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Stayin Alive Disco Card

July 21, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a Disco Dancer on it — Stayin Alive Disco Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Stayin Alive Disco Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Disco Amara. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the Seventies Ciao Bella Paper again to create my mini slimline card. This piece of paper is the left-over piece from my Roller Disco Babe card! So, I was able to get 2 cards made using one sheet of the paper! I love the disco ball and the “Stayin Alive” words under her feet!! The “Funky” sentiment was snipped from the paper as well. Perfect for Disco Amara!

To match the glitz of a disco ball, I added stars in Gold Metallic Paper. I even added a star flourish behind Amara. Love the way the curls and swirls of the flourish mimic movement…almost like Amara is dancing off the card! The only other things the card needed was a scattering of rhinestones and Gold Gelly Roll Pen on her earrings.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C5/C3
Outfit: V17/V15/V12
Boots: C9/C7/C5/E25/E23

Close Up of Disco Girl — Close Up of Disco Amara

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Card Recipe for My Stayin Alive Disco Card

Decade Collection Disco Amara, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Gold Metallic Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Gorgeous Grape Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hippie Girl on a card — My Groovy Love Card

Grad with a girl in roller skates on it — Roller Disco Babe

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

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

Card with a Hippie Girl — Peace Not War Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Disco Amara by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Roller Disco Babe

July 6, 2022 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Roller Disco Babe as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

The Details of My Card

When I was a teenager, roller skating was all the rage and you needed those multicoloured striped socks, Nike red shorts and tunes on your Walkman! So, when I saw this stamp, it bought back so many memories! Lol!

For my card, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers to match my roller disco paper! I love this paper! I have used it for so many of the Decade Dolls whether it be 60’s, 70’s or 80’s! The skates and cassette tapes (do you remember cassette tapes? Lol) on the paper were perfect for my theme.

The sentiment was from a retired Stampin’ Up! Stamp Set, but you could easily type this out on your computer and printing it. It was die cut using the Stitched Rectangles.

To add some sparkle to the card, I used Stickles on a stitched Real Red heart and Ellie’s pompoms on her skates. I also added a few gold glimmer stars and red rhinestones.

Glossy Accents was added to her Walkman case.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: Y21/Y26/YR24/E25
Shirt: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Shorts: R29/R24/R22/C3/C1/0
Tummy Sack: G99/G94/G21
Black on Skates: C7/C6/C4
White on Skates: C3/C1/0
Red on Skates: R29/R24/R22
Headphones: C7/C6/C4/R29/R24/R22
Walkman: C7/C6/C4/B91/B95/Glossy Accents
Socks: R29/R24/R22/G99/G94/G21/Y38/Y35/Y32/YR09/YR07/YR02

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Card Recipe for My Roller Disco Babe

Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Gold Metallic Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Skating By Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Give It a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red, Dapper Denim,
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Welcome Spring! Card

May 19, 2022 Leave a comment

Card with girl holding a daffodil — My Welcome Spring! Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I was so excited to present My Welcome Spring! Card at the Paper Nest Dolls Spring Coloring Retreat (Online) recently using Lulu with Daffodil!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought a fun fold card would be something different than a regular card. So, I created a side easel card base! I love how it folds up to display part of the card front!

We had a lot of fun colouring Lulu with our Copic markers at the Retreat. The attendees learned how to add texture to the daffodil to make it pop!

The beautiful papers from the Paper Boutique were perfect for the theme since they had daffodil and tulips on them!

I couldn’t resist using the Daffodil Dies from Stampin’ Up! in the background to set off Lulu!

If you haven’t been to a Paper Nest Dolls Retreat, you are missing out! You learn so much from other designers (even I learn things!) and there is always fun and games going on, not to mention the swag bags!

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Pinks: R89/R85/R83/R81
Greens: YG17/YG13/YG03
Daffodil: Y02/Y15/Y17/E15
Stamen: YR18/YR14

Front of Open Card — Card Displaying Side Easel

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Card Recipe for My Welcome Spring!

Lulu with Daffodil, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spring Whispers 8” x 8” Paper Pad, The Paper Boutique
Daffodil Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Daffodil Daydream Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Genial Gems, Stampin’ Up!
Tattered Rose Distress Ink, Ranger Ink
Stitched Nested Label Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Highland Heather Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive Sheets, Stampin Up!
Liquid Glue
Highland Heather, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight,
Very Vanilla and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

Hope you like my Presentation Card using
Lulu with Daffodil by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

A Groovy Road Trip Card

May 5, 2022 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing A Groovy Road Trip Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Flower Power Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers to match my Seventies paper and her retro bus! This paper was perfect for my card with the musical revolution icons since Ellie has her dancing boots on and is off to Woodstock!

Of course, if Ellie is having a road trip, she needs a retro bus. This Retro Bus Kit comes with dies to build a mini booklet in the shape of a retro bus, but I decided to use it for my card. So, I just trimmed the three ring holes off the back piece. I had a ton of fun decorating my bus with the matching paper, flowers, peace symbol, windshield wipers, Road Trip die and so on. I even used a piece of a window sheet for the windows. For the metal parts, I brushed on some iron wax to give them a metal look.

The finishing touches were some wooden musical notes to match my theme and a couple of rhinestone coloured to match my card.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Dress: R29/R27/R24/R22
Flowers: YR09/YR07/YR02/Y38/Y32
Boots: E49/E47/E44
Rhinestones: YR09 (on Bus)

Close Up of Seventies Girl — Close Up of Flower Power Ellie

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Card Recipe for A Groovy Road Trip Card

Decade Collection Flower Power Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
1928: Retro Bus Dies, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax-Brushed Iron, Prima Marketing
Laser-Cut Wood Shapes, Craft Medley
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray, Basic Black
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ¾” x 5 ¾”

Stamp Size: 4″

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Flower Power Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Give Peace a Chance Card

April 28, 2022 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Give Peace a Chance Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new release Decade Collection Hippie Ellie. With everything going on in the world right now, I thought this was a very appropriate card for the times!

The Details of My Card

I had a lot of fun colouring Hippie Ellie with my Copic markers! Don’t you just love her jeans with the patches and her suede fringe vest! She is such a groovy hipster!

For my card, I found this perfect paper that had a Seventies theme! I loved it so much that I wanted to use a whole sheet for my card front! So, I used a fun fold called a Z-Fold Card for the card base, but I reversed it into a backwards Z. I wanted the love bug to show on the front with Ellie when the card is closed. This type of card folds up to a regular A2 card but allows for lots of room to decorate! It also is neat how you open it, and the paper continually keeps going!

Since the paper was so detailed, I only used a few dies to dress it up such as the Love, Peace, daisies, and peace sign. They were from the Retro Bus by Elizabeth Craft Designs. I bought this set planning to use them for the Decade Dolls and they were perfect for Hippie Ellie! A couple of sequins and glimmery dots for the flower centres was all the embellishments this card needed.

Card Open — Card Showing Fold Standing Up

Measurements

Card Base: 5 ½” x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼” and 2 1/8”. Cut the Seventies 6” x 6” paper to 5 ¼” tall, then cut at 2” and 4:”. You could leave the last panel for your sentiment, but I decided to add a fourth panel using a 2” piece of floral rice paper as a background for my coloured stamp.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33
Jeans: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Top: R29/R27/R24/R22
Vest: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Shoes: E29/E27/E25/E23
Green: G99/G94/G21
Flowers: R29/R24/R22/Y38

Close Up of Hippie Stamp — Close Up of Hippie Ellie

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Card Recipe for My Give Peace a Chance Card

Decade Collection Hippie Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
1928: Retro Bus Dies, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Rice Paper A4 Love Peace Joy, Ciao Bella
Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Glittery Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Hippie Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Easter Basket

April 12, 2022 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Easter Basket using Bunny Emma by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration. Since Easter is this weekend, I thought an Easter basket would be fun with this cutie!

The Details of My Basket

For my basket, I picked out this pretty paper in soft Easter colours of pinks and purples. From that I pulled my Copic colour palette to colour Bunny Emma. The basket is really a purse die, but by using one handle instead of two, it transforms into a basket! I stamped the sentiment onto the cute, stitched pocket and added a die cut button from the paper.

Of course, I just had to decorate the back of the basket with another pocket and button. The pink is from the other side of the pretty floral paper. So, it all goes together beautifully. The finishing touch are a few matching ribbons to balance out Bunny Emma.

All that is left is to fill your basket with Easter grass and chocolates!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair/Boots: E37/E35/E33/E31
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Pinks: R859/R83/R81
Whites: C3/C0/0
Carrot: YR07/YR04/YR02/YR00/YG91/YG93/YG95/YG97

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Card Recipe for My Easter Basket:

Bunny Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Stitched with Love 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
All Dressed Up Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Arrange a Wreath Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Highland Heather Organdy Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, Stampin’ Up!
VersaFine Black Ink, Tsukineko
Easter Grass
Chocolates
Highland Heather Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Project using
Bunny Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

From the Herd Birthday Card

March 15, 2022 Leave a comment

Card with farmers horse, cow and pig on it — From the Herd Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my From the Herd Birthday Card using Down on the Farm by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This bundle comes with 15 digital stamps including 5 dolls, horse, cow, pig, ewe, chicken coop, tractor, hay, corn, sunflowers and so many more.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a slimline card to fit my characters. So, I used my new Picket Fences Diecutting System with the circle dies since one was a fence and the other was grass. Perfect for my farm card! I die cut the fence out of some paper that looked like wood. I added sky paper behind the cow and horse but added a farmer’s field paper behind the girl and pig. To add to my farm theme, I use some wooden boards paper to create my vignettes of the scenes. I wanted the girl and pig to stand out. So, I placed them in front of everything on the die cut grass that has the stamped sentiment. Don’t you just love the sentiment, “Happy Birthday from the Herd. Lol!

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Copic Markers:

Horse
Coat: E37/E35/E33
Mane: E53/E51/E50
Hoofs: C6/C4/C3

Girl Farmer
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
Shirt/Boots: R29/R27/R24/R22
Pants: B26/B23/B12
Hat: E35/E33/E31/R29/R27/R24/R22

Pig
Skin: YR02/YR00/E01/E000
Hoofs: C6/C4/C3

Cow
Hide: C7/C6/C4/C3/C0/0
Hair: C3/C0
Hoofs: C6/C4/C3
Horns: E41/E40/0

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Card Recipe for My From the Herd Birthday Card:

Down on the Farm, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
I {Heart} Summer Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Cock-a-doodle-doo! Paper Pad, Kaiser Craft
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Heart & Home Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slim Line Diecutting System, Picket Fence Studios
Build a Fairy Garden Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Windmill Fields Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Tulip Fields Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
From the Herd Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaFine Black Ink, Tsukineko
Pool Party Classic Ink Pad, Stampin Up!
Old Olive and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Down on the Farm by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece

March 3, 2022 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece using Eskimo Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Project. We are still in the depths of winter here is Canada. So, I thought I would make something pretty to brighten the last of the winter days.

The Details of My Project

I decided to create a Mixed Media piece. Something that I haven’t done before but have always wanted to create. So, I pulled out my 8” x 10” Gel Printing Plate, my Distress Paints and brayer and went to town. Once I had paint laid down and before it dried, I stamped several different stamps to add interest to my background piece. I placed my mixed media paper over the gel plate and pulled several prints from it.

Once everything was dried, I added some shimmery embossing paste using a stencil. I then splattered some paint all over with my splatter brush.

At this point, I painted the sides of the wood frame with Seedless Preserves to bring out that colour from the print.

I trimmed down my print, framed it with a matching blue card stock and glued it to my dried frame. Then, I added my “snow” and snowflake dies. Next came, the white embossed sentiment which used the same blue card stock as the frame. I fussy cut my Copic coloured images and used a die cut iceberg to help ground them. A scattering of rhinestones added more shimmer to the piece.

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Eskimo Ellie

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C10/C7/C5/C4
Jacket: B97/B95/B93/B91
Trim: E44/E43/E42/E41
Mitts: E44/E43/E42
Boots: C10/C7/C5/C4
Seal: E43/E42/E41

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Supplies for My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece:

Eskimo Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mixed Media Paper, Canson
8” x 10” Gel Printing Plate, Gelli Arts
Peacock Feathers Distress Paint, Tim Holtz, Ranger
Seedless Preserves Distress Paint, Tim Holtz, Ranger
Spun Sugar Distress Paint, Tim Holtz, Ranger
Frost White All-Purpose Ink, Tsukineko
Shimmery White Embossing Paste, Stampin’ Up!
Ledger Script CMS241, Tim Holtz Collection, Stampers Anonymous
Distressed Textures Stamp #10105756, BoBunny
Distressed Textures Stamp #10105762, BoBunny
The Right Words DS016, Dylusions
Water Mandala Stencil, Sweet Sentiment
Snowflake Border Die, Frostyville, Memory Box
Polar Bears Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Snowfall Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Seasonal Frames Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basics Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Gun, Stampin’ Up!
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger
Splatter Booth
Brayer, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Palette Knives, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Exacto Knife
6” x 8” Wood Painting Panel, Currys
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Misty Moonlight and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished piece size: 6” x 8”

Side View of Mixed Media Piece — Side View of My Mixed Media Piece

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

Hope you like My Winter Wonderland Mixed Media Piece using Eskimo Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card

March 1, 2022 Leave a comment

A Card with a Windmill on it — Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card using the Flowering Fields Stamp Set and the Windmill Fields Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought it would be fun to create a Centre-Step Card, so it looks like the windmill is popping out of the tulip fields. Of course, if you have a windmill, wouldn’t it be fun to make it interactive! So, I added one of the round brads through the blades and into the windmill base.

Tip – to keep the brad from showing from behind the windmill on the card, folded down the arms at angle.

The windmill was popped up with dimensionals to allow the back of the brad to have room.

I love the beautiful Flowering Fields DSP and used it for the grass/sky piece behind the windmill and the tulip fields! I pulled the colours from the DSP for my sentiment and for the ribbon. A couple of the sweet butterflies balanced out the ribbon on the sentiment.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Flowering Tulips Stamp Set (157672), Windmill Fields Dies (157683)

Inks: Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103)

Paper: Pear Pizzazz (131201), Basic White (159276), Crumb Cake (120953), Soft Suede (115318), Flowering Fields 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (157670)

Accessories: Brushed Brass Butterflies (158136), Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon (155615), Round & Square Brads (155570), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Pear Pizzazz: 11” x 4 ¼” (see template)
Soft Suede: 2 ½” x 1 7/8”
Crumb Cake: 2 ½” x 1 7/8”
Basic White:
- 4” x 3” (Windmill Blades)
- 4” x 7/8” (Sentiment)
- Scraps (Clouds)
Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper:
- 2 pieces: 4 ¼” x ¾”
- 2” x 4 ½”

Side View of Centre-Step card — Side View of Centre-Step Card

More Information on my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card:

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

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

For a Stampin’ Up! video on the Flowering Fields Suite, please click here.

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

My “Party On!” Card

January 20, 2022 Leave a comment

A Birthday Shaker Card — My Party On Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My “Party On!” Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card using Party Princess Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls.

This past weekend Paper Nest Dolls turned 9 and reached over 6,000 members on their Facebook Group! Congratulations Paper Nest Dolls! Party Princess Ellie was a digital stamp that was given away for free to all attendees, but you can still get her until this Friday, Jan 21, 2022! Here is the link to the post on the PND Inspiration Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4758734684247076&set=gm.3166875813548826.

Details of My Card

I am planning to give this card to my niece whose birthday is coming up. So, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers to match her colouring and the Doodlebug paper. Don’t you just love the kitties with the balloons on the side panels!

For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a fun fold called a free-standing triple panel shaker card! Say that three time fast! Lol! I also wanted to use some balloon dies that I thought would be perfect for a birthday card and go along with Ellie’s heart balloon. The Balloon dies are to make a pop-up window, but I thought a shaker card would be a fun interactive element instead!

Instructions to Create a Free-Standing Triple Panel Card

Cardstock size: 8 ¼” x 5 ½”
With the 8 ¼” side along top, score: 1 ¼”, 2 ¼”, 6” and 7”
Fold the sides in a Z pattern

To download the Triple Panel Card Template, please click here or on the image.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/YR31
Dress: G99/YG63/YG03
Pinks: RV55/RV63/RV52/Glossy Accents on Balloon
Cupcake Wrapper: E37/E35/E33
Crown: E15/Y38/Y35/Glossy Accents
Heart on Cupcake: Y38/Y35/RV55/Star Dust Stickles
Candle: YG67/YG03
Flame: Y38/Y35/Glossy Accents

Close Up of Party Girl with a Balloon — Close Up of Party Princess Ellie

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Supplies for My “Party On!” Card:

Party Princess Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hey Cupcake 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Balloon Adventures, Stampin’ Up! (Sentiment)
Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Flag Banner Dies, Memory Box
Balloon Bouquet Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Tangerine Tango Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Up!
Party Animal Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Sprinkles Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Marshmallow Premium Sequins, 28 Lilac Lane, Buttons Galore & More
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo and Basic White Card Stock

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 “Party On!” Card using Party Princess Ellie
by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Let’s Go A-Viking Card

January 6, 2022 Leave a comment

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

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I was so excited to have been asked to present at the Paper Nest Dolls’ New Year’s Day Party this past weekend! So, I am sharing My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I coloured and created for this event! It is using the stamp created exclusively by Paper Nest Dolls for the event and is called Viking Tina after our very own Tina Day Goodwin from the PND Design Team!

Details of my Card

I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this cutie in what my Hubby called “Viking colours”! Lol!

For my card, I decided that I wanted to create a Norwegian fjord vignette as a backdrop for my Viking Tina. So, I pulled out my Distressed Oxide Inks and Blending tools to create the Aurora Borealis night sky. I love the “wooden” Viking ship by Stamp AnnieThing poking out of the green frame! A couple of mountains and a water die completed my vignette. Going on a cruise to see the fjords and the aurora borealis are on my bucket list.

Distress Inks for Aurora Borealis Night Sky

The P13 paper was perfect for my Norwegian theme and matched my Viking colour scheme! To add to the rustic feel, I added some recycled carboard, a rustic star and small wooden stars. A scattering of red rhinestones tied in the red of Viking Tina’s dress.

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Viking Tina:

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

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

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

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Wintery Birthday Wishes Card

January 3, 2022 Leave a comment

A winter card with a girl holding a penguin — Wintery Birthday Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy New Year! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Wintery Birthday Wishes Card as my first 2022 Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Emily with Penguin. She comes with 6 stamps including a choice of curly hair or braids and 2 sentiments that consist of Believe in the magic of Christmas and Sending Christmas Joy in PNG and JPG.

Details of My Card

For my card, Emily comes with Christmas sentiments, but I thought she would make a sweet winter birthday card! I have six birthdays, including mine, this month alone! So, I needed to get busy making birthday cards!

I love the soft pastel colours of the Doodlebug paper! So, I used that beautiful palette to colour the digital stamp with my Copic marker. The large Wonderful Snowflake has a beautiful iridescent foil card stock look to it. Once I punched out the large snowflake, I used the leftover scraps of the foil card stock to die cut my smaller snowflakes to match it. By adding a few rhinestones to the centre of the snowflakes, I created even more shimmer. Aren’t those mittens just the cutest! Perfect for a winter card! And to add a bit of sparkle to them, I added some embellishments that look like snowflakes! Finally, I couldn’t resist using Stickles to Emily’s trim on her hat for even more sparkle! A birthday sentiment was all the card needed!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Blues: BG57/BG13/BG23/BG11
Purples: V12/V15/V17
Browns: E74/E71/E70
Penguin: C9/C7/C5/C3/C1/C0/0
Penguin Feet/Beak: YR14/YR18

Close Up of Digital Stamp — Close Up of Emily with Penguin

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Card Recipe for My Wintery Birthday Wishes Card:

Emily with Penguin, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Winter Wonderland 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Best Year Yet Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
So Many Snowflakes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wonderful Snowflakes, Stampin’ Up!
Precious Mittens Die, Memory Box
Winter Wonderland Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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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
Emily with Penguin for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Christmas Means More

December 23, 2021 Leave a comment

My Design Team Card with a Grinch hand reaching for an ornament and Cindy Lou Who — Christmas Means More Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Christmas Means More as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Avery with Christmas Plushie.

When I saw this cutie, I knew that I had to make a card for her! My hubby and I watch The Grinch Who Stole Christmas every year for Christmas. My hubby cheers for the Grinch to win and I cheer for Cindy Lou Who! You would never guess who wins! Lol!

Details of my Card

For my slimline card, I used my Copic markers to colour her with the movie version as my inspiration. I had so much fun colouring her, especially that hair, and her cute plushie!

I had this retired Stampin’ Up! sentiment that I knew would be perfect for my card and decided to create an ornament from it. Once I had die cut my stitched circle dies and layered them, I added ribbon and a gold jingle bell to it to make it look like an ornament. What’s more festive than the sound of jingle bells!

The Grinch’s hand was created from a Stampin’ Up! die that is an aloe vera plant. It looks so much like his gnarly hand! The white cuff was from a scallop circle die where I only used a small part on a scrap piece of white card stock. His arm was another piece of scrap that I cut to fit my card.

Since my card is based on the movie, I pulled out my slimline film strip die to layer behind her and my elements. I found the most perfect Grinchiest paper on Etsy for the openings of my film die! A couple of red rhinestone on the ornament and scattered around, add a touch of sparkle!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Shoes: C9/C7/C5
Mitts: R22/R20
Plushie: G99/YG67/YG63

Close Up of the Digital Stamp os Cindy Lou Who — Close Up of Avery with Christmas Plushie

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Card Recipe for Christmas Means More:

Avery with Christmas Plushie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Grinch Seamless Pattern, Bestie Pattern
Slimline Film Strip Die, Whimsy Stamps
Stitched Layering Dies, From my Stash
Potted Succulents Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Layering Circles Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Christmas Means More Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Old Olive Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Simply Elegant Trim, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Jingle Bell, From my Stash
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger
Old Olive, Real Red, Basic Black and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Avery with Christmas Plushie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year!

December 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing one last Stampin’ Up! Christmas card called It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! using the Tidings & Trimmings Bundle. This bundle includes the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set and the Christmas Trimmings Dies.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I was inspired by a card made by Lisa Hardie, another Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. So, I used the layout and added my own flair to it. I love the Gold Shimmer Vellum! Perfect for a bit of Christmas sparkle! It’s hard to see in the photo, but it beautiful when the light catches it!

There are so many different patterns in the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series, and you get 8 of each pattern! Great for mass producing your Christmas cards!

I used the same Stitched Rectangle Die for my DSP and my sentiment which I stamped in Evening Evergreen. The stocking was stamped in Cherry Cobbler and die cut out with the matching die. Both colours are perfect for a Christmas card and matched the DSP!

I die cut the star from Early Espresso since it reminded me of those wooden stars that are so rustic. A scattering of sequins added a bit more sparkle to the card!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (155576), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)

Inks: Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin’ Pad (147111), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Early Espresso (119686), Tidings of Christmas Designer Series (155718), Gold Shimmer Vellum (156471)

Accessories: Sequins For Everything (153556), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Cherry Cobbler: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Gold Shimmer Vellum: 5” x 3 ½”
Basic White (2 pieces):
- 2 ¾” x 1 3/8” (Sentiment)
- 1 ¼” x 2 1/8” (Stocking)
Tidings of Christmas Designer Series (3 pieces): 2 ¾” x 1 3/8”
Early Espresso: 2 ½” x 2 5/8”

More Information on my It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Card:

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My Christmas Pyjamas Card

December 9, 2021 Leave a comment

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

For my card, I decided that this cutie reminded me of the matching Christmas PJs that are so popular! So, I coloured her and her little friend with my Copic Markers in matching red and white. I love that you can have both cuties together or use them separately to suit your card!

Since they are wearing Christmas PJs, I went with paper that suited this theme. T’was the Night Before Christmas tag and Santa Claus is Coming to Town mirroring my red/white colouring scheme were perfect for my card! The only die cut I used was Santa and his reindeer flying overhead. I dry embossed snowflakes on Basic White card stock to set her off from the busy background. I also 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 of sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E33/E35/E37/E39
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Leggings/Sweater Trim/Candy Cane: R37/R32/C3/0
Boots: E33/E35/E37/E39
Snowman: C7/C5/C4/R37/C3/0/YR04/Y38
Penguin Feathers: C7/C5/C4/C3/C0/0
Penguin Feet/Beaks: YR04/Y38/YR12

Close Up of my Card with Emma in Snowman Sweater — Close of Emma in Snowman Sweater

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Card Recipe for My Christmas Pyjamas Card:

Emma in Snowman Sweater, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
North Pole Trading Co. 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Photo Play
Santa’s Sleigh and Reindeer Die Cut, Cheery Lynn Designs
Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger (Hat/Boot Trim)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (Candy Cane)
Basic White and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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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 Snowman Sweater by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie