A Grand Adventure Card

My Life is a Grand Adventure Design Team Card
My Design Team Card

It’s Laurie here with A Grand Adventure Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her cute Elephant Adventure Digital Stamp. This little girl looks like she is in for the ride of her life and making great memories as she does! One day, I hope to visit Africa and go on Safari with cameras. It’s on my Bucket List!

For my card, it may be hard to see, but the paper has elephants on it along with some other animals like giraffes, birds, hyaenas and more. So I knew I wanted to use that as my base for the card design. Even the Great Memories tag with the elephant came from that paper pack! The iconic Acacia Tree that is behind the tag came from the Safari Collection Dies and was perfect for my African theme!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Top: R00/R11/E95/RV34
Pants: E55/E53/E50
Band-Aid: E50/E53
Elephant: C5/C3/C2/C1/C0/R20
Elephant Toes: R00/E95
Rug: BG13/BG11/BG10/E53/E55/E50
Sand: E55/E53/E50

Close Up of My Life is a Grand Adventure Design Team Card
Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for A Grand Adventure Card:

Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, Elephant Adventure Digital Stamp
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sweet Pea 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft
Friendly Silhouette Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Safari Collection Dies, Creative Expressions
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pear Pizzaz, So Saffron Card Stock
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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

Hope you like A Grand Adventure Card with Elephant Adventure Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card

My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card
My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I used a number of digital stamps to create my fun gingerbread card including Gingerbread HouseGingerbread BoyGingerbread GirlGingerbread Winter BoyTiny Emma with Cookie and Tiny Ellie with Candy Cane.

I had so much fun creating this wonderland of gingerbread. My idea was that I wanted to create a centre-step card and planned to use my colouring from the recent 30 Day Coloring Challenge to build my card. I’m so happy with how it turned out!

The Steps of My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card
The Steps of My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card

I created a ton of layers with the snow banks that all sparkle with Stardust Stickles and then layered my characters between them in the different folds. Of course, that is not all that sparkles! The windows of the house, Ellies’s candy cane and Emma’s peppermint candy bow all have glossy accents. I even added Clear Wink of Stella to the peppermint swirl on the house, the gum drops in front of the house, the Gingerbread Girl’s bow and hearts and the heart on Ellie’s dress! Can’t have a Christmas card without Christmas trees all dressed up for Christmas with stars and red Christmas lights! The Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper by Stampin Up! was perfect to create my snowy scene.

My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card Laid Flat
My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card Laid Flat

Here is a template that I created that gives you the measurements for the centre-step card that I made. There is also a link at the end of the post that you can download the PDF version.

My Centre-Step Template
My Centre-Step Template
Side of my Centre-Step Card
Side of my Centre-Step Card

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Copic Markers:

Tiny Ellie with Candy Cane
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E99/YR23/YR24
Reds: R39/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Candy Cane: R39/R27/R24/C1/0, Glossy Accents
Stardust Stickles on Pompom

Tiny Ellie with Candy Cane and Gingerbread Winter Boy
Tiny Ellie with Candy Cane and Gingerbread Winter Boy

Gingerbread Winter Boy
Cookie: E35/E33/E31/E30/R20
Reds: R39/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Stardust Stickles on Pompom

Tiny Emma with Cookie
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E30
Reds: R39/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Candy Bow: R39/R27/R24/C1/0/G99/G94/G2
Gingerbread Cookie: E30/E33/E35/R29/R20
Glossy Accents on Peppermint Swirl in Bow

Tiny Emma with Cookie
Tiny Emma with Cookie

Gingerbread Girl:
Gingerbread: E35/E33/E31/E30/R20
Reds: R39/R29/R27/R24
Clear Wink of Stella on Bow

Gingerbread Boy:
Gingerbread: E35/E33/E31/E30/R20
Reds: R39/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/G94/G21

Gingerbread Boy and Girl
Gingerbread Boy and Girl

Gingerbread House:
House: E35/E33/E31
Reds: R39/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Snow: BG11/BG10/0
Glossy Accents on Windows
Clear Wink of Stella on Gum Drops/Peppermint Swirl
Stardust Stickles on Snow

Gingerbread House
Gingerbread House

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Card Recipe for My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card:

Gingerbread HouseGingerbread BoyGingerbread GirlGingerbread Winter BoyTiny Emma with Cookie and Tiny Ellie with Candy Cane, Paper Nest Dolls
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Majestic Mountain Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Freezin’ Friends Dies, Stampin Up!
Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up!
Star Designer Elements, Stampin Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles
Glossy Accents
Clear Wink of Stella
Thick Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6” x 4 ½”

Closed Card Laid Flat
Closed Card Laid Flat

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

To download the Centre-Step Template, click here.

Hope you like My Gingerbread Fun Fold Card
using Gingerbread HouseGingerbread BoyGingerbread GirlGingerbread Winter BoyTiny Emma with Cookie and Tiny Ellie with Candy Cane by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sympathy Card

My Sympathy Card
My Sympathy Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Today I am sharing my second November Guest Design Team Card for Copic for Alle and their Monthly Blue Color Challenge! For My Sympathy Card, I used the digital stamp So Long Yesterday by Ching-Chou Kuik. I thought she was perfect for a special sympathy card that I needed to make.

She was fun to colour with my Copic markers, especially all that hair! I knew that I wanted to highlight the butterflies in the stamp and DSP with the die. Unfortunately the die cut covered up one of the butterflies in the stamp, but easy enough to fix by fussy cutting it out and popping it up on the die cut.

Since the Challenge was Blue and I didn’t have card stock in the exact same colour that I coloured her dress, I coloured a Whisper White frame with my markers, as well as the corner die cut and the rhinestones to match. That is one thing that is nice with alcohol markers, you can colour more than just paper!

Close Up of My Sympathy Card
Close Up of My Sympathy Card

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Copic Markers

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E30/E31/E33/E35/E37
Dress: B000/B01/B02/B04
Leaves/Eyes: YG23/YG17/G29/
Flowers: R00/R11/R21/0
Butterflies: R00/R11/R21/B000/B01
Other Butterfly: V15/V17/B000/B01
Rhinestones: B02
Frame Edge: B000/B01

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Card Recipe for My Sympathy Card

So Long Yesterday, Ching-Chou Kuik
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Itty Bitty Greeting Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Ink Pad 
Botanical Butterflies Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Butterfly Edge, Joy! Crafts Dies
Macarena Corner Die, Memory Box
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Pink Pirouette 1 ¼” Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Highland Heather and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like my Guest Design Team card
for Copic for Alle’s Monthly Blue Color Challenge!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Molly’s Fairy Christmas Gift

My Molly’s Fairy Christmas Gift Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with My Molly’s Fairy Christmas Gift card! I am so excited to be joining Conie Fong Art & Design as a Guest Design Team Member for the next two months!  I love her digital stamps! For my first GDT card, I am using the beautiful Molly’s Fairy Gift.

I had so much fun colouring Molly and her friend with my Copic markers! I wanted to create a shabby chic card, but with lots of sparkle and shimmer! This. was achieved by sponging the edges of my image with Vintage Photo ink and then heat setting some Shabby White Embossing Powder which has gold flecks in it. I further accented the flecks with gold foil die cut poinsettias and gold glitter enamel dots. To add more sparkle, I used red rhinestones and lots of Stardust Stickles! Don’t you just love the poinsettia punch flowers and leaves. They really add a nice dimension to the card! As my card says, Tis’ the Season!

Close Up of My Molly's Fairy Christmas Gift Card
Close Up of My Molly’ Fairy Christmas Gift Card

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E31/E33/E35/E37
Reds: R32/R35/R37/R39
Greens: G31/G34/G99
Wings: BG10/BG11/0
Squirrel: E37/E35/E33/E31 (dark fur)
E31/E30/E33/R20 (light fur)
Whites: BG10/0

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Card Recipe for My Molly’s Fairy Christmas Gift:

Molly’s Fairy Gift, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Letters to Santa 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft
Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Foil Paper, Stampin; Up!
Nellie’s Choice Floral Punch Poinsettia
Nellie’s Choice Floral Punch Holly Leaf
Festive Collection Poinsettia Cluster, Sue Wilson Dies
Shabby White Embossing Enamel 
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles
Vintage Photo, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad
Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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

Hope you like my first Guest Design Team card
using Molly’s Fairy Gift for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Have A Spooktacular Birthday Card

My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card
My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card. Today is my Hubby’s birthday! He’s been hinting at a Scooby Doo card since I made one for my brother back in May (I have posted it at the end) or a Halloween card. So, I made him both! I coloured with my Copic markers the Teen Detectives from Kindred Stamps for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge in June in anticipation of this card. My card is a slimline card since they are all the rage right now.

Instructions for
Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card

I had a ton of fun creating the spooky graveyard scene with lots of sponging and masking! The moon and the ground were masked while sponging Rich Razzleberry around the moon, Night of Navy for the sky and Memento at the edges of the sky. Next, I sponged the ground in Old Olive. Since it is a lighter colour then Night of Navy, I didn’t have to bother masking the sky. I added some hills by using the same masks and lightly sponging some black ink on different angles. Once I removed the masks, I stamped the grave stones and bats in black ink.

My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card
My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card with Shaggy and Scooby Running Away

I added a slider mechanism for Shaggy and Scooby since they are always running away from the scary monsters in the series! LOL! And in this case, it is the cute ghosts that are immerging from the graveyard! The Large Slimline with Sliders Dies comes with sliders, but I found that they were too long for what I wanted. So, I created my own using the retired Classic Label Punch by Stampin’ Up! I punched one and a half times overlapping in the area I wanted the slider to be. I used some pennies and dimensionals to create my sliders.

A die cut spooky fence, tree and spider with Shimmery Crystal Effects to make it glitter add to the Spooktacular scene!

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Copic Markers:

Fred
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: YR24/Y35/Y13/Y11/Y00
Scarf: YR09/YR16/Y17
Shoes: E50/E53/E55
Pants/ shirt collar: B18, B26, B24, B12, B41 
Sweater: C0/C1/0

Velma
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E57/E37/E08/E15/YR27
Skirt: E37/E08/E15
Shirt: E57/E15/YR27
Magnifier: W4/0

Close Up of Fred and Velma

Shaggy
Skin: E50/E51/E53
Hair: E57/E25/E99/YR27/YR24
Shirt: G07/YG09/YG06
Pants: E37/E08,/E15
Shoes: W8/W6/W4

Daphne
Skin: E50/E51/E53/R20
Lips: RV34
Hair: E08/YR18/YR07/YR04/Y17
Scarf: G07/YG09/YG05
Dress/Shoes/Headband: BV04/BV00/BV02
Stripes/Tights: V12/V01/RV00

Scooby
Fur: E27/E25/E23/W9
Collar: BG45/BG01
Tongue/Ears: RV34/RV32
Nose: W9/W7/W5/0

Close Up of Shaggy, Scooby and Daphne
Close Up of Shaggy, Scooby and Daphne

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Card Recipe for
Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card:

Teen Detectives, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Large Slimline with Sliders, Lawn Fawn
Spooky Fence Die-Namics, My Favorite Things
Halloween Scene Edgelits, Stampin’ Up!
Wicked Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Cauldron Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Caldron Bubble Stamp Set
Spooky Village Stamp Set, Lawn Fawn
Graveyard Gate Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Classic Label Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents
Shimmery Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink
Shimmery White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Stampin Sponges, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black, Night of Navy, and Whisper White Card Stock
2 Pennies for slider
Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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My other Teen Detectives Card that I made for my brother. I used the same colours of the characters for both cards.

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You tried to hide your birthday & you would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for those pesky kids!.

To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card using Teen Detectives by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

A Goth Family Portrait Halloween Card

A Goth Family Portrait Halloween Card
A Goth Family Portrait Halloween Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Goth Family Portrait for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. This card incorporates 4 different digital stamps that include Goth DadGoth MomGoth Boy and Goth Girl from the October New Release to create my family portrait!

When I was little, I loved to watch the Addams Family in B&W on TV. I was so excited when I saw this month’s release! I decided to colour the family in the colours from the Addams Family movies. So, I gave them very pale skin, but with dark clothing using only T Copic Markers to achieve the effect. I love the pop of colour with the rose and the alligator. I thought they would want to have their portrait taken in front of some of their ancestors that are hung on the wall. Being a Halloween card, you have to have spider webs with spiders in the corners. I hope you like my take on my family portrait!

Close Up of A Goth Family Portrait Halloween Card
Close Up of A Goth Family Portrait Halloween Card

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Copic Markers:

Goth Dad
Skin: E50/E51/E53
Hair: T9/T7/T5/T3
Suit: T9/T7/T5 (dark stripes), T5/T3/T1 (light stripes)
Tie: T9/T7/T5/T4
Shirt: T2/0
Shoes: T9/T7/T5

Goth Mom
Skin: E50/E51/E53/R20
Hair: T9/T7/T5/T4/T3
Dress: T9/T7/T5/T3
Rose: R39/R37/R35/R32/G21/G94/G99

Goth Boy
Skin: E50/E51/E53
Hair: E57/E43/E53/E50
Shirt: T9/T7/T5 (dark stripes), T2/T1/0 (light stripes)
Pants/Socks/Shoes: T9/T7/T5
Alligator: YG03/YG17/YG67
Leash: E57/E43

Goth Girl
Skin: E50/E51/E53/R20
Hair: T9/T7/T5/T3
Dress: T5/T4/T3/T2/T1/0
Shoes: T9/T7/T5
Socks: T9/T7/T5 (dark stripes), T2/T1/0 (light stripes)
Doll: Same colours as Girl

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Card Recipe for A Goth Family Portrait Halloween Card:

Goth DadGoth MomGoth BoyGoth Girls, Paper Nest Dolls
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Cauldron Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin Up!
Magic in this Night Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up!
Monster Bash Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up!
Spider Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

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

Hope you like my Goth Family Portrait
using The Goth Digital Stamps by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Hello Pumpkin GDT Card

My Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card
My Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card for the Copic for ALLE Facebook Group using Krista Smith Stamps Pretty Pumpkin Digital Stamp. I was so honoured to be asked by this group to be a Guest Designer for their YR (Yellow/Red) Copic Challenge for October. This combination screams pumpkins to me and since I haven’t coloured a Krista Smith image in a while, I thought Pretty Pumpkin would be perfect for my card! Of course, for a Fall card, you need falling paper leaves that I pulled from my stash! Hope you like my take on this Color Challenge!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20/R21
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Eyes: B26/E37/G14/Y06/G00/C2
Dress: R08/R05/R14/R22/YR15/YR18
Socks: YR18/YR15/YR12/R08/R05/R22
Shoes: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21/C5/C3/C1
Pumpkin: YR12/YR15/YR18/E11/E13/E15/E18
Stones: C5/C3/C1
Leaves: YR18/YR15/YR12/Y11/G85/G21/YG13
Grass: G85/G21/YG13
Sky: B000/B0000/0

Close Up of My Hello, Pumpkin GDT Card
Close Up of My Hello, Pumpkin GDT Card

Card Recipe for
Hello Pumpkin GDT Card:

Pretty Pumpkin Digital Stamp, Krista Smith
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Hello, Pumpkin Stamp Set, Paper Pumpkin Kit, Stampin’ Up!
Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Hello Autumn 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carta Bella
Paper Fall Leaves, Recollections
White Gelly Roll Pen
Clear Wink of Stella
Cajun Craze Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Poppy Parade, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie,
Whisper White Card Stock
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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Never met a pumpkin I didn’t like.

To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card
with Pretty Pumpkin by Krista Smith Stamps!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Sweet Christmas Angels Cards

My Sweet Angels Cards
My Sweet Christmas Angels Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Sweet Christmas Angels Cards for the Design Team of Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her cute Angels Christmas Digital Stamp. I had so much fun colouring these cuties that I ended up colouring two stamps! One with the traditional red, green and gold. The other one with soft pastel colours of pink, blue and gold. I had a This or That post of the coloured stamps earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised that they both were popular. Many people had a hard time choosing just one and so did I! So I created two cards with the same layout, just different papers and colour schemes.

This or That? Which Do You Pick?
This or That? Which Do You Pick?

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Traditional Card:

My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Brown Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30
Dress: W5/R59/R29/R27/R24
Gold: E99/Y17/Y15/Y00
Books: YG93/YG95/YG97/E40/E42
Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Sky: BG0000/BG000/0

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Soft Pastel Card:

My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Pastel Colours
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Pastel Colours

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Brown Hair: E44/E43/E42/E40
Dress: RV11/RV32/RV34
Gold: Y28/Y19/Y17
Books: BG11/BG10/E40/E42
Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Sky: BG0000/BG000/0

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Card Recipe for Sweet Christmas
Angels Cards:

Angels Christmas Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Gold Foil Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Metal Music Notes Dies
Christmas Blessings Die, Sue Wilson Creative Expressions
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
White Gelly Roll Pen
Gold Gelly Roll Pen
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

Additional Pieces for
Traditional Card:

Christmas Paper Flowers, Recollections
Letters to Santa 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft
ChristmasTime is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler and
Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Close Up of My Sweet Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours

Additional Pieces for
Soft Pastel Card:

White and Gold Paper Poinsettias, Prima Flowers
Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper Pack, Subtles Collection, Stampin’ Up!
Pool Party, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White Card Stock

Close Up of My Sweet Angel Card Using Non-Traditional Colours
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Non-Traditional Colours

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“O star of wonder, star of light…”

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

Hope you like my Sweet Christmas Angels Card with
Angels Christmas Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card

Spooky Double Z-Fold Card
Spooky Double Z-Fold Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I had so much fun colouring with my Copic Markers these cuties from the Spooky House Set (7 Stamps). This set comes with 7 stamps including 6 characters and a haunted house. I used the digital stamps, but this set also comes in rubber and can be found in the store here.

I had a ton of fun creating this spooky double z-fold card for our trick-or-treaters who are out roaming around! Do they dare go to the eerily spooky house on the hill??? The pirate and the ghost are headed that way!

Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Flat
Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Flat

Techniques Used in My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card

To create my spooky night sky, I used a technique called the Copic Galaxy Background. For the galaxy stars, I used my Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush. I also used a White Gelly Roll Pen and the Colorless Blender, to make my some of my stars appear brighter/closer.

Galaxy Sky
Galaxy Sky

Next I used Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin and Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pads with a Round Blending Tool to create my glowing moon on a stitched circle die. Using the Splatter Brush again, I splattered water onto the moon to give a bit of texture once it was dry.

I love the Spooky House that comes with this set! I had fun colouring it, especially those glowing windows and doorway! In addition to colouring them, I use a paint brush and painted a thin layer of Apple Sour Nuvo Glow Drops. I wanted the details of the broken panes of glass and the spider to still be seen, but when you turn out the lights, the windows and door glow spookily.

Glowing Windows and Door
Glowing Windows and Door

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Copic Markers:

Devil
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/E13/E11
Red Bits: R39/R37/R35/C3
Black Bits: C9/C7/C6/C4

Witch
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair/Broom: E30/E33/E35/E37
Dress: V12/V15/V17
Hat/Boots: C9/C7/C6/C4

Close Up of Devil and Witch
Close Up of Devil and Witch

Pirate
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hat: C9/C7/C6/Y17/Y19/Y28
Bandana: R39/R37/R35/C3
Shirt: B21/B23/B26/C3/C1/C0/0
Pants: E15/E18/E18
Boots: C9/C7/C6

Ghost
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Sheet:B000/BV00/B0000/0
Pinks: RV17/RV14/RV13/RV21
Shoes: C7/C6/C4
Pumpkin: YR02/YR04/R05/R08/YR27

Close Up of Pirate and Ghost
Close Up of Pirate and Ghost

Vampire
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E28/E53/E43
Shirt: C3/C1/C0/0
Vest: R39/R37/R35/C3
Pants/Shoes: C9/C7/C6/C4/C3
Eyeball: R39/R00/R000/Y17/Y00

Spooky House
House: C3/C2/C1/C00
Wood Trim/Roof: E18/E17/E13
Windows: YG00/YG03/YG06/YG09
Chimney: C6/C3/C2
Ghost: B000/BV00/B0000/0E31/E33/E35/E37

Galaxy Sky
B79/B69/FB2/BG32/100/0/Colorless Blender Refill

Close Up of Ghost, Vampire and House
Close Up of Ghost, Vampire and House

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Card Recipe for Spooky Double
Z-Fold Halloween Card:

Spooky House Set (7 Stamps), Paper Nest Dolls
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz
Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz
Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz
Slimline Stitched Hillside Boarders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Picket Fence Die-namics, MFT
Flat-Bottom Clouds Die-namics, MFT
4” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box
Spooky Bats Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Haunted House Die-Namics, MFT
KP Halloween Icon Die-cut Cardstock, K & Company
KP Halloween Layered Accents, K & Company
Black Glitter Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Apple Sour, Nuvo Glow Drops
Small Paint Bruch
Black Gelly Roll Pen
Silver Gelly Roll Pen
White Gelly Roll Pen
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush
Tim Holtz Mini Round Blending Tool
Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Basic Gray and
Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Card Size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
Digital Characters Size: 2 ½” Tall
Digital House Size: 4” x 3 ¼”

My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Folded Down
My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Folded Down

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Hope you like my Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card
using Spooky House Set (7 Stamps) by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Happy Halloween Design Team Card

My Happy Halloween Design Team Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Happy Halloween Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. My card is using the super cute Halloween Costumes Digital Stamp! Halloween is just around the corner and this year will be different for everyone, especially the little ones.

For my card, I decided to create a haunted house scene as these cute Trick-or-treaters make their rounds. To create the spooky night sky, I used a technique with my Copic Markers that I learned from Elaine Hughes, Marker Geek. It is called the Copic Galaxy Background and was so fun to see it transform before my eyes. I didn’t have FBG2. So, I used BG32 instead and it worked just as well. For the galaxy stars, I used my Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush. I also used a White Gelly Roll Pen and the Colorless Blender, to make my some of my stars appear brighter/closer. I am very happy with how my night sky turned out!

Here is the link to Elaine Hughes’ Colouring Video & Step by Step Guide: https://markergeek.com/2015/07/copic-galaxy-background-colouring-video/.

My Copic Galaxy Background

I decided to create a vignette of the night sky that sets off my spooky scene. The paper with the branches and birds was perfect for my card and a die cut tree on the left adds to the branches. The haunted house is lit up ready for tricker-or-treaters, but with lots of notices to keep out. It reminds me of when I was little, some people decorated the inside of their houses as well. You could enter but beware! I decided to fussy cut the cute little animals out so that the scene can surround them. I just love them and wanted to make them the focal point of my card!

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Copic Markers:

Bear/Broom: E31/E33/E35/E37/R20
Bunny: E50/E51/E53/E55/E57/W0/W1/W3/0/R20
Squirrel: E70/E71/E74/E77
Ghost Sheet: B000/BV00/B0000/0/R20
Pumpkins/Pumpkin Costume: YR02/YR04/R05/R08/YR27
Witches Hat: C9/C7/C6/C5/C3/YR02/YR04/R05/R08
Galaxy Sky: B79/B69/FB2/BG32/100/0/Colorless Blender Refill

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Close Up of My Happy Halloween Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My
Happy Halloween Design Team Card:

Halloween Costumes Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Spooky Village Photopolymer Stamp, Lawn Fawn (sentiment)
Haunted House Die-Namics, My Favorite Things
Spooky Fence Die-Namics, My Favorite Things
4” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box
13th Hour 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft
Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, Stampin’ Up!
KP Halloween Icon Die-cut Cardstock, K & Company
Wee Witch Doodle Pops Cardstock Sticker, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Black Gelly Roll Pen
Clear Gelly Roll Pen
White Gelly Roll Pen
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger
Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Crushed Curry Card Stock
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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Wishing you a spook-tacular Halloween!

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

Hope you like my Happy Halloween Design Team Card for
Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

That’s Amore Anniversary Card

My That’s Amore Anniversary Card
My That’s Amore Anniversary Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my That’s Amore Anniversary Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. This sweet rubber stamp is called Italian Love. I coloured this cute couple to look like my Hubby and me since this card is for my Hubby and our 26th Wedding Anniversary which is today. 

This card is my homage to when we first met and started dating in university. The first time I saw him,  he was just back from a vacation in Florida. He was so tanned with his hair bleached from the sun. Hence why he is a little more tanned than me in my colouring. Lol! My hubby’s favourite dinner is spaghetti and meatballs. When we were dating, he would take me to Mother’s Pizza Parlour and Spaghetti House with their plastic red and white checked tablecloths for dinner. He would always order his spaghetti with a garlic bread with cheese. We never split it like the couple here, but that would have been so romantic!

Close Up of My That's Amore Anniversary Card
Close Up of My That’s Amore Anniversary Card

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Girl’s Hair: E30/E31/E33/E35/E37
Dress: R22/R24/R27/R29
Boy’s Hair: E57/E43/E53
Shirt: BG10/BG11/BG13
Meatballs: E31/E33/E35/E37
Spaghetti Noodles: E51/E53
Tomato Sauce: R22/R24/R27
Cutlery/Plate: C1/C3/C5
Table Top: E31/E33/E35

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Card Recipe for
My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card:

Italian Love, Paper Nest Dolls
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Real Red Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad, Ranger
VersaMark Ink Pad
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up!
More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Buffalo Check Clear Mount Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Meant to Be Cling Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Love Notes Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Expressions Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Stickers, Dollorama
Trinket Hearts, Stampin’ Up!
Red/White Baker’s Twine
Clear Star Stickles
Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party and
Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Card Size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like my That’s Amore Card using Italian Love by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy Anniversary Design Team Card

My Happy Anniversary Design Team Card
My Happy Anniversary Design Team Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Happy Anniversary Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. It is also being used for the Using Pattern Paper Challenge over on the Rachelle Anne Miller Digital Stamps Facebook Group. My card is using the ‘Young Love’ Digital Stamp that will be release in the future. On Thursday is our 26th Wedding Anniversary and this is the card that I am giving my hubby! 

For my card, I wanted it to be all about our love with lots of hearts! I even coloured the girl and boy in our colours though it has been a long time since I have had long hair! Lol!

I love this sweet stamp so much with the boy giving his girl a Gerbera Daisy (one of my favourite flowers)! And did you see the cutest teddy bear siting on the bench beside the couple! Love that this guy is all about flowers and prezzies like mine is!! A bit of shimmer is added with the gold heart doily, Gold Foil Paper, the sequins and the jeweled brad. I also used two types of ribbon to add a softness to my card. I love the pink crochet heart and I couldn’t resist attaching the floral embellishment with the jewelled brad that mimics the gerbera daisy! Hope you like my card as much as I hope my Hubby likes it!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
My Hair: E30/E31/E33/E35/E37
Hubby’s Hair: E57/E42/E53
Jeans: B91/B93/B95/B97/B99
Hubby’s Shirt/Grass: YG03/YG63/YG67/G99
My Dress: V15/V17/V09/R81/R83/R85
Shoes: E31/E33/E35
Bench: E31/E34/E29
Bear: E30/E31/E33/R20/R85
Sky: BG0000/BG000
Flower: R81/R85/YG03
Hearts: R85/Clear Gelly Roll Pen

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Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Happy
Anniversary Design Team Card:

‘Young Love’ Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
So In Love Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Heart Circles Dies, Spellbinders
Standard Circle Dies, Spellbinders
Project Life Cards and Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Martha Stewart Holiday 4” x 6” Mat Pad, EK Success
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Love Blossom Embellishment Kit, Stampin’ Up!
(gold heart doily, bow, sequins)
Artisan Embellishment Kit, Stampin’ Up! (love ticket)
Filigree Brad, Stampin’ Up!
Mini Jewel Brad, American Crafts Elements
Celebrate It Occasions Ribbon, Michaels
Crochet Heart, Craft It Valentine Embellishment, Recollections
Gold Foil Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Gelly Roll Pen
Crumb Cake, Rose Red and Whisper White Card Stock
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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Happy Anniversary to my Hubby!
Here’s to many more wonderful years together!

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

Hope you like my Happy Anniversary Design Team Card
using ‘Young Love’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Hello Fall Design Team Card

My Hello Fall Design Team Card
My Hello Fall Design Team Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello Fall Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her sweet Fall Dance Digital Stamp. With the last long weekend having just passed and children starting back to school, Autumn is just around the corner in Canada. I love the cooler temperatures and the changing colour of the leaves! Such a beautiful time of year! Bet you can guess that it’s my favourite season of the year!

For my card, I used autumnal colours of reds, greens, oranges, yellows and browns that I pulled from the pattern paper. The die cut and embossed leaves match the colours in the scene that I created perfectly! One technique that I used for the fallen leaves is to use the side of my Copic marker to create their shape. It’s amazing how much they look like leaves when you do this, but it’s such an easy technique! I learned this technique from the March 2020 Marker Class “Mourning Fairy” with Sweet Sentiment. I love the wooden picket fence peeking out from behind the focal point! A couple of embellishment including the wooden banner element and the Linen Thread holding the pinecone all tie together the Autumn theme of my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E47/E44/E42/E42/E41
Coat/Tights/Boots: YG92/YG95/YG97/YG99
Scarf/Tights/Boots: E13/E08/E19
Rack: E31/E33/E35/E37
Leaves: Y17/YR24/YR27
YG93/YG95/YG99
E13/E08/E19
Y35/YR04/YR18

Close Up of My Hello Fall Design Team Card
Close Up of My Hello Fall Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for Hello Fall Design Team Card:

Fall Dance Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
For All Things Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Gather Together Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Colorful Season Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things
Cloud Stencil, CC Designs
Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Wood Textures 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Cajun Craze Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blender Brushes, Picket Fence
Mini Pinecones Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Autumn Wooden Elements Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie,
Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock
Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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Let’s celebrate Autumn and all it’s beautiful colours like this little girl!

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

Hope you like my Hello Fall Design Team Card with Fall Dance Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card

My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card
My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Sweet Wishes Birthday Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. This cute digital stamp is called Baker Ellie Digital Stamp. I coloured her with my Copic Markers to look like me since this card was for a friend who is an amazing baker. I figured this was as close to me baking her a cake as was possible! Lol!

Mary, my friend, makes the best cakes and cake pops! They are just to die for! So, I knew that I wanted a Designer Series Paper that had lots of cakes on it. And of course, you need all the accoutrements for baking like a whisk, a rolling pin and an icing bag! Don’t you just love the little muffin pan charm with the paper flowers surrounding it!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E30/E31/E33/E35/E37
Apron: R81/R83/R85/C1/C0/0
Hat: C2/C0/0/R81/R83/R85
Yellow: YR30/YR31/Y21/Y26
Mixer: B91/B93/B95/C1/C3/C5/White Gelly Roll Pen
Bowl: C1/C3/C5
Table: E30/E31/E33
Spatula: E30/E31/E33/E35
Dough: E30/E31/E33

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Close Up of My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card
Close Up of My Birthday Card

Card Recipe for
My Sweet Wishes Birthday Card:

Baker Ellie Digital Stamp, Paper Nest Dolls
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Primrose Petals Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Patio Party Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, Stampin’ Up!
Bakery Dies, Joy Crafts
Simple Banner Die, Memory Box
Layering Ovals Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Doily
Mixed Paper Flowers from my Stash
Karen Foster, Baking Charms
White Gelly Roll Pen
Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals, So Saffron
and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

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

Hope you like my Sweet Wishes Birthday Card
using Baker Ellie Digital Stamp by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy Hanukkah Card

My Happy Hanukkah Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Happy Hanukkah Card! Did you see the cute new release by Paper Nest Dolls called Hanukkah Set? It comes with Mini Owen with Torah, Mini Emma with Challah, a menorah, a dreidel and the Star of David. I was so happy to see such cute Hanukkah images! They are so hard to find.

We have friends who have two little boys that I send cards to every year. So, I knew that I wanted to colour up two of the boys to represent them for my Happy Hanukkah Card. I can definitely see the younger one wanting a Torah scroll just like his big brother’s one! Lol!

I love the elegant combination of silver and blue together. So, I made them my colour scheme for my card with lots of silver accents! Since I didn’t have any Hanukkah paper, I created my own paper using a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp that I already had. It is quite striking with the shimmery silver Delicata ink on the Night of Navy card stock. For the center piece with the Menorah and Star of David, I created a sponged background of Night of Navy and Balmy Blue ink. I then splattered water and Silver Wink of Stella to add texture to it.

Close Up of Raphael on My Card

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair/Pants: C10/C7/C5/C4
Shirts/Kippah: B32/B34/B37
Shoes: B34/B37/B39
Scroll: E50/E51/0/Silver Gelly Roll Pen
Fire: Y15/Y19/YR04/YR09

Card Recipe for Happy Hanukkah Card:

Paper Nest Dolls: Hanukkah Set Digital Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad
Jewish Celebrations Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Circle Layers Dies
Silver Gelly Roll Pen
Silver Wink of Stella
Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush
Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up!
Feels Like Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Subtles 6” x 6’ Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Value Pack Cards & Envelopes by Recollections, 5” x 6 ½”, Michaels
Night of Navy Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Close Up of Gavriel on My Card

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Hope you like my Happy Hanukkah Card using Hanukkah Set Digital Stamp by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie