the card was closed. The embossed piece added interest while not detracting from the focal point.

For the focal point, I decided to layer two circles from the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I thought that the delicate edging of the Daffodil Delight piece coordinated well with the embossed eyelet piece.

The Delightful Wishes Stamp Set is a Two-Step Stampin’ set; it allows you to layer two or more images to create one final image with extra texture and dimension in the colours you want. So, I used Daffodil Delight Ink to stamp the outline image first. I found that doing this first helped to line up the Lemon Lolly stamped main image. Next, I stamped the leaves in Old Olive to add some colour. I love the way this turned out creating a soft look behind the sentiments.

Next, for the sentiment, I decided to layer the “wishing” die cuts to create dimension with the Old Olive stamped sentiment nestled below.

Finally, as a finishing touch, I added a scattering of the sweet Tiny Bee Trinkets around my sentiment and on the Eyelet Embossed piece. A perfect accent to my card!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Delightful Wishes Bundle (164710), Spotlight on Nature Dies (163580)

Inks: Olive Classic Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090), Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin’ Pad (161666), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Floral Delight 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164700)

Accessories: Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder (163414), Tiny Bee Trinkets (164714), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Focal Point of card with sentiments — Focal Point of Card

Measurements:

Pool Party:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼” and 2-1/8”
- Scrap (for sentiment)
Daffodil Delight:
- 3 ½” x 3 ½”
Basic White:
- 2” x 5-3/8” (for front)
- 2” x 5-3/8” (for inside)
- 3” x 3” (for circle)
- Scraps (for sentiments)
Floral Delight Designer Series Paper:
- 1-7/8” x 5 ¼”

More Information on My Delightful Birthday Card

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On Point Birthday Card

January 9, 2025 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my On Point Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Succulent and Cactus Bundle.

This purchase includes 12 Images:

Echeveria In Pot
Echeveria In Pot Kawaii
Cactus Family
Bunny Ears Cactus
Bunny Ears Cactus Kawaii
Jade In Pot
Hoya Kerri Succulent
Potted Echeveria
Aloe Vera In Pot
Cactus Succulent Arrangement
Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
Aloe Sweet Friend Sentiment

The Details of My On Point Birthday Card

I just loved these cute Kawaiis with the eyes that I decided to colour the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii twice in different colours. One was for a friend’s birthday who loves succulents and the other was for a colour challenge at Kendra’s Card Challenges.

My Colouring of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

For my friend’s birthday card, I decided to use bright cheery colours for my colouring. I had a lot of fun colouring the succulent in two different tones of colours! I even gave the pot a variegated look! Lots of techniques from which to play!

I used the retired Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up since it was perfect for the stamp. To create my focal point, I added some die cut succulents and aloe around my coloured stamp. These dies cuts were brushed with matching inks for a tone-on-tone look, but still added dimension. In addition to this, I used a roller-ball stylus in the centre of the succulents to make them pop up.

Don’t you just love the sentiment! What a hoot! And I knew my friend would get a kick out of it!

Finally, the finishing touches were rhinestones in the centre of the succulents and a strip of sheer ribbon.

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Copic Markers:

Cactus: G28/G07/G05/YG25/YG23/YG11/YG00
Flower on Cactus: RV09/RG63/V01
Succulent: G05/G02/G00/G000/RV09/RG63/V01
Pot: E18/E15/E13/E11/YG11/YG03
Aloe: YG23/YG11/YG00

Close Up of Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

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Card Recipe for My On Point Birthday Card:

Succulent and Cactus Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Potted Succulent Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Succulents Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Sweet Sugar Plum Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Mint Macaron Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Roller-ball Stylus, In My Stash
1 ½” Sheer Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Sweet Sugar Plum and Mint Macaron Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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To view my other Succulent and Cactus Bundle Card, please click here or on the photo.

Aloe Sweet Friend Card - Birthday card with a cactus planter on it — Aloe Sweet Friend Card

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Succulent and Cactus Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Peace & Joy Christmas Card

December 20, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Peace & Joy Christmas Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Molly Cutie from the Molly Winter Bundle. This Bundle includes 4 digital stamps:

Molly’s Winter Friends
Molly’s Joy
Molly Cutie
Molly Cutie Without Birdie

The Details of My Peace & Joy Christmas Card

I checked and this was my fourth time colouring different variations of this stamp! Lol! It is obviously one of my favourites of Conie Fong! The other three were before I was on Conie’s Design Team, and I will include them at the end of this post.

For my card, I had this gorgeous Merry Little Christmas Paper Collection by Paper Rose. So, I decided to use the piece that had the cardinal on it since I coloured the birdie as a cardinal this time. I also used the paper for the sentiment banner with the wood and Christmas word tickets.

The sentiment was foil embossed in gold with my laminator and gold foil. This is something that I have discovered recently and plan to do more often! So fun! I backed the foiled sentiment with a stitched circle from the red paper in the Collection. Tip: I die cut it out of the centre of the red mat that is behind my floral piece. Since you do not see it, it saved on paper.

The poinsettias were hand punched and assembled with gold glitter dots to mirror the poinsettia in the paper.

I had some punched glittery snowflakes on my desk from another card. So, I added them for interest.

Finally, for sparkle, I added some red rhinestones around her, as well as Star Dust Stickles to Molly’s and the bird’s pompoms. Clear Star gelly roll was added to the flowers on her dress with white gelly roll added to the polka dots on her scarf and gold gelly roll to her buttons. Glossy Accents was added to the berries that the birdie is carrying. You can never have too much sparkle on a Christmas card! Lol!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Greens: BG99/BG96/BG93
Whites: C3/C1/0
Yellows: YR16

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Card Recipe for My Peace & Joy Christmas Card:

Molly Winter Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Merry Little Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Collection, Paper Rose
White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Sentiment, Sassy LLC
2” Layering Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box
1 ¾” Circle Punch, Stampin” Up!
Gold Foil, My Stash
Laminator
Laser Printer
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!

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

Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”

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Little girl with a snowman — Molly’s Winter Friends

Christmas card with the same girl and bird — Molly Cutie

Another Christmas card with the same girl — Molly Cutie

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Molly Cutie from Molly Winter Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Celebrate Christmas Card

December 16, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Celebrate Christmas Card using the Warms My Heart Stamp Set and the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Celebrate Christmas Card

My card was for a swap with other demonstrators, and I thought it would be fun to pull out my Blends to colour the wreath girl from the Warms My Heart Stamp Set. I was inspired by the card with the pumpkin girl that was in the Mini Catalogue, but I made it my own by changing it up and using only the dies.

For my card, I coloured the girl with colours that I pulled from the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper that I used for one of the panels. I made two versions of the card depending on what DSP I had available.

Two Christmas cards with different papers behind the girl holding the wreath — My Different Version of the Card

For the sentiment, I pulled out the Christmas Labels Bundle and stamped it in Poppy Parade to match the card stock.

To add some interest to the background, I embossed the Old Olive card stock with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.

As a finishing touch to my card, I used my Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend to colour some Rhinestone Basic Jewels and added them to my card.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Warms My Heart Stamp Set (164267), Wildflower Designs Dies (163333), Christmas Labels Bundle (164101)

Inks: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Pretty Peacock (150880), Old Olive (100702), Poppy Parade (119793), Sentimental Christmas 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164209)

Accessories: Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (164049), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161676), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154958), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161674), Medium Light Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (159463), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Girl holding wreath — Close Up of Girl

Measurements:

Thick Basic White:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Old Olive:
- 5 ¼” x 3 ¾”
Pretty Peacock:
- 4” x 4 ½”
- 2” x 3”
Poppy Parade:
- 5” x 3 ½”
Basic White:
- Scrap for Sentiment
Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper:
- 4 ½” x 3”

More Information on My Celebrate Christmas Card

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Warm Winter Wishes Card

December 5, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Warm Winter Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sally and Little Squirrel.

The Details of My Warm Winter Wishes Card

This stamp was one of the first stamps by Conie Fong Art & Design that I bought! I just loved Sally with her little friend, and I knew that I wanted to colour her with some of my favourite Copic marker combos!

I had this gorgeous Ciao Bella Paper that I thought would be a perfect background for her! So, I decided to make a slimline card that would show as much of the wintery scene as possible including the house.

To tie in the pinks, I went with some Rose Red card stock on which I layered vellum with silver foiled snowflakes to tie in the wintery feeling of my card.

For my sentiment cluster, I layered several flags with the different papers that I used on my card. A wooden snowflake and some linen thread add to the rustic feel of my wintery scene.

Finally, for sparkle, I added some Balmy Blue punched snowflakes to my scene, as well as Star Dust Stickles to Sally’s hat’s pompom and the snow that she is standing on. Clear Wink of Stella was used on the flower on her hat and Clear Star to the polka dots on her scarf.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair/Tree Trunk: E49/E47/E44/E43
Blues: B97/B95/B93/B91
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Light Browns: E49/E42/E41/E40
Squirrel: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42/E41
Snow: B000/B0000/0/Star Dust Stickles

Close Up of girl holding tree and squirrel — Close Up of Sally and Little Squirrel

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Card Recipe for My Warm Winter Wishes Card:

Sally and Little Squirrel, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Winter Journey 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella Paper
Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Holiday Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Stampin’ Up!
Dotted Slimline Dies, Studio Katia
Simple Strips – Christmas, Taylored Expressions
Simple Strips Dies, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad, Tsukineko
Stylish Shaped Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Snowflake, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Rose Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Sally and Little Squirrel for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Hello Fabulous Birthday Card

November 26, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Hello Fabulous Birthday Card using Fedora By Krista Smith Stamps. I was commissioned to create a custom birthday card for a friend’s daughter.

The Details of My Hello Fabulous Birthday Card

My friend mentioned a few things to help guide me in my design such as her daughter’s favourite colour is purple and that she is into fashion. So, for my card, I went through my Krista Smith Stamps and Fedora was the one that was chosen by my friend! I knew Krista would have a stamp that would suit the daughter’s style perfectly!

So, I coloured the stamp with my Copic markers in purples and blacks to suit the daughter’s taste. I added a pop of colour with the green feather on the fedora. Next, I added some Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to the feather and smooshed it with my finger before it dried to give the feather a soft shimmer. Gold Gelly Roll Pen was used on her earring to add some sparkle and White Gelly Roll Pen was dotted on her bottom lip to indicate the shine of lip gloss.

The Design Aspects of My Card

Once she was coloured, I discovered that the Best Dressed DSP was perfect for my colours and theme. I used the shoes DSP on one layer, the perfume DSP on the next layer and the handbags DSP within the frame. The DSP even had purple roses to match my single purple flower embellishment.

Next, I knew that I wanted to add a frame around her, and I thought the Oval Coronet Dies by Spellbinders was very elegant. I thought it would be fun having her popping out of the white frame with the handbags behind her.

For my sentiment cluster, I stamped the sentiment in Blackberry Bliss and die cut it out. I added a Blackberry Bliss scallop edge to the bottom of the sentiment. Then, I added a green feather to mirror the feather in her fedora and a purple rose. Finally, I fussy cut a perfume bottle from the DSP and tucked it behind the sentiment.

To add some texture and interest, I added some black netting that I bought at a local fabric store. I thought it really added to the fashion theme of my card!

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestones for some sparkle, especially since you need sparkle on a birthday card!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C6
Eyes: E15/E13/E11/C3/C1/0
Lips: R22/R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Top: V17/V15/V12
White Part of Top: C3/C1/0
Pants: C9/C7/C6
Fedora: C6/C4/C3
Hat Ribbon: V17/V15/V12
Feather: YG95/YG93/YG03/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Earring: Gold Gelly Roll Pen

Close Up of Girl wearing Fedora — Close Up of Fedora

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Card Recipe for My Hello Fabulous Birthday Card:

Fedora, Krista Smith Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Value Pack Cards & Envelopes, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Best Dressed 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Oval Coronet Dies, Spellbinders
Dressed to Impress Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Beautiful You Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Netting material, Fabricland
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
White Gelly Roll Pen
Gold Gelly Roll Pen
Green Feather, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Purple Flower, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Blackberry Bliss Ink, Stampin’ Up!

Blackberry Bliss Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ¼”

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To view my other Copic Marker projects, please click here.

To view my other Krista Smith Stamps creations, please click here.

Hope you like my Hello Fabulous Birthday Card using Fedora By Krista Smith Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Aloe Sweet Friend Card

September 24, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Aloe Sweet Friend Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Succulent and Cactus Bundle.

This purchase includes 12 Images:

Echeveria In Pot
Echeveria In Pot Kawaii
Cactus Family
Bunny Ears Cactus
Bunny Ears Cactus Kawaii
Jade In Pot
Hoya Kerri Succulent
Potted Echeveria
Aloe Vera In Pot
Cactus Succulent Arrangement
Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
Aloe Sweet Friend Sentiment

The Details of My Aloe Sweet Friend Card

For the colour challenge card, I used Copic marker combos that would be like the colours listed below. Kendra had succulent and cactus digital papers that you could download with the colours for the challenge, but in the end, I decided to use Flowering Cactus Designer Series Paper instead.

Kendra's Card Challenge - Color Challenge — Kendra’s Card Challenge – Color Challenge

The Potted Succulent Dies had a beautiful detailed outline die that covered the whole card front. So, I decided to use it with the DSP peeking out from under it. Since this piece was so detailed, I didn’t add a lot to my card, other than the focal point and the sentiments.

I used the largest Stylish Shaped circle die to add a circle from the DSP and placed it behind my image to anchor it. The sentiments were also die cut from the Stylish Shaped Dies. I added Calypso Coral frames from the Potted Succulents Dies to the sentiments to help distinguish them from the background.

Don’t you just love the pun of the sentiment, “Aloe Sweet Friend” which comes with the Bundle. For the other sentiment, I typed it on my computer, printed it and die cut it out.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Calypso Coral sequins around my focal point.

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Copic Markers:

Cactus: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Flower on Cactus: R05/R20/R02
Succulent: R05/R22/R20/R11/R02/R00
Pot: E18/E15/E13/E11
Aloe: BG96/BG93/BG90

Close Up of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

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Card Recipe for My Aloe Sweet Friend Card:

Succulent and Cactus Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Flowering Cactus 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Potted Succulent Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Calypso Coral Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Calypso Coral and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Succulent and Cactus Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Time for Cake Alternative Cards

September 13, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Time for Cake Alternative Cards using the August Time for Cake Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I created three alternative cards using the Kit. Two fun folds and a regular card. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. Perfect for those birthday cards that everyone needs!

3 birthday cards using the Kit — Cards from the August Time for Cake Paper Pumpkin Kit

The Details of My Time for Cake Alternative Cards

Make a Wish Card

A birthday card with candles on it — Make a Wish Card

For my first alternative card, I decided to create a Thick Basic White card base with the floral Night of Navy card base adhered to it. I trimmed down the candles DSP to fit on my card front and added a Pretty in Pink mat to one side.

Close Up of Front of card — Close Up of Focal Point

I couldn’t resist cutting apart one of the Pretty in Pink envelopes to use as a strip on my card! I turned the tag over to stamp on the white side and added a candle over the hole to hide it. The other sentiment was stamped on the Pretty in Pink piece from the cake card. Finally, I added some Rhinestone Jewels to the candle flames for sparkle.

Measurements:

Basic White Card Base:
- 8 ½” x 4 ¼”
Pretty In Pink Mat:
- 2” x 4”
Candle DSP:
- 3” x 3 ¾”
Envelope DSP:
- 2” x 4 ½”
Other Pieces from Kit:
- Floral Night of Navy
- Tag
- Pretty in Pink Sentiment Strip
- Candle

Triple Fold Bridge Card

For my second alternative card using the Time for Cake August 2024 Paper Pumpkin, I made a triple fold bridge card! Love the free stamp set with the numbers! Perfect for those special milestone birthdays!

80th Birthday Card — Triple Fold Bridge Card

I took the Petal Pink card base and cut 1” on either side up to the card fold to create three panels.

For the front, I used part of the candle DSP and stamped 80^th on it from the free stamp set. This was matted with Night of Navy and then a strip of Pretty in Pink was added to make sure that this bridge was securely in place.

Next, I stamped the Happy birthday sentiment on the banner. To make the banner stand out from the white in the background, I sponged Pretty in Pink onto the edges. The Hooray was die cut from some Rose Gold Foil that I had from another project. The finishing touch was some Rhinestone Jewels to the candle flames for sparkle.

Now that the front was decorated, it was time to decorate the inside panel. I used half of the balloon DSP from the Kit and matted it with Night of Navy. Since the balloons had a white space in the centre, it was the perfect place to add my sentiment. I love that the sides of inside layer of the card can be seen before you open it!

For the inside of the card, I used strips of the envelope DSP from the previous card to add borders to a Basic White piece. These were both matted with Night of Navy. The sentiment was stamped, and a candle added.

Measurements:

Card Base:
- From Kit
Pretty In Pink Mat:
- 3 ¼” x 4 ½”
Night of Navy Mats:
- 4” x 3 ¾” (Front)
- 3 ½” x 2 ½” (Balloon Piece)
- 4”x 5 ¼” (Inside)
Candle DSP:
- 3 ¾” x 3 ½”
Balloon DSP:
- 3 ¼” x 2 ¼”
Envelope DSP (2):
- 3 5/8” x ¾”
Basic White (Inside):
- 3 ¾” x 5”
Other Pieces from Kit:
- Banner
- Pretty in Pink Sentiment Strip
- Candle

Pop-up Box Card

Here is my last alternative card using the Time for Cake August 2024 Paper Pumpkin, I made a fun pop-up box card that is sure to impress!

For my card, I thought it would be fun to have the balloons suspended over a box! To make my card, I used a lot of bits from the different cards and envelopes, but it was well worth it!

So, I created the box according to the measurements below and added the tabs for the balloons on the inside. Note: adhere the tabs to one side of box. Then, adhere to the other side of tabs and box tab. Fold flat and tuck in the tabs so that they adhere to the other side of box.

I used the Candle DSP to decorate the top flaps. For the front flap, I added the banner and two candles. Unfortunately, the banner does stick out when the card is folded down. So, I had to use a larger envelope for it.

Next, I used pieces of an envelope to decorate the outside of the box. You could decorate the top outside flaps too, but I decided not to since I didn’t want to use another envelope.

The balloon DSP was left over from the other card, and I trimmed it down to fit.

For the balloons, I used a thin strip of Window Sheet that I adhered to the balloons and to the tabs. I made sure to hold them in place while the glue set. I placed the larger balloon at the back with the smaller ones at a slight angle in front of it. Note: make sure that when the card is closed that the balloons do not extend above the card top or sides.

The final piece was the stamped Basic White piece for the message.

Measurements:

Card Base:
- 5 ½” x 8 ½”:
  - Score at 2”, 4” 6” 8” along 8 ½” side
  - Score down middle at 2 ¾” of 5 ½” side
  - Cut each score mark until reach middle score mark (2 ¾”)
  - Cut off the narrow tab at 2 ¾” and trim at angle the remaining piece
- Tabs (2):
  - ¾” x 3 ¼”
  - Score at 5/8” on both sides
Candle DSP:
- 2 ½” x 1-7/8” (3 pieces)
Envelope DSP:
- 2 ½” x 1-7/8” (3 pieces)
Balloon DSP:
- 3 ¼” x 1-7/8”
Basic White (Sentiment):
- 5 ¼” x 1 ¾”
Window Sheet: 1 ½” X ½” (3 pieces)
Other Pieces from Kit:
- Banner
- Candle
- Hooray
- Balloons

More Information on My Time for Cake Alternative Cards

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My Flutterby Birthday Card

August 18, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Flutterby Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Flutterby Daisy.

This purchase includes 5 Images:

Image 1 & 2: Flutterby Daisy (Girl facing right/left) JPEG format
Image 3: Flutterby Daisy – without daisy flower
Sentiment 1: Fluttering by with a friendly hi
Sentiment 2: Enjoy the simple things

The Details of My Flutterby Birthday Card

For my card, I decided that I wanted to use Flutterby Daisy facing left with her daisy. I loved colouring her and her daisy with my Copic markers in bright cheery colours to match my Mintay papers. Flutterby comes with one butterfly, but I thought a couple of extra butterflies would add a touch of fun to my card!

Close Up of Fairy — Close Up of Flutterby

I found this beautiful Daisy Circle Frame a while back and thought it would be perfect for the backdrop of Flutterby! So, I die cut it in a colour that matched my colouring of her daisy and the papers.

Since I wanted to create a birthday card, I used the sentiment from the Dandelion Wishes stamp. Perfect for a fairy birthday card! Though I did use “Fluttering by with a friendly hi” for the inside of my card.

Next, I added a butterfly die cut border of the Mintay papers along the bottom of the card with it overlapping the daisy in places hiding the stem end of the coloured daisy.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Berry Burst Shimmer Gems around my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Dress: YG67/YG63/YG03
Wings: BG13/BG11/BG10/Star Dust Stickles
Flowers: RV69/RV66/RV63
Dark Blue Butterfly: BG09/BG05/BG01/BG000/Clear Wink of Stella
Light Blue Butterfly: BG13/BG11/BG10/Clear Wink of Stella
Green Butterfly: YG67/YG63/YG03/Clear Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My Flutterby Birthday Card:

Flutterby Daisy, Conie Fong Art & Design
Dandelion Wishes, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Better Times 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers– Daisy Circle
Daisy Circle Frame Die, Creative Expressions
Unbounded Love Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Butterfly Border Die, Joy Crafts
Purple Fine Shimmer Gems, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Berry Burst Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Flutterby Daisy for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Poinsettia Season Card

August 7, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Christmas in July might be over, but I am still adding to my Christmas card supply. Lol! So, I am sharing My Poinsettia Season Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Holly Poinsettia.

The Details of My Poinsettia Season Card

I loved colouring Holly with her poinsettias using my Copic markers! She is such a sweetie!! I used colours to match the gorgeous Mintay paper! To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on her ear muffs and pom poms on her mittens.

Of course, I had to use a tag from the matching Paper Elements for my backdrop of Holly. To tie in the greens of my colouring, I gave the tag a mat with one of the papers in the pad.

The Paper Elements also came with some envelopes that you make. I thought the floral envelope with the blue background perfectly matched my colour scheme. So, I trimmed a piece off the envelope and cut it in half. These pieces I matted with white and placed them in opposite corners of my tag so that they are peeking out from my focal point.

Since Holly had poinsettias, I decided to use my Poinsettia and Holly Punch by Nellie to make some paper flowers. The flowers were accented with Gold Glitter Enamel Dots. The gold centres mirrored the gold Gelly Roll Pen that I used on Holly’s poinsettias.

The sentiment was stamped in black and die cut out with matching the die.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of red rhinestones around my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Blues: BG15/BG13/BG11/BG10
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93
Browns: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Poinsettias: R39/R37/R35/R32/Gold Gelly Roll Pen

Close Up of girl holding the poinsettia — Close Up of Holly Poinsettia

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Card Recipe for My Poinsettia Season Card:

Holly Poinsettia, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
White Christmas 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
White Christmas Paper Elements, Mintay Papers
Simple Stripes – Christmas Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Simple Stripes Die, Taylored Expressions
Versafine Onyx Ink, Tsukineko’s
Floral Punch Poinsettia, Nellie’s Choice
Floral Punch Holly Leaf, Nellie’s Choice
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Holly Poinsettia for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Painted Petals Alternative Card

July 29, 2024 8 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Painted Petals Alternative Card using the July Painted Petals Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I created some alternative cards using the Kit and shared three of them the other day (will include a link to the post at the end). So, I thought I would share this fun fold alternative card today. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. They are so pretty!

The Details of My Painted Petal Alternative Card

For my last alternative card, there was a fun fold that I wanted to try, and I thought this kit would be perfect for it especially with those die cut flowers! So, I used the Melon Mambo card base and one of the matching envelopes. I kept the extra products down as much as possible by only adding card stock.

I love how when it’s folded down you can’t see all the layers, but as you open it, the layers keep on going! And there is a hidden card at the end that you don’t expect! How cool is that!

I trimmed the Melon Mambo card base from the Kit in half separating the back from the front. For the front of the card base, I cut it in half and then trimmed it to 1 ½” so that I could have as much of the flowers showing as possible. Then, I trimmed the top and bottom to make these panels 5” tall.

Once that was done, I used the back of the card base for all the other smaller panels.

For the card inside, I used the envelope and trimmed it down to show only the flowers.

I adhered all these pieces to the Melon Mambo mats and then adhered them to the Basic White card base. The floral die cut fitted perfectly on the front. I stamped two sentiments and adhered one to the front and one to the inside of the smaller card. For the inside of the smaller card, I added the Melon Mambo strip from the kit under the sentiment.

The finishing touch was adding three of the sequins that came in the kit to the front.

Measurements of My Painted Petals Alternative Card:

Card Base:
- 12” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
- 4 ¼” x 6 ½” (for inside card)
Mats:
- 1” x 1 ¾” (4 pieces)
- 5 ¼” x 3 ¾” (2 pieces)
- 5 ¼” x 3 ¾”
- 4 ¼” x 3-1/8” (for inside card)
1^st DSP:
- 5” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)
- 2 ½” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)
2^nd DSP:
- ¾” x 1 ½” (4 pieces)
- 4” x 3” (for inside card)

More Information on My Painted Petals Alternative Card

Downloadable Creative Fold Card Template

To download a PDF of the Creative Fold Card Template, please click here.

Here are the other alternatives cards that I have made with this Kit. They are centre-step cards. For more information on them, please click here.

For more of my Paper Pumpkin Alternative cards, please click here.

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Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards

July 25, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards using the July Painted Petals Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! When I saw this kit, I was in love with it, especially how the die cuts all layer on top of the card fronts! So many ideas came flooding into my head! Lol! In fact, I created five alternative cards using the Kit. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. They are so pretty!

The Details of My Painted Petal Centre-Step Cards

For my three alternative cards, I decided to use my favourite fun fold, a centre-step! I kept the extra products down as much as possible by only adding card stock and the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder.

For the rose flower card, I decided to use the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder for the various strips to add some interested. I also decided to use the Old Olive card backing from one of the cards instead of the matching card front for variation.

Pink Flowers Centre-Step Card — Rose Centre-Step Card

For the daisy flower card, I had some of the Old Olive card backing from the previous card. So, I used it for the two side strips. The bottom strip was left over from the front of the card when I trimmed it down. I love that you can see the splotches on it! I decided to use the matching card front for the centre panel and layered the die cut on top of this panel.

For the poppy flower card, I used all the bits from the card base. Since the poppy die cut was longer than the others, I decided not to trim down the centre panel as much, leaving the sides of the bottom panel free for the sentiment on one side and the embellishments on the other.

Measurements of My Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards:

Card Base:
- 11″ x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
Centre Panel:
- 2-1/8″ x 4-3/8″
2 Side Strips:
- 7/8″ x 4-3/8″
Bottom Strip:
- 7/8″ x 4-1/8″

More Information on My Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards

Stay tune for my other alternative cards using this kit. I made two more fun folds cards, but different than these ones.

Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template

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

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

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

My Friendly Birthday Card

July 18, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Friendly Birthday Card using the Unbounded Love Bundle which includes the Unbounded Love Stamp Set and the Unbounded Love Dies by Stampin’ Up! I had a lot of fun playing with this bundle that I made 3 similar cards with slight variations. One was for a swap and the others were sent to a friend and my mom for their birthdays.

The Three Different Birthday Cards — The Three Different Cards

The Details of My Friendly Birthday Card

For my card, I thought I would create a fun gate fold card which incorporated a tab with the sentiment that wrapped around from one side.

So, I used the third largest Countryside Corners Die to die cut a piece of Petunia Pop which I embossed with the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder. I though this embossing folder went well with the pretty colours and the carefree summeriness of my card. Once it was embossed, I used my Paper Trimmer to score the right side of the embossed piece to make it easy to fold over. I tucked this piece under the DSP to hide the edge.

The sentiment was stamped in Petunia Pop and die cut out with the pretty stitched oval. A couple of leaves were layered underneath making the sentiment look like a flower. Next, I added the white embossed “Friend” on a scrap of Pretty in Pink card stock to my sentiment cluster, but you could leave it off to make it more universal.

The finishing touch was a scattering of 2024–2026 In Color Resin Dots to match my colour scheme.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Unbounded Love Bundle (163384), Countryside Corners Dies (161471)

Inks: Petunia Pop Classic Stampin’ Pad (163811), VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Basic Beige (164511), Petunia Pop (163801), Basic White (159276), Shy Shamrock (163795), Pretty in Pink (163793), Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (163372)

Accessories Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder (163414), 2024–2026 In Color Resin Dots (163389), Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

Basic Beige:
- 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 2 ½” and 6 ¾”
Petunia Pop:
- 2 ½” x 4 ¼”
Basic White
- 2 ¾” x 2”
Shy Shamrock:
- Scrap
Pretty in Pink:
- Scrap
Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
- 1 ¼” x 4”
- 2 ½” x 4”

Final Card with Variations — Another Card with Variations

More Information on My Friendly Birthday Card

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