My Welcome Home Card

My Welcome Home Card - a bunny family looking at their new house.
My Welcome Home Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Welcome Home Card using the Storybook Friends Bundle includes the Storybook Friends Stamp Set and the Storybook Friends Dies by Stampin’ Up! A friend just moved into their new home, and I wanted to send a Welcome to your new home card. So, I thought the Storybook Friends Bundle with a cute bunny family would be sweet!

The Details of My Welcome Home Card

For my card, I thought my favourite fun fold, a centre-step, would work well with the family on the bottom panel and the framed house above them. But first, I coloured the bunnies with my Stampin’ Blends to match my DSP colours. Then, I die cut them out with the matching dies in the Bundle.

I was strategic in selecting the house from the DSP for my wood frame. I placed my die on the DSP and moved it around to see which house would work without the other houses interfering with it. When I found my house, I use a pencil to mark the inside edge of the frame die. This allowed me to use my Paper Snips to quickly cut a rough piece of DSP without needing the whole frame die cut out and wasting paper. Once that was done, I used the die and lined up my pencil mark to die cut out just the house.

Next, to create my “home”, I used the DSP that looked like wallpaper for the centre panel behind the framed house. A strip of the Timeless Plaid DSP was perfect for the “rug” on which the bunnies were standing.

To decorate my side panels, I used the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder and brushed Crumb Cake ink along the edges to bring out the embossing. I also brushed Crumb Cake on the house frame to bring out the grain in the Wood Textured Specialty Paper.

The sentiments were stamped in Lost Lagoon and die cut out with one of the flags from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Antique Pearls to my card on the different panels.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Storybook Friends Bundle (164675), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad (161678), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116)

Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Basic White (166780), Storybook Moments 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper (164662), Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (164678), Wood Textured 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper (163770)

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (161600), Antique Pearls (164679), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161674), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161680), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154904),Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Paper Snips (103579), Blending Brushes (153611), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Pencil

Close Up of Bunnies
Close Up of Bunnies

Measurements: 

  • Crumb Cake:
    • 11” x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
  • Basic White
    • 7/8” x 4-3/8” (2 Side Strips)
    • Scraps for Sentiments and Bunnies
  • Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series Paper:
    • 2-1/8” x 4-3/8” (Centre Panel)
    • House
  • Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper:
    • 7/8” x 4-1/8” (Bottom Strip)
  • Wood Textured Specialty Paper:
    • Scraps for Frame

More Information on My Welcome Home Card

Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template

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

Centre-Step Card Template
Centre-Step Card Template

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

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

My Storybook Easter Card

My Storybook Easter Card - an Easter card with a scene of animals celebrating Easter
My Storybook Easter Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Storybook Easter Card using the Storybook Friends Bundle which includes the Storybook Friends Stamp Set and the Storybook Friends Dies with Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I thought this DSP with its die-cut designs would make a fast and fun Easter card for my in-laws! In fact, my Mother-in-law loved Peter Rabbit. So, I knew she would get a kick out of my card!

The Details of My Storybook Easter Card

For my card, I thought a double z-fold card would create a perfect Easter scene. So, I used the soil-shaped die from the Storybook Garden Patch Dies to create the ground panel. I very carefully lined up the die three times to cut it along the top of the 11” x 1 ½” piece of Crumb Cake.

Top View of Card
Top View of Double Z-Fold Card

Next, I embossed it with the retired Textured Embossing Folder to give the ground some interest and to cover up where the soil-shaped die left indents in the card stock. Once that was done, I brushed Crumb Cake Ink with my Blending Brush along the edges to make it look more like dirt. I popped up my ground piece with dimensionals on the front and on the last panel.

To make the carrots, I used the spade from the Storybook Garden Patch Dies and trimmed off the handle part. Then, I added the Old Olive die cut leaves. I love that the soil-shaped die has cuts in the ground that the carrots can be inserted to look like they are growing out of the ground!

Front of Card
Front of Card

For the front panel of the card, I used the Storybook Friends Dies to die cut a house from the DSP and frame it with the Wood Textured Specialty Paper. Since I wanted to add the pre-cut fence and ground infront of the house, I made sure that the house I picked was towards to top of the frame. I added some Lost Lagoon DSP that reminded me of wallpaper behind my frame.

Inside of Card
Inside of Card

For my background scene on the other two panels, I made sure that I cut the DSP to create a continuous scene.

I love how easy it is to decorate my card with the die-cut designs! I added the momma bunny and child bunny to the front of the z-fold. Then, I added the mouse carrying water to the middle panel of the z-fold. And, finally, I added the squirrel with the rake to the third panel. I popped up the bunnies, but adherred the mouse and squirrel directly to the ground piece. When the card is closed, the carrots hide the mouse and squirrel from view. How cool is that!

Side View of Card
Side View of Card

For the popped up sentiment, I used one of the stitched banners from the Stylish Shapes Dies to die cut my Lost Lagoon Easter Greetings. A die-cut butterfly was added for whimsy.

The finishing touch was to add three Antique Pearls with two on the front and one beside the sentiment.

I placed a Basic White piece on the back for the message.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Storybook Friends Bundle (164675), Storybook Garden Patch Dies (164666), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116), Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad (161678)

Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Basic White (166780), Calypso Coral (122925), Old Olive (100702), Wood Textured Specialty Paper (163770), Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series (164662)

Accessories: Blending Brushes (153611), Antique Pearls (164679), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Card Laid Flat
Card Laid Flat

Measurements: 

  • Crumb Cake (2 pieces):
    • 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”
    • 11” x 1 ½” scored at 5 ½” and 8 ¼”
  • Basic White (2 pieces):
    • 4” x 5 ¼” (for Back)
    • Scrap for Sentiment
  • Calypso Coral:
    • Scrap for Carrots
  • Old Olive:
    • Scrap for Carrot Tops
  • Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series (10 Pieces):
    • 2-5/8” x 4-1/8” (Front Panel)
    • 2-5/8” x 4-1/8 (Middle Panel)
    • 5-3/8”” x 4-1/8 (Back Panel)
    • 1 ¾” x 2 ¾” (House)
    • 2 Rabbits, Mouse, Squirrel, Fence, Butterfly Die Cut Designs

More Information on My Storybook Easter Card

Here is another card that I made recently just with the die-cut designs. I even have a third card that I will share later. I just love this Suite for those quick cards!!

Another Card animal card
Another Card Using Die-Cut Designs

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

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

My Birthday Treat Card

My Birthday Treat Card - Birthday card with a girl and dog on it
My Birthday Treat Card

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.

All Panels of the Card Showing
Z-Fold

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.

Inside Panels of Card
Inside Panels of Card

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 Otterly Amazing Card

My Otterly Amazing Card - a card with otters on it
My Otterly Amazing Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Otterly Amazing Card using the Otterly Amazing Bundle which includes the Otterly Amazing Stamp Set and the Otterly Amazing Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Otterly Amazing Card

I received a fun puzzle card in a swap back in October and thought this fun fold would work well with the Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper, especially the pages with the scene. But this card was for a swap, and I didn’t have enough papers with the scene. So, I used other playful aquatic scenes as well to complete my swaps.

Two of my Cards with Different Scenes
Two of my Cards with Different Scenes

For my card, I took a 11” x 4 ¼” Pretty Peacock piece and scored it according to the instructions below. Then, I cut a to 5 ½” x 4 ¼” piece to the measurements below. Tip: once the base is folded, adhere the smaller piece to the front when it is closed so that everything lines up.

Next, I added my DSP to the appropriate squares to create my scene. I love that the dies cut out several otters from the DSP. So, instead of colouring them (I know gasp! Lol!), I die cut one for each card.

To add to my scene, I die cut some seaweed from Old Olive card stock and added it to the left side of card, overlapping the sentiment.

For the sentiment, I white embossed it on a piece of Balmy Blue and die cut it out with the smallest rectangle from the Something Fancy Dies.

View of Card from Top
View of Card from Top

For the inside, I added a piece of Basic White with the fish and sentiment stamped in Lost Lagoon.

As a finishing touch to the front of my card, I added a scattering of Riverside Irregular Pearls.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Otterly Amazing Bundle (164933), Something Fancy Dies (160424)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283), Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad (161678)

Paper: Pretty Peacock (150880), Basic White (159276), Balmy Blue (146982), Old Olive (100702), Otterly Adorable 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164183)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Riverside Irregular Pearls (164937), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Otter
Close Up of Otter

Measurements: 

  • Pretty Peacock:
    • 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 1”, 2 ¾”, 8 ¼”, 10”
    • 5 ½” x 4 ¼” – cut horizontally at 2-1/8” and then the 2 pieces vertically at 3 ½”
  • Basic White (for inside):
    • 5 ¼” x 4”
  • Balmy Blue:
    • Scrap
  • Old Olive:
    • Scraps
  • Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper:
    • 5 ¼” x 4” – cut horizontally at 2” and then vertically cut top piece at 3-3/8” and bottom piece at 1-7/8”
    • One of the otters from the DSP

More Information on My Otterly Adorable Card

Here is the other card that I made using the same using Pretty Peacock card stock and the other playful aquatic scenes.

My Other Card
My Other Card

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

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

My Doggone Birthday Card

My Doggone Birthday Card - - birthday card with a dog with balloons and a cupcake
My Doggone Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Doggone Birthday Card using the One More Year Stamp Set and the Doggone Friendly Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

My younger brother’s birthday is next week and the pug from the One More Year Stamp Set reminded me of my older brother’s dog, Bruiser. He was such a character and well loved by the family! My younger brother was the dog sitter for when my older brother and his wife traveled. So, they both would know who the dog is on the card.

The Details of My Doggone Birthday Card

For my card, I thought combining the two stamp sets with the ready-to-use die cuts from the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper would work well together to create a birthday card.

The first thing I did was colour with my Stampin’ Blends the pug to look like Bruiser. Since he had a dark face, paws and ears, I used the dark Gray Granite Stampin’ Blend for them and the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack for the rest of his body. To soften the edges where his darker fur met his white tummy, I used the Color Lifter. Once that was done, I used my Paper Snips to fussy cut him out.

Next, I stamped in Crumb Cake the Doggone Friendly Stamp Set twice. Once on Crumb Cake for a tone-on-tone look and again on Basic White. Then, I ripped the Crumb Cake piece on an angle and matched the images up on the Basic White piece. Since I made sure that they were both larger than what I needed, I was able to match them up and then trim them down to the size I wanted.

For the sentiment, I stamped Blueberry Bushel on Basic White. I die cut it out with the largest flag from the Stylish Shapes Dies and then trimmed off one end with my Paper Snips.

The balloon and cupcake ready-to-use die cuts from the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper were the perfect accents for my birthday theme!

As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Blueberry Bushel gems to match my colour scheme and Wink of Stella on the pug’s hat and the cupcake icing. 

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: One More Year Stamp Set (164777), Doggone Friendly Stamp Set (162729), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ Pad (147138), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Crumb Cake (147116)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Basic White (159276), Blueberry Bushel (146968), Crumb Cake (120953), Wildflower Birthday 12” x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (164591)

Accessories: Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154894), Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161679), Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (163824), Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154886), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Tinsel Gems Four-Pack (161623), Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Dog
Close Up of Pug

Measurements: 

  • Pool Party:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Basic White (3 pieces):
    • 5 ¼” x 4” trimmed down to 4-7/8” x 3-5/8”
    • Scrap for Pug
    • Scrap for Sentiment
  • Blueberry Bushel:
    • 5” x 3 ¾”
  • Crumb Cake:
    • 5 ¼” x 4” trimmed down to 4-7/8” x 3-5/8”
  • Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper:
    • Balloons and Cupcake

More Information on My Doggone Birthday Card

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

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

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

My Colouring Notes:

For more information on my colouring, here are some videos of my colouring techniques:

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

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

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

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

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

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

No-Lines Technique CardsMy Cardinal Anniversary Card and My Cardinal Card

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

Notes: https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

Just Me and My Puppy

Just Me and My Puppy - a card with a girl holding a puppy and and ice cream cone
Just Me and My Puppy

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! It is starting to feel like summer! So, I am sharing Just Me and My Puppy as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Emmas Sweet Friend enjoying an ice cream cone together! 

The Details of Just Me and My Puppy

I just love this sweet digital stamp which reminded me of my puppy So, I coloured him with my Copic markers to look like my Jesse Pup. To match Jesse, I coloured Emma to look like me so that my card looked like my puppy and me! So fun!

For my card, I decided to use the Pampered Pooch Collection by Photo Play with its bright colours and puppy theme. Even the sentiment “furrever friends” is a sticker from that collection.

Next, I added a die cut white wooden fence using the Wood Textured Specialty Paper to add some interest to the background and balance out my card.

Since they are sharing an ice cream cone, I thought I would build a double scooped one with sprinkles and a heart rhinestone that I coloured red with my Copic marker. I even coloured the punched-out ice cream with my Copic markers to give it definition.

To balance out the ice cream cone, I added a MDF heart with a paw print inside which I placed beside my sentiment and layered a die cut heart beneath it.

Finally, for embellishments, I added a scattering of red rhinestones and used Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen for the dog tag.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pinks: R85/R83/R81 
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Puppy: E53/E51/E50
Greens: YG17/YG25/YG23/YG21
Sprinkles: B28/R27/Y13/YG25
Ice Cream/Sky: B00/B000/B000
Heart Rhinestone: R27

Close Up of the girl with her puppy
Close Up of Emma and her Friend

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Card Recipe for Just Me and My Puppy

Emmas Sweet Friend, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Pampered Pooch 12” x 12” Collection Pack, Photo Play
Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Wood Textured Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Heart MDF Shape, Hunkydory
Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs
Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Heart Rhinestone, From my Stash
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

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.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Emmas Sweet Friend by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Purr-Fect Day Card 

My Purr-Fect Day Card - a birthday card with a cat holding balloons as he floats up
My Purr-Fect Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Purr-Fect Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Cat With Balloons. Isn’t he just the cutest floating with his balloons!

The Details of My Purr-Fect Day Card

For my card, I decided to create a slimline slider card so that the cat looked like he was floating up as the mechanism was pulled!

So, I created a scene with the slimline clouds die from Whimsy and the stitched sun from the Spring Showers Dies. Next, I layered the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper behind it to add more clouds. Once that was done, I added a house that I fussy cut from the P13 paper and layered a few stitched hills in front.

To keep my card simple since I didn’t want to detract from the slider, I added a sentiment die cut with a stitched rectangle.

Now that the front of the card was done, it was time to create the mechanism for the slider using the Slimline Pull Tab Dies by Heffy Doodle. Tip: I used the Foam Adhesive Strips by Stampin’ Up! to create enough dimension between the front of the card and the card base to help the slider mechanism to move smoothly.

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Copic Markers:

Cat: YR18/YR14/YR12/Y17/R22/R22/C3/C1/C0/0
Pink Balloon: RV66/RV55/RV63/RV52
Blue Balloon: BG13/BG11/BG10
Purple Balloon: V17/V15/V12/V01

Close Up of Cat With Balloons
Close Up of Cat With Balloons

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Card Recipe for My Purr-Fect Day Card:

Cat With Balloons, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sunny Days Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Hello Summer 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Clouds Slimline Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Pull Tab Dies, Heffy Doodle
Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Dies Stampin’ Up!
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!

Old Olive, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Thick Basic White 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 Cat With Balloons for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Puppy Valentine Card

My Puppy Valentine Card - A Valentine Card with two puppies enjoying spaghetti
My Puppy Valentine Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Happy Valentine’s Day! I am sharing My Puppy Valentine Card using Puppy Love Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps that I used for my Hubby’s Valentine card! We love Disney and the Lady and the Tramp movie is a favourite of ours! So, when I saw this stamp set, I knew I would use it for his card.

The Details of My Puppy Valentine Card

For my card, I decided to make a mini slimline card to match my Falling Hearts Etched Metal Die by Photo Play. So, I used the Flirty Flamingo hearts paper from the Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! with this die. This DSP is free during Sale-a-Bration 2024 and is perfect for those Valentine cards with its hearts and gold accents! I also used a solid Real Red plaid piece from this DSP as a base peeking through the hearts and extended it beyond the die cut Falling Hearts to create a mat.

Since I had the Candy Hearts Dies out already out from my other cards, I decided to use them again! Two hearts were clustered around the sentiment from Conie Fong Art & Design and the other two hearts with a heart doily above the puppies.

The only embellishments that I added were some Red Rhinestones scattered to add sparkle.

Copic Markers:

Boy Dog: E47/E44/E43/E42/E41
Girl Dog: E18/E17/E15/E13E11E00/B28/C3
Spaghetti: E42/E41

Close Up of Puppies
Close Up of Puppies

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Card Recipe for My Puppy Valentine Card:

Puppy Love, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Bella and Benji Kiss, Conie Fong Art & Design (Sentiment)
Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up!
Falling Hearts Etched Metal Die, Photo Play
Candy Hearts Dies, Lawn Fawn
Heart Doilies, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Silver Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Real Red, Flirty Flamingo and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 5/8” x 3 7/8”

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To view my other Kindred Stamps projects, please click here.

Hope you like My Puppy Valentine Card using Puppy Love by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Season to be Freezin’ Card 

Season to be Freezin’ Card - a winter card with a Yeti holding a tree
Season to be Freezin’ Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Season to be Freezin’ Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Yeti with Tree. Paper Nest Dolls has several Yeti stamps to the point you could have a whole Yeti family! I just love these cuties so much that I made another card with the Yeti Father and Son for Christmas and have included a link at the end of this post to it.

The Details of My Season to be Freezin’ Card

For my Yeti, I had coloured him with my Copic markers before Christmas but didn’t get a chance to get him onto a card. So, I decided to create a winter themed card for him. I coloured his fur texture with individual strokes in the shadows and left the highlights white. The tree was also coloured with individual strokes to create lots of texture.

The Doodlebug paper that I used, had Yetis on it, but I went with more neutral papers to create my wintery scene. The sentiment was from the matching Chit Chat and was perfect for my wintery theme.

Next, I added a birch tree die cut for my wintery scene and, to add interest, I used a Stitched Hillside Die to complete my scene.

For embellishments, I used some wooden snowflakes that I had in my stash for that rustic look.

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Copic Markers

Fur: W3/W1/W0/0
Face: E43/E42/E41/E40/RV00/0
Horns/Nails/Tree Trunk: E44/E43/E42/E41
Tree: G29/YG63/YG03

Close Up of Yeti carrying a Tree
Close Up of Yeti with Tree

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Card Recipe for My Season to be
Freezin’ Card

Yeti with Tree, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Winter Wonderland 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Winter Wonderland Chit Chat, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Woodland Collection Birch Tree Forest, Sue Wilson
Wooden Snowflake Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Shaded Spruce Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

My Yeti for the Holidays?

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

Yeti for the Holidays Card - A Christmas Card with a Yeti Father and Son getting a Christmas Tree.
Yeti for the Holidays Card

Hope you like my Season to be Freezin’ Card using
Yeti with Tree by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Warmest Winter Wishes Card 

Warmest Winter Wishes Card - a winter birthday card with baby seals in the Arctic.
Warmest Winter Wishes Card

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

Close Up of Baby Seals
Close Up of Baby Seals

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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

Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card 

Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card - a birthday card with a cat holding a balloon
Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card using the Grouchy Pets Clear Stamp Set and matching dies by CC Designs. It was my sister-in-law’s birthday recently and I thought she would find this kind of snarky card funny!

The Details of My Card

For my Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card, I knew that I wanted to use the grouchy cats from CC Designs since I thought my SIL (sister-in-law) would get a kick out of them! Plus, I found the perfect poem online that I typed out on my computer and printed off. If you watch Sheldon the TV series, you will get the reference. I knew that my SIL would get a laugh out of it!

A poem about a grouch cat
Grouchy Kitty Poem

My SIL has a brown tabby cat. So, I coloured with my Copic markers one of the cats to look like it. For variation, I made another black and the third an orange tabby. For the tabby cats, I used a Copic multi liner to create their stripes in a triangle scribble shape.

Cats Coloured with my Copic Markers
Cats Coloured with my Copic Markers

Next, I pulled out my Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps Dies by Lawn Fawn. I love this interactive die set! So fun! I thought it would be neat to have one cat on the front holding a balloon. Don’t you just love the face on this cat! Like he is so put out that he must hold a balloon! Lol!

When the flaps are open, you see the other cats and the grouchy kitty poem. I used my paper snips to cut down the cats to fit and added a party hat sticker to each of the cats. Again, the faces of those cats are so priceless especially since they must wear party hats! I can definitely see a cat making that face! Lol!

All Three Panels Open showing two cats with party hats and the grouchy kitty poem
All Three Panels Open

I added a few present stickers to dress up the poem panel. On the front of the card, I added some paw gems and red rhinestones for embellishments.

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Copic Markers:

Black Cat
Fur: C7/C6/C4
Tummy: C3/C1/0
Ears: R22/R20
Eyes: G99/G94/C3/C1/0

Close Up of Black Cat
Close Up of Black Cat

Brown Tabby Cat
Fur: E47/E44/E43/E42/E41
Stripes: 0.3 Multi Liner Black, Copic
Ears: R22/R20
Eyes: C3/C1/0

Close Up of Brown Tabby Cat
Close Up of Brown Tabby Cat

Orange Tabby Cat
Fur: YR18/YR14/YR12/Y17
Stripes: 0.3 Multi Liner Sepia, Copic
Ears: R22/R20
Eyes: C3/C1/0

Close Up of Orange Tabby Cat
Close Up of Orange Tabby Cat

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Card Recipe for My Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card:

Grouchy Pets Clear Stamp Set, CC Designs
Grouchy Pets Outline Die, CC Designs
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Biggest Wish Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Playful Pets Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stylish Shaped Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Fun Balloons Stickers, Autumn Leaves
Multi Size Presents Stickers, Jolee’s Boutique
Party Hat Stickers, Crafts, Dollarama
Paw Adhesive Gems, The Paper Studio
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
0.3 Multi Liner Sepia, Copic
0.3 Multi Liner Black, Copic
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Computer to print sentiment

Real Red, Soft Suede and Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

All Three Cats on Card
All Three Cats on Card

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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my card using Grouchy Pets Clear Stamp Set by CC Designs!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

True North Beavers Card

A Canada Day card with two beavers on it
True North Beavers Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my True North Beavers Card using ‘Canadian Beavers’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. This stamp is quintessentially Canadian, and I thought it would make a great Canada Day card!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I knew that I wanted to use the O Canada 2 cardstock. I have been waiting to use it since I bought it last summer! It’s perfect to celebrate Canada Day especially with the Eh! word bubbles! Lol! I also knew that I wanted to use the maple leaves and wood grain papers. So, I created a simple tryptic card front to layer my polaroid focal point.

The beavers were coloured with my Copic markers to match the papers. I made the parent beaver a little darker than the little beaver to help distinguish the two. I coloured their noses with a black gelly pen and used a white one to add highlights. Once they were coloured, I placed them into my polaroid frame that I die cut out. It’s like they are taking a selfie on Canada Day! Lol!

I added a die cut maple leaf at the base of the polaroid frame with a sentiment from the stickers. The stitched real red heart was die cut and layered with a heart with maple leaves from the ephemera pack to balance the sentiment. I trimmed down the True North piece from the ephemera pack and place it so that it was peeking out from my frame. Red rhinestones were the finishing touch adding some sparkle and tying in my red colour scheme. 

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Copic Markers:

Parent Beaver: E79/E77/E74/E71/R20
Little Beaver: E74/E71/E70/R20
Leaves: YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Branch/Log: E27/E25/E23
Sky: BG11/BG10/0

Close Up of the Beavers
Close Up of the Beavers

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Card Recipe for My True North Beavers Card:

‘Canadian Beavers’ Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Designer Cardstock O Canada 2, PhotoPlay
Ephemera Cardstock O Canada 2, PhotoPlay
Cardstock Stickers O Canada 2, PhotoPlay
Give it A Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Stampin’ Up!
Polaroid Photo Frame Die, From my Stash
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

Here is my last year’s Canada Day card using Red, White & Pooh! Digital Stamp by Polka Dot Orchard. To view it, please click here or on the image.

Winnie the Pooh hold a Canadian Flog
Happy Canada D-Eh! Card

Hope you like my True North Beavers Card using ‘Canadian Beavers’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Down on the Farm Card

A card with a farmer, cow and horse on a farm.
Down on the Farm Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Design Team Inspiration Card using Down on the Farm Bundle by Paper Nest Dolls. This card would be great for Father’s Day! This bundle comes with 15 digital stamps including 5 dolls, horse, cow, pig, ewe, chicken coop, tractor, hay, corn, sunflowers and so many more. I created another slimline card using this bundle which I will link at the end of this post.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline card with a farm scene that revolved around the characters that I coloured with my Copic markers. Aren’t they just the cutest!

The Farm Scape dies were perfect for my scene. I die cut the dies multiple times to get the variation in colours of the barn, tractor and trees and pieced them together. Once that was done, I layered the Fun on the Farm papers for the sky and grasses to complete my scene. All I needed to add were the characters.

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Copic Markers:

Farmer Boy
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E57/E43/E53
Shirt/Boots: YG67/YG63/YG03
Overalls: B26/B23/B12
Hat: E35/E33/E31/YG67/YG63/YG03
Pitchfork: C4/C3

Close Up of Farmer

Cow
Hide: E27/E25/E23/C3/C0/0/R20
Hair: C3/C0
Hoofs: C6/C4/C3
Horns: E41/E40/0

Close Up of Cow and Horse

Horse
Coat: E29/E27/E25/E23
Mane/Hoofs: C6/C4/C3

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Card Recipe for My Down on the Farm Card:

Down on the Farm Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Fun on the Farm 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Farm Scape Dies, Sugar Pea Designs
Slimline Grassy Hillside Borders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Soft Suede, Real Red, Granny Apple Green and Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3.5”

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

This is the other card that I created using the Down on the Farm Bundle. To view it, please click here or on the photo.

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie