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My Kiddie Birthday Card

April 28, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Kiddie Birthday Card using the Kiddin’ Around Bundle and the Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I am pleased to see that the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set and the Kiddin’ Around Dies are carrying over to the new Catty! Yay!

I was honoured to be asked to present my colouring techniques using Stampin’ Blends to several demonstrators at a Stampin’ Up! Play Date. They asked me to demonstrate colouring people with Stampin’ Blends and the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set was perfect for this! I made several cards for the event, and this was one of them. I will include a link to my other cards at the end of this post.

The Details of My Kiddie Birthday Card

For this card, I decided to use the castle dies with the little girl from the stamp set and created a focal point with the Deckled Circle Dies.

I used the Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo for her skin, Basic Black for her hair, Fresh Freesia, and Daffodil Delight for her dress. I created a fold in the centre of her dress by adding a small Fresh Freesia triangle to add interest. To add texture to her hair, I left some white highlights which I then coloured with the bullet tip of the Light Basic Black. I find that the felt tip is always darker than the bullet tip, thus making it great to add a third tone. You could also use the Smoky Slate for that third tone. I used Light Smoky Slate and Light Fresh Freesia for her mouth.

For her paper with her sun drawing, I used Light Smoky Slate along the top under her hand, left side and bottom of the page. Next, I used the Color Lifter along the edges of Smoky Slate to soften the edge and push the ink back into the shadows of the paper. I let that dry before adding the Daffodil Delight since I wanted control of the ink and for it not to spread. Wink of Stella was added to the sun.

The sentiment was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento and die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies. Next, the stars were stamped in Daffodil Delight for a tone-on-tone look and to add interest on the Daffodil Card Stock.

Finally, to match my DSP colour that I used, I went with Berry Burst Glimmer Specialty Paper for the flag and banner.

As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Iridescent Foil Gems on either side of my focal point.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kiddin’ Around Bundle (162839), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Deckled Circle Dies (162286)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162828), Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12” x 12” Glimmer Specialty Paper (163769)

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems (162842), Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo (159462), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo (154843), Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo (155518), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (154883), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Wink of Stella (141897), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Daffodil Delight:
- 5 ¼” x 4”
Basic White:
- Scraps (Castle and Sentiment)
- 2 ½” x 2” (for Girl)
Berry Burst Glimmer Specialty Paper:
- Scraps
Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper:
- 3” x 3”

More Information on My Kiddie Birthday Card

If you wish to learn more about my centre-step cards from my presentation, please click here or on the photo.

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

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

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

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

My Lavender Birthday Card

April 18, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Lavender Birthday Card using the Hills of Tuscany Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! I had so much fun creating the lavender fields in Provence for another card that I also made this mini slimline tri-fold window card! A link to the other card is included at the end of this post.

The Details of My Lavender Birthday Card

For my mini slimline card, I decided I wanted to create a three-panel card with the Provence scene peeking through the window on the front of my card.

First, I stamped the fields in Highland Heather followed by Gorgeous Grape to add interest to make it look like lavender. Next, I stamped Shaded Spruce trees on the opposite side of the springs of lavender on the front of the card to add balance. For the house, I used Crumb Cake for the walls and Copper Clay for the roof. I stamped the sky in Balmy Blue.

Inside of card with the scene — Second Panel of Card

Once the stamping was done, I die cut the stamped piece out with the largest stitched rectangle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I also used the same die for the front of the card’s window. Tip: adhere down the piece of DSP to the front before die cutting to get placement. Run the die through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine multiple times to cut both DSP and card stock.

Next, I stamped butterflies in Gorgeous Grape on the inside panel to add some interest to that panel.

To complete my Provencal theme, I die cut a bouquet of lavender with Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Shaded Spruce which was tied with Linen Thread and placed beneath the sentiment on the front. The sentiment from the Throughout the Year Stamp Set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape and die cut out using a Perennial Postage Die.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to match my colour scheme.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hills of Tuscany (162682), Throughout the Year Stamp Set (162312), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Perennial Postage Dies (162607), Painted Lavender Dies (162596), Painted Lavender Stamp Set (162594)

Inks: Gorgeous Grape (147099), Crumb Cake (147116), Highland Heather (147103), Copper Clay (161647), Shaded Spruce (147088), Balmy Blue (147105)

Paper: Highland Heather (146986), Basic White (159276), Gorgeous Grape (146987), Shaded Spruce (146981), Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162593)

Accessories: Linen Thread (104199), Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (162611), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Highland Heather
- 6” x 10-3/8” scored at 3 ½”, 7”
Basic White (3 pieces):
- 3 ¼”x 5 ¾”
- 2 ½” x 1 ¼”
- 3” x 3”
Gorgeous Grape:
- Scrap for Lavender
Highland Heather:
- Scrap for Lavender
Shaded Spruce:
- Scrap for Lavender
Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
- 3-3/8” x 5-7/8”
- 3 ¼”x 5-7/8”

More Information on My Lavender Birthday Card

Here is my other card using the Hills of Tuscany, but with a Provence theme. For more information on it, please click here.

My Lavender Fields Card - A birthday card with a landscape scene — My Lavender Fields Card

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My Fishing Birthday Card

April 9, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Fishing Birthday Card using the Gone Fishing Bundle which includes the Gone Fishing Stamp Set and the Gone Fishing Dies by Stampin’ Up! I am so happy that this set is carrying over to the new Annual Catty!

The Details of My Fishing Birthday Card

This past weekend was my Father-in-law’s birthday and I decided to create a fun pop-up card with this bundle! I had a lot of fun decorating my tackle box and the front of the card!

Front of My Card

For the front of my card, I decided to use the tool box frame die and cut different pieces of DSP that represented my fishing theme. I used 4 different pieces of DSPs to fill the openings and the frame was from one of them being turned over.

For the sentiment, I stamped the “Let’s celebrate you!” from the Celebrate with You Tags Stamp Set in Misty Moonlight, die cut it with the Nested Essential Dies and matted it with a piece of Pebbled Path. The red/white baker’s twine was from my stash which I tied in a fun knot.

The die cut fishing rod from the retired Rugged Icon Dies was perfect for the theme of my card! So, I couldn’t resist using it and die cut it in the Galvanized Metallic Paper. I also cut it a second time so that I would have a Real Red fish to add interest.

A few fishing lures die cut in silver foil and a round float finished off the front of my card.

Inside of My Card

I had a lot of fun creating the inside of my card with the fun pop-up! If you want to learn how to make the pop-up mechanism, Rachel Tessman has a video.

Once I built my tackle box, I stamped and decorated it with the different pieces that come with the Gone Fishing Dies including another round float, lures, hooks, and all paraphernalia that a fisherman may need! Lol!

For the sentiment, I stamped the “Happy Birthday” from the Celebrate with You Tags Stamp Set in Misty Moonlight on Very Vanilla card stock and placed it on the top half of the inside of the card.

Hope you like My Fishing Birthday Card using the Gone Fishing Bundle which includes the Gone Fishing Stamp Set and the Gone Fishing Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Gone Fishing Bundle (161542), Celebrate with Tags Stamp Set (159974), Nested Essential Dies (161597), Rugged Icon Dies (Retired)

Inks: Misty Moonlight (153081), Real Red (147084), Wild Wheat (161651), Parakeet Party (159208), Calypso Coral (147101)

Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic White (159229), Very Vanilla (101650), Pebbled Path (161722), Parakeet Party (159259), Let’s Go Fishing Designer Series Paper (161534), Holographic Trio Specialty Paper (161744), Galvanized Metallic Paper (Retired)

Accessories: Red/White Baker’s Twine (from my stash), Bone Folder (102300), Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Snips Scissors (103579)

Measurements:

Real Red:
- 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored a 4 ¼”
- 1” x 5” each scored at ½”, 2 ½” and 3” (2 pieces for mechanism)
Pebbled Path:
- Scraps for die-cutting full tray twice and half tray twice:
  - 1 ½” x 4-7/8”3 ½” x 4-7/8”
- ½” x 2 ½” scored at ½”, 1 ¼” and 1 ¾” (2 pieces for mechanism)
- 2” x 3”
Very Vanilla (2 pieces):
- 3” x 5 ¼”
- 1 ¾” 2 ½”
Basic White, Holographic Trio Specialty Paper, Galvanized Metallic Paper:
- Scraps for stamping and die-cutting tackle pieces
- Scraps for fishing rod
Let’s Go Fishing Designer Series Paper (4 pieces):
- 3 ½” x 4-7/8”

More Information on My Fishing Birthday Card:

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Fancy Fold Step Card

April 6, 2024 6 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my alternative Fancy Fold Step Card using the March 2024 Memorable Meadows Paper Pumpkin. I have made this fun fold several times for different recipients, and it’s always Wowed them!

This Kit makes 9 cards of which I made three. I always like to make one set of the cards in the kit and then play with it to see what alternatives I can design.

Three cards made by a Kit — Cards from March 2024 Memorable Meadows Paper Pumpkin Kit

I made a total of nine cards with six being alternatives. I had a lot of fun playing with this kit! My alternatives included a bridge card, a faux-centre step card, a z-fold card, a fancy fold step card and two others.

The Details of My Fancy Fold Step Card

For this fun-fold card, I used 3 card bases front and back from the Paper Pumpkin Kit. I loved that the card bases were printed with a continual scene from front to back! With some careful measuring, this made it easy to create my card.

Front of Card

To decorate the front of my card, I used the arch from the Garden Meadow Dies and one of the sheets from the Meandering Meadows 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper that had some Daffodil Delight on it. I knew I wanted to use the daffodil die from The Love of Spring Dies to decorate my inside. So, I wanted to bring this colour throughout my card. The Radiating Stitches Die was a perfect backdrop for my arched focal point!

I used the Adhesive-backed iridescent embellishments, the wooden tree, and some Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds to decorate my card front.

Inside of card

For the larger panels, I used the same card base for the panels that when folded are side by side. For example, I used the larger tree card base for the two front panels that are shown when the card is close. Then, I used the smaller panoramic card base for the two large inside panels. I trimmed the left and right card base sides at 2 ½” wide making sure I used the matching panels when they were adhered. I saved the scored pieces for the large squares. Luckily, the decorations hid the score lines well.

Next, I used the daisy card base for six of the small squares. I did not mat these since the squares are already so small. Again, I made sure to cut them so that they matched when laid down in a row. The centre square was left over from the scraps.

To decorate my card, I stamped the sentiments in Garden Green on the different precut pieces with gold foil. I layered the leaves and daffodils behind the two inside my card using the vellum pieces that come in the kit to accent them.

More adhesive-backed iridescent embellishments, Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds and two Paper Butterfly Accents were used to decorate the inside.

Supplies:

Stamps/Dies/Bundles: March 2024 Memorable Meadows Paper Pumpkin, The Love of Spring Dies (164396), Garden Meadow Dies (162740), Radiating Stitches Dies (161595)

Inks: Garden Green Spot (In Kit)

Paper: Gorgeous Grape (146987), Fresh Freesia (155613), Basic White (159276), Old Olive (100702), Mossy Meadow (133676), Daffodil Delight (119683), Meandering Meadows 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (162735)

Accessories: Adhesive-backed iridescent embellishments (in Kit), Pressed wood embellishments (in Kit), Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds (162743), Paper Butterfly Accents (162612), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)

Measurements:

Gorgeous Grape cut/scored according to template below (3 pieces):
- 7 ¾” x 6” (2 pieces)
- 10” x 6”
Fresh Freesia: (6 pieces)
- 2 ¾” x 5 ¾” (4 pieces)
- 3 ¾” x 3 ¾” (2 pieces)
Basic White:
- 4” x 5 ½”
Old Olive:
- Scraps for leaves (2 pieces)
Mossy Meadow:
- Scraps for leaves (2 pieces)
Daffodil Delight:
- Scraps for flowers (2 pieces)
Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper:
- 3” x 4 ½” (for arch on front of card)
Memorable Meadows Paper Pumpkin:
- 2 ½” x 5 ½” (4 pieces)
- 3 ½” x 3 ½” (2 pieces)
- 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” (7 pieces)

More Information on My Fancy Fold Step Card

Here is a video of my card in action.

Fancy Fold Step Card Instructions & Template

To download a PDF of the Fancy Fold Step Card Instructions & Template, please click here or on the picture.

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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

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

My Ruby Bookmark Card

April 5, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Ruby Bookmark Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Dog with Bone and Candy Cane Bundle. This Bundle is so versatile! I used the Candy Cane Dog for a Christmas tag and now I’m using Dog with Bone for a bookmark! I will include a photo of my Christmas tag at the end of this post.

This Bundle includes 4 images:

Title 1 and 2: Candy Cane Dog (PNG/JPG Format)
Title 3 and 4: Dog with Bone (PNG/JPG Format)

The Details of My Ruby Bookmark Card

I made this bookmark card for a friend’s birthday who has a dog called Ruby. So, I coloured this cutie with my Copic markers to look like her dog.

Bookmark with Dog holding a Bone — My Ruby Bookmark

I thought it would be fun to give my friend a bookmark that she could use, but still wanted to create a card. So, I created a mini slimline card with a pocket on the front in which to slip the bookmark. I love how the puppy is peeking out of the pocket! Once I coloured this cutie, I had a lot of fun decorating my card and bookmark.

For my card, I used the Slimline Tag dies from Marianne Design to create a pocket on the front. I decorated it with the puppy paws and hearts DSP. The sentiment was printed on my computer, punched out and placed with a doily behind it. I get a hoot out of the “Hot dog! It’s your birthday” from the Puppy Love paper! So, I placed it over the birthday part of the circular sentiment.

Bookmark Pulled Out of pocket — Bookmark Pulled Out

For my bookmark, I used the smaller Slimline Tags dies with the words and hearts from the Puppy Love paper. The doily gave a perfect backdrop to focus on my puppy! The puppy paws adhesive Gems added some fun bling. The tassel was from Christmas, but I thought that pop of colour was perfect for my colour scheme. So, I remove the Christmas charm and add some dog appropriate charms instead and tied it to my bookmark with some twine from my stash.

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Copic Markers:

White Fur: W3/W1/W09/0
Brown Fur: E39/E37/E35/E33
Paws: C3/C1/C0
Ears: R20/RV000
Bone: E40/E41/0

Close Up of Dog on Bookmark — Close Up of Ruby

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Card Recipe for My Ruby Bookmark Card:

Dog with Bone and Candy Cane Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Playful Pets Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Puppy Love 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Mini Paper Doilies, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Slimline Tags Craftables Dies, Marianne Design
Pampered Pets Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Digital Happy Circular Sentiments, Lily of the Valley
1 ¼” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Up!
2015-2017 In Color Doilies, Stampin’ Up!
Sugarplum Wishes Tassels with Charms, Paige Evans
Playful Pets Trinkets, Stampin Up!
Paw Adhesive Gems, The Paper Studio
Twine, From my Stash
Biggest Wish Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Costal Cabana Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Ink, Tsukineko

Finished card size: 3 ¾” x 6 ¾”
Tag size: 3 ½” x 6 ½”

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Here is my Christmas Tag using the Candy Cane Dog from the Bundle.

A Christmas tag with a dog holding a candy cane — Christmas Tag using Candy Cane Dog

Copic Markers:

Light Brown Fur: E42/E41/E40
Dark Brown Fur: E39/E37/E35/E33
Paws/Ears: R20/RV00
Candy Cane: C3/C1/0/R27/R24/R22

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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 Dog with Bone and Candy Cane Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

You Light the Way Card

April 1, 2024 Leave a comment

Light the Way Card - a card with a lantern and fireflies on it — Light the Way Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Light the Way Card using the Lighting the Way Stamp Set and the Lighting the Way Dies by Stampin’ Up! These are both set to retire end of this month. So, get yours while you can!

The Details of My Light the Way Card

This card was created for a swap, and I thought a split panel card with the lantern connecting the two pieces would be fun! I used a Window Sheet for the transparent window to give added stability.

For my card, I went with the Stargazing Designer Series Paper for the top half for the sky and the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper for the bottom half for the ground. I die cut the fireflies in White Glimmer Specialty Paper and brushes some Crushed Curry to their tails to make them glow. Next, I embossed a trail of lights in the wake of the firefly on the Stargazing Designer Series Paper.

The lantern was die cut twice. Once in the Holographic Paper for the front and again in Basic Black for the back to give the lantern a finished look from inside. I added some vellum to the inside of the lantern on which I stamped the fire glow in Crushed Curry. A bow of Linen Thread added to the top of the lantern finished it off.

Tip: for the sentiment, adhere the Basic White piece inside and then using the Night of Navy card base pieces for placement, stamp the sentiment before decorating them.

Finally, to add a bit more magical shimmer, I used the Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels scattered around my lantern. These are also retiring. So, make sure you get them before they are gone.

Close Up of Lantern on Card — Close Up of Lantern

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Lighting the Way Stamp Set (160868), Lighting the Way Dies (160496)

Inks: Night of Navy (147110), VersaMark Ink Pad (102283), Crushed Curry (147087)

Paper: Night of Navy (100867), Basic White (159229), Basic Black (121045), Vellum (101856), White Glimmer Specialty Paper (163769), Holographic Trio Specialty Paper (161744), Window Sheets (142314), Stargazing Designer Series Paper (161175), Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper (161467)

Accessories: Linen Thread (104199), Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels (158130), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Heat Tool (129053), Blending Brushes (153611), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Night of Navy:
- 4 ¼” x 9 ½” scored a 5 ½”, fold and trim one side at 2”. Taking the separate piece, trim 2” off keeping this for the bottom panel.
Basic White:
- 5 ¼” x 4” (inside of card)
Window Sheet:
- 5 ¼” x 4”
Holographic Trio Specialty Paper (Lantern):
- 3 ½” x 2”
Basic Black (Lantern):
- 3 ½” x 2”
Vellum:
- Scrap
White Glimmer Specialty Paper:
- Scrap
Stargazing DSP:
- 4” x 1 ¾”
Countryside Inn DSP:
- 4” x 1 ¾”

More Information on My Light the Way Card

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My Field Notes Journal

March 26, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Field Notes Journal using the Nature’s Sweetness Suite Collection which includes the Notes of Nature Bundle, the Lovely & Sweet Bundle, the Nature’s Sweetness 12” x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Adhesive-Backed Cork Rounds all by Stampin’ Up! As I was exploring this gorgeous Suite, I ended up making 2 cards. I used this card for a swap, and I plan to share the other card at another time.

The Details of My Field Notes Journal

For my card, I thought it would be fun to create a distressed field journal of sorts for my card front with one of the pages “ripped out” filled with notes using the Notes of Nature Stamp Set. I even added a Pecan Pie tab at the top and the die cut holes like a spiral notebook.

First, I stamped the Field Notes in Pecan Pie and added some distressing with the grunge stamp in Pebbled Path on the Basic White “page”. To add a worn look to the “page”, I used a Blending Brush to brush some Pecan Pie ink along the edges.

Next, I stamped the crosshatch stamp in Pebbled Path in opposite corners on the card base for a tone-on-tone look. I thought that the Pecan Pie mat looked like the back of a leather covered notebook.

The sentiment was stamped in Pecan Pie, and I used a Pebbled Path label to make it pop from the “page”. The Basic White piece was also brushed with Pecan Pie ink for that worn look.

I love the beautiful Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper with its gold accents. So, I decided to use different strips with the gold on my base. To match these strips, I die cut leaves in gold foil to give it unexpected shimmer to the Field Notes “pages”.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Adhesive-Backed Cork Rounds that come in the Nature’s Sweetness Suite Collection.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Notes of Nature Bundle (162640), Lovely & Sweet Bundle (162627)

Inks: Pecan Pie (161665), Pebbled Path (161648)

Paper: Pebbled Path (161722), Basic White (159276), Pecan Pie (161717), Gold Foil Sheets (132622), Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper (162616)

Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Cork Rounds (162643), Blending Brushes (153611), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Pebbled Path
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Basic White (2 pieces):
- 3” x 4”
- Scrap for Sentiment
Pecan Pie (2 pieces):
- 3 ¼” x 4 ¼”
- Scrap for Tab
Gold Foil Sheets:
- Scrap for Leaves
Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
- ¾” x 4 ¼”

More Information on My Field Notes Journal

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Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards

March 19, 2024 4 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards using the Kiddin’ Around Bundle and the Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I am pleased to see that the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set and the Kiddin’ Around Dies are carrying over to the new Catty! Yay!

I was honoured to be asked to present my colouring techniques using Stampin’ Blends to several demonstrators at a Stampin’ Up! Play Date that was organized this past weekend by my team leaders. They asked me to demonstrate colouring people with Stampin’ Blends and the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set was perfect for this!

The Details of My Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards

For my Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards, I thought it would be fun to use the same centre-step fun fold for all my cards with slight variations on decorating them. I only demonstrated the colouring of the little girl, but I decided to colour all the kiddies using the different Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends to give a good variation of skin tones for my presentation.

My Presentation Card

For the card that I presented, we used the Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo for her skin, Basic Black for her hair, Fresh Freesia, and Daffodil Delight for her dress. We created a fold in the centre of her dress by adding a small Fresh Freesia triangle to add interest. To add texture to her hair, we left some white highlights which we then coloured with the bullet tip of the Light Basic Black. I find that the felt tip is always darker than the bullet tip. Thus making it great to add a third tone. You could also use the Smoky Slate for that third tone. We used Light Smoky Slate and Light Fresh Freesia for her mouth.

A birthday card with a girl holding a drawing with a sun on it — My Presentation Card

For her paper with her sun drawing, we used Light Smoky Slate along the top under her hand, left side and bottom of the page. Next, we used the Color Lifter along the edges of Smoky Slate to soften the edge and push the ink back into the shadows of the paper. We let that dry before adding the Daffodil Delight since we wanted control of the ink and for it not to spread. We added Wink of Stella to the sun.

Close Up of Girl holding the drawing — Close Up of Girl

The Building of the Card

The sentiment was stamped in Fresh Freesia and die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies.

To make her pop from the card, the Berry Burst card stock was embossed with the Splatters Embossing Folder and placed behind her. Perfect for my arts and crafts theme.

Finally, to match my dress colour, I went with a Fresh Freesia card base and followed the measurements in the template that I have included at the bottom of this post.

As a finishing touch to all my cards, I added some Iridescent Foil Gems near the sentiment on each card.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kiddin’ Around Bundle (162839), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Pad (155611)

Paper: Fresh Freesia (155613), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Copper Clay (161721), Berry Burst (144243), Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162828)

Accessories: Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folders (157980), Iridescent Foil Gems (162842), Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo (159462), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo (154843), Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo (155518), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (154883), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

Fresh Freesia:
- 11” x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
- Scraps (Ball)
Berry Burst:
- 1 ½” x 4 1/8”
Daffodil Delight
- Scraps (Ball and Banner)
Copper Clay:
- Scrap (Building Block)
Basic White:
- Scrap (Stool and Sentiment)
Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper:
- 7/8” x 4 3/8” (2 pieces for sides)
- 7/8” x 4 3/8” (for green stripes)

My Sailors Card

For my next card, I went with three different skin tones to show the diversity of the Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends. I used Medium Combo for the girl, Medium Light for the baby and Medium Deep for the boy.

To achieve the curly hair for the boy, I coloured his hair in Light Basic Black. Once it was dry, I added Dark Basic Black with little “c” squiggles all over but left some of the Light Basic Black showing through. The shadows on his paper hat were achieved the same way with the Light Smoky Slate as the girl’s paper above.

This girl’s hair was done with the same method as the first girl that I presented.

The other Stampin’ Blends colours that I used on this card were pulled from the DSP. They consisted of were Pool Party, Azure Afternoon, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Fresh Freesia and Poppy Parade. Wink of Stella was added to the heart on the girl’s top.

For this card, I went with a Pool Party card base and used the dies from the Give It a Whirl Dies for the Basic White clouds on the side panels which I trimmed with my Paper Snips.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kiddin’ Around Bundle (162839), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Azure Afternoon (161719), Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162828)

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems (162842), Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo (159462), Stampin’ Blends Medium Deep Combo (159461), Stampin’ Blends Medium Light Combo (159463), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo (154843), Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo (155518), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (154883), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo (154894), Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends Combo (161672), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo (154881), Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo (161682), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo (154958), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

My Wizard Card

For my last card, I used the Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo for his skin tone.

To make his skin pop, I went with Lemon Lime Twist Blend Combo with Daffodil Delight for his hat and Azure Afternoon with Daffodil Delight for his robes. The bunny slippers were Smoky Slate with Fresh Freesia for the ears.

For this card, I went with a Lemon Lime Twist card base and used the castle dies that come in the Bundle to help ground my little guy. I thought that the DSP behind the castle looked like trees and gave the perfect backdrop to my castle.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kiddin’ Around Bundle (162839), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Lemon Lime Twist (144245), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162828)

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems (162842), Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo (158152), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo (154843), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (154883), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends Combo (161672), Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo (161682), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

More Information on My Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards

Side View of Centre-Step Card — Side View of My Kiddin’ Around Cards

Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template

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

I hope you liked my Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards and will find the Centre-Step Template useful!

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

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

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

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

My Birthday Celebration Card

March 4, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Birthday Celebration Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Winter Wendy. It was my birthday a while back and I decided to colour this cutie and make a card to celebrate it!

The Details of My Birthday Celebration Card

Since I used this stamp for my birthday card, I decided to colour Wendy to look like me when I had long hair. So, I pulled out my Copic markers and gave her brown hair and eyes. I picked the colours for her clothes from my paper choice. The pink was a bit tricky to colour, but I discovered by adding E04 to the RVs, it allowed the shadows of the pinks to match my paper.

For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline to match the shape of the large snowflake die. I thought it would be fun having her pop out of this die cut snowflake opening with its matching snowy paper. I added a few die cut Pool Party snowflakes to bring out the blue/green in my colouring.

The sentiment “Celebrating You Today” summed up my birthday theme perfectly! It was stamped in black and die cut with the matching flag die.

To add sparkle, I coloured rhinestones with my Copic markers to match my colour choice. I also used Star Dust Stickles on the Pool Party snowflakes and on her pompom.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35E/33
Blue/Green: BG13/BG11/BG10
Pink: E04/RV34/RV32/RV10
Rhinestones: BG13

Close Up of Girl on Birthday Card — Close Up of Winter Wendy

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Celebration Card:

Winter Wendy, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Simple Vintage Winter Woods 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
So Many Snowflakes Dies Stampin’ Up!
Mini Strips – Let’s Celebrate Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Mini Strips – Flags Dies, Taylored Expressions
Versafine Black Ink, Tsukineko
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Pool Party Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” 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 Winter Wendy for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Purr-Fect Day Card

February 25, 2024 2 Comments

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

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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

Go Boldly Birthday Card

February 21, 2024 Leave a comment

Boldly Go Birthday Card - a space birthday card with Star Trek Next Generation characters on it. — Go Boldly Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Go Boldly Birthday Card using The Next Space Explorers Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! It was my brother’s birthday recently and he loved Star Trek Next Gen growing up! He loved it so much that one year we even had a Next Gen murder mystery birthday party for him! Lol!

The Details of My Go Boldly Birthday Card

For my card, I wanted to include all the characters on his card. So, I went with a fun fold that is like a booklet where you open each page to a new layout! I have included a video at the end to show it in action.

First Page of Booklet Card with two more characters — First Page of Booklet Card

But first, I coloured all the characters with my Copic markers and cut them out with my Brother Scan n’ Cut. Once that was done, I built my booklet using the template that I have included at the end of this post.

Next, was decorating the pages. The Stargazing Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! was perfect for my space theme. I even used the Reach for the Stars Dies by Stampin’ Up! to create my ringed planet with Holographic DSP for the rings.

Second Page of Booklet with a final character — Second Page of Booklet Card

I used two sentiments from The Next Space Explorers stamp set and one with the Star Trek Symbol from the Space Explorers stamp set to fill the pages facing the characters.

Since the card was so bulky already, the only embellishments I added were a scattering of Holographic die cut stars throughout the booklet.

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Copic Markers:

Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C3/C1/C0
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Blacks: C9/C6/C4

Commander William Riker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Blacks: C9/C6/C4

Lieutenant Commander Data
Skin: E42/E41
Hair: E49/E59/E57/E55
Golds: Y28/Y26/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4

Counselor Deanna Troi
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Outfit: V17/V15/V12
Grays: C4/C3/C1

Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge
Skin: E15/E13/E11
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Golds: Y28/Y26/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Visor: W6/W4/W2/W0

Close Up of Two Characters on Inside of Card — Close Up of Characters on First Page

Lieutenant Worf
Skin: E15/E13/E11
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Golds: Y28/Y26/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Bat’leth: W6/W4/W2/W0/E27

Star Trek Symbol
Golds: Y28/Y26/Y21
White Gelly Roll Pen

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Card Recipe for My Go Boldly Birthday Card:

The Next Space Explorers, Kindred Stamps
Space Explorers, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Reach for the Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stargazing Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Holographic Trio Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan n’ Cut
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Night of Navy and Tahitian Tide, Card Stock Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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Downloadable Booklet Card Template

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

For more of my Kindred Stamps cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Go Boldy Birthday Card using the
The Next Space Explorers Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Lavender Fields Card

January 29, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Lavender Fields Card using the Hills of Tuscany Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! It was my birthday recently and I always create a card for myself!

The Details of My Lavender Fields Card

So, for my birthday card, I decided to create one that reminded me of our trip to Provence in France with the beautiful lavender fields. When I saw the Hills of Tuscany Stamp Set, I realized I could change the colours of the hills and voilà, Provence! Plus, the Painted Lavender Dies and Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper were perfect for my lavender fields card!

First, I stamped the largest field in Highland Heather followed by Gorgeous Grape to add interest and have it look like lavender. Next, I stamped a Shaded Spruce hill where I planned to place the house and trees. For the house, I used Crumb Cake for the walls and Copper Clay for the roof since we saw houses with those colours in France. Cypress trees, like the ones on the stamp, were also found all over Provence. So, I stamped them in Shaded Spruce to match the grasses. Finally, I stamped in Balmy Blue the sky twice to fill the space.

Next, using the Deckled Rectangles Dies, I die cut my scene and a Gorgeous Grape matt. For my card, I decided to frame my Provencal scene using the largest Radiating Stitches Dies in Crumb Cake almost like a picture hanging on a wall. Lol!

To complete my Provencal theme, I die cut a bouquet of lavender from Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape which was tied with Linen Thread and layered it on a DSP circle die cut from the Radiating Stitches Dies. The sentiment from the Something Fancy Stamp Set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape and die cut out using a Something Fancy Die. I layered two strips of DSP on the left side of the Basic White card base to balance the sentiment cluster.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Purple Fine Shimmer Gems that match my colour scheme.

Close Up of My Lavender Fields — Close Up of the Provencal Scene

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hills of Tuscany (162682), Deckled Rectangles Dies (159173), Radiating Stitches Dies (161595), Painted Lavender Dies (162596), Something Fancy Dies (160424), Something Fancy Stamp Set (160416)

Inks: Gorgeous Grape (147099), Crumb Cake (147116), Highland Heather (147103), Copper Clay (161647), Shaded Spruce (147088), Balmy Blue (147105)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Gorgeous Grape (146987), Crumb Cake (120953), Highland Heather (146986), Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162593)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Crumb Cake:
- 3-7/8” x 5 ¼”
Basic White:
- 4” x 2-5/8”
- Scrap for Sentiment
Gorgeous Grape (2 pieces):
- 3” x 4 ¼”
- Scrap for Lavender
Highland Heather:
- Scrap for Lavender
Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
- ¾” x 4 ¼”
- ¾” x 1 ¾”
- 1 ½” x 1 ½”

More Information on My Lavender Fields Card

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Warmest Winter Wishes Card

January 18, 2024 4 Comments

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

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

The Details of My Warmest Winter Wishes Card

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

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

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

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

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Copic Markers:

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

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Card Recipe for My Warmest Winter
Wishes Card:

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

Finished card size: 6 ¼” x 3 ¼”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Baby Seals On Iceberg for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

It’s Showtime Birthday Card

November 2, 2023 Leave a comment

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

The Details of My It’s Showtime Birthday Card

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Copic Markers:

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

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

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

Close Up of the Bear — Close Up of Fozzie Bear

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

Close Up of Pig — Close Up of Miss Piggy

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

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

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

Close Up of Chef — Close Up of Swedish Chef

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

Close Up of Medical Lab Assistant — Close Up of Beaker

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

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

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

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

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Card Recipe for My It’s Showtime Birthday Card:

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

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

It’s Showtime Birthday Card in Action

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Birthday Shopping Card

October 3, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Birthday Shopping Card using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! It’s a friend’s birthday this week and she is very artistic. So, I thought a birthday card shopping for art supplies would be perfect for her!

The Details of My Birthday Shopping Card

For my card, I decided to create a shopping scene. So, I fussy cut with my paper snips the building with the art supplies, but you could use any of the buildings in the Designer Series Paper. Next, I stamped the awning stamp randomly on the Calypso Coral card base in Calypso Coral for a slight tone-on-tone. The Basic White piece was die cut by the 3^rd largest Deckled Rectangles Dies and embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to add some interest.

Since I was creating a street scene, I thought the die cut lamppost and bench would be fun accents beside the shop. A strip of the cobbled DSP created the perfect grounding for my scene.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in white on Misty Moonlight card stock and then die cut out.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Loose Silver Sequins that are included in the Collection.

Close Up of the street scene on the birthday card

Close Up of Card

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Les Shoppes Suite Collection (161337), Deckled Rectangles Dies (159173)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283), Calypso Coral (147101)

Paper: Calypso Coral (122925), Basic White (159276), Misty Moonlight (153118), Pecan Pie (161717), Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (in Collection)

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (161600), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Heat Tool (129053), Loose Silver Sequins (in Collection), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Calypso Coral”
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Basic White:
- 3 ¼” x 4 ½”
Pecan Pie:
- Scrap for Bench
Misty Moonlight (2 pieces):
- Scrap for Sentiment
- Scrap for Light Post
Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
- 4” x 1”
- The Art Shop or another building

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I have made another card using this Suite. It was a fun z-fold card. If you wish to learn more about it, please click here or on the photo.

Open card displaying the boulevard — Open Z Fold Displayed

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