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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

More Information on My Birthday Shopping Card

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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My Achievement Unlocked Card

September 12, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Achievement Unlocked Card using the Level Complete Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! Tomorrow is National Video Games Day and this stamp set is perfect way to celebrate all those gamers in your life (and I have many! Lol!)!

The Details of My Achievement Unlocked Card

For my card, I decided to pull my fun colour scheme from the Bright & Beautiful DSP which I thought was perfect for a gamer card! Once I decided that, I stamped all the bits from the stamp set on a piece of Basic White in the various colours. I saved the controller stamp so that I could heat emboss it in white on a piece of Azure Afternoon which I then fussy cut out.

The Countryside Corners Dies were used to die cut out the stamped piece, the mat, and the Blueberry Bushel stamped sentiment. In addition to them, I used the smallest die to create coloured flags under the sentiment show the “different levels unlocked”.

Since I created this card for a swap, I went with a panel of three different papers for my card base. This allowed me to get more cards made using the paper with minimal waste. Plus, it permitted me to include a piece of the stars paper on each card. To me, stars are the personification of a gamer card!

To mirror the stars from the DSP, I die cut some stars from the Holographic Trio Specialty Paper using the Give It a Whirl Dies. Love that the colours seem to shift and change as you move holographic paper! Such a fun mesmerizing effect for a fun card!

Four gems from the Tinsel Gems Four-Pack were used to mimic the buttons on the controller and to add some colour the controller.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Level Complete Stamp Set (161563), Countryside Corners Dies (161471), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336)

Inks: VersaMark (102283), Blueberry Bushel (147138), Azure Afternoon (161663), Berry Burst (147143), Lemon Lolly (161666), Lemon Lime Twist (147145)

Paper: Blueberry Bushel (146968), Azure Afternoon (161719), Basic White (159276), Berry Burst (144243), Lemon Lolly (161720), Lemon Lime Twist (144245), Bright & Beautiful 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (161449), Holographic Trio 12” x 12” Specialty Paper (161744)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Heat Tool (129053), Tinsel Gems Four-Pack (161623), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of video controller on card — Close Up of Card

Measurements:

Blueberry Bushel (2 pieces):
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
- 5” x 3 ½”
Azure Afternoon:
- 2 ¼” x 3”
Basic White: (2 pieces)
- Sentiment: 2 ¼” x ½”
- Background: 4 ½” x 3”
Lemon Lolly:
- Scrap
Berry Burst:
- Scrap
Lemon Lime Twist:
- Scrap
Bright & Beautiful 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
- 4” x 1-5/8”
Holographic Trio 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper:
- Scraps

More Information on My Achievement Unlocked Card

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Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card

August 15, 2023 2 Comments

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.

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

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

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

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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”

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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

Field of Daisies Birthday Card

August 14, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Field of Daisies Birthday Card using the Fresh As a Daisy Suite by Stampin’ Up! This Suite includes the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set, the Cheerful Daisies Dies, Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper and Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems.

The Details of My Card

My card was for a swap, and I decided to use the Fresh As a Daisy Suite for it. I love how the big daisy die is one piece making it easy to cut out a garden of happy daisies in seconds!

Once I die cut the daisies from Basic White cardstock, I used my sponge daubers to dab some Lemon Lolly in their centres to give them depth. I also dabbed some Pecan Pie to the edges of the Lemon Lolly piece on which I used the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder.

Next, to add to my focal point, I added a stitched circle of the DSP behind my daisies, almost like a blue sky in a field of dasies. From this, I added the sentiment stamped in Garden Green and some Garden Green die cut greenery.

To tie in my colour scheme, I added a piece of DSP between my focal point and the Lemon Lolly piece.

The only embellishments that I used were the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems that came in the Suite.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Fresh As a Daisy Suite (161301), Stylish Shaped Dies (159183)

Inks: Garden Green (147089), Lemon Lolly (161666), Pecan Pie (161665)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Boho Blue (161724), Lemon Lolly (161720), Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (in Suite)

Accessories: Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (156505), Sponge Daubers (133773), Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (in Suite), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close up of daisies on card — Close up of Focal Point

Measurements:

Thick Basic White:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Boho Blue:
- 4” x 5 ¼”
Basic White: (2 pieces)
- Sentiment: 2 ¼” x 1”
- Daisies: 3 ¾” x 3”
Lemon Lolly:
- 3 ½” x 3 ½”
Garden Green:
- Scrap
Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
- 2” x 4 ¾”
- 3” x 3”

More Information on My Field of Daisies Birthday Card

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My Serene Birthday Card

August 5, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my second card using Serenity by Conie Fong Art & Design called My Serene Birthday Card. The Design Team members are celebrating Girls/Ladies this weekend with all things feminine! So, I picked this beautiful image to celebrate, and I coloured her twice! I will post my other card at the end.

The Details of My Card

For My Serene Birthday Card, I decided to create a mini slimline card to show that you can create different sized cards with the same image. I made my card size a little larger than a normal mini slimline to fit all my elements, but it can still fit in a No. 10 envelope.

I used the Secret Garden paper again for my colour choices in her colouring with a slight variation on her flowers from my first card. Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen was used for her necklace and Wink of Stella for the butterfly’s wings to add some shimmer.

Two different coloured versions of the lady — Serenity

Next, I went with the Photo Play dies for my background. One of the dies is shaped like a tag, but I wanted to use it for the green piece behind her. So, I snipped off the tag part and hid that part beneath the sentiment piece. The two top horizontal banners were remnants from my first card, and I didn’t want them to go to waste. Plus, they gave a finished edge to the top while tying in the colour scheme.

For the next step, I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape onto a tag cut out from the P13 paper pad.

I thought the leafy vine going from my girl to the sentiment tied everything together so nicely while adding interest.

Finally, I added a scattering of brass butterflies for embellishments.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyeshadow: V12
Lips: R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Greens: YG97/YG95/YG93
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Light Purples: V12/V01/V0000
Yellows/Butterfly: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21/Clear Wink of Stella

Close Up of lady holding flowers — Close Up of Serenity

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Card Recipe for My Serene Birthday Card:

Serenity, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Bracket/Speech Bubble Dies, Photo Play
Dainty Delight Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Gorgeous Grape Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Best Year Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¾” x 6 ¼”

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

Here is my other card using this stamp. Please click here or on the photo for more information on my card.

A card with a Lady holding flowers — My Serenity Blooms Card

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Serenity Blooms Card

August 4, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Serenity Blooms Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Serenity. The Design Team are celebrating Girls/Ladies this weekend with all things feminine! So, I picked this beautiful image to celebrate!

The Details of My Card

When you buy this digital stamp, you will receive two stamps with the girl’s hair flowing left or right. I couldn’t resist colouring them both with the same colour scheme, but with a variation on their flowers. So, I made one card for today and the other card will follow later.

For My Serenity Blooms Card, I decided to use the Secret Garden paper and decorative tags by P13 for my colour choices. I just love the gorgeous colours of them! I picked the paper with a wreath off to the side for my background and matted it with a matching purple paper from the P13 paper pad.

Next, I decided to add a die cut frame behind her to create some visual interest, but I thought it would be fun to have her off-centred from it. As a result, the wreath was flowing through my frame and they created a nice backdrop for my colouring.

The Decorative Tags are a perfect match to the paper, and I decided to use two of them to tie in my colour scheme. I added a bow to the top to cover the hole and finish the tags off.

For the next step, the Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen was used for her necklace and Wink of Stella for the butterfly’s wings to add some shimmer.

Finally, for embellishments, I added a scattering of brass butterflies and rhinestones coloured with my Copic markers to match my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyeshadow: V12
Lips: R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Light Purples: V12/V01/V0000
Butterfly: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21/Clear Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My Serenity Blooms Card:

Serenity, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Secret Garden Decorative Tags, P13
Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Fabolous Frames Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Brilliant Wings Dies, Stampin’ Up!
White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Tri-Fold Shutter Card

July 21, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my alternative Tri-Fold Shutter Card using the May 2023 Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit. I made one of these for Father’s Day (I will post it at the end) using the same kit but using a different card. It was a huge hit! So, I thought I would make one as a birthday card for a teenager who loves to camp!

The Details of My Card

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

Since the PP card base is 5 ½” tall (same as my card base), I trimmed ¼” off top and bottom to make it fit onto my card base with mats. I didn’t mat the two centre scene strips since they were so thin already. They also have the fold from the PP card base in them, but you really don’t notice it.

Next, the stamped images were from the stamp set that came in the kit. I made the boots look like they were walking. Lol! Since the stamped pieces filled the space so nicely, I didn’t need to mat them.

Finally, the only things that I added to my card was the card base, some In Color card stock and Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems. The linen thread, binoculars and sentiment pieces were all from the kit.

Supplies:

Stamps: May 2023 Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit, Gone Fishing Stamp Set (For Father’s Day Card) (161535)

Inks: Copper Clay Spot (In Kit)

Paper: Very Vanilla 12” x 12” Cardstock (144239), Copper Clay (161721), Boho Blue (161724), Wild Wheat (161725), Pebbled Path (161722)

Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (161300), Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (For Father’s Day Card) (159082), Linen Thread (In Kit), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)

Measurements:

Very Vanilla:
- 12” x 5 ½” (cut/scored according to template below
Copper Clay: (3 pieces)
- 1 ¾” x 5 ¼” (2 pieces)
- 2” x 3 ½”
Boho Blue:
- 2 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
- 2 ¼” x 3 ¾”
Wild Wheat:
- 1 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
Pebbled Path (3 pieces):
- 1 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
Card Pieces:
- 1” x 5” (2 pieces) (long vertical pieces)
- 1 ¼” x 3 ¾” (2 pieces) (long horizontal pieces)
- 2” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)

More Information on My Tri-Fold Shutter Card

Lastly, here is my Father’s Day Card using the May Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit. Same measurements as above, but a Basic White card base, different Paper Pumpkin card from the kit and Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots. The sentiment is from the Gone Fishing Stamp Set.

Downloadable Tri-Fold Shutter Card Template

To download a PDF of the Tri-Fold Shutter Template, please click here or on the picture.

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My Dino Birthday Party Cards

June 29, 2023 Leave a comment

Two birthday cards. One with a boy and a Dino and the other a girl and Dino. — My Dino Birthday Party Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Paper Nest Dolls is celebrating their 10^th birthday this year! So, I am sharing two birthday cards to celebrate! My Dino Birthday Party Cards are my Design Team Inspiration Cards using Dino Party Amara and Dino Party Owen by Paper Nest Dolls. Don’t you think these two stamps go so perfectly together!

The Details of My Cards

I had debated about placing them on the same card, but in the end decided to go with two different cards with the same party theme using boy and girl matching papers. So, the Doodlebug papers were perfect with those gorgeous bright colours! I used the same coordinating papers from each paper pack such as the cupcakes, the Happy Birthday, the sweets, and confetti.

Once I decided on the papers, I coloured Owen and Amara in bright colours with my Copic markers to match it.

For my Amara card, I decided to create a regular A2 card with lots of layers in greens and pinks to match my colouring. I included some fun banners and a balloon since it’s a birthday card.

The girl with Dino birthday card — Amara Dino Birthday Card

For my Owen card, I decided to create a different shaped card. Again, I used lots of layers, this time in blues, but with a mini slimline card layout. I used the same banners and balloon to match Amara’s card, but with different dies for the background.

Boy with Dino birthday card — Owen Dino Birthday Card

The sentiments for both cards came from the Simple Strips – Birthday by Taylored Expressions. I love that you can stamp 18 sentiments at once and die cut them all out at the same time!

Clear Wink of Stella was added to the party hats and the pink ribbon on Amara’s dino. For Owen’s cupcake, I added white gelly pen sprinkles to his cupcake. The finishing touch was adding sequins to both the cards since sequins say birthday party to me! Lol!

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Copic Markers:

Dino Party Amara
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Dino: BG57/BG23/BG11/R85/R83/R81

Close Up of girl and Dino — Close Up of Amara and Dino

Dino Party Owen
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E57/E43/E53
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blues: B39/B28/B24/B32
Shoes: E37/E35/E31
Dino: YR09/YR07/YR15/E15/E37/E35/E31

Close Up of boy and Dino — Close Up of Owen and Dino

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Card Recipe for My Dino Birthday Party Cards:

Dino Party Amara and Dino Party Owen, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Party Time 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Hey Cupcake 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Butterfly Kisses 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Simple Strips – Birthday, Taylored Expressions
Simple Strips Die – Birthday, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine Ink Pad Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Bracket/Speech Bubble Dies, PhotoPlay
Balloon Pop-Up Thinlit Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Framed Florets Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Flag Banner Dies, from my Stash
Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Starry Night and Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards sizes: 5 ½” x 4 ¼” and 3 ½” x 6”

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

Hope you like my Design Team cards using
Dino Party Amara and Dino Party Owen by Paper Nest Dolls!

Happy 10^th Birthday Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Magic in the Air Card

June 22, 2023 Leave a comment

A Card with a Fairy Sitting on a mushroom — Magic in the Air Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Magic in the Air Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom. I coloured this beautiful image twice this month using the Kit and Clowder Whimsical Wonders Class as inspiration. This is my second card, but I will include a link to the other card at the end of this post.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the alternative colour choice from the Kit and Clowder class and gave her a sparkly dress using a White Gelly Roll Pen and lots of dots!

Two Fairies Coloured — My Colouring of Sitting Pretty on Mushroom

Once she was coloured, I pulled out some DSP with mushrooms on it to match her mushrooms. A mushroom border die in Poppy Parade also added to this theme.

Some greenery flourishes were added behind the sentiment and in the opposite corner for a splash of colour. I love how the swirls come from below to overlap the image adding depth and interest.

The sentiment was from Rosabelle by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Perfect sentiment for a fairy, don’t you think?

I brushes some Vintage Photo ink to the edges of the image, sentiment and DSP to give it an earthy feel to match the distressing in places on the Pool Party piece of DSP.

I added for embellishments brass butterflies beside the sentiment and fairy with red rhinestones in the other corner.

For shimmer, I added stickles to her wings! Every fairy should have sparkly wings!

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Card Recipe for Magic in the Air Card:

Sitting Pretty on Mushroom, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Rosabelle, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
VersaFine Ink Pad Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Mushroom Border Die, C.C. Designs
Elegant Flourish Small Die, Paper Roses
Brushes Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger

Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Call Me Clover Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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This is the other card that I created using the Sitting Pretty on Mushroom. To view it, please click here or on the photo.

A birthday card with a fairy sitting on mushrooms — My Fairy Wishes Card

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Va Shopping Card

June 16, 2023 4 Comments

A Birthday card with a bakery and florist on a boulevard — Va Shopping Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Va Shopping Card using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

When I saw this Suite in the Annual Catty, this card immediately popped into my head! Lol! It’s a double Z fold card with the shops running along the cobbled Z part.

For my card, I decided to make a bakery since what is better for a birthday than a bakery filled with birthday cakes! The Let’s Go Shopping Photopolymer Stamp Set is so neat that you can interchange the stamps for a bakery, a bookshop, or a cafe! So, I coloured my bakery with my Stampin’ Blends to match the Les Shoppes Design Series Paper. I added a die cut awning to the window in matching colours to the bakery. I even popped it up with dimensionals so that it felt more 3D.

Since I was creating a boulevard of shops, I thought the die cut lamppost and bench would be fun accents without covering up the building in the background when the card was closed. The planter was also die cut out from the DSP, but you could stamp and colour it instead.

I used the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the Basic White as a background for my DSP building. You could leave it unbossed to write on.

I made this card for a swap and used the different buildings in the DSP. There were 19 cards in total. So, a lot of fussy cutting was done! Lol! Here are the 5 designs with the different buildings that suited my cards.

The sentiment was stamped in matching colours to the awning and die cut out.

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

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Les Shoppes Suite Collection (161337)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708), Misty Moonlight (102283), Calypso Coral (147101)

Paper: Basic White (159276), Misty Moonlight (153118), Smoky Slate (131202), Pecan Pie (161717), Calypso Coral (122925), Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (in Collection)

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (161600), Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (153108), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161674), Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154830), Loose Silver Sequins (in Collection), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight (2 pieces):
- 4 ¼” x 11” scored at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”
- Scrap for Awning
Basic White (3 pieces):
- 4” x 5 ¼”
- 2” x 2 ½”
- Scrap for Sentiment
Smoky Slate
- Scrap for Light Post
Pecan Pie:
- Scrap for Bench
Calypso Coral:
- Scrap for Awning
Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (4 pieces):
- 4” x 2 ½”
- 11” x 1”: Scored at 5 ½” and 8 ¼”
- One of the shops
- Planter

More Information on My Va Shopping Cards

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My Fairy Wishes Card

June 2, 2023 6 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Fairy Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom.

The Details of My Card

The Conie Fong Art & Design Team are celebrating fairies today. I decided to create a clean and simple card that highlighted my colouring with my Copic markers. I re-watched my Kit & Clowder Whimsical Wonders Class that used this stamp to inspire my colouring with slight variations in colours.

For my card, I used one sheet of the Mintay paper with a beautiful background to keep my card CAS. It even looked like a fairy glen with its butterflies, trees, and hedgehogs! Perfect place for a fairy to live!

The sentiment was from Dandelion Wishes by Conie Fong Art & Design as well. I thought it suited the theme of my card!

The only embellishments that I added were brass butterflies around the sentiment and beside the fairy.

For shimmer, I added stickles to her wings! Every fairy should have sparkly wings! I also added Clear Wink of Stella to the yellow flowers.

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Card Recipe for My Fairy Wishes Card:

Sitting Pretty on Mushroom, Conie Fong Art & Design
Dandelion Wishes, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Better Times 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
.05 Multi Liner, Copic
Polished Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #5 – First Prize Winner
Passion for Markers – Week 692–make it square
Crafting Happiness Challenges: June: 143-Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create: June 2023-Anything Goes – Top Rocker
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge for June, #6-2023
Sweet Stampin’ – Things With Wings
Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges- Challenge #18 Anything Goes
Morgan’s ArtWorld Challenge #6 Anything Goes – Runner Up

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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 Sitting Pretty on Mushroom for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My MerMay Card

May 31, 2023 Leave a comment

A card with three mermaids on it — My MerMay Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My MerMay Card using the Mermaid Set by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This Set comes with 12 digital stamps, and I use 3 of them on my card.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create an underwater scene using the Under the Sea Slimline Designer Paper by Whimsy. Once I decided which sheet of paper to use, I coloured my mermaids with my Copic markers in different colours to match my paper,

I die cut the Whimsy Bubbles in a lighter blue designer paper to make them stand out from the background and highlight my mermaids. Then I placed my mermaids so that they each centered on the circles with the one sitting on the rock overlapping the sentiment. The sentiment was sitting on my desk leftover from another mermaid card. Crumb Cake ink was brushed over the sentiment to give it a sandy feel.

Next, I added real shells in the bottom corners on top of some pink and green vellum die cut seaweed. A silver seahorse charm was added to the sentiment using my Flush Wire Cutter to cut off the loops on the charm to make it lie flat. Tip: use Glossy Accents to create a strong adhesive hold for shells and charm.

I added a scattering of clear bubble embellishments to mimic air bubbles in the water and add dimension.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to the mermaids’ tails and starfish to give them a subtle shimmer and Glossy Accents to the pearl and braid tie for the Green Mermaid.

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Copic Markers:

Mermaid in Pink
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y38/Y35
Outfit: R85/R83/R81
Pearl: R83/R81/0/ Glossy Accents
Pearl Bed: R81/0
Shell: E15/E13/E11
Flower: R85/R83/YR24

Mermaid in pink holding a pearl in a clam shell — Mermaid in Pink

Mermaid in Purple
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: W9/W7/W5/W3
Outfit: V17/V15/V12
Rock: E47/E44/E43/E41
Shell: E15/E13/E11

Mermaid in Purple sitting on a rock hold a shell to her ear — Mermaid in Purple

Mermaid in Green
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Outfit: YG67/YG63/YG03
Starfish: YR18/YR04/Y38/Y35

Mermaid in Green holding a starfish — Mermaid in Green

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Card Recipe for My MerMay Card:

Mermaid Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Rosealea Mermaid And Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Under the Sea Slimline Designer Paper, Whimsy Stamps
Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Foil Designer Paper 12” x 12”, Craft, Dollar Store
Build an Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Connected Bubbles Dis, Whimsy Stamps
Spring Blooms Embellishments, The Robin’s Nest
Seahorse Charm, Bead Landing
Shells from Dollar Store
Crumb Cake Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Flush Wire Cutter
Cucumber Crush Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ¾” x 3 ¾”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Mermaid Set by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Have a Mermazing Day

May 29, 2023 3 Comments

A card with a mermaid on it in an underwater scene. — Have a Mermazing Day

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Have a Mermazing Day as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Rosealea Mermaid And Sentiment Bundle.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I knew that I wanted to incorporate what I learn in a December 2020 Kit and Clowder Colouring Class to colour Rosealea. In the class, I learned how to create a rainbow-coloured fin as well as lots of texture on her tail using a stippling technique. I love that you can take what you learn and apply it to other things! I was so pleased with how Rosealea turned out!

Once my image was coloured, I pulled out the perfect piece of Whimsy Slimline paper! The colours in the scene matched my colouring to a T! The Whimsy paper makes it so easy to create a fast scene! The paper was die cut with a scallop boarder to mirror the scallops of her scales on her tail.

The sentiment was from the Bundle and to create interest, I added some real shells on one side and a silver mermaid charm on the other side. I used my Flush Wire Cutter to cut off the loops on the charm to make it lie flat. Tip: use Glossy Accents to create a strong adhesive hold.

I added a scattering of clear bubble embellishments around Rosealea to mimic air bubbles in the water and add dimension.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to her tail to give it a subtle shimmer and Glossy Accents to the pearls in her hair.

Close of of mermaid — Close up of Rosealea

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Card Recipe for My Have a Mermazing Day Card:

Rosealea Mermaid And Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Under the Sea Slimline Designer Paper, Whimsy Stamps
Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Pull Tab Dies, Heffy Doodle
Build an Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Spring Blooms Embellishments, The Robin’s Nest
Mermaid Charm, Bead Landing
Shells from Dollar Store
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Flush Wire Cutter
Emerald Envy Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafting Happiness Challenges: May: 142 Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place: May Challenge – Beccy’s Place
613 Avenue Create: May 2023-Anything Goes – Won Top Rocker
Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #5

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Rosealea Mermaid And Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

A Monstrous Birthday Card

May 26, 2023 Leave a comment

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

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing A Monstrous Birthday Card using Wednesday from The BFF Stamp Set by C.C. Designs. Today is my big brother’s birthday and I always send him cards that suit him. He has a twisted sense of humour. So, I knew he would get a kick out of my card!

The Details of My Card

I love the new Wednesday TV series and when I saw these stamps by C.C. Designs, I couldn’t resist getting them to colour! Since Wednesday is always in black, I pulled out my Cool Copic markers to colour her up. To make her eyes pop, I used a matt black gelly roll pen on them. Of course, I had to include Thing as her sidekick.

For my card, I wanted to recreate the scene from the show where she is entering through the gates to the Gates Mansion. So, I pulled out my spookiest dies, papers, and Basic Black card stock.

The Kaisercraft paper had a spooky scene with trees and crows laminated on the black night sky. Why do all horror shows have the characters enter a scary haunted house at night! Lol! Since my card is in blacks, I used the Haunted House die and my embossing mat to get a lot of detail in my house.

Next, I used several dies to create my hill and ground that the house stood on. For the gates, I die cut them and them rubbed Brushed Iron Metallique Wax to make them stand out from the black background.

I thought the sentiment “Have a monstrous birthday” was perfect for my card! So, I white embossed it and trimmed the sentiment piece to create a flag. I added some die cut black glimmer bats to my scene to add sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: C9/C7/C4/C3
Outfit: C9/C7/C4
Stripes: C9/C3/C1/0
Shoes: C9/C7/C4

Close Up of girl — Close Up of Wednesday

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Card Recipe for A Monstrous Birthday Card

The BFF, C.C. Designs
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
13^th Hour 6 ½” Paper Pad, Kaisercraft
Black Glitter Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Halloween Collection – Haunted House, Creative Expressions, Sue Wilson
Big Shot Embossing Mats, Sozzox
Gate Keeper Thinlits Dies, Sizzix, Tim Holtz
Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders, Lawn Fawn
Large Slimline with Slider Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Mini Monsters Stamp Set, Kraftin’ Kimmies Stamps
Versamark Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Iron Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Matt Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Black Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”

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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like A Monstrous Birthday Card using Wednesday from The BFF by C.C. Designs!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie