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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 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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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

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

Happy Birthday Card

April 29, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Happy Birthday Card using the stamp called ‘Birthday Mouse’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. Everyone needs birthday card and this one is perfect for a little boy!

I decided to try my hand at making a Clean and Simple Card and let the image take centre stage for my card. I used my Copic markers to colour the stamp in oranges, blues, greens and yellows that I pulled from the Doodlebug Paper Pad. A great colour scheme for a little boy! I have been wanting to use the Stitched Whimsy Dies for a while and thought they would add a touch of whimsy to my card. The sentiment comes with the stamp, but I decided that I wanted to pop it up and added a bit of colour behind it with a piece of die cut paper from the paper pad. A scattering of sequins, Clear Wink of Stella on the star and dots and White Gelly Roll pen dots on the balloons finish my card off.

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Copic Markers:

Mouse: E30/E31/E33/E35/R20
Cake: E30/E31/E33/E35
Cake Icing: B04/B02/B01/B00/YG25/YR04
Greens: YG11/YG23/YG25
Yellows: Y11/Y13/Y15
Pinks: RV55/RV02/RV00
Yellows: Y00/Y15
Oranges: YR01/YR02/YR04
Plate: C5/C3/C1

Close Up of My Card — Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Happy Birthday Card:

‘Birthday Mouse’ Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Party Time 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Stitched with Whimsy Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Artistry Bloom Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen
Blueberry Bushel Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4.25” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Card using ‘Birthday Mouse’ Digital Stamp!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie