Birthday Card - Stamp With Laurie

Have a Mice Day!

April 30, 2023 2 Comments

A card with a mouse holding a flowers and three daisy flowers beside her. — Have a Mice Day! Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Have a Mice Day! as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle.

This Bundle includes 8 images:

Title 1: Daisy Mouse JPG format
Title 2: Hailey Hamster JPG format
Title 3 & 4: Daisy Flower Right JPG / PNG format
Title 5 & 6: Daisy Flower Left JPG / PNG format
Title 7 & 8: Have A Mice Day! Sentiment JPG / PNG format

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a CAS (Clean and Simple) card using Daisy Mouse and a bouquet of daisies. It’s funny that I find making CAS so hard. I keep wanting to add things to it! Lol!

I knew that I wanted to create a mini slimline card with Daisy on one side and the bouquet of daisies on the other side with the sentiment. Once I laid out my design in Microsoft Word, I coloured the images with my Copic Markers. I thought colouring the daisies in yellow would have them pop off the white paper.

For embellishments, I only added some epoxy stickers that look like dew drops on a petal of each flower. To add a bit of sparkle, I used Clear Wink of Stella on Daisy’s bow on her tail.

I felt the card still needed a little something and decided to use a multi liner pen and a ruler to draw in a border around the whole card. I thought about free handing it but decided that I didn’t want to chance ruining my project! Lol! So, in the end, I found the straight lines helped to ground Daisy while adding a fun element!

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Copic Markers:

Daisy
Fur: E35/E34/E31/E30/R20
Bow/Nose: R85/R83/R81

Close Up of Mouse holding a flower — Close Up of Daisy Mouse

Daisies
Petals: E15/Y17/Y15/Y01
Leaves: YG17/YG13/TG03
Daisy Centres: E29/E27/E25/E23

Close Up the flowers on the card — Close Up of Daisies

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Card Recipe for My Have a Mice Day! Card:

Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Clear Epoxy Shapes, Stampin’ Up!
0.3 Multi Liner Pen, Copic
8” Cut-Align Ruler, My Sweet Petunia
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Microsoft Word/Printer
Rococo Rose 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 Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Bunches of Wishes Card

April 28, 2023 Leave a comment

A Birthday Card with a Gnome and a wheel barrow — Bunches of Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Bunches of Wishes Card that was published in the March Issue (#242) of the Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine. I was honoured when Christine Young, owner of Paper Nest Dolls, asked me to create a card to be published using Shovel Gnome from the Gnome Set. There are ten images in the set including:

The Details of My Card

For my card, the Magazine had specified pastel colours with a Spring theme. So, I used The Four Seasons Spring, P13 paper for my card. I coloured my images with my Copic markers to match my paper.

I love how the circles on the yellow paper match the circles in my design with the different flowers from the set and the sentiment! So many choices for him to think about planting! Lol!

Tip: Place all three circle dies on paper where you want them. Using a Post-it Note secure them to paper to keep position and run through die cutting machine all at the same time.

One thing that is so great about digital stamps is that I was able to add flowers to the wheelbarrow! Since I added tulips in it, I added a die cut tulip boarder behind him that I coloured to match my scene.

The sentiment was printed out on my computer and die cut out. It and the other circles were slid into place using liquid adhesive.

The birds and butterfly added interest to my scene.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to the wings of the butterfly to add some sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Shovel Gnome
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
Greens: G82/G43/G40
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Browns: E29/E27/E25E/23
Shovel/Shoes: C5/C3/C2

Close Up of Gnome with Shovel — Close Up of Shovel Gnome

Tulips
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Greens: G82/G43/G40

Wheelbarrow
Wood: E29/E27/E25/E23
Wheel/Handle: C5/C3/C2

Birds
Blues: BG11/BG10
Beaks: YR24

Butterfly
Body: C5/C3/C2
Wings: BG11/BG10

Flowers/Tulip Border Die Cut
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Greens: G82/G43/G40

Sky
BG11/BG10/0

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Card Recipe for My Bunches of Wishes Card

Gnome Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Four Seasons Spring, P13
Aloe Vera Card Stock, Bazzill
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Tulip Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Gnome Sentiments, Polkadoodles Stamps & Papercrafting
Electronic die cutting machine and scissors
Manual die cutting machine
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Tombow Liquid Glue

Finished card size: 5” x 5”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Wheelbarrow Gnome from the Gnome Set by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Magical Birthday Card

April 27, 2023 Leave a comment

A birthday card with a girl gnome in a field of mushrooms. — My Magical Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Magical Birthday Card using the retiring Friendly Gnomes Stamp Set and the retiring Gnomes Dies by Stampin’ Up! My card is using several items that are retiring! There is only a few more days left! So, don’t miss out! Get them while you can!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a magical scene with the girl gnome, mushrooms, and the Happy Forest Friends Designer Series Paper! The DSP was perfect since one of the sheets had mushrooms on it! The retiring Layering Diorama Dies were used to create my scene with the retiring Hive Embossing Folder as the backdrop for my scene.

I had a lot of fun colouring my girl gnome in bright happy colours with my Stampin’ Blends! I love that the Gnome Dies work for both the Friendly Gnomes Stamp Set and the retired Kindest Gnomes Stamp Set!

The die cut sentiment was from the retiring Layering Circles Dies. The scallop and circles layer perfectly with each other. The girl gnome was layered onto the sentiment and DSP. The die cut mushrooms were placed so that they were popping out of the diorama.

I added a few Fun Flowers Resin Shapes around the sentiment to complete my scene.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Friendly Gnomes Stamp Set (160714), Gnomes Dies (159625), Deckled Rectangles Dies (159173), Layering Circles Dies (151770), Layering Diorama Dies (155565)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Soft Suede (147115)

Paper: Old Olive (100702), Daffodil Delight (119683), Calypso Coral (122925), Basic White (159276), Soft Suede (115318), Happy Forest Friends Designer Series Paper (158941)

Accessories: Hive 3D Embossing Folder (157955), Fun Flowers Resin Shapes (159123), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154883), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Old Olive (4 pieces):
- 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
- 2 ¼” x 2 ¼”
- Scraps for grasses
Daffodil Delight:
- 5” x 3 ¾”
Basic White (2 pieces):
- 2 ¼” x 2 ¼” (Sentiment)
- 2 ½” x 1 ¾” (Gnome)
Soft Suede:
- Scrap
Calypso Coral:
- Scrap
Happy Forest Friends Designer Series Paper:
- 3 ½” x 4 ¾”

More Information on My Magical Birthday Card:

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

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

Blooming Wishes Birthday Card

April 26, 2023 2 Comments

A Birthday Card with a Gnome Holding a Watering Can — Blooming Wishes Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Blooming Wishes Birthday Card that was published in the March Issue (#242) of the Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine. I was honoured when Christine Young, owner of Paper Nest Dolls, asked me to create a card to be published using Watering Can Gnome from the Gnome Set. There are ten images in the set including:

Shears Gnome
Tulip Gnome
Shovel Gnome
Watering Can Gnome
Bird Bath
Tulips
Daises
Mushroom with Butterfly
Wheelbarrow Gnome
Gnome Home

The Details of My Card

For my card, the Magazine had specified pastel colours with a Spring theme. So, I used The Four Seasons Spring, P13 paper for my card. I coloured my images with my Copic markers to match my paper.

To build my card, I used the largest mini slimline scallop die to create a banner behind my focal point. I trimmed it down to fit my card. Next, I added a banner along the top to finish off the top.

Tip: Use mini slimline dies for different sized cards by trimming down to fit project.

I thought that the watering can die would be fun way to anchor my watering can gnome. Accordingly, I die cut the watering can twice, once in pink and once in yellow. Then, I trimmed the top and bottom of the yellow watering can and adhered to the pink to give the watering can a two tone look.

Once that was done, I layered the watering can with a sun and cloud from my favourite die set. I added the tulips along the bottom of the watering can and added one of the birds from the Bird Bath Stamp.

Tip: Use parts of digital stamps, like the birds from the birdbath, instead of the whole stamp to create interest.

The sentiment was printed out on my computer and slid behind the watering can gnome’s head almost like she is wishing the recipient a blooming birthday!

The other bird and butterfly were added to the music paper on the card base.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to the wings of the butterflies and Glossy Accents to her watering can A scattering of rhinestones that were coloured with my Copic markers were added to give sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Watering Can Gnome
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Greens: G82/G43/G40
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Flower Petals: YR31/YR30
Flower Centre: YR24/YR31
Watering Can: C5/C3/C2

Close Up of Gnome Holding Watering Can — Close Up of Watering Can Gnome and Tulips

Tulips
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Greens: G82/G43/G40

Birds
Yellows: YR24/YR31/YR30
Beaks: YR24

Butterfly
Body: C5/C3/C2
Wings: BG11/BG10

Rhinestones: R85/G82

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Card Recipe for My Blooming Wishes Birthday Card

Gnome Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Four Seasons Spring, P13
Chiffon Card Stock, Bazzill
Romance Card Stock, Bazzill
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Shaped Card-Watering Can Dies, Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson
Petite Scallop Mini Slim Stacklets, Taylored Expressions
Gnome Men Sentiments, Polkadoodles Stamps & Papercrafting
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 5”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Watering Can Gnome from the Gnome Set by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

I Detect a Birthday Card

April 25, 2023 2 Comments

A birthday card with detectives and a dog on it. — I Detect a Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my I Detect a Birthday Card using the It’s a Mystery Stamp Set by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!

This card was for a 13-year-old boy whose birthday is today! Every year I create an interactive card for him. Last year I created a Pop & Twist card and in the past years, I created a Never-Ending Card, a Slider card, a wobble card and so on. He always says that I make the best cards EVER! Got to love that!

So, this year, I decided to create a Double Flap Flashlight Card for him to investigate the clues to his birthday mystery! So much fun! For my card, I thought the It’s a Mystery Stamp Set and the Master Detective Paper were perfect for my theme!

The Details of My Card

I stamped the images with Jet Black StazOn Ink onto a window sheet. Tip: be careful when stamping the stamp since the ink will be slippery. The stamp may slide if you don’t keep your stamp horizontal as you press. StazOn will not smear once it dries though.

My Card in Action

I used the second largest Stitched Rectangle Die to create a window in Basic Black cardstock and glued the window sheet behind it. A circle punch was used to create an opening for finger access at the base of the window piece. To create the “hidden clues”, I glued Basic Black cardstock to the back of the window piece on three sides leaving the bottom open to create a pocket where the flashlight would go. The black stamped images disappear against the black cardstock! Tip: use really strong adhesive since this is the interactive part.

For my flashlight, I used a circle punch to punch the white flashlight part. The handle was 2 strips of ¾” x 5” Basic Black glue together to make it sturdy. This handle was sandwiched between the white circle and a Basic Black scalloped circle to create the flashlight. I added some glimmer washi tape to make it catch the eye.

The inside of the card was decorated with the Master Detective paper. Graphic 45 made it so easy with the tags! I even used some of the tags to create pull out cards for which the boy can play.

Cards of Sherlock Holmes, Suspect and Moriarty — Cards to solve the Mystery

The only stamping on the inside was the sentiment piece. The only embellishment I used was the magnifying glass charm. Perfect for my card!

Inside of card with sentiment — Inside of Second Flap

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Copic Markers:

Inspector 1
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Browns: E35/E33/E31
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Magnifying Glass: C3/C1/0/Glossy Accents
Black Gelly Roll Pen on magnifying glass, pipe, and hair

Close Up of one of the inspectors — Close Up of Inspector 1

Dog
Fur: E35/E33/E31
Collar: B26
Black: Black Gelly Roll Pen

Close Up of Dog on card — Close Up of Dog

Inspector 2
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Browns: E35/E33/E31
Grays: C6/C4/C2
Shirt: C3/C1/0

Close Up of second inspector — Close Up of Inspector 2

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Card Recipe for My I Detect a Birthday Card:

It’s a Mystery Stamp Set, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ up!
Master Detective 12” x 12” Paper Pad, Graphic 45
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
1” Circle Punch, Stampin Up!
1 ¾” Circle Punch, Stampin Up!
2-3/8” Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin Up!
Glitter Washi Tape, Stampin’ Up!
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Tear & Tape Adhesive, Stampin’ Up!
Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Up!
Magnifying glass charms antique silver tone, Nicole de Bruin Charms
Basic Black, Basic White, and Soft Suede Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”

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

Hope you like my I Detect a Birthday Card using the It’s a Mystery Stamp Set by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Classic Birthday Cards

April 13, 2023 Leave a comment

A masculine birthday card wishing a Happy Birthday to a classic with a car on it — My Classic Birthday Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Classic Birthday Cards using the He’s All That Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the He’s All That Stamp Set and the All That Dies.

The Details of My Cards

For my cards, I need to create two masculine birthday cards and I thought the He’s All That Bundle is perfect for those kinds of cards! One card was for a car buff and the other was for my Father-in-law.

Early Espresso Version of My Classic Birthday Cards

I decided to use a sketch that I have used before for another card. I love using sketches to inspire me. A link to the other card using this sketch will be at the end of this post.

Card Sketch used to make my Clubhouse Birthday Card.

The He’s the Man Specialty Designer Series Paper was perfect for my Classic Car theme! It even comes with coordinating die-cut images of which I used the arrows for my cards and the notebook die-cut for my Sahara Sand card.

For the sentiments, I used the “Huffing” Technique where you use the Stampin’ Write Markers to colour the stamp in different colours. When you are done, you huff on the stamp reactivating the dried ink so that you can stamp the image.

A stamp with some markers — Huffing Technique

Since my theme is classic cars, I thought the Metal Plate Embossing Folder in Early Espresso would add to that theme on my Early Espresso card.

Sahara Sand Version of My Classic Birthday Cards

The only embellishments were the Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots that balance the arrow and adding to my masculine feel of the car theme.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: He’s All That Bundle (159079

Paper: Sahara Sand (121043), Early Espresso (119686), Basic White (159276), He’s the Man 12” x 12” Specialty Designer Series Paper (159068)

Accessories: Neutrals Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment (147158), Regals Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment (147155), Metal Plate 3D Embossing Folder (160766), Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (159082), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of Sentiment on Early Espresso Card

Measurements:

Early Espresso/Sahara Sand:
- 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Early Espresso:
- 4” x 2 ½”
- Scraps for Diamond Die
Sahara Sand:
- Scraps for Diamond Die
Basic White:
- 1 ¾” x 2 ½”
He’s the Man Specialty Designer Series Paper:
- 1 ½” x 4 ¼” (2 pieces/card)
- Notebook Die Cut (for Early Espresso Card)
- Arrows from Die-cuts Images

Close Up of Sentiment on Sahara Sand Version 1 — Close Up of Sentiment on Sahara Sand Card

More Information on My Classic Birthday Cards:

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

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

Here is the other card that I created using this Sketch. For more information on it, please click here or on the photo.

Buzzing by to Say Hi Card

April 11, 2023 2 Comments

A card with a bee holding a cupcake leaning against a honey pot — Buzzing by to Say Hi Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Buzzing by to Say Hi Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle.

This Bundle includes 6 images:

Title 1: Cupcake Honey Bee PNG
Title 2: For My Sweet Friend Sentiment PNG
Title 3: Hap-Bee Birthday PNG
Title 4: Sweet As Can Bee PNG
Title 5: Just Bee Cause PNG
Title 6: Just Bee Cause – Bold PNG

The Details of My Card

I was having so much fun colouring this cutie with my Copic markers that I created two cards. I shared one already and will post a link at the end, but here is the other card that I promised.

For my card, I used the honeycomb quilt top die again, but this time I used the whole die and placed individual die cut honeycombs on top. Some I layered with dimesionals and other I adhered directly to the honeycomb quilt.

The Bundle comes with sentiments, but I wanted to heat emboss with white on black card stock. I love the contrast of white on black especially for my card! The honeycomb die set comes with individual dies that have a heart, star and hi. For the sentiment, I die cut the word “HI” off and used the “hi” honeycomb instead. So fun!

I used Clear Wink of Stella on the bee’s wings and Glossy Accents on the cherries. And a scattering of red rhinestones added some sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Bee: Y38/Y35/Y32/C8/C6/C4/R24
Wings/Sky: BG11/BG10/0
Honey Pot: E87/E55/E53/E50/R59/R46/R24/Y38
Honey: Y38/YR24/YR21
Grass: YG67/YG63/YG03
Cupcake: Y38/YR24/YR21/BG11/BG10/0/E87/E55/E53/E50
Cherries: R59/R46/R24

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Card Recipe for My Buzzing by to Say Hi Card:

Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Full Bloom 12” x 12” Sheet, Simple Stories
Bunnies + Blooms 12” x 12” Sheet, Simple Stories
Honeycomb Quilt Top Dies, Concord & 9^th
Mini Strips – Bee Mine Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Mini Strips Flag Die, Taylored Expressions
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Embossing Powders, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tools, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic White, Basic Black, and Bumblebee Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

To view my other Cupcake Honey Bee, please click here or on the photo.9

A birthday card with a bee holding a cupcake — My Hap-Bee Birthday Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Life’s Too Short Birthday Card

March 28, 2023 2 Comments

A birthday card with a gnome chef holding a cake — Life’s Too Short Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Life’s Too Short Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Cake Chef Gnome Bundle.

This Bundle includes 4 images:

Image 1: Rose Cake
Image 2: Star Cake
Image 3: Cake Chef Gnome – Rose Version
Image 4: Cake Chef Gnome – Star Version

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to use the Rose Cake Versions on my slimline card. I coloured the images with my Copic markers, especially making sure that the cakes match.

The Picket Fences dies allow for so many different possibilities! I decided to go with the three circles and have the gnome popping out of one, the sentiment in another and the other cake in the third circle.

I went with some DSP that had a baker and cakes on it to match my theme. The DSP is very neutral so that my colouring and sentiment popped.

I loved the fun sentiment! Once I coloured with my markers the “CAKE” part of the sentiment in an ombre look, I used Star Dust Stickles on it to add some sparkle. Star Dust Stickles was also added to the roses on the cakes.

Some die cut roses were added to my card to brighten it up and tie in the roses on the cake.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Red Rhinestones.

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Copic Markers:

Gnome
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000
Hair: C5/C3/C1
Top: B99/B97/B95/B93
Pants: G99/G94/G21
Whites: B00/B000/0
Shoes: E37/E35/E33/E31

Close Up of Gnome Chef holding cake — Close Up of Gnome Chef

Cakes
Browns: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Reds: R37/R35/R32
Plate: C3/C1/0

Sentiment: R85/R83/R81

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Card Recipe for My Life’s Too Short Birthday Card:

Cake Chef Gnome Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slim Line Diecutting Dies, Picket Fence Studios
Sweet Cake Framelit Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Amazing Life Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red, Basic White, and Fresh Freesia 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 Cake Chef Gnome Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday

March 13, 2023 2 Comments

A Birthday Card with a girl dressed in 80's clothing — Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection 80’s Girl Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to go with the bright neon colours of the 80’s. I usually don’t use these colours, but it was fun to go outside my comfort zone! I even used Copic markers that I haven’t used before! This might be dating me, but do you remember leg warmers and “Gag me with a Spoon” (said with my best Valley Girl voice)? Lol!

Doodlebug paper is always so bright and colourful that I decided to go with the Hey Cupcake paper. Perfect for my birthday theme in these bright colours! I also wanted a bright neon green and went with a piece of Parakeet Party DSP.

The Framed Florets Dies gave me a perfect backdrop for Ellie and I couldn’t resist using the bright pink sprinkles paper behind her to make her pop.

The sentiment was printed out on my computer. I used a fun script called Mystical Woods Smooth Script at 12pt which I cut apart so that I could run it beside Ellie. I popped up “Like”, TOTALLY” and “birthday” to give visual interest and to highlight these words since they are what my card is all about!

To add to the birthday theme, I added a banner that was die cut from the Doodlebug paper.

I found some bright sequins in my stash that went beautifully with my bright neon colours. Star Dust Stickles was added to the heart on her top, her earrings and the accents on her bow.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Greens: YG09/YG06/YG03/YG01
Blacks: C7/C6/C4
Bracelets: YG09/R85/C6
Earrings: YG09/YG01

Close Up of 80's Girl Ellie — Close Up of 80’s Girl Ellie

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Card Recipe for My Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday Card

Decade Collection 80’s Girl Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hey Cupcake 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Butterfly Kisses 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Framed Florets Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Flag Banner Dies, from my Stash
Sequins, from my Stash
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Polished Pink and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

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

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

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

Hippie Girl on a card — My Groovy Love Card

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

Card with a Hippie Girl — Peace Not War Card

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

A birthday card with a girl in a flapper dress. — Have a Flappable Birthday

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection 80’s Girl Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Game on Platform Card

February 25, 2023 Leave a comment

A pop-up card with Super Mario Brothers — Game on Platform Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Game on Platform Card using the Game on Limited Edition Box by Kindred Stamps!

One of my brother’s recently had a birthday and he loved playing Super Mario Brothers when he was growing up. I also bought the Lawn Fawn Platform Pop-Up Dies and the Platform Pop-Up Add-On Dies recently. So, I thought a platform card using his favourite characters would be a fun card to send him!

The Details of My Card

I coloured several characters with my Copic markers in the bright primary colours from the game. Then, I assembled the platform dies and add-on dies to create my scene. The dies come with everything you need to create a scene. I used the grass and hill dies from the platform and added the sun and clouds dies from the Add-on. Once my platform was completed, I just had to add my characters.

Side View of Platform Card with Super Mario Brothers — Side View of Platform Card

The only embellishment I used was a “game on” puffy sticker on the front.

I love how the platform folds down for mailing and fits perfectly in a 5 ½” x 5 ½” envelope!

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Copic Markers:

Mario
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E37/E35/E33
Hat/Top: R29/R27/R24
Pants: B29/B26/B24
Shoes: E37/E35/E33
Whites: C3/C1/0

Luigi
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E347/E35/E33
Hat/Top: G07/YG09/G16
Pants: B29/B26/B24
Shoes: E37/E35/E33
Whites: C3/C1/0

Toad
Skin: E000/E00/E21
Hat: R29/R27/R24/C3/C1/0
Pants: C3/C1/0
Top: B95/B93/B91
Tongue/Mouth: R27/C3
Shoes: E37/E35/E33

Yoshi
Greens: G07/YG09/G16
Whites: C3/C1/0
Oranges: YR07/YR02/YR00
Reds: R29/R24
Tongue/Mouth: R27/C3

Mushrooms
Blue/Greens: BG13/BG11/BG10
Reds: R29/R24/R24
Whites: C3/C1/0

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Card Recipe for My Game on Platform Card:

Game on Limited Edition Box, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
Game Over 12” x 12” Paper, Photo Play
Game Over 12” x 12” Paper, Photo Play
Myths & Magic Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Platform Pop-Up Dies, Lawn Fawn
Platform Pop-Up Add-On Dies, Lawn Fawn
Family Fun Puffy Stickers, Simple Stories
Pacific Point, Real Red and Cucumber Crush Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ¼” x 3-5/8”

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

Hope you like my Game on Platform Card the Game on Limited Edition Box by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Have a Flappable Birthday

February 23, 2023 2 Comments

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

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used my Copic markers to colour Flapper Emma’s outfit in a very striking colour scheme of red and black to create a Roaring 20s theme. I love this Era with all it’s gorgeous outfits, Art Deco, and the dance/music scene!

The Mon Amour Papercrafting Paper by Graphic 45 had women with vintage style clothing on it, but I decided to go with the more neutral designs since I wanted the embellishments and Emma to shine. I felt that the Marvelous Squares Dies created an Art Deco feel with their die cuts adding to my Roaring Twenties theme.

Since Emma had a boa on, I decided to add some real feathers in white and red to tie in my colour scheme. Also, since it’s Mardi Gras week, I thought a mask would be a fun accent to add in front of the feathers. To bring out the details of the mask, I rubbed some white gold wax across it.

Don’t you love the sentiment! Perfect for my card since the Roaring 20s was all about living life to the fullest!

To add some sparkle, I used black and clear rhinestone sticker flourishes in opposite corners and a scattering of red rhinestones. I also added Star Dust Stickles to Emma’s boa and her headpiece. Glossy Accents was added to her pearls.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Blacks: C9/C7/C6/C4

Close Up of girl in flapper dress — Close Up of Flapper Girl Emma

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Card Recipe for My Have a Flappable Birthday Card

Decade Collection Flapper Girl Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mon Amour Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Nestabilities Majestic Elements Marvelous Squares Die, Spellbinders
Venetian Accents Shapeabilities Dies, Spellbinders
White Gold Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Potted Geraniums Bundle, Stampin’ Up!
Black Onyx Versafine Ink, Tsukineko
White Feathers, Creatology, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Red Feathers, Creatology, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Recollection Bling Stickers, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Real Red and Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

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

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Flapper Girl Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Hap-Bee Birthday Card

February 21, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Hap-Bee Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle.

This Bundle includes 6 images:

Title 1: Cupcake Honey Bee PNG
Title 2: For My Sweet Friend Sentiment PNG
Title 3: Hap-Bee Birthday PNG
Title 4: Sweet As Can Bee PNG
Title 5: Just Bee Cause PNG
Title 6: Just Bee Cause – Bold PNG

The Details of My Card

Conie Fong Art & Design has come out with several cute bee stamps in her New Release, and I couldn’t wait to colour this cutie up with my Copic markers! In fact, I coloured him twice and will share my other card in another post.

The Graphic 45 paper was perfect for my card with all the Bee sayings on it! I even had a strip of bees with honeycomb leftover from another bee card that I used to anchor my bee scene. The other card will be mentioned at the end of this post.

I couldn’t resist using the honeycomb cluster die on one side of my scene. To help balance out the layout, I used the fun sentiment “Hap-Bee Birthday”, a bee trinket and some red rhinestones on the other side.

I used Clear Wink of Stella on the bee’s wings and Glossy Accents on the cherries.

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Copic Markers:

Close Up of Bee holding cupcake — Close Up of Cupcake Honey Bee

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Card Recipe for My Hap-Bee Birthday Card:

Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Honeycomb Cluster Die, Taylored Expressions
Pretty Pillowbox Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Bumblebee Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic White, Basic Black, and Bumblebee Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

To view mother bee card, please click here or on the photo below.

A Valentine card with a Boy and girl bee holding hearts — My Bee’s Knees Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Love You More Than Lasagna

February 19, 2023 2 Comments

A birthday card with a cat wishing a dog Happy Birthday. — Love You More Than Lasagna Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Love You More Than Lasagna Card! My brother recently had a birthday, and I decided to make a slimline card for him using the Friends Furever Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

When he was growing up, he loved anything Garfield! He even had a Garfield stuffy that he carried everywhere with him! I also think he loved lasagna more than Garfield! Lol! The inside sentiment of my card says, “I love you more than Lasagna!”.

The Details of My Card

I coloured Garfield and Odie with my Copic markers just like in the comics! In fact, I decided to use the Slimline Windows Dies for my card since it looked like a comic strip. I placed Garfield in the windows that have cat DSP behind him, and Odie has dog DSP behind him. The doghouse dies were from a limited-edition Kindred Stamps box. The doghouse fitted perfectly on my slimline card!

The sentiment “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” was from the stamp set. My brother would get that kind of humour coming from Garfield regarding Odie. Since this was a birthday card, I added the Happy Birthday sentiment to the doghouse.

The only embellishments were the dog bone trinket and Baker’s Twine. I kept the Baker’s Twine long and glued it strategically in certain places to frame the corner and help the eye flow to the other windows.

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Copic Markers:

Garfield
Fur: E18/E15/YR07/YR02
Face: Y26/Y21/YR30
Tail/Ears: C7/C3
Nose: R22
Eyes: C3/C1/0

Odie
Fur: Y26/Y21/YR30
Ears: E19/E18/E7
Tongue: R27/R24/R22
Eyes: C3/C1/0

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Card Recipe for My Love You More Than Lasagna Card:

Friends Furever Stamp Set, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
Playful Pets Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Windows Dies, Whimsy Stamps
Doghouse Die, The Great Limited-Edition Box, Kindred Stamps
Sentiment Strips Etched Metal Dies, Photo Play
Wish Photopolymer Stamps, Photo Play
Playful Pets Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
White/Black Baker’s twine, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobbler, Basic White, Basic Black and
Very Vanilla Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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

Hope you like my card using Friends Furever Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Make a Wish Card

February 1, 2023 Leave a comment

A Birthday Card with a girl and flowers in her hair — Make a Wish Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Make a Wish Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Leilani.

The Details of My Card

Today is my niece’s birthday and I wanted to use this beautiful stamp on her card. For my card, I decided to colour with my Copic markers Leilani with blond hair and green eyes just like my niece. I also pulled the colours for the flowers from the pretty P13 paper that I used.

I received a card from a friend using the Pretty Pop-Up Dies by Stampin’ Up! and was inspired to use the circle die on my card. I love the way the beautifully intricate butterflies, flowers, and greenery designs pop up from the die giving lots of visual interest! The Glimmer Paper really makes the pop-ups just pop! Lol! I used a retired 3-5/8” circle die to cut out the pop-up piece.

I also cut out a dragonfly in the P13 paper using the dies and just snipped the wings to set it free!

The scallop piece was also die cut from the paper tying in her green eyes. I used my favourite leafy vine die cut twice wrapping it around the different layers on the top and bottom.

To add sparkle, I used a scattering of rhinestones and Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyes: G99/G94/G21
Lips: R83/R81
Pinks: R85/R53/R81
Blue Flowers: BV08/BV13/BV02/BV00
Small Flowers: R85/R81/BV13/BV02
Flower Centres: Y26/Y21

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Card Recipe for My Make a Wish Card:

Leilani, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Stitched with Love 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
2022-2024 In Colors 6” x 6’ Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Scalloped Contours Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Pretty Pop-Ups Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Fanciful Flourish, Cheery Lynn Designs
Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Birthday Mini Strips, Taylored Expressions
Mini Strips Die, Taylored Expressions
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Orchid Oasis Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ¼” x 5 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 Leilani for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Sending Snowflake Wishes

January 13, 2023 Leave a comment

A winter birthday card with a winter fairy holding a snowball — Sending Snowflake Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Sending Snowflake Wishes as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Snowflake Wishes. This digital purchase includes 5 stamps:

Image 1 and 2: Snowflake Wishes (girl facing left and right) (JPEG format)
Image 3: Poinsettia Flower (PNG format)
Sentiment 1: Wishing You A Magical Christmas (PNG format)
Sentiment 2: Sending Snowflake Wishes (PNG format)

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a winter birthday card for a good friend’s birthday that is next week. Since she is an amazing colourist, I wanted my colouring to be top notch! So, I went with a two-tone sparkly outfit something that was totally out of my comfort zone, but I knew she will appreciate it!

I love sparkle and it’s so easy to create with a white gel pen! Just make lots of small dots in the highlighted area and less in the shadows. Before using the white gel pen, I also added dots with my Copic markers.

The Doodlebug paper was perfect for the purple and blue/greens that I used and matched my wintery theme!

I wrapped the glimmery snowflake border die around the side of my focal point and sentiment like it’s tying it all together! A scattering of more glimmery snowflakes adds to my theme. I couldn’t resist adding the Frosted Finishes Embellishment to the largest snowflake to give my card even more sparkle.

The finishing touches was Clear Wink of Stella on her wings, snowball, and flower in her hair. I also used Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on the snowflake trail and the snowflakes on the stamp.

Tips

When you colour two-tones, you need to make sure that the colours are close on the colour wheel to allow the blending at the transition point. I went with purple and blue/green since I knew my friend loves those colours and they suited my wintery birthday theme. The colouring of the transition doesn’t have to be perfect since the sparkle will hide any imperfections. Also, make sure to blend the lightest colour marker into the other lightest colour at the transition point. For instance, where they met, I blended BG 10 into V12 and vice versa to create a smooth transition.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Eyes: BG53/BG10/C3/C1/0
Purples: V09/V17/V15/V12
Blue/Greens: BG49/BG57/BG53/BG10
Snowball: BG53/BG10/0/Clear Wink of Stella

Close Up of Fairy holding snowball — Close Up of Snowflake Wishes Stamp

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Card Recipe for My Sending Snowflake Wishes Card:

Snowflake Wishes, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Frosty Friends 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Snowflake Corner Punch, Martha Stewart
Chic Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Frostyville Border Die, Memory Box
Glossy Dots Assortment, Stampin’ Up!
Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Gorgeous Grape and Bermuda Bay 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 Snowflake Wishes for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie