Copic Marker Card - Stamp With Laurie

My Pumpkin Patch Card

November 6, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Pumpkin Patch Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Pumpkin Gnome.

He comes with 6 images including the sentiment Sending Pumpkin Wishes:

Pumpkin Gnome facing left PNG/JPG
Pumpkin Gnome facing right PNG/JPG
Sentiment Sending Pumpkin Wishes PNG/JPG

Details of My Pumpkin Patch Card

For my card, I coloured with my Copic Markers my sweet Gnome in Autumnal colours to match the DSP. This DSP is perfect with those fall colours. I decided to go with a scene with the beautiful trees in all their colourful splendor! I even added some die cut leaves to match the colours in the DSP.

For my gnome, I added a die cut circle as a backdrop for him. Next, I added the stamped sentiment on a flag. I added another flag behind the die cut word “pumpkin” to make the word stand out. I thought it a fun touch to add “pumpkin” since he was picking out a pumpkin and would pick it “over and over again” just like the sentiment said!

The finishing touch was a couple of enamel dots that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C5/C3/C2
Pumpkin: YR21/YR12/YR16/E07
Pumpkin Stem: E19/E18/E13
Robe: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Hat/Shoes: E18/E15/Y38/Y35/ YG95/YG93/YG91
Silver Gelly Roll Pen on Buckles

Close Up of Gnome holding a pumpkin — Close Up of Pumpkin Gnome

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Card Recipe for My Pumpkin Patch Card:

Pumpkin Gnome, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Splendid Autumn 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Warms my Heart Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Spotlight on Nature Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
More Than Autumn Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Welcome Fall Enamel Dots, Carta Bella
Onyx Black Ink Pad, Tsukineko
Silver Gelly Roll Pen
Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Candy Carnival Card

October 23, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Candy Carnival Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Witch Mummy Vampire Boy And Ghost Bundle.

This purchase includes 18 Images in two zipped files with 9 images in each file:

Witch, Mummy, Vampire Boy and Ghost Bundle JPG
Witch, Mummy, Vampire Boy and Ghost Bundle PNG
Witch
Mummy
Vampire Boy
Witch, Mummy, Vampire Boy
Ghost With Balloon
Ghost With Gift Bag
Ghost With Pumpkin
Ghost With Hat
Ghost With Bow Tie

The Details of My Candy Carnival Card

Aren’t these just the cutest trick-or-treaters! I had a lot of fun colouring them with my Copic markers in spooky Halloween colours to match my paper!

For my card, I thought it would be fun to use my slimline ticket die since they are going to a Halloween carnival! Even the paper suits the Halloween carnival theme! I especially like the “admit one” paper behind the mummy ready to be torn off as he enters! Lol! The other two are partying with all their friend!

For the black arrow banner, I mounted an “Oct. 31” tag from the Doodlebug paper and added an iridescent ribbon to it. The only other embellishment, I added were a few Gorgeous Grape Glossy Dots.

Finally, to add some sparkle, I used Gold Star Gelly Roll Pen on the witch’s shoe buckles and Clear Wink of Stella to the ribbon on her hat and bow.

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Copic Markers:

Mummy
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Bandages: E41/E40/0
Eyes: C1/0

Witch
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E08/E15/YR23/Y21
Purples: W17/W15/W12
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Broom: YR23/YR21/Y21/E37/E35/E33

Vampire Boy
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blacks: C9/C6/C4/C3/C2

A boy in a vampire costume — Vampire Boy

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Card Recipe for My Candy Carnival Card:

Witch Mummy Vampire Boy And Ghost Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Candy Carnival 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.

Essentials Slimline Ticket Dies, Studio Light
Iridescent Striped Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Dot Assortments, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Basic Black and Gorgeous Grape Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4-1/8” x 8 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 Witch Mummy Vampire Boy And Ghost Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Trick or Treat Card

October 2, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Trick or Treat Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Penelope Pumpkin from the Wynona Witch, Candy Sally, Penelope Pumpkin Bundle.

This purchase includes 5 Images:

Wynona Witch V1 – With Pumpkin Basket
Candy Sally Left
Candy Sally Right
Penelope Pumpkin V1-With Polka Dot Bag
Candy Sally with Trixie Right

The Details of My Trick or Treat Card

I just love Penelope in her little pumpkin costume going trick or treating with her sweet friend! I decided to colour her in traditional Halloween colours with my Copic markers to match the Doodlebug papers.

For my scene, I went with a spooky house and graveyard in front of it. Of course, she must go through the graveyard to visit the house and, you must have an eerie full moon on Halloween night! Lol! To make my moon even more eerie, I brushed Crushed Curry Ink along the edges. One thing that is cool, is that my moon glows in the dark! Finally, I added a cute 3D bat to my scene.

Next, I added the Trick or Treat paper behind my scene instead of a traditional night sky as an homage to her activity. In addition, I added the striped paper in matching colours behind the words Trick or Treat at the bottom of my card.

Finally, to add some sparkle, I used Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on her lollipops and Clear Wink of Stella to her bag. For the polka dots on her bag, I used a White Gelly Roll Pen.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Oranges: E15/YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blacks: C6/C4/C3
Cat: C6/C4/C3/C0/0/R20

Close Up of little girl — Close Up of Penelope Pumpkin

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Card Recipe for My Trick or Treat Card:

Wynona Witch, Candy Sally, Penelope Pumpkin Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Glow-in-the-Dark Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Haunted House Coverplate, Photo Play
Full Moon Dies, Lawn Fawn
Boneyard Edgers, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Reverse Cut Halloween Words, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Crushed Curry Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black and Basic Gray Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 3-5/8”

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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 Wynona Witch, Candy Sally, Penelope Pumpkin Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Aloe Sweet Friend Card

September 24, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Aloe Sweet Friend Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Succulent and Cactus Bundle.

This purchase includes 12 Images:

Echeveria In Pot
Echeveria In Pot Kawaii
Cactus Family
Bunny Ears Cactus
Bunny Ears Cactus Kawaii
Jade In Pot
Hoya Kerri Succulent
Potted Echeveria
Aloe Vera In Pot
Cactus Succulent Arrangement
Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
Aloe Sweet Friend Sentiment

The Details of My Aloe Sweet Friend Card

I just loved these cute Kawaiis with the eyes that I decided to colour the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii twice in different colours. One was for a friend’s birthday who loves succulents and the other was for a colour challenge at Kendra’s Card Challenges.

My Colouring of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

For the colour challenge card, I used Copic marker combos that would be like the colours listed below. Kendra had succulent and cactus digital papers that you could download with the colours for the challenge, but in the end, I decided to use Flowering Cactus Designer Series Paper instead.

Kendra's Card Challenge - Color Challenge — Kendra’s Card Challenge – Color Challenge

The Potted Succulent Dies had a beautiful detailed outline die that covered the whole card front. So, I decided to use it with the DSP peeking out from under it. Since this piece was so detailed, I didn’t add a lot to my card, other than the focal point and the sentiments.

I used the largest Stylish Shaped circle die to add a circle from the DSP and placed it behind my image to anchor it. The sentiments were also die cut from the Stylish Shaped Dies. I added Calypso Coral frames from the Potted Succulents Dies to the sentiments to help distinguish them from the background.

Don’t you just love the pun of the sentiment, “Aloe Sweet Friend” which comes with the Bundle. For the other sentiment, I typed it on my computer, printed it and die cut it out.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Calypso Coral sequins around my focal point.

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Copic Markers:

Cactus: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Flower on Cactus: R05/R20/R02
Succulent: R05/R22/R20/R11/R02/R00
Pot: E18/E15/E13/E11
Aloe: BG96/BG93/BG90

Close Up of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

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Card Recipe for My Aloe Sweet Friend Card:

Succulent and Cactus Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Flowering Cactus 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Potted Succulent Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Calypso Coral Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Calypso Coral and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Succulent and Cactus Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Flutterby Birthday Card

August 18, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Flutterby Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Flutterby Daisy.

This purchase includes 5 Images:

Image 1 & 2: Flutterby Daisy (Girl facing right/left) JPEG format
Image 3: Flutterby Daisy – without daisy flower
Sentiment 1: Fluttering by with a friendly hi
Sentiment 2: Enjoy the simple things

The Details of My Flutterby Birthday Card

For my card, I decided that I wanted to use Flutterby Daisy facing left with her daisy. I loved colouring her and her daisy with my Copic markers in bright cheery colours to match my Mintay papers. Flutterby comes with one butterfly, but I thought a couple of extra butterflies would add a touch of fun to my card!

Close Up of Fairy — Close Up of Flutterby

I found this beautiful Daisy Circle Frame a while back and thought it would be perfect for the backdrop of Flutterby! So, I die cut it in a colour that matched my colouring of her daisy and the papers.

Since I wanted to create a birthday card, I used the sentiment from the Dandelion Wishes stamp. Perfect for a fairy birthday card! Though I did use “Fluttering by with a friendly hi” for the inside of my card.

Next, I added a butterfly die cut border of the Mintay papers along the bottom of the card with it overlapping the daisy in places hiding the stem end of the coloured daisy.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Berry Burst Shimmer Gems around my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Dress: YG67/YG63/YG03
Wings: BG13/BG11/BG10/Star Dust Stickles
Flowers: RV69/RV66/RV63
Dark Blue Butterfly: BG09/BG05/BG01/BG000/Clear Wink of Stella
Light Blue Butterfly: BG13/BG11/BG10/Clear Wink of Stella
Green Butterfly: YG67/YG63/YG03/Clear Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My Flutterby Birthday Card:

Flutterby Daisy, 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– Daisy Circle
Daisy Circle Frame Die, Creative Expressions
Unbounded Love Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Butterfly Border Die, Joy Crafts
Purple Fine Shimmer Gems, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Berry Burst Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

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Hugs,
Laurie

Game On Birthday Card

August 9, 2024 4 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Game On Birthday Card using the Plumber Brothers and Company by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This Set comes with 14 digital stamps, and I used 8 of them on my card.

The Details of My Game On Birthday Card

Everyone loves the classic Mario Brothers video game! For my card, I wanted to create their world using the different elements that they must encounter. So, I coloured my stamps with my Copic markers in bright primary colours.

My Colouring of the different stamps — My Colouring

Next, I decided to use the Enchanted Kingdom Slimline Designer Paper by Whimsy. The primary colours and scene were perfect for my Mario world!

I die cut this slimline paper with the Slimline Windows Dies by Whimsy to create the different levels in which I could insert my elements. I popped up the frame using adhesive strips to limit the sagging especially along the top and bottom edges. Next, I adhered with liquid glue the leftover die cut scene squares to the card base to create dimension. Tip: liquid glue gives you time to position the squares and allow wiggle room to get them just right.

Once the scene was in place, I added my elements to the different squares to create my Mario world.

The sentiment was stamped in black and die cut out with a stitched rectangle. I added a star to one side to help with the balance.

The finishing touch was to add Mario and Luigi to the card. Voilà! Game On! My Mario world was complete!

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Copic Markers:

Mario
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E37/E35/E33
Top/Hat: R29/R27/R24
White: C3/C1/0
Overalls: B29/B26/B24
Browns: E37/E35/E33
Plunger: C4/C3/C1/E37/E33

Luigi
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E37/E35/E33
Top/Hat: G07/YG09/G16
White: C3/C1/0
Overalls: B29/B26/B24
Browns: E37/E35/E33

Close Up of other Plumber — Close Up of Luigi

Elements
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Greens: G07/YG09/G16
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32
Whites: C3/C1/0
Browns: E37/E35/E33
Blue/Greens: BG13/BG11/BG10

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Card Recipe for My Game On Birthday Card:

Plumber Brothers and Company, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Enchanted Kingdom Slimline Designer Paper, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Windows Dies, Whimsy Stamps
Level Up Stamp Set, My Favorite Things
Versafine Onyx Ink, Tsukineko’s
Rectangle Stitched Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Multipurpose Adhesive Glue, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Height measurements:
Mario and Luigi: 2.5″
Pipe: 2.70″ (but I did trim down the height to fit the space)
Plant: 1.5″
Stars: 1″
Mushrooms: 1″
? Box: 1.75″
Bricks: 1.20″

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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Hope you like my Design Team card using
Plumber Brothers and Company by Paper Nest Dolls!

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Hugs,
Laurie

My Poinsettia Season Card

August 7, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Christmas in July might be over, but I am still adding to my Christmas card supply. Lol! So, I am sharing My Poinsettia Season Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Holly Poinsettia.

The Details of My Poinsettia Season Card

I loved colouring Holly with her poinsettias using my Copic markers! She is such a sweetie!! I used colours to match the gorgeous Mintay paper! To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on her ear muffs and pom poms on her mittens.

Of course, I had to use a tag from the matching Paper Elements for my backdrop of Holly. To tie in the greens of my colouring, I gave the tag a mat with one of the papers in the pad.

The Paper Elements also came with some envelopes that you make. I thought the floral envelope with the blue background perfectly matched my colour scheme. So, I trimmed a piece off the envelope and cut it in half. These pieces I matted with white and placed them in opposite corners of my tag so that they are peeking out from my focal point.

Since Holly had poinsettias, I decided to use my Poinsettia and Holly Punch by Nellie to make some paper flowers. The flowers were accented with Gold Glitter Enamel Dots. The gold centres mirrored the gold Gelly Roll Pen that I used on Holly’s poinsettias.

The sentiment was stamped in black and die cut out with matching the die.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of red rhinestones around my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Blues: BG15/BG13/BG11/BG10
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93
Browns: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Poinsettias: R39/R37/R35/R32/Gold Gelly Roll Pen

Close Up of girl holding the poinsettia — Close Up of Holly Poinsettia

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Card Recipe for My Poinsettia Season Card:

Holly Poinsettia, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
White Christmas 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
White Christmas Paper Elements, Mintay Papers
Simple Stripes – Christmas Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Simple Stripes Die, Taylored Expressions
Versafine Onyx Ink, Tsukineko’s
Floral Punch Poinsettia, Nellie’s Choice
Floral Punch Holly Leaf, Nellie’s Choice
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Gnome for Christmas Card

July 27, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Gnome for Christmas Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment. This bundle comes with 4 images:

Image 1-2: Christmas Tree Gnome PNG/JPG format
Image 3-4: Sentiment Have A Very Merry Gnome Christmas PNG/JPG format

Details of My Gnome for Christmas Card

I had so much fun colouring this sweet gnome with my Copic markers that I coloured him twice in different shades of green. So, I have created two different cards showing the possibilities and will link my other mini slimline card at the end of this post.

For this card, I decided to create another slimline card for this cutie. I love the scenes in the Home for the Holidays paper by Stamperia and wanted to use as much of the scene as possible, especially the house and deer! So, I created a full slimline card this time.

All that the scene needed was some pine branches to frame my sentiment and a scattering of glimmer snowflakes. I decided to frame the whole scene with the Essential Cutting Slimline Dies by Studio Light with a bottom layer in Shaded Spruce to hide the ends of the pine branches and then a Real Red layer popped up on top.

The finishing touch was a scattering of wooden stars around the sentiment and Star Dust Stickles added to the star and pompoms on his hat.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Greens: G09/G17/G46
Star: Y38/Y35/Y32/Star Dust Stickles
Squirrel: E18/E15/E13/E11

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Card Recipe for My Gnome for Christmas Card:

Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Home for the Holidays Scrapbooking Pad, Stamperia
White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Pine Needles Die, Memory Box
Pine Needles Border Die, Memory Box
Essential Cutting Slimline Dies, Studio Light
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Stars, From my Stash
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red and Shaded Spruce Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards size: 8 ¼” x 3-7/8”

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Here is the other mini slimline card that I have made with this cutie.
For more information on the card, please click here.

Merry Gnome Christmas Card - a Christmas card with a gnome wearing a tree hat. — Merry Gnome Christmas Card

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Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment for Conie Fong Art & Design!

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Hugs,
Laurie

Merry Gnome Christmas Card

July 15, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Merry Gnome Christmas Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment. This bundle comes with 4 images:

Image 1-2: Christmas Tree Gnome PNG/JPG format
Image 3-4: Sentiment Have A Very Merry Gnome Christmas PNG/JPG format

Details of My Merry Gnome Christmas Card

For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline card for this cutie! I had so much fun colouring this sweet gnome with my Copic markers that I coloured him twice in different shades of green. Stay tune for a card with my second colouring later.

I loved the Winter Gnomes Decorative Papers by The Paper Boutique! It had all these cute gnomes with Christmas presents on it. Perfect for my Christmas theme! So, I used my Bracket & Tags Dies to die cut my papers and layered them on the card base.

Once that was done, I added the die cut flag sentiment with another flag in Cherry Cobbler layered beneath. The wooden tree was from my stash and a perfect accent for the sentiment. The only other die cut was pine needles behind my gnome to make him stand out a bit from the background.

The finishing touches were a scattering of red rhinestones and some ribbon tied through the tag’s hole.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Greens: BG99/BG96/BG93
Star: Y38/Y35/Y32/Star Dust Stickles
Squirrel: E18/E15/E13/E11

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Card Recipe for My Merry Gnome Christmas Card:

Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Winter Gnomes Decorative Papers, The Paper Boutique
Pine Needles Die, Memory Box
Bracket & Tags Dies, Photo Play
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Tree Embellishment, The Mercantile at The Crossroads
Cherry Cobbler Diagonal Stripe Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Cherry Cobbler Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards size: 6 ¼” x 3 ¼”

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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy Bee-Day Card

July 3, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Happy Bee-Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Lil Bee Amara! Isn’t she a cutie in her bee outfit with her little bee friend!

The Details of My Happy Bee-Day Card

For my card, I decided to use the Let It Bee Paper by Graphic 45. It was perfect for my bee theme with sunflowers and bees on it! Plus, all the words about bees made it a must!

Next, I coloured Amara and her sunflowers with my Copic markers. I had a lot of fun colouring her beautiful skin tone and her hair with all those curls!

I knew that I wanted to use the honey pot die with her. So, I die cut the honeycomb paper for the jar and decided to keep the top as Cherry Cobbler card stock so that her bee friend would show up well. The bee crystal sticker was from my stash and had been waiting for the perfect card. It fit perfectly on the honey pot letting everyone know it had honey in it.

For my card base, I used the Honeycomb Quilt Top Dies by Concord & 9^th to add interest. I also tucked in some Honeycomb Clusters behind the honey pot.

The sentiment was heat embossed in white on Basic Black card stock and die cut out.

Finally, I added a scattering of red rhinestones and a paper sunflower to mirror my colour scheme and theme. I used Star Dust Stickles on the sunflower centres and her Bee Antenna-Headband and Clear Wink of Stella on her wings.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C6/C4
Bee Outfit: Y38/Y35/Y32/C9/C7/C6/C4
Sunflowers: Y38/Y35/Y32/E79/E77/E74/E71
Sunflower Stems: YG67/YG63/YG03
Wings: B00/B000/B0000
Little Bee: Y38/Y35/Y32

Close Up of girl in Bee Outfit — Close Up of Lil Bee Amara

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Card Recipe for My Happy Bee-Day Card

Lil Bee Amara, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Honey Pot Fancy Dies, Hero Arts
Honeycomb Cluster Die, Taylored Expressions
Honeycomb Quilt Top Dies, Concord & 9^th
Mini Strips – Bee Mine Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Mini Strips Flag Die, Taylored Expressions
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tools, Stampin’ Up!
Sunflower Paper Flower, The Paper Studio
Bee Crystal Sticker, Michaels Arts & Crafts, Mark Richards Enterprises Inc.
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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Hugs,
Laurie

Birthday Blossom Wishes Card

June 26, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Birthday Blossom Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Little Blossom. She is perfect for a birthday card for a special someone!

The purchase includes 3 Images:

1 Image: Little Blossom Holding Balloons
2 Image: Little Blossom
3 Image: Little Blossom without background

The Details of My Birthday Blossom Wishes Card

I was given as a gift this beautiful handmade paper in rich reds and golds and knew I wanted to use it as a backdrop for Little Blossom on my card. So, I coloured her with my Copic markers in red and blacks with golds for the trim. I added green to the leaves on her dress and some of the balloons to break up the colours.

For my card, I had a gorgeous bloom border die from Paper Rose that looked like the flowers on her dress. So, I die cut Gold Foil Paper to match the golden trim on her dress. To add interest behind the bloom die, I embossed a piece of Basic White card stock with the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. This gave it a slight texture without interfering with the beautiful golden flowers.

Next, I added a piece of floral black and white DSP to balance out the other side. Again, I thought the flowers looked similar to the flowers on her dress.

Now for my focal point! I used the beautiful handmade paper behind her and added some greenery to tie in the green balloons. The finishing touch was to add a few white blooms to brighten up my card. For the pearls in the centres, I coloured them with my Y38 Copic marker.

To add a sparkle, I added a scattering of Red Rhinestone and Clear Wink of Stella on her hair ties, the flowers and gold trim of her dress.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C6
Eyes: E59/E57/E55/C3/C1/0
Lips: R20
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Blacks: C9/C7/C6
Yellows: E15/Y38/Y35/Y06
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Pearls: Y38

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Blossom Wishes Card:

Little Blossom, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Lost & Found, Union Square 6” x 6” Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye
Petal Passion Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Foil Sheets, Stampin’ Up!
Wedding Blooms Border Die, Paper Rose
Small Elegant Flourish Die, Paper Rose
Countryside Corners Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Hydrangea Punch, Martha Stewart
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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Hugs,
Laurie

Just Me and My Puppy

June 24, 2024 Leave a comment

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

The Details of Just Me and My Puppy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Copic Markers

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

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

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Card Recipe for Just Me and My Puppy

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

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

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Hugs,
Laurie

Birthday Shellabration Card

June 14, 2024 9 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Birthday Shellabration Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Seashell Rosealea. I love this image so much I have used her for another card awhile back. I will include a link at the end of this post to my other card.

The Details of My Birthday Shellabration Card

For my card, I decided to colour with my Copic markers Rosealea in Summer colours matching the Doodlebug papers. I had a lot of fun colouring her hair and all her beautiful shells! Once she was done, I used a blending brush to add some Crumb Cake “sand” along the edges.

To mirror her shells, I used a cluster of shell die cuts with other ocean elements in opposite corners. The starfish in the sentiment cluster was brushed with Peach Pie Ink to give it dimension and look like the starfishes in my colouring. I also brushed Crumb Cake Ink to the Basic White coral rounds to give them dimension and a sandy look. I couldn’t resist using a leaf trinket with my sentiment cluster to highlight it!

A border of shells peeking out behind her were embossed with my Embossing Mat to make the details really stand out. Then, I brushed Crumb Cake Ink to bring out the details even more. Tip: leave the die cut shells in the metal frame, brush the ink over the frame so that only the raised areas get the ink. This keeps the ink off the other areas making the raised areas stand out even more.

To add a sparkle, I added a scattering of Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls, Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers and Star Dust Stickles to the pearls in her hair.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Top: BG15/BG13/BG11
Eyes: G99/G94/G21/C3/C1/0
Lips: R83/R81
Starfishes: YR18/YR04/Y38/Y35
Shells 1: E15/E13/E11
Shells 2: E33/Y32
Pearls/Shells 3: BV000/BV13
Shells 4: R83/R81
Coral: E19/E18/E15
Flowers: R85/R53/R81/YR24/Y21
Leaves: G99/G94/G21

Close Up of girl holding shell — Close Up of Rosealea

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Shellabration Card:

Seashell Rosealea, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seaside Summer 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Build-an-Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Seaside Wishes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Joy! Crafts Shell Border Die
Embossing Mat, Stampin’ Up!
Manual Die Cutting Machine
Simple Strips – Birthday, Taylored Expressions
Simple Strips Die, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine Ink, Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Tropical Oasis Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Peach Pie Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Coastal Cabana, Basic White, So Saffron, Peach Pie, Blushing Bride and Crumb Cake Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create – June 2024-Anything Goes
Morgan’s ArtWorld Challenge – #77-Anything Goes – Creative Team’s Favourite Winner
A Place to Start – JUNE 2024 – ANYTHING GOES w/Optional Twist: ANYTHING BUT A CARD – Top Sprout
The Outlawz Challenges Blog – June 2024
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge – June, #6-2024 – 2nd Place
Dream Valley Challenges – Challenge # 318 – Summer Colours – Winner
Card making, Craft, Papercraft Scrapbooking Digi Choosday Challenge – WK 23 Anything Goes
Daisy Chain Challenges – Challenge #86 – Birthday

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Here is my other card using this same stamp but facing right. For more information on my card, please click here.

A birthday card with a girl listening to a seashell — Seashell Wishes Card

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Hugs,
Laurie

Magical Napkin Fold Card

June 11, 2024 4 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Magical Napkin Fold Card using Wiz by Mo’s Digital Pencil. Recently, the son of family friends celebrated his 13^th birthday. Every year I try to make him an interactive card and this year I went with a Napkin Fold that he opens to reveal the wizard with a Push Button to turn the lights on the crystal ball. How fun is that!

The Details of My Magical Napkin Fold Card

I had coloured this image twice for another card. So, I had this one leftover and decided to use it for this birthday card. I used the same techniques for both cards. I will include a link to the other card with the instructions at the end of this post.

Glossy accents were added to the mystical crystal ball. I used a gelly roll pen on the mystical lightening arcing from the crystal ball. Clear Wink of Stella was added to the stars on his shirt, the gold band on his hat and the star hanging from his hat. To add some mystical particles, I used my splatter brush with Frost White All-Purpose Ink.

Next, I added the EZ-Light to the back of my coloured image placing them strategically with one behind the globe and the other two where the arcs of light ends. I secured them with scotch tape and added a lot of black dimensionals around the lights so that the light was focused where I wanted them, and the mechanism was hidden. The “Push” button was created on my computer and printed out. It was then coloured with my Copic markers to match the globe.

Napkin Fold

Once that was done, it was time to create my napkin fold card base. The papers were perfect for my magical theme especially the little wizards and spell sayings! Tip: cut the squares first and then cut the on the diagonal. I made sure that the words lined up on the diagonal cuts when I adhered them down.

Since my card was so thick, I need to create a belly band. So, I used more of the wizard paper along with stickers from the Pack. I punch two holes on the front and threaded the hemp cord through them.

Front of card with a band holding it closed — Front Belly Band

For the back of the belly band, I used a doodle-pop sticker of a castle with some fireworks and the Birthday Boy sticker from the Pack.

Back of card with band holding it close — Back Belly Band

Next, I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape ink and the stars in Crushed Curry onto the white card stock that was for the written message. I also created an easel so that the card can stand up when displayed.

Since my card was so bulky already, I just added some Cute Stars Adhesive-Backed Sequins to match my mystical theme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C5/C3/C1
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Blues: B39/B28/B24
Yellows: Y17/Y15/Y02
Leather/Staff: E39/E37/E35/E33
Ground: E33/31
Magical Glow: Y02/Y000

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Card Recipe for My Magical Napkin Fold Card:

Wiz, Mo’s Digital Pencil
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Dragon Dreams Collection Pack, Photo Play
Myth & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Harry Potter Wizarding Worlds 12” x 2” Sheet, Paper House
99 % Isopropyl Alcohol
Q-tips
B39 Copic Refill
V17 Copic Refill
Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat, Tonic
EZ-Light, Pear Blossom Press
Scotch Tape
Tim Holtz Spatter Brush, Ranger
Frost White All-Purpose Ink, Tsukineko
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Magical Day Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Gorgeous Grape Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Crushed Curry Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Adventure Awaits Doodle-Pops Cardstock Stickers, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Cute Stars Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Hemp Cord, Hemptique
½” Whole Punch

Finished card size 5” x 5”

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Here is my other card that I made using Wiz.

For more information on it and the technique I used for the background, please click here.

A Valentine card with a Wizard on it — Under Your Spell Card

To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Magical Napkin Fold Card using Wiz by Mo’s Digital Pencil!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Shellabrate Birthday Card

May 30, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! One final mermaid card for MerMay from me! I am sharing My Shellabrate Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse.

The Details of My Shellabrate Birthday Card

For my card, I decided to use the Mermaid Tales Collection Kit by Echo Park since it was perfect for my Mermaid theme! The Kit came with paper and stickers. So, I used the “Sparkle & Shine” sticker as well as the paper on my card. The Shellabrate flag was from the Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags also by Echo Park.

Once I picked my papers, I used the colours from it to colour Ellie with my Copic markers. I used Clear Wink of Stella on her tail and on the fins of the seahorse to add some sparkle just like the sticker said!

Next, I added an angel fish die cut to match the fish in the paper, as well as a shell and seaweed beside the sticker to help ground her.

Finally, for embellishments, I added three dew drops that look like air bubbles to mirror the air bubble paper. I also added a black rhinestone for the fish’s eye.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Purples: V17/V25/V22/V20
Blues: BG53/BG57/BG78
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03

Close Up of Mermaid with Seahorse — Close Up of Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse

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Card Recipe for My Shellabrate Birthday Card

Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mermaid Tales Collection Kit, Echo Park Paper Co.
Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co.
Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Build-an-Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Angel Fish Die Set, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Blooms Dew Drops, The Robin’s Nest
Black Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse by Paper Nest Dolls!

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Hugs,
Laurie